The Kingdom of Loque has arrived, and this sparring partner is so awesome!

Chapter 18: Upgraded Defense Techniques

As the countdown timer on the waiting panel began, Lin Chong's expression turned somewhat serious.

It wasn't because of the price of the skill stone, but because Lin Chong wasn't confident that he could use it to improve Miao Miao's combat power.

After all, it has already mastered another defensive move—fiber defense.

The main reason for exchanging for this skill is that the shop will refresh tomorrow, and Lin Chong, who has never bought skill stones before, needs to test the specific value of such items.

In this way, he can weigh the future spending patterns of Kingdom Coins: whether to hoard them for personal use and upgrades, or to exchange them for skill stones to enhance his combat power.

It didn't take long before Meow opened her eyes.

It looked at Lin Chong, hesitated, and then spoke after a while.

What did you do? Why did I suddenly have a memory in my head, like I learned a move out of thin air... enzyme concentration adjustment?

Lin Chong remained vigilant and asked anxiously, "Do you feel any changes?"

"Which is more effective for you, this method or fibrosis?"

Based on in-game experience, fibrosis is primarily for defense, while enzyme concentration is primarily for recovery. For a Pokémon like Meowth, the latter should be more suitable.

But this is just Lin Chong's opinion; the reality is often different...

Fortunately, Meow Meow's answer pleased Lin Chong.

In comparison, adjusting the enzyme concentration would be more suitable for me.

But I feel like I've forgotten how to use fibrosis...

Lin Chong: ? ? ?

Lin Chong's smile froze on his face, he said in disbelief.

"Did the enzyme concentration adjustment replace your fibrosis?"

Isn't this a total rip-off?

It's like he spent 5000 Kingdom Coins to pull down Meow Meow's pants and then put them back on?!

Damn it, give me my money back!

Meow Meow thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No, it's not that. They seem to have combined and become the same move..."

As she spoke, a layer of green light gathered around Meow Meow, forming a thorn shield that resembled fibrous material but was a deeper shade of green, encircling her body.

Lin Chong was stunned.

"You mean, combining these two techniques... results in an upgrade?"

Miao Miao nodded, agreeing with Lin Chong's words.

I can feel myself now able to block more powerful attacks, and using this move also restores my stamina.

[How did you do that? I thought I couldn't get stronger before I evolved!]

Under the curious gaze of Miaomiao, Lin Chong opened the Pokémon panel and finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the Pokémon's dual defense attributes had increased by 10 points, from 180 to 190.

The 5000 Kingdom Coins were well spent! Those expensive skill stones were worth the price!

Lin Chong was in a good mood when he suddenly noticed a resentful gaze coming from somewhere.

It was the little black cat, who was inwardly complaining that Lin Chong hadn't taught her any skills and had been unfair to his own pet.

Lin Chong gave an awkward laugh and explained, "There aren't any suitable skills to teach you this week."

"Next week! Definitely next week."

-

Chen Xi also came to the dojo for training today.

But unlike before, she was followed by a chubby little boy with fair skin, who looked about 70-80% like Chen Xi and had a rather delicate appearance.

Chen Xi walked past the front desk and greeted Old Man Zhou, then turned to the chubby boy and said seriously.

"Chen Bao, when you meet Coach Lin later, be sure to watch your words and attitude!"

"He's very likely to become a professional trainer in the future, so you don't want to be disliked."

Chen Bao chuckled and said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, sis, I know what I'm doing."

"Besides, I can make a career out of this, so why don't you tell Lin Chong to be careful, so I don't have to look down on him?"

Chen Xi glared at him and said in a low voice, "He doesn't even know you're here yet."

"If you want someone to help you evolve your Pokémon, you'd better behave yourself!"

Chen Bao gave a few perfunctory replies, but when he entered the training area, he quickly adjusted his demeanor.

Upon seeing Lin Chong, he greeted him warmly and proactively.

"You must be Coach Lin? Thank you for taking care of my sister. I'm her brother, Chen Yibao. You can call me whatever you like."

At that moment, Lin Chong was watching Miao Miao and the black cat practice when he heard Chen Bao's voice and was taken aback.

He shook hands with Chen Bao first, then looked at Chen Xi: "This is?"

Chen Xi replied, "My brother heard that you helped my Pokémon evolve. The college entrance exam is coming up soon, and he also wants his Pokémon to evolve so he can improve his ranking."

Lin Chong suddenly realized and shook his head at Chen Bao.

"The evolution of the Miracle Grass has little to do with me, so I probably can't help you."

"Furthermore, the monthly subscription service I offered was for one-on-one tutoring with Chen Xi, which I'm afraid..."

"It's okay, we can pay more!" Chen Xi seized the opportunity.

This surprised Lin Chong somewhat. He had thought that Chen Xi and her brother didn't get along, but it seemed that wasn't the case.

Chen Bao added with a smile, "You charge my sister 10,000 a month, and I can give you 10,000 too, but could you please let me observe from the sidelines first?"

"I'm very curious about how my sister trains on a daily basis."

This is a very reasonable request, and Lin Chong has no reason to refuse.

However, when Chen Xi summoned Qiliye to begin training, Chen Bao, who was sitting to the side, didn't even look up and was playing on his phone, showing no intention of watching at all.

Lin Chong glanced at him but didn't say anything, focusing on arranging Qiliye's training.

But just as he turned his head, Chen Bao quietly leaned back and pointed his phone camera at Qi Liye. Not only that, he was also typing with someone on a chat app.

"Mr. Wu, could you please take a look at the training that the coach has arranged for Chili? How is it?"

"Is he using the excuse of evolution to scam my sister out of money?"

Mr. Wu on the other end of the phone looked at it for a while and then replied.

"These are all basic skills training exercises, which are very suitable for newly evolved Pokémon to get familiar with their power. They don't seem to have any problems."

Chen Bao narrowed his eyes as he stared at the message, then continued typing.

"Do you think it's possible that the coach is just putting on an act because I'm here?"

"He doesn't even have a license, and he's still a high school senior. I find it hard to believe that he's a truly skilled coach."

After sending the message, Chen Bao cautiously looked up to make sure Lin Chong didn't care about him, and then asked.

"Could you give me a few questions so I can test him and see if he really deserves that 10,000 yuan?"

A short while later, Mr. Wu sent a few questions, and Chen Bao's lips curled up in a smile. However, he did not notice that Miao Miao, who had appeared behind him at some point, was licking her paws and had witnessed all his actions.

Chen Baoqing cleared his throat and stood up.

"Coach Lin, could I possibly take up a little of your time?"

"I have a few questions, could you please answer them for me?"

Lin Chong turned his head and looked over, then thought for a moment and said, "Of course."

Chen Bao was delighted and was about to speak when Lin Chong added, "However, it's working hours now, and according to the dojo's rules, I can only accept monthly subscribers."

"If you really want to ask, you can wait until I get off work."

Chen Bao's heart sank. He wanted to expose the true face of this fraudulent coach right now, so how could he wait until the end of the workday?

He forced a smile and said, "It's alright, I can just have my sister ask for me."

"No problem." Lin Chong shrugged and exchanged a glance with Miaomiao, who was slowly walking over from Chen Bao's feet.

"Ask away."