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Chapter 47: The Times They Are A-Changin'
Compared to others who only bought courses from one coach for their Pokémon at a time, Flora was obviously much more extravagant.
She could even have several coaches competing to create training plans for her.
"Damn, it's really enviable, ah no, I mean, it's really disgusting, this is such a waste of resources."
Arthur turned his head and saw that the person speaking was the same hot-headed high schooler who had argued with Galen earlier.
From his choice of Pokémon like Pidgeotto, it was clear that this kid's family wasn't very well-off. He was also someone who needed to budget carefully, just like Arthur.
Noticing Arthur's gaze, he rather proudly wiped his nose, but this deliberate action seemed more like a way to hide his earlier awkwardness to Arthur.
"What are you looking at? A stupid woman who only knows how to throw money around is nothing special. What? Are you also as spineless as your roommate?"
The roommate he was referring to was naturally Galen.
The incident that morning had made this kid still very unsympathetic towards Galen.
But Arthur just shrugged indifferently.
"No, I beat her once before."
These words instantly made the other person feel much better about him.
"I knew it. What's there to be afraid of a stupid woman like that? Her skills are obviously weak."
Arthur didn't comment on this.
After this brief interlude, everyone's training continued.
The coach that Arthur had chosen wasn't just instructing one trainee. However, the others had appointments later, so currently, Froakie was the first to start the course.
Once the training officially began, Arthur clearly sensed that the coaches in the youth training camp were quite skilled.
Putting aside their commanding abilities, they were indeed specialized in guiding Pokémon training, and they were also proficient in using various high-tech tools that Arthur had never even heard of before.
For example, before Froakie went into the water, they had him wear a special sensor device, allowing the coach to see real-time feedback on his energy fluctuations underwater.
Such technology and training methods were completely new to Arthur.
These were not only due to technological advancements but also due to the professional specialization of the Pokémon training field after the Great Reconciliation.
In the past, in his era, there were very few Pokémon in the human world, and all Pokémon-related work was done by the trainer alone. After all, there were so few Pokémon, it seemed unnecessary to have so many people surrounding them to provide services.
But now, two hundred years later, the number of Pokémon in the human world had increased several times over, and people finally had the intention and the means to specialize in the field of Pokémon training.
Some people were only responsible for research, while others only provided guidance.
They weren't as skilled at commanding Pokémon in battle as the trainers of the past, but they had remarkable expertise in their respective specialized fields.
This expertise temporarily astonished even a former Heavenly King like Arthur.
Under the coach's guidance, Froakie's progress in Water-type energy and wave manipulation was indeed rapid.
"The new era does have some amazing progress," Arthur couldn't help but marvel during a break in training.
However, this feeling didn't last long, and trouble soon arose.
As the two-hour session was nearing its end, the coach suddenly said to him: "Alright, that's it for the first day's practice. I suggest you go to the nutritionist to get a specialized diet plan for your little guy. Energy-based move training puts a lot of strain on Pokémon. If you don't replenish them properly, it can cause damage."
"Where do I find the nutritionist?"
"They're in the base. But the consultation is chargeable, and you'll have to pay for the prepared meals later. My advice is not to skimp on the diet for the first two months at least, or it'll be a case of penny-wise, pound-foolish."
Pokémon diet plans were also something Arthur had never heard of.
It could only be said that technological progress did indeed give rise to many surprisingly new things.
It would have been even more perfect if it were free...
Helplessly, Arthur thanked the coach and then went to find the nutritionist in the base.
The nutritionist was quite responsible upon meeting him. He didn't just casually give him a prescription but prepared three different types of food for Froakie to taste, and then used sensing equipment that Arthur couldn't understand to measure the energy fluctuations in Froakie's body.
This whole process looked quite high-tech.
Arthur watched in awe.
At the same time, he also carefully observed these so-called nutritional meals - translucent blue cubes, with a texture that looked a bit like jelly, semi-solid and very springy.
"These things are also called energy blocks. Some high-end Pokémon food stores outside sell them, but those are mostly general-purpose formulas. The advantage is that they can be fed to many different types of Pokémon, but the corresponding disadvantage is that the effect isn't very good for any specific Pokémon."
Arthur looked at these unfamiliar cubes and asked curiously, "What are the ingredients used to make these energy blocks? How are they made?"
The nutritionist didn't keep it a secret, because he didn't try to hide from the trainees when preparing these things.
"Extracts from various tree fruits, artificially synthesized proteins and energy crystals, and some food additives."
"..."
Okay, unfortunately, apart from the first item, tree fruit extracts, Arthur didn't recognize any of the others.
Clearly, this stuff had once again entered his blind spot of knowledge.
In the era he lived in two hundred years ago, they mainly fed Pokémon with natural tree fruits and meat. There was no such mature industrial synthesis technology back then.
Humans in that era couldn't even simulate Pokémon's elemental energy, let alone artificially synthesize energy crystals.
"The times are really changing."
Arthur couldn't help but sigh again.
But equally worthy of a sigh was—
"This stuff is really expensive..."
In the end, the nutritionist prepared a tray of special energy blocks for Froakie, with a consultation fee of 50,000, and the long-term purchase would have a discounted price of 40,000 for the first month, and then return to the original price of 61,000.
And what he got was just a small dish of "jelly" about 500 grams per day...
It could only be said that technology changes life, and using your salary creates happiness...
At this point, Arthur once again understood how tough it was for Uncle William.
That uncle was truly admirable - in terms of making money through part-time jobs.
After two hours of energy training, plus eating the specially prepared energy blocks for the day, when Froakie jumped back onto Arthur's shoulder, even without using sensing equipment, Arthur could vaguely perceive the changes in the little guy.
Just sitting on his shoulder, Arthur could feel a subtle dampness coming from the side of his face.
"After spending the money, the effect is really immediate."
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