Chapter 196: The Rogue Lightning Bird
Well, now it's time to get back to business.

Moltres's gaze fell on Growlithe, who was being protected from the lava by Moltres and was using all his strength to absorb the ubiquitous fire and rock energy in the lava. He was filled with worry but did not show his emotions in order to distract Growlithe.

Moltres carefully combed the energy flowing in the magma, making it less violent, and then adjusted it to a level that Growlithe could bear but was by no means easy.

Watching Growlithely gritting its teeth and continuously absorbing energy it had never come into contact with before, Moltres estimated that this method should work.

In fact, some fire stones are often produced near the other craters where it lives.

When resting in the lava sea, in order to pass the time, Moltres often silently peeks at those wild Pokémon and humans who are trying their best for the Fire Stone, and then allows the Pokémon to complete the evolution under the effect of the Fire Stone.

It can understand why the Fire Stone can bring evolution to some Pokémon, and the principle is very simple.

The Fire Stone contains an extremely pure fire energy. Through the impact of this energy, the potential of the Pokémon itself is released, and evolution naturally occurs as promised.

Now all it has to do is replace the Fire Stone with magma energy that is more suitable for Growlithe, purer and more advanced, to help it complete a more perfect and superior evolution.

Since he is Moltres’s adopted son, he must be given the best of everything!

That's what Moltres thought.

But how much magma energy it can absorb and whether it can achieve qualitative changes depends on Growlithe itself. After all, it can only provide assistance from the side.

It is not of the same clan as the legendary God of Fire and does not have such magical powers.

On the edge of the volcanic island, Luo Mu sat down on a huge rock, looking down at the Zapdos lying in a mess inside the giant pit.

"I know you're awake. No need to pretend. Let's talk."

The lightning bird did not move.

"Let me think about what to do with you?"

Luo Mu raised his eyebrows, stood up and walked towards the pit where the Zapdos' body was lying. Swampert followed him dutifully as a guard, alert for any sudden attack from Zapdos.

"Now you're probably wondering why Swampert and I would target you, right?"

"First of all, I have to make one thing clear. Judging from your appearance, you are definitely here to cause trouble for Moltres. But you know, Moltres has been captured by me and is now my Pokémon."

Zapdos: !!!
This time, Zapdos didn't even bother pretending. He poked the ground with his wings and raised his head with a look of shock.

What a joke, how can Moltres, with its bad temper and its attitude towards most ordinary Pokémon as ants, be tamed by humans?

Zapdos is well aware of Moltres's character because he is the same.

Even if they are defeated, their spirits will never surrender. After all, they have plenty of time. It is still uncertain who will be stronger and who will be weaker after a few more decades.

With such superior conditions, they are always full of resistance to being conquered. Things change over time. You may be very strong now, but when you are old, it depends on whether they will do anything to you. This human and Swampert are strong, but if Moltres can be conquered, even Zapdos will not dare to go to the power plant to collect money in recent years.

Seeing the unbelievable look on Zapdos' face, Luo Mu laughed and said, "Whether you believe it or not, Moltres is indeed my partner. This time he just came here temporarily to do something."

"You have been defeated. I'm afraid you don't have much strength left. Judging from your current state, the Poké Ball can definitely subdue you. Do you have anything to say about this?"

The Lightning Bird was stunned and shook its head frantically.

No, I haven't had enough of the wildness yet, I don't want to be conquered or anything like that!!
The biggest difference between Zapdos and Moltres is that Moltres can absorb energy by staying in the sparsely populated volcanic magma sea, while Zapdos has to look for naturally formed lightning, or go directly to human power plants to eat a free meal.

Being used to eating free meals, Zapdos has learned some of the essence of being a rogue.

Seeing that Zapdos was about to throw a tantrum, Luo Mu didn't plan to make things too difficult for it. After all, it had already been beaten up by Swampert.

So he proposed a plan: "How about this, I will let you go today, but in return you will owe me a favor. If I need your help in the future, you have to come and help me."

Luo Mu has thought it through. If a large amount of electricity is needed at some point during the construction of the farm in the future, he will temporarily use this Zapdos as a laborer. Although its lightning power is far inferior to that of the Roentgen Cat, the quantity is large. Anyway, Luo Mu is reluctant to exploit the Roentgen Cat.

Zapdos also knew that there was no room for bargaining. It was just a promise to help. Could it be exhausted to death?

Anyway, it’s definitely not a fight. That Swampert is so much stronger than himself, there’s no way it has a chance for it to fight.

So, under the witness of the eager-looking Swampert, Luo Mu and Zapdos reached an agreement, and Luo Mu also plucked a numbing feather from it as a token of trust.

The Zapdos rested for a while, and after it had recovered the strength to ensure that it would not crash mid-flight, it came in domineering style, but returned in embarrassment, and was forced to sign a one-time contract.

After watching the Zapdos fleeing away from the Volcano Island and planning to return to its Thundercloud Island to recuperate, Luo Mu touched his chin and did not mention going to the neighboring Snow Peak Island again.

After all, before leaving, Zapdos mentioned that Articuno had not been on Snow Peak Island at all recently, so if he went there, he would probably come back empty-handed, so it would be better for him to return to the crater and wait for Growlithe's transformation.

Swampert had just climbed half of the mountain path carrying Luo Mu when suddenly, the concentration of fire energy in the air increased rapidly, mixed with a lot of rock energy.

A faint smell of sulfur wafted from the crater, and a loud roar that seemed to shake the clouds above reached the sky.

Luo Mu suddenly realized something and quickly looked up at the sky.

Moltres was seen rising into the sky, covered in magma and fire. It flapped its wings and easily shook off the flames stuck to its side. Its fiercely burning wings were as dazzling as sunlight.

But Luo Mu's attention was not on the Moltres at the moment. After the loud roar, something broke through the lava sea and leaped onto the rock layer, taking vigorous and heavy steps, rushing straight towards his position.

The opponent was running very fast. In just a few breaths, a rolling heat wave swept over, and a Pokémon with a majestic temperament and an extremely agile posture rushed out of the crater to Luo Mu.

Not caring about the heat wave that was coming towards him, Luo Mu's eyes widened. After seeing who was coming, he exclaimed in surprise: "Wind Speed ​​Dog!!!"

(End of this chapter)