Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 1003: Chapter 1220: Take It

The profession of a trainer was one that relied heavily on both talent and resources. Not only did the trainer themselves need a certain level of talent, but their Pokémon also had to be talented.

Only when the two were combined could a trainer go further, and naturally, their strength would become greater.

At the same time, being a trainer was a profession where the older one got, the stronger one became—in other words, strength increased with age, as they had more time to accumulate strength and experience.

Of course, exceptions included people like Julian, who had cheat-like advantages, as well as the very few trainers who lacked neither talent, background, nor resources.

After all, such individuals made up only a tiny fraction of the massive trainer population—not even one percent.

So, these rare outliers did not represent the norm.

For majority of the trainers, as long as they were given enough time, they could basically reach the pseudo-Elite level by their thirties or forties.

After all, the threshold for becoming a pseudo-Elite was relatively low—Pokémon only needed to have Green-grade Potential. And while such Pokémon weren't exactly everywhere, they were certainly quite common.

In Drakoria, the average age for becoming an Elite trainer was around sixty.

The gap between pseudo-Elite and Elite trainers was enormous—a divide that blocked ninety-nine percent of trainers.

If you looked at truly powerful trainers, they were often older.

The older a trainer became, the more formidable they were. As their age increased, so did their experience and knowledge—and the same applied to their Pokémon.

Theoretically, as long as a trainer lived long enough, their strength would continue to grow. Given enough time, even reaching the Champion-level wasn't impossible.

Moreover, the longer they lived, the better they could protect their family.

Most families had a few "old antiques" hidden within—elders whose lives were sustained with various treasures. These old guys served as trump cards when facing powerful enemies.

If you looked at families that had already disappeared or declined, it was usually because their strongest member had died of natural causes. And without that protection, other families began to covet their resources, forcing them to give up part of what they had.

If that strong individual hadn't died, and instead had access to this wine that extended lifespan by thirty years, they might have been able to hold on until a successor emerged within the family.

That was why treasures that could extend lifespan were of such critical importance.

However, treasures like these were extremely rare. If you weren't from a major family, even if you had the chance to obtain one, you most likely wouldn't be able to keep it—if you were unlucky, it could even bring disaster upon your entire clan.

But now, Julian had control over the Monkey Wine, and as long as he had this, he could extend lifespan of others—thirty years at a bare minimum.

If this thing was brought outside, even major families like the Drakes or the Hearths would be extremely tempted. And powerful trainers from other nations would be no exception.

It could be said that as long as the Walker family controlled this wine, they had secured a stable channel for lifespan-extending treasures.

Every ten years, they could obtain a batch of the wine that increased lifespan by thirty years.

With such an item, the Walker family could exchange it for sufficiently vast benefits.

Without exaggeration, if you offered someone a treasure that extended their life by thirty years in exchange for an Ultimate treasure, there would be plenty of people willing to trade.

When weighed against one's own life, the importance of an Ultimate treasure suddenly seemed much less significant.

This was especially true for those who were older and held high positions—the more powerful or influential a person was, the more they feared death.

And for the Champion Ambipom, brewing the wine wasn't actually difficult. As long as it had enough treasures, it didn't need to wait a full decade.

The only reason it had set a ten-year cycle was because it and its subordinates spent that time gathering the necessary treasures for brewing.

Now that Julian had given it so many treasures, the Champion Ambipom's eyes nearly popped out of its head—especially seeing several Normal-type sub-Ultimate treasures among the pile.

Although Aipom Hill was vast and had plenty of treasures, they were hard to find. Unlike Julian, who had a Dowsing Machine and could find one almost everywhere, they mostly relied on luck.

"From now on, I will provide you with the treasures needed to brew the wine. All you need to do is focus on the brewing itself," Julian said to the somewhat stunned Champion Ambipom.

The Champion Ambipom quickly nodded—how could it refuse such a fantastic offer?

After all, searching for treasures every year was what troubled it the most. Without enough treasures, the quality of the wine it produced would suffer significantly.

"These sub-Ultimate treasures here—you can use them to improve your strength or for brewing."

Julian pointed at the five sub-Ultimate treasures on the ground. They were all Normal-type, useless to him, so he simply gave them all to the Champion Ambipom.

"Oh right—I think I have a Normal-type Ultimate treasure as well."

Julian suddenly remembered something and took out a Normal-type Ultimate treasure from his system space.

[Normal Core: Increases Normal-type moves power by 20% (Normal-type Pokémon only)]

When he had first dug up this treasure, Julian had felt depressed for a while—after all, it was something he couldn't use, so it had seemed rather useless to him.

But now, it finally had a use.

"Here, this is for you."

Julian handed the Normal Core to the Champion Ambipom.

But the other party didn't take it. Instead, it stared at Julian in disbelief. This was an Ultimate treasure—was he really giving it away just like that?!

It knew all too well how valuable Ultimate treasures were. If it hadn't been lucky enough to obtain one by chance in the past—greatly improving its Potential—it would still just be an ordinary member among the Ambipom even now.

And in the hundred years since then, it hadn't encountered a second Ultimate treasure.

Until today, when this human placed one right before its eyes.

"Take it."

Julian directly shoved the Normal Core into the hands of this inexperienced fellow.

It was just an ordinary low-grade Ultimate treasure—there was no need for such a dramatic reaction.

The Champion Ambipom looked at Julian with teary eyes, overcome with emotion. It nearly lunged forward to embrace him, but Julian caught its face with one hand and held it back.

"Keep your hands to yourself."

Julian looked rather disgusted as he shook off the unknown substance on his hand—whether it was tears or snot—and quickly took out some tissues to wipe his hand.

This scene made the Champion Ambipom feel a bit embarrassed, as it tried to explain that it was tears, not snot.

The quality of Monkey Wine was closely related to the strength of its brewer. That was why Julian wanted to improve the Champion Ambipom's strength—so it could not only brew better wine but also enhance its own ability to protect itself.

Although it was already the strongest in this area, if it really came to a fight, Julian estimated that an experienced peak Pseudo-Champion opponent could probably fight this guy to a draw.

"Pack up these treasures," Julian said, pointing at the items on the ground.

The Champion Ambipom nodded and quickly began placing all those treasures into an empty wine barrel nearby.

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