As soon as he entered a quiet corner of the base, Jiang Mo carefully released Goomy.
“Goomy!”
The Shinny Goomy, upon appearing, glared at Jiang Mo with an expression full of hostility and dissatisfaction, its body trembling slightly, clearly unwilling to be captured.
Jiang Mo looked at it, smiled slightly, and said softly, “Little one, I know you’re not convinced, but I’ve already captured you. From now on, we are partners.”
“Goomy!”
Goomy, however, snorted coldly, its eyes full of disdain, as if to say, “You hateful human, you have no martial ethics. You ambushed me to capture me, and now you want me to submit? Dream on!”
It still remembered Jiang Mo taking its beloved steel plate. That was something it treasured in the cave, and now that it had been taken by this human, how could it easily yield?
Jiang Mo seemed to Detect Goomy’s thoughts. He calmly took out the steel plate from the game panel, dangled it in front of Goomy, and said, “Look, this is the steel plate you’ve been thinking about, right?”
“As long as you submit to me, you’ll have the steel plate and various other resources in abundance. Moreover, I will Helping Hand you become even stronger, making you a remarkable presence in the Pokémon world.”
Jiang Mo’s words were full of temptation, step by step luring Goomy to comply.
“Goomy!”
Goomy’s eyes were instantly drawn to the steel plate, but it still stubbornly turned its head away, unwilling to reveal its inner wavering.
Seeing this, Jiang Mo took out many Dragon type energy cubes radiating a mysterious aura from his backpack and offered them to Goomy.
“Living in that cave, you’ve probably only seen Steel type resources since you were born. You’ve definitely never seen these Dragon type energy cubes. Feel the powerful energy contained within them; it will greatly Helping Hand your growth.”
Goomy looked at the energy cubes with some curiosity. It could faintly feel this strange yet powerful energy, and a hint of longing arose in its heart.
After a moment of hesitation, it slowly extended its small tongue and gently licked an energy cube. Instantly, an unprecedented deliciousness spread in its mouth. Its eyes lit up, and it unconsciously began to eat heartily.
However, even with delicious food in front of it, Goomy’s inherent stubbornness still made it unwilling to easily submit.
“Sigh, this is troublesome.”
Jiang Mo looked at it, gradually losing patience, his eyes becoming sharper.
He snorted coldly, released Pikachu and Pupitar, and said with a cold expression, “If it doesn’t submit now, you two will beat it until it does.”
“Pika Pika!”
Pikachu stood by, cooperating perfectly, rubbing its paws together, its body faintly sparkling with electricity, as if demonstrating its power to Goomy.
“Pupitar!”
Pupitar also let out a low growl, swaying its body in a menacing way, and the air around them seemed to grow tense.
Goomy felt the threat. Although its defense was high, it was naturally timid and afraid of pain.
However, it still endured, even using the Harden skill to strengthen its own defense, preparing to face the impending attack.
Pikachu and Pupitar exchanged glances, understanding each other, and began to attack together.
Pikachu launched the first attack. It leaped high, its tail glowing white, and used Iron Tail to strike Goomy fiercely.
Goomy closed its eyes tightly, preparing to endure the blow.
Immediately after, Pupitar also took action. It summoned a pile of stones and furiously hurled them at Goomy.
Although these stones couldn’t cause much substantial damage to Goomy due to its Harden skill, the pain from each stone hitting its body was very real.
“Bang, bang, bang,” the stones continuously hit Goomy’s body. It winced in pain, and the stubbornness in its heart slowly began to waver.
Pikachu and Pupitar were very careful with their attacks. They knew they couldn’t truly hurt Goomy; they just wanted to use this method to make it understand that resistance was futile.
Jiang Mo quietly watched Pikachu and Pupitar perform diligently, while he himself squatted nearby, gnawing on a Mago Berry.
“Haunter, how long do you think it can last?” Jiang Mo asked the air.
Then Haunter floated out from Jiang Mo’s shadow, scratched its head with a small claw, and then held up a finger, indicating '1'.
“Gengar? (One hour?)”
It turned out that Haunter had overestimated Goomy.
After a 5-minute “lesson,” Goomy finally couldn’t bear the pain. The stubbornness in its eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by helplessness and submission.
“Goomy! (Stop hitting, stop hitting, this Goomy submits!)”
It slowly lowered its head, indicating its willingness to submit to Jiang Mo.
Seeing this, Jiang Mo’s face showed a satisfied smile. After telling Pikachu and Pupitar to stop, he gently stroked Goomy’s head and said, “Isn’t this better? Look, they’re still very kind.”
“Pika Pika!”
“Pupitar!”
“Goomy! (Wuwuwu~)”
After Goomy submitted, Jiang Mo extended his hand, and a warm glow of Tokiwa Power emanated from his palm, gently covering Goomy.
The Tokiwa Power slowly flowed into Goomy’s body, healing the pain it had sustained from the recent “lesson.”
“Little one, don’t worry, no one will bully you again,” Jiang Mo said softly.
In a short while, the pain on Goomy’s body disappeared, and its expression became much more relaxed.
Jiang Mo looked at it, then took out many high-quality energy cubes from his backpack and piled them in front of Goomy.
“Eat, these are all yours,” Jiang Mo said with a smile.
Goomy looked at the pile of enticingly fragrant energy cubes in front of it, its eyes instantly lighting up.
It thought that since it had already submitted, it might as well turn its grief into appetite and eat until it bankrupted this hateful human, letting him know the “cost” of capturing it.
So, it opened its small mouth and began to eat heartily, savoring every bite.
Jiang Mo couldn’t help but laugh as he watched Goomy devour the food: “Eat slowly, don’t choke. There’ll be plenty more in the future.”
After eating and drinking its fill, Goomy’s round belly was like a small ball. It let out a satisfied burp, then lazily lay on the ground.
It blinked its eyes, seemingly deep in thought.
Gradually, it realized that this kind of life didn’t seem so bad.
When it was in the cave, it could only eat cold, hard stones every day. Occasionally, if it wanted something else, it had to go out and fight with other Pokémon to snatch it.
Although it always survived due to its strong defense, it was often treated like a punching bag, and that kind of life was truly too hard.
But now, staying here, it no longer had to think about survival-related matters.
It had only felt this long-lost sense of security when it was a child, nestled beside its mother.
As it thought, Goomy’s eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and soon it drifted into a sweet dream.
This was the most peaceful sleep it had had in a long time. Without the worry of hunger or the threat of other Pokémon, it slept with immense peace of mind.
