Pokémon: I am really a civilian trainer

The Caterpillar leader acted quickly and planned to take Mark to the pomelo tree, but found that Mark did not follow it immediately. Instead, he untied the Caterpillar's hammock and carried the Caterpillar on his back.

"hiss?"

The Caterpillar leader was puzzled by the green caterpillars on Mark's back.

Mark gently stroked the green caterpillar on his back twice and said with a smile: "I am a little worried about leaving it here, so let's take it with us."

The Caterpillar leader tilted his head and looked at Mark.

After some contact, it was not so afraid of Mark anymore, but it was still a little scared. However, after watching Mark's actions at this time, all its fear disappeared.

There was only one thought in its mind, that is, this terrible human trainer was really gentle to the green caterpillar.

After not observing for too long, it discovered that Mark was unable to place the caterpillar on his back for a while, so it spit out a silk thread to help Mark fix the caterpillar perfectly.

"Thank you, Caterpillar Leader!"

"Hiss!"

The Caterpillar leader nodded slightly and led Mark deeper into the forest.

A few minutes later, Mark and the Caterpillar leader arrived at a three-meter-high tree, which was the pomelo tree.

There aren't many fruits, but there are quite a few too. Mark roughly counted them and found that there are about seventy fruits on the tree, including those that haven't yet ripened.

"Hiss, hiss."

The Caterpillar leader gestured with his legs continuously.

Maybe because of the conversation they had by the fire not long ago, they had become somewhat familiar with each other, and the caterpillar leader told him that he could take half of the pomelo fruits on the tree and leave the other half for himself and the caterpillar group.

It can be seen that although the Caterpillar leader is very smart, he is inexperienced and has a very simple mind.

If he could be ruthless enough to deceive people, he could probably steal most of the pomelo fruits on the tree. It would even be easy for him to get the caterpillar leader to thank him while stealing the pomelo fruits.

Unfortunately, he just couldn't do it.

Mark shook his head and said, "You don't need that many. Ten should be enough. Oh, I forgot to ask you one thing. Is it because of this pomelo fruit that your body can grow so big?"

The Caterpillar leader tilted his head, revealing an expression of reminiscence and thought.

It shook its head first, then nodded, and then shook its head again...

Under Mark's puzzled gaze, the Caterpillar leader quickly waved his legs and gestured, explaining with a hissing sound.

Since it was not his own Pokémon, they could not communicate with each other telepathically, so the Caterpillar leader explained for a long time before Mark understood some of it.

According to the Caterpillar leader, its original size was not so big, probably only slightly larger than the ordinary leader's guards, and it was not as smart as it is now, and was a bit confused.

It was not until the previous Caterpillar leader evolved into Butterfree and flew away that it defeated its competitors and became the new Caterpillar leader that its wisdom gradually increased and its body size also grew larger.

The Caterpillar leader's story reminded Mark of some of the doubts he had when he watched the Pokémon animation before traveling through time.

When Caterpillar leader was traveling, he encountered many giant Pokémons. They were not the Gigantamax of the Galar region, but truly huge individuals, such as the giant Dragonite, the giant Stinging Jellyfish, the giant Psychic Doll...

The leaders of some Pokémon tribes are often much larger than what is recorded in the Pokémonn encyclopedia.

Could it be that these large-sized elves are related to becoming the leader of an Pokémon tribe?

Yes, not only the current Caterpillar leader, but also the Caterpillar leader a few years ago seemed to be quite big.

Mark thought about it.

In addition to the Caterpillar leader, his caterpillars also seem to be somewhat special, possessing an IQ far beyond their peers.

While thinking, a word suddenly emerged in Mark's mind, and a guess was born at the same time.

——Bond.

The word "bond" accompanies the entire journey of Ash, the protagonist of the Pokémon animation.

Relying on the bond, Ash's Pikachu has defeated powerful enemies countless times. In the special episode, there is even a case where a newborn Pokémon relies on the bond to defeat a legendary beast.

In the world of Pokémon, bonds, which represent the emotional resonance between trainers and Pokémon, can truly become a source of strength.

The same seems to be true of this world.

The school textbook "Encyclopedia of Pokémon Knowledge in the Kingdom of Shia (Part 3)" uses some words to describe how the emotional resonance between trainers and Pokémon can unleash powerful power. The only problem is that the description is very rough, and there is no further explanation in the following books.

So, did his Caterpillar gain intelligence because of the bond between him and him?

Mark thinks it's very likely.

Because he had been a muddle-headed idiot for the past ten years, in order to help him, the Caterpillar relied on the bond between him and him and gradually gained wisdom far beyond that of ordinary Caterpillars.

——Since he has no brain, let the caterpillar be his brain.

Through this bond conjecture, Mark suddenly realized that since there is a bond between humans and Pokémons, then can there be no bond between Pokémons?

The caterpillar leader may have a bond with the Pokémons of the entire tribe, so he gradually gained a larger body and became more intelligent.

So, what about his green caterpillar?

If his green caterpillar becomes the leader, will it also grow further through the bond with the tribe?

Mark rubbed his temples with his fingers.

Although his conjecture seems reliable, it still needs to undergo a series of verifications to be true.

Besides, the Caterpillar leader had just given him some pomelo fruit, and he was too embarrassed to go back on his word and directly lead the Caterpillars to seize the position of leader.

In addition, he and the Caterpillars have to train through the caterpillar group. If he becomes the leader of the Caterpillars, he will lose the way to train.

However, it is possible to try to make his caterpillars become the leaders at the caterpillar breeding base in Qingxi Village.

Without thinking too much, Mark continued to listen to the Caterpillar leader's story.

According to the Caterpillar Leader, after becoming the Caterpillar Leader, its body size gradually grew to about one meter.

It was also during that time that its silk-spinning skills improved by leaps and bounds. At the same time, as its IQ increased, it became aware of the threat to its tribe.

Adjacent to the Caterpillar's territory, there lived a powerful Pokémon.

The Caterpillar leader didn't know the name of the Pokémon, but he knew it was a purple Pokémon, about three meters tall, extremely strong, and highly poisonous.

Based on the description of the Caterpillar leader, Mark guessed that the Pokémon should be Nidoking.

That Nidoking often attacks the Caterpillar swarm, and the Caterpillar swarm is always powerless to do anything about it.

To this end, the Caterpillar leader, after much thought, created a slingshot trap made of wooden thorns activated by silk threads. With hundreds of traps triggered at the same time, he severely damaged the Nidoking in one fell swoop.

In the end, Nidoking escaped, and it was natural for it to take over Nidoking's territory, and at the same time obtained several orange fruit trees and a short pomelo tree in Nidoking's territory.

Mark looked at the caterpillar leader with admiration. He really didn't expect that there was such a tortuous story about these fruits.

"So, by taking these fruits, your body size has grown from about one meter to nearly one meter and three meters as it is now.

Is this the reason why you just shook your head and nodded?

The reason why you have become so big is due to these fruits, but it is not entirely due to these fruits. "

The Caterpillar leader nodded repeatedly, confirming Mark's guess.

"So how many of these pomelo fruits did you eat to grow to your current size?"

The caterpillar leader continued to gesture with its limbs, meaning that it had been eating for a period of time, eating one every few days. As for how much it had eaten exactly, it could not describe.

Mark shook his head and said, "I forgot that you haven't learned to count yet. Then you can tell how much you have eaten after you learn to count. In fact, math is very interesting if you get started. I will teach you in a while..."

The caterpillar leader tilted his head. For some reason, he once again had the urge to escape. However, due to his affection for Mark, he endured the discomfort and stayed...