Today is a special day - April 1, 1997 in the Western calendar, and there is a line of small letters written below the date, April Fool's Day.

Merlin has never been concerned about Western festivals, so he doesn't have any special views on today, originally he planned to spend this day in the same way as a few days ago, but Wizil's sudden reminder reminded him of the particularity of today.

Today, in the remote town of Zhenxin, four teenagers are about to embark on their own journey. They may create legends, they may be obscure, they may become strong in the limelight, and they may remain unknown. The mysterious hand of fate has planned a different journey for them, and all they can do is follow the path until the so-called end.

"Ah, those four guys are going to be out today." In the morning, Merlin was following Ryuta to collect medicine on the mountain, and after Wizil reminded him, he couldn't help but sigh, "Time flies really fast, and the white horse shuttles through the gap like an arrow." ”

Merlin's sudden sigh naturally attracted Ryuta's attention, and he looked at Merlin and asked with some concern, "What's wrong, why did you suddenly become sentimental?" After a few days of contact with Merlin, Ryuta, who is now not a threat to Merlin, gradually accepted the little Merlin's existence and gradually became familiar with him.

"It's nothing, it's just that a few familiar guys are leaving today to officially become a trainer." Merlin looked into the distance in a daze, "So, I've been traveling for three months. ”

"Trainer?" Ryuta was stunned, "Speaking of which, when I was young, I also wanted to be a trainer, and it used to be my dream to play against masters from all over the world, subdue Pokémon from all over the world, and become a master at the apex." But ah, I soon knew that I wasn't that material, so now I'm still thinking about learning the skills of medicine from Granny Saki, and I'm just waiting to open a small pharmacy in the future to support myself. As soon as he talked about his ideals, Long Tai also became verbose, "Now I dream that I can open my mind earlier, at least like you, I can get the affirmation of Granny Qi from time to time." Of course, if she could......" he was fascinated as he spoke.

Merlin, who had already guessed about Ryuta's little caution, shook his head and smiled when he heard this, and continued to walk forward.

At that moment, a weak whimper came from the grass not far away. Judging by the sound alone, it seems that some kind of small beast has been seriously injured and is moaning in pain.

Hearing his voice, Merlin's compassion was uplifted, and he involuntarily explored in the direction where the sound came.

Pulling open a patch of grass, the wounded little beast fell into Merlin's eyes, it was a catty dog that should have been heroic, but now it was gray and weak, its limbs stretched out weakly and lying on its side in the grass, its body was covered with huge scars that were deep and boneless, and at a rough glance those seemed to be scratches caused by large, sharp claws. A puddle of blood flowed from beneath it, and the blades of grass in the distance were stained with blood.

When he saw Merlin, the injured catty dog first wanted to show a fierce expression, but it may have been that the grin of the teeth pulled the wound, and its ferocity turned into a more miserable moan of weakness, but the bright eyes were still a little fierce.

Merlin walked briskly forward.

Long Tai behind him also followed, and seeing this tragic situation made him take a few steps back, "What's the matter?" He covered his mouth, "Is it still saved?" "Although Long Tai's level is not very high, he still has basic medical literacy, judging from the blood stains on the ground and the state of the Kati dog, its vitality is very slim.

"No problem." Merlin said firmly, "I have enough potions and equipment for emergency treatment, as long as I can treat the wound and stop the bleeding, it should not be life-threatening if I don't get infected." It was even more of a piece of cake to recover, and Granny Qi's potion was not given for nothing. While talking to Ryuta, Merlin tentatively approached the catty dog.

Human-bred or domesticated Cutty dogs are very close to humans and can be called man's best companions, but wild Cutty dogs are not close to humans at all, on the contrary, this extremely territorial-minded Pokémon hates creatures (especially humans) approaching them without permission.

However, the catty dog was so badly injured that it did not have the strength to deal with Merlin's approach, and it rolled its eyes to look at Merlin, and then looked weakly at the empty space, as if it had completely given up hope.

"Don't worry." Merlin put down his basket and untied his belt bag from under his waist, and while talking to Cutty Dog softly, he took out some potions and surgical tools from his waist bag, "I am a professional surgeon, and I am very good at dealing with this kind of trauma. ”

Long Tai behind Merlin had a shocked expression, "Oh my God, Merlin, you are still a surgeon?" Ryuta fussed in the back, "A professional Pokémon doctor, an ancient doctor who is proficient in prescriptions, and now a surgeon?" Merlin, are you still letting mortals like us live? ”

Merlin ignored Ryuta's accusations, and began to treat the hair near the wound for the catty dog, clean the external wound, disinfect the anesthesia, and then put it on a clean medical cloth, take out the drip and inject the catty dog, and at the same time take out the plasma bag to give it a blood transfusion, and then began to suture the wound for the catty dog.

Long Taiping watched him take out a full set of surgical tools from his small waist bag like a trick, smacked his tongue and leaned forward, "Do you need a hand?" ”

"No, you don't." Merlin, who was concentrating on first aid, replied.

Soon, the simple surgical operation was completed, and the catty dog was under anesthesia, and the body was even weaker with its bandages.

"It needs to be well rested and cared for," Merlin packed up his tools, stood up, untied a mat ball from behind his waist and threw it out, "I'll take it back to Granny Qi first, Brother Long, you wait for me here for a while." With that, he and Vizel who came out of the Poké Ball disappeared into thin air, taking the Cutty Dog with him by the way.

By the time Ryuta reacted, he was the only one left in the meadow. Looking at the scene that was still a pool of blood, Ryuta pursed his lips a few times, picked up the back basket that Merlin had put on the ground and left.

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Back at the pharmacy and hurriedly setting up the catty dog, Merlin hurriedly called Granny Saki, who was making medicine.

When Granny Saki arrived at the hut where Merlin was temporarily staying, she happened to see a Kati dog with blood bags hanging from his body and drips lying on his stomach out of thin air. Now it is still under anesthesia, and it has not recovered its strength.

"What? Can you still pick up such a serious injury when you go out to collect medicine? Granny Qi took a cursory look at the situation of the catty dog, "The trauma is very severe, and there is a lot of blood loss, which has induced some local infection and necrosis. But you've handled it well, and it's okay now. "It's a professional after a little checking, and after a little checking, Granny Saki told me about the situation of the catty dog, "But I don't have a ventilator or a healing device here, and there is no Pokémon center in the town nearby, so if you really want to save it, you have to rely on your own means and skills." Prescriptions are very helpful for healing and recovery after surgery, but they are not very effective for infection and necrosis. ”

She looked at the catty dog again, and sniffed closer, "I smell a little bit of the potion commonly used in Western medicine and surgery, did you give it a drink?" ”

Merlin nodded, "Well, I temporarily performed sutures on it in the field after it, and the operation was relatively successful, but it was very weak and tired. Merlin's eyes were full of worry, "I'm worried about whether it will survive this anti-infection period." ”

"Inject it with more antibacterial potion, that's all you can do at this time." Granny Qi said, "It will be much easier to take medicine when it comes to its senses, and it should be able to recover soon." ”

Hearing this, Merlin nodded slightly.

In this way, shortly after the beginning of his apprenticeship, Merlin retrieved a serious illness from the mountain, and invisibly added a lot of tasks to himself.

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Two days later.

As an apprentice at Granny Saki's place, the schedule is quite tight.

As soon as he got up in the morning, Merlin had to start processing the medicinal herbs with Ryuta and Momoko. Some medicinal materials need to be chopped and air-dried, some need to be cut and dried, and some need to be hung up and dried in the shade.

After packing up the herbs, the morning's work has just begun.

Because it is to be made into juice, most of the herbs need to be ground, crushed or chopped in advance, and some herbs need to be steamed, fried, boiled and other steps in advance before the pretreatment, and some herbs will be placed after the pretreatment. In short, in the morning, the three of them basically spent the morning grinding the spare medicinal materials into powder, paste or juice by hand using the grinding wheel, stone mortar, grinding disc, juicer and other tools in the hut. Or it is steamed and fried in a furnace to make various medicinal herbs.

Noon was a short break, while Merlin was busy taking care of the catty dogs he had picked up. This little guy is still a little immobile, and his body is obviously very weak, but the external injuries have healed and his spirit seems to be much more sufficient. This made Merlin gradually reassured. In addition to taking care of the catty dogs, Merlin also spends this time sorting through what he had learned as an apprentice – writing notes, sketching and transcribing prescriptions.

Then it's time for the afternoon.

In the afternoons, Granny Saki would teach her two regular apprentices and one temporary apprentice how to make juice potions. How to mix the herbs, how to deal with the herbs, how to mix the juice, how to stir, how to precipitate, how to mix are all very particular, and the most particular thing is how to work together with Bali sheep, cotton and electric dragon to make the perfect juice. Each different herb needs a different process of electrical dissociation, and in order to maximize the efficacy of the whole drug, it is necessary to have the effect of each herb just right, and the active ingredients of each herb are fully released. This is not only about Pokémon's ability, but also about the vision and experience of a pharmaceutical person.

But now they're all borrowing Granny Saki's Pokémon to help with the medicine, so they don't have to worry too much about Pokémon. But according to Momoko and Ryuta, after a while, they will also start to breed their own Baa Li sheep themselves, waiting to make medicine with them in the future. At that point, you will need to think about the training of Pokémon in addition.

At the beginning of the pharmaceutical industry, they always start with a simple mixture of one, two or several easy-to-handle herbs, and then accept the gradual test of more flavored herbs and more difficult herbs after the success rate is stable.

At present, Peaches is at the highest level, and she can perfectly mix the ten herbs and make a special juice with full effect. And Merlin is much inferior, his current level is still stuck at six or seven flavored medicinal materials, and the success rate is not guaranteed. As for Mrs. Long, forget it, I still don't mention him.

This kind of energy- and attention-consuming training usually lasts only a few hours, after which you need to rest for a while to regain your depleted energy. But Merlin was the only one who worked hard, and he usually continued until dark, to his limit.

After a short break after dinner, it is time to continue the study and practice of electrical dissociation, and at the same time, Granny Saki will begin to demonstrate how to master the right time and grasp the right moment for her apprentices.

It was about ten o'clock that the day's work was over, and everyone would wash up and go back to their rooms to rest.

However, Merlin would take advantage of the night time to hold the thick medical books and medicine books and fight at night, while reading, he kept transcribing and transcribing to sort out the information he found useful. Merlin, who is a capable person, has a good memory, but memorizing content is not the same as mastering knowledge, and there is no opportunistic way to learn.

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Day after day passed.

During this period, the catty dog's recovery can only be described as a thousand miles in a day, and now it has a large jagged patch of fluff on its body - in order to suture the wound, Merlin used a knife to remove the hair near the wound, and now these hairs have not fully grown back to their original state, so that the catty dog occasionally feels sorry for himself - it is almost completely restored.

Maybe it's not only because of its own excellent body quality, but also because of the special effect of Granny Saki's special juice medicine as a guarantee, and maybe because of the help of Merlin's nutritious daily diet, anyway, under the joint efforts of many parties, it is now a living dragon. In Granny Saki's yard, its energetic figure is active everywhere, and its energetic shouting can often be heard.

The restored healthy catty dog is naturally close to Merlin, and Merlin, who takes care of him day and night, seems to have become his companion, and even Merlin's friends have mostly become his friends. In particular, Lingzi is very fond of the younger generation of this fire flame system, and vigorously encourages Merlin to accept it.

And Carty Dog's recovery aside, Merlin's progress in pharmaceuticals is also extraordinary, and in the past few days, he has already passed Peaches and left her far behind. It makes Momoko and Ryuta look at Merlin like monsters, and Granny Saki is even more blue-eyed at Merlin, often praising him.

Merlin, on the other hand, was clearly not very happy with his progress.

He often secretly practiced alone with Granny Saki's Baa Sheep in the dark, and his success rate at that time would be weirdly good and bad.

No, another exercise failed.

Merlin looked at the slightly cloudy liquid in the glass bottle with some annoyance, the expression on his face was cloudy, but the baa sheep beside him looked a little tired.

"Thank you for your hard work, you should rest for a while." Merlin took out a fresh blue orange and handed it to the baa sheep, and after watching it eat the fruit sweetly and rest on the side, he approached the glass bottle and meditated.

[How?] Why do you deliberately suppress your thoughts? Wizil sensed Merlin's irritability and anxiety, and said, "Your mind can sense subtle changes, and it can be regarded as a positive path in this regard, so why do you deliberately suppress it? 】

[I always think this is cheating.] Merlin looked at the glass bottle, [Ever since I realized that I was able to touch the overflow when I concentrated my thoughts, so that I could accurately grasp the timing of dissociation, didn't you see that Momoko and Ryuta looked at me differently? 】

[Envy? Wizil said nonchalantly.

[I think I'm scared a little more.] Merlin rubbed his Tianying acupoint with his thumb and forefinger, [They're already thinking I'm a monster, right? 】

What do you care what they think of you? Wizl said, "Your talent is innate, and your talent for learning ancient history and learning to interpret ancient characters is not the same as that of a monster? You don't make the same progress when you learn to become a doctor, learn ancient recipes, and learn surgery, like a freak? What others can't learn in years, decades, or even a lifetime will only take you months or weeks to master. Wizil said with a little agitation, "You have to admit that you are indeed a genius in some ways. 】

Merlin was silent.

[Didn't someone say: 'Everyone is a genius, but it is only because the vast majority of people have not been able to find the exact location of their genius in their lifetime, because they seem mediocre.' Wizir continued, "You have found your way, you have found your place, that's all. Why bother with things that don't need to be taken care of at all? 】

"I always feel like my brain is messed up. Merlin pressed his temples hard, [there are always some irrepressible thoughts popping out......]

[This is a precursor to schizophrenia.] Wizil suddenly turned to a low, terrifying tone and said, "This is a sign of madness. 】

Upon hearing Wizil's words, Merlin calmed down.

"If you are missing, I would have understood. What kind of schizophrenia, what kind of second personality, you don't scare me, do you? Merlin muttered to himself, "Since I have promised you to go to Golden City, I will definitely go, and I don't have to think of these ideas to 'spur' me." ”

[I'm doing this for your own good.] Wizel said earnestly, "Alas, what a waste of my efforts. The voice was a little plaintive.

Merlin couldn't help but laugh.

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The teenagers of Zhenxin Town have set off, and the background plot will begin to advance~~

Then, isn't Merlin's pharmacy apprenticeship a little too rushed? Actually, because I don't have much more to write about in this area, I omitted a little bit......

Then, the answer to the question in the previous issue: The ability is doubled by the three attributes of insects, evil, and ghosts, and at the same time, the attack of the ability attribute is ineffective against the Pokémon of the evil attribute, and it will only have an effect after using the [Miracle Eye] special move, and the effect at that time is an ordinary effect, that is, double the damage.

Finally, the question of this issue: When it comes to potions, we have to mention the tree fruit, so the question is, in what version of the game was the tree fruit first introduced?

This time it should be very simple~~

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