The necromancer of the Pokémon world

Chapter 112 The Bizarre Rules of the Joey Family

Gastly, bathed in light, hesitated for a moment, then gritted its teeth and forcibly suppressed the urge to evolve.

The light slowly faded, and its body returned to normal, its aura steadily remaining at the peak of the "professional" level.

"What's wrong? Is it because you haven't accumulated enough experience?"

"No, it's just that I had a feeling that evolution now is unlikely to break through the 'Gym Leader' level barrier."

"Boss, didn't you say before that the 'Gym Leader level' is the biggest hurdle to overcome with the most impressive probability? So I plan to save the chance to evolve for when I'm more confident."

Lin Ye nodded: "I didn't expect you to be able to think so far ahead now. You've really impressed me."

"Hehe~, boss, you flatter me. How can you survive in the underworld without a brain? By the way~, this dream monster... us~"

Lin Ye smiled, walked over and touched the trembling Dream Demon, then grasped the Fear Gem on its chest.

This gem of yours must contain a lot of fear, don't resist, open it all to me.

The Dream Demon had no choice but to comply. The delicious fear it had accumulated over decades, which it intended to use at the crucial moment of its breakthrough, was completely absorbed by Lin Ye.

In fact, Lin Ye had already taken note of this after absorbing the fear of the Dream Demon last time.

During his trip to Mount Songshen, he absorbed almost all the fear he had gathered from the dream demons and dream monsters he had encountered, and his necromancy also saw a significant increase.

At this moment, the dream demon, having been completely devoured, looked at Lin Ye with a pitiful expression and pleaded in a low voice:

"My lord, I have given you everything I can. Please spare me. I will do my best to collect ghost energy for you from now on."

"You know how to get things done. I happen to be short of a cunning hand to get things done!"

Alright then, from now on you will manage this territory and these little devils for me.

Also, if you encounter any other dream monsters or succubi like yourself in the future, try to recruit them as your subordinates and help me collect fear emotions.

"Yes, yes, I will definitely do as you say."

"Hehe~, don't be too happy yet. Although I won't stay here for long, I still need to leave a tracking mark on you, so don't move."

The Dream Demon's face was extremely ugly, but it dared not resist. Under the watchful eyes of the seven "professional" Pokémon and the intimidation of Lin Ye's unfathomable methods, it could only obediently allow Lin Ye to place a mark on it.

At this point, Lin Ye had cleared out the entire northern wilderness area in the center of Songshen Mountain.

It's a pity that Gastly didn't manage to break through to the "Gym Leader" level in one go, otherwise he could have immediately set his sights on the other two regions, but now he has to put it on hold for a while.

"Now, the remaining ghosts in the northern region are all my subordinates. You can communicate with each other and help each other out if you encounter any unexpected situations."

After explaining to the Dream Demon, Lin Ye was about to leave. It was already the early morning of the second day since he arrived at Songshen Mountain, and he needed to go back and rest.

Normally, Lin Ye wouldn't be afraid to stay up for several nights in a row with his mental strength, but he had cast too many spells along the way, and even with his current mental strength as a formal mage, he felt somewhat tired.

Nowadays, there are many Pokémon that can be used for flying in the forest. In addition to Saber and Zoroark after it changes color, Decidueye can also be used for this important task.

The Sniper Tree Owl did the same, enthusiastically inviting its revolutionary mentor to sit on its back.

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The next day,

Lin Ye slept until noon as usual, but when he came out of his room, he found that the house wasn't empty today, which was unusual. Qiao Yijing was in the open kitchen mixing a salad, and when she saw Lin Ye, she said with annoyance:

"The busy man is finally up. If I didn't have a day off today, it would have been difficult to even see you."

Lin Ye smiled apologetically, walked over and gently hugged Qiao Yijing from behind, kissing her on the cheek:

"I'm sorry, I've been so focused on training these past two days that I haven't been able to take your feelings into consideration."

Hearing Lin Ye's apology, Qiao Yi's feigned composure softened.

"You've only been a trainer for a short time, and you're already amazing. Don't push yourself so hard!"

"Isn't it because our backgrounds are so different from yours that I want to have the strength to stand shoulder to shoulder with you as soon as possible?"

Qiao Yijing's face showed a look of heartache: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. My family isn't that old-fashioned."

Aside from the requirement that children born must bear the surname Joey and be sent to be raised by the family, other rules are not very strict.

"Oh, so when we have a child, we'll have to send her to the Joey family."

Qiao Yijing blushed and then explained, "Yes, because of the special bloodline of our clan, any child born to us, Qiao Yi, will definitely be a daughter who looks the same."

Although many members of the clan married some important figures, all the children they had took Joey's surname and were then sent to the family.

But don't worry, the family doesn't care who the child's father is. As long as the child is Joey's bloodline, he will receive the same upbringing and care.

"Really? That's a strange bloodline ability!"

Lin Ye muttered to himself, but Qiao Yijing misinterpreted it as displeasure and quickly spoke up:

"In fact, as compensation to their partners, some of us Joy people tacitly allow our partners to have children with other women after giving away their children."

"What! That works too!" Lin Ye asked, barely suppressing a laugh.

"Well, after all, you men also have the right to enjoy the company of your children and grandchildren, and our family rules are too inhumane, so we have no choice but to resort to crooked methods."

So, Lin Ye, I can tolerate you finding other women and even having children with them in the future, but you must always put me first in your heart!

Also, no matter who you choose, you have to get my approval. I can't tolerate sharing a partner with just any woman. Can you understand that?

"I understand, I totally understand! Who said this rule goes against human nature? This rule is far more humane than anything else."

"Huh? What did you say?!"

"Oh, I mean, it's really too much of a challenge for a gentleman like me to do something like having a harem."

"You think you can get on it again? Then just pretend I didn't say anything~"

"Don't worry, no matter what the future holds, you will always be the mistress of the harem."

"Tch~"

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. If I wanted to set up a gym in Lilycove City, I mean, after I become a 'Gym Leader' level Trainer, what are the chances of that happening?"

"You want to become a gym leader? You've got quite the ambition!"

However, if you really reach that level, you are theoretically qualified.

If you reach the "Gym Master" level, I will definitely give you my full support.

However, the "master level" bottleneck is not easy to break through; statistically speaking, it is the most difficult level to cross.

Even within powerful clans, trainers who reach the "Gym Leader" level are absolute members of the family's upper echelons.

Lin Ye chuckled and then let the seven Pokémon emerge from the shadows!

Looking at Lin Ye's impressive lineup, Qiao Yijing was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth.

"How did your strength improve so quickly! Even the geniuses of those aristocratic families can't match this speed."

"Hehe~, it's just hard work, diligence, and a tiny bit of talent!"

"Stop talking nonsense~, your Haunter is already at the peak of 'Pro' level, and it still has one more chance to greatly increase its power through evolution."

From this perspective, you're really not far from becoming a "master-level" expert; what you just said wasn't just unrealistic ambition.

"Hehe~, so you're saying Jingjing, you still have some doubts about my abilities? I'd better show you what I'm made of~"

As Lin Ye spoke, he grabbed Qiao Yijing and headed towards the room.

"Oh dear, the food's still burning!"

"Don't be afraid~, Azure Flame Blade Demon, go catch the spoon!"

"Just you wait, boss!"

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