Chapter 68: Paras doesn’t want to evolve? The tragic truth? I heard two voices?!
Chapter 68: Paras doesn’t want to evolve? The tragic truth? I heard… two voices?! (Please read on)
It’s not that Ye Yinchuan really has no impression of Paras.
On the contrary, he was deeply impressed by this crab-like thing with two mushrooms on its head.
The name doesn't match the image.
Once you see the real thing, you will immediately understand.
"You mean Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, don't I understand?"
(Note: Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun is a female anime character. Because she wears two spotted bows on her head and has the same color scheme, she looks like the personification of Paras.)
Ye Yinchuan muttered to himself.
At the same time, I was also admiring the appearance of this Pokémon.
Most of Paras' body is orange, somewhat like a crab, but in fact, according to the official illustrations, it should be similar to a cicada larva.
There are three pairs of legs in total.
The first two pairs are huge and have sharp spikes, which at first glance look like crab claws.
The two pairs at the back are smaller and also like crab legs, together supporting the balance of the body.
If you look closely at Paras's face, it's actually a bit scary.
Especially the mouth, which is full of six teeth, separated into two rows, with a round bulge on top that looks like a nose.
There are five mysterious bumps on the forehead.
If it weren't for a pair of big, round, black and watery eyes, she wouldn't be cute at all.
Of course, when talking about Paras, we have to mention the two mushrooms growing on its back.
The purple-red cap has light yellow spots and looks poisonous.
This kind of mushroom is called "Cordyceps sinensis" in the Pokémon illustrated manual.
In the illustrated manual of Pallas, this mushroom is described as "a precious mushroom that can be used as a medicine for longevity, and can be used after being dried and ground into powder."
But in the illustration of Paras's evolved form, "Paraste", it only mentions that "collecting the spores and boiling them in water can make it into traditional Chinese medicine."
The reason why Ye Yinchuan remembers it so clearly.
It was because when he came into contact with the Pokémon Paras, he fantasized that if he traveled to the Pokémon world, he could raise Paras and sell this kind of mushroom for money.
After all, it is a “precious mushroom that is the elixir of longevity”, so it should be very valuable, right?
But actually.
Ye Yinchuan just did a search.
The mushroom on Paras's head does have certain medicinal value.
But if you want to sell it, it must first be of a certain age, or grow to a certain size.
Secondly, the mushrooms on Paras’ head cannot grow just like that. They need to absorb enough nutrients.
If you remove the mushroom on Paras' head.
Although it will grow again, it must be at the cost of Paras' own nutrients.
What's more, the real Cordyceps sinensis is complete only with the insect body!
Not to mention, artificially bred Paras are often not of sufficient medicinal value.
Therefore, the idea of relying on Paras to form a Cordyceps sinensis production line and make a lot of money is just empty talk...
My thoughts drifted a little bit away.
Ye Yinchuan came back to his senses and looked at the harmless Paras.
The two small mushrooms on the top of the head are like hairpins, and there are big black and round eyes.
You know what, it's really a bit inexplicably cute, like a girl.
"The problem with your Paras is that you can't evolve, right?"
"Yes, yes. Logically, my Paras is almost level 30, so it should evolve. But no matter how hard I try, it doesn't work."
The rich young lady in the camera picked up Paras and said helplessly.
[Fujie, if possible, I can be your Paras! ]
[Paras is so cute, he evolved into Parasite and looks lifeless. 】
[You don't understand, I like the beauty of intensity! ]
"Paras... does not evolve..."
Ye Yinchuan looked at the panel that popped up on the body of Paras, thoughtfully.
[Mushroom Pokémon: Paras]
[Level: Level 31]
[Attributes: Insect, Grass] [Gender: Female]
[Racial value: D level (285)]
[Individual value: A level (189)]
[Characteristic: Spores]
[Character: Stubborn]
[Skills: Grab, Paralysis Powder, Poison Powder, Absorb, Slash, Mushroom Spores, Split]
[Status: about to evolve, endurance]
[Evolution Route: Paras-Palast]
[Features: None]
"Hiss, it looks fine. It's clearly in the status bar and is about to evolve, so why isn't it evolving yet? Wait... why is there a word 'patience' in the status bar?"
Ye Yinchuan looked at the panel and then looked at the Paras.
He noticed that the mushroom on the head of this Paras was a little too small compared to its level of 31.
"Doesn't this Paras want to evolve?"
The memory of Ye Yinchuan's death suddenly began to attack.
He recalled an episode of the Pokémon anime he had watched, in which there was a Parasaurolophus that was too timid and weak, so it could not evolve.
But later, netizens had a new interpretation of this episode and the Pokémon Paras, and even derived a tragic truth about evolution.
That is……
Before Paras evolved, the insect consciousness was dominant, but after evolving into Parast, the mushroom consciousness became dominant.
It can even be said that the insect's consciousness has disappeared, which means it is dead and has become an empty shell.
What really evolved was the mushroom that was parasitic on Paras' back!
There is a lot to prove this.
For example, Parast's eyes were lifeless, empty and pale, just like a corpse.
For example, the mushrooms in Parasite are bigger than bugs.
Liking darkness and humidity is not the habit of insects, but the habit of mushrooms.
There are also Parast entities in the forest that remain motionless after the mushrooms fall off.
all in all.
Some people have speculated that the Paras in the anime actually did not want to evolve, and it was the insect's will that was resisting, because once it evolved it would die.
In order to develop new drugs, its owner forced it to evolve, and it eventually evolved...
So this is a tragic evolutionary truth.
"Patience, patience is evolution? This Paras is gifted, and in order to survive, it is fighting against the parasitic mushroom behind it?"
Ye Yinchuan's mind seemed to be electrified, and he suddenly realized.
But he had no evidence, and he wanted to hear what this Paras had to say!
Listen to the heart and start!
"Paras, why don't you want to evolve?"
Although he didn't know whether Paras could understand, Ye Yinchuan decided to give it a try, and he also believed in the spirituality of Pokémon!
(Hiss… My head hurts… My back itches… Damn mushrooms, are they still growing? Hiss… Sometimes, my head feels heavy… Paras… I like the sun… Paras doesn’t want to evolve…)
(Buzz... Paras... We evolved together... We are one... You are wrong, we like sweet sap... We like darkness and humidity...)
"Hold the grass?"
When Ye Yinchuan used the listening heart, he was just trying his best to save the situation.
But he never expected that he actually heard two voices...
They are...bugs and mushrooms?!
"Oh my goodness, I've never seen anything like this before..."
At this moment, Ye Yinchuan was unable to control his expression.
Because this truth was a little surprising and hard for him to accept!
In order to save points, Ye Yinchuan turned off his listening heart.
Faced with so many viewers in the live broadcast room, he fell into a brief silence.
Taking a deep breath, as if making some kind of resolution——
"There is only one truth..."
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(End of this chapter)