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Chapter 68 Paras Who Doesn't Want to Evolve? A Tragic Truth? I Heard Two Voices?!
Chapter 68 Paras Who Doesn't Want to Evolve? A Tragic Truth? I Heard... Two Voices?! (Please Read On)
It wasn't that Ye Yinchuan truly had no impression of Paras.
On the contrary, he was very impressed by this thing with two mushrooms on its head that looked like a crab.
The name doesn't match the appearance.
Once they saw the real thing, they immediately understood.
"You mean Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun? Then I'll understand."
(Note: Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun is an anime female character who looks like a personification of Paras because of the two spotted ribbons in her hair and the similar color scheme.)
Ye Yinchuan muttered to himself.
At the same time, I was also admiring the appearance of this Pokémon.
Paras's body is mostly orange, somewhat resembling a crab, but according to the official encyclopedia, it should actually resemble a cicada larva.
There are three pairs of feet in total.
The first two pairs are huge and have sharp spikes, which at first glance look like crab claws.
The two pairs behind are smaller and also resemble crab legs, supporting the body's balance together.
If you look closely at Paras's face, it's actually a bit scary.
Especially the mouth, which has six teeth in two rows, with a round protrusion on top that resembles a nose.
There are also five mysterious bumps on his forehead.
If it weren't for her pair of big, round, and bright black eyes, she really wouldn't be considered cute.
Of course, when talking about Paras, one cannot help but mention the two mushrooms growing on its back.
Its purplish-red canopy and pale yellow spots make it look poisonous.
This mushroom is referred to as "Cordyceps sinensis" in the Pokédex.
In Paras's encyclopedia, this mushroom is described as "a precious mushroom that can be used as a longevity elixir, dried and ground into powder for use."
However, in the encyclopedia of Paras's evolved form, Paraster, it is only mentioned that "collecting spores and boiling them in water can make them into a traditional Chinese medicine."
The reason why Ye Yinchuan remembers it so clearly.
It was because when he first encountered the Pokémon Paras, he fantasized about whether he could raise Paras and sell these mushrooms to make money if he traveled to the Pokémon world.
After all, it's a "precious mushroom that's the medicine for longevity," so it must be very valuable, right?
But actually.
Ye Yinchuan just did a search.
The mushrooms on Paras's head do indeed have some medicinal value.
But to sell it for money, it first needs to be a certain age, or rather, it needs to grow to a certain size.
Secondly, the mushrooms on Paras's head don't just grow on their own; they need to absorb enough nutrients.
If you remove the mushroom from Paras's head.
Although it will grow back, it will certainly come at the cost of Paras' own nutrients.
Moreover, a genuine cordyceps is complete only when the insect body is included!
Not to mention, artificially bred Parasmus often lack sufficient medicinal value.
Therefore, the idea of creating a complete cordyceps production line through Paras and making huge profits is somewhat wishful thinking...
My thoughts drifted a little further away.
Ye Yinchuan snapped out of his daze and looked at the harmless-looking Paras.
Two small mushrooms on its head, like hair clips, plus big, round, black eyes.
You know what, it's actually kind of inexplicably cute, like a young girl.
"Your problem with Paras is that it can't evolve, right?"
"Yes, yes. Logically speaking, my Paras is almost level 30 and should have evolved by now. But no matter how hard I try, it doesn't work."
The wealthy young woman in the video picks up Paras and says with a hint of helplessness.
"Rich lady, if it were possible, I'd be your Paradox!"
Paras is so cute, but after evolving into Paraster, it looks so lifeless.
[You don't understand, the person upstairs likes the beauty of intensity!]
"Paras...doesn't evolve..."
Ye Yinchuan looked thoughtfully at the panel that popped up on the Paras.
【Pokémon the Mushroom: Paras】
[Level: 31]
【Attributes: Insect, Herb】
[Gender: Female]
[Racial stats: D-rank (285)]
Individual Value: Grade A (189)
【Characteristics: Spores】
[Personality: Stubborn]
[Skills: Grab, Paralysis Powder, Poison Powder, Absorb, Combo Slash, Mushroom Spores, Split]
[Status: About to evolve, Endure]
[Evolutionary Path: Paras - Paraster]
[Trait: None]
"Hmm, it looks fine. It's clearly on the verge of evolving, so why hasn't it evolved yet? Wait... why is there a 'Endure' status bar?"
Ye Yinchuan glanced at the panel, then at the Paras.
He noticed that the mushroom on Paras's head was a little too small for its level of 31.
"Does this Paras not want to evolve?"
The memories of Ye Yinchuan's death suddenly began to attack.
He remembered watching an episode of the Pokémon anime where there was a Paras that was too timid and weak to evolve.
However, later, netizens had a completely new interpretation of this episode and the Pokémon Paras, even suggesting a tragic evolutionary truth.
That is……
Before Paras evolved, the insect consciousness was dominant, but after evolving Paras, the mushroom consciousness became dominant.
In other words, the insect's consciousness has disappeared; it is dead, becoming an empty shell.
The real evolution was the mushroom that parasitized Paras!
There are many examples that can corroborate this point.
For example, Parasta's eyes had lost their sparkle; they were empty and pale, just like a corpse.
For example, Parasitic mushrooms are bigger than insects.
It's not insects that prefer dark and damp environments, but mushrooms.
And there exist Paraster individuals in the forest that remain motionless after the mushroom falls off.
all in all.
Some have speculated that Paras in the anime actually didn't want to evolve; it was the insect's will that was resisting, because evolving would mean death.
Its owner, in order to develop a new drug, forced it to evolve in various ways, and eventually it did evolve...
Therefore, this is a tragic evolutionary truth.
"Endurance, is this the endurance of evolution? This Paras is exceptionally gifted, fighting against the parasitic mushroom on its back just to survive?"
Ye Yinchuan's mind went blank as if struck by lightning, and he suddenly realized the truth.
But he had no evidence; he wanted to hear what this Paras had to say!
Listen attentively, activate!
"Paras, why don't you want to evolve?"
Although he didn't know if Paras could understand, Ye Yinchuan decided to give it a try, also believing in the spirituality of Pokémon!
(Hiss... My head hurts so much... My back is so itchy... Damn mushroom, is it still growing? Hiss... Sometimes, my head feels heavy... Paras... I like the sun... Paras doesn't want to evolve...)
(Buzz... Paras... Let's evolve together... We are one... You're wrong, we like sweet sap... We like dark and damp places...)
"Holy crap?"
When Ye Yinchuan used the Heart of Listening, he was only doing it as a last resort.
But to his utter surprise, he overheard two unspoken thoughts...
They are... insects and mushrooms?!
"My goodness, this is something I've never seen before..."
At this moment, Ye Yinchuan was unable to control his expression.
This truth was both surprising and hard for him to accept!
To save points, Ye Yinchuan turned off the Listening Heart.
Facing so many viewers in the live stream, he fell into a brief silence.
Take a deep breath, as if making a certain decision—
There is only one truth...
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(End of this chapter)