Elves: Angler's Rainy Day Team

Chapter 866, Aaron Returns

On the 114th day after leaving the Orange Islands, it was drizzling.

On the morning of the sixth day after returning from the Quartz Plateau, it was drizzling outside the window, and the raindrops gently hit the window glass, making a crisp sound.

Yu Hai rubbed his sleepy eyes, stretched, listened to the sound of raindrops outside the window, and got up early as usual.

While he was washing up, he looked at the hazy rain outside the window and thought about the training plan for today. Although he could let the elf use the sunny day move to change the rainy day environment, it was not necessary.

In fact, rainy days also have their advantages. It is not as hot as usual, and the cool air makes him feel very comfortable. It seems that training like this is also good.

In the past, when the weather was particularly hot, he would often have the Toucan and other water-type elves use rain-making moves continuously to cool down the surrounding training grounds so that everyone could cool down. But now he doesn't need to do that anymore.

After a quick wash, he came to the restaurant of the Elf Center. The air was filled with the aroma of food. He packed his breakfast, found a seat and started to enjoy his breakfast. Just as he picked up a sandwich, his cell phone rang suddenly.

"Ding-a-ling, jingle-"

The crisp ringtone sounded particularly clear in the sparsely populated restaurant.

He quickly put down his breakfast, reached into his pocket and took out his cell phone. The number displayed on the screen was Aaron's. A hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes, and he quickly pressed the answer button.

"Hello?" Yu Hai put the phone close to his ear with a hint of doubt in his eyes. He called at this time. Could it be that he came back?

"Boss, we're back. Boss, are you back?" Aaron's weak but excited voice came from the other end of the phone.

"I'm back. What did you get this time?" Yu Hai picked up the food with his other hand and put it into his mouth to chew, then started chatting with Aaron on the other end of the phone.

"Boss, things are a bit complicated and hard to explain in a few words. Let's talk about it when we meet later," A'long sighed, holding his cell phone. He and Xiao Ming were lying in a mess on the wasteland on the outskirts of the city. The surrounding area was overgrown with weeds and the rain wet their hair and clothes.

Their clothes were tattered, covered with dirt and grass, and covered with wounds of varying sizes, some of which were still oozing blood. Their faces were filled with fatigue, and sweat and rain mixed together and slid down their cheeks.

But their eyes were filled with excitement and excitement of surviving the disaster. After going through untold hardships, they finally came back alive, and this adventure was very fruitful. Even though they were covered in wounds, their hearts were filled with joy.

"I'm glad you're back safely. You guys pack up first, and we'll go to the restaurant later to eat and chat." After Yu Hai said that, he hung up the phone and continued to eat breakfast.

After breakfast, he came to the deserted field where he had been training the elves as usual. The empty field looked foggy in the drizzle, with only the sound of falling raindrops.

He released the elves, and they hid under the tree with him to avoid the rain, enjoying the rare cool rain and quietly eating the prepared breakfast.

He watched the elves eat breakfast, silently thinking about the next training arrangement. After eating, he continued with his daily training.

Time passed little by little, and we continued training until noon. The rain gradually stopped, and the sun finally peeked out from behind the clouds, casting a few faint rays of sunlight through the clouds.

He was concentrating on watching the elves train when the cell phone in his pocket rang again. He took it out and saw that it was Aaron calling, informing him to come over for lunch.

He looked at the time and asked the elves to stop training and have lunch first. After the elves had lunch, he collected the elves into their Poké Balls one by one and set off for the restaurant that Aaron mentioned.

When he arrived at the restaurant and opened the door, he was hit by the lively atmosphere inside. Aaron and Xiao Ming were already sitting in the corner. They both changed into clean clothes, white T-shirts with dark pants, but their faces and arms were covered with bruises, with Band-Aids on their faces and several serious wounds on their arms wrapped in bandages. These scars silently told of the difficulties they had experienced this time.

"How is it? Are there any parts missing?" Yu Hai teased them with a smile, his eyes full of concern. He looked at them carefully, and when he saw that they had all their limbs intact, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, secretly glad that he hadn't made a mistake in judging them. At least they both came back safely, not covered by a piece of cloth.

"Boss," Xiao Ming was about to speak when he was interrupted by A Long raising his hand.

"Let me say it." Aaron glanced at Xiao Ming and nodded slightly, as if he had something to say and wanted to say it first.

He had been with the boss for quite some time and knew his temper very well. He immediately sat up straight, pulling at his wound. He could only endure the pain with a serious expression, recalling the scene at that time, and continued:

"Boss, here's what happened. Xiao Ming discovered a poaching group a while ago. The poaching group is active in the jungle area in the north of Deep Gray City. The jungle is lush with trees, and there are old trees everywhere that block out the sun. The environment is a bit complicated, which provides a hiding place for the poaching group."

"The leader of the poaching group has a king-level elf. Xiao Ming is not sure he can deal with it alone. In addition, the organization has a rule that we must act in groups of two. Originally, Xiao Ming planned to wait for Xiao Shun to finish the Quartz Conference and then invite Xiao Shun to act together."

"Coincidentally, Xiao Ming met me a few days ago. Xiao Ming thought that he had a better chance of inviting me to go with him, so the two of us set out to track the poaching group and went deep into the mountains."

At this point, Aaron and Xiao Ming's eyes flashed with fear. They subconsciously touched the bandages wrapped around their arms, took a deep breath, calmed down, and continued, "But who would have thought that the poaching group leader actually hid a king-level elf and had two king-level elves in his hands. This sudden situation was also within our expectations..."

"Luckily, Xiao Ming invited me. My elves can restrain the poaching group leader's king-level elves. If it was Xiao Shun, they might not be able to come back. Even Xiao Ming and I were in danger this time and almost died in the woods."

Aaron fell into memories, as if he had returned to the fierce battle in the woods, and continued to talk about his previous experiences...

"In the dense forest, the two king elves of the poaching group leader were very powerful. Xiao Ming's elves and I tried our best to fight them. In order to defeat the poaching group leader, our elves risked their lives. In the end, Xiao Ming and I paid the price of serious injuries in exchange for a hard-fought victory..."

"In the end, we successfully got all the spoils of the poaching group, and we can also go to the Elf Center to collect the bounty with the heads of the poaching group. Overall, this harvest is not bad." Aaron finished telling the two people's experiences in the past few days, with a tired smile on his face. "It's good that you are okay." Yu Hai looked at the injuries on the two people's bodies and wanted to say something, but he saw the waiter just brought the steaming hot food to the table, and the aroma of the food instantly filled the noses of the three people.

He didn't say anything more, but picked up his chopsticks and asked the two to have dinner first. While he was putting food into the bowl, he told A'long, "A'long, I'll give you a few days to rest well. When you're almost recovered, we'll leave."

"Okay, boss." After Aaron responded, he looked at Xiao Ming again. There was a barely perceptible hint of relief in both of their eyes.

Seeing that the boss didn't say anything more, they couldn't help but feel relieved and thought that it was more important to eat first, so they picked up their bowls and chopsticks and enjoyed the delicious meal.

They had been sleeping in the open air and had not had a proper meal for several days. During the days of tracking the poaching group, they basically relied on dry food to fill their stomachs, and the taste of bird had long faded in their mouths.

Not long after, after the three of them had eaten and drunk their fill in the restaurant, Xiao Ming put down his chopsticks contentedly, burped, and waved for the waiter to pay the bill.

After paying the bill, he wiped the rice grains from the corners of his mouth with a tissue. With curiosity in his eyes, he looked at Yu Hai and asked, "Boss, where are you going next? There are many fun places here. Why don't you stay here for a few more days? I'm quite familiar with this area. If you stay, I can be your tour guide..."

"No." Yu Hai smiled and shook his head gently, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes: "We still have to go to the Chengdu area, and there are still many things waiting for us to deal with there. You performed well this time. Next time you act, you must remember to work in groups of two."

"The situation in the wild is complicated and changeable. Without companions to look after each other, if something happens, even the news won't be able to get out. Do you understand?" Yu Hai looked at Xiao Ming, his eyes containing both affirmation and warning.

Then, he looked at Aaron again and found that Aaron seemed to be hesitant to speak. He couldn't help but feel confused and wondered what Aaron was going to do.

Aaron felt Yu Hai's gaze and hesitated for a moment, but he mustered up his courage and quickly took out from his backpack one of the items he had gained from this operation. It was a purple poisonous horn that emitted a faint purple halo and a fishy smell.

There were still traces of the battle on the surface of the horn. He carefully placed the poisonous horn on the table, then looked up at Yu Hai with a sincere look.

"Boss, this poisonous horn was broken by Gyarados when Nidoking was fighting with Gyarados. The battle was fierce at that time. Although Nidoking was restrained by the attribute, Nidoking's resistance was very tenacious. I thought if you need it..."

"I really need it. I'm glad you still remember it. That's so thoughtful of you." Yu Hai stared at the poisonous horn that was longer than his palm, examining it carefully. His eyes lit up slightly and he couldn't help but show joy on his face.

The image of the Poison Frog immediately emerged in his mind, and he thought that the Poison Frog had always lacked a suitable poison-related item.

If this poisonous horn could be processed into a prop similar to a poison needle and worn on the stinger on the back of the poisonous frog's hand, it would just be able to bring out the poisonous attribute of the poisonous frog and enhance its strength.

“Hey, boss.” Aaron scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, with a trace of heartache on his face. Gyarados was his right-hand man. He sighed helplessly and said, “Fortunately, the poaching group boss Nidoking was restrained by Gyarados, otherwise this battle would not be so easy to win.”

"Even though Nidoking is restrained by the water type, Nidoking's desperate counterattack also poisoned Gyarados and seriously injured him. It will probably take a long time to recuperate..."

"Then take good care of your wound." Yu Hai looked at the purple poisonous horn again and fell into a brief contemplation. The noise in the restaurant gradually faded in his ears. He was thinking about how much he should pay to buy the poisonous horn.

After thinking for a while, he spoke again: "Even if this poison horn is 65 million, when you deal with the illegal goods these days, take the poisonous skull frog to process this poisonous horn and put the poison needle prop on the poisonous stinger on the back of the poisonous skull frog's right hand. What do you think of this price?"

"Boss, this...this...this..." When Aaron heard the price of 65 million, he was so shocked that his eyes widened and his mouth opened wide for a long time. His face was full of astonishment and he seemed to want to say something, but was speechless for a moment.

He originally wanted to give this poisonous horn to the boss. He never thought about selling it to the boss, nor did he think of asking the boss for money.

"One thing at a time." Yu Hai's eyes fell gently on the slightly weathered face of the middle-aged man in front of him. He did look a little anxious, and the years had left many marks on his face. People would believe him if he said he was fifty years old.

Looking at Aaron's surprised expression, he understood what he was thinking. But which middle-aged man doesn't need money?
No matter in the past life or this life, in this real world, the pressure of middle-aged people is always around, and money is needed everywhere in life. The so-called midlife crisis is the embodiment of pressure from many aspects such as economy, life, and children!
"You need money too, don't you?" Yu Hai smiled softly, with a hint of emotion in his tone. Aaron not only needs to cultivate elves, but also has a family to support.

Items like poison needles are not as valuable as those rare items of superpowers. Considering the general value of ordinary king-level items, the price is roughly around 50 to 60 million. Add another 5 million as processing fee, and this money should be more than enough to buy this poison horn.

"Okay, Boss." Aaron scratched his head helplessly. Although he felt a little guilty, he still accepted the proposal. In his mind, tens of millions of dollars might just be a small amount of money for a wealthy boss.

"Boss, I also bought Nidoking's poison sac from Aaron." Xiao Ming saw that the boss was still the generous and magnanimous boss who never spared money. He knew this very well since they first met.

Thinking of this, he also took the opportunity to talk about Gengar's plan to break through to the King level, with expectation in his eyes, hoping to get some valuable advice from the boss, "Boss, I plan to use this poison sac to help Gengar break through to the King level."

"You can arrange it yourself." Yu Hai waved his hand helplessly, took a tissue to wipe his mouth, and then slowly stood up. He still had to train the Pokémon, and time was running out. He smiled at Xiao Ming and said, "The method of cultivating Gengar's breakthrough is relatively mature. If you encounter something you don't understand, you can discuss it with Shingo. Maybe you can further improve the manuscript of the King's breakthrough."

Before leaving, he turned around and reminded Aaron: "Aaron, come and get the poisonous frog when processing the poison needle prop. Only when it is matched with the palm of the poisonous frog, the processed poison needle will be most suitable for the poisonous frog."

"I understand, boss." Aaron nodded seriously with a hint of fatigue in his eyes. The running around and fighting in the past few days made him physically and mentally exhausted. He just wanted to go back and have a good sleep.

As for dealing with the smuggled goods and processing props, they would wait for two days to recover. They were really exhausted these days and felt like all the bones in their bodies were about to fall apart.

As Yu Hai's figure gradually disappeared, A'long and Xiao Ming also dispersed. Xiao Ming knew the situation in this area very well, and he would still need to lead the way for many matters to come.

For example, looking for experienced craftsmen who process props. Xiao Ming knows where these experienced craftsmen are. There is also a black market near the Deep Gray City, which is just right for dealing with this black goods.

(End of this chapter)