Elves: Angler's Rainy Day Team

Chapter 969, Gym Quota

It was the fifty-third day of staying in the Orange Islands, and it was drizzling.

Fine drizzles fell, and the air was filled with a damp smell, mixed with the soil and grass outside the window, giving off a faint fragrance.

The ward of the Elf Center was filled with a faint smell of disinfectant. Miss Joy was changing the bandages on Yu Hai, who was wrapped in bandages like a dumpling on the bed.

At this moment, Yu Hai couldn't help but groan because of the pain in his wound, and his slightly trembling eyelashes could not be hidden from the attentive Miss Joy.

The news of Yu Hai's awakening spread quickly, and Xiao Gang and others rushed into the ward immediately. They surrounded Yu Hai's bed with concern in their eyes.

Xiaogang's face was a little excited. He walked quickly to the bedside and asked in a trembling voice: "Ahai, you finally woke up!"

That night, he witnessed with his own eyes that Yu Hai was seriously injured, with blood staining large areas of his clothes. He was breathing weakly and thought that Yu Hai would never wake up again.

After all, he was bleeding too much and his injuries were too severe. He thought Yu Hai was going to die. Even Miss Joy said that the result of the rescue was uncertain. Now that he saw Yu Hai waking up, his heart finally settled down.

"Thanks, I've heard what Slowking said." Yu Hai turned his head slightly and looked at Brock and Satoshi. Although his voice was a little weak, his eyes were still bright.

In fact, he deliberately created such a thrilling situation this time with the purpose of letting the two of them be witnesses. Otherwise, with Slowking's ability, he could have teleported directly to the Pokémon Center.

Xiaozhi was also frightened. Recalling the look on his face when he saw Yu Hai, his mind went blank in an instant. The bloody scene, like a nightmare he had not yet woken up from, appeared before his eyes without any warning, making him feel the cruelty of reality.

He asked with some concern: "Brother Hai, we didn't do anything. But you, are your missions so dangerous?"

"There were some accidents in this mission." Yu Hai smiled bitterly, with an imperceptible deep meaning hidden in his smile. In fact, this was not an accident at all. Everything was the result of his careful planning. Only he himself knew the real purpose of this matter.

"Okay, the patient still needs to rest. You can go out first and do your own things. There is no need to stay here." Wu Neng frowned and drove everyone away with a serious face.

He stood aside and heard these children talking about sensitive topics. Even he knew that he should not ask about the mission casually, but these children had no scruples at all. They were really like newborn calves who were not afraid of tigers. This matter could only be clarified after Du arrived.

"Brother Hai, I still have to challenge the battle frontier. I will come to see you after I finish the challenge." Xiaozhi looked at Yu Hai reluctantly. He still had many things to say, but he still had challenge goals to achieve and could not waste too much time here.

"Go." Yu Hai now even found it extremely difficult to wave his hands. He could only slightly pull the corners of his mouth and reveal a very forced smile, as a farewell to the few people.

After Xiaozhi and the others left, the ward suddenly became quiet. The drizzle outside the window was still hitting the glass, making a monotonous and soothing sound.

Wu Neng quietly walked to Yu Hai's bedside, gently pulled over a chair and slowly sat down. He held a book in both hands, staring at the book intently, saying nothing, just sitting there quietly.

Yu Hai turned his head slightly and glanced at Wu Neng. Seeing that the other party was silent, he chose to remain silent as well. He had just chatted with everyone for a while, and his already weak body had been exhausted. At this moment, he felt only waves of fatigue coming over him.

He knew that there were still many difficult issues to deal with, such as the endless questions Du would ask when he arrived, and the question of his own future. Thinking of this, he sighed secretly and decided to regain some strength first.

Anyway, he had already made up his mind to leave the main battlefield of Kanto where the Rockets and the Alliance were in constant conflict. The Orange Islands at most had a branch of the Rockets, and the situation there was relatively less tense and less dangerous. It was a more comfortable "home" for him.

In the Orange Islands, even if there are tasks assigned, it will be much easier to deal with them.

As for entering the Alliance Treasury, he still had a large number of fragments that needed to be consumed, and there was no shortage of various resources and materials at present, so the need to enter the treasury was not urgent.

He also knew that once he became a champion trainer, the authority and difficulty of entering the treasury would be much better than it is now, so there was no need to take risks at this time.

Recalling this experience, he felt somewhat helpless. This adventure was purely a trap, but things had come to this point and there was no other way, so he came up with this way to escape.

At this moment, he lay quietly on the hospital bed, feeling the dull pain from his wound, waiting for Du's arrival.

Not long after, hurried footsteps were heard outside the ward. Du hurriedly walked into the ward and saw Yu Hai lying on the bed. Seeing that Yu Hai could still move his eyeballs slightly and blinked at him, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In his opinion, as long as the person is fine, with the alliance's advanced medical technology, even serious injuries such as broken hands and feet can be cured, not to mention that Yu Hai has woken up. If the elves can be cured of such serious injuries in fierce battles, humans are naturally no problem.

"Ahai, what did you encounter on this mission? And what is that mysterious elf?" Du quickly walked to the seat next to Wu Neng and sat down, eager to know the situation on the scene.

When Wu Neng saw Du coming, he stood up tactfully and prepared to leave the ward. However, as soon as he took a step, he was stopped by Du.

Du looked at Wu Neng and said with a gentle smile: "Uncle Wu, you can also listen..."

"Du Guanjun, when we arrived, Team Rocket was already evacuating." Yu Hai tried to recall the scene and said slowly, "I saw Team Rocket trying to evacuate via the rooftop by helicopter, so I rushed to the rooftop and had my elves destroy the helicopter."

"It was also because of the helicopter crash that I was besieged by two top trainers of Team Rocket. Their Pokémon were very powerful, and I was in a tough battle for a while..." Yu Hai's voice was a little weak, and there was still a trace of fear in his eyes when he described the battle process.

"If the elves used in Team Rocket's experiments hadn't gone crazy and suddenly attacked the two Team Rocket kings, disrupting their formation, I wouldn't have been able to escape."

"Later, I took the opportunity to ask Slowking to take me away from there. That Pokémon was a Psychic-type Pokémon. I heard everyone on Team Rocket call that Pokémon Mewtwo..."

Having said that, Yu Hai turned to look at the Slow King who was quietly standing aside, raised his chin slightly, and shouted, "Slow King, take out the potion..."

"Ah-dong." The Dai Dai King blinked his round eyes, and a soft blue light radiated around his body. He used his telekinesis to unzip the backpack, and the backpack slowly opened.

It skillfully took out tubes of potions from its backpack. These violent potions were of a turbid color and flowed faintly under the warm light. They were the failed products of the super violent potion. Under the influence of telekinesis, the potions slowly floated into Du's hands.

"These berserk potions are made by extracting the telekinesis of that psychic elf. They are the failed products of Team Rocket." Yu Hai raised his head slightly, his eyes fell on the potions in Du's hand, with a hint of complexity in his eyes.

Unfortunately, even though the evidence was right in front of him, he couldn't report Naz for cheating. He could only let these clowns jump around for a while until he broke through to the championship level.

These failed products were originally to be handed over to the Alliance as evidence. If it was a successful super-powered rage potion, he would not hand it over. That was the spoils he had obtained at great risk.

Watari carefully examined the Berserk Potion in his hand, his eyes full of thought. After a moment, he raised his head, looked at Ukai, and asked, "Who was the Rocket Team's top trainer who besieged you? Do you remember?"

"One of them is Athena, a member of Team Rocket, and the other one is wearing black clothes and a mask. I couldn't see his face clearly, so I don't know who he is. The Pokémon he uses are Tribat and Toxopus." Yu Hai looked calm and did not reveal that Aju had backstabbed him.

Now is far from the time to have a complete showdown with Team Rocket. As for whether the Crossbat and Toxopus sent by Aju will expose his identity, he doesn't want to interfere.

As an undercover agent of the Rockets, he didn't believe that Aju hadn't made multiple preparations to hide his identity. If the alliance had an intelligence advantage, it wouldn't have allowed these undercover agents to jump around for so long.

"You should take good care of your injuries first." Du sighed softly, a hint of helplessness on his face. He hadn't gotten any key information from Yu Hai yet. Now he could only wait for Aju to come back and see if he could learn more from her.

"Champion, I'm afraid I'm powerless to help with the next mission." Yu Hai closed his eyes slightly, then slowly opened them again, his eyes filled with exhaustion and sincerity. This injury was real, and his desire to avoid participating in those dangerous missions was genuine. He simply didn't want to get involved in this war, and he didn't want to argue about the rights and wrongs of the Rockets and the league.

Du nodded slightly, a gentle smile on his face: "Don't worry, you have done well this time. When you were seriously injured and unconscious, I applied to the alliance and secured a position as a gym leader for you. The Orange Islands are short of manpower, and you can build a gym of your own in the Orange Islands..."

In fact, Du had already started thinking about this matter after seeing Yu Hai seriously injured and unconscious. Yu Hai was seriously injured this time and he would basically be unable to participate in the alliance's mission for at least the next six months.

Instead of letting Yu Hai recuperate somewhere else, it is better to let Yu Hai return to the Orange Islands. Firstly, he can recover in peace. Secondly, the Rockets are more and more active in the Orange Islands. Yu Hai is a trustworthy trainer in the league and his strength is strong enough.

By establishing a gym in the Orange Islands and taking control of one side, they would be able to effectively suppress the nearby islands and instantly destroy Team Rocket as soon as they showed up.

Of the eight contestants in the previous Heavenly King Tournament, four emerged victorious after numerous rounds of competition and were successfully promoted to the Four Heavenly Kings. Naturally, the Alliance also made corresponding arrangements for the remaining four.

Ayi comes from the Youzu Dojo. In the long run, Ayi is very likely to inherit this dojo in the future. After all, the mission of family inheritance is there, and everything can only develop step by step.

As for Koji's brother-in-law, as a son-in-law who lives with the family, the situation is a little complicated. Koji's family has never had a clear attitude on whether to let their son-in-law set up his own family.

At least so far, they have inquired from many sources but have not heard any news from Koji's grandfather. The family's decisions and future direction are shrouded in a fog, making it difficult for the alliance to see clearly.

Let’s talk about Yu Hai. Grandpa Atsumi didn’t object too much. If Xia Gan Gym was left to his grandson Ada, then his son-in-law and daughter would have no Gym to inherit.

In this situation, letting Yu Hai and the others go out and start a new business on their own seems to be a good idea.

The most important thing is the return of Dunmei’s father. Dunmei’s father’s performance in the past year has been seen by Dunmei’s grandfather, otherwise Dunmei’s grandfather would not let him go so easily.

The little grandson Ada is also growing stronger step by step under the special training of his father Dunmei. He can accept handing the gym over to Ada who has reached the level of a top trainer in the future, but then his daughter and son-in-law will need to find another way out.

"Build a gym?" When Yu Hai heard the news, his eyes widened instantly, with an expression of disbelief, as if he had heard something out of the ordinary.

His original plan was to return to the Orange Islands to recuperate, thinking that after a while, Du might forget about him and he could live his life in peace.

But he never expected that the development of the matter was completely beyond his expectations. This sudden turn was too sudden. He never thought that the topic would turn to the issue of building a gym.

Moreover, in his opinion, hadn't the alliance already decided on the gym candidates?
“Yes, the Alliance intends to reshape the landscape of the Orange Islands.” Watari said seriously, taking out a map of the Orange Islands from his file bag.

The map unfolds, and three bright red circles are clearly marked on it, standing out prominently on the map.

Yu Hai's gaze followed the red circle on the map, and only one corner remained unmarked. This location was the southwest corner of the Orange Islands, near Daigan Island and Yuzu Island...

"What is this? Citrus Island, Mandarin Orange Island, and Hasa Island? Could it be Xiaoying?" Upon seeing the three red circles, Yu Hai quickly recalled some information and instantly realized that these were the islands where the Alliance's three newly built dojos were located.

He was genuinely surprised; he hadn't expected that Xiao Ying would also get the opportunity to establish a dojo.

“That’s right.” Du nodded slightly, his gaze falling on the map, and continued, “Of the four remaining people in the Heavenly King Tournament, only you and Xiaoying are suitable to establish a dojo. After your younger brother learned of this news, he has already planned to establish a fighting dojo in his hometown of Hassa Island.”

As he spoke, Du gently placed the map on Yu Hai's lap, gesturing for Yu Hai to examine it carefully.

Actually, Xiaoying's gym was originally planned to be located on Marcot Island, where a lively Bug Catching Contest is held every year. Establishing a Bug-type gym there would undoubtedly be a good choice.

However, reality fell short of expectations. During the preparation process, a suitable candidate could not be found to serve as the first Gym Leader. After all, as the founder of the gym, the first Gym Leader bore the heavy responsibility of managing the surrounding islands, and their strength was bound to be considerable.

In addition, Xiaoying has a deep affection for her hometown, and that unbreakable sense of familiarity makes her decide to give up Marcot Island and instead change her original plan to build a Bug-type gym to a Fighting-type gym on her hometown Hassa Island.

"So now only the southwest corner is left? There are no islands here, how can we build a gym?" Yu Hai felt completely numb, his face full of disbelief.

If you want him to build a dojo, he needs a real piece of land, right?
But in front of me, this area on the map is nothing but endless, surging seawater, not a single hair. How am I supposed to build a gym here?
“Once you recover, you can personally go back to the original location and choose a site.” Du patiently explained, seeing Yu Hai’s somewhat frantic state, “You can select some small islands and reefs. Once it’s decided, the Alliance will send someone to reclaim land from the sea, and a brand new island will be born…”

Watami Yukai still looked bewildered, and shook his head helplessly. He could only explain in more detail: "If you think the land reclamation project in the southwest corner is too troublesome, building a dojo on Daikan Island and Heikan Island is also a feasible option."

"Dr. Insider's research institute is on Daigan Island, and Pinggan Island is a nature reserve. Large-scale construction is not allowed on either island, so if you want to build houses, you can only do so by the sea..."

"What's the difference? And what about the spot to establish a dojo? Was it earned through this contribution?" Yu Hai asked seriously, determined to get to the bottom of this. He couldn't afford to fall into this trap again without understanding; otherwise, it would be too late to regret it.

After all, reclaiming land from the sea and building a dojo is no small matter that can be easily accomplished. Without the financial support of the alliance, he would not have had enough money to start such a large-scale project on his own.

“Of course there are differences.” Wataru took out several plans from the briefcase beside him and handed them to Yu Hai. “The League has developed several different plans for the construction of dojos. You can choose the one that suits you best.”

Yu Hai took the plan and saw that it detailed the dojo construction plan supported by the alliance. However, he knew in his heart that the alliance's support was not something that could be obtained for free. There would definitely be corresponding requirements in other aspects, and he would make up for it from other places.

Watari then pointed to one of the plans and continued to explain: "There are also plans here that the alliance will not support. The advantage of this plan is that it will give the gym owner more autonomy."

Letting the guild leader explore the land on his own is not a loss for the alliance. It allows them to expand their territory without losing a single soldier or spending a single penny, which is beneficial to both sides in a sense.

"The plan to establish a dojo was already part of the league's plan," Wataru explained earnestly, looking at Yu Hai. "Before we could find a suitable candidate, we would use you, the Elite Four candidates..."

"Your dojo spot wasn't earned through contributions. If you want to use your contributions this time, you can exchange them for more financial support..."

"I understand. Let's put the construction plan aside for now and study it carefully when I have time. I will let you know as soon as I make a decision, Du Guanjun." Yu Hai breathed a sigh of relief. Knowing that the venue slot was not obtained through contributions, a huge weight was lifted from his heart.

After all, the injury was so serious. If all I get is a spot in the dojo, then all the suffering would have been for nothing, and that would be so frustrating.

"Get some rest. If anything happens, feel free to contact me anytime." Du said, slowly getting up, lifting his cloak as he did so. He straightened his sleeves, turned, and left the ward.

Wu Neng also got up. He knew that since Yu Hai had woken up, he no longer needed to worry about the rest, and he should go back.

"Uncle Wu, thank you for your help these past few days. I will personally come to thank you once I'm done with my business." Du sincerely thanked Wu Neng, secretly relieved that Yu Hai was safe and sound, otherwise he really wouldn't know how to face those old men.

"It's alright, you go ahead and do your work. The affairs of the alliance are more important." Wu Neng waved his hand with a smile. He knew in his heart that the alliance was facing many problems, which was why he had always been unwilling to take on an important position in the alliance.

After a brief farewell to Watari, he released his psychic spirit, and with a flash of blue light, he and the spirit disappeared.

Watching Wu Neng leave, Du also released his psychic spirit. He looked up at the window of Yu Hai's ward one last time, and then disappeared in the blink of an eye in a burst of light.

(End of this chapter)