Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 684: Striking the Waterfall
In the bright battle hall.

"Today's course is field training."

"The location is the Luanji Waterfall, one of the ten scenic spots in Padya."

Looking at the students gathered below, Luo Mu announced the news very calmly.

Papa, Mudan and Pipa have long been accustomed to Luo Mu's unconventional ways of doing things.

However, Pi Pa still raised her hand in concern and asked, "The Luanji Waterfall is quite far away. Are we going to walk there?"

After hearing this, Wuli and Danyu, who were “newbies”, were stunned for a moment.

Only then did they realize that as a college with a long history, Orange College was not as modern as Blueberry College.

When they were at Blueberry Academy, they could go to the Eco-Dome to train in the simulated wild environment whenever they had time, but here there are real distance restrictions for going outdoors.

Going to a place a little further away will take up a lot of time, and it is impossible to take into account all ecological and climatic environments in one place.

This restriction will indeed make it difficult for the two of them to adapt for a while.

In front of the five people, Luo Mu, who had already considered this, put his hands on his hips and smiled complacently.

"I proposed this plan because I already had a plan!"

Mudan raised her hand and said expressionlessly, "You're not going to say anything about letting us sit on the back of Steel Crow and risk being hit by a wild giant forger from the sky to go to the so-called field training site, right?"

Luo Mu was speechless: ". Is this how I am in your eyes, teacher?"

He first cast his gaze towards Papa, but the other person immediately avoided his gaze.

The next one, Pi Pa, also quietly turned her head away. Only Wu Li, who was blushing and at a loss, and Dan Yu, who was a little confused about the situation, did not look away.

"Okay." Luo Mu raised his hands and surrendered. "In fact, the RV I customized has been delivered. It can take everyone along the Padiya National Highway to the Luanji Waterfall."

"It only takes less than three hours to go back and forth. If it's too late, you can camp in the bamboo forest near the waterfall. I've already told Principal Clavel about this in advance."

"Well, it seems that you also want to show off your new car."

Mudan hit the nail on the head.

Luo Mu looked at her speechlessly, not understanding why this little girl had become more and more sharp-tongued after not seeing her for more than half a month. Her conversation in the game clearly did not tend to be in that direction.

However, he did not deny Mudan's complaints.

Last night he had only considered letting a few students fight each other and that would be it.

But when he went out in the morning and saw the custom RV parked in the garage of his new house gathering dust, he suddenly changed his mind and chose to drive all the way to Zhuotai City.

Luo Mu did have the idea of ​​"showing off" his new car to others, but the field training at Luanji Waterfall was not something he came up with on a whim. Some effective teaching could indeed be carried out there.

Of course, Mudan was just complaining, and they would basically choose to obey Luo Mu's arrangements.

Not to mention the newcomers Wuli and Danyu.

But before setting off, Luo Mu stopped the five people and turned to look outside the gate of the battle hall.

"Before that, let me introduce to you the new students who will be taking classes with us in the next period of time."

The moment Luo Mu's voice fell, several question marks suddenly popped up in the five people's heads.

"Are there any transfer students?"

Papa looked out the door in disbelief.

Danyu and Wuli also looked confused.

Besides these two siblings, are there any other students transferring here?
But when the "people" outside came in, they were stunned.

——It was a Pokémon they had never seen before, like a teddy bear that walked upright, very cute.

Apprentice Bear was a little nervous being stared at by so many pairs of eyes. He walked into the fighting hall almost at the same time and stood next to Luo Mu.

".Is this a new classmate?"

After confirming several times, Papa looked up at Luo Mu in confusion.

"Well, for some reason, I promised to help it become stronger, so in the days to come, Apprentice Bear will train with you."

Luo Mu nodded slightly and briefly explained the reason.

Although it was unusual to have Pokémon as classmates, it was not unacceptable to everyone present.

Soon, their attention shifted to the bear apprentice himself.

Pi Pa looked at the bear apprentice with a scrutinizing gaze and murmured to herself, "It seems like it is good at fighting skills."

As a trainer specializing in fighting, Pipa can judge from the way the bear apprentice walks and its own posture that it must be a Pokémon that tends to train the body.

Mudan looked at Apprentice Xiong and felt that he looked familiar, but for a moment she couldn't remember why she felt that Apprentice Xiong looked familiar.

It is obviously unrealistic to expect the slightly introverted apprentice Xiong to get along well with Mudan and the others right away.

After the introduction, considering time constraints, Luo Mu took the five people directly out of Orange College and turned to the parking lot where he parked his car.

The matte silver exterior of the RV immediately shocked the five little kids, especially when they entered the rear compartment, where the numerous functions and convenient smart butler module were eye-opening.

Amidst the praises, Luo Mu, feeling satisfied, happily sat in the driver's seat to drive a few people.

With Luo Mu's encouragement, the bear apprentice stayed in the back carriage, hoping that he could get along well with the others during the more than one-hour ride.

Luo Mu hoped that his disciple Bear would at least be able to carry out simple communication, instead of just running timidly and hiding behind him.

After all, as a fighting-type Pokémon, being timid not only makes it unable to exert its combat power, but also makes it difficult to break through itself.

Most fighting-type Pokémon maintain a "fearless heart" and strive to improve their physical fitness.

But we can only hope that Apprentice Bear will gradually transform in the future.

In Luo Mu's opinion, he had to let his disciple Xiong overcome the current hurdle before talking about other things.

Soothing music echoed in the RV, and Luo Mu could faintly hear the voices of several people in the back talking to each other.

It's not just a chance for Apprentice Xiong, this is also a chance for the two newcomers, Wuli and Danyu, to quickly get familiar with them.

Time passed quickly, and an hour and a half later, the RV stopped outside a bamboo forest.

Looking at the scenery here, Luo Mu closed the car door and an expression of admiration appeared in his eyes.

Not long ago, he and the then young blacksmith, Skillful Blacksmith, had caused trouble for the Slash Commander tribe that occupied this place.

At that time, Ergui defeated the Servant Sword General who stole the hammer of the little blacksmith and drove him to live on the edge of the bamboo forest. After that, Luo Mu also found some fruit-eating insects in the bamboo forest behind and brought them back to the farm, using their "ripening" characteristics to cultivate high-quality agricultural products and fruits.

Coming back here again, I don’t know if there are any new changes here.

While Luo Mu was reminiscing about the past, five people who had become vaguely familiar to him got out of the back of the car, and Apprentice Xiong followed not far behind them.

It can be seen that Danyu, who is already a talkative person, immediately got along well with Pipa and also had common topics with Mudan.

Although he was a little kid who was afraid of loneliness a year ago, now Piper is acting like an older brother and is supporting Uli.

Disciple Xiong didn't even get out of the car and came to his side.

Looking at such obvious "results", Luo Mu was quite satisfied.

"Everyone come up, let's go to the waterfall first."

Luo Mu shouted, bringing back the attention of several students whose attention had been distracted by nature.

"Teacher Luo Mu, are you going to leave your car parked in the wild?"

Danyu, who had not yet adapted to his changed identity, asked with some confusion.

Her eyes stayed on the RV simply parked on the grass, and she felt that there was a good chance that wild Pokémon would cause trouble later.

Just like in Kitakami Township where she grew up, wild Pokémon would often destroy human creations intentionally or accidentally.

This is also what inevitably happens when bordering an area where wild Pokémon live.

"Don't worry, I have insurance measures."

Knowing what Danyu was worried about, Luo Mu gave her a reassuring look, and then winked at Mimikyu hiding in the shadow of the RV.

Although the RV has a built-in function to expel wild Pokémon, Luo Mu still wants to try not to use this function that may affect a specific Pokémon.

There is a saying that goes - biological control is the most environmentally friendly.

With Mimikyuu watching over the place, he could lead his students deep into the bamboo forest and head towards the Luanji Waterfall deep inside with peace of mind.

It was almost noon, and the bamboo forest was no longer foggy like it was in the early morning, and the bamboo poles were covered with dewdrops.

Now is the day when spring is approaching. Under the right environment, new bamboos are sprouting branches and leaves quickly. There are almost no traces of winter left, and the entire bamboo forest is already lush and green.

The sunlight shines through the sparse bamboo branches, casting mottled shadows on the ground, and the golden brown sheaths of the new bamboo shoots are illuminated.

At this time, a light breeze suddenly blew in the bamboo forest, and the new tender leaves made a softer friction sound than the old leaves, bringing a faint bamboo leaf fragrance mixed with the smell of soil into the air.

“It’s so quiet—”

Papa spoke softly. He felt the soil under his feet was slightly moist, probably because they were very close to the Luanji Waterfall.

"Yeah, it's a bit quiet indeed."

Luo Mu, who was walking in front, kept walking and looked around from time to time.

In Luo Mu's opinion, this is probably because wild Pokémon don't want to come into contact with them.

After all, the tyrannical Slash Commander tribe has been punished by Ergui Yan and the Skillful Blacksmith, so it is not surprising that this bamboo forest has returned to its former tranquility.

And more importantly, the Monarch Snake, which had left the Poké Ball, did not show any abnormal emotional fluctuations.

Our own monarch snake not only has very delicate energy control skills, but also has the ability to detect keen breath.

If there is anything abnormal, it will notice it immediately.

The facts were just as Luo Mu had expected. There were basically no wild Pokémon blocking the way or any unusual incidents along the way, and the group soon arrived at their destination - the Random Strike Waterfall.

The rushing water seemed to come from the sky, constantly washing along the way, then merging into the lake below, and finally flowing into other waters.

Listed as one of the ten scenic spots in Padia, the Luanji Waterfall is naturally no less impressive than the big waterfall on the other side of the Daguo Lake.

There are even many smaller waterfalls here than the single large waterfall in the game, forming a spectacular group of waterfalls.

Unlike the silence in the bamboo forest, the lake under the Luanji Waterfall is quite lively.

Many wild aquatic Pokémon live here, such as the Psyducks that Luo Mu had met before, and some common aquatic Pokémon like Marylou and Swimming Ring.

Even the light cod that Luo Mu hated so much had traces of it.

Resisting the urge to "retaliate by electrofishing", Luo Mu looked around and found a smaller waterfall with a place to stay. He pointed there and said, "Let's choose that place."

After hearing what he said, everyone followed his steps obediently.

After all, on the way here, Luo Mu had already explained what today's field training would be about.

Although I still plan to have them have a Pokémon battle to test whether they are slacking off.

But if you fail in this battle, you will receive a punishment——

Enjoy the feeling of the waterfall washing over your body.

The waterfall that Luo Mu chose was at best a super small waterfall, which was no problem for several people to withstand, so they didn't mind it at all.

They even became more excited when they thought about being able to play in the water during their free time after the battle.

Leaving aside Wuli and Danyu, at least Pipa and Paipa were looking forward to this kind of wild natural scenery. They had experienced a lot of it when they traveled with Nimo.

As for Peony, the homegirl was already thinking about how to avoid going into the water.

Just when everyone had their own thoughts and were ready to do something big, Luo Mu went to find Apprentice Xiong alone.

"Oh?"

Looking at Luo Mu squatting in front of him, Apprentice Bear tilted his head in confusion.

It’s okay for Papa and the others, I’m just a Pokémon, not a trainer. I don’t think Luo Mu will have to command the Pokémon to fight by himself, right?
Apprentice Bear put his hands behind his back and twirled his fingers in confusion.

It wants to become stronger, not to become a trainer.
Luo Mu had no idea what his disciple Xiong was thinking about. His eyes stopped at a slightly turbulent waterfall and he said to his disciple Xiong, "You can probably guess it. This is one of our fixed training locations from now on."

"Not counting the time I spend with you at Orange Academy every other day, you will need to take time out every day to come here for training."

The growth of Pokémon is a long and arduous process. If you want to achieve results, you will inevitably have to put in more effort.

Since Apprentice Xiong wants to become stronger, Luo Mu will do his best to help him.

Just like now, he planned to let his apprentice Bear undergo very classic and conventional training.

——This is the so-called waterfall practice!

(End of this chapter)