Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 697: The destined confrontation between rivals!
Unfortunately, Bodangshui had only been at the farm for one night. Even though it had been beaten by society, it had not yet realized that it had come to a place where there were more hidden dragons and crouching tigers than the Padia Pit.

Apart from the fairy energy left behind by Tapu Finfin's attack, which made it feel a little uncomfortable all over.

Swampert's attack was fairly mild, leaving only external injuries on Swampert, but virtually no internal injuries, so it was relatively easy for the doll to treat it.

After the doll's external injuries have been almost healed, the next issue is to choose a suitable area to build a hot spring pool.

It was a good opportunity to take Bodangshui to familiarize himself with the farm, so that it wouldn't sneak into the wild and cause trouble. So Luo Mu took it for a walk around the farm.

Perhaps because of the two beatings, Bodangshui became a lot more obedient, which made Luo Mu less worried.

I just don't know how long this honesty can last. I can only say that I hope he won't be like the rebellious son, Arcanine, who completely ignores being beaten.

When passing by an important farming area, looking at the figures of gophers diligently turning the soil, Luo Mu repeatedly reminded Bo Dangshui that if they didn't want to be tied up with vines by a monarch snake and hung outdoors for a whole day, it would be best not to make trouble.

The same is true for the ranch area, although Mudsling, Budding Stag, Mount Goat, Miltank and Kentaro are not strictly speaking fighting-type Pokémon.

But if you provoke them, there will often be a Pokémon that can cure the turbulent water that comes out to enforce justice.

Not to mention the lake area, where Bodangshui suffered a loss last night.

In addition to this, there is a back mountain. But based on Luo Mu's current understanding of Bodangshui, this guy who likes to bask in the sun and take hot baths is probably not interested in the slightly dark and humid environment of the back mountain that is suitable for the growth of mountain products.

They quickly finished walking around the farm. Just when Luo Mu was about to ask Bodangshui if there was any place he liked, this guy suddenly stopped, his dragon pupils shrank into needle points, and he stared vigilantly at somewhere in front of him.

Following its gaze, Luo Mu suddenly understood.

I saw a huge figure like a giant beast standing on a high slope not far away.

Electricity flashed in the thundercloud-like clusters of purple mane, and was rhythmically striking down on the ground below.

The figure was none other than Meng Lei Gu. Judging from its appearance, it seemed to be practicing its ability to control electricity again.

After all, there is a high probability that they are from the same place and era, so it is reasonable that Bodangshui would show such an expression when he saw Mengleigu.

"Don't be nervous, it's the guy I told you about, the one you might feel close to."

Luo Mu said with a smile as he touched the cold dragon horn of Bodangshui.

Not to mention Luo Mu's presumptuous action which made it angry but unable to speak, the mane on Bodangshui's neck was about to explode completely at this time.

Feel close?

That's really close!

Before it "suddenly found itself in a completely different environment and place", a creature like the Thunder Drum was one of the competitors of their tribe.

As soon as the two meet, they will definitely fight, but they will definitely be hostile to each other. Even someone as handsome and intelligent as himself, Bo Dangshui, cannot avoid this impulse.

Not to mention the people on Bodangshui's side who were getting angry, on the hillside, Meng Leigu also noticed the arrival of the strange breath.

When it cast its sight down from the high slope with the natural advantage of double height, it immediately locked onto the existence of Bodang Water.

Similarly, its emotions instantly became tense.

But when he saw Luo Mu beside Bodangshui, Meng Lei Gu immediately relaxed.

As a special individual with intelligence, it has spent a considerable amount of time on the farm. It can make judgments based on its experience without any explanation of many things.

For example, the Bodangshui that suddenly appeared here, and Luo Mu who followed it, the two factors combined together, it is obvious that a new member has been added.

——And there is a high probability that Bodangshui is just like himself, a rare individual with intelligence among the group of ferocious beasts.

If it were in the original era, Meng Lei Gu would probably be as vigilant as Bo Dang Shui, or even fight against it.

But since we are on the farm it doesn't matter.

Besides, I have another one here.
The moment he noticed that Meng Leigu had withdrawn his gaze and attention, Bo Dangshui was confused.

What's up with that long neck?
"I've already told you that if you don't cause trouble, it won't cause you any trouble."

"Let's go up and say hello."

Patting Bodangshui's dragon horn, Luo Mu led the way without saying anything, and Bodangshui had no choice but to follow.

But when Luo Mu walked up the slope, apart from the fierce thunder drum and the charred ground with no grass growing on it, he actually saw a dark green figure.

——The different colored Zygarde core.

This guy is small and I can hardly notice him when I'm down there.

But why is it running to Meng Lei Gu instead of basking in the sun in the flower fields in the glass greenhouse?
With such curiosity, Luo Mu led Bodangshui to stand in front of the Thunder Drum and the Zygarde Core.

Before he could open his mouth, the sharp voice belonging to the Zygarde Core appeared in his mind through telepathy.

"Who is next to you?"

The other party's single eye was fixed on Bodangshui. For some reason, the atmosphere around it seemed a little heavy.

As if Luo Mu couldn't feel the atmosphere, he introduced with a smile: "Bo Dang Shui, like Meng Lei Gu, comes from the same place."

"It will temporarily live on the farm and will be responsible for the maintenance of the hot springs in the future."

"I see. You often encounter things that ordinary people would hardly encounter."

The Zygarde Core narrowed its eyes meaningfully.

Luo Mu also heard some of the hidden meanings of the Zygarde Core.

I stared at it for a while and suddenly remembered a point that I had never paid attention to.

Speaking of which, this guy acts as a monitor of the ecosystem.

If this is the case, then what does the paradoxical Pokémon that will in a sense "destroy" the ecological environment of the existing era mean to the Zygarde Core?

Luo Mu suddenly felt that its purpose of leaving the Alola region and coming to the Padiya region with him might not just be to expand its business in the new map.
However, neither the Wave Water nor the Thunder Drum has caused any trouble in front of the Core of Zygarde.

Without being caught in the act, the other party's attitude was somewhat ambiguous, but he did not show any hostility.

There shouldn't be much of a problem in this regard.

End of thought.

After Luo Mu said hello to the Bodangshui, the Menglei Drum, and the Zygarde Core, he turned around and left.

As for why the Zygarde Core stayed with the Thunder Drum, he had no intention of exploring the reason behind this question.

The other party just treats the farm as a residence, just like Xiaosoft who treats Yurika's bag as a residence, retaining a considerable degree of freedom.

Luo Mu didn't have to go to the trouble to get to the bottom of the matter.

Anyway, all he wanted was a stable and safe farm. Soon after, Bo Dangshui also decided on a location he liked.

——It chose an open area not far from the blacksmith’s workshop.

Not only can we enjoy sufficient sunlight here during the day, but the environment is also spacious enough, which is very suitable for setting up an open-air hot spring.

Except that the water area required by the ripple water itself cannot be blocked.

Luo Mu has already thought of building a terraced hot spring pool based on this, and then plant a few trees and install baffles.

At the end of a tiring day, soaking in it for a while will give you a healing and enjoyable feeling.

——It must taste very good.

However, the construction of the hot spring pool still needs to be consulted with a professional designer. Luo Mu plans to dig a big hole here first, and then introduce water from the wild like the Thunder Lake, and then give it to Kapu Fin Fin to purify it and finally let the wave water settle down.

But this project cannot be completed in one day. Fortunately, the "honest" Bo Dang Shui is very "considerate". He said that he had survived such a difficult time in the Padiya Pit, and it is not impossible for him to be humble and aggrieved in the Thunder Lake for a while.
Luo Mu said goodbye to it with satisfaction as it returned to Leiming Lake. He looked at the time and saw that it was already noon, so he hurried back home.

In the Hoenn region, which is quite far away from the Padia region, the annual ordinary trainer battle ceremony, the Caiyou Conference, is still going on.

Judging from the time difference between the two sides, the morning schedule there should have just started.

This was indeed the case. When Luo Mu, holding Victini, sat on the sofa with Eruption, who was dangling his little feet, and his apprentice Bear, who was sitting upright, and turned on the TV, the battle had just begun.

The schedule for this morning and afternoon should all be preliminary tournaments, until the top 32 players who will advance to the final tournament are decided.

Compared to the first day which was mostly unimpressive and could be described as a fight between noobs, the second day of the Caiyou Conference when the competition officially began, the quality of the matches was finally acceptable.

Although there are some fish that slip through the net, it can be said that the situation is mixed.

Throughout the day, Xiaozhi successfully and smoothly passed the matches with several strong opponents he met in Hoenn.

Shinji and Shizuka, who Luo Mu focused on, also demonstrated their strength stably in this doubles competition system.

What was surprising was that in the third round of the preliminary tournament, which was the match that determined whether or not a team could advance to the round of 32.

The Kodara sent by Shinji successfully evolved while bathing in the flames of the opponent's Duck-Billed Flame Dragon, and successfully won the victory with the powerful oppressive force of the land steel behemoth.

"Did you break through yourself and evolve during the battle?"

Luo Mu muttered to himself with the corner of his mouth slightly raised. If it were before the time travel, he would probably find it hard to imagine that Shinji's personality in the anime would be like this in a battle.

——After all, with Shinji's personality, unless he is like the little Flame Monkey with a special "fierce fire", there is a high probability that Kodara will complete his evolution through hell training.

He would not bet on the possibility of Pokémon "exploding".

From this perspective, under his own influence, Shinji has clearly embarked on a different path from that in the animation.

It's like the Shinji who became a little more humane after the end of Sinnoh.

Since then.

Excluding the iron dumbbells he had just taken from Daigo, Shinji's main team was basically formed.

Tutai Turtle, Bone-Patterned Giant Crocodile, Circle Bear, Snow Fairy, Boskodora, and Iron-Faced Ninja.

Not to mention the gameplay strength of this lineup, at least in Luo Mu's opinion, Shinji took less than a year to form such a team, which is much faster than his progress in the animation.

After Shinji achieves his expected success, Circle Bear can further evolve into Moon Bear.

This team is definitely not weak in terms of strength and potential.

Just like how Luo Mu comforted Shinji after he lost to Wu Li in the exchange match, after traveling and practicing in a region, Shinji underwent a visible transformation.

“I am increasingly looking forward to their future achievements.”

Luo Mu felt that the feeling of nurturing flower buds into timber was really good.

After Shinji broke through the preliminary tournament and advanced to the final tournament.

Shizuka also won the third round without any trouble with the standing combination of Chansey and Bulbasaur, and successfully advanced to the final tournament.

——It is only natural to achieve such results.

Even if he started his career late, he is still a student taught by him after all.

You know, even the young and naive Satoshi in the first level of the animation managed to make it into the top 16 in the Quartz Conference!

Although the gold content of that quartz conference is also very watery
If his students had crashed before even making it to the top 32 of the tournament, Luo Mu felt that his reputation in the education world would have been completely ruined.

But compared to Shinji's basically formed main team, Shizuka's team at the moment has a serious flaw.

This made Luo Mu worried about her upcoming path to the final tournament.

Chansey, Porygon II, Venusaur, Armored Bird, and Swamplord.

This is the main force held by Shizuka.

Regardless of whether it is yin or not, the most important and serious flaws should be obvious at a glance.

That’s right, just like the great Pokémon Totsu from the Unova region, Shizuka only has five Pokémon in hand.

This also means that in the following final tournaments where every match is a 6VS6 all-player match, she will naturally be one point behind any opponent in any game.

This is undoubtedly fatal to Shizuka, who changed her career late.

"How far you can go depends not only on your strength, but also on your luck in grouping."

Luo Mu murmured to himself, and the Pokémon in his arms changed from Victini to the peacefully sleeping Cosmog.

The twilight of the farm sky outside the window was quietly blurring, and the sunny day had faded into dim haze without anyone noticing.

Luo Mu watched a whole day of competition, and now, the schedule is over. The organizers of the Caiyou Conference have also called together the 32 qualifiers and started drawing the battle groups for the final tournament to be held early tomorrow morning.

However, this time the grouping was really beyond Luo Mu's expectations.

Looking at the enlarged battle schedule on the TV screen, Luo Mu narrowed his eyes.

".This is really unexpected."

In the corner of the table, the last group of 32 teams advancing to the top 16 was clearly displayed there.

Shinji VS Satoshi.

——The two people who were destined to be rivals actually bumped into each other in the first round of the final tournament.

(End of this chapter)