Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 708 Is he sick?!
Zhi Huixing’s worries are not without reason.

But in Luo Mu's opinion, the probability of its worries happening in the Pingdie Gym is low.

Not to mention that most gym leaders, kings, and champions are already on the invitation list for the Pokémon World Championship.

If someone really wants to join halfway, they can just contact the organizing committee directly. I think they will gladly agree and send an invitation letter.

Famous trainers have benefits and privileges like these.

At most, it is because you joined the competition later, and you need to work hard for a while to rank up.

The situation that Zhi Huixing was worried about might happen, but the probability of it happening in this flat gym was almost zero.

——There is a shortcut. Who has the time to come to this remote countryside just for a qualification test?
Luo Mu felt that the probability of this happening was not zero, but it was basically impossible, so there was no need to worry about it at all.

After the gym opened, he only needed to send Pokémon on business trips to serve as acting gym leaders every day, and occasionally he would go there himself for a while if he felt like it.

The gym might not receive many challengers in a day. After all, the scale of the first Pokémon World Championship was definitely not as grand as the second one which mobilized all the people.

In return, you will gain convenience and resources in various aspects.

From the beginning, he was making money.

A few days later, it was the first day of March.

After completing the procedures for leaving school to search for treasure, Shinji and Shizuka boarded different flights to the Sinnoh region, with their destinations also being different cities.

Shizuka went to the more prosperous and modern city of Jubilee in the Sinnoh region, and began her "teaching" career at the Pokémon Center there.

Shinji returned to his hometown, Masaga Town, planning to go home first to meet his brother Reiji whom he hadn't seen for a long time, see the breeding house he opened, and then practice in the nearby forest for a while to see if he could capture new Pokémon partners.

Luo Mu did not go to see them off in person, but he heard that Nimo and the others went to the airport spontaneously.

He simply divided the liquid medicine made by extracting the essence of the secret seasoning into several portions and gave them to them after class the day before, and gave him the peat block that he had promised Shinji as the championship reward.

Originally, the peat block should have been given to Shinji when he returned from the Hoenn region, but during that period of time, according to the perception of the Queen of the Crown of Flowers, the peat block was said to be increasing in value on its own next to the cave of the black moon bear.

In order not to disturb its formation, it was delayed for a while.

However, precisely because it was a while late, Shinji could return to the Sinnoh region and bring his Ursa Minaj to evolve in the Sinnoh region, which was once the habitat of the Ursa Minaj.

Who knows, there might be some unexpected benefits.

Whether for Luo Mu or for other people, parting is actually not a very rare thing.

After all, this world has a tradition of young trainers going out on adventures, challenging gyms, participating in tournaments, and establishing meritorious services.

Most of the partings are just to meet a better you in the future.

Not to mention that both of them are still enrolled in Orange College and will return to class sooner or later.

In the orchard, Luo Mu withdrew his gaze from the clear sky and looked in the direction of the noisy sound not far away.

There stood a large rock covered with holes, which looked as if they had been drilled out by some creature.

This is indeed the case. That is the home of Brother Hu Hu and Sister Hu Hu of the different colors.

Born in the wild, they are not used to soft sleeping mats and prefer their original living environment.

Right in front of the big rock, Sister Huhu was clapping her front legs to cheer for her younger brother.

I saw little brother Huhu slightly propping up his body and shell with his hind legs, wrestling with little Guoran who seemed to always have a smile on his face.

The two of them were pressed tightly together and pushing each other, neither showing any intention of giving in or relaxing.

Of course, this was not a conflict between the two of them and they were fighting. It was simply that Huhu was accompanying Xiao Guoran, who had no peers, and was carrying out the "instinctive" activities of his tribe.

Xiao Ranran should be considered a typical social Pokémon. It will play pushing games with its friends on moonlit nights. The tight pushing will make its endurance stronger. This training can allow it to use more powerful Double Return or Mirror Reflection.

To make an analogy, this behavior is like a cat licking its fur or sharpening its claws.

Luo Mu definitely can't create more Little Guoran or Guoran Weng.

But it is easy to find a Pokémon that is willing to play this game with Xiao Guoran.

Now Xiao Guoran can push against the Huhu which is of similar size. When it evolves into Ranweng in the future, it can try to push against the more heavyweight Salt Stone Giant.

Such training will definitely make its counterattack skills more powerful than those of other members of the same species.

As for Snorlax, who was hatched on the same day as Xiao Guoran, it is actually not as familiar with Xiao Guoran as Xiao Guoran and Hu Hu siblings.

After all, compared to the lively and active Xiao Ranzi, Xiao Snorlax is completely at the other extreme.

——Not only does he have an appetite that even Moltres can rival that of the “herbivorous” Miltank, but he also has an appetite that’s comparable to that of the “herbivorous” Miltank.

It itself seems a bit "mature beyond its years", and has even begun to have a vague sense of laziness like Snorlax.

The two are not as familiar and close as Fengmi Dragon and Tropical Dragon, who are like half-relatives.

After Xiao Guoran was finally satisfied, the two sides stopped pushing each other and, led by the jumping Xiao Guoran, came directly to Luo Mu.

Sister Huhu has already put a lot of fruits in her shell to ferment into juice, so her movements are a little slow.

No one knew how Xiao Guoran did it, but he used his ear-like hands to move a few times and climbed directly onto the branch of a peach tree next to Luo Mu, and picked a plump peach fruit quite skillfully.

Holding the peach fruit, Xiao Guoran did not eat it directly. Instead, he looked at Luo Mu and Hu Hu brother and sister below. Without thinking, he quickly came down from the tree with the peach fruit and handed it to Luo Mu first.

"Sonana~"

"Thanks."

Luo Mu gladly accepted it, took the peach fruit from Xiao Guoran's hand and took a bite.

——Mm, sweet.

This is not only because the fruit trees in the orchard are now taken care of by Fengmilong and fruit-eating insects, but also has something to do with Xiao Guoran's preferences.

My little Guoran, as well as other little Guorans, all like sweet fruits very much, and they can naturally tell which fruits on a tree are sweeter and more fragrant.

Little Guoran ran back and forth four times in total, and only stopped to catch his breath when Luo Mu, the Huhu siblings, and itself all had peach fruits in their hands.

Although very tired, from the subtle changes in its smiling face, it can be seen that Xiao Guoran is very happy to be able to share food with the people and Pokémon he loves.

After staying in the orchard for a while and saying goodbye to Hu Hu and his sister, Luo Mu took Xiao Guoran to the blacksmith workshop built near the back mountain.

As luck would have it, the Bellflower King was just giving routine instruction to the blacksmith, and Eruption also put on a fire-stove mask and wielded his thorny vine stick that was burning with flames to help the blacksmith hammer the metal ingot.

But Xiao Guoran didn't like this stuffy environment very much. After not staying there for long, he and Luo Mu used the telekinesis of the King of the Flower Crown and whooshed back home.

——This is also the reason why Luo Mu "specially" went to the blacksmith's workshop. He was too lazy to walk, and Xiao Guoran was also tired. What's wrong with having a chance to hitchhike with the Rape Crown Ace?

He took a shower in the bathroom to wash off the dust on his body, changed his clothes, picked up Xiao Guoran who was playing with the plastic Psyduck in the fish tank, and sat on the sofa with a refreshed look and turned on the TV.

Judging from the time, what Ye Ci told him should be starting soon.

The large-screen TV and matching audio system create an immersive audio-visual feast.

There was overwhelming cheering in the huge arena, as if Luo Mu and Xiao Guoran were also in the arena at this moment.

The actual location of the arena is the Galar region's Palace Gate City, which is also the Galar region's largest arena, the Palace Gate Arena.

The two teams in the match are Hiba, a powerful fighter from the Kanto region who is known for being able to fight against Monster and Onix alone, and one of the Four Heavenly Kings of both Kanto and Johto.

One is the "undefeated" champion, Dantei, who fights at his home ground, the Palace Gate Arena, and has never lost a single official battle in the Galar region since his debut.

“You’re quite good at playing.”

Luo Mu raised the corner of his mouth slightly, thinking that Luo Zi was really a genius in creating hype.

Both sides are excellent trainers and have never had a record of fighting each other.

Hiba's popularity in Kanto and Johto is definitely not low. Because it is difficult for anyone in Kanto to truly defeat the four kings in power, it is even believed that he may have the strength to be close to the championship.

On the other side, Dan Di is even more heavyweight. Just the gimmick of "undefeated in official battles" is enough to attract a bunch of bloodthirsty audiences who hope he will continue to create myths and want to see him fail.

After all, it is better to send out Dante and Kibana, two old rivals that the Galar audience has become accustomed to but the audience in other regions are confused about.

It would definitely be more interesting to see powerful trainers from different regions clash with each other.

Although it's a bit of a pity that it's not Adu or the champion from other regions, but as the first battle at the start of the Pokémon World Championship, there is no problem with its quality.

But it is understandable that the huge gimmick of champion vs. champion will definitely be saved for later.

Although there is hype, there is also a suspected "conspiracy" that Roz wants to make Dan Di the first to make a name for himself in the world.

But the battle between the two is not an all-out fight, but rather it can only be regarded as a fight between two opponents.

Dantei sent out his unchanging ace Charizard, but Shiba sent out Steelix, who had only been tamed for less than a year but was naturally of an astonishing size.

Its attributes are weak to fire, and its ground-type moves cannot hit the flying-type Charizard, and its steel-type moves are also resisted.

Even with Steelix's unique size, he was able to withstand Charizard's flames and hit it a few times, but it still couldn't hide Siba's defeat.

After watching the entire game, Luo Mu, who had a blank expression on his face, had no idea what Xiba was thinking.

He thought that when he fought against Lihua, who was as famous as him, the opponent was not so weak?

Look at others like Dandi, he can use Charizard to stop the Dragon Chariot (Steeljack is charging), and he can also transform into a Gigantamax, which is cool and awesome.

Could it be that he accepted a truckload of angry buns sent by Ross, didn't even use his ace strength, and deliberately lost to Dandi in a fake match, so that Dandi could step on him to make a name for himself outside of Galar?

After the game, Luo Mu received a call from Ye Ci asking him what he thought.

“I’m a little speechless.”

Luo Mu answered truthfully.

On the other end of the phone, Ye Ci's mouth curled up, "After all, before the final elimination match, unless it is to maintain the ranking, no one will deliberately go all out, but will choose to deliberately train."

"Many of the trainers who were invited will try to fight with their second teams or non-ace main forces."

"It's even rarer to find someone like the Dan Emperor champion."

"But there is really no problem with the viewing experience."

"That's natural."

Luo Mu shook his head. How could he not understand this truth?

Just like in the second Pokémon World Championship in the anime, during the time when Ash was still grinding for the rankings, trainers like Bamboo Squid, Daigo, and Dende, who were already among the Eight Masters, would definitely be assigned to fight each other.

Just like Takeran, no one knew that she could mega evolve Garchomp before she fought Alice. Maybe her main force in the routine battles before was Gigantamaxed Togekiss.

In the non-elimination stage, deliberately going all out is an even rarer option.

"As for that Dandi, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Ross wants to further promote him to the status of "world-class" rather than "Galar-class" undefeated title."

"It seems you and I are thinking the same thing."

Ye Ci's voice with a hint of smile came from the receiver, and she said meaningfully:
"In that case, would someone like to stop their 'conspiracy' on behalf of the Padya Alliance?"

"Forget it, I'm not interested."

Luo Mu rolled his eyes. He understood very well that Ye Ci was secretly hinting at his sinister intentions.

"Really? That's a pity."

Ye Ci's smile did not diminish, and he had no intention of continuing to dissuade Luo Mu, but changed the subject.

"Hold a few more competitions like this, and your gym should have test takers coming to it."

"It's about to open, right? I see."

Luo Mu waved his hands, showing no sense of urgency at all.

But at this moment, Ye Ci's voice on the other end of the phone paused suspiciously, and then said faintly: "There is something else that I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing that has something to do with you. I am struggling with whether to tell you or not."

Luo Mu:?
"what's up?"

"I heard that although the organizing committee sent an invitation letter, Mr. Adek, the champion of the Unova region, declined the invitation."

"What does this have to do with me?"

"But that's how the Adek champion refused."

"——I'm a bit busy recently. When I want to participate in the competition, I will go to my friend in Padiya to get the qualification."

"I think the friend of Champion Adek is probably talking about you."

"I rely on!"

Luo Mu's leisurely smile froze, and he sat up from the sofa with disbelief on his face.

"Is he sick?!"

(End of this chapter)