Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 731 The Green Invitation, The Evolution of the Great Blacksmith!
After driving away from the campsite and onto the designated road, Luo Mu entrusted the driving to Zhijia.

But instead of turning around and going into the back carriage to rest, he took out his phone.

Select contact person – the Flying King, the Dodo.

The call is made.

Cross-border communication is not cheap, but it's not an unbearable expense for Luo Mu right now.

However, Adu did not give Luo Mu the opportunity to pay the expensive cross-border communication fees.

The bell rang for several tens of seconds.

Hearing the busy signal from the speakerphone as no one answered, Luo Mu calmly hung up the phone.

He could roughly guess why Adu wasn't answering the phone.

What is Wataru doing now, after parting ways with Daigo at his mansion, when he once made harsh remarks to himself?
Aside from his work as an investigator, he probably needs to hone his skills and those of his Pokémon, to achieve results that allow him to overcome Lorelei, who has a natural advantage over him, and to rightfully claim the title of Kanto Champion through his own strength.

Neither the green nor the red one seems particularly interested in the championship. It's likely that A-Du will be able to produce results in less than a year.

It's just a question of whether he can succeed before the end of the first Pokémon World Championships.

After all, according to the original storyline of the anime, he only earned the title of double champion during the second Pokémon World Championships.

Although he couldn't get in touch with Adu, Luo Mu still had several options.

In order of their acquaintance, they were roughly Lorelei, Professor Oak, Rinka, and Blue.

Professor Oak is currently engrossed in his research, so Luo Mu didn't want to bother him.

Pear Blossom and Luo Mu's relationship can only be described as mutual acquaintances, and they have even sparred a few times, so it's not appropriate for Pear Blossom to directly ask for their help.

As for Kona, Luo Mu had just asked her to help him get a machine from the Kanto region that could mass-produce authentic konpeito for Cosmog.

Even though Kona said that Luo Mu was the benefactor who prevented the disaster from spreading beyond the Orange Islands, if it weren't for him, her hometown of the Seven Islands might have been swept into that chaotic vortex. This little thing was not a problem at all.

But Luo Mu still decided to bother another person who had caused him "trouble".

Select contact person – Qinglv.

The call was dialed.

The speaker beeped a few times before being switched on very quickly.

A young master's voice, tinged with a touch of cynicism and a hint of nonchalance, rang out.

"How strange, why did you suddenly decide to call me?"

On the other end of the phone, Qinglu was standing on the battlefield of the Tokiwa Dojo, with a playful smile on her face.

Opposite him was a novice trainer who had just received his starter Pokémon and was now questioning his existence after being ravaged by a blue Pidgeotto.

It can only be said that there is a reason why the Kanto League set the recommended order for challenging gyms.

Who would have thought that the "Newbie Gym" in the city next to the newbie village would have had three consecutive gym leaders who were not exactly kind-hearted?
Luo Mu was unaware that Qinglu was in a good mood because he had been dominating the Viridian Dojo recently, but he could tell from Qinglu's voice that he was in a very good mood.

"I can't help it, I've been a bit busy lately."

He said with a hint of apology.

"Busy saving the world?" Green Eyebrows raised, signaling the receptionist in charge of receiving challengers to stop, and like an old man, he plopped down on the recliner placed in the dojo.

Before Luo Mu could respond, he waved his hand again.

"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore."

"After all, the events in the Hoenn region have caused quite a stir. Even I, who stays at the Viridian Gym every day, have heard about them."

"So, I'm thinking of closing the gym one day and coming to the Padia region to challenge you to a match."

Even though they were separated by a phone call, a fierce fighting spirit ignited in Qinglu's eyes.

He single-handedly suppressed and repelled two sky dragons, and cooperated with Lugia, the god of the sea, to persuade the creator of the earth and the sea to retreat.

Having learned all the news from Adu, who had returned to report for duty, Qinglu wished she could immediately drop everything and rush to the Padia region to have a good fight with Luo Mu.

Unfortunately, the Tokiwa Dojo had just opened at that time, so he couldn't escape.

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Listening to Qinglv's endless chatter on the other end of the phone, Luo Mu fell silent.

After a moment, he sighed, like a salted fish that had been repeatedly fried in an iron pot and had completely given up on turning over.

"I won't refuse if you want to fight me, but before that, can you do me a favor?"

"Oh? What could possibly require your help that I need to ask you to do it?" Qinglu asked jokingly.

"Is such that."

Luo Mu briefly recounted what had happened to him not long ago.

"In short, I hope you can keep an eye on things once they are sent to the International Court of Justice to complete their verdict and are repatriated to the Kanto region."

"Don't let the termites have a chance to escape again."

Luo Mu was already very unhappy when Hunter J successfully escaped from prison. If he had spent almost a day in the blizzard and the dozen or so people he had finally managed to capture had also escaped.

He might really feel the urge to rise up in rebellion, build his own prison, and make them do labor reform every day. If they disobey, he could have Röntgen cats electrocute them.

Qinglu knew very well why Luo Mu had made this special call.

After all, not long after Luo Mu left the Ooki Research Institute, he used his own channels to investigate the second person who had aroused his "interest".

Hunter J was arrested by Luo Mu, a fact that was kept hidden.

Not long ago, Blue had also heard about the prison break scandal that had been making headlines in the Sinnoh region, which was not far from the Kanto region.

After all, his foolish younger brother, who has no talent as a trainer, is now working as an apprentice researcher in the Sinnoh region.

Qinglu usually pays close attention to this region.

This connects to what Luo Mu just said about how he captured a group of Pokémon hunters from the Kanto region, as well as three members of Team Rocket's elite unit, "True Bird Matrix," on the snowy mountains of his own region.

With Qinglu's intelligence, she naturally knew what Luo Mu wanted.

"Of course, with me watching over things, no one will dare to make any trouble."

Although she is usually somewhat cynical, Qinglu takes this matter quite seriously.

When he first went out as a novice trainer, Qinglv had encountered even more arrogant Team Rocket members.

Even his acknowledged rivals, the Reds, had clashed with the Rockets, at one point suppressing them to the brink of disbandment.

Now that Red has gone to Mt. Silver to live in seclusion and train, Team Rocket has become active again.

I have some understanding of the nature of this organization and the energy they possess.

Luo Mu's concerns were not unfounded. If he didn't take action, the criminals he had captured might one day be released by Team Rocket without anyone noticing.

After receiving his promise, Luo Mu breathed a slight sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face.

"Then just let me know in advance when you've arranged your schedule."

"I'll accompany you in the match, and I'll also introduce you to some of my students." "Okay, it's a deal then."

Qinglu smiled knowingly and hung up the phone decisively.

Of course, he wouldn't immediately have his assistant buy plane tickets to the Parthian region.

He simply walked to the window, looked in what should be the direction of Silver Mountain, and murmured, "Before setting off, let's go to Silver Mountain and fight that guy for a few days."

"Otherwise, I'm not sure if I can recover to my best condition."

In Qinglv's eyes, he had long regarded Luo Mu as a trainer on the same level as himself and Chihong.

And now, even though his strong will makes him unwilling to admit it, he still subconsciously believes that it would be extremely rude of him to fight Luo Mu after he has been dominating the weak in the Viridian Dojo for so long.

Moreover, after hearing about the many "legends" created by Luo Mu, their desire to fight him reached its peak.

Qinglu also had a premonition.

If he doesn't get into the right state and show his true skills, he might not be able to gain any advantage over Luo Mu!
Even though he had the advantage of more time to cultivate the seedlings, this was still the case.

April 16, 799 of the League Calendar.

Luo Mu returned to the farm earlier than expected.

After settling his bear apprentices in, he went into the bathroom to wash away the fatigue, dust, and grime from the "Seed Flash" explosion caused by the pig Mimi's excited charge that resulted in him losing control at close range.

Luo Mu was led directly to the blacksmith's workshop by the mysterious-looking Zhi Hui Xing.

Surprisingly, quite a few Pokémon were lurking here.

Moltres, Victini, Urquidone, and Miltank and Alcremie who were watching the show—

Even though Luo Mu had doubts, he still pushed open the door as Zhi Huixing had asked.

The moment the door opened, a wave of heat that almost burned off his eyebrows hit him.

Luo Mu subconsciously took a step back, then his attention was taken aback by the bustling scene inside.

In the distorted air caused by the high temperature, the Queen of the Rachel stood with her hands behind her back, her gaze fixed intently on the figure in the center.

The skilled blacksmith stayed in the hottest area of ​​the entire workshop, seemingly unbothered by his own elemental affinity, hammering away at the red-hot metal block placed on the felt, the outline of a huge hammer already vaguely visible.

The intense and rhythmic hammering continued, and the colorful flames inside the furnace burned fiercely.

The intense heat caused fine beads of sweat to appear on the blacksmith's forehead, which instantly evaporated into white mist upon contact with the hot air.

Its small hands gripped the forging hammer tightly, and each swing produced a crisp clanging sound as the metal apron around its waist clashed.

The red-hot metal block stretched like flowing magma under continuous hammering, and sparks from the hammerheads drew orange-red arcs in the air, reflecting the colorful flames leaping in the furnace.

A strange humming sound came from deep within the furnace, and the tongues of colorful flames suddenly shot up half a foot.

The skilled blacksmith's ears twitched slightly, and he suddenly plunged the nascent hammer blank into the cooling tank filled with ice water beside him.

Sizzle—! Boiling steam gushed out, temporarily filling the entire blacksmith's workshop with mist.

A moment later, the fog dissipated.

The skilled blacksmith raised his hammer again and struck the metal block with a clanging sound.

Even without Zhihui Xing's reminder, Luo Mu instantly understood what the skilled blacksmith was doing.

—It is forging its own giant iron hammer.

This is something every skilled blacksmith needs to do when evolving into a great blacksmith.

In other words, from the moment a skilled blacksmith begins to forge a hammer, he has already taken one foot on the ladder of evolution.

This speed of development was truly beyond Luo Mu's expectations.

But upon closer reflection, it seems to make sense.

After all, with the skill of a master blacksmith, evolution itself is not far off.

When it faced off against the Magic Tree at the dojo, it also fought fiercely for a long time against the Electivire that the Magic Tree sent out without any martial ethics.

Whether in terms of combat experience or other aspects, the skilled blacksmith is already on the verge of evolving.

After a brief moment of surprise, Luo Mu immediately shifted his focus to other things.

Are the metal components ready?

Luo Mu turned his head to look at Zhi Hui Xing.

Originally, Luo Mu planned to wait until he returned from Frostmog Mountain before preparing the metal that the skilled blacksmith would use to forge the hammer.

Just like the positive effect a good quality Fire Stone has on Growlithe evolving into Arcanine.

The better the materials and techniques used to forge the hammer, the greater the help it provides to the skilled blacksmith in its evolution.

Although there are examples of evolution that directly involve the hammer, even without good materials and technology, it doesn't necessarily affect the evolution.

But given the blacksmith's nature, it would definitely choose something better, something that would test its skills more.

"Yale Yuta".

The intelligent gorilla nodded slightly and informed Luo Mu through telepathy that it had made all the necessary preparations.

Aside from the mysterious metal that the Queen of the Brilliant Crown mentioned, which could be used to forge divine artifacts, it had already provided the skilled blacksmith with almost all the best materials he could gather.

Even the Steel-Armored Ravens of the Skyguard spontaneously offered tribute—no, spontaneously donated their hardest feathers.

Their feathers are also the main material for the huge hammers wielded by most master blacksmiths, truly taking their rivalry to the extreme.

It's probably only inferior to the Rice Spoon Snake and the Mongoose Slash.

After listening to Zhihui Xing's explanation, Luo Mu remained suspiciously silent for a second, thinking to himself.

"Holy crows!"

at the same time.

While Luo Mu was talking to Zhi Hui Xing, the skilled blacksmith's hammer, wielded with great force, had already struck his own hammer blank countless times.

Gradually, the giant hammer, exactly as Luo Mu remembered it, began to take shape.

At this moment, intense evolutionary light began to spread from the formed giant hammer body to the skilled blacksmith's body.

Its petite body then began to change.

"Boni!"

Standing outside the blacksmith's workshop, Egui Peng immediately covered her mouth, afraid that she would interfere with her best friend's evolution.

In the dense white light, the skilled blacksmith's ponytail split into two strands, and four tufts of hair resembling rabbit ears or bows grew on the top of his head. His petite body also grew.

A moment later, the white light dissipated.

What appeared before Luo Mu was—

Master blacksmith!
(End of this chapter)