Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 742 The Hot Spring is Completed!

— Noodle Baby was defeated by Dry Yogurt.

This seems quite outrageous at first glance; it would be considered as outrageous as the shocking news section if it were thrown into the news.

But upon closer examination, and considering the racial characteristics of Gooey Pokémon, it seems to make some sense.

Luo Mu remembers.

The Goomy family, known as the weakest Dragon-type Pokémon, has its bodies almost entirely composed of water.

Because its body is almost entirely water, Goomy Pokémon requires a high level of humidity in its environment. They typically hide in the shade of trees where humidity is high, usually near a water source.

They also prefer wetlands and swamps where there are bushes that can provide shelter.

Of course, even in a dry environment, it won't immediately put Sticky Baby in danger like a fish out of water.

Sticky Baby wraps its entire body with a mucous membrane to store body moisture.

This slimy, sticky membrane can also easily slide off enemy punches and kicks, indirectly enhancing Gooey's defensive capabilities.

However, if this mucus dries up, it means that the sticky creature has consumed a lot of water.

Even the human body is at risk of danger if it loses a lot of water, let alone a sticky creature whose body is almost entirely water.

Once it loses too much water, it will immediately face a life-threatening crisis and then lose its vitality due to the inability to breathe.

Isn't this exactly the situation with the sticky baby I have now?

It felt dry to the touch, without a trace of slime, and the Pokémon was clearly on the verge of death, having lost too much moisture.

And the culprit?
Luo Mu's gaze fell on the large clump of white paste in Nian Nian Bao's mouth, and he felt both amused and helpless.

I have no idea how CreamyFairy came up with this dry yogurt stuff.

Luo Mu remembered that this thing was very dry and choking, and it would take a lot of saliva or drinks to eat it.

Besides, judging from Gooob's appearance, it was probably starving. Just then, Alcremie brought out a large bowl of accidentally made dry yogurt for the Pokémon to try.

Without thinking, Noodle Baby swallowed it all in one gulp, and then the trouble started.

A large lump of dry, plaster-like yogurt made it unable to digest for half a day, while the dry yogurt frantically absorbed the water from its body.

After all that, it's no wonder that Sticky Baby eventually died.

Looking at the unusually flustered Zhihui, Luo Mu pried open Gooey's mouth and shouted at Zhihui, "Use your telekinesis to get this thing out first."

Perhaps because they had never encountered this situation before, Zhihui Xing did not immediately remove the dry yogurt from Nian Nian Bao's mouth.

After all, it's an Alola Pokémon that lives in the Kalos region, so it's understandable that it doesn't know much about Goomy. In addition, the incident happened relatively recently, and it simply didn't have time to look up information about Goomy online.

The Zhihui Gorilla, summoned by Luo Mu, only hesitated for a second before raising its feather fan. Its mental energy surged out as telekinesis, precisely capturing the large lump of dry yogurt in the mouth of the Sticky Baby, which was only two or three times smaller than itself and had become sticky due to absorbing the moisture from the Sticky Baby's body.

—Then, just pull them all out!
After the large lump of dry yogurt landed with a thud on the living room carpet, Luo Mu immediately shouted, "Give me water!"

Flower Therapy Ring and Almost Doll, who were waiting nearby, immediately handed over a large pot of water.

Luo Mu picked up the water bottle and violently poured it into Nian Nian Bao's mouth.

In such a life-or-death situation, he couldn't afford to feed Nian Nian Bao gently, spoonful by spoonful.

You need to replenish your fluids as soon as possible.

For some unknown reason, as the liquid flowed into its mouth, Sticky Baby's dry body began to moisten again at a visible speed.

Even its weak life force stabilized.

Gua Shilang stared wide-eyed at the scene, completely bewildered as to why Noodle Baby, whom even the Almost Doll and Flower Therapy Ring couldn't cure, was so easily saved from life-threatening danger by Luo Mu.

Is there anything else he can't do?

Seeing that Sticky Baby was out of danger, Luo Mu did not relax. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Prepare an all-purpose medicine. The dosage doesn't need to be too high. Just enough to restore Sticky Baby's physical strength. It can't withstand a medicine with too strong an effect."

"Then get some fresh milk and some warm water, as it needs to replenish the lost water."

Under Luo Mu's methodical instructions, the Pokémon sprang into action.

Zhihui Xing immediately set off to the warehouse to retrieve the panacea that Luo Mu had prepared earlier. It seemed that the previous batch of panacea had not been absorbed by Nian Nian Bao, but rather by Gan Ye Yogurt.

Alcremie, who had been watching this side nervously, also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the food it made did not actually kill Gooo.

Otherwise, it might choose to give up the pastry chef profession out of guilt.

It immediately turned and ran towards the kitchen.

Because it had been making desserts all afternoon, it had stocked up on a lot of Moo Moo fresh milk and goat milk in the kitchen. It only needed to be warmed up a little before it could be given to Sticky Baby to drink.

As for clean, warm drinking water, that's even easier; the child can simply turn around and get a pot.

With the combined efforts of all parties, Sticky Baby quickly regained its vitality.

He was currently sipping warm drinking water from his cup with a carefree expression.

He didn't look like he had just gone through a life-or-death crisis at all.

Even the usually carefree guava was now sitting cross-legged, his face contorted in distress.

How come this sticky little thing is even more heartless than me?

Can it really survive in the wild looking like that?

Feeling relieved that he had escaped unscathed, Luo Mu sat cross-legged opposite the two of them, waiting for Almost Doll and Array Soldiers to continue preparing dinner. He also noticed the way Gua Shi Lang looked at Sticky Baby.

Luo Mu, who could see right through what the kid was thinking, smiled and said, "Worried?"

"What?" Fan Shilang looked up at Luo Mu with a puzzled expression.

"If you're worried about it, just subdue it."

Luo Muchao gestured towards Nian Nian Bao, who was trying to replenish his fluids.

"Anyway, I heard that when you met this little guy, it was almost starving, wasn't it?"

"If we release it back into the wild like this, it might just kill itself someday."

Now, Gua Shilang is completely convinced by Luo Mu.

He was stronger than him, and his medical skills seemed quite good as well. He also provided him with a lot of delicious food.

Previously, Fan Shilang had silently moved Luo Mu's position above his own, temporarily ranking him second.

The number one spot still belongs to his grandfather, Adek. For Guava, Adek will definitely be the strongest champion.

Even Luo Mu had to be subordinate to Adek.

And once he continues to grow stronger, he will surpass both of them one by one. For this reason, Fan Shilang listened very carefully to everything Luo Mu said.

Can you catch Goohoo?
Indeed, this little guy was destined to meet me; I encountered it on my very first day in the Padiya region.

The timid Sticky Baby wasn't afraid of him at all; on the contrary, he showed affection towards him.

That's why, after consulting with Zhihui Xing, he brought the hungry Nian Nian Bao to Luo Mu's house to feed him.

If you release it back into the wild, given its brain that almost chokes on its food, it probably won't survive.

"Alright, even though this guy is weak and stupid, I'll still mercifully subdue him!"

Gua Shilang pouted, making a reluctant but helpless expression.

Sticky Baby doesn't understand any of this.

All it knew was that it could stay with the person in front of it forever from now on.

It threw down its empty water glass and straw, cheered, and jumped right onto the guava's face, smearing it like a facehugger.

"Wait a minute, you're all sticky, my face is covered in your slime!!"

Feeling like his face was covered in sticky liquid, Guava instinctively tried to pull the sticky thing off, but the sticky substance was like glue, and he couldn't pull it off for a long time.

Seeing this, Luo Mu's lips curled up slightly, and he reminded him with a smile, "If you've had enough fun, then get ready for dinner."

"But remember to wash your hands and face before serving. After all, the mucus secreted by the sticky baby and the mucous membranes on its body contain a lot of bacteria."

Anyway, Guava will soon be spanked by his furious elders, so let him have a good time during his two days on the farm.

In a way, he has now subdued Sticky Baby.

Looking at his team lineup again, it's quite bizarre.

A shiny Dragonair, a shiny Garchomp, and finally, a shiny Goomy.

Good heavens, three late bloomers who have become near-gods.

In addition, there's the Burning Bug, which is even more difficult to evolve than these three.

Is this some kind of incredibly powerful late-game lineup?
That's quite unique.

The next morning.

I have no classes today, and no farm work that requires me to get up early.

But Luo Mu still got up early in the morning.

After washing up, as I passed by the guest rooms on the first floor, I unsurprisingly heard that guava boy's snoring, which was as loud as muffled thunder.

Without waking him, Luo Mu ate a simple breakfast and went straight out of the house.

Today we need to do things that should have been done yesterday.

Yesterday, due to the unexpected accident involving Nian Nian Bao, Luo Mu, who had only planned to go home for dinner and then go out, had to put the matter aside.

However, it wasn't too late to handle it this morning, and the finished product was already completed anyway.

—A terraced hot spring pool, resembling a rice paddy, based on the original hot spring pool where the water of the wading pool was used to rest.

Although it's not the right season for hot springs right now, the weather will get hot soon.

But now that it's already built, we should at least go and experience it to confirm that it has truly been successfully completed.

Because of the farm's planning, the hot spring was located in the newly expanded area of ​​the farm.

It was probably in an open area near the blacksmith's workshop, not far from the back mountain.

It would take quite a while to get there on foot.

So Luo Mu decisively called on the dozing-up Windspeed Dog, and rode it to the place in a flash.

As soon as you approach that area, a faint smell of sulfur fills the air.

If someone who doesn't know the area smells it, they might think they're near a volcano or a natural hot spring eruption.

The morning sky was still shrouded in a light veil of mist, and the rising steam wove together with it a hazy veil, making the view somewhat blurred.

The morning mist condensed on the edge of the hot spring pool, slowly sliding down the smooth rocks carefully selected by Zhihui Xing, making a soft dripping sound.

Luo Mu and Feng Chang Gou's gaze pierced through the mist and landed on the terraced hot springs in front of them.

The main pool at the highest point resembles a boiling cauldron, with countless bubbles constantly churning on the surface, and the smell of sulfur mixed with moist water mist permeating the air.

Deep in the pool, a slender shadow swam slowly by.

The azure dragon scales shimmered in the dim light as it stretched its body and gently swayed its tail. Heat seeped from its body, causing the pool water to continuously steam and bubble.

Occasionally, it rises to the surface to breathe, exhaling a plume of steam with an iridescent halo, briefly painting a small rainbow in the morning light.

Just by looking at the rippling water, you can tell how comfortable and content it is.

The hot spring pool is cleverly designed, making extensive use of the property that ripples in the water will automatically boil the water.

The steam rising from the main pool flows down the man-made stone trough and into the second pool below.

The water here flows gently, the bottom of the pool is covered with smooth pebbles, and wisps of steam rise to the surface.

The water temperature on this level is lower than that of the main pool where the waves ripple, making it suitable for Pokémon that aren't afraid of hot water to enjoy.

—At this moment, the flamingo, which hadn't been crowing like a rooster on the roof that morning, was comfortably soaking in the pool, floating half-asleep and half-awake.

Its wings occasionally fluttered, splashing up tiny droplets of water.

Moltres is not as averse to water as Arcanine was before.

In addition, the temperature and smell of the pool here are similar to the volcano where it used to live, so it flew over early in the morning to soak in the hot spring.

Moltres actually values ​​the main pool with its rippling water more, and doesn't care at all about the scalding temperature there.

After all, it's the kind of place where you can even take a bath in lava.

However, this Pokémon is probably a bit possessive of its food. It really dislikes other Pokémon visiting its habitat, and it bares its teeth and hisses as soon as they arrive.

It's also because the Moltres has been on the farm for a long time; otherwise, given its previous bad temper, it would have definitely fought with Bodangshui.

Considering they were both farm partners, the flamingo didn't bother arguing with it and decided not to cause any conflict, so it simply stayed on the second floor where the temperature was slightly lower.

Then comes the third layer, where the water temperature is just right. The bottom of the pool is covered with smooth pebbles, and lotus leaves float on the water.

Tapu Fizz and his sea lion Ball Ball were enjoying themselves here. Its arrival had made Wave Water quite nervous, but seeing that Tapu Fizz wasn't paying attention to him, Wave Water relaxed again.

(End of this chapter)