Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 800 The Incompetent Sticky Baby?

Seeing that Luo Mu had finally come to his senses, Xi Pu waved in front of him.

"Well, have you passed the test given to you by Lord Arknom?"

".Sort of."

Luo Mu nodded slightly, seemingly still immersed in the images that had just flashed through his mind.

Seeing him like this, Xi Pu also laughed.

Even though Luo Mu's medical skills were better than hers, he was still incredibly surprised when he saw the miracles displayed by the "God of Will".

"This is probably your first time experiencing this, but don't worry, just rest against the rock for a while and you'll feel better."

"Remember not to touch the shrine, or you'll anger that being."

Guided by Xi Pu, Luo Mu leaned against a rock to relieve the swelling in his brain caused by the sudden influx of information.

Shami stopped making a fuss and, together with Bictini, stood around him with a slightly worried expression.

"Don't worry, just like Grandma Xipu said, I'll be fine after a while."

Luo Mu gently stroked their heads and secretly touched the Talebages in his bag.

At the same time, he made eye contact with the Queen of the Crown.

Knowing that the Rachelon had "telepathy" activated, Luo Mu asked directly in his mind, "Did Azelf just appear?"

“Akron? If you mean the blue phantom seen from another dimension, then I have indeed found it.”

"It used a magical power, but it shouldn't have had any negative effect on you, so I didn't try to stop it."

The Queen of the Lace Crown didn't dwell on how Luo Mu knew her name again, and directly responded.

"Did it discover you?"

"No, its power is amazing, but it's not as good as mine. It didn't even notice me."

"Okay."

Luo Mu paused his conversation with the Queen of the Brilliant Crown, lost in thought, and looked up at Granny Xi Pu standing in front of him.

She seemed to have anticipated what Luo Mu, full of questions, was going to ask, and her gaze fell on the shrine next to her, which was filled with offerings.

"You're asking me why I worship the 'God of Will' while also worshipping the 'Great One of Infinite Power,' right?"

“That’s right.” Luo Mu nodded.

Putting aside the images that had just flashed through his mind, even in the game, very few NPCs mention the Three Lakes God.

Even after choosing between having the pearl shell or the diamond help them, both of them will follow the protagonist they control and Wang Luo to the three great lakes, meet the three lake gods, pass their tests, and finally create the "red chain".

During this period, there was no sign of worshiping the three lake gods in their text boxes; on the contrary, they still frequently mentioned what they considered to be the "Great God of the Three Lakes."

It can't be that Yuuga outwardly worships "Kamitsu Daisuke" but is actually a heretic sent by the "God of Will," can it?
Even unofficial historical records probably aren't this wild—

"This is a long story, but to save time, I'll keep it short."

Xi Pu's expression remained unchanged as she turned her gaze to the faint outline of Tianguan Mountain behind her, as well as the spacetime rift on Tianguan Mountain.

"As you can see, not long ago, the day after the second anniversary of the official establishment of Zhuqing Village, the verdant sky cracked open."

"Everyone was terrified for a while, and some places even fell into chaos."

"But what's amazing is that since the sky split open, not many strange things or phenomena have occurred, and everything is normal everywhere."

"People gradually accepted the existence of that thing and chose to continue to focus their attention on life."

"Until one day, an investigator from Zhuqing Village stationed near Obsidian Plains suddenly had a dream."

"In his dream, a blurry figure brought him a test."

"The investigator initially thought it was just a nonsensical dream, but when he passed by the location of the test in his dream, he still went to take a look with some skepticism."

"In the end, it was all true."

"But this investigator also failed the test."

"He reported this to Team Galactic and was surprised to find that almost all the investigators living in Obsidian Plains near Lake Heartbeat had been given the same test as him."

"But unfortunately, not a single person was able to complete the test."

"At the same time, similar incidents also occurred near Lake of Aspiration and Lake of Wisdom on the other side of the pure white permafrost."

"Many members of the King Kong team and our Pearl team had dreams and were given trials."

After speaking, Xi Pu paused slightly, took out her water bottle, took a sip to moisten her throat, and then continued.

"With the coordination of Team Galactic, our Pearl Team, Team Kong, and Team Galactic achieved mutual intelligence sharing in this regard, and ultimately came to an amazing conclusion."

"The being that bestows trials in dreams is one that has been conceived since the birth of the world."

"They once flew around as messengers of the Great Lord Sinnoh, granting humanity 'wisdom' to enrich life, 'emotion' to understand feelings such as sadness and joy, and 'will' to make the decision to do things well."

"After fulfilling their mission, they slumbered in the three lakes, maintaining the balance of the world for a long time."

"Now, because of the crack in the sky above Mount Tianguan, the balance of the world is in danger. The three lake gods sensed the crisis and awoke, beginning to frequently send down trials in order to find heroes who can shoulder the 'mission'."

"All those who come to make offerings will be given a test, and those who pass the test will be the ones who shoulder the mission."

"But unfortunately, that hero has not appeared to this day, and no one has been able to pass the test."

"On the contrary, the three shrines that were specially built to enshrine the three lake gods gradually became neglected."

The story ended there, and Xi Pu stopped speaking, letting Luo Mu, who was deep in thought, process the information.

Similar to Xi Pu's guess, Luo Mu's mind was also in a rare state of chaos.

That's not right. There isn't even the slightest trace of it in his memory.

Ultimately, the quests related to the Three Lakes Gods in the game are just a simple process of throwing things at them, obtaining items, and eventually creating the "Red Chain" that can be used to spin the Time-Space Twin Dragons like a top.

What is the purpose of the Three Lakes Gods' frequent deployment of challenges, which seems like "casting a wide net"?
The motivation was to select people who could shoulder the responsibility of dealing with the spacetime rifts, which was certain, but Luo Mu still couldn't understand the reason for their widespread and miraculous casting of nets.

Surely it can't be that there's no one available, so they're in a panic?
I can't figure it out, I just can't understand it at all!

Even if Luo Mu couldn't understand it, he couldn't possibly let the Lacecrown King pull Arknom out of the alternate dimension and ask it in person what it was all about.

He could only talk to Xi Pu about the trials after he had calmed down.

"From what I know, the test content is not fixed, but it generally tests the individual's most outstanding ability."

"The task I, an old woman, took on was related to medical skills."

"But I still failed."

"Your medical skills are better than mine, so perhaps you have a chance of success?"

Xi Pu continued talking eloquently, unaware that Luo Mu's expression had become strange.

But when she learned the general content of the trial from Luo Mu, she was stunned.

"That's impossible."

"Isn't your most outstanding ability medical?"

Xi Pu frowned, racking her brains for a long time but still couldn't find an answer.

However, the old woman was not very stubborn in this regard. Since she couldn't figure it out, she simply gave up thinking about it.

He then told Luo Mu some details about his test.

"Although I'm not exactly a scholarly expert on Pokémon, based on your description, I roughly know what Pokémon your mission target is."

"That's a pretty dangerous Pokémon."

Xi Pu squatted down, took out a notebook from his basket, and stopped when he turned to a certain page.

The hand-drawn outline recorded there clearly depicted a massive Pokémon with red eyes and a steel shell on its back. Luo Mu recognized it, of course.

Nianmeilong—the appearance of washing greenery.

Its type is still the noble Steel and Dragon!

"You're quite lucky. You know, some people fail the test before they even find their goal."

Xi Pu smiled and pointed at Nian Meilong, saying, "This is Nian Meilong, the leader I witnessed when I went out to collect herbs, in an environment with swamps, wetlands, lakes, and small islands."

"I think that among all the species in the Honglian Wetland, it is the only one with this kind of leader."

"It also occupied the most resource-rich areas there, leading a whole large tribe to live and settle there."

"only one?"

Upon hearing Xi Pu's words, Luo Mu thoughtfully stroked his chin.

It seems that there aren't as many boss Pokémon in the real-world Green Country region as there are in the game.
It won't be like something that happens in large quantities, in huge quantities, or in extremely large quantities, constantly being refreshed.

Furthermore, Luo Mu also remembered that one of the fixed-point boss Pokémon in Crimson Wetlands was not Goodra but Goodra.

But even the Three Lakes Gods have come out to frequently give tests, so this little error is completely insignificant to Luo Mu.

Involuntarily, an image, seemingly transmitted by Arknom through telepathy, flashed into his mind: a small figure cowering and trembling, regarded by his kin as "hopeless and useless."

Although I don't know what the situation is, judging from the test given by Arknom, it seems that all I need to do is go back to my old ways.
After a short break.

The two rode the Ghostly Fish across the Lake of Ambition, and then boarded Xiong Da and Xiong Er, and returned smoothly to the wasteland base.

On the way, Xi Pu also explained some things related to the test to Luo Mu.

For example, if a "test" is not taken for a long time, it is very likely to fail directly.

For example, it's like if Luo Mu's test is to teach a Gyarados the "Dragon Dance" move.

But what if Gyarados learns Dragon Dance before Luo Mu even sets off, or Gyarados migrates far away with the ocean currents, or even something happens to Gyarados?

Then his test will end in failure.

However, based on what Granny Xipu knows about the many trials, these trials, though difficult, are not so difficult that they seem impossible to complete at first glance.

Although no one has been able to complete the test so far, the test given by the Three Lakes Gods is one that there is absolutely no situation where it cannot be completed.

They won't bestow any difficult task upon Magikarp or Garchomp, like teaching them the "Dragon Dance" move or teaching Ground-type Pokémon to fly.

Luo Mu felt that the Three Lakes Gods were surprisingly humane in this respect.

Back at the wasteland base, Xi Pu stared at Luo Mu for a long while before sighing.

"Fine, since your test is set there, it seems I, this old woman, have to go to the Vajra Team."

"In the past, there were probably some arguments and disdain, although I never bothered to argue with the younger generation."

Why go to the Kongo Team?

Luo Mu asked in confusion, but he already had a vague guess in his mind.

Xi Pu's explanation was exactly as Luo Mu had expected.

"I can't take you there, old woman, because it's under the jurisdiction of the King Kong Team due to its abundant natural resources."

"So how did you get there to collect herbs?" Luo Mu's focus was somewhat unusual.

"You went there sneaking around, you idiot!"

Xi Pu glared at Luo Mu and said irritably.

Yuu-pu actually disliked both Team Galactic and Team Kong. Apart from the three lake gods, she considered the people from Team Galactic and Team Kong to be talking nonsense and would never believe their lies.

But now she's willing to humble herself for Luo Mu's test.

"Don't even mention things like 'Let me, your old woman, take you there secretly,' it's basically hopeless."

"If you want to complete the test, you will inevitably have to go in and out of there frequently. Once or twice is fine, but if you do it too often, the Kong Team will eventually find out."

"It's better to plan ahead than to falter at a crucial moment."

Xi Pu was talking non-stop, as if lecturing a junior, without realizing that someone was already standing behind her.

Luo Mu wanted to remind her, but it was too late.

"Is there such a thing?"

"Even I, the captain of the King Kong team, have never heard of this before."

The man crossed his arms and spoke with a half-smile.

"Huh!?" Xi Pu's eyes suddenly sharpened, and she turned to glare at the young man: "You bastard, who gave you permission to trespass into our Pearl Team's base?"

"Do you have some ulterior motive?"

The young man waved his hand, interrupting Xi Pu's output, looking helpless.

"Stop, stop, I don't want to argue with your Pearl Team today."

"I'll pretend I didn't hear about you sneaking into our territory. Don't worry about me now. How about this deal?"

"."

Xi Pu remained silent, after all, she was indeed in the wrong in this matter.

The young man turned his gaze to Luo Mu.

"I only came here out of curiosity about who would receive special treatment from that guy, Tamaki. But I never expected to hear such unexpected information!"

"Hey, hello, my name is Kongshi, and I'm the captain of the Kongo Team!"

"Your name is?"

Gangshi made a move against Shen Luomu.

"I am Luo Mu."

Luo Mu reached out and shook hands with him, sizing up this person who was considered an ancestor of his friend Sha Li.

"Hello, Luo Mu! Would you be interested in joining our King Kong Team?"

After withdrawing his hand, Gangshi made a startling statement.

"I don't have any plans to join any organization at the moment."

Looking at the solid stone in front of him, Luo Mu shook his head.

"That's a shame. I'll ask you again later!"

Gangshi was a very easygoing person; he shook his head and forgot about being rejected.

He stared at Luo Mu, a smile playing on his lips.

"The tribe you just mentioned, led by its leader Nian Meilong, is indeed within our jurisdiction."

"If I'm not mistaken, your mission target should be the descendant of that leader, the Goomy Dragon, a Gooey Pokémon that's been ostracized by its own kind, right?"

"Oh? You know about it?"

Xi Pu couldn't help but chime in from the side.

"Of course, it's quite famous in our Vajra settlement. Many people have been tested on it."

Gangshi paused for a moment, then drew out the tone.

"It is called by those who fail the test—"

"Incompetent Sticky Baby".

(End of this chapter)