A spirit descends, Gardevoir is my childhood friend?

Just as Lin Xiaolin went downstairs, Xiao Lan suddenly appeared in the living room.

"Sister Xiaolan, where are my parents?" Lin Xiaolin looked at the empty living room in confusion.

"They said they were going to buy some local specialties and then send them back to Xingcheng. They told you to get up, eat breakfast first, and then wait for them at home. Don't wander around, or you might be kidnapped."

Lin Xiaolin: "......"

Lin Xiaolin had just finished eating the breakfast her mother had left in the kitchen when her parents returned. However, they didn't have any large or small bags with them, presumably because the things they bought had been sent back by express delivery.

"Let's go, I tidied up the house this morning, we can go straight to catch our flight now." Lin's mother said to Lin Xiaolin on the sofa.

Lin Xiaolin got up and followed her parents out the door. Her father's car was parked at the door, but there was a guy in a League Association uniform sitting in the driver's seat. Since there was no room for Xiao Lan, Lin Xiaolin put Xiao Lan back into the ball.

This car was applied for by Lin's father from the research association when he first came to Jiangcheng. This morning, Lin's father called people from the association to be his driver. After they left, he drove the car back to the association.

The deliveryman dropped the three off at Jiangcheng Airport and then left. The three waited in the airport for a while before boarding their plane.

However, all three of their Poké Balls were locked before boarding the plane. The flight attendant said it was to prevent any accidents. Lin's father had a total of two Poké Balls, and Lin's mother had three Poké Balls, including Xiao Lan's, all of which were locked.

This lock is an electronic lock. Once the Poké Ball is scanned on a special device, the Pokémon can't come out. It can only be scanned again at a fixed time or after the plane lands.

Lin Xiaolin was sitting by the window on the plane, looking at the 24-hour countdown on the little blue Pokémon ball with curiosity.

"This is also one of the teacher's inventions. Decades ago, there was an incident where hijackers used Pokémon to hijack a plane, which led to the requirement that all Pokémon brought on board be handed over and guarded by special personnel. They were not allowed to be carried on one's person. When the teacher found out, he worked through the night to research it, and after nearly five years, he finally developed this fully automatic Pokémon locking device. This is also one of the teacher's proudest works." Lin's father sat next to Lin Xiaolin and explained to him.

"Grandpa Ye is really amazing." Lin Xiaolin sincerely felt the greatness of Dr. Ye.

"Of course, he has been working tirelessly for the safety of the people of China."

"By the way, Dad, was that superpowered spoon that Dr. Ye gave me that day something important?" Lin Xiaolin suddenly remembered her father's unusual behavior that day.

Mr. Lin suddenly choked up, then slowly sighed.

"My teacher was an orphan since childhood. He was adopted by the country's orphanage and was able to go to school only thanks to the country's assistance. His first and only Pokémon was Alakazam. Alakazam accompanied him for decades. About ten years ago, my teacher went out and forgot to notify the League. He was attacked by spies from the Sakura Kingdom. In the end, Alakazam paid the price of its life to save my teacher. This spoon is also Alakazam's keepsake and can be considered a memento of my teacher."

After speaking, Lin's father sighed again, and Lin Xiaolin remained silent for a moment.

In reality, many people in this world can't even keep a single Pokémon alive, let alone raise several, unless they come from an exceptionally wealthy family.

The simplest food and drink for an elf is more than ten times more expensive than for a human. Even for a creature like Little Blue, which doesn't need to fight and just eats energy cubes every day, its monthly consumption is over 1 Dragon Kingdom coins.

Unless you feed the elves only human food, but then the elves will lack physical energy, their combat ability will be weak, and their training will be extremely slow.

Not to mention that people who raise Pokémon need to fight frequently, and after a battle they need to heal, which can cost one or two thousand each time. They also need to learn skills and such. It's considered quite good if an ordinary family can raise even one Pokémon.

The plane slowly took off, and Lin Xiaolin looked out the window at the scenery and the eight Pidgeots patrolling around the plane.

Airplanes in this world generally don't fly very high, probably to avoid encountering any particularly strong Flying-type Pokémon. With eight Pidgeots around, ordinary Flying-type Pokémon will still give way when they encounter airplanes.

Lin Xiaolin's old problem relapsed. He would start to feel sleepy as soon as he got into a vehicle, whether it was a plane, a train or a car. He would start to feel sleepy after sitting for a while. He pulled down the partition on the window to block out the light from outside and closed his eyes.

"Linlin, wake up, we're home." When she woke up again, the plane had already landed, and Lin Xiaolin was woken up by her father.

Lin Xiaolin stood up, stretched, and glanced at the time; it was already two o'clock.

The three of them followed the flow of people off the plane, unlocked the Poké Balls, and headed towards the airport entrance.

"Here! Linlin!" As soon as Lin Xiaolin entered the arrival hall, she saw her grandmother waving in this direction. Her grandfather, wearing sunglasses, stood behind her without saying a word.

"Grandma and Grandpa!" Lin Xiaolin greeted them as soon as she reached her grandparents.

"Oh my, look at my grandson, he's gotten so thin!" Grandma immediately hugged Lin Xiaolin, who was a head taller than her.

"Dad, Mom," Lin's parents greeted him.

"Let's go back first and talk about it later." Grandpa spoke up, and everyone followed him. After getting into Grandpa's car, because Grandma wanted to sit next to Lin Xiaolin, Lin's father sat in the passenger seat.

"Look at you, you just leave like that. You left, and you even took my eldest grandson with you. You've been gone for three years. It breaks my heart. I haven't seen Linlin for three years!" Grandma held Lin Xiaolin's hand in one hand while complaining to Lin's parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Lin could only force a smile.

"By the way, have you eaten yet?" Grandma suddenly asked.

"Not yet. I ate breakfast early this morning, so I didn't eat on the plane. It's been so long since I've had Mom's cooking, so I wanted to try it as soon as I got back," Lin's mother said from the side.

"You're so sweet-talking. Fine, I'll cook you a big feast when we get back."

As they talked, the group began catching up on everyday things in the car. Grandma kept asking Lin Xiaolin if he had a girl he liked, and if any girl liked him. Lin Xiaolin could only vaguely answer no to all of them. He felt that when Grandma asked the question, the Poké Ball in his pocket seemed to have shaken slightly.

Not long after, Grandpa's car drove into a huge circular building. The building was very large and magnificent, and it was made entirely of silver-white material, which looked gleaming under the sun.

The main entrance of the building bears the large characters "Star City Superpower Dojo". My grandfather drove directly to the back of the dojo. Behind the dojo was a large forest, and a unique two-story detached building stood at the edge of the forest.

This forest is a man-made forest, a place where the gym trains its own Pokémon. Later, my grandfather retired and built a small building here, saying that the air is good and he can play with some Pokémon every day.

Grandpa parked the car downstairs at the small building. As soon as he got out of the car, a chubby pink little egg came running over with its short legs.

Pokémon: Happy Egg

Rank: Lord

Attributes: General

Gender: female

Feature: Natural Recovery [Allows nearby allies to be unaffected by abnormal status effects]

Inherited skill: Finger swing

Learn the following skills: Hold, Sunny Day, Rain, Sandstorm, Snow Scene

Skills: Flirting, Imitation, Enchanting Voice, Angel's Kiss, Life Drop, Rounding, Healing Wave, Light Wall, Laying Egg

Description: It lays wondrous eggs filled with happiness. It is said that whoever eats its egg will be kind and compassionate to everyone. When it finds a weak Pokémon, it will share its egg with it and carefully care for it until it recovers.

"Luck! Luck!" Lucky Egg stood in front of Lin Xiaolin, waving its two little arms and shouting continuously.

"Hello, Lucky Egg! Long time no see!" Lin Xiaolin patted Lucky Egg's head.

"Luck!" The happy egg spun around happily.

Lin's parents and Lin Xiaolin all released their Pokémon. As soon as Lin's mother's Rapidash saw its old home, it slowly walked in one direction, probably to find its old resting place.

Lin's mother's Gardevoir teleported away immediately, as did Little Blue. Only Lin's father's Chimecho and Rotom stayed behind, following behind the others.

The group ignored Xiao Lan and the others. Lin's mother and Lin Xiaolin's Pokémon had all grown up in the gym, so they naturally wouldn't get lost.

However, every time I see Grandma's Lucky Egg, I still think it's ridiculous. It's just a pure support character that can act as a weather hand, a healer, and a tank. It's really outrageous.

The five followed Lucky Egg into the small building, which was three stories high and about the same size as the villa they lived in in Jiangcheng. However, the villa had very little furniture and fewer electronic devices.

Grandma took the "Happy Eggs" into the kitchen to cook, and Lin's mother followed. The other three, grandfather, and grandson, sat on the sofa drinking tea.

"Grandpa, my mom and the others said that you found my first Pokémon! What kind of Pokémon was it?" Lin Xiaolin saw an opportunity and quickly asked her grandfather this question that had been puzzling her for a long time.

"Haha, don't worry, I went through a lot of trouble to get this elf. You'll know once you get it and hatch it yourself." Grandpa gave Lin Xiaolin a meaningful look.

"Okay." Lin Xiaolin was still full of curiosity about his first Pokémon. Although he already had Xiao Lan, it felt more like Xiao Lan had raised him.

"But Xiao Lin, are you sure you want to be a trainer? Haven't you always wanted to be a researcher?" Lin's father asked timidly from the side.

"Why be a researcher? You work from dawn till dusk every day and don't even get any credit. You might not see your family or go home for years! If you're going to do something, be a powerful trainer. In the future, you can inherit your grandfather's gym and become a gym leader. Wouldn't that be great? You can eat and play as you please every day. Life would be so much better."

Grandpa was immediately displeased upon hearing this, clearly unhappy that Lin's father had taken the whole family with him when he decided to do research.

Upon hearing his grandfather's words, Lin's father instantly deflated like a frostbitten eggplant.

"I can become a powerful trainer while also keeping research as a side job," Lin Xiaolin quickly interjected, trying to smooth things over.

"That's fine. Treat it as a hobby to pass the time, but don't waste too much energy on it," Grandpa advised from the side.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Lin immediately perked up. Sure enough, his son still wanted to be a researcher, but he only said that to avoid troubling the old man. Yes, that's right, Mr. Lin thought to himself.

However, if Lin Xiaolin knew what he was thinking, he could only say that his father's imagination was really strong.

He actually considered doing the research as a side job to earn some extra money, but it would be better to cultivate powerful elves.

Chapter 6 Invitation to Battle

Before long, Grandma and Lin's mother had prepared a large table of dishes. Just then, a middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to Lin's mother suddenly appeared in the middle of the room, with a Hudi floating beside him.

Pokémon: Alakazam

Attribute: super power

Rank: Lord

Gender: male

Characteristic: Mental Strength [Possesses a trained mind, and will not flinch in the face of an opponent's attacks. Unwavering even intimidation.]

Inherited Skills: Switching Grounds, Telekinesis

Learn the following skills: Guardian, Protect, Seal, Power Swap, Defense Swap, Trick Room, Ability Swap

Skills: Teleportation, Bending Ladle, Immobilization, Reflection Barrier, Self-Regeneration, Telekinesis, Precognition, Meditation

Description: Its mind is comparable to a supercomputer. This highly developed intellect allows it to freely use various superpowers. The longer it lives, the larger and heavier its head becomes. Measurements indicate that the strength of its superpowers is directly proportional to the weight of its head.

"Uncle!" Lin Xiaolin greeted the middle-aged man who had suddenly appeared.

"Little Lin, it's been a long time! Haha!" With that, the middle-aged man walked up to Lin Xiaolin.

"Hmm, it's been years. You've grown taller and more handsome." The middle-aged man patted Lin Xiaolin's shoulder as he spoke.

This middle-aged man is Lin's mother's older brother, named Xiao Qi. He is three years older than Lin's mother and is the current manager of the gym. The Alakazam next to him is his ace Pokémon.