A spirit descends, Gardevoir is my childhood friend?

Lin Xiaolin frowned. The contents of the paper were not very clear, but he could vaguely analyze what kind of information the Crocodile Organization had sent to this base.

Lin Xiaolin had already guessed about 70-80% of the evolution of the Fire Monkey from the beginning. The Crocodile Organization was probably researching the Forsaken Monkey, but what did the Second Alert Zone mean by continuing like this?

Could it be that something in the second alert zone is attracting the Crocodile Organization?

Lin Xiaolin was puzzled, but she still folded the paper and stuffed it into her backpack, intending to hand it to the forest ranger when she went out.

After searching for a while without finding anything else, Lin Xiaolin left and headed to the accommodation area.

The accommodation area has far more rooms than the research area here; Lin Xiaolin glanced around and saw about twenty rooms.

Upon entering the first room, there was a single bed and a separate toilet, indicating that each room housed one person.

After flipping through them one by one, Lin Xiaolin actually found something good.

The low-level evil gem hidden in the toilet was still found by Xiao Lan's superpower scanning, but it's better than nothing, and it's worth 200,000 Alliance Coins.

After searching over twenty rooms, Lin Xiaolin had to admire the ranger's search skills! Not a single hair was left.

Continuing to walk inside, they soon arrived at the room where Lin Xiaolin had been imprisoned. Lin Xiaolin went in and saw a mess on the floor.

The bed was broken in two, but Lin Xiaolin still started searching as usual, but soon realized something was wrong.

It should be said that Xiao Lan noticed something was wrong; Xiao Lan said she sensed something behind the door.

Lin Xiaolin walked over and looked behind the door. There was nothing different. It was a whole wall with no gaps or anything.

Lin Xiaolin looked at Xiao Lan with confusion.

Little Blue's eyes simply emitted a blue light, and suddenly the stone slab was moved aside.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this stone slab for part of the wall!

This stone slab was not only perfectly embedded in the wall, but it was also unusually thick; Lin Xiaolin estimated it to be over twenty centimeters thick.

The stone slab fell to the ground with a muffled 'bang'.

Lin Xiaolin curiously shone her flashlight inside and saw a small backpack.

Lin Xiaolin immediately became interested and quickly reached out to take out the backpack. The backpack was a bit like the kind that elementary school students carry; it was very small, but it was bulging inside.

Lin Xiaolin patted the dust off his backpack, rubbed his hands together, opened it, and saw that there were attribute stones on the surface.

After counting, there were six in total, and Lin Xiaolin finally understood why Xiao Lan could sense them.

These six attribute stones are all of intermediate level: three are Dark, two are Ghost, and one is Fairy.

Goodness, Little Blue must have sensed this Fairy-type attribute stone just now, right? Plus, Psychic-type Pokémon are naturally more sensitive, so it was only then that it noticed it. Normal Pokémon might not even be able to sense it.

After taking out the six attribute stones, there was something else underneath. Lin Xiaolin looked closely and saw that it was actually a spirit egg!

Lin Xiaolin quickly picked up the elf egg to examine it.

Elf: Sableye

Status: Dead

. . .

Lin Xiaolin gently put it down again. It was a Pokémon that had died inside its egg. Xinlinbao and Cangyanrengui were curious and went forward to check, but Xiaolan had already sensed it.

There was no sign of life in the fairy egg.

A hint of sadness appeared on Xiao Lan's face. This little Soul-Eye had died before it even hatched and saw the world.

"Little Scale~" Little Blue's voice appeared in Lin Xiaolin's mind.

"Ok, I know."

Lin Xiaolin gently put the elf egg back into her backpack, then put all the attribute gems into her backpack, while Xiao Lan held the small backpack in her hands.

They continued exploring, but their luck ran out. They found nothing, and it was already dark when they came out again.

Lin Xiaolin had Xinlinbao dig a hole under a tree, and Xiaolan gently placed the backpack in it before covering it with soil.

A small pit appeared, and Lin Xiaolin placed two energy cubes on top of it.

"Alright little guy, that's all we can do for you. We hope you'll meet a good trainer in your next life, or maybe become a happy little bird."

Lin Xiaolin gently patted the mound of earth, then stood up and walked away.

Xinlinbao and Cangyanrengui glanced in the direction of the mound, then turned to Lin Xiaolin.

Xiao Lan gently stroked the little mound of earth, then got up and left.

Lin Xiaolin finally understood why Sableye hadn't stopped him and Gengar at this time underground. He had previously thought that Sableye went to find the trainer because she couldn't stop them.

But can a carefree Sableye not stop a Gengar that needs to protect humans?

He just wanted to find his trainer to save his child.

Unfortunately, his trainer had no intention of saving his child.

Just as the one person and the three elves walked away, a gust of wind blew by, as if the little bewitching eye was thanking them.

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Lin Xiaolin continued forward, holding the map in her hand. It seemed that there was some secret in Zone 2 that attracted the Crocodile Organization.

I was a little curious, but I quickly shook my head to banish the thought from my mind.

Even those who are training at the first level in the inner perimeter of Starry Forest have to think twice before attempting it, let alone Lin Xiaolin.

Lin Xiaolin is at best a half-baked elite-level trainer right now; going there would just be a waste of his life.

So let's just stick to the normal route and stop trying those fancy tricks.

With that thought in mind, Lin Xiaolin put away the map and continued on his journey with the three elves.

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Chapter 136 Starry Forest 4

"Holy crap, I finally made it out."

A human boy, looking like a savage, emerged from a thicket, cursing and swearing. His hair was disheveled, and his clothes and face were covered in mud.

That's right, this is Lin Xiaolin.

This is the fifteenth day in Starry Forest. Lin Xiaolin got lost about a week ago. The map is too big, and it's easy to get lost if you take a slight wrong turn. Today, she finally got back on track.

Lin Xiaolin sat by a stream and scooped up water with both hands to wash his face, while Xiao Lan used her hands to remove the leaves from his head.

Xinlinbao also went to the riverbank and took a sip of water.

Lin Xiaolin took out the map again and began to determine his location. After looking around, he finally confirmed his location.

(The red line represents Lin Xiaolin's route)

Lin Xiaolin was on the verge of tears! She had actually gotten lost! And she must have gone in a huge circle.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaolin sat down to rest for a while. He had been exhausted for more than a week, and there were even more elite-level Pokémon in this area than before.

On average, I encounter four or five of them a day, and they are all quite malicious, but I just use them as experience points for Heartscale Treasure and get rid of them.

However, it wasn't a complete loss. Lin Xiaolin did find some good things, but they were mostly tree fruits and the like, which he shared with the three elves.

"Speechless! It looks like we won't be able to finish even one route now."

Lin Xiaolin sighed. There were only six days left before school started, and he had to go back a day early to pack. It seemed that this trip to the nature reserve was coming to an end soon.

This place is right near the northeast exit, and Lin Xiaolin plans to walk there and get out by herself.

Just as I was pondering this, a buzzing sound suddenly came from behind me.

"Why is it still here?! Run!"

Lin Xiaolin picked up the backpack from the ground and ran away.

As soon as he rushed out, dozens of Beedrills rushed out from behind him. Lin Xiaolin's disheveled appearance could not possibly be the work of those elite Pokémon.

A few days ago, when Lin Xiaolin was lost, a swarm of bee-like bees suddenly rushed out of the woods, and Lin Xiaolin was chased by them the whole way!

"Is this Beedrill crazy?! It's already chased us this far, and we're not even in their territory!"

Lin Xiaolin ran while cursing, with Xinlinbao and Cangyan Rengui running alongside her on either side, while Xiaolan hovered above her head to block the giant bee.

Actually, Lin Xiaolin had fought Beedrill before. At first, there were only a dozen or so ordinary Beedrill, which he easily dealt with.

The problem had barely been solved when three elite Beedrill arrived, accompanied by more than a dozen regular Beedrill.

This lineup could still hold on if they gritted their teeth, but just as the fight started, three elite Beedrill arrived, accompanied by more than a dozen regular Beedrill.

Seeing that the number of enemies was increasing, Lin Xiaolin had no choice but to run away.

At first, I thought I had just wandered into their territory and that I would be fine once I ran out. But these dozens of bee hornets chased me for four or five days!