Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

"Come with me."

The three of them soon arrived in front of a rock wall. There seemed to be no way forward, but Long Youhua simply pressed a button on a mechanism on the side, and the rock wall immediately rose up. After the rock wall opened, what appeared in front of Lin Xuan was... a large number of Pokémon eggs!

They were densely packed, filling most of the vast cave space.

"This is the place with the most abundant dragon energy in the entire Dragon Country, and it is also the most suitable place for hatching Pokémon eggs."

As Long Youhua explained, he led Lin Xuan and the other person inside, and then stopped in front of a large number of Pokémon eggs.

"This place... is the true essence of our Dragon Village!"

Long Youhua raised his hands, his face filled with pride.

Lin Xuan was stunned by the sight before her. These were not ordinary Pokémon eggs; they were all Dragon-type Pokémon!

Each Dragon-type Pokémon egg is incredibly valuable, and there are so many here... it's unbelievable.

Just as Lin Xuan was reflecting on these things, she suddenly felt a chill behind her and abruptly turned around.

"Who?"

"Don't panic, Dorambaruto is just responsible for guarding this place."

Lin Xuan turned around and saw that it was indeed a Dragon Balut. However, after glancing at Lin Xuan and the others, its body quickly disappeared again, as if it had never belonged to this world.

That makes sense, after all, it seems a bit unreasonable to leave Long Youhua alone in such an important place.

"Alright, it's your turn now. Go choose your Pokémon egg."

Long Youhua took a step back, giving his place to Lin Xuan and Long Xing, seemingly just preparing to observe from the sidelines.

Lin Xuan blinked as she looked at the many Pokémon eggs in front of her, realizing that she had overlooked a very important issue. With so many eggs to choose from, even without any trials, wouldn't it be a little too difficult to select her favorite Pokémon?

Although the patterns and colors on the Pokémon eggs change depending on the type of Pokémon, how can one possibly recognize them all?

"So, you're just going to choose like this?"

"It's okay, I know the place. Just tell me what you need and I'll help you find it!"

Long Xing patted his chest and said this, which reassured Lin Xuan a little. Then he strode towards the center of the egg group.

But as soon as Lin Xuan took a step, she saw a guy who seemed a bit out of place with his surroundings.

Chapter 274 Two Little Monsters

"Dragon Star, what kind of Pokémon egg is this?"

Lin Xuan immediately asked Long Xing, who was standing to the side, about the elf egg in front of him. The pale purple patterns on it seemed somewhat out of place with the others around it.

And it wasn't just about its appearance; this elf egg always gave Lin Xuan a special feeling... but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"I didn't see this before when I came here," Long Xing said after taking a closer look.

Dragon-type Pokémon typically have long incubation periods. If it's a newly acquired egg, it's not entirely impossible for it to hatch in two or three years. However, judging from the appearance of this egg... it doesn't seem to be the case.

From all angles, Lin Xuan felt that this Pokémon egg was not only not newly hatched, but was actually quite close to hatching. If it were an ordinary Pokémon, it would probably take less than a week, and even for a pseudo-legendary Pokémon... it would take about a month.

"Maybe it's Lala algae? But it doesn't quite look like it... It should be, otherwise no other Pokémon egg has similar patterns."

After thinking for a moment, Longxing made a judgment: this should be a Lala Algae sprite egg.

"Lala algae?" Lin Xuan nodded. He naturally trusted Long Xing's judgment, but... never mind, let's go check on the other Pokémon eggs first.

They had eggs of various Pokémon, including Dratini, Bagon, and Gible. After showing Lin Xuan around, Long Xing recognized most of them.

Among so many pseudo-legendary Pokémon, Lin Xuan first ruled out Deino. The reason was simple: when Deino evolves into Deino, it has two heads, each with its own independent consciousness. However, once it evolves into Dementor... only the middle head has the ability to think. This means that only one of Dementor's two consciousnesses can survive to the end.

Lin Xuan couldn't say much about this evolutionary method, but... he didn't like it. If he were to raise it, it might forever remain at the two-headed dragon stage, so it was better not to make this choice in the first place.

"So Lin Xuan, which one do you want to choose?"

Seeing that Lin Xuan had been taken all over Dragon Valley by him and still hadn't made a decision, Long Xing immediately asked.

"Let's take another look." Lin Xuan said as she returned to the Lala Algae Pokémon egg she had first seen. As she approached, she noticed a spot she hadn't seen before.

Although the sprite eggs in Dragon Valley are scattered throughout the valley, they are spaced relatively evenly, which allows each egg to hatch more easily.

However, this "Lala Algae" Pokémon egg... the surrounding Pokémon eggs don't seem to follow this rule, or rather, they appear a bit messy.

Because the distance wasn't obvious, Lin Xuan and Long Xing didn't notice it when they got close last time.

Lin Xuan bent down and observed again, without saying much, but only asked Xiao Dian for his opinion.

"What do you think of him, your new little brother or sister?"

"Dandan~"

Little Dot tilted her head. As long as he wasn't a jerk like Eevee, that would be great. It would be even better if he could bring her snacks every day!

"Lin Xuan, do you want to choose this one?"

Long Xing approached Lin Xuan with some confusion and asked, "Algae Dragon, the evolved form of Lala Grass, is also a Dragon-type Pokémon, but it seems rather ordinary and not very eye-catching among the many Dragon-type Pokémon."

So of course he still hoped that Lin Xuan could choose pseudo-legendary Pokémon like Dratini or Gible, otherwise he wouldn't have been so serious in helping Lin Xuan identify them earlier.

"No rush, let me ask a question first."

After saying this, Lin Xuan raised her head and looked at Long Youhua, who was standing not far away and seemed to be looking in her direction the whole time.

"Senior, is this a Lala Algae Pokémon egg?"

Upon hearing Lin Xuan's words, Long Youhua merely smiled faintly and did not reply.

"Guess what? This is a test for you. It's already quite an overreaction to have Xiao Xing helping you. You can't expect an old man like me to help you too."

"Was this Pokémon egg... just placed here?"

"..."

Long Youhua just smiled and remained silent, but his attitude spoke volumes.

Seeing Long Youhua's reaction, Lin Xuan did not hesitate at all and directly pointed her finger at the elf egg.

"That's it!"

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"Now can you tell me what kind of spirit is inside?"

As Lin Xuan walked, she asked Long Youhua, who was standing next to her.

"No rush, you'll know once it hatches." She paused, then continued, "What if I told you it's Lala algae inside?"

"That's fine too, I'm not picky, it's free anyway." Lin Xuan said indifferently. After all, once the Pokémon egg was in his hands, it was his Pokémon, so it didn't matter whether it hatched into Lala or Red-faced Dragon.

If Lin Xuan really wants a quasi-god, the Alliance still owes him one.

"Hahahaha! That's great. Then you can see for yourself when it hatches."

The three of them soon arrived at the exit of the dragon's lair. Naturally, they couldn't take the "shortcut" they came by when they left, so they went through the main gate. After that, they said goodbye to Long Youhua.

After watching the two walk away, Long Youhua did not immediately return to the dragon's lair. Instead, a shadow slowly appeared beside him—Dorambaruto, the guardian of the dragon's lair!

[You just gave it to him like that?]

Dorombalut's voice entered Long Youhua's mind, carrying a hint of confusion.

Although the dragon crystal that Lin Xuan brought was something the Yulong family desperately needed, Long Youhua's promise was enough, and there was no need to sacrifice this egg.

"What else? This little guy should hatch in a little over a month, and we really can't find anyone else to entrust our lives to, so let's just make do with him."

Long Youhua said without changing his expression.

But Dorombalto knew this guy too well; he had basically watched them all grow up.

[You're not usually that generous. If all else fails, there's always Long Yuntian, or even that junior we were just with—they're all good options.]

"...You're still so direct, but I'm not going to stop there, am I?" Long Youhua's face showed a hint of helplessness, but Duolongbaluto was dismissive of it.

I've watched you all grow up, how could I not know you? What exactly is your purpose?

"There's no real purpose behind this little guy. He's backed by that old bastard Sun Siming. Even if we don't mention the favor the Yulong family owes him, we can't touch him. Once that old guy starts making trouble, no one can stop him. I was just thinking... Anyway, the thing inside that egg is a monster too. Wouldn't it be interesting to pair a little monster with another little monster?"

At this point, a childlike smile appeared on Long Youhua's face as he found the scene he was imagining quite amusing.

Can you be sure what hatched inside?

"Those who come out of there are all monsters, so there's no point in arguing with them."

After saying that, Long Youhua stretched and then turned and walked into the dragon's lair.

"I was just woken up by those two little ones, I'm going to catch up on my sleep now."

As Long Youhua left, Dorombalto's figure gradually dimmed and disappeared into this space.

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Moyun City

"Since we've finally made it to Moyun City, we definitely have to explore it properly!"

Lin Xuan originally planned to head to Jinhui City immediately after visiting Dragon Village. Although there was still more than a month before the start of the Martial Arts Tournament, going there early would allow him to prepare in advance and also give him a chance to learn from the dojo there. For this reason, Lin Xuan canceled his plans with Zhong Mingyi...

Fortunately, he visited the dojo many times before leaving Jianghai City and made plans for everyone. As long as they could follow them, it wouldn't make much difference whether he was there or not.

However, just as Lin Xuan was about to leave, Long Xing stopped him, saying that since he had come all this way, he had to take him to see the specialties of Moyun City.