Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

"Hmph! You just look down on this old man, don't you? If you just put the time you used to spend on training, you could become an excellent researcher too."

Just hearing those words, Lin Xuan felt as if she already knew the identity of the person who had come.

That was Jiang Cheng, the director of the Lingmeng Research Institute and Jiang Quan's grandfather.

"Director Jiang Cheng."

Lin Xuan turned around and greeted the old man, while Jiang Cheng turned to look at Lin Xuan and nodded in satisfaction.

"I've heard old Sun Siming mention you before, and you are indeed quite good."

Lin Xuan scratched his head. He actually knew that the doctor and Jiang Cheng knew each other. He had mentioned it when he invited him to the Lingmeng Research Institute.

The way Jiang Cheng looks at Lin Xuan now is actually quite understandable, because... Lin Xuan is actually the kind of person he hopes Jiang Quan will become.

Or rather, the side of researcher Lin Xuan is what Jiang Cheng hopes Jiang Quan will become.

As for the realm of trainers... in reality, the old man doesn't care too much, even though Lin Xuan is the champion of this tournament.

After all, the championship used to be awarded every two years, and then it became awarded every year, which greatly reduced its prestige.

However, even though Jiang Cheng didn't care much about Lin Xuan, he couldn't help but admire her talent in this area.

How could someone like Lin Xuan exist?

In terms of trainers, they are already comparable to the president, and they can even discover a large number of Eevee evolutions.

Indeed, in Jiang Cheng's mind, he directly regarded Lin Xuan as the president in his younger days.

For various reasons, he had some understanding of Qin Guan's strength, which could only be described as terrifying.

I originally thought that no one could reach Qin Guan's level, at least not in his lifetime, but unexpectedly, it seems that Qin Guan's grand-disciple has the opportunity to do so.

However, if Lin Xuan heard these words, he would probably just complain. Even if he was praised like this, he could only be regarded as the advisor in his youth. So how strong is the advisor now?

The main issue is that, up to now, it seems that we haven't seen the advisor actually fight.

"Haha, just so-so."

Lin Xuan could only say that; he couldn't very well say, could he?

Jiang Quan, standing to the side, was also somewhat helpless. The main reason was that he really didn't want to be a researcher; he had absolutely no interest in this field.

There's no point in forcing him to go up there.

At the same time, he was also quite envious of Lin Xuan, but not for anything else. He envied Lin Xuan for not neglecting his research while having such talent in the field of trainers. This was the most outrageous point, even in the eyes of Bai Yao and the others.

"Come on, I'll take you inside. You're probably most interested in the dream device, right?"

Fortunately, Jiang Cheng didn't say too much about this matter. In fact, after so many years, he had almost accepted it, and Jiang Quan's talent as a trainer... did seem to be stronger than as a researcher.

But while I may accept it in my heart, I can't let it go verbally; I'll still say it from time to time.

Even Jiang Quan was used to it, so he didn't seem to care at all just now.

As for Lin Xuan, he nodded. Putting that matter aside, he was indeed very interested in the dream device.

"Have you been focusing on perfecting the dream world lately?"

Lin Xuan asked with some curiosity, and Jiang Cheng nodded.

"That's right. The dream world is too magical, and it is very difficult to build. Even now, only a part of it has been completed."

Jiang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. The dream device was in place, but the most crucial part—constructing the dream world—was still very difficult.

"If the current process continues, it will take at least ten years for the dream device to be truly launched."

"ten years?"

Lin Xuan was somewhat surprised to hear this. Even though she knew that constructing a dream world might be difficult, she did not expect it to take so long.

Lin Xuan especially remembered the previous experience; that senior sister already had a basic framework.

"The most important part is dream energy. To build a dream world, you need a huge amount of dream energy, but we are currently extremely lacking in this energy, and the source is also a problem. Before, we could only rely on the power of dream-eating, but now it's a bit better... thanks to your senior brother."

Jiang Cheng said with a smile, and Lin Xuan's face also showed a surprised expression.

"Senior brother? Which senior brother?"

"It's Gao Yuan, right? Didn't you visit him before when you were in Jinhui City?"

Looking at Lin Xuan's expression, even a minor one would have to call him an award-winning actor; his acting was truly convincing!

"Senior Brother Gao Yuan is actually in charge of this?"

Lin Xuan nodded, as if it were the first time she had heard about this, and Jiang Quan, who was following behind her, showed a similar expression.

There's nothing I can do; he's already moved out. How much understanding of the research could he possibly have?

"Yes, with the help of your senior brother, we did find a Pokémon that could barely serve as a substitute. Although the effect was so-so, at least we don't have to rely on Dream Eater completely anymore."

Jiang Cheng said with a sigh.

Lin Xuan nodded, then asked:

"What Pokémon is it? Can it replace Dream Eater?"

"Your senior brother must have told you about this, otherwise you wouldn't have come."

Lin Xuan suddenly looked up and saw the faint smile on Jiang Cheng's face. Her hand instantly moved towards the Poké Ball.

Chapter 542 What a bad start!

Lin Xuan's body tensed instantly, mainly because what the other party said was quite frightening. If that was the case, then the other party knew her purpose from the very beginning.

However, Lin Xuan did not immediately try to catch the Poké Ball, as her safety was quite assured.

The strongest two, Little Point and Eevee, stayed outside with him.

This must be one of the advantages of being cute; even if someone is with you, no one will suspect anything.

However, it can protect itself very well. Pokémon like Gallade can't do that. It always seems a bit inappropriate to have a Gallade by your side, especially in this kind of situation.

"Huh? Then my senior brother must have forgotten, he hasn't mentioned it to me at all."

Lin Xuan shook her head, mainly because she didn't know if the other party was bluffing her. Lin Xuan needed to be wary of her opponent using deception this time.

Fortunately, Ibrahimovic and Little Point's acting skills were quite good, after all, they are veteran actors.

I wonder if Ibu's feigning death skill has gotten rusty. Lin Xuan remembers that when he asked Ibu to demonstrate it two months ago, the guy did a 720-degree leap into the air and fell to the ground with a "thud," even foaming at the mouth.

Even Lin Xuan almost thought something had really happened to this guy after watching it; his acting skills were quite impressive.

But Jiang Cheng waved his hand and continued:

"It's okay. I roughly realized this the moment Jiang Quan told me about it, and... it wasn't our arrangement."

"Eh?"

The sound didn't come from Lin Xuan, but from Jiang Quan, who was standing to the side.

He was staring at the two of them with a completely bewildered expression, having no idea what was going on.

The main problem was that he couldn't understand a word his grandfather was saying. He kept turning his head back and forth between the two of them, but... he still couldn't understand a thing!

Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes at his grandson. This guy not only completely went against his original plan in his work field, but now he still seems to be single-mindedly focused on being a trainer, or rather, he has put all his talent into being a trainer.

"It's nothing, it's probably just a misunderstanding."

Jiang Cheng was too lazy to explain anything to his silly grandson, while Jiang Quan, seeing Jiang Cheng's attitude, understood what was going on.

She pursed her lips. Jiang Cheng had always been like this, and not only Jiang Quan, but even his father was used to it.

The atmosphere at the scene was a bit strange. Now that the other party had brought it up to this point, it was difficult for Lin Xuan to pretend that she knew nothing as before.

So Lin Xuan no longer bothered to hide her hand and placed it directly on the Poké Ball.

Although the other party said that, it was impossible for Lin Xuan to believe it so easily, but in fact, Lin Xuan believed a lot of what the other party said.

The main reason is that the other party can't just attack me here, right?

Anyone with a modicum of common sense wouldn't make this choice, but it seems difficult to explain a certain issue.

That's why the other party knew about this.

If those people weren't really sent by Reimu Research Institute, why would they know?

In reality, the people who hired those guys were just keeping an eye on the location of Reimu Research Institute; they haven't taken any action yet.

But based on what we've learned, action is only a matter of time... if Lin Xuan doesn't come.

However, even they don't know what the other party really wants.

Unfortunately, Gao Yuan didn't seem to know either; he had no idea what he possessed that was particularly worth the other party's attention.

It doesn't quite seem right to say it's Reimu's Research Institute, because Reimu's Research Institute has backups of everything he researched before.

Aside from this project, they had no other dealings with the Reimu Research Institute.

"You can go out first. I need to talk to Lin Xuan alone for a bit."

Jiang Cheng dismissed Jiang Quan casually, and Jiang Quan didn't seem to mind, simply replying:

"Oh."

Like I said, I'm used to it now.