Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

Chapter 268 Return and Departure

July 1st, Chengdu.

A bright red sun hung in the sky, relentlessly radiating ultraviolet rays; the temperature in Chengdu was already approaching 40°C.

Pedestrians, both men and women, carried parasols and hurried across the cement ground, afraid that lingering too long would cause their feet to burn.

Wearing sunglasses, shorts, a short-sleeved shirt, and flip-flops, Su Hao stood under a lush banyan tree. The cool shade from the tree made him sigh with relief.

The incessant chirping of cicadas overhead added to the restlessness of the midsummer heat.

"I really wish Diancie would use a Rain Dance spell."

While pondering why cicadas hadn't been hunted to extinction by bird Pokémon, Su Hao quietly uttered a statement that violated laws and regulations.

Despite possessing the ability to alter celestial phenomena, trainers are firmly restricted by laws that prohibit them from easily disrupting the climate except in extreme weather conditions.

Su Hao is currently in a public place. If it were his own private property, no one would care if he changed the weather, but it's different in a public place.

"If all else fails, let Articuno unleash a Blizzard, then blame everything on it. After all, legendary Pokémon aren't subject to the law."

Su Hao, who was about to explode from the heat, continued to ramble on.

He can tolerate the cold, but he sweats when it's too hot, and his clothes stick to his skin, which is very uncomfortable.

"You really don't do anything right. Wearing the feathers I gave you will keep you from getting hot."

Articuno's voice came faintly through the waveguide, sounding quite displeased.

"That's true, as expected of you, Mr. Freeze."

Su Hao clapped his hands, feigning sudden realization.

"I think you've been driven crazy by the heat, otherwise you wouldn't have missed this."

Su Haoxi clutched her heart, as if hurt by Articuno's words: "Ugh... Articuno, you're being so mean today."

"Humph!"

The Articuno made a short sound and then fell silent.

Su Hao took out the Frozen Bird Feather Pendant from his system space. After putting it on, he felt much cooler, and the temperature even dropped noticeably within a meter of him.

Su Hao roughly knew why Articuno spoke so barbedly.

After all, countless board games have been developed during this period, and Articuno has never beaten Su Hao.

He didn't mean to stop the frozen bird from going back to visit its family.

The main problem is that the location of the secret realm that Articuno mentioned is somewhat sensitive.

The secret realm of the Articuno clan is in the Great Britain Union.

Who knows what Articuno, that Great Britannica, was thinking, coming to settle in the Divine Alliance?

Since last month, the British Commonwealth has faced significant difficulties in processing entry applications, seemingly intentionally preventing non-British citizens from entering the country.

Smuggling across would be troublesome, and Articuno said it sensed that the secret realm was still sealed and had not been leaked.

Su Hao thought it was better to go to the British Alliance later, which is why he didn't hold back.

Who knew that Articuno would recently throw a tantrum, acting so childish despite being an old bird.

Su Hao (the banyan tree) stood here under the scorching sun, waiting for two people.

The main tournament of the University Cup is about to begin, and Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng, who went out to train, will also be returning.

The two were very secretive during their chat, unwilling to reveal what they had gained, saying they would show it to each other when they met.

Because Su Hao had come out early, he waited for about half an hour before two figures ran over from his left and right sides.

Jiang Chengcheng was in good physical condition and ran the fastest, arriving first.

Su Hao looked her over; it seemed she had made considerable progress in her cultivation in her own secret realm.

Her demeanor shifted from sharp and assertive to a calm and enigmatic quality, like the surface of the sea.

Then, Li Hua, who looked much darker and whose figure was no longer as thin as a bamboo pole but much stronger, arrived under the shade of the tree.

The three of them said in unison, "Long time no see."

.............

Since it was still early before they had to leave, Su Hao chatted with the two of them under the shade of the trees.

江橙

Cheng and Li Hua, one after the other, shared their cultivation progress over the past period.

Li Hua said that the first step of the Dragon's Lair Trial was very tough.

The Dragon Clan abandoned him dozens of miles away from the Dragon's Lair, a desert oasis, and forced him to survive to return to the Dragon's Lair.

After the Dragon Clan left, they left behind enough food and water to last for half a month, as well as essential supplies for the wilderness such as maps and compasses.

Next, Li Hua had Corviknight, Altaria, and Charizard take turns scouting the way in the air, barely managing to reach the dragon's lair before the time limit.

Upon arriving at the dragon's lair, an oasis in the desert, an ideal world, and a paradise for dragon-type Pokémon appeared before him.

Following this, a series of challenging trials were conducted. Not long ago, Li Hua acquired a pseudo-legendary Dragon-type Pokémon, and the strength of all three Pokémon improved to varying degrees.

As Li Hua's ace, Corviknight has broken through to the late Elite level in Extreme Survival, Charizard and Altaria are at the mid Elite level, and Gliscor has also reached the mid Normal level.

Finally, he gained the approval of a Dratini and successfully captured a pseudo-legendary.

Jiang Chengcheng has become much more down-to-earth lately.

He continued his cultivation and completed tasks in his own secret realm as usual. After taming a mushroom in the realm, he was inexplicably told that he had passed the first task, and there were two more to come.

Then he was thrown out.

Her Pokémon have also improved slightly: Machamp has reached the late Elite level, Pandaren and Kommo-o have reached the mid Elite level, and Ralts has evolved into Kirlia.

Then, Su Hao told Jiang Chengcheng about how he had captured Riolu in Ordron City, which made Jiang Chengcheng very envious.

After saying that, Su Hao suggested, "Let's go, there's still a while before the meeting, come with me to get something."

Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng exchanged a glance, and despite their doubts, they followed Su Hao's lead.

A moment later, Su Hao emerged from an unassuming little shop, carrying a sandalwood box in his hands.

Seeing that the two seemed to have questions, Su Hao didn't hide anything and opened the wooden box directly.

The first thing that caught their eyes was a layer of yellow cloth embroidered with the three characters "Kojiya" in gold, silver and red threads.

Upon seeing these three words, Jiang Chengcheng's eyes widened as she looked at the small shop behind Su Hao.

"So this is an old-fashioned shop? I didn't even recognize it without the sign. I didn't know there was one in Chengdu too."

Kojiya is a shop that only accepts custom-made items and charges a hefty price.

From art objects to all kinds of small jewelry and furniture, antique shops accept all kinds of items.

Of course, custom-made items from antique shops are very expensive, and the materials used are also top-notch.

Su Hao had no intention of wasting money and going to great lengths to customize items.

Unfortunately, Su Qing, Su Hao's mother, happened to have a free customization opportunity, which she directly transferred to Su Hao.

Su Hao lifted the yellow cloth.

A pair of simple, unadorned blue and black fingerless gloves, made according to Su Hao's requirements and featuring a circular groove in the center, lay quietly in the box.

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Chapter 269 Why travel in brocade at night?

"What are these gloves?"

Li Hua looked left and right, still puzzled as to why this ordinary glove with a strange groove was placed in such an expensive box.

Jiang Chengcheng was a little more knowledgeable than him. After obtaining Su Hao's permission, she carefully touched the gloves with her hand.

"This is... the silk threads of the snow moth and the volcano moth... it must be made of some other materials as well. This is incredibly expensive..."

Based on Jiang Chengcheng's knowledge, this thread is probably from a Dojo-level or even Elite Four-level Snow Moth or Volcano Moth.

But the exorbitantly priced silk thread was just an embellishment... There were several other materials she had never seen before that were the main body of the gloves.

Su Hao nodded approvingly: "Not bad. This is a framework made of the silk threads of Elite Four level Felfin and Volcarona, and then filled with the feathers of two unknown Pokémon."

Jiang Chengcheng tilted her head and asked, "Feathers?"

What feathers could be turned into gloves, and even precious silk threads could be reduced to mere embellishments?

Ultimately, why choose such an expensive method to make a pair of gloves...?

Su Hao smiled without saying a word.

He couldn't very well say that he had given away the Crescent Feather, which had lost its energy, and that he had asked Articuno to remove the feather that possessed attribute energy.

Let's give them to the antique shop and have them make gloves from these two materials.

The gloves made this way have excellent energy flexibility, and it is expected that he will be able to release waveguides with much less effort, and can also undergo E-Gen evolution.