Trainer? I'm just an ordinary hot spring owner.

Just a short while ago, Jiang Cheng released it and told him that he had found a big and strong coral to protect them. With him, they didn't have to worry about being bullied by the good and bad stars.

Little Sun Coral didn't believe it at first. After all, as a Sun Coral, no one knew Sun Coral better than him. How could Sun Coral be so tall? It has been like this for so many years, okay? If it really existed, would they still be bullied by the good and bad stars?

But I couldn’t help but wonder, what if?

What if there is? After all, that was what the good brother in front of me said. He saved me, healed me, and brought me to a new home. There was no need to lie to me, right?

But when it saw the tall Demon Coral, all the doubts it had disappeared.

The size of Pokémon is actually a very strange data. Many times, it will appear that the size of a Pokémon that should look very large is marked as too small in the game.

The most typical example: Holy Pillar King Regichikas.

As an elf that can drag the continent, Regichikas' official height is only 3.7 meters.

This is a size that would overwhelm him even if an Asian elephant came, not to mention his weight.

Jiang Cheng had read relevant documents about the Holy Pillar King in this world. The big guy was lying there, and one of his arms was almost as long as a mountain.

All we can say is that the official game data may have a certain reference value for them, but it does not mean that Pokémon's numbers must be that high.

The Charizard in Charizard Valley is more than two times bigger than the one Ash has.

But one amazing thing about Pokémon is that they can control their own size, and can even shrink to be put into a Poké Ball, just like the Sun Coral at this moment. It originally looked four meters tall in the courtyard, but after entering the house, it shrank to two meters. But for this tiny Sun Coral, it is already an incomparable giant.

The good brother was right, there really are tall, big and strong corals to protect them!

"Coral, coral!" You are so tall! Why are you white? Are you so tall that you are amazing? Wow, you are also translucent...

Demon Spirit Coral was a little overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of his distant relatives, but fortunately Jiang Cheng appeared at this moment to help him out.

"Okay, Sun Coral, let's take a breath. You will have many opportunities to chat later." After persuading the overly excited Sun Coral, Jiang Cheng looked at the confused Demon Spirit Coral and said to himself, it seems that the plan has been half completed.

Because on the status bar of Demon Coral, the former [Hungry//Tired/Sad/Lonely] has become [Hungry/Tired/Joyful/Sad].

Sadness turns into joy, loneliness turns into sorrow. This is the first and most critical step. Next, you have to take action yourself.

"Hello, Coral, welcome to the Pokémon Healing Center. I am the owner of this center. I believe you must be very tired. Why don't you come to my place to rest for a while, soak in the hot springs, and eat something to replenish your energy?"

As Jiang Cheng spoke, he held Little Sun Coral in his arms. The little guy looked at Demon Spirit Coral with expectant eyes, hoping that he would agree.

This wave, this wave is called holding the emperor hostage to control the princes!

"coral........"

Looking at the little guy in front of him with a look of expectation, Demon Coral really couldn't bear to say no, but it was naturally wary of humans.

Facing the Demon Coral's vigilance, Jiang Cheng smiled slightly and said, "Be on guard, it's okay. It depends on how many times you can handle my tricks."

He turned and led the way to the healing room, not giving Coral a chance to be on guard: "The healing room is this way. I specially picked a healing room that is more suitable for ghost-type Pokémon. Or, we can go get something to eat first."

Jiang Cheng, very abnormally, turned and walked towards the restaurant.

The Demon Coral just followed Jiang Cheng quietly. It didn't know why it was following a human. No, it should be following that little fellow.

"We're here. We've been separated from our tribe and wandering around alone. You must be very tired. Why don't you eat something and take a rest? This is just a friendly reminder. It's best to eat something as soon as possible because you might be busy later." Jiang Cheng's words were meaningful. If the Demon Coral standing here was replaced by a human, Jiang Cheng would be like a demon cultivator who was luring kind-hearted young people into a trap step by step, with the villain special effects on his body emitting black gas.

But the Demon Coral was not that perceptive. It was a little wary of why Jiang Cheng knew that he had been separated from the tribe, and why he knew that he was wandering alone... Could it be... a ghost! ?

He took a peach fruit from the table and handed it to the little guy in his arms: "I won't hinder your reunion for now. Let you get together with your fellow tribesmen. Such an opportunity is rare."

Little Sun Coral jumped out of Jiang Cheng's arms, holding the peach fruit in his two short little hands, and handed it to Demon Spirit Coral: "Coral Coral!"

Jiang Cheng chose to quietly move away and leave some space.

The demon corals in front of him were obviously very wary of humans, but they had a natural affinity for their smaller counterparts, the sun corals. So, in this way...

It's time to take some drastic measures!

Let me let you enjoy the treatment given to you by Ip Man, sun corals, come on!

Chapter 50: Stay or keep moving forward?

Coral, who was originally feeling happy but also a little distressed facing her little fellow Pokémon in the restaurant, never expected that Jiang Cheng would be so mean as to put her one-person Pokémon in a pile of E-people.

When a small group of sun corals appeared in the restaurant, Demon Coral's brain even short-circuited for a moment.

When the group of small sun corals entered the restaurant and saw the magic coral, the sparkle and joy in their eyes almost drowned it.

Unlike the sad-looking Demon Corals, the Sun Corals, who are born with smiling lips that even Buddha finds embarrassing, are a group of cheerful little cuties. Their personalities are just as passionate as the Alola they live in.

One of these little cuties is enough to make people feel overwhelmed, but a group of them would be a real social nightmare.

As Jiang Cheng said before, you will be a little busy next.

"Coral!" You are so tall! Can I be as tall as you? (?＞︶＜)

"Coral Coral" Why are your eyes different from ours? (゜-゜)

The fruit of the "coral" tree is delicious, can I have a bite? (??﹃??)

"Coral?" Where are you from? (???)

"Coral......." (.ヘ°) The Demon Coral responded to these happy little fellows somewhat clumsily. They exuded a powerful vitality that it had never had before, and the fiery enthusiasm almost burned it.

Sun corals are always social organisms, whether alive or dead.

The sun corals in the Galar region also live together in groups, but they don't greet each other, not like this... full of joy, because they are already dead. In the Chaldean sea that is full of chemical, tar, and heavy metal pollution, no sun coral can smile.

The only thing that can bring them some comfort is the night of the full moon, when spirits turn into pieces of paper and fly from the sea to the sky, turning into spots. Large groups of magic corals gather together and sing melodious songs, as if they were still alive.

Jiang Cheng silently watched the performance of Coral. Even though he wanted to keep it, if he placed a ghost-type Pokémon with a very high racial value in a group of children, they might suddenly lose their temper. He had to pay attention to the situation at all times. Looking at Coral's actions, he knew that he was worrying too much.

The plan went on very smoothly, but this smooth progress made Jiang Cheng lower his eyes.

As mentioned before, heaven is not for those who do good things, but only those who cannot feel happy in this world will go to heaven.

The reason why the healing center exists is because of those Pokémon who cannot feel happy in this world.

The Demon Coral was surrounded by these little guys, asking all kinds of questions, making it unable to eat. It was already exhausted, and now it had to deal with a group of little things, but unexpectedly it felt fulfilled.

Being with people of the same race is the happiest thing.

Jiang Cheng saw that the time was almost right, so he came on stage slowly, and as soon as he came on, he began to show off his red-medium level acting skills: "Hey, hey, why are you all here? The Demon Coral has traveled for a long, long time to get here, and it's tired and hungry. Come over here and play... Let it eat something!"

"Coral!!" "Coral!" the little ones shouted in unison, jumping and running to another corner of the restaurant.

"What a lively bunch of little guys, aren't they?" After handing over a tree fruit, Jiang Cheng sat silently beside the Demon Coral and chatted with him softly.

Due to the influence of these lively little guys before, the Demon Coral was no longer so alert and energetic at this moment. In response to Jiang Cheng's chat, it just remained silent and nibbled the peach fruit in front of it. It liked the sweet taste very much.

Jiang Cheng didn't care. He knew the other party was listening: "Don't look at how familiar they are here. These little guys just came to me. I rescued them from the hands of the good and bad stars."

"Coral..." "(°ヘ°)

Good or bad star? In the mind of Demon Coral, a small blue-purple creature active in the seawater appeared.

Aren’t they...all hiding from us?

"Ah, that's right. In the Alola region, the Good and Bad Stars are very dangerous enemies to the Sun Corals because they like to eat the branches of the Sun Corals. The seawater here is very nutritious, and the coral branches that grow from absorbing more nutrients are also particularly beautiful and... delicious. That's how it is for the Good and Bad Stars, so they especially like to chase the Sun Corals and bite them. Have you noticed? The branches of these little guys are relatively short and thick."

The Demon Coral looked at the sun corals that were playing together, and found that their branches were indeed shorter and thicker.

Because no one cares about its spiritual branches, they grow wildly, with huge blades and slender branches, spreading out like a fan.

That’s how it turns out......

Demon Coral lowered his head. No wonder the good and bad stars in the Galar region avoided them. It turned out that it was because they were dead and had no branches for them to eat....

"This healing center has a large underwater aquarium. I plan to place these little guys there, but there is a problem. There are also good and bad stars here. These little guys need a character who can stand up and protect them at any time, and I can't do it."

"You can see that I am a human being. I cannot be in the water with them all the time. I can only lie to them and tell them that there will be a tall and big coral to protect them in the future. But now, you are here."

"The little ones were very happy to see you. They felt that they finally didn't have to worry about being bullied by the good and bad stars anymore, so they were a little too happy. I hope you don't mind."

Jiang Cheng sincerely apologized to the Demon Coral, which was a little overwhelmed. It didn't even know what expression it should make. There was too much information at the moment, causing its soul core CPU to be a little overloaded.

Jiang Cheng revealed his true intentions: "Mo Ling Shan Hu, when you are wandering alone, sometimes you need a place to stay. Maybe this request is a bit excessive, but... I want to ask you, are you willing to act as a protector for these children?"

"Coral?" The demon spirit Coral looked at Jiang Cheng unexpectedly, then lowered his head hesitantly.

I was separated from my tribe and should have continued to look for my tribe...

"Sorry, I'm a little impatient. It's okay, you don't have to rush to answer me. I have prepared a healing room that is more suitable for you ghost-type Pokémon. Why don't you go in and rest for a while? The healing pool inside is very helpful for relieving fatigue!"

The Demon Coral looked again at the little sun corals who had gathered together to play the game of stacking for some unknown reason.

"coral......"

Chapter 51: Finally completed the novice mission

The Demon Coral is a species that is extremely important both in terms of ecological niche and ornamental value, and Jiang Cheng is determined to obtain it at all costs.

For building a small ecosystem, this cornerstone species is far more important than those flagship species that look attractive. In particular, this little guy is the optimal solution to the problem that Jiang Cheng is currently facing.

Therefore, even if it means cheating, we have to trick this Demon Coral over here!

The reason why Jiang Cheng was so anxious was that he really did not have much time for him to carry out long-term operations. He did not know how long the valuable items on the Demon Coral could keep it in the healing room, so he did not dare to play that trick in the healing room before, because he was not sure whether the timer should start from entering the hot spring hall or from entering the healing room.

Without complete information, we can only try our best. Fortunately, no matter how poor the Pokémon that comes into the healing center is, there is a two-hour guaranteed time. Jiang Cheng took out half an hour to perform such a drama in the restaurant. After that, it depends on what Coral thinks.

Just because you have to strive for it doesn't mean you will definitely get it. My striving does not mean he can stay.

The speed of solving problems using formulas is really too fast!

The waiting time is always hard to endure. Jiang Cheng actually had no idea what was going on. He was fine though, as this was not the first or second time he had failed in his experiments. He had delayed the completion of his doctoral thesis twice just because of the bacteria.

Haha, this guy actually dared to look at me, I'm dead!

The main reason is that the emotions of those little ones are not easy to comfort. The most painful thing in the world is to give people hope and then take it away.

It’s not easy for one person, let alone a group of people.

If there is really no other way, Jiang Cheng can only recite the Xiushen Bible. Failure always runs through his life.

But perhaps it was the heat of the hot spring that made people intoxicated, or perhaps it was because she was worried about her young fellows, the Demon Spirit Coral still came to Jiang Cheng, with a determined look in her eyes as if she wanted to join the party.

"coral!"

I want to stay!

"Have you made up your mind? Do you want to reconsider it?" Although he was the one who wanted the other party to stay the most, Jiang Cheng subconsciously said these words.

"coral!"

"So gentle, Demon Coral..." Jiang Cheng looked at Demon Coral with a smile.

This is what is called a gentleman being deceived. He is clearly a ghost and was born in such a bad place, but he has a delicate and warm heart.

My so-called strategy, after all, can only be successful against those gentle Pokémon.

When the red light came on, the Poké Ball clicked three times, and then everything returned to calm.

Jiang Cheng didn't keep the Magic Coral in the Poké Ball for too long, but quickly released it: "Go to the healing room and have a good rest. You must be very tired after running around for days. It will be very comfortable to sleep in it. My Gastly likes to sleep in it very much."

"coral......"

The Demon Coral listened to the advice and went back. In fact, it had been struggling in the healing room for such a long time whether to leave or stay, and had not experienced any healing program at all.

After Demon Coral left, Jiang Cheng waved his fist excitedly. Now everything is ready, all he has to do is wait for the east wind!

The healing time of the Magic Coral was unexpectedly long. After four and a half hours, the system prompt finally sounded. This surprised Jiang Cheng that the Magic Coral was so rich. At the same time, he also figured out one thing, that is, the timing mechanism of the healing center starts counting after the guest enters the healing center.

Well, it is worthy of being an old-fashioned capitalist game. It is indeed very cost-effective and has completely eliminated the problem of customers being deadbeats.

[Healing is complete, you have successfully completed this operation! ]

[Congratulations on getting gold coins: X8]

[Congratulations on obtaining the item: Big Pearl]

[The compensation obtained this time exceeds the service time, and the unused service time will be retained]

I'm super, O!

Oh no, big pearl!

This is a good thing! No wonder the magic coral can stay in the healing hall for so long, it turns out it is so rich? The big pearls are sold, the boss is really generous!

But it seems normal when you think about it. In the Galar underwater area where the Demon Coral is located, basically no Pokémon is willing to approach there. Not to mention the poor water quality environment there, the vast patches of sun corals underwater are enough to make people's scalp numb. It is already a completely dead zone.