Tang Dynasty: Starting with Dimo, he was targeted by Li Shimin.

Chapter 14 Did it really rain?

Li Shimin looked at the Swallowtail Otter that had just evolved, still not fully recovered.

You have to understand that what just happened happened right under his nose!

A tiny mouse the size of a palm transformed into a half-meter-long aquatic beast!

If this had happened in the past, he would have thought the person was crazy if they told him something like this.

But now he has seen it with his own eyes.

Moreover, he not only saw it, but he also heard the buzzing sound emitted by the light during the evolution!

That feeling... was as if some kind of power from heaven and earth had been poured into the little elf's body in an instant.

This is not a magic trick.

This is real.

"Jingde," Li Shimin's voice was slightly hoarse, "have your swallowtail otter use that new skill."

"Tidal Impact?" Yuchi Gong was taken aback. "Your Majesty intends to use it here?"

"Yes, I want to see its power."

Yuchi Gong nodded and turned to the Swallowtail Otter beside him, which had just evolved and was wagging its tail:

"Swallowtail Otter! Use Tidal Impact on that open space over there!"

"hiss--!!"

The swallowtail otter growled and opened its mouth—

A jet of azure water, more than five times thicker than the previous water gun, suddenly gushed from its mouth!

The water jet, carrying a tremendous impact, crashed onto the open ground of the training ground.

"boom--!!"

Mud flew everywhere, and a three-foot-wide crater was blasted into the ground!

Water splashed everywhere, even wetting the hem of Li Shimin's clothes on the high platform.

Cheng Yaojin watched in stunned silence:

"Blackie! You little mouse were even weaker than my duck just now! How did you become so powerful after evolving?!"

Duck Gigi huddled behind Cheng Yaojin, peeking out half its head to look at the large pit.

He silently pulled his head back in.

"Gah..."

I can't beat them, I'm leaving.

Li Shimin stared at the large crater in the ground, carved out by the floodwaters, and the clear water that had accumulated within it.

His eyes changed.

That wasn't just shocking.

It is being calculated.

A single swallowtail otter can create so much water from a single tidal surge—

What about ten? Or a hundred?

If a hundred of these water-type Pokémon were to simultaneously unleash their skills on parched farmland—

"Let's go." Li Shimin turned and left.

"Your Majesty? Where are you going?" Fang Xuanling quickly followed.

"Go to the West Market."

"Now?!"

"Now!"

Li Shimin strode out, leaving without looking back with a single sentence:

"I can't wait another month."

"I want to go ask that shopkeeper right now how to get more water-type spirits!"

Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong exchanged a glance, then quickly recalled their sprites into their Gulu Balls and gave chase.

Magical Object Shop.

The shop doors were closed at the moment.

It's not because there's no one there—it's because Lin Luo doesn't want to open for business today.

To be precise, he hasn't been doing any real business for several days.

Anyway, there weren't many customers.

Those two gods of wealth have already bought everything they needed, and ordinary people can't afford it.

So he simply hung up a "Closed Today" sign and settled into his backyard to enjoy life.

This is what the backyard looks like right now—

Lin Luo lay on the recliner, holding a bowl of plum juice in his hand, while Dimo ​​slept on his stomach.

Little Owl sat on the small stool opposite, his eyes half-closed, holding a deck of homemade cards in his hand—

That's right, playing cards.

When Lin Luo was bored, he taught Xiao Xiao how to make a simple deck of cards and then taught her how to play a game called "Dou Dizhu".

Little Owl learns extremely quickly.

Lin Luo has already lost seventeen games.

"Boss...you play your card." Xiao Xiao yawned.

"……Pass."

"Then I'll play... the Royal Flush."

"??? Where did you get that third royal flush?!"

"When I shuffled the cards just now... I left two extra cards..."

That's called cheating!!!

"Call it a strategy..." Little Owl corrected, half-closing his eyes.

(＃`Д´) This cheating owl sprite!!

Abu was curled up under the chair, fast asleep, clutching a pebble.

Shui Lanlan lay on the edge of the water tank, drawing circles on the water's surface with her little paws.

A scene of tranquility and peace.

Then--

"Bang!!"

The door was kicked open.

"Shopkeeper!!! His Majesty is here again—"

Cheng Yaojin's voice boomed through the Magic Treasure Shop once again!

Abu: "!!!!!"

The small white figure launched itself forward and soared onto the roof beam.

Dimo bounced off Lin Luo's stomach and flew over to comfort her.

Shui Lanlan was so frightened that she plunged headfirst into the bottom of the water tank.

Xiao Xiao scattered his cards all over the floor.

Lin Luo spilled the plum juice he was holding all over himself.

"Cheng Yaojin!!!!!"

Lin Luo's voice was squeezed out from between his teeth, each word carrying murderous intent.

"Did you have a grudge against my sect in your past life?!"

"Huh?" Cheng Yaojin looked completely innocent. "What did I do now?"

"Look at the roof beams!!"

Cheng Yaojin looked up and saw—

Abu was standing there, his hair standing on end, his body glowing slightly.

Dimo was trying his best to calm her down.

"Oh..." Cheng Yaojin shrank back, "I forgot again..."

Just then, Li Shimin walked in from behind Cheng Yaojin.

He saw a very interesting scene—

A young shopkeeper, soaking wet, stood in the courtyard, glaring angrily at Cheng Yaojin.

A girl with short, gray hair squatted on the ground, silently picking up cards.

A golden elf was comforting a white elf on the roof beam.

A blue sprite poked half its head out of the water tank, its bow bow askew at an unbelievable angle.

And there were scattered playing cards on the ground, overturned plum juice, and a small pebble that had rolled to the doorway.

"…………"

Li Shimin remained silent for three seconds.

Then he saw the little white sprite trembling on the roof beam.

His sharp gaze swept over the faint, shimmering silver-blue light—

Although he didn't understand elves, he had spent half his life on the battlefield.

Instinctively, I sensed the power contained within that white sprite... far exceeding that of DuckJi and Swallowtail Otter.

"That white one... is it also an elf?"

Lin Luo followed his gaze and looked at Abu on the roof beam.

After hesitating for a moment, he nodded.

"Yes. Abu, a legendary dragon-type Pokémon. Currently in its juvenile stage, it is extremely timid."

"I was startled by Cheng Yaojin's loud voice just now."

Li Shimin then looked at Cheng Yaojin.

Cheng Yaojin lowered his head.

"...Knock before entering from now on," Li Shimin said casually.

"Yes, yes, yes! Your Majesty is right!" Cheng Yaojin nodded frantically.

This was probably the first time in Cheng Yaojin's life that he was taught by his own emperor to "knock before entering."

Li Shimin didn't dwell on Abu's matter; he had important business to attend to today.

"Shopkeeper, I just watched a Pokémon battle at the training ground."

His tone went straight to the point, without any small talk.

"The amount of water released by a Water-type Pokémon after its evolution is enough to create a pit three feet wide."

"If there were a hundred such sprites..."

"I can do it," Lin Luo interrupted him.

Li Shimin was taken aback.

Lin Luo sat down on a chair in the front yard and took a cloth from the counter to wipe the plum juice stains off his clothes.

"But not now."

"I need something called a 'Water-type Spirit Fruit' to put in my sanctuary system, which will continuously attract water-type spirits to gather around it."

"I've collected about 80% of the fruit fragments; I only need two more to synthesize it."

"After synthesis, place it in the shelter, and it can start producing Water-type Pokémon in as little as three days."

Li Shimin frowned after hearing this.

"So—it will take at least a few more days?"

"I can collect one or two fragments a day at most," Lin Luo said honestly. "If I'm lucky, it might take two or three days; if I'm unlucky, it might take four or five days."

"After the synthesis, the shelter will begin operating. The first batch of water-type Pokémon will likely require another two or three days."

"In total... about a week."

A week.

It's much shorter than a month.

Li Shimin's expression visibly relaxed.

"Alright. I'll wait a week."

He stood up and looked at Lin Luo:

"If you can come up with a solution to the drought in a week—"

"I will personally take you to the Wei River."

After saying that, he turned and left.

As he reached the door, he paused, turned back, and glanced at Lin Luo:

"Oh, right."

"You smell like plum juice."

"…………"

"I suggest you change your clothes before going out."

Li Shimin smiled slightly, then strode away.

This was the first time Lin Luo had seen a smile on Li Shimin's face.

Although it was only for a moment.

But then he suddenly felt—

This emperor doesn't seem as terrifying as I imagined.

That evening.

Lin Luo changed his clothes, ate, coaxed Abu to sleep, and then opened the system panel.

Daily lottery.

He took a deep breath and pressed the button.

[Daily Lottery - Congratulations on winning: Water-type Spirit Fruit Fragment x1]

9/10.

One more is needed.

Just one more is needed.

Lin Luo stared at the number, his fingers tightening slightly.

tomorrow.

If tomorrow's lottery yields another fragment—

Water-type spirit fruits can be synthesized.

The water-type faction at Sleeping Owl Sanctuary can then be activated.

The drought... will really be saved.

He turned off the control panel and lay down on the bed.

Dimo lay on the pillow, while Abu curled up in the corner of the blanket.

Lin Luo closed her eyes.

But he knew he definitely wouldn't sleep well tonight.

It wasn't because Abu sneezed and breathed fire—although that was one of the reasons—

It was because he had a feeling he had never had before.

That feeling is called—

look forward to.

A salted fish develops an expectation for tomorrow.

This whole thing is pretty absurd.

We'll see tomorrow.

……