Locke: Daily intelligence, I'm going crazy finding bargains!

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Luo Xing followed the footprints for about ten minutes, and then a firelight shone through the bushes ahead.

This must be their camp.

Luo Xing lowered his body, grabbed Miao Miao, and the two of them hid behind the ice crystal tree. Then they crawled on the ground and secretly "wriggled" forward.

The campsite was small, with three tents arranged in a semicircle, and a campfire burning in the middle. Three men, who looked to be in their thirties or forties, were sitting by the fire eating dry rations.

Luo Xing glanced to the side and noticed something unusual.

At the edge of the camp, there was a large iron cage containing more than a dozen elves, each with wounds of varying degrees.

Poachers! Luo Xing instantly recognized the three men as poachers.

Poachers are a key target of the association's crackdown, because the common Pokémon in the Secret Realm respawn periodically, and killing or capturing them normally will not affect their population size.

But poaching is a completely different matter. Pokémon that are forcibly taken out of the secret realm will not respawn. Every one less in number means one less in the realm. In the long run, the entire ecosystem of the secret realm will completely collapse.

Unexpectedly, Luo Xing encountered them. Instead of acting impulsively, Luo Xing squatted down and secretly listened to the three people talking.

"...Let me tell you, luckily I have good eyesight and saw a man in black come out of the spatial rift, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to get in here." The bald man mumbled as he chewed on a biscuit.

The tall, thin man chimed in, "Are you sure the crack we came in through is still there?"

"It should still be there. The Mage's Guild won't be able to find it in that location so quickly."

The man in the baseball cap tossed the bone into the fire and licked his fingers. "Since we're here, let's grab as much as we can. These one-star secret realm spirits can sell for 20,000 to 30,000 each, and all of these in the cage are worth at least 400,000 to 500,000 Rock Dollars."

"Men in black? Could it be a black witch coven?"

Luo Xing decided to go back and discuss the matter further, as it would be too risky for him to act alone now. He slowly backed away, preparing to leave, when he suddenly stepped on a dry twig.

Click.

Although the sound wasn't loud, the surroundings were so quiet that it was still noticed.

The three of them stopped what they were doing at the same time. The bald man stood up, took out the Gulu Ball, and was ready to summon a spirit at any time.

"Who?!"

The tall, thin man next to him reacted quickly, grabbing a black cloth and covering the cage completely.

The bald man walked towards Luo Xing and kicked aside the ice bushes blocking his way.

There was nothing there. The man in the baseball cap squatted down and looked around, only to find some animal footprints.

"It's nothing, probably just a wild elf. Don't make a fuss. It's rare to encounter people in such a large secret realm."

The bald man cautiously scanned his surroundings, and finding nothing amiss, he put the Gulu Ball away.

"Alright, let's arrest them for one more day tomorrow and then leave. Staying too long could lead to trouble."

The three turned and went back to the camp.

Meanwhile, Luo Xing was already inside a familiar tent.

Before the bald man arrived, Luo Xing cleared his tracks and used the Star Chart's teleportation function to teleport himself directly back to the camp. He checked the teleportation function and found that it had a 24-hour cooldown.

A small lamp was lit inside the tent. Su Mumu was sitting cross-legged on her sleeping bag, gently stroking the healing rabbit egg in her arms, and muttering something to herself.

"That idiot, it's already dark and he still hasn't come back. Could he have run into some trouble...?"

Su Mumu suddenly felt a darkness before her eyes; something had entered her tent.

Her reaction was much faster than Luo Xing had anticipated; she immediately took out a Poké Ball and hurled it at the dark figure in front of her.

Snapped!

The Gulu Ball struck Luo Xing precisely on the back of the head. A flash of white light appeared, and Shui Lanlan appeared in the tent, instantly assuming a battle stance.

"Shui Lanlan! Use..."

"Stop, stop, stop, stop! It's me!" Luo Xing covered the back of his head, turned around, and grinned at Su Mumu.

Su Mumu paused for a second, her hand still in the commanding posture.

"Luo...Luo Xing?"

"It's me! Make it stop!"

Su Mumu quickly put Shui Lanlan back into the Gulu Ball, ran behind Luo Xing, and reached out to pat the back of his head.

"What a pity, it didn't even cause a bruise..."

"Are you even speaking human language?" Luo Xing brushed her hand away and sat down beside her.

Su Mumu suddenly thought of something.

"How did you get back? I didn't hear the tent zipper."

Luo Xing had already prepared his explanation before he even landed.

"Meow Meow has a movement skill that can teleport me a short distance."

Su Mumu looked at him with some skepticism, but didn't press him further. After all, she was known for being bad at humanities subjects, and she couldn't possibly remember so many skills.

"Did you find anything?"

Luo Xing briefly explained how he had just discovered the poachers.

Su Mumu's face immediately darkened.

"This is outrageous! So many hidden realms have already disappeared because of poaching..."

"Don't rush, let's figure out a way to wipe them out in one fell swoop tomorrow." Luo Xing began to think about tomorrow's strategy.

Just then, two round shadows appeared outside the tent flap.

A large and a small figure, the larger one crouching furtively, followed behind, the smaller one seemingly holding something in its hand. The shadowy figure drew closer, and one hand reached towards the curtain.

"what!"

Golden Bean bounced up, almost dropping the popsicle in his hand. Snow Bean, who was holding a small icicle, was also startled and jumped back two steps.

"Y-you-you-you... Brother Xing! You scared me to death!" Huang Jindou patted his chest, his face pale.

Luo Xing crossed her arms and looked at him. "What are you doing?"

Golden Bean quickly waved his hand, looking righteous.

"I was on lookout outside when I suddenly heard some noise and fighting sounds coming from your tent. I wondered if something had happened, so I brought Xue Douding over to check it out."

Luo Xing glanced at the ball in his hand, then looked at the stick in Xue Douding's hand.

"So you're planning to knock me out with this popsicle, right?"

"Well, we have to be prepared!" Huang Jindou chuckled, peeked into the tent, and saw Su Mumu sitting inside. His signature sly grin returned to his face.

"Brother Xing, you went for a walk and came right back to Sister Mu's tent."

Luo Xing slapped him.

"Come in and let's get down to business."

Golden Bean shrank his neck and crawled into the tent. The three of them had just sat down and hadn't even had a chance to speak yet.

The elf egg in Su Mumu's arms suddenly lit up.

Fine cracks appeared on the surface of the eggshell, and light poured out from the cracks, illuminating the entire tent in a bright red light, with the frequency increasing rapidly.

Su Mumu looked down at the egg in her arms, feeling somewhat nervous.

"It...it's going to hatch?!"

Golden Bean looked on with envy, wondering when the memory stone would hatch.

Just then, a little rabbit the size of a fist rolled out of it, with floppy ears and round eyes, looking around in confusion.

"Wow! So cute!" Su Mumu's heart melted. She hugged the little rabbit tightly and took a deep breath of its soft fur.

The three got up and walked out of the tent, sitting down by the campfire. Luo Xing briefly recounted the incident of discovering the poachers that evening.

"We have to give them a good beating tomorrow!" Bean was furious when he heard that Snow Bean's kind were locked up inside!