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The three of them huddled together and whispered for a long time before deciding on a rescue plan for tomorrow.

"We need to improve our strength for tomorrow's operation." As if by magic, Luo Xing pulled out a handful of cocoa fruits from his star chart, along with the bottle of golden quality-enhancing potion that Su Mumu had opened.

He pointed to the potion and said, "This potion can raise an elf's quality by one level. Only elves below the elite level can use it. Only Water Blue can use this potion."

"Absolutely no objection!" Golden Bean raised both hands in agreement.

Luo Xing distributed all the cocoa fruits. Su Mumu fed a few to Shui Lanlan and Linghu, and both spirits simultaneously lit up with dazzling upgrade light, their levels soaring to level 16.

Before the light had faded, the light of evolution shot into the sky, and the round, light blue body elongated, with two light blue ribbons flowing over it, evolving into Popola.

The spirit fox's body grew larger, and nine tails appeared behind it. Its white and blue fur fluttered in the wind. The spirit fox had successfully evolved into a nine-tailed fox, and its strength underwent a qualitative change.

On the other side, the newly born healing rabbit ate the fruit and immediately leveled up to level 10.

Snow Bean devoured half a pile of cocoa berries in one go, leveling up to level 18. A flash of white light, and the originally adorable Snow Bean transformed into a snow barbarian over two meters tall and very strong.

The remaining cocoa beans and golden beans were carefully stored away, to be saved for the memory stones of the future.

Luo Xing sat to the side, looking at the three transformed elves, feeling happy but also a little jealous.

His cat is already level 20, and the experience bar is full, so why isn't it evolving at all?

He sighed and watched as Popola drank the golden potion, her body glowing with golden light, her quality successfully transforming to elite level.

"Now we can really roam freely in this secret realm." Luo Xing stretched.

The war preparations were over, and night was falling. The three of them sat around the campfire, talking about the four-school showdown that would begin the day after tomorrow.

"We've been stuck in this secret realm for two days. We don't know if we'll make it to the competition." Golden Bean added a piece of firewood to the fire.

"No problem, let's deal with the immediate trouble first." Luo Xing yawned.

Poachers were lurking in the secret realm, so Luo Xing dared not be careless and continued to take turns keeping watch at night.

The night wind howled as Luo Xing sat by the campfire, taking out the blue magic potion he had obtained from opening a treasure chest from his star chart.

He uncorked the bottle, tilted his head back, and gulped it down. The taste was still that of minty, sweet water. He felt the magic within him break through a threshold, as if a lock had been opened.

He closed his eyes and sensed it; he could now summon three spirits to fight at the same time.

"A third Pokémon..." Luo Xing stroked his chin, immediately making a plan in his mind. Apart from Little Pal, he wouldn't consider any other Pokémon, unless he encountered a mythical Pokémon that would willingly crawl into his Poké Ball tomorrow.

In the middle of the night, Su Mumu came out to take over the shift, and Luo Xing very consciously crawled into Su Mumu's tent and lay down inside.

At six o'clock the next morning, the system notification sounded in Luo Xing's mind right on time.

[Ding! Today's intelligence has been updated!]

[World Intelligence: On the mountainside of the Frost Mountains in the southern part of the Secret Realm, there is a Qingxin Grass that is about to mature. Quality: Epic.]

Luo Xing suddenly opened his eyes. Qingxin Grass? He had never heard of its effects. Epic quality, it must be a good thing.

He rolled over and got up, nudging Su Mumu, who was still fast asleep beside him.

"Hmm... Stop fooling around..." Su Mumu rolled over and smacked her lips.

"Get up, time to get to work!" Luo Xing pinched her nose.

Su Mumu's face turned red with anger. She sat up abruptly, about to explode, when Luo Xing covered her mouth.

"Shh, go call Bean, get ready to move out."

The two tiptoed out of the tent. As soon as they stepped outside, Luo Xing froze.

Golden Bean sat by the campfire, his head nodding off.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that this guy had found two pieces of transparent tape from somewhere and had forcibly stuck his upper eyelids and eyebrows together, forcibly rolling his eyes back. The scene was as terrifying as could be.

Suppressing a laugh, Su Mumu tiptoed behind him, suddenly slapped his shoulder, and shouted, "A ghost!"

"Oh my god!" Huang Jindou jumped up in fright and headfirst into the snowdrift next to him. Luo Xing reacted quickly, grabbing him by the back of his collar and pulling him back.

"Rip..." The tape was ripped off, and Golden Bean cried out in pain, tears streaming down her face.

"Alright, stop howling. It's almost dawn, let's go." Luo Xing lowered his voice.

After tidying up the campsite, the three of them took advantage of the last cover of night and made their way back to the direction they had been heading the previous night.

After walking for more than an hour, the sun rose, and the poachers' camp finally came into view.

Three tents stood silently in the snow, the iron cage still covered by a black cloth, from which the faint cries of elves occasionally drifted out.

As planned last night, the three of them dispersed.

Outside the camp, a poacher wearing a baseball cap was dozing against a tree trunk.

Hiding behind a distant ice rock, Golden Bean patted the Snow Barbarian's thigh and pointed in that direction.

The Snow Barbarians deliberately made noise to attract the attention of poachers.

"Snap!"

The man in the baseball cap suddenly woke up and reached for the Poké Ball at his waist.

He rubbed his eyes and saw a huge snow barbarian standing blankly at the edge of the forest.

"Holy crap! A top-tier Snow Barbarian!" The man in the baseball cap's eyes lit up like light bulbs.

This physique is definitely rare or even better, and it would fetch an astronomical price on the black market. He didn't even bother to call for his companions, afraid that the fat meat in front of him would slip away.

Without even saying goodbye, he tiptoed after them. Following Golden Bean's instructions, the Snow Barbarian turned and ran, the two quickly disappearing into the depths of the forest.

Seeing that his plan had succeeded, Luo Xing's lips curled into a wicked smile. He waved his hand and led Miao Miao and the Nine-Tailed Fox in two separate groups as planned.

Inside the tent, the bald man was fast asleep, sprawled out on his back, snoring loudly.

Luo Xing activated his All-Seeing Eye, and with a single glance, he locked onto the three Gulu Balls in his pocket.

With a thought, he put the Gulu Ball into his star chart, and Meow Meow walked in from the other side, holding a Gulu Ball in each hand.

"Meow meow, let's teach them a lesson." Luo Xing took a half step back.

Meow Meow jumped onto the sleeping bag, swung her paw, and two vines slapped the bald man's face twice with a "smack, smack".

"Who hit me!"

The bald man sat up, covering his face. The poacher in the tent next to him wasn't much better off; his hair had been burned into an afro by the nine-tailed fox.

"Who are you? How did you get in!" the bald man roared, instinctively reaching into his pocket to summon his spirits for battle.

I touched it, and it was empty.

I checked the other pocket, and it was still empty.

The tall, thin guy panicked too, patting himself all over, his face deathly pale: "Boss, the ball... the ball's gone!"

"Is this what you're looking for?" Luo Xing grinned mischievously, tossing five Gulu balls in his hand.