Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

Xia Chen patted Fairybu's head and returned to the legendary elf named "Guleton".

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When Xia Chen and Sylveon returned, Gardevoir was trying to use Healing Pulse to treat the unconscious Gulerton, but it didn't seem to work.

It's not that it's completely ineffective, but rather that the life energy output is insufficient to meet the healing requirements.

Undoubtedly, this is due to the difference in strength between the two elves.

If a weak Pokémon is injured, Gardevoir needs to control the amount of Healing Pulse used to avoid energy overflow that could damage the Pokémon's body.

If you encounter a powerful spirit, the opposite is true; it's basically like... stirring up a cesspool with a toothpick.

One toothpick may be useless, but using multiple methods is always better, no matter how small.

While Gardevoir and Sylveon continued to heal from the outside, Xia Chen also tried to feed them the full recovery medicine.

After more than ten minutes of resuscitation efforts, Guleton gradually regained consciousness.

Noticing that its orange-red webbed feet twitched, Xia Chen quickly told the two elves to stop treating it and led them and the other elves back ten meters away.

Therefore, it must have been in a battle or something else to be in such a sorry state. Having just woken up, it must be very wary, and doing this would at least make it feel safer.

Qishu's three Gym Leader level Pokémon stood in front, ready to unleash Protect at any moment, while everyone waited anxiously for the mysterious Pokémon to awaken.

Before long, the lying-down Guleton finally opened its eyes. As expected, its eyes were full of vigilance, in addition to a hint of bewilderment at the unfamiliar environment.

Its sharp, lightning-fast gaze swept over Xia Chen and his group ten meters away. Gu Leton opened the feathers on the top of its head, as if it were about to take off and leave, but its physical condition prevented it from even moving.

"We meant no harm."

Xia Chen didn't approach rashly, but stood at a distance and called out, "It was Milotic and I who rescued you just now, do you remember?"

Therefore, Leighton's eyes moved upward, as if he was recalling something.

Before losing consciousness, it seemed that he did indeed see a Milotic in the water?

The wariness in his eyes lessened, and Leighton's tense body gradually relaxed.

It's unclear whether she truly believed Xia Chen's words or was secretly mobilizing her energy to heal herself.

"Are you hungry? Do you need me to provide you with some food, energy cubes or fish are fine."

Xia Chen tried to further strengthen his relationship with Guleton. After all, a guest is a guest, and it's always better to be on good terms than to be on bad terms, especially since this was a legendary elf.

Therefore, Leighton didn't even have the strength to shake his head; he merely glanced to the side in disdain.

However, its rumbling stomach honestly protested.

Xia Chen shook his head helplessly, went into the kitchen to quickly prepare the light cod meat he had just collected and made sashimi. He then took a large box of sweet energy cubes and placed it in front of Gu Leton before retreating to a safe distance.

It has done everything it was supposed to do, so whether or not it eats is its own business.

After dealing with everything, Xia Chen dismissed the elves who had gathered to watch the spectacle, "Alright, everyone, disperse. Just don't pay too much attention to it, and don't get too close to it."

The elves responded and then scattered in all directions.

Fortunately, the deck was large enough that even with several dozen square meters of space left for Guleton in the corner, there was still room for the other elves to move around freely.

Although Xia Chen had said not to pay too much attention to Guleton, it was impossible to ignore such a large, previously unseen creature, which appeared to be a legendary elf, lying there.

Xia Chen could clearly see that every time Gu Leton's gaze fell on the sashimi, a hint of longing appeared in its eyes, but under the intense gaze, it chose to endure.

Xia Chen smiled knowingly and clapped his hands to attract the elves' attention. "Everyone, come over here for a moment. Even though we're on vacation, we shouldn't neglect training. There's a battle arena on the yacht, and Miss Curious Tree is here too. Let's go in and have a couple of matches so she can give us some pointers."

The clever elves vaguely guessed Xia Chen's intentions, while the less clever fools were also dragged in by the clever ones, leaving only Gu Leton on the deck, staring blankly at their backs.

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Although the training was just a pretext, as the old saying goes, since we're already here, it wouldn't be right not to play a couple of matches.

Xia Chen issued a challenge to Ms. Qi Shu, which was not a match of the level of a gym battle, but a real 3v3 battle against a gym-level trainer.

Although he knew there was no hope of winning, Xia Chen still bravely went in and... typed GG. The score was a brutal 3-0, with Da Dian Haiyan soloing the kill.

How much force did you use?

Despite being bloodied, Xia Chen wasn't upset. It was originally a battle of perception, and he didn't even think about learning anything.

Miss Qishu was in a good mood, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. "Don't be too discouraged. At least Daiden Kaien used half of its strength."

She spoke comforting words in the most irritating tone imaginable.

Xia Chen glanced at the giant electric sea swallow leisurely preening its feathers and fell silent.

Fifty percent, that's really a blow...

Xia Chen didn't doubt that Qi Shu was bluffing him. The strength requirements for a gym leader are far higher than those for an ordinary gym-level trainer. A gym-level three-star trainer is just the threshold.

As for myself now... I might even have a hard time beating an elite three-star trainer.

However, there's no way around it; the path of a trainer is different from that of a researcher, and it's a linear progression path.

Accumulating resources, building experience, and spending time... this is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

After handing the injured Pokémon over to the Chansey on the yacht for treatment, Xia Chen returned to the battlefield.

At this moment, Froakie and Totodile are battling it out. The two are about the same strength, both appearing to be experienced intermediate-level players.

"Xia Chen, what are you going to do with that Pokémon?"

Mingyi was referring to Guleton, which she had just rescued. Although she didn't know it was a genuine legendary spirit, she could clearly sense that Guleton was extraordinary.

Xia Chen was also a little troubled, "What should we do... just treat it like a Buddha statue for now, anyway, it's not like we need another mouth on the ship."

Qi Shu suddenly asked, "Didn't you think about subduing it?"

Xia Chen smiled wryly and said, "I dare not think about it..."

To be honest, I've definitely thought about it.

But he felt that this behavior was like... the Cowherd stealing the Weaver Girl's clothes while she was bathing and then forcing her to marry him.

It's not that Xia Chen has a moral fastidiousness and is unwilling to do something like taking advantage of the elf's vulnerability. The main thing is that he feels that as long as the Weaver Girl is a normal person, she shouldn't just throw a spell at him and blast the Cowherd, that scoundrel, into dust.

Xia Chen was afraid that he would be treated the same way by the recovered Gu Leton, so he naturally couldn't bring himself to subdue him.

"Let's release it once it's healed and recovered, so we can make a good connection."

What Xia Chen said was actually nonsense. If Gu Leton wanted to leave, could he possibly stop him?

But we don't know if this guy is really starving himself, or if he's just really enjoying it.

Thinking this, Xia Chen said, "You guys keep fighting, I'll go out and check on it."

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When Xia Chen came out of the cabin, Gu Leton on the deck was slurping up the last piece of light cod fillet, and his little eyes, which were looking around, unfortunately met Xia Chen's.

Their eyes met, and Gu Leton subconsciously swallowed the fish slice in his mouth, then quickly lowered his head, the two feathers on his head twitching slightly, revealing Gu Leton's unsettled state of mind.

Xia Chen: "......"

So you really are a comedian? Where did your legendary elf dignity go?

Even so, Xia Chen still wanted to save face for the giant lizard.

He slowly strolled over, muttering to himself, "These guys were just trying to eat you, but now you've eaten them instead. What a karmic cycle, what a fitting end!"

So Leighton suddenly raised his head, which had been buried in his hands. Yes, that's it!

I'm not eating it because I'm hungry, but because I want revenge!

I am the terminator of all things, the destroyer of the world!

I am the most wicked dragon!

"Want me to get you some more fish fillets for revenge?"

"Okay..."

Seeing Guleton nodding blankly, Xia Chen tried his best to suppress his laughter and went back to the cabin to prepare some light cod fillets for it.

However, this means that he and Mingyi will have nothing to eat.

Fine, let's suffer a little longer with the light cod...

They called Zoroark and Milotic, and the two Pokémon went back to sea to "collect" fish slices.

On this day, a legend about a giant tongue clam, visible yet untouchable, began to circulate among the shrike population in this sea area...

Therefore, the arrival of Leton did not bring much change to Xia Chen and the elves' long voyage. After getting used to the presence of such a big guy on the deck, no one paid much attention to it.

Of course, apart from Xia Chen and Xianbu, who knew its details.

Xianbu would always run over to Guleton without saying a word, and heal it with his life energy, much like watering a flower when he had nothing else to do.

Therefore, after initially resisting, Leighton found that resisting was inconvenient and began to enjoy it.

I don't understand how a fighting dragon that's four times weaker than fairies can be healed by pure fairy-type energy...

Under the combined influence of Xia Chen and Xianbu, Gu Leton's gaze gradually softened.

However, a faint trace of worry still lingered in its eyes.

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Night falls early in Parthia; after dinner, the setting sun and evening glow disappear completely above the horizon.

There is no moon tonight, so we won't see the beautiful sight of the moon rising over the sea. But on a moonless night, the stars always twinkle, their light reflected on the deep blue sea.

If it weren't for the occasional ripples, it would be impossible to tell which was the sky and which was the water.

"In my drunken dream, I knew not the sky reflected in the water; a boat full of sweet dreams pressed down on the Milky Way."

As the gentle sea breeze blew and Xia Chen lay on the deck basking in the moonlight, he recited half a poem in a fitting manner.

He turned his head with a smug look, raised an eyebrow at the strange tree not far away, and asked, "How was it? Not bad, right?"

Qi Shu frowned. "Are you drunk?"

Xia Chen muttered to himself in confusion, "Isn't it said that the heroine would throw herself into his arms as soon as the poem is recited... Novels really are lies."

Qi Shu scoffed sarcastically, "Looks like he's not drunk, he's just out of his mind."

With Mingyi absent, Qishu never hides his true self.

Perhaps because he had been suppressing his feelings for too long, Xia Chen discovered that this girl particularly enjoyed bickering with him.