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

Fortunately, the thoughtful and meticulous Gardevoir delivered energy and heat in time, making Xia Chen much more comfortable.

The main buildings on Yuanling Island are basically completed, except for the largest dojo. With the addition of decorations, the completion will not be finished until at least March or April next year.

However, Xia Chen's lakeside villa has entered the final stage of completion in the past two days.

Right now, the elves are adding their favorite decorative details to their respective rooms.

The new home is located on the east coast of Yuanling Island, nestled against the mountains and beside the lake, with beautiful scenery. In addition to the electric fireflies and the wetland where the sweet fireflies live, there is also a beautiful flower field that is loved by the cherry blossoms and the skirt ladies.

During their more than one-month stay, with the help of diplomat Saifuhao and deputy envoy Duolongqi, they had already formed a deep friendship with the local elves.

Xia Chen often takes the elves to the flower field for picnics and play, and Miss Skirt and the cherry blossoms also visit Xia Chen's new home from time to time.

Wild elves, as long as they live comfortably, generally don't have any bad intentions.

The island's biggest "bully," the multicolored Circular Bear, has also submitted after resolving her inner conflict. Now, she leads a group of Circular Bear underlings on patrols around the island, much like a [Circular Bear Security Team].

This place truly embodies Xia Chen's original concept of "harmony between humans and elves."

Of course, what the island will look like after it is opened to the public remains to be seen.

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To the south of the new house is a grove of fruit trees, which can provide more food for the nearby elves and also serve to separate the villa from the island's public areas.

When Xia Chen passed by, he saw Chrissy and her elves busy at work.

"Oh dear, why is Lady Fire Goose doing this kind of work herself?"

The seemingly caring, yet subtly sarcastic, language is a unique art form of communication between Xia Chen and Christina.

Strictly speaking, Xia Chen's strategy was defensive counter-attack, as Chrissy's words were quite sharp.

The seemingly innocent and naive pretty girl looked up and said respectfully, "Replying to Master, this servant is doing some work to keep the fruit trees warm. Some of these trees are native to my hometown, the hot Hoenn region. They are as precious as Master, and if we are not careful, they may not survive the winter."

Once we got to know each other, this girl became incredibly aggressive with her words.

Xia Chen wasn't interested in playing any master-and-maid cosplay games with her. He chuckled slightly, shook his head, greeted the cunning girl and her elves, and continued on his way.

Passing through the grove of fruit trees that remain lush even in winter, a house that is not grand but is charming and exquisite comes into view.

To the east lies an endless expanse of azure lake, the habitat of Milotic and other aquatic creatures that may be captured in the future.

To the north lies a low hill so low it can hardly be called a mountain, which serves as the backyard of the Xia Chen family's elves. Thus, Leton has long held a stronghold here, guarding the northern border.

To the west are the flower fields where Miss Skirt and Cherry Blossom live, as well as the electric firefly wetland. With the patrols of the Circle Bear Security Team, safety can be guaranteed.

Xia Chen's new home isn't very big, at least much smaller than Michael's Glass Manor. There aren't many artificially trimmed lawns or gardens outside, so the plants can grow however they want.

There aren't many rooms in the residential building. Besides the rooms for themselves and the elves, there are only about ten rooms reserved for future new elves and guests.

In addition to these, an excellent trainer must also have a training hall that is no smaller than a residential building, as well as a standard-sized battle arena.

In short, Xia Chen is very satisfied with his new home. The video he posted on Bojiaman's WeChat Moments received many likes from his friends, who jokingly said they would come over to freeload off him in a while.

Xia Chen simply threw a party, setting the date for December 1st, a few days later. The invitees were all close friends, and everyone accepted except for those who couldn't make it due to other commitments.

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Since it's a home party, we should prepare well.

The world of elves is a little different. The people invited may only be a dozen or so, but if you include the elves, that's nearly a hundred mouths to feed.

Xia Chen definitely couldn't prepare this amount of food by himself, but fortunately there are quite a few chefs on the island. With their help and that of the elves, there shouldn't be any problems.

But that's a few days from now, there's no need to rush.

At this moment, inside the house, the new friends, Miss Skirt and the Cherry Blossoms, were sitting or standing, scattered throughout.

They are not just here to play; they also have an important mission—to purify the air.

The principle is similar to that of the legendary elf Shaymi, who looks like a hedgehog, only his abilities are not as strong.

However, it's more than enough to purify the air in a room.

The living room was simply decorated, without any Eastern or Galatian style, emphasizing minimalism. The elves' rooms, however, were all different.

Xia Chen has visited most of the places in the past two days, and the styles are vastly different, a veritable chaotic mess.

However, since the elves live there on their own, it's fine as long as they're happy with it.

Xia Chen's own room is in the middle of the second floor, and its style is consistent with the minimalism of the living room, leaving plenty of room for the future mistress of the house to make her own decisions.

The room is huge; the balcony built over Yunze Lake alone is big enough to hold a Pokémon battle.

From the balcony, you can also see the rooms of the two Pokémon next door, Sylveon and Gardevoir.

After being told they would be ruthlessly kicked out of Xia Chen's room, they settled for a place just a wall away from Xia Chen, mainly for companionship.

Although they were said to be staying in different rooms, in reality, they could raid each other at any time if they wanted to.

Just as Xia Chen was basking in the sunset and enjoying the lake breeze on the balcony, taking a nap, two ribbons of silk stretched out from the window of the room on the left, each carrying a cute little elf.

Xianbu walked gracefully over, her pink paws treading on the soft cushions, and settled comfortably into the beanbag chair where Xia Chen was lying.

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"Buyi~ (Good evening, how are things going with your new friends~)"

The new friend was, of course, the Burning Bug. Sylveon and the other Pokémon were very curious about this new addition.

However, during the initial period after its birth, it's best to let it spend more time alone with Xia Chen.

"She's alright, pretty good, it's just that she sleeps a little strangely."

Whether it was strange or not, Xia Chen was already used to it, so he only mentioned it briefly.

Perhaps feeling bored, Xia Chen ignored Xianbu's feigned struggles, picked her up, and held her high in the air.

Little Fairy Cloth grinned, showing her little tiger teeth and brandishing her claws, but it was just a bluff. The short tail sticking up behind her revealed that she was in a very happy mood.

After playing some childish games like lifting her up high, Xia Chen placed her on his chest and asked, "So, how do you feel about the new house?"

Sylvanas purred contentedly like a kitten, her little paws fidgeting restlessly against her chest, as she replied, "Bu-ee... (Great, the scenery and the weather are great, um... the best thing is having you here...)"

Xia Chen smiled slightly, "That would be perfect."

Winter nights always come early, and the crimson sunset, reflected on the vast surface of Yunze Lake, seems almost right in front of you.

The golden sunset cast its rays across the lake, creating a shimmering scene reminiscent of fishing boats returning home at dusk—a truly captivating sight.

A gentle lake breeze, a tender sunset, lovely fairy flowers... everything was so wonderful.

call--

A soft sound of a door opening came from behind Xia Chen. He turned around and saw Gardevoir, who had been helping him tidy up in the room, bringing over a plate of berries.

Feeling the tranquil and cozy atmosphere on the balcony, her reddened eyes revealed a hint of disappointment.

“Saina… (I’m sorry, I’ve come at the wrong time…)”

Xia Chen's response was as gentle and soothing as an evening breeze: "How could that be? You've come at just the right time."

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Ultimate Space, in some unknown place.

The burning insect's consciousness awakened once more; more accurately, it came here after the real world had fallen asleep, drawn by the light.

"Being awake even when I'm asleep feels weird..."

Although there are no trendy internet concepts like "capital vampires," "labor slaves," or "roll kings," Burning Bug instinctively felt that there was something wrong with this situation.

Guang was silent for a moment, then replied: "[...You can think of this as a dream, or you can sleep here; you can't possibly stare at them all day long anyway.]"

That makes some sense, but not entirely, because light doesn't solve the fundamental problem of the burning worms operating 24/7.

But having chosen this path, one must walk it to the end, even if it means crying. The Burning Insect pursed its lips, fell silent, and began to shine and warm this world shrouded in darkness.

There is no rule of rising in the east and setting in the west; something like the sun suddenly appears in the dark sky, illuminating the earth.

Awakened by the dazzling sunlight, Poison Baby opened its eyes wide and started spinning around in circles again.

It was about to fly back to tell its people when it suddenly remembered what had happened yesterday, and its heart began to pound with apprehension.

Looking up at the sun formed by the burning insects, Poison Baby murmured as if in prayer, "poi... (Sun God, please don't suddenly disappear, or they will never believe me again...)"

Although the burning insect was suspended high in the sky, it was unknown what kind of magic "light" had used, but it made the scene and sound thousands of miles away as clear as if it were right in front of her. She naturally heard what the poisonous baby said.

The burning insect muttered to itself, "So it was mistaken for a fraud yesterday?"

[Those beings living in darkness are indeed so sensitive and vulnerable, but the more vulnerable they are, the more faith we will later gain.]

"Light" teaches tirelessly, like a mentor.

The Burning Bug nodded thoughtfully, then lowered its head to look at the ground, waiting for Poison Baby's return.

About ten minutes later, another sound came from below the cave, this time a little louder than before.

They are coming.

Soon, a group of about twenty or thirty Poison Babes and two or three Jawless Needles emerged, looking up at the sky in disbelief.

The desolate ground gradually regained its vitality and life amidst the noise.

"poi! (So what you said was true!)"

"poi! (The light has truly returned!)"

"poi! (I need to hurry back and tell them the good news!)"

"poi! (Is this the sunshine...? It feels so good!)"

"..."

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With the appearance of this small group of Poison Baby and Jawless Needle Dragons, Burning Bug could clearly feel small, strange energies continuously flowing into its body, then merging into it and becoming part of its body.

"Is this the power of faith...?"

[It's not quite that simple; it's more like a kind of positive energy. Faith isn't something that can be formed so easily.]

Hikaru said, "[Take it slow, we still have a long way to go.]"

The Burning Insect agreed, then suddenly asked, "The...dark matter you mentioned, is it also about gaining faith through darkness?"

[He...is much simpler. Whenever a being in this world experiences negative emotions, He provides that power, ultimately dragging the entire world into nothingness. The Great God of Light was influenced by Him...Don't worry too much; these things are still far from us for now.]