Elf: Make the Rockets Great Again

Si Yu, who had just experienced a life-or-death crisis, shuddered, but was comforted by Lu Ming:

"Don't be afraid. The ultrasonic larvae must have detected something unusual. There's no danger. Let's go over and take a look."

The two were led by the ultrasonic larvae to a stream connecting the previous waterfall and pool.

However, at this moment, bright red is flowing in this clear stream.

The source of the bright red color was a body that was split into two pieces. Judging from the figure and clothes, it was Ye Cang who had escaped earlier!

Floating beside her was a swamp king that was also dead.

"Ye Cang she~~"

Si Yu burst into tears.

"Looking at the cut, it should have been done by the armored warrior from before." Lu Ming sighed and continued:

"I think its 'Danger Avoidance' feature was triggered, and it returned all the way here, but happened to be in the same direction as Ye Cang's escape, so I killed him.

I just didn't expect that those of us who stayed to fight were fine, but she who escaped first died. Maybe this is her fate!"

Lu Ming didn't hate her either. After all, they were not related at all. If he were in her place at that time, he would probably have made the same choice.

But even though the person is dead, we still have to see if there is anything left behind.

The ultrasonic larva first used sound waves to explore, and after confirming that there was no danger, the sun coral dragged the body of Ye Cang, which was broken into two pieces, ashore.

At this moment, Ye Cang's space backpack was completely torn apart, and it seemed that the armored warrior had also taken away the "Water Gem" that fell from it.

The only valuable things she had left were a few Poké Balls.

Most of these Poké Balls are empty, with only one containing a Pokémon.

When Si Yu opened the Poké Ball, he saw a very ugly and shabby-looking fish Pokémon flopping on the ground.

The body of this fish is mainly khaki and blue, with some pits on it, and its eyes have a dull expression. Overall, it gives people a tattered and ugly look.

"Ugly fish!"

Seeing the elf in front of him, Si Yu couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Obviously, he didn't know that his best friend raised a chou chou fish.

“Although the Chou Chou fish is very weak and has difficulty evolving, once it successfully evolves, it can undergo a drastic transformation.

It seems that your classmate had the same idea, but unfortunately she will not live to see that day."

Si Yu felt sad for a while, and then he actually invited the ugly fish, saying that he could continue to raise it.

The latter must have been subdued not long ago and had not yet developed any feelings for Ye Cang, so he agreed without much hesitation.

Si Yu accepted the Mermaid, while Lu Ming took out the Poké Ball of Swamplord from Ye Cang's body and put the dead Pokémon into the ball.

For ordinary people, dead elves will not be of much use unless they can produce special materials.

But for Lu Ming, the "excellent" ground-attribute Swamp King is equivalent to a mid-quality "ground gem".

In terms of market price alone, the body of the Swamp King is equivalent to the ten "Water Gems" he had taken before.

Afterwards, Lu Ming asked the ultrasonic larvae to simply dig a hole and bury the two halves of Ye Cang's body.

Si Yu took away Ye Cang's various documents and prepared to report the matter to the authorities!

After all, casualties among trainers in the wild are very common, so they normally wouldn't be investigated and would just go through the motions.

"Hey~, we originally planned to go to the Cerulean Gym competition together, but now you can't accompany me."

In front of the small mound, Si Yu said goodbye to his friend sadly: "However, even if I have to go on this journey alone, I must enter the Hualan Gym and change my miserable situation."

After Si Yu finished speaking, he saw Lu Ming suddenly looking at him with a puzzled look.

It’s no wonder that Lu Ming was surprised. The first prop he got was the “hard stone” that he had stripped from the girl’s sun coral.

Therefore, in his opinion, even if Si Yu was not a rich second-generation, he should come from a relatively well-off family, so there was no point in saying that his situation was miserable.

Si Yu laughed at himself and said, "Both the sun coral and the 'hard stone' were sent to me by my sister.

In addition, she often sends me some cultivation resources from her husband's family."

"It seems your sister loves you very much, and you should marry well."

"Yes, she is very good to me, but the man she married is old enough to be her father. Do you think that's okay?"

Lu Ming was speechless, and he probably guessed why Si Yu was eager to join the Hualan Gym!

Although he is alone now, he still remembers the warm family he once had from the original owner's memory.

If the original owner's parents had not encountered an accident, they would probably have tried their best to help him become a registered trainer in the league.

From this we can see that not only are parents in the world different, but the differences between them are also huge.

For a moment, Lu Ming didn't know what to say. After thinking for a while, he took out the "hard stone" from his backpack and said:

"Since this 'hard stone' was obtained by your sister in exchange for her happiness, then you should make good use of its power."

"No need~, we agreed before that this is to repay the favor of saving my life."

“I used to use the ‘Hard Stone’ to practice ‘Rock Blockade’, but it’s not very useful now.

Besides, I just got a piece of "soft sand", which is more useful to me."

"Actually~"

"If you say that again, I really won't return it to you."

Si Yu thought for a moment, then took out a booklet from his backpack and said:

"This is the 'Sandstorm' cheats my sister hand-copied for me. Although I'm not very proficient in using the Sun Coral yet, I've basically mastered it!

It's not very useful to me right now, and since your sprites are all ground-attributed, you should be able to use it. Just think of it as a replacement for "Hard Stone"!

"Hey~, 'Sandstorm'! This is a weather-related skill cheat!"

Lu Ming was shocked. You know, this kind of weather-related skills are strictly controlled by those big forces, and their value is not comparable to ordinary skill secrets. Si Yu's sister was actually able to get it for her.

Although it was a handwritten copy, it was enough to show that the person she married was extraordinary.

In fact, the reason why Lu Ming was willing to return the "hard stone" to Si Yu was mainly because he was now very wealthy.

Apart from anything else, the fact that each of the two Pokémon is equipped with an intermediate item has already surpassed some "senior-level" trainers!

There are still some "Big Rhizome", "Flame Orb" and so on left, but I can't find so many elves to use them at once.

To the extent that a low-quality item that ordinary people would be eager to get seems useless to him.

Otherwise, if the time had been pushed back a little earlier, Lu Ming would probably have been reluctant to return it to this woman.

Of course, the most important reason was that even in the previous unfavorable situation, Si Yu still chose to stay and help, which made Lu Ming feel that he was someone worth making friends with.

But he didn't expect that this move would actually help him get a more valuable set of "Sandstorm" secrets.

After returning to Qingyuan Town, Lu Ming first bought a simple egg hatching device, and then not long after returning home, he received a message from the organization.

Information shows that the Rockets' joint operation is scheduled for three days later.

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Chapter 56 Gathering

Moon in the mountains,

There was a sudden strong earthquake in a stone forest somewhere. Amidst countless pieces of debris flying and rolling, a huge rock snake fell to the ground.

Its huge snake pupils were fixed on the crocodile in front of it. Although there was a huge difference in size between the two, Rock Snake was extremely afraid of it.

After the crocodile knocked the giant rock snake down, its tail suddenly lifted up, and water elements began to condense on it.

But obviously, the Hunhun Crocodile did not seem to be proficient in mastering this new skill, and the condensation of the water element felt a bit slow.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Onix suddenly straightened its huge body and ran away without looking back.

However, an ultrasonic larva flew silently over its head, and with its wings shaking violently, it immediately stirred up countless transparent sound waves, all of which poured onto the giant snake's big head.

The latter was affected by the "ultrasound" and his mind was in chaos for a moment. He madly smashed his rocky body against the surrounding rock walls, splashing countless pieces of gravel.

Taking advantage of Onix's confusion, Crocodile finally completed the charging of "Water Tail". The originally yellow tail had turned into a water whip several meters long.

With a "pop" sound, the "Water Tail" swung out along with the twisting body of the Gangster Crocodile, and without any surprise, it knocked down the Big Rock Snake that was four times weaker than the water.

After the battle subsided, Lu Ming walked over, threw out a Poké Ball, and put the Onix into the Poké Ball.

"Skull~~"

Although he defeated his opponent, Crocodile was a little annoyed by his performance just now.

He even grumbled in dissatisfaction with the Ultrasonic Larva, as if to say that he could defeat Onix without its help.

"Alright~, this Onix looks like it's recently been promoted to the "Excellent" level. With your strength, you're sure to win it!

But we still have a mission to complete. We can let you try out new skills if we encounter you, but it’s not advisable to waste time! "

At this time, three days had passed since Lu Ming obtained the "Water Gem", and this place was where he was on his way to the assembly point.

During these three days, the crocodile has absorbed all ten "Water Gems" and initially stimulated the hidden genetic skill of "Water Tail", but his proficiency needs to be improved.

As for the ultrasonic larvae, they continued to improve during this period with the nourishment of the "ground gems" obtained from sacrifices and the "dragon gems" purchased.

The battle just now was when they were on their way to the assembly point and happened to encounter a giant Onix that had just reached the "excellent level". Lu Ming naturally accepted it with a smile.

After putting away the Poké Ball containing Onix, Lu Ming was about to continue on his way, but he saw the Ultrasonic Larva suddenly look in a certain direction and make a buzzing sound to wake up.

“Someone~~”

Lu Ming's idea moved him, and he quickly found a tall rock to hide behind.

After all, he was wearing the Rockets uniform because he was going to participate in the organization's mission, and it would be really troublesome if he was seen by someone.

However, not long after, he discovered that the visitor was also a member of Team Rocket wearing a black uniform and a mask.

But this person is dressed like a woman, and judging from his temperament and figure, he should not be very old.

What surprised Lu Ming was that the two elves following this female Team Rocket member were Hypnotist Tapir and Dream Demon!

The former is a two-legged tapir with yellow upper body and brown lower body. It swings its two arms like waves while moving.

The latter is like a ghost floating in the air, with a dark green body, a hairstyle like phosphorescence, and a conspicuous string of red beads hanging around his neck.

These two elves have super power attributes and ghost attributes respectively, both of which are synonymous with rarity.