This elf world is a bit strange

Chapter 14 Beach Morning Exercise and Interlude

Knowing that Firio had discovered his secret training, the little dream demon's head drooped, and he floated weakly in the air, quietly waiting behind Firio, very well-behaved, waiting for him to finish.

"Ding Dong"

The machine emitted a pleasant prompt sound, and another batch of high-quality intermediate ghost energy blocks was freshly produced.

"Machi~"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the little dream demon quickly flew over and lay on Filio's face, acting coquettishly and admitting its mistake.

Unexpectedly, the trick of acting cute that always worked on weekdays was a little ineffective this time.

Firion gently picked up the dream demon, held it in his hands, and placed it at the same height as his eyes.

Staring at the poor little dream demon carefully, Firion had no intention of criticizing it. Instead, he said sincerely: "I am very happy that you have made such great progress this afternoon. But in my opinion, although growth is important, your safety is more important, more important than anything else."

"Maggie..."

The little dream demon felt a little aggrieved and curled up into a small ball in Firio's hand.

"You are not a psychic Pokémon. Practicing this kind of spiritual skills is more or less dangerous. Although the risk of you practicing by yourself is very low now, I am still worried. Even if the probability is one in ten thousand, I will still worry that I will not be able to help you in the first time if something goes wrong. Do you understand?"

Gently stroking the dream demon's little head, Firio spoke in a gentle tone.

"Madge!"

The little dream demon nodded obediently, floated in front of Firio, gently poked the tip of Firio's nose, and then sat obediently on his shoulder.

"In fact, watching you grow up is something that makes me very happy." Feeling the weight on his shoulders, Firion said as he packed his things, "But I would rather you grow up a little slower, as long as you are safe and happy. I don't want to see you fall at some point in the future because of your impatience. After all, as long as I am here, you will definitely be able to realize your dream. You should believe me on this, right?"

"Maggie! Maggie~"

Sticking close to Firio's profile, the little dream demon's voice was filled with unreserved trust.

It always clearly remembered the promise that Firion made long ago.

Let it grow into an extremely powerful Pokémon that will never fall into fear or despair no matter where it goes.

It also trusts its trainer unconditionally from beginning to end.

"So, although it's a little different from what I thought, our strongest and cutest little dream demon has made such great progress after all. No matter what, we should celebrate it, right?"

The effect of the conversation has been fully achieved. Firio changed the subject and, like a magician, took out two boxes of high-level energy cubes that he had just bought from a small corner and placed them in front of the dream demon.

"Machi? Machi Machi!"

The dream demon carefully opened the box, smelled the familiar smell of the snack, cheered, and then kissed Firion on the cheek repeatedly.

"So, today we have a snack, so eat as much as you want! Tomorrow morning, we don't have to go to the Refining Tower, so we can go to the beach for morning exercises to help our little dream demon get familiar with this new level of energy."

"Machi~"

The laughter and joyful chatter echoed in the room for a long time.

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"Ma...chi~"

That night, the little dream demon did not go out for training, which was rare. Instead, he lay on the upper edge of the quilt, hugged Firio's outstretched hand tightly, and slept soundly with Firio face to face.

It seemed that in its sweet dream, it had encountered something that made it very happy. It showed an innocent and lovely smile and uttered a few words in its sleep from time to time.

Inside its body, high-quality energy blocks are playing a role imperceptibly, consolidating its foundation at the critical moment when it has just completed a small qualitative change in energy accumulation.

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When the moon sets and the sun rises, it is a new day.

Early in the morning, after breakfast, according to the agreement with Little Dream Demon, the pair of partners came to the beach excitedly. In the morning sun and sea breeze, they experienced a new level of power and made it a helper that they could use at will.

For Pokémon, the accumulation of energy can be divided into levels using 10 energy levels.

Each 10-level checkpoint is extremely important to them, especially after level 40, which can be called gym level or senior level.

Many unofficial gyms that have been operating for many years, such as Antoine's Grass-type gym in Binek Town, his father, the gym leader Dante, only has six gym-level Pokémon between levels 40 and 50, plus two quasi-king Pokémon between levels 50 and 60.

With such strength, he has already gained some fame locally and in the entire southwestern region of Carlos, and can be considered a strong man.

In many official gyms, although the gym owner himself is a strong quasi-king, king or even champion, the "Gym Guard Pokémon" they use to deal with challengers are also divided into several levels:

Pokémon between levels 20 and 30 are used to welcome new trainers who have just started their journey. Most of them are novices who live nearby. They are used for encouragement and training, and also as a preliminary screening.

Pokémon of levels 30 to 35 are used to target trainers who already have some travel experience, some of whom may even participate in the Regional Alliance Conference. But once they have two or more official gym badges, even if these trainers have not made much progress in strength, the gym owners in the new place will send out stronger Pokémon to block them, forcing them to collect badges from unofficial gyms.

Pokémon between levels 35 and 40 are used to fight against outstanding young trainers who aim for the League Conference, but this level is only used for trainers with four official gym badges or below. From the fifth badge onwards, it will enter the category of true "elite challenge", and no matter the strength of the challenger, the official gym will send out powerful Pokémon above level 40.

Therefore, after layers of screening, Pokémon above level 40 rarely appear in most challenges, unless the challenger has enough badges or the opponent actively sends out a Pokémon of a higher level, the owner of the official gym will take out a Pokémon of the same level to fight.

Sometimes, there will even be powerful dialogues between quasi-kings or even kings.

The eight badges obtained by passing such battles are also known as the "Eight Gym Tour" and are one of the important honors for young trainers in a region.

With these eight badges, players can skip the preliminaries at the regional conference, directly become seeded players and enter the semi-finals. In addition, the badge box can be used as an identification tool to start the direct challenge of the championship road, rather than the trial area near the side of the alliance headquarters, and truly embark on the challenging road to the alliance's four kings and champions.

In short, starting from level 40, entering this level means breaking away from the level of ordinary trainers and Pokémon, and being qualified to be called "elite" and "good player".

However, this is not absolute, because many top trainers have far more training than other trainers at the same level, and often exceed the limit of this level before the energy accumulation is reached. The same is true for the Dream Monster. Although Firion's superpowers cannot be used for direct combat, they are very suitable for command and training. Therefore, even if the resources are not top-notch, every effort is made to use them efficiently, which improves the strength of the Dream Monster and lays a solid foundation.

But for these Pokémon with profound background, even if it has not accumulated enough energy to have the same combat power as the gym-level Pokémon, completing this accumulation will bring it a new qualitative change, so it needs to adapt again.

Today's little dream demon is in such a state.

Before the breakthrough, it had to rely on Firio's exquisite command and in-depth understanding of Korne to gain advantage when facing the top gym-level Pokémon, Hatchling, which was also an extraordinary Pokémon. If it faced a head-on confrontation, it would be defeated within a few moves.

After the breakthrough, with its much stronger new power and endless new moves, even without Firio's command, if it were to fight against the Wrestling Eagle alone, it would only be at a slight disadvantage and there would be no risk of defeat in a short period of time.

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"M-chi!"

The small body contains great energy.

The little dream demon tried his best to gather strength, condensed a purple-black light ball that was three times larger than the one he had in the decisive battle with Yongjila that day, and threw it into the water.

"boom--"

The water column rose into the air, the waves rolled, and a deep pit was blown out under the shallow sea.

"Hoo...Machi!"

Take a deep breath and exhale slowly. This skill is not easy for the little dream demon.

This kind of extraordinary training is a temporary plan that Firion had designed specifically for the nightmare demon.

The increase in energy accumulation will cause Pokémon to lose perception of its own limits, and intensive training will allow it to discover this limit better and earlier, so that it can adapt and find the right amount of effort.

The clever little dream demon only needed a little training before it was able to sense the scale of its own energy. It gently gestured with its little hand in front of its chest, and a shadow ball of the right size was condensed and shot towards the sea farther away like a string of cannonballs.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom -"

There was a loud explosion, and it even blew out a lobster and several lobster soldiers that were hiding in the mud.

"Chizi!"

The lobster, which was dazed by the explosion, staggered for a long time before it saw the little dream demon standing on the side in a daze. It roared, waved its claws and rushed over.

The superpower spread, and in an instant, the condition of the lobster came into Firion's sight.

Iron-clawed Lobster

Gender: Female

Attributes: Water, Evil

Features: Hard shell armor

Energy accumulation: 29

This is a lobster that evolved prematurely, and even after evolution, it was unable to reach the evolutionary level through the transformation of its life level.

Due to its hot temper and its offspring hiding behind it, it ignored the difference in strength and rushed forward, ready to fight with the little dream demon and Philio.

"Little Dream Demon, stop when you have enough. Don't use your full strength. It's scary!"

Seeing a few lobster soldiers shivering in the water, Firio gave instructions.

"Madge!"

The little dream demon was suspended in mid-air, and the red beads emitted a dazzling light.

Countless horrific memories and illusions appeared before the eyes of the lobster, and even this aggressive creature couldn't help feeling fear.

"Maggie—"

Then, a sharp scream, coupled with the mental control skills mastered through meditation, was like a sharp blade, piercing the lobster's mind, scaring it so much that it froze in place, unable to move, and all the strength in its body was completely drained.

"Well done, little dream demon, come back first."

Firion touched the little dream demon's head encouragingly, took out the medicine he carried with him, and squatted in front of the lobster.

"I'm sorry, Ironclaw Lobster, we didn't mean to attack you and your child. It's just that the Dream Demon just made some progress and wanted to test its own power, so it scared you. Can you call your child over as well? I'll give you some medicine, some energy cubes and food, as my apology."

"Madge! Madge!"

Listening to Firio's words, the little dream demon nodded repeatedly and gently touched the top of the lobster's head.

The supernatural power gave off a wave of peace of mind for both humans and Pokémon, and it also allowed the lobster's heart to slowly return to its body from the clouds.

"Cheezy..."

Its fear was still there, so it just nodded slightly and let Firion give it emergency treatment for the injuries it had just suffered while protecting its children.

The high-quality medicine brought a cool feeling, and the healing effect of vitality gradually took effect, making the lobster, which had been living in the wild, feel a little more comfortable.

"Chizi! Chizi!"

Reassured, it called out to the children who were still hiding in the distance and asked them to gather towards the beach.

While eating elf food and energy cubes, talking and gesturing, with the little dream demon translating, Firion finally understood that the family of iron-clawed lobsters originally lived on a small island near the sea. Recently, food there had been a shortage, so they thought of migrating and hiding during the day and coming out at night. As a result, they were resting halfway when they met with an unexpected disaster.

After understanding the whole story, Firio felt a little embarrassed. He took another box of energy cubes from the bicycle, opened it, and distributed them to several Pokémon.

Perhaps because it was very fond of the food, or perhaps because it was already aware of the law of the jungle in nature, the lobster just watched the children eat with relish and then wanted to leave quickly, but was stopped by Philio.

"Chizi?"

The lobster, who had become a mother, showed some vigilance and protected her children.

"I have no ill intentions. I just want to tell you that if you follow the direction of my finger and keep walking along the shallow sea, you will soon find a forest. There are freshwater lakes there that are more suitable for your family to live in, and the wild Pokémon are also relatively friendly. If you can get along well with them, you should be able to integrate into the forest."

Firion waved his hand to indicate that he had no hostility, then squatted beside the lobster and pointed it in a direction from the same height.

"Chizi...Chizi!"

Nodding doubtfully, the lobster took its children and set out into the sea. However, it was unknown whether they would go to the place that Firion pointed out to them.

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"Madge!"

Blue light filled the air, and as soon as he mastered it, he had already reached a proficient level, and it also came with countless magical uses of meditation, which he performed very smoothly, making Firion fascinated.

"Madge!——"

Countless shadows intertwined and strangled forward.

The skillful use of "Misfortunes never come alone" has also quietly undergone a qualitative change.

Not only that, the most common skills such as telekinesis, ghost mask, and electromagnetic waves also have the opportunity to be further improved with the growth of strength, especially the accumulation of energy, and are not too far from the "perfect" level.

"Well done, little dream demon, come back. Today's training was done very well. Let's continue tomorrow and we will become stronger soon! What needs to be adjusted slightly is the body posture during meditation. It needs to be more stable. After proficiency, we can try to use it while moving. The use of Misfortunes Never Come Singly also needs to be more condensed. The quantity is enough, and the next step is strength."

As Firio spoke, he opened his arms, took a big towel, wrapped the little dream demon who was already sweating a lot, and wiped it gently.

"Machi~!"

Enjoying the gentle caress and massage service, the little dream demon narrowed her eyes slightly and wrote down the fighting skills that Firio mentioned one by one, saving them for the next time to improve.

The sun was already quite high at this time and the temperature was slowly rising.

This year, Kalos did not seem to have a late spring cold snap, but instead warmed up early.

Although there were some minor incidents, the first training after the breakthrough was still considered smooth.

Because of his rich foundation and strong understanding, the little dream demon quickly adapted to the sudden increase in energy and gradually became adept at it.