This elf world is a bit strange

But it seems that there is still a long way to go.

Firio's smile and reminiscing look made Kaicheng a little unsure, so he asked tentatively:

"You're not referring to Mr. Woolley from the Breeder's Association, are you? His Pachirisu is indeed known as the 'White Devil of the Headquarters'."

"Eh? You know Woolley-senpai, that's easy to say, I'm talking about him. The time we were making the Energy Cube together, his Pachirisu gave him a lot of trouble, and the same thing happened with Swamplord."

After finding a common acquaintance, Philio felt a lot more relaxed. He told a few stories about his acquaintance with Woolley, and Kaicheng nodded repeatedly.

"When I passed the intermediate breeder assessment three years ago, Senior Wu Li was also the chief examiner. But he was quite serious at that time, and I didn't dare to talk to him."

Kaicheng shrugged his shoulders, looking a little regretful. He casually put Pachirisu on top of his head and used its soft little belly to press his hair down again.

"Patch! Patch Patch!"

The spiky short hair brought an itchy sensation, making the little electric mouse struggle up and down. It finally broke free from Kaicheng's hand and ran away. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be behind Marilulli.

"Mary~!"

The gentle Hercules didn't care. Instead, he picked up a portion of Pokémon food prepared by Firion and placed it in front of Pachirisu.

Both of them were intermediate breeders, and their skills were different. After taking a bite of the Pokémon food, the different flavors immediately gave Pachirisu a unique sense of novelty. As it wolfed down the food, it no longer had the desire to continue playing with Kaicheng.

I'm already very hungry, so I decided to eat a big meal first.

"Filio, I see that you and your Pokémon are both doing very well. Are you here just for traveling? Or do you want to go through the forest to White Sand City?"

While smoothing his frizzy hair with his hands, Kaicheng looked at Firion who was eating and playing with the little dream fairy and the wind fairy, and he felt a little curious.

With his keen eyesight, he naturally saw the strength of Filio and the others. When he looked at Filio's appearance and age, he was slightly shocked.

"Both. I do want to go to Baidan City, but I'm not in a hurry. I plan to travel around here first and see if I can find some interesting resources. After all, the pure natural environment is more attractive to me than the protected area in our Sala."

Putting down the Wind Fairy who wanted to eat, Firion picked up the Sun Eevee who had been eyeing him eagerly, took a deep breath, then tilted his head and answered calmly.

"That's great. With your level, as long as you don't go to the places with those particularly powerful big guys, your safety will be fine. However, you can't be careless. You still have to be careful. The wild is different from other places. Danger is everywhere."

After listening to Firion's words and watching the close way he got along with his companions, Kaicheng smiled, gave up trying to smooth his hair, and fell back, supporting himself with his hands, looking at the blue sky, and suggested.

After living here for a few more years, he had a deep understanding of this forest. He realized that beneath its peaceful and tranquil appearance, there were many dangers lurking.

Especially some wild Pokémon that are still hostile to outsiders, and poachers whose numbers have decreased but whose brutality has become even higher.

Faced with the kind reminder, Firio readily responded: "Well, thank you. We will also be more careful. When traveling, safety comes first."

"Qili! Qili!"

The lily-rooted doll had a full stomach, and trotted forward, tugged at the corner of Kaicheng's clothes, and pointed at Firio and the wind fairy, his eyes full of joy.

"That's great. But before we continue our journey, would you like to come to my breeding house and sit down? The Lily Root dolls seem to like you very much. And from what I see, your Heart Scale Baby was born not long ago. I am still very confident in this aspect!"

He stretched out his thumb and gently rubbed the little head of the lily root doll with the tip of his finger. Kaicheng naturally had no reason to refuse his partner's proposal and decisively extended the invitation.

Moreover, even if Lily Root Baby didn't say it, he had long been interested in Heart Scale Treasure, who looked immature but already seemed very energetic and vibrant.

It is always difficult for a "parenting expert" in a Pokémon breeding family to give up his love for "good children".

"Of course, I would also like to see the 'Pokémon Garden' in the Great Forest, so let's go and bother them after everyone has finished eating."

Firio nodded politely, turned around and took out a box of advanced general-purpose energy cubes and placed them in front of the Lily Root Doll.

"Qili~!"

Although his stomach was already full, the little guy couldn't hold back and jumped into the box to eat this delicious food that was rarely seen in normal days.

"Liya..."

Not far away, Miss Qun'er, who was chatting with Big Mouth Baby, could only sigh helplessly when seeing this scene. This child of hers would never be satisfied when eating, and after being full, she would feel uncomfortable all over. This happened every few days.

But Kaicheng always watched it eat with a smile on his face, with no intention of stopping it, full of doting on the child, which made it even more tired.

"Boga! Boga Boga!"

Pogaman, who was taking care of Heartscale's meals, also raised his head and looked at Miss Skirt with deep approval.

The two Pokémon, who were equally worried about their entire family, looked at each other in silence.

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After lunch, we walked southwest along the river for a while, then turned north. After about five or six kilometers, we arrived at Kaicheng’s home and his breeding house.

Just as its name "Pokémon Garden" suggests, this courtyard hidden in the woods is full of flowers and the air is filled with pleasant fragrance.

All kinds of rare and common fruits thrive in the garden, and Pokémon, young and old, live and breed here.

With the joint efforts of Miss Skirt, Marilly and Hercules, the garden is full of vitality.

Seeing Kaicheng coming home with guests, the little ones in the yard ran out to greet him.

The nimble but slightly shy croaking frog jumped up and dived into Kaicheng's arms, clutching his clothes tightly, burying his head, not daring to look at Firio beside him.

The two petite and lovely Hua Beibei jumped and danced, bringing two beautiful flowers, one red and one blue, to Kaicheng's side.

There are also Baby Ding and Baby Goethe, as well as a shy little sheep named Meely who dares not come forward.

The appearance of these little guys immediately added a bit of "nursery" atmosphere to this "garden".

"Many of these little guys are fostered by old customers, and some are entrusted to me by friends in the reserve. After all, they are very busy at work and often have to patrol a large area, so they have limited energy to take care of Pokémon cubs."

Looking at Firio's half-smile, Kaicheng, knowing what he was thinking, explained with a smile.

He has always been focusing on the elite route and has no idea of ​​conquering too many Pokémon partners. He believes that one must have both talent and sociability, which is very similar to Firion.

"Let's go in and take a look. My garden is very beautiful, thanks to Miss Qun'er and the others. Especially Miss Qun'er, she is busy all day long, and it's very hard."

Kaicheng bent down slightly, took the leaf that Miss Skirt extended, and extended an invitation with a faint smile.

"Qili~! Qili~!"

Lily Root Doll very familiarly pulled Heart Scale Baby and brought it into the house. Amidst bursts of exclamations, Firio and Kaicheng also stepped into the garden breeding house that blended into the forest.

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"As expected, this place is a large nursery!"

Firion, who was sitting on the sofa, looked at the various toys on the wall and table, as well as bottles, cribs and other Pokémon supplies for young children, and joked with a smile.

All kinds of small Pokémon were playing and frolicking in this huge room. When they were tired, they ran back to their little beds to rest. They were not afraid of people nor shy about strangers, and it was obvious that they were growing up well under Kaicheng's care.

"What you said does make sense. When I think about it, I've spent the most time with these little guys in the past few years, and I haven't used my main job of massage as much. But it's also good this way. Being with them makes me feel at ease and calm."

Kaicheng carried the expectant Xinlinbao to a small massage bed, and while rubbing his hands in preparation for the massage, he nodded in agreement.

"Eh?! Miss Skirt, where is my massage glove? Why is it gone?"

Kaicheng, who was about to start work, suddenly found that his forgetful habit had come back again.

Unable to find him anywhere, he could only turn to his most stable and mature partner for help again.

"Lea?"

Miss Qun'er, who was drinking tea and resting with Little Dream Demon and Little Eevee in the yard outside, came over when she heard the sound. As soon as she saw Kaicheng's appearance, she understood most of what was going on.

"Liya..."

With a helpless sigh, it quickly walked to another massage bed, took out a pair of gloves from the small drawer, handed them over, glanced at its trainer with disdain, then went to the side to get a new teapot and walked out the door.

There, the "Young Ladies' Tea Party" for several female Pokémon had just begun, so it didn't have much time to play with Kaicheng.

“Ahahahaha…” Kaicheng scratched his head, trying to cover up his embarrassment with laughter, “I was indeed a bit careless in this regard, but my craftsmanship is impeccable, watch me!”

After putting on the gloves, his temperament changed, he became calm and confident.

The nimble fingers flipped up and down, pressing on Heart Scale's body. The speed, strength, and rhythm were all top-notch. Even for Firio himself, it would be difficult to do better.

"Jera~"

"Jera!"

The little dinosaur was so comfortable that he was shaking all over and almost rolling over.

"Boga!"

The little penguin standing next to Filio and watching also had shining eyes, waving its little wings as if it was learning Kaicheng's massage skills.

"Is this a massage method designed specifically for young Pokémon? It feels gentler than the method I normally use, but it has an indescribable strange feeling."

Firio observed attentively, and soon he understood something, but he was not sure, so he asked decisively.

"Yes, it is specially designed. Young Pokémon's physical development is not perfect in all aspects. They are in a period of rapid growth. So, my massage is also to stimulate their physical development. It is more about controlling the rhythm and strength. There are also several special acupuncture points. Each Pokémon is different, but there are some similarities."

When it comes to his area of ​​expertise, Kane starts talking without stopping and begins a fluent introduction.

"For example, the Heart Scale Treasure has a lot of hard scales, but about one-third of its abdomen and about one-fifth of its back are in great need of stimulation. As long as you press them frequently, its growth and development can be further accelerated."

"Of course, it also requires adequate nutritional supplements, but based on my preliminary understanding of your energy cube craftsmanship, there should be no problem."

"This little guy is younger than I expected. He's not even a month old yet he's so strong. His muscles are so tight that I can barely press them. So he has a bright future."

Kane gently pressed the four calves of Xinlinbao. He felt his fingers a little sore and praised sincerely.

"From the time he was born till now, it has been ten days at most."

Facing the professionals, Firio answered honestly.

"Ten days?!" Kaicheng, who was working, was stunned for a moment, "What did you feed it? No matter how fast it grows, it can't grow this big in ten days, right?"

"Well... two bottles of Moo Moo Milk provided by the Association every day, and high-level general-purpose energy cubes and high-level special improved Pokémon food for young Pokémon."

Firion thought for a moment and took out his energy cubes and elf food from his backpack. As for the Moo Moo milk, in order to keep it fresh, he always kept the little dream demon in the static shadow space.

"Good fellow, I didn't expect you to be such a rich man!" Kaicheng raised his eyebrows, as if he had thought of something, and chuckled, "It seems I have to charge you more for this massage. Oh no, I'll just take your energy cubes! Don't even think about passing without two boxes!"

"Okay, okay. I have learned a lot from you. It is indeed an interesting massage technique. Can I try it later? I see that this lily-rooted doll is not very old. Is it also applicable to massage?"

Firion placed four boxes of energy cubes on the table and waved his hand nonchalantly. For him, who had mastered the production formula, a few finished products were nothing.

His ten nimble fingers swayed gently in front of his eyes. With the enhanced super powers of [perception] and [memory], Firio had already learned most of Kaicheng's techniques.

He exerted a little force and clenched his fists. He already had some ideas.

It doesn't seem to be very complicated, you can try to reproduce it.

"Ah? You...learned it?!" Kaicheng's face was filled with disbelief, and he pointed to the massage bed beside him. "The gloves are in the drawer beside the bed. You can go over there and try. But I remind you, this massage technique is not that easy!"

"Qili~!"

Lily Root Doll volunteered to jump up and signaled that Filio could give her a massage at any time.

The little guy is very respectful to this big brother who gives him all kinds of delicious snacks.

"Then I'll give it a try. Pogaman, do you want to try and learn it too? I see you're quite interested."

As he spoke, Firio walked to the massage bed, put on gloves skillfully, and gently patted the lily root doll while calling out to Pogaman who was following beside him.

"Boga!"

The little penguin nodded seriously.

"Okay, let's get started."

The gloves were stretched straight, and a gleam of light flashed in Firio's eyes.

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"Qili~Qili~!"

The little leaf above my head collapsed on the bed, its whole body curled up into a small ball.

The lily-root doll had blurry eyes and its little hands tightly held Firio's fingers.

"Jera?"

At the side, Heartscale, who had just finished his massage, tilted his little head and looked at Firion curiously.

Kaicheng, who was taking off his gloves, was a little doubtful about his life.

"Before you came here... have you really never been exposed to this kind of massage technique?"

Scratching his head and baring his teeth, Kaicheng really couldn't understand why Felio had learned all the massage techniques he had studied for several years so quickly.

Filio smiled and shook his head: "No, I'm still far behind you. Besides, it seems that this massage technique is quite tiring. It is more difficult to master than the way I usually massage the little ones."

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