This elf world is a bit strange

Feeling the openness of mind brought by the vast wilderness, Nazi opened the window a little and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.

The engine roars, the vehicle speeds, and the warm air pours into the car, giving you a different feeling.

"Hoss!"

"Mah~~~chi~~~!"

Haunter, who was not afraid of either cold or heat, opened his mouth wide and felt the wind blowing beside Nancy, which caused the Nightmare to follow suit.

Seeing this, the little ones who were playing together in the back seat turned their heads to look at the couple whose expressions and demeanor were more interesting than the other.

Having already pinned down the trouble-making Nancy's Sol Eevee, Firion's little Eevee was about to stand up and return to Firion's arms to act coquettishly, but was amused by the naive appearance of the Dream Monster and laughed slightly. As a result, Nancy's Sol Eevee took the opportunity to exert force and overturned it again, reversing the passive situation in one fell swoop.

Orange is great.

"Elu!"

Taking advantage of the gap when Solevil was trapped, Windy seized the opportunity and jumped up, floated in front of Firion, stood in a row with Haunter and Incubus, opened its delicate little mouth, and its fluffy cotton bulged into a ball.

"Ai~~~Lu~~~!"

The duo became a trio.

"Enpei..."

“Hoo…”

Emperor Nabo and Hu Di, who had been squeezed to the two ends of the back row by the noisy little guys, looked at each other, saw the same doting and helplessness in each other's eyes, and sighed at the same time.

The speeding off-road vehicle showed off its performance on the open road and headed straight for Yuejian Mountain.

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Unlike the Mt. Tsukimi in the game, the Mt. Tsukimi in the real world is neither a deep cave nor a small hill, but a natural mountain range that stretches across the north of the Kanto continent.

It is the northern extension of the Silver Mountains that runs across the continent. It is also shaped by plate movement and has a complex landform and ecosystem. It is one of the important nature reserves in the entire Kanto region.

The ranger camp is located on the southern foot of this mountain range, on the border between human settlements and uninhabited wild areas. It is very large and is almost the same size as the one at the foot of Mount Grant.

Even the person in charge here, Chief Ranger Akagaki Ling, once worked in the Grant Nature Reserve for several years.

Deeply influenced by the fertile soil, he has been planting fruits in a lively manner since he came to take up his post here. In the few spacious and flat fields, the scattered land in the mountains, and especially the fragmented areas near water sources, all kinds of fruits carefully cultivated by the rangers can be seen, and there are also many excellent and rare varieties.

Many wild Pokémon living here, such as Huhu, Heracross, and Butterfree, also provide great help to the growth of tree fruits and other crops, making the output here not much inferior to many excellent breeding houses and orchards.

In this way, the natural output here can not only meet the basic daily needs of the ranger camp, but also give back to the wild Pokémon that live here with the rangers, creating a benign symbiotic model between humans and Pokémon.

When Firion and Nancy drove up, the wild Pokémon along the way not only showed no fear, but instead followed the car with great interest as it slowed down due to the climb, looking around curiously until a team of rangers arrived, then they dispersed and returned to their own homes to continue playing.

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With the friendship badge of Filio and Chairman Ravi, and the appointment made in advance through Ape, the patrol team members let them pass after a simple identity verification and security check.

Only a few people took a closer look at Nazi wearing big sunglasses, but they didn't recognize who she was, they just felt that she looked familiar.

After walking the last bumpy stretch along the increasingly bumpy mountain dirt road, the quaint yet beautiful camp came into view. Apei, who had received the news, was waiting outside with the young ranger named Yingjie, whom he had introduced many times on the phone.

Despite years of working in the wild, the guy still has fair skin, a pretty face, and a proud figure that cannot be concealed by a simple uniform. Just by looking at him from a distance, Firion understood the real purpose of a certain guy staying here.

A strange smile appeared on his face, and he stared at Apei meaningfully, which made him feel creepy all over. However, Firio remained silent, but his smile became more and more unfathomable.

It was not until he saw that he was almost unsteady on his feet and looked himself up and down anxiously, wondering what was wrong, that Firio opened his arms and gave his old friend, whom he hadn't seen for a whole year, a solid "manly hug".

"You're an old scoundrel who always disappears! I finally caught you, didn't I?!"

As if two strong arms made of fine steel slapped Ape's back heavily, making him unable to breathe or cough. His face turned red, and after a while he managed to utter, "Filio, your strength is comparable to that of the little iron pillar, right?"

"No, he probably doesn't have as much strength as I do now." Letting go of Apei who was already doubting his life, Filio smiled and extended his hand to the somewhat reserved Miss Yingjie, "Hello, Yingjie, I'm Apei's old classmate, we grew up together. I've heard him mention you many times before, it's our first meeting, please give me your guidance. This is Naz, you are from Kanto, I guess I don't need to introduce you further?"

"Ah... yes, yes! Please give me your advice!" Gently holding Filio's hand, Yingjie, who was originally quiet in front of strangers, was still a little restrained and not very relaxed. "Ms. Naz, it's the same. It's our first meeting! But I often hear about you and your performances in recent years."

"If you like, I can give you a few albums." Naz smiled and nodded. She was not cold and arrogant as rumored. Instead, she was quite kind, which made the nervous Yingjie and A Pei, who had not yet recovered, relax a little. "I came here for a self-driving trip with Filio this time. I still need your help."

"That's for sure! I've been working here for almost a year, so there's nothing I'm not familiar with. Leave it to me!"

Patting his chest, Apei readily agreed. Compared to the way he was in school, he was like a completely different person and became much more outgoing.

If an outsider who doesn't know the truth saw this, they would probably think he has worked here for more than ten or twenty years.

However, this kind of flamboyant and somewhat funny behavior actually made Yingjie laugh slightly. Her pretty face, which had been tense due to shyness, relaxed and she became a little more relaxed. Besides being pretty, she also looked a little more lovely and innocent.

Silently holding Apei's hand and standing beside him, Yingjie smiled and took over the conversation: "Please rest assured, these few days we are on vacation after completing the mission. As long as there is no special situation, we will always be free. I will definitely take you to visit various attractions in the reserve. There are many rare and beautiful Pokémon here, which should feast your eyes."

"Thank you very much." Naz nodded with a smile, her eyes moving as she said to Yingjie, "Can you please take me to visit this ranger camp first? To be honest, I have never been here before. This will be a good opportunity for these two old friends who haven't seen each other for a long time to walk around and chat alone."

"Hmm? Of course, please come this way." Yingjie was startled at first, then she immediately reacted, nodded slightly, and led Nazhi towards the busy camp.

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"I didn't expect it to be Miss Nazi..."

After a few steps, Apei arrived at his own territory with ease, an orchard that was particularly lush and unique in the camp.

Walking side by side with Firio among the fragrant fruit trees, he felt somewhat emotional. Although he knew very well how the two of them met, he never expected that they would actually be together.

"Of course it's her. I didn't hide it from you." Filio raised his chin complacently, not disguising it at all. Instead, he changed the subject, revealing the weird expression he had when they first met, and said sarcastically, "But you, kid, I didn't hear that you were together with the ranger here? No wonder it's 'Happy here, not thinking about Carlos', it really shows that he forgets his loyalty for the sake of beauty. Tell me, how's it going?"

"Don't give me that! I didn't lie to you. It's because that guy Jucaoye accidentally came here and destroyed Yingjie's small orchard that I stayed here to help repay the favor." Apei touched his nose and explained insincerely but confidently, "As for the rest... it was a natural process. Besides, I think being a ranger is quite interesting. Although I don't plan to do this job, it feels good to experience it for a while."

"Of course, fighting poachers, protecting the environment and rare Pokémon are all meaningful jobs." Firio nodded, but looked right at Apei. "But you definitely don't do it because it's meaningful, at least not the main reason!"

"Tico!"

A flash of white light appeared, and the mighty chrysanthemum leaves rushed out from Apei's waist, waving the leaves above its head that were becoming increasingly green and lush. It nodded vigorously, agreeing with Firio and denouncing Apei's behavior of shifting the blame.

Its energy accumulation has clearly reached over level 40, fully reaching the gym level, but like Aqiao's little saw crocodile, it shows no signs of evolution, and it doesn't even need the immortal stone.

"You're here again... ah, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"

Apei was about to take back the troublesome little guy, but was whipped by the crackling leaves. He could only withdraw his hand in embarrassment and looked at the little ancestor helplessly, without any solution.

Based on the principle of not wronging oneself but others, he suddenly had an idea and simply turned from defense to offense and launched a counterattack against Firio.

He rushed to Firio, put his arm around his shoulder, winked at him, and asked maliciously, "Don't talk about me. Our Miss Korni and this time Miss Naz, what do you mean by that? Who do you want to be with? I'm telling you, you can't fool me. These two have a good chance, right?"

"Me?" Firio said confidently, "Of course I want them all!"

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After these words were spoken, not only Apei, but also the early-maturing Chrysanthemum leaves were stunned.

After a while, Apei finally came out of his shock. He took back the young child with one hand and held Firio's shoulder with the other.

“Maybe I’m not a human, but you’re a real dog!”

"...?"

"No, bah! How come I scolded myself as well!"

"My IQ is just like that, there's nothing I can do about it!"

"climb!"

"Let's not talk about those things that haven't happened yet. How are the fruits from the tree I asked you to get last time?" Firio, who knew that he couldn't investigate further, pretended to be calm and brushed off the leaf debris on his body. He turned his head and asked, "I haven't heard anything for several months. You won't eat it directly, will you?"

As expected, when talking about the fruit, Apei immediately forgot about gossip and glared, "Impossible! Even if you eat me, I can't eat it! Those living ancestors are growing well in the orchard now, eating the power of Evergreen every day, and being served by the nutrient solution from Alola. Their lives are more precious than mine!"

As he spoke, he pointed ahead. About two or three hundred meters away, there was indeed a group of fruit trees that had begun to take shape.

In just a few months, they have reproduced several generations by ripening them at any cost.

"Then I'm relieved." Firio breathed a sigh of relief, but soon realized something and raised his eyebrows, "But...if I don't ask, will you wait until the boy is well again and then blackmail us?"

The scrutinizing gaze swept all over Apei's body, making his hair stand on end.

"Eh? Ah... um... Look, isn't the weather nice today? I'll treat you to a meal in the cafeteria so you can see our cooking skills here in Kanto!"

When the crisis was imminent, the profiteer also realized the problem. With sweat on his forehead, he avoided the question and tried to escape by pulling Firio with him. However, he was grabbed by the wrist and could not move.

When he turned around, he saw Firio's kind smiling face.

"Stop trying to change the subject. I'm going to return you to Kanto. I think you've forgotten your roots! Mongoose Slash, beat him up!"

"Boom"

"Sanger!——"

In the white light, the big purple cat pounced on Firion, and after a brief affectionate show, it turned its gun and killed its trainer.

The cold edge flashing on the claws showed that he had stepped into the level of quasi-king, and it was a big step forward.

"Mongoose Slash, how could you listen to him?! You traitor! Hey hey hey help!——"

Facing the attack of the meerkat, Apei seemed to have returned to the Sala Nature Reserve more than a year ago, jumping up and down and dodging in a panic.

The miserable cry for help echoed for a long time in this seldom visited orchard.

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"Well done, Mongoose Slash! I'll give you a treat later!"

"Sanger~!"

The old partners, who had a tacit understanding, high-fived each other to celebrate, leaving Apei alone feeling sad.

After fighting and fussing for a long time, Abe signed a series of unequal treaties as before, and was only let off by the satisfied Filio and Mongoose.

He followed Firio in indignation and fled from the sad orchard that he didn't want to return to for at least five days... at least one day.

Along the way, the rangers, who were used to the results of his "fights" with Pokémon like Stoat and Chikorita, laughed and made jokes all the time, which made him angry but unable to talk back. His handsome face turned red until he returned to his camp and finally had some peace and quiet.

But before he could pour a glass of water and take a breath, a familiar figure suddenly came running towards him from a distance.

It was Yingjie, the girlfriend with whom he had just established a relationship not long ago. She was supposed to be taking Nazhi to visit the camp, but she was running so hard that sweat was coming out of her forehead.

Before the people arrived, a slightly anxious voice came: "Apei! Urgent mission, we have to set off in an hour. There is news about the meteorite that has been missing. It is in area 3!"

"Huh? What meteorite? Is that the thing you told me about half a year ago? It hasn't been found yet." Hearing the shout, Firio turned his head and looked at Apei, quite surprised.

"That's the one. We looked for it several times and couldn't find it even after searching everywhere. I didn't expect it to reappear after we almost gave up." Apei shrugged and said with a bit of regret, "It seems I can't have a good drink with you. Plans can't keep up with changes, and the mission still needs to be completed. You and Miss Nazi can just walk around here by yourselves? Area 3 is not far away. If everything goes well, I should be able to come back tomorrow."

"That's so inappropriate. How about we just go with you guys? We can also go deep into Yuejian Mountain and take a look. I'm not a fruit fanatic like you. I think it's great to look at fruit every day. We are here for a self-driving tour."

With a turn of his eyes, Firio had a new idea. He was the type who couldn't wait to see something new.

"Hey! You guys, you still don't forget to scold me! Forget it, if you want to go, go ahead. It's not a secret anyway. You are a guy with a friendship badge, and your words are more effective than mine. I can't control you."

Turning his head away angrily, Apei crossed his legs on the chair, looking like a child throwing a tantrum, Yingjie couldn't help laughing, and smiled at Filio:

"He only shows this kind of expression at times like this, like a child who never grows up. Since you want to go together, let me talk to the captain. You guys chat while I go first. Miss Nazi is in the restaurant, you can go over there and have something to eat first. There's still enough time."

As she spoke, she gently poked Ape's cheek with her delicate fingertips, watching it become flat like a deflated balloon. Yingjie then floated away into the distance, leaving behind only a string of silver bell-like laughter.

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"I knew you would be interested in that. I said the same thing to that little girl. It happens to be cooler in the mountains, so let's go for an outing and escape the summer heat."

In the restaurant, Nancy, who had been waiting for the two for a long time, showed an expression of "as expected" and readily accepted Firio's suggestion.

Firion nodded with a smile: "And I heard that the wild Pokémon deep in the Moon Viewing Mountain are quite powerful. Maybe we can find some sparring partners for the little dream monsters."

"They can't stand the destruction of your monster Pokémon, unless it's the Nidoking couple... I suggest you don't do it."

Apei grinned and spoke sincerely, then changed direction and looked at Naz expectantly.

"Senior Natsu, my Alakazam and Nine-Tails are having some troubles in their training. They always seem to be just one step away from becoming quasi-kings. Can you give me some pointers when you are free?"

"Of course you can. You are Firio's friend, which means you are my friend. Just call me by my name. When you have time on the way, you can let your Alakazam and Nine-Tails show their strength and confusion. I will let Alakazam help."

Giving Firio a half-smile, Nancy smiled and nodded politely, which caused cheers.

Rangers from other teams who were dining there were also attracted by the laughter, and when they saw Naz without her disguise, they couldn't help but moan in the restaurant.

The Super Queen's popularity and "deterrence" in Kanto are probably much higher than many people imagine.

Chapter 265: Stars and Moon Shine Together - Playing the Melody of Growth