Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

"Disbanded"

The twenty-odd Pokémon investigators immediately dispersed; some went out to set off, some went to adjust the Pokémon's status, and some went to prepare Pokémon items.

"Come on, let me introduce you to someone," Zhuo Yan said, leading Nanfeng to the young man.

"This is Li Datian, one of the top investigators in the Dragon Kingdom, known as one of the four most famous detectives in the country. You can call him Captain Li."

"Hello, Captain Li!" Nanfeng greeted him quickly.

"This is my junior from school."

"I know you, Master Nanfeng. I've heard so much about you. I've seen you trending on social media a lot lately," Li Datian said politely, extending his hand to shake hands with Nanfeng.

Then he looked at Qin Qingqing behind him.

"Who is this?"

“Her name is Qin Qingqing. She’s a newly joined investigator and has been temporarily assigned to my team for this operation,” Zhuo Yan replied.

Li Datian nodded. "See you at the operational meeting later."

After saying that, he turned and left, his movements incredibly decisive. Li Datian showed no intention of engaging in further conversation with Nanfeng, who was the owner of the aquarium and a currently sought-after breeder.

"Captain Li is decisive and efficient. If you work under him in the future, remember not to talk nonsense." Obviously, Zhuo Yan was saying this to Qin Qingqing.

Nanfeng said, "I can assure Qin Qingqing that she won't say a word, let alone waste any."

"Let's go to the operations department. I'll tell you about this mission." Zhuo Yan led Nanfeng and Qin Qingqing through the hall to an office.

There are many seats in the office, but only seven or eight people are at their seats and working.

The arrival of Nanfeng and Qin Qingqing did not disturb them.

Zhuo Yan found a table, gestured to the clerk in the operations department to pour them three cups of hot water, then took out a file and spread it out on the table, explaining the mission to Nan Feng and Qin Qingqing.

"Our target criminal organization this time is called the Asuka Group."

"This is an organization that specifically targets ancient ruins. They have repeatedly impersonated domestic and international archaeological associations to carry out destructive excavations of ancient ruins. So far, they have committed two crimes in the Grassland Kingdom and one crime in the Dragon Kingdom. The case in the Dragon Kingdom is particularly egregious."

"According to investigations, last year, the Asuka Group impersonated members of the Archaeological Association in the Forest of Abundance and carried out destructive excavations of the ruins of a comet civilization from a thousand years ago, stealing the 'Cocoon of Sleep' containing the legendary spirit 'Jirachi,' which can grant any wish!"

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"Huh?" Nanfeng was taken aback.

The Forest of Abundance? Jirachi? The Cocoon of Slumber?

This... the Cocoon of Sleep has always been in my hands. Could it be... that I am actually the wanted Asuka Group member?

Am I actually going to arrest myself on this trip?

Nanfeng suddenly had a sense of déjà vu, as if "the clown is actually myself".

"What's wrong?" Zhuo Yan asked, noticing Nan Feng's strange expression.

"It's nothing, I just remembered the legend of Jirachi. The Asuka Group's ambitions are really quite large," Nanfeng hurriedly said, not daring to say that the Cocoon of Sleep was in his hands.

Although... I still don't know when Jirachi will wake up.

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"They are not only ambitious, but also extremely ruthless. After being exposed, they even fought with the real members of the Archaeological Association, resulting in the deaths of two archaeologists and all the elves. The nature of their actions can be described as extremely heinous!" Zhuo Yan said coldly.

Exposure? Fighting and killing members of the Archaeological Society?

Is it possible?

Could it be that the archaeological association members I saw back then were not the real members, but rather imposters from the Asuka Group?

Very likely!

Nanfeng vaguely remembered that he didn't think those members of the archaeological association were good people.

Besides... who would use a drilling rig to directly drill through the walls to enter an archaeological site?

"Luckily I arrived first and took the Cocoon of Sleep, otherwise it would have indeed fallen into the hands of the Flying Bird Group," Nanfeng muttered to himself.

But... does that mean the Asuka Group is now taking the blame for themselves?

interesting!

"Our orders this time are to arrest the entire Flying Bird Group and retrieve the Sleeping Cocoon before they leave Dragon Kingdom territory."

"If there is strong resistance midway, it is permissible to defeat the target on the spot, considering one's own safety."

"Did you understand?" Zhuo Yan asked loudly.

"I understand," Nanfeng answered loudly.

Qin Qingqing nodded vigorously.

"Alright, then you can rest for a bit and wait for the order to begin the operation."

"Also, junior, go change into an investigator's combat uniform."

270. Ready to take action!

A black jacket, black trousers, and black combat boots—a completely black outfit, even the belt was black.

The belt is specially made with six buckles, allowing you to hold six Poké Balls for your main battles. There are also six more Poké Ball slots in the inner pocket of the jacket.

Therefore, investigators can carry a maximum of twelve Poké Balls with them.

only..

Most people don't carry twelve Poké Balls. Twelve Poké Balls mean twelve mouths to feed, and if it's a wilderness quest that lasts for several days, then carrying enough food will be a big problem.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, a trainer carries a maximum of six. Three are kept on their waist for immediate use, and three are kept in their inner pocket as backup.

The south wind... is not quite normal.

All twelve Poké Balls were filled.

If that's not enough, he can always pull out countless Poké Balls from his handheld console at any time. He also doesn't need to worry about food; if he runs out, he can simply take out Poké Blocks from the console.

As for his own food rations...

The secret base has stockpiled quite a few refrigerators.

After changing into his combat uniform, Nanfeng returned to the operations department to wait.

I just got back and found Qin Qingqing exchanging notes with someone, and... Nanfeng happens to know this person.

"You... uh, can't you speak?" Tang Zhihui asked the girl who handed her the note cautiously.

Qin Qingqing nodded silently.

"Sister Tang, she can talk, but she's socially awkward when she talks," Nanfeng explained on Qin Qingqing's behalf.

Tang Zhihui turned her head and saw Nanfeng, and immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Nanfeng? What brings you here?"

"Still wearing a Pokémon Investigator's uniform? You've joined the ranks of Pokémon Investigators too? I remember seeing you become a Gym Leader not long ago."

After Tang Zhihui finished her last semester at school, she chose to resign, so at the beginning of this year, she officially began her career as an Elf Investigator.

She and Nanfeng are still in contact. When Nanfeng became a gym leader, she even sent him a congratulatory message via mobile.

However, I never expected to run into him here.

"I'm here to help Senior Zhuo Yan."

"This is the content of the early graduation exam that my teacher gave me," Nanfeng shrugged.

The two then struck up a conversation, and finally Qin Qingqing was mentioned again.

"What's wrong with her?"

“He came on the same flight as me and said he has a serious illness called social anxiety because he can’t speak,” Nanfeng explained.

Qin Qingqing: !!!

Qin Qingqing held up a note and handed it to Tang Zhihui. It read, "I'm not sick."

"Look, you're seriously ill. You even have to write down the words 'I'm not sick' on paper," Nanfeng continued to tease.

Tang Zhihui looked at Qin Qingqing strangely. She believed that Qin Qingqing was not sick, but it was a bit too strange that she would have social anxiety when she opened her mouth.

"Why don't you try saying a sentence?"

Nanfeng immediately cast a curious glance at him.

He hadn't heard Qin Qingqing speak on the plane.

Qin Qingqing thought for a moment, silently flipped the note over, and wrote, "Okay, I'm sick!"

"So ruthless?" Nanfeng and Tang Zhihui were both amused and exasperated.

This girl would rather admit she's sick than speak.

"Forget it, if she doesn't want to talk, then don't. She'll have her turn to speak eventually," Tang Zhihui patted Nanfeng's shoulder. "I have something to do, I'll be going now."

"Goodbye~" Nanfeng waved to Tang Zhihui, found an empty seat, sat down, and turned on his handheld console to continue playing Mini Dragon.

In the past three hours, I've already spawned more than ten Minidragons with the "V" symbol.

Farming Dratini in Dragon's Lair in the Johto region is very easy; you can catch them by surfing or fishing. They may also be carrying items like "Dragon Fangs" and "Dragon Scales."

The former increases the power of Dragon-type moves, while the latter allows Seadra to evolve into Kingdra. Both are very rare and possessable Pokémon items.

In three hours, Nanfeng had already acquired three treasure-level Dragon Fangs, one treasure-level Dragon Scale, and more than twenty ordinary items.

Great harvest!

So, we must continue to work hard now.

Qin Qingqing moved a chair and sat down next to Nanfeng, showing no intention of getting to know her future partners, and then quietly tilted her head to sleep.

Nanfeng glanced at Qin Qingqing, wondering if... she really was a little socially awkward?

Time flies by...

There's a special canteen for Pokémon investigators to eat lunch and dinner. After lunch, Nanfeng went to the Trainers Association's training grounds to conduct daily training for the Pokémon. Qin Qingqing was sleeping when he left, and she was still sleeping when he returned.

Is she the human version of Slacker?

At 10 p.m., Senior Zhuo Yan and several team leaders, including Li Datian, finished their combat meeting and returned to the operations department, where they immediately issued orders.

"Notify all combat personnel in the operations department to assemble within five minutes!"

Nanfeng and Qin Qingqing immediately stood up.

Finally, work has come.

Nanfeng had thought he would have to endure this for a few more days. According to the other elf investigators, unless there were special circumstances, they would probably have to wait until they had a complete understanding of the Flying Bird Group's personnel and base in Gumeng Province before they could take action together.

Now it seems that a special situation has arisen.

Five minutes later, all the combat personnel of the operations department arrived, totaling only thirty people.

There aren't many, but they are the cream of the crop.

Nanfeng remembers that Senior Tang Zhihui became a Pokémon Investigator after winning a top-three finish in a national competition.

Nanfeng estimates that this level corresponds to a Pokémon level of 50 or higher in the game.

In other words, each of the thirty people here has a full team of Pokémon of level 50 or above, which is 150 level 50 Pokémon.

With such combat power... as long as it's not a city guarded by a gym leader, they could easily sweep it up within an hour.

Once everyone was confirmed to be present, Zhuo Yan began assigning tasks.

"Due to some special reasons, we have decided to take action against the Flying Bird Group's base ahead of schedule, and simultaneously target all of their bases in Gumeng Province."

"Now, the team will be divided into three squads. Zhao Ling, you will lead squad one to Hoshino City."

"Meng Han, you take two teams to Baima Bridge."

The rest of you, follow me!

"Yes!"

"Remember, follow my instructions. You can only launch an attack when I say 'attack.' Otherwise, even if they run away right in front of you, you are not allowed to make a move!"

"yes!".