Elf: Start your slow-paced life after becoming a farmer.

"You really are as strong as President Yeci said." Miss Afeng took a deep breath and then put the fallen Heracross back into its Poké Ball.

"You flatter me," Karl replied humbly.

Miss Feng smiled slightly, and instead of continuing her conversation with Karl, she took out a well-maintained red and white ball from her apron pocket and held it in her hand: "Then, let me and Circle Bear face the final battle together."

……

As the crystalline shell formed by the crystallization shattered, the Circular Bear's eyes turned into circles as it lay on the ground. The Dragonair, having had its fill of fighting, floated back to Karl's side: "Woo~ (I won!)"

After the second battle, Carl realized from Espeon's performance that Afeng's main force was no longer able to pose a threat to it, so he sent out Dragonair again to fight Afeng's ace Ursaring.

Although A-Feng used the Crystallization ability, the Ursaring with the Crystallization was really weak. Therefore, after a fierce battle, Hakron finally defeated the Crystallized Ursaring.

"Well done," Karl said softly, stroking the small horn on top of Hark's head.

"Mr. Carl, congratulations on successfully passing the Round Model Gym."

After the battle, Miss Afeng came to Carl's side, her voice returning to its original gentle tone: "This is the badge of the Round Model Gym, please accept it."

"Thank you." Karl politely accepted the badge from Miss Feng, glanced at it, and then put it in his pocket.

"Miss Feng, are you free right now?" Karl glanced at the somewhat embarrassed Serpent Lord out of the corner of his eye and asked with a smile.

“You’re the only challenger today, so I’ll probably be going back to Pashure Muzi to take charge of the store.” Miss Feng explained, though she was a little confused by Karl’s question.

“In fact, my Serpent Lord is very interested in making desserts,” Carl explained. “It has learned a lot about making desserts from the tutorials you post online.”

At this point, Karl paused, a shy smile appearing on his face: "If possible, could you please give it some pointers later?"

“Oh~ Of course, no problem.” Miss Feng looked at the Serpent with some surprise. “No wonder this child has been staring at me since the beginning.”

The Serpent first shyly patted Karl's calf with its tail, then awkwardly approached Ah Feng and bowed slightly, saying, "Greetings, Master!"

Miss Afeng was somewhat flattered and took a half step back. Then she stepped forward and grasped the vine whip that the Monarch Serpent had offered, covering her mouth and chuckling, "Then you can come with me to Pashulei Muzi's kitchen later."

"Okay!"

Chapter 36 Snake Sister: I really want this (Please read, add to your favorites, and vote with monthly tickets)

After asking Miss Afeng if he could bring Pipa and Nemo along and receiving her consent, Carl was about to take the two little ones with Miss Afeng to the kitchen of Pashulei Muzi.

"Please wait a moment!"

Carl looked in the direction of the sound and saw Alexis walking anxiously toward the four of them not far away.

Piper glanced at Alexis, who was walking towards them, and then at Carl standing beside him, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Is this another student who wants to get guidance from Karl?

"May I ask what's the matter?" Karl asked Alexis, who was standing in front of him, in a gentle tone.

"Uh, sorry." Alex realized he might have been a bit rude, but he still forced himself to speak, "Excuse me, are you the senior who defeated King Xinli the other day?"

“It’s me,” Karl nodded, giving an affirmative answer.

Looking at Karl's smiling face, Alex secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued, "If you have time later, could you perhaps have a training match with me?"

"Sorry, I have other things to do next."

As soon as Karl said this, Alexis's mood immediately plummeted. Karl continued, "However, you can keep an eye on the combat studies course recently. If nothing unexpected happens, I may join Orange Academy in a while and become a teacher of the combat studies course."

Upon hearing this, Alexis suddenly looked up at Karl with anticipation: "Really? That's wonderful!"

After saying goodbye to Elliches, Carl noticed that Miss Afeng was looking at him with a surprised expression.

"What's wrong? Miss Feng, is there something dirty on my face?" Karl touched his handsome face and asked in a puzzled tone.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little surprised." Miss Feng tilted her head slightly. "According to President Ye Ci, Mr. Karl, you seem to be very reluctant to join the Padia Alliance, but based on what you just said, you don't seem to be reluctant to become a teacher at Orange Academy?"

Karl touched his nose and said in a strange tone, "I have reasons why I can't join the Padia Alliance, but becoming a teacher at Orange Academy is still no problem."

Karl would never have joined the Padia Alliance if he didn't want to be hunted down all over the world by Granny Kikuno.

Strictly speaking, the teaching positions at Orange Academy are not public positions within the Padia League, which is why Karl considered joining Orange Academy.

Of course, Karl would never say the reasons mentioned above.

Seeing that Karl didn't seem inclined to say more, Miss Feng smiled and didn't press him further.

The four of them went down the stairs, circled around behind Paisley Muzzle, and passed through a small door to arrive at Miss Feng's workshop where she usually made desserts.

Upon entering the workshop, a delightful aroma of desserts filled Karl's nostrils. He looked around and saw a huge workbench neatly arranged with all sorts of dessert-making tools and molds.

On the left side of the cutting board was an oven that was one and a half times the height of a person, and the aroma that Carl smelled was coming from this oven.

After entering the workshop, the Serpent began to look around with curiosity at the workshop it had seen countless times in videos, and a sense of unreal dream come true enveloped it at that moment.

When Papa, who is very interested in cooking, saw the workshop with its complete equipment and tools, he secretly admired Ms. Feng's professionalism.

In fact, for the vast majority of Gym Leaders in the Pokémon world, being a Gym Leader is just a side job. Their meager salaries are absolutely insufficient to cover the expenses of training Pokémon.

For example, the Cerulean sisters who hold synchronized swimming events in the Kanto region, Akane who runs Milk Tank Farm in the Johto region, and Kiku, the mine owner in the Unova region, all have very lucrative main businesses. For them, being a gym leader is more of a "burden".

"Hmm? What's that?" Nemo, who wasn't interested in cooking, noticed a Pokémon hiding in the cupboard that looked like a dollop of pale yellow whipped cream.

“That child’s name is Fairy Milk.” Miss Afeng followed Nemo’s gaze and then explained with a smile, “It’s a Pokémon that was recently born from a sweet fragrance.”

Sylveon, a Pokémon that first appeared in Pokémon Sword and Shield, has a total of 63 different evolutions depending on the evolution item and evolution method.

It is said that the Little Milk can only be born in the workshop of a pastry master, so the Little Milk is the Pokémon that all pastry chefs dream of.

As a Pokémon aspiring to become a pastry master, Serperior naturally knew what it meant that a little fairy milk was born in A-Feng's workshop.

"Whoosh~" The little fairy seemed to notice the longing look in the Lord Serpent's eyes, but it was not intimidated by the Lord Serpent's powerful aura. Instead, it floated in front of the Lord Serpent with a curious expression.

"Gaga~ (I want one too)" the Serpent instinctively cried out. Before it could even realize what it had said, the little fairy let out a cheerful cry upon hearing it and landed on the Serpent's head.

“Besides me, that child hardly dares to see any outsiders. I never expected it to like the Serpent so much.” Miss Feng reached out and teased Little Fairy Milk, then turned to Karl: “In that case, may I entrust this child to you?”

“How can that be?” Karl refused without even thinking.

Karl knew very well how precious a little fairy milk born in his own workshop was to a pastry chef.

The Serpent Lord also realized what was happening, shook its head at Miss Afeng, and immediately stretched out its vine whip to return the little fairy milk on its head to her.

"Don't be so quick to refuse." Miss Feng did not accept the little fairy milk offered by the Serpent Lord. "Although little fairy milk is indeed very precious, my workshop produces three to four little fairy milks every year."

Upon hearing this, the Serpent Lord looked at Miss A-Feng with even more admiration.

'As expected of my master,' thought the Serpent Lord.

Miss Afeng noticed the change in the Serpent's expression and continued, "I don't currently have any plans to expand the shop, so the little fairy milk products created in this workshop over the years have been entrusted to other junior pastry chefs. And this child seems to particularly like the Serpent, so I thought of entrusting this child to it."

After listening to Miss Afeng's words, Karl cast an inquiring glance at the Serpent Lord.

The monarch serpent immediately understood. It thought about it carefully for a moment, then nodded solemnly to Miss Afeng: "Garro! (Master, I will definitely take good care of it.)"

"Then, Serpent Lord, I'm entrusting this child to you." Miss Feng smiled and handed the beaming little fairy to Serpent Lord.

The Serpent Lord carefully extended its vine whip, gently taking the little fairy milk, then turned to look at Karl.

Carl placed the deluxe ball, which he had just taken out of his backpack, in front of Little Fairy. As if she had expected it, Little Fairy stretched out her little hand made of whipped cream and gently touched the switch on the deluxe ball.

As Little Fairy Milk was taken into the deluxe sphere, the indicator light on it flashed three times before finally going dark.

"Little Fairy, getdaze!" Karl shouted in his mind.

Chapter 37 The Farm's First Harvest (Please read, add to your favorites, and vote with monthly tickets)

After Carl subdued Little Fairy Milk, Miss Afeng began to teach the Serpent Lord how to make desserts.

Carl glanced at Pipa, who was listening intently, and gave Nemo a wink. The two then tiptoed out of the workshop.

Piper noticed their movements out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head and saw Carl raise his hand to his ear, making a gesture as if to make a phone call.

Piper smiled helplessly and nodded to indicate that he understood.

After leaving Paisley Muzz's workshop, Nemo seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, turned to Carl, and asked curiously, "Carl, which gym are you planning to challenge next?"

“The Glass Bottle Gym,” Carl explained immediately after noticing Nemo’s inquisitive gaze. “I promised Ushio that I would take him to Glass Bottle City to visit Haidai, the founder of the Haidai Club and a master of Chinese cuisine.”

“I see.” Nemo’s mouth started watering as she thought of Martial Arts Bear Master’s superb cooking skills. “Then, Karl, you must remember to invite me and Papa.”

“No problem,” Carl readily agreed.

According to Carl's plan, after the first harvest on the farm and the next planting, he will travel to Glass Bottle City to visit Hyde and challenge the gym.

After completing the challenge at the Glass Bottle Gym, Carl plans to head to the Broom Desert to find the Earthquake Master and the Secret Sour Sauce.

Collecting secret seasonings was also one of the reasons Carl chose to come to Padia. After all, even though Carl's strength has now reached the level of a regional champion, he cannot refuse an item that can completely heal a Pokémon's injuries.

Just like Alder, the current champion of the Unova region, whose ace Volcarona suffered an incurable injury in an accident and is now in critical condition.

If given the chance, Carl should try to contact Aldak after collecting the secret seasonings; perhaps he can use them to save a life that is about to be lost.

After finding the secret sour sauce, Karl plans to visit the largest trading market in all of Padia in Ziqin Town, hoping to find some valuable items there and also acquire a batch of Taijing fragments.

However, Karl didn't have high hopes of buying valuable items, since good things don't wait for him to buy them; he could only try his luck.

After exploring Ziqin Town, it will be close to the time when the fishing ban on Daguo Lake will be lifted. Therefore, Karl will most likely go to participate in the fishing competition held at Daguo Lake, and also look for the pseudo-dragon treasure master and the secret spicy seasoning.

After the fishing tournament ends, Carl plans to head to Goldshire to challenge the gym and, while he's at it, try the legendary Treasure Restaurant.

Judging from the anime and games alone, Treasure Restaurant's food is very appealing, and Karl is confident that Treasure Restaurant will not disappoint him.

The above is Karl's general schedule for the next month. Although it looks a bit tight, thanks to the Steel Raven's flying speed, Karl still has plenty of time.

After Carl and Nemo had been strolling around the streets for nearly half an hour, a phone rang in Carl's pocket.

"The dessert is ready? Great, Nemo and I will head back right away."

After hanging up the phone with Piper, Carl took Nemo to Pashure Muz.

When Carl and Nemo went up to the second floor of Pashure Muz again, he saw the Monarch Serpent wagging its tail happily and the seemingly restless Paipa in the distance.

“Here!” Piper stood up immediately the moment Carl stepped onto the second floor and waved to the two of them.

After bringing Nemo to Serpent Lord's side, Carl intended to ask Miss Feng what she had taught Serpent Lord, but his sharp eyes noticed a huge cake on the table next to him, three layers high, decorated with strawberries and whipped cream.

Carl immediately exclaimed, "Wow, is this the cake you made, Serpent Lord? It looks delicious!"

"Garug! (This is the first cake I made under my master's guidance!)" Although Serperior didn't finish his sentence, as Serperior's trainer, Carl naturally understood Serperior's unspoken meaning.

"I see. You are all very lucky to be able to taste the cake you made this time." As Karl praised the cake, he released all the Pokémon he had brought with him from their Poké Balls.

As Karl's number one glutton, Charizard's gaze was fixed on the giant strawberry cake the moment it emerged from its Poké Ball.

Espeon and Ursa looked at Serperior with surprise.

Ever since Ursaring and the Espeon sisters joined Carl's team, they have fallen in love with the desserts made by Serperior.

The frequency with which the Monarch Serpent makes desserts depends on its mood, so whether or not they want to eat desserts made by the Monarch Serpent is entirely a matter of luck.

After sharing the strawberry cake made by Serperior with Pipa, Nemo, and a group of Pokémon, Carl took the two little ones to find Miss Afeng to thank her and say goodbye.

After receiving Miss Afeng's promise that she was "welcome to come and consult me ​​anytime," the serpent tightened the vines wrapped around Karl's wrist.

……

On the third day after completing the challenge at the Circus Gym, Carl got up very early because it was the day of the first harvest on the farm.

All the Pokémon on the farm had received a notification from Carl the day before, and now they had all gathered at the edge of the crop fields.

"Meow! (This is the result of my and my master's hard work!)"

Standing at Karl's feet, New Leaf Cat raised its cute little head, seemingly seeking Karl's praise.

"You did a great job!" Karl crouched down and gently patted New Leaf Cat's head, praising it softly.

The Serpent Lord snorted coldly after seeing Karl and New Leaf Meow's interaction, but the next second, Karl's praise arrived as expected: "Serpent Lord, thanks to you, these crops were able to mature so quickly."

Serperior turned its head away and snorted coldly. Trainers really are all big jerks!

After comforting the two heroes, Karl stood up, his eyes sweeping over the vast field of crops in front of him, and a sense of satisfaction welled up from the bottom of his heart.

"Now, I'd like to ask everyone to help me complete the farm's first harvest!"

The martial arts bear master nodded calmly, casually grabbed the woven basket Karl had prepared, and headed towards the cauliflower field: "Hoo-hoo! (Leave it to me!)"

Metagross and Espeon exchanged a glance, then used their telekinesis to lift their woven baskets and headed separately towards the fields planted with carrots and potatoes.

Other Pokémon that could help with the harvest also joined in, helping Urshifu and Metagross harvest together.

As for strawberries, the crop that Karl had high hopes for, he naturally harvested them himself with the Monarch Serpent.

After all, if they can grow high-quality strawberries, the farm's spring income will be guaranteed.

As a pastry chef, the Serpent Lord is eager to use the first batch of strawberries harvested from the farm to make desserts to treat everyone.