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

With these thoughts in mind, Zhenyi floated out of Karl's arms and came to stand in front of Xiongweiya, looking at it with a displeased expression.

Seeing this, Xiongweiya gritted his teeth and let out a low growl of resentment.

"Snapped!"

Before Espeon could translate Majestic Fang's words, Winged Fist manipulated its long feathers and smacked Majestic Fang hard on the head.

"So, what did Majestic Tooth say?" Karl asked Seido Eevee, puzzled.

“Eevee~ (It says, is there a third option?)” Espeon pursed its lips speechlessly before translating.

"Huh? You dare to bargain with me?" Karl frowned.

Why does this magnificent tooth look a bit dim-witted? Can't it see what's going on around it?

Zhenyifa then turned to look at Karl: "Phew! (Should we just send it back?)"

Xiongweiya immediately became anxious. "I only hesitated for a moment, how could you take it seriously?"

Just then, Piper's voice came from behind Carl: "Carl! Found it!"

"Huh?" Karl turned around, looking at the excited Piper with some surprise: "You found the secret seasoning so quickly?!"

"Hmm! (Thanks to me!)" Straight Bear walked up to Karl's feet with a smug look on his face, as if to say, "Praise me!"

Carl chuckled and crouched down, gently patting Straight Bear's head: "Well done, Straight Bear. When we get home, I'll have Serpent Lord make you a strawberry cake just for you."

"Ugh! (I want three servings!)"

"No problem, three portions it is."

Carl didn't haggle this time, because Straightforward Bear had indeed made a great contribution.

The majestic Fang, lying on the ground, was staring blankly at the Bewear, having caught a whiff of its "treasure" on the seemingly weak Pokémon.

Despicable humans! They stole my loot!

But then Xiongweiya thought again, what use would it be even if it guarded the "treasure" in advance? It was no match for Zhenyifa.

Thinking of this, Xiongwei closed his eyes helplessly.

"I'll just go along with him," Xiongweiya thought to himself.

Chapter 59 The Secret Sour Seasoning and the Unexpected Arrival of Kentavious Croakers (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Under the "kind" gaze of the winged bird, Majestic Fang eventually became Carl's Pokémon.

In fact, Karl wanted to subdue Majestic Fang not just because its appearance suited his taste.

Although Majestic Tooth behaved relatively docilely in front of Karl, that was only because Winged Fang had subdued it.

If we leave the magnificent tooth to languish in the scorching desert, it will inevitably cause big trouble sooner or later, given its temperament.

Therefore, Karl's subjugation of the Mighty Fang can be said to have solved a major problem for Chairman Yeci ahead of time.

"Sigh, I'm really kind," Karl sighed to himself.

After Karl successfully subdued Majestic Fang, Straight Bear led the group to the hidden cave where the secret seasoning was located.

In the main storyline of the game, the secret seasoning located in the scorching desert is a sour seasoning with excellent fatigue-restoring effects.

Well, judging from its appearance alone, the color of the secret sour sauce is between pale yellow and yellowish-brown, which looks somewhat similar to the sauerkraut that Karl ate in his previous life.

Carl led Espeon to the secret seasoning and examined it carefully: "Sure enough, the secret seasoning here is not fully mature yet."

Piper, who was standing nearby, was a little disappointed when he heard this, but the next moment, he saw Carl take out a flowerpot with a diameter of about half a meter from his backpack.

Piper's lips twitched, and he remarked, "Brother Karl, you're really well-prepared."

"Thank you for the compliment." Karl raised an eyebrow at Paipa, and then, with the help of Espeon, transplanted most of the secret seasoning in the cave into the flowerpots he had prepared beforehand.

"Carl, why don't you take all the secret seasonings with you?" Nemo asked, watching Carl put the flowerpots back into his backpack.

“This is a common rule among trainers,” Karl clapped his hands and stood up. “When using these kinds of renewable natural resources, you can’t take them all; you have to leave them a way to survive.”

"So that's how it is," Nemo said, sounding somewhat surprised.

Although Nemo has been a trainer for a year, she rarely interacts with other trainers except for battles.

Not to mention, Nemo doesn't need to spend any effort finding resources; she can just tell her family what she needs.

Therefore, Nemo is not very familiar with some of the "unspoken rules" within the trainer community. For example, she does not charge the loser a victory bonus after defeating them.

Since his official debut, Carl has won at least close to seven figures in "pocket money" from losers, which is the difference between the two.

Of course, Nemo wouldn't care about that little bit of money.

After collecting the secret seasoning, Carl led the two little ones and a group of Pokémon back to the off-road vehicle.

Having found the secret seasoning and accomplished the main objective of their trip to the Honghong Desert, the three decided after a brief discussion to leave the Honghong Desert and head to Ziqin Town for rest.

When Karl drove his off-road vehicle away from the Honghong Desert, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon, and it was still almost half an hour's drive from Ziqin Town.

After leaving the scorching desert, Karl rolled down the car window, and a cool evening breeze flowed into the cabin, making the three people inside feel relaxed.

“Although this trip to the Hung Hung Desert was wonderful, the desert scenery was just too monotonous.” Pipa said lightly, enjoying the evening breeze. “It’s just sand and more sand. I never want to come back again.”

“Indeed,” Nemo agreed at first, then changed the subject, “But the Pokémon in the Boom Desert are still very interesting. If I have the chance, I think I will come again.”

Listening to Pipa and Nemo's conversation, Carl smiled, not intending to get involved, but Pipa and Nemo had no intention of letting him off the hook.

"Karl, what do you think?" Nemo noticed Karl's gaze in the rearview mirror. "Do you want to go to the scorching desert again?"

“Perhaps, but I’ll only come back after I’ve explored the entire Parthian region.” Karl thought for a moment, then continued, “Once the farm is stable, I might travel to other regions in my spare time.”

Piper and Nemo's attention was completely drawn to Carl's last sentence.

"Oh? Karl, do you already have a plan?" Pipa asked curiously.

“My next stop will probably be the Unova region,” Carl said with some uncertainty. “After all, I challenged the Flying Cloud Gym when I passed through Flying Cloud City, so I still need seven badges to collect all the badges in the Unova region.”

Nemo and Piper exchanged a glance; they were well aware of Carl's experience on his last trip to the Unova region.

“I remember Dean Mufei once mentioned that our college has an exchange program with Blueberry College every semester,” Pipa said meaningfully.

"Huh? Really?" Nemo blinked, seemingly unaware of the matter.

“Yes, after all, Blueberry College and our college are sister schools,” Piper explained. “Blueberry College also sends exchange students to our college every year for exchange studies.”

Carl naturally understood Piper's implication, and he smiled and said, "Yes, it's a very good project. Battling against trainers from other regions will allow you to learn more about Pokémon battles."

Nemo's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she exclaimed, "Such a great thing! I definitely want to go to Blueberry Academy for an exchange program this year!"

“Ahem, I think your exchange application should be approved very easily, Nemo,” Pipa said helplessly. “But I can’t say for sure.”

“Pippa, you underestimate your own status.” Carl teased with a smile, “As a family member of a Pokémon professor, you are definitely a key target of the League. It’s not difficult for you to apply for a mere exchange student spot.”

"Really?" Piper asked, half-believing. "I've never felt any different from my classmates."

"Have you forgotten how President Yeci treated you the first time you met her?" Karl reminded her, then continued, "In short, if there's enough time, I'll ask President Yeci to let me go to Blueberry Academy with the exchange students."

“That’s wonderful!” Nemo exclaimed excitedly. “Although I’ve been to the Unova region before, I’ve never battled a trainer from there. I think that will be really interesting!”

Just as everyone was chatting enthusiastically, Ziqin Town slowly appeared at the end of the road.

"We're almost at Ziqin Town." Karl began to lightly apply the brakes. "Let's think about what we'll eat tonight..."

Before Carl could finish speaking, he felt a distinct tremor in the seat beneath him, and then out of the corner of his eye, he saw a group of dark-haired Tauros rushing out from the side of the road.

Carl frowned at first, then immediately relaxed his grip, taking a brand-new high-level ball from his waist and throwing it in the direction of the group of Kentauros.

With a flash of white light, the massive body of the majestic Ya appeared between the Kentauro herd and the off-road vehicle.

"Majestic Teeth, use 100,000 horsepower to smash them apart!"

Chapter 60 Karl: Could this be...?

Facing the oncoming horde of Tauros, Majestic Fangs exhaled a breath of foul air from its long nose, and brown ground-type energy surged from its body.

The next moment, Majestic Fang charged toward the Tauros herd with unstoppable momentum.

Wherever the majestic tooth passed, the Tauros herd was knocked to the ground like grass crushed by a boulder.

When Majestic Tooth stood still again, all the Kenteros that had rushed towards the off-road vehicle were lying on the ground, letting out painful cries.

At the same time, a pickup truck sped from the direction the group of Tauros had come from and finally stopped near the Tauros herd.

A burly man with dark skin, dressed in work clothes, jumped off the pickup truck. He looked at Kentaro lying on the ground, then at the majestic Teeth standing on the earth, and let out a long sigh of relief.

At this moment, Carl jumped out of the off-road vehicle and went straight to Majestic Tooth's side, praising him: "Well done, Majestic Tooth."

Majestic Fang glanced disdainfully at the Tauros that it had knocked to the ground with a full-force charge, as if to say: These weaklings are not worthy of its attention.

At the same time, the burly man who got out of the pickup truck came up to Karl with a big smile on his face. He first glanced at the imposing and majestic teeth and said enviously, "This big guy is really strong."

"Oh, not at all, its strength is just average," Karl said truthfully.

The burly man raised his eyebrows, thinking that Karl was being modest, so he changed the subject and said, "My name is Rand, and I am a farmer near Ziqin Town. I just accidentally let my eyes off Kentauro and the others, and they almost hurt you. I'm really sorry."

“It’s alright.” Karl smiled. “My name is Karl, and I’m also a farmer, but my farm is near the town of Little Key, close to the South Padia Sea.”

“Oh? You’re a farmer too?” Rand’s eyes lit up. “Then we really are quite destined.”

Carl then spoke with Rand for a few more minutes and made an appointment to visit his farm before leaving Ziqin Town.

Back in the car, Carl started the engine and briefly explained the situation to Pipa and Nemo before continuing to drive towards Ziqin Town.

Ziqin Town, a town with a huge trading market, is in some ways the largest trading market in Padiya.

Although Ziqin Town is not as large as large cities like Zhuotai City and Niangguang City, its auction mechanism attracts many people who want to buy goods at high prices.

After finding a hotel to stay in, Carl and his two companions went out to find food with their respective Pokémon.

Because of its geographical location at the intersection of the West Padia Sea, the Hong Hong Desert, and Lake Daguo, Ziqin Town has a rich variety of food options.

After dinner, Carl took the two little ones to the Ziqin Market in the center of Ziqin Town.

On the way to the Ziqin Market, Karl briefly told the two children what he knew about the Ziqin Market.

The Ziqin Market is roughly divided into two parts: the general area and the auction area. The former is like an ordinary market, where vendors can set up stalls and sell their goods by paying a certain stall fee.

If someone wants to auction their goods in the auction area, they must submit an application to the administrator of the Ziqin Market a few days in advance.

Once your auction application is approved, the administrator will post your goods on the market's bulletin board in advance so that those who need them will be aware of the auction.

Of course, the above is just a general overview of the auction process. Karl was unaware of the details, since he was there to spend money, not to make money.

Speaking of which, Carl remembered that in the game, in addition to regular items such as various healing potions, Poké Balls, and picnic supplies, the Ziqin Market also offered unconventional items such as Heart Drops and Platinum Orbs after certain special conditions were met.

Although the probability of buying a unique limited item in reality is almost zero, what if you do get lucky?

With this in mind, Karl led the two little ones into the Ziqin Market.

The real-life Ziqin Market is much larger than the one in the game. Even though it's already around 8 PM, the market is still bustling with people.

Wandering through the bustling crowd, Karl and his companions listened to the constant hawking cries and curiously observed their surroundings.

It must be said that the variety of goods sold in the Ziqin Market is quite extensive. In addition to various items for trainers, Carl also saw rare ingredients such as white truffles and Slowpoke tails.

Of course, while the goods here are plentiful, not many actually catch Karl's eye, since most of the truly good items are auctioned off in the auction area.

However, it was a completely different story for the two little ones beside Carl.

"Karl, look there! A wild hairy crab's claw!"

"Brother Karl, that stall actually sells dragon fruit!"

“Karl…”

Hearing the two little ones' excited words, Karl responded in kind, after all, he didn't want to spoil Pipa and Nemo's fun.

About half an hour after the three of them had been browsing, a clear bell rang, drawing the attention of everyone in the market, including Karl and his companions.

"This is the last bell tolling, meaning the Ziqin Market will close in one hour," Karl explained, looking at the two bewildered children.

“Hmm, Karl, how about we head over to the auction area before the market closes?” Piper suggested.

"Nemo, do you want to go?" Carl first asked Nemo for her opinion, and when he saw Nemo nod, he immediately made the decision: "Okay, then we need to speed things up."

Perhaps because of the last bell, Karl clearly felt the crowd density decreasing rapidly as he led the two little ones to the auction area. Therefore, he easily brought the two little ones to the auction area of ​​Ziqin Town Market.

In reality, the auction area stalls in the Ziqin Market look like small lecture halls, with each stall separated by a short distance and partitioned by barriers.

Compared to the auction area in the game, which looks like a vegetable market, the real-life auction area looks significantly more professional.

Upon arriving at the auction area, the three noticed a huge notice board at the entrance, densely listing the items to be auctioned today and tomorrow, with the auction time and stall information following each item.

Carl's gaze swept carefully across the notice board, finally settling on an auction notice at the end.