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

Even without Karl's command, Hakron unleashed a massive fireball that clashed with the blizzard.

As the water vapor rose, Dragonair hovered unharmed in the air, and Karl's voice rang out again: "Dragonair, use Dragon Dive!"

As Karl gave the command, dense dragon energy emerged from the body of Hakkuru. Although the earth dragon interrupted Hakkuru's enhancements at every turn, Hakkuru had already stacked a layer of Dragon Dance by the time the weather turned into a clear day.

Seeing this, Aoki knew he was already in trouble this round, but he didn't give up: "Earth Dragon Fist, use Power Drill!"

"bump!"

As Hakron swooped down, it collided head-on with the Earth Dragon, the dull thud echoing throughout the battlefield. The dust and smoke from the collision obscured the spectators' vision, making it difficult for them to see what was happening on the battlefield.

As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, Hakron's figure came into view, and beside Hakron, Tulongjiejie lay unconscious on the ground.

Chapter 76 First Encounter with the "Bully" (Please continue reading, please vote with monthly tickets)

After retrieving the Earth Dragon from its Poké Ball, Aoki gave Carl a blank look.

Although Aoki was very clear about the gap between himself and Karl from the beginning, it was only after experiencing it firsthand that he truly realized how great the difference in strength between them was.

Although the Earth Dragon he sent out was not his main force, Karl sent out a Hakron, a pseudo-god that had not yet evolved to its final form.

'As expected, compared to true geniuses, I'm just an ordinary person with a little talent,' Aoki thought to himself.

If the trainers who failed to challenge the Jin Hui Gym knew what Aoki was thinking at this moment, they would definitely curse him out.

Although Aoki's talent cannot compare to those geniuses standing at the top of the pyramid, his talent has surpassed that of 99% of trainers in the world.

After all, not every trainer can find time to train Pokémon after finishing all sorts of complicated work every day, and then become one of the Elite Four in the region.

Even Cindy, who was also one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Padiya, was shocked by Aoki's talent after hearing about his experiences.

Next, Aoki sent out Komaru and Brave Eagle to fight Hakron. After defeating Komaru, Hakron narrowly defeated Brave Eagle by a hair's breadth, achieving a hard-fought three-in-a-row victory.

After the battle, Aoki came to Carl and said with a sigh of relief, "You are really amazing. Since I lost, according to the rules of the gym challenge, I will give you the badge of the Jin Hui Gym."

Seeing Aoki's relieved expression, Carl reached out and took the badge of Jin Hui Dojo from Aoki's hand, saying sincerely, "Thank you, Mr. Aoki."

Then, as if he had just thought of something, Karl casually asked Aoki, "By the way, Mr. Aoki, when I was researching the Padia region, I discovered that there is a place called the Padia Giant Crater in the center of the Padia region. Do you know where to get in?"

Aoki was about to say goodbye and leave, but his expression froze when he heard Karl's question. His bloodshot, dead fish eyes looked at Karl in disbelief.

If this weren't a public place, and if he needed to maintain the image expected of one of the Four Heavenly Kings, Aoki would have already unleashed a series of explosive bursts of sound like a dragon.

"What's wrong, Mr. Aoki? Even you don't know?" Karl asked, feigning ignorance, then stroked his chin and muttered to himself in a voice Aoki could hear, "In that case, I have no choice but to..."

Before Karl could finish speaking, Aoki, who was already wearing a mask of pain in his heart, reached out and grabbed Karl's shoulder, forcing a smile onto his face: "I know, but anyone who wants to enter the Padia Pit must first apply to Chairman Yeci."

"So all we need is Chairman Yeci's approval?" Karl nodded in realization, then asked Aoki, "How long does the entire application process take?"

Aoki's smile froze; he hadn't expected Karl to ask such a "spot-on" question.

Although the Padiya Alliance is among the most efficient organizations in the world, this is based on the long hours of overtime work by all Padiya Alliance staff, including President Yeci.

According to Aoki's understanding, although Chairman Yaji is quite interested in Karl, if Karl really follows the normal procedure, it will take about a month from submitting the application to it being delivered to Chairman Yaji's desk.

"Um... well, it will probably take about a month," Aoki replied, forcing a smile.

"What?! A month?!"

Aoki hesitated, "The Padia Alliance has been short of manpower in recent years, which is inevitable, you..."

Aoki was only halfway through his sentence when Karl continued, "It only takes a month? The Padia Alliance is really efficient."

"what?"

Aoki fell silent. In his opinion, it was already outrageous that an application would take a month to process. But judging from what Karl said, this was supposed to be efficient?

What Aoki didn't know was that when Karl applied to the Kanto Alliance to enter Mt. Silver, he waited for almost three months. If he hadn't mentioned it to Wataru when he challenged him, he would probably still be waiting in line at the Kanto Alliance.

After learning from Aoki how to apply to the Padia Alliance for entry into the Padia Pit, Karl took the two little ones and bid farewell to Aoki before leaving.

……

The next day, at five o'clock in the morning.

While Carl was still in bed dreaming, hugging Zhenyi, Pipa arrived with the Mastiff Godfather.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Karl, get up! What time is it? How can you sleep?"

Hearing the knocking on the door and Piper's voice outside, Carl opened his eyes in confusion and reached for his phone on the bedside table.

"5:03?" Carl looked at the time displayed on the screen. He thought he had misread it. He rubbed his eyes and looked again, but the screen still showed "5:03".

"Do you eat fried dough?" Karl opened the door and looked at Pipa, who was already dressed and standing in front of the door, and couldn't help but ask, "Don't you usually sleep until eight o'clock before getting up?"

"Huh? Really?" Piper scratched his head nonchalantly. "But Karl, aren't we going fishing at Big Pot Lake? Aren't you looking forward to it at all?"

Carl was defeated by Piper's impeccable words. He was now certain that Piper had not only become addicted to fishing but had also been diagnosed with acute school field trip syndrome.

After being woken up by Pipa, Carl, who was wide awake, went to the bathroom. As he washed up, he became angrier and angrier. Then, he rolled his eyes and realized, "Hey, isn't Nemo still sleeping?"

With this in mind, Carl quickly finished washing up and then brought Pipa to Nemo's door.

Just as Carl was about to knock, the door opened from the inside, and Nemo, dressed neatly, walked out with Babu Tuobo.

"Hey? Karl, Pipa, what are you doing here?" Nemo asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Uh, Nemo, why are you up so early?" Carl asked somewhat awkwardly, having failed to accomplish his mischief.

“I get up at this time every day.” Nemo looked at Pipa standing next to Carl with some confusion. “But Pipa, why are you up so early too?”

“Uh…” Piper awkwardly touched his nose. “I went to bed a little early yesterday, so I got up a little earlier today.”

"I see." Nemo didn't delve too deeply into it. She looked at Pipa, then at Carl. "Since everyone's up so early today, why don't we head towards the vicinity of Big Pot Lake now?"

"The wild Pokémon there are quite strong, and many trainers go to Lake Daguo for special training. I think today's training should be very effective."

So, at Nemo's suggestion, the three of them went back to their rooms to pack their luggage and then got back into the off-road vehicle, heading towards the direction of Daguo Lake.

Perhaps because a fishing competition was about to be held near Daguo Lake, when the three of them arrived at the vicinity of Daguo Lake after a two-hour drive, they found that a lot of people had already gathered there.

Carl drove the off-road vehicle to a spot far from Daguo Lake, where it wouldn't be affected by the rising tide, and then led the three of them to set up camp.

Just then, a shrill scream came from the direction of Big Pot Lake. Karl and the other two looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man wearing a fisherman's hat and holding a broken fishing rod, cursing loudly at Big Pot Lake.

Carl stared intently and saw a huge Pokémon with a gray body and purple fins swimming towards the depths of Lake Big Pot, carrying half a fishing rod in its mouth.

This "fishing rod killer" is none other than the notorious bully of Daguo Lake—the light-bodied cod.

Chapter 77 Hakron the Treasure Vendor No. 2 (Please continue reading)

"That's... light cod?"

Piper looked at the fisherman whose fishing rod had been snapped, then at the fish-shaped Pokémon that had disappeared into the lake, and said in disbelief, "This is just too much..."

Although Pipa didn't finish her sentence, Carl and Nemo both understood what Pipa was trying to say.

“Yes, that’s it,” Karl said gravely.

As a seasoned angler, Carl could deeply empathize with the guy whose fishing rod got snapped. If it were him, he would most likely have pulled out a Poké Ball and given the stunted fish in Lake Dag a shock the moment the rod broke.

After setting up camp, Nemo went ahead to find trainers training around Lake Daguo to battle with, while Carl took Piper to a relatively secluded fishing spot to start baiting and fishing.

Noon arrived quickly, and Carl, Piper, and Charizard, along with their Pokémon, each carried a bucket back to camp.

The buckets contained their morning's catch. Carl's bucket was full of fish, Charizard's bucket had a few big and small fish, and as for Pipa, his bucket only had a palm-sized fish, which Carl had kindly provided.

Shortly after the two returned to the camp, the other Pokémon, including the bear who had gone out for training, also returned to the camp one after another.

In fact, most of Carl's Pokémon now train on their own without his supervision, except for a certain talkative Washerwoman and Ursaring, who are the only two Pokémon in Carl's team who don't like to battle.

As for the Pokémon Carl caught after arriving in the Padia region, Leafeon is currently being trained by Serperior and is in the foundational stage. Carl only needs to check its training progress occasionally.

As for the Earth King family, they are not enthusiastic about fighting. Karl invited them to join the farm not for fighting, so their role on the farm is similar to that of the Straight-Charging Bear.

As for the Pokémon that Karl bought from the Marne Farm, such as the mount sheep and the dog bag, their role on the farm was to provide economic value; their combat strength was not important to them.

Of course, based on Carl's observation, the little sheep with the Hidden Ability seemed to be very interested in Pokémon battles, so Carl also asked Serperior to bring it along when training Nerubian.

As for the three Pokémon Gengar, Majestic Fang, and Garchomp, Carl has already prepared a basic training plan for them. Since Garchomp's injury has not yet fully healed, today Master Bear only took Gengar and Majestic Fang to the wild for training.

“Jeh… (I’m exhausted…)” After returning to the camp, Gengar took out a matte metal ball from its body and threw it on the ground, then lay down on the ground with its tongue sticking out.

The metal ball landed on the ground with a dull thud.

This metal ball, called the Black Iron Ball, is a League-certified battle item. Pokémon carrying it have their speed halved and lose their ability to float and fly.

Although Majestic Fang, which was training alongside Gengar, seemed to be in better condition than Gengar, its tired eyes revealed that Karl's training plan was not easy for it either.

"Master Bear, how did their training go this morning?" Karl asked the martial arts bear master, who was preparing food, as he sat on a folding chair in the camp.

“Hmm. (Not bad.)” Martial Arts Master Xiong said succinctly.

If any other Pokémon had made this assessment, Majestic Teeth might have dismissed it, but since it was Urshifu who made it, it could only silently accept it.

After all, in the worldview of the majestic Fang, only the strong have the right to speak.

The martial arts bear master who caught its all-out close-quarters combat with one hand without even moving his feet is undoubtedly a strong person worthy of its respect.

"Heh? (When's dinner?)" Gengar, who was lying on the ground, suddenly sprang to Carl's side and looked at him expectantly.

Carl smiled helplessly and said, "Alright, alright, lunch is almost ready. We're having grilled fish for lunch today."

"Jeh? (Grilled fish?)" Gengar stroked its round belly with its two little paws. "Jeh? (Is it delicious?)"

"Master Bear's grilled fish skills are absolutely world-class." Karl reached out and picked up Espeon, which had somehow ended up lying at his feet, stroked its silky fur, and said with a smile, "Don't you think so, Espeon?"

“Eevee! (Karl is right!)” Espeon squinted comfortably and called out, enjoying Karl’s massage.

When Nemo returned to camp after defeating more than twenty trainers who had come to train near Lake Cauldron, she smelled a fragrance mixed with spices.

"Wow, are we having grilled fish today?" Nemo strode into the campsite and saw Master Xiong standing in front of a portable barbecue grill.

On the barbecue grill, several sizzling fish were grilled to a crisp, golden brown, with hot oil dripping down, and the aroma of oil mixed with spices wafting through the air.

“That’s right! Master Xiong’s grilled fish, even the neighbor’s kids are clamoring for some!” Carl then added proudly, “These are all my haul from this morning.”

"Oh?" Nemo asked curiously, "What about Pipa?"

The moment Nemo finished speaking, Pipa blushed and said, "I... I tried fishing too, but I didn't catch anything!" Then came a string of incomprehensible words, such as "bad feel" and "bad location," which made Karl and Charizard burst into laughter, filling the camp with a joyful atmosphere.

After the three of them and the Pokémon finished lunch, Carl planned to take Piper to the designated location to register for the fishing tournament.

Just then, Hakuryu sneakily approached Carl: "Poof~ (Trainer, come with me.)"

"What's wrong? What's so mysterious?" Karl followed Hakron to a secluded corner, puzzled. Hakron gave a short shout: "Pop! (Come out, there's no one else here.)"

"Ok?"

Carl's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Dragonair had pulled a fast one on him like Metagross?

Just as Karl was lost in thought, the once calm water began to ripple, and three snake-shaped Pokémon emerged from the water. Their bodies were covered with light blue scales, their bellies were bright white, their foreheads had small white protrusions, and their heads had a pair of white fins.

These three Pokémon are the original form of Dragonair – Dratini.

"what?"

Karl stared wide-eyed at Hakron: "Hakron, you..."

"Bo-woo~ (I met these three little guys today while training in Big Pot Lake.)" Hakron explained innocently, "Bo-woo. (They've always stayed in Big Pot Lake and have never seen the outside world, so I thought I'd bring them out to see the world.)"

"Do their parents know?" Karl asked, rubbing his forehead.

Hakron shook his head.

"Sigh." Karl looked at the innocent-looking Dragonair, then at the three Dratini looking at him expectantly in the water. "Never mind, come with me first."

Chapter 78 The Plan Failed? (Please Read Further)

Piper was shocked when Carl returned to camp with three mini-dragons.

"Karl, where did these three Dratini come from? Did you catch them?"

“No, no, no, the origins of these three little guys are a bit complicated. They came with Hakron willingly.” Karl explained first, then thought for a moment and added, “But Hakron was indeed caught by me.”

"That's good." Piper breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Carl's first words, but Carl's second words made him want to beat his chest in frustration.

"Hmph, go ahead and learn, Piper," Karl said smugly. "Not everyone has the chance to receive my true teachings."

Seeing Karl's smug look, Pipa was furious. After a while, he calmed down and asked Karl curiously, "So, Karl, what are you planning to do with these three mini-dragons?"

Although Piper's knowledge of Pokémon is very limited, he does recognize the famous Dragonite family.

Dratini is a rare Pokémon that most trainers dream of owning, but now, Karl actually has three of them by his side.

Upon hearing Piper's question, Carl also began to ponder.