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

The big guy underwater probably didn't expect Karl to be such a skilled fisherman. Karl could clearly feel that the other fish stopped moving.

"Now!" Carl arched his back and pulled hard with both arms, pulling a large creature that looked to weigh over 20 pounds out of the water and onto his side.

After the large fish landed on the ground, Espeon, which was lying next to Karl, immediately used its psychic powers to place it into the fish basket that Karl had prepared beforehand.

"Whoosh! A fantastic start!" The moment Carl saw the giant fish, he immediately raised his hands and cheered, "I've never seen such a wonderful start!"

Looking at the large fish struggling in the fish basket, Pipa forced a smile and said, "Haha, congratulations, Karl."

Piper could swear he wasn’t envious at all, well, not at all.

After catching his first fish, Carl felt his fishing was on fire. He rebaited the hook and cast again, then waited patiently.

Not long after, Hakkarosaurus arrived on the island with three Dratini.

"Pop~ (Good haul today~)" Hakron came to Karl's side, glanced at the big fish in the fish basket, and praised it.

“I have a feeling I’ll catch another big one,” Carl said confidently to Hakron.

……

Time quickly passed to 11 a.m., and Carl looked at the fish basket containing only one fish, his face full of disbelief, and said: "Wait, where's the fish?"

For three whole hours after catching that big fish, Carl didn't catch a single fish, and as for Piper, he didn't catch a single fish at all.

After hearing Karl's somewhat defensive words, Pipa, who was not far away, also said with a look of utter despair, "Brother Karl, is there something wrong with the fishing spot you picked?"

“Impossible, absolutely impossible!” Karl said firmly. “I can guarantee that there is absolutely no problem with either the fishing spot or the bait used for groundbaiting.”

“Then why didn’t I catch a single fish all morning?” Piper countered.

"This..." Karl didn't know how to answer. The bait he used today had a secret seasoning added to it. With the attraction of the secret seasoning, it should never have caused this situation, unless...

Thinking of a possibility, Karl dug another nest, and then sent Hakron into the water to check the situation.

Shortly after Hakron entered the water, ripples began to appear on the surface. Then, a giant Roaring Beast, far larger than its kind, emerged from the water, creating a huge wave.

The moment Karl saw the Roaring King, he understood everything: "It really was you guys!"

In the eyes of most trainers, Groudon is the only overlord in the ecosystem of Lake Cauldron, but Carl knows very well that the overlord in Lake Cauldron is actually Groudon's "driver" - Millionosaurus.

Only these two brothers had the ability to steal bait all morning without being discovered by Karl.

In the main storyline of "Zhu/Zi", the guardians of the secret spicy seasoning in Daguo Lake are the brothers Chihouba and Mililong.

With this in mind, Karl narrowed his eyes slightly and commanded Espeon, "Espeon, use Psychic to pull this big guy into the air."

"Uh-huh. (Okay.)" Espeon sensed the hostile attitude in Karl's words and immediately followed his command, using its psychic powers to pull Roaring Beast into the air.

After the Roaring Beast was pulled into the air, the Milion in its mouth immediately became anxious. With its intelligence, it was not hard to see that the two brothers had provoked someone they shouldn't have today.

Just then, Karl shouted loudly in the direction of the Roaring Tyrant, "Come out, Milion, I know you can hear me."

Mililong was immediately startled. It believed that it had never been exposed to that human from beginning to end. How did this human discover it?

Before today, it had encountered trainers stronger than Groudon, but none of them had discovered its existence.

After a fierce internal struggle, Mililong decided to go out and meet the human. After all, it had only secretly eaten a little food, and the human couldn't possibly do anything to it for such a small thing, could he?

After instructing his underlings to open their mouths, Mi Lilong jumped out of the mouth of the Roaring Tyrant and landed in the water with a splash.

"A Pokémon jumped out of a Pokémon's mouth?" Pipa stared in astonishment at the scene before him; he had never heard of such a thing before.

Mililong didn't even glance at Pipa, the seemingly weak man, and swam straight to Carl, calling out to him, "Poppo!"

“Eevee. (It says it will agree to any condition as long as you release its little brother.)” Espeon, perched on Karl’s shoulder, translated for him.

"really?"

Seeing Mililong nodding repeatedly, Karl raised an eyebrow and said, "Perfect timing. I'm looking for a plant in Lake Daguo that can speed up a Pokémon's recovery and increase its size after it eats it. Mililong, do you have any ideas?"

Upon hearing Karl's words, Mililong's body trembled violently. This human was actually looking for my treasure?!

Chapter 81 Nemo: Karl, something terrible has happened! (Please continue reading)

Secret Spicy Seasoning, one of the five secret seasonings, is said to have an exceptionally high level of spiciness. Rumor has it that just one bite will dramatically increase your metabolism.

Before becoming the best Roaring King pilot in Big Pot Lake, Millon discovered this magical seasoning on an island in Big Pot Lake. It relied on this magical seasoning to defeat its own kind and gain control of the Roaring King.

Milion once thought that this secret was known only to its Pokémon, but now it realizes how ridiculous its past thoughts were.

After much deliberation, Mi Lilong finally decided to succumb to Karl's "tyranny" and revealed the location of the secret spicy seasoning.

Carl was very pleased with Milion's understanding attitude, so he decided to share his secret sour sauce with Milion.

Upon hearing Carl's decision to share the sour sauce with him, Milion was initially taken aback, but then a surge of joy welled up inside him.

In fact, after trying the secret spicy seasoning a few times, Mileron discovered that the secret spicy seasoning could indeed increase the speed of metabolism.

However, in reality, only the effects of the secret spicy seasoning are permanently preserved after the first consumption. No matter how many times it is consumed afterward, the secret spicy seasoning can only temporarily increase the speed of metabolism.

Now that it can consume other secret seasonings, it means that it can achieve a permanent improvement in one aspect, making this a worthwhile "deal".

With this in mind, Mililong immediately came to Karl and earnestly offered to guide him.

Considering that he was still participating in the fishing competition, Carl made a promise with Milion that he would return to the vicinity of the island to look for it after the competition ended.

After the "negotiations" ended, Mi Lilong returned to the mouth of the Roaring Tyrant and steered it back to the surface.

Without the influence of the Twin Stars of Big Pot Lake, Carl was catching fish non-stop. As for Pipa, although he also caught a few fish, his catch was negligible compared to Carl's.

However, Piper seemed to have found the real joy in fishing. After catching several small fish in a row, he finally stopped looking at Carl's nearly overflowing fish basket.

Carl also noticed the change in Pipa's mindset and nodded secretly from an angle where Pipa couldn't see him.

Although Pipa is a bit simple-minded, his character is absolutely excellent.

Otherwise, given Pipa's childhood experiences and talents, it would only be a matter of time before he became the biggest villain in the Padiya region.

……

"Let me congratulate Carl from the Sinnoh region on winning the fishing competition!"

As the host finished speaking, the contestants who came to participate in this fishing competition immediately gave Karl, who was standing in the center of the podium, a warm round of applause.

The reason was simple: Carl was holding a giant bass that was nearly five feet long and weighed about eighty kilograms.

"Karl's fishing skills are really amazing." Nemo, standing at the front of the crowd, looked at Karl, who was beaming on the podium, and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Yeah, that's amazing." Piper looked at Carl with envy. "If I could catch a fish that big someday, I could brag about it for the rest of my life!"

After the cheers subsided, the host began reading a long string of advertising slogans.

Carl was used to the award ceremony at the fishing competition, so he held the bass steadily in his hand, calmly looking around until the commercial break ended, at which point he came back to his senses.

Taking the microphone from the host, Carl immediately switched to "speaking" mode: "I am honored to stand here today. I believe the reason I am here is not because of my excellent fishing skills, but because Lady Luck is on my side today..."

After a minute-long, eloquent speech, Carl handed the microphone back to the host and accepted his eleventh fishing tournament championship trophy from him.

In addition to the championship trophy, Carl also received a prize of 500,000 from Messenger Bird Bags, the sponsor of this year's fishing tournament, a strength training set worth 60,000 League Coins, and a set of deluxe balls (a total of 15) specially customized for the champion.

After the awards ceremony, Carl sent Piper and Nemo back to camp first, then went to the island where he was fishing and found Milion waiting for him.

Led by Milion, Karl arrived at the cave containing the secret spicy seasoning and skillfully packed some of it into his backpack.

As agreed, Karl returned to the camp with Milion and its mount, Roaring Beast.

Upon hearing Carl's footsteps, Nemo immediately turned to Carl and shouted, "Carl, something terrible has happened!"

"What's wrong?" Karl raised an eyebrow. "Where did this happen again?"

“Something’s happened at the academy.” Nemo quickly walked up to Karl and held up her Rotom phone to him, saying, “Look.”

Carl looked closely and saw an announcement from the Orange Academy website displayed on his phone screen.

The announcement stated that several teachers, including the director of the academic affairs office, a math teacher, and a history teacher, were dismissed for their involvement in a school bullying incident. The students involved also received severe punishments, with some being expelled from the college for serious offenses.

"Hmm...is there a problem?" Karl asked, somewhat puzzled, after reading the announcement. "Isn't this a good thing?"

“Uh, of course, no problem.” Nemo didn’t know how to express her feelings. “I’m just so surprised, after all, I’ve never seen anything like this in the academy before.”

“I say, is it possible that Nemo, you are also a victim of school bullying?” Carl hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"I?"

"she?"

Pipa and Nemo looked at Carl with puzzled expressions, and Carl had no choice but to explain, "Nemo, there are actually many kinds of bullying in schools. It's not just when there is physical harm that it is considered bullying."

“I think you must have noticed that your classmates are intentionally or unintentionally distancing themselves from you. You may think this is normal, but for some more sensitive children, being ignored is also a form of silent bullying.”

Carl thought for a moment and then added, "Pippa's situation is rather special. Rather than his classmates isolating him, it's more like he's isolating the whole world on his own."

"Is that so?" Piper thought back to his life before he met Carl, and he realized how bad his condition had been.

"In short, these are not things you should worry about." Karl sat down in a folding chair, picked up an unopened bottle of mineral water and took a sip. "With President Ye Ci here, the impact of this matter will be minimized."

At this moment, Piper suddenly realized something and said, "Karl, did you already know about this?"

“That’s right.” Karl glanced at Pipa with some surprise. “Actually, I was the one who told President Yeci about this. As for how I knew about it, that’s none of your business.”

When these words reached Piper's ears, his first reaction was that Karl had discovered the bullying incident in the academy in order to understand his situation there, and had reported it to President Yeci.

Carl had no idea what Piper was thinking. In order to keep his promise to Milion, he turned to Martial Arts Master Xiong and instructed him, "Master Xiong, make an extra dish with sour seasoning for dinner tonight, and make a larger portion."

"Hoo-hoo. (No problem.)"

Chapter 82 The Defeated Dragonite and a Fateful Encounter (Please Read On)

Just as Master Bear finished preparing the last dish for dinner, it suddenly looked up at the sky.

The next moment, the orange-yellow Dragonite broke through the clouds and appeared in Master Bear's field of vision.

The three little dragons that were circling around Carl, trying to be cute and get snacks, looked at Carl pitifully after seeing the Dragonite land.

Carl's heart melted at the sight of the three little ones' expressions, so he turned to Dragonite and tentatively suggested, "How about we have a meal before we go back?"

Dragonite wanted to firmly refuse Carl's offer, but the aroma in the air made it unconsciously swallow.

Finally, after much pleading and cajoling from the three little guys, Dragonite "reluctantly" nodded in agreement.

As one delicious dish after another was served on the folding table, the last dinner of this trip began.

When Dragonite took its first bite, the exquisite taste burst forth on its tongue. At that moment, it finally understood why these three little guys couldn't forget this human.

The tree fruits they usually eat are nothing compared to these delicacies.

'I wish I could eat this kind of delicious food every day.'

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Dragonite's body trembled violently. Could it be that my idea was also part of this human's plan?

Although Chef Xiong prepared a very generous dinner today, as each plate was emptied, this dinner that amazed Dragon was finally coming to an end.

As Espeon began clearing the table, Carl knelt down in front of the three Dratini and said softly to them, "Little guys, I'm going home tomorrow. If I have the chance, I'll come back to Lake Dag to see you again."

Carl's words caused the three miniature dragons to freeze for a second. Once they understood what Carl meant, they rushed to his feet, looking at him with teary eyes.

To the three miniature dragons, the human named Karl not only provided them with delicious food but also gave them massages. Moreover, he had a very comforting aura about him, and they were reluctant to leave Karl.

The Dragonite watched this scene silently, its claws clenching and then slowly relaxing.

(Watari's Dragonite in "The King's Festival")

"Why don't you come home with me?" Carl said, glancing at the Dragonite beside him out of the corner of his eye.

Carl and Dragonite's eyes met in the air. Although Dragonite was very unhappy, it had to admit that the human in front of it could indeed provide better living conditions for the three little guys.

After thinking for a while, Dragonite seemed to have made up its mind and let out a heavy growl towards Carl.

“Eevee. (Dragonite said that if you want to take these three Dratini, you must prove your strength to it.)” Espeon translated with a strange expression.

"Prove your strength?" Karl blinked. "So, if I can defeat you, I can take these three little guys with me?"

Dragonite crossed its paws over its chest and nodded arrogantly.

Although Dragonite is the gentlest of the Dragon-type Pokémon, it still retains the "arrogance" unique to Dragon-type Pokémon.

Dragonite's life was indeed very attractive, but if Karl didn't even have the strength to defeat it, how could he possibly protect those three little guys?

Just as Carl was pondering whether to let Master Xiong put on an "exhibition match," Zhenyifa emerged from Carl's shadow, eagerly calling out, "Whoosh! (Then let me do it!)"

"Huh?" Carl glanced at Winged Hair, who was about to digest his food, and then at Dragonite, who had a "bring it on" look on his face. He hesitated and said, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Karl didn't think Zhenyifa would lose; he was just afraid it would go too far and make the "guardian dragon" depressed.

On the other side, the moment Dragonite saw Wingfire appear, a flutter of excitement welled up in its heart. Before it could figure out why it felt this way, it heard Carl's words.

Dragonite thought Karl was worried that it might hurt Winged Hair, so it patted its chest at Karl and said, "Pop!"