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

"Could it be Miss A-Feng? If I remember correctly, Miss A-Feng's chef is Master Hai-Dai, right? If it's a gathering of dojo masters, then it makes sense."

"No, it's not Miss A-Feng." Qi Shu shook his finger at the camera. "But you can look forward to my next live stream of visiting a restaurant. Since Yuanmo Town is quite far from Niangguang City, and Pai Shulei Muzi doesn't offer delivery, I haven't been able to taste A-Feng's cooking for a long time."

"If it's not Miss Afeng, could it be Master Haidai? After all, the content of this live stream is about visiting Haidai Club, so it makes perfect sense for Master Haidai to participate, right?"

"And it's not Uncle Haidai either." Qi Shu raised an eyebrow smugly. "How could I possibly provide a riddle whose answer is right there in the riddle itself? That would be too stupid!"

"Hiss, you'd never guess? Could it be President Yaji? If it is President Yaji, it's really hard to guess."

"President?! No, no, no, the president is so busy, how could he possibly come to my little live stream?" Qi Shu's expression froze after seeing this comment, and he immediately denied it.

Meanwhile, in the president's office at the Padia Alliance headquarters, Ye Ci frowned as he looked at the live stream on his phone screen: "Why would Qi Shu be in Boping City at this time? This is her fifth time skipping work this month, isn't it? Is she really that free right now?"

As the viewers in the live stream enthusiastically guessed the identity of the mystery guest, Qi Shu was already overjoyed.

Just then, a chill suddenly ran through Qi Shu's heart. She instinctively straightened up and looked around: 'What's going on? Why do I have this feeling of being watched?'

Since the broadcast was currently live, Qi Shu temporarily suppressed his unease, looked at the camera, and said with a smug expression, "You guys can't guess, can you? Well then, please welcome today's special guest with a round of applause!"

At Qishu's signal, Rotom moved back a little, capturing Karl, who had just sat down next to Qishu, in the live stream.

When Carl's handsome face appeared on the live stream screen, the viewers watching Qishu's live stream went wild.

"It's you! Mr. Passerby!"

"It's actually Professor Carl! This is really hard to guess."

"So, Qishu really did have private contact with his fans? Sigh! Qishu, you're so foolish!"

"..."

Most viewers in Qishu's live stream had seen the live clips of Qishu's match against Karl, so they naturally had a deep impression of Karl's handsome face.

"Ta-da! Everyone should be familiar with this special guest, right?" Qi Shu spread his hands and pointed at Karl. "This is the passerby who defeated Master Qi Shu, my friend, with Pikachu in the street challenge a while ago. Now, let him introduce himself."

As soon as Qi Shu finished speaking, Karl immediately picked up where she left off: "Good morning, noon and evening, everyone in the live stream~ I'm Karl, currently a new farm owner and also a combat strategy instructor at Orange Academy. As you can see, I was invited by Qi Shu to participate in this live stream today. If you're interested in the content of this live stream, please follow me. It would be even better if you could also give the live stream a like."

Qi Shu stared in disbelief as Karl faced the live broadcast camera and fluently recited the opening remarks they had just agreed upon.

Qi Shu had thought that Karl would be a little nervous facing the camera for the first time, but Karl's performance was even more skilled than hers, a professional anchor.

"Wow, this guy named Carl is really good at broadcasting."

"Isn't this Karl's live stream? Who's that nobody next to him? I don't recognize him at all."

Seeing that the viewers in the live stream were starting to "betray" him, Qi Shu pretended to be furious and said, "Hey, hey, hey, I've put on makeup today, I'm not some ordinary person!"

"So you're admitting this isn't your livestream?"

"Did the streamer wear makeup today? I can't tell at all!"

Seeing that the topic in the live stream was starting to go off track, Karl immediately spoke up to remind everyone: "Ahem, Qishu, please introduce the specific situation of Haidai Club to everyone."

Chapter 130 Haidai: What does the president mean by this?

As Carl steered the conversation back on track, Qishu officially entered business mode.

"I believe most viewers in the live stream have heard of the Haidai Club to some extent," Qi Shu said, while using his Rotom phone to film the restaurant's interior into the live stream. "And the Haidai Club has a special rule, do you all know what it is?"

After saying that, Qi Shu paused for a moment, and only continued after the audience in the live broadcast room gave the correct answer: "That's right, that is the chef selection system. In other words, customers cannot order on their own."

"The advantage of this system is that the chefs in the restaurant can arrange the dishes according to the ingredients purchased that day and the number of people, which maximizes the freshness of the dishes and the novelty for the customers." Qi Shu explained skillfully to the audience in the live broadcast room: "The chef selection system feels like opening a blind box to me. Now let Karl introduce today's dishes."

As the camera panned to the table, the delicious-looking dishes immediately appeared on the live stream screen.

"The first dish today is called Lychee Pork." Karl introduced the dish to the viewers in the live stream while taking control of the Rotom phone. "This is a very classic Chinese dish. As you can tell from the name, it is a sweet and sour dish."

Under Carl's control, a close-up shot of lychee meat appeared in the live stream. On a white porcelain plate, meatballs were coated in amber sauce, with a crispy outer shell, looking like lychees carved from red agate.

"Lychee meat is usually made with pork tenderloin as the main ingredient. It is deep-fried and then coated with a special sauce before being deep-fried again. This not only makes the outer shell of the lychee meat crispier, but also locks in the aroma of the meat."

As Karl spoke, he picked up his chopsticks, pinched a piece of lychee flesh, and applied slight pressure. As the outer shell cracked slightly, a stream of hot juice oozed out.

"As per the usual rules of the live stream, the first bite goes to the audience." Karl brought the camera closer and fed the viewers in the live stream.

"Mmm~ Delicious! This is a good rule, and this rule should be established!"

"From now on, this will be Karl's live stream. I'm really not familiar with Qishu or anything like that."

"Hey streamer, how come you're so skilled? Have you ever fed anyone else besides us?"

As Carl watched the scrolling comments in the live stream, he knew his little trick had worked.

"Who has the streamer fed? Does Pokémon count? The streamer keeps a lot of Pokémon at home, and he feeds them every day."

As the number of fans in the live stream grew rapidly, Qi Shu felt very conflicted. On the one hand, she was happy about the soaring popularity of the live stream, but on the other hand, after seeing Karl's series of outrageous moves, she began to doubt her own professional skills.

After Karl gave a brief introduction, it was time for the tasting and review session. The only main character in this session was Qi Shu, after all, this was her live stream. Although the viewers in the live stream liked to watch for fun, their "loyalty" was beyond question.

After receiving Karl's hint, Qishu began to taste the food according to the pre-arranged procedure. At the same time, Martial Arts Bear Master returned to Karl's side.

"Hoo-hoo. (I'm back.)"

"How are you feeling? Did you gain anything?" Karl asked Martial Arts Master Xiong in a low voice.

The martial arts bear master nodded and then gave Karl an inquiring look. It had only been gone for a short while, and what kind of trouble had its troublesome trainer gotten into now?

"Qishu invited me to be a guest on her live stream, and I thought it was interesting, so I agreed," Karl explained to Martial Arts Master Xiong.

On the other side, Qi Shu picked up her chopsticks, took a small bite of lychee flesh, and the sweet and sour sauce, along with the perfect amount of salty and savory flavor, hit her taste buds.

"Mmm! So delicious!" Kiju exclaimed, his eyes shining. "The outer shell is very crispy, but the sweet and salty flavors are perfectly balanced!"

After hearing Qi Shu's words, Karl added at the right time: "Alternating between salty and sweet is the only way to avoid getting tired of it, just like how people usually eat fried chicken with cola. However, balancing these two flavors in a dish is not an easy task."

Viewers in the live stream smiled upon hearing Karl's voice-over and flooded the chat with comments supporting Karl's point of view.

"Indeed, the same applies to potato chips and cola!"

"Karl is a seasoned drinker, but does he usually drink Beta Coke or K Coke?"

"Of course, KFC's Coke tastes better!"

"What?! You heretic! B's Coke is the only true king!"

Seeing the comments suddenly start arguing about which cola tasted better, Qishu couldn't help but marvel at Karl's seemingly extraordinary talent for live streaming.

He simply gave a simple example, and the viewers in the live stream started arguing about which cola tasted better.

With Karl's help, Qishu introduced all the dishes that Haidai Club had prepared for the day, and then it was Qishu and Karl's turn to officially start eating.

During the meal, Qishu continued to interact with the viewers in the live stream, while Karl would occasionally chime in with a few words to liven up the atmosphere.

It wasn't until all the dishes on the table were completely devoured that the viewers in the live stream realized that almost an hour had passed.

"Now that we've finished eating, the live stream is about to end." Qi Shu pulled out a napkin to wipe his mouth and said to the live stream camera.

"A tonic! Let's broadcast it a little longer."

"What are you saying, you amateur? Let the real anchors talk to us."

"By the way, Karl seems to have a pretty good personality; he doesn't seem to have any airs of a teacher at all."

"Didn't Karl just say that he's only eighteen years old, even younger than Qishu?"

Seeing that the topic of conversation in the live stream was about to shift to her age, Qi Shu had a sudden inspiration and asked Carl, "Carl, you're going to challenge the Glass Bottle Gym this afternoon, right? Would you mind if I livestreamed your gym challenge?"

“I’m fine with this, but you need to ask Uncle Haidai if he’ll agree to let you do a live stream.” Karl rested his chin on his hand and gestured towards the kitchen.

"Uncle Haidai should agree, right? It's just a live stream. I usually stream my gym challenges too," Qishu said confidently.

Tabletop City, Padiya League Headquarters, Chairman's Office.

After hearing Karl and Qishu's conversation, Yeci was taken aback for a moment, then picked up her phone and sent a message to Haidai, who was far away in Boping City.

After hearing the special notification sound from his pocket, Haidai handed his work to the kitchen helper next to him, then walked out of the kitchen and took out his phone to check it.

"I agree."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

Just as Haidai was about to type a message to ask Yeci what his words meant, Qishu's voice came into his ears: "Uncle Haidai, can I livestream Carl's gym challenge later?"

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Chapter 131 The Rain Team's Sole Designated Weather Officer

Although Haidai couldn't understand how Yeci knew that Qishu would apply for live streaming privileges from him, Haidai wouldn't have refused Qishu's request even without Yeci's message.

After all, as the oldest gym leader in Padiya, Haidai is very willing to provide assistance to the younger generation to the best of his ability.

“No problem, but the restaurant is a bit busy today, so you may have to wait a while,” Haidai said apologetically.

"It's alright, it's alright. I took a whole day off for this store visit live stream." Qi Shu waved his hand. "Uncle Haidai, you go ahead and get busy. Just remember to send me a message when you're done."

"Okay, I'll go get busy now."

After returning to her seat, Qi Shu looked at the live stream camera with a feigned regret: "Everyone in the live stream, I'm sorry, this store visit live stream is about to end..."

"Please broadcast a little longer! Oh my god, I'll do anything if you broadcast a little longer!"

"Who are you? Bring Carl here!"

"Is Qishu really not planning to stream a little longer? The viewership in the live stream seems pretty good right now."

Seeing the comments in the live stream urging her to stay, Qi Shu knew the time was right, so she continued, "However, after getting permission from Carl and Uncle Haidai, I've decided to stream Carl's gym challenge this afternoon. I hope everyone will support me!"

"Excuse me, is this the live stream room of Qishu, the most professional trainer in the live streaming world and the most professional streamer in the battle world?"

"Hahahaha, I knew you wouldn't want to waste today's traffic, Qishu."

"Is Carl fighting the Gym Leader Hyde? I remember he should have a really strong Pikachu, right? Why can't I see it in the picture?"

After seeing the latest comment, the sharp-eyed Qi Shu blinked and explained, "According to reliable inside information, a farmer's Pikachu has run away from home and won't be back for a few days."

"Can something like this really happen in real life? Of course it can." Qi Shu explained to the viewers in the live stream: "Although the probability of a Pokémon running away from home is very small, it is not zero. I heard from a friend in the Unova region that Snivy, one of the three starter Pokémon in Unova, often 'releases' its trainers."

Watching Qishu chat with the viewers in the live stream, Karl got up and went to the feeding area specially prepared for trainers in the restaurant, where he released all the Pokémon.

As soon as Serperior came out of its Poké Ball, it looked around, seemingly searching for a certain pink and blue-haired streamer.

"Alright, Serpent Lord, be magnanimous and don't hold a grudge against that Qishu guy," Karl said, trying to soothe him.

"Garoo! (That little dwarf, what do you mean by running away from home? You're clearly one of our Pokémon trainers who released animals!)" Serperior grumbled, but in the end, it obediently started eating the Pokémon food prepared in the restaurant.

……

Two hours later, after receiving a text message from Haidai, Qishu immediately rushed to the battlefield in downtown Boping City with Karl.

According to Qi Shu, after learning that Qi Shu wanted to broadcast the match live, Hai Dai temporarily borrowed the outdoor battlefield so that more people could watch the game.

Carl had no objection to this; for him, no matter where he fought, it would not affect his ultimate victory.

By this time, a large crowd had gathered around the battleground in the center of Glass Bottle City, indicating that the news of Carl's gym challenge against Haidai had already spread.

With the help of Martial Arts Master Xiong, Karl and Qishu made their way through the crowded battlefield to the edge of the arena. There, they saw Haidai already ready for battle, standing in the middle of the arena, waiting for Karl's arrival.

Seeing this, Carl immediately quickened his pace and stood on the other side of the battlefield, casually taking a Poké Ball out of his pocket.

Seeing this, Haidai turned to look at Qishu, who had volunteered to temporarily act as referee on the sidelines.

"Good afternoon, everyone in the studio and online! Today, I, Qishu, will be hosting this gym challenge!" Upon seeing Haidai's expression, Qishu immediately switched into business mode. "Before the battle begins, let me introduce the two opponents!"

"First of all, the one being challenged is Haidai, the gym leader of the Glass Bottle Gym, a master of Chinese cuisine, and the manager of the Haidai Club!" Qishu said as he turned the Rotom on his phone to point the camera at Haidai.

Haidai also waved to the camera, as if to greet the viewers in Qishu's live stream.

"The challenger is Carl, a young trainer from the Sinnoh region, a guest lecturer in battle strategy at Orange Academy, and also a rookie farmer!"

After hearing Qishu's introduction, the spectators watching the match were stunned. What did it mean that the combat instructor of Orange Academy was a rookie farmer?

"I remember that Alo, the Grass-type Gym Leader of the Galar region, also runs a farm, right? Could it be that this young man named Carl is a Grass-type trainer?"

"Does running a farm necessarily mean specializing in Grass-type skills? I remember that Akane, the rancher of MooMoo Ranch in the Johto region, is a Gym Leader who specializes in Normal-type skills, right?"

"..."

Seeing the crowd outside the arena suddenly become noisy, Qishu immediately began to explain the rules of the gym challenge: "This match will use the standard 6-3 singles format..."

As the dojo master of the Brewmaster Dojo, Kiju knew the rules of the dojo challenge by heart. After explaining the rules, she raised her left hand and waved it sharply downwards: "Now, the match begins!"

As Qishu finished speaking, Karl and Haidai simultaneously threw out the Poké Balls they had prepared beforehand.

With a flash of white light, two creatures with different appearances appeared on the battlefield.

"Gym Leader Haidai chose Pelipper as his starting Pokémon, which is a very prudent choice." Qishu's tone became somewhat excited after seeing the Pokémon in the battle field that looked very much like a pelican.

Pelipper is a waterfowl Pokémon with a large yellow beak that can hold a Pokémon egg, and white feathers.