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

This question really hit the nail on the head for Karl. He gave Piper an appreciative look and then explained, "In fact, the regional tournaments of other leagues are just like your Orange Academy's treasure hunt, which is only held once a year. And it's only been three years since I officially went on my trip, which is why I only have three regional tournament championship trophies."

“But as everyone knows, raising Pokémon is very expensive. Although I have some savings, I can’t just sit around and do nothing, can I?” Carl shrugged. “And I happen to be quite good at fishing, so I’ve participated in more fishing competitions. That makes sense, right?”

“Hey! Speaking of fishing…” Carl’s gaze swept over Pipa and Nemo, and he said temptingly, “If you’re free this afternoon, why don’t you come fishing with me at the beach? I’ll have Chef Bear make you some grilled fish tonight, how about that?”

“Okay, when do we leave?” Nemo immediately agreed after hearing Karl’s words, and the two of them looked at Pipa at the same time.

Pipa looked somewhat tempted upon hearing this, but he hesitated: "But Nemo and I don't have any fishing rods right now."

"Don't worry about that," Carl said, putting his arm around Piper's shoulder. "I'm a veteran, do you think I'm short of your fishing rod? Just tell me if you're coming or not?"

“Let’s go, why don’t we go for grilled fish?” Pipa said, looking down at the Mastiff Godfather beside him, and asked with a smile, “What do you think, Mastiff Godfather?”

"Wang!"

“Let’s go now!” Carl said, taking his backpack off the wall next to the gate and leading the two little ones out the door.

"Hey everyone, I'm going fishing at the beach. Anyone want to come with me?" Carl asked loudly as he arrived at the farm, addressing the Pokémon who were resting or playing around.

“Eek! (I want to go!)” The dragon closest to Karl was the first to come to his side, followed by a certain talkative washing machine.

"Whoa! You're going fishing again, Rotom." Rotom suddenly appeared from somewhere. "Let me see if your fishing skills have declined lately, Rotom."

"Hmph! Even if you're broken, my fishing skills won't decline in the slightest!" Karl raised his hand and tapped Rotom's hard body. "Also, you're not allowed to use electricity to fish!"

The Charizard, which had been idly clearing weeds nearby, immediately flapped its wings and came to Karl's side after hearing that Karl was going fishing: "Roar! (I'm going too!)"

"Then let's go!" Karl patted the fire-breathing dragon's belly. "How about we have a competition to see who can catch the heaviest fish this time?"

"Roar! (It has to be me!)" As a Pokémon that has been learning to fish from Carl since birth, Charizard can be said to be Carl's personal disciple. As a Pokémon, it also has physical qualities that far surpass Carl's. It doesn't know how it can lose.

So the three of them left the farm with their four Pokémon and headed towards the sea according to the map. Thanks to the presence of Charizard, no wild Pokémon dared to risk being beaten up and attack the three of them.

The South Padia Sea was calm in the afternoon, like a girl with a serene smile on her face. Relying on his rich experience in wild fishing, Karl led the two little ones to a rocky area.

After Rotom repeatedly confirmed that the foundation was stable, Karl took out a large cushion from his backpack and laid it down. Then he took out four sets of fishing tackle and handed the largest set to the Charizard next to him.

Next, Carl began to teach the two novices how to assemble the fishing rod and how to install the float, among other preparations.

After Pipa and Nemo finished their preparations, Carl continued, "Before we officially begin fishing, I want to ask you both a question: why did I choose this place as our fishing spot today?"

Pipa and Nemo fell into deep thought upon hearing this. Carl didn't rush them to answer the question. He leisurely stirred the bait with his hands while enjoying the sea breeze and the beautiful scenery before him.

"Is it because of safety?" Nemo answered first.

Carl shook his head: "While safety is indeed very important, we have been to safer locations along the way."

"Perhaps the terrain here attracts more fish?" Pipa asked, somewhat uncertainly.

“There are indeed more fish in the sea here, but I didn’t judge based on the terrain.” Carl pointed to the long-winged gull flying overhead and revealed the correct answer: “Pokémon that survive in the wild are actually very ‘intelligent’. In order to survive, they often appear in environments with more abundant resources.”

"If one day in the future you go to the wilderness for various reasons, then learning to read the environment will bring you many conveniences."

Seeing the two children deep in thought, Karl continued, "For example, if you accidentally wander into a forest but see almost no Pokémon, it doesn't necessarily mean the forest is barren. It's more likely that the forest is the territory of a powerful Pokémon..."

After listening to Carl's words of experience, Pipa and Nemo's impression of Carl deepened even further.

Chapter 15 What is the flower language of the new leaf cat? (Please add to your favorites and comment)

Fishing is a very time-consuming activity, and before you know it, it's already five o'clock in the afternoon.

By this time, the bucket next to Carl was full of fish, two-thirds of which Carl had caught himself, while the rest were the "bonus" from Nemo and Pipa, the two novices.

Meanwhile, the fire-breathing dragon felt like the sky was falling. That afternoon, it had only caught three fish, the largest of which was not even as big as its fist.

Karl stood up and went to Charizard's side. He glanced into the bucket next to Charizard, said nothing, but simply patted its shoulder and gave it a look that said, "Little brother, you still need to practice."

Charizard managed to remain calm after seeing Carl's gaze, since losing to Carl wasn't anything shameful.

But Rotom, who was watching the drama unfold, floated in front of Charizard and made some incomprehensible tsk-tsk sounds.

The act of cleaning Rotom was like lighting a powder keg; the flame at the end of Charizard's tail, representing its life force, suddenly grew larger.

If it could, Charizard would love to unleash a Solar Beam on this obnoxious washing machine right now, but Karl wouldn't allow it to do so.

“Let’s stop here for today. You can pack your things a bit, and we’ll be leaving soon.” Karl continued, stroking Hakron’s warm and soft belly. “If I remember correctly, the fishing ban on Lake Daguo will end in a month.”

There will probably be a fishing competition there sometime. If you're interested in fishing, you can come with me.

Papa, who was initially reluctant to leave, immediately perked up after hearing Karl's words. As a native of Padia, he certainly knew what Lake Dag was.

After all, the Great Pot Waterfall, one of the ten scenic wonders of Patia, is a natural landscape formed by the melting snow from Frost Mountain rushing into the Great Pot Lake.

During last year's treasure hunt, Pipa also planned to go to Lake Big Pot to "hunt for treasure." After all, he was very interested in cooking and remembered that a cookbook mentioned that the fat of the light cod was a good ingredient. Although the flavor was light, it was exceptionally delicious.

There happens to be a population of light cod in Daguo Lake, so he wondered if he could go to Daguo Lake to get some of the light cod's excess meat and make sandwiches to enjoy with the Mastiff Godfather.

Koppipa only has one Pokémon, Godfather, which is not enough for him to stay in the wild for long, so he gave up the idea of ​​going to Lake Dag.

If Nemo knew what Pipa was thinking, she would definitely have a look of utter bewilderment on her face.

As a top student who has already collected all eight gym badges of Padia, Nemo trained for a period of time near Lake Dagok before challenging the Jin Hui Gym, so she was no stranger to the slender cod that were abundant in Lake Dagok.

These Pokémon, averaging two and a half meters tall and extremely aggressive, can suddenly interfere in battles between trainers and wild Pokémon, acting as disruptors.

Therefore, many trainers who train at Lake Dag are very disgusted with the Light Cod, and Nemo is no exception.

Upon hearing Carl's words, Nemo immediately thought of the Pokémon Lightcoat. If it were Carl, he should be able to easily deal with them, right?

In fact, even before Karl arrived in Padia, he already had the idea of ​​going to Lake Dag, after all, he was indeed very interested in the real Lake Dag.

Although Carl knew that in reality, the Dratini in Lake Daguo would not be as numerous as Pikachu in the Kanto region, and he had no intention of catching multiple Dragonite to impersonate a Dragon-type Elite Four member like Lance.

But whether as a gamer or a trainer, Carl is the type who loves to explore.

After all, if you follow the process of collecting badges and challenging the League, Carl wouldn't need to spend nearly a year traveling through the Hoenn region.

As for the Light Cod? In the game, Carl respects it to the point of getting flashy moves, but if it dares to wander around in front of him in real life, he'll really let it know the true value of the phrase "draw with Crimson".

After leaving the rocky area, the three of them, each with their own Pokémon, strolled leisurely towards the farm.

At this moment, Carl only had Dragonair with him, because he was afraid that if Rotom kept talking nonsense, Charizard would really beat it up without hesitation, so he recalled them all into their Poké Balls.

Pipa still only had Godfather as its Pokémon, but Godfather seemed to be in a very good mood, probably because he would be able to have a delicious meal soon.

As for Nemo, she was panting as she followed Babutubo running. She had originally intended to let Babutubo get some fresh air, but she seemed to be exhausted from being walked around by him.

Just then, the Dragonair wrapped around Carl blinked its bright eyes and called out to Carl, "Eee~ (Trainer, it's going to rain~)"

The instant the roar of Hakron subsided, a drop of icy rain fell on Karl's face.

While getting rained on wouldn't be a problem for Carl in his current physical condition, Nemo, who is in poorer health, obviously couldn't handle it, so...

"Hakuron, thank you for your help."

Upon hearing Karl's request, the orbs on Hakkar's chest and tail simultaneously emitted a soft glow.

Under the influence of some mysterious force, the rain falling from the sky seemed to deliberately avoid the three of them, and not a single drop of rain fell on them.

"What is this?" Pipa looked at Carl curiously.

“Hakron is born with the magical power to manipulate the weather. If it wants, it can turn this heavy rain into sunshine at any time,” Karl explained first, and then added, “However, compared to the crude way of changing the weather, Hakron’s current method is more refined, which can be considered an advanced technique.”

Upon hearing Carl's words, Piper simply remarked, "So Hakron has this kind of ability," and that was it.

Nemo, on the other hand, is completely different. As a trainer dedicated to achieving the Champion's path, she knows very well that although Dragonair is born with the magical power to manipulate the weather, it would take an incredibly high level of control to achieve what she has now.

Nemo watched as Hakron nestled in Karl's arms, seemingly without the slightest sign of strain, and she gained a new understanding of Karl's strength.

Just as the three were passing through a grove of trees, both Hakron in Carl's arms and the Mastiff Godfather beside Piper turned their heads to look at a bush not far from them.

"Eek. (The Pokémon hiding in those bushes seems to be badly injured.)"

Carl frowned slightly and, under the watchful eyes of Nemo and Piper, stepped to the bushes where a small green cat with matted fur and wounds lay weakly.

"New Leaf Cat?" Karl frowned even more.

As one of the starter Pokémon in the Padilla League, Leafeon is almost never found in the wild, so this Leafeon was most likely abandoned here by a trainer.

However, now was not the time to consider this issue. Karl squatted down, took out the first-aid kit he always kept in his backpack, and planned to give the new leaf cat some simple treatment for its wounds.

But the moment this new Leaf Cat saw Karl, it struggled to its feet and growled in a weak voice, "Meow!"

"Nemo, does your Milotic know hypnosis?" Karl ignored the seemingly coquettish "threat" from the new Leafy Meow and turned to Nemo, who looked worried, to ask.

"Huh?" Nemo was taken aback at first, but then quickly reacted. She took out a Poké Ball and released Milotic, then commanded, "Milotic, please use Hypnosis on this new Leafeon."

Milotic understood Nemo's intention the moment it saw Newleafy, and then, under Newleafy's incredulous gaze, it cast a hypnotic spell on it.

Just before Newleaf Cat was about to fall asleep, Karl's gentle voice rang in its ear: "Sleep peacefully, little one. You'll be safe when you wake up."

Chapter 16 A Warm Home and a New Member (Please add to your favorites and read on!)

When Carl arrived at the Pokémon Center carrying the sleeping Newleaf, he was greeted by Nurse Joy's disdainful gaze as she stood at the front desk.

After Carl recounted his encounter with Shin-Ye-Nyan, Miss Joey first apologized to Carl with a blush on her face. Then, as if she had encountered some kind of monstrous beast, she quickly took the sleeping Shin-Ye-Nyan to be treated.

While waiting, Carl first called Piper and Nemo, who were waiting in the farm cabin, to tell them not to wait for him to come back for dinner. Then he released Dragonair from its Poké Ball to check on its development.

Dragonair was a Pokémon that Carl caught a year ago while traveling in the Kanto region. At that time, it was just a Dratini that had recently emerged from its juvenile stage. Carl fished it up from an unnamed lake in the wild.

Later, Karl went to great lengths to gain its and its mother's approval before finally adding it to his team.

Last month, when Carl was still in Sand Town, Dragonair evolved from Dratini into its current form.

However, perhaps because Dragonair has always been taught by Serperior in the team, the Dragonair, which has only recently evolved, has reached a level of mastery over its own abilities and skills, and can be considered to have begun to show some of Serperior's style.

The current size (body length) of the Hakkarosaurus has reached the average level of the Hakkarosaurus species in the Pokédex, which is about four meters.

And this is only the data after it has evolved for just one month. Carl predicts that before Dragonair evolves into Dragonite, its data may reach a rather astonishing level.

Shortly after Carl finished checking on Dragonair's development and putting it into a Poké Ball, the Pokémon Center's broadcast came on at just the right moment.

After receiving the newly recovered and still-sleeping New Leaf Cat from Miss Joy, Carl bowed slightly to Miss Joy and said, "Thank you, Miss Joy."

“It’s what I should do.” Miss Joy smiled gently, but there was a hint of worry in her eyes as she looked at Xin Ye Miao. “But Mr. Carl, what are your plans for what to do with this child afterward?”

Clearly, after learning that Newleaf was most likely abandoned in the wild by an irresponsible trainer, Nurse Joy was also worried about Newleaf's future.

Carl understood what Miss Joey meant, but he didn't have any good ideas at the moment. He could only say helplessly, "I think we should take it one step at a time. Let this little guy recover from his injuries at my house first. If he's willing to become my partner later, then all will be well. If he's not, then we'll see."

Upon hearing this, Miss Joy knew that this was the best course of action for the injured New Leafy, or rather, New Leafy was already lucky enough to have met this young trainer.

“Then I’ll leave this child in your care,” Miss Joey said to Carl with a smile.

“I will take good care of it.” Carl nodded to Miss Joey, then turned and left.

When Carl returned to the farm with Newleaf Cat, it was already 7 p.m. The two little ones, who were sitting on the living room sofa waiting for Carl to come home, immediately got up to greet him when they heard the door open.

"How is Xin Ye Miao doing?" Pipa asked in a low voice, looking at Xin Ye Miao who was sleeping soundly in Karl's arms.

"Xin Ye Miao's injuries have begun to heal, but it still needs further care." Karl briefly explained Xin Ye Miao's current condition before placing it in the small nest that Martial Arts Bear Master had prepared.

This little house was prepared by Carl for Dragonair before it evolved, and now it's just the right place to house the new Leafeon.

After asking Serperior to take good care of Newleaf Meow, Carl brought the two little ones to the restaurant and began to feast on the food that Martial Arts Urshifu had kept warm.

"Brother Karl, what are your plans for dealing with New Leaf Cat?" Nemo asked worriedly.

Although Nemo usually seems carefree, she's not stupid. Anyone with eyes can see why Shin-Ye-Nyan appeared in the wild covered in wounds.

Carl repeated what he had just said to Miss Joy, and then added, "If Newleaf Cat really doesn't want to be tamed again, I plan to hire it as a farm employee."

“Karp, you really have a way.” Pipa’s eyes lit up. “If I remember correctly, the evolved form of Neoleafcat can learn Grassy Terrain, right?”

Although Pipa's performance in battle strategy was not ideal, he still had some knowledge of the three starter Pokémon of Padia.

Carl nodded: "That's right, and I plan to introduce this model into the future development of the farm as well. If the Pokémon populations around the farm are willing, I would certainly welcome them to join the farm, but if they are unwilling to be tied down, I can also establish a cooperative relationship with them, exchanging part of the farm's output for their labor, which is a win-win situation."

Although Carl was confident in his ability to "abduct" Pokémon, he was well aware that there were many Pokémon in the world that did not want to be captured.

For Carl, the bond between trainers and Pokémon is mutual; trainers can choose Pokémon, and Pokémon can choose trainers.

To give a very simple example, Pokémon like Serperior often "release" their trainers when they are still Snivy.

In Snivy's view, unqualified people are not worthy of being their trainers, so even if they are assigned to a new trainer, they will do everything they can to "release" them.

However, this did not happen to Carl, since Carl rescued Serperior from a group of Pokémon smugglers when Serperior was still Snivy.

Since it was still raining outside, Carl had planned to have Charizard take Nemo and Pipa home, but when he made the suggestion, Nemo spoke up first: "Carl, don't bother yourself today. I've already contacted Sebastian and asked him to drive over and pick up Pipa and me."

"By the way, Sebastian is Nemo's butler," Pipa said, glancing at Karl as if eagerly anticipating a look of shock on his face.

“In that case, let him come over now,” Carl said calmly, glancing at Pipa.

"Tch, boring." Piper didn't see the expression Karl was expecting on his face, so he pursed his lips and continued interacting with the Mastiff Godfather.

Not long after, a rhythmic knocking came from outside the gate. When Carl opened the gate, he saw a kind-looking middle-aged man in a butler's uniform standing outside with an umbrella. Behind the man was a luxury car that could buy two farms.