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

After introducing Carl's identity, the Steelraven began to direct its "little brothers" to change shifts, calling back the "brothers" who were still patrolling around the farm to their roost.

Watching the blue ravens and steel ravens take to the sky, Karl nodded in satisfaction. At least for now, the steel ravens seemed to be doing a very good job as leaders.

So, over the next few hours, Carl took out some Pokémon food and energy cubes from his backpack and fed them one by one to the young tits that were still staying in the woods.

Looking at the young tits burying their heads in their food, Karl turned to the Corviknight beside him and said with a light laugh, "Corviknight, do you remember the first time we met?"

Upon hearing this, the Steel-Armored Raven nodded somewhat shyly: "Caw. (I remember.)"

"Back then, you were a whole size younger than these kids..."

Chapter 142 Departure! Blueberry Academy!

Rewind to an afternoon many years ago, when eleven-year-old Karl was training his bear apprentice, who had not yet evolved into a martial arts bear master, and Zhenyifa, who still retained some wildness, in the Hundred Generations Forest.

The warm afternoon sunlight filtered through the gaps in the branches, scattering across the ground in patches. It was then that Karl encountered a young tit being bullied by the local housebirds, the Mukers.

Because Karl had a great fondness for Chinchilla and its evolved form Corviknight in his previous life, he immediately rescued Chinchilla from the flock of Stark that were attacking it.

After taking the severely injured Chinchilla to the Pokémon Center for treatment, Carl discovered that the Chinchilla he had rescued was actually a rare Shiny Pokémon.

Perhaps because Carl saved it, the Chinchilla did not leave after recovering, but wanted to become Carl's Pokémon.

And so, Carl caught his fourth Pokémon.

The flashback ended there. Carl came back to his senses and looked at Corviknight. The little tit that had been abandoned by its pack and ended up in the Sinnoh region had now become the leader of the Corviknight pack.

'All life encounters other life, creating something.'

For some reason, Cynthia's classic line suddenly came to Carl's mind. In his opinion, Cynthia's words, to some extent, explained the core of the Pokémon world.

The encounters, acquaintances, and friendships between people and Pokémon may be the reason why Carl loved Pokémon so much in his previous life.

With books, life is long; without books, life is short. As time flies, the day for the exchange program between Orange Academy and Blueberry Academy soon arrives.

However, before this day, Carl had already arranged all the matters on the farm, so after Carl finished breakfast, he carried his bag, rode the fire-breathing dragon, and headed to Orange Academy.

Since Carl will only be staying at Blueberry Academy for a maximum of seven days, he only brought six Pokémon with him.

First, there's Charizard, the Pokémon that serves as a flying mount; second, there's Serperior, who was born in the Unova region; and then there's Wingshot, Carl's trump card for his battle against Shaka, the Gym Leader of the Twin Dragons City.

Since Carl didn't bring Espeon and Ursaring with him when he went to the Unova region, these two Pokémon, who love exploring cities, immediately clung to Carl after learning that he was going to Blueberry Academy in the Unova region.

Karl naturally agreed to their requests, after all, Espeon was Karl's sweetheart.

As for the charging bear, its incredible talent for scavenging might also bring some kind of reward.

As for the last Pokémon, Carl chose to bring Gengar, since he had promised to show it the outside world when he led Gengar out of the underground ruins.

Moreover, Gengar's four-dimensional pocket can also help lighten Carl's burden.

Since there were more than forty students from Orange Academy visiting Blueberry Academy for this exchange program, Carl was not the only teacher leading the group.

To be more precise, Karl, the teacher in charge of the team, was not involved in the specific team-leading matters; he was more like a bodyguard that Ye Ci had assigned for this exchange between the academies.

Carl had no objection to this, after all, although he was a farmer, he had never managed humans and knew nothing about the specifics.

"Hey, Carl, you're here!" Nemo's energetic voice came from the crowd.

Karl looked in the direction the sound came from and saw three little ones standing in the crowd wearing Orange Academy uniforms.

To be honest, the color scheme of Orange Academy's uniform suits Nemo very well, but not Shinji and Pippa.

"Hey, good morning, Pipa, Nemo, and Shinji." Carl waved and greeted them with a smile.

When the other students saw Karl, they all greeted him, and Karl responded with a smile to each of them.

During this period, Carl was undoubtedly the absolute top influencer on the Orange Academy's campus forum.

His impressive track record and his relationship with a certain "big streamer" both qualify him for the title of "Most Popular Teacher" at Orange Academy this year.

If there really is such a competition.

About ten minutes later, it was time for the academy to gather, and the bus arranged by the academy stopped right in front of the main gate of Table City.

Meanwhile, Ye Ci, the chairman of the board of directors of Orange Academy, and Claver, the dean of Orange Academy, also happened to arrive at this meeting point.

After Ye Ci gave a brief word of encouragement to the students participating in the exchange program, the dormitory supervisor in charge of managing the students on this trip began to take attendance, and the originally quiet crowd began to stir.

After confirming that all students participating in the exchange program had arrived, the dormitory supervisor asked the students to put away their luggage and then board the bus.

"Karl, are you ready?" Ye Ci asked Karl, who was leaning against the side of the bus, in a serious tone.

“No problem, absolutely no problem.” Karl said, clapping his hands, and Zhenyifa peeked out from Karl’s shadow.

"Huh? (What's wrong?)"

“Winged Hair is the nemesis of all Dragon Tamers in this world.” Karl said as he reached out and pulled Winged Hair out of the shadows and hugged it to his chest. “Even Lance, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Kanto, would feel his legs go weak when he saw Winged Hair.”

“Since you’ve made preparations, I’m relieved.” Ye Ci nodded and stopped asking about the matter. “Then I’ll leave the students in your care. In case of any unforeseen circumstances, the students’ safety must come first.”

“Understood.” Carl shrugged and said confidently, “With me here, even if the plane crashes, I’m confident I can bring these children back to you safe and sound.”

With Ye Ci's help, the bus full of Orange Academy students arrived at Niangguang International Airport without any hindrance. After passing through security, the Orange Academy students boarded the private plane arranged by Ye Ci.

"It's a private jet?" Karl muttered to himself as he stepped into the cabin.

“Karl, I have one too. If you need it, just let me know anytime, or you can call Sebastian.” Nemo, who was standing next to Karl, said casually.

"...?"

"...!"

Shinji and Pipa exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.

“Okay, no problem.” Karl casually replied from his seat, then took out the three-piece flight kit that Martial Arts Bear Master had prepared for him from his backpack: an eye mask, earmuffs, and a neck pillow, intending to take a nap.

Six hours later, as the plane slowly descended, Carl was awakened by the feeling of weightlessness. At the same time, in a cave in the Unova region, a pair of bright yellow eyes slowly opened in the darkness.

Chapter 143 First Arrival at Blueberry Academy

In the Unova region, in an unnamed cave.

The air was biting cold in the dim underground cave. In the center of the cave, a huge Pokémon with a gray-blue body, wings that looked like they were made of ice blocks with plug-like ends, long legs, and an extremely asymmetrical body lay on the ground.

This Pokémon is Kyurem, one of the three legendary dragons of the Way, representing the shed body of the original dragon, and is also a Boundary Pokémon.

As the shed body of the primordial dragon, Kyurem's life form is completely different from the black and white dragons that represent "ideal" and "reality" respectively.

The Black and White Dragons, namely Zekrom and Reshiram, possess the plasma elements of lightning and fire, respectively.

Kyurem, on the other hand, possesses the ice element, representing absolute zero. This shows that Kyurem is the strongest of the three dragons because its ice can counteract lightning and fire.

However, despite possessing such immense power, Kyurem imprisoned itself in this underground cave because it did not want its power to harm other life forms.

In some ways, Kyurem is arguably the best-natured of the three dragons of the Way.

After all, Zekrom and Reshiram fought for "ideals" and "truth" for hundreds and thousands of years, while Kyurem? It has been sleeping almost all the time.

However, with the arrival of someone, the gears of fate quietly began to turn.

Upon waking from his sleep, Kyurem opened his bright yellow, pupil-less eyes and looked in the direction of someone.

'What was that aura? Why did it awaken me from my slumber?'

Kyurem, which had just awakened, was unaware that it would be awakened by the aura it sensed. In fact, over the years, apart from a few Pokémon that called themselves Holy Swordsmen, almost no Pokémon had been able to awaken it.

As its mind gradually cleared, Kyurem suddenly realized something was wrong. Its instincts told it that if it could absorb the source of that aura into its body, it might be able to return to its original form.

'How is this possible?' Kyurem realized this thought and instinctively denied it.

After all, as the "remnant" of the primordial dragon, it knew very well that once the primordial dragon split, it was almost impossible to restore, unless that great one intervened...

But a strong desire kept churning Kyurem's nerves. Over the years, even when it occasionally encountered black and white dragons, it had never felt such a strong desire.

After careful consideration, Kyurem decided to follow his heart and leave the underground cave to find the aura that it so desperately longed for.

After all, this is the only time in all these years that it has had the desire to "restore" itself.

……

Meanwhile, shortly after the plane landed, the group from Orange Academy, led by a liaison officer from Blueberry Academy, boarded a bus bound for Blueberry Academy.

Because Blueberry Academy occupies a huge area, it cannot be built in a city like Tabletop City where land is extremely valuable, like Orange Academy.

In order to build the "Ecological Giant Egg", Xi Lan, the first principal of Blueberry Academy and the designer of the Ecological Giant Egg, chose a location near the sea for the Blueberry Academy.

Construction workers have created a large enough area in the nearshore region to build an "ecological giant egg" by reclaiming land from the sea.

In Carl's view, if it weren't for the rapid economic development of the United States, the United States Union would most likely not have agreed to Celan's proposal.

However, Blueberry Academy is not just Blueberry Academy; beneath it lies a resource development factory operating on the seabed.

Even Carl, who has seen the world, could hardly imagine how much money and how complex the technology would be needed to build such an amazing underwater factory under an "ecological dome".

It's worth mentioning that the Eco Dome doesn't seem to have an environment where Pokémon can freely crystallize, meaning that the students at Blueberry Academy currently know nothing about crystallization.

Karl was not surprised by this situation at all. After all, the "Zero Zone" beneath the Padia Pit was still under lockdown. The Padia Alliance itself did not have enough Primal Crystal Ore for its own use, let alone provide it to Blueberry Academy for research.

'Perhaps President Ye Ci's decision to send me here is also related to this?' Karl wondered, making a wild connection.

Carl was confident about his upcoming battle against "Handsome Old Man," Shaka, the Gym Leader of the Twin Dragons Gym. After all, Shaka had brought his own sister along, and Carl was already showing the old man the decency he could by not shaving his head bald.

After all, even though Shaka is the strongest Gym Leader in the Unova region, the probability of him winning a battle against Carl is almost zero.

As for why it's not zero?

Karl, who considers himself very meticulous, said that although Shaka could not defeat him, if some unforeseen circumstances occurred that prevented the fight from continuing, a draw might be possible.

At this moment, Carl was unaware that a certain "strongest Dragon-type Pokémon" was on its way on horseback. He was currently playing a little game of "you clap once, I clap once" with Fluttershy, who was sitting on his lap.

The students sitting near Carl saw that their powerful teacher was actually playing such a "fun" game with Pokémon, and their opinion of Carl improved a little more.

About an hour later, the bus stopped at a relatively small dock.

Guided by the liaison personnel sent by Blueberry Academy, the students and teachers from Orange Academy disembarked from the bus.

Just then, an elderly man with dark skin, wearing a white trench coat and trousers, slowly walked over.

This person is Xi Lan, the principal of Blueberry Academy and the designer of the ecological giant egg.

"Welcome students from Orange Academy to Blueberry Academy for exchange. I am Xi Lan, the principal of Blueberry Academy." Xi Lan opened his arms and said warmly to the students standing in front of him, "On behalf of all the faculty and students of Blueberry Academy, I extend a warm welcome to you."

Karl was naturally uninterested in Xi Lan's polite words; his gaze passed over Xi Lan and fell upon the students standing behind him.

'Hmm? What's that?' Karl spotted a student in the crowd who looked about 80% like Elliches, but he was wearing the Blueberry Academy uniform.

Carl was 99% certain that the student at Blueberry Academy must be Elliches's brother.

Karl's gaze then swept across the crowd, finally settling on a purple-haired girl with small eyebrows wearing a knitted sweater.

"That is?!"

Chapter 144 Zi Yu

Ziyu, a popular character who first appeared in the "Blue Disc" DLC of "Shu/Zi", is loved by players for her cute appearance and her earnest and caring nature.

'But at this point in time, Ziyu should still be a first-year student at Blueberry Academy, right?' Karl thought to himself.

In his past life, Karl also adored this lovely "senior" Ziyu. After all, who could resist a girl who would make an "X" sign with her hands and say in a cute tone, "I don't think that's right!"

In the game, when Ziyu accompanies Principal Cylan to introduce Blueberry Academy to the protagonist, Principal Cylan also reveals to the protagonist that Ziyu's father is a gym leader in the Unova region.

Although Sylvanas did not specify which Gym Leader Ziyu's father was, most players speculate, based on Ziyu's age and her Pokémon lineup, that Ziyu's father was most likely Kiku, the Gym Leader of Sylvanas City in the Unova region.

After all, Ziyu likes to capture Pokémon that she finds cute, so she naturally became proficient in Fairy-type Pokémon, but her trump card is Excadrill, the same as Kiku's.

Of course, this is not to say that Excadrill is not cute. After all, as the true "Ground Dragon" of the Sandstorm team, Excadrill is known as the "Sandstorm Brothers" along with Tyranitar because of its "sand-pulling" ability, which is very compatible with the Sandstorm team. This makes it very popular among players.

At this moment, Zi Yu, who was standing in the crowd, also noticed Karl's gaze fixed on her. Her brows furrowed slightly. In Zi Yu's opinion, staring at someone like that was very impolite.

Karl was completely unaware of what Ziyu was thinking at that moment, but when he noticed that Ziyu was also looking at him, he smiled slightly at her and then looked away.

Upon seeing Karl's smile, Ziyu was conflicted again. She didn't understand whether Karl's behavior just now was intentional. If not, then had she wronged him?

Carl's gaze swept across the crowd, but he didn't see that iconic white fringe. So he looked away and hid in the crowd, lost in thought.

After Xi Lan finished his welcoming speech, he invited all the students and teachers of Orange Academy to board the ship and head to Blueberry Academy.

Carl was baffled by Xilan's strange actions. He couldn't understand why Xilan didn't hold the welcoming ceremony after the Orange Academy students arrived at Blueberry Academy.

However, considering Xi Lan's somewhat eccentric and unreliable personality, Karl wasn't surprised.

In the game, the character Xi Lan has a sense of "correctness"—a person of color, dressed like a gentleman, with a free-spirited personality, which in many ways fits a certain stereotype.

In fact, Karl was right. In the original plan, Xilan's welcoming speech was supposed to take place after the Orange Academy group officially arrived at Blueberry Academy.

However, as the principal of Blueberry Academy, Xi Lan has unlimited power, so even if he disrupts the established procedures, no one will stand up to criticize him.