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

"Hello, Mr. Karl." The middle-aged butler named Sebastian bowed respectfully upon seeing Karl, then turned to Nemo standing beside Karl: "Miss, I have come to take you home as you instructed."

"Well then, Karl, we'll be going now."

"Okay, you're welcome to come visit my farm anytime."

Watching the luxury car drive away from the farm along the dirt road, Carl turned and went back inside. Warm yellow light spilled into the living room, where the fireplace, which had been lit up, was burning brightly and occasionally crackled.

Carl sat on the fabric sofa in the living room, picked up the steaming cup of black tea on the coffee table, and took a sip. The slightly bitter tea, with its rich aroma, slid into his mouth, washing away Carl's fatigue from the day.

Espeon and Winged Spin were nestled on either side of Karl, occasionally cuddling with him. Serperior was curled up on Karl's leg with its eyes half-closed, unconsciously flicking Karl's fingers with its Vine Whip while enjoying Karl's meticulous and gentle scale care.

Urshifu was sitting on another sofa doing the same thing as Karl, but this time it was "serving" the younger Dragonair in the group. Charizard was holding a Snorlax plushie that was much smaller than its current size, quietly waiting in line for Urshifu's scale treatment.

Due to their size, Metagross and Corviknight were lying on the floor, separated from Carl by a coffee table. Metagross was using telekinesis to coat itself and Corviknight with a metallic coating while manipulating a pen to write something in its notebook, while Corviknight was idly playing with a rubber ball covered in scratches.

After a busy day, the Straight Bear was lazily lying by the fireplace, occasionally picking up a berry piled up beside it and taking a bite, or tossing the berry to the Swamp Monster lying next to it and watching it catch it accurately with its big mouth.

As for cleaning Rotom? It's currently using Carl's phone to figure out how to get a new body for itself.

Listening to the pattering rain outside, Carl, who was warmed by the fireplace, suddenly felt a little sleepy. Just then, a weak cry reached his ears.

"Meow?"

Chapter 17 New Leaf Cat: He's Different From Others (Please add to your favorites and comment)

"You're awake?" Upon hearing Newleaf Meow's meow, Carl's sleepiness vanished instantly, and he turned to look at the green kitten nestled in the Mini Dragon's den.

At this moment, Newleaf Meow was not fully awake from its slumber. It vaguely remembered that it seemed to have had a dream in which it was chosen by a very gentle trainer and went on a very interesting adventure with that trainer.

"Meow?!" Realizing that something was wrong with its surroundings, Newleaf Meow instantly snapped back to reality. It turned its head and looked around, discovering that it seemed to have been taken home by that despicable human, and that human seemed to have a group of incredibly powerful Pokémon.

“What did it just say?” Karl asked, looking down at the monarch snake lying on his lap.

“Garro. (It just said, ‘Where is this?’)” the monarch snake replied lazily.

Yes, Carl can't actually understand what Pokémon are saying. The reason he can communicate with the Pokémon he has caught without any problems is because he has a special ability similar to "Aura" or "Superpower", which Carl calls "Bond Power".

Although the name of this special ability sounds very sophisticated, it can only allow Carl to "understand" what the Pokémon with whom he has a bond are saying.

In Carl's view, "bond power" is almost equivalent to a superpowered version of a friendship tester. As long as a Pokémon's bond with Carl reaches a certain level, Carl can understand what the Pokémon is saying.

This ability is useful, as most trainers, after spending a long time with their Pokémon, can roughly understand the meaning behind their Pokémon's cries, and some Psychic-type Pokémon can even communicate without barriers through telepathy.

You could say it's useless, but its ability to accurately understand what your Pokémon wants to say can be extremely useful in both battles and daily life.

Getting back to the main point, with the help of the Monarch Serpent translator, Karl began to try using "talk therapy" on New Leaf Cat.

“New Leaf Cat, as you can see, this is my home.” Karl tried to soften his tone. “The reason I did what I did to you before was because I was worried about your injuries. If you mind, I apologize.”

From the moment it regained consciousness, Xin Ye Miao had been on edge. Only after hearing Karl's words did it suddenly realize that its injuries didn't seem to hurt as much anymore.

Carl noticed that New Leaf Cat's expression had relaxed considerably, but from its still slightly hunched back, it was clear that the little guy was still full of vigilance.

Carl, who had some knowledge of Pokémon psychology, knew that the new Leafeon in front of him was still in a state of stress after being abandoned by its trainer, so he continued to reassure it: "Whether you trust me now or not, I assure you that you can recuperate at my house until your injuries are fully healed, but this is not free."

Upon hearing Karl's last sentence, Xin Ye Miao's expression froze, then she showed a puzzled look.

Seeing that his words had worked, Carl decided to press his advantage: "I'm currently a novice farmer, which, simply put, means someone who can grow all sorts of food, you understand?"

Xin Ye Miao nodded subconsciously. Seeing that Xin Ye Miao was gradually getting into his rhythm, Karl continued, "Whether you like it or not, you can't deny that I did help you today, right?"

My farm is just starting out and needs as many Grass-type Pokémon as possible to help. Since I helped you today, you should stay at the farm and help me for a while after your injuries heal. Is that alright?

Upon hearing Carl's words, the Metagross instinctively did some mental calculations and realized that the benefits of saving the kitten seemed quite good.

'But judging from the trainer's personality, he probably wants to capture this new Leafeon? Perhaps soon this little cat will become a new companion?' Metagross thought to itself.

The serpent lying on Karl's lap glanced at the seemingly dull-witted kitten, then quickly looked away, though its tail wrapped around Karl's wrist tightened slightly.

Under Carl's "talk therapy," New Leaf Cat gradually relaxed, and an overwhelming sense of fatigue welled up in its weak body.

Seeing that Xin Ye Miao was forcing her eyes open, Carl said gently, "If you're tired, just go to sleep. Only by getting better quickly can you come and help me sooner."

As she drifted off to sleep once more, Xin Ye Miao groggily meowed, "Meow~"

This human is a bit different...

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

After leaving Carl's farm, Carl's words about Orange Academy kept echoing in Ye Ci's mind.

"What exactly does 'bad thing' mean?" Ye Ci stared intently at the computer screen in front of her, as information about Orange Academy flashed past her. "Could it mean the teaching quality is inadequate?"

The thought had barely crossed her mind when Ye Ci immediately dismissed it: "If that were all, Karl wouldn't have used such a subtle way to remind me. What could it be?"

Ye Ci recalled Karl's information. As far as she knew, among those who had contact with Karl, only two had a direct connection to Orange Academy. However, those two children were not ordinary people. If they encountered any trouble, Mu Fei should have reported it directly to her...

Just as Ye Ci was pondering, a rapid knocking reached her ears, and Ye Ci had no choice but to composed herself and say, "Come in."

After receiving Ye Ci's permission, the office door was opened from the outside, and an elderly man with dark skin and gray hair walked in: "President Ye Ci, has my retirement application not been approved yet?"

"Auntie Tam." Upon seeing the person, Ye Ci immediately stood up to greet her. The person was none other than Tam, the current Gym Leader of the Freezer Gym, an elder whose tenure was even longer than Ye Ci's age.

“If you can persuade Aunt Lyme to come back, I will approve it for you right now.” After inviting Lyme to sit down, Ye Ci explained, “You know me, the League is currently very short-handed. Even Aoki, who is the Elite Four member, is also the Gym Leader of Jin Hui Dojo. I really can’t find anyone to replace you.”

“But I think that the education of the next generation of trainers is what the League should focus on more than a gym that is dispensable,” Tam said in a gentle tone.

It was rare for Ci to hesitate. As the president of the Padiya League, she believed that she attached great importance to the education of the new generation of trainers.

But now, a problem has arisen at Orange Academy right under her nose that she was unaware of. Perhaps Aunt Tam can bring her some different news?

After a quick thought, Yeci immediately made a decision: "Auntie Tam, although I can't agree to your resignation as Gym Leader of the Icebox Gym right now, I can allow you to temporarily close the gym before this year's Champion Road and go to Orange Academy to serve as a teacher for a period of time, if you still insist on it then..."

Tim's eyes lit up when he heard Ye Ci's meaningful tone: "Then it's settled."

After Tam left, Ye Ci thought to herself, "Aunt Tam, I never said I would agree if you insisted."

Chapter 18 Piper: Carl, would you like to visit Orange Academy?

A week passed by unnoticed. After seeing off the construction team from "Haoli Construction," Carl looked at the newly renovated farm and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

At this moment, rows of fields cleared by Ursaring's Till move were filled with sprouting crops, and Swampert was watering these newly sprouted crops with Water Gun.

Under the sunlight, a dazzling rainbow appeared in the fine mist, attracting the attention of many Pokémon, including Leafeon, who was temporarily staying at the farm to recover from its injuries.

"Meow~" New Leaf Meow basked in the sunlight, letting out a pleasant meow. Having just finished breakfast, it was about to lie on the porch and sunbathe when the call of the Serpent Lord not far away made it immediately get up and run towards the direction of the other party.

As one of only two Pokémon currently featured on the farm, Serperior uses the Grassy Terrain move every day to provide extra nutrients to the crops after Carl plants those fruit and vegetable seeds.

In order to help Carl after recovering from its injuries, Newleaf naturally had to learn the Grassy Terrain move from Serperior.

After seeing that Newleaf Cat had taken its place on time as it had in the past few days, Serperior glanced at Newleaf Cat, which was looking at it with admiration, before turning its gaze away and starting to unleash Grassy Terrain moves.

"Meow!" No matter how many times New Leaf Meow had seen it, it was always amazed by the power of the Serpent Lord.

As the grassy area gradually covered all the crops on the farm, the Serpent Lord stopped expanding the grassy area, turned to Newleaf Meow, and called out softly, "Garoo. (You can begin.)"

New Leaf Cat nodded vigorously to Serperior, and then began to carefully absorb the energy emanating from the grassy field.

This is how Serperior teaches Leafeon to learn Grassy Terrain. Compared to TM, the advantage of this method is that Leafeon can feel the energy of Grassy Terrain in the most intuitive way, allowing it to quickly learn Grassy Terrain moves.

Furthermore, due to the immense life force within Serperior Serpent, New Leaf Cat absorbs some of the life force unconsciously emitted by Serperior Serpent while absorbing the energy of the Grassy Field.

Perhaps this overflowing life force is insignificant to Serperior Serpent, but it is a great tonic for New Leaf Cat. Even if New Leaf Cat can only digest a portion of it, its strength will be greatly enhanced.

This is not unique to Serperior; most powerful Grass-type Pokémon have the ability to share nutrients with weaker Grass-type Pokémon.

For example, in the Mysterious Garden that Ash and his friends visited in the anime, the Venusaur living there would share nutrients with Bulbasaur during festivals, allowing them to evolve at a faster pace.

Therefore, for most farmers, owning a powerful Grass-type Pokémon is their dream.

Looking at the serious-looking New Leaf Cat, Serperior's gaze softened slightly. When it was still Snivy, it had put in a lot of effort to learn this move. Although only about two years had passed since then, it still missed the time when it worked hard to become stronger.

As a royal Pokémon, Serperior may appear somewhat arrogant, but it also takes great care of weaker Pokémon, which is its responsibility as a royal.

For example, when Dratini first joined the team, it was very weak at the time. It was thanks to the guidance of Serperior that it was able to master its ability to manipulate the weather at an astonishing speed after evolving into Dragonair.

However, Serperior also felt a "slight" sense of crisis towards Newleaf Cat. After all, even it couldn't help but feel affection for such an adorable cat, let alone its trainer.

But when he thought about Karl's character, this sense of crisis quickly dissipated in the heart of the Serpent Lord. After all, from the time they met until today, no matter how many new partners were added to the team, Karl's attitude towards it remained the same, and he never looked down on it.

Thinking of this, the Serpent's lips curled up slightly. Only after New Leaf looked at it with adoration again did it straighten its face and continue teaching New Leaf how to play Grassy Terrain.

On the other side, Martial Arts Bear Master, wearing a forced training device produced by Silver Company, was rapidly punching a huge rock. Each time his fist struck the rock, the fist imprint on the rock surface became deeper.

In fact, if Urshifu wanted to, it could smash the boulder in front of it into dust with a single punch, but that would be meaningless to it, since most Pokémon that control Rock Smash can do that.

Its current training methods can deepen its control over its body, allowing it to use moves with ease and control over speed, which is a higher level of martial arts than simple destruction.

On the grass not far from the Martial Arts Ursa, Urshifu, who had been given a day off by Karl, was lying on the soft grass with Espeon, basking in the sun. A gentle breeze blew through their glossy fur, making them squint comfortably.

However, unlike the completely inactive Ursa, Espeon is using its psychic powers to hold up thirteen fist-sized black spheres and manipulating them to bounce in the air according to a certain pattern.

These black spheres are made of a mineral that can suppress Psychic-type abilities. Psychic-type Pokémon or Psychics use these items to train their psychic powers.

However, even when using their full strength, a Psychic-type Pokémon of average strength can only lift three of them, while Espeon, after a long period of training, is able to freely manipulate all thirteen black spheres using its psychic powers.

If a trainer specializing in Psychic-type Pokémon were to witness this, they would surely be astonished by the strength of Espeon's Psychic power. After all, according to rumors, even Sabrina, the Gym Leader of the Goldenrod City Gym in the Kanto region, could only achieve this level with her main Pokémon.

However, Carl knew the inside story. If Sabrina used her psychic powers to assist her, her ace Alakazam could probably manipulate twenty black orbs at will. However, most gym challengers were not qualified to let Sabrina do that.

While Carl was discussing with Metagross when to sow the ranch seeds, Rotom found him holding Carl's phone.

Carl took the phone, looked at the caller ID on the screen, and answered with a puzzled expression, "Hey, Pipa, what's up?"

"Hey, Carl, would you be interested in visiting Orange Academy?" Piper asked Carl hesitantly over the phone.

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Could this be President Ye Ci's doing? Karl thought to himself, then asked, "Why are you inviting me to visit Orange Academy so suddenly?"

“Uh, actually, it was Nemo who made me make this call.” Pipa didn’t hesitate to betray the “mastermind”, “because Xinli and Hachisaku, two of the Four Heavenly Kings, were invited by Principal Mufei to come to Orange Academy tomorrow for an exhibition match.”

"So what does this have to do with me?" Carl asked, puzzled.

Piper's next sentence answered Carl's question: "It is said that Xinli and Hachisaku Tenno will each randomly select a spectator to have a coaching battle with the other."

“I see. But I’m not a student at Orange Academy, so they shouldn’t choose me, right?” Karl stroked his chin. “But this is indeed a good opportunity…”

"So, Karl, you agreed?!" Nemo's excited voice came from the other end of the phone, and the sudden increase in volume made Karl subconsciously move the phone away.

“Yes, I agree.” A glint of light flashed in Karl’s eyes. “After all, I’m also very curious about the strength of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Padiya region.”

Chapter 19 Xin Li: Me, Fighting at the Champion Level? (Please read on and add to your favorites)

After accepting Piper's invitation, Carl began to think about which Pokémon to bring to Tabletop City.

After asking Charizard if it wanted to go to Tabletop City and receiving a negative answer, Corviknight became the first Pokémon Carl decided to take to Tabletop City.

After all, given the distance between Keytown and Tabletop City, Carl would have to ride a flying Pokémon to Tabletop City if he didn't want to break the contract.

Upon learning that Karl would be traveling to Tabletop City the next day to watch a performance match between two of the Padia Elite Four, Martial Arts Master Bear immediately expressed his desire to attend the battle.

Although Karl believed that with his master Bear's current strength, any of the Padia Kings would only be defeated if they faced him, he naturally wouldn't disagree since his master Bear wanted to go and watch the battle.

To Karl's surprise, Serperior somehow learned that Karl was going to Tabletop City the next day and actually approached him, saying that it wanted to bring Newleaf Cat to watch the battle.

"May I know why you want to bring Shin-Ye-Nyan to watch the game?"

Karl looked at the somewhat unnatural expression on the Lord Serpent's face and asked curiously.

"Garug~ (That kitten went into hiding after it found out you were going to Tabletop City. I think the scumbag who abandoned it in the wild probably lives there.)"

Karl was silent for a moment after hearing this, then his tone became somewhat serious: "So, you want to find that guy with New Leaf Cat? And what happens after you find him?"

“Garro. (Of course, we’ll beat him up.)” the Serpent Lord said casually.

“Monarch Serpent, I understand your thoughts.” Karl reached out and stroked the Monarch Serpent’s body, which was warm from the sun. “But have you ever considered that if you were in the position of New Leaf Cat, would you want someone else to avenge you?”

Serperior Serpent stiffened, realizing what was happening. "That's right, if it were me, I would never let anyone else avenge me. What about New Leaf Meow?"

“Besides, New Leaf Snake hasn’t gotten over being abandoned yet, so it probably doesn’t want to see that guy.” Karl said, then looked at the Monarch Serpent trying not to show its frustration and felt a pang of sympathy. “However, I really like your idea of ​​standing up for your companion.”

The Serpent King stiffened, instinctively raising its tail and giving Karl's calf a weak twitch: "Garro! (Why are you saying that all of a sudden!)"

"Alright, alright, my Serperior is a very kind Pokémon." Carl patted Serperior's head, and Serperior, after realizing what was happening, left Carl with a slightly flustered look on its back.

Afterwards, Carl asked the other Pokémon about their wishes. When Dragonair learned that Yasaku was a Dragon-type Elite Four member, it immediately expressed its desire to go, and Carl naturally agreed.

Ursaring and Espeon expressed their desire to explore Tabletop City. Ever since Carl captured these two sisters from the wild, they have shown great enthusiasm for exploring cities, and Carl was not surprised by their decision.

Of the remaining Pokémon, apart from Fluttershy, which always follows Carl around, the rest all expressed a desire to stay on the farm.

In the end, Carl decided to bring the following Pokémon to Tabletop City: Urshifu, Corviknight, Dragonair, Winged Beast, Urshifu, and Espeon.

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