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

Having witnessed this scene, Kyurem no longer wanted to return to that cold cave.

With this in mind, Kyurem voluntarily left its Poké Ball and appeared before the group of Pokémon.

The moment the Martial Arts Bear Master appeared, he turned his head to look at Kyurem, then placed the food he had prepared in front of Kyurem, and then gave Kyurem a kind smile.

"Thank you," Kyurem said telepathically to the Martial Arts Bear Master.

The martial arts bear master simply nodded slightly to it before returning to his seat to continue enjoying the food he had cooked.

Carl watched this scene, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Chapter 186 Infrastructure Plan

After swallowing the last piece of roast meat, Carl let out a satisfied burp, then took a picnic blanket from his backpack, spread it out under the shade of a tree not far away, and lay down on it.

A gentle breeze rustled the leaves, and the warm afternoon sun filtered through the branches, casting dappled shadows. The warm breeze made Karl drowsy, and in his hazy state, he unconsciously uttered, "What a beautiful season."

When Karl woke up again, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. He sat up from the blanket and reached out to rub the soft fur of the winged creature beside him.

The winged creature was awakened by Karl's movement. It raised its sleepy little face to look at Karl and let out a soft, sweet cry: "Phew~ (Let me sleep a little longer~)"

Looking at the sleepy-eyed Zhenyifa, Karl's lips unconsciously curved into a smile, and then he said softly, "Okay, you keep sleeping, I'm going to town."

Upon hearing this, Zhenyi floated up unsteadily, then collapsed headfirst into Karl's shadow.

Carl had anticipated the "sticky" action of the winged creature. He got up from the blanket and found the fire-breathing dragon sunbathing in the sun not far away.

"Charizard, take me to town for a bit, I'll buy you a tub of ice cream later, how about it?" Karl whispered the "Devil's Whisper" move into the ear of the Charizard, which had its eyes closed.

Upon hearing this, the Charizard abruptly raised its head, looking at Karl with a surprised expression: "Roar? (Really?)"

“When have I ever lied to you?” Karl reached out and touched the Charizard’s scales, which were burning hot from the sun. “Just tell me if you’re going or not. If you don’t agree, I’ll go find Corviknight.”

Upon hearing Karl's words, Charizard immediately got up from the ground, raised its claws, and patted its chest, looking like it had "I'll take care of it."

“Since you’ve agreed, come with me. I’ll go inside and call Metagross.” Carl called out to Charizard, then turned and walked towards the farmhouse.

When Carl pushed open the door of the farmhouse, Metagross immediately put down its "planner" and willingly crawled into the Poké Ball that Carl was holding.

As the farm's head steward, Metagross knew that Carl was going to town this afternoon to meet with the construction team from "Hawley Construction" to discuss the next phase of the farm's infrastructure plans.

Once Karl was settled on Charizard's back, Charizard immediately flapped its wings and flew into the sky, heading towards the direction of Little Key Town.

Ten minutes later, Carl walked down the street in Key Town, with Charizard and Metagross following behind him.

Unlike the Metagross, who was contemplating the layout of the farm's infrastructure, the Charizard was holding an ice cream tub twice the size of Carl's waist and munching on its favorite vanilla ice cream with a spoon.

In fact, Serperior, who is skilled at making desserts, can also make ice cream, but they have been traveling for the past three years, so Serperior has not had many opportunities to make ice cream.

'Perhaps I can mention it to the Serpent Lord tonight? But the refrigerator in the kitchen is still too small. Should I take this opportunity to upgrade the appliances in the farm?' Carl pondered to himself.

Not long after, Carl arrived at the gate of Machamp Construction Company with two Pokémon.

Since the fire-breathing dragon wasn't interested in farm affairs, it told Carl and then randomly chose a public bench near the Hawley Construction Company to sit down and began to concentrate on finishing the ice cream bucket it was carrying.

Carl glanced at the Charizard with amusement. Although the Charizard was already so big, it was still like a child, enjoying snacks while waiting for him to finish his business so they could go home together.

When Carl led Metagross into the Machamp Construction Company, the company's owner, Robin, immediately came to greet them.

Carl, as the largest and most prompt paying client of Haoli Construction Company in the past year, is undoubtedly a "champion" client in Robin's mind.

Led by Robin, Carl and Metagross sat down in a reception room. After taking a sip of the black tea that Robin had personally brewed, Carl began to explain his purpose to Robin.

“Well, building mills and barns, and constructing roads are no problem for us at Haoli Construction. Helping with inspections and replacements of electrical appliances is also very simple.” After listening to Carl’s needs, Robin pondered for a moment, then said, “We at Haoli Construction also have dedicated partners who can offer you a very favorable price.”

Robin paused after speaking, then said with a hint of doubt, "As for your two requests later, there are some things I don't quite understand."

“If there’s anything you don’t understand, Uncle Robin, please feel free to tell me,” Carl said, showing great understanding.

"First of all, you want to install a factory-grade battery pack on the farm for power, right?" Robin asked, sounding somewhat uncertain.

“Yes, what’s the problem?” Carl blinked. “I’ve looked it up online, installing a factory-grade battery pack shouldn’t be too difficult, right?”

“Installation isn’t difficult.” Robin stroked his stubble, looking at Karl with some difficulty, “But normally, factory-grade battery packs require a large number of Electric-type Pokémon to provide power, so…”

Upon hearing this, Carl immediately understood what Robin meant. He smiled nonchalantly and said, "Uncle Robin, don't worry, I've already thought about this. You just need to install the battery pack."

"Hmm, it's good that you've thought about this." Seeing that Carl seemed confident, Robin stopped dwelling on the question. "Then, the next question: you said you want to build a 200*100*10 underground cold storage, but only need to install lighting and ventilation systems?"

“That’s right, the blueprint looks something like this.” Carl said, taking out the blueprints that Metagross had drawn beforehand from his backpack and handing them to Robin.

Robin picked up the blueprints and studied them carefully. After a short while, he looked up at Carl with some surprise: "These blueprints are very professionally drawn. If we build according to the blueprints, there will be no problem. However, without a refrigeration system for preservation, the crops stored in this warehouse probably won't last long."

"It's alright, Uncle Robin, you just focus on building."

In the following time, Robin and Carl began to discuss the details of each building. With the help of Metagross, Carl signed a contract with Robin in less than half an hour.

It is worth noting that since the "underground warehouse" was actually built for Kyurem, Karl also sought advice from Kyurem through "bond power" when discussing related issues.

As Carl led Metagross out the door, Charizard immediately came to greet them, clutching an empty ice cream tub and looking at Carl pitifully.

"Alright, alright, I'll buy you another bucket." Carl patted the Charizard's belly with amusement. "Do you still want vanilla flavor?"

"Ugh! (I want the sea salt flavor!)"

Chapter 187 Return to Jinhui Town

Just as Carl finished dinner and was about to take the Tanjiro brothers and Gible out for a walk, he received a call from Yaji.

"Hello, President Yeci."

"My application was approved? That's great!"

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, President Yeci."

According to the information Yeci just told Karl over the phone, Karl can go to Jinhui Town to find Aoki within a week after his application is approved, and under Aoki's guidance, enter the Padia Giant Pit through the gate set up on the outer perimeter of the Padia Giant Pit.

However, although Karl's application was only valid for one week, he could only stay in the Padia Pit for three days, or more precisely, three days and two nights.

"Only three days," Carl muttered to himself as he walked the three little ones around the farm.

From the beginning, Karl applied to enter the Padia Pit in an attempt to bring out Guleton and Milton, who lived there.

According to the plot of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Leyton and Milton should escape the Padia Pit next year.

Number One Gullardon and Number One Millardon were actually summoned by Orin and Dr. Fortu long ago using the "time machine".

In the story, the reason why Fortu and Professor Orin "disappeared" was because they summoned the second Gruulton and the second Milerton through the "time machine," which are the two Pokémon that AI Orin and AI Fortu control in the later story.

It's not hard to see from the game's storyline that the reason why Number One Gullton and Number One Milton escaped the Padia Pit was because they lost to Number Two Gullton and Number Two Milton in the process of fighting for territory.

At this point in time, Orin and Dr. Fortu have perished, but it is likely that Number One Guleton and Number One Milton were not beaten to the point of "shattered Dao heart" and seriously injured by Number Two Guleton and Number Two Milton.

However, before entering the Padia pit, Karl needed to verify a piece of information with Pipa.

"Hey, Karl, why are you calling me at this time?" Piper asked curiously on the other end of the line.

“Paipa, my application to enter the Padia Pit some time ago has been approved.”

After Carl said this, there was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. After about thirty seconds, Piper's voice came through again: "Brother Carl, why did you want to tell me something?"

“I suppose you also want to enter the Pale Abyss?” Karl said in a deliberately exaggerated tone.

"May I?!"

“Although you’ll probably be safe with my protection, my application only allows me to go in alone this time.” Karl casually found a place to sit down and continued, “And from what I know, your parents should be working at the research institute at the deepest part of the Padia Abyss, right? I only have three days to go into the Padia Abyss this time, and if I’m not traveling the whole way, I probably won’t be able to get there.”

“I see.” Pipa’s tone immediately became somber.

“However, if you pass the Champion Road next year, I’ll take you into the Padia Pit, how about it?” Carl tempted. “Although passing the Champion Road will grant you the title of ‘Champion Trainer,’ the prestige of ‘Champion Trainer’ is probably only between Gym Leader and Elite Four. You have a real chance of achieving that.”

"...Can I really do it?" Piper asked somewhat uncertainly. "If it were Nemo and Shinji, I believe they could definitely meet your condition, Karl, but if it were me..."

“Don’t forget what I taught you,” Carl reminded him. “As long as you can master the tactics I taught you before, passing the ‘Road to the Championship’ will be a piece of cake for you.”

“Since you’ve put it that way, Karl, then I’ll give it my best.” Piper’s tone became more relaxed, and then he teased Karl, “Karl, if I use the tactics you taught me, are you sure I won’t get beaten up?”

“That’s why I’ve been emphasizing physical exercise for you all,” Carl replied with a smile. Then, he asked Carl the question he was most interested in: “Pippa, do you have any Poké Balls left by Orin and Professor Fortu at home?”

"This question... Karl, let me think about it first."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before Pipana's uncertain voice came through: "As far as I remember, Mom and Dad didn't leave any Poké Balls at home, Carl, why are you asking this?"

"Do you remember the 'Winged King' and 'Iron Serpent' that I mentioned to you before?" Karl didn't intend to hide his true intentions for entering the Padia Pit from Pipa, and went straight to the point: "I entered the Padia Pit this time to try to catch those two Pokémon."

“I see.” Piper wasn’t surprised by Karl’s words. In his opinion, it was perfectly normal for a powerful trainer like Karl to want to capture powerful Pokémon.

However, in Piper's opinion, apart from making a lot of noise when they fought, the two "red and blue motorcycle lizards" did not show any characteristics related to "legendary Pokémon".

Although Piper knew that even without those two guys, his parents would still choose to go into the Padia Pit for research in pursuit of their dreams, he still hated those two guys very much.

Therefore, Piper didn't care about Carl's desire to capture Legendary Pokémon and Milton. After all, it wouldn't be of much use for someone like him to capture Legendary Pokémon, and he wasn't confident that he could control those two Pokémon.

Piper's answer was within Carl's expectations. If the Poké Balls of No. 1 Guleton and No. 1 Milton were not in Piper's hands at this time, it would mean that the Poké Ball that Piper gave to the "protagonist" in the original storyline was most likely brought back by him from the Padia Pit.

After confirming this information, Carl chatted with Pipa for a while and told him that he would check on Pipa's training after he returned from the Padia Pit. Carl then hung up the phone amidst Pipa's terrified wails.

The next morning, fully prepared, Karl rode his Steel-Armored Raven toward the town of Brocade.

After a five-hour flight, Carl finally arrived back in Jinhui Town.

When Aoki saw Karl all ready to go, his expression immediately turned ugly: "Karl, if I remember correctly, your application was approved yesterday, right?"

“That’s right.” Karl nodded.

"Then why didn't you prepare for a few more days?" Aoki looked at Karl with a serious expression: "The inside of the Padia Crater is extremely dangerous, don't underestimate it."

"Don't worry, I'm ready." Karl smiled at Aoki. "Please trust me."

"...In that case, come with me."

Chapter 188 Karl's Bizarre Adventure: The Parthian Pit Version (1.5k)

In Carl's view, Aoki, as the chief bully of the Padia League, must have an extremely busy daily life.

But looking at Aoki sitting across the table, holding the menu and seriously considering what to eat next, Karl fell silent.

"Please give me a grilled rice ball, some tempura, and a bowl of soba noodles in clear broth." After telling the waiter waiting at the table what he wanted to order, Aoki handed the menu to Carl.

Carl glanced at the menu in his hand: "Give me a grilled rice ball, a pork chop, and... a bottle of refreshing soda."

After the waiter left, Karl turned to look at Aoki, who was sitting across the table.

Although Aoki was wearing a well-pressed suit, the dark circles under his eyes and his lifeless gaze made it clear that he had probably stayed up all night or worked overtime again last night.

This made Karl, who had slept from 10 p.m. last night until 6 a.m. this morning, feel a little guilty: "Brother Aoki, is there anything else you'd like to eat? This lunch is on me."

Aoki raised his eyelids slightly, looked at Karl sitting across the table, who was full of energy, and sighed deeply: "I can't accept a reward without doing anything. Forget about treating me to a meal. What I want to know now is, Karl, how much do you know about the Padia Crater?"

Upon hearing this, Karl looked around and realized that the spot Aoki had chosen was located in a corner of the Treasure Dining Hall. Since it was still early, there weren't many customers in the Treasure Dining Hall, making it a perfect place for them to discuss news about the Padia Giant Pit.

"As far as I know, the Padia Crater is the origin of the crystallization, and it is inhabited by many special Pokémon that seem to come from other dimensions," Karl said succinctly.

“That’s roughly it. I think as a trainer who has caught a Flareon, you should know very well how dangerous those Pokémon are.” Aoki said earnestly, “Even if you are very strong, you still need to be extremely careful after entering the Padia Crater.”

At this moment, Karl realized that Aoki's attitude seemed a bit too harsh. He frowned slightly and tentatively asked Aoki, "Brother Aoki, is there something you want to say to me?"

"You are indeed as perceptive as Chairman Yeci said." Aoki smiled faintly after hearing Karl's question, then glanced down, "Do you know why your application has a seven-day time limit?"

"Could there be some other reason behind this?" Karl's curiosity was instantly piqued by Aoki's words.

“In the past, every trainer who applied to enter the Padia Crater had at least a month to prepare,” Aoki said slowly. “Although President Yaji has tried her best to mediate for you, you know that she doesn’t want to make things so ugly unless it’s absolutely necessary.”

Karl raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, his tone somewhat playful: "Huh? Uncle Aoki, who doesn't know that our Chairman Yeci is the 'One and Only Sun of the Padia Alliance'? I think if Chairman Yeci is willing, changing this week to a month shouldn't be too difficult, right?"

Seeing Karl's "I may be young, but you can't fool me" look, Aoki rubbed his face, his tone becoming somewhat frustrated: "I told you I couldn't do this job, Chairman, but you wouldn't believe me..."

"So, President Yeci actually hopes I can enter the Padia Pit within this week? Let me guess, it's not because something has happened in the Padia Pit during this time, is it?" Karl analyzed, stroking his chin.

"From what I understand, the Padia Crater has been isolated from the outside world for some unknown reason, so this mess is most likely caused by the Pokémon inside the Padia Crater."

"So, President Yeci wants to take this opportunity to have me find out about the interior of the Padia Pit? I'm not wrong, am I?"

"As for what you just said about not being able to do this job, Uncle Aoki, could it be that Chairman Yaji wants you to shift the blame to other high-ranking members of the alliance? Anyway, the Padia Alliance is now entirely under Chairman Yaji's control. Whoever she puts on the blame has to take the blame, so it won't affect my impression of the Padia Alliance?"

Listening to Karl's analysis, a bead of cold sweat slid down Aoki's forehead. Looking at the eloquent Karl, he seemed to have given up resisting, his whole body relaxed, and he leaned back in his chair.

"Karl, you're eighteen, right?" Aoki suddenly blurted out. "How can you analyze so much from just this one clue?"

“Maybe I’m just smarter?” Carl shrugged.

In fact, Karl was able to analyze so much because, as a time traveler, he had a natural advantage in "vision".

Anyone unfamiliar with the situation within the Padiya League would have been moved by Yaji's "reasonable argument" after hearing Aoki's words.

As similar incidents occurred frequently, the people who were fooled developed a very high level of goodwill towards Ye Ci, which led to events such as beheading, hosting a banquet, and bowing down in worship.

However, this method had no effect on Karl.