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

"So, Karl, do you know why Zhulan came to the Padia region last time?"

As soon as Cattleya said this, Karl felt an indescribable gravitational pull.

'If I were to say now, "Didn't Zhu Lan ever mention this?" it would probably set this gas canister on fire,' Carl thought to himself.

“I think she probably came to the Padiya region to relax because she had too much to do after becoming the champion,” Karl said.

"Oh? I think so too, but I always feel like Zhulan hasn't told me something." A troubled expression appeared on Jiadeliya's face.

"If even you, my dearest friend, don't know, what could I possibly know?"

Karl's "persuasion" of Cattleya was remarkably effective!

“That’s true,” Cattleya agreed wholeheartedly. “How could you possibly know things that I don’t even know?”

Just then, a waiter pushed a food cart into the private room, and Karl said to Cattleya, "Since things have come to this, let's eat first."

Chapter 209 Karl: This is a line you made up, right?

"I never expected to meet you here."

As Karl and Cattleya finished lunch and were about to leave, an unknown guild leader dressed in a black suit appeared before them.

Looking at Ye Ci's "What a coincidence!" expression, Karl smiled with relief.

"Good afternoon, President Yeci." Karl gave a formulaic smile and then began to introduce the blonde girl standing next to him: "Cattleya, this is Yeci, the champion of the Padia League, president of the Padia League, and chairman of the Orange Academy."

Caldelia was clearly unaware of the joke about "there's not enough room for all of us," but upon hearing Karl's words, she immediately realized that the tall woman in front of her was most likely her future boss.

Although Ci wore a very polite smile, a woman's intuition told Cattleya that this dark-haired woman seemed somewhat dangerous.

However, upon considering the other party's identity, Gadriya felt relieved. After all, the woman in front of her held a position in the Padia region comparable to that of Zhulan, and she could not possibly be a simple person.

“Hello, Miss Yaji, I am Cattleya, from the Sinnoh region.” Cattleya returned the greeting with a polite smile.

"Miss Cattleya, it's a pleasure to meet you." Ye Ci extended his right hand to Cattleya in a very gentlemanly manner, and then gently shook hands with her small hand.

Karl had to admit that although Ye Ci was a woman, her temperament was very androgynous, just like a certain stone-obsessed young nobleman that Karl knew, even more mature and composed than that young nobleman.

In Karl's memory, many girls in Orange Academy admired Ci, while the remaining girls admired Xinli, and the last small group of students admired an unknown blue-haired man who ran a dojo on the summit of Frostbite Mountain.

Getting back to the main point, perhaps because they were both women, after introducing themselves, Gadriya and Yeci quickly began chatting happily.

Seeing this, Karl nodded with satisfaction, then silently stood aside and waited.

"By the way, Brother Aoki, when did you get here?" Karl turned his head to look at the world's best user of stoicism who had appeared beside him at some point.

"Yes, just now when Chairman Yeci shook hands with that Ms. Cattleya," Aoki said in a low voice.

“Lady?” Karl noticed Aoki’s choice of words. “Brother Aoki, is there something wrong with your eyes? There’s no way you can call Cattleya ‘Lady’.”

In Karl's view, Aoki, as the chief bully of the Padia Alliance, was very careful with his words in most situations, after all, his every word and action represented the Padia Alliance.

The word "lady" is generally used to describe older women, but Gardner seems to have nothing to do with the word "old" at all.

In fact, when Karl first met Yeci, he also wanted to use the word "madam" to address her, but at the moment he was about to say it, his sixth sense told him that if he used "madam" to address her, something bad would probably happen.

"Sigh—but Miss Cattleya's background is enough for me to address her as 'madam'." Aoki sighed deeply, somewhat helplessly.

Okay, now Karl understands why Aoki referred to Cattleya as "lady".

"President Ye Ci actually got the background check results so quickly?"

Carl had to admit that, in terms of work efficiency, the Padia League was second to none among the leagues he knew.

"This young lady is quite a troublesome individual."

Aoki did not answer Karl's question directly, but seeing the slightly resentful look in Aoki's eyes, Karl knew that Aoki had hit the nail on the head.

“However, this has absolutely nothing to do with me.” Karl made a classic bear-like shrug. “I had never met Cattleya before today.”

"Is that so?" Aoki's lips curled down, his lifeless eyes fixed on Karl.

In Karl's eyes, Aoki's current expression resembled that of a certain wealthy man who liked to wear a tight-fitting suit and beat up kids in the crime capital at night—an adult version of that.

“Really.” Karl said with a serious expression, “I’m only here to receive her because I was asked to do so.”

Upon hearing this, Aoki's straight back relaxed, and his entire demeanor collapsed: "In short, I have already anticipated a busy life ahead."

"Brother Aoki, take it easy." Kind-hearted Karl couldn't bear to see Aoki looking so dejected. He turned his head away from Aoki and comforted him, "Your life is busy enough as it is now. How much busier will you be in the future? It's always better to have one more person than one less, right?"

"Haha, Karl, if you don't know how to comfort people, you can just send me money directly." Aoki joked casually, amused by Karl's words. "That might make me feel better."

Upon hearing this, Karl raised an eyebrow: "Sending money is not out of the question, as long as it's within seven figures, I can still support you, Brother Aoki."

"Haha, I was just joking." Aoki waved his hand. "I actually do have some savings."

As a working professional with over twenty years of experience, Aoki is not actually short of money. The reason he works so hard for Yaji is simply to repay Yaji for his "kindness" in nurturing him.

Although Ye Ci did treat Aoki like a beast of burden, she was quite generous with her money.

Taking last year as an example, with basic benefits such as medical insurance and pension insurance, as well as a series of compensations such as basic salary, overtime pay, and business trip allowances, Aoki's after-tax income last year was nine figures.

Aoki himself doesn't have many expenses other than training Pokémon due to his high-intensity work. The League can reimburse part of the resources Aoki uses to train Pokémon, and even the detached villa he lives in was provided by the League.

So Aoki is actually not short of money; in fact, he is very wealthy. Once he retires, he can transform into a billionaire and travel the world on vacation, enjoying gourmet food.

Just as Aoki and Karl were chatting casually, Yaji and Gadriya also finished their conversation.

"Ahem, Aoki, let's go. The Alliance still has matters that need our attention."

Upon hearing Ye Ci's words, Aoki immediately straightened up and entered "workaholic" mode: "Received."

Seeing this, Karl couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Hearing Karl's laughter, Aoki's eye twitched slightly. This nasty guy, can't he give me any face?

Aoki felt that Karl was becoming more and more presumptuous in front of him after they got to know each other better.

"Ahem, now that you've finished talking, we should leave too." Karl straightened up from leaning against the wall and said to Cattleya, "Let's go."

When the four of them took the elevator to the first floor and walked out of the lobby, Carl immediately released Guleton and Milton from their Poké Balls and skillfully straddled Guleton's back.

"and many more."

As Ye Ci watched as Karl so openly released the two "dangerous" Pokémon, Guleton and Milton, and rode them like ordinary Motosaurus, a crack appeared in the polite smile on her face.

"What's wrong?" Karl looked at Yeci with some confusion. "I remember that motorcycle lizards can be driven on roads, right?"

'You call these two guys Motor Lizards?' Ye Ci felt her blood pressure rising. 'I remember Miss Cattleya was here for the first time in Padia, right?'

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Karl's confusion deepened. "Does it mean that out-of-towners need to enter a lottery to ride motor lizards in Padia?"

“No, I think the president means that Miss Cattleya probably hasn’t taken her motorcycle lizard driving test yet, right?” Aoki chimed in to Karl.

"Motorcycle lizard driver's license, what's that?"

The air fell silent at these words. Karl wore a "Are you kidding me?" expression and said to Aoki, "You guys actually made up this word, right?"

Karl and Aoki stared at each other, and the air suddenly became quiet.

"Uh, is there really such a stupid thing as a 'motorcycle lizard driver's license'?"

Chapter 210 The Rampaging Psychic Power

After repeatedly confirming with Aoki that there was indeed such an abstract thing as a "motorcycle lizard driver's license," Karl fell into deep thought.

At the same time, Gadriya, who was standing next to Karl, also glanced at Karl subconsciously.

Did this guy actually take me to break the law on my very first day in Padiya? And Zhulan even said he's very reliable, this is really...

"As long as you don't get caught, it's not illegal, right?" Karl looked up at Aoki and asked him seriously.

"?"

Looking at Karl, who was earnestly asking him this question, Aoki sighed deeply: "You should know that there is a machine in this world called a camera, right?"

"So you mean to cover your face?" Karl pondered, stroking his chin.

Seeing Karl suddenly become somewhat nonsensical, Ye Ci finally spoke up to stop him, saying, "Alright, Karl, although I believe that with your abilities you won't cause any problems, I think you'd better get a motorcycle lizard driver's license."

“Alright.” Carl nodded helplessly.

In Carl's simple worldview, the idea that you need a driver's license to ride a Pokémon on the road is just as absurd as needing a bicycle driver's license to ride a bicycle outside.

Although Carl had studied the regulations regarding riding flying Pokémon, he almost never followed any of the rules except for the height restriction.

"If I may ask one more question, in Padia, you shouldn't need a special pilot's license to ride flying Pokémon, right?" Karl looked at Aoki standing in front of him and asked seriously.

Upon hearing Karl's question, Aoki's mind went blank for a moment: "Karl, you don't actually have a pilot's license, do you?"

"Flight license?"

Carl believed that if there were a mirror in front of him right now, he would definitely be able to see the constipated expression on his face.

What's a flight license? Aren't flying Pokémon just something you can ride and fly?

“Karl, you bastard…” Aoki looked at the “outlaw” in front of him with a headache, “Have you never received any flight training?”

"You need training to ride a Pokémon in flight?" Karl was genuinely shocked. "Even if someone is stupid, surely they can learn to ride a Pokémon?"

Meanwhile, Gadria, who was silently listening to the conversation between the two, had mixed feelings, because she didn't know that riding a Pokémon in flight required a flight license.

In fact, although most regions have something like a pilot's license, only three regions—United States, Galar, and Padiya—strictly enforce the pilot's license system.

As for trainers in other regions, their view on flight licenses can be summed up in one sentence: "Useless, not even good enough to wipe your butt with."

Due to time constraints, Aoki did not intend to continue the legal education for Karl. However, in order to help Karl better understand the laws of the Padia region, he still sent Karl a legal education link on the Navigator.

Watching Yaji and Aoki leave, Karl glanced awkwardly at Cattleya beside him: "It seems we don't have so many rules in the Sinnoh region."

Caldelia silently nodded in her heart, but on the surface she put on an expression that said, "I know everything." "I don't think you know anything."

This "tsundere" remark made Karl raise an eyebrow, but thinking that the other party might not be so good at joking, he withdrew his intention to tease Gadria and asked, "So now, Gadria, do you want to stroll around Brightlight City or are you planning to go straight back to your villa?"

Upon hearing Karl's words, a conflicted expression immediately appeared on Cattleya's face. She did want to explore this unfamiliar city, but she didn't want to do so with Karl.

In Gadria's view, only her currently only best friend, Zhu Lan, has the right to go shopping with her.

At this point in time, Gadriya was unaware of Wanlong, the novelist from the Unova region, nor of Karoni, the champion from the Carlos region and an internationally renowned actress.

Karl looked at the girl in front of him with a hint of helplessness, who had her true feelings written all over her face: "If you want to go back to the villa, I can give you a ride. If you want to go shopping, then I'll head home."

“Eh—” Gadriya looked at Karl standing in front of her with some surprise, “Zhulan isn’t…”

'This young lady is probably thinking to herself right now, with that narcissistic notion that I wouldn't want to stay by her side,' Karl thought to himself. 'If it weren't for Zhu Lan's request, I wouldn't want to associate with a super-powered landmine like you at all.'

Looking at Karl, who was as calm as a still lake, Gadriya suddenly wondered whether Karl truly meant what he said or was just playing hard to get.

Although Cattleya doesn't often appear in social settings, she always attracts a lot of attention from the opposite sex whenever she does. Therefore, she naturally assumes that Karl is no different from those people.

For example, right now, many passersby will subconsciously pay attention to Cattleya, this blonde beauty in every sense of the word, and women are no exception.

Carl admitted that Cattleya's small face was good-looking enough to be rated "hot," but her figure could only be rated "A," no more.

Karl himself was a staunch supporter of the Iron Fist, so in his eyes, Cattleya was really just a slightly prettier human powder keg, no, a human C4.

After being struck by curiosity, Gadriya subconsciously began to activate her superpowers, intending to probe Karl's true thoughts at that moment.

The instant Gadria's superpower touched Karl's mind, a searing, burning sensation immediately appeared in Gadria's senses, and she couldn't help but cry out in pain, "Ah!"

Upon sensing that Gadriya's superpower was about to dissipate, Karl's face darkened immediately: "Miss Gadriya, what do you mean by this?"

"What do you mean?" Gadriya looked at Karl with a puzzled expression, then realized that she had just acted somewhat presumptuously.

However, the still inexperienced Lady Cattleya, seeing Karl's sudden darkening expression, felt a surge of anger: 'How dare this guy treat me like this?'

"Tsk." Karl looked at Cattleya, who showed no intention of apologizing, and knew that he was probably going to betray Zhulan's trust.

"Cattleya, you really are arrogant," Karl said coldly. "You were just trying to use your superpowers to probe my thoughts, weren't you? And now you don't even have the slightest intention of apologizing to me, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Cattleya's face immediately turned red.

As Gadriya's emotions began to spiral out of control, a heavy surge of psychic energy slowly emanated from her body.

Seeing this, Carl remained calm. He casually took out a Poké Ball and pressed the trigger. Espeon's small figure immediately appeared beside Carl.

"What? You did something rude, and instead of apologizing, you want to launch a personal attack on me?" Karl said, enunciating each word clearly. "If Zhu Lan saw you like this, she would probably be utterly disappointed in you."

"boom!"

The moment Karl uttered his last words, Gadriya's psychic powers went berserk.

Chapter 211 Miss Officer Jenny: Please stop fighting!

At the moment when Cattleya unleashed her psychic power, her beautiful long golden hair moved without any wind.

A surge of psychic power erupted from her petite body, crushing the ground beneath her into dust.