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

Following the planned road, Karl leisurely arrived at the ranch area, or more precisely, at the boundary between the cultivated area and the ranch area.

In this area, a mill that is both wind-powered and pull-powered stands.

The neatly arranged red brick walls made Karl, who was slightly obsessive-compulsive, feel very comfortable, and the huge windmill installed on top of the mill cast a huge, slowly turning shadow in the sunlight.

Karl raised his hand and brushed it across the rough wall. He walked slowly to the mill's huge door, which was four meters high and three meters wide. He placed his hands on the center of the door and pushed it forward with force. The door immediately opened a crack.

Through the gap, Karl could see the empty interior of the mill. Sunlight streamed in through the high windows, and countless dust particles danced in the beams of light due to the Tyndall effect.

Since the mill has not yet been officially put into use, the transmission device connected to the windmill has not been turned on, so the millstone in the mill is not turning at this moment.

However, if Carl wanted, he could also push the millstone using the handles mounted on its side, and if the Pokémon on the farm got bored in the future, they could also come to the mill to grind the grain.

According to Carl's observation, besides training quietly, Majestic Teeth's favorite thing to do is take a walk alone with its Pokémon. When the mill is officially put into use in the future, it may be able to come and grind grain there.

This way, it can both improve physical fitness and provide a quiet walk, making it a perfect solution.

Carl strode toward the ranch area, imagining the magnificent future of Toothmill.

So far, there are three groups of residents living in the ranch area. The first is the little sheep, who are the farm's fertilizing experts and are also the most active Pokémon in the ranch area.

Because the mount lambs can obtain nutrients through photosynthesis, and they are generally herbivorous, apart from one mount lamb that wants to become the "King of Goats," the other mount lambs do almost no other activities besides using the "grass field" to fertilize themselves every day.

After finishing their daily fertilization "tasks," they return to the pasture area to nibble on some hay, then bask in the sun, peacefully spending the whole day in a very pleasant way.

However, when Karl appeared at the entrance of the sheep pen, all the riding lambs swarmed around him.

As Pokémon that come from a proper Pokémon ranch, the specially trained riding sheep know very well that meeting a farmer like Carl is a blessing they earned in their past lives.

There is no exploitation here, and Karl never asks them for anything. Apart from taking a walk in the farmland every day, they hardly have to do anything.

More importantly, the riding sheep all have a certain ability to sense other people's feelings. They can all sense that Karl is a very warm-hearted person, which makes them like being with Karl even more.

After interacting with the lambs for a while and checking on their development, Carl walked heavily toward a certain direction in the pasture area.

Before Carl even got close to the shack, he was forcibly dragged into it by the large milk jugs that had been rolling around around him.

Looking at the group of "eagle-eyed" big milk tanks, Karl sighed deeply, casually took out a pair of massage gloves and put them on, then said in a deep voice, "One by one, don't rush, everyone gets a share today."

And so began Carl's unique "farm war".

Chapter 219 Synergistic Evolution

"Phew—the war is finally, finally over." Karl shook his sore arms as he walked out from the group of giant milk tanks that had all fallen over. It had taken him a full hour to massage all of them.

Karl raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He was now truly impressed by Akane, who was far away in the Johto region. It was terrifying that that seemingly energetic girl could take care of such a large group of giant milk tanks.

After a short rest, Karl continued walking toward his next destination.

Five minutes later, Carl arrived at a drab-looking stone house, pushed open the door, and went inside.

The moment Carl pushed open the door, all the Pokémon in the house turned to look at him.

"Good morning, Salt Stones." Karl crouched down and touched one of the Salt Stones that was standing near the gate.

As the quietest group of Pokémon on the farm, these Salt Stone Pokémon from Rand Ranch spend almost 24 hours a day in this salt house, quietly eating the special rations that Carl bought from Rand.

Judging from their appearance, these little guys are developing very well; both their hardness and size are almost at the level where they can evolve.

Because these Saltstone Treasures are too small to produce salt in large quantities like their evolved forms, Saltstone Fortress and Saltstone Giant, most of the rock salt they produce is used to supply the farm's needs and is not sold as a commodity by Karl.

In Carl's plan, once these Salt Stone Treasures have all grown into Salt Stone Giants, the rock salt they produce will become a specialty product of Carl's farm.

Although Carl doesn't possess the world-class talent for breeding Pokémon like some other breeders, he is still confident in raising these Saltstone Pokémon to a top-tier level.

As Rock-type Pokémon, the Saltstones are as reserved as rocks. Even so, after Carl arrived, they still expressed their feelings to Carl in their own way.

"Hey, Salt Stone Treasure, don't spit salt on me! I'm not sick." Karl laughed as he brushed the rock salt off his body, then took out some specially prepared rations from his backpack and poured them into the feeding trough that was specially prepared for the Salt Stone Treasures.

This "ration" made by Rand looks like a dark-colored soil, but Carl can distinguish many mineral particles and dried fruit particles made from certain tree fruits.

In the Pokémon world, berries are a common food for Pokémon, and even Pokémon from the Mineral Group can eat berries.

As Karl poured a large bag of delicious food into the trough, the Salt Stones began spewing rock salt at him.

"Alright, alright, I know you all like me. Rather than spitting rock salt at me, I'd rather you grow up quickly." Karl gently stroked the salt treasures surrounding him with his raindrops. "I can't wait to let my students see your magnificent figures."

As soon as Karl finished speaking, the Salt Stones surrounding him stopped spewing rock salt, and then beams of evolutionary light shone throughout the spacious salt house.

"Huh? This is a linked evolution?!" Karl exclaimed instinctively. Then, he quickly took out his Rotom phone and turned on recording mode, intending to record this rare moment.

Synergistic evolution, as the name suggests, is a special situation in which, under specific conditions, as one Pokémon begins to evolve, other Pokémon living with it also evolve under the guidance of the former.

This is an extremely rare phenomenon. In the view of most Pokémon researchers, Synergy Evolution usually only occurs between Pokémon of the same species.

In Carl's memory, this special situation should only occur among the Bulbasaur living in the Mysterious Garden somewhere in the Kanto region.

And now, the synergistic evolution has suddenly appeared before him.

As the brilliant light of evolution appeared on all the Salt Stone Treasures, their bodies, which were originally only about 0.4 meters long, began to stretch horizontally.

As the light of evolution began to fade, four Saltstone Fortresses, almost identical in size, appeared beside Karl.

"Congratulations! Saltstone Fortress, you have finally evolved!" Karl said with a smile to the Saltstone Fortresses surrounding him. "To celebrate your evolution, I will have Martial Arts Bear Master cook you a big meal at noon today."

The Saltstone Fortresses nodded silently upon hearing this. Although they maintained the composure characteristic of the Rock type, Karl could tell from the power of their bond that the Saltstone Fortresses were very happy.

Suddenly, Karl remembered what he had said to the Saltstones before they evolved, and his eyes softened: "Saltstones, did you evolve because you wanted to meet my expectations?"

The Saltstones exchanged glances, then nodded in unison. Karl's smile grew even brighter: "In that case, you'll train with me for the next few days. When it's time for the final exams, I'll take you and my students for Pokémon battles."

As soon as Karl finished speaking, four streams of rock salt, even more intense than before, rained down on him. Karl casually picked up a small pinch of rock salt, put it in his mouth, and smacked his lips: "Hmm, after evolving, the rock salt you produce tastes even better."

……

"What?! Little Karl, you mean you filmed a video of coordinated evolution?!"

On the other end of the phone, Dr. Yamanashi, who always maintained a calm demeanor, exclaimed in alarm upon hearing Carl's words: "Quick! Hurry! Send me the video!"

"Okay, Doctor, please don't get so agitated." Carl reassured Dr. Yamanashi while operating the Rotom phone. "I'll send it to you via Navigator now. Okay, did you receive it?"

"Received it, let me see—hey, it really is a linked evolution!" Professor Yamanashi's tone became even more excited.

As an internationally renowned expert in the field of Pokémon evolution, Dr. Yamanashi has always been curious about the amazing phenomenon of Pokémon synergy evolution.

Unfortunately, because Synergy Evolution is so rare, and most trainers who have witnessed it do not record it, the Pokémon academic community has not yet been able to explain the principle behind Synergy Evolution.

"Quickly, Karl, tell me in detail everything that happened before and after the synergistic evolution." Dr. Yamanashi strode to his desk, picked up a pen and paper, and prepared to record Karl's statement.

"Well, actually the situation is quite simple, I was in the morning..."

After Carl recounted everything that had happened before and after the Synergistic Evolution to Professor Yamanashi, Professor Yamanashi's excited voice came through the receiver: "So it was to respond to your wishes? It seems you've been taking good care of these children, Carl. Besides, that special food might also have been the trigger for the Synergistic Evolution, um, and..."

Listening to Dr. Yamanashi's long-winded explanation of his conjectures over the phone, Karl suddenly had an idea and said to Dr. Yamanashi, "Hey, Dr. Yamanashi, since you're so interested in synergistic evolution, why don't you come to Padia?"

Chapter 220 Dr. Yamanashi: Huh? What did you say?

"Go to Padiya?" Dr. Yamanashi immediately fell into deep thought upon hearing this.

To be honest, Dr. Yamanashi was somewhat tempted by Karl's suggestion. Putting aside the issue of co-evolution, as Karl's elder, he had also considered visiting Karl in the Padia region.

However, as an expert in Pokémon evolution, it is not an easy task for Professor Yamanashi to travel to other regions.

For the Sinnoh League, Professor Yamanashi's value is, in some ways, greater than that of a Champion, and at times, even more valuable than that of a Regional Champion.

If Dr. Yamanashi wants to go to the Padiya region, he can only do so by applying to the Alliance for an external exchange program.

This was also the reason why Carl went to the Unova region for the first time. At that time, Professor Yamanashi wanted to get a precious biological sample from Professor Juniper, but Professor Yamanashi could not leave the Sinnoh region at will, so he could only entrust Carl to bring the biological sample back.

Just as Professor Yamanashi hesitated, Carl offered another price that Professor Yamanashi absolutely could not refuse: "Oh, by the way, Professor Yamanashi, I don't think I've told you yet, when I represented Orange Academy to go to the Unova region for an exchange some time ago, I brought back Kyurem, the Pokémon from the founding legend of the Unova region."

“Representing Orange Academy? Karl, you…” Dr. Yamanashi started to say, but then suddenly realized what Karl had just said and exclaimed in surprise, “What?! Karl, what did you bring back?”

"Kyurem, the legendary Pokémon of the Unova region." Karl said, enunciating each word clearly, as Professor Yamanashi's voice rose so high it was almost cracking. "I'm currently building a dormitory for it on my farm."

"I'll go apply to the Alliance right now," Dr. Yamanashi said impatiently. "Don't hang up yet, wait for me."

As soon as Dr. Yamanashi finished speaking, Carl heard a series of rapid keystrokes coming from the other end of the phone.

About five minutes later, Dr. Yamanashi's voice came through the phone again: "Karl, I just applied to the Alliance for an external exchange activity, and the Alliance said they will communicate with the Padia Alliance within three to five days..."

Dr. Yamanashi was halfway through his sentence when Carl immediately interrupted him, saying, "Doctor, I know the current president of the Padia League. As long as the Sinnoh League submits an application, I will have the Padia League approve it as soon as possible."

"Oh? That's great!" Dr. Yamanashi said, then seemed to realize something and subconsciously lowered his voice, "Karl, could you perhaps mention to Zhulan privately that you should urge her to expedite the review process?"

Well, Dr. Yamanashi actually knew that Cynthia's trip to the Padia region last time was for Karl, but he didn't object to it. After all, although Karl and Cynthia's relationship was not good before, they were still considered friends. Even for his sake, Cynthia wouldn't make things too difficult for Karl.

“No problem, I’ll tell her in a bit,” Carl agreed immediately.

As a native of Sinnoh, Carl is well aware of how inefficient the Sinnoh League's current administrative system is. Even though the current League Champion, Cynthia, has a decisive personality, she cannot change the Sinnoh League's atmosphere in a short period of time.

However, because of what happened a few days ago, Carl thought that as long as he asked, Zhu Lan would agree to help him. This would not only help Dr. Yamanashi, but also reduce Zhu Lan's guilt towards him.

At this point, Carl revealed another piece of information to Professor Yamanashi: "Professor, besides Kyurem, there are some other Pokémon on my farm that you would definitely be interested in, but it's not easy to talk about this over the phone. You'll have to come and see them for yourself."

"Oh?" Dr. Yamanashi's eyes lit up. "Then let's leave it at that. I'll go take care of what I'm doing now, and I'll send you a message when I'm ready to leave."

"Okay, you can go ahead and get busy. It's almost lunchtime for me, so I'll hang up now."

"Alright, see you in Parthia!"

After hanging up the phone, Carl immediately sent a message to Yeci and Zhulan respectively.

Shortly after Karl sent out the message, Ye Ci called.

As soon as Carl answered the phone, Ye Ci's voice came from the other end: "Hey Carl, is what you said in the message true?"

“Yes, President Yaji.” Karl said in a relaxed tone, “As you probably know, I was raised by Dr. Yamanashi after my parents passed away.”

“…I understand.” Ye Ci pondered for a moment, then continued, “I will try my best to cooperate with you, but I would also like to ask you for a favor.”

Carl raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "Let me make it clear beforehand, Professor Yamanashi is not for sale in the Sinnoh region, so President Yamanashi, you can forget about keeping Professor Yamanashi in the Padia region. Apart from that, we can discuss anything else."

Upon hearing Carl's words, Ye Ci on the other end of the phone immediately burst out laughing: "Of course I know that. If it were me, I wouldn't allow such a valuable talent as Dr. Yamanashi to stay in other regions either."

In fact, when Yeci saw the message Karl sent, she also had the idea of ​​keeping Dr. Yamanashi around, but she quickly dismissed the idea herself.

"In that case, what kind of help do you want me to give you, President Yeci?" Karl asked.

“It’s like this, as you probably know, Professors Orin and Fortu, along with other researchers, ‘disappeared’ during the incident in Area Zero.” After a moment of consideration, Yeci continued, “So I want to send a research team to contact Professor Yamanashi. If possible, I would like to have this team return to the Sinnoh region with Professor Yamanashi for further studies in the future.”

After hearing the specifics of Ye Ci's need for his help, Carl nodded in agreement.

The accident in Sector Zero resulted in the loss of a large number of research talents in the Padilla region, including Pokémon Professors Orin and Fortu. As a result, the Padilla region is now in dire need of research talent, which is why I asked Carl for help.

However, Carl was still somewhat hesitant about whether to agree to Yachi's request, after all, Professor Yamanashi was the "highest mountain" in the field of Pokémon evolution.

Even Professor Oak of Pallet Town cannot compare to Professor Yamanashi in terms of achievements in the field of Pokémon evolution.

Therefore, every researcher position at the Yamanashi Research Institute is the most cherished resource in the Pokémon academic community. Any researcher who has studied at the Yamanashi Research Institute can directly take charge in many smaller research institutes.

Yeci seemed to know Karl's concerns at this moment, so she continued, "If Dr. Yamanashi agrees, I can promise that the Padia Alliance will open the Padia Giant Pit for him."

“If this condition is added, I think Dr. Yamanashi will agree.” Karl said with satisfaction, “However, I don’t know much about these rules and regulations. After Dr. Yamanashi arrives in the Padia region, there will be professionals there to make the arrangements.”

“Okay, that’s enough.” Ye Ci agreed with a smile, then changed the subject and continued to ask Karl, “By the way, Karl, the spring semester at Orange Academy is almost over. Are you ready for the final exam for the course you’re in charge of?”

“Of course.” A subtle smile unconsciously appeared on Karl’s face. “I think my assessment will definitely be unforgettable for the students.”

Chapter 221 Garchomp's First Manned Journey

After hanging up the phone with Yeci, Carl received another message from Zhulan.

[Zhu Lan: I just received an application from Dr. Yamanashi. Does he want to visit you in the Padiya region?]

[Karl: In a sense, yes, but mainly it's because the Pokémon on my farm have exhibited a very peculiar chain evolution phenomenon.]

[Zhu Lan: Okay, I understand. I will have the staff complete the approval as soon as possible. If things go smoothly, it should only take three days.]

[Karl: I will also contact President Yeci of the Parthian Alliance to have her assist you in completing this "academic exchange" activity.]

[Zhu Lan: Okay. Also, I'm sorry about that.]

[Karl: I don't care about that anymore, so you don't need to apologize to me, Zhulan.]

[Zhu Lan: If things go smoothly, I will attend the ceremony when Lia becomes the King of the Padia Alliance.]

"Huh??" Karl stared wide-eyed at the last message Zhu Lan had sent.

Can someone tell me what it means that the Sinnoh champion will attend the inauguration ceremony of King Padia? Is that really possible?

Carl paused for a moment, then he realized that Cynthia seemed to be Cattleya's only friend at the moment, so this seemed quite reasonable, if you disregarded Cynthia's status as the Sinnoh Champion.

[Karl: I think President Yeci will agree to let Cattleya become the Queen of Padcia, since strictly speaking, Cattleya's only competitor right now is an eight-year-old girl.]

"?"

Zhu Lan, who was sitting at her desk idly scrolling through her phone, frowned. What did she mean by "Lia's only competitor is an eight-year-old girl"?