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

Taking advantage of this brief gap, Tirecat once again distanced herself from Swampert. At this moment, without needing Karl's command, Tirecat, who understood his tactical intentions, had already begun to use harassment tactics against Swampert without any instruction.

However, Swampert is Swampert after all. With its strength and combat experience far surpassing that of Tirecat, it quickly came up with a countermeasure.

Swampert took a step forward, and a surge of water gushed from its body. It took another step forward, and the surging water began to rush forward, engulfing all the attacks thrown by Tire Meow.

Although Swampert's water manipulation isn't very precise, and it can't use its vine whips as easily as Serperior to block all of Tirion's attacks, Swampert's strength makes up for this.

Seeing that Swampert was getting serious, Karl narrowed his eyes and commanded, "Tire Meow, Falling Petals!"

As the strongest move that Tirion currently possesses, Falling Petals can create a snow-like shower of petals to attack Swampert. With the support of Grassy Terrain and Swampert's four-fold weakness to Grass, this move can definitely deal some damage to Swampert.

Not only that, the falling petals can also obstruct Swampert's vision, while Tirion can use the grassy terrain to pinpoint Swampert's location. Carl's command can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

As the petals swept towards the Swampert, it let out a long howl, its already muscular body bulging slightly.

The next moment, Swampert, carried by the water current, disregarded the damage caused by the falling petals and charged straight through the swirling petals towards Tilley's location.

Waterfall climbing is one of Swampert's most proficient moves. In order to master this move, it once trained on a giant waterfall that was hundreds of meters high, and finally succeeded in climbing to the top of the waterfall, which shows Swampert's mastery of waterfall climbing.

The moment Swampert used Waterfall, Tirecat only saw a blur before her eyes, and the next moment, Swampert's massive body appeared in front of Tirecat.

Tirey's entire body was shrouded in the shadow cast by Swampert's body. As Swampert's cold fist swung out, Tirey closed her eyes.

After a while, the excruciating pain that Tillie had anticipated did not come. When it opened its eyes, it saw Swampert's somewhat silly expression.

"Swamp. (Don't close your eyes in battle, junior.)" Swampert reached out and flicked Tire Meow's head lightly, then walked towards Karl with light steps.

"Swamp Monster, well done." Karl reached out and touched Swamp Monster's slightly sticky skin, then casually brushed a leaf off its forehead. "It seems your control over your power has improved quite a bit recently."

Swampert raised a hand and scratched its head, a somewhat shy smile appearing on its face: "Swamp. (It's alright, I'm still far behind my big brother, let alone Master Bear.)"

The "big brother" that Swampert refers to is Metagross, because it was Swampert's "mentor" who trained Swampert when it joined the team, since they are both Pokémon that are more inclined towards melee combat.

As for why Urshifu isn't called "Big Brother," it's because, apart from Winged, the other Pokémon in the team see Urshifu more as a "father" than a "Big Brother."

Just as Carl was talking to the Swamp Monster, Tire Cat also snapped out of her daze.

The Swampert's "fierce" figure during the battle, and its gentle smile after the truce, were deeply imprinted in Tire's heart.

Since training with Serperior, it has been learning Serperior's "precise" fighting style, but Swampert's "savagery" gave it a different kind of "taste".

This feeling was particularly wonderful for Tiree, even though Serperior had once shown it the "Leaf Storm" that was comparable to a hurricane at its request, and it was attracted by Serperior's calm demeanor.

But now, after witnessing Swampert's fighting style, a new idea has emerged in Tiree's mind: whether it is her master or Swampert, they all have their own unique fighting style, so can I also have my own unique fighting style?

If Carl knew what Tiremeow was thinking at that moment, he would definitely be happy for Tiremeow, because if it only imitated other people's fighting styles, it would never become a powerful Pokémon.

However, Tire Cat's idea is still immature. After all, without real combat experience, it cannot find a fighting style that suits it. It still has a long way to go, but that's a story for another time.

After seeing Swampert off, Carl went to Tire Meow, squatted down, and looked into its pink eyes: "Tire Meow, what's wrong? Are you a little unhappy because you lost the training match?"

For Pokémon with quirky personalities, such as Tirion and Serperior, Carl usually prefers to communicate with them in a more direct way.

"Meow! (No, I just feel I need to work harder.)" Having regained her senses, Tirey Meow shook her head, then flashed a bright, energetic smile: "Meow! (I've decided, from now on, my training volume will double!)"

"Okay, but training should be moderate, okay? If you feel unwell, be sure to tell me." Karl stroked the cute cat in front of him, then began to review the battle with it. "First of all, the reason I had you use Grassy Terrain in the beginning was because..."

After the debriefing, Carl let Tiremy leave to train on his own, then turned to Gengar, who had been waiting for a long time: "Come on, Gengar, your opponent in today's training match is Espeon..."

Chapter 230 Beigu Town and the Charizard's Weight Loss Plan

Carl was never a devil, at least that's what he thought.

However, the Pokémon like Tireyme and Gengar, who were exhausted from training, did not think so.

Looking at the Pokémon feasting after their overtraining, Urshifu's face showed a hint of reminiscence.

In fact, Carl wasn't always the "hands-off manager" he is now. Back then, without Professor Yamanashi's permission, he could only sneak off to the wild to train his Pokémon in his spare time, and he was a complete battle maniac.

At that time, Carl, along with his apprentice Kuma, fought against all the Pokémon in the wild of Sandstone Town. In order to help his apprentice Kuma comprehend the two scrolls as soon as possible, Carl was almost driven to madness.

During that time, Zhenyifa also completed his integration with Karl and officially joined Karl's team.

Given the "wildness" that Zhenyi Development displayed at the time, it took Karl a great deal of effort to gain Zhenyi Development's approval.

Even though Vibrating Wing joined the team and received Carl's "sincere" guidance, Carl, who only had two Pokémon at the time, still had enough energy to train them both at the same time.

It wasn't until Charmander and Chinchilla joined the team that the pressure on Kuma's apprentice was relieved.

Even now, Master Xiong still vividly remembers the egg fried rice he ate at a not-so-authentic Chinese restaurant after returning to Zhensha Town one evening from training. It was then that he decided to learn cooking.

Now, looking at the Pokémon that are just as diligently eating as he was back then, Ushio is filled with emotion.

Meanwhile, Karl, who was also eating fried rice with eggs, was thinking about tomorrow's training plan. Now that he had decided to train Tire and the others properly, he was determined to do his best.

Just then, Gengar suddenly shivered: "Giggle? (Hey, what happened?)"

Given the unique constitution of Ghost-type Pokémon, it is almost unaffected by the temperature of the environment in daily life, but just now it inexplicably felt a chill.

"Jeh? (Is it just my imagination?)" Gengar scratched its head, not understanding what was happening, so it simply stopped thinking about it and continued to bury its head in the delicious and nutritious meal prepared by Bear Master.

……

Four days later, Carl, who had obtained his pilot's license last Sunday, finally "legally hit the road" for the first time. Today, Carl's destination is Béguy Town in the South Sixth District.

Bégué is a town of "stars and ceramics," and its name in Padia clearly indicates that it is a town famous for its ceramics.

The entire town of Rake is situated atop a giant rock in the sixth district of Padia. Due to its location, most trainers need to pass through a mine called the "Rake Hole" to reach Rake.

Besides the ceramics mentioned above, the most famous thing about Begu Town is the Begu Gym Leader, the internationally renowned model named "Lipp".

However, in addition to being a "gym leader" and a "model," this Lip is also the owner of a well-known cosmetics brand in Padiya.

According to Lip, in an interview, she created her own cosmetics brand not because she wanted to use her influence in the fashion industry to make more money. She said she had achieved top-notch standards as both a "trainer" and a "model," and she didn't lack that kind of money.

Her initial motivation for creating this cosmetics brand was simply to make the cosmetics she used on herself feel more at ease, and if she was going to do it, she wanted to do it the best.

From this perspective, Lip and Carl are somewhat similar in their thinking; once they make up their minds about something, they want to do it to the best of their ability.

After a flight of up to an hour, Karl landed on the grassland outside Bakegu Town riding his fire-breathing dragon.

The reason why the Pokémon accompanying Carl on his trip today were not Corviknight and Garchomp is because Carl "inadvertently" revealed that "Bakeg Town is near the West Padia Sea, where there might be some good fishing spots."

Upon hearing this news, Charizard, who was engrossed in fishing, immediately volunteered to go out with Karl.

'Oh, fisherman,' Carl thought to himself.

When asked why he used this method to "lure" Charizard into going out with him, Karl replied that if Charizard didn't go out for a walk, it would really become a couch potato.

All it does every day is sleep and eat, and occasionally it flies to the nearby waters to fish for an entire afternoon. Karl is really worried about its size.

However, Carl was also very clear that his Charizard had a higher metabolic and digestive capacity than other Charizards since it was a baby, which was the key reason why Charizard was now much larger than other Charizards.

If Charizard is willing, it can lose its big belly in less than a week.

But how should I put it, in this world there are not only "your grandma thinks you're hungry" and "your mom thinks you're cold", but also "your trainer thinks you're fat".

In order to prevent Piper and the others who occasionally visit the farm from noticing the changes in Charizard's size, Carl decides to start the "Charizard Weight Loss Plan".

After Karl jumped off the Charizard's back, the Charizard expertly reached out its claws towards Karl's backpack, but to its surprise, Karl blocked its outstretched claws.

"Roar? (Karl, what's wrong?)" The Charizard looked at Karl with a puzzled expression. "Roar. (I'm going fishing. Come find me when you're done.)"

“No, you don’t want to go fishing right now,” Carl said with a smile.

Charizard's confusion deepened. If I didn't go fishing, then why did I go out?

“You want to train first, then go fishing,” Karl said to Charizard, emphasizing each word. “Am I right, Charizard?”

"Roar! (Hey, Karl, you tricked me!)" Charizard finally realized its predicament. This unethical trainer actually wanted it to train right now?!

“If you don’t train, I won’t give you the fishing rod, and you won’t get any for the picnic later,” Carl said with a smile, “threatening” him.

"Roar. (Alright.)" Charizard lowered its head, reluctantly agreeing, "The same as before?"

"Of course not." Karl reached out and patted Charizard's belly, his face serious. "With the size of your belly now, you need to double your training!"

The moment Carl finished speaking, the Fire Dragon was sunk.

After explaining the training details for Charizard, Karl sent Charizard to train in waters far from the coastline, and then turned and headed towards Bakegu Town.

At the same time, a blonde girl wearing a wide-brimmed sun hat also happened to walk out of the Begudo Gym.

“Thank you for your hospitality, Miss Lip,” the blonde girl said.

Chapter 231 Reencounter with Cattleya

The blonde girl standing at the entrance of the Bakegu Gym is none other than Cattleya, who has come all the way from the Sinnoh region.

At this time, Cattleya had passed the test of the King of the Paradis League and was about to become the last King of the Paradis League.

However, at this time, news of Cattleya passing the Elite Four test had not yet spread, and only a few people in the Padia region knew about it. As the Gym Leader of the eight major gyms in Padia, Lip was naturally one of the people in the know.

As for why Cattleya is here, that story begins a few days ago.

At the time, Cattleya was staying at her villa in the suburbs of Nimbus City when she received a reply from the Padilla League. Upon learning that she had officially become the Elite Four member of the Padilla League, Cattleya called Cynthia, who was far away in the Sinnoh region.

After learning that Cattleya had passed the Elite Four test in the Sinnoh League, Cynthia, who is currently Cattleya's only close friend, began to share her work experience in the Sinnoh League with her.

In any region, the League Kings are definitely considered high-ranking members of the League, and becoming a King is not the end, but only the beginning.

Although Cynthia learned through Carl that the working atmosphere of the Padia League was much better than that of the Sinnoh League, this did not mean that Cattleya could be as "willful" as before.

In order for Cattleya to gain a foothold in the Padia Alliance, Zhulan suggested that Cattleya bring Shilan back to her side.

That diligent head butler is a choice that will never go wrong, whether it's assisting Cattleya with official business or taking care of her daily life.

In most cases, Cattleya would follow any advice given by Zhulan.

Subsequently, Gadriya sent a message directly to Shilan, asking him to come to the Padia region immediately after he finished dealing with the affairs of the Battle Castle.

After receiving the message from Gadalia, Shi Lan, who was the "Grand Steward", handled her affairs with unimaginable efficiency and came to Gadalia's side the day after Gadalia sent the message.

After learning about the current situation of the Padia Alliance and Cattleya's current predicament, Shilan quickly devised a detailed "career plan" for this "naive" young lady.

However, Cattleya's purpose in coming to the Padia Alliance to become the Heavenly King was to prove herself. Therefore, after briefly reviewing the plan that Shilan had prepared for her, she waved her hand and deleted most of the plan, leaving only the content that she thought was more useful.

Among the plans left behind by Cattleya was to cultivate good relations with the eight Gym Leaders of the Padia region, which is why Cattleya is here.

As for how Gadriya managed to build a good relationship with Rip, the Gym Leader of Bakegu Town, an internationally renowned model, and the founder of a cosmetics brand, it's naturally thanks to her "money power," or more accurately, to the family behind Gadriya.

While Cattleya can't help Lip in the areas of trainer and model, she can help Lip expand the cosmetics market in the Sinnoh region.

This is extremely attractive to Lipp, who aspires to build her brand into a world-class cosmetics brand.

Of course, although Cattleya is not good at interpersonal communication, with Shilan as her head butler, she certainly wouldn't say something as blunt as, "I can help you expand the market in the Sinnoh region, and you will have to help me in the Padilla League in the future."

Otherwise, given Cattleya's personality, she would indeed seem like the kind of person who would say such things. No one knows how many brain cells Shi Lan spent trying to persuade Cattleya.

In conclusion, Cattleya's first "social interaction" in the Parthian region ended successfully.

“Cadilla, this is all I should do.” Lip, dressed in a light purple dress, smiled at Cadilla in front of her and said, “From now on, we’ll all be colleagues, so it’s only right that we take care of each other.”

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Gadriya took her leave. Just as she was about to stroll around the town of Béguy, she spotted a familiar figure in the crowd.

"It's that guy!" Gadriya said through gritted teeth as she looked at Karl, who was walking slowly through the crowd.

If it weren't for the unpleasant encounter with that guy, which made Zhu Lan feel that she wasn't good at interpersonal communication, how could she have so easily accepted Zhu Lan's suggestion to let Shi Lan come to the Padiya region to help her?

At the same time, Karl, walking in the crowd, also felt a gaze directed at him from not far away, a gaze that seemed to pierce through him.

Karl looked up, and his gaze met that of Cattleya.

"Tsk."

Upon seeing a petite blonde girl, Carl suddenly felt that his luck might not be so good that day.

"I forgot to check the almanac before I left home. Maybe I should come back tomorrow?" Karl muttered to himself. "Speaking of which, does this world even have an almanac?"

Using her superpowers, Gadriya accurately picked up Karl's words, which were so soft that almost only he could hear them, amidst the noisy crowd.

Although Gadriya didn't know what the almanac Karl was talking about, she could tell from Karl's tone that he wasn't saying anything nice.

Fortunately, after that "unpleasant" encounter with Karl, Gadriya has "matured" once again. Even though Gadriya "matures" quite often in a year, she believes that this time she has truly matured.

'Phew—don't be angry. What's there to be angry about with a stranger like this? I'm Cattleya, I'm all grown up now.'

After calming her turbulent emotions, Cattleya put on a very standard, yet also very fake, smile, and then walked towards Karl's direction.

"Tsk."

Upon catching Karl's clearly impatient smack of the lips again, Gadriya took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled, but she did not stop walking towards Karl.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Karl, it's been a long time." Cattleya greeted Karl first as she approached him.

Seeing this, Carl knew he couldn't avoid this troublesome woman any longer, so he simply greeted her, "Good afternoon, Miss Cattleya."

“Mr. Karl, if I may be so bold as to ask, what brings you to Beigu Town?” Cattleya adopted a formal tone, displaying her “good” upbringing.