Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Chapter 111 "Mentally challenged" Eevee, Dragon Sanctuary

Chapter 111 "Mentally challenged" Eevee, Dragon Sanctuary

"Life outside the Masked Base..."

Ze Shu smiled and said, "Of course it's wonderful."

"Really...?" Rika tapped her cheek lightly with her finger, smiling. "I thought you, Zeki, couldn't make it out there and were coming back to the Masked Base... After all, it's not far from there, is it?"

"Or have you become a League Trainer? And are you going to challenge the Gym Leaders?"

The town adjacent to Smoky City is Kaji Town, and the town's Gym Leader... is Liu Bo.

Ze Shu chuckled but did not respond.

He certainly wouldn't go back, or rather, without being fully prepared, he had no intention of seeing Uncle Liu. He knew how terrifying Uncle Liu was and didn't think he could completely deal with him.

Of course, when it's time to go back, it can't be a simple matter of going back.

At the very least, we'll have to "open the door!"

Then, open the door to the Kaji Gym and brazenly show your Special Investigator ID to Gym Leader Lyub, saying, "You have the right to remain silent, but anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law."

Ze Shu suddenly asked, "Where's Yi Shu?"

Yishu, the future king of superpowers in Chengdu, a magician.

Of course, his most important identity remains that of the masked son of Liu Bo, just like Ze Shu.

Pear Blossom teased, "Hmm, you know we haven't been working together for a long time... especially after you and Little Blue escaped, we've been short-handed even more."

"What? You miss Yishu, but not your sister Lihua?"

Ze Shu sneered, "Yi Shu still owes me a lot, and I need to settle that debt with him. Besides... where's your mask?"

Pear Blossom smiled: "Wear it if you like, don't wear it if you don't like... You were the same way back then, only you pretended a little more. Among those miserable kids, only you knew how to find joy in hardship."

Ze Shu: "Okay..."

Unlike him and Xiao Lan, who were forcibly raised by Uncle Liu, Yi Shu and Li Hua, these "masked children," joined Uncle Liu's wicked ways voluntarily...

Therefore, they didn't harbor much resentment towards the Masked Base.

Ze Shu was speechless for a moment.

He glanced at Umbreon beside Pear Blossom. The ring-shaped pattern on its forehead glowed with a bright yellow light in the darkness, illuminating its slightly ferocious face—its lips were smirking upwards, revealing sharp white teeth, and its pupils were staring straight at Glaceon at Ze Shu's feet, making it look both ferocious and arrogant.

Rinka's Umbreon is female, but she can't control her facial expressions, often displaying slightly exaggerated facial expressions.

Its personality is also different from a normal Umbreon; it is slightly irritable, very stupid and straightforward, almost like a beast, and it harbors a one-sided "hatred" for its Glaceon—referring to how it is often tricked and wants to "take revenge".

But faced with Umbreon's direct gaze.

Ice Eevee ignored it, even arrogantly tossing its head.

"Bue...!"

Ze Shu chuckled, ignoring Umbreon's "direct gaze," and instead squatted down to rub its body, which was blending into the darkness. Its skin was soft and supple, and the circular patterns shimmered with a faint light.

Although Umbreon hates Glaceon, it doesn't resist being petted by Zeju, and even proudly looks up at Glaceon:

"Bue...!"

What's this? Your trainer isn't touching you, but he's touching me instead!

Glaceon snorted: "Boo..."

That was merely an occasional reward from Ze Shu to "outsiders."

Despite thinking this, Ice Eevee felt a pang of sadness, but fortunately, Ze Shu seemed to sense its emotions. After rubbing it for a short while, he chuckled and tapped its forehead before standing up.

He said, "So what are you doing here? Could it be that the Visoreds are involved with these Slowpoke tails too?"

Pear Blossom smiled and shook her head.

She added, "I was originally planning to 'double-cross' these Team Rocket members, but I didn't expect you to steal them from me... You know, maintaining so many people at the Visored Base requires money."

The "meager" salary of Liu Boguan was not enough to support so many people.

Ze Shu nodded: "Oh."

"But you can't take these 'goods,' sorry."

Pear Blossom laughed again: "Seeing you, Ze Shu, I didn't intend to take anything anyway. Starving those brats won't hurt. But I still need to give an explanation. Hmph, Ze Shu, let me see your progress..."

She hadn't finished speaking.

Umbreon burst into laughter, its arm muscles bulging as it unleashed the "Curse" move, boosting its offensive and defensive capabilities. It then delivered a merciless bite and pounced on Zeki at close range!

Although Ze Shu felt quite comfortable touching it just now, when it comes to fighting, it really shows no mercy.

The giant teeth, formed from malevolent energy gathered in the air, opened and closed with a constant "click" sound echoing throughout the dark cave!

If you bite like that, you can at least leave a big bloody mark on Ze Shu!

Can.

"Buyi!"

Umbreon is still pouncing in the air.

A bucket of cold water was suddenly splashed onto Umbreon's body!

It felt as if it seeped into the bone marrow, extremely cold, freezing the muscles in Umbreon's arms that had bulged from using "Curse" until they lost their vitality and shrank back. Even Umbreon's body in the air became swaying.

But the "crushing" still manages to coalesce and settle.

However, after being hit by Glaceon's "Cold Water" move, its muscles lost vitality, causing its Attack stat to drop, and the power of this Crunch was... well, it wasn't enough.

Ze Shu turned around!

A crisp sound like shattering glass rang out, and the giant tooth that had been condensed in the air with evil attribute was suddenly shattered. With a "thud," the foot pierced through the giant tooth and reached Umbreon's body, which was oozing venom due to excitement.

Snap, snap, snap...

Umbreon was sent flying backward by this end, crashing into the rock wall of the "Dark Cave" with a series of thuds.

Dust and debris flew up and fell, obscuring much of Umbreon's body.

But soon...

It shook its head and then got up as if nothing had happened, as if it hadn't been hurt much:

"cloth...!"

Rika's teasing voice rang out: "Looks like you've improved quite a bit, Zeki..."

She was secretly surprised.

She had anticipated that Umbreon's sudden attack would be blocked, but she didn't expect Sawaki to be so decisive. Although she already knew that Sawaki was "physically strong" from the Masked Base, she didn't expect him to be so resolute, and he seemed to be even more confident in it.

"Then... let's do it again," she said, "malicious pursuit!"

"Bue...!"

Umbreon let out a wild cry.

Its body was also enveloped in black light, and with an indignant expression, it turned and charged straight at Ice Eevee!

But...

Before even hitting its target, it crashed into a layer of sticky mud, which fogged up around its eyes, almost obscuring its target—this is the "mud-throwing" move, which reduces the hit rate.

And then...:

Another, larger, and more numerous stream of mud, like a mudslide, shot towards it. It stuck directly to its feet, causing its body to momentarily falter, and its already slowed speed after the "curse" slowed down even further.

Mud shooting!

Just as its "malicious pursuit" was about to collide with Glaceon, the much slower speed allowed Glaceon to easily dodge by jumping to the side...

Umbreon: "Eee!!!"

It's so angry!!!

It glared angrily at Glaceon, which had used the "Mud" move twice in a row, its face contorted with rage, unable to control its expression. Without waiting for the trainer's command, it once again enveloped itself in a menacing aura and charged fiercely at Glaceon.

But Ice Eevee just looked up at its cute little head.

With the lightness of a noble princess, it effortlessly dodges Umbreon's attacks... like a bull toying with a red cloth, occasionally splashing cold water and shooting mud, making Umbreon spin around in circles.

But Umbreon had great stamina and wasn't tired, so it kept attacking, while Glaceon kept dodging.

Pear Blossom covered her forehead: "Here we go again..."

Her Umbreon was abandoned by humans.

It seems that because of its intelligence, it is a little dumber than the average Eevee, no, it should be said that it is much dumber!

This is sufficient to reach the level of "intellectual disability".

Or, to use Ze Shu's words: the Tang family!

This scene has happened many times before.

She recalled Umbreon's first battle with Glaceon. Back then, they were just ordinary Eevee, but Zeju's Eevee always managed to outmaneuver her seemingly clumsy Eevee.

After that, her Umbreon would always become enraged whenever it saw Glaceon, thinking of "revenge," and then lose control of its emotions, only wanting to attack relentlessly. The consequences of this...

Naturally, this makes it even more desirable to Ice Eevee!

"Why:"

Rika tossed her long hair. "Ueep, come back!"

Umbreon kept chasing, that silly dog ​​that wouldn't give up until it caught the rabbit. But its face was already covered in mud, how could it possibly catch up!

Only Glaceon could make Umbreon lose control of its emotions like this.

Pear Blossom felt both amused and helpless.

Ze Shu then said, "Eevee, make that little idiot Eevee stop..."

Glaceon looked disappointed: "Eee...!"

It wants to play a little longer.

Seeing Umbreon clumsily pounce at it again, it no longer dodged as usual, but instead dodged to the side, turned its body, and slammed its icy blue hind leg hard into Umbreon's side!

! !

Two consecutive kicks!

The incredibly effective move sent Umbreon flying backward, tumbling down in front of Rinka, kicking up a cloud of dust...

But soon, Umbreon shook off the mud and got up again.

It appeared to be almost completely unharmed.

Although the child is a bit slow-witted, he has one advantage: he can take a beating!

Pear Blossom smiled helplessly: "Since that's the case, I'll have an explanation when he asks. Well then, I look forward to seeing you again, Ze Shu..."

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But she hadn't finished speaking.

"Blastoise, Water Cannon!"

In the distance, at the entrance of those dimly lit "dark caves," a torrent of water suddenly gushed out, crashing mercilessly towards Pear Blossom!

In this urgent situation

Umbreon jumped up and used its body to directly block the "water cannon".

Boom!

Umbreon was blasted away by the force of the water flow and crashed into a distant rock wall, but it also intercepted the "water cannon".

It didn't take long for it to recover before it shook its head and got up again...

It seemed as if they had not been harmed.

Pear Blossom Eyebrows looked at the cave entrance, then suddenly relaxed, and she chuckled softly:

"Oh, it's Little Blue Sister... Why did she attack me the moment we met?"

"Pear blossoms!"

Appearing at the cave entrance, blocking the light, was a slender human figure besides the large water turtle. She gritted her teeth, glanced at the pear blossoms inside, and demanded:

"Judging from the commotion just now, you were fighting with Ze Shu, weren't you? Then my attack was rather mild!"

She was extremely anxious just now, but she felt relieved when she saw Ze Shu beckoning to her from the dim darkness inside the cave.

Pear Blossom chuckled, "You really are..."

Seeing Xiao Lan's nervous expression, she suddenly had an idea, and a smile appeared on her face.

Then, in Xiao Lan's sight, she strode confidently to Ze Shu's side, extending her fair, slender arms.

He picked him up, trying to press him closer to his body, but couldn't move him...

She had no choice but to lean against it herself, as if pressing her entire body against Ze Shu.

Pear Blossom chuckled, "What's wrong with me catching up with my little brother? Oh, Little Blue Sister, you can come up too."

Little Blue's eyes widened: "You...! Shameless!"

She pointed at the pear blossoms in disbelief, her body trembling and her face flushing red.

Pear Blossom admired Little Blue's exasperated expression for a while.

A smile of "seeing something funny" appeared on her face, and she laughed out loud:

"Alright...see you later. I look forward to seeing you all again...:"

"Umbreon, follow me."

Luna: 0v0!

"We'll never see each other again! Shameless woman!"

Xiao Lan said angrily.

Her pretty face now looked incredibly angry, as if her usual wit had vanished in anger.

Her face flushed red, she looked furious, and said angrily, "And you, Ze Shu, how could you let that Rika cling to you like that!"

Ze Shu said innocently, "I didn't ask her to put it on..."

Xiao Lan said angrily, "Couldn't you have just moved away yourself! Why did you have to let that woman, Li Hua, come up to you and tarnish your reputation?"

"Are her breasts big? They're definitely not as big as mine!"

Ze Shu became alert.

If there's no hidden ball, it probably won't be as big as a pear blossom.

But at this moment, Xiao Lan was clearly blinded by his emotions; he repeatedly raised his hands, admitting defeat.

"Okay, okay... my bad. Have reinforcements arrived yet? The scene still needs cleaning up..."

Little Blue: "Hmph..."

She calmed down a bit before saying, "They should be here soon. I heard the commotion and rushed ahead, but they should be here almost now..."

Ze Shu smiled and said, "Thank you, Xiao Lan."

Xiao Lan snorted: "I hope the investigator won't forget about his little assistant."

很快.

The "Dark Cave" was also crowded with people, including police officers from Smoky City, Officer Jenny, and even Smoky City's Gym Leader, Tsubaki.

Ze Shu is communicating with Ms. Officer Jenny:

"Hmm... I stumbled upon Team Rocket's presence here by chance. They came through the Dark Cavern, so we need to keep an eye on the other side. I suspect it might be Azalea Town. Contact Officer Jenny in Azalea Town and have them increase patrols."

Officer Jenny nodded, writing in her notebook, "We understand!"

After putting down her pen, she sighed, "Thanks all to you, Investigator. If... those Slowpoke tails had really gotten out of control, the damage would have been enormous."

The Chengdu area has a culture of worshipping Slowpoke.

It is said that in ancient times, the yawn of the Slowpoke beast brought rain to the drought-stricken Chengdu region.

If this batch of Slowpoke tails were to circulate and not detected in time, the consequences for the Chengdu region would be self-evident.

Soon, Miss Officer Jenny busied herself and left...

Along with them, groups of Team Rocket members were also taken away. Of course, the Slowpoke "stolen goods" were sent to the evidence center for investigation.

Then.:.

Another woman came to Ze Shu's side.

"Are you an investigator?"

She gripped the long whip in her hand, her long, deep blue hair tied back, and her blue bodysuit accentuated her mature figure.

And then... there's also a cloak similar to the one worn by the Dragon Crossing.

She is Xiao Chun, the owner of Yanmo Pavilion.

She is also the cousin of "Dragon King" Yulongdu.

Xiaochun studied Zeshu for a while, then suddenly realized and said, "You are Zeshu!"

Ze Shu asked in confusion, "You know me?"

Xiaochun honestly replied, "I don't know you. But my cousin told me that you're the thief who's coming to our Dragon Clan to steal Mini Dragons! He told me to introduce you to the most mischievous and gluttonous Mini Dragon."

Ze Shu: "...—".

You little rascal, Dodo!

His hands suddenly itched, and he wanted to take out his baseball bat and smash something, like... Watari's back of the head!

But Xiaochun smiled:

"The person my cousin can tease like that must be his best friend... especially since he cracked this 'Slowpoke smuggling case' right away. Let's go back to the clan and sit down for a while first..."

Ze Shu twitched the corner of his mouth and nodded: "Okay..."

Smoky City is nestled in a crevice between the Silver Mountains, so it's not very large; in fact, it's more like a small village. Upon entering Smoky City, the most eye-catching building is the Smoky Dojo.

There are no tall buildings or skyscrapers, only low bungalows and thatched huts. It seems that apart from trainers who come to challenge the gym, there are no other tourists.

But this "village" is the main base of the Dragon Tamer Clan, who are known as the "Dragon Messenger Clan".

Following Tsubaki into a cave built into the rock wall, Sawaki saw:

On the lake, an antique-style building appeared before Ze Shu, standing quietly on the water like a pavilion in the middle of the lake.

"This is the 'Dragon's Lair,' the place where our Dragon-Riding Clan has lived for generations."

"Ze Shu, I know why you've come. I'll go ask the elders. You can rest here for a bit..."

After saying that, Xiaochun hurriedly left.

Ze Shu blinked.

This Xiaochun doesn't seem as "unruly" as he remembered; she's actually quite polite... The whip in her hand is just for show. Could it be because of Yulongdu's reputation?

Sitting with Xiao Lan on the lakeside pavilion, Ze Shu seemed lost in thought, staring at the lake below, where he could vaguely see blue streaks of light passing by.

They keep miniature dragons here...

Aren't you going to take any precautions?

He remembered that the Kanto region's Safari Zone was inhabited by Dratini, which led to a large number of trainers and Pokémon hunters causing chaos there during that period.

It's just because of the rumors...

This also shows how precious Dratini is, a Pokémon that "develops late in life".

Ze Shu suddenly had an idea: what if he took out Ma Zhitu's plasma rocket launcher and fired a shot at this spot...?

We should be able to catch a lot of Dratini, right?

But isn't that just electrofishing?

However, the cat monster can also achieve the same effect.

However, mentioning Ma Zhishi suddenly reminded Ze Shu that the "good deeds" in his system regarding the capture of Ma Zhishi hadn't been settled yet...

[Good Deeds: The Gathering on the Saint-Tiannu? The Truth Revealed!]

[Good Deeds Settlement: You finally remembered to settle accounts? This trainers' "secret gathering"... a gathering that Lt. Surge had planned for so long to realize his ambitions... was wiped out by your elbow! I wonder if Lt. Surge, sitting in prison and working on his sewing machine, will lose his soldier's resolve when he thinks of this scene.]

Ze Shu twitched the corner of his mouth and waved to settle the matter.

Stare!

This time it's a treasure chest covered in lightning; it looks like you'll get electrocuted if you touch it.

The treasure chest was opened, but it contained exactly what Zeshu had expected: a square outline.

Lightning Stone Slab

"So, if there's no work, all we can do is deliver stone slabs...?"

Looking at the bright yellow stone slab that suddenly appeared in his hand, Ze Shu smiled and casually tossed it into his spatial pouch.

His two Electric-type Pokémon...

One sheep doesn't want to fight, and one little cat monster is a lazy bum.

Who would use this?!

However, Ze Shu looked at Arceus's phone and realized that the newly acquired stone tablet did have a particular use—his Emerald Cleansing Recharge had been sped up, and a new function had been unlocked.

"Throw?"

Ze Shu read the name of the function with some confusion.

"What is this...?"

There was an inventory, which seemed to be for storing items. Ze Shu casually took out an orange fruit, placed it on the inventory, and then pressed the "throw" button... The item simply disappeared; nothing happened in Ze Shu's sight.

Washing green, obsidian plains.

Xiao Zhao crouched cautiously in the grass. In front of her was a hunting swallowtail butterfly that had not yet discovered her. She was recording its habits and writing them down in her notebook.

But then...

An orange appeared out of nowhere and fell from above, hitting Xiao Zhao on the head.

boom!

"ah."

She covered her head and unconsciously let out a groan of pain.

When she came to her senses, she met the gaze of the hunting butterfly with red eyes.

Xiao Zhao stared wide-eyed: "?!"

"The elders have agreed!"

"As soon as he heard that it was Du who recommended him, he immediately agreed...::::. Now I'm taking you, Ze Shu, to the sacred land of our Dragon Clan: the Dragon Sanctuary."

"And you're lucky, Zeki! It's Dragonite breeding season again, which happens every five years, so there will be lots of Dratini eggs being laid. Maybe you'll be able to pick one!"

"Pokémon that can be raised from an egg are definitely the most dependent on their trainers and have the highest level of synergy with them!"

Following Xiaochun away from the dragon's lair, she gradually led us to a place surrounded by mountains and filled with flowers, like a paradise.

Here, there are waterfalls, pools, and big trees, and under the big trees, there is a depressed Dragonite.

The waterfall crashes down to the bottom, making a continuous, rushing sound.

Xiaochun continued speaking:

"But there's still a test before you can take the Mini Dragon home!"

She pointed to the Dragonite under the big tree: "It's about gaining the approval of this Dragonite. This Dragonite has guarded the Dragon Sanctuary for many years. Only by gaining its approval can you 'receive' a Dratini..."

"This is something we cannot go against."

Xiao Chun looked up at the sky and continued:

"Of course, I know it's difficult, but we'll give you plenty of time. Take it slow, and as long as you don't have malicious intentions, the chances of winning this Dragonite's approval are very high!"

"Even I worked hard for three months to earn this Dragonite's approval!"

As Xiaochun was speaking, she turned her head.

But then suddenly I saw...

The Dragonite she had just pointed at was letting Zeki pat its head, its chubby face beaming with joy, even though it was making smacking noises while eating something... ::

He clearly "approved" of Ze Shu!

Kotsubaki: "?!"

She widened her eyes.

She remembered that even considering the time it took to enter the Dragon Sanctuary, from the moment Zeki entered until he gained the approval of Dragonite, it was at most less than:

Five minutes, I guess?

How is that possible!

Xiao Chun couldn't believe it.