"Forehead……"
Aoyagi thought briefly for a moment, and then asked with a hint of uncertainty: "Although I don't know what you want to do in exchange, but it seems that I can get the badge without exchange... right?"
"But that will take some time, won't it?"
"I think... it won't take much time. I will end the battle soon."
Seeing Qingliu say this with an unusually calm expression, Donggua and Hyotai's father and son looked at each other with complicated and embarrassed expressions.
Cai Zhong caressed his forehead with some embarrassment.
Although I knew that Aoyagi had probably misunderstood her, even so, such an understatement of "defeating you three gym trainers won't waste my time at all" was a bit heartbreaking.
"Ahem..."
Caizhong shook his hands into a fist and put it to his mouth, coughing twice: "I'm not talking about the time of defeat, I'm talking about other times."
"Other times?"
Qingliu glanced around, thoughtfully.
"You should have noticed it too."
Returning to the topic, Naizhong slowly said: "As you just said, first of all, these three hundred Pokémon that have been corroded by the weird black energy need to contact Ms. Junsha to control their actions, and then report to the alliance. Send professional counterparts to conduct testing and identification.
"Although we can't play a role in this kind of thing, as the parties and direct witnesses, the three of us will definitely be unable to escape for a while, and the EMI Forest... Well, it was destroyed like this, even if There are very valid reasons, and we need to give a reasonable explanation, which requires a lot of time.
"Furthermore, the three of us don't carry our badges with us. It would take time to run back and forth or have someone send them over. With everything put together, the delay should be more than just a moment."
Hearing this, Qingliu fell into deep thought.
Indeed, as Caizhong said, it would be fine if it was a relatively "common" evil organization's attack or sabotage activity, but the problem involved this time is that even the panel cannot directly display information, which shows that the problem is not simple.
The less simple things are, the more difficult and time-consuming it is to deal with. There is only more than a month left before the opening of the Suzuran Conference, which is not very generous.
Moreover, he also heard some other meanings from Cai Zhong's words.
From the beginning to the end, he, the "main participant", did not appear in Cai Zhong's words. When Cai Zhong came over just now, he said that he would leave all the problems to them.
Obviously, compared to the three badges, the exchange made by the other party is actually to help him solve these complicated and trivial matters.
"Because I am still challenging the gym to collect badges in the last period before the opening of the Suzuran Tournament and have not prepared for the competition, so I judge whether I need to hurry up."
Qingliu said slowly in a voice that only he could hear, and then looked at Caizhong.
Compared to the men next to me who only think about digging fossils, Caizhong does appear to be normal and much smarter. If you deal with problems with such a person, it will indeed be much easier to solve them.
"Since you don't have a badge on you, how do I get it?"
Qingliu asked.
When Caizhong heard this, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
Skipping the topic of the original conversation and going directly to the last option of the original topic, this shows that Aoyagi has indirectly agreed with her suggestion.
"You can rest assured about this. We will send the badges to the registration center on Suzuly Island. You only need to bring the other five badges to register."
Qingliu nodded and then asked: "So, tell me what exactly you want to do in the exchange you just mentioned?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Caizhong's eyes turned to the cactus beast next to him, his brown eyes flashing with a burning light.
Feeling this fiery sight, Cactus Beast was a little scared.
It had only seen this kind of look in the eyes of those Digimon who wanted to prey on it before coming to this place, but it didn't know that the petite human in front of it, who might not even be able to resist its punch, wanted to what.
Especially after the other party noticed his peeking eyes, he seemed to be even more excited.
Such an appearance made the cactus beast slowly move its body and hide behind Qingliu, but its nearly three-meter body was not very well covered.
Aoyagi, who was impressed by Nazhong, saw this scene and said: "I know Miss Nazhong likes grass Pokémon very much. We have talked about wanting to collect all the grass Pokémon in the world before, but Cactusmon It is a very important companion of mine, and I will not agree to taking it away or exchanging it."
"Qingliu..."
The cactus beast looked at the profile of the person in front of him, with tears in his empty eyes.
【Race】Cactus Beast
[Intimacy] 60 → 80 (sincere gratitude and love for you to take it seriously)
After hearing Qingliu's words, Caizhong waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, no."
After saying that, Nazhong sighed heavily and said with a somewhat complicated expression: "Although I like it very much, the last time you fought against Ms. Kikuno, its combat power has completely surpassed mine.
"Even...even if you really want to give it to me, I won't take it. I don't want to be an obstacle to the growth of this rare grass Pokémon that I've never seen before, and I can see that it likes you very much. of."
Cactus Beast's green face suddenly turned red, and in order to avoid being discovered, he silently turned his back.
After noticing Cactusmon's mood, Aoyagi turned back to look at Caizhong.
Since the other party is not for the cactus beast, what else could it be for?
After the other party came clean, Qingliu raised his eyebrows in a weird way.
"You mean, after I attend the Suzuran Tournament, I will take the time to come to EMI Gym to be your gym trainer for a few days?"
Caizhong nodded repeatedly: "Yes...the salary and benefits are the same as mine, and it will not exceed a week at most. It won't take up much of your time. I will be back soon."
"Why?"
Although it is common for gym trainers to leave the gym to someone they trust when they go out, it seems that they have only just been in contact with each other. Such a request makes Aoyagi a little confused.
"Because I don't have a trainer with very good grass-type Pokémon around me. Besides me, the gym is basically full of children and they don't have the ability to compete in the gym. So far, you are the only one who meets the requirements."
"Leave it to me to take over, aren't you afraid that I'm actually a bad person?"
Qingliu asked curiously.
Caizhong immediately replied seriously: "I believe that a person who can like and be liked by grass-type Pokémon will not be a bad person no matter what."
"..."
Qingliu fell into a long silence.
Seeing Qingliu's appearance, Caizhong was afraid that he would not agree, so he quickly continued: "In addition to what I said before, I can also teach you another method that can improve the strength of the cactus beast."
"oh?"
Qingliu suddenly became interested.
Although he would agree without adding this condition to save time, it would be better if he added something useful to him.
Seeing the news of Aoyagi's intention, Nazhong took a deep breath and said seriously: "When the cactus beast fought against Ms. Kikuno's ivory pig before, it used five grass-type moves to absorb all the vital energy in the nearby 80-meter area. The body explodes with a blow that is far more powerful than its own level. This must be a specially trained combination of moves, right?"
"Yes, I discovered it by chance."
Qingliu did not deny it.
Since the opponent has seen the battle video and is also a gym trainer who is proficient in the grass type, it is normal for him to analyze the number of Cactus Beast's moves and know the operating principles.
"I have thought about many combinations of moves before, but they are far from reaching this level."
As Caizhong spoke, he looked at Qingliu again: "I just saw the Cactus Beast used once, but in the past month or two, it seems that the range it can absorb has not been greatly improved?"
Hearing this, Qingliu nodded after being silent for a while.
Indeed, as Qu Caizhong said, the level of Cactus Beast has soared in recent times, but the five-move combination "Great Desolation Sutra" has not made the same progress.
When the form-evolution potion was first injected, the range was fifty meters. Later, after evolving into a cactus beast, the range expanded to eighty meters, but until now it is only about a hundred meters.
This speed of range improvement obviously cannot match the speed of level improvement.
To put it simply, it is gradually approaching the bottleneck period.
"Is there any way to solve this?"
"Have you ever tried to increase the number of moves and use more moves to cover more areas?"
"I tried several times, but they all failed."
Qingliu said slowly.
As a time traveler in the 21st century, what I am best at is often not how to cultivate Pokémon, but how to use some things I have seen to create variant combinations and combinations of moves.
For example, the two moves of the first Hokage in Naruto, Senju Hashirama's Tree World Descend and Flower Tree World Descend, he tried to copy during Cactusmon's bottleneck period.
But without exception, small-scale can do it, but large-scale can't do it at all.
If this is what Caizhong said about improving strength, then it would most likely be in vain.
And when Qingliu roughly told some of the experiences of his attempts, Caizhong's eyes once again shone with excitement.
"They are all very creative combinations of moves. Why have I never thought of it, Qingliu, you actually have the potential to become a master of the grass system... ahem, sorry."
After realizing that Caizhong was off topic, he coughed twice and said again: "Grass Pokémon are generally related to plants, or they are a type of plant themselves, and almost all of them have photosynthesis, that is, basking in the sun and absorbing sunlight. Do you understand these habits?"
"Um."
"However, after my experience as a trainer for so long, and after consulting some botanists, grass-type trainers, and some masters, I came to a conclusion. As I just said, grass-type Pokémon are not as good as To say it is a Pokémon, it is better to say that it is a half-plant, half-Pokémon existence.
"Then if grass-type Pokémon are completely regarded as plants, then in addition to sunlight, what else do plants usually need to grow healthily and normally?"
Qingliu frowned and asked: "Soil?"
"That's right."
"Plants can directly absorb water in the soil, and there are many things that are beneficial to plants in the soil. Especially when the Cactus Beast's set of combined moves is used with the premise that the roots penetrate deep into the soil, the quality of the soil will be It’s very important.”
"But whether it's Dr. Yamanashi's research institute or EMI Forest, the quality of the soil should be above average, right?" Aoyagi asked.
"But aren't they also supplying ordinary plants and ordinary Pokémon? A Pokémon with a root system spread over a hundred meters in diameter should not be within their tolerance."
"That makes sense."
Qingliu nodded slowly when he heard this, and then asked: "So...where is the soil that can meet the current standards of cactus beasts?"
Caizhong replied: "Huayuan Town."
Hearing this name, Aoyagi thought of the information about the town in the travel book he had read before.
Huayuan Town is a small town with a small population, but it is the origin of most flowers and honey in the Sinnoh region. Flowers are planted in almost all areas inside and outside the town. There are even rumors that the rich floral fragrance can be heard in the distance. It can be smelled miles away from the town.
In such a place, the soil quality is indeed among the best in the Sinnoh region.
"After you get there, you can find a flower field where a flower called Gracidia is located. This flower has the highest requirements on soil and other aspects. It should be no problem meeting the needs of the cactus beast."
Qingliu silently memorized the name and appearance of the flower mentioned by Caizhong, then took out the illustrated book to search and confirm, then bowed slightly towards Caizhong.
"Miss Caizhong, thank you very much for the information and help you provided."
"It's a small matter, just don't forget our agreement."
"No, I will come to EMI City as soon as the Suzuran Tournament is over."
Qingliu said solemnly.
"good."
Caizhong smiled and said: "Maybe by then the cactus beasts will have broken through to a level that would scare me."
"Will do."
After a simple handover and goodbye, Aoyagi stood on the shoulders of MechanicalGreymon and flew towards the sky.
Donggua looked at the figure that was about to disappear in the distance. After a long silence, she straightened her hair that was stained with mud and said, "Miss Caizhong, you have taken over a lot of trouble."
"As a gym trainer, don't you have to do some troublesome things?"
Donggua was silent for a long time and did not respond.
After a while, he said: "However, even if you don't have friends who are familiar with grass-type Pokémon, if you want to go out, can't you just lock the gym for a few days? You won't have to ask him to come here to take over, right?"
"Didn't I just say that I should be serious? How could I change my mind all of a sudden? And of course it's an excuse. I just want to see more of Cactus Beast." Caizhong replied with a smile.
"...Then the thing about going out is also a lie?"
"Of course not. On the one hand, I want to see the cute Cactusmon. On the other hand, I want to go to the back mountain of Dr. Yamanashi Research Institute. It would be best if I could tame a Balumon or Cactusmon."
"Still not giving up?"
Caizhong nodded heavily as a matter of course: "Of course, you can only look at such a cute grass-type Pokémon. If you can't hold it to sleep every day, I will keep talking about it in the coffin when I die."
"The cactus beast should be covered with thorns, wouldn't it hurt if you hug it while sleeping? And..."
"What?"
"It seems that the exchange of three badges that Ms. Nazane mentioned was not discussed with me in advance. Even the proposed exchange is only for you... This is a bit uncomfortable."
"..."
I was just thinking about Cactusmon and forgot about this.
Caizhong: "Hey, hey, let's continue to discuss whether it's comfortable to hold Cactus Beast while sleeping."
(End of chapter)
