This is not only Xia Chen's first time to go to sea, but also for the elves, this is their first experience of the ocean. It is even the first time for Menas to see the ocean.
Except for a certain Yin Bu who only lived two lives.
Therefore, the elves' excitement is not much lower than Xia Chen's.
Menas has been following the boat since it set off, jumping out of the sea from time to time to tell Xia Chen that he was not lost.
With his speed and physical strength, Xia Chen had nothing to worry about.
Gardevoir stood at the front of the deck and looked into the distance, letting the sea breeze blow pleasantly. Her long white skirt fluttered backwards, like a flag on the Electric Petrel.
Xiao Duolong behind her was confused to find that he was actually moving backwards relative to the ship while staying in mid-air, so he kept flying forward trying to maintain relative stillness to the ship's hull.
Niannibao, who was sitting quietly on the deck, looked at this idiot with disgust.
The elves in Mingyi are also doing their own thing on the wide deck, either enjoying the sun like the Earth King and the Monarch Snake, or playing and playing like the Flaming Ace and the Croaking Frog.
Qishu also brought out the Big Electric Petrel, Electric Belly Frog, Dream Demon and three elves this time.
Of course, they are not the elite ones that are usually used to deal with gym challenges, but the gym-level elves that have accompanied Qishu's growth all the way.
Perhaps it was the first time they met Xia Chen and the others. The three elves behaved aloof and occupied a place to bask in the sun quietly.
For a time, the huge deck was bustling with activity, except for Mingyi and Qishu.
"Where are Monarch Snake, Mingyi and the others?"
Xia Chen asked curiously about the monarch snake, which was curled up in the sun and performing photosynthesis.
The arrogant snake raised his head and glanced at Xia Chen, then spit out the snake letter towards the second floor of the cabin.
That's where the bedrooms are on the ship.
Xia Chen nodded in thanks, "Thank you...Xianbu, you play here, I'll go up and have a look."
"Buy~"
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The yacht Xia Chen rented was a relatively large one, with a hull length of more than 20 meters, enough for a dozen people to hold a party on it.
However, there were not more than a dozen people on this trip, but there were more than a dozen elves.
I followed the path and found Mingyi's room. Before I entered the door, I heard strange sounds coming from inside.
"Can I not have it..."
"Just give it a try~"
"Okay, don't move, I'll do it myself..."
"Wow! So beautiful!"
Xia Chen, who was outside the room, looked strange. Why did this conversation sound so bad?
Am I being tricked by a strange tree?
Wait, how could I have such a strange idea...
Xia Chen put away his messy thoughts and knocked on the door politely.
"Ah, Xia Chen is here, hurry up, put on your clothes!"
"Um...over there, pants."
Xia Chen's face was ashen.
What a bad thing, I went on a trip and let a strange beautiful girl take my childhood sweetheart.
What's going on?
Qishu looks harmless to humans and animals, is this just her disguise?
Damn it!
Xia Chen was thinking about how to save his childhood sweetheart. After a moment of panic, the door suddenly opened.
In front of them were two stunningly beautiful girls with disheveled clothes and slightly red faces.
One looked embarrassed, the other shy.
Xia Chen looked at them suspiciously, "What are you doing in there?"
"Nothing...ah, by the way, what should we have for lunch?"
Mingyi's method of changing the subject was extremely poor.
Xia Chen said angrily: "I don't know, let Ai Guanshi do it for them, we will eat whatever they do."
The yacht's chef team consists of three waiters who are good at cooking Pardian cuisine. Xia Chen, who is now in a bad mood, doesn't want to cook.
Looking at Xia Chen's expression, Ming Yi seemed to understand something.
She suddenly and mysteriously approached Xia Chen's ear and said with a smile: "I bought some very sexy swimsuits..."
Xia Chen suddenly nodded. It turned out that this was what they were talking about in the room just now.
That is to say, under the thin coats of the two girls in front of me...
Xia Chen subconsciously looked at Qishu, who looked even more shy, and suddenly understood something.
He didn't dare to think any more, coughed lightly and said, "What, what do you want to eat for lunch? I will make it. There are quite a lot of dishes to bring on board."
Mingyi laughed, you didn't have this attitude before I said that.
Can't you be tough for two more minutes?
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Xia Chen, who was full of motivation, finally went back to the cabin to cook. With the help of three caretakers who were proficient in cooking and had super powers, the meal was easily cooked.
But this doesn't mean that he didn't do it carefully. For the first time he invited Qishu to dinner, Xia Chen showed his true skills.
As the last dish of braised prawns came to the table, Xia Chen threw off his apron and wrote lightly: "Not a good reception!"
Looking at the exquisite dishes with bright colors and tempting aromas placed on the table, Qishu swallowed his saliva in an awkward manner.
Qi Shu, whose diet has always been strictly controlled, has never seen this battle. If her politeness and upbringing hadn't stopped her, she would have feasted long ago before Xia Chen came to the table.
"Okay, okay, let's get started!"
Seeing Captain Xia Chen take his seat, Mingyi invited Qishu, who still looked a little embarrassed, to eat together.
"thanks for treatment."
Qishu nodded to Xia Chen, then picked up the kuaizi and moved towards the appetizing piece of meat that he had been eyeing for a long time.
The dishes carefully prepared by the special chef from Donghuang will undoubtedly conquer Qishu, who usually prefers salads and boiled vegetables.
The dining table is the place that can bring people closer together. After eating a meal, Qishu no longer feels as restrained as before.
"By the way, when do we start shooting videos?"
Qishu put down Kuai Zi and asked Xia Chen.
"Aren't you filming all the time?"
Xia Chen pointed to the cell phone Rotom that had been hovering in the air and replied matter-of-factly.
Qishu was stunned, "Ah, but I haven't changed into that set of clothes yet."
Xia Chen asked in a strange tone: "Without those clothes, wouldn't you be who you are?"
Qishu frowned slightly, "You clearly know that I didn't mean that... Anyway, this won't work. You're not live broadcasting now, are you?"
Xia Chen curled his lips and said, "If it were a live broadcast, your manager would have driven over in a speedboat. We will live broadcast tomorrow and use today's shooting materials as backup."
Qishu said seriously: "Today's video cannot be circulated, otherwise... you will be in trouble."
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Xia Chen spread his hands, "What is this? A threat? A threat from the gym leader?"
In just a few words, the originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly became inexplicably solemn.
"You guys talk first, I'll go for a walk to eat..."
Ming Yi led the elves directly to leave, and after a while, only Xia Chen and Qishu were left in the restaurant.
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Ming Yi's departure made the originally strong smell of gunpowder dissipate a lot.
Qishu did not answer Xia Chen's question. She suddenly asked: "Why did you do this?"
Both of them understood the meaning of this sentence, and Xia Chen did not pretend to understand. He replied calmly: "If you want to do it, just do it."
Qishu narrowed his eyes slightly, and his temperament seemed to have undergone a subtle change.
"Do you think I need your rescue? Or am I just a spice on your journey?"
Looking at the suddenly "blackened" Qishu, Xia Chen was not surprised. Instead, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
A popular idol who is full of energy during the live broadcast, a quiet girl who is introverted and shy outside the live broadcast, or now a scheming girl.
No face can be said to be real, and she just wears the mask that suits a certain occasion.
There is no way that such a young gym leader could just be a puppet manipulated by the capital behind him.
Xia Chen shrugged, "Whatever you think, I'm already involved anyway. It's up to you to decide how you stand against me."
Qishu's eyes flickered, and after thinking for a long time, she slowly said: "Do you know what is the easiest way to cross class in this world?"
Xia Chen said without hesitation: "Of course it is to become a trainer."
Fame, wealth, status, as long as you and your elf have enough strength, everything is within your reach.
"Yes, trainer. It is not difficult to become a trainer. You only need a poke ball and an elf. What is difficult is how to become a respected and powerful trainer."
"Talent, family background, resources, luck...these are all obstacles on the road to being a trainer. I understood this truth at a very young age. So I chose a path that is not that difficult."
Xia Chen guessed jokingly: "So you chose to become an idol?"
Qishu admitted frankly, "Ten years ago, the Calvo Consortium planned a plan to train gym leaders in Ningguang City."
Xia Chen nodded in understanding, "You were chosen."
Qishu shook his head, "No, it should be said that I stood out from the Gu-raising style selection."
Xia Chen was silent.
Qishu concluded: "My current strength is not enough to fall out with them, and I also need the resources they provide me, so I want to maintain the current balance."
I'm just meddling in my own business...
Xia Chen nodded helplessly, "I understand, but whether you believe it or not, my original intention was really good."
The strange tree was silent.
Just as the air fell into silence, Mingyi suddenly ran back again.
"Xia Chen, Qishu, there is a huge Roaring Whale King outside! Are you sure you can't come out and take a look?"
"Got it, come right over."
After responding, Xia Chen looked at Qishu and said, "That's it. I'll go out first and you eat slowly."
Qishu silently watched Xia Chen's leaving figure, a hint of warmth suddenly flashed in his eyes.
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Now that we are all at sea, it would be unreasonable not to take a swim in the sea.
After stopping the yacht, Xia Chen put on his swimming trunks and stood on the deck to warm up before going into the sea, while waiting for Mingyi and Qishu who were messing around in the room.
Naturally, it is impossible for two girls to take off their clothes as easily as Xia Chen, change into swimsuits, apply sunscreen... these things all take time.
Xia Chen, who was waiting under the hot sunshine, was not impatient at all. The swimsuit... was still the swimsuit of two beautiful girls. It was worth spending more patience to wait.
About half an hour later, the door to the second floor of the cabin finally opened.
"Long time waiting~"
The smiling Mingyi walked out of the room first. She was wearing a lake green ruffled swimsuit. Her jade-like skin was delicate and full of luster, exuding a gleaming light under the sunlight.
A pair of long legs that were white and tender reminded Xia Chen of good stone-ground tofu.
This girl was already very tall, but Xia Chen wasn't noticeably taller than her until he reached 1.7 meters tall the year before.
She doesn't show off her beauty on weekdays, so she only shows off her proud figure when she wears a swimsuit, which is a very figure-flattering outfit.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the two groups of creamy white under the green ruffles of the swimsuit.
The last time Xia Chen saw Sirona in swimsuit, he felt that she was no less brave than Ming Yi.
But when he saw me, Xia Chen could only sigh silently, Xiaoqiao is the best... Mingyi.
Compared to Mingyi who openly showed off her perfect figure, Qishu was much more reserved and shy.
She was wearing a black swimsuit with a lot more fabric. Although she didn't look as eye-catching as Mingyi at first glance, she had a cool beauty.
As a trainer and a gym-level trainer, Qishu's figure is also healthy and beautiful after long-term training.
Yingying's slender waist has distinct mermaid lines, and the plumpness further up is much worse than Mingyi's, but...it's still cute even though it's small.
Seeing the two beautiful girls who looked like twin lotuses walking towards him hand in hand, the heart of Xia Chen, an innocent young man, beat faster than expected.
He couldn't help feeling that going to sea was indeed the wisest choice!
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"How's it going? Does it look good?"
Mingyi joked with a smile.
Xia Chen blinked his dry eyes and replied inconsistently: "It's not bad..."
We can't let this girl Ming Yi become complacent so easily. Xia Chen is playing a long game to catch the big fish.
Qishu chuckled lightly and glanced disdainfully at Xia Chen, who was telling lies with his eyes open.
Along the way, this guy didn't even blink once!
Xia Chen knew that his lies were poor, so he changed the subject and said, "I have just detected it with shipborne radar. There is a group of ferocious light cod living in this sea area. You should be careful."
The cod is the overlord of the Padian waters. Legend has it that the Swamp King was forced to go ashore because he could not win over them for his territory.
This kind of elves have strong self-regeneration ability. They often shed their body fat to make themselves stronger and then pursue their prey.
The sea area where Xia Chen and the others are now is quite far away from the mainland. The elves here may not have seen humans before, and they may not be able to carry out sneak attacks.
Although Xia Chen and the others brought a lot of elves with them, the only ones with fighting power in the water were Menas, the frog, and Gardevoir, who could use super powers to build barriers.
If it is on the sea, the giant electric petrel is also included, so there is still a certain risk in swimming in the sea.
"Menas, please pay attention to their safety."
Xia Chen warned Menas.
"Fuwu!"
Menas raised his head and shouted proudly.
If he were in the water, he was even confident that he could fight a few gym-level elves.
"Gardevoir, follow me, let's go get something."
"Sana~"
Gardevoir liked this arrangement very much and nodded happily.
Mingyi asked curiously: "What are you two going to do?"
Xia Chen gave it a try and said, "You'll know later."
He wanted to collect some of the fat that had been shed by the light cod. It was said that the fat was very delicious. As a cook, Xia Chen would not let go of new ingredients that he had never eaten before.
After everything was arranged, the three people jumped from the deck into the water, splashing into waves.
The remaining elves have no interest in swimming and are still playing their own things on the deck or in the cabin.
Only Niannibao stared blankly at the western sky, with a strange premonition suddenly emerging in his heart.
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With his own and Gardevoir's mental power detection, Xia Chen's journey of collecting light body cod fat went very smoothly.
After a while, the mesh bag Xia Chen brought down was already less than half full.
But the good times didn't last long. When the mesh bag was filled to half of its capacity, the presence of fat could no longer be detected.
This is normal. Fishing cod do not do it for fun. They only do this when they see their prey.
Wait, prey...
Xia Chen suddenly had a bold idea.
He pointed upwards at Gardevoir. Gardevoir understood, hugged Xia Chen and teleported to the sea with him.
Taking a deep breath of the fresh air on the sea, Xia Chen shouted to the boat: "Zoroark, can you come over and help me?"
"So?"
Although he was on the roof of the cabin, Zoroark, who had a keen hearing, ran down immediately after hearing the call and looked at Xia Chen doubtfully.
Xia Chen simply explained: "Come down and help us cosplay a fish bait."
Although he seemed to understand Xia Chen's request, Zoroark still jumped down obediently.
"You just need to transform into a big-tongued clam, and then see the cod run away. I want the meat thrown off of it."
Xia Chen explained his simple plan.
Big tongue clam is one of the cod's favorite foods, and no light cod can resist the temptation of big tongue clam.
Although this plan is simple, dealing with these brainless wild elves does not require any clever methods.
What's more, who would have thought that an ordinary big-tongued clam in the sea could be transformed into a Zoroark...
After making the plan, Xia Chen and the two elves went into the water again.
The giant tongue clam transformed by Zoroark swam leisurely in the sea, and soon attracted the attention of a sharp-toothed cod.
It shook its tail slightly, and saw a few pieces of snow-white and clean fish flesh falling off its body. Xia Chen looked happy and quietly swam under it and put it into the mesh bag.
The cod ignored the fish thief. It only had eyes for the tender and plump big tongue clam.
Shaking off the fat, the cod's body was as smooth as a shuttle and suddenly started to thrust towards the leisurely big-tongued clam.
And then...it came to nothing.
The cod shook his head and was extremely puzzled. Why did this big-tongued clam... suddenly run away there?
The brain that was occupied by the delicious shellfish meat could not allow it to think too much. It once again threw the meat and rushed towards the big tongue shellfish, and then... once again missed.
The cod felt like it was a ghost. It was the first time it encountered a prey that had been thrown twice but failed to catch.
No matter how powerful the regenerative power was, his waist began to ache even after being dumped twice in a row.
But he dumped her twice. Wouldn’t it be even worse if he didn’t eat this big-tongued clam?
Under the influence of the sunk cost, the light cod charged again, and then failed to hunt again...
A few minutes later, looking at the light cod with almost only a fish skeleton left, Xia Chen felt that he was a little too cruel, and hurriedly gestured for Zoroark to change back and leave.
He threw down a few energy cubes as compensation, and then returned to the sea with Gardevoir in his arms.
Looking at the bag full of snow-white fish meat in his hand, Xia Chen nodded with satisfaction. There was so much, it should be enough to eat.
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After returning to the kitchen in the cabin and putting the fresh light cod meat in the freezer to refrigerate, Xia Chen returned to the deck.
Just as he was about to jump into the sea and play with two beautiful girls in swimsuits, the sticky baby at his feet grabbed him with its tentacles.
"What's wrong, Niannibao?"
Xia Chen lowered his head and asked.
"sticky--"
Niannibao pointed at the western sky with its tentacles, looking a little worried.
Xia Chen, who knew that his elf had special skills, certainly didn't dare to neglect it and looked far away in the direction pointed by Nian Nian Bao.
Wherever you looked, you could see blue sky, white clouds, gentle wind and beautiful sun, which seemed perfectly normal.
But Niannianbao would definitely not do anything meaningless. To be cautious, Xia Chen called Mingyi and Qishu up while they were still in the sea, and then returned to the cabin to use the shipborne radar with a coverage of several nautical miles. Go explore.
Not long after, there was a UFO flying towards us in the western sky at an extremely fast speed, even exceeding the speed of sound!
Xia Chen looked at Qishu beside him, "Can your big electric petrel reach this speed?"
Qishu looked solemn, "Not even one tenth."
Xia Chen was numb. Even the gym-level Dian Haiyan, who was famous for his speed, was like this. So what kind of strength would this thing have if it were an elf?
But if it wasn't an elf, what could it be that could have such speed?
He suddenly remembered his terrifying experience of being hunted down by Yin Peltar in Kalos. Could this feeling of déjà vu be...
There was no time to think about this problem. Xia Chen frowned and asked Rotom, who controlled the driving system: "Rotom, analyze its direction and destination. Will it encounter us?"
The answer he expected to hear was a natural yes.
But things went wrong. After analyzing it, Rotom replied: "We are on its flight path, Rotom! It will pass by our Rotom in one minute!"
