According to official statistics from the Countermeasures Bureau, since the establishment of planning areas in various places, the number of children under the age of ten, that is, taming elves, has been steadily increasing, and the proportion currently exceeds that of adults.
It is not difficult to see that elves still prefer simple children compared to adults with more complex thoughts.
but.
After several days of observation, Qiao Cheng discovered that the Variety Monster seemed to prefer children too much.
It doesn't matter if the children are fighting to ride under him. In addition to the excessive behaviors of some naughty children, such as pulling the fur, pulling the ears, twisting the horns, etc., the Variety Monster has never been angry, at most He just showed a helpless expression, and then used moves like the vine whip to remove the claws on his body. The movements were usually very gentle.
On the other hand, if an adult treats the Variety Monster in the same way, he will definitely be thrown away by the goat that the Variety Monster turned into, and there will be no mercy at all.
This kind of differential treatment made Qiao Cheng start to wonder whether the Variety Monster had had a relationship with a child before, or had been favored by a child, which made it more tolerant in its attitude towards children.
Feeling curious, Qiao Cheng decided to find the Variety Monster again with the Electric Shock Beast, hoping to find out what was going on.
but.
It's a pity that Variety Monster always becomes very depressed when he hears things about his past. After struggling for a long time, he still can't get any useful information.
Qiao Cheng, who lacked the ability to communicate directly, had no choice but to give up after spending too much time.
Time passes day by day.
November 24th arrived in a blink of an eye.
The Qingchuan Town Elf Racing Competition, which has been promoted for more than half a month, will be held today.
Although the scale and formation are much smaller than the Pikachu Cup, the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters still strongly supports this kind of local event. Therefore, Qingchuan Town not only gathers tourists from all over Zhuxia, but also Official media will also broadcast the entire game live.
"Hai Ba..."
Electric Shock Monster looked at the trainers who brought their mount elves into the waiting area. The warm atmosphere before the game reminded him of the stage where he fought with Qiao Cheng in the Pikachu Cup a few months ago. scene on.
Qiao Cheng touched Ibrahimovic who was lying on his shoulder and looked around curiously, with a look of nostalgia on his face.
soon.
The combination of one person and two elves has attracted the attention of many trainers entering the field.
"It's Xiao Qiao! Damn it, I actually saw a real person!"
"Brother, you just arrived yesterday, right? Xiao Qiao has been active in Qingchuan Town for a long time. Recently, he has been helping the Countermeasures Bureau here to deal with matters related to the Elf Racing Competition. We players, basically They all have contact with Xiao Qiao."
"As expected, I still think that elves like Electric Monster are really handsome!"
"Brother Cheng, it's morning!"
Qiao Cheng responded one by one with a smile.
at this time.
A child who looked to be only about seven or eight years old timidly followed a sturdy goat into the waiting area.
This combination instantly attracted the attention of many people.
"This mount goat is the one, right?"
"Well, I heard that the foot strength of this mount goat is relatively outstanding among the entire mount goat family. Unfortunately, it is different from other mount goats. It prefers children to be its riders. .”
"Pity…"
"When I saw this mount goat, I thought of my cousin. He was originally going to participate in the Elf Racing Competition with me. As a result, he was attracted by this extremely unique mount goat halfway and wanted to Form a partner with it and compete for the championship together..."
"Your cousin seems to have failed."
"Not only did it fail, but it also got better. In the end, I didn't even get the qualification to participate in the competition."
The young man who spoke shook his head and sighed.
The conditions for participating in the Elf Racing Competition are actually not strict. Riders can directly join the competition as long as they bring an elf that can serve as a mount, has a certain size, and can run on the ground.
certainly.
If you don't have a mount elf but still want to participate in the competition, there is actually another way, and that is the mount goat clan in Qingchuan Town.
The mount goat family will go to Qingchuan Town every day for activities. As long as they can obtain their approval and then pay an activity fee to the Qingchuan Town Countermeasures Bureau, they can sign up for the Elf Racing Competition with their mount goats.
Many riders without mounted elves participated in this competition in this way.
but.
Since the mount goat clan is also very curious about this elf racing competition, and the Qingchuan Town Countermeasures Bureau has also conducted ideological work on the goats in advance, the Qingchuan Town Countermeasures Bureau announced the event on the third day. Over the course of the day, all the elves of the mount goat clan, large and small, who met the competition requirements were abducted one after another.
This is also the reason why the young man’s cousin cannot participate.
While he was still struggling with the mount goat transformed by the Variety Monster, others had already found partners in the mount goat clan and formed a team.
"Yangyang..."
Being watched closely by a group of adults, and with the upcoming competition, the little boy rider was obviously a little nervous. He couldn't help but grab the down on the side of the 'Mount Goat' with his hands.
"Mea~"
'Mount Goat' let out a dull cry.
Immediately afterwards.
The bush-like hair on both sides of the 'Mount Goat' emits a faint green light. Two long vine whips extend from the light, slowly come to the sides of the little boy rider's body, gently lift it, and put it down. On his back.
"What..."
"Well, I will be obedient."
The little boy rider nodded.
Qiao Cheng glanced at the little boy with a somewhat surprised expression, whose expression gradually became relieved.
Although the mount goat family has the ability to read the trainer's mood by holding its horns, let alone the fact that this mount goat is ever-changing and its racial abilities are not very proficient in using them. The most important thing is that this The special ability only allows the mount goat to read the trainer's mood unilaterally, but it does not allow the trainer to understand the language and mood of the mount goat.
so.
This little boy rider showed that he could understand the language of 'Mount Goat' just now, which really surprised Qiao Cheng.
Just as Qiao Cheng was about to step forward out of curiosity, an anxious shout from the side interrupted Qiao Cheng's thoughts.
"Brother Cheng, are you free now?"
Seeing the extremely anxious expressions of the staff, Qiao Cheng understood that something might have happened, and quickly followed the staff to the backstage with the electric shock beast.
As soon as he entered the conference room, someone shouted.
"Xiao Qiao, there is an emergency in the area of our planned competition route. There is an elf race operating in that area."
"What?"
Qiao Cheng frowned.
"Haven't we communicated with the wild elves over there one by one these days?"
According to the arrangements of the Qingchuan Town Countermeasures Bureau, this elf racing competition starts from the northeast of Qingchuan Town, goes around a circular valley, and then returns to Qingchuan Town. The total distance is approximately more than 70 kilometers.
This is a route that Qingchuan Town's Countermeasures Bureau, Qiao Cheng and others spent several days planning successfully. This route will have the least impact on some elves living in the surrounding area.
In addition, Qiao Cheng has been taking Eevee and Electric Shock Monsters around these days to communicate with the elves who may be affected. According to the situation discussed at that time, no elves should appear on the competition route on this day. The area is right.
Faced with Qiao Cheng's doubts, the staff inside did not hesitate and quickly explained.
"They are a group of elves that have never been seen before."
Said.
The staff quickly manipulated the computer screen and called up the images captured by the reconnaissance drone.
"This is…"
Qiao Cheng frowned slightly.
They were a group of elves that looked like lions. The fur on their bodies was composed of black and brown. The manes on their heads were very special. They were composed of large red and yellow manes. They looked very powerful and domineering.
With the knowledge he learned in the Extreme Challenge Summer Camp, Qiao Cheng quickly recognized what kind of elf this elf was.
"Fire Lion."
There was a lot of discussion in the conference room.
"It's impossible. I remember that among the elven races that are active in all directions, there is no Flame Lion clan. Where did they come from..."
"It's a bit troublesome."
"I think the race route should be changed."
"What to change? Today is the game day!"
"Then we will temporarily stop the competition. Everything must be done for safety reasons. What if the players participating in the competition accidentally bump into these fire lions?"
"But... alas..."
Just when everyone was anxious, Qiao Cheng stood up, looked at the scene broadcast on the screen, and said slowly.
"Let me try it."
soon.
A helicopter departed from Anping City and began to fly to the northwest. The Qingchuan Town Countermeasures Bureau also announced through the radio that the Elf Racing Competition would be temporarily postponed for a period of time.
Everyone in the top management of the tournament was nervously watching every move of the Fire Lion clan in the video.
soon.
Then someone discovered another strange place.
The Flame Lion Clan has been moving straight towards the southeast, and if they keep going according to this situation, they will collide with Qingchuan Town sooner or later.
"These elves are not just here for Qingchuan Town, are they?"
Qiao Cheng, who also discovered this phenomenon, couldn't help but think to himself.
Just looking at the footage in the live broadcast, Qiao Cheng could feel that the Fire Lion clan in the video was definitely not weak, especially one whose mane directly circled the face in a large circle, making the whole face look like a sun. The strength of the male Flame Lion may not be as strong as his own electric monster.
"Communicate first, if that doesn't work..."
Qiao Cheng is not a tough trainer either.
The scenario he hoped for most was naturally that the Fire Lion Clan just happened to pass by this place.
Then he and the Electric Shock Monster can perform their duties as usual and try to convince the advancing group of Fire Lions in front of them.
Of course, if the negotiations break down and the Fire Lion Clan is unwilling to listen, Qiao Cheng will not force anything. The Qingchuan Town Countermeasure Bureau has also made preparations to completely postpone the Elf Racing Competition and re-select a competition route as soon as possible. Planned.
soon.
Qiao Cheng, who was sitting on the helicopter, noticed the group of flaming lions running fast on the grassland.
At this moment.
The roar of the engine overhead also attracted the attention of the Fire Lions. They all slowed down and began to look warily at the strange machinery that suddenly arrived above.
When they saw Qiao Cheng coming out of the helicopter, the Fire Lions slowly relaxed their vigilance.
Qiao Cheng caught this slight change and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
This is definitely a good sign.
It basically proves that these fire lions in front of them have no ill intentions towards humans.
After thinking for a moment, Qiao Cheng took out an elf ball.
With a flash of white light, the figure of the electric monster appeared in front of the Flame Lions.
The electric monster, which had been baptized by Electric Lake and Pikachu's thunder and lightning, just appeared on the scene, and its powerful momentum made the scene instantly tense.
Although the Electric Shock Monster was also trying its best to restrain its aura, facing the possible strong enemies, the male Flame Lions who were at the back of the queue and had a somewhat lazy expression immediately became serious and roared to let the female Flame Lions The lions quickly retreated to the back of the queue, and they themselves came to the front of the queue, looking warily at the electric monster that kept making gestures and saying, "It has no ill intentions."
Especially the male Flame Lion, who was obviously the leader. Its mane, which was a large circle around its face, was shining slightly, as if it was ready to take action at any time.
"Roar?"
The leader, Fire Lion, made a low voice of inquiry.
Naturally, Qiao Cheng couldn't understand, and as a communication expert that Qiao Cheng relied on, the Electric Shock Beast was about to explain the current situation to the Fire Lion when a crisp and high-pitched cry suddenly came from above.
This voice is extremely familiar.
Qiao Cheng subconsciously looked towards the sky.
A huge black shadow was seen, blocking the sunlight in the sky, quickly approaching the place where they were standing.
Boundless surprise quickly spread across Qiao Cheng's face, and even the Electric Shock Monster temporarily forgot what he was about to do, and raised his head to look for the figure existing on the huge black shadow.
"Brother Mo!"
"Roar."
Qiao Cheng's excited shouts and a roar sounded almost simultaneously.
The Electric Shock Monster was stunned for a second, and then looked at the Fire Lion Clan in front of him with a slightly strange expression.
The title says it all.
The Fire Lion Clan obviously knew that man.
