Elf: I'm Just a Commentator

Lin Xuan sneezed as he was walking outside, whether from catching a cold or from someone thinking of him, it was hard to tell.

"Mimi Qiu Teacher!"

Lin Xuan was walking out when he heard someone call out to him from behind. He turned around and saw that it was Tang Ming, his opponent and friend in this battle.

"Is there a problem?"

"Um, could I ask Mimikyu-sensei for a photo?" Tang Ming asked, his eyes shining. Apart from that strong guy from Shanghai University, he was probably the first fan to take a photo with Mimikyu-sensei.

"No problem," Lin Xuan said, rubbing her nose.

"So, Mr. Mimikyu, I have a question I'd like to ask. How exactly does Little Dot train? It's clearly not even at the two-star level yet, but it has such a strong electrical burst force, and the same goes for its speed."

After taking the group photo, Tang Ming asked with some doubt, "In the battle just now, Xiao Dian's strength really exceeded everyone's expectations."

"Uh..." Lin Xuan was speechless for a moment. How should she put it? Should she let Xiao Dian run to the balcony to generate electricity every day?

Xiao Dian watched Lin Xuan silently from behind, wanting to hear what kind of nonsense this guy would spout this time.

"In general, we should seize the obvious advantages of elves, find new tracks, develop new paths, and let the unique talents of elves be displayed. We should not interfere blindly, but respect the elves' own ideas."

"Oh! Thank you for your guidance, Professor Mimikyu!"

Tang Ming, who was listening in a daze, nodded. Did he understand it? It seemed like he didn't understand much, but it sounded very impressive. No wonder Xiao Dian was so strong after only a short training period.

Is this what they call "incomprehensible yet impressive"?

The little dot in mid-air scratched his head. He didn't understand the meaning behind Lin Xuan's nonsense for a moment, but after thinking about it for a while in light of his own situation, he suddenly understood.

It's just being a hands-off boss who doesn't do anything, how can you describe it in such a refined and sophisticated way?

The only thing that comes to mind is that you're really something, you've got a whole repertoire of tricks up your sleeve.

"I have to go now, but I'll share more about the training later in the live stream~"

Lin Xuan quickly made an excuse and prepared to slip away, lest this stubborn guy insist on asking him more questions.

"No problem, I'll definitely send you a gift then!"

"Ahem, do what you can."

Lin Xuan waved his hand, but still felt that this young man had a lot of potential and was very sensible.

Lin Xuan returned to the lounge and picked up the backpack she had left there. After taking a sip of mineral water, she discovered that the trash can was gone. So she put it in her bag and planned to throw it away outside later.

"Lin Xuan, congratulations..."

Just then, the door to the lounge suddenly opened, and Song Chen came in. He seemed to be there to congratulate Lin Xuan on advancing to the next round. He was holding a phone, seemingly to ask for a photo. As soon as the door opened, Song Chen saw Lin Xuan stuffing a bottle into his bag.

"Could it be... that your act of collecting bottles isn't just a persona, but actually true?"

While saying this, his hands were quick, and he quickly captured the scene of Lin Xuan standing there, stunned with the bottle in his hand.

"Who walks around with a camera on all the time?!"

"I just came here to ask for a photo, who knew I'd get such an unexpected surprise..."

Chapter 116 premieres, prompting profound reflection.

"Why do you seem happier than I am when I feel like I won the game?"

After explaining the bottle issue briefly, Lin Xuan didn't rush to leave. She sat down and chatted with Song Chen, while Xiao Dian munched on tree berries.

Little Point was slightly injured in the battle just now, but after eating a Chansey egg, it has almost recovered. It mainly eats berries because it's tempting.

"Buyi~"

Ibu had no idea where the little guy had gotten the berries from, so he quickly went up to ask for one too.

"Dandan~"

That's all~

Little Dot shook his head and pushed Eevee's head to the side.

"Buyi~"

Just one bite~

Even though I was already full from lunch, I still feel hungry after seeing the berries. Does Eevee have a special stomach for snacks?

Seeing Eevee's pitiful expression, Little Dot hesitated for a moment before breaking off half of the one she had never bitten before and giving it to her.

"Dandan~"

That's all!

"Boy!"

【Great! 】

Lin Xuan naturally didn't have time to pay attention to these two foodies. She continued chatting with Song Chen on the side, and Song Chen had a very happy expression on his face since the beginning.

"Ahem, I'm only happy because you won the match, Mimikyu-sensei~"

Song Chen coughed twice before speaking.

"Are you sure it's not because the Imperial University player lost?"

"Well... there's a little bit of that in it."

Students from Beijing University and Shanghai University had faced off once before, and Shanghai University lost. Song Chen was quite upset about that. Although Lin Xuan wasn't a student at Shanghai University, she was still under contract and related to them. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was practically half a student of Shanghai University, right?

"Your opponent in the next match is not from either of our schools, but he should not be underestimated. His strength is probably no less than Tang Ming's."

"Oh?"

Lin Xuan was stunned after hearing this. Were there any other schools whose students could compare to those two schools?

"The Elf National Defense University, you know, they're quite strong."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan realized what was happening and then received the list of the top 16 contestants from Song Chen's phone.

Aside from myself, the other fifteen people included five from Shanghai University, four from Beijing University, two from Elf National Defense University, and the remaining four from other schools. They were all quite strong and could be considered dark horse contenders.

"And coincidentally, this player also advanced by defeating a player from Imperial Capital University, just like you. You two should have a lot in common."

Song Chen seemed quite pleased when she said this.

"Do you have any intelligence?" Lin Xuan asked bluntly.

"of course!"

Song Chen didn't say much and directly sent a set of materials to Lin Xuan.

The first thing you see after opening the file is a picture of an elf—a lobster!

And the characteristics of this iron claw lobster are precisely the adaptability that Lin Xuan considers to be one of the top characteristics!

Normally, a Pokémon using a move of the same type will have about a 1.5x power boost, but if it has the Adaptability ability, it will reach a terrifying 2x.

The most famous Pokémon with this characteristic is probably Porygon-Z. If we include Mega Evolutions, we should also add Mega Beedrill and Mega Lucario, all of which are incredibly powerful offensive Pokémon.

Mega Beedrill, in particular, is terrifying due to its near-perfect base stat distribution and Adaptability ability.

While the iron-clawed lobster cannot compare to these other species, its adaptability and powerful crab hammer and slamming motions are still quite terrifying.

Don't ask why the iron claw lobster, which is clearly a lobster, has a crab hammer. Lin Xuan is also very curious about this.

However, Lin Xuan wasn't particularly worried. He thought the Iron Claw Lobster would be easier to deal with than the Flame King, since it was a water-type weak to electricity, as long as it didn't possess both of those skills simultaneously.

Then Lin Xuan saw the two moves he least wanted to see in Crawdeck's move list—Swords Dance and Aqua Jet.

Wow, they really know how!

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After thanking Song Chen for the materials, Lin Xuan returned home.

"Hey, Kobayashi, I heard you won that competition... I saw it on TV!"

As soon as Lin Xuan stepped into the entrance of the residential area, she heard the security guard, Grandpa Wang, calling out to her, with a noisy bird perched on his shoulder.

"Win, win!"

This guy, like a parrot, always likes to mimic human speech. Sometimes when we go out to play, I like to tease him... though I don't really know who I'm teasing...

"It's just a small competition, nothing more," Lin Xuan said modestly.

"Hey, it's quite big. I saw on TV that it's run by Shanghai University and Beijing University," Grandpa Wang said seriously.

"Well, I have to go back now, sir. Also, please stop making such a racket so late at night. The people upstairs complained to me last night." Lin Xuan waved his hand and quickly left the scene, otherwise it might not just be Grandpa Wang alone.

"Hey, this kid, he doesn't listen to anyone." Grandpa Wang clicked his tongue.

"Exactly!" the chattering bird chimed in. A few days ago, when he was practicing singing on the rooftop, he was shocked by Lin Xuan's little electric shock, and he held a grudge.

"And you, try to stay home less at night. With you yelling and screaming like that, how am I supposed to rent out my house?"

Noisy bird: ...

Back home, Lin Xuan let the two little ones play by themselves while he went back to his room to analyze the information on the iron claw lobster. He still needed to think of a strategy.

After some time, feeling that she had considered most of the things that needed to be considered, Lin Xuan started a live stream.

Since I skipped both this morning and noon, I'll just do a short broadcast tonight. Even though there are no matches tonight, we can still chat a bit and review the morning's games.