Leisurely daily life in the elf world

"Ccrunch! Crunch!"

The enormous fireball that had dyed the sky a brilliant orange gradually disappeared along the horizon and fell into slumber.

All that remained were the magnificent, rolling clouds on the horizon and the gradually falling curtain of stars.

"Thank you for your help. Go back and find a place to rest."

Rong Qi took out some energy cubes and handed them to a mushroom with its mouth turned down, looking rather unhappy.

Although no trace of the crystal shards made by Diancie can be found in the forest, there is Rong Qi, an elf druid with a maxed-out affinity buff.

It was easy for him to glean information from the elves.

Using her charm, Mushroom told Rong Qi all the recent gossip and family matters in Orange Blossom Forest, even about how Ariados, the spider in the west of the forest, had his leg broken by his wife for going out to find other female spiders.

Mushroom took the energy cube from Rong Qi and then reluctantly rubbed it against Rong Qi's palm.

Although she was very reluctant to part with the human in front of her who smelled so good, her mother had warned her that there were terrifying Pokémon and menacing human trainers in the forest who would capture them.

Newly hatched mushrooms like him are the most popular among those vicious elves, if they see them.

They'll definitely snatch it away, slice it up, and grill it!

The simple-minded Mushroom easily believed her mother's words.

Every day, before dark, they obediently return to their nest to live with their older brothers and sisters, parents, uncles and aunts, and grandparents.

The innocent and adorable mushroom has no idea that its species is considered a "representative of public opinion" on the outskirts of Petalburg Woods.

It was only somewhat weaker compared to the large groups of farm thugs that roamed the forests.

However, in a sense, the mushroom mother's worries were not unfounded. Although this mushroom had not been born for very long, its aura of potential was a very bright green.

Among the green-quality elves on the farm, they are considered to have strong talents.

If trainers knew that there was a green-quality Mushroom in Petalburg Woods, many would definitely come to Petalburg Woods to try their luck.

Although the evolved Breloom is only outstanding in physical attack, it performs only so-so in other aspects, but if it is raised well...

It's not that they're worthless in trying to subdue them.

At least among trainers, Pokémon like Breloom and Scyther are still very popular.

After all, not every trainer can catch pseudo-legendary Pokémon and starter Pokémon.

Most trainers have a limited selection of Pokémon and a limited range of training methods.

"Mingling, let's go!"

"Go and see who's so indiscriminate as to eat all the gifts I sent out like steamed buns."

"Gengar!"

Gengar's figure appeared behind Rong Qi, its huge mouth stretching into an exaggerated arc.

A dark shadow flashed by, and Gengar Mingling and Rong Qi disappeared from the spot.

……

"Ccrunch! Crunch!"

Inside the pitch-black cave, a group of thin, hunched figures, resembling large-headed dolls, sat together.

A pile of huge, glittering crystal shards lay quietly in the cave.

Several soul-snatching eyes laboriously picked up some of the larger crystal shards, then carried them deeper into the depths.

"babble!"

"babble!"

Deep within the cave, some even stronger Sable Eyes were digging holes with their massive claws.

The hexagonal, gem-like eye gleamed in the dark cave. Trainers who had mistakenly entered the cave where Sableye lived had witnessed the light emanating from Sableye in the darkness.

They were named for the belief that their eyes could steal people's souls in the darkness.

In fact, the Soul Reapers are not very interested in human souls and bodies, not even as much as the gemstones they dig out of the mines and some natural crystals that can serve as food.

They even have a greater interest in tree fruits than in human souls.

Despite having the Ghost type, Sableye's spirit body is more stable and solid than that of a typical Ghost-type Pokémon.

There is no particularly strong desire for the human soul.

It belongs to the more laid-back race among Ghost-type Pokémon.

Compared to human souls, crystal-clear gemstones that are crunchy to chew might be more to the liking of those with a captivating eye.

However, even though the Eye of the Soul is hard, it cannot so easily cut through the crystal made by Diancie.

Even if it wasn't a crystal created by Diancie with all her might, it shouldn't be something that even a group of gym leaders couldn't destroy with Sableye.

Even without the system's detection capabilities, Rong Qi could sense the approximate strength of this group of Soul-Hooking Eyes using his own superpowers.

To put it bluntly, even if these Soul-Hooking Eyes have evil attributes, if Rong Qi's superpowers had offensive capabilities, he could easily defeat them all by himself.

The farm sprites didn't even need to lift a finger.

Deoxys: Unfortunately, your superpowers can only serve as a support item with maxed-out auxiliary attributes.

However, Deoxys did not say this directly to Rong Qi's face.

He was worried that Rong Qi would throw his energy core to those soul-stealing eyes.

Although they certainly couldn't hurt Deoxys, getting covered in his spittle was still pretty disgusting.

"Could there be other spirits?"

Rong Qi used his superpower to observe the traces left after the crystal stones broke. The edges were smooth and sharp, as if they had been cut off by something.

While Sableye's teeth are hard enough, they look more like small hammers. The scene of Sableye eating gems is more like crushing rather than chopping them.

It's highly unlikely that the Soul Reapers could smash or slice the crystal statue made by Diancie with their own power alone.

"Mingling!"

"Gengar!"

Gengar, understanding perfectly, squeezed out of Rong Qi's shadow, and the shadow beneath Rong Qi's feet gradually expanded.

Concealed by Gengar's luminous figure, Rong Qi's silhouette slowly sank into the shadows.

While Sableye was diligently gnawing on the crystal shards in Shandong, he was completely unaware that a Master-level Ghost-type Pokémon had been secretly watching them.

After all, in the eyes of a master-level Pokémon, their small bodies are at most just a bunch of snacks.

The only things of value they possess are their jewel-like eyes and the gleaming red gem on their chests.

The eye gem and chest gem dropped by the Soul Reaper upon death are of higher quality than most gems mined from the mine.

Unfortunately, very few of the gems survived.

Therefore, they are very popular in the world of elves.

And no one would specifically train such a Pokémon just because of the Sable Eye gem; the effort and reward are simply not worth it.

The Soul-Stealing Eye gem is merely a pretty decorative item; it's rarely a cursed gem that retains special powers.

Rong Qi did know that there was a gem in the United Alliance that retained a powerful curse, but the appraisal results did not indicate that the gem came from the Soul-Hooking Eye elf.

Moreover, the curse effect on that gem overlapped somewhat with the curse effect that his Gengar possessed. Therefore, when Rong Qi was collecting curses for his Gengar Mingling, he did not choose that curse gem, but instead chose the curse flame of the champion-level Chandelure.

In the cave where the Soul-Stealing Eye devoured the gems, a faint shadow rapidly spread along the corner of the cave towards its depths.

Enveloped in the power of Gengar and Mingling, Rong Qi moved swiftly in the shadows.

Although he was shrouded in shadow, Rong Qi did not feel any discomfort.

Even the air can circulate.

Although it appeared as if a thin black veil covered the view, Rong Qi was able to see everything in the cave outside very easily under the influence of Gengar's power.

Following the source of the relatively strong life energy felt in the cave.

Gengar and Mingling, carrying Rong Qi, darted into the depths of the cave like a soulful fish.

Although there are several forks in the road, these forks are nothing to Gengar Mingling.

It's a Ghost-type Pokémon, so isn't passing through walls a basic skill?

Even if Rong Qi, a human, were with them, it would be the same.

"Gengar!"

It's right ahead!

Gengar said to Rong Qi.

Enter the village quietly, don't fire.

Rong Qi gestured with his eyes.

receive!

Gengar and Mingling, in perfect harmony, led Rong Qi to a dark corner of the cave and covered them with a layer of shadow as cover.

Deep within the cave, a particularly robust elf, its head and claws gleaming with a cold light, lay fast asleep on a rock deep within the cave.

Several Soul-Hooking Eyes, manipulating the crystal shards, laboriously placed the shards in front of the elf.

They didn't dare to wake the elf rashly, but simply put down the crystal shards and left.

Wow! This dragon-headed gopher is quite fat!

Looking at the elf who stood up, her body was almost up to her chest, and her arms were thicker than Rong Qi's thighs.

Rong Qi silently marveled at the elf's plumpness.

What a plump and delicious dragon-headed gopher.

Not only is it plump and delicious, but this dragon-headed gopher is also quite strong.

Rong Qi used his psychic powers to sense that this Excadrill was actually a Gym Leader level Pokémon, and not even a newly upgraded one.

Although the strength of the Pokémon in Petalburg Woods has increased considerably due to certain well-known reasons.

However, a Gym Leader-level Pokémon is still quite intimidating to the Pokémon on the outskirts of Petalburg Woods.

Moreover, judging from the light emanating from the dragon-headed gopher's claws and the drill on its head, it is indeed possible that it could damage the crystal that Diancie has conjured.

Gengar Mingling had looked around and found that, apart from the Excadrill, there were only a few Sandslashers and the group of Sableye outside in the cave.

Apart from another Gym Leader-level Sandslash, the rest of the Pokémon are only at the Pokémon level.

Rong Qi could easily wipe out all these Pokémon with just one of his main Pokémon; if he wasn't careful, they might not even be left with a trace.

If that's the case, then what else does Rong Qi have to worry about? Unless this dragon-headed ground squirrel is the illegitimate offspring of an alpaca, and the kind that's equipped with both ground stone slabs and steel-type stone slabs.

However, even though that alpaca likes to throw stone slabs, they shouldn't be so easy to find.

Otherwise, why didn't I find it?

He can even find aliens! Why can't he find a grass-type stone tablet?!

Deoxys: I'm offended!

Rong Qi threw the crystal shard he had casually put in his pocket toward the dragon-headed ground squirrel that was fast asleep on the rock.

"boom!"

"Crack!"

The sharp claws shattered the crystal shards that Rong Qi had thrown out. Even in the dim cave, the dragon-headed ground rat's claws and the drill on its head gleamed with a sharp light.

Then, seeing the unidentified humans appearing in its cave without any attempt to conceal themselves, the Dragon-Headed Ground Rat raised its sharp claws without hesitation and fiercely pounced on Rong Qi.

"Hee hee!"

The dragon-headed groundhog has arrived!

This dragon-headed gopher is indeed very talented when it comes to attacking.

The crystal sculpture made by Diancie must have been shattered by this dragon-headed Earth, and then carried back piece by piece by the group of Soul Reapers outside.

No wonder there are such obvious fragments left behind.

If Rong Qi were just an ordinary elite-level trainer, he would definitely have found a relatively safe approach after encountering this Excadrill.

But now he is a Master Trainer, carrying with him a Master-level Ghost King Gengar and an alien with the power of a Level 1 Legendary.

A mere dojo-level dragon head gopher...

"Mingling! Hypnosis!"

"Gengar!"

Crimson eyes emerged from the darkness behind Gengar Rongqi, and some strange purplish-black runes flashed across them.

Although the success rate of hypnosis is pitiful, it has been perfectly resolved when faced with a huge level difference.

For Pokémon below Champion level, Gengar's Hypnosis spell, which incorporates the Sleep Curse, is almost always successful.

"Clap!"

The dragon-headed ground squirrel has fallen!

Rong Qi stretched out his finger and poked the dragon-headed ground squirrel's body.

"It's surprisingly plump and delicious!"

This dragon-headed gopher is still too young.

Experienced Pokémon will generally choose to leave when they encounter a trainer who is alone in the forest.

Even a novice trainer wouldn't dare to break into a Gym Leader Pokémon's den in the dead of night.

Trainers who can appear in the forest alone without any Pokémon are either complete novices, incredibly skilled newbies, or seasoned veterans who have achieved spiritual enlightenment.

Clearly, Rong Qi belongs to the latter category.

This dragon-headed gopher is quite strong. Should we take it back to the farm to plow the fields?

However, Excadrill doesn't seem to be as efficient at tilling the land as Aggron and Onix.

Furthermore, one can borrow Regirock from Celebi.

It would be good for drilling holes.

But there aren't that many holes to dig on the farm, are there?

Even if I catch the dragon-headed gopher, it doesn't seem to be of much use to me.

Even if I were to capture those Soul-Hooking Eyes outside and the surrounding Pangolins, it wouldn't do me much good.

Did I make a wasted trip?