Mind Master of the Elf World

Chapter 15 The Money-Grubber

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I shook the rain off the umbrella, quickly went into the room, and closed the door.

"call--"

Jinghe let out a long sigh and looked at Gastly.

“口、口桀”.

Noticing Jinghe's gaze, Gastly's expression stiffened slightly, and it subtly shifted its gaze away. If it could whistle, it probably would already be whistling by now.

Has it been discovered?
No, I don't think so.
Gastly was still worried that Jinghe would find out that he had gone back and left that person with a deep nightmare, when he heard him say, "Gastly, well done."

In fact, Jing He had seen Gastly turn back, but it wasn't anything important, so he didn't take it to heart.

"口桀"

It's alright.
This was the first time Jinghe had ever seen embarrassment on the little guy's face.

She smiled slightly and said, "I'll go change my clothes."

He immediately turned and went into the room.

Although the rain wasn't heavy, Da Zijin Da Hui's antics had soaked his clothes quite a bit.

"Kou Jie~~"

Seeing that Jinghe did not question him, Guisi breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, Jinghe, having changed her clothes, tied on an apron and went into the kitchen.

Before long, two steaming bowls of noodle soup were brought to the table.

"Kou Jie!"

Upon seeing the ordinary-looking but fragrant soup noodles, Gastly's eyes lit up, and it immediately rushed to the table, calling out and waiting for Jinghe to sit down.

Ψ（￣￣）Ψ
Even though there are now energy cubes to eat, Gastly still loves the food made by Jinghe.

Moreover, given Jinghe's current economic situation, it's impossible for it to eat energy cubes as food; it still needs to consume daily food.

"If you get caught in the rain, drink some hot soup to warm yourself up."

As soon as he sat down, Gastly eagerly picked up his fork, rolled up some noodles, and stuffed them into his mouth.

"Kou Jie?!"

But Gastly took a bite and quickly realized something was wrong.

so spicy!

It opened its mouth, panting as it looked at Jing He.

Did you mistake chili peppers for salt?
Jinghe said irritably, "I put in ginger. I already said it's to ward off the cold, otherwise you'll easily catch a cold."

"Kou Jie!!"

Gastly's eyes widened like saucers.

Have you ever heard of ghosts needing to ward off the cold?

But this time Jinghe was uncompromising, “You’re just a Ghost-type Pokémon, not a real ghost. Every Pokémon carries the risk of getting sick. Finish it all, and don’t leave any soup behind!”

"Kou-jie-"

Gastly responded with a helpless look on its face, drawing out the sound.

Gulu gulu——

Despite its spiciness, the taste was still quite good. Gastly ate faster and faster, finishing the noodles and soup in the blink of an eye.

I don't know if it was because of the ginger or something else, but as I ate the Gastly, I felt a warm feeling in my heart.

"Kou Jie~~"

Gastly: ()
After meal.

Jinghe and Gastly snuggled together on the sofa.

He held the rough stone where Gastly slept, examining it closely, while Gastly stared at the computer screen, excitedly licking its lips.

The Pokémon battle taking place above.

"So, what secret does this stone hold that makes those 'remnants' of the Great Corydalis Company so covetous? And how did they know that Dr. Solans had found the stone?"

Although the hidden crisis has been temporarily resolved, he still can't rest easy until he understands the stone.

Moreover, he has now developed a strong interest in the stone.

"fossil?"

This was his initial guess.

But why would fossils interest an energy company like Corydalis Corporation?
"As expected, I'll just smash it."

After much deliberation, Jinghe, who had absolutely no knowledge of stones, finally made this decision.

If it's a fossil, smashing it might affect its value, but some important elements should still be extractable. However, if it's not a fossil, then it's hard to say.

"Giggle giggle—giggle?!"

Gastly had initially nodded perfunctorily in agreement, but quickly realized its mistake and raised its voice several octaves.

He looked at Jing He in shock.

What are you smashing?
Stone?!
"Hehehe."

Its head shook like a rattle-drum. No, no.

"Three."

Jinghe didn't argue with Gastly about the pros and cons, and simply held up three fingers.

Three energy cubes.

"口、口桀"

Gastly paused for a moment, then shook its head even faster.

No, it still won't work!
For Jinghe, this might just be a stone with some value, but for Jinghe, this is the place where it has slumbered for nearly a thousand years.

It is both a bed and a house.

It is its only "possession", therefore.
You have to pay more, and more!
Upon seeing this, Jing He frowned slightly.

He also raised the other two fingers.

Five, that's the most I can have.

Gumbling—

Gastly swallowed hard.

Its eyes darted around, and out of the corner of its eye, it glanced at the kitchen, its gaze suddenly brightening.

"Kou Jie!"

He pointed to the kitchen and called out.

We need to go inside again!
Jing He's face darkened, and he took a deep breath.

"One minute, one minute at most, otherwise forget it."

"Kou Jie!"

make a deal!

Gastly: ˙˙

Having gotten what it wanted, Gastly grinned triumphantly, then waved its black mist with satisfaction, signaling Jinghe to smash whatever she wanted!
quickly.

A person and a Pokémon are gathered on the balcony.

Jinghe placed the stone on the ground, supporting it with one hand, and with the other hand, he held a hammer and gently tapped it.

Tap tap, tap tap—

However, the stone was much harder than he had imagined; it didn't budge when he struck it with the hammer.

"Kou Jie!"

Push harder, haven't you eaten?
Jinghe glanced at it sideways and increased the force of her swing.

boom!
click!
With that hammer blow, the stone immediately produced a crisp sound, accompanied by the shattering of some rock fragments, revealing fine, spiderweb-like cracks.

Jinghe quickly and carefully picked up the stone, and Gastly immediately brought its head over.

The once intact stone was now covered with fine lines, and a sizable crack had been smashed into the middle.

However, through this crack, one can vaguely see what's inside.

"Kou Jie!"

There really is something there?
It's been "living" here for so many years and no one noticed!

He walked quickly back to his desk in his room.

Turn on the desk lamp.

Under the light, the contents inside the stone reflected a slight fluorescence.

Simultaneously.

With the help of the desk lamp, Jinghe and Ghost could vaguely see what was inside.

It appears to be a transparent sphere, like a glass bead.

However, inside this sphere, there seemed to be something inlaid with red and purple, twisted like leaves, resembling both leaves and spirals.

"This is."

Upon seeing the sphere inside the stone, Jing He's pupils contracted slightly, showing a mixture of surprise and realization.

"口桀"

Gastly's expression was similar to his, but compared to Jinghe, it could vaguely sense that the sphere held a subtle attraction for it, a strange feeling that it couldn't quite put its finger on.

It looked at Jinghe.

I feel Jinghe should know what this is.

Rustling——

To confirm, Jinghe decided to clean the surface thoroughly.

As layers of rock fragments peeled away like fruit peels, the sphere inside the rock was finally fully revealed to Jinghe and Gastly.

A transparent sphere, accompanied by a faint red glow and a light purple hue.

Jinghe leaned back in her chair and let out a long breath.

"It really is a Mega Stone."

(End of this chapter)