Manor Lord of the Elf World

Chapter 214 Trainers
The little duckling's tiny body immediately erupted with scorching flames, which quickly enveloped its entire body before it charged fiercely towards the Riolu opposite it.

"Leo, watch out!" Derek frowned, trying to remain calm.

However, the high temperature on the ground had already thrown Riolu into disarray.

It simply cannot use its moves properly.

Duckbill's Flame Wheel slammed into Riolu, sending Riolu flying backward.

"Don't give the opponent any opening, Duckbill Baby, Flame Punch!"

Before Riolu could get up, Alex suddenly stretched out his finger and gave the order to pursue.

"Leo, danger! Get up!" Derek reacted immediately.

However, the high temperature of the gym floor had a huge impact on it. Riolu was so hot that it jumped around on the ground and was unable to follow its trainer's commands.

The baby duck's Flame Punch followed closely behind.

Under the fierce attack of the duckling, Riolu quickly lost its ability to fight.

"The first battle is won by Magpie!" The referee announced the result, then looked at Derek and said, "Derek, please send out your Pokémon that can continue the battle!"

Pokémon that will continue to fight?

Derek opened his mouth, but right now he only had Riolu, one of his Pokémon, by his side...

What should I do?
Derek looked at Riolu, who was now unable to fight, gritted his teeth, and said, "I give up the challenge!"

"Oh?" Alex asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I haven't had a chance to catch my second Pokémon yet!" Derek continued, "Gym Leader Alex, I'll challenge you again later!"

"I see... It seems you're a new trainer!" Elif exclaimed in realization, then offered some advice: "As a new trainer, I suggest you don't rush into challenging gyms."

"You can go to the wild for special training first. While honing your skills, you can also see if there are any wild Pokémon that are suitable for you. Catching them and improving your overall strength will make it much easier to challenge the gym."

More importantly, trainers should adapt to the specific circumstances when challenging a gym.

For example, the unique feature of his Flying Cloud Dojo is its battle arena with extremely high ground temperatures.

This is because he placed a large number of fire gems underground on the battlefield.

Those fire gems can emit extremely high temperatures, and under their influence, the ground temperature will rise rapidly.

This situation can have a significant impact on Pokémon that excel at ground combat.

Of course, there are ways to solve this.

Using Flying-type Pokémon for aerial battles or Water-type Pokémon to lower the temperature can significantly reduce the difficulty of the challenge.

This also tests the trainers' basic knowledge when challenging the gym.

A clever trainer, upon seeing a Fire Terrain, can quickly devise a solution based on type advantage.

Thinking of this, Alex said, "Go heal Riolu first. I'll be here waiting for you to come and challenge me!"

"Yes, Gym Leader Alex!" Derek didn't have time to think further and hurriedly carried Riolu to the Pokémon Center in Flying Cloud City.

After he left, another figure walked in from outside.

However, when Alex saw the figure clearly, he froze on the spot.

"Anna? Didn't you go to work at the Trainers Association in Shuanglong City? How come you have time to come here?"

"Hehe!" Anna grinned slyly, "Of course I'm here to collect gym badges!"

Alex's eyes widened instantly.

"Sister Anna, please stop joking! How could we possibly be your match? Besides, does His Majesty even know you're here?"

"Of course my teacher knows!" Anna said, feeling a little guilty. But if her teacher knew, he would definitely support her in collecting gym badges and participating in the year-end battle extravaganza!
However, before that, she needs to get her hands on the Flying Cloud Badge from Alex.

"Alright, Alex, we can talk about the rest later. Now let's have a Pokémon battle!"

During the days she was away from Raven City, she and Zoroark improved their strength considerably, and her little eagle evolved into Braviary.

Not only that, Anna also gained several new companions.

The massive, rock-strewn giant onyx, its entire body composed of enormous rocks.

Roseredo, the noble and elegant rose dancer.

And the Pokémon Emolga, which is small in size and cute in appearance, but can release a dangerous electric current.

Her strength is now vastly different from what it used to be.

Even a teacher would be very surprised.

However, Anna didn't plan to let Raven know right away; she intended to give him a big surprise at the grand battle.

Seeing Anna's appearance, Alex felt utterly helpless.

But as a gym leader, he had no way to refuse a challenger and could only bite the bullet and accept Anna's challenge.

Fifteen minutes later.

Anna looked at the Flying Cloud Badge in her hand, grinned, and then waved to Alex:

"Thank you for your hard work, Alex!"

Alex, who had just been thoroughly humiliated, was speechless.

*
At the same time, in the forest between Karakusa Town and Sanyo City.

Xiaochun and Tantan Mouse were nervously watching the wild Heracross in front of them.

Not long ago, after the Nido crisis, Xiaochun and Tantan Mouse returned to town.

Because the wild is too dangerous and there is always the possibility of being attacked by wild Pokémon, most of the trainers in Karakusa Town have given up their travels and stayed in the town instead.

Xiaochun originally planned to give up, but when they thought that others could overcome their fear, why couldn't they?

So, Haru and Tinder made up their minds again. They left the town and embarked on their journey once more, defeating many wild Pokémon that tried to attack them along the way.

Today, Xiaochun was planning to camp here when a big guy suddenly appeared in front of them and snatched her pack!
"Hey, you! That's mine!" Seeing the Pokémon tear open her package, Xiaochun couldn't stand it anymore and tried to communicate with the Pokémon.

However, the wild Heracross paid no attention to Chun. It continued rummaging through the package until it pulled out a glass jar containing something sweet.

Looking at the golden, sweet filling inside, Heracross's face immediately broke into an endearing smile.

"Ahhh! That's my food!" Seeing her food being snatched, Xiaochun immediately tried to grab it back.

But she was a step too slow.

Hercules had already opened the jar and was sucking the sweet liquid inside with his tongue.

"Ruined!"

Xiao Chun's eyes widened in shock, while Tan Tan Mouse looked utterly hopeless.

But as a trainer, Xiaochun quickly calmed down.

Because she knew that their safety was far more important than that can of candy. After all, they could always buy more candy, but if they angered this Pokémon and got attacked, that would be the real disaster.

"Never mind, never mind." Xiaochun picked up the package that Heracross had thrown on the ground, packed her things, and immediately ran away with the Detective Mouse.

Soon, the two of them, along with their Pokémon, found a safer and more perfect campsite on the other side of the forest.

“It’s decided! We’ll rest here tonight! Detective Mouse, you keep watch, I’ll set up the tent!” Xiaochun said.

Before leaving Tangcao Town, she bought a medicine called insect repellent spray from the town's friendly store.

This potion emits a scent that wild Pokémon dislike. If sprinkled around the camp, it can effectively repel wild Pokémon and prevent them from attacking you.

Xiaochun immediately got to work.

Meanwhile, the Detective Mouse jumped onto a tree and began to observe its surroundings.

But just then, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in the sight of the mouse.

The mouse's eyes widened immediately, and it couldn't help but let out a gasp.

"Tantan!!!"

Upon hearing the sound, Xiaochun immediately became alert.

"What's wrong, Scout? Is there a dangerous Pokémon approaching?!"

"Tantan!" Tantan Mouse nodded repeatedly, pointing to a spot not far away.

Xiaochun looked in the direction it was pointing, and the next second, she saw that the Hercules who had snatched Tian Tiantian had actually followed them here!
"Aaaaaah! Why did it follow us again?!" Xiaochun was extremely frustrated.

But soon, the Heracross arrived at their camp.

It did not attack, nor did it snatch Xiaochun's package as it had done before. Instead, it stood there, watching Xiaochun and Tantan Mouse with a gentle expression.

Xiaochun was slightly taken aback upon seeing this.

What does this Pokémon mean...?
Tantan Mouse was also very puzzled by this.

"Could this guy be trying to eat our sweetie?" Xiaochun suddenly realized this.

She looked at Heracross in front of her and said, "Hey, we're out of Sweetie. You ate all the remaining Sweetie, so you'd better leave!"

Hercules shook his head.

"Hera!"

Hearing Heracross's words, the Detective Mouse was taken aback.

"Tantan?!"

Then, Xiaochun saw Heracross walk up to her and take a Poké Ball out of her backpack.

It tilted its head, seemingly observing how to use the ball.

The next second, Heracross's body turned into a red light and was absorbed into the ball.

The Poké Ball landed on the grass, bounced twice, and made a "thump-thump" sound.

Immediately afterward, amidst Xiaochun and Tantan Mouse's incredulous and incomprehensible expressions, the Poké Ball began to shake gently.

"How is this going?!"

Xiaochun couldn't help but mutter to herself, and just then, she suddenly remembered that the moment she had just put the Scrub back into its Poké Ball, it was very likely that the Heracross had seen it!
There seems to be some kind of misunderstanding between them... Perhaps Heracross thinks that as long as he enters this ball, he can eat delicious sweets?
Before Xiaochun could react, the Poké Ball on the grass stopped shaking.

This means that the subjugation was successful!
*
Raven City.

"Your Majesty, Officers' Day has begun receiving training from the police station as you instructed," Elif reported to Raven.

Upon hearing this, Raven nodded slightly.

But just then, he suddenly remembered something.

"Do Officer Jenny and the others know that they will be separated in the future and will each go to different cities to take up their posts?" Raven asked.

Elif paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It seems... I'm not sure yet."

"I see." Raven fell into deep thought.

The Thunder Gang, founded by Officer Jenny, is a very united gang organization. The Officer Jennys have always lived together and have hardly ever been separated.

Now that he is working for the kingdom, it means that the Thunder Gang is facing the crisis of disbanding, and Officer Jenny, who has lived with him for a long time, will also have to part ways.

This may be unacceptable to some Officer Jenny.

After a brief moment of thought, Raven said to Elif, "We have to let Miss Officer Jenny and the others know about this in advance, no matter what."

Elif understood Raven's meaning and nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will go and tell them the news right away."

"Hmm." Raven nodded.

Elif turned and left. He went to the police station and called out Jun Sha Lei, the leader of the Thunder Gang, to her alone, relaying Raven's words to her verbatim.

After hearing this, Officer Jenny was not too surprised.

She nodded thoughtfully and said to Elif, "I understand. I will tell the other Officer Jennys."

"Don't worry, even if you separate, you won't never see each other again," Elif said with a smile. "With His Majesty's invention of Pokémon flying taxis, you can meet each other in just a few hours if you want to."

Upon hearing this, Officer Jenny immediately thought of the flying taxi she had ridden in that day.

That mode of transportation is indeed very convenient.

“Thank you for your help, Lord Eriff,” Officer Jenny said.

“It will probably be difficult to get the other Officers to accept this…” Elif then turned his gaze to the other Officers not far away: “Miss Officer Ray, I’m leaving the rest to you. But rest assured, whatever decision you make, His Majesty will not force you. Even if you refuse to work for the police station, returning to Anzai Town will not be a problem.”

Officer Jenny nodded calmly: "I understand."

She watched Elif turn and leave, then returned to the police station, summoned the Officers of Justice sisters, and announced:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have something to announce."

The group of Officer Jenny immediately looked over.

"Big sister, what's the matter?" Officer Jenny couldn't help but ask.

“After we finish our training here, we’ll probably have to scatter like those Joeys and go to work in different parts of the kingdom. We probably won’t be able to stay together like we used to.”

"So, I would like to announce here that the Thunder Gang will be disbanded starting today. But don't worry, even if the Thunder Gang is gone, we will still be sisters, still a family!" Officer Jenny announced.

Upon hearing this, the members of Officer Jenny immediately showed expressions of disbelief.

"What?! The Thunder Gang is disbanding?!"

"Why, eldest sister?"

"Could this be a decision made by His Majesty Raven?"

“No, it wasn’t His Majesty Raven.” Officer Jenny shook her head. “It was my decision.”

(End of this chapter)