Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Legend has it that Pokémon are more or less accompanied by a touch of aloofness and detachment, making it quite difficult for Groudon to develop any sense of kinship or empathy with ordinary Pokémon.

Therefore, he plans to make a move on Groudon's weakness – "flying".

This time, he brought along Nyanmeilong and Azure Flame Blade Demon.

Groudon felt a sense of familiarity upon seeing Goodra, whose size was similar to its own. Looking at her sturdy build and heavy body, she seemed just like itself, the kind of honest Pokémon that couldn't fly.

However, after getting to know each other for only a short while, this honest Pokémon actually took flight in front of Groudon.

Groudon was shocked. It could sense a very strong energy fluctuation around Goodra's body, but it did not know the reason behind it.

"This is something my elf developed himself: energy wings."

Xia Chen explained simply.

In fact, this method of flight doesn't necessarily take the form of wings. Essentially, it's similar to the principle of using superpowers and techniques like electromagnetic levitation.

He himself didn't understand the underlying principles, so he couldn't explain them to Groudon in detail.

Groudon doesn't care about these details; as long as it can fulfill its wish to soar through the sky, anything is fine.

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He asked with a mixture of anticipation and embarrassment, "Can I learn it too?"

Xia Chen turned and winked at Cang Yan Ren Gui, who understood and, following the script they had just discussed, said, "Karu (It's possible, but I need a little something from you)."

Because he doesn't lie often, Azure Flame Blade Demon spoke haltingly.

Anyone with a modicum of sense could tell this was a lie, but Groudon, look at its appearance, does it look like a clever elf?

Without the slightest hesitation, it nodded in agreement and said, "No problem, what do you need?"

Relieved that his lie hadn't been exposed, Azure Flame Blade Demon replied, "Crunch—(Not much, just a small piece of shed carapace will suffice.)"

Groudon readily agreed without even asking why, saying, "No problem, that's easy."

As it spoke, a crimson light flashed across its body, and then several pieces of its carapace crashed to the ground, their heavy weight crushing several stones it hit and raising clouds of dust.

"Is that enough? If not, there's more."

Groudon is very generous. It has a habit of molting and changing its shell. These shells may be rare treasures to others, but they are useless to it.

The alchemist Azure Flame Blade Demon's eyes lit up at the sight of these treasures, and he quickly nodded, saying, "Karu! (That's more than enough!)"

This amount is enough to refine dozens of batches of medicine for the bear cubs, and the rest can be used to refine other medicines in the future.

After tricking Groudon into giving him its shell, Azure Blade Demon naturally kept his promise and taught it a move left behind by Yao Chen, which was transformed from a fighting technique from that world.

The master leads you in. Cultivation is personal.

Groudon didn't know if he could learn this move, which was similar to electromagnetic levitation. After doing everything he could, Azure Flame Blade Demon went into seclusion again to refine medicine to save Bear Cub.

Groudon then settled on Spirit Island and began to train diligently for its dream of flight.

Thus, the incident involving Circle Bear and the cub finally came to a satisfactory conclusion.

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There were quite a few people and Pokémon on the island, and Groudon's temporary stay on Lake Cloud quickly became a sensation around the world via the internet.

Although there have been frequent reports of legendary Pokémon appearing in the world this year, it is still a novelty for a legendary Pokémon to settle down in human society.

Many people even speculated that Xia Chen had captured another legendary elf after Gu Leton.

The people of the Hoenn region find this very strange; their region's legendary Pokémon appearing in someone else's home, and even being captured, feels somewhat like being taken advantage of.

However, things didn't unfold as most people expected. Xia Chen and Groudon's relationship is currently just a friendship.

Meanwhile, the rescue mission for the bear cub went very smoothly. The otherworldly elixir from the Azure Flame Blade Demon had an immediate effect. After taking it, the bear cub's vital signs returned to stability, and even the elven doctor exclaimed that it was a medical miracle.

However, the bear cub has not yet woken up, and it will probably take some time before it is fully recovered.

At this moment, Groudon was preparing to leave.

After staying on Spirit Island for a week, Groudon prepared to leave and continue searching for a quiet, peaceful place with abundant natural energy to recuperate.

The good news is that it flew away.

The bad news is that it didn't fly very high, and its flight didn't last long. It crashed into the water after flying only a short distance, scattering countless aquatic creatures in Yunze Lake.

Xia Chen captured this precious moment on camera, and he couldn't help but laugh as he watched Groudon looking disheveled.

He chuckled wickedly, "Heh heh, I'll eat your food for the rest of my life!"

Chapter 346 The Next Pokémon: The Soon-to-Hatch Burning Bug

On October 30th, the forests were ablaze with color, autumn was in full swing, and Yuanling Island was unusually lively.

The excitement wasn't limited to the construction team that had been working tirelessly on the island these past few days; it had spread to all the wild elves as well.

The variegated bear is highly respected among the wild elves on the island, and her complete submission has won the hearts and minds of all the other elves.

Unlike Groudon, which is an otherworldly being, they show a deep empathy for maternal love with Ursaring.

As for Xia Chen, who spared no effort to rescue the mother and cub of the circle bear, they fully recognized him as the new leader of the island.

The wild elves actively assisted with the island's construction work, offering help and contributing their labor.

Although there were inevitably a few mischievous individuals who made things worse, overall, the progress was accelerated.

It just so happens that it's harvest season for the island's tree fruits right now, so after helping out here, the elves can take a break and go up the trees to pick more fruit.

For a time, the island was filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest.

In the afternoon, dappled sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground.

The bi-colored polka doll was half asleep under the shade of a tree, its ears twitching occasionally, indicating that it was watching the movements of the bear cubs not far away.

Perhaps because it had been lying down for too long, the teddy bear was unusually active after waking up, and it hardly ever rested quietly except when it was sleeping.

However, upon closer reflection, it becomes understandable. The bear cubs in recent years have not been in a coma, but rather in a state where they are aware of and have senses of the outside world.

Like someone who has been starving, seeing the delicious food in front of them but unable to eat it, now that they have awakened, they naturally want to make up for all the suffering they have endured over the past few years.

Besides the mother bear who has been by her side all these years, the bear cub's favorite person is a human who always has a sunny and cheerful smile on his face.

When he first woke up, he patiently and meticulously introduced this vivid and interesting world to the bear cub, showing it the birdsong, the fragrance of flowers, the mountains, and the flowing water.

Within a few days, the bear cub had become best friends with the human who called himself Xia Chen.

Of course, besides Xia Chen, there were many other elves that the bear cub had never seen before who took good care of it.

However, sometimes it has to stay in a strange room full of weird things and be examined by a weird human, which makes it quite uncomfortable.

Fortunately, with Xia Chen by his side, he was able to calm down and undergo the examination.

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"The bear cub's various indicators have fully returned to normal, and are even significantly better than other Pokémon of the same level. Of course, regular check-ups after recovery are still necessary, after all, this is the first cured case in the history of Pokémon medicine, so we cannot take it lightly."

The doctor handed Xia Chen the examination report from a week after the bear cub woke up and gave him these instructions.

"Thank you, I understand."

Xia Chen took the examination report, glanced through it briefly, and found that the bear cub's physical functions were indeed much stronger than those of other amateur-level Pokémon.

This is not hard to understand. Although the congenital serious illness did bring it the danger of almost losing its life, every cloud has a silver lining. The energy from Groudon circulated and cleansed its body for several years, and the benefits were self-evident.

Now that the injuries have healed, these previously hidden things have naturally come to light.

With the added reinforcement from the Azure Flame Blade Demon's final pill, it's no surprise that Bear Cub's physical abilities are so powerful.

"Miya! (I want to see it too!)"

The little bear loved to imitate some of Xia Chen's actions, burrowing into his arms and trying to see what was there. What it saw was a dense array of complex human characters.

It looked at it pretentiously, as if it could read it.

Xia Chen chuckled and patted it, then asked Sai Fuhao to take the mischievous child out to play, while he continued to examine the object in his hand.

"Bu Yi? (Xia Chen, are you going to tame the bear cub?)"

Seeing how much his trainer cared for the bear cub, Sylveon asked curiously.

Xia Chen thought for a moment and replied, "Well, let's not do it for now. It's fine for it to live on Yuanling Island with the Circle Bear. Anyway, they don't live far apart, so there's no difference whether we tame it or not."

It's not that Xia Chen looks down on the bear cub, but the next Pokémon has already been decided to be a volcano, and Xia Chen wants to focus more of his energy on volcano.

Speaking of which, Adek's Volcarona was born more than half a month later than expected, and the egg was only laid a few days ago.

Now we're just waiting for the situation with the Pokémon eggs to stabilize before sending them over, which should be in the next few days.

The hatching time for a Pokémon egg is about a month, so the Burning Fly will be born around the end of November. The more than one month until the end of the year is just enough time to accompany it through the most vulnerable period of infancy when it is most likely to develop a dependency.

After the New Year, if Milotic can return, we can take Rayquaza to the Padia region to cause trouble for Milton, and then revive Dragapult and evolve it into Dragapult.

The plan is as it stands for now, but whether it can be realized is unknown. After all, since coming to this world, unexpected things have happened one after another, and it seems that nothing has ever gone as expected.

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Speak of the devil, and he appears; Xia Chen was just talking about the Burning Bug's sprite egg when it arrived at Yuanling Island that afternoon.

Unlike the imagined "Dragonite Delivery" method, the Pokémon egg was delivered by Alder himself.

Faced with the unexpected visit of this bigwig, Xia Chen naturally greeted him with courtesy and warm hospitality.

"Welcome, but our humble abode is not yet completed, so we'll have to make do with you in our temporary container house for now."

Xia Chen said apologetically.

As the former champion of Unova, Aldek has probably spent more time in the wild than in the city. He is used to eating and sleeping outdoors, so he naturally laughed and said, "It's nothing. But I've heard that Brother Xia Chen is a great cook, so I'll have to look forward to the food."

Xia Chen smiled slightly, "Of course."

The two met at the World Junior Trainers Championship. Despite their significant differences in status and age, they hit it off immediately.

On the one hand, Adek admired Xia Chen's fighting skills, and on the other hand, he was not a very arrogant person. In the time it took to eat a meal, the distance between them had already been shortened considerably.

After dinner, Adek handed the incubator containing the Pokémon eggs directly to Xia Chen, his face unusually solemn.

"This is the only child of the Volcano Moth, I hope you will treat it well."

He didn't say "cultivate" but "treat," indicating that Adek didn't have any requirements for the future Burning Bug in terms of strength. His only hope was that it could grow up well under Xia Chen's care.

The Volcarona, standing to the side, also looked at the Pokémon egg in the box with some reluctance, then turned to Xia Chen, waiting for his answer.