Elf Trader: My trump card is the Light/Dark Mantis.

04 This thing, when stuck to a Poké Ball, will make the Pokémon emit special sound and light effects when it comes out of the ball...

No use.

Uh, it just means good-looking or handsome.

Do stickers work on the Elf Capsule?

Jiang Gu hesitated.

Xiao Lan, on the other hand, said with an excited expression.

"I asked Professor Oak to specially improve this!"

"It can be used on the Elf Capsule!"

"By the way, Xiao Jiang, you probably don't know this yet, but the Pokémon Capsules have already gone into production. Silph Corporation has decided to develop these special Poké Balls for future space travel!"

"However, they had no idea that these elves were not cosmic elves at all, but creatures from another world!"

Xiao Lan beamed with pride when she spoke of her triumph.

After all, this was a secret known only to her and Jiang Gu in the whole world.

Jiang Gu simply took the stickers thoughtfully. One sticker had a light effect similar to a lightning bolt pattern, while the other had a dark effect with a petal pattern.

It is indeed quite suitable for two praying mantises.

So he took out the fairy capsules of Incaros and Sagros and put the stickers on.

"Carlo!!"

"Saro!!"

Two praying mantises hopped around Jiang Gu... seemingly in a very good mood.

And they keep making a demand.

"Row!"

As a trainer, Jiang Gu naturally had no reason to refuse.

He immediately took out two mantis fairy capsules, each now with a sticker on it.

Incaros and Sagros then transformed into light and were collected into a capsule.

Jiang Gu then threw them out again.

Amidst the dazzling light, Incaros's figure gradually appeared, and with the surrounding sound and light effects, he resembled a majestic god!

Then, a strange, dark, distorted light with dark petal patterns appeared, and Sagros appeared in the vortex, looking like he was deep in thought, completely maximizing the villain's charisma!

The two praying mantises posed for quite a while until the light effect completely disappeared, and then they returned to normal.

Then they started chirping again.

"Carlo!"

"Saro!"

He gestured to Jiang Gu. ...

One more time! One more time! We want to play again!

The trainer had no choice but to comply with the two praying mantises' interest, seeing how interested they were.

Jiang Gu was truly surprised that the Poké Ball Sticker could make Sagros and Incaros have so much fun.

It feels like a kid suddenly getting their hands on Ultraman and Kamen Rider's transformation devices...

Jiang Gu understood the two praying mantises' behavior; he figured he'd be even wilder than them!

So he helped Sagros and Incaros repeat the process of retrieving and releasing the capsule time and time again.

Let them strike a pose and make a grand entrance!

Incaros and Sagros's excitement even infected the other elves.

Little Blue's Halwing Bee, Bala Tortoise, and Brook also want to try.

Soon, not only Jiang Gu was repeatedly throwing Pokémon capsules, but Xiao Lan did the same...

The two put down what they were doing and played with their elf for a while.

The atmosphere was wonderful!

The elves were all overjoyed and very excited.

Incaros and Sagros also shook off their somewhat gloomy expressions; perhaps they had indeed been in great pain because of their complete defeat by Ray.

But essentially they are still very young, only recently born. Once their attention was diverted, they instantly returned to normal.

Overjoyed!

Jiang Gu was quite pleased to see this, so repeatedly throwing out and taking back the capsule was indeed a bit silly.

But the two praying mantises helped him overcome his previous psychological trauma, so he felt that his hard work was worthwhile!

In a joyful atmosphere, Jiang Gu played with the two praying mantises for a whole afternoon!

Sagros and Incaros then sat down on the ground in a better mood, no longer wanting to continue.

Jiang Gu expressed his gratitude.

"Little Blue, thank you for bringing back the stickers."

"This thing is quite interesting."

He was surprised to find that his companion was no longer there after he finished speaking.

Jiang Gu didn't pay much attention. The space transfer station was quite large, so it was normal for Xiao Lan to wander off anywhere...

However, the orange-haired girl did not run around the base as Jiang Gu had expected.

She was walking through a leveling-up dungeon with her Halwing Bee companion.

Xiao Lan quietly gazed at the simulated level 45 Tauros staring intently at her and Halwing Bee, and calmly spoke.

"Harwing Bee, prepare for battle."

There was no joy or happiness in her eyes, only resentment and humiliation!

Little Blue had just made Jiang Gu and the two mantises laugh, but her own mood remained incredibly heavy.

The reason is simple: she felt useless!

It's completely useless against Ray, or even against weaker opponents like Axia and Yunas!

Going on an exploration with Jiang Gu would only add burden to your companions.

How could Xiao Lan accept this?

She wanted to stand by Jiang Gu's side, hoping to protect him as she had when they first met.

Instead of relying on the other person's indulgence and pampering to force them to explore the universe.

What Xiao Lan truly longs for is to fight alongside Jiang Gu.

"Let's all become stronger together, Halwing Bees 680!"

She said it with absolute certainty.

The fusion sprite beside them also buzzed twice.

The same response was met with a firm expression.

By the time Xiao Lan returned, it was already dinnertime.

The orange-haired girl hurriedly prepared the meal and sat down at the table as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Gu suddenly seemed to remember something and said...

"By the way, you can use these little blue sprites for now."

He handed out capsules for Infernape, Golden Bubbles, and Phantom Butterfly.

These are all Pokémon with great potential, and they can greatly strengthen Xiao Lan's team.

Jiang Gu was unaware that Xiao Lan longed to fight alongside him.

However, he had originally planned to increase the orange-haired girl's strength to prevent any unexpected events.

Jiang Gu thought he would have to use a lot of persuasion to convince the girl to accept it.

But Xiao Lan accepted the batch of elf capsules without hesitation, her eyes filled with determination.

"Don't worry, Xiao Jiang, I will train them to be very strong, until they can keep up with your pace!"

"Uh, okay..."

Jiang Gu was startled by Xiao Lan's sudden seriousness...

But he vaguely guessed that the previous experience of being beaten by Ray not only caused the two mantises some pain, but also probably affected Xiao Lan's mentality.

So Jiang Gu didn't say anything, he just nodded silently.

"If you need any resources, just tell me and I'll try my best to help you."

Xiao Lan smiled, nodded, and made a happy expression. "I knew it!"