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

He was slightly relieved, and then Jiang Gu revealed an extremely happy expression. "Whoosh!" "Take off!"

This time he made a fortune!

Although what he took may be just a drop in the ocean compared to the entirety of what Seer has to offer.

Chapter 68: Exploring the Ocean Star

But for Jiang Gu himself, it was definitely a windfall!

Jiang Gu's spaceship soon arrived at the location of Ocean Star.

As he expected, it was a planet almost entirely covered by ocean currents.

Fortunately...

I just got a free diving device from Seer Online!

Jiang Gu put on the light blue mechanical suit directly.

Then he plunged headfirst into the ocean current!

This was a diving spot he specifically detected using his spaceship... and there was an elven colony nearby.

After entering the water, Jiang Gubian saw a rather fantastical scene.

The deep underwater world possesses an inexplicable, suffocating pressure, yet the beams of light cast from above resemble twinkling stars, breathtakingly beautiful. Everywhere you look, aquatic plants sway and schools of fish swim by… This is a spectacle that terrestrial creatures often never witness in their entire lives!

Jiang Gu casually released Hilda and Zagros!

I wanted them to see this amazing underwater sight too.

Jiang Gu himself used a diving device, while Hilda and Sagros used diving masks for Pokémon that their trainers had just redeemed.

Points -400. The function of the diving mask is simple: as a portable item, it can convert oxygen in the water to supply land-dwelling spirits.

After all, Hilda and Zagros couldn't use cheaper diving suits; they would tear the suits apart during combat.

But when they wear masks, they can unleash their full potential!

The two praying mantises initially swam curiously in the water, finding the deep and distant seascape of Ocean Planet quite fascinating. But Hilda and Sagros quickly grew tired of the scenery… and found being underwater extremely uncomfortable!

They strongly demanded to return to the fairy capsule.

After all, this wasn't the hot springs and the liquids in the therapeutic devices that Hilda and Sargoth used to soak in.

Ordinary seawater only has a corrosive effect on the skin of terrestrial organisms.

The longer Hilda and Zagros stayed underwater, the more uncomfortable they became.

Jiang Gu didn't want the two little mantises to suffer, seeing that they showed little interest in the underwater scenery.

We had no choice but to take them back for now.

then……

He was the only one left swimming in the water.

After all, a Flying-type Pokémon like Bibo can't survive underwater, while Ancient Flame Beast and Hertok are Fire-type!

Let them dive...

That's tantamount to sending two elves to their deaths!

However, Jiang Gu thought about it.

It seems I already have a Water-type Pokémon!

He took out a spirit capsule and released the spirit inside.

It is none other than the Water-type starter Pokémon from the three champion-level starter Pokémon—Eevee.

An extremely cute, young elf appeared in the light.

This little guy is entirely blue, with a pair of round little hands connected to the rest of his body via his dorsal fin.

Its entire body resembles that of a finned fish.

There were wave-like patterns on its forehead, and its two small eyes were darting around.

Soon after spotting Jiang Gu, it happily went to greet him.

As one of the starter Pokémon, they are naturally very affectionate.

The moment Iyu saw Jiang Gu, she knew he was her trainer. She swam over to him and gently nuzzled him.

"Okay, from now on we're partners."

Jiang Gu smiled as he looked at the adorable little creature.

He said this while stroking Yiyou's head.

"Now that we're underwater, I'm completely counting on you to protect me!"

He was just joking.

But Yiyou got quite excited upon hearing this and darted around in the water!

"Iyo!"

"Iyo!"

The little guy barked and patted his chest with an air of grandeur...

It seems to be saying, "Leave it to me!"

Despite this water-type starter Pokémon displaying great confidence.

But Jiang Gu wasn't so optimistic.

In the eyes of the data, Yiyou is just a newborn baby!

【Name: Yiyou】

[Level: lv.5]

【属性：water type】

[Characteristics: None]

[Mastered moves: patting, chirping]

【个体值——HP：31攻击：31防御：31特攻：31特防：31速度：31】

"Iyou's fighting strength is still a bit weak..."

He pondered for a moment, then searched through the system store and picked out an item he had seen before—an experience chip.

Then, he spent 500 points to buy enough data chips to upgrade Yiyou to the normal level.

Then Jiang Gu patted the data chips onto Yi You, who was swimming around him with a curious expression.

Soon, the elf felt a large amount of combat data flooding into its consciousness.

Iyou immediately fell into a drowsy state...

Even as a water-type spirit, it sank to the bottom of the water!

Fortunately, Jiang Gu gently caught her, preventing Iyu from falling.

The effect of experience chips is naturally not an immediate level increase in the game.

Instead, it infuses the spirits with combat experience that allows them to reach the corresponding level.

After that, with just a little training and practice, one can quickly level up and turn it into real combat power.

However, the Pokémon raised in this way are definitely not as good as the Pokémon raised by Jiang Gu, who used the training room to have Hilda and Sagros fight to the death and then consume a large amount of resources and energy cubes.

The latter is a battle I actually experienced!

Experience chips, on the other hand, are merely simulations!

In other words, Jiang Gu urgently needs combat power.

He only pushed the seedlings a little too hard once.

As for the targets for Yiyou's leveling up and actual combat...

Jiang Gu had already found someone!

It was the elven race he had previously detected on the spaceship—the Bell.

After passing through a long ocean current channel.

Jiang Gu arrived at a relatively high underwater rocky beach.

"It really is this!"

He showed a somewhat nostalgic expression.

I have a vague impression of this place.

It is the first map of Ocean Star in Seer.

Jiang Gu walked lightly forward, the soft seaweed under his feet making a rustling sound as he stepped on it.

Around him, corals of various shapes and sizes grew freely.