Elf: Start your slow-paced life after becoming a farmer

Is the Padiya League so short of talent that it's even hiring an eight-year-old girl?

Zhu Lan believes that if it were her, she would never have allowed an eight-year-old girl to become the League King.

In most parts of the Pokémon world, only children who are ten years old or older can truly own their first Pokémon.

Of course, most children will be exposed to Pokémon before the age of ten. For example, Karl already had Kuburi when he was six years old. However, at that time, Kuburi was theoretically a wild Pokémon and was not officially registered under Karl's name.

Therefore, it is illegal under the Sinnoh region's laws to allow an eight-year-old child to become an Elite Four member, because an eight-year-old child cannot truly own Pokémon.

However, each region has its own "national conditions". For example, in the Sinnoh region, it is a matter of course for trainers to ride Pokémon, while in the Padilla region, certification is required.

After finishing his conversation with Zhu Lan, Carl put away his phone and began thinking about getting his motorcycle lizard driver's license and flight permit.

Although with Karl's Pokémon and piloting skills, no Officer Jenny could catch him if he wanted to, he was willing to abide by the laws of the Padian region since he lived there, which would avoid many problems.

If everyone acted like him, a lawless madman, then a certain chairman's big hand would have to be put to use.

"Sigh, this is really troublesome." Karl scratched his head and said helplessly, "Now that things have come to this, let's eat first."

To celebrate the simultaneous evolution of the four Saltstones on the farm into Saltstone Mounds, Carl asked Master Bear to prepare a feast.

As the main characters of this farm gathering, the four Salt Rocks also received congratulations from all the farm's Pokémon.

For example, right now, the three dwarf dragons and the Charcoal brothers, along with a bunch of other babies, are playing around the salt rock.

As for the Ubo brothers, who usually cause the most trouble? In order to keep their skin moisturized and to prevent the rock salt produced by the salt mound from being contaminated by the toxicity of their slime, these two little guys did not participate in the group of little guys' squabbling.

Meanwhile, the newborn round shark was being held in Karl's arms, enjoying Karl's barbecue service.

This made the Serperior and Tirion slightly unhappy. Although they had enjoyed similar services when they were Snivy and Newleaf, it did not stop them from being jealous of the Gastropods for receiving such treatment.

After feeding the little creature in his arms, Carl released the round shark back onto the ground, letting it join the group of little ones in their playful antics.

"Mmm~~ Rock salt really does taste best with grilled meat!" Kar took a bite of the grilled meat handed to him by the Serpent Lord, savoring the burst of juices in his mouth, and squinted his eyes contentedly.

Not to be outdone, Tilley the cat handed over a piece of roasted meat and placed it on Karl's plate, its expression seemingly saying, "My roasting skills are pretty good too."

With the cat and snake feeding him, Karl's stomach was soon full of roasted meat. He picked up the honey passion fruit juice prepared by Chef Bear, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Ah, this is the life I should be living."

After a hearty meal, Carl approached the Fierce Biting Land Shark, who had also finished its "battle."

"Ground Shark, you haven't given me a ride yet, have you?" Karl stood in front of the Ground Shark and invited it to go out for a drive. "Want to come for a spin with me?"

Upon hearing this, the Garchomp instinctively glanced at the Giant Garchomp playing with the Dratini and the others, then nodded slightly under Karl's expectant gaze: "Roar. (Okay.)"

After receiving Garchomp's affirmative reply, Karl turned to the group of Pokémon who were enjoying their food and asked, "I'm going to Tabletop City. Anyone want to come with me?"

The first Pokémon to respond to Karl was Tiramisu, which happened to be free from training today, so it was the first to fly into Karl's arms.

The second Pokémon to respond to Karl's invitation was Gengar. It had been working extra hard for the past few days due to the farm's atmosphere, and now it really wanted to get rid of the farm's atmosphere and have some fun.

Following Gengar's response, a certain talkative washing machine also responded to Karl's invitation to go out.

After realizing that he was currently unable to free himself from this body, Rotom became passive for a long time.

Karl had anticipated that cleaning Rotom would not be able to switch bodies, because Rotom was actually unable to speak normally when he was still Rotom.

The reason it can start normally like a Rotom cell phone is because the washing machine it's in, equipped with a special drive motor, is a "defective product".

When Carl got the washing machine, he noticed that the casing was rather fragile, but before Carl could explain, Rotom jumped right in.

Since then, Rotom has gained the ability to speak, but because the washing machine is a "defective product," it has lost its ability to fight. This is because the washing machine's shell is too fragile, and even though it has become part of Rotom's body, it cannot withstand external forces beyond its limits.

This can be seen from the cracks on the back of Rotom's body that were cleaned.

Even more seriously, perhaps due to the machine's unique nature, Rotom was firmly locked inside it like a bound spirit.

Fortunately, this machine has the same intangibility ability as Ghost-type Pokémon; otherwise, cleaning Rotom would lose a lot of its mischievous fun.

However, Karl never disliked Rotom because it couldn't fight after being cleansed, after all, no matter how strong it was, it couldn't compete with the leader of Karl's team, Winged Hair.

After gathering all the "troops," Karl immediately mounted the long-awaited land shark, embarking on the land shark's first manned journey.

Chapter 222 Karl: Have you ever considered becoming a rare VTuber?

As a Pokémon modeled after a jet-powered aircraft, Garchomp's flight speed is among the fastest of all Pokémon.

Even though Garchomp's flight speed couldn't compare to Dragonite's Extreme Speed, Karl still felt the joy of speed and passion.

"Wasteland!!!" Wearing a helmet, Karl let out a long, joyful roar as he lay on the back of the Gritting Shark. Sensing the excitement in Karl's voice, the Gritting Shark beneath him sped up again.

As a noble Dragon-type Pokémon, Garchomp carrying Karna was not challenged by any other Pokémon during its flight.

While this avoids the risk of crashing, Karl feels that not being able to "race" with other Pokémon is still less fun.

As time passed, Table City soon appeared before Karl and Garchomp.

"Roar? (Is this our destination?)" The Fiery Bite Shark slowed down and turned to ask Karl.

“That’s right, this is the center of the Padia region.” Karl said to the savage shark with a smile, “There are many interesting places in this city. After we’re done, shall I take you around?”

“Roar~ (Okay~)” The Fierce Biting Shark nodded in agreement.

After the Garchomp landed safely with Karl on its back, Karl immediately released all the Pokémon it had brought on this trip.

Although it was a weekday, the crowds on the streets showed no signs of decreasing, with people carrying all sorts of Pokémon.

"Indeed, the people in the Pokémon world are truly blessed," Karl remarked involuntarily, observing the scene before him.

Karl's goal in coming to Tabletop City was naturally to obtain his motorcycle driver's license and pilot's license. So, he and his Pokémon followed the directions from Rotom on his phone and arrived at the traffic control department located in the southeast of Tabletop City.

Before entering the traffic management department, Karl peeked around and noticed that none of the people working in the lobby had released their Pokémon.

Therefore, Karl could only recall all the Pokémon into their Poké Balls before stepping inside.

"Eh, Professor Carl?!"

Hearing the voice behind him, Carl turned around and saw Pipa, the former leader of Wang Liang's squad and now a member of the Tianxing Society.

Today, Pipa was wearing a white T-shirt with a fist logo, black sneakers, and pink running shoes. With her enthusiastic smile, she looked incredibly youthful.

"Yo, Pipa, good afternoon." Karl waved to Pipa, then asked curiously, "What are you doing here?"

After hearing Karl's words, Pipa scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly: "Teacher Karl, I'm here to take the motorcycle lizard driving test."

"Are you old enough to take the motorcycle lizard driving test?" Karl paused for a moment, then asked instinctively.

“Yes, I’m already fifteen, Teacher Karl.” Pipa explained with a smile, “According to the traffic laws of Padia, anyone who is fourteen years old can go to the traffic management department to take the motorcycle driving test.”

“I see.” Carl looked enlightened. After all, this was a world where ten-year-olds could go on adventures, so it seemed perfectly reasonable for a fourteen-year-old to be able to get a motorcycle lizard driver’s license.

After explaining her purpose, Biwa asked Karl with some curiosity, "So, Mr. Karl, what brings you here?"

"Ahem, actually I'm here to get my Motor Lizard driver's license." Karl raised his hand and touched his nose. "A few days ago I rode a Motor Lizard on the road, and then someone told me that you need a driver's license to ride a Motor Lizard on the highway."

Pipa blinked in surprise. In her memory, Carl had always been a very reliable adult, but now it seemed that Carl also had some unexpected aspects.

“Professor Karl, you haven’t been in Padonia for long, so it’s normal that you don’t know about this,” Biwa said with a light laugh, “But Professor Karl, are you confident? In addition to the practical test, you also need to pass the Padonia traffic regulations test to get your motorcycle lizard driver’s license.”

Upon hearing this, Carl smiled and said, "Of course I'm confident. I've been preparing for this for the past few days."

Just then, an announcement rang out in the hall: "Number 8128, please proceed to the third testing area for practical assessment."

Upon hearing this, Pipa raised her hand and glanced at the number plate in her hand. Then she waved to Carl and said, "Teacher Carl, it's my turn. I'm going to take the test now. See you tomorrow morning."

"Go quickly, and I wish you good luck in your assessment."

After bidding farewell to Pipa, Karl, under the guidance of the staff, also registered for the examinations for his motorcycle lizard driver's license and flight permit.

The former can be booked online, while the latter can only be assessed in person on Sunday afternoons.

After completing all the formalities, Carl walked out of the traffic control building, then suddenly stopped in his tracks: "Oh, I forgot to ask how the progress of the Tianxing Society is going with Pipa."

As the nominal mentor of the Tianxing Society, Carl never inquired about any news from the Tianxing Society again after signing his name that day.

However, in Carl's view, the former leaders of the Tianxing team were truly hidden talents.

Ordiga is a rich guy who can provide stable funding.

Pina was the former student council president and was an expert in management.

Melo is a know-it-all and can provide all sorts of information.

Although Qiu Ming likes old-fashioned things, he has good taste and can be responsible for promotion.

Biwa is not only a popular girl, but also a professional fighter trainer who provides support in terms of combat skills and reputation.

The true leader, Peony, is a genius hacker who, at a young age, was able to break into the Padiya League's BP system (similar to an online banking firewall) and arbitrarily change bank card balances.

In short, with such a powerful configuration, establishing a Tianxing Society should be a piece of cake for them. Therefore, Carl believed that even without his intervention, the Tianxing Society would be able to succeed.

"Forget it, I'll ask after class tomorrow." After thinking about it, Carl finally gave up the idea of ​​being a hands-off boss. Since he had taken on this job, he should at least provide some help within his ability.

With this in mind, Karl took out a Poké Ball and released all the Pokémon.

After emerging from the pixball, the talkative washing machine immediately floated around Carl:

"Finally, it's time to go shopping! I want to eat cotton candy loto!"

"Karl, you finally took me out to play, Loto!"

"Why didn't you take me, Loto, with you when you went on trips to other places before?!"

"Quiet down, or you won't get anything to eat today." Karl quickly reached out and grabbed Rotom, threatening him fiercely.

"I know, Loto, let me go, Loto, you're hurting me, Loto."

As Rotom added his verbal tic at the end of each sentence, Karl frowned, then slowly relaxed: "Chatty washing machine, have you ever considered becoming a rare Pokémon VTuber?"

Chapter 223 Karl: Fishing is the Right Thing

Well, the idea of ​​cleaning up Rotom to make him a virtual streamer was just a joke by Karl. With his current financial resources, he naturally doesn't need to clean up Rotom to earn money to support his family.

However, after hearing Karl's words, Rotom paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "Hey, Karl, your suggestion seems pretty good, Rotom."

For the cleaned Rotom, which once aspired to become a mobile phone Rotom, it is a pure internet addict Pokémon with maxed-out purity.

Before Carl bought the phone, his phone was mostly in the hands of the cleaning Rotom.

“You don’t actually have that idea, do you?” Karl looked at Rotom with some surprise. “Although I was just saying it casually, if you’re really interested in becoming a virtual streamer, I’ll support you.”

“I am indeed interested in becoming a virtual streamer, Rotom.” Rotom said as she cleaned her head, “but I still need to think about whether I should become a virtual streamer. After all, I’m not just any Pokémon, Rotom.”

"Then take your time to think it over, there's no rush anyway." Karl casually agreed, and then led the group of Pokémon on a stroll through Tabletop City.

Speaking of which, although Karl has brought his team of Pokémon to Tabletop City many times, he still hasn't finished exploring it, which shows just how big Tabletop City is.

Inside a toy shop, Gengar found a Gengar plush toy slightly smaller than itself. It then carried the toy to Karl, looking at him pitifully, and exclaimed, "Heh! (I want this!)"

"Buy it!" Karl waved his hand and bought the doll worth 10,000 Alliance Coins under the strange gaze of the shop assistant.

"Sir, you have excellent taste! This plush toy is a limited edition Shiny Gengar plush toy specially launched by our company. Only 94 pieces are available in the entire Padia." The saleswoman introduced the huge plush toy while wrapping it up. "The color of this plush toy is a one-to-one replica of the Shiny Gengar, with almost no color difference."

“94 of them… I think that number is Gengar’s number in the Pokédex, right?” Carmin quickly realized the significance of the number, and after hearing the shop assistant’s last sentence, he subconsciously glanced at his own Gengar. “But it’s a 1:1 replica? But this plush toy’s color is exactly the same as my Gengar’s. Does that mean my Gengar is a Shiny Pokémon?”

"Uh—isn't that right?" The shop assistant tilted her head after wrapping the plush toy, then looked at the Gengar standing next to Karl, who was looking impatient. "If I remember correctly, the color of a shiny Gengar is slightly darker than that of a normal Gengar..."

"???"

After hearing what the shop assistant said, Karl turned his head and carefully examined his Gengar, which he had brought out of the underground ruins.

"Hiss—, Gengar, you're actually a Shiny Pokémon?" Karl asked in disbelief.

Gengar tilted its head, then, as if remembering something, suddenly started gesturing wildly at Karl.

Through Gengar's explanation, Karl finally understood why Gengar, who was still Gastly back then, had ventured into that underground ruin alone.

Originally, Gengar lived in a graveyard with other Gastly until one day, the other Gastly suddenly discovered that Gengar was not the same color as them.

Next comes the classic story of Shiny Pokémon being ostracized by their kind. Due to the inherently bad nature of Ghost-type Pokémon, Gengar had to leave its kind and eventually entered the ruins.

"Alright, alright, I'm here with you now, I won't chase you away." Karl reached out and ruffled Gengar's hair. "There are so many shiny Pokémon on the farm, have you ever seen me chase any of them away?"

"Heh~ (You're so nice~)" Gengar jumped up and rubbed against Karl's head.

Fortunately, Gengar isn't a member of the Electric Mouse family, otherwise, just by rubbing its cheek, Karl would have been numb all day.

After Karl led the group of Pokémon out of the toy store, Garchomp's gaze was drawn to a Pokémon supplies store on the street.

Seeing the hesitant expression on the face of the Fiery Shark, Carl chuckled and touched the fin on the Fiery Shark's arm: "I already said we're out having fun today, you can go wherever you want."

Seeing that Karl had seen through its thoughts, the Garchomp gently bumped into Karl and then pulled him toward the Pokémon supplies store.

As soon as Karl entered the store, he saw a familiar figure again. He quickly walked up behind the figure and patted him on the shoulder before the other person could react: "Hey, Shinji, what a coincidence, you're here too."

Shinji was not frightened by Karl's "surprise attack," or rather, this had happened to him many times before, so Shinji had become immune to Karl's attacks.

After all, Karl never tried to keep his footsteps down during his attacks, and Shinji was already on guard after hearing the rapid footsteps behind him.