Tang Dynasty: Starting with Dimo, he was targeted by Li Shimin.

Chapter 13 The First Elf Battle in the Tang Dynasty

After leaving the Magical Artifacts Shop, Li Shimin did not sleep well all night.

It wasn't because of the drought—he'd been losing sleep over the drought for two months already, and he was used to it.

It was because of that bowl of water.

The bowl contained clear, cool water that seemed to have sprung from the mouth of a little blue elf.

He kept thinking about one question—

If an elf could conjure a bowl of water out of thin air...

What about a hundred? Or a thousand?

The next morning at court, Li Shimin was unusually absent-minded throughout the entire session.

Wei Zheng spoke eloquently for half an hour about the aristocratic families borrowing grain, but Wei Zheng didn't hear a single word he said.

As soon as the morning court session ended, he summoned Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong to a side hall.

"You two elves, can you fight me and show me?"

Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up.

He'd been waiting to hear those words for days!

Ever since we bought DuckGigi, he practices commanding at the target every day at home.

He kept chanting, "Duck Gigi uses air cutting!" and "Duck Gigi uses raptor wing strikes!"

The servants in the house were driven almost crazy by all the nagging.

"Yes! Of course!!" Cheng Yaojin rubbed his hands together. "Where would Your Majesty like to see it?"

Li Shimin thought about it.

"To the drill ground."

Afternoon, Royal Training Ground.

This place was usually used as a training ground for the Imperial Guards and a venue for martial arts competitions.

At this moment, Li Shimin temporarily cleared the area.

There were only five people on the vast training ground.

Li Shimin stood on the high platform

Fang Xuanling stood behind him,

And standing on each side of the field were Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong.

Cheng Yaojin pulled out a Gulu Ball with his right hand. Duck Jiji stood at his feet, tilting its head and looking around.

The gold chain around her neck glittered in the sunlight.

"Giggle?" Where is this? It's a huge place.

Yuchi Gong held a small mouse otter in his palm; the small mouse otter was nibbling on pebbles.

Halfway through its meal, it looked up at the duckling opposite it and blinked its beady black eyes.

"Squeak?" It's you again, you stupid duck.

"Gah!!" "You're the stupid one! Your whole family is stupid!!"

The two elves started hurling insults at each other across the entire training ground.

Although none of the people present could understand a single word.

Li Shimin's lips twitched involuntarily as he watched this scene.

"Let's begin."

Cheng Yaojin took a deep breath, and his entire demeanor instantly changed—

He transformed from a loud-mouthed brute into a seasoned general commanding troops on the battlefield.

After all, he was a general who had fought in many battles, and he was very familiar with giving orders.

"Duck Gigi! First move! Air Cutter!!"

Upon hearing the command, Duck Gigi's round little eyes suddenly sharpened.

With a powerful flap of its short wings—

"Gah!!!"

A visible, white, arc-shaped blade of energy shot out from the wing.

It hurtled straight toward the little otter with a sharp whooshing sound!

Yuchi Gong's pupils contracted—

"Little Otter! Throw water, deflect!!"

The pebble in the little otter's mouth fell to the ground with a "plop."

It opened its small mouth, and a stream of water gushed out—

It wasn't sprayed at the duck, it was sprayed at the ground!

The recoil force generated by the water hitting the ground propelled the small otter into the air.

They cleverly avoided that air cutter!

The air blade swept past beneath it, leaving a shallow scratch on the sole of its foot.

But it missed!

"Good!!" Li Shimin unconsciously shouted "Good!" from the high platform.

He realized it—

This is not two wild beasts fighting randomly.

Instead, it's a real duel between two well-trained generals, using their own "soldiers".

Cheng Yaojin's style is straightforward and focused on taking the initiative – exactly the same as his fighting style.

Yuchi Gong, on the other hand, used the opponent's strength to his advantage and struck back – this was also his signature move on the battlefield.

These two poured all their military experience from half a lifetime into the Elf battles.

"Duckling! Don't stop! Continuous air cutting!!"

Cheng Yaojin roared as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

Duck Gigi flapped its wings frantically, unleashing a barrage of air blades that seemed to blanket the sky—

"Gagagagagagaga!!"

The little otter dodged and weaved on the ground, using the backflow of the water to constantly change its position.

But as the air blades become denser, its space to dodge becomes smaller and smaller—

"squeak--!!"

A blade of air grazed its tail, sending the little otter flying and rolling several times on the ground.

"A little mouse otter!!" Yuchi Gong's heart clenched.

The little otter lay on the ground, its tiny body trembling.

But it managed to get up by supporting itself on its short little paws.

A stubborn light shone in Black Bean's eyes.

"squeak!!"

It bared its teeth at Duck Gigi—

Then it opened its mouth and, with all its might, spewed out a jet of water three times larger than before—

"Water bullet gun!!"

The water jet, carrying tremendous force, struck DuckGigi directly.

"Gah—!!"

Duck Gigi was hit by the water flow and slid backward several meters.

The feathers were completely wet, and the tuft of hair on the coot lay flat.

He stared in disbelief at the tiny otter, no bigger than the palm of his hand, across from him.

But this duck is not one to be trifled with.

"Gaa gaa gaa gaa—!!!"

Duck Gigi got angry and opened its beak wide—

The "Stand tall" trait has been triggered!

Its body glowed faintly, and the feathers on its wings stood up.

Then it charged forward at a speed completely out of character for its round shape—

"Cheng Yaojin!!" Yuchi Gong shouted, "Your duck is almost here!"

"So what?! My duckling can still fight up close!!"

Duck Gigi rushed up to the little otter, raised its wings—

Snapped!

A wing slapped onto the head of the little otter.

Mouse otter: "......"

"squeak!!!"

The little otter was so angry that its fur stood on end!

It got patted on the head!! Patted on the head by a silly duck!!

At this very moment—

The little otter's body suddenly emitted a dazzling blue light!

"This—!!" Yuchi Gong exclaimed in shock.

"What's going on?!" Cheng Yaojin was also stunned.

Li Shimin suddenly stood up on the high platform—

The blue light completely enveloped the little otter.

Its body began to change—

Its size was growing rapidly; its original palm-sized body swelled to over half a meter long in just a few breaths.

Its short tail transformed into a long, flat tail, like a swallow's tail wing.

The downy fur transformed into smooth, deep blue mane with water-like ripples.

Two tiny paws transformed into powerful, webbed hands—

The light dissipated.

A majestic otter, a size larger than Duck Gigi, stood in the center of the training ground.

The deep blue mane swayed gently in the wind.

Its large, swallow-like tail slapped the ground.

Two sharp black eyes looked down at the wet duck opposite.

"squeak--!"

No, it's no longer a "squeak".

"hiss--!!"

A powerful, low whistle.

It evolved.

Mouse otter → Swallowtail otter.

Yuchi Gong quickly took out the Pokémon Encyclopedia Crystal—

The holographic image clearly shows:

Swallowtail Otter - Water Attribute

Rating: 16

Ability: Torrent

New skill unlocked: Tidal Impact

Evolutionary state: Stage 2

"It... evolved??" Yuchi Gong's voice trembled, but not from fear, but from excitement.

The tiny, adorable creature in his palm, no bigger than two palms, was gnawing on pebbles—

It transformed into a streamlined aquatic war beast that was over half a meter long.

"Hiss!" The swallowtail otter turned and glanced at Yuchi Gong.

Then he did something that no one expected—

It ran back to Yuchi Gong's side.

With that claw, which was several times larger than before—

He picked up the small pebble that had just fallen from the ground.

He handed it to Yuchi Gong.

"hiss."

This is still a gift for you.

Yuchi Gong looked at the otter in front of him, which had evolved to be half a meter long.

Looking at the disproportionately small pebble in its paw,

My nose suddenly felt a little sore.

"Okay." He took the pebble and vigorously rubbed the swallowtail otter's head.

"Well done."

And on the other side, DuckJiJi—

Looking at the majestic swallowtail otter in front of him, a size larger than himself—

"Gah..."

It silently shrank behind Cheng Yaojin.

"What are you cowering for!" Cheng Yaojin grabbed Duck Gigi and pulled her out. "Hit her!"

"Gah gah gah!!" "I'm not fighting anymore! It's gotten bigger, I can't beat it anymore!!"

(;∀;)

On the high platform.

Li Shimin watched the entire process in stunned silence—

From the clash of skills between two Pokémon to one Pokémon evolving on the spot during battle,

His life experience of more than 30 years has been refreshed once again today.

"Fang Xuanling."

"Your subject... Your subject is here." Fang Xuanling's voice was even weaker than Li Shimin's.

"You mean that shopkeeper... said he needs ten days to half a month to get more water-type Pokémon?"

"Yes... Your Majesty."

"Tell him I'll give him a month."

"Within a month, if he can come up with a solution to the drought—"

Li Shimin glanced at the newly evolved swallowtail otter on the training ground.

He then looked at the parched, cracked earth outside Chang'an City in the distance.

"I will grant him any request."

Fang Xuanling swallowed hard.

Will you agree to any conditions?

If this gets out, the entire court will probably be in an uproar.

But looking at Li Shimin's eyes at this moment—

That wasn't an impulse.

That was the unwavering resolve of an emperor after seeing a glimmer of hope.

That evening.

Magical Object Shop.

Lin Luo selected the daily lottery as usual.

[Daily Lottery - Congratulations on winning: Water-type Spirit Fruit Fragment x1]

8/10.

Two more are needed.

He looked at the number and suddenly felt—

Maybe it really will happen soon.

Dimo perched on his shoulder, Abu lay on his knees, and Shui Lanlan blew bubbles in the water tank.

Xiao Xiao came out of the kitchen carrying a steaming bowl of beef porridge.

"Boss, dinner's ready."

"Um."

Lin Luo took the bowl and blew on it.

It was another peaceful evening.

But he knew this peace wouldn't last long.

(｡•̀ᴗ-)✧ But before that, let's finish this bowl of porridge first.

……