Elf: Seriously? You only get a cheat code when you're about to die?

Chapter 102 Robert 2

After the oil is heated, add the butter and melt it.

Next, add the prepared ginger, garlic cloves, scallion knots, fermented bean paste, chili seasonings, etc., and stir-fry until fragrant.

Having done all this, Anjie instructed the weeping charcoal servant, "Charcoal servant, use a low fire."

"Clatter~~"

The crybaby Tan Xiaoshi nodded, and the flames on his body gradually diminished.

Because it needed to be simmered over low heat for more than an hour, Anjie then turned her attention to making the tomato soup base.

Take out tomatoes from your own garden, wash them, peel them, and cut them into small pieces for later use.

Anjie instructed the obedient charcoal servant to heat another wok, add Orinoa oil, heat it up, and then stir-fry scallions, ginger, and garlic until fragrant.

Next, add the chopped tomatoes and stir-fry until they release their juices and soften. Finally, add water.

"Charcoal Servant, turn the fire down to a simmer."

"Chapter~" Got it.

As Anjie instructed, the flames surging on the obedient little charcoal servant's body began to subside, turning from a large fire into a small one.

Glug glug~~

In the two pots, one red and one clear broth simmered continuously, releasing an increasingly rich aroma.

While sleeping, Pipa unconsciously twitched his nose and then slowly opened his eyes.

"It smells so good!" he exclaimed, but as soon as he finished speaking, he sneezed from the spiciness of the chili sauce. There was no way around it; the chili sauce was just too potent.

Seeing Anjie busy at work, Papa exclaimed with delight, "Brother Anjie, you're back!"

Anjie turned around and said, "Yes, I'm making you something delicious."

Pipa scrambled to her feet from the grass and ran to Angie's side. "What are we making for dinner tonight?"

"Hot pot, a kind of food you've never tried before," Anjie replied. "Stay away, it's all hot oil and hot pot here, be careful not to burn yourself."

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Pipa nodded and obediently stepped aside, watching Angie busy herself with unblinking eyes.

Soon the butter broth was almost ready, and Anjie began to stir-fry the spices: star anise, galangal, cinnamon, fennel seeds, cardamom, alkanet root, bay leaves, etc. The aroma in the air became increasingly intense.

Following Anja's instructions, the little Snorlax sliced ​​lettuce, bok choy, tofu, potato slices, lotus root slices, and prepared ham, fish balls, pork rolls, fresh shrimp, and so on. Plates of fresh ingredients filled the entire table.

When the two PhDs and the researcher came out, they saw a round table with a hot pot that was bubbling and crackling in the middle. The pot was divided into two halves, one half was bright red and the other half was light red. The aroma wafted out of the pot along with the steam.

The hot pot was surrounded by various raw ingredients.

Anjie prepared two tables in total, one for the professor and researchers, and the other for the Pokémon. The food at the Pokémon's table was several times larger than that at the professor's table, and the pots were also several times bigger.

There's no way around it, Pokémon not only has Munchlax, the big eater, but also Bulbasaur, the glutton!

The Pokémon table was simply laid out on the grass with a tablecloth, which made it more convenient for the Pokémon. Otherwise, it would be too much of a hassle to ask a Metagross to eat at the table.

Seeing the doctor and the others come out, Anjie quickly greeted them, "Everyone, come and sit down, dinner is ready."

The two PhDs and researchers walked up to the table, looking at the table full of food with curiosity.

Dr. Orin asked, "What kind of cooking method is this? Aren't they all raw?"

So Anjie introduced the doctors to how to eat hot pot.

"I never expected such a novel way of eating," Futu exclaimed, as he sat down.

Meanwhile, the Pokémon had already started eating.

The crybaby Tan Xiaoshi put a few small green vegetables into both types of broth. The vegetables were quickly cooked, and it first tasted the ones in the clear broth.

"Delicious!" The crybaby Tan Xiaoshi's eyes lit up.

Then it couldn't wait to eat the greens in the red soup. The moment the greens entered its mouth, the spiciness completely ignited its taste buds. It felt as if a wave of heat was blowing in its face, and even the fire energy in its body became active.

"Crunch!!!" It's so delicious!

The crybaby Tan Xiaoshi couldn't help but tilt his head back and spit out a mouthful of sparks into the sky.

Like it, its good friend, the well-behaved Samoyed, also reacted. Both are Fire-type Pokémon and have a special fondness for spicy red broth hot pot.

In comparison, Diancie, the Shifting Lizard, the Metagross, and the Super Raptor prefer clear broth hot pot.

She likes both flavors of Snorlax, Buppu, and Two Smoky Pork.

Bubo scooped a piece of tofu from the hot soup pot and eagerly put it in its mouth. The scalding hot tofu and spicy taste stimulated it to run to the grass on the side, shouting as it ran.

"Bu~bu~bu~~" It's so hot! It's so spicy!

After running, its lips were red, and it couldn't wait to scoop out a piece of tofu and stuff it into its mouth.

"Hiss~ Hiss~"

The little Snorlax was also burning up from the spiciness, sticking out its tongue and panting incessantly. Its lips were already red and swollen, but it still kept stuffing all sorts of food into its mouth.

If the spiciness becomes unbearable, have a few sips of clear broth to relieve it.

Metagross, being a newly added Pokémon, found it fascinating to watch everyone eating.

So this is what it's like to have a trainer.

Seeing this, the super-powerful ostrich nearby quickly nudged it with its wings.

"Hiss~ Hiss~" Eat quickly, or there won't be any left.

Metagross then used its superpowers to control the food and put it into its mouth, and was amazed by the taste after just one bite.

Is this human food? It tastes so good!

It wasn't until much later that Metagross realized that not all humans could make such delicious food like Angel.

The Pokémon were eating with great enthusiasm, and the professor and his team were so inspired that they quickly sat down and started eating as well.

Anjie held the tree-pillow koala in his arms, and he specially placed two sets of chopsticks in front of him. While he ate, he didn't forget to feed the tree-pillow koala.

In addition, Anjie also prepared several cans of beer for the tree pillow koala. The tree pillow koala needed Anjie to feed it, but it didn't need to drink. It just held the can of beer and took a swig every now and then.

Eating hot pot while drinking beer is absolutely fantastic!

Dr. Orin laughed and said, "Angel, you tree-pillow koala are really interesting; you actually like to drink!"

Anjie said, "Everyone has a little hobby."

Dr. Orin: "That's true."

Dr. Futu gasped, "Angel, I didn't expect you to actually catch Metagross. You must be a very powerful trainer!"

Anjie waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I'm not a trainer at all, I'm just an ordinary chef. It's the Pokémon that are powerful."

Dr. Orin laughed and said, "You're too modest. Metagross is one of the strongest Pokémon in Zone 0. Not just anyone can handle it."

Anjie: I'm not being modest.

After dinner, Dr. Orin said to Ange, "Ange, why don't you leave the Metagross with us tonight? Fortu and I will stay up all night to help you modify Robert 1."

Anjie said gratefully, "Thank you both for your hard work."

Dr. Futu waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. I've eaten so much of your food, I'd feel really bad if I didn't repay you."

Dr. Orin said, "Yes! And we've also troubled you to take care of Pipa for us these past few days."

"Thank you both, in any case."

If the professor hadn't given him a pass to move freely in Zone 0, he wouldn't have been able to recruit so many companions, including Light Cod, Orion, Saltstone, Saltstone Giant, Hot Chili, Chili Pepper, Charcoal Boy, Bupba, Super Raptor, and Metagross.

After resting for a while, the professor and researchers returned to the laboratory, taking with them the Poké Ball containing Metagross.

Anja, Piper, Rachel, and the Pokémon tidied up the tables, chairs, and dishes, then teleported Diancie and the others back home before going to their rooms to sleep.

Before going to sleep, Anjie said to Bubo, Super Ecliptic, and the two Fragrant Pigs, "Come here, let me pet you all."

The system allowed him to sense the aura within Pokémon, so his own Pokémon should count too, right?

"Cloth~~" I'm the first one!

Bubo responded and jumped directly into Anjie's arms.

Anjie held Bubo's fluffy, soft, and chubby body, carefully feeling the waveguide it emitted.

The waveguides within the Bubo body are unusually active, like dancing musical notes, full of vitality, but also extremely weak.

After loosening the cloth, Anjie then experienced the waveguides of the Fragrant Pig and the Super Eccentric Ostrich one by one. They were all different, and the more waveguides Anjie came into contact with, the more magical it seemed to him.

Finally, there's the tree-pillow koala.

Previously, Anjie couldn't truly understand how powerful the tree-pillow koala really was, but after experiencing its waveguide, he finally understood completely.

If the waveguide emitted by the Bubo is a small puddle, then the waveguide emitted by the Komamatsu is a mighty river!

It's hard to imagine that such terrifying power could be contained within the small body of the Komamura!

Pokémon is truly amazing.

And it was a bit unbelievable that such a powerful Pokémon was willing to follow him and keep helping and protecting him.

"Thank you, Komaru," Ange whispered to Komaru.

Whether the tree-pillowed koala heard it or not, a tiny snot bubble popped with a "pop."

After experiencing the auras of several Pokémon, Ange opened the system and saw several tasks displayed in the taskbar.

【Daily Task 1】Train in the culinary training room for 1 hour – To be completed.

[Daily Task 2] Invite 10 Pokémon - Completed, reward to be claimed.

[Aura Training Quest] Interact with 1000 Pokémon and sense the aura within them (34/1000) - To be completed.

[Temporary Mission] Request Dr. Orin and Dr. Fortu to modify Robert 1 - To be completed.

After casually claiming the reward from [Daily Quest 2], Anja said to the Pokémon, "Go to sleep, everyone, goodnight."

Super Powerful Ostrich: "Hiss~" Goodnight, Anjie.

Male Fragrant Pig: "Grunt~" Goodnight.

Female fragrant dolphin: "Hmph~" Sleeping, sleeping.

Bu Bo: "Bu~" Time to sleep.

Seeing that the Pokémon were all asleep, Angel hugged the Koboomyx and snuggled into bed, soon drifting off to sleep.

After Anjie turned off the light, Bubo, who had been keeping its eyes closed, suddenly opened them again. It quietly lifted its little blanket, hugged its little pillow, got up, and groped its way to Anjie's bedside. After climbing up the bed leg, it lifted the corner of Anjie's blanket and crawled inside.

The next morning, Anjie felt a heavy weight on his chest while he was asleep, making it hard for him to breathe. He suddenly opened his eyes.

"What happened?"

Even though he was awake, the heaviness in his chest hadn't disappeared. He lifted the blanket and saw that Bubo had somehow crawled into his bed and was now fast asleep on his chest, his drool wetting his clothes.

"Bubo!" Anjie shouted.

"Bu~Bu~~"

Bubo smacked his lips twice, turned over, changed from lying on his stomach to lying down, and continued to sleep soundly.

"Seriously!"

Anjie reluctantly picked it up and put it aside. After covering it with the blanket again, she got up and started washing up.

A new day has begun.

During breakfast, Anjie inquired about the progress of the modifications to Robert 1 from the two doctors. Dr. Orin smiled and said, "You'll see the results when you come back at noon."

So after breakfast, Angie went out with Pipa, full of anticipation.

Having completed the mission of capturing Pokémon, Angel's current task is to complete the training mission for Aura.

He spent the entire morning wandering around various places on the upper level with Pipa, using food to lure all sorts of Pokémon to let him touch... no, to feel the aura.

On the grasslands, Angelina became friends with Raichu and Jumpluff; by the water, he met Vaporeon, Psyduck, and Swim-boo; in the rocky area, he encountered the mountain goat and the bronze elephant; while exploring the cave, he gained the approval of Salamence.

Around noon, Angel brought Piper and the Pokémon back to the observation station. From afar, he saw Metagross floating above the grass at the entrance, and below Metagross stood a robot, Robert 1.

The renovation is complete? An Jie was overjoyed.

"Metamorphose!" Angie waved and greeted Metamorphose.

"Meta~"

Seeing this, Metagross flew towards Angel, while Robert 1 below also moved towards Angel.

"Owner!"

Robert 1 actually spoke, and his language was very fluent, but his tone had a strong mechanical quality.

Compared to before the renovation, its appearance hasn't changed much, but its eyes are different now.

Of course, while the appearance hasn't changed much, the internal structure is quite different from before.

"Robert 1, you..."

"Master, I am Metagross!" Robert 1 said again.

"Metamorphosis?" Angie exclaimed in surprise, looking at Metagross at the same time.

Metagross nodded to him, and Robert 1 said, "Yes, it's me!"

Anger vaguely understood something, and he asked the Megalodon, "Did the Doctor connect your mind to Robert 1?"

The Metagross, controlling Robert 1, replied, "Yes!"

Then Metagross explained to Ange the principles behind the doctor's modification of Robert 1.

The two doctors installed a network-connected computer inside Robert 1 and used a sensor technology to connect the Metagross's brain to the computer.

This means that the computer has acquired artificial intelligence capable of thinking and acting independently, and the Metagross can also learn knowledge through the network, thereby helping Ange complete various tasks.

As he spoke, Metagross showed Ange the sensor that the doctor had installed on it.

They were two round buttons, each the size of a fingernail, stuck tightly to either side of the Metagross's forehead; they were almost invisible unless you looked closely.

Anjie was very satisfied with the doctor's modifications.

After listening to Metagross's explanation, Angie said to it, "Metagross, you can call me Angie, you don't need to call me master, we are partners."

Metagross paused for a moment, then controlled Robert 1 and said, "Okay, Angel."

Anjie then said, "Since Robert 1 has already been modified, let's call it Robert 2 from now on!"

(End of this chapter)