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

Chapter 212 The Little Mushroom That Grows Mushrooms

While overjoyed, Angie began to worry about where to find three Lucarios to bring back.

After thinking for a moment, he made a phone call to Ji Meiya.

To his surprise, it wasn't Jimia who answered the phone, but Rachel.

"Rakel, you're back from Padia?" Angel asked in surprise.

"Yes! Yes!" Rachel said happily to Ange.

"Pui Luo~ Pei Luo~" At this moment, Rachel's chubby sweetie also squeezed into the screen, happily greeting Angie.

"Fatty Sweetie, long time no see!" Anjie said with a smile.

"Ptooey~ Ptooey~" Fat Sweetie squeezed her big face together with Rachel's face.

"Your Highness, is there something you need to tell my sister?" Rachel asked.

Anjie replied, "I need your sister's help with something. Where is she? Why are you answering the phone?"

Rakel said, "My sister is discussing work with people from the Alliance and can't come right now. If there's anything Your Highness can help with, please let me know!"

Anjie said, "I'm looking for some Lucarios, but I don't have a clue, so I wanted to ask your sister if she has any leads."

"Oh? Is that it? Then I can't help you." Rachel's little face scrunched up. "I'll tell my sister when she's done with her work."

Anjie: "Then I'll leave it to you."

"Mmm~~" Rachel nodded repeatedly.

"You just said your sister was talking to people from the Alliance about work. Have more people from the Alliance come to the Royal City?" Anjie asked suspiciously.

It hasn't been long since King Shiba left, so why are there people from the Alliance here again?

Rachel nodded. "Yes, I think my sister is a little unhappy."

Anjie asked, "Unhappy? Why? What happened?"

Raquel shook his head. "I don't know, but it seems to be related to some kind of energy source."

"Energy..." Anjie murmured to himself.

The two chatted for a few more minutes before hanging up.

Anger also learned another surprising piece of news from the conversation: Raquel was preparing to go on a trip.

Raquel originally had no plans to travel at the age of ten, after all, he was a homebody.

But both Dr. Orin and Dr. Ferfutu suggested that he travel for a while to broaden his horizons, which would be very helpful for his future research.

After returning home and discussing it with his father and sister, Raquel decided to follow the doctor's advice and go on a trip.

During lunch, Anja saw Yveltal and glanced at him with his Eye of Observation.

Yveltal

[Attribute] Dark, Flying

【Characteristics】Dark Aura

[Gender] None

[Level] 100

[Skills] (omitted)

Individual Value

Blood volume: 31

Attack: 31

Physical defense: 31

Special Attack: 31

Special Defense: 31

Speed: 31

Aside from skills, Yveltal's stats are almost identical to Xerneas'.

Around 2 PM, Ji Meiya called An Jie.

"Your Highness, I heard from Rakel that you want Lucario?" Jimia asked.

"Yes, do you have any connections?" Anjie asked.

Himeya shook her head and said, "I don't know where Lucario is either, but I'll try my best to find out for you!"

Anjie nodded and said, "Okay, I'll think of a way myself."

Ji Meiya said, "I'll call you when I have news."

After ending the call with Ji Meiya, An Jie thought for a moment and posted something online.

News of a hefty reward offered for information leading to the discovery of Riolu or Lucario.

Hopefully, this will be helpful! Anjie thought to herself after posting the message.

Two days passed in a flash. That afternoon, Anjie, who had nothing to do, was sitting on the wall watching the Polcanion and the others play football in the distance.

Just then, a messenger bird descended from the sky carrying a small bundle and handed a package to Anjie.

Anjie asked, "For me?"

The messenger bird nodded and pointed to the signature area, indicating that Anjie should sign.

When Ange saw that the sender was Fried, he immediately knew what was in the package.

After the package was signed for, the messenger bird flapped its wings and flew away, while Anjie opened the package and found several gray mushrooms inside.

It really is a sticky mushroom!

The glutinous mushrooms were preserved very well, and the spores on them were not damaged.

With these few glutinous mushrooms, Anjie can cultivate more glutinous mushrooms.

He opened the system and saw that the task related to the sticky mushroom had indeed been completed.

There was no time to wait until evening; Anjie claimed the mission reward immediately.

"Congratulations, Master, for completing the [Ingredient Collection Task 4]: collecting glutinous mushroom spores."

Rewards received: Several types of mushroom spores, "Hundred Mushroom Fresh" seasoning, and "Spicy Mushroom Sauce".

One task rewarded two recipes, both of which were related to mushrooms.

An Jie opened the system recipe interface and browsed through it, discovering that "Hundred Mushroom Fresh" was a special seasoning that could replace MSG, while "Spicy Mushroom Sauce" was similar to Lao Gan Ma in his previous life.

Spicy mushroom sauce can be used to mix with noodles, dip steamed buns, stir-fry vegetables, and more, making it very versatile.

As for the first reward, "several types of mushroom spores," Anjie didn't quite understand it.

Find mushroom spores first, then reward them with mushroom spores – what kind of confusing operation is this?

He opened his system backpack and took out the items that had just been added as a mission reward. He found that the system reward was indeed mushroom spores, but they were several different kinds of mushroom spores from the glutinous mushroom.

There are five types of spores that can be obtained as rewards for completing the mission: Small Mushroom, Large Mushroom, Fragrant Mushroom, Sword Dance Mushroom, and Shadow Mushroom.

Small mushrooms, large mushrooms, and aromatic mushrooms, along with glutinous rice mushrooms, are the main ingredients for making "Hundred Mushrooms Delight".

Sword dance mushrooms and shadow mushrooms are the main ingredients for making "Spicy Mushroom Sauce".

Mushroom spores are like its seeds, and what Anjie is doing now is cultivating these spores into mushrooms.

How to cultivate mushrooms? Anjie fell into deep thought. He searched in the system store for a while and finally found a book called "Mushroom Cultivation Guide".

He had just bought the "Mushroom Cultivation Guide" when he saw Paras and Mushroom pass by not far away.

Paras! Anger's heart skipped a beat. Wasn't Paras the perfect helper for growing mushrooms? He remembered that Paras and their evolved form, Paraster, loved growing mushrooms.

Thinking this, Anja waved to Paras and Mushroom, "Paras! Mushroom! Come here for a second!"

Upon hearing this, the four Pokémon quickly ran to Ange's side.

"Para~" Angel! Angel!

"Para~~" What does she want from us?

"Two Paras asked."

"kino~kino~"

"kino~kino~"

The two mushrooms also looked at Anjie with puzzled eyes.

Anjie said, "I have a job that I need your help with."

The four Pokémon nodded in agreement.

"Para~" You say it, you say it!

"kino~kino~" No problem, no problem!

Anjie said, "I plan to grow some mushrooms and I'd like to entrust this task to you. As for the orchard work, you can leave it to your other partners."

Upon hearing that Anjay's job was to grow mushrooms, the two Paras' eyes immediately lit up.

"Para~ Para~~" I do! I do!

"Para~Para~~" I like growing mushrooms.

The two mushrooms hopped and skipped along, saying, "Kino~kino~" We'll help, we'll help!

"Great!" Anjie nodded. "Then the first step is to find a suitable place to grow mushrooms."

"Para~~"

"Para~~"

Upon hearing this, the two Paras cried out excitedly.

"Do you know where is a good place to grow mushrooms?" Anjie asked in surprise.

"Para~"

"Para~"

The two Paras nodded repeatedly.

"That's great! Take me to see it quickly!" Anjie said excitedly.

"Para~ Para~"

"Para~ Para~"

The two Paras nodded and then turned to lead the way for Angel.

Anjie and the two mushrooms quickly followed.

Led by Paras, Ange arrived at the foot of the cliff on the edge of the Nibel Plateau.

This is where Bolkenion and Magiana used to sleep.

"Paras, is this the place you were talking about that's suitable for growing mushrooms?" Angie asked.

"Para~"

"Para~"

The two Paras nodded and gestured for Angel to follow them.

Guided by the two Paras, Ange discovered that there were many interconnected passages below the cliff.

These passageways are well-ventilated and humid, making them ideal places for growing mushrooms.

After surveying the place, Ange was very satisfied. "Paras, you guys are really capable. You even found this place."

"Para~"

"Para~~"

The two Paras were both pleased and a little shy to receive Ange's praise.

Actually, this was the place they originally chose to grow their own mushrooms.

Having been on the Nibel Plateau for some time, they hadn't been growing mushrooms and were feeling rather uncomfortable when Anjie assigned them a new job.

They absolutely love growing mushrooms.

"Now that we've chosen a location, let's start preparing the substrate we need for growing mushrooms!" Anjie said.

"Para~"

"kino~"

Paras and Mushroom nodded together.

Then Ange took the four Pokémon home.

He first went to find two clay figurines and had them carry the wood to the other side of the cliff, with two mushrooms leading the way.

Wood is the main material for making planting substrates.

There are actually many choices for the main materials of planting substrate, such as rice straw, wheat straw, sawdust, and corn cobs, but there is no rice straw or wheat straw on the Nibel Plateau, so sawdust is the best choice.

Oh, and chicken manure too.

You can mix some chicken manure into the sawdust.

Anjie instructed Sunrock and Moonstone to collect the manure, as there was no shortage of chicken droppings in the chicken coop.

Sunrock and moonstone can be dealt with using superpowers, so you don't have to worry about getting them on you.

Then Ange summoned the Twin Swords Sheaths and Polcanion.

Once the preparations were almost complete, Anjai led the Pokémon back to the cave at the bottom of the cliff.

By this time, the clay figurines, Sun Rock, and Moon Stone had already brought over the wood and chicken manure.

Anjie directed the group, "Double sword sheaths, you're in charge of cutting all this wood into small pieces."

"Yo~~" Shuangjianshe responded and immediately drew her swords. The two swords flashed with cold light, and almost instantly, a piece of wood turned into a pile of fragments.

Then Ange instructed Sunrock and Moonstone: "Sunrock, Moonstone, use your superpowers to mix the wood chips and chicken droppings together."

Anjie prepared several large buckets, specifically for mixing materials.

"Slurp~"

"Luna~"

Sun Rock and Moonstone responded and got to work.

"What am I supposed to do?" Poldkenion asked.

Anjie replied, "Later, use your hot water skill to disinfect and sterilize the mixture of sunrock and moonstone."

The high temperature brought by hot water technology can effectively kill bacteria and pests in the substrate material, reducing the occurrence of diseases and pests, so this step is necessary.

Polden nodded and said, "No problem."

Anjie himself, along with two clay figurines, built the mushroom bed for the final covering with soil.

As time went by, Anjie and two clay figurines built one square mushroom bed after another.

Anjie built mushroom beds for different types of mushrooms, such as glutinous rice mushrooms, sword-dancing mushrooms, and shadow mushrooms, in different caves, based on their different growth conditions.

The temperature, humidity, ventilation, and lighting conditions vary in these caves.

There are hot springs on this cliff, so the closer you get to the hot springs, the higher the temperature and humidity.

By the time Anjie and his team had finished setting up the mushroom beds, Polcanion and the others had also almost finished preparing their substrate.

After preparing the substrate, Anjie and his team worked together to spread it into the mushroom bed and inoculated different types of spores into the substrate according to different growth conditions.

By the time all this was done, it was already getting late.

Looking at the results of his and his Pokémon's afternoon's work, Anjie felt a great sense of accomplishment.

"Paras, Mushroom, from now on, this mushroom cultivation base will be managed by you!"

"Para~"

"kino~"

Paras and Mushroom both assured that they would definitely grow the mushrooms well.

Anjie said, "I believe you can do it. Then we'll have more mushrooms than we can eat."

"Para~~"

"kino~~"

The two Paras and the two Mushrooms looked on with anticipation upon hearing this.

Mushrooms have a relatively short growth cycle, about half a month to a month, and Anjie and his friends can enjoy delicious mushrooms.

Anjie said to Paras and Mushroom, "I'll bring over Beauty Flower and Queen of the Night Flower to help you later."

Beautiful Flower and Queen Flower learned from the green grass field. With the help of the green grass field, the mushrooms grown will definitely be more delicious and nutritious.

"Para~"

"kino~"

Paras and Mushroom were overjoyed to hear Anja's words.

They naturally depend on each other for survival, and have the best relationship with each other, so they would be very happy to work together.

"Alright, let's go home. The little Snorlax and the others should have already prepared dinner," Anja said.

He then went home chatting and laughing with a group of Pokémon.

Time flies, and more than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye. Anjie did not receive any news from Jimiya about finding Lucario, but he did get some clues from the Internet.

One day, Anjie was browsing the news when she accidentally discovered that someone had replied to one of her previous posts.

The post read: "I have news about Lucario, please contact me."

His contact information was also attached.

Could it be a scam? Anjie's offer is quite high.

He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to add the other person and send them a message.

"Hello, do you know anything about Lucario?"

The other party replied quickly and sent a photo.

The background of the photo is a desert, where a fierce sandstorm is raging. A shadowy figure, possibly Lucario, flashes by in the sandstorm.

Ange replied, "That's not necessarily Lucario, it just looks a bit like it."

The other party then replied, "You can pay me after you catch Lucario."

Anjie thought for a moment and replied, "Okay, where is this desert located?"

The other party replied: "Near Desert City." They also attached a location.

Desert City… Anjie murmured the name of the city to himself, but found that he had never heard of it before. So he went online to look it up and discovered that it was a city built in the desert.

No wonder it's called Desert City.

Anjie's original reward was 6, but the other party only gave a vague clue, so Anjie felt it was not worth 6 and started to bargain with the other party.

The two parties eventually agreed on a price of 4.

Of course, if Ange follows the clues and fails to capture Lucario, then the 4 won't need to be paid.

Through conversation with the other party, Anjie discovered that he didn't seem to be short of money, and that accepting the commission was just a casual decision.

Having obtained a clue about Lucario, Angel decided to make a trip to Desert City.

He gathered his family and friends that day and announced the news.

When Babu Tubo heard that Anjie was going out, he immediately raised his hand excitedly.

"Babu~ Babu~" Take me with you! Take me with you! It's my turn now!

Anjie looked at Babu the Groundhog with a guilty expression and said, "Babu the Groundhog, you can continue guarding the house this time. It's time for Diancie and the Throwing Monkeys to take over!"

Babu Tubo was struck dumb upon hearing this.

"Babu~bu~" It squatted down in the corner with a dejected look on its face and silently started drawing circles.

Anjie looked at the throwing monkey and asked, "Throwing monkey, how about it? Want to come out with me this time and see the outside world?"

The throwing monkey hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

When Maya told them about her outing, she mentioned that Angie took her to taste desserts in other shops and she learned a lot from it.

The throwing monkey felt it should also go out and learn from others, to taste the fine wines of the outside world, and to accumulate experience.

There was no problem with Tianxi either, since Anjie had already promised to bring her this time.

After some discussion, the Pokémon that will accompany Angel this time are Diancie, Volcanion, Saber, and Throwing Monkey.

Since they were going to the desert, Anjie also decided to bring along the Super Flower Ostrich.

The Super-Powerful Ostrich is the best mount in the desert.

After choosing their Pokémon, Angel said to Munchlax and Inteleon, "I'm leaving the house in your care!"

"Gang~~" Master, don't worry.

The little Snorlax said with a serious expression.

"Intai~ Intai~~"

The Thousand-Faced Beast also confidently echoed this.

Ange then instructed Metagross and Koala, "When I'm not home, you two are not allowed to do what you did last time—one hiding in the lab and the other holed up in the distillery, completely drunk!"

"Meta~Meta~" Metagross nodded obediently, afraid that Angel would confiscate its equipment.

As for the tree-pillow koala... it didn't react at all.

The next day, Angel led his Pokémon toward Desert City.

(End of this chapter)