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

Chapter 23: Completely ruined, not a single penny left.

The Kingdom of Azot is a unique country known for its mysterious science. Five hundred years ago, the mysterious scientist Eliphas brought this characteristic of the kingdom to its peak. He invented many masterpieces, and since then, the Kingdom of Azot has become a place of longing for scientists all over the world, and the kingdom has always been proud of this.

Elifas was actually the teacher of Angel's twin sister Anna. If Angel hadn't been too weak back then, Elifas would have been Angel's teacher as well.

In the year Ange came of age, he heard that Elifas had used mysterious science to create an artificial Pokémon for his sister Anna—Magnea.

Unfortunately, Ange "passed away" not long after that, so he never got to see that amazing artificial Pokémon.

Because the Kingdom of Azot has always been known throughout the world as a "super mechanical city," the capital city of Azot is naturally very prosperous. It is not only an important academic center but also a famous tourist destination.

After Ange and Tianxi passed through the tall city gate and entered the royal city, they were greeted by towering gears and floating elevators everywhere they looked; the name "Mechanical City" was truly well-deserved.

The entire royal city of Azot is like a huge machine running at high speed. The people living here hardly need to walk, as there are mechanisms everywhere for them to ride.

Having not seen so many people in a long time, Anjie looked at the crowds coming and going on the street and was momentarily at a loss.

"Anjie~ Anjie~" Seeing Anjie standing there in a daze, Tianxi gently tugged at his clothes.

"Huh?" Anjie snapped out of her daze. "What's wrong?"

"Where are we going now?" Tianxi asked softly.

Compared to five hundred years ago, the capital city of Azot has indeed changed dramatically. Although it still bears traces of the past, it is also different from what it used to be.

"I don't know either." At this moment, An Jie felt completely lost.

"Why don't we wander around a bit first?" Tianxi suggested.

Anjie nodded. "That works too."

Then the person and their Pokémon set off, first taking an elevator to a bridge, and after crossing the bridge, they boarded a cable car.

Through the glass of the cable car, Angie and Tianxi could clearly see the city below, a landscape that was quite different from typical modern cities.

This place preserves a considerable number of mechanisms and facilities left behind by Elifas from 500 years ago, giving it a certain retro feel. However, these mechanisms and facilities were all built after Ange's "death," so they look unfamiliar to Ange.

At the same time, the city also has a large number of very modern shops, cafes, restaurants, clothing stores and so on, as well as people dressed in fashionable clothes that are completely different from those of 500 years ago. All of this makes Anjie feel like she is in a time warp.

After getting off the cable car, Angel and Diancie arrived at a bustling commercial street. This was probably one of the most lively and prosperous areas in Azoth City. Everywhere you could see people strolling around with their Pokémon, chatting and laughing, enjoying the city's charm.

As he wandered around, Anjie suddenly realized a serious problem: the system task required him to come to the Kingdom of Azot to purchase ingredients, but he didn't have a single penny!

"Tianxi, it seems we don't have any money to buy anything." Angie stood on the side of the road, staring at Tianxi.

"How about... I conjure up a diamond, and you take it and sell it?" Tianxi joked.

Anjie shrugged. "If you could keep your diamond from disappearing, that would be a good idea." Pink diamonds are indeed quite rare.

Diancie: ...

"What should we do?" Tianxi asked.

"Why don't we ask around and find out where there's a farmers' market or supermarket nearby?" Anjie suggested, as if it were a scouting trip.

Tianxi's understanding was still stuck five hundred years ago, and it didn't know what a supermarket was, but it did whatever Anjie said and didn't ask any more questions.

After making some inquiries, Anjie and Tianxi found a large supermarket with good reviews. It sells everything, including various ingredients.

Once the person and their Pokémon entered the supermarket, they were like country bumpkins visiting the city, finding everything fascinating and new.

Although Anjie was a transmigrator and had been to supermarkets in his previous life, he was quite surprised to find that many of the things sold in supermarkets in the Pokémon world were not available in his previous life.

After shopping for most of the day, Angie and Tianxi could only stare blankly, so they left the supermarket.

Standing at the supermarket entrance, Anjie sighed deeply, "It seems that the most urgent thing is to make money first."

Why can't the system's happiness points be exchanged for alliance coins? Anjie was troubled.

"How do you make money?" Tianxi didn't understand.

"How about we set up a stall and sell steamed buns?" An Jie suggested, suddenly having an idea.

Tianxi's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "That's right! Anjie's cooking is so delicious, there will definitely be people willing to patronize her stall!"

Anjie could only think of this one way to make money. "Okay, let's try setting up a breakfast stall first."

At this moment, Tianxi suddenly paused, then whispered to Anjie, "Anjie, the system has given us a mission!"

"Huh? At this time?" Anjie exclaimed in surprise.

Tianxi nodded slightly.

"What mission?" Anjie asked.

Tianxi pulled Anjie to a secluded corner and then showed Anjie the quest acceptance pop-up.

[Temporary Quest] Set up a stall in Azot Royal City to earn your first pot of gold. Do you want to accept?

Be

no

Since everything is settled, of course we should choose "yes".

Then another task appeared in An Jie's task list.

[Temporary Task] Earn your first pot of gold by setting up a stall in Azot Royal City - To be completed.

After accepting the new mission, the person and their Pokémon decided to first explore the area to see where it would be suitable to set up their stall.

As time went by, the sun soon set. After some investigation, the person and their Pokémon chose a park as the location for their stall the next day. It was said that many people came here to exercise every morning, and there would definitely be a lot of people willing to buy breakfast there.

Finally, Ange and Tianxi went to the palace.

Standing outside the palace gates, looking at the solemn-looking guards not far away, Anjie was momentarily dazed.

Compared to five hundred years ago, the palace hasn't changed much, except that the people inside are no longer the same as they were five hundred years ago.

Anjie's parents and sister have all passed away.

Just as Anjie was in a daze, he suddenly found that his hand was being held.

It's Diancie.

Tianxi's hands were small, only able to hold four of Ange's fingers, but they were very warm.

When Anjie looked over, Tianxi smiled sweetly, and a warm feeling washed over Anjie.

"Let's go home," Anjie said with a smile.

This is no longer his home; he has his own home now.

"Yes." Diancie nodded heavily.

Just as the person and their Pokémon turned to leave, the palace's large iron gate suddenly opened, and a black-haired girl in a uniform and wearing black-rimmed glasses walked out.

"Miss Flamel, are you off work?"

Upon seeing the girl, the guards greeted her warmly.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work," Flamel replied to the guards in a friendly manner.

"It's not hard work, it's not hard work," the guards quickly waved their hands.

Flamel watched Ange's retreating figure and asked the guard with a puzzled look, "Who is that gentleman? Is he here for something?"

The guard shook his head. "I don't recognize him. He's probably a tourist, here to see the palace."

Flamel nodded, but her eyes still held a hint of doubt. The man's hair... was exactly the same as the blond hair that was typical of royalty.

Although there are many people with blonde hair, there are differences between different kinds of blonde hair. The blonde hair of the Azot royal family members is a very pure gold that sparkles when the sun shines on it.

Are there still members of the royal family living abroad? Wait, could it be His Majesty the King's illegitimate child? Flamel's imagination ran wild.

No, no, no, Flamel quickly shook her head, dismissing her unrealistic speculation. There were only three members left in the royal family: His Majesty the King, Princess Kimia, and Prince Rakel. If His Majesty really had an illegitimate child, he would probably have brought him into the palace long ago.

With so many members of the royal family dying out, how could the royal family care whether a child was illegitimate or not!

It's probably just a coincidence.

With that thought in mind, Flamel turned and headed home.

"Miss Flamel, see you tomorrow." The guard said goodbye to Flamel.

"See you tomorrow."

On Ange's side, after teleporting Tianci home, he returned to the banks of the Nibel River.

"Riding the dragon!" Anjie shouted at the lake.

"Splash~~"

With a splash, the dragon's sleek head emerged from the water, let out a soft cry, and swam toward the shore.

"Are you hungry?" Anjie asked, patting Chenglong's neck.

"Waaah~~"

Chenglong nodded obediently.

"Thank you for your hard work." He took out a few steamed buns and fed them to Chenglong little by little. After Chenglong was full, he jumped onto Chenglong's back.

"Let's go home."

"Waaaaah~~~"

Riding the dragon, it accelerated and swam towards the Nibel Plateau.

Because going back meant going against the current, Ange didn't get home until dark. Snorlax had already prepared dinner and was waiting for him with Diancie and Komaru.

During dinner, the family of four sat around a table when Anjie suddenly sniffed, "Why do I smell alcohol?"

Diancie silently pointed to the tree-pillow koala.

Anjie leaned close to the tree-pillow koala and sniffed it. Sure enough, he smelled a strong aroma of alcohol, which also carried a hint of fragrance.

"Tree pillow koala, you have this hobby? I just got paid and you've already bought alcohol?" Anjie said in surprise.

Although the system store does not sell food, it does sell alcohol.

The tree-pillow koala ignored Angie's question and continued stuffing its dinner into its mouth.

Anjie didn't say much. They're all adult Pokémon now, so having a little drink is fine. Everyone has their little hobbies.

After dinner, Anjie and Munchlax started preparing the materials needed for tomorrow's stall. Anjie even used his Happiness Points to buy a mobile food cart from the system store, which almost used up all of his Happiness Points at once.

Happiness Point: 505

Looking at the few remaining numbers in the Happiness Points balance column, An Jie felt like crying. She worked hard to earn the money, but spent it all so quickly.

Forget it, there's no point in just making money and not using it.

After everything was almost ready, Anja and Munchlax went to the cooking training room for an hour to complete their daily tasks before washing up and going to bed.

Before going to bed, Anjie casually claimed the two daily rewards.

Congratulations, owner, you have received a reward: 1 bag of premium salt.

Congratulations, Master! You have received the following reward: Individual Values ​​+2

???

Upon seeing the second reward, Anjie sat up abruptly. A golden legendary item?! As expected, Diancie was right; it turns out that daily quest rewards really can yield good stuff!

Without hesitation, Angela added those 2 individual values ​​to Munchlax, and put all of them into Attack.

Little Capbie

[Attribute] General

【Characteristics】Thick fat

[Gender] Male

[Level] 23

[Skills] Impact, Lick, Round, Recycle, Crave, Bite, Charge, Swallow, Slam, Act Cute, Seed Bomb, Break Tiles, Double Back.

Individual Value

Blood volume: 29

Attack: 19

Physical defense: 20

Special Attack: 6

Special Defense: 10

Speed: 31

During this time, Munchlax's level increased by several levels, which is the result of its daily training in the training room and eating food made by Angel.

However, Ange's own physique did not show any significant changes. In Diancie's words, Ange's physique points increased much slower than Munchlax's level increase, so there was no rush.

The little Snorlax was already asleep, completely unaware that it had become stronger again.

The next day, Anjai woke up earlier than ever before, before it was even fully light, and he dragged Munchlax out of bed.

"Little Munchlax, I'm leaving the shop to you today, okay?"

"I understand."

The little Snorlax looked like it hadn't woken up yet, yawning as it responded to Anjax.

"Tianxi, keep a close eye on it," Ange said helplessly, giving Tianxi another instruction.

"Don't worry," Diancie said, "With me here, there won't be any problems."

Anjie nodded; he had complete confidence in Diancie.

"Wow~ wow~~"

Just then, the cry of the father blue-feathered bird rang out from outside the door; it was the bird that was taking Anjie to the capital city of Azot this time.

"Then I'm off!" Anjie hugged the tree-pillow bear in her arms. It was the bear that accompanied Anjie to set up her stall in Azot City today.

"Go early and come back early, and be careful," Tianxi instructed Anjie.

"Okay."

Angel ran to the door, nimbly climbed onto the back of the cottonbird father, patted its neck, and said, "I'm counting on you for today!"

"Wow~~"

The father blue cottonbird nodded, let out a soft cry, flapped his wings, and flew into the sky, heading towards the direction of the royal city of Azot in the morning sun.

With the cool morning breeze pattering his cheeks, Anjie sighed, "Survival is tough!" He glanced at the tree-pillowed koala sleeping soundly in his arms, "You're so lucky!"

As they passed the waterfall, Anja noticed that even now, Magikarp were still climbing it.

Seeing that Magikarp was working so hard, Anjie suddenly felt full of energy as well.

Traveling by air was indeed much faster than by water, and Anjie soon arrived outside the city gate.

(End of this chapter)