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

Chapter 231 Dragons and Monsters

"Belle, Vileplume, Breloom!" Angie waved to the four Pokémon from afar.

"Yeah~"

"Hah~"

"Noga~"

Upon hearing Ange's voice, the four Pokémon stopped and waved back to greet her.

Anjie walked over, examined the two Brelooms, and then asked, "Did the Mushrooms evolve?"

"Noga~ Noga~"

"Noga~ Noga~"

The two mushrooms immediately nodded happily.

Upon hearing this, An Jie said happily, "Congratulations! You've finally overcome your hardships."

"Noga~"

"Noga~"

The two mushrooms looked at Anjie with gratitude, for without Anjie, they wouldn't be where they are today.

"By the way, what's in your baskets? Is the Mochigo all grown?" Angie peeked into the baskets in the four Pokémon's hands.

"Hah~"

"Yeah~"

"Noga~"

The four Pokémon nodded in agreement and handed their baskets to Angel. The baskets were filled with all sorts of mushrooms.

Besides the glutinous mushroom, the large mushroom, small mushroom, aromatic mushroom, sword-dancing mushroom, and shadow mushroom are also ripe.

The large and small mushrooms look very similar, both with red caps and yellow spots.

However, the smaller mushrooms are slightly lighter in color, have more rounded caps, and are relatively smaller in size.

The aromatic mushrooms are smaller, with yellow caps and red ring-shaped patterns.

The glutinous mushrooms are very large, with a light gray color overall. When the caps are opened, they are larger than an adult's palm, and the flesh is plump and tender, making them look delicious.

The appearance of the sword-shaped mushroom is quite unique. It has a red cap and a white stem, and its red color is different from that of large and small mushrooms.

The large and small mushrooms are just ordinary red, while the sword-shaped mushroom is somewhat similar to maple leaf red, and the shape of its cap is also similar to the shape of a duck's foot leaf.

Unlike large mushrooms, small mushrooms, and aromatic mushrooms, which grow individually, they grow in clusters.

Like the sword-dancing mushroom, the shadow mushroom also grows in clusters. However, the shadow mushroom's shape is not as strange as the sword-dancing mushroom. It is just a regular round cap with a cylindrical stem.

What's strange about it is its color.

The cap of the mushroom is green, while the stem is pale yellow with green ring-shaped patterns in the middle.

These mushrooms are all so brightly colored. In Anjie's previous life, who would have dared to eat these things?

Looking at the bountiful harvest of various mushrooms, Anjie said to the beautiful flowers and the others with satisfaction:

"Thank you for your hard work during this time. It is thanks to your meticulous care that we have achieved what we have today."

"Noga~ Noga~" A straw mushroom scratched its head sheepishly, indicating that it was all thanks to Anjie's knowledge of mushroom cultivation that they were able to grow mushrooms so well.

Anjie patted it on the shoulder and said, "No need to be modest, no one can deny your contributions!"

The four Pokémon exchanged glances upon hearing this, and then a hint of pride appeared on their faces.

Anjie then asked, "Are these all the mature mushrooms?"

Beautiful Flower immediately shook her head: "Hah~Hah~" There are still many more, we only picked a small portion.

Anjie's face lit up with delight, and she said, "Alright, you guys go back and have lunch first, I'll go mushroom picking with you this afternoon!"

"Hah~"

"Yeah~"

"Noga~"

The four Pokémon nodded in agreement, then, carrying their baskets, they went home with light steps.

After parting ways with the Beautifly and the others, Anjay took the Snorlax and the others home. As soon as they entered the door, they were greeted by a wonderful aroma, and the table was already laden with various dishes.

Babu Tubo was clinging to the edge of the table, drooling with longing.

When Mayana, who was setting the table, saw Angie and the others return, she immediately called them over to sit down.

"Mew~Mew~~" Upon seeing the delicious food, Dream immediately flew to the air above the table and happily did somersaults.

It tried to reach out and steal some food, but Maya slapped it away.

"Duki~" Go wash your hands!

"Mew~~" Dreamy flew off to wash her hands with a grin.

"Babu~~" Babu Tubo couldn't wait to run to Anjie's side, grab Anjie's hand and walk towards the table.

Angie can't eat lunch unless she sits down.

After all the dishes were served, the cooks, Thousand Faces and Gengar, came out of the kitchen, and the group sat together and happily ate lunch.

After lunch, Mew, Snorlax, and Babutop, with their round bellies sticking out, lay sprawled on the deck chairs by the door.

"Gang~"

"Babu~"

"Mew~~"

The three Pokémon were burping together, looking incredibly satisfied.

The little Snorlax was also holding a chubby-bellied Komaru in its arms, who was eating the same food.

Inside the house, Magiana and Robert 2 were cleaning the dining table when Ange called out to Tianxi, "Tianxi, want to go mushroom picking with me?"

"Okay!" Tianxi replied happily.

"Yo yo~~" I'll go too.

Upon seeing this, the two sword sheaths quickly flew to An Jie's side.

Anjie laughed and said, "Okay, you come too."

Upon seeing the Libra doll idly spinning around to the side, he said, "Libra doll, join me too."

"You're ordering me around again!" Although I, the Libra, was unhappy, I still obediently followed Anjie's side.

And so, Ange, with a few Pokémon and a basket in hand, set off to pick mushrooms.

Diancie also brought along the two round silk spiders, Dream Eater, and Mareep.

They first went to the staff dormitory and found the beautiful flower, the king flower, two hooded mushrooms and two parasitic mushrooms, and then went to the mushroom cultivation base together.

When we got there, the mushroom bed was packed with all kinds of mushrooms, it was so crowded!

Just like the beautiful flowers said, this is truly a bumper harvest!

Anjie called out to everyone, "Let's pick some mushrooms! We're having mushrooms tonight!"

Upon hearing Anjie's words, everyone cheered excitedly.

Yay, more delicious food is coming!

With everyone thinking about tonight's dinner, their enthusiasm for mushroom picking was at an all-time high.

"Yo-yo~~" The two swords were drawn from their sheaths, and after flashes of sword light, mushrooms were severed at the root and fell off the mushroom bed.

"Yiduo~ Yiduo~"

At this moment, two round silk spiders quickly stepped forward, spitting out spider silk to weave a web, instantly catching all the falling mushrooms.

Mare, carrying a small basket, followed closely behind Diancie, who put the mushrooms she picked into the basket on its back.

Dream Eater used her superpowers to pick the mushrooms that Diancie couldn't reach from the high places, and then put them in Mare's basket.

Beautiful Flower, Queen of the Night, Hathorn Mushroom, and Paras are chatting and laughing as they pick mushrooms, creating a joyful atmosphere.

Only the Libra girl was working while filled with resentment.

It wants to meditate, not work.

Anjie glanced at it and said, "Get to work honestly, or you'll get a beating."

"Screech~ Screech~" Libra was furious. All you do is threaten people all day long. Do you think your fist is bigger than yours?

Okay, Anjie's fists are indeed big.

Libras can only work honestly.

As time went on, basket after basket of mushrooms were harvested, almost filling the entire ground of the cultivation base.

Anjie found two clay figurines and said to them, "Clay figurines, could you please help me carry these mushrooms home, and have Thousand Faces and Gengar help me wash and dry them?"

"Meat-cheep~ Mee-cheep~" The two clay figurines nodded repeatedly, then quickly ran home carrying baskets full of mushrooms.

As soon as the clay figurine left, the beautiful flowers suddenly let out a series of exclamations.

Anjie looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the two Paras were emitting a strong light.

Anjie's eyes lit up when she saw this.

Paras is about to evolve!

The two Paras were quickly enveloped in the light of evolution, and their size rapidly increased within the light.

When the light faded, two brand new Pokémon appeared before everyone.

This Pokémon has an orange lower half, a red mushroom with yellow spots on its back, white eyes, and three pairs of insect legs.

This is Paras' evolved form—Paraster, a mushroom Pokémon with Bug and Grass typing.

After Paras evolved, everyone went up to congratulate them.

Anjie laughed and said, "That's great, all six of you have evolved."

The beautiful flower, the queen flower, two hooded mushrooms, and two parasitic mushrooms looked at each other, their eyes revealing joy and happiness.

After celebrating Paras's evolution, everyone returned to their mushroom-picking work.

With everyone working together, the mushroom picking was quite fast; by mid-afternoon, all the ripe mushrooms had been picked.

Anjax, along with the Pokémon and two clay dolls, carried the last batch of mushrooms home.

When Anjie got home, she saw that the square in front of her house was already filled with sieves of washed mushrooms drying in the sun.

Above the plaza, the Sun Rock radiates intense solar energy, causing the mushrooms to dry rapidly.

Magearna, Snorlax, Inteleon, and Gengar, along with Lucario and Riolu, are cleaning the remaining mushrooms, with even Groundhog and Mew helping out.

Ange called out to Inteleon and the others, "Inteleon, Snorlax, Gengar, let Magearna and the others wash the rest of the mushrooms. You guys come here, let's make Mushroom Delight and Spicy Mushroom Sauce together!"

The Hundred Mushrooms Fresh and Spicy Mushroom Sauce were the rewards Anjie received when she obtained the glutinous mushroom spores.

Among them, Bai Gu Xian is a special seasoning that can replace MSG.

Spicy mushroom sauce is a condiment that can be paired with a variety of foods.

Anjie had been eagerly anticipating these two items for a long time.

"Gang~"

"Indeed~"

"Geng~"

The three siblings responded and quickly brought Riolu and Lucario to Angel.

Because she needed to make a lot of the mushroom sauce and spicy mushroom sauce, Anjie decided not to cook them in her kitchen at home, but instead set up tables, chairs, and stoves in the square.

The first thing Anjie and his team needed to do was make Hundred Mushroom Fresh.

The mushrooms needed to make Bai Gu Xian are large mushrooms, small mushrooms, aromatic mushrooms, and sticky mushrooms.

The main ingredient is glutinous mushroom, while the other three types of mushrooms are secondary ingredients.

Anjie said to his apprentices, "The first thing we need to do is deal with the mushrooms."

As he spoke, he took out some dried mushrooms and demonstrated to his apprentices. He used scissors to cut the mushrooms into strips, and while cutting, he also used waveguide power to adjust the waveguide of the mushrooms.

Seeing this, Snorlax, Inteleon, and Gengar followed suit.

Snorlax can process the food itself using its Aura, while Inteleon and Gengar hand over the cut mushroom strips to Lucario and Riolu to process.

Riolu was new to the business and not very skilled yet, so it was very slow. However, instead of complaining, everyone patiently taught it, which moved Riolu deeply.

Soon, a basket of mushroom strips was ready. Seeing this, Anjie said, "Alright, let's stop here for now and move on to the next step."

"Gang~"

"Indeed~"

"Geng~"

The three senior and junior brothers nodded.

"Luca~" "Leo~"

Lucario and Riolu nodded earnestly, showing great dedication to their work.

Anjie then lit a fire in the pot and put the freshly prepared mushroom strips into the pot to stir-fry over low heat.

An Jie told his apprentices about precautions while stir-frying the food.

"Keep turning it gently like this, and be careful not to burn it."

The Pokémon nodded in agreement.

Mushrooms don't need to be stir-fried for too long. Once the moisture has evaporated, the mushrooms will make a crisp sound in the pan and release a rich aroma.

One more thing to note is that when stir-frying, there are requirements for the amount of large mushrooms, small mushrooms, aromatic mushrooms, and glutinous mushrooms added, which need to be in a ratio of 1:1:3:5.

After stir-frying the mushrooms, place them on a plate and set aside to cool slowly.

To make Bai Gu Xian (a type of mushroom dish), besides the key mushrooms, you also need two other ingredients: dried shrimp and seaweed, both of which Anjiejia has at home.

Anjie's seaweed is bought, but the dried shrimp is made by herself using small shrimp raised at home, and it is very nutritious.

The processing of dried shrimp and seaweed is basically the same as that of mushrooms; they need to be stir-fried in a pan until dry.

After the dried shrimp and seaweed are stir-fried, put them and the mushrooms into a grinder in a ratio of 2:2:6 and grind them into powder.

This delicious seasoning, Bai Gu Xian, is now ready!

The final step is to store the prepared mushrooms in a sealed jar to prevent them from getting damp and spoiling.

Looking at the finished jar of mushroom sauce, Anjie felt a little disappointed.

Why didn't any special effects appear? God's Hand, where are your effects?

Anjie's apprentices then continued to make Bai Gu Xian using the remaining glutinous rice mushrooms, aromatic mushrooms, and other ingredients.

Everyone worked together, each busy in front of a pot.

Angel was alone, as was Munchlax, while Gengar and Inteleon were with Riolu and Lucario respectively.

As the quantity of Bai Gu Xian (a type of mushroom decoction) produced increased, some of it finally began to exhibit special effects.

"Hundred Mushroom Delight: Favored by monster and dragon-type Pokémon, long-term consumption can slowly increase their defense and attack."

Seeing this effect, Anjie was delighted; it was a food with a similar effect to fermented soybean paste.

Doubanjiang (fermented broad bean paste) only increases maximum stamina, while Baiguxian (a type of mushroom sauce) increases both attack and defense.

Conversely, Mushroom Essence only works on specific groups of Pokémon, namely Monster and Dragon Pokémon!

(End of this chapter)