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

Chapter 272 Heart Herbs

Karuno said, "Whether it's your help, or the help from the Aegislash and the Komaru, it's all the same to me."

Anjie smiled and said, "Alright then, I'll accept Miss Karunai's thanks."

Karuno said mysteriously, "My gratitude isn't just empty words."

Anjie asked疑惑地问道：“Then what else?”

Karunai took out a disc and placed it in front of Ange, saying, "This is for you."

Anjie exclaimed in surprise, "This is... a move learning device?"

Karuno nodded and said, "That's right, it's a learning device for the skill Meteor Beam."

Anjie was even more surprised, "You're really giving me something this precious?"

Meteor Beam is a powerful Rock-type move with a power of 120. Its drawback is that it requires charging before it can be activated.

Karuno nodded and said, "Of course, I don't need it anymore, but it should be of some use to you."

Anjie thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll accept it without hesitation."

Previously, Ya Xuan gave him a TM for Iron Hoof Beam, but he hadn't had a chance to teach his Pokémon yet. Now, he has received a TM for Meteor Beam.

Diancie can learn Meteor Beam, and it's a move of her own type.

Of course, Metagross can also learn it.

However, like Iron Hoof Beam, Meteor Beam is a special attack move, which is not very compatible with Metagross, which is good at physical attacks.

Karuno said, "Please accept it."

After putting away the TM, Ange said, "Miss Karuno, can I ask you for a favor?"

Karunai said, "You speak."

Anjie said, "Here's the thing, I'm looking for someone who may have participated in the League Tournament, so I want to know the list of League Tournament participants from various regions over the last 50 years."

I don't know if you can get your hands on it.

"Well..." Karuno fell into deep thought. "It's possible to get it, but this kind of information can't be leaked."

"I see..." Anjie looked disappointed upon hearing this. "Then there's nothing we can do."

Karunai chuckled at this, "Just kidding. If it doesn't work for others, I'll make an exception for you, Angie!"

Anjie's face lit up with joy. "Really? That's wonderful! Thank you, Miss Karunai."

Karuno said, "You're welcome, it's nothing. I'll send it to you once I get back and organize the information."

"Okay." Anjie nodded.

"By the way, how's that baby Tyrannosaurus Rex doing with you?" Karuno suddenly asked.

Anjie laughed, "It's living the most carefree life imaginable. It frolics on my family's grassland all day long, without a care in the world. I envy it!"

At this point, he suddenly pulled out his phone and said, "I have a picture of it here, do you want to see it?"

"Okay!" Karuno replied happily.

Anjie opened his phone's photo album and showed Diantha a picture of his baby Tyrannosaurus. He had saved many pictures of his own Pokémon on his phone, which were stored in different albums in different categories.

After finding the photo of the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex, Ange handed the phone to Karuno.

"Look, this photo was taken while it was eating!"

In the photo, after finishing its own food, the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex set its sights on the Digger Rabbit's food, only to be given a big beating by the Digger Rabbit.

When Anjie took the photo, it was looking at the camera with teary eyes.

"And this one too!"

In the photos, the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex is seen either fast asleep on the grass, chasing and playing with its companions, or solemnly patrolling alongside Kodora, Gopher, and the others...

In every picture, it looks carefree and free.

As Karuno watched, she couldn't help but exclaim, "This is wonderful! It seems Baby Tyrannosaurus was right to follow you."

Anjie asked, "How is the Ice and Snow Dragon doing?"

Karuno said, "Let me show you with your own eyes."

As she spoke, she took out a Poké Ball, and with a flash of red light, the Ice Dragon appeared outside.

"Ruth~~" As soon as the Ice Dragon appeared, it happily approached Karuno and kept gently rubbing its head against her.

"Good boy, good boy." Karuno gently stroked the Snow Dragon's neck.

However, the Snow Dragon's body was too cold, and Karuno couldn't touch it for long, so she stopped after touching it only twice.

An Jie greeted the Ice and Snow Dragon, "Ice and Snow Dragon, long time no see!"

Ice Dragon then noticed that there was another person next to it. It tilted its head and stared at Anjie for a while before recognizing the person in front of it as the one who had saved it with Karuno.

"Ruth~" it called out happily, then trotted over to Anjie and gently rubbed its head against Anjie's arm.

"Good boy/girl."

Anjie tried to touch the Snow Dragon's neck like Karuno, but was immediately jolted by the cold and quickly withdrew his hand.

"Hahaha~~" Karuno was amused by Ange's appearance. "Didn't expect the Ice Dragon to be so cold, did you?"

"Ruth~ Ruth~" The Snow Dragon was infected by Karuno's laughter and laughed along with her.

Anjie pretended to be angry and said, "You didn't even remind me, and you're making fun of me."

In reality, although the Ice Dragons are extremely cold, they are actually very fragile Pokémon.

If the ambient temperature is too high, their body temperature will become unbalanced, which will endanger their lives.

Only by evolving into ice dragons can they control the temperature of their surroundings.

In ancient times, Ice Dragon and Ice Giant Dragon were Pokémon that lived in extremely cold places and would not have appeared in places with mild or hot climates.

Karuno is only unaffected by the surrounding temperature because she wears an ice-resistant garment.

Judging from its shimmering scales, its size which was a whole size larger than when it first met Ange, and its spirited demeanor, it was clear that it had been well taken care of by Karuno.

Karuno was a very busy person. After chatting with Ange for a while, she said goodbye and left.

After parting ways with Karuno, Ange planned to return to the ward.

He had only taken a few steps when he saw Miss Joey walking towards him with a worried look on her face.

"Miss Joey, what's wrong?" Angie asked, puzzled.

"Sigh~" Miss Joy sighed deeply, "When I went to the warehouse just now, I found that a batch of Heart Herbs had been eaten by insects. Now we can't use them, but we can't bear to throw them away..."

As she spoke, Miss Joey sighed deeply again.

Mindful herbs are a good ingredient for making sedatives in medicine. The Pokémon Center in Baike City had just received a batch not long ago, but it was damaged by insects due to improper storage.

Mind vanilla isn't cheap, which is why Miss Joey is so troubled.

Upon hearing this, Anjie fell into deep thought. Wasn't the Mind Herb one of the ingredients that could be used to make the Three Flavors Tea?

Although the system rewarded him with seeds of Mind Vanilla, White Vanilla, and Power Vanilla along with the recipe, these things couldn't be grown immediately.

Therefore, if Anjie wants to make the three flavors immediately, he needs to buy the materials himself first.

Making tea is a technical skill that Anjie had never done before, so he felt he definitely needed to practice more.

Why not buy Miss Joey's damaged Heart Vanilla and use it as practice? That way, it can also help Miss Joey.

Thinking this, Anjie said, "Miss Joey, could you take me to see that batch of Spirit Herbs?"

"Huh?" Miss Joey was taken aback. "Do you have something in mind?"

Anjie said, "If possible, I would like to buy them to roast tea leaves. Medicine requires high-quality herbs, but we food makers don't have such high requirements."

Miss Joy exclaimed in surprise, "Soul herbs can also be used to roast tea leaves."

Anjie laughed and said, "That's right, it's my exclusive secret recipe."

Miss Joey chuckled at Angie's words. "Alright, if you can really use it, then you'll be a huge help to me!"

With that, Miss Joy led Angel to the Pokémon Center's warehouse, which was used to store medicinal herbs.

Upon arriving at the warehouse, Anjie saw rows of shelves filled with various kinds of medicinal herbs, displayed in boxes or containers.

For example, Arbok's slough, Parasect's spores, and leaves that have fallen from Chicory's leaves... each of these items is carefully preserved.

As Miss Joey led Angie inside, she said with a look of heartache:

"It was very difficult to collect each of these medicinal herbs. I put a lot of effort into preserving them, but I never expected that the Heart Herb would still be eaten by insects."

Anjie said, "Spirit herbs are inherently prone to attracting insects, and there's nothing we can do about it."

Upon entering the inner room of the warehouse, Anjie saw several rows of wooden crates, inside which were neatly arranged stacks of blue and white leaves.

They are the herbs of the soul.

Because of the herbal fragrance, the air in this warehouse is filled with a light, refreshing scent that is very pleasant.

Miss Joey pointed to two of the boxes and said, "Those are the damaged Heart Vanilla."

Anjie went over and saw that there were indeed many round holes on the palm-sized leaf.

Although these heart herbs were infested with insects, Miss Joey still arranged them neatly.

Anjie picked up a sprig of herb and examined it, discovering that the insect damage was less severe than he had imagined.

He flipped through the pages again and found that the most severely damaged insects were placed on top by Miss Joey, while the ones below were not actually in such bad condition.

"How is it?" Miss Joey asked. "Does it work?"

Angie nodded: "It works, Miss Joey. Sell me these Mind Herbs!"

Miss Joey exclaimed happily, "That's great! As long as it works, that's fine. Don't worry about selling it, you can have it all!"

Anjie quickly replied, "How can that be!"

Miss Nurse Joy said with a straight face, "Why not? If it weren't for you, who knows what would have happened to the Pokémon Center. Consider these Heart Vanilla as my thank-you gift!"

Anjie shook her head and said, "These are two different things. Besides, aren't these spiritual herbs public assets? If you give them to me, you'll have to pay for them yourself."

Although Nurse Joy is the owner of each Pokémon Center, they are actually public facilities of the League, and the assets inside belong to the League.

Miss Joey said, "These losses were caused by my mistake. Even if I didn't give them to you, I would have disposed of them anyway. My hesitation before was just because I felt bad about it."

If you don't accept it, I'll get angry.

Anjie hesitated, "But the Heart Herb is very expensive. If I accept it for free..."

Miss Joey stared at Anjie with her round eyes and said, "Just accept it if it's offered to you. Why are you being so hesitant?"

Seeing that Miss Joey insisted, Anjie said helplessly, "Alright, alright, then I'll shamelessly accept it."

"That's more like it!" Miss Joy finally smiled.

After putting the two boxes of Mind Vanilla into her backpack, Angie asked, "Miss Joey, do you know where I can buy Power Vanilla and White Vanilla? I'd like to buy some."

He needs a large quantity, so buying it from the elf shop isn't very suitable; it's better to buy it directly from the source.

Since the Pokémon Center frequently purchases Heart Vanilla in large quantities, they must know where it comes from.

Where you can buy Spirit Vanilla, you're more likely to also buy Power Vanilla and White Vanilla.

"Of course I know that!" Miss Joey replied, jokingly adding, "I definitely wouldn't tell this to just anyone, but since it's Angie who asked, I'll tell you everything I know."

"Then thank you very much, beautiful and kind Miss Joey!" Anjie replied, following up on her words.

Miss Joey was amused by Angie and giggled.

"There's a place called Herb Village to the west of our Baike City. They've made a living growing herbs for generations, and the herbs they grow are of extremely high quality. Our Heart Herbs come from there."

As she spoke, Miss Joey sent the location of Vanilla Village to Ange.

Anjie thought to himself: This is right on his way back to Azot! Perfect, I can go and see it on my way back.

"Thank you so much, Miss Joey, you've been a huge help!"

"It's nothing, I'm glad I could help you," Miss Joey said.

After learning more about Vanilla Village from Miss Joey, Angie returned to her hospital room.

By this time, Salamence had eaten and drunk its fill and was lying lazily on the floor.

As soon as Ange entered, all the Pokémon in the room turned to look at him.

Ange smiled and said, "Glass Eevee has recovered from its injuries, and Salamence has woken up. It's time for us to return to Azoth."

"Waaah~"

"Waaah~"

Latias and Latios were the first to fly to Ange's side and express their agreement.

Although they didn't stay long on the Nibel Plateau, they already missed everything there after that short time away.

Although they were initially curious about the outside world, after experiencing it, they still felt more comfortable staying on the Nibel Plateau.

Gardevoir and Gallade also expressed that they missed their family very much and wondered if everyone was eating well.

Salamence and Glaceon expressed their anticipation for their upcoming trip to Angelina's house.

Even the flower petals and buds were secretly looking forward to a new "adventure land".

They have lived in the Goin jungle since birth and have never seen the outside world, so it is natural that they will be curious.

Miss Skirt didn't react much. She came to the human world to find Xiao Chen, and now that was all she could think about, so she had no time to think about anything else.

After deciding to go back, Angel and his Pokémon set off that afternoon.

Before leaving, he also went to the Baike Martial Arts Hall to say hello to Ms. Ge Jihua.

(End of this chapter)