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

Chapter 276 The Timid Ones

Watching the swaying herbs, Andrew asked, "Angel, have you thought of a way to catch them?"

"Of course!" Anjie nodded a little guiltily, then looked down at Miss Skirt beside her.

Miss Skirt gave a soft hum and extended a hand toward Anjie.

"What are you doing?" Anjie asked.

"Lidi!" Grass seed, what do you mean?

Miss Skirt said irritably.

"Ah!" Anjie exclaimed in realization, taking out the grass seeds and placing them in Miss Qun'er's hand. "Here you go!"

After receiving the grass seeds, Miss Skirt divided them into four portions and handed them to Flower Leaf Stem and three Flower Buds respectively.

"Whoosh~"

"Rabe~"

Hua Yedi and Hua Beibei understood each other perfectly, and flew over the herb field with the grass seeds, scattering them into the herb field.

Then they released a shimmering green light, which fell into the vanilla field, coating the entire field with a glow.

Then everyone saw Miss Skirt slowly walk into the herb garden.

Bathed in the verdant grass, adorned with blossoms and buds, Miss Skirt spread her arms wide, and grass-based energy converged upon them.

Under its control, the grass seeds scattered on the ground immediately took root, sprouted, and grew rapidly, soon turning into ropes.

The rope snaked swiftly through the herb field, searching for any troublemakers.

Looking at the glowing ropes, Ah Xiang asked An Jie in surprise, "Mr. An Jie, are those knots made of grass?"

"Huh? Is...is that right?" Anjie was also stunned, because he had only just learned that Miss Qun'er had this ability!

By controlling the rope with knots in the grass, Miss Skirt could easily sense everything in the herb garden. Soon, she found the troublemaker's trail and pounced on it, controlling the rope.

"Screech~~" The troublemaker let out a scream and lunged directly at the rope that was binding him.

It has sharp teeth and can bite through ropes in one go.

However, the breakage of one rope did not matter much, as more ropes soon swept towards it from all directions.

The troublemakers fled in panic, but the ropes were like a net spread everywhere.

Seeing this, the other two troublemakers quickly approached Miss Skirt and pounced on her.

Miss Skirt calmly flicked out her magic leaf, and the two troublemakers that rushed towards her were immediately knocked away.

"Squeak squeak squeak~~" In almost no time, one of the troublemakers was caught.

Outside the herb patch, Anjie and his companions could clearly hear the panicked cries of the troublemaker, but due to the dense herb thickets and the pitch-black night, they could never make out its true form.

The troublemaker, now captured, was bound by ropes. It lowered its head to try and bite through the ropes, but a new vine immediately strangled its neck and head, rendering it unable to move.

When the other two troublemakers saw their companion being captured, they immediately lunged at the rope binding their companion, trying to bite it off.

But as soon as they made a move, ropes from all directions bound them tightly.

"Squeak squeak squeak~"

"Squeak squeak squeak~"

"Squeak squeak squeak~"

With three sharp cries, Angie and his friends saw the rope lift three Pokémon into the air.

Andrew and Ah Xiang immediately shone their flashlights over, and everyone finally saw the troublemaker's true face.

Ange's earlier guess was only half right. It was indeed the mouse Pokémon that came to cause trouble, but it wasn't Rattata or Rattata.

Rattata and Little Rattata are brown and purple Pokémon respectively, while the one being held in mid-air by Miss Skirt is a white Pokémon.

They stand upright on two legs, have small bodies, round heads, and two particularly large ears, making them much cuter than Rattata and Rattata.

"They're a family of rats!" Angie recognized the three Pokémon at a glance.

No, to be precise, in Pokémon biology, the three individuals of a family of rats are considered to be the same Pokémon!

No wonder they seemed to have almost identical waveguides in Anjie's perception!

Anjie realized that what he had sensed yesterday were four waveguides, which meant that they were actually four family members of a mouse family, not the three members he was seeing.

A family of rats, a family of Pokémon, Normal-type. Like Exeggcute and Lineage, although each individual can act independently, they are actually complex creatures that need to cooperate to live.

Depending on the number of family members, a family of mice can exist in two forms: three-member families and four-member families.

A family of mice evolved from a pair of mice.

A pair of mice, as the name suggests, is a complex organism consisting of two family members living together.

If one day, one or two more members suddenly appear in this family, it means that they have evolved into a family of mice.

The relationships among members of a family of mice are very complex and vary greatly. They may be siblings, parents and children, or individuals who are not related by blood at all.

The three mice caught by Miss Skirt at this time consisted of two large mice and one small mouse.

Miss Skirt controlled the rope, slowly guiding the family of mice to the edge of the field.

Andrew stepped forward angrily, "So, it was you who'd been causing trouble all along! If we don't teach you a lesson today, you'll think our Herb Village is easy to bully!"

As he spoke, he snatched a shovel from a nearby villager and was about to swat it at a rat.

The three mice were trembling with fear. When they saw the shovel coming at them, they instinctively closed their eyes and huddled together.

At this moment, Anjie grabbed the shovel and comforted Andrew with a smile, saying, "Grandpa Andrew, calm down. The damage has already been done. Getting angry won't help and will only hurt your health."

Andrew threw the shovel on the ground, looking distressed, and said, "They've ruined so many of our herbs, herbs that everyone worked so hard to grow all year..."

Anjie said, "Yes, yes, I understand. My family also farms. If I worked hard all year and watched my crops get ruined, I would kill the person who caused the trouble!"

"Right? How can I not be angry? That's all everyone's hard work..."

With Angie's reassurance, Andrew finally calmed down and started rambling on about the losses caused by the rats in his house.

Anjie said, "Grandpa Andrew, leave the rats to me. I'll teach them a lesson!"

Andrew nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll leave it to you. I trust you to handle things. Make sure you teach them a lesson!"

After saying that, Andrew turned around and went with the other villagers to check on the damaged herb garden.

Looking at the family of rats with teary eyes, Anjie said, "Now you know fear? Why weren't you afraid when you were doing bad things?"

The rats were of a high rank, but Anjie hadn't expected them to be so timid.

一家鼠

[Attribute] General

【Characteristic】Friendly Defense

[Gender] None

[Level] 49

【Skills】Slap, Round Eye, Echo, Help, Angry Fangs, Double Strike, Seed Machine Gun, Play, Loud Voice, Act Cute, Surround, Imitate, Count Mice, High Speed ​​Movement, Dig, Crushing.

Individual Value

Blood volume: 20

Attack: 24

Physical defense: 19

Special Attack: 21

Special Defense: 28

Speed: 30

Anjie found it very difficult to understand why someone with such a small mind would cause trouble.

Thinking this, he took out a Poké Ball and threw it over, instantly capturing all three family rats.

The Poké Ball shook twice and then calmed down, proving that the capture was successful and that the Pokémon did not struggle.

She is indeed timid.

With one rat gone, the rope Miss Skirt controlled withered quickly and soon disappeared.

The price Miss Skirt pays for controlling the rapid germination of grass seeds is that they wither due to exhaustion of their vitality.

Miss Skirt is just an ordinary Pokémon, not Xerneas, and does not have the ability to freely control plants to grow and harvest quickly.

"Let's talk somewhere else!" Anjie said to Miss Qun'er.

"Lidi~" Miss Skirt nodded.

So Anjie took Miss Skirt, Flower Leafy, and Flower Buddy back to Andrew's house first.

Seeing Anjie return, Grandma Julian quickly asked, "How did it go? Was the matter resolved?"

Anjie smiled and said, "It's all taken care of, don't worry."

Grandma Julian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. "That's good, that's good! Now everyone can finally relax. We've really been through a lot lately."

After saying that, she looked at Anjie with a kind expression and said, "Thanks to you, Anjie."

Anjie waved his hand and said, "I came to Vanilla Village to resolve this matter. It's all what I should do."

After chatting with Grandma Julian for a while, Anjai returned to his guest room, took out a Poké Ball, and released the family of rats.

The family of three quickly hid in a corner as soon as they came out, huddling together and shivering.

"Squeak squeak squeak~~" One of them kept kowtowing and bowing to Anjie, begging Anjie not to hurt them.

Anjie asked, "Can you tell me why you're causing trouble? You didn't come here to cause trouble for no reason, did you?"

The three mice looked at each other, then nodded to Anjie with tears in their eyes.

"Squeak squeak squeak~~" The largest of the family mice cautiously stepped forward and told Anjie the reason.

It turns out they are Pokémon that travel around with their partners.

While passing through the herb village, one of their companions suddenly fell ill and collapsed.

I don't know what disease it has, but it's in a lot of pain every day.

One day, a mouse accidentally brought back some Heart Herbs from Herb Village to a friend, who was surprised to find that his body was not in as much pain as before.

So, in order to save their friend, the family of rats began to frequently come to Herb Village to steal Heart Herbs.

However, as time went on, their friends' demand for Heart Herbs increased, forcing them to visit Herb Village more frequently.

The large-scale theft of the Heart Herbs finally caught the villagers' attention, leading to a relentless pursuit that eventually forced them to only appear at night.

After consuming large amounts of Mind Herbs, a family of mice discovered that their friend's condition had not improved but had worsened.

However, if they don't consume the Heart Herb, their friends' suffering will only intensify, which puts them in a difficult position. So, despite the risk of being caught by the villagers, they still go to the village to steal the Heart Herb.

After listening to the rats' story, Anjie fell into deep thought.

Mindful herbs have analgesic effects, so a family of mice will feel less pain after eating them.

While the herb can relieve pain, it cannot cure diseases.

Anjie guessed that the reason why the rat's friend was becoming increasingly miserable was because its illness had been suppressed for too long and had worsened.

After explaining the situation, the mice began to kowtow repeatedly to Anjie, begging him to let them go back to take care of their friends.

Anjie thought for a moment and said, "Could you take me to meet your friends?"

When the mice heard this, they thought that Angie was going to catch their friends as punishment, so they cried and begged Angie not to.

Seeing how timid they were, Anjie thought helplessly: It's really hard for you to dare to come here to steal things.

"Okay, okay, I'm not going to do anything to your friend, I just want to check on its condition and see if I can help it."

The three mice were stunned and looked up at Anjie in disbelief.

"Squeak squeak squeak~" Really? You're really willing to help us?

Anjie nodded. "Really, what good would it do me to lie to you?"

"Squeak squeak squeak~~" The three mice looked at Anjie with gratitude.

Their friend's condition was getting worse, and they were really afraid that their friend would die if things continued like this.

Anjie added, "I can help you, but there's one condition."

"What's the request?" The three mice looked at Anjie suspiciously. "Are you going to punish us?"

Thinking this, the three mice huddled together, trembling with fear.

Anjie, both amused and exasperated, said, "Don't overthink it! After I help you, you'll have to apologize to everyone in Vanilla Village!"

The three mice fell silent upon hearing this. Would they be beaten to death?

Seeing their silence, Anjie said, "Since you've done something wrong, you must face it bravely. Don't worry, I'll be with you!"

The three mice looked at each other, and finally the largest one took a deep breath, stepped forward, and said:

"Squeak squeak~" We are willing to apologize!

It's willing to accept punishment for its friend!

"Good boy!" Anjie smiled and patted the head of each of the rats in the family one by one.

"Squeak squeak squeak~~" The largest family of mice tugged at Anjie's trouser leg, wanting Anjie to go with them to visit their friend right now, as they were very worried about their friend's condition.

"Okay, let's set off now!" Anjie nodded in agreement.

Although it was already late, the patient's condition could not be delayed.

So after saying goodbye to Grandma Julian, Anjay went out with the family of mice.

In the darkness, Anjie, along with Miss Skirt, Flower Leaf, and Flower Bud, followed a family of rats with flashlights, heading towards the woods outside the village.

As Anjie walked, she asked, "You should have one more member, right? Why didn't they come today?"

Anjie was surprised to learn that the three mice had another family member.

"Squeak squeak squeak~" The largest family of mice explained the reason to Anjie.

It turns out that during the battle, one of the family rats was injured when it pounced on the Aegislash monster, and it is now recuperating in their temporary home.

Through conversation, Anjie learned that the four mice were not related by blood; they met on a journey and then lived together as companions.

I recommend a great new book, "The Ordinary Master of the Pokémon World," also known as "Even Ordinary Pokémon Can Move the World!" It's very good, and you definitely shouldn't miss it.

(End of this chapter)