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

Chapter 295 Disaster Strikes

After kneading, it's time to finish the process.

The term "杀青" here doesn't refer to the wrap-up process in movies and TV series. Instead, it refers to a process that deactivates enzymes in tea leaves to preserve their bright color.

There are generally two methods for fixing tea leaves: pan-frying and steaming.

Stir-frying to kill the green is done in a wok, while steaming to kill the green uses high-temperature steam.

Anjie was going to use the first method, which is to heat it up and then blanch it.

The live broadcast of the League Tournament had ended, so Anjai took the Pokémon and the kneaded tea leaves outside.

He took a large iron pot, set it up, and prepared to heat it.

Just then, the Crimson Lotus Armored Knight and the Azure Flame Blade Demon returned from outside with two Fragrant Pigs.

Wanting to save trouble, Angie quickly waved to the two Pokémon.

"Crimson Lotus Armored Knights, Azure Flame Blade Demons, come here for a second!"

Upon hearing this, the two Pokémon immediately rushed to Angie's side, and the two Scented Pigs, seeing that Angie and the others seemed to be busy with something, also ran over.

"Cough cough~" Anjie, what are you doing?

The female dolphin asked in confusion, while sniffing the fragrance filling the air.

Anjie replied with a smile, "We're roasting tea leaves!"

"Cough cough~" Tea leaves? Are they tasty?

The male dolphin immediately became interested.

Just as Anjie was about to answer, Babu Tubo began to explain, as if showing off:

"Babu~ Babu~ Babu~" You didn't know that? Tea leaves are for brewing and drinking, not for eating!

As it spoke, it cast a proud glance at the male dolphin, as if to show off how capable it was.

Upon hearing this, the female fragrant dolphin approached the vanilla and sniffed it, then exclaimed happily, "Hmph~ I like this smell."

Anjie patted its head and said, "I'm glad you like it. I'll make some for you to try once it's cooked."

The male fragrant dolphin hurriedly jumped around and said, "Hmph hmph~ Hmph hmph~" Me too! Me too!

Anjie chuckled and said, "Yes, we have them all! We have them all!"

Azure Flame Blade Demon asked, "Bra~Bra~" What do you want us to do?

Anjie said, "Help me heat the pot, keeping the temperature between 250 and 280 degrees Celsius."

"Bra~" Azure Flame Blade Demon nodded readily, then condensed a small flame that floated in front of him.

"Ah~" Then, a glint flashed in the eyes of the Crimson Lotus Armor Knight, and the flames in front of the Azure Flame Blade Demon were instantly controlled by its superpowers and flown to the bottom of the pot.

To control the temperature, the Crimson Knights did not let the flames get too close to the bottom of the pot.

After a while, Anjie reached out to test the temperature and felt it was about right, so he grabbed a handful of herbs and put them into the pot, then followed the instructions provided by the system.

Relying on the senses of his fingers, Anjie rubbed, kneaded, picked, stirred, shook, and spun things in the pot, and it actually looked quite professional.

"It's not that difficult!" Anjie thought to herself with satisfaction.

He also instructed the Crimson Lotus Riders and Azure Flame Blade Demons to adjust the temperature based on the changes in the tea leaves, and then adjusted his own technique and strength.

About ten minutes later, the little Snorlax sniffed and asked the junior sister next to him.

"Just now~ Just now~" Did you smell something burning?

"Geng~ Geng~" I smelled it!

Gengar also twitched its nose slightly before giving a very affirmative answer.

Upon hearing this, the little Snorlax immediately shouted to Ange, "Gang~ Gang~ Master, Master, it's a disaster! It's a disaster!"

Clearly, Anjie, being a novice, failed to get the timing right.

The preparations were not too difficult for him, so he did a very good job.

Sure enough, when it came to the actual part, this complete novice was completely at a loss.

"Oh my god! It's burnt!" Anjie finally realized the problem and quickly scooped the vanilla out of the pot.

Looking at the burnt vanilla in the sieve, Anjie was on the verge of tears. "Is it all ruined?"

Tianxi patted Ange's arm to comfort him, saying, "It's your first time, it's normal."

With a pained expression, Anjie picked up the burnt herbs and said, "What a waste of these herbs! Herbs are so expensive!"

Babu Tubo, oblivious to the situation, blurted out, "Babu~ Babu~ Didn't you get these herbs for free?"

Upon hearing this, Anjie punched it on the head. "Just because it's free doesn't mean you can waste it! Don't buy more after you've used it all!"

Babu Tubo covered his head with a wronged expression: I was just saying, why did you hit me!

"Oh dear~ Oh dear~" Crimson Armor Knight apologized to Ange, saying that he had not controlled the timing well.

Anjie quickly comforted it, saying, "How can I blame you? I was the one who gave the instructions to adjust the heat; it has nothing to do with you!"

Crimson Armor Knight has an exceptionally strong control over flames, and can precisely adjust the temperature according to Ange's requirements every time, so the mistake really has nothing to do with it.

"Let's have another pot! I refuse to believe I can't handle it!" Anjie shouted after regrouping.

"Oh my!"

"Bra!"

Crimson Lotus Knight and Azure Flame Blade Demon raised their hands in response to An Jie, indicating that they would definitely succeed this time!

So Anjie and his team started another round of work.

Of course, they still failed the second and third time.

However, after repeated practice and wasting a lot of herbs, Anjie finally managed to cook a pot before evening.

After the first pot was successfully cooked, Anjie's success rate began to rise sharply.

In the following days, Anjie was busy making tea every day.

After the tea leaves are processed by fixing, they need to be dried for a period of time before proceeding to the next step.

Of course, Anjie also watches Xiaozhi's matches on TV every day these days, cheering him on silently, and sometimes even calling to give him his blessings.

Ash is making great strides, and Anjie thinks that with his current momentum, winning the championship is no problem at all!

That day, after Anjie finished drying the tea leaves, he saw Miss Skirt sitting on the wall in a daze, so he went over, patted her, and asked:

"What are you thinking about?"

Miss Skirt glanced back at Anjie, then casually replied, "Lidi~" It's nothing.

Anjie thought for a moment and said, "After I finish frying this batch of tea leaves, I will accompany you to the Galar region to find the authorities."

Miss Skirt nodded. Although she was very anxious, Anjie was already doing his best to help her, so she could be patient.

Just then, Anjie suddenly remembered something and said happily, "There's something I forgot to give you!"

He hurriedly ran home, and when he returned, he was carrying a thick book.

He handed the book to Miss Skirt, saying, "This is for you!"

Miss Skirt looked at the book cover and saw a picture of a medicinal herb.

Needless to say, this is definitely a book about herbs.

Miss Skirt took the book and flipped through it, discovering that it was indeed a book about herbs.

Anjie said with a smile, "I asked Miss Joey to buy this for me. You can take a look at it when you're bored."

This book is very sophisticated. Although it is mostly text, the book will automatically play audio whenever you point your finger at a passage.

Even if Miss Skirt is illiterate, there's no need to worry about her not understanding it. Miss Skirt's knowledge of herbs is different from that of humans, which perfectly fills her blind spot. Therefore, Anjie's book is truly a perfect fit for her.

"Lidi~Lidi~" Thank you, I really like this gift.

Miss Skirt whispered, and it was the first time Anjie had ever heard her speak in such a gentle tone.

He smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it. I have things to do, so I won't disturb you while you enjoy the scenery."

After saying that, he left.

Miss Skirt watched An Jie's departing figure, lost in thought for a moment.

After a long time, it jumped down from the wall and found the three gopher brothers behind the house, asking them to help it cultivate a piece of land.

It plans to plant some medicinal herbs for Anjie.

Miss Skirt had heard from everyone before that Anjie had always had the idea of ​​forming a medical team, but he just hadn't had the time to realize it.

In that case, let it temporarily play that role for Ange during its time on the Nibel Plateau!

In terms of healing skills, single-target healing will target pollen clusters, while group healing will target grassy areas.

It also has expertise in herbal medicine, enabling it to solve many difficult and complicated diseases, making it very suitable for this position.

So, for the rest of the time, Miss Skirt and her four students got busy on the Nibel Plateau.

Time flew by, and it was now the final day of the League Tournament. The final match was between Ash and Alain.

Anjie had anticipated this outcome.

However, Anjie guessed the beginning but not the ending.

When the match started, Anjai and his family sat in front of the TV with their Pokémon to watch the game.

The match was very intense. In the first game, the two players used Pikachu and Tyranitar respectively.

Pikachu is still very powerful, and quickly defeated the pseudo-legendary Tyranitar to win the victory.

At this point, Ash sent Pikachu back to rest and instead sent out Noivern, a Flying-type and Dragon-type Pokémon. Alain then released Weavile.

Noivern is four times weak to Weavile!

Ash truly lives up to his reputation as a master of type reversal!

Unfortunately, the master of type disadvantages failed to win this time, as Noivern was defeated by Weavile.

After Ash recalled Noivern, his Hawlucha volunteered to jump out of the Poké Ball himself.

Because Noisy Dragon has been cared for by the Hawkman since the time of the Buzzbat, it has the best relationship with the Hawkman.

Seeing Noivern defeated by Weavile, Hawkman naturally wanted to avenge it, which led to the scene everyone witnessed.

Like Noivern, Hawlucha is a Flying-type Pokémon and is also weak to the Ice-type Weavile, but this time Hawlucha successfully defeated Weavile.

Following Weavile, Alain sent out the Dark/Steel type Bisharp to engage in close combat with Hawlucha.

Ultimately, Hawkman was struck by Commander Chop's guillotine and suffered a crushing defeat.

After the defeat of the Wyvern, Alain recalled Bisharp and released Rumble, and Ash also released Talonflame, the Flying-type Admiral.

The next match will be a battle between two Flying-type Pokémon.

The two Pokémon fought fiercely, battling from the ground to the sky and back down to the ground, until they both eventually lost their ability to battle.

Ash and Alain then sent out Pikachu and Metagross respectively.

Metagross, though a pseudo-god, was no match for Pikachu, a true god, and could only suffer a humiliating defeat.

Pikachu achieves a near-god-level double kill.

However, Pikachu's coolness only lasted three seconds before he had to put on a show in the next round.

Pikachu lost the match against Alain's ace Pokémon, Charizard.

Then Alain released Bisharp again, while Ash released his Goodra.

However, Goodra, despite being a pseudo-legendary, couldn't defeat Bisharp, and Ash ultimately won thanks to Greninja.

That leaves Ash's Greninja and Alain's Charizard.

This battle was particularly intense. Ash's Greninja showed its cool side during the match, undergoing Bond Phenomenon and transforming into Ash's own Greninja.

Of course, the Charizard on the other side also underwent Mega Evolution.

Logically speaking, Ash should not have lost, given how strong he is. Angie had already planned to call Ash to congratulate him as soon as the match ended.

To Anja's utter surprise, the Charizard on the other side seemed to have acquired the Water Absorb ability, and the more Ash attacked it, the more lively it became, eventually winning against Ash.

"grass!!!"

When the commentator announced that Ai Lan had won the championship, An Jie couldn't help but swear and then jumped up from the sofa.

Is this even reasonable?

"Tianci, do you think Ash has any reason to lose?" Angie said angrily.

"There's absolutely no reason why we lost!" Tianxi was also very confused.

"Right! Right!" Anjie was furious.

"du~ki~du~" Oh dear, don't be angry, let's eat something!

Just then, Magiana came over with a plate of freshly baked cookies. She hadn't been paying much attention to the competition, so she wasn't angry.

Angered, Anjie grabbed a few biscuits and stuffed them into her mouth. Mmm, they were so delicious, crispy and crunchy!

However, even delicious cookies couldn't soothe his anger.

While eating, Anjie was thinking about how to comfort Xiaozhi when he called him later.

The long string of congratulatory words I just thought of won't be needed!

Just as Anjie was thinking, he suddenly saw the venue where Xiaozhi and the others were on the TV screen shake violently, followed by a huge roar. Even Anjie was shocked by the sound of the screen.

What happened?

Not only was Anjie puzzled, but Xiaozhi and the others also looked surprised.

Soon, television broadcasts reported on the situation, showing the entire city of Miare covered in countless red plants.

Anja immediately recognized those plants as the culprits behind Kirullian's disappearance!

The plants were seen running rampant and causing great panic in Miare.

As the camera panned across various parts of Miarey, Anger was suddenly drawn to a corner of the Prism Tower.

Glaceon was resting on the carpet with Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, and Umbreon when it saw what was happening on the TV. Suddenly, it stood up and started barking wildly at the TV.

"Gray~ Gray~ Gray~"

Ange looked at Glaceon and asked, "You saw it too?"

"Gray~Gray~" Glaceon nodded excitedly.

What Angel and Glaceon just noticed was Z2, which had transformed into its 50% form and was standing on the Prism Tower.

The red plants that appeared in Miarei are clearly related to it.

Moreover, Z2 looks very strange; the parts of its body that were originally green have now all turned into an eerie red.

(End of this chapter)