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

Chapter 6 Returning

"Tianxi, how do you turn this fur into a move trainer?" Angie asked, puzzled.

Diancie replied, "Check the shop; there should be a device for making move learners. You can buy it with Happiness Points and make it."

Upon hearing this, An Jie quickly opened the online store. After browsing for a while without finding it, she simply used the search function. Sure enough, a strange-looking machine popped up.

When he saw the price below, he exclaimed, "Good heavens, 50000 happiness points! Even if I sold myself, I still couldn't afford it!"

Anjie checked his happiness points balance: 600 points, with 100 points contributed by the Melting Beast and 500 points by the Munchlax.

Tianxi glanced at the price. "This is actually quite cheap. It's a discounted price because it's in the beginner period. It will only be more expensive after the beginner period is over."

Anjie: ...

"Forget it, let's talk about the TM later. We don't need it now anyway." Anjie said as he put the Munchlax's fur into his system inventory.

"Anjie, I'm going out to attract more customers. We still need eight more customers to complete the mission," Tianxi said.

"Tianxi, thank you for your hard work," Ange said, touched.

Tianxi hugged Anjie's arm tightly and said, "It's not hard at all. I'm very happy to be able to help Anjie."

Anjie was even more moved after hearing this, so she couldn't help but hug Tianxi tightly again.

"Okay, I'm going out now!"

Tianxi shyly pushed Ange away and ran quickly out of the store.

After Diancie left, Ange glanced at the quest log.

Invite 10 Pokémon for 3 days. (2/10)

Sure enough, without Angelina, the human "obstacle," the Pokémon on the Nibel Plateau treated Diancie in a completely different way, becoming friendly and enthusiastic.

Soon, three more Pokémon were recruited to the shop by Diancie: Whippet, Meowth, and Swirl. Each of them left the shop completely satisfied.

After Tianxi saw Mianmian off, Anjie finally dared to come out of the kitchen and glanced at his system interface.

Invite 10 Pokémon for 3 days. (5/10)

Happiness Point: 900.

Butterfree, Meowth, and Puff all contributed 100 happiness points, but none of them ate Ange's cooking with such a high level of happiness as Snorlax.

It seems his cooking skills still need improvement!

Making only steamed buns severely limits his creativity. It's a pity that these aren't the foods specified by the system. Even if he made them, the Pokémon wouldn't contribute any happiness points, otherwise he could have been more creative.

We need to keep working hard to unlock more food for the system.

Anjie's morale soared for a time.

For the first sixteen years of his life, he was frail and sickly, unable to do almost anything. Now that he has regained his health, he vows to live a good life. For Anjie, having something to strive for is a rare and precious thing.

"Tianxi, let's keep going!" Ange raised his fist and said to Tianxi.

"Keep it up!" Tianxi was infected by Anjie's emotions, raised her fist and bumped fists with Anjie, her morale soaring.

"Then I'm heading out."

After offering encouragement, Tianxi waved to Ange and walked towards the store entrance.

Anjie waved at it too.

After Tianxi left, Ange went back to the kitchen to hide, but he hadn't been in the kitchen for long when he heard Tianxi's voice coming from outside again.

Why so fast this time? An Jie was puzzled, so she quietly peeked out to take a look.

What he didn't expect was that the creature that came was a melting beast.

Diancie had barely taken two steps outside when she encountered the Melting Beast that had come looking for her.

The molten beast was feeling a bit down, but it paused slightly when its gaze fell on the bouquet of flowers in the vase on the front desk.

Those were the flowers it picked this morning.

Although it feared that Anjie was human, Anjie had helped it after all, and it wanted to thank Anjie no matter what. However, it was currently limited in its abilities and could only express its feelings in this insignificant way.

It had considered that its feelings might be rejected, but it never expected that the bouquet of flowers would be treated with such solemnity.

The molten beast hadn't studied flower arrangement and had limited aesthetic sense, so to be honest, the bouquets it picked were messy and not very beautiful; their only advantage was their naturalness and freshness.

But Anjie found it pleasing to the eye.

For a moment, the Melting Beast didn't know how to describe its feelings.

Diancie picked up the Melting Beast and placed it on the table, saying, "Have you had breakfast? Shall I get you something to eat?"

"Cool ring~~ Cool ring~~"

The molten beast shook its head frantically; it had already eaten.

Thinking about what happened this morning, the melting beast felt a surge of emotion. It was for everyone's sake that it had cautiously returned to this place.

"Cool ring~ Cool ring~~"

The molten beast desperately tried to explain to Diancie why it had come here.

After breakfast this morning, the food-eating beast accidentally saw the bandana rascal and the tail-tailed cat scratching at the grass. At first, it didn't understand what they were doing, but after observing for a while, it realized that they were looking for grass roots to eat.

Not only the bandana thug and the slycatcher, but the mischievous panda also ran to the river to drink water, but his stomach was still growling afterward. The candle spirit ran to the cave to sleep, but he was too hungry to fall asleep...

It turns out that everyone was going hungry so that they could give the food to the food-eating beast.

At that moment, the food-eating beast felt extremely guilty. When it was eating the food that everyone had kindly offered, it had no idea that everyone was hungry in order to give it food.

Despite the lush vegetation and verdant landscape of the Nibel Plateau, food resources are actually not that abundant. Most of the area is flat grassland with very little fruit-bearing vegetation.

In addition, the large number of Pokémon inhabiting this area makes obtaining food even more difficult.

Previously, there weren't many Pokémon inhabiting the Nibel Plateau. However, since it's not far from the Kingdom of Azot, Pokémon that originally lived in cities but had to leave for various reasons gradually gathered here, settled down, and multiplied. As a result, the number of Pokémon on the Nibel Plateau increased.

In fact, the Nibel Plateau is surrounded by continuous mountain ranges and dense, secluded forests, so there is certainly food available there.

These Pokémon originally lived in the human world and had an inexplicable fear of areas far from the human world. Apart from the Nibel Plateau, they dared not go anywhere else.

Seeing its companions starving, the Melting Beast was very sad. After thinking it over, it could only think of asking Anjie for help.

It remembered that Angie had told it that if it was hungry, it could go to him.

"So you want to take some food back to your companions?" Diancie asked after hearing the Melting Beast's story.

However, it was in a bit of a dilemma, because according to the store's rules, food could not be taken out.

"Cool ring~ Cool ring~~ Cool ring~~~"

The melting beast looked pleading; it didn't have the ability yet, but it would repay the debt once it grew up.

Just then, Anjie poked her head out from the door frame.

Having seen the molten beast before, he no longer hid himself, but he did not approach rashly so as not to startle it.

"Tianxi, come here, come here." Ange waved to Tianxi.

The food-eating beast was initially terrified of Anjie, but when it thought of its hungry companion, it bravely straightened its chest and stared firmly into Anjie's eyes.

Anjie stared blankly at the shimmering, watery eyes of the Melting Beast.

Since arriving at the Nebel Plateau, this was the first time that Angela had been stared at so directly by a Pokémon other than Diancie (Komala, which keeps its eyes closed 24 hours a day, doesn't count).

At Ange's invitation, Diancie entered the kitchen and relayed the Melting Beast's request to him.

Without saying much, Anjie took a rice bowl, filled it with steamed buns, and said, "Give it to her." He then handed the bowl to Tianxi.

Tianxi hesitated, then said, "But the shop's rules..."

An Jie said nonchalantly, "I'm the owner, so I get to decide the rules!"

"Alright!" Diancie took the rice bowl, sighing helplessly. "You stubborn little brat!"

"Hehe~~" Anjie touched the diamond on Tianxi's forehead.

Back in the hall, Diancie placed the steamed bun in front of the Melting Beast and said to it, "Our shopkeeper has agreed." She didn't forget to curry favor with Angela, adding, "Actually, according to our shop's original rules, food cannot be taken outside, but our shopkeeper knows you care about your companions, so he made an exception. Although he is human, he is different from the person who abandoned you."

After interacting with the Pokémon on the plateau, Diancie has figured out why everyone fears Angel, but she hasn't had a chance to tell Angel yet.

Thinking about everyone's attitude towards Ange, Tianxi felt very indignant for Ange. Her Ange was the best human being in the world, and to compare him to those despicable guys was simply an insult!

Diancie's words indeed touched the heart of the Melting Beast.

It glanced furtively towards the kitchen, but when it saw Anjie grinning at it, it quickly looked away in alarm.

"You can't carry all this food with you, let me take you back," Tianxi said. It also wanted to get to know the other Melting Beasts, as they were all potential customers!

"Cool ring~ Cool ring~~"

The Melting Beast hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement and thanked Diancie.

"Angie, I'm going out for a bit," Tianxi called out as she turned to the kitchen.

"Okay, go early and come back early." Anjie's voice came from the kitchen.

Diancie picked up the steamed bun again and said to the Melting Beast, "Lead the way."

"Cool Ring~~~"

The nimble-eating beast leaped off the table and hopped ahead to lead the way for Diancie.

Led by the molten beast, Diancie arrived at their dwelling. Just then, the mischievous panda returned from outside, and the molten beast immediately called out to it.

"Coo-ling~ Coo-ling~~" I brought back lots of food, quickly call everyone to come and eat!

The mischievous panda looked puzzled. It glanced at the unfamiliar Diancie, then at the fragrant steamed bun in Diancie's arms, and its mouth watered involuntarily.

It had drunk too much water, and its belly was now gurgling and sloshing.

"Ya cha~ ya cha~" Who is it? I've never seen it before, the mischievous panda asked.

Diancie explained first, "Like the Melting Beast, I am a new resident who has just arrived in the Nibel Plateau. I heard from the Melting Beast that you are short of food, so I brought some over."

Although the mischievous panda kept swallowing, it still asked, "Now that we have food, what will you do?"

Tianxi gently patted its head and said, "Don't worry, I have plenty of food."

Perhaps because she took care of Angie since she was a child, Tianxi sometimes unconsciously exudes a maternal glow.

The mischievous panda was naive and didn't doubt Diancie's words, so it immediately jumped up happily.

"Really? That's great!"

The Pokémon on the Nibel Plateau often help each other, so the mischievous panda didn't refuse Diancie's gift, but thought that it would also send some extra food to Diancie in the future.

"Ya cha~ ya cha~~" I'll go call everyone back right now.

As soon as he finished speaking, the mischievous panda ran off.

Before long, the little lion, the swivel cat, the bandana rascal, the skunk Pu, the pink fragrance, the snake bear, the umbrella electric lizard, the foam squirrel, and the candle spirit who was sleeping at home all gathered in the cave, drooling over a full basin of steamed buns.

Diancie repeated what she had just said to the mischievous panda to everyone, and they gladly accepted Diancie's gift.

That's just how Pokémon are—honest, straightforward, and without many hidden agendas. They will sincerely accept your help and repay you without reservation in the future.

In no time, the bowl of steamed buns was completely devoured by the Pokémon.

Meanwhile, Anjie saw his Happiness Points balance increasing rapidly, and he was grinning from ear to ear.

+ 100

+ 100

+ 100

……

The final balance stopped at 1800 points, an increase of 900 points.

At the same time, the taskbar on the system interface has also changed.

Invite 10 Pokémon, for a period of 3 days. (10/10) - Completed, reward to be claimed.

The playful panda lay on the ground with its round little belly sticking out, looking completely satisfied.

"Ya cha~ ya cha~~" I haven't eaten this much in a long time!

The other Pokémon were also lying sprawled on the ground, burping incessantly.

"Lion~~Lion~~~" It's so delicious! This is the best thing I've ever eaten.

Little Lion said.

"Mimi~ Mimi~~" You say it as if you've eaten a lot of delicious food.

The foam squirrel brushed the little lion with its tail.

Little Lion hugged the fluffy tail of the Foam Chipmunk and smiled憨憨地, making everyone laugh along with the Foam Chipmunk.

Indeed, they haven't eaten anything good.

The Candlelight Spirit walked to Diancie's side and sincerely said to her, "Thank you."

Tianxi shook her head and said, "You're welcome. You can come to my house anytime you're hungry."

Candlelight Spirit hesitated, "Isn't this a bad idea?"

"Come on, it's okay," Diancie said confidently. "But you can only come once a day." As she spoke, she winked playfully at everyone.

Diancie chatted with a few Pokémon for a while, inquired about the Nibel Plateau, and then returned to the shop.

As soon as it entered, it saw Anjie running towards it.

(End of this chapter)