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

Chapter 67 Let's get to work! Let's get to work!

Anjie didn't mind that the soup had been drunk by the teardrop lizard. He took the bowl, took a sip, and his eyes widened instantly.

This fish soup...it's so delicious!

The rich broth is fresh and fragrant, and the fish is delicate and tender, melting in your mouth. The two complement each other perfectly, making it a truly divine dish.

Snakehead fish has almost no bones, so Anjie doesn't have to worry about getting it stuck in her throat.

The fish soup in the bowl is milky white, with snow-white fish meat soaking in it, and fresh green scallions floating on top. Just looking at it makes your mouth water.

"Sobbing Lizard, that's amazing!" Angie exclaimed sincerely, giving the Sobbing Lizard a thumbs up.

Upon hearing this, the tearful lizard jumped and danced with joy on the smoke platform. After finishing, it immediately struck a cool pose and said:

"Meow~ Meow~" I'm so cool!

The little Snorlax was already drooling with desire, constantly tugging at Anjay's clothes.

"Gang~ Gang~" Master, let me try some too, please let me try some as well.

Anjie quickly handed the soup bowl to it with a doting expression. It eagerly took it and then sniffed it with a devout look, as if it were praying to Buddha for incense.

"Wow, it smells so good!"

A glistening tear glistened at the corner of the little Snorlax's mouth. As soon as it finished speaking, it picked up the soup bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Smash it! Smash it! It tastes good!

After finishing its drink, it looked at Anjie with longing, as if asking: Is there more?

Anjie smiled and said, "You like fish?" When she cooked fish before, Anjie discovered that the little Snorlax had a special fondness for fish. It had good teeth and didn't even spit out the fish bones when it ate fish.

I like it!

The little Snorlax nodded vigorously.

"Once our fish farm is built, we'll be able to raise lots and lots of fish. Then you can eat as many as you want," Anjie said, pinching its chubby cheeks.

"Gang~~"

The little Snorlax, holding its bowl, drifted into daydreams, wishing that day would come soon! The more it thought about it, the happier it became, and it even tiptoed around once.

"You...you're such a little glutton." Anja took the soup bowl from the little Snorlax and put it back on the stove. "Alright, let's get ready to move all the food out. Everyone must be getting impatient."

I was busy with things at the fish farm today, so I made dinner a little late.

As bowls of steamed buns were carried out, the Pokémon finally had their long-awaited dinner. Along with the steamed buns, bowls of hot fish soup were also distributed to the Pokémon.

Sure enough, everyone raved about the delicious fish soup, which delighted the teardrop lizard.

With its hands behind its back, it swaggered over to the Probe Mouse and the Sentinel Mouse, and asked in a serious tone, "Meow~ Meow~" Is the fish soup delicious?

The Probe Mouse and the Sentry Mouse nodded, puzzled.

Seeing this, the teardrop lizard's serious expression couldn't be maintained for three seconds, and a smug look gradually appeared. "Meow~ Meow~" It tastes good, that's what I made.

Having spent a long time with the teardrop lizard, everyone had figured out its habits perfectly, and the scout mouse and the sentry mouse immediately gave it a thumbs up.

Tantan Mouse: "Minnie~ Minnie~" Awesome!

Sentry Mouse: "Hoomi~ Hoomi~" That's right, that's right.

Having gotten the answer it wanted, the tearful lizard left contentedly. It continued to walk seriously up to the sand hippopotamus and hippopotamus, but it couldn't suppress the upturned corners of its mouth.

"Meow~ Meow~" Is the fish soup delicious?

It then asked, seemingly casually.

The sand hippopotamus and the hippopotamus exchanged a glance and immediately understood each other.

The hippopotamus nodded, "Pfft~" Delicious, very delicious.

The hippopotamus quickly chimed in, "Clap~ Clap~" That's right, that's right.

Upon hearing this, the tearful lizard immediately raised its little head and said, "Meow~ Meow~" You guys have good taste, I made the fish soup!

"Puff puff~ puff puff~" Wow, that's amazing! That's amazing!

"Clap~ Clap~" That's amazing! That's amazing!

The sand hippopotamus and hippopotamus immediately started showering each other with compliments.

The tearful lizard left satisfied once again.

Anja and Diancie stood on the steps by the door, watching Sobble smugly weaving through the Pokémon pack. They exchanged a glance and then shook their heads helplessly.

This guy is so arrogant.

Meanwhile, the little Snorlax was already sitting on the steps, with a steamed bun in its left hand and a bowl of fish soup in its right, eating heartily. The happy look on its face was just too cute.

After dinner, the Pokémon were resting on the plaza, some lying down and some sitting up. Seeing this, Angel thought to himself that he must work hard to develop the Nibel Plateau so that all the Pokémon on the plateau would have jobs and would never have to worry about food again.

Thinking about it this way, he suddenly felt full of energy.

When he first arrived at Nibel Plateau, he thought he would enjoy a leisurely retirement life, but now he is getting busier and busier. He has to open his shop in the morning and build Nibel Plateau with his Pokémon in the afternoon.

Life is busy yet fulfilling.

Whether in his previous life or when he first transmigrated into the prince of the Kingdom of Azot, Ange never imagined that he would live such a life one day.

"The planting of the pineapple seedlings and blackberry seedlings is finished. We'll have a new mission starting tomorrow, so I'll have to ask you all to continue!" Angie said to the Pokémon.

"Whoosh~" No problem!

"Coco~" I guarantee I'll complete the mission!

"Hoomi~" Keep it up!

……

The Pokémon responded enthusiastically to Anjax.

After resting for a while, it was getting late, so the Pokémon gradually went home.

The following afternoon, Angel brought the Pokémon to the easternmost part of Lake Nebel, where the lake and the Nebel River meet. The banks are flat, fertile riverbeds covered with trees.

These trees are ordinary trees; they do not bear fruit and are not edible.

This is also the only place on the Nibel Plateau where a large number of trees grow.

If you continue south, you'll leave the region of the Nibel Plateau.

Also, that magnificent waterfall is located in this spot.

Today, the Pokémon's task is to cut down all these trees, and once the land is cleared, Angel will plant new fruit trees.

"Everyone, let's get to work," Ange said to the Pokémon.

The Pokémon were already eager to fight, and upon hearing Ange's instructions, they immediately rushed into the forest, each choosing their own target.

"Li~~"

The butterfly and its companions fluttered through the forest, their wings beating rapidly, creating wind blades with their air blades, slicing the roots of trees one by one. If one cut wasn't enough, they would try again and again, and soon a large tree collapsed with a crash.

"Cocoa~ Cocoa~"

CocoDora was much more violent. After a running start, it used its Iron Head to slam into a tree, snapping it in half instantly.

Although it is small in size, it is very strong.

The scout rats and sentry rats are relatively weak, so they lie on the tree roots and use their angry incisors to gnaw the roots off bit by bit.

"Ah~~"

The giant carnivore is very strong; it uses its vines to bind the roots of large trees and easily uproots one.

The bellflower and the trumpet buds don't have that much strength; they need to work together to uproot a tree.

"Sizzle~ Sizzle~~ Sizzle~ Sizzle~~"

The trumpet buds rhythmically chanted slogans, and the mouth-shaped flowers led them to exert force together according to their taste.

Bricaron and Fat Hali are also strongmen; like the Giant Carnivorous Flower, they can easily uproot a tree using their vines.

Greninja's tree-cutting technique boils down to one word—cool!

It leaped swiftly through the forest and among the branches, shooting out a series of flying shuriken with each swing of its hand, accurately hitting the roots of every tree, causing them to fall one after another.

In comparison, Dizzyfowl, as a Psychic-type Pokémon, emphasizes elegance and ease. It swings its wooden stick and uses its psychic powers to uproot several trees in an instant.

Elegant, truly elegant.

"Whoosh~"

"Miru~"

"Whoop~"

Such an elegant fiery red fox instantly attracted the admiring gazes of Flower Leaf, Curly Ears, and Digging Rabbit.

The three little ones clenched their fists, indicating that they wanted to be just as elegant and powerful.

A flash of green light appeared around the flower-leaf stem, and sharp leaves shot out, slicing through the roots of the tree.

It's a flying leaf dagger.

However, although its flying leaf blades were swift, they were too weak and ultimately failed to cut down the tree as elegantly as the Demon Fire Red Fox, taking quite a while to succeed.

"Miroo~ Miro~"

Using its exceptional jumping ability, Curly Ear leaped into the air and then slammed into the tree root.

Click~~

The large tree snapped at its roots with a resounding crack, and the tiny, curled ear-shaped tree was terrifyingly small.

The curl-eared dog, now back on the ground, struck a pose as graceful as a gymnast, basking in the admiring glances cast its way.

The digging rabbit used a clever trick; it quickly loosened the soil around the base of the tree, and the tree fell straight down on its own.

The large trees that the Pokémon cut down will be transported back to the plateau by large flying Pokémon such as Talonflame, Staraptor, Altaria, and Crow's Head.

These are all top-quality timbers, which will definitely be useful in the future, so we can't let them go to waste.

The tree stumps left in the soil will be dug up by Ground-type Pokémon such as Excadrill, Hippowdon, and Hippowdon, and piled up to one side.

These tree stumps were enormous, and Anjie didn't know what they could be used for for the time being, so he could only put them aside for the time being.

Seeing the Pokémon doing things in an orderly and enthusiastic manner, Anjie felt relieved.

"Snorlax, we're going to the fishing grounds, do you want to come?" Ange called out to Snorlax from a distance.

"Gang~ Gang~~ Gang~~~" Behold my invincible thunderous bear paw!

The little Snorlax was furiously attacking a big tree, releasing its excess energy. Perhaps it had been watching too many shows lately, because it had given its moves all sorts of random names. The "Thunder Bear Paw" move it just used was actually just the Brick Break move.

When it heard Anjie call it, it quickly turned around and waved at Anjie.

"G-G-G-I'm not going! I'm going to cut down a tree!"

It shouted loudly.

Bear doesn't want to protect the forest; Bear wants to be Bald Qiang.

Fine, if I don't want to go, then I won't go!

Anjie said to the teardrop-eyed lizard, "Let's go!"

The tearful lizard perched on Anjie's shoulder, winked at him, and gave him a thumbs up, "Meow~" No problem!

Diancie was also helping to cut down trees; she conjured a long diamond blade and swept it out, instantly felling a whole group of trees.

Knowing that Tianxi didn't like water, Ange didn't call it.

As for the tree-pillow koala... let's not mention it. It's long gone, probably off to meet its drinking buddy again.

Even now, Ange still doesn't know what kind of person Komaru's mysterious drinking companion is. It doesn't seem to be a resident of the Nibel Plateau, but rather some kind of Pokémon from the eastern forest.

It's really a shame that the tree-pillow koala travels so far every few days to meet up with friends over drinks.

When Ange brought Sobble to the fishing grounds, Poliwag was already busy with the Water-type Pokémon. Today, all the Water-type Pokémon were at the fishing grounds and didn't go to help cut down trees.

When they saw Anjie coming, they all surfaced to greet him.

Anjie saw a net on the shore, full of fish caught by water-type Pokémon, each one very large.

The fish swam around in the net, some even trying to break through and escape, but the net was bought by Anjie from the system store and was very sturdy; they couldn't possibly break through it.

The fish farm needs to be cleared not only of wild fish, but also of larger wild shrimp and crabs, as well as aquatic plants.

Some fish were big enough to threaten fry, shrimp fry, and crab fry, but too small to eat, so Ange had the Water-type Pokémon release them outside the fishing grounds.

Anjie piloted the fishing boat through the fishing grounds, where the water-type Pokémon would collect seaweed and place it on the boat, which Anjie would then use to transport the seaweed to the shore.

Anjie clearing away the aquatic plants from the bottom of the lake doesn't mean there won't be any plants left. He plans to buy new aquatic plants from the system store and plant them in the lake.

The aquatic plants purchased from the system can not only serve as fish food, but also purify the water, making them much better than wild aquatic plants.

Anjie also plans to plant Asile aquatic plants.

The system store also sells Asilea seedlings, and the Asilea provided by the system will not become too old to eat in late autumn and winter like the wild varieties in Lake Nebel.

As long as the water temperature is suitable, they can keep sprouting new shoots.

Asile seaweed is extremely nutritious for both fish and Water-type Pokémon. Angel herself likes to eat it, and with Poliwag and other creatures helping to cultivate it, there's no fear of it not surviving.

Anjie was working hard to move the seaweed when suddenly a tearful lizard climbed onto the boat, crying loudly.

"Meow~ Meow~" Help! Help! I've been bitten!

It held up its finger and cried to Anjie. Anjie looked down and saw that it was holding a creature covered in red shell between its fingers.

This... isn't this a crayfish?

Anjie's eyes widened. So there were crayfish in Lake Nibel!

Thinking of all the delicious dishes made with crayfish, Anjie couldn't help but swallow.

"Tearful Lizard, bear with it, I'll take it off for you right away."

Anjie squatted down and forcefully crushed the crayfish's pincers that were gripping the teardrop lizard's finger, instantly freeing the lizard.

"Ouch~" That hurts!

Just as the teardrop lizard was about to drop its pearls, Anjie picked it up and put it in the lake. Hopefully, its tears wouldn't stink up anyone in the lake.

(_)ヾThe tearful lizard was stunned by Anjie's sudden action and even forgot to cry.

"Hehe, Sob-eyed Lizard, I'm afraid of being bothered by your tears," Anjie said with a laugh.

Tearful Lizard: You heartless master!

(End of this chapter)