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

Chapter 81 Tai Jinghua

Dr. Furtu said, "That child doesn't really like crowded places."

Upon hearing this, Anjie pondered for a moment, then waved to the little Snorlax that was eating heartily not far away. The little Snorlax was stunned for a moment, then, with a plate of cake in its left hand and a glass of juice in its right, it trotted over to Anjie.

When it got to Ange's side, Ange pointed to Pipa and whispered a few words in its ear. The little Snorlax was stunned for a moment, then nodded confidently to Ange and ran off to Pipa.

From afar, Ange and the others saw that Pipa was startled by the sudden arrival of Munchlax. Munchlax stuffed the cake and juice in its hand into Pipa's hand, then went to get another one. When it went back, it said something to Pipa, and Pipa suddenly burst into laughter. In no time, Pipa and Munchlax were playing together.

Seeing this, Dr. Orin and Dr. Futu couldn't help but smile.

Anjie thought to herself: No wonder it's a Munchlax, no one can resist its cuteness!

"Your Highness, thank you," Dr. Orin said gratefully.

Dr. Futu added, "Yes, Papa has been sullen ever since he left Padiya, and this is the first time he's been this happy."

Anjie laughed and said, "It's nothing. But even though you two doctors are busy with work, you should still take some time to spend with your children. Children are like Pokémon; they will feel lonely without their trainers (parents) around."

The two PhDs were taken aback upon hearing this, then looked thoughtful.

Dr. Orin said sincerely, "Your Highness Anger is right. We are usually busy with work... and we do have very little time to spend with Pipa."

Dr. Futu also said with a guilty expression, "Yes."

Suddenly, someone exclaimed from behind An Jie, "Your Highness An Jie? You've come to the banquet too!"

Anjie turned around and saw a burly man holding a pig-loving boy, looking at her with a surprised expression.

"Mr. Nasir?" Angie was equally surprised.

Dr. Fortu asked, "Your Highness Anger, Mr. Nasir, do you know each other?"

Anjie explained with a smile, "Mr. Nasir is a customer of my shop."

Dr. Orin and Dr. Fortu then remembered the rumors about Ange; it seemed that the prince owned a restaurant.

"Yes, yes!" Nasir nodded repeatedly. "The steamed buns and mantou at Prince Anjie's shop are really delicious." He said this with a look of reminiscence.

The pig lover nodded along with Nasir, his expression mirroring Nasir's.

"Your Highness, would you like to reconsider and accept my investment?" Nasir suggested again.

Anja shook his head: "I'm sorry, Mr. Nasir."

Nasir looked disappointed. "What a pity."

Dr. Orin and Dr. Fortu were both amused and exasperated.

"Mr. Nasir, you're still the same as ever, always investing everywhere."

It was only through the introduction of the two doctors that Anjie learned that the main investor in their research collaboration with Azot was Mr. Nasir.

"They really have money," An Jie couldn't help but think to himself. "You can't support this level of scientific research investment without a lot of money."

"By the way!" Angie suddenly said, "Could I know what project the two doctors are collaborating on with Azot?"

"Of course," Dr. Orin nodded with a smile.

Dr. Futu continued, "We are studying the ecology of the Padia Crater."

The Padia Crater is located in the center of the Padia region and was formed more than a million years ago. Due to its treacherous terrain, despite countless attempts by many people to explore it over the years, none have succeeded.

It wasn't until recent years, with the development of the Padia Crater by the Alliance and the establishment of an observation station inside, that people were able to enter the crater.

Even so, the Alliance has only been able to develop the outside of the giant pit; the inside remains shrouded in mystery.

Furthermore, the Padia Crater is currently off-limits to outsiders; only researchers are permitted to enter. Dr. Orin and Dr. Fortu are the main researchers leading the study of the Padia Crater.

The emerging terrectilucent phenomenon in the Parthian region is also a major research topic for the two doctoral students.

The two doctors came to the Kingdom of Azot this time to collaborate and use mysterious science to further explore the Padia Crater.

Anjie, along with the two doctors, Ji Meiya, and Edward, were chatting about the collaboration when suddenly a commotion arose nearby.

"What's wrong?" Anjie asked, puzzled.

Dr. Orin explained, "It must be time for the scheduled battle segment?"

"A battle show?" Anjie asked.

Himeya explained, "Yes, the two professors brought the unique crystallization from the Padia region, so we specially arranged a battle program to let Azot's trainers see what crystallization is like."

"I see!" Anjie suddenly realized.

Then Anjie saw the people in the banquet hall suddenly turn into a flow of people and walk in another direction.

Dr. Orin asked, "Your Highness, would you like to come along and take a look?"

"Of course!" Anjie readily agreed, as he really wanted to see the crystallization process.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, Mr. Nasir, let's go together," Dr. Fortu said, turning to Edward and Jimia.

Edward: "Of course, together."

So the group arrived at the battlefield prepared in advance by the royal family. When they entered, two people were already fighting inside.

The two opponents were a boy and a girl, both around fifteen or sixteen years old. The boy used Torkoal, one of the starter Pokémon from the Padina region, a Fire-type Pokémon; the girl used Clefairy, a Fairy-type Pokémon bred by the Azoth royal family.

Ji Meiya introduced to Anjie: "The boy who uses Scorch Croc is Grant, a student from Orange Academy in Padia, and the one who uses Clefairy is Stella from the Royal Trainer School, who is also a candidate for Royal Guard."

The Azot royal family has its own dedicated trainer school, and most of its graduates go on to work in various parts of the Kingdom of Azot.

After listening to the introduction, An Jie nodded and turned her gaze back to the field.

Grant: "Scorching Crocodile, Flame Breath!"

As Grant finished speaking, the scorching crocodile opened its mouth and spat out a pillar of fire that surged toward the opposite Pikachu.

Instead of dodging, Pipi used a light wall under Stella's command.

The pillar of fire struck the wall of light, turning into scattered sparks that flew out, but Pipi was not seriously injured.

Grant wanted to press his advantage, but Stella reacted even faster than him.

"Pipi, an angel's kiss."

Pipi put his finger to his lips and then casually waved it forward, sending purple hearts flying rapidly toward the scorching crocodile.

Seeing this, Grant immediately shouted to the Scalding Crocodile, "Scalding Crocodile, get out of the way!"

The scorching crocodile ran to the left, where there was a heart. It ran to the right, where the heart floated to the right. Finally, it lost control and plunged headfirst into a heart. Then, as if it were drunk, it swayed and couldn't stand up at all.

The effect of Angel's Kiss is to put the opponent into a state of confusion.

Seeing this, the people of the Kingdom of Azot cheered for Stella, while Grant's classmates looked rather grim.

Even though it was just a friendly sparring match, both Azot and Orange Academy have their pride.

After falling into a state of confusion, the scorching crocodile began attacking itself, soon beating itself black and blue, and no matter how Grant called out to it, it was no use.

Stella, of course, would not let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip by.

"Pipi, the ripples of water."

"Pee~~"

Pipi responded and then conjured a ball of water in his hand, which he threw at the Scorching Crocodile. The Scorching Crocodile screamed and flew backward.

Water-type moves are effective against Fire-type Pokémon.

The effect is outstanding!

The Azot royal family erupted in enthusiastic cheers once again.

Dr. Orin exclaimed, "It seems our students at Orange Academy haven't cultivated enough."

Edward chuckled and stroked his mustache. "Just luck, all just luck!"

Anjie: ...

Ji Meiya: ...

When you say this, please make your mouth open a little smaller.

At this moment, the Scorching Crocodile finally recovered from its chaotic state. Grant looked at the battered and bruised Scorching Crocodile and knew that it was time for him to reveal his trump card.

Suddenly, a purple sphere appeared in his hand. He threw the sphere at the Scorching Crocodile, and a large amount of unknown energy surged out of the sphere, surrounding the Scorching Crocodile. Immediately, the Scorching Crocodile's appearance changed drastically. Its whole body was covered with sparkling gems, and a strange decoration resembling a candlestick appeared on its head.

Upon seeing this, the people of the Kingdom of Azot exclaimed in surprise.

Dr. Futu explained to Ange and the others, "This is Tai Crystallization, a special phenomenon that amplifies the abilities of Pokémon."

Then the two doctors introduced Anjie and his colleagues to the relevant knowledge about tert-crystallization.

Crystallization requires a special item called Crystal Orb, which contains Crystallization Energy that allows Pokémon to crystallize.

The energy of the Taijing Bead will be exhausted after one use, and it needs to be stored by the Taijing Crystal. The Tailing Crystal is a special crystal that seeps out from the bottom of the Padiya Earth.

This type of crystal is more widely found in the Paddy Caves.

After a Pokémon crystallizes, its type becomes a single Crystal type. Not only do the original type bonuses remain, but the power of moves corresponding to the Crystal type will also be increased.

If the Taijing attribute is the same as the original attribute, the skill's power can be increased by a terrifying two times.

It can be said that if crystallization is used well, it can play a significant role in increasing a Pokémon's maximum output and type synergy.

"Grant is currently using the same type of fire as Crocodile, so when Crocodile uses fire-type moves in the future, the power of the moves will be doubled," Dr. Futu explained.

Upon hearing this, Ji Meiya and Edward suddenly realized what was going on.

"That's really impressive."

All that could be heard was Grant shouting to Scorch Crocodile, "Scorch Crocodile, use Flamethrower!"

A much thicker pillar of fire surged toward Pipi, and despite the weakening effect of the light wall, it still engulfed Pipi.

When the flames subsided, Pipi had lost its ability to fight.

"Pipi!"

Stella exclaimed and ran into the arena, picking up Pippi with a worried expression.

The referee announced, "Grant wins!"

The students from Orange Academy cheered immediately.

The Azot royal family couldn't help but think to themselves: What's so great about it? If it weren't for the crystallization, who knows who would have won!

Several more sparring matches followed, but because the students from Orange Academy had mastered the Crystallization technique, Azot lost more often than he won. Edward's smile had completely vanished, while Dr. Orin and Dr. Fortu were all smiles.

Dr. Orin said with a hint of pride, "How about it? Our Padia crystallization is pretty good, isn't it!"

"It's really good," Edward said, forcing a smile.

Soon, new opponents took to the field. Orange Academy sent out Nate, a second-year student, while Azot sent out Angel, the son of the finance minister.

Ji Meiya whispered to An Jie about the situation on both sides.

The battle begins, and Nate uses the Electric-type Froakie, while Angel uses... a Beedrill?

When Beedrill appeared, the students from Orange Academy whispered among themselves, seemingly certain that Nate would win.

"Electric Frog, shock me!"

As Nate finished speaking, blue electricity crackled around the Electric Belly Frog, and the electricity transformed into a bolt of lightning that shot towards the Beedrill.

Just when everyone thought Beedrill was about to be hit, Beedrill's figure flickered and disappeared in the blink of an eye. When it reappeared, it was already behind Frog.

"So fast!" Nate exclaimed inwardly, and quickly warned Electric-bellied Frog, "Electric-bellied Frog, behind you, get out of the way!"

But it was too late.

Angel: "Beedrill, Slash!"

The giant bee swung its two stingers, striking the electric frog repeatedly, which screamed and flew away.

Electric-type frog's ability is Electricity Conversion, which means that when attacked, it enters a charging state, and in the charging state, the power of Electric-type moves is increased.

After the electric frog got up from the ground, its body crackled with electricity. Nate continued, "Electric frog, electric net!"

Beedrill is characterized by its high speed, while the electric net can effectively slow down its opponent, provided that it hits successfully.

Sure enough, the Electric Belly Frog failed to catch Beedrill even after several attempts to use its electric net. Even though it was charging and its electric-type moves were more powerful, it was useless if it couldn't hit the target.

Angel: "Beedrill, Slash!"

The electric frog was sent flying again.

The students of Orange Academy frowned deeply upon seeing this, finally realizing that the giant Beedrill was no ordinary creature.

Looking at the battered and bruised Electric Belly Frog, Nate gritted his teeth and decided to use the Crystallization Technique. A purple bead appeared in his hand; it was the Crystal Bead.

As he threw the Crystal Bead, Crystal Energy swirled around the Electric Belly Frog, which successfully underwent Crystallization. A shimmering gem enveloped its body, and a crown resembling a light bulb appeared on its head.

Looking at the crystallized electric frog opposite him, Angel said meaningfully, "Don't think you're the only ones with trump cards!"

(End of this chapter)