Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 36 Arrival at Gumei Town

After subduing the pots, Chiba Kaede did not waste any time and finally arrived at Gumei Town at noon on the second day.

This town is small, with a smaller population than Spring Blossom Town, but it has all the necessary facilities, such as a Pokémon Center, a police station, and a Pokémon shop.

"Yuri, are you free right now?"

After arriving in Gumei Town, Chiba Kaede first went to the Pokémon Center because it had a Pokémon teleportation device.

Chiba Kaede planned to first send Shuckle to Spring Town, and then have Terada Yuri go to the Pokémon Center in Spring Town to receive Shuckle, so she called her directly.

"Boss, just tell me what's wrong, and I'll adjust my work schedule accordingly."

Terada Yuri knew that Chiba Kaede must have something important to tell her when she called at this time, which was why she said that.

"I've caught three Shuckles and teleported them to the Pokémon Center in Spring Blossom Town. Have Swellow take you there and find Nurse Joy to receive them. Once they're settled, you can provide them with berries to make juice."

Chiba Kaede briefly explained the situation of the pots to Terada Yuri.

"I understand. I will go to the Pokémon Center as soon as possible and bring the Shuttles to Chiba Farm."

After learning why Chiba Kaede had contacted her, Terada Yuri breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought something had happened to Chiba Kaede!

Afterwards, Terada Yuri reported to Chiba Kaede about some things that had happened at Chiba Farm in the past few days, but they were all minor matters and there was nothing special that required his attention.

After dealing with Shuckle, Chiba Kaede first took a shower in her room at the Pokémon Center, and then went to the most famous restaurant in town for a good meal, finally treating herself to a good meal.

After eating and drinking his fill, Chiba Kaede strolled through the streets of Malphite Town with his Poliwag, who didn't want to stay in its Poké Ball. He planned to buy some supplies at the Pokémon Shop, since it would still be about a week's journey to Petalburg City.

"Hey kid in front, stop right there!"

Just as Chiba Kaede was thinking about what to buy later, he suddenly heard an arrogant voice coming from behind him. When he turned around, he saw several young men who looked like thugs walking towards him.

"Is there something you need?"

Chiba Kaede turned around and asked.

"You're not from our town, are you? We've never run into you before?"

One of the guys, who looked like the leader of the gang, asked Chiba Kaede a question.

"That's right, I'm just passing through Gumei Town and will be leaving tomorrow!"

Chiba Kaede knew the visitor meant no good, but he didn't care and casually answered the question.

"No wonder you don't recognize us three brothers. Our leader set a rule that trainers who come here need to pay a toll to Team Magma in order to pass through here."

The gang leader said arrogantly.

Actually, they just saw that Chiba Kaede came out of the most expensive restaurant in town, and that he was young and only had a mosquito coil tadpole with him, so they thought he was easy to bully and decided to extort money from him.

They've done quite a few things like this lately, but of course they're targeting new trainers; they wouldn't dare mess with the more powerful ones.

"Oh, so how much money do you want!"

When Chiba Kaede heard the other party mention Team Magma, his heart skipped a beat, and he asked.

After all, Team Magma and Team Aqua are arguably the two most powerful dark forces in Hoenn, comparable to Team Rocket, whose territory is mainly in Johto and Kanto. ☺🐯 ➅9ร𝐇𝕌𝕩.COM 💲🐉

However, Chiba Kaede, who knew the plot, knew that Team Magma and Team Ocean should have been searching for a way to control Groudon and Kyogre in order to realize their dreams.

Team Magma's dream is to control Groudon to create land, thereby expanding the land area and increasing the scope of human activity.

Team Aqua's dream is the opposite: to reclaim the habitats lost by the elves due to human desires and to expand the organization of the ocean.

They believed that the ocean was the source of life for all living things, and only by reclaiming the ocean could they rebuild the ideal home of the elves.

In Chiba Kaede's understanding, it's unlikely that these two lunatic organizations would do something like collecting tolls, since it doesn't quite fit their high-class image.

"You need to give us at least 5, no, 10 Alliance Coins, or you can forget about leaving Gumei Town."

"Yes, that's right, you won't have a good time if you don't pay up."

That's it.

After the gang leader said he wanted 10 Alliance Coins, his two underlings' eyes turned red, and they both echoed his demand.

"I have the money, but it depends on whether you have the ability to get it!"

Chiba Kaede said with a smile.

"You're asking for it, you little brat! Go on, you big wolfhound!"

"Come forth, Poisonous White Butterfly!"

"Come out, Zubat!"

After seeing Chiba Kaede's attitude, the group all released their Pokémon.

"Kid, I'm giving you a chance to rephrase your words!"

The gang leader said arrogantly.

"Come out, Mareep, Gastly!"

Without saying a word, Chiba Kaede summoned two more Pokémon, making a total of three Pokémon, including the Poliwag Tadpole that was already outside.

"Each of you should find an opponent!"

After seeing the Pokémon of the group, Chiba Kaede realized that they had not properly trained them.

Each elf looked somewhat listless, clearly lacking energy, so I didn't bother to command them and let them do whatever they wanted.

After several days of battles in the forest, the mosquito coil tadpoles have gained enough combat experience.

Sure enough, even though the opposing Pokémon had the trainer's command, their poor foundation made them no match for Poliwag and the others. After just a few rounds, they were all unable to fight.

"You just wait, our boss won't let you get away with this!"

Seeing that his Pokémon was no match for his opponent, the gang leader recalled his Pokémon, made a threat, and then planned to leave.

"Mary Sheep, electromagnetic waves!"

Chiba Kaede immediately sent the Odd-colored Mareep to make a move; he wasn't going to let these people escape so easily.

"It's numb, it's numb!"

The people who were hit by the electromagnetic waves immediately collapsed to the ground, their bodies paralyzed.

"Tell me about your relationship with Team Lava, but don't lie to me, or you'll be in big trouble!"

When Chiba Kaede said these words, he deliberately used a sinister tone, which made people feel a chill.

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you, we actually have nothing to do with Team Lava. It's just that our former leader joined Team Lava, so we were thinking of using his name to get some benefits!"

One of the thugs couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up first, revealing their secrets.

"Are you sure you're not lying to me?"

"No, no, I'm telling the truth."

Now, Chiba Kaede finally realized that they were indeed just ordinary thugs.

As for whether their leader, who had joined Team Lava, would retaliate against him, Chiba Kaede thought it was highly unlikely. Even if he came, a mere newcomer to Team Lava wouldn't be able to do anything to him.

Then, Chiba Kaede directly called Ms. Officer Jenny in Chunhua Town and asked her to help contact Ms. Officer Jenny in Gumei Town.

After hearing Chiba Kaede recount the whole story, Miss Junsha from Chunhua Town immediately agreed to help him contact his cousin in Gumei Town.

That's right, all Officer Jennys in the world are related, which makes Chiba Kaede marvel at the wonder of this world!

About 10 minutes later, a Ms. Officer Jenny came speeding over on a three-wheeled motorcycle with a Growlithe dog sitting on it.

"Are you the Xiaofeng my cousin was talking about?"

After Miss Junsha from Gumei Town got off the bus, she first asked Chiba Kaede about it.

"Yes, Miss Officer Jenny!"

Chiba Kaede said with a smile.

"I understand the situation now. These people have been extorting trainers who pass through recently, causing our town's reputation to decline. I've been looking for them for a long time. Thank you for helping me catch them!"

Miss Officer Jenny thanked Chiba Kaede.

These guys specialize in extorting trainers who pass through, and the trainers who are extorted often flee in a hurry because they are afraid of being in danger in Gumei Town.

The incident was only exposed online after they went to other towns, which has caused many trainers to stop coming to Gumei Town recently.

Since no victims identified their crimes, Miss Officer Jenny had no way of knowing who was doing such a thing until today when Chiba Kaede asked her cousin to come and arrest them.

"It's my duty. I'll leave them to you, Miss Officer Jenny!"

Chiba Kaede had other things to do, so he left after handing the group over to Officer Jenny. For him, this was just a side story.

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