Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 6 Arrival in Chunhua Town

Under Chiba Maple's treatment, Aoguyan recovered to its peak condition, and it could even sense that its strength had increased further. 🐼♡ ❻9şĤǗＸ.ⓒόⓂ 🍮♪

Immediately, the proud swallow flew around the thousand-leaf maple with delight.

"Alright, Aoguyan, have something to eat first. You must be hungry after just going through a battle!"

After saying that, Chiba Kaede took out some dried meat and tree fruit from her package and gave them to Aoguyan to eat.

Then, he had time to examine the charging bear in front of him.

Although the Strike Bear was covered in wounds from being pecked by the Tall Bone Swallow, Chiba Kaede knew that it wouldn't be long before the Strike Bear recovered.

Sure enough, the bear woke up not long after, but when it saw the humans staring at it, it slowly closed its eyes again, intending to play dead to avoid this disaster.

"Straight Charge Bear, I know you're awake. I can spare your life, but you need to take me to your cave."

Of course, this was just to scare the charging bear.

Chiba Kaede knew that Straight Bear had a habit of collecting items, so she planned to go and see if there was anything good.

Now that Aoguyan has fully recovered, while Zhichongxiong is still seriously injured and cannot harm them at all.

"Roar, roar!"

Although somewhat unwilling, the charging bear eventually gave in, only letting out a few aggrieved cries.

That's how the jungle works—survival of the fittest. If it was defeated, even if the other side wanted its life, they would have taken it; what's more, if they only wanted its collectibles?

Following the limping Straight Bear to a tree hole not far from them, Chiba Kaede asked Aogu Yan to watch over the Straight Bear before going inside himself.

"Ahem!"

This is a bear that doesn't pay much attention to hygiene; the smell inside the tree hole is suffocating.

After a while, Chiba Kaede finally had the energy to take in the situation inside the cave. The cave was not large and could be seen at a glance.

After scanning the area, he finally found a pile of odds and ends in a corner, which must be Straight Bear's collection.

After searching carefully, he finally found a stone engulfed in flames.

"Fire Stone"

Chiba Kaede immediately recognized the stone in front of him. This kind of item, which can be used to evolve a unique Pokémon, is quite valuable!

"This trip was definitely worthwhile!"

After searching around some more, he didn't find anything of value, so Chiba Kaede left. He simply couldn't stand the smell inside the cave. However, with the Fire Stone, he felt he had already gained a lot.

Without deceiving Straight Bear, Chiba Kaede, after obtaining the item, continued her journey to the human town with Takagu Yan.

After the incident with the bear, Chiba Kaede continued walking out of the forest. All she could see was an endless forest, but the further she went, the weaker the Pokémon she encountered became, and their numbers kept decreasing.

Chiba Kaede knew she hadn't gone the wrong way; she should now be in a relatively outer part of the forest, otherwise this situation would have occurred.

It's likely that humans frequently venture into this area, whether to train Pokémon for battle or to capture them, which inevitably affects the Pokémon's habitat.

This caused the troubled elves to migrate deeper into the forest.

As he expected, after another day's journey, the trees had become noticeably sparser.

"Hey, wanna have a Pokémon battle?"

Suddenly, a boy holding an insect net jumped out of the bushes and spoke to Chiba Kaede. 💘🎈 ♨🐧

The boy's action actually startled Qianye Feng and Aogu Yan. If Qianye Feng hadn't calmed Aogu Yan down in time, Aogu Yan probably would have already rushed over and pecked at the boy.

However, Chiba Kaede was actually quite excited about the boy's appearance, after all, he had been living alone for almost a month, during which he had to be on guard against attacks from the elves at all times, and his days had been quite difficult.

At that moment, upon suddenly encountering someone of their own kind, the feeling of kinship was palpable.

"Look at me now, am I even fit to fight you?"

After a brief moment of joy, Chiba Kaede said to the boy in front of her in an annoyed tone.

At this moment, Chiba Kaede looked like a refugee, with messy hair, many tears in his clothes, and several plastic bottles and small packages hanging from his waist.

That's right, he had almost run out of the jerky he had prepared, with only a few pieces left, so the package had shrunk considerably.

"Um, excuse me, are you lost?"

Only then did the insect-catching boy notice Chiba Kaede's appearance, scratched his head, and apologized.

"It's alright. My name is Chiba Kaede. You can call me Kaede. I did have an accident, and I was able to get out of the forest thanks to the Aogu Yan."

Chiba Kaede simply introduced himself to the boy.

"Oh, hello, my name is Shida Kyohei, you can just call me Kyohei. I'm going to become a Bug-type Pokémon Master!"

"Young man, or rather, Shida Kyohei, proudly introduced himself."

"Kyouhei, I'd like to ask how far it is from here to the nearest town?"

Chiba Kaede inquired.

"The closest town to here is Chunhua Town. I live in the town, and it's about an hour's walk from there."

Hearing that it would only take such a short time to reach the town, Chiba Kaede couldn't help but smile. He had finally escaped the forest that had trapped him for almost a month.

"I need to get to town as soon as possible. Do you want to come back with me, Kyohei?"

Out of politeness, Chiba Kaede asked Kyohei about it.

"I don't want to go back yet. I want to keep searching and see if I can find any rare insect spirits."

Gongping quickly waved his hand and said.

"I hope we meet again someday. I'll be going now, goodbye!"

Goodbye, Xiaofeng!

After parting ways with the insect-catching boy Kyohei, Chiba Kaede walked for about an hour and, sure enough, saw an ancient town.

Although it doesn't have a very strong modern feel, it does a very good job in terms of greening.

After entering the town, the flow of people increased, and various elves followed their owners leisurely walking down the street.

The people here are very friendly. When they saw that Chiba Kaede was dressed like a refugee, they all came over to ask him if he needed help.

Chiba Kaede could only politely decline each time.

However, what he needs to do most now is to confirm his identity, otherwise he will be unable to do many things as an unregistered person.

After asking a passerby for directions to the police station, he immediately set off.

According to their memory, the passenger ship they were on belonged to a large shipping company in Slateport City in the Hoenn region, and the fact that it could operate such a cross-regional route meant it must have a connection to the Pokémon League.

Chiba Kaede is now penniless. Unless he sells the Fire Stone he acquired by chance, he can't even afford to eat.

Arriving at a building with a police station sign, he pushed open the door and went inside.

Since this town is usually very safe and there are no dark forces entrenched there, Officer Jenny was the only person in the police station, along with her Growlithe.

Miss Officer Jenny was clearly taken aback when the boy walked in.

However, after seeing Chiba Kaede's miserable state, he couldn't help but ask:

"Young man, is there anything I can help you with?"

Afterwards, Chiba Kaede explained her situation to Officer Jenny in detail.

Miss Officer Jenny was also quite shocked by what Chiba Kaede said.

The news that the cruise ship sank due to weather conditions was the hottest topic in town.

Because Chunhua Town is not far from Kaina City, and because the news on TV had been repeatedly broadcasting it for a long time, it only stopped recently.

According to news reports, the accident resulted in 53 deaths and 34 missing persons, making it one of the most serious accidents in recent years.

After hearing Chiba Kaede's story and seeing the boy's miserable state, Officer Jenny quickly came to believe it.

Afterwards, Officer Jenny settled Chiba Maple in a nearby Pokémon Center, bought him some clothes and daily necessities, and instructed him to stay in the Pokémon Center and not leave for the time being. She would report his situation to Slateport City for verification.

Since Taillow is still considered a wild Pokémon, to avoid unnecessary trouble, Chiba shamelessly borrowed money from Officer Jenny to buy a Poké Ball and capture Taillow.

Now Aoguyan can be considered his official spirit.

Swellow did not refuse, but it didn't really like staying inside the Poké Ball, so after being captured, Chiba Maple always kept it outside, only instructing it not to harm other people or Pokémon without reason.

After arriving at the room provided by the Pokémon Center, Chiba Kaede quickly took a shower. He hadn't showered in a long time and felt like his whole body was rotten.

(End of this chapter)