Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 72 The Strange Old Man Tie Xuan

"Alright, that concludes our special training session!"

Chiba Kaede clapped his hands at the completely different Pangolin, and then shouted loudly.

It's now almost noon on the second day. After nearly a day of training, Sandslash's mastery of rolling skills has greatly improved.

At the very least, it can adjust the scrolling direction in a timely manner during the scrolling process, thereby hitting the preset targets in different directions.

Moreover, it seems that Sandslash has taken a liking to the feeling of rolling.

After becoming round, it hides its soft parts and uses its spiky and very strong back to ram into its target. This unbridled feeling fascinates it.

The reason it hates fighting is actually related to its weakness during its Sandshrew days, when it was often bullied by other Pokémon. Back then, it could only escape by digging, and over time it naturally lost confidence and just wanted to live a life of complacency.

Chiba Kaede was pleased with Sandslash's transformation, but he also knew that for Sandslash to maintain this state, it needed to continuously feel the power of its own strength.

At this moment, the group of elves who heard Chiba Maple's shout also gathered around. They were all in bad shape, except for a certain little chick that had been just there for show the whole time.

"Shuttlecock flowers, could you please use the grassy area to treat them?"

Chiba Kaede said to the shuttlecock flower flying in the air.

Upon hearing her trainer's words, Jumpluff didn't hesitate and immediately used Grassy Terrain.

Suddenly, green light appeared on the grass. Because it was a double-grass field, the healing effect was exceptionally good, and the injuries on the elves caused by training were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although Chiba Kaede devoted most of his energy to training Sandslash, he would still watch other Pokémon train during Sandslash's rest periods.

Machop's progress is as gratifying as ever. Now Heracross can no longer easily knock it to the ground, and occasionally there are gaps in its defense, allowing Machop's skills to hit it.

Of course, Heracross has improved. Facing increasingly tricky and powerful attacks from the wrist, it can block most of the attacks and even retaliate, which is quite impressive.

As for the other pair of sparring partners, Da Wang Yan initially underestimated her younger teammates.

However, after a moment of carelessness, it was hit by the electromagnetic waves of the strange-colored fluffy sheep, and then Mosquito Coil seized the opportunity to jump up and slap it repeatedly. It then came to its senses and realized that it had been a bit too cocky.

After that, the Great Swallow dared not underestimate its opponent anymore, and the favorable wind boosted its strength throughout the game.

Mosquito Coil, which had just managed to get a chance to attack the giant swallow, was now in trouble. It became the giant swallow's primary target, and with the tailwind, the giant swallow's speed was something that these smaller creatures could not match.

The giant swallow didn't use any special skills; it simply flew quickly to them and flapped its powerful wings left and right. Before they could react, it quickly took off again.

As the main target of attention, Poliwag's face became noticeably rounder. Of course, Yogg-Saron and Gastly didn't escape either, but they fared better than Poliwag.

Although Mosquito Coil was retaliated against rather badly, it felt it was worth it. Being able to slap the King Swallow a few times was a rare opportunity, and it planned to brag about it to its partner and its little brothers, the Mosquito Coil Tadpoles, when it got back!

After confirming that all the Pokémon had recovered to their best condition, Chiba recalled them into their Poké Balls, leaving only Swellow to carry him back to Mauville City.

After resting at the Pokémon Center at noon, Chiba Kaede set off for the Mauville Gym at 3 p.m. Fortunately, the Pokémon Center and the Mauville Gym were not far apart, and he arrived in less than 10 minutes.

"Hello, I've come to take on the challenge as promised!"

Chiba Kaede spoke to a bespectacled, somewhat refined-looking young man.

"Oh, may I ask your name?"

Walter asked.

"I'm Chiba Kaede from Chunhua Town. I already registered yesterday!"

Chiba Kaede replied.

"Indeed, I saw it. Come with me, I'll take you to Teacher Tie Xuan!"

Walter glanced through the register, and after confirming that the information was correct, he spoke.

New 69 Bookstore →

Chiba Kaede followed Walter to a conveyor belt, which then started moving forward, propelling him and Walter along.

After turning a few corners, the conveyor belt stopped at the door of a room. Walter pushed open the door first, and a battle arena came into view. Chiba Kaede followed him inside.

"Haha, little one, are you the challenger this time?"

Tie Xuan asked with a loud laugh.

"That's right, please take good care of me, Mr. Tie Xuan!"

Chiba Kaede looked at the fat old man in front of her and answered politely.

To the person in front of him who is old enough to be his grandfather, he is indeed a child, so he doesn't feel looked down upon.

"In that case, let's begin the match. Takumi, you'll be the referee for this game!"

Iron turned and said to Walter.

"I understand, Teacher Tie Xuan!"

Walter replied respectfully.

"Then, the 3V3 Gym Challenge between Chiba Maple from Spring Blossom Town and the Mauville Gym will begin. Trainers are allowed to change their Pokémon, but Gym Leaders are not allowed to change theirs!"

After Walter walked to the referee's position, he saw that Chiba Maple and Tie Xuan were already in place, and announced directly.

"Go, Magnemite!"

Tie Xuan had already released the three Pokémon he was going to use from their Poké Balls, which showed his confidence in his own strength.

"Come out, Arm Wrestler!"

Seeing that the opponent's Pokémon was in position and matched the data he had found online, Chiba Kaede unleashed Machop.

"Such strong arm movements, Magnemite! Use Electric Shock!"

Surprisingly, Iron Spin wasn't surprised by the abnormal wrist strength. Perhaps it was because he had been a gym leader for so many years and had seen countless challengers, which allowed him to treat everyone equally!

For Machop, who excels in close combat, the only way to avoid the opponent's electric attacks is to rely on his own agility and then try to get as close to Magnemite as possible.

Fortunately, during its sparring session with Heracross, its movements became much more agile, allowing it to avoid most of the electric shocks, only being hit by a few.

However, Machop, through sheer willpower, managed to force his way to Magnemite.

Just as Magnemite was about to dodge, it rolled into its blind spot, gathered Fighting-type energy in its left hand, and unleashed the Brick Break move, which struck Magnemite squarely.

"Magnemite, unleash your most powerful electric shock!"

After seeing that Magnemite had been fatally attacked, Iron Spin did not hesitate to issue commands again. His Magnemite had the Sturdy ability and would not be KO'd.

Suddenly, a powerful bolt of lightning shot out from Magnemite and slammed heavily into Machop.

Machop groaned in pain, but it didn't give up. Instead, it endured the electric shock and delivered a powerful Flame Punch to Magnemite. After taking the hit, Magnemite collapsed to the ground and lost its ability to fight.

The wrist's condition wasn't much better. After such a powerful electric shock, it was already teetering on the brink of collapse, and could only rely on its own willpower to forcefully support its body.

"What a persevering child! Young man, you have a wonderful friend!"

After witnessing Wan Li's performance, Tie Xuan said to Qian Ye Feng with a meaningful look.

"That's undeniable. Armwrestler has always worked very hard and has never let me down. Now you can come back and rest, Armwrestler!"

Chiba Kaede looked at Machop, who was still struggling to stay afloat, and then put it back into its Poké Ball to rest.

"Alright, our match continues. It's your turn, Thunderball!"

As expected, Tie Xuan sent out Thunderball to fight.

"Sandslash King, it's up to you!"

Chiba Kaede then sent out her second Pokémon.

"Haha, it seems you've done your homework, young man. That's good. But my Thunderball isn't so easy to defeat."

When Tie Xuan saw that Qianye Feng was using the Ground-type Sandslash, he knew that the other party must have investigated his dojo beforehand. However, he did not object to this behavior, which meant that Qianye Feng was not a reckless person.

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