Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 8 Compensation

"You said there was a survivor in the last ferry accident, and it was a child?"

Because the situation was urgent, Officer Jenny reported it to the Pokémon League after settling Chiba Maple in. She's currently in contact with Officer Jenny in Slateport City. ♠🐳 ➅9sħ𝓤א.ᶜⓞ๓ 👻👤

"Yes, cousin, I've already sent you the boy's photo. Now you need to check it against the passenger list on the ferry to confirm the truth of the matter!"

Miss Officer Jenny from Kaina City happens to be Miss Officer Jenny from Spring Blossom Town's cousin. The two are very familiar with each other, so they know that the other would not joke about such a thing.

"Don't worry, first settle this little boy named Chiba Kaede in, and I'll confirm it as soon as possible."

Officer Jenny from Kaina replied with a serious expression.

She was also one of the rescuers during the previous passenger ship incident, but unfortunately, by the time they received the news and went to the rescue, many passengers had already died or gone missing.

She knew that the missing passenger was very likely already dead.

It has been almost a month since that accident, and they had already given up the rescue two weeks ago.

Because the chances of the passengers surviving after that are extremely slim.

Unexpectedly, her cousin from Chunhua Town brought her news today that there were still survivors.

Three days later,

Chiba Kaede, who had already fallen into street hustling, was completely bewildered when he saw the two identical Officer Jennys in front of him.

In the past few days, Chiba Kaede has explored the entire Chunhua Town.

Now everyone in town knows him. With his thick skin and sweet talk, he's managed to freeload off every single shop on town.

There's no other way; he's penniless now, and if he wants to live a good life, he has to resort to shamelessness.

But this shouldn't be illegal, so why would two Officer Jennys be sent to arrest him?

There was nothing he could do but obediently follow Officer Jenny to the police station.

Being sandwiched between two Officer Jennys along the way, Chiba Kaede felt that her reputation in Spring Blossom Town must have changed.

"Sigh, I wonder if I'll still be able to make a living off my looks in the future!"

Chiba Kaede couldn't help but sigh.

"Chiba Kaede, I have verified your identity information. You are indeed a survivor of the passenger ship accident."

The speaker was Ms. Officer Jenny from Kaina City. After receiving the photo of Chiba Kaede sent by her cousin, she began to verify it. In fact, the verification was completed quickly because the photo matched the identity information of Chiba Kaede sent from Chengdu.

After that, she was actually busy working on compensation for the accident. Since Chiba Kaede was only an 11-year-old boy, the Pokémon League entrusted Officer Jenny of Slateport City to handle the compensation for him.

After the matter was settled, Ms. Officer Jenny from Kaina City personally came to handle the compensation issue for Chiba Kaede's accident.

The two Officer Jennys actually arrived at the Pokémon Center first, but after searching everywhere, they still couldn't find Chiba Maple.

Finally, I learned from Rina Usui that Chiba Kaede goes out for a stroll in the streets every day.

This led to the scene where the two Officer Jennys took Chiba Kaede, a street urchin, away from the street.

"oh!"

Upon hearing Officer Jenny confirm his identity, Chiba Kaede breathed a sigh of relief, but gestured for her to continue. 🐊💣 69𝕤𝕙υא.ςＯᗰ 👤♖

"I'm sorry to say, your parents have passed away. Due to your disappearance, their remains have been buried in the cemetery in Kaina City. You can visit them when you have time!"

Ms. Officer Jenny from Kaina City said to Chiba Kaede with some sadness.

"I was mentally prepared. Given the circumstances of the accident, I'm already grateful to have survived!"

Chiba Kaede said in silence.

Seeing Chiba Kaede so strong, both Officer Jenny felt very sad.

"The Pokémon League entrusted me to handle the compensation matters for you, which is why it has taken so long. I'm very sorry!"

Ms. Officer Jenny from Kaina City explained why the process had been delayed for several days.

"You handled it very promptly, how could I have any complaints!"

Seeing that Chiba Kaede was indeed not like an ordinary child, Miss Officer Jenny thought that the person talking to her was actually an adult, or that even an adult could not remain as calm as Chiba Kaede in this situation.

But how could she know that the Chiba Kaede in front of her was actually a visitor from another world, and how could she have so much empathy?

"You will receive a total of 50 Alliance Coins in compensation, including 40 Alliance Coins for your parents' death and 10 Alliance Coins for your own compensation!"

Actually, the Alliance doesn't usually offer such high compensation to survivors. They only made an exception and gave him 10 Alliance coins because Chiba Kaede lost his family in the accident and had been living alone in the wild for so many days.

Of course, Officer Jenny from Kaina played a significant role in this.

"Sure, I have no objection!"

Upon hearing that he would receive so many Alliance Coins as compensation, Chiba Kaede naturally had no objections.

Even if he has objections, given his current status as a child, he can't get more compensation, so this is already the best outcome.

"What are your plans for the future? Do you want to come and settle down in Kaina City with me? I can find you an orphanage."

Officer Jenny from Kaina City asked Chiba Kaede.

"Um, that won't be necessary. I'd like to settle down in this town. Is that alright?"

Chiba Kaede certainly didn't want to go to some orphanage and be controlled by others. He now had start-up capital and planned to buy the Bamboo Garden Farm to start his own Pokémon world farm owner career.

"Of course, I can help you register your household in Chunhua Town, but the conditions here are indeed not as good as in Kaina City!"

Miss Officer Jenny from Spring Blossom Town was very happy to see that Chiba Kaede wanted to stay in the town. However, she needed to explain the situation to Chiba Kaede to prevent him from regretting it later.

"It's okay, I really like living here, the people are very friendly!"

Chiba Kaede said firmly.

"Since you've already made your decision, I can't say anything more. This is your identity card for the Hoenn region, with 50 League Coins already deposited into it. Please keep it safe and don't lose it!"

When Miss Officer Jenny from Kaede City saw that Chiba Kaede had made up his mind, she didn't try to persuade him any further, but simply handed him the identity card that had been prepared in advance.

"I've taken care of everything here. Cousin, you just need to change Xiaofeng's ID card location to Chunhua Town later!"

"Okay, cousin, I'll take care of it right away!"

It was then that Chiba Kaede learned that the two Officer Jennys were cousins.

Afterwards, Ms. Officer Jenny from Kaina City rode her motorcycle back to Kaina City. She still had a lot of things to take care of there and couldn't stay away for too long, unlike Ms. Officer Jenny from Spring Blossom Town, who had nothing to do all day long.

Next, Miss Officer Jenny from Chunhua Town processed the procedures for Chiba Kaede to register her residence in Chunhua Town. Only from this moment on could Chiba Kaede be considered a resident of Chunhua Town; before that, she could only be considered a temporary resident.

Seeing that everything was settled, Chiba Kaede quickly inquired about the Bamboo Garden Farm.

Miss Officer Jenny was also shocked when she heard that Chiba Kaede wanted to buy the Takegen Farm.

She hadn't expected that a child as young as 11 as Chiba Kaede would already have the idea of ​​running a farm. Usually, children their age would aspire to become Pokémon trainers and travel around.

However, after thinking about what Chiba Kaede had gone through, she fell silent!

"Since you want to buy Zhuyuan Farm, let me tell you about it. I happen to know quite a bit about this."

Through Ms. Officer Jenny's introduction, Chiba Kaede learned about the situation at Takegen Farm. The farm is now run by an old man named Takegen Jiro, who is too old to do farm work anymore.

Since his children all work in Kayana, he plans to sell the farm and move there to live with his family.

Ms. Officer Jenny said she could help Chiba Kaede talk to Mr. Takehara and try to negotiate a better price for him.

Chiba Kaede was extremely grateful for Officer Jenny's help, but he didn't show it, waiting to repay her properly in the future.

Afterwards, Chiba Kaede returned to the Pokémon Center. Officer Jenny said he could stay there for the time being, and once the farm matters were settled, he could move directly to the farm.

That night, Chiba Kaede couldn't sleep. He was so excited about owning such a big farm that he couldn't fall asleep, which also kept Aoguyan awake. As a result, the next morning, both of them had dark circles under their eyes.

(End of this chapter)