Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

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Author's Remarks

Sorry, I forgot to set the time last night. I didn't wake up until after 10 a.m., so I'll just post it all at once tonight.

2022-07-02 18:00

## Chapter 160 A Hint from Keshi!

In early May, spring is not far away, and summer is just around the corner.

The national high school competition concluded a week ago.

The Zhijiang Middle School team, which won its first national high school championship in its history, has returned to school to continue their student life.

The time for final exams is approaching again.

Let's keep things separate. So what if you're the champion? There's no glory in being the champion; you still have to take final exams.

Meanwhile, the other senior students on the team had to start preparing for the college entrance examination in June.

Besides Wang Yiyi, Chu Si, and Xu Chong, there are three others.

Like Xia Shen, they were favored by several universities and were exempted from the college entrance examination, directly obtaining early admission quotas.

Wang Yiyi and Chu Si chose Nandu University, which is not far from Zhijiang, while Xu Chong went overseas to follow his idol, Professor Fujiwara.

Although Kyoto University, which has better resources and conditions, also extended an offer to the three of them, choosing a school should not only be based on the reputation of the university, but also on the sincerity of the school.

No matter how good the school's resources are, they're useless if they're not yours. But if another university, which is slightly less prestigious, promises to train you as a member of their varsity team, the choice is obvious.

This is also why Xia Shen ultimately chose Chongqing University.

What Chongqing University promised was more than just the team members, or even the core members...

As for the other few who were not directly admitted, they certainly didn't come away empty-handed.

This unexpected championship will not only give you extra points in the college entrance examination, but it will also make your resume look better in subsequent interviews.

National High School Pokémon Battle Championship Champion!

This championship is arguably the highest achievement a high school student can attain.

what?

You're saying I've never played a game?

If I had actually taken the exam, wouldn't I have been accepted by those universities immediately? Would you still be able to see me in the college entrance exam hall?

The principal and coach haven't stopped smiling since the game ended.

The honor of winning the National High School Championship is not only a benefit to the students, but also brings them both fame and fortune.

Principal Wang also became the first principal in the history of Zhijiang Middle School to lead the team to win the championship.

On his way back, he announced that he would apply to the school and the Jiangnan Provincial Education Bureau for an award that would "absolutely surprise you".

However, for Xia Shen, there's not much left that can surprise him now.

It has to be at least... a top-tier healing stone, or a life orb.

In short, with everyone beaming with smiles, the trip to Beijing ended perfectly... no, even more smoothly than expected.

…………

Xia Shen thought he could finally get a good rest after the game, but after returning to Zhijiang, he was still busy.

The first draft of the paper on the evolution of the Moon Bear has been completed. Xia Shen received the electronic version of the paper from Zhou Keke, along with the request to "do some simple polishing".

The ecological environment research of the Emerald Fairy has hit another bottleneck, and Xia Shen needs to answer the question: "The water sent over contains elements that are unanalyzable, resembling iron but not quite iron."

In addition, there are several written exams in the upcoming final exams.

This gave Xia Shen a real headache.

Preparing for exams during the day, polishing papers at night, and also thinking about that indispensable [iron-like element], while the daily training of the several elves cannot be interrupted.

I've been back for so many days, and I haven't had time to go out on a date with my girlfriend even once.

Fortunately, two of these troublesome matters went relatively smoothly. My strong willpower made me memorizing books particularly easy, and I finished memorizing the courses I had missed for a semester in just a few days.

As for the paper, I only need to add some little secrets about Moon Bear that only I know, so that I can write my name in the author column with a clear conscience.

But Xia Shen was a bit baffled by the last question.

An element that is neither iron nor iron and cannot be analyzed?

Cobalt? Nickel?

Xia Shen's limited chemical knowledge from his previous life only allowed him to think of three iron-based elements with similar properties: iron, cobalt, and nickel.

But the world also has a periodic table of elements, and the researchers in those laboratories certainly know more about this than I do.

Since you've come to ask yourself this question, the answer certainly isn't that simple.

Perhaps it's an element that doesn't exist in this world?

So, it goes without saying where it exists; it must be that ancient and mysterious land.

Wash the green leaves.

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Washing Greenery, in a different dimension on the island in the heart of Wise Lake.

[As expected, you don't come to me unless you need something. If you only come to me with a question, I'm not going to tell you!]

Yukshi floated in the air, turning her head away haughtily, looking sullen.

But Xia Shen knew it so well that it was just pretending to be angry and that coaxing it would make it fine.

"I was really busy recently. I came to find you as soon as I got back from the competition. You can ask Zoroark if you don't believe me." Xia Shen quickly asked Zoroark to give false testimony.

Beside him, Zoroark nodded, then seemed to whisper something to Yukshi, but since telepathy is one-way, Xia Shen couldn't hear it.

Anyway, it didn't take long for Yuki to recover from her feigned anger.

"So, how do I bring that [iron-like yet not iron-like element] into my world?" Xia Shen asked humbly.

He had a gut feeling that this iron-like element was the key to the existence of those unique, emerald-like spirits.

His goal is to recreate Xicui's ecological environment in reality, but how to bring this element into reality is a problem.

We can't just move the water from Lake Wisdom there, can we?

That's really weird.

So he sought help from the omnipotent god of knowledge, Yukshi.

I don't know!

Yu Kexi spoke with an air of self-righteousness.

"You don't know? How could you not know? This is a substance unique to Xicui!" Xia Shen exclaimed anxiously.

Most importantly, you didn't know that at the beginning you said "I won't tell you," were you kidding me!

Sure enough, after spending half a year immersed in the melting pot of the online world, Yukshi could never go back.

[I am the god of knowledge, but how can I know the difference between the iron element in Xicui and that in your world?]

"But didn't you spend a long time in my world? And weren't you absorbing knowledge from our world every day?"

Xia Shenke remembers that whenever You Kexi had free time, he would immerse himself in the ocean of knowledge on his phone.

Yes, but who studies chemistry?

"So what do you do all day long?"

[Study popular culture knowledge!]

Xia Shen was speechless. How could he do anything if someone could describe watching anime, reading novels, and reading comics every day in such a refined and elegant way?

We have no choice but to go along with it.

Be careful of anime and manga from now on!

…………

However, I think you can't go wrong by going to one place!

Yu Kexi seemed a little embarrassed as he offered Xia Shen his opinion.

"Where?" A spark of hope rekindled in Xia Shen's heart.

[The territory of the Goomei Dragon. Remember what I told you before? The reason our Goomei Dragons are so powerful is because they thrive in an environment rich in iron. The iron content in the Crimson Lotus Wetlands is also much higher than in the Pure White Tundra. So, I think you could try your luck there.]

Xia Shen paused, then realized that it made sense...

As for the Cyandragon's clan, I encountered them myself when searching for Sticky Treasure. If they haven't migrated, they shouldn't be too hard to find.

However, after making the long journey to the pure white permafrost, I immediately have to fly back to the Red Lotus Wetland. This back-and-forth trip is almost as frequent as my travel between school and home.

Could you ask Arceus to open a fixed-point teleportation portal for me?

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Author's Remarks

I was so lazy at home this weekend, so I went to the office today to work overtime and slack off by writing. There will be a longer chapter tonight.

2022-07-03 08:00

Chapter 161 The Promise by the Lake!

Since there wasn't much time left in Xicui today, Xia Shen didn't plan to rush off to fly back to the pure white permafrost.

After spending some more time playing with Yukshi in the alternate dimension, he ended his day's green-washing time.

With most of her worries resolved and it being Saturday, Xia Shen decided to visit Yan Yan's house.

Going to find Yan Yan is one thing, but I can also take the opportunity to see how Lily Root Doll is doing over there.

After saying goodbye to his parents and telling Yan Yan on the Bojiaman, Xia Shen set off on his bicycle.