Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

Xia Shen felt that this assessment was a bit difficult at the moment. Moon Bear would definitely have no problem, but Garchomp would probably have to struggle.

As for the last one, neither Zoroark nor Tebriam were quite strong enough.

Although Zoroark once defeated a professional-level Kommo-o in the National High School Tournament, it was done when the opponent was not in good condition and Zoroark was in a phantom state.

Moreover, it has the advantage of being immune to Fighting-type moves, such as Ghost.

In a normal, unrestricted match, it would be very difficult for her to defeat a professional-level Pokémon.

Therefore, Xia Shen will not consider the professional-level assessment before the end of summer vacation.

His most important task right now is to make good use of the resources he has recently acquired during the summer vacation.

Dragon Jade Crystals, Divine Tree Fruits, Steel Stones, and top-tier resources acquired from various factions...

Xia Shen couldn't afford to waste a single day of the three-month summer vacation.

Because after this period ends, he will enter Chongqing University, and from then on, he will be facing opponents of a different level.

They don't care if you're a child prodigy or not; they'll go easy on you because you're young.

Want to join the school team?

Sure, show me your skills.

It's not just about university teams; let's look further afield.

On the path to the summit of Trainer Mountain, the challenge never stops.

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With this belief, time passed in Xia Shen and the elves' monotonous training day after day.

Final exams...

graduation...

Gooo evolves...

Paper on the evolution of the Moon Bear published...

Togekiss Ancient Evolution...

The paper on the evolution of the Phantomhiveus 'Ghost Tail' has been published...

Important milestones passed by like grains of sand slipping through our fingers, and three months flew by in the blink of an eye.

In the past few months, Xia Shen spent nearly half of his 24 hours a day with Yan Yan at the Dragon Dance training center.

Even during the six-plus hours of washing greenery each day, Xia Shen did not slack off at all.

They're either training for battles or on their way to battles.

Of course, Xia Shen did not give up his training in superpowers. Under the careful guidance of Tibriam, he has now mastered the technique of psychic powers.

His mental strength also increased day by day with Tibrim's "mana replenishment" on the night of each full moon.

Despite the lack of explosive growth in strength from such rigorous training, Xia Shen and the elves' abilities increased steadily and gradually, like a gentle stream.

Moreover, calling it a "slow stream" is an understatement. With the support of various top-tier resources, the elves' physical attributes and abilities have improved dramatically.

Despite having an energy level below level 50, it possesses combat power far exceeding that of other spirits of the same level.

Xia Shen confirmed this by single-handedly defeating a nearly level 60 Diamond Horned Rhinoceros when his Moon Bear was at level 45.

Xia Shen hadn't expected the diamond-horned rhinoceros to have such a high energy level; he was astonished when he saw the number on his phone.

According to Xia Shen's assessment, a level 60 rhinoceros beast should at least be at the level of a professional third dan.

He suddenly felt a surge of emotion. Had Moon Bear grown to this extent?

…………

Actually, it wasn't just Bear-Moon; the other Pokémon's efforts over these three months weren't in vain either, although the rate of increase in strength varied.

Pokémon with already high energy levels, such as Garchomp and Ursaring, will level up more slowly.

As of the end of August, their levels were 47 and 46 respectively.

In other words, Garchomp is just one more stage away from evolving into its final form, Garchomp!

Only then did the little shark truly begin to show his fangs.

Sticky Baby, who had reached level 38 during the National High School Competition, evolved into Sticky Beauty at the very beginning of summer vacation.

It has a shell, and it has steel properties.

This also means that Goomy has truly begun to differ from the ordinary Goomy, becoming a noble Steel/Dragon-type Pokémon with ten resistances and two weaknesses.

Meanwhile, Xia Shen's main focus during this period was training her exclusive divine skill, [Seclusion].

With physical defense and evasion both increasing by one level, how could Xia Shen possibly ignore such a divine skill?

In addition, Nianmeier is the most resource-efficient Pokémon in Xia Shen's team, without exception.

She can perfectly benefit from both the boost that Steel Stone provides to Steel-type Pokémon and the boost that Dragon Crystal provides to Dragon-type Pokémon.

With the nurturing of these two divine resources, Nongmei'er's two signature attacks are already frighteningly powerful.

However, Nianmei has a fatal flaw: she can't walk...

Because her entire body was hidden inside the snail shell, she couldn't even wriggle slowly like Sticky Baby.

The only way for Nymph to move is to retract her body into her shell, and then the snail shell rolls like a wheel.

While it is indeed quite interesting and can protect her while moving, it also makes it impossible for her to see the outside world clearly.

So, in her battles with Moonbear, she was repeatedly slapped away by the bear...

Therefore, Xia Shen decided to hide for a while longer before evolving into a Goodra.

Ten years of sharpening a sword, Frost Blade has never tried.

Just like a spring, the power that Nianmeier accumulates in training and battles will eventually become the driving force for her to soar to the sky and shock the world.

…………

As for the remaining few elves...

Zoroark doesn't offer any significant power-ups after evolution, and Dragon Crystals and Steel Stones have limited effect on her.

Therefore, apart from the energy level being raised to level 42, there was no other unusual growth.

……

Tibrim was quite strange. Although her energy level had reached 47, long past the 42-level threshold for evolving into Brimwyn, she showed no signs of evolving at all.

At first, Xia Shen thought that she, like Zorua at the time, did not want to evolve.

After careful communication and repeated confirmation, Xia Shen confirmed that Tibrim indeed had no intention of not wanting to evolve.

Considering Tebrimon's experiences before he subdued her, the problem becomes serious...

But the superpowered "girl" he met on Sakurajima, who said she would see him again in six months, has not come to find him yet, and Xia Shen has no one to ask.

Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with Tibrim's body, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

……

The last one to join the team, Pokémon—no, now Pokémon—has undergone the most significant changes in the past three months.

It wasn't that Xia Shen was biased; rather, it was because, although he was extremely talented, he had the worst foundation, having joined the team halfway through.

How can a person grow well in a wild environment where they don't know where their next meal will come from?

The days of being able to eat tree fruits every day on the island were the ultimate lifestyle he had never experienced before.

And the first meal after hanging out with Xia Shen...

Good heavens, with Pokkiku's limited imagination at the time, he was completely stunned by the variety of colorful, fragrant and delicious food on the table.

From then on, the last sliver of rift between him and Xia Shen disappeared.

With the help of Zhou Keke's carefully crafted diet, Pokkigu quickly made up for the lack of nutrition it had missed during its difficult past.

My body grew stronger day by day, and the energy within me became more abundant, pure, and rich.

Finally, at the end of August, on the 100th day anniversary of Xia Shen's capture of Togekiss.

With the aid of a top-tier Light Stone worth millions, Togekiss was in its best condition to receive the once-in-a-lifetime light of evolution.

His accumulated strength finally erupted, and after evolving, Togekiss grew from a weakling that couldn't beat any other Pokémon into... at least capable of defeating Garchomp.

Although... there's nothing to brag about about him defeating a Ground Dragon with his Flying/Fairy type.

But you should know that before it evolved, it was a creature that couldn't even beat Garchomp, which only used Rock Slide and Rock Slash attacks.

In addition, there's even better news.

With the help of Li Xiang, who has a wide circle of friends, he found a master trainer who also owns Togekiss.

Under the guidance of that aircraft, Togekiss actually learned moves that could only be learned by leveling up, such as "Look at Me," "Yawn," and "Primal Power."

This relieved Xia Shen of a major worry.

…………

Thus, Xia Shen's summer retreat came to a perfect end.

Tomorrow is the day Xia Shen leaves Zhijiang and sets off for Chongqing.

## End Summary

If you've made it this far, thank you all for accompanying Xia Shen through her first year in the world of elves.

Thank you all for your understanding and love (I think there are some people here?).

If you open my author profile, you'll find that before this book, Juice only has one other work, a joke that wasn't signed.

So, while this isn't much, it's a result that I'm quite satisfied with, and I'm very grateful for everyone's support!

As I type this, the book's average daily subscriptions have just reached 1600. It's amazing that it's grown from 660 initial subscriptions in about a month and a half... I can only thank everyone again for their support!

It just so happens that Xia Shen has only been in the Pokémon world for a year, has just caught all six Pokémon, and has just reached the level of a professional trainer, in addition to about to enter university...

With these special nodes overlapping, it would be absolutely outrageous not to switch volumes!