Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

He knew that as part of this ecosystem, the Sticky Dragon Clan could not remain unaffected.

Leaving aside the completely powerless GooMei, even if we include a dozen or so half-baked GooMei...

The Goomei Dragon clan has less than twenty Pokémon in combat, which is enough to deal with the surrounding scum.

But can they withstand at least dozens of Moon Bears?

What should I and my people do?

The leader of the Nianmei Dragon looked up at the sky with a worried expression, lost in thought.

Then, I saw that familiar figure again.

…………

Xia Shen felt that the current scene was similar to the Rumbling triggered by Eren, the filial son, in Attack on Titan.

The Moonbears are those colossal giants, and the territory of the Goomei Dragon Clan is the end of the Rumbling.

The difference is that the Gloomy isn't that powerful, and the Goodra are not that weak either.

Furthermore, the Moonbears are not currently targeting the Sticky Dragon Clan.

In any case, no one can guarantee what kind of impact these visitors from another world will have on this fragile ecosystem.

Their behavior is still relatively controllable now, but who knows if they might suddenly go berserk in the future.

So after discovering the Moon Bear's movement path, Xia Shen flew to the Sticky Dragon Clan to see if there were any countermeasures.

Even from a distance, Xia Shen could see the weak elves surrounding the Nume Dragon.

Since a Pokémon has already come to deliver a message, the Goodra leader should already know about the arrival of these uninvited guests, so there's no need for him to waste his breath.

As Garchomp landed, Xia Shen leaped off its back and immediately saw the melancholy face of the Goodra leader.

It was a far cry from its former arrogant attitude of "I'm the best at washing green jade".

Xia Shen's face remained calm, but she was secretly overjoyed.

It wasn't gloating, after all, the peace of the Red Lotus Wetlands was important not only to Nian Meilong, but also to himself.

Just thinking about how he gave me the cold shoulder a few days ago, the contrast is really...

No, I have to hold back my laughter.

……

Xia Shen took the initiative to step forward and strike up a conversation with Nian Meilong, whose face clearly said, "Don't bother me."

"Ah Nian, you look so worried. Have you encountered some difficulties?"

Xia Shen's tone was sincere, without any sarcasm.

For an elf like the leader of the Goomei Dragon, it would be a mistake to help him with an arrogant attitude.

The reply will certainly be, "I will not accept charity!"

Xia Shen's tone was deliberate, conveying an attitude of equality as he offered assistance to the Sticky Dragon Clan.

The leader of the Nume Dragons, who is somewhat similar to a noble and virtuous human, is the one who is most willing to remember the kindness shown to him.

"sticky--"

When Niang Meilong saw that Xia Shen, with whom he had just strained their relationship a few days ago, was actually repaying evil with kindness and offering to help him, the simple-minded Niang Meilong was immediately moved to tears.

Two thick, long tentacles gently touched Xia Shen, as if expressing intimacy.

Knowing that this was the first time he had ever made such a gesture towards her, Xia Shen smiled knowingly, put aside her ulterior motives, and touched his antennae in response.

The man and the dragon sat down to chat... along with a fox who acted as a translator.

…………

"So, you're worried that those Moon Bears will disrupt the local ecological balance, and you want me to help you, is that right?"

Xia Shen pretended to have just learned of the news and nodded in realization.

Then he pretended to lower his head in deep thought.

Nian Meilong looked at this special friend with hopeful eyes, hoping that he could play a role.

After all, the leader of the sticky dragons still remembered that Xia Shen suddenly made a steel stone bigger than himself disappear.

Although he still doesn't know how he did it, that only makes Xia Shen seem more mysterious.

"Chief, do not disturb me. I have three strategies, superior, medium, and inferior, to ensure the safety of the Red Lotus Wetland."

After a long while, Xia Shen looked up and smiled confidently at Nian Meilong.

"sticky--"

Nian Meilong shouted excitedly and gripped Xia Shen's hands tightly with its two tentacles.

"The worst course of action is to retreat and let the Moon Bears live in this most fertile area. If the Moon Bears do not pursue the matter, this war can be averted."

"sticky--"

Nian Meilong immediately frowned, shook his head firmly, and looked as if it was absolutely impossible.

We're asked to give up our clan's land and then expect them to forgive us? What kind of logic is that?!

If we really did that, how could we face our ancestors who are buried deep beneath the clan's land!

Xia Shen was not surprised by Zhan Meilong's reaction at all; he had revealed his plan precisely to use the tactic of first praising and then criticizing.

Otherwise, how can we highlight the brilliance of the subsequent strategy?

Even if it's not clever, it becomes clever because of the contrast with such a stupid method.

Xia Shen finally understood why ancient strategists loved to offer three strategies: superior, middle, and inferior.

……

"Don't worry, I have a middle-ground plan." Xia Shen reassured the slightly dissatisfied Nian Meilong and calmly continued to offer his advice.

"The middle strategy is to divert the disaster eastward! Xicui is so vast, and it's not just the Red Lotus Wetland. With just a few clever schemes, we can lure those stupid bears to the foothills of Tianguan Mountain or the Obsidian Plain."

"sticky--"

Niang Meilong continued to shake his head. Although they were kind-hearted by nature and could not summarize the philosophy of "Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you", they had always practiced this basic moral view.

Therefore, he did not agree with this approach.

Xia Shen smiled slightly. Having thoroughly understood Nian Meilong's personality, he knew that the leader of Nian Meilong would definitely not agree to this plan.

Besides, even if he agreed, Xia Shen might still want to go back on his word; he wasn't without feelings for Yueyue Xiong.

Without the Moon Bear, the Emerald Elf Conservation Area is practically soulless.

Moreover, he was also eager to obtain peat blocks from these Moon Bears.

Therefore, the above two strategies are naturally meant to highlight the final strategy.

……

"The last plan is to take them down one by one!" Xia Shen said seriously. "As you know, Moon Bear is the evolved form of Circle Bear. Circle Bears are basically solitary, at most living as a couple."

"So I guess they'll gradually separate once they get a little used to their surroundings. I have a way to take them in, but first you have to beat them until they're exhausted. So, that will require your and your people's help."

"Please bear with this humiliation for now. Once they lower their guard and disperse, that will be the start of our counterattack!"

As Xia Shen finished speaking, Nian Meilong nodded at least a dozen times. Seeing his delighted expression, Xia Shen knew that the matter was settled.

Although this is not exactly a brilliant or ingenious method.

But compared to the first two foolish methods, Xia Shen's move of defeating them one by one seemed to make him a reincarnation of Zhuge Liang.

Besides, the plan doesn't need to be too complicated; it just needs to be easy to use. As the saying goes, the greatest truths are the simplest.

Xia Shen also left himself a backup plan; if all else fails, he can call for reinforcements.

If the Goodra clan can't defeat them, what about adding the Zoroark clan?

In short, as long as the plan can be implemented smoothly.

The Sticky Dragon returns to peace, the Red Lotus Wetlands regain their balance, and Xia Shen can also gain the true friendship of the Sticky Dragon leader and a large group of Moon Bears.

The world where only Moon Bear is injured is about to arrive.

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Author's Remarks

Sorry, another terrible update today. I did a big cleaning last night, working until 10 PM, and only managed to write this much. The company was busy today too, with a mid-year awards ceremony. Although I wasn't recognized, because of my... outstanding appearance, I was chosen as the host out of nearly a thousand people. Anyway... tonight's update will be very short. Starting tomorrow, I'm definitely going to try to write more while slacking off!

2022-07-26 08:00

Chapter 206 Zoroark's Otherworldly Adventures

The first step of the plan is to feign weakness to the enemy.

There's no need to worry about Xia Shen; those weak elves don't need to feign weakness at all, they can just play their true colors.

Some of the elves, who were somewhat capable of fighting, shamelessly engaged in "illegitimate activities."

Following closely behind Moon Bear, it looked exactly like a thug from the Red Lotus Wetlands.

Xia Shen wasn't worried about these speculators.

There is a famous line in the timeless classic film "Let the Bullets Fly".

"Whoever wins, they'll help them!"

Once the Moonbear is caught in the ball, these Pokémon will definitely "turn over a new leaf" immediately.

But now the Moon Bears are riding high, and these "fake soldiers," taking advantage of the Moon Bears' power, are even more arrogant and domineering than the Moon Bears themselves, bullying men and women and running rampant along the way.

Soon, the Moonbears, escorted by a large group of Murkrows, Scoundrels, and Zubats, arrived at the richest part of the entire Crimson Lotus Wetlands—

The territory of the Sticky Dragon Clan.

In just three minutes, the Nianmei Dragons raised the white flag and surrendered their ancestral territory, even faster than France surrendered.

The Moonbears naturally didn't suspect anything and settled in there without a care in the world.

The sticky dragons, along with sticky Mei'er and sticky treasure, fled outside with their families.