Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

Xia pondered the possibility that peat blocks were derivatives of earth slabs.

If that's the case, then many things can be explained.

Why can no longer peat blocks be produced on the Emerald Land? Because its source, the Earth Slab, has, for some reason, been lost to the Destroyed World.

Of course, no matter how logically sound it may seem, it's still just Xia Shen's wishful thinking.

If I have the chance in the future, I'll go and explore the reverse world of Xicui to find out.

If the conjecture is true, then it's only a matter of time before I get to that world through some "coincidence".

……

In the afternoon, Xia Shen made another phone call to Principal Mu about the matter.

The school naturally welcomed the temporary stay of a group of Moon Bears on Seven Luminaries Mountain.

If possible, they even hope that Moonbear can live at Chongqing University forever.

However, after Xia Shen's tactful reminder, the school eventually gave up on the fantasy of eating peaches and promised to arrange a temporary territory for Yueyue Bear within the Seven Luminaries Mountain.

After several busy days, the massive and numerous monthly bear incidents have finally come to a successful conclusion.

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Just two days after returning to normal training, Xia Shen and the Wudu University team faced off in the second round of the league, against Rongcheng University.

This time, they won't have to travel all the way to Chengdu to compete; Chongqing University will be playing at home.

The regional league is played in a home-and-away format, with two rounds of matches, and the top two teams in the standings advance to the national competition.

Although Sichuan and Chongqing provinces are not small, they are mostly mountainous regions, and their actual urban area is much smaller than that of Jiangnan province, which is slightly smaller in total area.

With fewer cities, there are naturally fewer universities offering Pokémon battle majors.

The Sichuan-Chongqing regional league has a total of ten universities, and at most, each university only needs to play eighteen games.

With fewer matches, the intervals between them are naturally longer.

This is why the second round of matches didn't start until a week after the opening match.

As long as the eighteen matches are completed before the national tournament in April of the following year, it will be fine.

Wudu University's opponent in the second round, Rongcheng University, is also considered a good university in the Sichuan-Chongqing region.

However, compared to the two second-tier universities in Chongqing and Sichuan, its strength and heritage are far inferior.

Therefore, the second round of the competition was, without any suspense, a resounding victory.

……

Xia Shen appeared in the third singles match, and his opponent was a third-year trainer whose main attribute was Flying.

Ace is a Pokémon that Xia Shen really likes, a Swellow.

However, the opponent's Swellow is obviously no match for Ash's "bugged Swellow" in the anime.

Xia Shen's first Pokémon is Garchomp.

After a truly lightning-fast aerial battle, Garchomp easily defeated Swellow, which was slightly faster than it.

Then, without changing any Pokémon, Xia Shen used Garchomp to decisively defeat three opponents.

At this point, Chongqing University had won the match 4-0.

However, according to the strange rules, the final doubles match still had to be played.

The official explanation for this rule is that university is merely the starting point of a trainer's career, and the primary purpose of the competition is not to win or lose, but to train.

But for two teams with vastly different strengths, this kind of match simply turns a 4-0 score into a 6-0 score.

Just as what happened next in the game.

Even though their opponents, like Sichuan University in the previous round, changed the battlefield to a waterlogged area in order to limit the Sandstorm team.

Ultimately, however, they were constrained by their own lack of strength and lost this battle for dignity.

University of the Mist won a resounding 6-0 victory.

## Chapter 211 Sprouting on Xicui Island

The day after the second round of the competition at Wudu University ended, Yan Yan went back to Zhijiang with the Zhijiang Middle School team.

She carried the sticky fairy egg that Xia Shen had given her.

On the first day she received this gift, she held the fairy egg in her arms almost constantly.

Xia Shen didn't know whether it was because it was a gift from him or because it was a Gooey Pokémon egg.

To distinguish it from a regular Gooo egg and to convince Yan Yan that this "ordinary" Gooo egg could evolve into Steelix, Xia Shen also gave her a few Steel Stones.

She was instructed to add some steel powder to Gooey's food so that it could evolve into a shelled Gooey.

Yan Yan had no suspicions and even made this simple instruction her phone's wallpaper.

Seeing how much she cherished the unborn Sticky Baby, Xia Shen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

But it's all for the best; this way, we've lived up to the trust placed in us by Leader Nianmeilong.

……

Life returned to normal after Yan Yan left: classes, training, matches, and a weekly league.

Time flies by in the mundane routine, and in the blink of an eye, tomorrow will be the last day of 2023.

No matter the world, the New Year's Eve always holds special significance.

Saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new, embarking on a new journey.

Of course, the seven-day holiday may be more important to people than its so-called significance.

On the first day of the holiday, Xia Shen brought all the spirits of Seven Luminaries Mountain, including the Moon Bear clan and the War Hammer Dragon clan, back to Zhijiang with their families.

Strictly speaking, all he did in Zhijiang was go home and have a meal with his parents.

Leaving Togekiss at home to reunite with the long-lost Dong Shi Miao and the others, Xia Shen followed Yan Jingfei to the newly built Washing Green Elf Ecological Conservation Area.

Another purpose of this trip back was to help the Warhammer Dragon and the Moon Bears move.

Starting from Crescent Port in Zhijiang, the fossil pterosaur and the Garuda flew one after the other above the sea.

The two elves were not slow, but even so, it took them nearly an hour to finally catch a glimpse of the vast outline of what was originally called Qixia Island, now Xicui Island.

Although the name change was met with strong criticism from Yan Yu, who said, "What kind of nonsense is Xicui Island? How can a name get worse with each change?"

But Xia Shen remained unmoved; this was a kind of obsession that only he understood in the world.

…………

This island, located about 100 kilometers from the mainland in the East China Sea, is very large, with an area of ​​nearly 30,000 square kilometers, which is even larger than three Zhijiang cities combined.

It's worth noting that Shikoku Island, one of the four main islands of Sakurajima, has an area of ​​less than 20,000 square kilometers.

This gives a glimpse into the vastness of Xicui Island.

Such a large island naturally boasts a diverse range of natural landscapes, including mountains, freshwater lakes, plains, forests, and hills.

In addition, there is a wide variety of native Pokémon.

Because it is located in the East Blue, the island's native Pokémon are mostly from the East Blue Secret Realm, which is the Sinnoh region that Xia Shen is familiar with.

To some extent, it would be quite easy to integrate the Emerald Fairy, who already lived in the ancient Sinnoh region, into this new world.

The acquisition of the right to use this island, which is rich in resources and extremely important to China, is certainly not something that can be solved with money.

Even the Jiangnan Provincial Trainers Association is not qualified to make such a decision.

The driving force behind this is naturally the Chinese government and the General Trainers Association.

Thanks to the efforts of all parties, the renovation of Xicui Island has proceeded very smoothly, with all the green lights shining through.

Finally, before the end of the year, without affecting the survival of the native Pokémon, the research institute, based on the various ecological data provided by Xia Shen and, most importantly, the steel stone, used various technological means to transform the island into the ecological environment of the ancient East Sea.

This is what Xia Shen sees now.

…………

The fossil pterosaur, accompanied by a Garchomp, landed in a building on a high cliff near the coastline.

This is a research institute built during the renovation of Emerald Island, for the purpose of direct observation and research of the island's spirits, both now and in the future.

The research institute was built on a large scale, but it was almost insignificant compared to the transformation project of the entire island.

When Yan Jing and Xia Shen arrived, the research institute's reception room was already packed with people.

No reporters or media were present at the opening ceremony of the conservation area, but there were still quite a few participants.

Many stakeholders even brought their own children, seemingly not wanting to miss this significant and special moment.

Yan Jing and Xia Shen were the last to arrive, and their arrival drew everyone's attention.

The lateness of a key figure is not called being late; it's called making a grand entrance.

The guests, who were well-dressed and impeccably behaved, all looked at the travel-worn couple with respect and offered them elegant smiles.

Everyone knows that this young man, who is not even an adult yet, is the soul of this island.

The presence of the father-in-law and son-in-law signified the official start of the launch ceremony.

…………

Although no media were present, this launch ceremony was more formal and grand than the previous institute's inauguration ceremony.

Representatives from the Chinese government, the Chinese Trainers Association, the German company, Xia Shen, and Yan Jing took turns giving speeches on stage.

The plan was touted as the future of the nation and the hope of the elf world. Several bigwigs blew it up to the heavens, while Yan Jing only made a few modest remarks when he took the stage.

Those below looked on with anticipation, nodding and applauding in agreement from time to time.

Xia Shen curled his lip, thinking, "One dares to boast, and the other dares to believe it."

The lengthy and complicated opening ceremony speech made Xia Shen somewhat drowsy, and his unconventional behavior seemed out of place among the exceptionally serious guests around him.

However, those around Xia Shen, who didn't fit in with the group, could only smile wryly and pretend not to see her.

Ordinary geniuses may not have the capital to be so willful.