Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

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2022-07-31 08:00

Chapter 216 The Metal Thief Active in Seven Luminaries Mountain!

January 8th, the first day after the New Year's Day holiday.

As the new year begins, the weather is getting colder day by day.

However, even on the coldest days of winter, the temperature in Chongqing rarely drops below zero.

Not to mention that Xia Shen is now a man with a "body of steel".

And the spirits, with their strong physiques and magical powers, need no further explanation.

Temperature? That's no big deal.

It's worth noting that even Garchomp, which is four times weaker than Ice, had already lived in the icy, snowy tundra for a long time when it was still a baby shark.

So, early in the morning, Xia Shen and the elves braved the not-so-warm temperature to do their post-holiday rehabilitation in the yard.

As my morning exercise was coming to an end, a familiar cry rang out from the sky.

Then, Rouge made a dazzling appearance in her familiar skydiving style, without a parachute.

People arrive first, then the eagles.

The Warrior Eagle was the last to land, but before it even touched the ground, it saw Woodrow dozing off under the berry tree outside the training field.

So he flapped his wings and flew over to bother this new friend he hadn't seen in a long time.

He left his trainer to chat with Xia Shen.

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"Long time no see, Rou-ge! How was your holiday?" Xia Shen greeted the guest with a smile.

Rouge yawned, her brows furrowing unusually, and replied, "Don't even mention it. I haven't been home from school this holiday. I was planning to go home on the 3rd, but something strange has been happening at Qiyao Mountain lately. Some students who stayed on campus have reported that small things keep mysteriously disappearing from their rooms. What's strange is that they're all metal items, with varying values."

"Because the matter was too bizarre, it was most likely the work of elves, and then many people reported it to us Enforcers. As the unlucky guy who didn't go home, I stayed behind to clean up this mess. To this day, we still haven't figured it out."

"Losing metal objects? Could it be a Murkrow, a Pokémon that likes to collect shiny things? Or a Foxhound? Or a Cat?" Xia Shen, who prided himself on being an encyclopedia of Pokémon, guessed.

He was quite interested in these strange tales about the relationship between elves and humans.

Having served as an enforcer for two years, Ye Rou had some experience in handling such matters. She had long anticipated this possibility and shook her head in distress.

“It wasn’t these elves. Some of the victimized students installed surveillance cameras outside their dormitories, and according to them, they didn’t find any trace of these elves. I also went to the Seven Luminaries Mountain to ask the elf clans, and they all said they didn’t do such a thing.”

"If it wasn't stolen... then could it have been eaten? Like... Pokémon that feed on metal and can dig burrows to escape?" Xia Shen continued to speculate.

"No, there were absolutely no signs of digging near the victim's dormitory... Never mind, let's not talk about this anymore. School's started and there are more people now, this thief won't be able to hide for long!" Ye Rou patted her cheeks, putting the matter out of her mind.

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"By the way, you haven't been slacking off at home, have you? The match is tomorrow, so if you've been idle at home for a week, you'd better get back on track!"

Rouge remembered her identity as the captain of the school team and reminded the younger members of the team.

After two matches, Xia Shen has essentially secured his starting position based on his performance.

His condition is naturally quite important.

"Don't worry, I just finished my morning practice when you arrived. Rest assured, I'm definitely the person in our team who trains the longest every day!" Xia Shen said confidently.

This is no exaggeration whatsoever.

If necessary, Xia Shen can train for 25 hours a day.

Suddenly, he remembered something and asked curiously, "By the way, Rou-ge, are there any detailed rules about Mega Evolution in the league regulations?"

Ye Rou was taken aback, then blinked and thought about it carefully before giving an apologetic smile. "This... I really don't know. Why don't you ask the coach later? He definitely knows."

Xia Shen nodded knowingly.

"Huh..." Rou, whose brain was a bit thick-skinned, finally realized something was off about the question and pressed, "Why are you asking this? Mega Evolution wouldn't happen in a battle at our level. Wait, could it be..."

She looked at Xia Shen in disbelief, "Your Garchomp!?"

Xia Shen didn't hide anything and nodded with a smile.

"You...where did you come from? No...how is this possible...so early?"

Even the usually composed Ye Rou was so shocked that she stammered.

Her only emotion was shock.

Although Garchomp Evolution Stones are extremely rare, it's not impossible to obtain them, and Ye Rou comforted herself and accepted it.

How could a Garchomp that has only been evolving for less than half a year and whose strength is not even at the professional level 5 be able to Mega Evolve?

She looked at Xia Shen with a strange and interesting expression.

There are only two words in my mind: freak!

On second thought, this is Xia Shen, after all. Could he have Mega Evolved ahead of schedule?

It doesn't seem so bad after all?

As her resistance gradually increased, Ye Rou finally convinced herself with this reason.

Ye Rou felt that if things continued like this, she wouldn't be surprised if Xia Shen brought back a divine beast one day.

The two chatted for a while longer before heading to the main campus for class together.

Life after the holiday has officially begun.

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To Xia Shen's surprise, after the coach repeatedly confirmed the details of the competition rules in the booklet...

He explicitly told Xia Shen that neither the regional leagues nor the finals had discussed the details of the three major systems: Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, and Dynamax.

It's unclear whether this was an oversight by the authorities or an encouragement.

Xia Shen felt that the latter was more likely.

After all, it's a national competition, and it would be quite wrong to say that it wasn't discussed due to oversight.

In reality, all three systems require a certain level of strength from the elves, roughly around the seventh rank of a professional.

In all the years that the competition has been held, no contestant has ever used one of them in the competition.

While Dynamaxing can be limited by the availability of suitable terrain...

Xia Shen guessed that the reason the authorities did not ban these three systems might be that they were waiting for someone to break through the shackles.

If someone can reach the level of a professional 7th dan at this age and Mega Evolve, so what if it violates the fairness of the battle?

University leagues are not about winning or losing, but primarily about developing talent.

However, the coach hopes that Xia Shen can keep the fact that Garchomp can Mega Evolve a secret until a crucial match, so as to have a surprise effect.

This coincided with Xia Shen's thoughts. He had not yet fully figured out the reason why Garchomp suddenly broke out of its Mega Evolution state, so he naturally dared not let him use it rashly in battle.

Moreover, there's really no need to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut when facing opponents in the regional competition.

Even without Mega Evolution, they could defeat their strongest rival, Sichuan University, let alone the other opponents who were far inferior to Sichuan University.

So, in the second day of the league match, Xia Shen prepared Dragon Fang for Garchomp instead of Mega Belt.

Although this opponent is not actually weak.

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Jingcheng University is the "perennial third" in the Sichuan-Chongqing region, after Chongqing and central Sichuan.

For years, Chongqing University and Sichuan University have been vying for the title of the leading university in Sichuan and Chongqing.

They fluctuated, making it difficult to determine a clear winner, but Jingcheng University consistently performed steadily.

No matter how times change, their annual results are consistently third, which is even more uncanny than Arsenal's perennial fourth place.

After all, Nana sometimes doesn't even make it into the top four.

Although Jingcheng University has always been looked down upon by the two universities of Dongchuan and Xiwu, the people of Jingcheng University have always been quite optimistic, and have even changed the nickname to "Dongchuan, Xiwu, Zhongjingcheng" with a touch of dark humor.

Thus, the two peerless heroes were forcibly transformed into the three imperial families.

However, even among the three starter packs, Jingcheng University is undeniably the least noticeable grass-type starter.

On January 9th, the second day after the holiday, was the league match between two of the top three universities, Wudu University and Jingcheng University.

Wudu University is playing on home turf.

Xia Shen will undoubtedly reappear in the match lineup.

After Goodra evolved, Xia Shen's overall strength increased significantly, and the team's points also rose accordingly.

In intra-team competitions, he repeatedly defeated several players who were ranked ahead of him in points.

Of course, he still has more losses than wins against Rou Ge and Zhang Zijun, who is second in the standings.

Therefore, before this match, Xia Shen was already the team's third singles main player.

In this match, he was scheduled to play in the third singles match.

In the first two games, Ye Rou and Zhang Zijun played and secured three points with ease.

In other words, if Xia Shen wins this match, Wudu University will directly secure the victory.

No one thought Xia Shen would lose, and Xia Shen thought so too.

So, to add some challenge to himself, he set a small requirement for himself before going on stage.

Using Togekiss, I won a 1v3 without switching Pokémon.

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If we were to rank Xia Shen's current six main Pokémon, the top three would definitely be Garchomp, Goodra, and Ursaring.

Without using Mega Evolution, the first and second place winners might be evenly matched.