Elf: Make the Rockets Great Again

After the fight subsided, Lu Ming came over and quickly touched all three of them.

He looked at Golbat with regret, who could not be saved, and after thinking quickly, threw the Poké Ball containing the Sun Coral back to the girl.

After all, he was just far away and had no idea what the background of such a beautiful girl was.

But I think it’s not bad to own a “hard stone” prop at such a young age.

If you only take away the props, people might just let it go, but if you take away the elves as well, they might search the whole house.

After all, Lu Ming didn't know how much the sun coral meant to her.

Moreover, elves like Sun Coral are too rare in Qingyuan Town, and it is troublesome to deal with them.

After everything was done, Lu Ming hurriedly told the gangster Crocodile to get away quickly.

You can take advantage of other people's mistakes, but of course you may also be taken advantage of by others. It is better to leave this place as soon as possible.

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Chapter 12 Generous loot

Lu Ming returned home as quickly as possible. After taking a breath, he quickly locked the doors and windows and counted the spoils.

At this moment, what was placed in front of Lu Ming, not counting all the miscellaneous things, was the Alliance Coins collected from the three people, which easily added up to more than 10,000 yuan.

After doing the math and adding the more than 10,000 yuan he had earned from completing missions, he now had about 30,000 Alliance coins, and he suddenly felt the pressure on him reduced.

Then he turned his attention to other things.

First, there were two name tags with the letter "R" printed on them, proving that the two were indeed official members of the Rockets.

If it were in the past, Lu Ming might still be worried, but now the organization is in chaos, and he hasn't received any orders from above for a long time. He probably doesn't have time to take care of these trivial matters.

What's more, he is currently just a reserve player, so it is not his place to be suspected.

Then, Lu Ming picked up two more skill manuals. The first one was "Swallow Returns", which was searched from the previous Golbat trainer!

Lu Ming's eyes lit up. This was a pretty good set of moves. In reality, it could suddenly shift the attack position and route, making it suitable for surprise attacks.

Previously, he almost fell into the hands of the wild sparrow's "Swallow Return" move.

But when he thought about it carefully, Zubat did not use the Swallow Return in the previous battle. It must be that the man had just bought it and had no time for Zubat to learn it before he was killed.

Otherwise, if he had learned "Swallow Return" during the internal conflict, he would have sneak attacked the trainer of Garagara.

What made Lu Ming most happy was that the gangster crocodile could also learn this move, which could greatly enhance his attack range.

If you think about it carefully, among the many weak attributes of the Gangster Crocodile, there are three types: Grass, Insect, and Fighting.

These three attributes are all restrained by the flying system. If the gangster crocodile can learn them, he will have more effective countermeasures when fighting against the enemy in the future!

Of course, due to the mismatch in attributes, it is not realistic to learn the flying skill "Swallow Return" immediately.

But if we can get the "sharp bird beak" worn by the last leader of the Spearow, it should be much easier.

But in order to achieve that, Crocodile must first master a rock-attribute skill.

So, Lu Ming looked at the second skill book - "Rock Blockade"!

"Haha~, what a coincidence! This set of secret manuals should have been prepared by that girl for Sun Coral, and I didn't expect it to be so cheap. Looks like I can save some money!"

Lu Ming hurriedly opened the secret book and started reading it on the spot. Only after he had a general understanding of the principle of this skill did he shift his attention to another prop!

"Hard rock!"

This is an elf item with rock attributes. Wearing it can enhance the elf's affinity for energy of this attribute.

Not only can it assist in the practice of corresponding attribute moves and speed up the process, but it can also enhance the power of skills of that attribute during combat.

Even though this is just a basic-quality "hard stone", even many veteran "excellent-level" trainers may not be able to own it, just like the two unlucky official members of Team Rocket.

Lu Ming did not hesitate and immediately handed the "hard stone" to the gangster crocodile.

The latter had long coveted the rock-attribute energy emanating from it, and as soon as he got it, he mobilized the energy in his body to communicate with the energy in this "hard stone".

Lu Ming nodded in satisfaction, and continued to count, and found that in addition to the "Hard Stone" props and the "Rock Blockade" skill, the girl also carried three "Rock Gems" with her!

Although these three are of primary quality, they will be of great help to Crocodile in learning "Rock Blockade".

"Alas, I wonder who that girl is. She's so worth so much. I guess she'll have to bring a bodyguard with her when she goes out in the future."

In addition to those important things, there were also many miscellaneous items, the only ones of some value being medicine and tree fruits.

Among them, what surprised Lu Ming the most was a special earplug that he took from the Golbat trainer.

These earbuds are unlike the regular earbuds you'd find for waterproofing or music listening; they're made from some kind of premium material.

Lu Ming had seen it once at the counter of Qingyuan Mall, and the price was not cheap.

Its function is to resist the influence of the skills of sonic elves.

For example, if a Pokémon uses a move like "Rumble" or "Sonic Boom", even if it does not directly attack the trainer, the latter will feel pain in the ears if it is nearby.

Wearing this special earplug can greatly alleviate the pain.

In addition, there are sound moves like "ultrasound" and "singing" that can also be effectively resisted.

Lu Ming guessed that this pair of earplugs should have been used by the man to protect himself when he was training Zubat to learn "ultrasound", but now it has become Lu Ming's trophy.

Although this thing is useless to Lu Ming now, the methods of the elf world are strange and unpredictable, and it might come in handy someday.

With this in mind, Lu Ming sorted out all the spoils and collected them before taking the crocodile to the desert space to sacrifice both the Rumble Stone and Gala Gala.

The energy level of the Rumble Stone is similar to that of the previous Sandshrew, both of which are ordinary mid-level "ground gems"!

Gala Gala is obviously stronger. Although he only got a mid-level gem, its quality seems to be better than the previous two.

After Lu Ming left the desert space, he felt refreshed. Even though he was in a not very spacious house, he felt that the future was promising and he felt indescribably comfortable in his heart.

"Oh~, it's a pity about that Golbat. If I had brought it to the mission center and handed it in, I might have earned tens of thousands more.

As expected, it’s still the gold belt for murder and arson. I wonder if I can get such a good deal next time.”

But the next moment, Lu Ming's heart suddenly sank, and a sense of fear surged in his heart.

"What happened to me? When I first came here, I relied on my humble development to get to this point.

I was forced to kill the scarred man before, and I just intercepted him when they were both injured. I must never take luck as a normal thing.

Besides, to the real bosses in this world, I am still no different from an ant. How could I have such a rash idea? I need to be more low-key and cautious in the future."

Lu Ming reflected on himself secretly, diluting the joy of this great harvest a lot, and then he started to make plans for tomorrow in a down-to-earth manner.

Since he already had the secret book of "Rock Blockade", he didn't need to spend money to buy it. He also had 30,000 Alliance Coins on him, so he didn't need to rush to complete missions to make money.

So he thought of striking while the iron was hot and intensively conducting special training so that Crocodile could learn the "Rock Blockade" as soon as possible.

With this in mind, Lu Ming took out the secret book with a yellow cover again, read it carefully, and explained the key points to Hunhun Crocodile in detail.

He planned to let Hunhun Crocodile digest it in his brain at night so that he could achieve twice the result with half the effort when practicing tomorrow.

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Chapter 13 Hard Training and Accidental Discovery

The next day,

Lu Ming had just gotten up when there was a knock on the door. The person who came was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties.

"Uncle! Why are you here? Did Xiaohui say something to you?"

The visitor was the original owner's uncle, Lu Gang. He first looked at the environment Lu Ming was in with a complicated expression, then showed a bit of embarrassment and said:

"Xiao Ming, it's been really hard for you these past two years. My wife is very tight-lipped about money, and as your uncle, I haven't been able to help you much."

"Uncle, please don't say that. I know that the food and supplies you sent me during this period were all bought from your own pocket money. I can't thank you enough!"

Hearing this, Lu Gang carefully looked around. After seeing that there was no one around, he gestured for Lu Ming to enter the room, then closed the door, took out a notebook, and said:

"Xiao Ming, I heard from Xiao Hui yesterday that you are now a trainer, right?

Although I don’t understand these, I know that general skill secrets are very expensive.

Hey~, your aunt recently bought a skill secret book for your cousin, it’s called “Tile Splitting”.

I heard him say that this trick has a wide range of applications and can be used by many elves, so I hand-copied a copy for you overnight.

Don't worry, I checked it carefully several times and there is absolutely no mistake or omission in the punctuation marks."

Lu Ming carefully took the notebook. Although the handwriting was ugly, the thoughtfulness made him feel warm.

Speaking of which, ever since the original owner's parents passed away, this uncle often came to help him. He was henpecked, and all the money he used was his own private savings.

In fact, if his wife hadn't been unwilling, he would have wanted to take Lu Ming to live in his own home.

Lu Ming was still very grateful for this.

As for the aunt with whom he had little contact, he had no blood relationship with her, and neither of them ran a charity, so Lu Ming naturally would not feel dissatisfied about it.

.........

After seeing off his uncle Lu Gang, Lu Ming went to Qingyuan Mall.

This time, he bought another "Rock Gem" and some energy blocks suitable for rock properties, spending about 12,000 Alliance coins.

To be on the safe side, he wandered around the busiest central city area, changed his clothes, and then left Qingyuan Town.

This time, he did not take the gangster Crocodile to Yuejian Mountain, but found a secluded place at the foot of the mountain to practice the "rock blockade" that he had been thinking about!

If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. Lu Ming came up and took out a "Rock Gem" and threw it into the mouth of the gangster crocodile.

The latter swallowed it in one gulp, and a faint stone-brown light appeared in his dark eyes. This was the result of him absorbing and transforming the rock-attribute energy in the gem.

After all, the Hunhun Crocodile itself does not have rock attributes and needs to use the ground attribute energy in its body for conversion.

Fortunately, the properties of rocks and the ground are essentially similar, and the "hard stone" props worn provide constant nourishment, so this step is not troublesome.

Soon, as the Gangster Crocodile recalled and applied the skills that Lu Ming explained to it last night, a stone-brown light ball appeared out of thin air above the Gangster Crocodile's raised claws.

The ball of light was like a stone-brown stream floating in the air, rippling out layers of ripples, and energy fluctuations belonging to the rock system also radiated out.

Seeing this, the crocodile showed a look of joy, but was afraid that it would dissipate, so he hurriedly and awkwardly invested more energy.

But the next moment, in the process of the energy ripples being transformed into a shaped rock mass, it suddenly burst like a balloon, and the crocodile was pushed to the ground by the reaction force of the energy explosion.