Pokémon, you're not allowed to expel me from human form!

Even the most violent people would subconsciously lower their voices and even stop swearing when faced with this face.

This 'diamond of Lorraine' is indeed beautiful.

But this beautiful young lady, who seemed untouched by all misfortune, was now sitting obediently, upright, and quietly beside an old man.

This old man is Rudolf H. Lorraine, the current head of the Lorraine family and Alice's grandfather.

The old man's complexion did not look very good at that moment.

Besides the ravages of time and the pallor brought on by illness, there is also a sense of helplessness, a helplessness directed at Alice.

"Alice, the future is yours, and I don't want to restrict you too much, so I never stopped you from secretly experiencing elf battles before. But this time you've been a bit too willful."

“Running away from school and abandoning the scholarly courses that our family has been taking for generations is one thing.”

"But you actually went to Los Angeles to participate in a summer camp and become a trainer behind my back, and you even used your nickname 'Orange' as a pseudonym. You had a trainer's certificate with the name Orange listed in the name field. Don't you think there's something wrong with that?"

Hearing Rudolph say this, Orange... that is, Alice, finally lowered her head slightly, stuck out her tongue cutely, and looked like she was sincerely admitting her mistake.

Rudolf knew her too well.

He could see the determination hidden in Ju Zi's eyes at a glance!

Alice was so eager to become a trainer that he couldn't stop her.

The Lorraine family has always been like this: once they find a path they like and believe is right, they will walk it steadfastly, just like Alice is now.

On the contrary, due to his age and the torment of illness, the steadfastness of the Lorraine family gradually faded in him.

If someone has to compromise between him and Alice, then it will definitely be him.

So Rudolf sighed deeply.

"Alice, I'll have someone take care of your identification issues, at least to change your name back."

Alice's eyes lit up immediately when she heard her grandfather say that.

"Grandfather, you've agreed to let me become a trainer!?"

"Okay, I agree... but you have to promise me one thing: whenever you want to catch a Pokémon or go on an adventure, you must ask some skilled trainers to accompany you."

“The Lorraine family has no shortage of money, but Alice, you only have one life. I have already lost your mother and your father, and I cannot lose you too!”

"I see!"

Rudolf has already conceded, so Alice will naturally not push her luck.

Furthermore, challenging a gym requires at least three Pokémon, so she already had plans to catch some. While hiring a professional trainer might reduce the adventurous thrill, it would ensure her safety and allow her to catch stronger, more promising Pokémon within her own capabilities!

When Alice thought of powerful elves, a face came to mind.

A face with beady eyes, an open mouth, and drooling!

It's too powerful!

So powerful that Alice could dream about it!

I wish the next Pokémon I catch would be even stronger than this one. Thinking about it, Mr. Rocco also wants to collect badges, and he also started from Los Angeles, so his first stop must be Hachipei.

That way, I might still have a chance to see him again...

Thinking of this, Alice's eyes filled with anticipation.

There is no such word as "defeat" in the Lorraine family dictionary!

So she's determined to win this time!

...

The day after Alice and Rudolph's conversation, Rudolph instructed his butler to use the family's connections to contact some skilled professional trainers to help Alice catch Pokémon.

Alice's eyes lit up as she looked at the trainers' Pokémon, and she would chat with them from time to time.

At that moment, she suddenly thought of the scene where Luo Ke might still be searching for the second Pokémon in the wild, and she felt a little embarrassed, as if she had cheated in a game.

So she secretly made a decision: when Luo Ke arrives in Hachipei, if he also needs to catch Pokémon, she will take him with her to catch Pokémon!

Once everyone has caught the Pokémon they want, battle them one more time before challenging the Gym!

She set off with this idea in mind.

Shortly after she left, Roco, who had just captured his second Pokémon with the help of the Elite Four member, arrived in Hachimei City!

Unlike Alice, who couldn't forget him, Rocco still remembered her, but what he remembered was her eyes and her ability to talk to elves!

So when you arrive in a new city, of course you won't be thinking about her.

Even his first action wasn't to go to the gym, nor to get a third Pokémon, but...

"Because of its unique culture, Baping City has received high praise for its barbecue online, and its stews are also very famous. The ancient kingdom that once had Baping as its capital is said to be the birthplace of noodles, so you must try the local noodle shops!"

"There's also glutinous rice topped with soup, mixed with fried dough sticks and fried pork cracklings; various braised dishes braised in a rich broth and eaten with special dipping sauces; and special meat pies filled with meat and glutinous rice!"

Just looking at these things on his phone made Luo Ke's eyes light up, and he opened his mouth wide, drooling, just like the Ditto on his shoulder!

This situation made Victini, who was sitting on his head, shake his head repeatedly, then fly to the phone and stretch out his little paw in exasperation—pressing down on the local specialty dessert, sticky rice banana!

Of course, Rocco promptly added the dessert that Bictini had her eye on to his must-try list!

If you go to a new city and don't even try the local delicacies, see the unique products, or visit the local attractions—what kind of trip is that?!

So you can eat anything!

Let's talk about becoming the strongest trainer after we've eaten, drunk, and played enough!

......

29. How can a battle between Pokémon be complete without items!

Sticky rice banana is a food that is wrapped in leaves and filled with sticky rice.

The reason it's called glutinous rice banana is because the leaves it's wrapped in have a special fragrance and are the same color as a banana peel, unlike the banana-scented fruit where the upper and lower halves are different colors.

Bictini came for the 'dessert', and sweetness is this little 'rabbit apple's' favorite flavor.

Luo Ke also thought it tasted good. The glutinous rice inside was not firm, but very smooth, and it had a sweet taste. If you think it's not sweet enough, you can ask the vendor to sprinkle powdered sugar or chocolate sauce on it when making it.

Bictini likes it sprinkled with powdered sugar, while Rocco thinks it's too sweet.

As for Ditto...

It remains the same as always; it eats meat when Luo Ke eats meat, and drinks tea when Luo Ke drinks tea, without being picky about its food.

The barbecue and braised meat in Baping City are also very good. The former are generally large skewers and very tender. They will burst with juice when you bite into them. The latter are mainly seasoned to enhance the aroma, but the soul of the dish is the dipping sauce, which is amazing.

Luo Ke ate glutinous rice every day for the past few days. He loved the fragrant glutinous rice with a bowl of soup sprinkled with lots of pepper and pickled cucumbers.

While exploring various local delicacies, Luo Ke also took the opportunity to visit tourist attractions in Baping City that are related to the ancient kingdom.

It can only be said that although many aspects of this world, such as the names of regions, remind Roco of his past life, the difference between the presence of elves and the absence of elves is truly enormous.

If these things left behind by the ancient kingdoms had been in his previous life, eighty percent of them would have been considered miraculous creations.

Each of these things is something that the ancients could not have accomplished under normal circumstances, relying solely on human effort.

However, the ancient kingdoms of this world possessed the power of elves, which made such architecture seem reasonable.

Even the tour guides in these places don't talk about technology when they're explaining things; instead, they explain how different types of elves are used in architecture.

That sounds quite interesting.

However, after visiting Baping City for the past few days, the thing that caught Luo Ke's attention the most was its local specialties!

Baping City has many mines and is known as the "Mineral Capital".

In addition to producing normal ores, this place also produces some special ores.

As for the uses of these special ores...

"Take a look! A newly polished Fire Gem! As long as it stores enough energy inside, once your Pokémon carries it, it will boost the power of Fire-type moves until the energy runs out. Trainers who enjoy Pokémon battles shouldn't miss this!"

The burly shopkeeper held up a bright orange-red gem that looked like a diamond and shouted loudly.

After successfully attracting a large crowd of onlookers, he nodded directly to the trainer he had paid to release a Houndoom and placed a Fire Gem next to it.

Suddenly, light emanated from Dewynn's body, and the Fire Gem transformed into a stream of light that entered Dewynn's body. Then, Dewynn raised its head and unleashed a fierce burst of flames into the sky!

Once the energy stored in one of the Fire Gems was depleted, the shopkeeper took out a new Fire Gem and placed it in front of Derubi.

The effect was the same as before, but after the new Fire Gem entered Deruby's body, the original Fire Gem was ejected, and perhaps because its energy was depleted, the gem's luster completely dimmed.

However, more than the gem itself, Deruby's burst of flames into the sky once again attracted the attention of the onlookers.

The flames heated up the surrounding area, and this heat made many of the onlookers excitedly take out their wallets.

More than the Fire Gem's function, Rocco was more concerned about how Deruby carried the item.

Instead of finding a decoration to hang on its body, it can directly integrate the item into the spirit's body?

This way of carrying props is so much more convenient.

The downside is that it seems you can only carry one item. If this is how items are carried to be effective, then it's probably impossible to equip a Pokémon with many items—but berries, which only work when eaten, should still be fine, right?

In the game, I'm not allowed to bring two tree fruits, but in real life, who cares how many I can bring!

If there were no rules, I'd just customize a shoulder bag for Pokémon like Snorlax. I could carry a hundred or a thousand, and you wouldn't have to tell me what to do!

I can carry them all!

However, this means that the amount of food a Pokémon needs and the real-world effects of berries become important considerations...

As Luo Ke pondered this, he continued walking deeper into the market.

He hadn't specifically looked for such a place when he was in Los Angeles, so he hadn't seen any selling carrying items. It seemed they were only found in specific locations and weren't easy to spot.

Now that he's come to this place, and with the bounty Eureka gave him, he's not short of money, so of course he should buy some gadgets for Ditto and Victini.

With so many items available, even if a true novice trainer doesn't find everything in this market, it'll still be enough to keep them busy for quite a while.

Unlike Koroko, as a gamer, his biggest advantage is that he is very familiar with the items in the game, and he can know the general situation of some items by simply comparing them.

Therefore, he was not confused at all, and after comparing them, he only looked for what he wanted.

What should I do if I still have a lot of items that I want?

It's very simple...

"Boss, I want them all."

Luo Ke casually opened his mouth, and then, with the stall owner's smile, he directly bought an assault vest, a tumbler helmet, and boxing gloves!

Although he had asked, he learned that a spirit can only carry one item at a time, and it only works when it is carried; it cannot be directly attached to the spirit.

But buying more items and carrying different props depending on the situation is the best approach.

Moreover, the backpacks in this world are like Poké Balls, possessing some kind of spatial technology. They have a large internal space and do not add weight, so trainers don't have to worry about not being able to carry them all.

Under these circumstances, Luo Ke picked out quite a few props from the market.

Although some of the effects of these props are slightly different from those in the game, they are generally the same. However, in addition to these props that are the same as those in the game, Luo Ke also saw that many stall owners seemed to be selling a kind of jewelry made of special crystals. There are many kinds of such jewelry, and the special crystals also come in many colors.

This accessory was something he had never seen before in the game.

'Tini!'

Bictini also told Rocco through a mental connection that it sensed energy from the crystal.

This piqued Luo Ke's curiosity.

If there were many items in real life that didn't exist in the game, he would only lament that there was more to research, and he wouldn't pay much attention to them until he understood them. But there's only one...

"Boss, what kind of effect does this accessory have, and how much does it cost?"

As someone who likes to save the best for last, after Luo Ke leisurely strolled around the market and bought all the props he wanted, his final target was the kind of ornaments that were available at many stalls.

He asked questions while picking one up.

He just wanted to take a closer look, just like when you're browsing a night market stall and see things like bracelets.

But Luo Ke sensed it the moment he picked it up.

He felt that the energy within the ornament was subtly resonating with him!

It's as if he can channel this power into resonance whenever he wants!

This situation made Luo Ke even more curious.