Elf: Start your slow-paced life after becoming a farmer.

“You can eat as much as you want.” Karl patted Charizard’s belly lightly, then turned to Metagross. “By the way, Metagross, do you know where Swampert is? I saw the farmland has been watered, but I haven’t seen it anywhere.”

"Geng Jin. (It seems to have been outside the farm these past few days. Should I go find it now?)"

"Hmm... In that case, let's go together after you finish your work!"

Chapter 29 Treasure Trader Swamp Monster? (Please add to your favorites, comment, and read on!)

Under the clear sky, Carl sat atop Metagross, holding Espeon in his arms, with Charizard beside him. The three Pokémon leisurely searched for Swampert's tracks in the wild.

"By the way, hasn't Swampert been training with you guys these past few days?" Karl asked, sounding puzzled.

Of Carl's twelve Pokémon, Swampert is undoubtedly the most diligent. Despite being a late addition to the team, it would spend any free time training with Metagross and Charizard. Therefore, Carl was quite confident in it.

“Geng metal. (That’s right.)” the giant metal monster replied.

"Roar~ (It hasn't sparred with me these past few days.)" Charizard let out a lazy roar.

"Could it be..." Carl rested his chin on his hand, "that it encountered a Pokémon it liked in the wild?"

"Huh? (Really?)" Charizard pursed its lips, finding it hard to believe that the big, blue-skinned goofball would actually fall for another Pokémon.

"Bue~ (Maybe~)" Espeon replied while enjoying Carl's massage.

“Geng metal. (It could also be that it has encountered an equally matched opponent.)” the Giant Metal Monster analyzed rationally.

“Anyway, let’s find it first,” Carl decided immediately.

Just as Karl finished speaking, a loud bang came from afar.

Karl's eyelids twitched at the sight: "Could this be the commotion caused by the Swamp Monster?"

"Eevee~ (Let me see.)" Espeon leaped out of Karl's embrace, and invisible psychic power surged wildly from the ruby ​​between its eyebrows, extending towards the direction from which the loud noise came.

"Is it Swampert?" Carl asked, looking at Espeon that had fallen back into his arms.

"Bueee~ (It's that one, it looks like it's battling a very angry wild Pokémon.)" Espeon's forked tail brushed against Carl's arm. "Bueee (Let's hurry over there.)"

Metagross's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this, and the next moment its flight speed increased dramatically as it sped off towards Swampert's location.

"boom!"

From a great distance, Karl could see his Swampert engaged in a fierce battle with a Claymore.

Behind Swampert, two Pokémon with brown skin, two light purple horns that forked in two, and three dark brown stripes on their bellies pierced by a vertical stripe, were making anxious cries.

These two Pokémon look exactly like Wooppadias.

Seeing this, Carl jumped down from Metagross's head, rolled three times on the soft grass to dissipate the impact of the landing, and immediately gave the command: "Metagross, Ice Punch, don't go too far."

Upon receiving Karl's command, Metagross's eyes narrowed, and it flew to the side of the Earth King. Its four thick metal claws immediately crackled with ice energy and slammed down on the Earth King.

After being hit by Metagross's Frozen Punch, Earth King cried out in pain. Its eyes were full of fierceness, and it opened its mouth and spat out a ball of mud imbued with Ground-type energy at Metagross.

Karl frowned, then gave the command to Espeon: "Espeon, Psychic, suppress it!"

"Eevee~ (Okay)" The Espeon, perched on Karl's shoulder, looked at the Earth King. The ruby ​​between its eyebrows lit up slightly, and then an invisible psychic force landed on the Earth King, pressing it firmly to the ground, unable to move an inch.

After watching Espeon subdue the Earth King like a pig being slaughtered for the New Year, Karl approached the bewildered Swampert and asked, "Swampert, what's going on?"

"Swamp? (I don't know?)" Swampert raised its hand and scratched its head, then pointed to the two somewhat agitated Upo behind it. "Swamp~ (I was just playing with my new friend when it suddenly attacked me.)"

Looking at the somewhat frightened Wobbuffet behind Swampert, and then at the Earth King who was being pinned to the ground and cursing by Espeon, Karl seemed to have understood the cause of the matter.

“It seems this is a misunderstanding.” Karl’s tone was somewhat exasperated. “I think you should explain this to that Earth King.”

"Swamp? (What does that mean?)" Swamp Monster scratched its head, puzzled.

“Let me explain, you’re not a treasure dealer,” Karl said helplessly. “Is there any possibility that the Earth King is your new friend’s mother?”

"Swamp? (Is that really true?)" Swamp Monster asked the two little Wobbles behind it.

"Upo~" The two little Wopo blinked their big, watery eyes and looked innocently at the Swampert.

“What are they saying?” Karl turned to look at the Alpha Eevee on his shoulder.

“Eevee~ (They said: 'Boss, don’t you want us anymore?')” Espeon said with a strange expression.

"Boss?" Karl was taken aback when he heard this, then turned to look at the swamp monster with its silly-looking face.

Has your honest son started having followers outside?

Charizard and Metagross exchanged a glance, both seeing disbelief in each other's eyes. Their little brother actually had the talent to "abduct" children?

"Let's release the Earth King first." Karl rubbed his head, looking somewhat exasperated. What kind of mess was this?

Hmm? Then, as if he had thought of something, Karl turned to look at the Earth King, who had just been released. The Earth King was looking at Karl and the Pokémon beside him with a wary expression.

Or should we use the "food and lodging included" approach on them?

Thinking of this, Karl put on a kind smile and brought Swampert and Espeon to the Earth King, letting Swampert explain the details of what had happened.

In short, Swampert encountered the Woopoo brothers while training alone with a Pokémon in the wild.

When the Upo brothers witnessed the Swampert's incredible strength in splitting mountains and rocks, they immediately bowed down in worship. The Swampert found these two silly little guys quite interesting and became friends with them.

Therefore, the Swamp Monster has been coming to the wild to play with them every day for the past few days.

The Earth King noticed that its two children were sneaking out to play every day and rarely came home, so it secretly followed them today. Then it discovered that its children were with this Pokémon that looked very dangerous.

In a moment of desperation, the Earth King immediately attacked the Swamp Monster, and what followed was the scene Karl witnessed.

In fact, Swampert could easily knock the Earth King unconscious with a single Freeze Punch if it wanted to, but its honest nature prevents it from doing so.

After explaining everything, the Earth King looked embarrassed and called out to the Swamp Monster, probably apologizing to it.

"Swamp~ (It's alright.)" Swampert called out gently, then turned to look at the two little Wobbles behind it, looking troubled.

"Pooh~" The two little Woopos stared longingly at the Swampert, looking incredibly cute.

“Well, in that case, how about you join my farm?” Carl suggested with a smile.

Chapter 30 New Member of the Farm++ (Please read, add to your favorites, and comment)

"Boo!"

Upon hearing Karl's words, the two little Wobo hopped over to Karl's feet and affectionately rubbed against his trouser leg.

Although the two little guys didn't know what the farm Carl was talking about was, as long as they could play with their "big brother" Swampert, joining that "farm" wasn't a big deal.

Woop is a Pokémon that typically lives in ponds or swamps. When it comes to land, it often secretes a slightly toxic mucus to keep its skin moist.

Fortunately, it's springtime, and Carl was wearing work pants today; otherwise, he would probably be under the influence of the poison by now.

Even without Espeon translating, Carl could guess what they were saying, something like "I want to follow the boss" or "I want to join the farm."

Seeing this, Karl pointed to the troubled Tu Wang and said, "If your mother agrees, then you can come back with me."

The two little owls tilted their heads and hopped over to the Earth King's side, where they began to communicate with him in a call-and-response style.

Karl followed behind the two little Wobo, took out a can of powerful healing potion from his backpack, and sprayed it on the Earth King.

The moment the spray landed on the Earth King, its body visibly relaxed. The Earth King first glanced curiously at the medicine in Karl's hand, and then began to discuss with the two little Wobo.

Carl had no intention of intervening in their conversation, and turned to the Swamp Monster to check its injuries.

The Swampert remained quietly in place, letting Karl do whatever he wanted to it.

Swampert's strength is in the lower middle range of the team, roughly at the level of the Elite Four's main force. Although it did not fall behind in the battle against the Earth King, the restrictive fighting style caused it to suffer some injuries.

"Oh, silly child, others have already hit you, why are you still so obedient?" Karl tenderly patted the Swampert's head and began to treat its wounds.

"Swamp~ (It's all a misunderstanding~)" Swamp Monster opened its mouth wide and laughed stupidly.

Metagross sighed inwardly as it looked at its little brother's dazed expression.

When Swampert was still a Mudkip, it was always taught by Metagross, so Swampert and Metagross had the best relationship in Carl's party.

Metagross had always been worried about Swampert's overly lenient nature, which is why Carl sent Swampert back to the Yamanashi Laboratory shortly after his trip to the Kanto region.

After all, Swampert is just like that, and Karl doesn't want it to change itself because of external factors.

The two little Wobo talked to the Earth King for a long time, but still couldn't get his consent. They were so anxious that they were almost crying.

"How about I have a chat with the Earth King?" Karl said with a smile as he approached the two little Wobbles after treating the Swampert's injuries.

"Upo~" Upon hearing this, the two little Wopo came to stand beside Karl, one on each side, looking at him pitifully.

In fact, the Upo family of Padia did not provide much help to the farm. Although the Earth King had the Rainmaking skill in his skill pool, it was insignificant compared to the Hakron, which could freely manipulate the weather.

But Carl took a liking to the two clever little creatures and wondered if he could bring them back to the farm, since they were his Swampert's "little brothers".

After Carl's persuasive words, which appealed to both emotion and reason (rather than physics), the king finally accepted the invitation to join the farm.

With room and board provided, and renowned teachers to instruct your child, giving up a little freedom doesn't seem so bad, does it?

The earth king, bewildered by Karl's words, thought to himself.

Upon hearing the Earth King's agreement, the two little Wobo jumped around Karl, chirping happily as if they had won a battle.

Although Karl really wanted to pick up the two little guys, he reluctantly gave up the dangerous idea when he thought of the toxic slime on their skin.

“Since the Earth King has agreed, then come back to the farm with me,” Carl said, walking up to the Metagross.

Metagross immediately understood and used telekinesis to send Carl onto his head.

The two little Wobbles, seeing this scene, approached the Metagross with a mixture of timidity and curiosity, and called out to it in unison.

Metagross glanced at the two little guys, and under the terrified gaze of the Earth King, used telekinesis to send them to Karl's feet.

And so, the one person with seven Pokémon set off slowly and leisurely toward the direction of the farm.

Along the way, Carl also encountered many Pokémon suitable for keeping on a farm, such as the Four Seasons Deer and the Mounted Lamb. However, they scattered and left immediately upon seeing this group of Pokémon, which made Carl feel somewhat helpless.

Carl had just returned to the farm with the Woop family and a bunch of Pokémon when they ran into Dragonair, who was taking a walk in the fields.

Upon seeing the two adorable little Wobo, Hakron happily greeted them, saying, "Woo-woo~ (Hello~)"

The two little Woops hopped and skipped over to Hakron, tilting their heads and saying, "Woops~"

Upon hearing that Carl was going to take the Upo family on a tour of the farm, Hakron immediately joined the group and followed them toward the farmhouse.

As Carl passed a meadow on the farm, he saw New Leaf Cat training hard and a serious-looking Serpent.

Under New Leaf Cat's control, green leaves shot towards Serperior Serpent, but Serperior Serpent merely raised an eyelid, and a vine as thick as a thumb sprouted from the ground, easily sweeping away all the flying green leaves.

"Serperados, Meowth, come meet our new partner!" Carl called out to the two Pokémon that were training.

In fact, Serperior had already noticed Carl and the unfamiliar Pokémon following behind him, but due to some special psychological factor, it only turned to look at Carl after hearing his call.

"Galo? (You brought three more Pokémon home?)"

"To be more precise, it was because of Swampert that I encountered Ubo and the others," Karl explained softly as he approached the Serpent Lord.

"Garoo! (Anyway, you're not the one who's responsible in the end.)" A hint of dissatisfaction flashed in the Serpent Lord's rose-red eyes.

Why is my trainer's habit of collecting Pokémon getting worse and worse?

"Oh dear, they will all be Your Majesty's subjects from now on," Karl joked, making a lighthearted but not overt joke.

Upon hearing this, the Monarch Serpent turned its head away and snorted. Karl immediately pulled it into his arms to comfort it.

On the other side, Xinye Miao was staring at two Ubo big eyes. Xinye Miao's sixth sense told it that these two little guys were very dangerous to it.

Back at the farmhouse, Carl formally introduced the Woop family to all the Pokémon on the farm.

The Pokémon were already used to Carl bringing back a few Pokémon from time to time.

Although Carl brought back four Pokémon in less than a month since arriving in Padia, there was still so much to do on the farm.

"Then, Master Bear, let's prepare a big meal for lunch today to welcome Wubo and Tuwang to our farm!"

"Hoo-hoo! (Leave it to me!)"

Chapter 31 First Arrival in Yuanmo Town (Please read, add to your favorites, and leave comments)

At seven o'clock in the morning, Karl, who had just finished washing up, was sitting at the dining table with a sleepy-eyed Zhenyi, watching Martial Arts Master Xiong prepare breakfast.

Today marks four days since the Upo family joined the farm, and Carl's life is gradually becoming more regular.

Normally, after breakfast each morning, Carl would go to the fields to check on the growth of the crops and then inspect the farm.

The purpose of inspecting the farm is to prevent wild Pokémon from entering the farm and to check the growth of pasture grass in the pasture area.

Incidentally, after Carl discussed it with a group of Pokémon, he named the lake on the farm "Little Pot Lake," a name that represents a secret ambition in Carl's heart.

After lunch, Carl would check on the training progress of each Pokémon.

In fact, the Pokémon in Carl's team are all incredibly disciplined, and even without Carl's supervision, they will train according to the plans he sets.