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

Carl's nutritious meals are indeed very effective; they look nutritious, taste nutritious, and are very nutritious in general.

Seeing the spoon being offered to its mouth and the dark green liquid inside, Guleton twitched its nose, and then its brain began to tremble.

'I'm going to die, I'm sure I'll die. How can this seemingly harmless human be so cruel?'

Despite its best efforts to shut its mouth, Guleton, now weakened, was completely unable to resist the psychic power emanating from Espeon.

As its mouth slowly opened under the influence of telekinesis, Leton began to desperately twist its body and tilt its head back, but the vines controlled by Serperior remained firmly tied to its spot.

'No, no, I don't want to eat this kind of thing!!!'

Perhaps because his body was too weak, his mental defenses began to collapse, and at this moment, Guleton completely abandoned his dignity as a divine beast.

Threatened by this spoonful of "ancient god soup," Gu Leton actually shed a tear from the corner of his eye.

Carl, who was watching the "execution" from the sidelines, reached out and wiped away Guleton's tear, then brought it to his nose and smelled it: "Hmm—it smells of fear!"

Ultimately, with the help of Espeon and Serperior, Guruton still managed to drink the "soup" specially made by Kal.

The moment the spoonful of soup entered Guleton's mouth, Guleton's whole body began to tremble violently.

The bitter saltiness, mixed with a strong fishy smell, filled Gu Leton's mouth as if a dead sea fish had been stuffed into a cellar and fermented for eighty-one days.

Physiological nausea made Guleton want to vomit, but Espeon used its psychic powers to firmly seal Guleton's mouth, forcing it to swallow the "thick soup".

As the thick soup slid into Guletun's stomach, a warm current appeared in Guletun's body. However, Guletun, who was about to faint, was obviously unable to perceive the changes in his body. He drooped his head, like a rag doll that was about to be broken.

Then Carl turned to look at Milton, who was trembling beside him, and gave him a “friendly” smile.

“You’re next,” Carl said.

With a loud "bang," Milton immediately prostrated himself before Karl, showing his submission.

Seeing this, Carl smiled slightly: "Millerton, you may not know the rules of humanity, but when you apologize, you have to show your belly."

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Espeon and Serperior turned to look at Karl with blank expressions, as if to say: What are you talking about?

Karl ignored Espeon and Serperior's expressions, and instead slowly walked up to Milton, looking down at it, and then said in a gentle tone, "So, you have to eat too."

Chapter 202 Karl's Wonderful Adventure: The Road to the Free World

After subduing Number Two Guleton and Number Two Milton with a lovingly prepared meal, Carl, who didn't consider himself a devil, finally asked Master Bear to prepare lunch for them.

Watching Number Two Guleton and Number Two Milton eat while shedding tears, Karl nodded with satisfaction: "Sigh, I really am a good person."

In fact, the second Guleton and the second Milton had considered escaping after being freed from their restraints, but Carl's words completely dispelled their thoughts.

"If you dare to run away, I will definitely catch you and make you eat the feast I have prepared for you."

Karl's casual remark sounded like a devil's whisper to the ears of Gruton and Milton II. In this world, no Pokémon would have the courage to eat Karl's cooking again after having tasted it, not even Grimer, which lives on garbage.

After "taming" Number Two Guleton and Number Two Milton, Karl approached Majestic Tooth: "Majestic Tooth, do you remember where that lake you mentioned before is?"

Majestic Tooth nodded, then raised its nose and pointed in a certain direction: "Roar. (Probably in this direction.)"

Yes, after achieving his goal of coming to Sector Zero, Carl did not leave immediately, but instead planned to try to find the passage that Majestic Tooth had used to reach the outside world.

According to Majestic Tooth's description, during its battle with Iron Tracks, it and its opponent fell into the lake and were then swept away by an underground current, eventually escaping from Zone Zero and reaching the outside of the Padia Crater.

If Karl could master this passage, he could freely travel between the inside and outside of the Padia Pit, which would be quite attractive to him.

The attraction wasn't that he could access the resources inside the Padia Pit through this passage, but rather that the very existence of a secret passage was appealing to Karl.

Therefore, even if Karl couldn't find the passage, he wouldn't feel disappointed. After all, there wasn't much inside the Padia Crater that would interest Karl. Apart from a bunch of Paradox Pokémon, the only other thing that would make Karl make a special trip to Sector Zero was the Talebages sleeping in the Zero Hole.

However, Carl agreed to accompany Piper to Sector Zero once he reached the required strength, and Carl planned to go to the Great Void of Zero at that time.

After resting for an hour, Carl bid farewell to the group of reluctant wild Pokémon and then embarked on his adventure once again.

This time, however, Karl's team has three more Pokémon. In addition to the captured No. 2 Guleton and No. 2 Milton, No. 1 Milton, who was rescued by Serperior and the others, has also joined Karl's team.

Carl had a very good impression of Milton #1. According to Serperior and the others, he learned that Milton #1 was injured while helping wild Pokémon escape the oppression of Milton #2.

Compared to the big, dumb guy Number One Millerton, Number One Millerton was clearly much smarter and more compassionate.

Although Carl knew that Number One Milton had joined his team because it wanted to hitch a ride with Carl to leave Sector Zero, he still did not refuse Number One Milton's offer.

After all, after leaving Sector Zero, Millerton would probably go to the Lighthouse Research Institute on Key Trail to find Piper, and now that Piper has been "trained" by Carl, she shouldn't be as resistant to Millerton as she was in the original story.

Led by the majestic Fang, Karl rode his Guleton to the lake that might contain a passage to the outside world.

The afternoon sun shone on the lake, and as a gentle breeze blew, it broke into shimmering ripples.

"Euphorbia, could you please take me for a walk around here?" Karl said to the Espeon floating beside him.

"Bueee. (Okay.)" Espeon called softly, and the ruby ​​on its forehead glowed slightly.

The next moment, Carl felt an invisible force of telekinesis envelop him, and then he fell into the lake under Espeon's control.

The instant he fell into the lake, Karl's psychic energy formed a sphere, separating him from the water.

This wasn't the first time Carl had dived underwater with Espeon's help, but he still couldn't help but exclaim, "Superpowers are so convenient!"

As one of the most common special abilities in the Pokémon world, psychic abilities are incredibly versatile.

With enough skill, superpowers can accomplish almost anything.

For example, Sabrina, the current Gym Leader of the Saffron City Psychic Gym in the Kanto region, is a highly talented psychic.

As a child, Sabrina displayed terrifying superpowers, to the point that her father regarded her as a monster.

The most terrifying aspect of psychic powers is that Sabrina can use her powers to turn a living human into a doll, something that most Psychic-type Pokémon cannot do.

At this moment, Espeon used its psychic powers to separate Carl from the lake and fill the "psychic sphere" where Carl was with enough oxygen for him to breathe.

As long as Espeon's psychic powers don't run out, Carl can stay in the water indefinitely without worrying about running out of oxygen.

Although this matter may seem ordinary, only those with superpowers can understand its significance.

With the help of AlphaGo, Carl began searching the bottom of the lake.

The formation of most lakes is inseparable from groundwater. Without fresh water as a source, a lake will eventually become a stagnant pool.

After searching for nearly ten minutes, Carl finally found a gap that looked like a "passage".

After finding the gap, Carl didn't enter immediately. Instead, he had Espeon use its psychic powers to check if there was any danger inside.

There's no danger.

Upon hearing the soft, sweet voice of Espeon in his mind, Karl raised an eyebrow and plunged headfirst into the gap.

As soon as he entered the gap, Karl used a flashlight to carefully observe the environment inside.

Overall, the view inside the gap closely matches Carl's impression of the structure of underground water tunnels.

After confirming this, Carl mentally estimated the location of the lake in Sector Zero, and then he discovered that the lake was located very close to the location of Glass Bottle City.

In Karl's memory, the water that powers the giant elevator in Bottle City seems to originate from Zone Zero. Combined with the information that Majestic Tooth appeared in the Sunny Desert, Karl initially judged that this groundwater is probably connected to the water source outside Bottle City.

With this in mind, Carl did not attempt to continue along the underground waterway, as he was wearing a positioning bracelet on his wrist.

Although Aoki said that the bracelet's location tracking function would only be activated when the device was out of contact, Karl couldn't completely believe that.

After leaving Sector Zero, Carl had plenty of time to find the other end of the tunnel.

Carl didn't want the Padilla League to know about the existence of this passage because, given the Padilla League's strict control over access to Sector Zero, this passage was probably the only way for Pokémon living in Sector Zero to reach the free world.

When Sun Eevee brought Carl back to the lakeside, Carl let out a deep breath.

Although moving freely in the water is a novel experience, Karl felt a sense of oppression after staying in the water for a long time.

Meeting the questioning gaze of Martial Arts Master Xiong, Karl nodded slightly, then a gentle smile appeared on his face: "Everything is resolved. Let's go home now."

Chapter 203 Karl's Bizarre Adventure - Epilogue

When Karl rode the Gulliver back to the initial landing point, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

Carl released Corviknight from the Poké Ball, then took out the helmet and put it on his head.

“Corviknight, do you remember where the gate is?” Karl climbed onto Corviknight’s back and asked it.

“Caw. (I remember.)” Corviknight nodded confidently.

"In that case, let's set off!"

Upon hearing this, the Steel-Armored Raven flapped its wings and flew into the sky like an arrow released from a bow.

About ten minutes later, Carl looked back at the receding Sector Zero. The undulating mountains were exceptionally verdant in the afterglow of the setting sun, and the Pokémon living on this land had become mere black dots in Carl's eyes.

As time passed, the Steel Raven carried Karl to the area beneath the clouds covering Sector Zero, where Karl then saw the gate to Sector Zero.

As Karl approached riding his Steel Raven, the gate slowly opened. The Steel Raven flapped its wings, passed through the gate, and landed in the enclosed room.

As Karl jumped off the Steel Raven's back, the familiar electronic voice sounded again: "Temporary privileges reverted, privilege revocation system activated."

As the electronic sound rang out, a small shelf popped out from beside the gate, and Carl immediately took off the bracelet on his wrist and placed it on the shelf.

With a "beep," the shelf was put away again, and the electronic voice sounded once more: "Temporary access has been revoked. We are contacting the authorized person."

After a long silence of ten seconds, Aoki's tired voice came from inside the room: "Hello, is that Karl? You're back?"

"It's me, Brother Aoki." Karl sat down against the wall, speaking lazily, "By the way, how am I supposed to get out of here? Do I need you to come pick me up?"

“…Procedurally speaking, that’s how it is.” Aoki hesitated for a moment. “Please give me ten minutes. I’m in Jinhui Town, and I’ll be there soon.”

“Okay, be careful on the road.” Carl replied very considerately, “Brother Aoki, you’ve worked hard.”

"Haha, I'll hang up now. We can talk when I get back."

After hanging up the phone, Carl waited listlessly.

While waiting for Aoki, Carl began to think about how to recount his experience in the Padia Crater, something every trainer who entered the Padia Crater had to do, including Yaji.

About ten minutes later, the elevator leading to the room opened again, and Aoki, carrying a briefcase, stepped out of the elevator. Karl could smell the strong smell of his work uniform even from a distance.

"Hey, Brother Aoki, long time no see. I hope I didn't disturb your meal." Karl waved to Aoki before getting up from the ground.

"No, not at all, because I'm still processing the documents issued by Chairman Yaji." Aoki casually replied, then reached into his briefcase, took out a voice recorder, turned it on, and stuffed it into his breast pocket.

"It is now 5:36 PM on June 3rd, XXXX year in the League calendar. We are about to conduct a survey and record of Trainer Karl's Zero District." Aoki immediately got into work mode the moment he spoke. "So, Trainer Karl, please begin to recount your experience of this trip to Zero District."

Having already prepared his speech, Carl only needed a moment to think before recounting his experiences in Sector Zero: "Before I landed on the surface of Sector Zero, I encountered two Pokémon I had never seen before..."

After Karl finished recounting his encounters with Roaring Moon and Ironneck, his voice paused for a moment.

Aoki didn't interrupt him, but his gaze towards Karl changed, and then he raised his hand to signal Karl to continue.

"Not long after I left those two Pokémon, I encountered..."

According to Carl's account, his rescue of Number One Guleton was an accident, and he initially did not intend to subdue Guleton.

However, as Carl spent more time with his Pokémon, he gradually developed the idea of ​​catching Gullion. Gullion followed him because it wanted to become Carl's Pokémon, and there was no coercion involved.

Karl then mentioned the group of Crystal Flower creatures, and that someone had once subdued the leader of the Crystal Flower group and promised that they could beg for food from humans.

Aoki's lips twitched after hearing Karl's words. He could guarantee with his overtime pay that Karl definitely knew that the person who had subdued the leader of the Crystal Flower Clan was President Yeci.

"Ahem, I'll report this to the Alliance." Aoki winked at Karl. "Please continue."

"Back then, I used food to get an important piece of information from the Crystal Flower: the reason they left their homeland was because their former habitat was no longer peaceful..."

Next, Carl steered the conversation toward the "riot" inside the Padia Crater, and recounted in great detail how he rescued wild Pokémon and suppressed the riot.

At the end, Karl specifically emphasized the amount of medicine and food he consumed, and passionately stated that it was all something he should do.

Upon hearing this, Aoki touched his nose. The interior of the Padia Pit, also known as Zone Zero, is essentially the private property of the Padia Alliance.

Therefore, maintaining order and ecological balance within the Padian Pit was the responsibility of the Padian Alliance, but now this matter has been resolved by Karl.

On a smaller scale, this is due to a shortage of manpower in the league, making it unable to handle the situation in time. On a larger scale, it means that the league has no control over its own private assets. What about other matters? Is it the same?

If this matter is exposed, not only will Ye Ci's status be affected, but even the Padiya League will be questioned.

The Zero District is to the Padia Alliance what the Silver Mine is to the Kanto and Johto regions; if they were to descend into chaos, it would cause immense damage.

Over the years, the Silver Mine had remained peaceful under the jurisdiction of the Kanto and Johto Alliance, but a major upheaval almost occurred in the Zero District.

What exactly went wrong?

In conclusion, Carl's assistance in suppressing the Zero District riots was a great help to the Padia Alliance, and the Alliance will likely show some reciprocation later.

After Karl told Aoki most of his experiences, he smiled at Aoki and said, "Now, Mr. Aoki, can you take me away from here?"

“Of course, please come with me.” Aoki turned off the recorder in his breast pocket and then sincerely thanked him, “Karl, thanks to you this time, otherwise I would have been the one to handle this.”

Upon hearing this, Karl waved his hand and said, "Oh, it was nothing, no need to say that."