This trainer has no moral principles

As expected, the way in which players command elves to fight, as in the comics, is the orthodox way. Making it into a card game is just a village rule that was compromised due to limited technical capabilities.

"Can I see your deck?"

"Of course, no problem. Blue-Eyes White Dragon is the strongest. Come play Blue-Eyes, big brother."

The shop owner's son generously gave his deck to Youzhi and recommended it enthusiastically.

"The Dark Magician is the strongest," his partner protested.

Youzhi originally thought that these cards were beautifully made and there was a risk of them being indistinguishable from the real thing, but once he got his hands on them, he realized that he was overthinking it. Trainers can tell whether there are any host Pokémon in the cards just by touching them, so there is no possibility of deception.

"Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Dark Magician, sounds familiar."

You Zhi vaguely remembered that these two also appeared frequently in the comics he had read in his previous life.

The shop owner's son said nonchalantly, "Of course they sound familiar. Blue-Eyes, Black Magic, and Red-Eyes are known as the three great Pokémon. They are the trump cards of the league champion, Red, and several of the kings."

"Small pork chopped noodles are here."

The proprietress placed a bowl of sliced ​​noodles filled to the brim in front of You Zhi, then looked at her son and scolded him, "Still playing cards? Have you finished your homework?"

"I'm not playing, I'm preparing to become a great elf master in the future."

"You haven't even awakened two-star spiritual power, and you're still dreaming of becoming a Pokémon Master," the proprietress said with disdain. "If you haven't awakened two stars before you're twelve, you can't even be a Pokémon Master, let alone a Pokémon Trainer. You'll only be able to learn to make ramen from your dad."

"I don't want to make ramen."

"Then study hard. If you can't be a trainer in the future, at least you can be a researcher."

……

After finishing his sliced ​​noodles, You Zhi casually asked as he was paying the bill, "Madam, where are the most wild Pokémon around here?"

"Of course it's the oak forest in the west. So, are you a Pokémon trainer?"

—Oak Forest? Isn't that a location from Pokémon Gold and Silver? Back then, there was a rumor that if you collected all the unknown totems, you could catch Celebi next to the shrine in the forest.

You Zhi thought about it and hummed casually.

"Big brother is a Pokémon trainer?"

The store manager's son poked his head out from the back room, a pencil between his upper lip and nose. "You don't even know about card duels... so will you participate in the League Conference?"

Collecting eight gym badges will allow you to participate in the League Conference. Even without the original owner's memories, Youzhi still remembers the setting in this Pokémon. He is more and more certain that this is a stitched world. He said casually: "I should participate if I have the chance."

"Then when I become a Pokémon trainer in the future, let's compete at the League Conference."

"Okay, my name is Youzhi, what's yours?"

"My name is Xiao Jin."

"My name is Xiaoyin."

The store manager's son's playmate also signed up.

The boss lady put her hands on her hips and yelled, "Go back and do your homework!"

The two of them immediately shrank back.

The proprietress said to You Zhi, "Children's words are innocent, you don't have to take them to heart."

"I think these two kids will become great in the future. Maybe it will come true."

"I accept your good words."

No one dislikes hearing good things about their own children. The proprietress smiled happily, then remembered something and hurriedly reminded them, "By the way, the oak forest isn't very safe lately. I heard there are suspicious people around. Please be careful."

"I will, thanks for reminding me."

Chapter 5: Understanding Worldview

After confirming the next target, You Zhi did not rush to set off. Instead, he first went to the town library to look up information to understand the background setting of this world, especially the setting of the elf duel.

Judging from the reactions of the small town residents, if you don’t know about card dueling, you might be regarded as a country bumpkin, but if you don’t know about elf dueling, you will definitely be regarded as an alien.

"Elves first appeared 218 years ago, a year known as the Elf Year. Initially, there were only a handful of individuals, but as time went on, more and more elves appeared in the world, sparking the observation of scientists...

"According to some high-ranking elves, they originated from a plane called the Elven Realm. Due to a massive, extinct catastrophe, the Elven Realm was severely damaged, and part of the space was transformed into world fragments that merged with the human plane. The specific details of the disaster are unknown...

"An elf's body is composed of spiritual energy, taking on the form of flesh and blood to adapt to the laws of the real world. Eating can accelerate the recovery of spiritual energy, but it is not necessary. The disappearance of an elf is not true death, but a return to the elven realm. When its spiritual energy is fully replenished, it will return to the real world...

"The essence of a Spirit Card is a medium for communication between spirits. Therefore, when a Spirit is stored in a Spirit Card, its spiritual power will recover faster. There's no need to worry about the Spirit becoming lonely and irritable after being sealed in the card for a long time. Dr. Bratano of the Kalos region believes that humans shouldn't arrogantly impose their own ideas on the Spirits..."

"Dr. Morn of the Aether Foundation has proposed a hypothesis that the elves of this world are actually projections of their original selves in the elven world. The more gifted the elves, the more weight they hold. Therefore, weak elves often appear foolish and lack emotion, while powerful elves possess intelligence comparable to that of humans. Currently, there is no evidence to support this hypothesis..."

You Zhi glanced through "The Origin of Pokémon That Even the Troublemaker Can Understand", and then picked up a book called "Trainer's Beginner's Guide Recommended by Champion Red".

According to the description in this book, the energy in Youzhi's body is called Duel Spiritual Power, which is a prerequisite for becoming a Pokémon trainer. It can be cultivated and improved through meditation and Pokémon duels. The spiritual power level is divided according to star levels, and each level will increase to twice the original level.

Generally speaking, people in this world are born with one-star spiritual power, and can possess two-star spiritual power by adulthood. Through meditation and practice, they can reach a maximum of four stars. Further improvement can only be achieved through elf duels.

Of course, there is also the concept of talent here.

With the same meditation, some people's spiritual power grows faster, some grows slower. In the same elf duel, some people absorb more, some absorb less. This reflects the difference in talent.

Therefore, the noodle shop owner told her son that if he didn't awaken his two-star spiritual power before the age of twelve, he wouldn't even be able to be a Pokémon trainer. It's not that she really couldn't do it, but that she meant that he didn't have enough talent and it would be difficult to achieve success in this line of work.

After all, more than two hundred years have passed since the appearance of Pokémons, and the competition in the Pokémon trainer industry has become extremely fierce. If ordinary people try to force their way in, they will only become a background board to highlight the geniuses.

The level of Duel Spirit Power is related to the upper limit of the star level of Pokémon that a trainer can command. For example, a four-star Pokémon trainer can only command Pokémon of the highest level of four stars. If one day he gets a five-star Pokémon, although he can still summon it, the opponent may not obey his orders, and it is not impossible for the opponent to turn against him in the middle of the battle.

"This setting is very similar to the game version of Pokémon. Players must obtain gym badges to increase the upper limit of their command. If the level of the Pokémon exceeds the upper limit, they will ignore orders or use random moves."

You Zhi was "surprised" to find another suture point.

"I don't know what star level I am now. I have to find an opportunity to check it out."

He then read on to read the content of the Elf Duel. According to the book, Elf Duels were divided into temporary duels and regular duels. The one he had with Harlin was the former.

In a temporary duel, trainers on both sides can consume their own spiritual power to use spell cards, and once the summoned Pokémon are dispersed, they will suffer a backlash of spiritual power of the corresponding star level. Therefore, if it is a battle between familiar people, it is often a matter of hitting the target. The winning Pokémon can still gain experience, but it will be less than completely destroying the opponent.

A formal duel requires the deployment of a duel barrier. At this time, even if the Pokémon is destroyed, the trainer will not suffer from the backlash of spiritual power, and the refinement of spell cards only consumes half of the spiritual power.

"Hey, they're called Spell Cards. Aren't they Magic Cards and Trap Cards?"

You Zhi immediately noticed something was wrong.

In the previous duel, he found that Harlin could not see the information description like him, so when the Demon Lizard Yihao went into battle, Harlin did not know that the Demon Lizard Yihao was also a water-attribute elf, and could only confirm it through subsequent battles.

At that time, You Zhi guessed that this might be the benefit of being a time traveler, with a built-in identification function.

Now it seems that this identification function may not be accurate, and a guess comes to my mind.

"My cheat code is actually a Yu-Gi-Oh card identifier, not a true identifier. It's just that the elf cards and spell cards have the same art as Yu-Gi-Oh cards, so there's some connection."

For example, the spell card "Thunder" activated by Harlin, according to the plug-in's determination, has the effect of causing 300 points of damage to the opponent. In a card duel, it directly causes damage to the player's health points, but in the real world, the target of the attack is the elf.

In card duels, there is no such thing as life points for elves. If your attack power is higher than your opponent's, you can destroy your opponent and send him to the graveyard, and the victory or defeat will be decided with one blow.

In the real world, Pokémon clearly have the concept of health or stamina, but it's difficult to confirm accurately. The attack and defense values ​​on the card panel are similar to the concept of racial values ​​in Pokémon.

Pokémon with higher race stats are indeed more useful, but that doesn't mean whoever has a higher race stat will win. It also depends on factors such as moves, characteristics, training, and the trainer's command.

"It seems that the description of the cheat code can only be used as a reference from now on. It cannot be regarded as the real effect. The specific connection must be slowly explored."

After finishing the two books, You Zhi found another book, "The Elf Encyclopedia Praised by Long Tianwangdu", and read it until the administrator reminded him that the library was about to close. He then reluctantly left and found a hotel nearby to stay.

There is no need to worry about the money. I have to admit that although working for Gurus is dangerous, the salary and benefits he offers are really generous, and he is not stingy at all in this regard.

You Zhi checked the original owner's bank card and found that the deposit in it was equivalent to 800,000 RMB in the real world. As long as he didn't buy a house or get married, it was enough for him to live a carefree life for a long time.

"A serious Pokémon trainer will have at least three Pokémon. Get some rest today, and tomorrow we'll go to the oak forest to capture new Pokémon. I hope to encounter a talented, powerful, and strong Pokémon."

Chapter 6: A Meteor

"Demon Lizard Yihao, be careful not to kill it with your strength."

Under You Zhi's command, the magic lizard Yihao knocked a fat green caterpillar off the branch to the ground with one punch, then swung its tail and hit it several times, and the caterpillar seemed to be dying.

Yu Zhi decisively took out the card and took back the demon lizard Yihao, then replaced it with his assistant Goblin and gave a simple instruction: "Destroy this baby larva."

The assistant goblin laughed strangely a few times, stepped forward and slapped the baby larva vigorously with a towel. After slapping it more than ten times, he finally killed the baby larva cruelly. The other party's body turned into spiritual particles and dissipated. Part of them was absorbed by the assistant goblin and turned into experience points.

You Zhi sighed with regret, "Without a learning device, it's really troublesome to level up weak Pokémon."

The Learning Device is an item in the Pokémon game that allows Pokémon that have not yet appeared to share half of their experience points. It is suitable for training Pokémon that have not yet evolved and have weaker abilities.

You Zhi didn't have such a convenient item, so he could only arrange the strong-to-weak tactic, with the magic lizard Yihao beating the wild elves to low health, and then letting his assistant goblin go up to finish off the enemy.

In this world, the distribution of spiritual power in the elves' battles is calculated in two parts. One part depends on the degree of strength, and the other part depends on the number of heads. As long as you grab the last head, you can be guaranteed to obtain at least half of the spiritual power.

The wild elves in the oak forest were of very low level, none of them were above level 5. Youzhi spent most of the day in the forest and defeated more than elves, but he still couldn't get his assistant goblin to level up. Instead, the nanny, the magic lizard Yihao, got another level up.

Some people may think that Youzhi should not waste his time on a small Pokémon like the Assistant Goblin, whose attack and defense stats are only 100. He should cultivate the more capable Demon Lizard Yihao to maximize his efficiency. After all, he is not the original owner and has no feelings for the original owner's Pokémon, so he does not feel reluctant to let go.

In fact, this is indeed the case. You Zhi does not mind exchanging the Assistant Goblin for a powerful elf. However, according to the records in "The Elf Encyclopedia Praised by Long Tianwangdu" that he read yesterday, the Assistant Goblin has many evolved forms.

For example, there are Goblin Burrowing Units, Goblin Reconnaissance Units, Goblin Assassination Units, and even the Goblin Lindbergh who flies a plane. These Pokémons have their own specialties, and are at least better than just catching a wild Pokémon.

In addition, the original owner's ace elf is a "giant orc", and the assistant goblin has a very high level due to the long-term experience of using the giant orc, so it is normal for it to evolve to the next level.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the grass, and a green mantis half the size of an adult jumped out.

[Insect Man (2 Stars) Land]

[Pedigree: Insect]

【Level: 8】

【Talent: Weak】

[Attack power: 500 (450)]

【Defense Strength: 700 (630)】

[Insect Tribe, Description: Insects that live in groups, and the forest is their paradise]

This piece of information immediately appeared in Youzhi's vision. Compared with the information he saw during the duel with Harlin before, there was an additional "talent".

According to the encyclopedia, talent is related to the upper limit of an elf's level. Once the upper limit is reached, the spiritual power can no longer increase.

However, at present, people do not have a direct way to confirm the talent of elves. They can only judge indirectly through details such as whether the body is strong, the movements are flexible, and the brain is smart.

倒是精灵的等级可以通过卡片的外表来确认大概，比如1-20等级就是普普通通的精灵卡，21-30等级的精灵卡卡名会变成银色，31-40等级的精灵卡卡名会变成金色，41-50等级的精灵卡通体会散发金色。

These four types of Pokémon cards are referred to by trainers as Normal, Silver, Gold, and Flash.

As for the specific level number, it can only be evaluated by relying on professional instruments based on the total amount of spiritual power in the elf's body.

After all, the essence of level is a quantitative concept forcibly given by humans in order to better help trainers understand the strengths and weaknesses of Pokémon, but Pokémon themselves do not have level attributes.

The talent of "Magic Lizard Yihao" is "average", and the talent of "Assistant Goblin" is "strong". According to normal textual understanding, "strong" is undoubtedly higher than "average", and "average" is higher than "weak".

Judging from actual performance, the Assistant Goblin is indeed smarter than the Demon Lizard Yihao. The latter only acts according to orders and fights rigidly, while the former knows how to use some tricks. This is one of the reasons why the original owner still kept the Assistant Goblin even though its attack and defense values ​​are low and its effect is dispensable.

For ordinary trainers without family background, getting a Pokémon with strong talent is a good fortune at the level of smoking in the ancestral grave. You should know that Youzhi wandered around in the oak forest for an entire afternoon and only encountered one Pokémon with "average" talent, and the rest were "weak".

Unfortunately, the Pokémon with the "Normal" talent was too alert and ran away as soon as it sensed danger. Youzhi didn't have time to ask the Demon Lizard Yihao to intercept it, otherwise he would definitely have to use the Pokémon card he just bought in the morning to capture it.

Insect people have low talent and poor ability, and their level is only slightly higher. From the perspective of training, the level value is the most useless.

More importantly, the other party's appearance does not conform to Youzhi's aesthetic taste at all, so he has no desire to conquer him.

He was planning to replace Yihao the Demon Lizard and repeat the previous tactics of leading his younger brothers, when suddenly an idea came to him.

Although whoever grabs the head can get half of the experience, if you can get all, why take only half? Anyway, it is getting dark and he is hungry. The insect man is probably the last elf he will encounter today. There is no need to save the assistant goblin's energy, so he decisively refines and activates the spell card "Crossbow Troops".

[Normal Trap: Crossbow Troops]

[Effect: Tribute 1 monster on your side of the field, then target 1 card on your opponent's side of the field, and destroy that card.]

As a Pokémon trainer, the original owner naturally mastered some spell cards. Once a spell card is successfully summoned, it will remain in the spiritual power veins like a brand. When you want to use it, you only need to provide spiritual power to activate the corresponding spell.

You Zhi spent five hours searching in the hotel last night and finally recalled most of the spell cards. "Crossbow Troops" was one of them.

As the spiritual power began to operate, a huge crossbow cart appeared out of thin air in the forest. The assistant goblin was restricted by the invisible force and was forced onto the launch pad like a crossbow arrow. Then the crossbow cart moved slowly and aimed at the insect man.

The insect man was neither blind nor deaf, so it was impossible for him not to notice such a huge commotion, so he turned around and ran away immediately.