Adventurer of the Elf World

At first glance, they looked like a family. Judging from the checkered cloth spread on the ground, as well as the incubator and bamboo basket, they must have come for a family picnic.

When the man saw Xiu looking over, he waved to him. Xiu subconsciously looked around and found that he was the only one.

It seems that even the place he subconsciously picked is very remote.

Xiu also walked over a little strangely and asked the man.

"Hello, what's the matter?"

When the little girl heard Xiu's voice, she raised her head and glanced at him, but her expression was a little... careless.

"It's okay. I see you were alone just now. If you don't mind, let's sit together." The man took out a bottle of water from the incubator next to him and handed it to Xiu, "Come on, let's drink some water first."

"Uh... no need."

Xiu raised his hand and was about to push it away, but the man half stood up and forced the water into his hand, and said something with a smile.

"Take it, it's too hot~"

Feeling the coldness on his hand, Xiuya could only accept it with a smile.

"Thank you."

Before Xiu could react, the woman on the side took out a box from the basket, opened it, smiled at Xiu and said:

"We also have snacks here, if you don't mind, please try them."

When Xiu heard this, he looked at the two people in front of him strangely. Why did he take care of him like this?

Xiu couldn't say anything, it was just weird anyway.

"If you're not in a hurry, just take a seat. There won't be this kind of weather here in a few days. If you want to play again, you'll have to wait until autumn."

Xiu was a little surprised by their words, but he didn't have anything to do, so he just sat aside and started chatting with them.

"Is it because of the weather?"

“Well… you can also say that.

However, there is a popular saying here, that is, "the forest is very violent when entering the summer". "

Xiu listened to his words for a moment, because this area is full of grassland, with no trees for shade. In midsummer, the temperature can reach more than 30 degrees under direct sunlight. No one will come here to suffer at that time. It is only available in late spring and early summer. And there is an environment to play in autumn.

Another problem is that this side is the suburbs, and further east is the Tokiwa Forest.

The elves in the summer forest are very irritable and aggressive.

This kind of aggression is not only shown in the forest, but also often has elves running to the suburbs. Almost every year during this time, you can hear news about elves hurting people.

"Does the Alliance not care?"

"Whatever!" The man was also a very talkative person and started talking about this topic directly.

"Look at the houses over there, they are all Alliance properties. When the time comes, the forest guards will withdraw from the forest and live there, and every summer the Alliance will organize trainers to strengthen patrols in the suburbs.

And we residents generally will not come here, and it will only be reopened at the end of autumn. "

Xiu heard a rare term and asked curiously: "Forest ranger?"

"Yes~ There are many rangers in the Joban Forest, but they will temporarily withdraw during the summer and wait until the autumn to return to station. We in Joban City all know this."

"Then why are they stationed in Viridian Forest?"

“Because in addition to cities like Joban City, there are many nearby villages and towns that have no connecting roads, and vehicles cannot enter, and there are only small roads for people to pass through. Therefore, forest rangers are needed to maintain these roads and at the same time know the situation in the forest. "

“What happens if the rangers withdraw from those towns?”

"The ones who were evacuated were the rangers from deeper areas. What's more, the villages and towns that have survived until now are definitely fine. They will find their own way out."

"..."

Xiu followed him and talked for a while about the situation around Joban City. For a moment, he felt that he was right not to leave, otherwise he would not know that there are so many things going on in Joban City.

A different Joban City than his impression was built in his mind.

The man said and asked curiously: "Little brother, are you your trainer?"

The current elf balls, whether they are the ordinary red and white balls of Giant Claw Mantis and Little Lucky Egg, or the special balls used by Casey, they do not have the function of shrinking. The three fist-sized elf balls worn on the body are somewhat conspicuous.

But Xiu’s Poké Ball was in his backpack. How could this person recognize his trainer?

Xiu did not deny it, but directly asked:

"Why do you say that?"

"Because your reaction was very ordinary when we talked about elves hurting people, but the questions you just asked are obviously your first time in Viridian City. Taken together, even if you are not a trainer, you are still someone who has come into contact with elves."

"I'm considered a nurturer~" Xiu said casually, with a somewhat casual tone.

But the man suddenly said with emotion:

"I also wanted to be a trainer back then. It would be so exciting to take risks, but..."

As he spoke, he looked at the gentle woman beside him, and his tone became gentle.

"I'm so lucky to have met you~"

The woman just smiled when she saw the man's condition. It was obvious that this was not the first time she had heard such words.

But Xiu on the side was caught off guard and was stuffed with a mouthful of dog food, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Xiu chatted with the middle-aged man and learned the reason why his family came here.

The reason is very simple. When the middle-aged man had not yet made a fortune, his family conditions were very average, but he fell in love with the boss's daughter, and the amazing thing was that he actually got in touch with her.

But this matter was soon exposed, which was of course opposed by the woman's parents, and in order to maintain contact, the two turned their relationship underground.

As a famous dating mecca in Joban City, it was just an ordinary suburb in those days. In order to get rid of the supervision of their parents, the two chose to date here.

"It was just two people who were soon discovered again, but this time the girl did not choose to compromise, but chose to elope with the boy."

The man described what happened in an outsider's tone. As he spoke, he gently hugged the man next to him, and then said gently: "I don't know what I would do without you~"

Xiu was just eating dog food on the side, especially as a new acquaintance, which seemed a bit embarrassing.

But looking at the expressions of the two people in front of them, that trace of depression quickly turned into a blessing.

Xiu also noticed the little girl beside him. He didn't know why, but Xiu had been sitting there obediently without saying a word until now.

Originally, he just thought it was a shy child and didn't pay too much attention.

But as if his gaze was discovered, the little girl turned her head slightly to look at him.

At that moment, Xiu seemed to have touched something, and a strange feeling arose from the bottom of his heart, but it subsided in an instant, leaving only an inexplicable emptiness.

Xiu took the initiative to look away, frowning slightly.