Elf: I'm the only one who understands Pokémon

"Good morning, Fang Zhu."

Big Tongue rubbed his eyes and said good morning to Fang Zhu.

In the blink of an eye, it’s early morning again.

The bowl containing the tree fruit puree has been hidden by the big tongue.

When he returned to the dormitory last night, Fang Zhu still slept soundly.

"Good morning, Big Tongue, Iron Shell Chrysalis, Doron Mecia."

Fang Zhu greeted the Pokémon one by one, only to find that Big Tongue opened his mouth wide.

"Big Tongue, did you have a nightmare last night? Why are you yawning?"

Fang Zhu asked, touching the little golden head of Big Tongue.

Big Tongue quickly shook his head.

"No, I just suddenly wanted to give it a try."

After saying that, Big Tongue quickly stopped yawning.

After all, it has maintained a good sleep ever since it learned the skill of sleeping.

Yawning has never happened before.

But helplessly, Big Tongue discovered last night that using the brain to study is much more tiring than physical training.

Physical fatigue can be recovered through sleep, but mental fatigue can only be made up for through time.

Especially the content of the book last night...

The big tongue recalled last night, when it happily read through the author's ramblings, thinking it finally saw something useful.

Some of the contents are expressed as follows:

[Fire energy is violent but warm, just like a human being. Although she looks fierce, she is actually a warm and beautiful girl]

[The main characteristics of ghost energy are weird and unpredictable. It has always been dark and cold. Although as a beautiful girl, my thoughts are also unpredictable and difficult to guess, but my heart is warm! ]

If it weren't for the fact that there were a lot of contents in the book that made Big Tongue feel bright, he would have given up directly.

Without it, extracting effective information from such text is really an energy-consuming task.

"Then you go back to the elf ball first. Cousin Mai has something to do with me this morning. I will let you out when I have an opportunity."

After saying hello to the three Pokémon, Fang Zhu took them back into the Pokémon ball.

Training like yesterday only happens once a week.

The rest of the time is left to each apprentice to train independently or complete the tasks assigned by the gym.

Through Mu Fan's introduction, Fang Zhu learned.

Although the gym will provide training resources for apprentices every month, it is not without conditions.

The condition is that apprentices need to complete at least one task released by the gym every month.

Exceptions are made for those who apply for travel or have long-term assignments.

Fang Zhu originally thought it would be a bit harsh.

But after Mu Fan took him around the gym mission release area, he gave up his original idea.

Helping the residents of Yuchong Town weed weeds, harvest crops, or clean the gym. These simple tasks are also included in the quota.

If you look at it this way, the gym's monthly training resources are equivalent to giving away for free.

After a while, Fang Zhu came to Maitang's office.

"Knock knock knock."

"Please come in."

When Fang Zhu opened the door, Mai Tang was typing on the keyboard quickly.

There seemed to be a report on the computer screen, and results appeared one after another as the formulas were entered.

"Wait a moment Ha Fangzhu, I will submit the monthly summary form to the alliance first, very soon."

Maitang was fully focused, and his hands moved so fast that afterimages even appeared.

“Phew—done it!”

The moment he clicked the send button, Maitang slumped down on his office chair out of habit.

Then he suddenly remembered that Fang Zhu was beside him and straightened up immediately.

"Cough cough."

Mai Tang pretended to cough twice.

"Fang Zhu, before I knew it, it has been about a week since you joined the Jade Chong Gym."

"It's also time for you to understand the most routine and basic responsibility of the gym - accepting challenges from challengers."

"It just so happens that two challengers have made appointments today. Come with me to the first floor to have a look."

Mai Tang skillfully shut down the computer and waved to Fang Zhu.

Fang Zhu quickly followed, filled with anticipation.

I am finally coming!

Gym battle!

This is the scene Fang Zhu has been looking forward to for a long time.

When I think back to my previous life as a child, the gym challenges in the anime are still fresh in my memory.

When facing the giant rock snake, Pikachu accidentally broke the water spray system and won unconventionally.

When facing Raichu, Pikachu is determined to fight in its current form, rejecting the scene of the Thunder Stone.

Or maybe it's the golden armor put on by the combined skills of Pikachu and King Yan.

……

Many of Xiaozhi's gym battle scenes still make Fang Zhu's blood boil when he thinks of them.

It was quite some distance from the office to the battlefield on the first floor, and Maitang also took the opportunity to introduce something to Fang Zhu.

"Every year, the four major alliance divisions of the Southeast, Southeast and Northwest will hold an alliance battle conference."

"Only trainers who have obtained eight gym badges in the year it is held can participate in this conference."

"One of the responsibilities of the gym owner is to inspect the trainers who come to challenge and decide whether to issue badges to them."

"But besides getting eight badges, there are other ways to participate in the Alliance Battle Conference."

"For example, outstanding graduates of Pokémon School, and recommended places for gyms."

"Each gym can nominate two apprentices to participate directly every year. I think with your strength, you have a good chance this year."

Mai Tang looked at Fang Zhu with a smile and patted his shoulder.

If Big Tongue appears, there won't be many people in the gym who can compete with it.

but……

"Brother Wheat, if possible, I would like to travel after a while."

"I hope that I can personally fight against different gym owners and get badges from them."

Fang Zhu said firmly, his eyes filled with longing.

really……

Maitang sighed inwardly, Fang Zhu's words were within his expectation.

He knew it as early as the battle in the special subspace.

Fang Zhu is definitely the kind of fighting fanatic.

The two of them walked and talked, and in a blink of an eye they arrived at the battle site on the first floor.

"Fang Zhu, here, here."

Mu Fan waved his arms towards Fang Zhu in the audience.

"Go ahead, it's time for me to meet the challenger."

"See you later, Brother Wheat."

After Fang Zhu said goodbye to Mai Tang temporarily, he sat down directly next to Mu Fan.

"Senior Brother Mufan, why are you here?"

Fang Zhu asked doubtfully. At this time, Mu Fan should go to the town to complete the long-term task of collecting honey.

"Hey, I took on a new mission to make some extra money."

Mu Fan shook the notebook in his hand.

"I have to record the trainer's performance in this battle and hand it over to Brother Wheat after it's over."

"I see."

Fang Zhu nodded, expressing understanding.

At this moment, the gym battle on the battlefield also kicked off.

"The following will be a battle between Ayu from Shuimu City and Maitang, the leader of Yu Chong Gym.

The rules of the competition are two-on-two battles, with one Pokémon appearing at a time.

Challengers can change Pokémon at any time, and the owner can only send new Pokémon onto the field when the Pokémon loses its ability to fight.

Ask both sides to send out their first Pokémon. "

The referee waved the flag gently, while Fang Zhu stared at the field intently.

This will be his first Pokémon Gym Battle to watch in person.