After dinner, Luther and Mai, led by Xiao Song, climbed a snow mountain near the gym.
The reason was that Luther curiously remembered that when he proposed a battle in the afternoon, Xiao Song said that he would go to the foot of the mountain to call his elf back.
Unlike the museum owners Luther had met, Xiao Song's elf seemed to be in a semi-free-range state.
Xiao Song was very interested in seeing Luther and decided to show Luther her snow mountain pasture at the foot of the mountain.
The road to the ranch was obviously much easier to walk than what Luther had seen before. Not only was the road smooth, but there were also some signboards on the side that not only indicated the location but also marked that this was a private ranch.
Two cabins were built spaced apart on the mountain road. Xiao Song said that some emergency supplies were stored in them to prevent sudden weather such as snowstorms. It was obvious that Xiao Song had put a lot of effort into maintaining his pasture.
Luther came here because he wanted to learn some lessons. He was curious about how people like Xiao Song would manage their pastures.
Xiao Song, who was walking in front, suddenly clapped his hands: "We're here."
Hidden in the night, a pasture completely fenced by wooden piles appeared in front of Luther.
The pasture designated by Xiao Song is backed by a huge cave and is surrounded by a large coniferous forest. The only artificial trace in the pasture is a two-story wooden house that Xiao Song built for himself to rest.
The ranch didn't look very big, but when passing the cave, Xiao Song's smile made Luther understand something.
Xiao Song entered the wooden house and turned on the light on the fence of the pasture. The pasture that was sleeping in the darkness woke up. Luther was still a little uncomfortable with some of the dazzling lights.
Shuttlecock cotton, who was standing on Luther's shoulder, consciously turned off the flash.
Xiao Song called to Mai and poured out a bag of elf food and tree fruits that had not yet been mixed. Luther and the elves helped by loading the food that Mai and Xiao Song had mixed into the bucket.
According to Xiao Song, every time he comes, he will prepare a certain amount of elf food, enough to feed the elves he keeps at the foot of the mountain for a week or two.
Because the temperature is low and the elves have the habit of burying elf food in the snow and keeping it to eat, Xiao Song is very worry-free about these things.
"How many elves do you have here?"
Xiao Song finished processing the last piece of elf food, took off his gloves, and counted silently.
"Fourteen of them. There are always eight in the gym, which is not a lot."
This is true. According to the treatment of a core gym owner like Xiao Song, it is easy to raise twenty or so elves.
Carrying the bucket of elf food, Xiao Song also introduced Luther to the location of the ranch and how to build a good environment by himself.
"With your current strength, you can apply to the alliance to become a gym leader. The core gym leader assessment will not be too difficult for you."
"Forget it, it's not that time yet." Luther smiled bitterly.
Xiao Song took Luther and Mai into the cave.
There are obvious traces of repairs on the rock wall of the cave. Luther has long known that the fenced-in area outside is just for the elves to breathe and have fun. The cave is the big one. But when he really walked in, he realized how much Xiao Song had. Work hard.
The trimmed rock walls are dotted with crystals. The lighting here is not as bright as outside, and is mainly warm-toned.
Under the light from these warm-toned wall lamps, crystals of various colors reflect charming light colors throughout the cave.
Luther felt like he had entered another world. This place was isolated from the cold wind, there was no snow, and there was no howling mountain wind. Except for the sound of Luther's footsteps echoing, there was silence.
It's like stepping into a fairy tale-like world.
"These crystals..." Mai looked at everything in the cave with fascination, her words becoming a little pale at this moment.
Xiao Song smiled and seemed very proud: "When I dug this cave, I didn't find many treasures. I didn't plan to exchange them for money, so I just used them all for decoration."
"Does it look good? In fact, there were still some at the beginning, but a lot of them were accidentally trampled by the ivory pig."
"Hey, I can't help it. I just like these shiny things. Girls always hope to have their own fairy tale world."
The light disappeared when it reached the fork in the cave. Xiao Song said that further inside was where the elves lived, so she didn't decorate it inside and let the elves do everything on their own.
Putting the food on the ground, Xiao Song released Jiuwei, making him howl a few times.
Curious Luther stood aside and looked into the dark depths of the cave.
After a while, dense footsteps came from the cave.
The Spiny Shell, Ice Ghost Guard jumped out from the shadows, Mini Bing, Nula and the Mizuwa were riding on the white sea lions and slid along an ice surface leaning against the rock wall to Xiao Song.
After being touched by Xiao Song, the elves began to gather around the poured food to eat more.
In addition to the ice type, Xiao Song also raised elves with other attributes here.
At this moment, Xiaosong and Mai held each other in their arms, rubbing the positive and negative Dianpaipai vigorously.
"Every week these two little guys come here from the gym to play with other elves." Xiao Song explained to Luther.
After a while, Xiao Song looked into the cave curiously: "Did they all go out today?"
Luther didn't know what Xiao Song was waiting for. He followed Xiao Song's line of sight and saw that it was pitch black.
Just when Luther wanted to turn his attention to Mai, a group of soft screams came from the shadows.
Groups of little wild boars crawled over in groups, sniffing the ground with their puffy noses, and finally found the uneaten bucket of food and surrounded it excitedly.
Luther counted and found that there were at least twenty little wild boars here.
"Xiao Song, do you like little wild boar so much? Raise so many in one go?"
Xiao Song, who was teasing the negative electric patter, turned back and waved his hand: "How is that possible? I just raised a small wild boar and kept it in the gym for newbies to fight. All the wild pigs here are wild."
"wild?"
"Yes, wild. This cave actually leads to the other side behind the mountain. There are several entrances. This group of little wild boars entered here by mistake this year. Although the cold is not a problem for them, the lack of food is more troublesome."
"Generally speaking, such a large group should have an evolved long-haired pig or ivory pig taking care of it, but there may have been an accident. Now there is no one to take care of this group of little mountain pigs."
Luther knew what this concept was. Wild elves would also compete for living space. It would be difficult for a team to survive without a strong leader.
The lack of food is largely caused by the fact that this group of young wild boars does not have a strong leader.
"Actually, this happened in previous years. Last year, a few frightened deer wandered into this place by mistake. They were hungry and cold, and were very wary of us. But after getting some food, we became more talkative. We coexisted peacefully with my elves until the beginning of spring. Left suddenly."
Luther thought this was a normal thing. The contact and interaction between elves and people often happened just by chance, and there was no special plot when they left.
Everything was normal and happened quietly.
Chapter completed!