Xia Chen immediately accepted this seemingly strange deal.
No, it's not so much a transaction as it is Sirona's help to him.
You can think with just a thought that this condition is just a joke between Sirona and herself.
Her purpose of keeping her for another month is probably to teach her some knowledge related to cultivation and battle, just like these days.
While Xia Chen felt warm in his heart, he also had some doubts.
Sirona's care for herself is ridiculously good. Is her purpose just to have high hopes and expectations for herself?
A woman's heart, a needle under the sea.
Xia Chen didn't dare to make random guesses, nor did he want to make random guesses. He could only temporarily attribute the cause to the two known reasons.
Over there, Sirona looked at Xia Chen who was lost in thought, how could she not know what he was thinking.
What a cautious young man
Sirona smiled slightly and said leisurely: "Don't think so much. To me, the cultivation knowledge and combat experience are no different than a few hundred dollars. If I use it to hire a top chef for a month, I still think I'm making money."
It’s over.”
That's what I say, but from a third-party perspective, it's clear who takes advantage.
But Sister Zhulan expressed her stance like this, so Xia Chen had no choice but to remember this kindness in his heart and try to repay it in the future.
As for staying in the Sinnoh region for another month, there is no problem on his side.
Anyway, I'm on leave from school until November, so I just need to get back before the trials.
Presumably, if Principal Yu knew that he was studying with Sirona every day in the Sinnoh region, with his character, it would not be a problem to grant him another two months of leave, even until graduation.
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Because of the important discovery of "snail shells" and elf eggs, the exploration in the afternoon was not so urgent.
Of course, Xia Chen, Sirona and the elves began to study the treatment of this "half-dead" elf egg.
The chief doctors are of course Senbu and Kirulian, while Lucario and Biting Land Shark, who have the ability to detect the breath of life, act as assistants.
Xia Chen can be regarded as a little nurse at best.
The treatment team first tried the most direct and crude solution.
Senbu first tried to use silk to penetrate into the mucus, and directly tied the elf egg to it to slowly transfer the life energy in his body.
This is the strange change that Senbu discovered in his body after he almost drained the energy from the antlers in the battle with Yveltal. The blessing of Xerneas later also had an effect on this change.
It has a strengthening effect.
If he had to find a tenable theory, Senbu felt that it was probably those ten minutes when his body was burst by the pure energy from Xerneas again and again, and then he was immediately healed by the life energy.
After countless attempts to break up and stand up, Senbu was "extracted" by that energy and became what it is now, which can be called a "little Xerneas".
Of course, the energy intensity and total amount of the fairy cloth are definitely not comparable to Xerneas, but for an elf egg that is dying of life, it is absolutely precious.
As life energy was continuously injected into the elf egg, Lucario, who used the power of the waveguide to monitor the life breath of the elf egg, showed uncontrollable surprise on his face.
She originally thought that the "try" that Xia Chen and Xian Bu said was just a dead horse and a living horse. Who would have thought that it really worked.
This is like a person who has passed the first seven days of headache. If he is given intravenous fluid, his electrocardiogram will start to jump again!
What kind of magic potion is this?
Is it that outrageous?
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Sirona saw Lucario's face and understood that the elf egg had changed. She looked at Senbu with a calm expression in surprise, and couldn't help but curiously asked: "Could this be peace?"
Before she could finish her question, Sirona stopped herself.
She understood that Senbu's ability was most likely related to the Yveltal awakening incident.
And something like this that is closely related to the legendary elves is undoubtedly one of the biggest secrets between Xia Chen and Xian Bu. It would be too impolite to ask.
Sirona, who had a strong sense of boundaries, stopped the car in time to avoid making the atmosphere awkward.
But Sirona didn't ask, but it didn't mean that Xia Chen wouldn't take the initiative to say it. He shrugged and replied: "Yes, it is related to the awakening of Yveltal, but this is another long story.
Sister Zhulan, do you want to listen?"
As the saying goes, if you have too much debt, you won't have to worry about it. I have told Sirona about the ghost Zoroa. What is there to say about this insignificant past?
But looking at it from another perspective, Xia Chen's reaction made Sirona slightly stunned.
Does this guy trust himself so much?
For people like Sirona, unreserved trust is something that touches them more than any words.
She didn't know if Xia Chen had any secrets hidden deeper in his heart, but it was very valuable to be able to share such an important thing with herself.
There was a ripple in Sirona's heart, her eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, but she pretended to be calm and said: "Then you say it."
Xia Chen didn't know the changes in Sirona's heart. He nodded and began to talk about the past.
"The story begins with the withered sacred tree in Xiangxuan City."
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"I didn't expect that the little toy that Senbu picked up would eventually become the key to fighting Yveltal."
After listening to this thrilling story, Sirona, who had been immersed in it for a long time, slowly came back to her senses and sighed in amazement.
For any excellent trainer, the never-ending spirit of exploration is one of the most valuable qualities, and the same is naturally true for Sirona.
Otherwise, she wouldn't leave the league champion alone and go to uninhabited mountains and forests and deserts every day to research myths and explore ruins.
But compared with Xia Chen's experience in the Carlos region, Sirona suddenly felt that her past expeditions to the ruins were no longer good.
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Xia Chen and Sirona were chatting about the story related to the mythical beast, but something unexpected happened to Senbu's "infusion treatment" over there.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After all, Senbu still only has less than elite level strength, and the life energy it can transport at one time is limited after all.
After nearly ten minutes of continuous transmission, the life energy stored in Xianbu's body was somewhat insufficient.
If it is transported again, there is a high possibility that the fairy cloth itself will be damaged.
Senbu is not the kind of holy mother who is willing to harm herself to help an unknown elf egg.
She would not do such a stupid thing, and she believed that Xia Chen would not support her doing such a thing.
So after reaching the limit that would not harm herself, she immediately stopped the transmission of energy and pulled out the silk.
And just half a minute after the Senbu stopped transmitting life energy, Lucario, who had been using the power of the waveguide to monitor the Elf Egg's physical signs, frowned.
Because in her perception, the "electrocardiogram" of this elf egg gradually returned to calm.
After learning the news conveyed by Lucario from Sirona, Xia Chen sighed softly and murmured: "This is going to be difficult."
According to Lucario, once Senbu's life energy transmission stops, the Elf Egg will return to its previous half-dead, inactive state.
Doesn't that mean that the fairy cloth needs to keep transmitting energy until the elf egg hatches?
But no matter what, this is also something completely impossible to achieve.
First of all, Senbu can't stay next to the elf egg twenty-four hours a day as a full-time nanny.
Secondly
Looking at Xianbu who was quite tired, Xia Chen also understood that life energy was not infinite for her.
Therefore, even if Chirulian is rotated and transported, trying to hatch this elf egg through this method is a bit too sci-fi.
He picked up Xianbu rather distressedly and fed her the energy cubes. Although he didn't know if this would work, it could at least provide some psychological comfort.
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After the first route failed, Xia Chen didn't feel much disappointed. If he gave up after just trying a little, he wouldn't insist on handing over the elf eggs to his own care.
Looking at this elf egg, Xia Chen fell into deep thought.
Obviously, the main reason why the first treatment plan did not work was that the fairy cloth did not have the ability to provide a steady stream of life energy to the elf eggs.
So, is there any way to solve this critical problem?
Xia Chen's first thought was undoubtedly to improve the strength of Xianbu.
Increasing the intensity and quantity of energy by improving strength is undoubtedly the most convenient method.
But considering Senbu's current strength, there is undoubtedly still a long way to go before it can be improved to that level.
Although this method is stable, it cannot be done in a short time.
Although this elf egg has gone through thousands of years of ups and downs, and it should be okay to wait another three to five years, Xia Chen wanted to raise this sticky treasure as the sixth main elf.
Three to five years, the Elf Egg could afford to wait, but he couldn't afford to wait.
So if you pursue speed.
Following the traces of Xerneas and asking it to help hatch is undoubtedly the method with the highest success rate and the most convenient method.
But how can it be so easy for the legendary elves to see above?
If Yveltal hadn't awakened and wreaked havoc last time, there was a question as to whether Xerneas would have appeared.
But it is even harder to find it in the peaceful state of the Kalos region.
So this plan can only be put aside for now.
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Xia Chen let out a breath as his fingers subconsciously wrapped around and played with the silk fabric of the fairy cloth.
Sure enough, it is not an easy task to resurrect an elf egg from thousands of years ago.
Feeling that Xia Chen was upset, Xiao Duolong, who was lying on top of him, rubbed his head with his little paws, trying to help him soothe his mind.
Although the technique was not very skillful, the sharp claws of the little dragon scratched the scalp, which really made Xia Chen smarter and made him more alert.
This thing is much better than the soul extractor that was popular in previous lives.
Xia Chen rolled his eyes happily, and quickly pressed down on Duolong Mexia who wanted to continue, "The massage was good, please don't press it again next time."
"Messi."
Xiao Duolong responded guiltily, holding his precious scales and flying aside to absorb them.
Chilulian also wanted to help Xia Chen solve his problems. She tried to put her hand into the mucus to see if she could help.
But her hands were a bit short, and she couldn't touch the elf egg wrapped in mucus at all, and her little hands didn't have the ability to expand and contract at will like the silk of fairy cloth.
Even as he struggled to reach forward, the life energy transmitted from his hands could not reach the location of the elf egg, and could only be poured into the mucus.
A trace of light green energy full of vitality did not dissipate immediately, but painted an elegant freehand landscape painting in the mucus.
What kind of medium is this mucus that can retain life energy?
This magical scene made Xia Chen quite surprised.
But then I thought about it. For thousands of years, elf eggs have absorbed nutrients and energy from the mucus to maintain a little bit of vitality. It seems not surprising that they retain this little bit of life energy.
Thinking of this, Xia Chen suddenly had a new idea in his mind.
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He turned to look at Lucario and asked: "Lucario, can you help monitor it later? Approximately how much life energy transmission is needed to keep the elf egg in an active state of vitality?"
"Luca?"
Although Lucario was a little confused about Xia Chen's purpose, she still agreed to the request of the person of the opposite sex who was closest to her trainer.
Sirona on the side seemed to understand Xia Chen's thoughts. She nodded suddenly and guessed: "Do you want to not directly transfer the life energy to the elf egg, but dilute it in the mucus and let the elf egg absorb it by itself?
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This time it was Xia Chen's turn to be the teacher. He expanded and explained: "Yes, this slime is like a power bank for elf eggs. As long as Senbu and Kirulian inject the life energy in the slime at once,
If you can continue to keep the Elf Egg in that state, then you can revive the Sticky Treasure!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Sirona's eyes lit up, and she added: "This plan is very feasible. Unborn elves are very weak and do not actually need to absorb too much life energy.
You can wake up slowly, and most of the energy delivered by Senbu before has been wasted, so in theory, it is enough to keep the concentration of life energy in the mucus at a minimum."
Theory is theory, practice brings true knowledge.
No matter how much discussion, the elf egg could not be hatched, so after letting the fairy cloth replenish its energy, Xia Chen started the experiment.
The silk satin stretched into the slime again, but this time the target was not the elf egg, but the slime itself.
It is also life energy. The color of the energy released by Senbu is richer than that released by Chirulian, and it is generally grass green.
But this time, the immortal cloth did not need to be released slowly. In less than half a minute, all the life energy that originally took ten minutes to be exhausted had been released.
In just half a minute, the entire slime mass was filled with the life energy of Senbu. Green was a little panicked, and even the elf eggs were obscured and disappeared.
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"Thank you for your hard work, Senbu."
Seeing Xian Bu whose steps were a little frivolous, Xia Chen took her back into his arms with great distress.
Xianbu has done his best, and now it’s time to test the results of this perfectly designed plan.
About a minute after the life energy was completely filled into the mucus mass, Lucario, who closed his eyes and sensed it for a while, finally nodded.
This means that the first step of the treatment plan was successful!
Then, next, you only need to know how long the life energy released by the fairy cloth at one time can be absorbed by the elf egg, and then let the fairy cloth continue to charge the "power bank" before that, and you can complete the perfect closed loop!
Of course, Lucario also understood this truth. She immediately sat cross-legged next to the slime mass and consciously began to act as a "real-time vitality monitoring machine" for the elf egg.
Looking at the slime mass with rich life energy, Sirona said: "The Elf Egg will definitely not be able to absorb all this energy in a while. Just let Lucario watch. Let's go. We still have exploration progress this afternoon."
Although Xia Chen was quite curious about this matter, he knew there was no point in rushing, so he nodded in agreement.
"Thank you for your hard work, Lucario! You will take care of the elf eggs during this period."
"Luca!"
Lucario nodded calmly. For her, patience training was also part of her practice.
"And Xianbu, you also need to take a good rest. Until your new partner hatches, it's all up to you!"
"Buyi!"
Senbu, who had just regained some energy after eating half a box of energy cubes, nodded in response.
After asking the two elves to rest outside, Xia Chen followed Sirona into the dark ruins again.
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When Xia Chen and Sirona came out again, it was already close to five o'clock in the evening.
As soon as they came out, they couldn't wait to run to the slime ball guarded by Lucario.
Surprisingly, the transparent mucus is still full of life, but the color is lighter than at first, as if not much life energy has been consumed at all.
Is life energy so durable?
Xia Chen did not come to this conclusion hastily. After all, there was another possibility.
Xianbu may have been a little tired and had fallen asleep in a small sleeping bag nearby, so Xia Chen looked at Lucario who was like an old monk in trance, and asked with some anxiety: "Xianbu has added energy again?"
Lucario shook his head.
Xia Chen breathed a sigh of relief. The time it took to enter the ruins this time was about two hours. If a single charge of the fairy cloth was not enough for the elf egg to absorb for two hours, then this treatment plan would almost be declared a failure.
And now Xia Chen smiled slightly.
Judging from the current speed, it will be enough for the Elf Egg to absorb for at least half a day.
If it is this frequency, Xianbu will be able to do it with ease.
Hope it goes so smoothly.
After feeling confident, Xia Chen stopped paying so much attention to the elf eggs. As usual, he cooked, ate, rested, and went to class. It was soon time to go to bed.
After seven or eight hours, the green color in the mucus mass gradually faded, but it was far from dissipating. There should be no problem if it lasted for twelve hours.
Xia Chen was a little worried about Lucario, how could he withstand the situation of keeping the slime mass motionless for so long while using the power of the waveguide to monitor the activity of the elf egg?
Regarding Xia Chen's worries, Sirona just smiled and said: "You underestimate Lucario's strength, right?"
Lucario's trainers all said this, and Xia Chen, who was so worried, had no choice but to sleep peacefully and wait for the experimental results the next day.
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The conclusion of the experiment was very exciting. It was not until about 11 o'clock the next morning, when the green color in the mucus mass was so light that Lucario informed Xia Chen that the elf egg had lost its activity.
This also means that one charge of the fairy cloth can be enough for the elf egg to absorb for up to twenty hours!
It takes half a minute to charge and has a battery life of twenty hours.
This result was much stronger than Xia Chen expected.
However, before the sticky baby actually hatches, it is far from being optimistic.
Who knows how long it will take to absorb life energy before this elf egg can return to normal.
However, everything is at least off to a good start.
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Since this elf egg, there have been no discoveries worth mentioning in the underground exploration of the ruins.
So, on October 20th, they finally ended their exploration of what was tentatively designated as the "relics of the temple."
After people from the Sinnoh Alliance took over, Xia Chen and Sirona returned to Shenhe Town on Togekis and Biting Land Shark.
Now that she has returned from the ruins, Sirona is not in a hurry to leave.
After spending three days with Grandma Jie Zilan at the Shenhe Town Historical Research Institute and telling her many amazing discoveries in the ruins, the two returned to Zhuqing City.
Xia Chen and Sirona are not people who pursue material life too much, but after returning to modern society, they can finally do something they have been looking forward to for a long time.
That means taking a nice hot bath.
After all, the conditions in the wild mountains are really limited, so the two of them can only ensure minimum cleanliness.
After returning to their well-furnished home, after putting down their luggage, Xia Chen and Sirona tacitly chose to get into the bathroom and take a comfortable hot bath.
Xia Chen slowly stood up until his head felt dizzy from the soak.
"It feels good."
After he was comfortable, of course he couldn't help but let the elves feel comfortable too. After changing a tub of hot water, Xia Chen threw all the elves except Menas and Xiao Duolong into the bathtub.
The two of them are boys after all, so of course they have to avoid any suspicion when taking a bath.
The bathtub in the second bedroom is not big, so the three elves Senbu, Kirulian, and Zoroa fit just right in it.
Seeing the three elves squinting their eyes and enjoying the long-awaited hot water bath, Xia Chen also smiled like an old father.
After applying shower gel to his third daughter Soraya, who was inconvenient to take a bath on her own, Xia Chen was just about to get up when a small white hand grabbed the hem of her clothes.
"Chiru~"
Chilulian blinked her big wet eyes and looked at Xia Chen, her eyes full of irresistible expectations.
"Don't you have super powers? You should be able to do things like taking a shower by yourself, right?"
Xia Chen couldn't say this kind of thing.
Looking at the pitiful Chirulian, even though he knew she was faking it, who could refuse the request of a quiet and cute Chirulian of different colors?
The second daughter was all served, not to mention the last eldest daughter, who of course had to have a bowl of water.
After working for a while, Xia Chen stood up and washed away the foam in his hands. He turned around and said, "I'll go out and cook for you first. Xianbu, take care of your two sisters."
"Buyi~"
Xianbu, whose face was flushed from taking a bath, stretched out the silk from the water and waved goodbye to Xia Chen.