When Luther returned to the gym, he almost thought there was a fire in the backyard.
There was an unpleasant burning smell, mixed with a vague aroma of meat. This smell is really hard to describe.
Luther held the elf egg and covered his nose as he walked into Cai Zhong's lounge. He only saw Cai Zhong hurriedly rinsing the pan, and there was an indescribable black object on the plate on one side.
"What are you cooking? Special ingredients sacrificed to the ancient gods?"
Luther's words shocked Caizhong. When she turned around and found Luther, she immediately picked up the dark, indescribable object and poured it into the trash can.
"I have no choice. I don't want to eat takeout, so I just make it myself. I have failed twice."
No, frying the meat in a pan will probably overheat it. How can you make it black on both sides? Isn't it too weird?
Luther couldn't refuse Cai Zhong's longing gaze, so he gave Cai Zhong the elf egg and hastily made her a lunch using the leftover leftovers from Cai Zhong's cooking.
Caizhong, who was sitting there and devouring his food, looked at Luther's elf egg with great curiosity.
"You went to Miare just for this elf egg? Oh, your hand also looks injured. It seems that it is not easy to get it. What elf egg is it?"
Luther could only smile and say that he accidentally fell and was injured, and he didn't want to mention the matter to the crowd.
As for the elf eggs, he was also curious about what would hatch.
"By the way, has anyone in the academic community ever said that carrying an elf egg around will speed up the hatching of the elf egg?"
Caizhong stopped holding the spoon and looked at Luther like a fool.
"What kind of fantastic idea is this? Has anyone ever proposed it?"
"Just... someone just mentioned it to me."
"This is too ridiculous. Of course, hatching elf eggs must be at the right temperature, in a safe environment and with careful care. Wouldn't running around with the eggs increase the risk of the elf eggs hatching? As long as they can be hatched in a normal state
Why should we increase the risk if we incubate at a lower level?”
"The person who said this to you must be trying to prevent you from hatching." Caizhong was filled with indignation, "Don't pay attention to this guy who is jealous of others."
Luther touched the tip of his nose awkwardly. He couldn't say that egg hatchers basically did this...
I asked the knowledgeable Mai on the plane, and Mai explained the steps of hatching and paying attention to details very carefully, and kept silent about accelerating hatching... Now that I think about it, she was taking care of Luther's face.
Cai Zhong finished his meal contentedly and let out a long sigh of relief.
"I wish I didn't eat the food you cooked. You ran away and I ate fish cakes like wax. I took the recipe and started it myself, but ended up destroying two pots and several ingredients."
Luther knows the recipe well and tells you the steps. The most critical adjustment and mastering of the heat are actually just a few sentences.
"I can teach you how to cook."
Caizhong leaned towards Luther excitedly, then thought about it and asked, "There must be conditions, right? Tell me, what conditions?"
"Let's stay and talk after the library closes today."
Seeing Luther's mysterious look, Cai Zhong simply didn't ask. It happened to be the opening time in the afternoon, and Cai Zhong left with the elf ball.
Before leaving, he threw back the key that Luther had returned to Miare.
When Luther returned to the yard, Basil, who was wearing a straw hat, stood outside the yard and stood on tiptoe, looking inside. When he saw Luther, he waved vigorously.
It can be seen that Basil's confidence has been cultivated well now. In the past, it was really impossible for this child to take the initiative to say hello to others.
"I heard someone say that you are now very famous among the rookie trainers in EMI City."
Sure enough, he still couldn't ridicule him, and after one sentence, Basil returned to his pattern of either apologizing or blushing so much that he couldn't hold back a word for a long time.
"How many wins?"
Basil raised his head, thought for a while with his mouth open, and said hesitantly: "I have won about thirteen games in a row... Big Milk Tank and Fat Keding are both very strong."
Fat Keding?
Luther was a little surprised when he saw the fat boy released by Basil.
"You have the Moon Stone?"
Basil nodded: "The only thing my parents left me, I never wanted to use it before, because I was afraid that the evolved Jigglypuff would no longer listen to me. But now I don't have that worry. I was also shocked when I evolved.
Her body is not as round as before, but now it feels so soft when you hold her."
As he said that, Fat Keding took a few steps towards Luther, apparently wanting Luther to experience it too.
Unable to resist the hospitality, Luther knelt down and tried the feel of Pang Ke Ding... It was good, but Luther always felt that his own Geely eggs were more comfortable, and touching the little ears of the Geely eggs, the Geely eggs would still feel very comfortable.
There will be a reaction.
"Can you teach me more fighting skills? As long as I practice a little more, I can continue to keep my winning streak. The kids who bullied me before have been defeated by me, and I don't want to lose! Last time you taught me to try to just rely on
I adjusted my skills according to the situation of the battle, instead of changing my moves at will. I had Big Milk Tank train specifically on rolling for a long time, and it was very effective. Can you please help me look at Fat Keding?"
Luther didn't look at Pang Keding. He frowned when he heard Basil's words.
"Can you let me see the rolling of your big milk jug again?" Luther thought for a while, "I'll find you an opponent, just use...Miaomiao."
The appearance of Miaomiao made Basil unable to take his eyes away. This elf floating in mid-air really made people have the urge to catch it and touch it.
"Is this an elf from outside Sinnoh?"
"Yes, Miaomiao in the Kalos area, super power type. Okay, Basil, let your big milk tank activate the rolling skill with the purpose of hitting Miaomiao."
Big Milk Tank's upright body instantly turned into four hooves on the ground, and the next second turned into a huge meat bomb tank and rushed towards Miaomiao quickly.
Luther asked Miaomiao to move on the ground as much as possible without using super powers to interfere.
In this case, Miaomiao easily avoided the high-speed rolling large milk can by turning sideways, which made Luther already see the problem.
The big milk tank continued to roll under Basil's instructions, but Miao Miao, who gave up using super powers to dodge, dodged the attack at almost the last moment every time.
The tired Big Milk Tank looked at Basil in confusion, while Luther sighed.
"It's so obvious. When your big milk tank rolls, it always lands on all four hooves first, and then curls up into a ball. Such an attack is too easy to judge."
Basil didn't expect that his unsatisfactory continuous rolling tactic when fighting against other new trainers would be evaluated in this way, and he felt a little disgraced.
"Remember what I told you, try to make your movements of releasing skills as invisible as possible?"
Basil recalled it and remembered that this was the case.
"But... skills like rolling are very obvious. No matter what, there will be an accelerated sprint process. How can it be concealed?"
Luther smiled and touched the big milk can's head: "I have the answer to this, but I can't tell you."
Basil lowered his head in despair.
"But you can experience it yourself and stay after the museum closes to see if you can find the answer. Now let's continue teaching basic elf knowledge."
The teaching time passed quickly. When the closing bell of EMI Gym rang, Luther found Caizhong squatting beside him, holding his cheek and looking at Basil and himself curiously.
"It's okay to say it now. The gym staff have gone off to have dinner after get off work. I hope your request won't be too excessive."
Luther stood up, glanced at the various grass elves in Caizhong, and asked: "Who is your strongest elf in Caizhong?"
"The strongest?" Caizhong was stunned for a moment, then closed his eyes and thought hard, "You ask that, but I don't know how to answer it."
"In terms of tactical response ability, it should be the Blizzard King. Although it is naturally restrained by the fire element, its characteristics are very bad when used."
"In terms of the ability to quickly resolve battles, it should be Dou Li Mushroom. His explosive power is amazing. Many trainers cannot withstand his continuous attacks."
After thinking about it, Cai Zhong pointed to the coconut tree in the corner of the courtyard that was in a daze.
"If we have to judge the level, his impact area and cultivation level should be the highest."
Luther glanced at the coconut tree that looked like it was autistic, facing the wall, and said, "Then let him."
Luther faced Cai Zhong and asked seriously: "Cai Zhong, my request is very simple. Don't give in. Fight me with your strongest fighting power."
Cai Zhong rarely sees Luther showing such an expression. Is this still the lazy Luther from before?
"Are you planning to challenge EMI Gym?"
"No, I just want to know...the true strength of the gym leader, and how far I can reach." Luther said, "Only by constantly competing with stronger people can I know where I am lacking."
Caizhong smiled: "Are you looking for me to be a sandbag?"
"I think I'm more likely to be a sandbag..."
"That's fine. Anyway, we agreed that you will teach me how to cook."
With Caizhong's consent, Luther took Basil to the gym's battle field.
The lights that were originally turned off were turned on again, and the venue rose.
"As you wish, I will respond with all my strength. Get ready for battle, Coconut Egg Tree!"
The vegetable-grown coconut egg tree still had a depressed look on its face when it came on stage.
Basil, who was recalling information about the coconut egg tree, was poked in the forehead by a hard object, and Luther handed her the illustrated book.
"I'll give it to you for now. Don't forget, this battle will give you the answer you want."
The elf Luther fights is still Miaomiao.
"I have enough mental power to blow away everything within 100 meters, but I can't control it well. In order to prevent the powerful mental power from leaking out, I cover the organ that releases the power with my ears."
Basil whispered in surprise and the voice of the illustrated book came from behind Luther.
Caizhong's eyes lit up when he saw Miaomiao: "It seems that in addition to the elf eggs, your Miare has also conquered a little cutie."
"You can watch as you like after the beating."
"Deal!" Caizhong said to Luther, "Since I'm going all out, if you want to know the shortcomings of yourself and the elves, it's more appropriate for you to attack first."
Luther hesitated for a moment and ordered: "Miaomiao, use mental shock."
This is Miaomiao's best skill. Luther has seen her attack very covertly without any movement to release the skill.
"Wall of light."
Caizhong's response was very timely. Although she couldn't see Miao Miao's action of launching the skill, the light wall was enough to protect the coconut egg tree from this wave of attacks.
However, the coconut tree made a muffled sound and squinted its eyes to look at Miaomiao floating not far away.
Caizhong was stunned for a moment. Although she didn't know Miaomiao's information, she could break the light wall and cause direct damage.
The penetration characteristics are not affected by the status of reflective wall, light wall, mysterious guardian, white mist, avatar and aurora screen.
In this case…
"Coconut egg tree, strengthens the spirit."
"We also use our spirit to strengthen our thoughts."
Two invisible spiritual powers collided in mid-air, setting off a gust of wind, which swept up the flying ash on the grass-type battlefield to both sides.
This is a pure mental duel, and the two sides are in a stalemate.
Miaomiao squinted her eyes with difficulty. She was under a lot of pressure. She felt like there were waves of waves right in front of her, rushing towards her one after another. And the mental power she released was being pressed closer and closer, and she couldn't help it at all.
Jumping out to affect the opponent's advancement...
Luther has already discovered that Miaomiao is in crisis. During the mental battle, there is a high chance that the direct incoming skills will hit him if he disconnects. However, if he does not disconnect, the stalemate will be precarious.
"Miaomiao, cut off the strong mental thoughts."
Luther's command allowed Miao Miao to cut through the mental force that was resisting the coconut tree's mental force, and quickly withdrew, but the coconut tree's mental force still hit her.
Without any orders from the trainer, Coconut Egg Tree quickly approached the rapidly retreating Miaomiao at an alarming speed.
Luther was also shocked by the actions of Coconut Egg Tree, and he hesitated before shouting.
"Miaomiao, face the coconut egg tree directly and use the wave of evil."
But it was already too slow, and the coconut egg tree was close to Miao Miao. Miao Miao shook her body, and a black energy quickly accumulated in front of her.
"Headbutt."
The distance was too close. Coconut Egg Tree's head hammer hit the evil wave that Miaomiao was about to release. The evil wave shattered and the dark energy leaked to all directions. The evil wave was eating away and hurting not only Coconut Egg Tree, but also the egg tree.
Miaomiao was also inevitably affected.
The heavy head hammer hit Miao Miao, and Miao Miao's little body flew out directly and slid to Luther's side.
Basil was stunned. What did the coconut egg tree do?
Changing positions according to changes in the battle situation without being given an order by your master?
So is Cai Zhong making judgments and adjusting skill releases in conjunction with the movements of Coconut Egg Tree, or is this Cai Zhong's daily strategy?
Basil didn't understand what it was like for Luther to ask Miao Miao to retreat in the face of evenly matched mental strength. Didn't the illustrated book say that Miao Miao's mental power was very powerful?
Luther picked up Miaomiao, who covered her face apologetically.
"It has nothing to do with you. It's because I was slow to react. When the coconut egg tree came close to me, I should have directly reacted with the evil wave instead of leaving you stunned to think about your next move."
Luther sighed, is this the true strength of the gym leader?
Similar to the championship matches Luther saw, the elves they raised had strong on-the-spot adaptability and were able to sensitively find opportunities to expand their victory and win the game.
And their masters can also instantly read the thoughts of their own elves, as well as the most appropriate reaction in that situation, and the skills that should be released...
At their level, the key to victory or defeat has been reduced to every skill test and fleeting flaw.
Superfluous skill release actions and the trainer's short-term judgment errors directly represent a sudden turn of events or even failure on the field.