When we returned to Qidao, the sky was slightly bright.

Looking at the morning light gradually emerging from the horizon, Luther's thoughts still stopped at the possibilities that Dialga showed him.

Dialga also vaguely knew that part of Luther's curiosity was aroused by Arceus, so when Luther stood there and looked into the distance, he stayed by his side motionless.

He wondered if Luther had found what Arceus wanted him to see.

Luther, who recovered from his chaotic thoughts, politely thanked Dialga.

"Is that enough?"

Luther nodded.

"In that case, it's time for me to leave." Dialga floated into the air, "It's time for me to confirm our bet."

Dialga swayed, slipped into the gap in time and space, and disappeared.

Luther lowered his raised hand helplessly and smiled awkwardly.

"It's like this again..."

Every time I couldn't say goodbye to Dialga properly, he always came and went in such a hurry.

After returning home, Luther made sure that Mai was still sleeping soundly, then turned around and got into the kitchen.

Eevee and Sun Coral, who were awakened by Luther, followed him in a daze. The two elves who smelled the fragrance jumped straight onto the stage.

"You didn't wake her up, did you?"

Ibrahimovic and Sun Coral repeatedly said that their movements were very light, absolutely not.

Good children should be rewarded, and Luther prepared breakfast for them who got up early.

When Geely Dan, who had just woken up, groped her way to the kitchen and started preparing breakfast for everyone, she was stunned.

Gilly Egg, who quickly ran out and glanced at the clock, looked at Luther in disbelief.

In response to Geely Egg's reaction, Luther chose to pat her on the head.

"Aren't I allowed to get up early?"

Carrying the carefully prepared breakfast, Luther returned to the room.

Seeing that Mai had no intention of waking up, Luther sat on the edge of the bed, holding his chin and admiring her sleeping face.

Darkrai was very sensible this time and ran away without any intention of staying.

Just when Luther felt that he couldn't get tired of watching Mai sleeping, and wanted to watch it for a while longer, a "night owl" flew to the roof of Luther's house.

"Gu..."

"Goo!"

Mai woke up slowly, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Luther sitting next to her, looking at her with a smile.

"I woke up. I made breakfast for you. It's still hot. Get up and eat it quickly."

Mai looked at Luther in confusion. After a while, she smiled and said, "It's really strange today. Why did you get up so early?"

After washing up, when she saw the exquisite breakfast Luther prepared for herself, Mai didn't ask any questions, but enjoyed it happily.

If you don't understand, just don't think about it, and enjoy Luther's caring care is the right way.

Luther also had no intention of telling Mai what Dialga had seen for the time being. He wanted to wait until the wedding day to see if Palkia would show up as promised.

If he wins the bet with Dialga, he will have one more interesting story to tell Mai on the night of the wedding.

And... the appearance of Palkia also means that the world that has lost Arceus has finally cleared away the clouds and fog that shrouded its head, and can see the light.

As the wedding date approaches, the "Dragon's Nest" above the island directly transforms into a greeter.

Facing the elves who came with the gift list on behalf of their master, A'du's two hack dragons always gave them polite and friendly smiles.

Those like the fossil pterosaurs whose smiles are scary, those like the dragons that look silly when they smile, those like the fire-breathing dragons that can't laugh when they should laugh, and whose laughter is so low that they explode when they shouldn't laugh, can only stand aside.

Qidao, whose status has been recognized by the Sinnoh Alliance, is a very magical existence in the whole of Sinnoh. After all, before this, something like Ma Shide's taking over the Isle of Armor had never happened in Sinnoh.

In view of the fact that the alliance will communicate with Qidao in a new form, the Sinnoh family members and leaders of large companies who were invited to the wedding all treated Luther's wedding in a high-standard manner.

The son of the media boss Tanita Haru failed to inherit his father's wisdom. Not only did he unabashedly make remarks that humiliated Luther in public, but he also never forgot Mai.

Tanidaji didn't want to offend Qidao, so he prepared a very generous fruit tree gift package as a wedding gift for Luther and Mai, and it was also an apology gift.

At the same time, he spread the news very knowingly, so that people who did not have a very warm relationship with Luther and did not know what gifts to give could follow suit.

However, fruit tree transplantation is a major project, and suddenly transporting a large number of fruit trees to the island will inevitably lead to unnecessary losses.

Not to mention that it is impossible to have too many people to unload the goods on the wedding day. If someone foolishly transports the fruit trees on the wedding day and squeezes them at the dock, it will definitely become the laughing stock of the entire Sinnoh.

Therefore, each family that wanted to send a fruit tree tacitly submitted its own gift list and declared what kind of fruit tree it wanted to send. Qidao decided the delivery time of its gift, and also gave Luther time to change the gift list. It can be said that

This gave Qidao enough face.

Aoi didn't know what she was going to face when she was called over by Mai. She was eating jelly and drinking milkshake leisurely. It was so beautiful.

When the gift sheets in Mai's hand were placed on the table one by one, Aoi, who was drinking milkshake, picked it up and took a look at it casually...

Aoi's tongue froze when she wanted to lick the milkshake from the corner of her mouth.

Luther had rarely seen someone's expression change so quickly.

One second it was joy, the next moment it was shock, then there was gloom, and in the end it almost turned into mourning.

"Why... so many!"

Akui shouted out, and the gift list in her hand was almost torn by her excitement.

Mai saw Akui's expression and started to explain to her.

"It's easy to understand. When the famous and famous families from Sinnoh are invited to gather on the island, the wedding is not only a social occasion, but also a place to show off your strength and compete for face."

"No one feels that their own family is doing worse than others over the years. When everyone comes here to 'congratulate' me and Luther on my marriage, the value of the gift has become a matter for these family bosses.

There is a point where we need to compete.”

No big, thoughtful family wants to offend Qidao.

Having all the management rights on the island and being separated from Sinnoh means that the people on the island have no interest in getting involved in the power struggle in the Sinnoh region.

As for business conflicts, there is no friction over who comes to attend the wedding.

Moreover, Mai's several investments over the years have given Qidao a large surplus, but Mai has not formed a life-or-death business competition with any family, but has had many cooperations.

The most important point is that there are mostly trainers on the island.

Whether it is Luther, Sirona, Karuna, Cattleya, Kikuno, Wu Song, or Yang Bai, what they desire most is to gain more achievements on the path of trainers, rather than get involved in messy things.

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When such a group of people come together, they have great appeal and influence, but they do not directly compete with themselves. This can be said to be the best situation.

The wedding is an occasion where you can not only show off your financial resources and gain face, but also gain prestige by being invited to participate in Luther's wedding to promote it...

Only fools don’t spend money to give gifts. Not only should they give, but they should give more and give them well.

The result of implementing this idea is that Akui, after finally taking a long break, will face another large-scale tree planting operation.

After reading a few gift lists, Akui's expression became twisted.

It's not that she dislikes the huge workload, but some of the fruit trees and ornamental plants on these gift lists are not suitable for living on the island.

Some of them were planted on the island before, and the quantity is relatively saturated.

Some are not suitable for the island environment at all and were eliminated in previous tests.

This group of people choose expensive things to give away, but none of the things they give are suitable for Qidao. This is really sad.

"I invited you here so that you can change the gift list." Mai served tea to Aoi, "I have discussed it with Luther, and the current focus is on the new island."

"There are not many elves in the new island now, and there is no pressure to plant fruit trees. The layout needs to be started in advance."

Aoi understood immediately.

"New Island has many areas with relatively low temperatures, so a large number of cold-resistant fruit trees are needed..."

"Okay, I know what to do. If there is a gift list for fruit trees later, let them send it directly to me. I will modify it on the wedding day."

Luther asked: "The workload is so heavy, do you need to find some helpers for you this time?"

Akui waved her hand and said no.

"Last time I needed your help to plant trees, it was because the wild elves had a very ambiguous attitude towards us, but this time it's different."

This is true, after all, Qidao now is completely different from when they first arrived.

Two days before the wedding, the Queen Bee emerged from her underground palace.

Under the Queen Bee's repeated instructions, Boscodora, Guaili, and Bankilas carefully carried boxes after boxes of canned honey to Luther's house.

The best gift Qidao gives to visiting guests is naturally honey. After all, Qidao’s honey is a famous product, and the only way to get it is by giving it away.

What big families like most is things that are rarely available and appear precious.

According to Queen Bee, this batch of honey meets the best consumption time standards and can be given away with the previously stored honey.
To be continued...