Elven King of Bugs

The shape of the mine badge is not complicated. It looks like three stones and three pickaxes combined, a bit like the steel helmet worn by the general in ancient times.

So far, Bai Chen has collected four badges.

With Bai Chen's current strength, the first few gym badges would be easy to obtain. He estimated that starting from the sixth badge, the gym battle would begin to be challenging.

According to this progress, it is not impossible to enter the Suzuran Tournament in the first year of debut.

Bai Chen put away the badge and started thinking.

It is difficult to collect the remaining four gym badges in two months, but it is easier said than done.

Not to mention the gradually increasing difficulty of the gym battle, the schedule alone was a bit tight. He still had to stay in Shuimai City for a while to complete the commission. After finishing the work, he still had to run around and work, so he might as well forget about rushing to different cities. .

You can’t win the championship anyway, so there’s no point in participating.

"Mr. Donggua, then me"

Just as he was about to say goodbye and leave, Donggua suddenly said: "Young man, have you ever challenged the Black Gold Gym?"

When Bai Chen put the badges into the badge box just now, Donggua accidentally saw the charcoal badge in the box.

He was also the master of the Black Gold Gym, so he was naturally very familiar with this badge.

"Ah yes." Bai Chen said.

"Haha, young man, since you have challenged the Black Gold Gym, let me tell you something. The current leader of the Black Gold Gym, Hyota, is my son."

Donggua patted the shovel stuck in the ground, looking excited.

"I know, so"

Bai Chen gave him a strange look. Isn't it normal for a son to inherit his father's responsibilities? Besides, Laotai also has enough real materials, so what's there to be excited about?

"Uh, this"

Donggua scratched his head, but he didn't expect Bai Chen to know about this early in the morning.

"It's nothing, I just want to ask how that kid is doing. He just took the position of Gym Leader not long ago, so he must not be doing very well."

After being away for a while, Dong Gua missed his son a little bit. It was rare to see a trainer who had fought with him in gym battles. Dong Gua wanted to find out about Laotai's current situation.

"No." Bai Chen said seriously: "I think Mr. Hyota is a very competent gym leader."

Then he added, "At least you are more reliable than Mr. Donggua."

After saying that, Bai Chen ignored Donggua's reaction and walked out without looking back.

"More reliable than me, haha, how is that possible?"

However, there was a hint of relief in Dong Gua's eyes. To be recognized by the challenger, that boy Huata must have grown into a good gym owner.

The original decision to leave the Black Gold Gym was indeed the right one.

Two days later, Forest Mansion.

Mori no Yokan is a landmark building in Shuimai City. The specialty dessert Mori no Yokan is very famous and often appears in various travel magazines in the Sinnoh region.

Speaking of the Forest Mansion, Bai Chen couldn't help but think of the urban legend of the Forest Mansion that was circulated among Pokémon fans about the ghost girl and the old butler.

However, in reality, the Mori-no-Mansion is not in EMI Forest, it is just a serious dessert shop selling yokan, so ghosts probably don’t exist at all.

It's rare to come to Shuimai City, and Bai Chen also wants to try the special dessert here, the Mori no Yokan, which is famous for its sweetness. I think the giant needle bee and Heracross will like it very much.

More importantly, this is where Bai Chen made an appointment to meet his client.

In order not to delay the meeting with the client, Bai Chen arrived half an hour earlier than agreed. After queuing for a while, he finally bought a few pieces of Mori no Yokan.

The better way to enjoy it is to drink tea and taste the yokan inside, but it is not convenient for the giant needle bees to release them, so they have to make do with it outside.

“It’s so fucking expensive.”

A piece of yokan that can be swallowed in one bite can actually be sold for 60 or [-] yuan. It’s too dark.

After finding an open space, Bai Chen released the Needle Bee, Heracross and Scorpio, briefly introduced them to them, and then gave them the forest yokan.

After all, yokan is not elf food. Bai Chen estimates that even if they like it, they won't be as obsessed with it as Tiantian. Just eat a piece and taste it fresh.

"sizzling beer"

"Hey hey"

"Gah"

The three elves showed different expressions respectively. The giant needle wasp showed a scrutinizing look, Scorpio was not interested, and Heracross took a piece of forest yokan without saying a word and put it into his mouth eagerly.

When it came to eating, no one was more active than Heracross.

After swallowing the forest yokan in one gulp, Heracross smacked his lips and nodded.

Not bad, it would be even better if it could be squeezed into juice.

He still prefers juice-based food to solid food.

Heracross affirmed the taste of the yokan, and Stigmata and Scorpio also tasted it.

The main ingredient of yokan is red beans. When you eat it, there is no grainy texture of red beans. The texture is very smooth. The overall taste is sweet. It is best to neutralize it with bitter tea, but for sweet people, this sweetness is just right. .

The giant needle bee wiped his mouth with unsatisfied content. He liked this kind of food called Mori no Yokan very much.

Seeing this, Scorpio and Bai Chen both took a small bite of the yokan and handed it to the giant needle bee. The yokan tasted good, but it could not be called a delicacy that was difficult to part with.

Heracross:;

I also like the taste of yokan. Why is no one willing to give it to me?

In response, Bai Chen shrugged: "This is the gap in popularity, there is nothing we can do about it."

As he spoke, he fed the forest yokan into the mouth of the giant needle wasp.

The brief snack time was over. Bai Chen looked at his watch and saw that it was almost the appointed time.

Ignoring Heracross who was squatting in the corner drawing circles, and after instructing them to train here, Bai Chen returned to the Forest Mansion and waited for the client.

Soon, a young man wearing glasses, about fifteen or sixteen years old, sat in front of Bai Chen.

He is the initiator of this commission, and his name is Dong Hao.

"Haha, I didn't expect you to be so young, Mr. Bai Chen."

As soon as he sat down, Dong Hao adjusted his glasses and said with some surprise.

He had seen photos on social networking sites, but there was a gap between the photos and reality. Only after seeing Bai Chen in person did Dong Hao confirm that Bai Chen was really young.

This made him somewhat doubt Bai Chen's ability.

Bai Chen also noticed the doubt in his tone. Just when he was thinking about how to prove himself, Dong Hao suddenly shook his head and let out a sigh of determination.

He was a little doubtful of Bai Chen's ability, but it didn't hurt to give him a chance to try. After all, he was the trainer recommended by the insect genius A Liu, so he should have some knowledge.

Besides, if the commission fails, he won't lose anything, at most he will lose a little time.

"Mr. Bai Chen, let's not talk more about small talk. Let's get straight to the point."

After ordering a plate of koji soup and a pot of tea, Donghao said straight to the point.

Bai Chen nodded, "No problem, actually I think so too."

"That's good." Dong Hao organized his words and said: "The content of the commission should be clearly explained in the mailbox. I need you to go to my second grandfather's house to find out and solve the reasons behind the supernatural events. If you successfully complete this commission, I will give you a reward of 20 yuan."

At this point, Dong Hao took a sip of tea. He hadn't finished speaking yet, just giving Bai Chen time to digest.

"Mr. Donghao, I hope you don't blame me for talking too much: but why are you willing to give a high price of 20?"

Bai Chen had wanted to ask this question for a long time, and now it was time to raise it face to face to see if there were any big pitfalls that he didn't know about in this seemingly simple commission.