Pokémon: From Magikarp

The moment the peach petals touched the eternal flower, a strong light instantly enveloped the originally red and black buds. Then, in the white light, the buds began to gradually bloom, and the brilliant light filled the cave in the blink of an eye.

A tiny elf opened its eyes in the light. It had blue petal eyebrows and a heart-shaped blue tail.

As the rich fragrance of flowers wafted in, colorful flowers began to grow in the cave. That was not the end. Soon, the Eagle's Beak Cliff, which had been covered with ice and snow for who knows how long, was also occupied by flowers. The lonely place suddenly became full of vitality.

The Eternal Flower smiled at Lin Shi, then it gently clenched its hands and a blooming flower appeared in its hands.

"Flower of eternity."

Lin Shi called out to it, and the Eternal Flower nodded at him in understanding.

It slowly flew to the side of Li Taoyao. At this moment, Li Taoyao had already lost consciousness, with only his head not frozen.

The Eternal Flower waved its hands gently, and a red and black petal appeared out of thin air. Then the Eternal Flower clasped its hands together in front of its chest, and bursts of white light shone from its body.

Lin Shi knew that this was a skill - Prayer, a skill that could restore the health of himself and his companions through prayer.

Under the prayer of the Eternal Flower, the red and black petals became brighter and brighter. Under the light, the ice on Li Taoyao's body that was originally unbreakable by fire began to slowly melt.

Not only that, even Lin Shi felt that the energy he had just consumed had been restored a lot. The dizziness that threatened to make him faint at any time gradually subsided, and the pain in his right arm was also greatly relieved.

"Eye."

The Flower of Eternity made a soft cry, and then the red and black flower gradually sank into Li Taoyao's body. Li Taoyao's face visibly regained its rosy color, her breathing became regular, and even her hair turned pink again.

After doing all this, the Eternal Flower gently supported its head with its hand and yawned a little, as if it had consumed a lot of energy.

"Thank you, Eternal Flower. Come back and rest first."

Lin Shi said with a smile, and the Eternal Flower bowed to Lin Shi like a girl holding an umbrella, and then returned to the Poké Ball.

"call……"

Looking at Li Taoyao's sleeping face, Lin Shi breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, it has stabilized temporarily.

"Shield Sword Monster."

"Swish." The sound of swords echoed throughout the area.

"Let's go back."

Taking Li Taoyao with him, Lin Shi rode the Shield Sword Monster away from the Eagle's Beak Cliff where flowers were blooming.

The rock walls are covered with flowers blooming in the snow. Perhaps one day this will become a legend...

……

"Um……"

Li Taoyao slowly opened her eyes, but was suddenly stunned. This ceiling was a strange place she had never seen before.

"What's wrong with me? Shouldn't I be dead?"

Li Taoyao frowned and recalled carefully. She remembered that she was gradually frozen and eventually lost consciousness before she could finish her words. However, the world after death did not seem to be as cold and desolate as she had imagined.

She seemed to see herself lying in a sea of ​​flowers, surrounded by colorful beautiful flowers. It was not cold around her, but gentle, sunny, warm and comfortable.

Moreover, she seemed to see Lin Shi there too...

Thinking of Lin, Li Taoyao suddenly perked up, the scenes around her became clearer, her chaotic thoughts gradually became clear, and she suddenly reached out and touched her face.

She's not dead! She's not frozen!

So, where is this?

Thinking of this, Li Taoyao turned his head slightly, wanting to observe the environment, but his body suddenly stopped.

He saw Lin Shi, who was dressed in clothes, with his hands wrapped in bandages, sleeping not far from her, his face still a little pale.

Looking at his sleeping face, Li Taoyao suddenly felt relieved, and then stretched out a hand as if possessed by a ghost.

"Oh, Miss Li is awake. Did you sleep well?"

As if he had realized something, Lin Shi rubbed his eyes, opened them, smiled at Li Taoyao and said.

"Lin Shi."

Li Taoyao murmured.

"I'm not dead? Why?"

Hearing Li Taoyao's words, Lin Shi grinned and poured a glass of water with the kettle.

"You're lucky."

"Ah?" Li Taoyao was obviously unable to react.

"It's nice to meet me in that situation. Otherwise, meeting anyone else would just mean putting a few more flowers on your tombstone next year."

"puff."

Li Taoyao also smiled. This was true. She was indeed very lucky.

"Come, have a glass of water."

Then Lin Shi handed the water over and continued speaking.

"This is the forest ranger station where I practice. You have already slept here for a night. Also, I checked and found that the seal in your body has basically returned to normal. You don't need to worry too much for now."

"You take a rest first. I'll take you down the mountain later. I'll contact Aunt Tao by the way. Otherwise, she won't be worried if she finds out you're not here."

At this point, Lin Shi couldn't possibly let Li Taoyao continue to act recklessly and go looking for the Ice Palace.

"Take me down the mountain? What about you?"

Li Taoyao took a sip of water and asked blankly.

"My internship isn't over yet. There's less than a week left, and I still have a lot to do, and..." Lin Shi paused, his tone a little silent.

"And I have a funeral to attend..."

Hearing this, Li Taoyao widened her eyes, then blinked at Lin Shi as if she was thinking of something.

"Um...can I stay for a while before leaving? You know, it's not easy for me to come out once."

Li Taoyao scratched his face and asked embarrassedly.

"This……"

Lin Shi originally intended to refuse outright, but when he thought of what Li Taoyao said before she "died" yesterday, he stopped and said after thinking for a moment:

"I don't have the final say on this. You have to convince Aunt Tao and the Forest Rangers."

Li Taoyao smiled faintly and looked very confident.

"Okay then, it's a deal."

Lin Shi stood up and stretched. Actually, there were still some problems with his condition and he was very depressed. However, the injury on his arm healed much faster than he thought.

This is indeed the case. External injuries in this world are easy to heal, after all, this is where elves live. However, the essence absorbed by the Shield Blade Monster is not so easy to recover.

"what……"

Yawning, Lin Shi opened the door and walked out, breathing in the fresh mountain air, which refreshed him.

Lin Shi couldn't help but look towards a house not far away, his eyes moving. That was the captain Shadan's house, but now it was empty.

Yesterday, he went to Shadan's house and took out some things according to his will. What was left for Lin Shi were mainly some classics about the Eternal Flower and some book materials.

The most important thing is a formal document that allows forest rangers to tame elves in the nature reserve. Shadan has already signed his name, and Lin Shi only needs to sign his name to obtain the authority to tame an elf in Kunlun Mountain.

This was something Shadan had prepared a long time ago, just to deal with unexpected situations...

In other aspects, Shadan's parents had passed away long ago, and he had no wife or children in his life. He was alone. The few elves he left behind would be properly taken care of according to the regulations, and they would be allowed to freely choose to return to the wild or live in a special place.

Shadan's body has been brought back. According to his wishes, his funeral was kept simple. His final resting place is under the ancient trees in the sea of ​​flowers, together with his former forest rangers.

……