Putting aside the emotional value provided to the elves, more systematic training, more comprehensive combat strategies, and most importantly, comprehensive collection of information.
In fact, most wild elves are willing to follow trainers precisely because they can become stronger than under wild conditions.
"So, since you have participated in training, I will help you become stronger!"
Xia Chen said to Zeraora seriously: "At least, after this time, if you fall into a dangerous situation like yesterday again, you can get out of it."
If it were the proud Zeraora in the past, it might have dismissed this, but now, it nodded humbly and silently, and its eyes gradually became serious——
I used to dismiss it, but now I learn it frame by frame!
It is actually quite difficult to formulate a training plan for Zeraora. Most of Xia Chen's elves are trained from their infancy. Even Dianxi, who was already relatively mature when they met, was only at the gym level at the time and had a lot of room for growth.
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But Zeraora is a little embarrassed. You can say it is weak. Its energy intensity is close to the legendary level, but it doesn't have much room for growth... that's not necessarily true.
To put it simply, it means that you are in a situation where you are neither up nor down, and you are stuck there.
As the saying goes, serious diseases should be treated with strong medicine. If you want to break the rules, you cannot design training ideas as usual.
After pondering for a while, Xia Chen finally said: "Zeraora, my first suggestion to you is, from now on, don't rely on instinct to fight."
The electric cat frowned slightly, looking a little confused by Xia Chen's words.
Xia Chen also felt that it was a bit abstract to talk like this. He analyzed: "Let's take the battle you encountered yesterday as an example, uh... you shouldn't mind, right?"
Zeraora shook her head. It was not the kind of glass heart that could not reveal scars. On the contrary, last night's experience was another driving force for her future growth.
Xia Chen nodded and continued: "First of all, those thermal weapons and catching balls. Your reaction speed is indeed very fast and you can destroy them in the shortest time. But, is this meaningful? Can you avoid it? Even if
If they really hit you, how much damage can they do to you?"
Zeraora fell into deep thought.
It vaguely understood what Xia Chen meant. There were some things that could be done, but they were not necessary.
In fact, when the rocket launcher came at it at the beginning, it had another option, which was to dodge. Although its body was indeed a little overwhelmed at the time, it was still no problem to dodge the missile.
But why not hide... Of course it's because of pride.
How could I, the majestic Lord Zeraora, avoid the sneak attack of such a young person?
This is its instinctive consciousness, rather than the optimal solution based on careful decision-making.
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Seeing Zeraora's thinking expression, Xia Chen smiled slightly, and then continued to guide: "It seems that you should understand something, then I will continue. Secondly, you used all electric moves in the battle.
This kind of attack method is too simple. It doesn't matter in ordinary wild fights, but if you encounter insidious and cunning humans, it will be very easy to suffer losses."
Zeraora nodded silently.
"For example, the three elves yesterday, Gala Gala, Sand-Eating Castle Lord, and Super Armored Rhinoceros, the two ground-type elves are immune to your best electric-type moves, the two ghost-type elves are immune to your fighting-type attacks, and even There are also two elves with the [Lightning Rod] characteristic, which are completely tailor-made for you."
Xia Chen paused and complained: "But you are still stupidly firing off electricity!"
Zeraora was ashamed.
Although there was some reason why Zeraora's sight was obscured by the lingering smoke at that time, as long as it spent a little time sensing the auras of the three elves, it would not have made such a mistake.
With Zeraora's speed and sensing attributes, it is not difficult to think of countermeasures and then counterattack.
In the final analysis, Xia Chen's words were correct, and its unthinking physical fighting instinct was still at work.
"Need I say more?"
Xia Chen blinked at Zeraora. He felt that this smart guy had completely understood what he meant.
Zeraora did not nod or shake her head, but looked at Xia Chen with a calm look, "Ono——(So, are you just looking at it like this?)"
"..."
This time it was Xia Chen's turn to be puzzled, "Huh?"
"Ono——(You know so much about that battle, you should have been there earlier, right?)"
Xia Chen: "..."
It broke, and I accidentally exposed myself to the side for more than ten minutes.
Why is this guy's focus so strange? He is obviously talking to it about fighting instincts!
I heard that girls are very good at paying attention to details when chatting. Do you, a female elf, do the same?
Zeraora still did not move away from looking at Xia Chen, as if waiting for an answer.
Xia Chen had no choice but to admit, "Okay, I admit that I did watch for a while, but I think this is also a good thing for you. At least you are more vigilant than before, right?"
Zeraora did not refute and nodded.
Xia Chen stopped talking about it and said instead: "Okay, it's getting late, let's start training."
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That night, Xia Chen basically spent most of his time with Zeraora.
It's not that he's biased, it's just that the other elves' training plans have already been made, and Xia Chen's previous stay in the training room was just for company.
The results of the first night's training were not very good, but this was what Xia Chen expected. After all, it was a fighting instinct. How could it be given up?
Especially for an inherently fast elf like Zeraora, many times the body may move on its own before the mind has figured out how to deal with the situation at hand.
This situation once made Xia Chen feel desperate, but he soon discovered an opportunity for change, that is, Zeraora's thinking speed was also very fast.
This is very similar to a superhero named The Flash that Xia Chen knew. Speaking of it, Zeraora looks like a silver-white lightning. The two guys in different worlds are surprisingly similar.
If only Zeraora could master The Flash's legendary Speed Force...
That's too far.
Xia Chen's idea of a breakthrough was to force Zeraora to develop a habit of "thinking before acting".
This may be a difficult task for other elves, but Zeraora is able to do this with her lightning-fast thinking speed. Anyway, it only takes a few milliseconds and microseconds.
However, although the idea is good, it will also take time to implement.
After all, the elf is not a computer, it just needs to be plugged in with a "thinking first" program.
It is said that it takes 21 days to develop a good habit. I don’t know if it will work for the elves.
In short, training Zeraora is not something that can be accomplished overnight.
Fortunately, it still takes a long time.
The next day, Lillie came to visit as promised.
"Hey, your brother didn't come?"
Xia Chen remembered that this girl agreed to bring Gladion over last time.
Lillie was startled for a moment, then shook her head, "No, because I came here this time because I have something I want to tell the teacher."
Xia Chen was not surprised. He could tell from the girl's hesitant tone on the phone last night that it was probably not something to be happy about.
He smiled gently and said, "Well, we'll talk about it later during dinner. You go to the living room and play with Senbu for a while. The food will be ready soon."
Lillie smiled and nodded heavily, "Yeah!"
For her who was worried, only the fairy cloth could soothe her bad mood at this moment.
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"Okay, just tell me if you have anything to do."
At the dinner table, Xia Chen looked at Lillie who hesitated to speak many times and took the initiative to speak.
"Um..."
Lillie put down her chopsticks and looked a little solemn, "Teacher, I have something to ask you about yesterday's explosion."
Xia Chen nodded and motioned for her to continue.
Lillie considered her words and said slowly: "Do you think... there is another world?"
Xia Chen: "?"
Why does this question feel a bit familiar?
Wouldn't this girl also come to talk to me about the ultimate world?
After withdrawing his thoughts, he nodded calmly, "I believe in existence."
Lillie said sadly, "Sure enough, you don't believe it either...eh...eh——"
She looked at Xia Chen in surprise, "You...are you saying you believe it?"
Xia Chen shrugged, "If you are talking about a world where ferocious ultimate beasts exist."
Lillie was even more surprised, "Ah - you know so much?"
"The Vulcan Moth told me."
Xia Chen passed the blame to his elf, then looked at Lillie with a long look, and turned around, "But, how did you know?"
The honest child Lillie said sincerely: "Because... I have really encountered the ultimate beast, and the Aether Foundation is secretly studying them in private."
Xia Chen was not surprised that Lillie had come into contact with the ultimate alien beast. In the animation, the girl's fear of elves came from her contact with the Void Id. Lillie in this world also has this problem, and there is a high probability that she will be the same as the ultimate alien beast.
The beast is inseparable.
Lillie's confession has troubled Xia Chen. He originally just wanted to deceive Lillie. He never thought of such a confidential thing, so you just told me directly?
Xia Chen quickly understood the reason why Lillie was so sincere. She mustered up the courage and said: "I came here this time just to ask the teacher for help. I want to ask you to stop my mother from continuing this research!"
"Can you tell me why?"
Xia Chen tapped his fingers lightly on the table with a noncommittal attitude.
Lillie replied without hesitation: "This research has hurt too many things. No matter it is the humans or elves in this world, or the so-called ultimate beasts in that world, no one can be happy!"
Lillie's answer made Xia Chen a little silent.
He originally thought that the reasons given by the girl would be "the ultimate beast is too dangerous", "helping find his father" or "he was hurt by an ultimate beast when he was a child", but he did not expect such an answer.
Can no man and elves be happy...
This girl is a little too kind. I can only say that she is worthy of the innocent Lillie...
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"what can I do?"
After a moment of silence, Xia Chen asked.
This answer already acquiesces his attitude, he will help Lillie get involved in the matter of the ultimate beast.
Of course, it's not just because this is a request from his student Lillie, but rather, Xia Chen's original purpose of coming to Alola is to investigate this incident that is closely related to the disappearance of his parents.
To a certain extent, he took advantage of Lillie to achieve this, and he should accept it both emotionally and rationally.
There was something crystal clear in Lillie's eyes.
She first bowed solemnly to Xia Chen and thanked him, and then said with a little choked voice: "I want to invite you to the Ether Paradise, where there is a passage connecting the two worlds."
Xia Chen squinted his eyes slightly, and sure enough, the ultimate cave was on the artificial island of Aether Paradise.
He asked: "Do you know the specific location? Or is there another passage somewhere else?"
Lillie was obviously prepared, and nodded and introduced: "Well, you know, I have been collecting information without telling my mother these years. The Ether Paradise is an artificial island built around that [Singularity], and the passage will open from time to time.
Open it around the singularity, and by the way, I also secretly drew a map of the secret research base of Aetherland."
Xia Chen took the scroll handed over by Lillie, opened it and took a rough look at it. Although it was hand-drawn, the content was detailed.
He nodded, this girl is still very delicate in her work.
Xia Chen rolled up the map and asked: "There is another question. We have found the passage, and then what? What can we do? Destroy the passage?"
Not to mention whether it can be done, even if it can be done, what about the parents who are trapped in that world?
Maybe they had encountered an accident somewhere, but Xia Chen didn't want to ruin the only hope of the ultimate cave before searching for it personally.
This question also silenced Lillie. She really didn't think of what to do next.
Not to mention that she and Xia Chen have the same concerns - what if the passage is destroyed and her father is lost in another world?
She lowered her head in frustration and said, "Teacher, what do you think?"
Xia Chen had no idea for the time being. He even had the idea of going through the Ultimate Cave to another world.
But after all, it is a dangerous ultimate world. This idea is still a bit immature without consideration, but one thing can be confirmed.
"Those dangerous ultimate beasts must be sent back to that world."
Xia Chen said: "Then figure out the principle of the ultimate cave, if possible..."
The second half of the sentence, "I want to go to that world," was still not spoken in front of Lillie.
Lillie didn't think much about the second half of the sudden sentence. She blinked her red but bright eyes and looked at Xia Chen, thanking him again: "Thank you for agreeing to my request, teacher!"
The girl said: "It's so nice to meet you..."
Xia Chen looked at her with a complicated expression, hesitated for a while and then said: "Maybe my purpose is not as pure as you think, and maybe I am not as good as you think."
He couldn't bear to deceive this innocent and kind girl.
Lillie shook her head, smiling like a flower, "You are the best teacher in the world!"