Chapter 2: First Contact with Caracalla
It seems that Zheng Ming's eyes are too direct, which makes Caracalla, who is full of indifference, a little uncomfortable.
"Kara?"
"Caracalla, this is an energy cube suitable for ground elves...... Something to eat? ”
Zheng Ming took out the rations prepared by his predecessor and handed them to Caracalla in a small bowl.
Caracalla sniffed slightly, took it without twisting, and ate silently.
Under the cover of the skull, Zheng Ming couldn't see its expression.
Judging by the speed at which Caracalla eats, it should like the taste of the energy cubes.
Zheng Ming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.
Turning his head, he found that the captain Yusaku looked relieved.
"Team...... ...... owner"
"Hehe, it's nothing, it's just that when I see you, I suddenly remember what I looked like when I first met the large-mouthed bat, and I was so cautious and like this...... Expect from each other. ”
The large-mouthed bat, which was immersed in dry rice, seemed to be aware of it, raised its head and gently rubbed the male.
Zheng Ming blinked, and suddenly felt that the large-mouthed bat didn't look so scary.
After eating the ramen, the captain Yusaku took Lada and the large-mouthed bat to the backyard for training, and the dishes were naturally handed over to Zheng Ming.
In the kitchen, Caracalla stood silently behind Zheng Ming, watching him keep putting his hands into the water he didn't like, and the eyebrows under his skull gradually wrinkled.
After a few minutes......
"It's finally done!"
Zheng Ming cleaned up the kitchen, but turned his head to find that Caracalla had taken a few steps back.
With a sigh in his heart, Zheng Ming felt a little lost for a while.
Seeing the retreating Caracalla, he suddenly ran to the side, picked up a towel, and ran back with small steps.
"Kara~"
Zheng Ming looked at Caracalla, who was trying to lift the towel, and his heart moved.
Inexplicably a little moved.
Coming here for no reason, the complicated identity of the original body made him have to be careful to disguise.
In the end, it was Caracalla who gave himself the purest kindness.
Squatting down, Zheng Ming carefully took the towel and did not let the water on his hands fall onto Caracalla.
"Thank you, Caracalla."
Caracalla turned his head, still exuding indifference and loneliness all over his body, but in Zheng Ming's eyes, he looked a little cute.
Wiped his hands dry, Zheng Ming said with a smile: "Do you want to go to see the large-mouthed bat and Lada training?" ”
Caracalla didn't move, but Zheng Ming already had some understanding of how to communicate with it.
"I want to watch them train, can you come with me?"
Caracalla glanced at Zheng Ming and did not speak.
But Zheng Ming had already understood, got up and walked to the backyard.
Caracalla clenched the bone stick in his hand and followed.
As soon as Zheng Ming entered the backyard, Yusaku saw him, but just nodded and continued training.
Zheng Ming took Caracalla to stand in the corner, not to disturb Xiongzuo, but to watch quietly.
Caracalla is quiet, and he won't talk much.
While watching, Zheng Ming was also 'recalling' everything about Caracalla.
Caracalla is an elf captured by Team Rocket in batches, but because it was only an elf egg when it was captured, and it has been living in the cultivation area since it hatched, he has no hatred for Team Rocket.
And such elves are far more valuable than the three Rocket Team Imperial Families that were directly issued after being caught in the wild, namely Abel Snake, Gas Bomb and Supersonic Bat.
The reason why the original Akimasa was able to obtain Caracalla was because he showed a good IT talent after joining Team Rocket, and was trained as an intelligence officer, and the elves had a lot more choice.
However, the original body is positioned as an intelligence officer, and naturally the requirements for combat power are not high, so he is basically in a free-range state for Caracalla at ordinary times, and he has hardly trained him.
But despite Caracalla's small stature, he was born with a desire to fight and become stronger, and the accompanying thick bone stick was not reserved for him to smash walnuts.
Not being taken seriously by Mingzheng, Caracalla gradually became discouraged, and the sense of indifference and loneliness in his body became stronger and stronger, so the more he was not liked by Mingzheng.
Fortunately, the energy cubes are distributed regularly by the organization, and Caracalla will not go hungry.
And the daily feeding at a fixed time is nothing to Mingzheng, but for Caracalla, it is a rare time to get along.
The more lonely you are, the more you are afraid of loneliness.
Caracalla longs to be seen.
Ming Zheng couldn't see it, but he Zheng Ming saw it.
Squatting down, Zheng Ming gently placed his hand on Caracalla's hard skull.
Caracalla froze for a moment, but Zheng Ming's next words surprised it.
"I want to ask the boss about your training methods, can you come with me?"
"Korah!"
This time, Caracalla did not hesitate, and even for the first time there was a heat in his cold and lonely eyes.
……
"Caracalla, I haven't cultivated the elves of the ground system, so to be honest, I can't give you too professional advice."
Captain Yusaku hesitated, looked at Caracalla, whose eyes were full of loss, and immediately added.
"Actually, if you want me, it's better to go to the platform and take a look, exchange your points for the cultivation codex, I can borrow you if the points are not enough."
Although Caracalla didn't understand much, he also knew that there was hope, and immediately looked at Zheng Ming.
Zheng Ming nodded in understanding, and after thanking him, he gave Caracalla a reassuring look.
The memories of the original body have not been completely fused, and many times it is when he remembers something that the associated memories will reappear.
On Team Rocket's system platform, there are naturally all kinds of materials that can be exchanged for points and money.
However, it is mostly more cost-effective to use points.
Looking at the eager Caracalla, Zheng Ming did not hesitate, and after saying hello to the captain Xiongsaku, he walked towards the warehouse.
After opening the ordinary computer in the warehouse and entering the special password and identity verification, the system platform of the rocket team appeared in front of Zheng Ming's eyes.
Task submission window, point exchange window, and personal information window.
As the original Mingzheng grassroots intelligence officer, he only has three permissions in front of him.
The operation is very simple, Zheng Ming clicked into the personal information window first.
Name: Ming Zheng
[Age] 16 years old
【Place of registration】Shion Town, Kanto Region
【Position】Second-level intelligence officer
[Points] 1245 points
【Mission Description】Stationed in Iron Rock Town, Sinnoh Region, responsible for daily intelligence collection.
The points of 1245 points are basically the points accumulated by the original body when he cooperated with high-level intelligence officers on missions at the headquarters of Team Rocket.
Not knowing the value of the points for the time being, Zheng Ming immediately clicked on the points exchange window.
After some search and query, Yunyang found the target and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Elementary Ground Elf Training Codex" 200 points
"Elementary Ground Elf Cultivation Codex" 400 points
"Caracalla Clan Skill Training Codex" 400 points
Primary Ground Energy Cube*1 box (100 pieces) 100 points
At present, Caracalla eats primary ground energy cubes, and an average of two or three a day is enough.
But this can only meet its daily consumption, and if you want to train for battles, the consumption will only be more.
As for the first two codexes, they must be obtained, and cultivation training is indispensable.
The third book is devoted to the Caracalla family, which can be compared with the previous two.
What's more, Zheng Ming found that the first two codex had a complete advanced version.
"Intermediate Ground Elf Training Codex" 2000 points
"Advanced Ground Elf Training Codex" 20,000 points
"Top Ground Elf Training Codex" special contribution exchange
Ibid.
The value of the different levels of Codex directly increased tenfold, and the top-level ones were not even redeemable for points.
However, because of this, Zheng Ming is more confident that such a complete set of codexes can be replaced smoothly in the future, and it will not affect Caracalla's growth.
Of course, this is also the reason why Team Rocket was able to firmly tie members from all over the world to their big ship.
The further back you go, the more dependent you are on the organization, and the greater the cost of disengagement!