Xia Huanao's first target was the Man Ying team. After all, on the entire stadium, he only had two friends in Man Ying whom he could vaguely call friends. Of course, he could also vaguely say he had one in Milun, but Xia Huanao completely couldn't remember that princess's name…
Walking into Man Ying's camp, Xia Huanao saw Man Ying's team members sitting there, not knowing what they were doing. Xia Huanao cautiously beckoned to Mei at the side. Upon seeing Xia Huanao, Mei stood up immediately and came to his side, asking, "Where did you go a few days ago? I came looking for you, but you weren't there."
Xia Huanao smiled, "Isn't it a holiday? I went out to play. Enough about that, what are you guys doing?"
Mei glanced at the team members who were still sitting upright, "This? This is a technique passed down in our dojo to calm the mind. Practicing this is also for the upcoming match. What, do you want to learn?"
Xia Huanao shook his head. This looked like monks and Daoist priests meditating, and Xia Huanao wasn't particularly fond of such things. However, he thought the concept of calming the mind was something he could learn. On the battlefield, without a stable mindset, accidents were very likely to happen. Being passionate and being reckless were two different things.
Xia Huanao nodded, silently took the words "calm the mind" into his mind, and then turned to leave. He hadn't intended to leave, but he couldn't help but see Feng walking out of a room, and his eyes weren't very friendly. Xia Huanao awkwardly took two steps back, waved his hands, and left.
Feng, seeing Xia Huanao leave as soon as he saw him, was also not very happy. Although they weren't particularly close friends, wasn't it too disrespectful for you to leave just because you saw me?
Feng came to Mei's side and asked, "When did he come? Why did he leave as soon as he saw me?"
Mei glanced at Feng's eyes and said, "Why don't you look in a mirror yourself? Your eyes scare even me. Xia Huanao was naturally scared away by you."
As Mei spoke, she took out a mirror and placed it in front of Feng. Feng was so startled that he almost peed himself after just one glance. In the mirror, although he didn't look emaciated or anything, his eyes were bloodshot, with dense red veins. Combined with a ninja's gaze that already carried killing intent, it was difficult for ordinary people to accept.
Feng blinked, "There was a small problem when practicing eye strength with Koga Ninja Frog earlier, but it's fine."
"Is that so? But I don't think Xia Huanao thinks that way. Oh well, I'll explain it later. You, no daydreaming!"
Meanwhile, Xia Huanao, startled by Feng's red-eyed mode, stumbled into Milun's territory in his haste. Looking at the flag planted there, Xia Huanao scratched his head, "This, this flag should be the flag of the Milun Royal Knights, right? Why is such a flag suddenly planted here?"
As Xia Huanao was still confused, a knight's spear suddenly appeared beside his neck from behind. Then, he heard someone ask in broken Ming Long language, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Xia Huanao quickly explained that he was a friend of the princess and was here to see her.
Even though Xia Huanao said this, the knight showed no intention of letting him pass. Just then, Arthur, a Milun team member with whom Xia Huanao had had some "minor conflicts," walked over. Seeing Xia Huanao being threatened by the knight's spear, he asked, "What's going on?"
The knight replied, "This person trespassed into…"
Before the knight could finish speaking, Arthur interrupted, "Never mind, just kick him out. Don't disturb the princess's rest."
Hearing this, Xia Huanao glanced at Arthur, whose eyes were filled with arrogance. He nodded, "I see. We'll meet again next time."
Saying that, Xia Huanao was about to turn and leave. But at this moment, Arthur became even more aggressive and changed his tune, "He's leaving just like that. He must have already spied on our information. Arrest him!"
This knight was also stubborn and actually blocked Xia Huanao with his spear, preventing him from leaving. Xia Huanao put his hand on his Poké Ball, "Arthur, I advise you to think carefully and don't fall out with me at this time. It's not necessarily a good thing."
Unfortunately, Arthur wasn't very receptive to advice and was about to issue further orders. Fortunately, at this moment, Milun's little princess Zhuo Lei walked out of the room, "What's going on?"
Upon seeing the Princess, the knight immediately saluted. Arthur also immediately backed down and "disappeared" upon seeing the princess. Although Xia Huanao saw Arthur disappear, he wasn't someone who insisted on causing trouble. Since Arthur was no longer an eyesore in front of him, he didn't bother to finish him off.
Not long after, Xia Huanao and Zhuo Lei were sitting face-to-face at a table, drinking tea. Although for both of them, this wasn't a particularly suitable time for tea, they both felt it would be strange to chat with the princess of Milun without offering a cup of tea.
While drinking tea, Zhuo Lei asked, "So, are you here for a return visit? Or do you want to accept the challenge and start the battle we didn't have before?"
Xia Huanao shook his head, "I don't think so. The competition isn't over yet. If I have time to visit Milun after the competition ends, I will definitely fulfill my promise to the princess."
It had to be said that chatting with Princess Zhuo Lei of Milun, although he didn't gather any information, felt really good. An hour or so passed by like this. Xia Huanao glanced at his watch, "I should be going soon. There are still many teams I haven't visited. We'll chat again next time. But speaking of which, what's with all these knights here?"
Princess Zhuo Lei looked helplessly at the flag fluttering in the wind, "How should I put it? I heard that Li Xing has developed something incredible, and my family is worried about my safety, so they sent a few knights. It just looks like they sent an entire knight order."
Xia Huanao understood. Princess Zhuo Lei was hinting that he should investigate what kind of trouble Li Xing had gotten into. Xia Huanao felt that she could just say it directly and didn't need to beat around the bush, especially since he was planning to visit Li Xing later.
"Is that so? Then I must go and see. Princess Zhuo Lei, thank you for the information. If I'm lucky enough to find out anything, I'll be sure to share it with you."
Xia Huanao said this as he left the Milun camp, heading to check out Li Xing's new technology. Princess Zhuo Lei smiled as she watched Xia Huanao's retreating back, tidied up the tea set, and returned to her room. In a way, Xia Huanao was also a good pawn for gathering intelligence.
Meanwhile, Xia Huanao had originally intended to cause some trouble in Li Xing and confront them directly. You want to keep me in Fen Xue and you're not done with me? Fine, I escaped, so don't think you're safe. Moreover, Xia Huanao already suspected that those pirates were the incompetent fools hired by Li Xing, otherwise, how could they have escaped Mu Zhi Shui's revenge?
As Xia Huanao approached the entrance to Li Xing's camp, he saw the Li Xing people scrambling to hide a large iron box. Xia Huanao scratched his head, "No, what are you guys hiding? Can such a big thing be hidden outside?"
Among the people busy hiding the box, one guy said, "Nonsense, it won't fit inside the house."
As soon as he spoke, everyone froze. Xia Huanao also froze. He had asked that question without expecting the Li Xing people to answer, but unexpectedly, someone was so cooperative. The expressions on the faces of the Li Xing people upon seeing Xia Huanao varied. The most awkward was the Li Xing team leader, whose face was as red as if Xia Huanao had eaten spicy hot pot in Ming Long.
Xia Huanao swaggered in, "Stop hiding. Don't you know who I am? I have no intention of gathering intelligence; I just came to chat."
The Li Xing team leader gritted his teeth. What do you mean you're not gathering intelligence? If you have the guts, move your eyes that have been staring at our box away!
Xia Huanao stood there for a while and found that no one wanted to chat with him, so he left with his hands in his pockets. However, before leaving, Xia Huanao decided to try and bluff them, "Alright, what's so special about your box? It's just some high-tech equipment. Do you think our Ming Long country doesn't have related research?"
Xia Huanao left after saying that, and the Li Xing people began to panic a little because Xia Huanao had actually guessed correctly. Although Xia Huanao said that, he had no idea what he was talking about. His judgment was based on the fact that the iron box looked very high-tech, and Xia Huanao had a stereotype of Li Xing being a technologically advanced country, so anything related to technology used on Pokémon wasn't surprising.
As for mentioning related research in Ming Long, it was because Xia Huanao felt that if he used his own Awakener team to bluff, it wouldn't be enough. Even if he added Rainbow Star, it still felt like something was missing. But if he used Ming Long to bluff, it would be different, completely intimidating the Li Xing people.
Of course, Xia Huanao didn't pay attention to the reactions of the Li Xing people. After guessing it was technological equipment, he had already started thinking about what could be used in this competition. Generally speaking, the most useful would be equipment that stimulates Pokémon's potential, but Xia Huanao felt that was unnecessary. Although Li Xing didn't have ancient traditions, they wouldn't need high technology to stimulate Pokémon.
So, it should be some novel high-tech equipment that can be equipped on Pokémon. Xia Huanao was a bit nervous about such equipment, as he had never seen it before, and it would be quite troublesome to fight against.
Thinking this, Xia Huanao returned to the Ming Long camp…