In the afternoon, Xiaozhi and the three of them set off for the Shade Forest.

This place is located on the east side of Gurgling Hill. There is only one entrance and exit on the south side. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, making it more like a closed valley.

The entrance is a huge hollow tree hole, with rattan hanging down to cover it. It is really difficult to find the destination without following the map.

"This is it!"

Peeling off the vine, Mao took a deep breath with a smile on his face.

She could feel the rich scent of grass and trees inside, and there was also a sense of moisture coming towards her face?

The three of them walked through the tree hole and officially entered the tree-shaded jungle.

What you see are giant trees with intertwined roots. Countless small roots are attached to the surface of the tree trunks, extending randomly in all directions.

The ground looked wet, with weeds and shrubs growing on it, and the stones were mostly covered with moss.

There are also strange mushrooms growing on the surface of some tree trunks.

"Beep! Shade Jungle, this is a lush and dense tropical rain forest. It is said that you can also pick the rare tree fruit ingredient Lotto~!"

Rotom floated at the front and introduced.

The combination of these two keywords, woods + ingredients, made the cook Mao fall in love with this place!

"Is there really no sunshine?"

Shui Lian raised her hand and looked at the sky.

The sky above the shady forest is covered by thick leaves, and the sun basically cannot penetrate, so all the scenes in the forest seem to be wearing a light green filter.

The trees that have no growth pattern grow randomly, which also makes the space for activities inside different.

Sometimes it is a spacious patch of grass, sometimes it is a narrow passage sandwiched by giant trees.

"So where's the Overlord Pokémon?"

The three of them walked more than ten meters away, looking left and right for targets, but they alerted some local wild Pokémon.

Because the environment is dark and it is a humid tropical jungle, there are not many tourists on weekdays.

Most tourists will choose the beautiful Gurgling Hills or the sweltering Vela Volcano Park.

"Lan~!!"

At this time, a high-pitched cry came from one side of the jungle, carrying considerable pressure.

Then a huge figure sprang out of the jungle and jumped onto a big rock in front of everyone.

"This is.?!"

Ash took a closer look and found that it was a pink humanoid Pokémon.

A huge body of nearly three meters, with a pink and white head, and pink forearms hanging down, some of them look like sickles, and some of them look like loose sleeves.

The lower body and feet look like they are wearing pink and white striped long johns.

"Plants? Or insects?!"

Shui Lian held her breath and concentrated, chanting silently.

This Pokémon raises its arms in front of its mouth, like a human woman covering her mouth. It is a Pokémon with quite female characteristics.

"It's the Orchid Mantis. No, it's the Overlord Orchid Mantis!"

Mao shouted out the answer in a deep voice, his expression instantly becoming solemn.

Rotom also quickly sent out a broadcast reminder:

"Beep! Orchid Mantis, a grass-type, evolved form of False Mantis. In order to protect itself, it often disguises itself as a bug Pokémon. It can emit light beams from its sickle-shaped petal arms. It's very sharp Lotto~!"

The orchid mantis is much larger than the ordinary mantis, and it is extremely oppressive. It is obvious that this is the overlord of the shade jungle.

However, this Overlord Pokémon did not come up and start fighting. Instead, it covered its mouth and looked at everyone with its pink eyes, acting like an elegant dancer.

It seemed like he was asking everyone, what are you here for?

The Overlord Pokémon's IQ is much higher than that of ordinary Pokémon, and it can communicate freely.

"Oh! My name is Mao, and I am here to challenge the island tour test! These two are my friends!"

Encouraged by Xiao Zhi Shuilian's eyes, Mao quickly walked up and spoke seriously.

"Lan~"

Overlord Lan Mantis nodded slightly and did not launch a direct attack.

The sickle-shaped petal arm turned over and took out three cards with three different ingredients drawn on them.

"Beep! Is this the first test in the Shade Jungle? Looking for the designated ingredient Lotto?"

Seeing that the opponent was not aggressive, Rotom also flew closer to observe and took pictures of the patterns of the three cards.

They are mango, sweet honey, and big rhizome.

Generally, the test of island tour is divided into two parts. The first part of most tests is to find the Overlord Pokémon.

But this time, the overlord Lan Yuhua took the initiative to show up, so another test was changed?

"I see!"

Mao nodded solemnly, searching for ingredients in the jungle was her strength!

When she has nothing to do, she will go into the jungle behind the school to see what ingredients can add new flavor to her canteen.

"Teacher Rotom, come and help me~!"

"Leave it to me Lotto!"

So the two immediately teamed up and began to go deep into the forest and search everywhere.

This dominant orchid mantis closed its eyes on the stone and waited quietly.

Xiaozhi and Shuilian looked at each other and began to act separately.

As an audience member, Water Lotus sat on the stone next to the overlord Orchid Mantis.

"Speaking of which, why doesn't it have the aura of overlord?"

Shui Lian secretly whispered in her heart.

On the other side, Xiaozhi was not polite, took out the riding device with his backhand, and sent out his own Flame Emperor.

Overlord Orchid Mantis: "?"

In an instant, it felt an extremely dangerous aura.

The fire contained in the body of the volcanic lion in front of him is enough to completely burn through the shade jungle!

It narrowed its eyes and was on guard, curious about what this human boy was going to do.

Then he saw Xiaozhi sitting on the back of Yan Di, who lowered his head, sniffed lightly with his nose, and walked around and stopped.

Overlord Lan Mantis: "???"

It had seen this scene before, but the humans at that time were riding long-haired dogs, right! ?

Now it has become this dangerous and powerful volcanic lion? !

However, the Overlord Lan Mantis did not stop Xiaozhi's treasure hunting behavior.

Its test items are some food plants on the surface, and treasure hunting is digging pits to find things underground, which is not contradictory.

Overlord Lan Mantis has seen humans come in to hunt for treasure before, but the biggest gain is a leaf stone, which doesn't matter.

So the scene in the shaded jungle turned into a scene where Water Lotus and Blue Mantis were sitting and waiting, while Xiaozhi and Mao were searching in the jungle.

"Mango Mango Mango!"

Mao was looking up at the trees high up.

Mango usually grows on trees, with a pink body and a curved shape.

"Fortunately, the assessment is not about finding treasures."

Mao sighed as she saw Xiaozhi immersed in treasure hunting not far away.

Otherwise, she would have to borrow the Flame Emperor from Xiaozhi.

"Found it, Mango Mango!"

In less than three minutes, Mao successfully found Mango Mango on a tree.

This fruit is a bit like the tail of Slowpoke, and it is easy to identify when it is hanging on the tree.

"Sleepy Mushroom, Whip!"

Then Mao raised his hand and pointed, and the Sleepy Mushroom beside him pulled out a whip, picked a round Mango Mango, and was put into his usual material bag by Mao.