A person abandoned by the Pokémon world

After learning from the old man that there was nothing for him to do, Bai An left Yuanzhu City.

Bai An, who was heading towards Asagi City, now encountered a desert.

Just cross the desert to reach Asahi City.

Sounds simple, doesn’t it?

But when you really walk in the desert, you will find that the road is longer and more difficult than you imagined.

Before coming to the desert, Bai An thought that the difficulties in the desert were the high temperature, dryness, sandstorms and quicksand.

But when he really arrived in the desert, Bai An discovered that there was frost and hail in the desert.

Compared with these, the large temperature difference between day and night is actually the easiest problem to solve for Bai An.

"Thank you for your hard work, Snorlax."

Bai An collapsed in Snorlax's arms. Walking in the desert consumed more physical strength, and Bai An was traveling day and night.

It’s not that he didn’t want to rest, but he really couldn’t find a place to rest in the desert. If he sat down, his butt would be burned.

It's so cold at night that it's hard to freeze to death.

Bai An originally wanted Mashado to take him into the shadow space and cross the desert directly.

But Mashado ran away, saying that some people wanted to participate in the Rainbow Trial and he needed to lead them.

The first thing Bai An thought of was that Xiaozhi wanted to go along to join in the fun, but he was told by Machado that the participants of this Rainbow Trial were from the Sinnoh region.

Auntie Ho-oh has severe hair loss, and the number of rainbow feathers she has given away over the years is at least five, if not ten, of the number she has given away. However, getting a rainbow feather is one thing, learning the secret of the Rainbow Hero is another, and passing the Rainbow Trial to become the Rainbow Hero is another.

Walking in the desert at night is a very dangerous thing, but this is not a problem at all for Pokémon, especially powerful Pokémon.

If it encounters quicksand, Snorlax will open its mouth and create a "blizzard", and the already low temperature will make the sand easier to freeze.

Curled up in Snorlax's warm fur, Bai An couldn't help feeling sleepy.

"How long will it take to get out of the desert? Is this desert so big?"

Bai An yawned and looked into the distance with the help of the moonlight, but still could not see the end.

"Snorlax, are you tired?

I don’t think we can get out for a while, so let’s just rest here.”

Snorlax shook his head. He didn't feel tired.

Snorlax shook his body, which is the way to coax a child to sleep. He was not good at expressing himself with words, so he used actions to indicate to Bai An that if he was sleepy, he should take a nap, and when he woke up, they would be out of the desert.

Bai An shook his head and rejected Snorlax's kindness.

Snorlax walked slowly and steadily in the boring desert, while Bai An was drowsy in his arms.

"Ahh, is this body so weak?

In my previous life, I remember staying up all night was a common occurrence."

Thinking of this, Bai An shook his head vigorously to try to drive away sleepiness. When he looked up again, he saw a small ball of light in the distance.

Judging from the color, it seems to be fire.

"Snorlax, do you see a fire over there?"

Bai An was afraid that he had seen the Mirage, so he patted Snorlax's arm and asked.

Bai An's behavior was ridiculous. Although he had never been to the desert, he knew that there were mirages in the desert, which was also something to pay attention to in the desert.

He was only paying attention to this point, but forgot that the essence of a mirage is the refraction of light. How could there be a mirage in the middle of the night?

Snorlax nodded, it was indeed fire.

"Let's go and take a look. It might be a merchant in the desert or a trainer passing by. Let's go and ask how long it will take to cross the desert."

Snorlax nodded, confirmed the direction with his squinting eyes, and then moved slightly to the right and started to rush over there.

Desert Trading is the most difficult because Pokémon are not beasts and are not afraid of fire. On the contrary, fire attracts them.

But if people walking in the desert do not light a campfire at night, they will freeze to death here.

The closer it got to the fire, the more Snorlax felt something was wrong.

He had walked so far and had hardly seen any wild Pokémon, but why were there so many wild Pokémon nearby?

And they all looked alert.

"Kirby~"

Snorlax growled, a threat to the wild Pokémon.

However, these wild Pokémon retreated instead of advancing, and surrounded Snorlax step by step.

Bai An reached for the Poké Ball in his bag, but before he could take it out, he heard a voice in the distance: "Wait, I know him!"

Then came a majestic male voice: "Everyone, please go away. Thank you for your hard work."

The wild Pokémon scattered after hearing the sound, and the Sandshrews and Diglett dived directly into the sand.

"The one sitting in Snorlax's arms is the boy who brings wealth. Aren't you in the area of ​​​​Mt.

Why are you here?!"

The man's tone was one of surprise, and he even seemed eager to try.

Bai An knew that he wanted to fight with him and then take some good things from him.

Bai An took a look at the man but didn't recognize him until he saw the shuttlecock grass floating beside him. Bai An asked hesitantly, "Ling Tian!?"

The owner of the majestic voice saw Bai An recognized Ling Tian and greeted him directly: "Since you are Ling Tian's friend, come over and have something to eat together~"

Bai An then noticed that there was a pot of soup stewing on the campfire. Strangely, the soup did not have any aroma.

Ling Tian didn't find it strange that Bai An knew his name, because he had blew up his own home before challenging Bai An.

But Bai An didn't remember it. He remembered Ling Tian's name because of what happened in Yuanzhu City and the fact that the child of the shuttlecock grass was given to him by Miss Joey.

"I don't refuse a fight, but if you want benefits, forget it. I'm also a trainer traveling abroad, not the money-giving boy you're talking about."

Bai An signaled Snorlax to put him down.

“My name is Bai An, the young master of a hypermarket.

Logically speaking, you took the discount coupon to the hypermarket, and now you should be subsidized by the hypermarket and study with the hypermarket's resources.

How come you are here?"

Bai An was really curious, as he had learned about his family's support for trainers.

The first step is to send them to suitable schools to learn enough theoretical knowledge, and the second step is to let them travel.

Ling Tian was a little surprised at Bai An's identity. After being surprised, he said awkwardly: "I didn't accept funding from the hypermarket."

"why?"

“The conditions for opening a hypermarket are very attractive, but I think what you have to pay is a bit too demanding.

After graduation, you can only travel abroad for five years. After five years, you must work in the hypermarket industry no matter what the circumstances.

I think it’s a bit like selling…”

The word "indenture" was not uttered aloud. After all, the man in front of him was the young master of a hypermarket, so it was better to give him some face.

Bai An laughed in silence, his family's financial support was already good, Ling Tian had never seen a real indenture.

"Why did you become a trainer?"

"Fight the gym, participate in the tournament and win the championship!"

Bai An nodded to indicate that he understood, and then said something confusing: "The supermarket welcomes you, but it won't happen again. There are talented people everywhere, and we don't need you."

Ling Tian is still too young, and he is full of enthusiasm to make a name for himself. Once he experiences some setbacks, he will find that the funding conditions of the hypermarket are not excessive.

"Uncle, can you tell me how far it is from here to Asagi City?"

Bai An approached the man who spoke with authority and asked.

"It's still early. It will take at least seven or eight hours."

"So far...

To be honest, I have been traveling for a whole day, but the map and the travel guide said that it would not take long to cross the desert. "

Bai An was truly confused.

"You're talking about the trainer's way of traveling. It really doesn't take that long for a trainer to travel.

But for us merchants, it still takes seven or eight hours to get there.”

Bai An suddenly realized that they were walking slowly because they were escorting goods.

“It’s not what you think.

The distance is the same, but the trainer can travel faster through the quicksand here.

We can’t do that. We are escorting a batch of goods and need to avoid quicksand to hurry on our way.”

"Can you explain it to me, kid?"

Bai An didn't understand how the quicksand could still move forward.

“There is an oasis in the center of this desert. All beings in the desert that are caught in the quicksand will be sent to that oasis.

However, there are a lot of Pokémon living in that oasis. If you have Pokémon in your hands, they will not make things difficult for you and will let you go.

But if there were no Pokémon then..."

"Is there such a thing?"

Bai An was shocked, he had never heard of this.

"If you get stuck in quicksand, it only takes about twenty minutes to cross most of the desert.

Taking into account the time I was unconscious due to being caught in the quicksand, a day to cross this desert is already a lot."

Ling Tian added on the side.

"I heard that there is a Pokémon in that oasis that is known as the Holy Mother. I don't know if it's true."

Gossip is human nature. Seeing Bai An and the other two chatting enthusiastically, the people around them all came over. This sentence came from the only female in the caravan.

"The Holy Mother is quite famous. All Pokémon in this desert know of her existence.

I heard that she would treat any injured Pokémon in the desert, whether wild or with trainers."

"Yeah, I also heard that the Pokémon that have been rescued will return to their trainers on their own."

"..."

The glances and words around him made Bai An curious about what kind of Pokémon this Madonna was.

A pink, round figure appeared in Bai An's mind.

"It's unlikely to be Jigglypuff, right? If it was Jigglypuff, he would have been captured long ago."

"The soup is ready, let's eat!"

Following these words, the people who were gossiping dispersed and each took a bowl of hot soup.

Bai An was really curious about what kind of soup this was. It was bright red but had no smell at all.

"Want a bowl?

I don’t know if you can get used to it.”

Someone brought Bai An a bowl of soup.

After several refusals in vain, Bai An had no choice but to take the soup. Seeing everyone drinking it with relish, Bai An lowered his head and wanted to take a sip but was stopped by Ling Tian with a look.

Ling Tian brought the soup closer to Bai An and said, "This is red tofu soup. I think you should not drink it."

"Red tofu?" Bai An's pupils shrank and he thought of a possibility. He remembered that there was a liquid that looked like tofu after solidifying.

"It's just as you think. Magikarp is not only weak, but there are many more.

The bloody smell is removed using a special method and then condensed into a solid. When needed, it is boiled in water. This is the method passed down from their ancestors who are desert merchants.

A bowl of this soup can keep them warm for most of the night."

Bai An calmly put the bowl of soup on the ground. The traveling merchant saw it but didn't say anything.

Even when someone came to collect the dishes, the man said: "See, I told you guys you can't get used to it."

"This is their law of survival..."

“I know, so I won’t say anything.

Tell me, do you regret handing over the little crocodile?"

Bai An asked curiously.

"How do you know!?"

“Your brother, it should be your brother, right?

Anyway, he was either the older brother or the younger brother. He had some mental problems and the Fireball Rat he had obtained was killed by himself.

This time the little saw crocodile wanted to do the same thing, but he was caught and trapped.

I just happened to hear some news.”

"I guess he will be released in a few days. Poor little saw crocodile."

Ling Tian's tone was calm, and Bai An could not tell anything from his face.

"You seem to have anticipated this?

I mean what happened to the little alligator."

"Of course I did. I've lived in the same room with him for so many years. No matter how well he hides himself, I should be able to get some clues.

What’s more, he didn’t hide it at all.”

Ling Tian took the shuttlecock grass and stroked it repeatedly: "Do you think I am heartless for pushing the little saw crocodile into the sea of ​​fire?"

Bai An shook his head and said two sentences:

“Don’t advise others to be good without experiencing their suffering.

Without knowing the full story, I cannot comment. ”

Ling Tian was stunned, and a smile appeared on his face: "Although I feel sorry for Little Crocodile, I don't regret it.

Even if I were given another chance to choose, I would abandon the little alligator without hesitation.

I really don’t want to stay in that family for even a moment, and I feel sick to have any relationship with them for even a moment.”

"What if they wanted the shuttlecock grass?"

Bai An clearly saw Ling Tian's hand pause.

"How could they possibly want a Pokémon like Kabuto that is so weak that it would be a waste of Poké Balls to capture it?

There is no such possibility.”

It wasn't said explicitly, but sometimes it doesn't matter whether it's said or not, Bai An knew the answer.

He was somewhat curious about what kind of family could allow their son to give up his closest friend just to leave.

The existence of the shuttlecock grass is not only a companion, but also Ling Tian’s hard work and the key to his success.

But these are nothing compared to leaving home.

If Ling Tian answered that he would not abandon the shuttlecock grass, Bai An would feel fair for the little saw crocodile, but after knowing Ling Tian's answer.

Bai An no longer thinks so.

“Klipsaw is not dead, he found a trainer who cherishes him.

I hope you won't bother him too much after you see him, after all, you abandoned him in the beginning."

"Of course not. If I really meet him one day, I will thank him very much."

Bai An thought that he was to thank him for saving the little saw crocodile, but he didn't know that he was to thank him for sending Qi Fu to the police station.