A person abandoned by the Pokémon world

"Hello, I want to go to a small island near Silver Rock Island. Is there anyone who can take me there?"

At the pier of Bobo Island, Bai An found a place where people gathered to ask.

These guys who make a living by driving boats to carry people have their own circles, and they gather together when there are no customers.

Sometimes when the location is inconvenient, I will introduce the guests to my friends in the circle.

Finding a gathering point like this where there are a lot of people can help you find the right person quickly.

The disadvantage is that customers may be overcharged.

"East or west of Silver Rock Island?

How many whirlpools did you pass along the way?

How many wild Pokémon live in the nearby waters?"

Bai An was silent in the face of these three questions. Except for the first one, this was a question that the guest could answer! ?

"The island I went to is about 25 nautical miles southwest of Silver Rock Island."

Bai An only mentioned the location, and these people will discuss the rest.

“Southwest direction…

If you can’t go, who can help you?”

Someone left first and looked like he was watching a show.

"How much can you offer?"

Some people think Bai An is young and want to assess whether the price is worth the trip.

"Just tell me the price. You don't have to tell me this. If it's suitable, just go ahead."

Bai An hates this kind of hypocritical courtesy. From his age, speech, clothing... many factors can be judged that Bai An is here for tourism and does not understand the market.

But they still wanted Bai An to make an offer. If the price was too low, they would say something like, "It's not worth the money."

Then wait for the customer to continue to raise the price.

The reason why they didn't speak was to let the ignorant customers speak. What if the ignorant customers said too much?

They won’t think the over-quoted price is too much.

Bai An really hated this.

Someone made the number eight.

Bai An nodded to indicate that he accepted it, and the man took Bai An to his boat.

The ship is not big, but in the Whirlpool Islands, such a small ship is less likely to be affected by the whirlpool.

Because it is more flexible, it can avoid vortices when operated by skilled personnel.

"The little guy is depending on you again~"

Bai An just stood still when he heard such words. Bai An was a little curious about who this person was talking to.

He clearly didn't see anything, but when the ship was sailing, a water bomb would spray out from under the ship from time to time, and Bai An realized that there was something under the ship.

Bai An curiously moved closer, leaned out and looked underwater, and happened to meet the eyes of the Pokémon that was clinging to the bottom of the boat.

It has a horn on its head, a light grey body, two large eyes, and white fins and tail.

A Pokémon that can undergo metamorphosis, Trapper.

The reason why he is called a Pokémon with abnormal development is that his evolved species has undergone a drastic change, evolving from a fish to an octopus.

“Did you find out?

Haha, human vision is limited in the ocean, and sometimes the eyes miss the whirlpools.

At this time we need him to point out the location of the whirlpool so that we can avoid it.

They can spray water bombs far away, and are a great helper for us when sailing on the sea!"

Bai An nodded. The iron cannon fish is called the sniper of the sea. It can use its abdominal muscles to violently spray the water it drinks from its mouth to kill prey flying in the air. Its name comes from this.

Moreover, the water jetted from the mouth can hit the target with great accuracy.

It is indeed possible to transmit messages quickly, but if they didn't tell him, Bai An would never have thought that the water jetted from the mouth of the iron cannon fish could also play a role similar to a signal gun.

Sure enough, the little people have their own means of survival.

"Brother, what's the matter that brought you to that nameless island?

You look like a traveling trainer, right?

Why don't you go to such a remote place and have fun in the surrounding islands?

Are you looking for rare Pokémon?"

There was no whirlpool for the time being, so the man didn't need to be completely alert and wanted to chat with Bai An from time to time. After all, sailing was boring.

He didn’t hear Bai An’s answer, and he didn’t say anything, still chattering: “In fact, all the islands of the Whirlpool Archipelago, big and small, have been explored.

Those islands rich in resources and species have developed independently and been given names.

"Young man, there is a high probability that you will gain nothing if you go there this time."

"I'm not looking for Pokémon. I'm looking for people. There are people living on that island."

"Is that so?" He actually muttered in his heart with these answers: "Who is so ungrateful that he would choose to live on an island that doesn't even have a name when there are so many wonderful islands to live on."

At this time, Cosmogu on Bai An's shoulder shook the little tuft on his head and looked to the side of the hull.

A long silver neck poked out of the sea and invited Cosmogu to come and play.

As expected, it was the little Lugia, who ran out by himself again.

"Go ahead, and be careful not to fall into the sea."

Bai An doesn't mind his Pokémon having playmates outside, and he is even happy that his Pokémon has playmates.

Having received the promise, Cosmog teleported to the top of the little Lugia.

Little Lugia was very excited, and swam around with Cosmog. It could be seen that the whirlpool had no effect on little Lugia at all.

"Isn't this quite sensible?"

Bai An murmured as he looked at the little Lugia that never left his sight.

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After about two hours, the ship finally arrived at its destination.

The boat paid, and Bai An called out to the sea: "Cosmogu, do you want to enter the island or continue playing with your friends?"

As expected, Cosmog chose Bai An and abandoned little Lugia who was having fun.

Little Lugia tried to save his friend, but before he could say anything, he found himself shrouded in a shadow.

Little Lugia had a bad feeling, and twisted his neck stiffly, and then...

Little Lugia is caught by his mother, and he will be greeted with love from his mother.

Although Bai An knew that the craftsman was on this island.

But Bai An didn't know the exact location, but he was not looking for it aimlessly.

Bai An is looking for a water source. If he wants to survive on an island, fresh water resources are essential. To settle on an island, he should at least find a place close to fresh water resources, right?

Facts proved that Bai An was right. When he found the lake, Bai An happened to see an old man carrying a shoulder pole with two buckets of fresh water hanging on both sides of the pole.

There was also a Tutu dog next to him, holding a wooden barrel as big as himself.

When he saw Bai An, he subconsciously stood in front of the old man and put down the water, grabbing his tail as a weapon and being on guard.

The Tutu is a dog with a white exterior and some brown parts that can stand on two legs.

He has a long tail with a paintbrush-like tip. The only skill he can learn, "sketch", comes from this organ.

The body fluid that can ooze out from the front of his tail will show different colors depending on the mood of the dog. He has a horn on his head and is a painter in the Pokémon world.

Tutu dogs use the body fluids that slowly seep out from the tip of their tails to draw unique marks to declare their territory. 5000 types of marks have been discovered so far, and the walls on the streets where Tutu dogs are common are all covered with these graffiti.

He had a habit of having his friends draw footprints on his back when he was an adult.

There are also many fans of Tutu dog scribbles, who will buy and sell them at high prices.

Tootsie is a Pokémon that is very popular among painters. Apart from anything else, at least if you capture a Tootsie, you won't have to worry about not being able to buy paint for the rest of your life.

Bai An also likes Tutu dog very much, because Tutu dog was a great tool pet when he played games in his previous life.

The "Sketch" skill turns the opponent's moves into your own moves.

It's not a one-time move like "imitating". The moves that are "sketched" can be used forever by Tutu Dog.

Theoretically, there is no skill that Tutu Dog cannot write except for the "Chattering" and "Struggling" moves.

However, due to the limitation of his racial value, all he can do in the game is write "mushroom spores", "soaked in water", and "stop when it's enough" to serve as an insect catching tool pet.

But in reality, Tutu Dog’s potential in combat is not low. The fact that he can write down the skills of mythical beasts alone makes Tutu Dog seem very buggy.

By the time Bai An finished thinking, both the old man and the Tutu dog had disappeared.

Fortunately, Zoroark noted the direction in which the man and the Pokémon left.

After walking a few steps, Bai An saw smoke from cooking not far away.

Bai An found that the cabin was very popular. He couldn't even remember how many cabins of this kind he had encountered.

Bai An knocked on the door of the wooden house, and with a quick glance he saw a lot of Silver Rock works and silver rocks.

Although it was just a glance, Bai An could tell that those products were not as exquisite as those sold in the store.

Bai An suspected that he had come to the wrong place.

"Who are you looking for?"

"I heard there's a master of silver stone products here, and I'm here to buy a few pieces from the master."

Regardless of whether it was true or not, Bai An stated his purpose.

Bai An did not kill them with one blow, thinking what if those were just the master's practice works.

"come in."

The old man opened the door and let Bai An in. He accepted the title of Master of Silver Rock Products mentioned by Bai An.

“I don’t have any works on hand right now, but I have these semi-finished works on the wall, you can take them if you need them.

I won’t charge you much, just give me the cost of the silver rock.”

"Master, can I make a few products?"

The old man smiled bitterly and said, "I can't do it anymore. I can't do it in this lifetime." Then he raised his hand.

A wide right hand with three fingers missing appeared in front of Bai An, and judging from the condition of the fingers, it seemed that they were lost recently.

“We encountered falling rocks a few days ago. As I am old, I slipped while trying to dodge them. Fortunately, Tutu dog reacted quickly and pushed the rocks away.

Unfortunately, the stone still passed by and crushed three fingers of his right hand.

Silver rock carving is very difficult, and even with all ten fingers, it is impossible to guarantee that every product will be perfect.

Now that I am disabled, I can no longer make exquisite jewelry."

"this……

Could you please guide me to process these semi-finished products into finished products?"

“You…” The old man took Bai An’s hand and touched it: “No.”

"The requirements for carving silver rock are very high. Your hands have never been trained. The final result is likely that you will not carve much and will hurt your hands."

The old man shook his head.

"Okay, come with me."

Seeing Bai An's persistence, the old man took Bai An to the inner room.

Here Bai An saw the Tutu dog, carving silver rock with a chisel in its hand.

"Do you like this child's work?"

The old man brought a small sculpture.

It is a tree. This kind of plant is the most difficult to carve well, because not only the texture of the trunk but also the leaves are difficult to handle.

But the sculpture in front of us, apart from its silvery-white color, is simply the abbreviation of a tree.

The old man fanned with his hands, and the leaves were blown away.

"this……

It’s so exquisite.”

“If you don’t mind it being a Pokémon work, then buy it.

To be honest, this kid's craftsmanship is far better than mine, but it's a pity that he is a Pokémon and people don't buy into his work.

Even I can’t carve this detailed.”

The old man then took out many more carvings, some of Pokémon, but more of trees.

Bai An saw Tutu's efforts in the work.

In the beginning, the leaves of the trees were all the same, but now they can dance in the wind.

From a Magikarp without scales to a Magikarp with clear scales that looks like it is really swimming in the water.

“That child was very fond of sculpture and had studied with me a long time ago.

He works very hard and is also a genius in sculpture.

I think he longs for his work to be recognized by others.

But people always have prejudice against his works.

They always think that he used his skills to make it opportunistically, and even if Tutu Dog used tools to make a good work on the spot, they still don’t believe it. ”

“It’s hard to acknowledge excellence in others, let alone in non-humans.

They probably can't accept being surpassed by a Pokémon in their field of expertise."

Bai An explained casually while choosing.

The old man was stunned. He realized that in his entire life, he was still not as clear-headed as the young man in front of him.

Yes, that's the truth.

“Just say these are your works and sell them.

You have to live, don't you?

How will you make a living in this state?

Those semi-finished products out there? Will anyone buy them?

Besides, doesn’t Tutu Dog want others to recognize his work?

Isn’t other people’s rush to buy something the best form of recognition?

Don't rush to say it can't be done.

You might as well ask Tutu Dog for his opinion.

These are the only few I have, could you please pack them separately for me?"

Bai An's words sounded aggressive and pressing, forcing the old man to be unable to utter a word.

Tutu dog not far away was immersed in the world of sculptures and was not disturbed by the conversation between the old man and Bai An.

Carving silver rock requires not only a chisel, but also red-hot iron.

Place the red-hot iron on the location of the silver ore to be engraved. After a few seconds, the silver rock will become soft and easier to shape.

A small statue can take several days or even a week to make.

It is really too much to casually deny other people's efforts and say that it is achieved through skills without any evidence.