Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

"Come and try it. Your beef is of good quality and worthy of my cooking skills."

After all, Uncle Xin Zhao is very confident in his cooking skills, so he will naturally be the one to cook today's lunch.

"It looks pretty good. You're really good at it, uncle?"

Looking at the tempting luster of the braised beef brisket in the pot, Wang Yao didn't expect that this unprepossessing mountaineering uncle was actually a great chef.

"Hmm... this tastes good~"

Wang Yao sipped the braised sauce on his chopsticks, and his eyes lit up instantly.

"Ya~dong~"

Daidai, who was standing by, had just served the rice and handed it to Wang Yao.

"Go call them back for dinner. You'll regret it if you can't have this meal today."

Wang Yao took the bowl, took a mouthful of rice and said to Daidai.

Other Pokémon that were not involved in the excavation were already queuing up for food.

Fortunately, Wang Yao’s pot was big enough and the ingredients were well prepared, so it was enough for all the Pokémon to eat to their heart’s content.

"Yadong~"

Daidai nodded, controlling the dishes and chopsticks floating in the air while using his mental power to contact several Pokémon that were digging underground.

【Eat dinner, come back quickly.】

"How about it? Have you seen my strength?"

Uncle Xin Zhao untied his apron with a proud look on his face, washed his hands by the river, and picked a bowl of rice from the air.

“Ahhh~Ahhh~”

Wang Yao's mouth was busy eating, so he could only silently raise his hand to give the other party a thumbs up, and then quickly took a mouthful of rice.

With the fragrant braised beef going with the rice, the big bowl of rice will soon be finished.

"But your Slow King is not bad either. Even though he's just an assistant, his skills in food preparation and fire control are good enough for him to be a chef in my hotel."

Uncle Xin Zhao looked at Dai Dai who was guarding the rice pot with admiration.

"Gulu... Of course, Daidai is a rare genius little pouch dragon. He learns things very quickly."

Wang Yao swallowed the rice in his mouth and while serving the rice, he reached out and touched the silly little bald head.

"Genius little... little pouch dragon?"

Uncle Xin Zhao was stunned for a moment, trying to reassemble Wang Yao's words in his head.

"Crack~"

But it was interrupted by the noise made by the returning Pokémon.

Arbok, who was the first to arrive, braked suddenly and stopped in front of the rice pot.

Then he opened his mouth wide and waited for Daidai to pour all the food into his stomach.

"ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss"

Although he was almost scalded by the hot rice and teriyaki sauce, the warm feeling in his stomach made Arbok spit out his tongue with satisfaction.

"Even if you are a snake, at least be polite when you eat."

Wang Yao raised his foot and poked Arbok's round belly.

"Crack~pop~"

Arbok lay lazily on the ground, not reacting to the trainer's words.

Snakes' habit of not wanting to move after eating was fully demonstrated at this time.

Of course, the thick-skinned nature is also very much 'inherited'.

Not long after Arbok lay down, the Rat-Headed Dragon and the Iron-Armored Tyrannosaurus Rex also came back one after another.

Everyone held their food bowls and started eating in the camp.

"Hiccup~ What about the other one?"

Wang Yao sat on Arbok's tail, using the snake's head as a backrest, and opened a bottle of soda for himself.

He remembered that the Pokémon the other party sent out to dig a hole also included a Jaw Ant.

“Although the giant jaw ants dig holes very quickly, it takes them a long time to get back.”

Uncle Xin Zhao waved his hand as if nothing had happened.

Sure enough, just after the fossil pterosaur had washed everyone's dishes, the two saw the giant jaw ants slowly crawling out of the burrow.

"Crack... crack..." (The sound of the giant jaw ant in the Japanese dubbing of Pokémon Advanced Episode 106, "The Giant Jaw Ant and the Ultrasonic Larva! The Lake of Dreams!")

The big-jaw ant crawled out of the burrow, raised its round head, and looked towards the stew pot with a pair of star-like eyes.

Although it looks like it has no nose, this guy has obviously smelled the delicious aroma coming from the stew pot.

"You see, the giant jaw ant is always like this - oh, if only it could evolve earlier."

Uncle Xin Zhao pushed the food bowl towards the giant jaw ant with some affection and said with a sigh.

"Maybe after it evolves, you'll start to miss its current appearance."

Wang Yao responded casually, his eyes drifting away involuntarily.

"This...hahaha, it seems like what you said makes some sense."

Uncle Xin Zhao was stunned by Wang Yao's words.

Then he laughed a few times. He didn't expect that the two words spoken by this young man were so philosophical.

"Jingle Bell--!"

"Jingle Bell--!"

Just then, a rapid phone ring interrupted their chat.

"Nonsense~Nonsense~" (Voice of the Nonsense Tree in Pokémon 163, "Where is the Nonsense Tree?")

Hu Shuo Shuoshu trotted over and handed the trainer a mobile phone that looked like a large cell phone.

"Thank you for your hard work, Hu Shuoshu."

Uncle Xin Zhao took the phone and looked at the caller's name.

"Really... this brat is bothering me again."

Uncle Xin Zhao frowned and muttered.

"Ah, my son's call - the hotel must be facing some difficult problems again."

Uncle Xin Zhao looked up and explained to Wang Yao, then answered the phone.

"Stinky boy, what's the matter with you calling me this time?"

"Your father is exploring a small island overseas right now!"

Uncle Xin Zhao didn't care that Wang Yao was right next to him. After answering the phone, he spoke in a tone like a father lecturing his son.

"What...petition?"

"What's so special about this kind of charity? Just give them some donations and send them away... Is this worth calling?"

"You can't even handle such a small matter, Shingen, you really disappoint me!"

After listening to the explanation on the other end of the phone, Uncle Xin Zhao showed an impatient attitude.

I thought this was a question about hotel management...

Unexpectedly, a strange organization suddenly appeared out of nowhere and came to the hotel to collect signatures from the public for "liberating Pokémon".

After all, Feiyun City is a modern metropolis, and Uncle Xinzhao's hotel guests are either rich or noble.

A group of people were hanging around in the hotel lobby. It was difficult to chase them away, but it was certainly not okay to just let them harass the guests.

Shingen, who didn't pay attention, could only call his father for help.

"Okay, that's it... If you have anything, ask your Uncle Charlie for help. He's an old man in the hotel and he'll always have some ideas."

Although he was harsh in his words, the other party was his own child after all and the future successor of the hotel, so Xin Zhao still gave him a few more pointers.

"..."

“What!? Is that so?”

But just as he finished speaking, Shingen on the other end of the phone seemed to say some new news, which immediately changed Uncle Nobuaki's attitude and his tone became more serious.

"Well... okay, I'll be back as soon as I'm done."

Uncle Xin Zhao said in a deep voice, then slowly hung up the phone.

After the call ended, Wang Yao could clearly see that the other party's face was filled with mixed thoughts.