Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

"Hello!" Wang Yao squatted down and greeted the three leading rats.

"Beep?" Taro the Hamster turned his head and looked at Jiro the Hamster beside him.

【What's wrong with this human? 】

"Beep? Beep beep!" Mole Jiro had not seen Wang Yao when he was knocked unconscious by the giant crab.

[I don't know them, but they look like they are in the same group! ]

But a strange Pokémon and a strange human appeared in the forest at the same time and stayed together! They must be in the same group!

"Oi——! I'm saying hello to you!" Wang Yao waved in front of the three rats.

What are these little guys chatting about over there?

Wang Yao had no choice but to continue to maintain his fake smile as he got no response.

"Beep!" After getting the affirmative response from his brother, Taro Chishu immediately tightened his face and stared at Wang Yao in front of him.

"Beep!" the three heads of Hamster Taro shouted in unison!

Along with the cry, three beams of red, blue and yellow light converged together!

The three-color beam hit Wang Yao directly with a bang! He was knocked out and smashed directly into the wooden house, stirring up a cloud of dust!

This is the new attack skill [Triple Attack] mastered by the evolved Diglett!

"Beep!" Taro the Hamster looked at the scene in front of him with satisfaction.

"Beep! Beep! Beep!" The younger brothers and sisters behind him cheered for the mighty performance of big brother Three Mice!

"Cough, cough——!" Two coughs were heard in the smoke and dust.

"...The local gophers are so rude!" A figure stood up again from the wooden house.

Wang Yao tore off the shirt that was still hanging on his body but was shattered in the area where he was hit.

Fortunately, this dress is not expensive, otherwise he would be heartbroken.

"If there is no reasonable explanation... I think we should have a new dish for dinner." Wang Yao appeared in front of the mole again, and in his right hand, there appeared an unfolded military shovel.

"Fuwu--!" The Zapdos, who was also resting in the hut, also let out an angry cry.

"Beep..." Diglett Taro looked at Wang Yao and Zapdos nervously.

"Beep! Beep! Beep!" Although he felt that things were getting serious, Diglett Taro still gritted his teeth and warned Wang Yao and the strange giant bird Pokémon.

[Hand over the orange-shelled Pokémon! Leave the forest! ]

"Fwooo?" All Pokémon have a common language, so Zapdos can naturally understand Diglett's speech.

He turned his head and glanced at the giant crab which was still paralyzed.

It seems to be the only one here that is orange and has a shell.

But as a divine bird soaring in the sky, how could it possibly accept the threat from the lowly groundhogs living underground!

As for the stinky rat that disturbed its rest, it did not cut it into eight pieces with a single [Air Blade] on the spot. This was because Zapdos began to pay attention to its image in front of Wang Yao and his Pokémon!

Otherwise! Do you really think that Zapdos, which is named "Lightning", is a good-tempered Pokémon?

"Huh?" Wang Yao naturally noticed the shouting of the mole and the small movement of the lightning bird turning its head.

"Are you coming for my Pokémon?"

Wang Yao immediately began to speculate in his mind.

"The giant crabs have been training all day today, and I didn't encounter any moles when I went out this morning..."

"That is, the big-billed gull and the coward went out together again in the morning and brought back some fruit!"

"Could it be that the gophers consider the fruit trees in the forest to be their own property? So they come to trouble the gulls and cowards who repeatedly 'steal' the fruit?!"

Wang Yao obviously had the wrong idea.

Mainly based on his [environmental awareness]... He obviously doesn't think that the giant crab's behavior of using big trees to practice skills is destroying the forest environment.

After all, the level of industrialization in the Kanto region is quite low...Except for a few developed towns, other towns are located in the continuous mountains.

In addition, the area is vast and sparsely populated, so even if you cut down a whole forest, let alone a few trees, it might not be discovered for eight or ten years!

I just ate a few of your berries...is that a big deal?

With Wang Yao's efficient reasoning, he quickly found the [reason], but Wang Yao obviously did not agree with it.

Although the fruits in the gopher forest can grow, it should be attributed to the hard work of the gophers.

But it's just a few berries! They will grow again in a few days after the next rain. The whole family is here to collect the debt just for this!

These gophers are so stingy!

But it was still my fault, I was caught red-handed...

Wang Yao thought about it and put down the military shovel in his hand.

Under the nervous gazes of the moles, Wang Yao returned to the cabin and took out a bottle of [Sweet Sweet] from his backpack.

He glanced at the bottle with some reluctance.

This is honey imported from the Sinnoh region and produced by three bees! It is a pure natural high-quality product!

A bottle only weighs one pound! But the price is as high as 5,000 Baoke yuan!

When he made barbecue sauce before, he only used a little bit.

"Alright, alright! Consider it my exchange with you guys! Alright!" Wang Yao opened the sweet lid, and the air was immediately filled with an enticing sweet aroma!

When this sweet smell spread, even Zapdos couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Beep~" Naturally, Taro the Mouse couldn't resist the temptation of the aroma and swallowed hard.

"Hey! This thing is my apology for the bad behavior of the gulls!" Wang Yao placed Tiantian on the ground in front of the three moles and gently pushed it forward.

[Damn it... If it wasn't in front of the Zapdos... If it wasn't that Team Rocket's identity was no longer useful...]

[…I’m going to hang you up and beat you country bumpkins a hundred times! A hundred times!]

Wang Yao looked like he was smiling, but the villain in his mind was roaring crazily!

"Bi-bo?" Taro the Mouse turned his head and asked his younger brothers and sisters for their opinions.

[It seems that humans want to use this thing to reconcile with us? 】

"Beep, beep!!" The speed at which Diglett Jiro fell in front of Tiantian was as fast as the speed at which he was knocked unconscious by the giant crab's claws.

[Big Brother! Give me a bite! Just one bite!]

"Beep, beep, beep!"

[What else can I do? Of course I forgive him! ]

"Beep! Beep!"

[(╯▽╰ ) It smells so good~~! Me too! ]

"Beep..." Seeing that his younger brothers and sisters all had this attitude, Diglett Taro had no choice but to let go of his hatred for the humans in front of him.

……

Just like that, by Wang Yao's accidental encounter... a conflict with local Pokémon was quietly resolved.

"Beep! Beep! Beep!" Before leaving, Taro the Mouse gave Wang Yao his last warning.

[Tell that Pokémon called Owl to stop destroying the forest! We won't forgive you so easily next time! ]

"Got it~ Got it! Oh...really!" Although he didn't understand, Wang Yao knew that the other party was still complaining.

Wang Yao waved goodbye to the Diglett Pokémon and had a new understanding of how stingy and mean this Pokémon was.

After a confusing conversation, Taro the Mouse, with a can of sweets on his head, led a group of his brothers and sisters back to the Mouse Cave.

The ending of the incident seemed very harmonious, but the Zapdos, who witnessed everything, had a puzzled expression.

"Furious?"

[Does the gull have an orange carapace? ]

……

"Alas... now we have to cut back on spending again."

At dinner time, Wang Yao couldn't eat the sweet barbecue, so he started to worry about his wallet.

After all, when we get to the next city, of course I have to buy another bottle of such a good seasoning.

Thinking of this, Wang Yao hugged the toucan's body and began to shake it wildly!

"Next time you go to pick fruit from a tree, can you check if there are any Pokémon guarding it?"

"And you! You two should remember this - don't let the owner catch you stealing fruits from the trees again!" Wang Yao also gently grabbed the cowardly bug's whiskers.

Obviously, Wang Yao didn't care about whether the act of stealing fruit from the tree was good or bad.

"Gaou?"

"Guji?"

The confused gull and the cowardly bug naturally didn't know that they had inadvertently taken the blame for the giant crab.

……

at night.

Just like yesterday, after having eaten and drunk his fill, Wang Yao took care of Zapdos' feathers and then soaked in the hot spring pool.

"Speaking of which - is there any Pokémon in the Kanto region that can make honey?"

Although it was not much, Wang Yao still wanted to save the money.

"Coward! Help me get the illustrated guide!" Wang Yao was too lazy to get up, so he asked the agile Coward to help.

"Guji~"

After a rustling sound, the cowardly bug took out the illustrated book from Wang Yao's backpack and handed it to him on his back.

After scratching the cowardly bug's shell, Wang Yao took the illustrated book.

Enter [Sweet Sweet] in the search bar of the illustration.

"Sweet Sweet - after using it in places like bushes or caves, wild Pokémon attracted by the sweet aroma will appear." A mechanical voice sounded.

In the drop-down menu, Wang Yao searches for how to get Tian Tian Mi.

"No Pokémon that can produce sweet things has been found in the Kanto region yet - but wild bear cubs have the magical ability to mix fruit with pollen collected by Beedrills to make honey!" the mechanical voice from the illustrated guide continued.

[Note: Introduction of the Ruby/Sapphire version of Baby Bear: He keeps licking his palms that are soaked with honey. Baby Bear's honey is made by mixing fruits and pollen collected by Beedrill. (In addition, because Sweetheart is an item that only appeared in the fourth generation, there is no corresponding Pokémon in the Kanto region)]

"I see... Beedrills can't make honey, but baby bears can!? It's completely opposite to the real world!" Wang Yao was full of curiosity after listening to the description in the illustrated book.

"Baby bear? Its evolved form is Circle Bear, right? I seem to have heard that there are some of them around Mt. Tsukimi before!?" Wang Yao recalled the information from his time with Team Rocket.

"Isn't Yuejian Mountain near Deep Gray City?!"

Wang Yao felt that all the clues were connected in his mind!

Go through the Diglett Cave → arrive at Deep Gray City → go to Moon Viewing Mountain → catch baby bears/Circle Bears → unlimited sweetness → save a lot of money!

Although asking a bear to brew honey sounds a bit unreliable... Wang Yao still wants to give it a try.

"…Even if it doesn't work, after all, the fighting power of the Circle Bear is pretty good! It doesn't seem like it would be a loss to tame one!" Wang Yao made a good calculation in his mind.

……

In this way, Wang Yao, who was planning a new itinerary in his mind, practiced in the gopher forest with the giant crabs for another two days.

Coincidentally... because of the change in the special training plan, the giant crab no longer went to the forest to cut trees.

Therefore, Wang Yao and the gophers have been living in peace these days.

Until the evening of the fifth day, after combing the feathers of the Zapdos once again...

"Zapdos! There's a better hot spring on Cinnamon Island!"

Wang Yao plans to break camp tomorrow morning.

"Fur?"

Zapdos lay leisurely in the hot spring pool, enjoying Wang Yao's feather care service.

Hearing Wang Yao's words, he snorted lazily.

"I heard that the hot springs there can not only maintain the beautiful fur of Pokémon, but also enhance the strength of Pokémon!"

If Wang Yao wants to go to Yuejian Mountain, he must first try to lure the Zapdos away.

He said we were going to Honglian Island to take a hot spring bath - as for where to go after departure, that was not up to him!

"Fuwu..." Zapdos still looked uninterested.

For it, a potion or any natural hot spring is enough to restore its feathers.

As for increasing its strength—what a joke! It's a Zapdos!

Blind self-confidence also makes Zapdos lack the pursuit of improving his strength.

Seeing that conventional moves had no effect, Wang Yao had no choice but to change his tactics.

"Oh! Zapdos! Actually, it's like this--!" Wang Yao suddenly sighed.

"Um...that person! Abo! Yes, it's you! Come here!" Wang Yao pulled a temporary actor over to make up the numbers.

"This guy Arbok! His life story is actually quite tragic!" Wang Yao pulled Arbok over and complained to him.

"Fuwu?" Zapdos opened his eyes slightly.

"Chapo?" Arbok looked confused.

"Abo blames him for not hatching yet! He lost his parents!" Wang Yao looked like he had a long story to tell.

"I raised him myself!"

"Chap~" Arbok nodded in agreement.

It was indeed Wang Yao who hatched it from the egg, and it had never seen its parents.

But that's the nature of snakes...it never realized there was anything wrong with it before.

"But - of course Arbok also has a snake father and a snake mother!" Wang Yao changed the subject.

"…It was on Cinnamon Island! Its parents were captured by evil Pokémon hunters, leaving only Arbok as a Pokémon egg!"

"...I witnessed all of this at the time! But unfortunately I didn't have the strength to fight back!"

Wang Yao beat his chest and stamped his feet, filled with indignation.

"Just recently! I received news! The hunter who kidnapped Arbok's parents has reappeared on Crimson Island!"

"…I just want to take you, Zapdos, with me to seek revenge on those evil hunters! And save Arbok's parents!"

The story of Wang Yao is finished.

"Crackle!" Arbok began to feel sad for his parents whom he had never met.

It turns out that he has such a miserable life story! The experience of his parents really makes the snake sad!

"Arbok! Don't be sad! Zapdos will definitely help you!"

Wang Yao looked comforting, but he was actually almost unable to hold back his anger.

[Why are you sad? Your dad is still working as a snake breeder in the Rockets' breeding house! You are having a great time!]

[As for your snake mother - I'm sorry, it's a Ditto, I don't even know if it counts as your mother. ]

(PS: Ditto has no gender.)

So, although Wang Yao seemed to be comforting Arbok, there was actually nothing to comfort him.

After all, Arbok is a legitimate Team Rocket lackey, er... a snake!

I'm afraid that even if you look through the family tree three generations back, you won't find a single good snake in Abai's family!

"Fuwu!" The lightning bird was angry!

[Bullying Pokémon too much! 】

"Zapdos! Did you agree?!" Wang Yao wiped away his non-existent tears and looked at Zapdos eagerly.

"Fuwu!" Zapdos nodded.

It already has a grudge against the Hunter Organization, and Wang Yao has done it a favor - this time it can also help Wang Yao's Pokémon to get revenge, so of course it has to go!

"Great! Zapdos! I knew you were a divine bird full of justice!"

Wang Yao praised Zapdos.

"Don't worry! Once we get to Red Lotus Island, there will be even better hot springs that will definitely help you recover your feathers faster!"

By the way, Wang Yao eliminated Zapdos's concerns and began to consider the trip to Yuejian Mountain.

As for Red Lotus Island...

Emmm...let’s talk about it later.