Pokémon: The Journey of Ordinary People

Zhang Yu concentrated his energy on his dantian and pulled with all his strength.

"Huh!"

"puff--"

The sound of water attracted Xiaozhi and Xiaomao's attention.

"Dong, dong, dong——"

A Poké Ball with water plants on it bounced twice on the ground.

“——Uh, Brother Ayu, you are really lucky…” Xiaozhi scratched his head and laughed awkwardly.

Zhang Yu felt a little embarrassed to be looked down upon by the kid. His bad luck started again.

"I don't believe it anymore!"

He threw the club again, trying to save his dignity.

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after an hour.

"Hey, Brother Ayu, these are the slippers I dropped into the water last time. You are so awesome!"

Xiaozhi put a single slipper on his foot and found that it fit perfectly.

"Pfft——" Xiao Mao covered his mouth and his face turned red.

Seeing Zhang Yu's expression was not right, Xiao Mao quickly explained: "I wasn't laughing, I was just thinking about something happy..."

"Pfft haha——"

Zhang Yu threw the fishing rod on the ground with an indifferent look on his face.

"Forget it, I won't bother with you. What happens to a trainer... can it be called bad luck..."

Then there's the "fisherman never comes back empty-handed"

"The slippers were also caught by fishing." Something like that.

The yard was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

"oi——Everyone, it's too late. It's time to rest."

Professor Oak shouted from the doorway. Xiaozhi and Xiaomao are both children, still growing, so they should go to bed early.

"Ayu, come on too. I'm sorry to bother you today."

Zhang Yu did not refuse. After all, he was unfamiliar with the place and it would be good to have a place to stay.

After staying one night at Professor Oak's house, Zhang Yu was ready to say goodbye the next day. He had already thought about his next stop - Deep Gray City.

As for Xiaozhi and Xiaomao, he gave each of them an Orange Islands commemorative doll as a gift before leaving.

"Goodbye, Brother Yu. Come and play again when you have time~"

The two children shouted at Zhang Yu’s back as he rode the one-horned rhinoceros.

"Okay! See you next time—"

......

According to the Navigator, the Dark Gray Gym is currently the friendliest gym for new trainers.

Zhang Yu thought about Xiaogang having to take care of nine younger brothers and sisters, and instantly understood why he said that.

"Every family has its own problems..."

Riding on the rhino, Boss walked along the road and soon arrived at the Evergreen Forest, a must-go place on the way to Deep Gray City.

"Is it so lively?"

There were many people coming in and out of the Evergreen Forest, most of them were young men wearing shorts and short-sleeved shirts and holding fishing nets.

"Brother, are you here to catch Bug-type Pokémon as well?"

A young insect catcher in standard attire spoke to Zhang Yu.

However, looking at the one-horned rhinoceros sitting in front of him, he couldn't help but take half a step back.

"My name is Abin, and my goal is... to become a Bug-type Pokémon trainer!"

Looking at the boy who was probably only twelve or thirteen years old, Zhang Yu asked curiously.

"Hello, Abin. Just call me Ayu. Is this how you all catch bug-type Pokémon?"

Why is the insect type so popular? He is not sure.

Besides, no need for Poké Balls, no Pokémon battles, just a bug net? That's too down to earth...

Ah Bin didn't care at all and waved the net in his hand: "It's okay! A true warrior must have the courage to face the bleak life!"

After a pause, he asked curiously, "...Brother, you must be a powerful trainer. You can even capture the Rhino!"

"...Ahaha, I'm not that powerful. I'm going to challenge the Dark Gray Gym, so I have to pass by here. But so many people are trying to catch Bug-type Pokémon, so I want to go and take a look too."

Zhang Yu laughed, but since he had to pass by here anyway, it would be fine to go and take a look.

"Okay! Okay! Then let's go together, big brother!" Abin looked very happy. He was still a little afraid of catching insects. If his friends hadn't instigated him, he would not have dared to come this time.

Zhang Yu put away the unicorn rhinoceros and walked into the Evergreen Forest with Abin. They didn't see many insects along the way, but there were many people.

As if seeing Zhang Yu's confusion, Abin explained, "Brother Ayu, it's mainly because Bug-type Pokémon are easy to keep and evolve quickly, so so many people come to catch them. If it's a Rhino, it would be hard to just maintain daily food."

Indeed, Zhang Yu nodded in agreement. Now the unicorn can eat as much in one meal as he, Queen Flower, and Black Seahorse. If it weren't for the addition of tree fruits, they would have sufficient energy.

Human food alone can hardly satisfy its appetite.

The fruits of the trees need to be picked again. And with Pokémon guarding them, large-scale planting is not easy.

This leads to a vicious cycle. If you want to feed Pokémon with berries, you must first have Pokémon to protect yourself, but you can't afford to raise powerful Pokémon.

This is why bug-type Pokémon are so popular.

But it is only limited to ordinary people.

The two walked deeper into the forest, and the people became fewer and fewer.

"Hey! There! There are a few unicorn worms!"

Abin was a little surprised. The Hornet Beetle is slightly rarer than the Caterpillar, and the evolved Beedrill is still very handsome!

Before Zhang Yu could grab him, he rushed forward with the insect net.

"Oooh!"

Unexpectedly, the unicorn beetles did not run away. Instead, several of them gathered together and used their silk-spinning trick.

"Woooaa! Help!"

Abin was instantly wrapped into a white ball.

"...Don't worry..."

This young man is too stupid. Zhang Yu was very upset. He released the Queen Flower and used the least powerful Flying Leaf Knife to cut the silk thread.

"Huh - I'm saved...ah!" Abin was about to thank Zhang Yu, but found that the unicorn beetles were shooting poison needles at him again.

"Hold."

"Dafu"

Amazon stood in front of Abin and easily blocked the poison needle.

This unicorn beetle is indeed very aggressive, much stronger than the caterpillar.

"Tie a straw knot to tie them up, then use sleeping powder."

"Dafu?" It only took Amazon a few seconds to understand what Zhang Yu meant.

It turned the grass energy that appeared under the unicorn worms into ropes, shook its hands, and after a few flips, it tied the unicorn worms together.

"call--"

Sleeping powder floated from the stamens on the queen flower's head to the swarm of insects.

Soon the bugs became motionless.

"Wow!!! Brother Ayu, you are so strong! The Queen of Flowers is so powerful!" Abin instantly became full of energy and ran to the side of the unicorn beetle and shouted.

"Hahaha, it's nothing. It's mainly thanks to the Queen of Flowers. By the way, do you want to capture a unicorn beetle?"

Zhang Yu picked out the largest bug and put it into the Poké Ball, then asked.

In this way, you will have 4 Pokémon with different attributes, which makes it much more convenient to deal with gyms with different attributes.

"Okay! Thank you, big brother! ... Um, but I don't have a Poké Ball. Mom said she would buy me one when I'm older..."

Abin was happy for two seconds but then fell depressed again. He was only instigated by his friends and was not fully prepared at all.

"Here, this empty ball is for you. If you like it, go and capture it! Don't leave any regrets. Besides... a Beetle is rarer than a Caterpillar~" Zhang Yu handed over the Poké Ball. It wasn't expensive anyway.

Moreover, Abin's eyes reminded him of when he was a child and saw something he liked, but he held back and pretended to be sensible.

"Eh! Really? That's great! I have my own Pokémon!!"

Abin took the Poké Ball and quickly captured the sleeping Hornet.

"Woo woo woo, Brother Ayu, thank you!"

Children's emotions change quickly. He was laughing just now, but now he is crying with excitement.

"Oh, why are you crying? It's no big deal. You must take good care of the unicorn worm in the future~" Zhang Yu really couldn't deal with a crying child.

"Yeah! I will!"

It was getting late, and they were already deep in the Evergreen Forest. In order to prevent Abin from getting into any accidents, Zhang Yu asked him to go home early and stop wandering around in the forest.

After reluctantly saying goodbye to Zhang Yu, Abin skipped back with the Poké Ball in his hand.

Release the one-horned rhinoceros again. Now there are not many people on the road, so it can run freely.

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There is another chapter tonight