He knows Pokémon better than me.

The golden light around the axe-splitting mantis dissipated, and even its fierce aura seemed to vanish.

Zhu Bei and the other two stood on the round pit, staring blankly.
What, it ended so easily?
It shouldn't be that the Scizor takes down a kid with a single axe swing, and then the trainer has to tumble and dodge around the giant tree in a sorry state.

She didn't even have to use the treasure she had specially prepared!

"How did Xiao Zhao's strength suddenly become so formidable?"

Mingyao was also stunned, his mouth agape. He was several times stronger than when they sparred a few days ago!

As the owner of the pit, Kiku immediately flipped over and jumped into the round pit, holding the offerings in her hands and carefully placing them near the mouth of the mantis.

The latter chewed groggily for a while before opening her eyes again, her gaze towards Kikui regaining a touch of warmth.

"Great! The Forest King is back!!"

Kikui excitedly gave the scythe mantis a big hug.

Seeing this, Zhu Bei breathed a sigh of relief and her gaze became slightly fixed.

"As expected, this kind of Pokémon that goes berserk after being struck by lightning must be defeated."

This news needs to be immediately communicated to the other members of the Pearl Team who serve the "King," as other "Kings" in other places have recently fallen into a similar predicament.

However, they will both need to rely on the power of the Galactic Team.

Facing the king they serve head-on, the Pearl Team would likely find it difficult to make a move.

On the other side, seeing that Xiao Zhi, the "Ginkgo Merchant," had already reached out and pulled Xiao Guang onto the round pit, Zhu Bei was slightly taken aback.

When did the Ginkgo Merchant Guild and Team Galaxy become so close?

As far as he knew, the Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce was an organization that did not favor any one of the three major powers and was only interested in making money. They moved between the three major powers to sell goods and did not make any special friends with any one of them.

After thinking for a moment, Zhubei stepped forward.

"Thank you so much for your help this time, Xiao Zhao, your Galaxy Team has been a great help!"

"If the Galaxy team needs any help in the future, please feel free to ask, and our Pearl team will do our best to assist you!"

"Furthermore, from now on, your Galaxy Team can freely enter and exit the area covered by our Pearl Team to conduct investigations and research at will, and we will provide corresponding assistance and support!"

As the leader of the Pearl Team, Pearl Shell immediately made a guarantee.

Upon hearing this, Mingyao's eyes lit up. There were still some unknown areas in the Xicui region that lacked continuous supplies and could not be penetrated. They had to rely on the supply assistance of the nearby Pearl Team or King Kong Team.

After this trip back, Xiao Zhao's Survey Corps star rating will probably increase.

"Oh, I wasn't able to help."

Mingyao scratched his head in distress, but quickly clenched his fists and cheered himself up again.

Starting tomorrow, I'll go to the training ground and practice with Miss Bellila to master the moves!
"Let's go down first. We can leave this to Kikui."

Zhubei looked at the mantis and kikui huddled together in the round pit. The latter also took off her cowboy hat for the first time and bowed seriously to Xiaoguang.

The latter smiled and nodded, already understanding the situation.

"Is this what Miss Wusi wants to do? To bring the entire capital city of Xicui back to its senses after it has fallen into madness?"

This is the "main storyline" that you need to speedrun!

After leaving the Giant Tree Battlefield, we returned to the riverbank. "Mr. Xiaozhi and Mr. Guogang, Mingyao and I will head back to Zhuqing Village first."

Dawn waved, signaling that he and Ash were about to go their separate ways.

He cursed under his breath, "Why did you have to imitate Teacher Gang's face? It's so hard to keep up with his expression!"
Go back and complete the research mission, upgrade your star rating, and help the Pearl Team and the King Kong Team solve their problems, as well as the Galaxy Team.
She always felt that this Galaxy team might be hiding some secret.

"Oh, be careful, and remember to contact me if anything happens~"

Ash took out his Arceus phone, waved it, and said goodbye.

Mingyao raised an eyebrow. Even Dr. Laben couldn't understand why Xiaoguang had a cell phone. How come this black guy from the Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce also had one?
After watching the two leave, only Ash and Treasure remained, staring at each other in bewilderment.

Xiao Zhi pulled out a map, but for a moment he was somewhat disoriented.
His primary goal now is to find Mr. Wang Luo of this era; as for the raging king and such, that's Xiao Guang's task.

However, the map doesn't show any strongholds for the Ginkgo Merchant Guild, let alone the Pearl Team or the Vajra Team. The only human activity icon is Zhuqing Village.

Xiao Zhi couldn't help but look at the woman beside him who was about to leave, and shamelessly said:
"By the way, Miss Zhubei, do you know a member of the Ginkgo Merchant Guild named Wang Luo? I got separated from him and I'm looking for him!"

"Mr. Wang Luo? I do know him, but I don't know where he is now."

Zhu Bei frowned and thought for a moment, then continued:
"However, Mr. Yinren, the leader of the Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce, has been active in our Pearl Village these days. He should still be here, right?"

"Yinren?"

Xiao Zhi was taken aback. Does the Ginkgo Merchant Guild still have a leader?
Seeing the questioning look from the pearl, he quickly rubbed his head and laughed it off:
"Oh, Boss Yinren, of course I know him! In that case, may I go to your Pearl Settlement? I'd like to give you some work reports!"

Pikachu, with its paws shrugged on its shoulder, shook its head helplessly.

"Pica~"

His Pokémon battles are alright, but his acting is really bad; he'd be better off with his own.

However, Zhubei didn't think much of it and happily agreed with a grin:

"You want to come to our Pearl Village? No problem! I'm going back anyway, you can come with me!"

As long as the target isn't the Kongo Team, Tamabe is very willing to help.

Xiao Zhi was overjoyed, as this was a perfect opportunity to ask this "commander" for some information.

However, the location of the pearl settlement is quite far away, in a completely different direction from Zhuqing Village to the west.

Zhu Bei pointed to Tianguan Mountain in the distance and introduced it:
"Our Pearl Settlement is located at the northernmost edge of the Emerald Continent, so we need to go around to the back of Heavenly Crown Mountain first."

Unlike Zhuqing Village, the Pearl Settlement is not as well-organized, with rows of houses, basic infrastructure, and wooden walls surrounding and protecting it.

Except for the lack of electric lights, it's a completely modern little village.

Their Pearl Village is located next to Lake Ruizhi, one of the three major lakes of Xicui, and is covered with snow all year round, also known as pure white permafrost.

The settlement was built on the east side of the lake, consisting of only scattered houses; it could hardly be called a "village," but rather a small tribe.

"East of Wise Lake?"

Ash doesn't know much about the Greenland region, but he's very knowledgeable about modern Sinnoh.

That location is probably where the modern-day Xuefeng City is located, right?
So the two decided to travel together, and Pearl Shell happily led the way, heading northeast towards the pearl settlement! (End of Chapter)