He knows Pokémon better than me.

Shelley wasn't angry about Ash's disguise.

"I trust my intuition more~ Based on how you treated Moon Bear during the day, you must be a good person~!"

Xiao Zhi chuckled dryly, feeling utterly bewildered by being given a "friend zone" card late at night.

He then sat up straighter and formally introduced himself:

"My real name is Ash, and I'm from the Kanto region. My goal is to become the strongest trainer alongside Pikachu!"

"The Kanto region?"

Zhu Bei blinked, seemingly unconcerned about the target, but unusually sensitive to the location.

However, the Pearl Team consists of locals from the Xicui area and know very little about other places.

"The Galaxy Team migrated from various regions, and they probably have people from the Kanto region among them."

Zhu Bei's interest was immediately piqued, especially since she had lived in the Xicui area since she was a child, which made her very curious about the world outside of Xicui.

I couldn't wait to squeeze onto the bed and have a good discussion with Ash about the Kanto region.

"The Kanto region? Uh, where should I even begin?"

Seeing the sparkling excitement in Zhubei's eyes, it seemed he was a geography enthusiast. Since he also didn't like going to bed early, he started talking and recounted all sorts of interesting facts about the Kanto region.

"The starter Pokémon from the Kanto region are different from those from Xicui. Bulbasaur, a Grass-type, well, you can think of it as a garlic-type turtle."

"Like Pikachu, it's like a swarm of stray dogs in the Kanto region."

"Huh? Pikachu is just a rampant stray dog ​​in our Xicui area!"

The two chatted until late into the night, with bursts of laughter occasionally escaping their lips.

This left Xiao Guang, who was far away in Zhuqing Village, completely bewildered. He tossed and turned on his tatami bed several times before finally putting down his phone and going to sleep.

Why is that guy suddenly silent?

The next day, early in the morning.

As dawn broke, most of the people washing jade got up and busied themselves with their work.

Xiao Zhi yawned as he got up, revealing unusually dark circles under his eyes.

Getting up from the straw mat beside her, Zhu Bei looked radiant, a faint smile playing on her lips, as if she had been nourished.

It's rare to meet someone from out of town. She pestered Xiaozhi all night, almost draining him dry.

Xiao Zhi rubbed his messy hair with a wry smile, never expecting that Xi Cui would be even more resilient than him!
However, after their conversation last night, their relationship progressed rapidly. Tsubasa didn't blame Ash for his disguise at all, and even offered to continue helping him with the disguise.

She was happy to lead the way for Ash to visit Ginkgo Merchant Guild leader Ginren in Pearl Village.

Seeing how energetic Tsubasa was early in the morning, directing her subordinates to work in an orderly manner, Ash roughly understood what was going on.

"No wonder he's the leader of the Pearl Team, who worships Palukia."

Palukia is the god of space, while Zhubei is extremely obsessed with space, geographical knowledge, and information from other places.

reasonable.

According to Zhubei, she had actually wanted to chat with the people from all over the world in Team Galactic for a long time.
However, both the Pearl Team and the Kong Team had always been wary of the Galaxy Team, an outsider organization, so as their leader, she naturally couldn't appear too close to them.

Now that she's finally met a free spirit like him, someone who doesn't have to worry about her stance and can satisfy her curiosity, she's naturally going to seize the opportunity and unleash all the passion she's been suppressing for so long.

"Zoro~" Zoroark stretched and got up, having slept soundly without being disturbed by their late-night chat.

Full of energy, it grinned at Xiaozhi, its body began to sway strangely, and soon it completely disappeared.

Along with Xiao Zhi's appearance, he changed from a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy to a fifteen or sixteen-year-old squinty-eyed black guy.

"That's really amazing."

Pearl witnessed this scene and sighed softly.

Wild Zoroark, living in the pure white tundra, are extremely dangerous beings. Besides their ability to create illusions, they also possess a terrifying power to curse and steal people's lives and souls.
Who would have thought we could become partners with humans?

Xiao Zhi smiled slightly, and continued to act as Blackie Guo Gang of the Ginkgo Merchant Guild.

Zhubei nodded. The purpose of this trip to Honglian Wetland had been achieved. After having breakfast, she bid farewell to Xipu and headed north with Xiaozhi toward the Cloud Sea Mountain Road.

"Bear roar~"

Beside the evening primrose, the Moon Bear had recovered completely and was waving its paws at them from afar in farewell.

Heading north along the peat plateau, the terrain gradually lowers until you reach a slope leading to a cliff.

Looking ahead, there was a swampy area that seemed to stretch endlessly, with dark brown mud and many sunken pits forming brownish-yellow swampy mud pits.

These swampy pits also emitted strange steam, with bubbles constantly rising to the surface, all of which appeared to contain some kind of toxin.

Crimson Swamp is the largest toxic swamp in the Greenland region, and a paradise for all types of Rock/Ground and Poison-type Pokémon.

Standing on the high slope, Ash could already see many Pokémon in danger in the swamp.

The hippos rolled around in the mud, while scoundrels and skunks swam around the muddy banks as if on patrol.

Gastly and Haunter floated in the air filled with poisonous gas.

Poison gas that ordinary Pokémon would avoid at all costs is an excellent supplement for Gastly and Haunter.

In the distance, Ash could also see a huge figure lying in the mud, with only its head and back showing, and its eyes were red.

The two did not descend the slope; Zhubei pointed into the distance and explained:
"That's Hippowdon, the boss Pokémon of Crimson Swamp. Those huge teeth of its could easily crush even steel!"

Although in terms of strength, this hippopotamus beast can only be ranked as a leader in the third or even fourth tier.

However, being in the Crimson Swamp, a uniquely advantageous environment, makes them even more difficult to deal with than the top-tier bosses.

In addition, there were the surrounding scoundrels, skunks, and gashes.
"When you try to fight the Hippo, these Pokémon that can release deadly poison will also swarm and attack you."

Even experienced trainers rarely venture into Crimson Swamp.

Trainers with a particular fondness for Poison-type Pokémon will at most lure out a lone Delinquent from the outskirts to capture it.

"I see."

Xiao Zhi nodded. The miasma was visibly pervasive, and he rarely dared to be a fool and go in to "see" it.

The two exchanged a glance, their thoughts aligned.

“Let’s take a detour!”

Fortunately, there were small paths on both sides of the Crimson Swamp, so the two of them did not go down the slope, but instead observed from a distance at the edge and circled around.

It will take an extra half hour to travel, but we should be able to reach the Cloud Sea Mountain Road to the north around noon! (End of Chapter)