He knows Pokémon better than me.

Just as Ash was engrossed in watching, Pearly pushed open the door and walked in, followed by Flareon and Espeon, who kept rubbing against his legs and acting cute.

Although the Eevee are all cute, it's just that the warm Flareon is a bit too much when it gets close to you.

"Huhu."

Pearl couldn't help but stick out her tongue; her whole body was already burning up.

Seeing that Ash was interested in the two paintings on the wall, Pearl came up and introduced them:

"The one on the right is said to be the founder of our Pearl Team~"

However, not much information has been left, and now only this painting remains; no one remembers the name or the story.

Ash raised an eyebrow. If he wasn't mistaken, this person looked a bit like Archie, the leader of Team Hoenn.

Did the ancestors of the water sycamore go to the Xicui region and then convert to Palukia?

Could the founder of Team Kong be the leader of Team Lava, Crimson Pine?
It's so surreal!

"Haha, just relax and stay here for the next few days~ The Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce is stationed nearby, I'll take you there tomorrow~"

Zhubei was very hospitable, and his subordinates brought in two bowls of hot soup and noodles, which they ate at a small table in the center of the tent—a very simple meal.

Ash was also hungry, so he temporarily put aside his exploration and grabbed something that looked like a steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth.

It tastes good, but it doesn't have much flavor, though it's enough to fill your stomach.

In ancient society, he didn't pursue gourmet food.

On the other side, Zhubei was eating with great relish, looking completely absorbed, as if she were enjoying some exquisite delicacy.

"By the way, Xiaozhi, you can sleep on the top bunk tonight!"

Pearl pointed to the wooden bed on the upper level.

Xiao Zhi nodded subconsciously, but quickly realized what he was doing and hurriedly asked:

"Wait a minute, where are you going to sleep?"

"Me? Of course I'll sleep in the lower bunk!"

Pearl Shell pointed down, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, even with a hint of smugness:

"The tents in our Pearl Village are mostly four- or six-person rooms, except for the chief's room, which is a two-person room!"

However, she usually sleeps with the three Eevee. Of course, Flareon is usually sent to sleep on the top bunk.

"Uh, isn't this a bit..."

Xiao Zhi scratched his cheek, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

However, Zhu Bei waved her hand dismissively, her face showing no sign of concern.

"What does it matter? Besides, we slept together at Grandma Yupu's place!"

"Wait a minute, they don't sleep together; there's an aisle between them."

Xiao Zhi corrected him earnestly.

Zhu Bei blinked: "Is there any difference?"

Xiao Zhi gave up struggling; it seems the people of Xicui don't value this aspect.

After a long day of travel, the two went to bed after dinner, with Zhubei's Flareon being moved to the top.

"Perfect! Flareon, you can sleep with me tonight!"

Ash quickly hugged Flareon to his chest, feeling warm and cozy like he was holding a hot water bottle; the texture was incomparable to any electric mouse.

After extinguishing the candles, he took out his Rotom phone as usual and texted Xiao Guang, who was far away in Zhuqing Village.

"I've reached three stars now! By the way, it took me a lot of effort today, but I finally caught a boss, Raichu!" Xiao Guang said with a hint of pride on the other end of the text message.

The boss, Raichu, was about three meters tall. Hikaru was quite startled when they first met. What a huge black rat!

"Leader Raichu?"

Ash scratched Flareon's belly with his hand while imagining things in his mind.

Similarly, Hikari inquired about Ash's recent situation.

"Me? I'm in the pearl village now, living in a tent made of pearl shells."

"Living in her tent?"

"Yes, it's the kind with bunk beds. It's similar to the Pokémon Centers we stayed at when we traveled together in the Sinnoh region."

"Oh."

Xiao Zhi had a feeling that the other side was inexplicably annoyed.

Below, Zhubei was already kicking his bed.

"Little Zhi, Little Zhi, tell me more about your stories from other places! And what's up with that giant Farfetch'd? It's different from the ones I've seen before!?"

As the leader of the Pearl Team, Pearl Shell is now unable to leave, but she remains full of curiosity about the outside world.

Now that they've finally settled into living together, she's going to completely drain Xiaozhi these next few days!
"Green onion duck? Oh, that's just a regional difference in appearance~"

Ash recalled that during the day, he had alternately released his Galar team while traveling, allowing him to train while traveling.

Wild shallot ducks also existed in this era, but their numbers were still small.

After all, Pokémon with their own toppings are always mouthwatering, no matter the era. Farfetch'd here has been eaten into a rare Pokémon.

"Regional morphological differences? Explain in detail!"

Zhu Bei's tone grew increasingly excited, as if each new word opened the door to a new world for her.

Xiao Zhi didn't disappoint, answering every question:

“Pokémon may look different in each region, and their abilities and types may also vary. For example, my Zoroark is black in other regions, instead of being snow-white like the one in the green one.”

Zoroark was fast asleep on the wooden plank next to him. Sleeping in the pure white permafrost must have felt amazing!
While answering Tsubasa's question, she petted a warm Flareon with one hand, and continued chatting with Dawn with the other.

"Tomorrow, it seems that Mr. Ma Jiamu, the leader of the Galaxy Team, is going to take me to the dock to welcome people from other places who have joined the Galaxy Team."

After being promoted to three stars, Xiao Guang has officially established himself in Team Galaxy.

"Outsiders?"

Ash was puzzled. He had never really understood Team Galactic's purpose in this era. Was it really as good as they said, simply to investigate the ecological environment and make the people of Team Galactic live better?
Because of the modern Galactic Team, he still has a lot of "villainous bias" towards the Green Galactic Team.

There happened to be a local under the bed, so Xiao Zhi leaned out from under the bed and asked:

"By the way, Zhubei, how much do you know about Team Galactic?"

"Team Galaxy?"

Pearl was still on her pilgrimage when she was suddenly asked a question, and all the questions she had prepared were stuck in her throat.

"All I know is that Team Galactic is made up of people who migrated from other places. Anyway, we in Team Pearl didn't have a good impression of them before, and I guess Team Kong was the same."

Xi Cui was originally just a battle between the two local factions, when suddenly a group of outsiders arrived and occupied the best location in the Xinqi Lake area.
Anyone would be annoyed.

"We only started working with Team Galaxy in the last year. And it's not as bad as I imagined!"

Zhu Bei smiled; at least Xiao Guang and Ming Yao gave her a good feeling.

Judging from his appearance, he seems trustworthy?
Ash didn't respond; he'd probably have to meet the Team Galactic leader in person to confirm this. (End of Chapter)