An abstract trainer who taught Charmander the Incinerate move

Chapter 20 United Medical (Seeking monthly votes)

"Miss Joy, this little fire dragon is dying! Please save it!"

At the Pokémon Center in Suanmu Town, a handsome young man in tattered clothes rushed in, carrying an extremely rare purple Charmander on his back.

It was obvious that the little fire dragon had been poisoned with an extremely potent toxin and was on the verge of death.

Let's turn back time and pick up where we left off, returning to the Battle of Mount Tenno in the Forest of Oaths.

As a newly promoted one-star Dou Zhe, Xiao Huolong was also eager for a worthy opponent to test his strength.

The centipede elder of the United Kingdom had clearly not experienced the baptism of the mysterious power from the East. In its eyes, someone like Xiao Huolong was no different from a green caterpillar, and it would be enough to just run him over at full speed.

Boom boom boom——

Faced with Elder Centipede crashing in like an out-of-control truck, Mo Zhen began his high-intensity operation, which could be described as an art.

"Get to the side! Dodge quickly! Attack its flanks with your fire claws, dodge quickly..."

After a perfect dodge, Xiao Huolong seized the fleeting opportunity and swung out a claw. The sharp claw drew a beautiful arc in the air and fiercely grazed the centipede elder's huge body.

Despite the centipede elder's thick, armor-like shell providing protection, it still felt a terrifying, scorching heat assaulting its body.

"Good, that's it. Keep the rhythm, don't be greedy for attacks! It's about to attack again, get ready to roll and dodge..."

At this moment, Mo Zhen was like a top player of a Souls-like game, controlling his low-performance character with low attack and low health, slowly whittling down the boss's seemingly endless health bar.

Every operational command and every tactical adjustment is like a dancer walking on a knife's edge; the slightest mistake will result in a large "Die" on the screen.

Just as the plot was developing into a compilation of high-level players defeating bosses without taking damage, Xiao Huolong suddenly felt that something was wrong with the scene in front of him.

Everything before my eyes began to distort and dazzle like an abstract painting, and the feeling of lightness under my feet made me feel like I was slipping...

At this moment, Xiaomengzi was the first to realize the problem.

[Oh no... It's the Centipede King's special ability: Poisonous Sting!]

On the seemingly ordinary surface of Elder Centipede, there are countless tiny venomous stingers that are difficult to see with the naked eye.

These poisonous stingers will silently inject deadly venom into the enemy's body the moment they make contact.

Unbeknownst to him, Xiao Huolong had already been poisoned!
The ferocious toxin raged through Xiao Huolong's body, causing it to gradually lose control and its fighting spirit to become uncontrollably chaotic, like a wild horse.

Clearly, Elder Centipede is a boss that specializes in melee combat, while Xiao Huolong, due to his physical limitations, has a completely empty ranged spell bar and can only rely on close-quarters combat. This time, he suffered a major setback.

Just at this critical moment, a wild twin-tailed loli suddenly fell from an ancient tree that was shaken by the aftershocks of the battle.

"Oh dear! What the hell is going on?! Who disturbed my sweet dream?!"

In the blink of an eye, Mo Zhen, quick-witted and agile, rushed forward and caught this gift from nature.

When he saw the girl's familiar face, his eyes lit up instantly, as if he had seen a savior.

"Holy crap? The pity system worked! I actually pulled an SSR in the newbie village! This is real champion material..."

Xiaomengzi, standing to the side, burst into tears of joy.

[Thank goodness! It's that sir! We're saved!]

all in all……

After experiencing a textbook example of a deus ex machina, Mo Zhen successfully played the role of a damsel in distress, being rescued from dire straits by this mysterious figure.

Afterwards, the other party even enthusiastically planned to use the most traditional ancestral spirit ritual of the Union to remove the poison from Xiao Huolong.

But compared to the totem deities of the natives of the Union Kingdom, Mo Zhen clearly had more faith in the advanced medical technology of the Union Kingdom Elf Center.

Looking at the long queue before him, Mo Zhen began chanting the Rebirth Mantra for Xiao Huolong. "Namo Amitabha Buddha, Tathagata Buddha..."

This is the unique feature of Hezhong's medical practice: an orderly business practice where even if a corpse has started to decompose, people still have to queue up in order.

Upon hearing Mo Zhen's Rebirth Mantra, Xiao Huolong felt as if he were hearing a lullaby, and became increasingly drowsy, seemingly on the verge of being reborn.

At this moment, Mo Zhen suddenly realized something was wrong and immediately switched plates.

"Xiao Huolong, don't go to sleep! As long as you circulate your profound energy, you can easily overcome any potent poison!"

Upon hearing Mo Zhen's call, Xiao Huolong immediately activated the Burning Technique, using the Burning Technique's fighting spirit within his body to resist the Centipede King's potent venom.

For the rest of the time, Mo Zhen kept spouting obscure and difficult-to-understand terms like potential, profound skills, and fire therapy, leaving the people queuing around him bewildered.

Mo Zhen didn't know if this method of using fire to fight poison would actually work, but at least his body temperature was kept under control, and he didn't turn into a cold corpse.

Three hours later, Mo Zhen seemed to have caught a whiff of decay emanating from Xiao Huolong. Just then, they finally saw Miss Joey's standard clone face.

Facing the purplish-brown Xiao Huolong, Joey delivered formulaic lines with a businesslike smile.

"Hello sir, please prepay 3,000 Union Dollars to complete the hospitalization procedures. We will adjust the amount accordingly based on the progress of your medical treatment..."

Although he didn't know what purchasing power 3,000 Union Coins represented, Mo Zhen clearly didn't intend to pay.

"Ahem, well, um, does the Unova region have free medical care? I heard that seeing a doctor at the Unova Pokémon Center is free..."

Even Mo Zhen herself was on the verge of breaking down when she forced herself to say those words in the style of Yilin.

Unfortunately, all he had in his pocket were a few leftover tree fruit pits. If he were to pay with those, he would probably make a name for himself in the history of performance art...

The business smile on Miss Joey's face vanished instantly, replaced by an expression that said, "Look at me like I'm an idiot."

"What kind of joke are you making in the Union? I've had enough of you poor, country bumpkins who smuggled yourselves into the Union to beg for food! Free healthcare didn't exist in the Union before, it doesn't exist now, and it never will!"

"Alright, if you don't have money, go to the leather processing factory in Suanmu Town and see if they still buy lizard skins. Don't waste our time anymore, next!"

Generous crab treat! Damn capitalism!
Mo Zhen originally thought that Unova would have extreme Pokémon protection organizations, such as Team Plasma, that would promote things like "Pocket Monsters are precious" and offer free medical services to Pokémon.

But clearly, the game version is not yet fully integrated with reality, and these emerging waves have not yet impacted this pristine land of thriving capitalism.

The status of elves in this world is similar to that of black people in the 18th century, so Mo Zhen's wishful thinking has failed.

The idea that Pokémon treatments at Pokémon Centers are free in the anime and games is just as blatantly false as the marketing claims that America gets medical treatment for free.

Although it was a difficult decision, Mo Zhen would never let Xiao Huolong go, after all, they were the legendary Soul Brothers, the Best Match, and good brothers from different fathers and mothers!

So, with a conflicted look on his face, he leaned closer to Miss Joey and spoke in a low, halting voice.

“Um… cough cough, Miss Joey, if you don’t mind, I can use… um… my body… to pay off the medical bills…”

As an artist, Mo Zhen is always aware of the need to dedicate herself to art.

Now, it's time to show the real technology!

When Miss Joey saw Mo Zhen loosen his suit collar, revealing his sculpted, well-defined muscles, her pupils dilated and her heart skipped a beat!

After covering her mouth and thinking for a moment, she revealed a shy smile.

"Hmm... Since that's the case, fine then! You said you'd repay the medical bills with your body..."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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