Wang Yao's Pokémon Journey

“…We’re saved!”

Ishiya stretched out an arm, trying to wake up Hiroki beside him.

"It seems that his injury is more serious. He may have to lie down for a while!"

Wang Yao stopped Shi Ye's behavior in time.

"Hiroki..."

Shi also broke his leg, but his other injuries were not serious. It was just that his physical strength was slightly weaker than Guangshu, who was good at sports, and he was a little dehydrated, so he fell into a coma.

When Guangshu rolled down from the rock tunnel, he was actually more seriously injured, but he did not show it because he had to take care of Ishiya who had a leg injury.

Therefore, it was Ishiya who woke up first.

"Now that we're awake, let's get going... Deep Gray City is nearby!"

Wang Yao packed up the medicine and water cup, and said to Shi Ye who had just woken up.

"Deep Gray City!?"

Shiye repeated the place name in a daze.

"Yeah... Didn't you come through the mole cave just to take a shortcut?"

Wang Yao actually came later.

Because he was not in a hurry and had the mentality of enjoying the scenery throughout the whole process, he was actually much slower than the injured duo who had the ball of fur leading the way.

It was already dawn when Wang Yao arrived. As soon as he came out of the cave, he saw two people lying on the tree nearby.

Soon, a monkey monster and Nidorino were seen running over.

At first, Wang Yao thought they were wild Pokémon, but he didn't expect that the two Pokémon knew how to "protect their master". After trying to throw the ball but it bounced away automatically, Wang Yao was sure that these were Pokémon with trainers.

And with the combination of Pokémon and trainers, he also remembered

——Isn’t this the tug-of-war duo I saw under the window of the second floor room of the Pokémon Center that day!?

Chapter 38: Deep Gray City! Provocation always works!

"I see...then these scraps of cloth were left behind by the monkey monsters?"

Wang Yao placed Guangshu and Shiye on the carapace of the giant crab. Since they were all children, it didn't seem crowded for them to lie on it together.

"Yes... it's a pity that no one rescued me. Fortunately, you are here, big brother!"

Shi Ye said with some relief.

"Of course not!"

Wang Yao took out a compass and compared it with the map.

"Deep Gray City is in the northwest. You let one of them go west and the other east - there are endless forests in both directions!"

"In this case, instead of asking them to seek help from others, it's better to find local [fellow villagers]... Maybe by communicating with the nearby Pokémon, they can bring you some wild herbs and fruits."

Wang Yao gave his own suggestions.

The Kanto region is not a barren and remote place, especially in the woods near towns, most Pokémon are relatively docile and friendly.

As for the violent and belligerent Pokémon, where are they?

A passing Pokémon trainer: Oh? You like fighting so much, why don't I take you to fight for something good?

"Is that so... We didn't think so much about it at the time."

Shi Ye scratched his head. Both of them were newcomers who had just graduated from the trainer school and lacked experience in traveling.

"Where are you two from?"

Wang Yao asked curiously.

"Golden City! We are from the Trainer School in Golden City."

Shi Ye looked very reserved, and it was obvious that he had not yet completely gotten rid of his identity as a student.

"Oh... then you must have seen Nancy."

Wang Yao asked.

The reason why he asked this...is because he has never seen Naz.

However, as a senior executive of Team Rocket, Nancy's status is equal to that of Ma Zhishi.

"Yes... During the public gym challenge, the teacher took us to observe it as a group."

"Gym Leader Nancy is a very powerful trainer..."

Shi Ye recalled.

Unlike the anime version, Nancy is a legitimate league gym leader and the chief gym leader in a megacity like Golden City - how could she abuse her superpowers and turn challengers into dolls!

In addition to openly accepting challenges from trainers, Nancy's gym also recruits a large number of psychic trainers as apprentices. It can be said that she is a well-known psychic training base and a great mentor.

"That's it..."

Wang Yao nodded and had a general impression of this girl with super powers.

A gifted psychic, a powerful and serious trainer, and a beautiful girl with long straight black (dark green?) hair dressed in old-fashioned style.

But...why would a guy like this choose to join Team Rocket?

Is it the rebellion of adolescence?

But Wang Yao was just curious.

He will not challenge the gym in Golden City in the short term.

After all, most of his Pokémon are physical warriors, and it is not easy for them to deal with Nancy who has psychic attributes.

Perhaps after the cowardly bug evolves, it will be able to fight by relying on its attribute advantages.

……

After chatting all the way for less than an hour, Wang Yao and his companions walked out of the woods and saw the outline of Deep Gray City in a gray rocky mountain range.

Deep Gray City - A city located at the foot of a huge rocky mountain in the northwest of the Kanto region.

From a distance, this city has a sense of simplicity and heaviness that belongs to rocks.

Except for a few modern shopping malls, most buildings have rough natural rock slab walls.

There are even some rock houses built purely of stones, located on the edge of the city, highlighting a primitive appearance.

"We're here! This is Pitch Black City! A city of rock!"

Wang Yao put down the map book in his hand.

In addition to the map, the book also contains a brief introduction to most of the towns in the Kanto region.

"Let's go... I just happened to be going to the Pokémon Center, so I'll leave you to Joey..."

Wang Yao looked at the city outline not far away and said to Shi Ye.

"Okay...Okay! Thank you very much!"

Shi Ye was still a little reserved.

……

Before entering the urban area of ​​Deep Gray City, Wang Yao encountered a classic NPC on the avenue south of the city.

"Hey, fellow traveler from out of town! I have some very good quality stones here!"

"Would you like to come and see?"

The person who spoke was a sturdy middle-aged man with a full beard and a red round woolen hat.

He stood next to a wooden shelf filled with strange stones, apparently acting as a stone vendor, greeting Wang Yao and Shi Ye who were passing by.

"Stone……"

Wang Yao walked a few steps closer. He also dug a lot of stones in the mole cave, but they were all worthless ornaments, so he didn't bring them out.

"These are all high-quality stones dug out from Mt. Yuemian!"

"Look at this... and this..."

Seeing that business was coming, the uncle enthusiastically held up a few strange-shaped stones to show Wang Yao for appreciation.

Wang Yao glanced back and forth at this simple stall.

"Is this... Moonstone? It looks like there are some impurities..."

Wang Yao picked up a palm-sized piece of Moonstone.

It's gray and has a lot of holes and spots on it.

Look at the other things on the stalls...either ordinary beautiful stones, or low-quality evolution stones and other useless metal ores.

As a member of the Rockets, he does have this insight.

"Oh... you are very knowledgeable, little brother!"

"Well, it seems I have to take out the treasure from the bottom of the box!"

The uncle spoke in a low voice, as if he really had some rare treasure or mineral that he could sell.

“Please look——!”

The uncle stepped aside, revealing a large black stone that had been blocked by his body.

"——This stone! It's a one-in-a-million pickle stone!"

“If you have it – you’ll be able to make the most perfect pickles!”

The uncle held the one-in-a-million pickle stone in his hands and boasted loudly.

"What kind of treasure is this?" - ×2

Wang Yao and Shi Ye roared in unison!

"What the hell... they are two young people with no experience in housekeeping."

Instead, the uncle began to question Wang Yao and Shi Ye, saying that they were too young and lacked life experience.

“Who would buy something like this?”

Wang Yao retorted.

"If you really want to manage your household, wouldn't it be better to go to the river and pick up a stone without spending any money?!"

"Well...it seems to make sense."

The uncle seemed to be in self-doubt.

"Could it be that... the one-in-a-million pickle stone that I dug out with so much effort is actually not worth selling?!"

The uncle's faith collapsed.

"By the way..."

Wang Yao narrowed his eyes and began to get to the point.

"Uncle——I think I've seen you on TV!?"

"Eh?"

Shi also made a puzzled sound.

How can such a sloppy uncle still appear on TV?

Is it a legal education column? !

This guy is indeed a profiteer!

"Brother...you must have recognized the wrong person! I am just an ordinary stone vendor..."

As the uncle spoke, he pulled down the brim of his hat and lowered his head, not wanting anyone to see his true face.

"Oh! I remembered!"

Wang Yao said in an exaggerated manner!

"It's in the league's gym introduction column - I saw it..."