Pokémon: The Sims

"I can tell you're in no condition to survive in this forest. I don't know where you're going, but I doubt you can make it with your current injuries. Why don't you come with me and I'll save you?"

Wu Ge stood still, staring at the flying mantis.

In such situations, it's best to stay where you are, maintaining a certain distance from the other person, giving them mental space to think.

Rushing forward will only frighten the other party, causing them to stop thinking and take some reactive actions.

"Solai?"

"Purpose? Probably because I've been rather bored lately."

Wu Ge frowned, tilted his head and pondered for a while before saying, "By the way, let's hang out in this forest together from now on."

“.Soulai”.

The mantis hesitated for a moment, moved its twin scythes, grinned menacingly, and then nodded in agreement.

"Come with me. My place is very close by. There are tree fruits there that can help you recover."

Wu Ge's face lit up with joy, and he turned around and led the Flying Mantis to the cave.

They arrived at the cave about ten minutes later.

“This used to be a bear’s territory, but I took it over. You can eat this.”

Wu Ge took out a few fruits from the food he had collected and handed them to the flying mantis.

"Soulai".

Scyther nodded gratefully.

Having lived in this forest for decades, he naturally knew that this fruit was good for healing injuries, so he ate it immediately and trusted Wu Ge even more.

He wasn't like Charmander or Gliscor, naive Pokémon who wouldn't easily trust others.

Although he never left Baiyin Mountain, his temperament was far more mature than the previous two.

Charmander is born in a plains forest where the average strength is low and the environment is mild.

Scorpio was born on a deserted island occupied by the Scorpio clan.

Neither of them had experienced any dangerous or dark things growing up.

Scyther, having grown up in the treacherous ancient forests of Mt. Silver, has dozens, even hundreds, of scars all over its body from years of suffering and near-death experiences at the hands of other Pokémon. Naturally, its mentality is not comparable to Scyther's.

"And this too, this herb, when ground into powder and sprinkled on a wound, can quickly stop the bleeding."

Wu Ge pulled out a handful of grass from the corner.

He used his tail to wrap around a stone and smash the grass, extracting the juice, which he then neatly and directly applied to the mantis's left eye.

He learned this from Liz.

To be fair, humans have a really high utilization rate of these natural resources; they've tested it out bit by bit with human lives.

"Swoosh!"

The mantis was stunned for a moment, then its whole body trembled violently.

The Pokémon was in so much pain that it rolled around on the spot for only two or three seconds before it sat up again, drenched in sweat.

"Feeling much better now?"

Wu Ge looked at the Flying Mantis and smiled.

He also studied this thing when he was bored.

He discovered that this substance might be the raw material for future 'wound medicine' or 'good wound medicine', except that in the Alliance era, it was made into a portable spray that could be used multiple times.

I remember it in the animation.

Pikachu got a scrape on its arm. Xiao Gang happened to be passing by, took out some wound medicine and sprayed it on. Pikachu felt a little irritation and pain at first, but the scrape was healed very quickly.

"Soulai".

Scyther nodded.

Although my physical condition is still not very good, it is much better than before.

At least for now, I don't have to worry about fainting or even dying at any moment.

"Solai?"

The flying mantis looked at Wu Ge curiously.

He seemed to have never seen Wu Ge in this forest before, or even a Pokémon like Wu Ge.

Of course, it could also be because the Scyther clan frequently moves its nests and flies around the forest, which is why he has never encountered Wu Ge.

"I came from outside the forest. I just arrived recently to train and become stronger."

"Solai?"

"Yes, I want to protect some people, but I feel that I am not strong enough."

"Soulai".

The mantis expressed its understanding and then began to tell its own story.

The more Wu Ge listened to Flying Mantis, the more he appreciated it.

Because the mantis looks a lot like him.

More accurately, it's very similar to my past life as a Beedrill.

When the Scyther first came into this world, it was born on the outskirts of Silver Mountain.

At that time, he was all alone, surviving by stealing the territory of caterpillars and unicorns. He was also chased around by mantids and toucans, and almost became their food several times.

Later, he encountered some other flying scythes, and through his strength, he conquered them and gradually established a colony.

Later, the Scyther realized that they were constantly threatened by humans on the outskirts, so they decided to migrate their entire colony further inland from the Silver Mountain.

Although the flying mantis spoke very concisely, Wu Ge knew that this must be a very difficult path.

The Scyther must have endured a lot of hardship to get to this point.

Wu Ge's life as a Beedrill was short, but he lived cautiously almost every day.

When the mantis first develops its intelligence, it will only suffer more hardships.

"Don't you feel resentful that your position as leader has been taken away?"

Wu Ge asked curiously.

He couldn't imagine what it would feel like to have his position as leader taken away.

Because he died early in his previous life, he didn't live to see the day his subordinates would rebel.

Moreover, he also had Xiao Huang at the time.

Xiao Huang is incredibly strong and extremely talented. He was even stronger than him at first, but later became second only to him.

Because Wu Ge had saved Xiao Huang's life, Xiao Huang was extremely loyal to Wu Ge.

Other Beedrill who want to take Wu Ge's leadership position first need to figure out if they can survive in Huang's hands.

"Soulai."

Scyther lowered its head, a look of resentment appearing in its eyes.

How could he be willing to give up the fruits of his decades of hard work to other flying mantises?

He hopes that he will step down voluntarily in the future, rather than be overthrown by others.

"It's okay, let's get stronger together and then fight our way back. I'll help you."

"...Swoosh!"

Scyther looked up at Wu Ge and then nodded emphatically.

"Solai?"

"You want to hear my story? Hmm, sure, I was once in a small lake."

Wu Ge paused for a moment, then thought that there was nothing wrong with telling Flying Mantis about this life.

So, inside the cave, a Dragonair and a Scyther told each other their stories of the past and shared the sights they had seen as they grew up.

Wu Ge felt a strange sensation at that moment.

He has found the purest friend in the world.

The first and only one.

Their meeting initially stemmed from Wu Ge's boredom; it was a coincidence, an encounter without any ulterior motive.

This was different from everyone else Wu Ge had encountered before.

Liz is family, she's a loved one.

Yulongqiu and Xiaohuolong are more like juniors or younger brothers.

Chapter 71 When we join forces, we are invincible (1)

Spring has gone and summer has arrived again.

Wu Ge has repeatedly expressed his gratitude that his decision to save Scyther was absolutely correct.

Flying Mantis is a seasoned veteran of Silver Mountain.

He had walked at least 80% of the central and outer areas of Baiyin Mountain.

He remembered a great deal about which regions had powerful Pokémon and what rare medicinal herbs and berries were found there.

Thanks to the memories of the Flying Mantis, Wu Ge has had a much easier time these days.

Furthermore, they often team up to challenge even stronger Pokémon, which greatly improves Wu Ge's leveling efficiency.

"Scyther, I'm heading out now."

Wu Ge flew to the cave entrance, turned his head, and raised his chin at the flying mantis.

"Soulai".

Scyther glanced at him and nodded.

Scyther's injuries have long since healed, except for its left eye, which is now blind.

The Flying Mantis is of a very high level, even higher than Wu Ge.

However, since Wu Ge has never reached a higher level, the judgment is not very accurate. It can only be estimated that the level of the Flying Mantis is around Lv.46.

"Level 44 already, evolution should be imminent."

Wu Ge flew forward with his head down, focusing his attention on his personal panel.

He didn't know how many days he had been out, only that he had come out in winter, and now it was summer.

Many people may think that summer is when Pokémon are most active.

But that's not actually the case.

The temperature in Mt. Silver is ridiculously high in summer, and most Pokémon will hide in the shade.

They will try to minimize unnecessary activities to avoid elevated body temperature and decreased physical strength.

Pokémon might be more active during the summer in the Sinnoh region, since the summer temperatures there aren't as high.

Wu Ge himself didn't really want to leave the cave, let alone the other Pokémon.

Every time he left the cave, he could feel the water in his body draining away rapidly, and yet he still hadn't learned the rain-summoning technique.

boom!

Just as Wu Ge was pondering how long it would take for him to evolve, a heavy sound came from the forest not far away.

"Well?"

Wu Ge frowned.

He recognized the sound as the footsteps of some kind of Pokémon.

But having stayed in this area for so long, he couldn't recall any Pokémon nearby that could make such heavy, enormous footsteps.

Wu Ge peered toward the direction from which the sound came from.