I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

There's a forest outside the orphanage, so it's perfectly normal for Pokémon to be found in the forest.

If it's springtime, a time when everything is bursting with life, then the sounds outside will be even louder, creating a beautiful scene reminiscent of wild cats howling in spring at night.

After Tengshu left, a pair of eyes lit up in the forest, watching Tengshu's departing figure.

...

"What should we do today?" The next morning, Teng Shu got up early. Today was a special day, as the end of the month was approaching.

The welfare home conducts a work summary at the end of each month, which is automatically summarized by the system.

After completing the summary, you will receive a certain amount of happiness points as a reward.

This can also be considered a way for vines to accumulate happiness points.

But that will have to wait until tonight.

The vine is currently pondering what to make for breakfast.

"Eating noodles every day is getting a bit boring, let's try something different..." Teng Shu glanced at the ingredients in the cupboard and then decided what to make for breakfast today.

"Caw!" Little Black flapped its wings and flew to the vine's shoulder, then preened its feathers.

"Xiao Hei, is everyone awake yet?" Teng Shu asked Xiao Hei while kneading the dough.

Today he plans to make roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), which, when paired with soy milk, will be a filling and delicious breakfast.

"Caw!" Little Black cried out and flapped its wings.

Teng Shu nodded, it seemed they had all gotten up.

Teng Shu was worried about whether Baby Dragon and Big Black could adapt to life in the orphanage, since the first month after entering the orphanage was the most likely time for problems to arise.

It's good that you can get up.

Xiao Hei came over and informed Teng Shu, then flew out to begin its routine patrol of the welfare home.

After Teng Shu finished making breakfast and rang the bell, his gaze fell on the entrance of the cafeteria.

Xiao Hei was still the first to come in, but Teng Shu was somewhat surprised that the second person to come in was Xiao Hei.

Dahei and Mingyue Xiaobao walked in together.

Seeing the three little ones who were clearly more familiar with each other, Teng Shu couldn't help but smile.

"Dean, what's for breakfast today?" Locke asked, yawning as he entered.

"Did you stay up late last night?" Teng Shu looked at Locke, whose dark circles were quite noticeable.

As he spoke, Teng Shu handed over three roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and three cups of soy milk.

Tengshu could almost still see the way Locke looked when he hadn't eaten enough yesterday.

"Hmm, I checked some recent academic materials." Locke yawned, then happily accepted the three roujiamo (Chinese meat sandwiches), and then glanced at the plate behind Teng Shu.

Teng Shu's lips twitched.

So three aren't enough?

You should know that the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) he makes is huge, about the size of a palm.

With a generous layer of meat inside, one of them would be enough to fill Tengshu up.

"Is this enough?" Teng Shu handed another one to Locke.

He made quite a few roujiamo (Chinese hamburgers) today because he would have to give them away as gifts later.

Giving another one to Locke wouldn't hurt.

“Enough, absolutely enough.” Locke laughed, revealing a set of bright white teeth.

As he took the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) from Tengshu, he also handed something else to Tengshu.

Teng Shu took it and glanced at it with a puzzled look.

It's a box of medicine.

"This is for Mingyue; it can suppress the phantom pain of the phantom limbs," Locke explained, then took a bite of his roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).

The still-warm meat, coated in fragrant oil, oozes out as you chew.

Locke squinted his eyes with satisfaction; the dean's cooking skills were truly superb.

"Okay, I'll give it to Mingyue." Tengshu made a note of this.

He knew that phantom limbs meant that people with disabilities initially felt they hadn't become disabled.

It is the limbs imagined by the disabled.

Chapter 36 Favor

After finishing breakfast and washing the dishes, Teng Shu grabbed the extra roujiamo (Chinese hamburgers) he had made and hurriedly rode his bike out the door.

At the end of the month, it not only means the system's summary and rewards, but also that Teng Shu needs to report his work to the alliance and sign off on his payment.

The alliance office in Changqing City is located in the city center, so Teng Shu needs to go there to report on his work and get his signatures.

"I really don't understand. We have the internet now, so why do we still keep these paper-based reporting traditions?" Teng Shu thought to himself as he rode his bike.

The Pokémon world is great in every way, except for its bizarrely slow efficiency.

Perhaps due to the setting of the Pokémon world, Tengshu discovered that although the League's technology tree was climbing very quickly, it also retained some strange habits.

For example, Teng Shu personally witnessed a newly installed computer for an alliance clerk. The system installation used more than a hundred floppy disks, those floppy disks with pitifully small data storage capacity, which had been phased out by the world.

However, some departments within the alliance still use it, with each floppy disk having a paltry capacity of only 1.4MB.

It can't even fit a single song.

Despite complaining, Teng Shu still rode his bike and sped to the Alliance office.

The office was bustling with people at the end of the month, but that was normal, since almost all matters related to the alliance could be resolved there.

"Welcome to the Kanto Alliance Evergreen City Service Hall, Mr. Teng Shu." A light, melodious voice rang out, and then a girl's phantom appeared in front of Teng Shu.

"Hello, I'm here to submit my end-of-month work summary," Teng Shu said with a smile, looking at the illusory figure in front of him.

This is the alliance's AI projection, acting as a guide.

The technological level in the Pokémon world is very strange.

Perhaps due to the animation's progress or something else, the world went from using old-fashioned cell phones to the latest smartphones in just a few short years.

Some emerging technologies will suddenly emerge, but in some fields there will be no new progress for many years.

"Okay, please follow me." The illusory figure led Teng Shu away. Although Teng Shu knew where the office was, he still followed the illusory figure to submit his end-of-month work summary.

After submitting the application, Teng Shu made a detour to the nearby [Alliance Drug Regulatory Office].

"Teng Shu? Have you come to submit your work summary?" The few Miss Joeys sitting inside immediately spotted Teng Shu. Miss Joey, who was sitting closest to the door, greeted Teng Shu with a smile.

"Yes, Sister Luo, this is the breakfast I made today. Would you like to try some?" Teng Shu smiled and held up the bag in his hand.

He specially wrapped these roujiamo (Chinese hamburgers) in insulated bags so that he could deliver them to Miss Joey here.

The reason is also very simple.

Although there is a medical pod in Tengshu's orphanage, there is only one at present. Sometimes, if multiple Pokémon get sick, Tengshu also needs to take the other Pokémon to the Pokémon Center for treatment.

Building good relationships with the girls like Miss Joey is also an important thing.

"Thank you so much!" Miss Joey smiled as she accepted the bag, then shared it with the other Miss Joeys in the office.

"By the way, Teng Shu, there's a new drug that just passed drug trials. It's quite effective in treating Xiao Bao's neurosis in your orphanage. Would you like to give it a try?" Qiao Yiluo picked up a document and handed it to Teng Shu.

Teng Shu took it and glanced at it.

It is a new drug that has just passed drug trials and has not yet been officially launched on the market; it is still in the trial stage.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Luo," Teng Shu said gratefully. Of course, he was willing to give it a try.

Although Xiao Bao had the potential to evolve and had worked hard to complete the Fist of Wrath, Teng Shu had been asking the Magic Conch about the method of evolution every day, but had not received a reply.

A one percent probability is still too low.

Therefore, it is a good thing for Xiao Bao to be able to alleviate these symptoms to some extent.

After filling out an application form, Teng Shu received three boxes of the new medicine.

"Tengshu, although this medicine has passed the drug trials, you still need to give it a small dose at a time and observe it carefully," Qiao Yiluo earnestly instructed. Tengshu listened and wrote it down.

After leaving the drug administration office, Teng Shu made a detour to the security office of the Junsha Brigade, where he also delivered a bag of roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) before going up to sign for and receive his money.

"Director Teng Shu, your orphanage received a donation this month from Dr. Daiki," the staff member said to Teng Shu while having him sign the document.

"I saw it. Professor Oak gave it to me once before. Professor Oak is such a good person." Teng Shu looked at the extra 20,000 League Coins in his account and felt a little emotional.

Professor Oak donated 50,000 just for taking care of those three Pokémon.

After receiving the money, Teng Shu felt a bit more relaxed, as he had now finished his work for the end of the month.

When Teng Shu rode his bike back to the orphanage, he saw a person hiding behind a tree not far from his orphanage, peeking out and looking in the direction of his orphanage.

Teng Shu frowned slightly, then slowly rode his bicycle up behind the person.

It was a man, not very old, looking to be in his early twenties, wearing a tracksuit, and looking somewhat anxious.

"What are you looking at?" Teng Shu suddenly asked.

"Ah!" The man, startled by Teng Shu's sudden words, jumped up. He calmed down a bit when he turned around and saw that it was Teng Shu.

"Who are you?" the man said with a hint of displeasure, his gaze strange, as if he were looking down on someone.

"Director of the orphanage." Teng Shu squinted and glanced in the direction of the orphanage, but didn't see anything, nor did he see any Pokémon.

Tengshu's tone softened slightly; he had previously thought this guy had come to abandon his Pokémon.

After all, there wasn't much in the orphanage except for Pokémon.

If they're here to adopt, they should just show up openly and honestly. Unlike this man, who's acting all sneaky.

"The orphanage director?" The man paused.

"Is that orphanage up ahead yours?" The man looked at Teng Shu with a questioning expression, his expression somewhat subtle.

Teng Shu nodded. It was indeed his; this could be verified on the league's official website. He, Teng Shu, was also a formal member of the league.

The man glanced at Teng Shu with suspicion, then waved his hand with an awkward smile.

"Oh... I was just a little curious, hahaha... well... I'll be going now." The man's expressions and movements were very exaggerated.

Teng Shu was a little confused. What exactly was this guy's identity?

Chapter 37: The Child Bear as a Security Guard?

Although Teng Shu was very curious about the other party's identity, since the other party had already run away, Teng Shu couldn't possibly kidnap them.

"There's nothing much along the way..." Teng Shu looked around. He had ridden all the way to the orphanage, but he still hadn't seen any abandoned Pokémon.

It seems that guy didn't come here to abandon his Pokémon.

Could it be someone who abandoned Pokémon in the past?

Teng Shu paused for a moment as he pushed the door open. To be honest, the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

After all, the other party was mysterious and seemed a bit off after learning his identity. Although it wasn't very obvious, Teng Shu, who was observing the other party at the time, still noticed it.

Aside from abandonment, there's nothing else that can be related to welfare homes.

Teng Shu shook his head, pushed open the iron gate, and then glanced back as he closed it. The outside was empty; there was no one there.

With the iron gate closed, the outside world and the welfare home were also cut off.

"Roar!" A loud roar made Teng Shu tremble all over, almost dropping what he was holding.

As soon as he turned his head, Teng Shu saw Da Hei.

However, Big Black has a different look at this moment.

The scarred skin covering his body was gone, replaced by a perfectly fitting set of clothes, paired with a headband on his large, dark forehead...

"Big Black, did Kai make this for you?" Teng Shu was somewhat surprised. Although Big Black was still a teddy bear, it looked like a ninja, and what was most outrageous was that Big Black's headband was pulled askew, covering one eye...

Big Black nodded happily, barking loudly, and even swayed its waist proudly, looking quite pleased with itself.