I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

Chapter 534 A Fantastic and Bizarre Food Hobby

Meng Huan was still the same, looking at Teng Shu with that innocent and adorable gaze. Teng Shu sighed.

Insects, you know.

It's not like we haven't done it before.

After all, people these days always have some rather unusual tastes, and insect feasts were actually a popular recipe category in my previous life, even though they looked strange.

Of course, it's not so popular with people who are allergic to high-protein foods, since most insect feasts are high in protein.

The crunchy, chicken-like flavor, and the fact that you can eat it after removing the head, have made this insect feast a source of curiosity and popularity for many.

In his previous life, Teng Shu had once gone to his hometown for a meal with his brothers from Yunnan Province. One of his brothers took Teng Shu out of the house and said he would show him some good stuff.

Teng Shu initially thought the other person was going to take him to Deng Dua Lang, but it turned out that this guy had gotten a few tree branches and then took Teng Shu to fight bandits.

The flower-hunting spider has gone.

Flower spiders are a rather special type of spider. They spin webs and have an abdomen that looks multicolored, hence the name "flower spider." They are venomous, but the venom is very weak. Most importantly, this thing can't bite through Tengshu's friend's hand, so Tengshu thought that this guy was planning to catch the spider to play with.

As a result, I took it home and deep-fried it. After frying, I took it out and used it as a snack with my drinks.

Teng Shu was initially quite resistant. After all, you can't just eat something because someone tells you to. And looking at the flower spider's previous appearance, Teng Shu, who has a certain phobia of insects, really felt a chill run down his spine.

But after taking a couple of sips, Tengshu relaxed and discovered that the taste was actually quite good. Although it didn't taste like chicken, the overall flavor was still acceptable.

So, while Teng Shu is generally accepting of insect feasts, this one is truly enough to make one's scalp tingle.

"It's so big, how do we make it?" Teng Shu had a headache. This strange insect was very long and very big, almost half a meter long, and it had many claws on its body, somewhat like a centipede. It was constantly wriggling around. Combined with its appearance, it looked like an alien species.

Teng Shu inexplicably felt that Deoxys might have something in common with this insect.

If the goal is to preserve the original flavor of the ingredients, the simplest method is steaming. However, considering that most insect feasts are prepared by deep-frying, Tengshu opted for deep-frying instead.

It's just that the pot that the vine plant used was big enough; otherwise, a small pot really wouldn't be able to be used to fry these insects.

"This feeling is really strange." When Teng Shu picked up the insect, he could still feel the thing trying to crawl on him and bite him.

When it was thrown into the oil pot, the other party struggled even more violently, but the oil couldn't splash out at all, and was directly stopped by the dream's superpower.

"Tsk tsk." Teng Shu sighed. This little bug was really pitiful. Teng Shu just watched as its white shell slowly turned red in the oil pan, and then an indescribable smell emerged. Overall, it wasn't unpleasant; in fact, it smelled quite nice, with a fresh seafood aroma.

As its shell turned red, the insect stopped moving completely, its body curling up and appearing somewhat shrunken.

After waiting a while, Teng Shu turned off the fire and fished the thing out.

The cleaver removed the shell, revealing the yellow meat, which looked quite bouncy. Teng Shu hesitated a bit. Normally, at such a high oil temperature, even if there were any small insects inside, they would probably all be killed by the high temperature. But he had never made this before.

Dreamy, curious, used her superpowers to tear off a piece of meat, then made some chili dipping sauce, dipped it in, and took a bite.

"Is it delicious?" Teng Shu looked at Meng Huan curiously. Meng Huan's expression was very strange. Before, she looked cute and innocent, but now she looked a bit awkward with a very distorted expression. He didn't know what was wrong.

Dream shook her head, then nodded. Tengshu was also a little confused. Looking at the meat that looked like fried shrimp, Tengshu cut off a piece and took a bite.

The flavor is the sweet taste of prawns, with a long aftertaste that gives you a wonderfully subtle feeling, like seafood dancing in your mouth.

"Ha~" Mew exclaimed, then pulled out a piece of paper and used his superpowers to pick up a pen, and started writing furiously.

Teng Shu curiously leaned over for a look, but couldn't understand it.

The creature's writing was of some unknown language, but it looked quite strange. Then, it started eating voraciously and quickly devoured the entire worm, which surprised Tengshu. Tengshu then threw the worm's shell into the trash can.

"I can't understand what this thing is either." Teng Shu looked at the paper, scratched his head. Dream had already left, leaving only this paper. The symbols on it looked a bit strange.

However, Tengshu paused for a moment because he realized that this thing didn't look like writing, but rather like a special kind of Pokémon.

Unknown totem?

Unown is a special Pokémon. In the early stages, it had some puzzle elements, but this concept seems to have been forgotten later on. The probability of Unown appearing became lower and lower, and it was basically never mentioned again.

Teng Shu looked at it more carefully. The scribbles on it, if you added eyes, did seem to have some kind of unknown totem meaning.

Teng Shu tried to add eyes to his mind.

It seems to really be an unknown totem.

"Never mind, I'll ask Professor Oak later." Teng Shu didn't care too much; he couldn't understand it anyway.

If the unknown totem could be deciphered, it wouldn't be called by this name.

After seeing Meng Huan off, Teng Shu prepared a simple yet hearty home-style meal, then rang the bell to call everyone to come and eat.

"Professor Oak, do you know about the Whale Roar parasite?" Teng Shu asked Professor Oak, somewhat curious about the question.

Besides Pokémon, there are some rather peculiar little creatures in the Pokémon world, such as these parasites. From Tengshu's own perspective, he personally finds these parasites somewhat disgusting.

"I know, it's a parasite that's harmful in the early stages but beneficial in the later stages." Professor Oak paused for a moment before giving his answer.

Tengshu found this a bit strange, but it seemed that the encyclopedia also said so: Whale was threatening in its early stages, but it became less threatening after evolving, which was quite peculiar.

Chapter 535 Seasickness is an unavoidable phenomenon at sea.

"Why did you suddenly think of asking this?" Professor Oak looked at Tengshu curiously. Tengshu shook his head, simply indicating that he was a little curious.

After all, Teng Shu had never seen anything like this before, so he was naturally very curious. What's more, he had just taken a bite, and putting everything else aside, the taste was actually quite good overall, with a shrimp-like flavor.

Very amazing.

Professor Oak didn't think much of it and happily chatted with his daughter, Ms. Baomeng, while Tengshu ate his meal.

Although they were heading to the Carlos region, they still needed to eat lunch first. After lunch, Tengshu planned to take the Abandoned Monkeys and the others directly to the boat. They could always come back through the Anywhere Door if anything happened. However, just thinking about this strange beacon mission made Tengshu's expression a little subtle.

Teng Shu had accepted beacon missions before, but this one was very peculiar, revealing many mysterious aspects, which piqued Teng Shu's curiosity.

After finishing lunch, Teng Shu tidied up his things.

"Huh? Going on a trip?" Locke was a little confused when he heard Tengshu's question, but then he became excited. Seeing Locke's excited expression, Tengshu nodded. They were indeed going on a trip, after all, Tengshu had been waiting for it for a long time.

Moreover, with the advent of the Anywhere Door, it's practically one of the very few situations where the entire welfare home can go on a trip.

Locke was delighted and asked about the destination of the trip before heading out. However, before leaving, Locke thought of something and consulted Teng Shu about the issue of left-behind children at the orphanage.

"It's okay, I have this." Teng Shu took out the Anywhere Door. This thing was in his pocket, and when he took it out, it would turn into a standard-sized Anywhere Door. Teng Shu also wanted to see how Locke would react when he saw such a thing.

After all, although the system said that this thing was a prop that people could automatically find reasonable, Teng Shu was still a little curious.

"Ah? So it's a teleportation point for the Siluf Corporation. Isn't this a test version? Dean Tengshu, you even managed to get your hands on this?" Locke said with admiration. Tengshu's lips twitched. He hadn't expected it to be censored as a product of the Siluf Corporation. This was truly amazing, but it also seemed quite reasonable.

After all, Silph Corporation has indeed created a lot of cutting-edge technology. For example, the Poké Ball is a product developed by Silph Corporation. Although it existed in ancient times, the current version of the Poké Ball is also improved and promoted by Silph Corporation.

Therefore, the Silph Corporation is indeed a company that can produce many amazing gadgets. Teng Shu felt that if it was the Silph Corporation, then it seemed acceptable.

Now that it was confirmed that the Anywhere Door was indeed a very reasonable tool, Tengshu went to inform the other Pokémon and the old man. As for Professor Oak, Tengshu asked him, but Professor Oak wanted to continue doing research and writing papers, so he didn't have time to go with Tengshu. It has to be said that Professor Oak is indeed a very competitive person.

After confirming which Pokémon and personnel could participate, Tengshu felt much more at ease.

"Dean, do I...do I have to go too?" Xiaoxia was a little excited and a little embarrassed. After all, in Xiaoxia's opinion, her situation was relatively unique, so she didn't know if Tengshu would take her with him.

"Of course, it's an employee benefit." Teng Shu nodded matter-of-factly. Xiaoxia was a little embarrassed but also excited, and then she happily went to pack her clothes.

Teng Shu smiled. Xiao Xia was quite cute, and she had helped him a lot at the orphanage, so he thought it would be good to bring her along.

In the entire orphanage, the only ones who don't have time to go are Clefairy, Meowth, and Kai, as well as the Pokémon in the nursing home. But there's nothing that can be done about it. Clefairy needs to see a doctor every day, as does Meowth. Although Blissey is healthy, we still have to consider the two Pokémon in the nursing home, so this is the only way.

"But this is probably my first time taking a long-distance boat trip, right?" Teng Shu said thoughtfully. Although he had been to Fuyan Town before, that was a special case where he was in a hurry. Now, Teng Shu was not in such a hurry and could take his time.

However, if Tengshu were to go, he would still need to consider the matter of Abandoned Monkey. After all, there are still a lot of people researching Abandoned Monkey. So Tengshu simply decided to study it every morning and let Abandoned Monkey go on a trip with him at other times. The Pokémon professors all agreed and were very understanding.

Using the Anywhere Door, Tengshu arrived at the nearest dock, and the little ones followed him curiously. Tengshu didn't put them into Poké Balls, while Locke, his wife, and daughter, and Xiaoxia followed Grandpa Xingzhen, chatting as they walked.

After showing his ticket, Teng Shu officially boarded the luxury cruise ship.

The first afternoon was quite novel, but after the vine stayed up there until evening, it began to regret its decision, as it discovered that the wind and waves were rather strong that day.

Although this cruise ship is very high-class and the rocking is not strong, it is still affected to some extent.

Then, Tengshu discovered that Dongshimiao was seasick.

"Xiao Dong, are you alright?" Teng Shu looked at Dong Shi Miao, who was seasick, and was both amused and exasperated. The little guy was already seasick, and even his child, Mei Li Miao, was seasick with him.

Yes, both Dongshi and Meili are seasick, and both cats are vomiting terribly. Their movements are perfectly synchronized, which shows they are truly mother and daughter.

"Meow..." Dong Shi Meow meowed weakly, while Ti Lei Meow stood proudly with her head held high, looking completely fearless. Teng Shu couldn't help but laugh at the sight; these little guys really had very different personalities.

"But the waves are really big today." Teng Shu looked out the window at the waves. He had a deluxe ticket, so his seat was very good and he could see a spectacular view.

But once you enter the ocean, it's actually quite similar to the ocean in your previous life—the same type: vast and boundless, with nothing to see.

Before, you could still see some land in the Kanto region, but now, it's really just the sea, all water.

The good news is that Teng Shu used the Anywhere Door, and it was indeed very stable. He stepped out and was back at the orphanage, so he could sleep in his own bed at night.

Chapter 536 Reunion with Jirachi

Tengshu is actually a bit picky about her bed.

In fact, all the Pokémon in the orphanage were like that. Only Rock, Misty, and the old man wanted to experience the entertainment and scenery on the sea at night, so they did not choose to come back. The other Pokémon and Tengshu returned to the orphanage.

"So sleepy..." Teng Shu yawned. He woke up a little early this morning. Although he usually gets up at the same time as before, he woke up several times earlier than usual, which left him feeling tired.

But even if you're not in the mood, you still need to go on patrol.

Teng Shu took a flashlight and went out the door.

He didn't carry a flashlight before, but after what happened with Jirachi, Tengshu thought it would be good to carry one in case of emergency.

So Tengshu brought a flashlight.

"Isn't the price of this flashlight a bit outrageous?" Teng Shu looked at the flashlight in his hand. This flashlight cost Teng Shu more than two thousand yuan, which can be described as super expensive in the flashlight industry. After all, most people's flashlights cost at most tens of yuan, and those costing hundreds of yuan are considered rare.

However, sometimes, people impulsively buy things that may not be very useful.

Teng Shu turned on the flashlight.

then.

Its daybreak.

The entire forest was illuminated as if it were daytime, clearly visible. However, this stunning effect was accompanied by the heat of the flashlight, and Teng Shu soon turned it off. Although this mode consumed a lot of energy, it was indeed very bright, which explains why this thing dared to call itself "the second sun in the darkness"—it certainly had some merit.

Seeing the results, Teng Shu felt that the two thousand yuan he spent wasn't such a bad deal after all.

Then, the entire forest was illuminated. The vine squinted, turned its head, and saw a Pipi with its hand raised, the light emanating from Pipi's fingertips.

Flash magic!

In the past, Flash was a secret technique, but it wasn't very useful. It was usually learned to progress through the story, so that a utility Pokémon could master four special secret techniques and use them when needed.

For example, cutting down trees, breaking rocks, and using Maxim and Flash. When Tengshu used to play games, he would concentrate these skills on a single Pokémon that could learn them, and then have the Pokémon learn them. He would then specifically train a Pokémon that could master diving, waterfall climbing, and surfing. Tengshu called such Pokémon "tool Pokémon".

The downside is that once you use it, you just put it on your computer. After completing the game, you only use it a lot for things like surfing, and other uses decrease significantly.

Furthermore, the early Pokémon forgetting and remembering moves was very troublesome, so Tengshu always felt that this setting was not very reasonable.

Fortunately, some things were changed later.

However, after arriving in this world, Tengshu to be honest, he rarely saw these secret moves from the past. Surf was the most common one, but Flash Rock Smash and the like were really rare.

"Pipi, are you here to see your friend?" Tengshu smiled, and Pipi nodded happily. Looking at the forest around them, which was much brighter and even had a daytime feel, Tengshu also noticed a problem that he had overlooked.

Maybe.

There's no need for flashlights in the forest. As long as a Pokémon can flash its light, it can illuminate the entire forest as brightly as daytime at any time.

Wouldn't that mean I bought it for nothing?

Tengshu discovered a tragic truth.

However, since I've already bought it, there's no way to return it, so I can only keep the vine. Who knows, it might come in handy in the future.

"Pipi, how long have you been here?" Tengshu walked over and casually tossed a tree fruit to Pipi. Pipi caught it, wiped it in his pocket, and then carefully took a bite, revealing a satisfied expression.

Teng Shu smiled. The matter concerning Clefairy and the other Pokémon had actually been resolved. Those people had all been dealt with. However, these Clefairies didn't seem to have any intention of getting close to human society, which was fine. As long as they didn't retaliate indiscriminately against humans, these Clefairies could live healthy and happy lives.

"Pi!" Pipi called out. Tengshu couldn't understand it, but after watching Pipi gesture, he could roughly guess that it had been living there for more than ten days. So, when Pipi started its treatment, these little guys had just arrived.

Pipi ate the tree fruit while looking at the vine tree and then cautiously looking around. The vine tree patted Pipi's head.

These little guys are pretty lucky; at least they escaped. Tengshu heard that some of the Pokémon over there were barely human when they were rescued.

After feeding Pipi the tree fruit, the vine continued its patrol.