I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

However, Teng Shu thought there probably wouldn't be many people there, since the orphanage had been quite lively lately.

After walking for a while, Teng Shu stopped. He had just arrived at the back of the orphanage, where a Pokémon was floating in the air, looking at him curiously.

"Jirachi?" Teng Shu was somewhat surprised. He looked at Jirachi in front of him with a look of astonishment in his eyes. He was already surprised when he saw Jirachi before, but he didn't expect to see Jirachi again now. What's going on with this little guy? How did he get here?

Wasn't it captured by Ho-Oh before?

"Kind person, can you take me in, you poor, helpless person?" Jirachi looked at Tengshu with pleading eyes, her big eyes full of tears. Tengshu fell into an eerie silence upon hearing this.

Are you saying that Jirachi, a Psychic/Steel type with a base stat total of 600, is a pitiful and helpless Pokémon?

Teng Shu felt as if he were hearing boxing champion Mike Tyson say to him that he was just a pitiful and helpless little boy.

"Cough cough... Ho-Oh...didn't it take you away?" Teng Shu was a little confused. Didn't Ho-Oh take Jirachi away before? Teng Shu had even made a wish before, but it seemed that the wish hadn't come true.

"Ho-Oh is so talkative. I just want to get some quiet sleep, but she wakes me up countless times..." Jirachi floated to the side of the vine and muttered to herself.

Tengshu's lips twitched. He saw a girl in red appear behind Jirachi. Her golden hair was flying in the night wind, and Tengshu felt as if he had seen some kind of evil spirit.

“Um…” Tengshu wanted to remind Jirachi.

Then he saw Phoenix King raise its finger and make a shushing gesture. Teng Shu's lips twitched. Was it trying to stop him from reminding him?

"Ho-Oh is a very nice person, but she talks too much. She talks and talks all day long, like an old lady." Jirachi continued to speak.

Chapter 537 Phoenix King: We Don't Support Free Acquisition

"Let me tell you, Ho-Oh is super annoying, and she's really weird. She likes to wear those black and white lace clothes that humans wear..." Jirachi rambled on, then got a punch to the head, making his head swell up instantly. Teng Shu watched this scene and seriously wondered if the other person was starting to see stars.

"Did you hear something?" Phoenix King looked at Teng Shu with a smile, and Teng Shu tilted his head in confusion.

What? What did he hear?

Can you hear the rustling of the wind?

Keep in mind that Jirachi is a Steel/Psychic type Pokémon, and even Ho-Oh could get a swollen bump from one punch. I can't imagine what would happen if it hit Tengshu on the head.

That's really scary.

"Have a good trip." Ho-Oh's smile instantly became more genuine, and then he dragged the unconscious Jirachi away. He walked very fast and very roughly, as if Jirachi had been plowed on the ground for who knows how long. It was a sight that made people's stomachs ache. Teng Shu also sighed. That unlucky Jirachi was really unlucky.

Talking about someone behind their back, with the person in question right behind them, is just...

However, Fujiki naturally couldn't say anything, since Jirachi had almost said something that could have led to his own demise. Although Fujiki himself had some guesses, after all, black and white Rei, Rei what? It's so hard to guess.

However, Teng Shu really didn't expect that Ho-Oh would wear such things, which seemed very magical. But thinking about it carefully, Ho-Oh usually appeared in front of him wearing some very unique clothes, and as far as Teng Shu himself was concerned, Ho-Oh's taste in clothing was very trustworthy.

Sometimes, Teng Shu even felt that if Feng Wang had lived in his previous life, he could probably have been a fashion blogger or something, since his fashion sense was indeed excellent.

Although he was very curious about what Jirachi was talking about, Tengshu felt that he probably wouldn't see Jirachi again in the future, not even for a while, since Jirachi had already been knocked unconscious and dragged back by Ho-Oh.

"Oh dear, I forgot to make a wish!" Tengshu suddenly remembered something; he had forgotten to make a wish when Jirachi was in front of him!

"I should have made a wish." Teng Shu regretted it so much that he beat his chest and stamped his feet. After all, if he had wished for Miao Miao to return to normal, it might have been possible, right? After all, wishes like world peace or becoming a creator god might be a bit excessive, but wishes like that should still be quite possible.

However, after thinking about it, Tengshu felt that there was still some metaphysics involved in this issue. After all, strictly speaking, Jirachi's wish-granting ability seems to only work when the other party is glowing. Under normal circumstances, making a wish is not very effective. It is only when Jirachi is glowing that it has the ability to make a wish. This seems to be the case in the anime. Moreover, after the wish is fulfilled, the other party will continue to sleep for a long time.

"Sigh." Tengshu sighed, wanting to use Jirachi's power to help Meowth return to normal, it seemed...

"Oh right, what did Jirachi just say? Ho-Oh likes to wear black and white lace..." Tengshu suddenly remembered something, then slapped his palm and said.

Before he could finish speaking, his mouth was covered.

"Shut up! Do you want to die?" An angry voice rang out. Teng Shu also saw that Feng Wang's ears had turned bright red. Teng Shu knew that his plan had succeeded, but the problem now was how to survive from Feng Wang's enraged state.

"You came for Meow Meow, didn't you?" Ho-Oh's ears were still very red. She looked at Teng Shu with an unfriendly gaze and said this. Teng Shu coughed awkwardly, but still nodded. He did indeed do this for Meow Meow.

Just now, Teng Shu thought of a question: given Meowth's special situation, could a legendary Pokémon like Ho-Oh help? After all, Ho-Oh had revived Pokémon like Raikou before, so it should possess the power to bring the dead back to life.

Seeing Tengshu like this, Fengwang felt somewhat helpless. She crossed her arms, looked at Tengshu, and then scratched her head.

"Didn't I tell you? Unless there are special circumstances, we can't do these things casually." Phoenix King said helplessly. Even divine beasts like them have some limitations, and those powers really can't be used recklessly. If they were used recklessly, the world would have been in chaos long ago.

"Our power has certain limitations and cannot be used recklessly. Moreover, Meow Meow's situation was caused by humans. If it were a natural phenomenon, I might still intervene, but humans have created this mess..." Ho-Oh crossed his arms and snorted coldly.

Teng Shu felt somewhat helpless upon hearing this. He had actually considered whether there would be any restrictions on the divine beasts, since their power was simply too great. In such a situation, if the divine beasts were not subject to any restrictions, then humans would actually be in considerable danger.

After all, the problems of humanity might become a matter of a single thought for the divine beasts, so Tengshu felt that there might really be some limitations in this world. However, he did not expect that such limitations would now be binding him.

"Ahem, but, well, although... ahem, you should know that we don't support freebies..." Phoenix King coughed twice, cautiously looking up at the sky, as if observing something.

Teng Shu paused for a moment. "You don't support getting things for free? So you support other things?"

"So what should I do?" Teng Shu asked anxiously, as he kept thinking about how to solve Miao Miao's problem.

Phoenix King glared at the vine, then snorted and turned to leave. However, as she left, she reverted to her original form; the seven-colored Phoenix King soared through the sky, and then a rainbow-colored feather fell to the ground...

“Rainbow Feather… Could it be that I need to become Ho-Oh’s hero?” Teng Shu thought of something. He remembered a storyline where someone possessed Ho-Oh’s feather, completed a series of challenges, and eventually became Ho-Oh’s hero or something like that.

It now seems that becoming the hero of Ho-Oh allows Ho-Oh to heal Meowth in this way. After all, passing the test equals receiving a reward, which is a very reasonable plot setting.

"The Ho-Oh's Hero... Looks like I'll have to look it up when I get back. I can't remember anything about it." Teng Shu had a bit of a headache, but luckily this was the world of Pokémon, so he should still be able to find some resources online. After all, Teng Shu didn't think that no one had become the Ho-Oh's Hero yet.

Chapter 538 Young man, become the hero of the Phoenix King!

What is Ho-Oh's hero? Does anyone know?

I had just returned to my room and lay down on the bed when Tengshu found me.

It seems that more than one person is curious about this question, Teng Shu pointed out this question from three years ago.

[Ho-Oh? Isn't that the legendary Pokémon? You saw it? And even got its feather? DM me, I'll buy it for a fortune!]

【Hero of Ho-Oh? This is simple. Just find Ho-Oh and propose to him!】

[The person upstairs who doesn't know what they're talking about shouldn't spout nonsense. That's a mythical beast; saying anything like that could kill someone.]

【Hero of Ho-Oh, I know. First, you need to obtain a feather from Ho-Oh. Generally, you can only obtain a feather by gaining Ho-Oh's approval. Then, you need to challenge the three legendary beasts under Ho-Oh's command, gain their approval in terms of strength, and obtain the three feathers they give you. Only by summoning Ho-Oh at the top of the Bell Tower can you receive Ho-Oh's blessing.】

Isn't this part of the game's storyline...?

Looking at this information, Teng Shu pinched his brow in exasperation. Although there was information, there was far too much absurd and useless information. As a result, there were actually very few clues worth paying attention to, which was quite a headache.

However, what is mentioned most often here is a method that is supposedly from a 'game': defeat the three legendary beasts and then summon Ho-Oh.

The Pokémon world also has Pokémon games. After all, not everyone has the opportunity to become a trainer, nor does everyone have the talent to train their own Pokémon to become a powerful Pokémon, thereby challenging gyms and gaining the approval of the gym leaders.

So Pokémon games are actually quite popular, and the gym leaders in these games are all based on real-life gym leaders. The games also provide some basic evaluations and some very subjective data, which is somewhat similar to the soccer games I played in my previous life.

The reason why Tengshu paid attention to this was because some people said that the plot of this game was actually modeled after a real-life situation. The only certified Ho-Oh Hero in reality went through this process, received Ho-Oh's blessing, and lived to be 140 years old, which is considered a very long life.

Even now, in this world of advanced medicine, the average life expectancy is only seventy or eighty years. Living to one hundred is considered a long life, and ninety is quite good, let alone this guy who lived to one hundred and forty.

"Challenge the Three Sacred Beasts?" Teng Shu clenched his fists, feeling that he could let his fists do the talking and get the sacred beasts to give him feathers.

After all, the Vine Tree is immune to Pokémon attacks, so it is quite confident.

However, Teng Shu himself didn't know whether this was the correct procedure; he could only say that he would try his best.

However, finding the three legendary beasts is extremely difficult. After all, there was a character in the original work who chased Suicune his whole life, but Suicune was caught by the net afterward, which led to a lot of memes, which can only be described as both funny and sad.

After some hesitation, Tengshu climbed into bed. At least he now knew that Miaomiao's illness was treatable, although it might take some time. Thinking of this, Tengshu felt a little happier. After all, Tengshu didn't want Miaomiao to live a lonely and miserable life in the future, or to live like that for the rest of her life. For Miaomiao, such a life might be worse than death.

In reality, the league's solution was simply euthanasia, since in Meowth's case, its future as a Pokémon was practically predictable.

Unless this problem can be cured, fortunately, Meow Meow now has a new opportunity.

Tengshu fell asleep on the bed, and after he fell asleep, the orphanage became quieter. Even the wind seemed to become gentler. Then a breeze blew open Tengshu's window, and two Pidgeots flew over with a leaf in their hands, quietly placing the contents of the leaf on Tengshu's table.

When Teng Shu woke up the next morning, he saw the things on the table.

"Huh? What is this..." Teng Shu was a little confused. He got up and took a look. Then he saw some very large tree fruits, all of which were his favorite flavors. In addition, there was a jar of fruit wine that had been spilled. The jar was made by hollowing out a tree fruit. Teng Shu paused for a moment when he saw this.

He himself had never bought this thing, so strictly speaking, this wasn't something Tengshu obtained himself, and it wasn't there before he went to bed yesterday. Therefore, this thing is actually...

"Suddenly I feel... cared about." Teng Shu smiled, picked up a mango, wiped it, and then went to wash up first before taking the mango outside.

He naturally guessed what the tree fruit was all about; if he wasn't mistaken, it must have been given to him by the Viridian Forest.

This gave Tengshu the feeling of being fed by his elders.

Teng Shu took a bite of the mango and then went out to inspect the ship. This was his routine task. Once he was done, everyone could return to the cruise ship and enjoy breakfast on the luxury cruise ship. So Teng Shu didn't have to cook for a while, which was good news, right?

"So sweet." Teng Shu was very satisfied. This mango tasted very good. Although it didn't look very appealing, it was very fragrant and soft, just like eating a real mango. The flavor was also amazing.

There are actually some fruits in the Pokémon world, but most of the time people eat tree berries. After all, tree berries taste very good and have a more layered texture. If you were in your previous life, these tree berries could sell for several thousand dollars each, which is not an exaggeration at all. If they were sent to some supermarkets, they might even cost tens of thousands.

After all, such fruit trees were not cultivated in my previous life, and this mango alone can be said to be far superior to all other fruits on the market in my previous life.

Teng Shu inspected the area and, finding nothing amiss, returned to the orphanage, woke the children, and then opened the Anywhere Door to return to the cruise ship.

Locke and his group hadn't gotten up yet. The weather on the cruise ship was nice today, with clear skies, but the downside was that it was quite boring. After all, apart from the sea, there wasn't much scenery. However, the luxury cruise ship did have a lot of built-in entertainment facilities, so everyone could relax and have some fun.

Chapter 539 Nightmare

The luxury cruise ship that Teng Shu was on this time was touted as a floating resort at sea, offering a wide variety of entertainment facilities to meet the needs of different passengers.

They even confidently stated that they could ensure every passenger received top-notch treatment and felt that the money was well spent.

Teng Shu was quite curious about just how top-tier this treatment was.

So Tengshu led the early-rising abandoned monkey to the main deck of the cruise ship.

The main deck usually has multiple swimming pools and sunbathing areas, along with a poolside bar and a jacuzzi. At first, Tengshu couldn't understand why there would be swimming pools, since swimming pools on the sea seemed very strange. But after asking around, Tengshu realized that he was just ignorant.

Cruise ships certainly wouldn't allow tourists to swim in the ocean, and the existence of swimming pools is also necessary. It's not good or hygienic to stay in the seawater all the time, as there are many parasites and barnacle larvae swimming around in the ocean.

That's why these hot tubs and jacuzzi exist. Teng Shu tried them out and found them quite nice. While he was in the jacuzzi, someone would come up and offer him some drinks and juices, all of which were free to sample.

Afterwards, Tengshu took the abandoned monkey to visit the indoor entertainment center, where they discovered that the center included a theater, cinema, casino, and dance hall, and even a well-equipped gym, yoga room, and climbing wall.

This place immediately caught the attention of the abandoned monkey, who went in to exercise with great enthusiasm. Teng Shu was a little amused but did not stop it. The abandoned monkey exercised every day in the welfare home, so there was nothing strange about it.

In addition to these, the SPA also offers massage services. Tengshu saw Xiaoxia here. Xiaoxia came early in the morning and was enjoying a beauty massage. The masseuse was a Pokémon, and her technique was very skillful.

Teng Shu wasn't interested in any of that. He was more interested in the video game area, where you could experience VR games. If you didn't want to play games, there was also an indoor ice rink, which was pretty outrageous. There was also a shopping arcade. If you didn't look up, you wouldn't even realize you were on a ship. However, since there were many luxury stores there, Teng Shu didn't go in.

"I didn't expect there to be a planetarium... and even a telescope." Teng Shu looked at the planetarium in front of him, somewhat surprised. However, it wouldn't be useful during the day, since the sun was quite bright over the sea. Using a telescope to look at the sun...

That's still somewhat dangerous.

"But it looks pretty good." Teng Shu was quite satisfied with the luxury cruise ship. Here, everyone could enjoy life, and this kind of team building was also good. Teng Shu didn't even require everyone to eat together or anything like that. He only said that if anyone wanted to go back to bed at night, they could come and find him.

You can go there when there's something to do, but there's nothing to do right now. Blissey is the one taking care of the Pokémon in the infirmary, and Clefairy and Meowth are regulars there.

"Locke, do you know what the Ho-Oh's Hero is?" Teng Shu asked Locke while eating breakfast.

Locke, dressed in shorts and a short-sleeved shirt, was eating a fancy breakfast, which was actually just some small, elaborately presented breakfast items. Teng Shu, on the other hand, didn't have that kind of taste; he was eating soy milk and fried dough sticks.

"The hero of Ho-Oh? I've heard of him. It seems to be related to Ho-Oh." Locke paused for a moment after hearing this, then scratched his head and gave an answer. Teng Shu was somewhat amused and exasperated by the answer, which seemed to answer but also didn't.

"However, the last hero of the Phoenix King was a long time ago. He lived to be 140 years old. This is recorded in some books of the League, and there is also supporting evidence." Locke explained the history to Tengshu with great interest, and Tengshu seemed to be thinking about it after listening.

"Do you know what the Hero Trial of Ho-Oh is?" Teng Shu was somewhat interested in this question. He remembered that it was mentioned in the anime, but he couldn't recall the plot details because it had been so long ago.

Furthermore, regarding the Pokémon anime storyline, to be honest, Tengshu only remembers some of the popular parts from recent years; he can only vaguely recall the earlier parts.

"It's said to be a challenge against the Three Holy Beasts." Locke gave the same answer as online. Teng Shu felt a little helpless when he heard this. The Three Holy Beasts, those guys are not so easy to encounter. Teng Shu has never seen them yet.

Locke was somewhat curious as to why Tengshu would pay attention to this issue, and then he saw Tengshu take out a rainbow feather. Although Locke was surprised, he wasn't that surprised. According to Locke, someone would eventually find Ho-Oh's feathers, which were sold on the market for quite a high price.

People believe that wearing the feathers of the Phoenix King can prolong life.

Therefore, those wealthy people are willing to spend a lot of money to buy them.

Teng Shu didn't have any particular thoughts upon hearing this. He wasn't short of money; he was more concerned with how to complete the task so that he could save Miao Miao. But how exactly should he do it?

He hasn't decided yet.

It's just so annoying.

You can't exactly run out and shout, "Emperor Yan, Water God, and Thunder God, come out and fight me!" That would be too absurd.

After breakfast, Locke took his daughter and wife out to play, while Tengshu remained alone. However, Tengshu himself didn't find this kind of life meaningful; he had his Pokémon for company, and that was enough.

Thinking of this, Teng Shu called the Abandoned Monkey and then opened the Anywhere Door back to the orphanage. Speaking of which, the Abandoned Monkey still had some things to cooperate with in the research.

...

"Damn it!" Meanwhile, in the Carlos region, a man with a fiery hairstyle was getting out of bed with a frustrated expression.

"It's that dream again! How many times has this happened?!" Fradigri pinched his temples in frustration. He didn't know why he kept having the same dream lately, even after seeing a doctor, and it wasn't because of any Pokémon.