I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

This is probably the significance of the existence of welfare homes.

When these Pokémon are abandoned and driven from their homes, orphanages exist to provide them with a home, a place where they can breathe, a place where they can sleep peacefully without worrying about being abandoned on the street.

Teng Shu ultimately chose to donate one million Alliance Coins, using his own money.

Dean Lillian was somewhat taken aback and also a little frightened. She knew that Tengshu was the dean and naturally did not want the Pokémon under Tengshu's care to suffer. Fortunately, Tengshu revealed his identity and then produced his income certificate, which finally convinced Dean Lillian to accept Tengshu's donation.

“Director Lillian, we both run orphanages, and I know very well how troublesome it is to apply for financial assistance from the League. Just think of it as helping these Pokémon with their funds.” Teng Shu said with a smile. The biggest difference between his orphanage and other orphanages is that his orphanage does not require medical expenses.

After all, with the medical pod, Teng Shu really didn't need these expenses, saving a lot of money. The majority of Teng Shu's orphanage's expenses were on food.

Chapter 555 The Cursed Doll Takes Out the Little Cursed Doll

"It seems that no matter what region it is, the situation of welfare homes is actually quite similar." Teng Shu left the welfare home, leaving behind one million yuan, hoping that it could greatly improve the situation of the welfare home.

The lack of money in the league seems to be unavoidable no matter where it is, and the finances here are not much better either.

Although he felt a bit regretful, there wasn't much he could do right now. The only thing he could do was to do what he could in this world.

Back at the hotel, Teng Shu felt somewhat lost.

Although he went to the welfare home today, he also wandered around other places, and even took a taxi around Miare City. But so far, Teng Shu still doesn't know what this beacon mission is.

Moreover, given the beacon's strange design, Teng Shu had a very peculiar feeling that this beacon mission might be the kind of troublesome one.

"What kind of weird beacon quest is this? It doesn't give me any hints at all. Is it trying to make me play a puzzle game?" Teng Shu said helplessly. Suddenly, a Pokémon appeared next to him, but Teng Shu didn't seem to notice it because he knew who the little guy was.

Cursed doll.

Ever since Tengshu brought this guy back from there, he's put him in the orphanage and hasn't really taken care of him. After all, Tengshu has always adopted a free-range policy when it comes to his Pokémon.

Unless it's something the Pokémon wants to do, the protagonist usually won't force their Pokémon to do anything; they're generally quite casual about it.

So after the cursed doll arrived at the orphanage, Teng Shu let it roam freely, allowing it to do whatever it wanted. But this guy...

"Cursed Doll, what did you do today?" Teng Shu asked with a smile, looking at the cursed doll beside him. Then the cursed doll took out a small gadget.

Teng Shu didn't know how this guy took it out, but the cursed doll did indeed pull out a small ceramic ornament from its body. Teng Shu glanced at it and saw that it was an ornament similar to a smaller version of the cursed doll.

Seeing this, Teng Shu felt somewhat helpless.

The cursed doll has been living an unusual life ever since it arrived at the orphanage.

Perhaps because the cursed doll had always stayed in one place and never left, guarding it year-round, its situation was relatively special. What this guy liked to do most was to go shopping every day and buy all sorts of strange things.

You don't know why the cursed doll has this kind of personality.

Teng Shu himself didn't know when the cursed doll developed this personality.

"Just remember to pay." Teng Shu didn't have any objections to this, after all, the things that Cursed Doll bought weren't very expensive, they could even be described as cheap.

However, Tengshu would still remind Cursed Doll to remember to pay, since Cursed Doll didn't seem to have any concept of paying. Most of the time, Cursed Doll lived its own life day after day, and occasionally it would go to play with Mimikyu and Gastly at the orphanage. Tengshu thought this might be because they were all Ghost Pokémon.

Teng Shu was about to go to sleep when, just as he lay down on the bed, he heard the sound of something being smashed.

Teng Shu turned his head and saw that the cursed doll had smashed the smaller cursed doll and was looking at something curiously.

"What's wrong with you?" Teng Shu yawned, somewhat puzzled.

The cursed doll turned its head to look at Tengshu, and then became somewhat agitated. Although Tengshu was a little puzzled, he still walked over.

Then Tengshu saw a roll of paper among the debris on the ground.

"What is this?" Teng Shu asked, puzzled. He picked up the scroll from the ground, opened it, and glanced at it.

It appears to be a strange piece of writing, the meaning of which is incomprehensible. However, there is also a strange, emblem-like object below it, and I have no idea what it is.

"What is this?" Teng Shu was a little confused, but the paper looked quite old. Holding it in his hand, Teng Shu was even worried that the paper might weather into sand.

However, Tengshu had a solution: he took a picture and sent it to Professor Oak, asking him to take a look.

So far, the most knowledgeable person Tengshu has ever met is Professor Oak, without a doubt.

Sure enough, a little while later, Professor Oak sent a message.

[This is text from the Dark Kingdom period. The top part means: Glory to the Fran dynasty, the holy Gannon family has guarded the king's secrets for generations, and the bottom part seems to be the family's coat of arms.]

As expected, Professor Oak is still incredibly strong.

"The Dark Kingdom era?" Teng Shu mused.

Tengshu had some knowledge of the so-called Dark Kingdom period.

It was actually a feudal era, only that era was much darker, and the relationship between Pokémon and humans was extremely strained. Some of the special restaurants we have now would be considered overly compassionate if they were set in the Dark Kingdom era.

So you can imagine how crazy that era was, and it was only after the establishment of the Alliance that the world was guided in the direction it is in now.

"You're really something, kid. So you opened the door?" Teng Shu chuckled as he touched the cursed doll, feeling the texture of the cloth. The cursed doll, however, seemed quite disappointed, losing interest in the note immediately.

Tengshu, however, planned to give this thing to Professor Oak.

Professor Oak also sent a long voice message, which, in summary, said that this item had some value for studying the history of the Dark Kingdom period, so he asked Fujiki to bring it back later, and Fujiki naturally agreed.

Moreover, handing over cultural relics will earn you a reward, and you can give all that money to the cursed doll so it can buy things on its own.

Teng Shu carefully placed the note in a special box. This thing was quite valuable. Although it only contained a few things, it mentioned the name of the kingdom and the family, as well as the family crest, all of which were very important.

Anyway, at least 100,000.

The Cursed Doll is really good at making money; after all, the money Teng Shu gave the other party to buy whatever he wanted was only ten thousand yuan.

Now, things have turned out much better; the price has increased tenfold.

After putting the items in his pocket, Teng Shu leaned back on the bed and dozed off; he was a little sleepy.

Chapter 556 The Beacon Mission in a Dream?

“@#￥@#!” A strange sound.

Teng Shu opened his eyes in a daze and found himself in a very dark place. There were some strange props stuck in the walls, which looked like lamps but not quite lamps, since they weren't very bright, but they didn't look like torches either.

It's really hard to understand what this is.

"What is this thing?" Teng Shu looked at the things in front of him in confusion. He was a little confused. Wasn't he just lying in a hotel bed? How did he suddenly end up in this weird place?

Teng Shu seemed somewhat confused.

He took a few tentative steps, and it was fine.

I pinched my thigh; it hurt a lot.

It didn't seem like he was dreaming, but if he wasn't dreaming, then had he traveled through time? How did he suddenly end up in this bizarre place? Teng Shu was genuinely puzzled.

"Is anyone there?" Teng Shu called out tentatively, and there was an echo, but no one answered.

Teng Shu had no choice but to check the system store, and he could see it.

"This is really strange." Teng Shu was a little confused, but he still decided to walk around here and see. After all, if he didn't walk around here, he didn't know where to go. He couldn't expect to wake up after sleeping here, could he?

Then Tengshu walked for a long time. The entire passage seemed to have no end. Tengshu's legs were a little sore from walking, which made Tengshu feel a little uncomfortable.

Moreover, there was nothing in the entire corridor; it was like walking in a circle, an endless circle.

Teng Shu was completely devastated.

"Where exactly is this place?" Teng Shu was somewhat confused. He really couldn't understand what this strange place was all about, and he still showed no signs of waking up.

Then Tengshu walked up to a strange stone door with some odd characters on it and a very familiar emblem. Tengshu recognized it at a glance; it was the emblem of that family, which Professor Oak had deciphered before.

"So this is actually the king's secret location?" Teng Shu's expression was a little strange. Was the way to get in this thing really that complicated? And what did the words on it mean?

Teng Shu couldn't understand it at all, and thinking about it, what he had heard before seemed to be some kind of strange script, but he just couldn't understand it. It was like a proper foreigner speaking a foreign language very fast in front of him, and all Teng Shu could do in response was a polite smile.

It can only be described as extremely outrageous.

"Open Sesame?" Teng Shu tried saying, then pushed the door, but there was no response.

Teng Shu seemed somewhat confused.

Then, the next second, Tengshu felt a sense of falling. Tengshu looked down and suddenly a deep pit appeared beneath him, and Tengshu fell straight down.

This startled Teng Shu, and in his panic, he sat up in bed.

Looking at the familiar hotel furnishings, Teng Shu blinked, then touched the bed and looked at his phone.

He slept for an hour.

It's time to cook.

But what exactly was that dream about?

Teng Shu didn't quite understand the situation, but he had to figure it out.

"This dream felt so real, and the words on it were so clear..." Teng Shu didn't feel like he was dreaming at all. Most people remember their dreams when they wake up, but if they don't write them down immediately, they forget them after a while.

But now Tengshu still remembers everything inside, as if those things were engraved in Tengshu's mind.

Teng Shu hurriedly looked for a pen, but couldn't find one. Helpless, he had to ask a hotel staff member to bring him a pen. Then, Teng Shu wrote down the words he had seen on a piece of paper and sent it to Professor Oak. He wanted to see if these words really had any meaning. If they did, then there was no mistake. If not, then it proved that he had just had a very vivid dream.

Although this is a bit strange, it's not unacceptable.

After all, there is a legend that some people can have lucid dreams. Lucid dreaming is the ability to control one's dream, to be aware that one is dreaming, and to do whatever one wants in one's dream. This claim has intrigued countless people.

After all, if one could truly wake up in a dream and control their own dream, wouldn't that be...?

It's said that anything can happen in dreams, as long as it's something you've seen before, which is why countless people are curious. And after some research, it was discovered that this thing is actually real, which is quite outrageous. It can even control the content of one's dreams and perform logical thinking, which is very magical. However, there is still no clear scientific basis for the specific triggers and such.

[The King's Tomb lies ahead. Intruder, you are doomed. Where did you find this?] Professor Oak's message was tinged with confusion, while Tengshu fell silent.

If the words are real, then it proves that his dream is real, but what exactly is going on? Teng Shu is starting to get confused.

"That was a dream, but it didn't seem like a dream either. I think I came to a strange place in the dream." Teng Shu scratched his head, he was a little confused about the situation.

"Could it be that the mission is supposed to be in this place?" Teng Shu was a little curious. This was a matter concerning the Dark Kingdom. Professor Oak had excitedly sent a lot of messages. Teng Shu could only say that he had seen it by chance and couldn't remember the exact location.

However, Tengshu also realized that although it was easy to ask Professor Oak, there were some things that were really impossible to explain. Thinking of this, Tengshu decided to go to the library to study it on his own. As for the pronunciation, there was really no way to figure it out. After all, not much of the culture from the Dark Kingdom era had survived. In the world today, probably only people whose family knowledge has been passed down from generation to generation would know these things.

Thinking about this, Teng Shu also had a bit of a headache. However, given the current situation, all Teng Shu could do was try his best. He would try again later. As long as he didn't die in the dream, there wouldn't be any major problems.

"This beacon mission is really strange, but it's time to go back." Teng Shu opened the Anywhere Door, stepped out, and returned directly to the orphanage.

It's almost time to make dinner, but...

Teng Shu looked at the blinking Dream in front of him and his lips twitched. Has this guy become some kind of fixed-spawn NPC now?

But now that the dream has arrived, what strange and unusual ingredients will this guy bring out this time?

Chapter 557 The Eccentric Gourmet - Dream Special Edition (Part 3)

It's not that Tengshu is overthinking things; rather, every time a dream comes to him, it brings some strange and unusual things, which has broadened Tengshu's horizons.

Then with a snap, Dream pulled out something. This time, however, it looked much more normal, unlike before when it was either a deep-sea monster or a parasite. This time, it looked like a kind of fruit.

"You little rascal, you always manage to surprise me. I have to say, you really know how to get around." Teng Shu said irritably, then silently took out his phone to scan again, but this time it failed. Although it identified a few tree fruits, these things didn't look like tree fruits at all. Teng Shu had worked with some tree fruits himself, so he knew the situation of these tree fruits.

The thing in front of him didn't look like a tree fruit at all. If it wasn't a tree fruit, then the identification on it must be wrong. Thinking of this, Tengshu sent a message to Professor Oak. He could just ask Professor Oak about these issues. Professor Oak knew a lot of things.

Tengshu prefers to call Dr. Oki the Oki Encyclopedia.

I've seen this before, but it's only found in a special region of the Parthian area. How did you find it? It has the combined flavor of all kinds of tree fruits; it's quite amazing.

Professor Oak was indeed very knowledgeable. Teng Shu smiled, then took a picture of Mew and sent it over with the caption, "[A troublesome customer brought his own ingredients to me]." A while later, Professor Oak sent back several exclamation marks.

Professor Oak was clearly shocked. Even Tengshu himself would be surprised, considering that Mew is a very rare Pokémon. So it's not surprising that Professor Oak was so surprised.

At this moment, Tengshu was thinking about how to make this thing. However, he also had some ideas about what Professor Oak had said. This thing should come from the Padia Pit, which is a special place that can travel to the past and the future. In the game, it also corresponds to two special versions.

"This thing looks like an ordinary fruit, but it's so exquisitely made. Although it's possible for something like this to be born in nature, the probability is too low. So this thing is very likely to be unnatural. Is it from the future?" Teng Shu rubbed the thing in his hand. It had a peel, but it felt a bit like a dragon fruit.

The vine was lifted up and shaken, making no sound. The vine tentatively made a cut, and then it naturally cut open, revealing a mixture of various colors inside, arranged in a progressive manner, looking just like an onion, except that this onion ring was made up of various colors.

"This is really interesting." Teng Shu smiled. This thing looks very interesting and has a unique style. The only drawback is that he doesn't know how to make it.

Generally speaking, most ingredients that you don't know how to cook can be boiled without any problems, but this one has a complex texture from tree fruits, so boiling it might not be very good.

The thought that this thing might be an ingredient from the future gave Tengshu an idea.

Most of the time, when we talk about fruit, we think of making juice or something similar. It's not that we don't use fruit for other things, but it's relatively rare. So, assuming this fruit is used to make juice, how do we make juice?

Tengshu tentatively took out some ice water and put the cut ingredients into it. After a while, the ingredients melted into the ice water and turned into a bowl of juice.

"Seems right?" Teng Shu tentatively scooped up a spoonful, then took a sip. The taste was very good, with a unique texture, but it wasn't particularly clashing; rather, it blended perfectly.