I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

"Come, come, try some tea I brewed myself." Old Master Hick walked over with a smile, carrying a teapot.

A delicate tea aroma wafted up, lingering faintly around the tip of the nose.

Teng Shu pursed his lips; he did quite enjoy drinking tea.

Moreover, although Mr. Hick is quite old this year, he looks healthy and walks with a brisk pace.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, sir." Teng Shu politely accepted the gift, while curiously looking around.

Mr. Hick was a highly decorated contributor to the League, but Teng Shu didn't know what honors he had received before.

After all, it can't be found online, and the old man didn't mention his past much.

However, sitting in the old man's house at this moment, Teng Shu has gained some preliminary understanding of the old man's past.

Although most of the furniture is very ordinary, a golden Poké Ball placed in the cabinet is enough to prove the old man's achievements.

The League's "First-Class Merit" award is this golden Poké Ball, made of pure gold and very expensive.

Of course, the honor this medal carries is far greater than the value of its gold content.

It's said that you have a chance to get a third-class merit, a second-class merit is something you can only dream of, and a first-class merit is something you can get without even lying down. This shows how awesome it is to get a first-class merit while still alive.

After chatting with the old man for a few minutes and checking the compatibility score as usual, Teng Shu left.

The old man's compatibility with Arbok increased by two percent, which shows that he has given his whole heart to Arbok after adopting it.

Although the old man warmly invited Teng Shu to stay for dinner, Teng Shu declined, as he was concerned about his orphanage.

When Teng Shu returned to the orphanage, he went to the infirmary first. Tong Ou Xiong was still receiving treatment and had not yet woken up.

"This little guy... must have suffered a lot back then." Teng Shu glanced at the medical pod, and only felt relieved after confirming that everything was alright.

Just as Teng Shu stepped out of the infirmary, he heard a dull thud.

boom!

The dull thud was like muffled thunder, which was somewhat startling.

"Gah!" Little Black was so disturbed by the noise that it flew down from the sky and landed on the vine's shoulder.

"That Xiao Bao..." Teng Shu looked in the direction of the training area with heartache, then walked over.

There aren't many Pokémon left in Tengshu's orphanage. Besides a socially awkward Abra, there's only a Black that flies around the world, a Tyranitar that has [neuromeningitis], and Xiao Dong.

However, Xiao Dong had a good personality and a good physique, and the reason it was abandoned was simply because of its appearance.

So Xiao Dong actually made things quite easy for Teng Shu.

What troubles Tengshu the most is Xiaobao.

Teng Shu hurriedly arrived at the spot where Miao Miao and the wolfhound had been exercising that morning.

As soon as we arrived, we saw Xiao Bao rush towards a wooden stake, his breath hitting the ground and kicking up dust.

Xiao Bao took a deep breath, then twisted his body and slammed his hips against the wooden stake in front of him.

But the next second, its fist, which it was about to swing at the wooden stake, landed strangely on its own face.

The immense force knocked Xiao Bao to the side.

A red fist mark was branded on Xiao Bao's face.

Teng Shu walked over, and a hint of tears welled up in Xiao Bao's small eyes.

Upon seeing the vine tree, Xiao Bao awkwardly turned its head away, wanting to lie down on the ground so that the vine tree wouldn't see its tears.

However, the limb imbalance caused by neurogenic meningitis made Xiao Bao roll over.

She bumped headfirst into the vine tree's arms.

Xiao Bao's body stiffened instantly.

Teng Shu gently patted Xiao Bao's back.

Primeape, a Pokémon known for its bad temper, was trembling in Tengshu's arms at that moment.

Teng Shu could feel his clothes on his chest slowly becoming damp.

"..." Teng Shu didn't speak, and Xiao Hei didn't move either, just stood quietly on Teng Shu's head.

"Do you want revenge?" Teng Shu asked gently.

Little Bao suddenly raised its head, shook it, paused for a moment, and then shook it again.

Little Bao was in great pain; it shook its head frantically, but Teng Shu held it down.

"Okay, I understand." Teng Shu patted Xiao Bao's head.

He knew that Xiao Bao wanted to nod.

Seeing Xiao Bao's emotions calm down, Teng Shu narrowed his eyes.

Little Bao was abandoned, but not to the vine tree.

Officer Jenny brought it over. The person was found at the entrance of the Pokémon Center and then received treatment there.

Although Pokémon Centers offer free medical care, this only treats some basic illnesses; other conditions still require payment.

However, the girls from the Joey family still chipped in some money to help Little Violent recover from his meningitis.

"It's been delayed for too long. If he could have received treatment sooner..." Officer Jenny said with a hint of anger as she brought Xiao Bao over.

Then, in Tengshu's orphanage, there was a new fiery monkey who, due to the aftereffects, was unable to coordinate its body.

Even the most basic medical pod couldn't cure Xiao Bao's aftereffects; a medical pod that had been upgraded three times was needed to cure him.

Teng Shu looked at his happiness point.

Although upgrading the medical pod cost 1,000 happiness points.

However, after Meow Meow and the Wolfdog were adopted, they also gave Tengshu 400 happiness points.

Adding the 100 happiness points that were previously wasted, Tengshu still has a little over 500 points left.

“This thing…” Teng Shu looked at the exchange interface that came with the welfare home system.

There's something here that costs 10 Happiness Points, not a lot.

Its purpose is to find out the specific identity of the person who abandoned the Pokémon.

However, Tengshu had never redeemed it before.

After all, Teng Shu felt that this thing wasn't very valuable to exchange.

Is it useful to redeem it? No.

Since these people have decided to abandon their Pokémon, they won't be accepted if you come to them. Even if they are accepted and you take the Pokémon back with you, who can guarantee that they won't abandon the Pokémon a second time?

Or put them in a Poké Ball, seal them in cement, or throw them into the ocean?

The Kanto TV program "Officer's Talk" mentioned a case where a Pokémon abandoned in the ocean starved to death inside its Poké Ball.

They died because of the evil thoughts of the trainers they once trusted.

Although such people are few and far between, Teng Shu dared not gamble on them.

The little ones are already so pitiful.

Chapter 6: The Method to Evolve into an Abandoned Monkey

Black Flame

Trainer with seven gym badges

Current location: Honglian Town

Trainer ID: 1142132123x

With the purchase of the vine tree, the vine tree also acquired an additional cardboard card.

It contains some basic information, but the most useful information is the other person's name and trainer ID.

Each trainer has a unique number; once you know the number, you can find that person.

"Xiao Bao, if you want revenge, you need to become stronger." Teng Shu patted Xiao Bao's head.

Little Blast's strength is quite good; the power of his punches is impressive, showing that the trainer named Black Flame is quite skilled at training Pokémon.

The problem is, the other party abandoned their Pokémon.

Because of Xiao Bao's meningitis.

While Tengshu would be angry about this behavior of abandoning his Pokémon after getting sick, he was mostly helpless.

After all, none of us are rich kids who can afford medical treatment. Some diseases in the Pokémon world cost a lot of money, such as the erosive skin disease of Bebop.

It can drag a moderately well-off family into poverty.

Therefore, not everyone is willing to spend all their savings to save their Pokémon.

But Xiao Bao is different.

Xiao Bao has meningitis. Although meningitis is serious, it is not very complicated to treat. However, Hei Yan did not send Xiao Bao to get treatment at all.

It wasn't until Xiao Bao developed severe meningitis, fever, and coma that it was sent to the Pokémon Center, but instead of receiving treatment, it was simply abandoned.

"!" Xiao Bao nodded vigorously, then slammed his head against the ground, causing blood to spurt from his nose.

Teng Shu quickly wiped away the blood from Xiao Bao's nose.

If you want to help Xiao Bao get revenge, then Xiao Bao's neurological imbalance is the first problem to address.

After that, it comes down to ability.

A trainer who has obtained seven gym badges is no ordinary person.

If a trainer like this gets another one, he can go to this year's Indigo League and compete for the championship.

It's difficult for a Pokémon like Little Viper to achieve revenge.

However, Tengshu's welfare home system is a place that turns the impossible into the possible.

Tengshu's gaze fell on the training facilities, where training increased the effectiveness by 20%, while the kitchen's special effect was to [slightly increase Pokémon's Effort Values].

Neither of these facilities has been upgraded.

The dormitory's effect is to [accelerate the recovery speed of Pokémon's HP and sanity].

It looked rather ordinary, but Teng Shu tried it and found that sleeping in the dormitory didn't cause insomnia, and the quality of sleep was very good.

Moreover, I feel fully rested after a good night's sleep and am in great spirits.

It's fair to say that if Teng Shu hadn't run a welfare home, he felt that simply renting out this dormitory as a hotel would be enough to qualify it as a five-star hotel.

This is still the effect before the upgrade.

With proper training and some practice, Teng Shu felt that making Xiao Bao even stronger was not a dream.

Moreover, due to the aftereffects of meningitis, no one is willing to adopt Xiao Bao to this day.

"Xiao Bao, try nodding." Teng Shu said gently, and Xiao Bao nodded with difficulty.

"Let's try again." Teng Shu encouraged Xiao Bao, and then Xiao Bao threw a punch that almost hit Teng Shu's face, but before it could hit, it was blocked by a superpower barrier.

"!" Xiao Bao was at a loss and tried to apologize in a panic, but in his panic, he started gesturing wildly, as if he were dancing.

Teng Shu took a breath. He was indeed a little nervous when he saw the fist coming at him, but not too nervous.

In the orphanage, Teng Shu, as the director, is immune to all Pokémon attacks.

However, Little Bao was unaware of this; it was now silently bowing its head, feeling extremely guilty.

Looking at the remorseful Xiao Bao, Teng Shu also felt somewhat awkward.

This kind of nerve imbalance isn't the kind where you lift your leg when you want to nod or raise your hand when you want to shake your head; it's random.

This nod might be a hand gesture, but the next nod might turn into a hand shake.

It feels like there's no pattern to it.

Xiao Bao stood up, slowly moved to the tree stump, looked at the stump in front of him, roared angrily, and then threw a powerful punch.

Teng Shu also looked at Xiao Bao. He wanted to observe further. If it really didn't work, then he could only save up his happiness points and upgrade the medical pod as soon as possible to help Xiao Bao cure this aftereffect.

Xiao Bao delivered a powerful punch, slamming it into the wooden stake with tremendous force. Instantly, cracks appeared on the stake, much to Teng Shu's surprise.