I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

"Then please take care of me from now on." Teng Shu smiled and rubbed the little head of the crocodile. The crocodile rubbed against Teng Shu's hand, then hugged its book and went back to the infirmary.

Watching the crocodile's retreating figure, Teng Shu shook his head and remained silent. He could only hope that the crocodile would be spared by fate and that the little guy would survive.

However, Teng Shu also knew that it would be difficult to achieve this.

The next day, Teng Shu got up early as usual. He stood in front of the window, stretched, and then glanced out the window.

Changqing City was still shrouded in dark clouds today, with no sun in sight and a low temperature. Teng Shu breathed out a breath, and the white mist quickly dissipated in front of him.

"The weather has been terrible lately..." Teng Shu rubbed his eyes, yawned, went to the bathroom to wash up, changed his clothes, and hurriedly went to the kitchen.

It's very cold today, so Tengshu decided to make something hot to eat. After thinking about it, she decided to make sesame balls and spicy soup.

Sesame balls are a very common breakfast food, and they taste quite good. However, they must be eaten hot. Once they cool down, they become much less delicious.

Hulatang is a very common food in northern China, and there are relatively many ways to make it. Different regions have some slight differences in how to make Hulatang, and Tengshu made a more traditional version of Hulatang this time.

"Dean, how did the scoundrel crocodile do yesterday?" Locke, dressed in a thick suit, walked in from outside the cafeteria, rubbing his hands together.

"I don't know, he's been very silent, but he seems quite happy inside." Teng Shu stirred the pot. He planned to make the hot and sour soup first, and then make the sesame balls later, otherwise they would get cold too quickly.

Teng Shu glanced at Locke; it seemed Locke had gone to the infirmary first.

"When you went to see the crocodile, was it awake?" Teng Shu asked.

Because of his poor health, Rogue Crocodile always had Locke deliver his food to the infirmary. So, over this period of time, Rogue Crocodile and Locke have become quite familiar with each other.

Locke paused for a moment after hearing the question, which made Teng Shu glance at Locke a few more times, wondering if something had happened.

“It’s reading a book,” Locke sighed.

Teng Shu was somewhat surprised. Reading a book?

He glanced at his phone subconsciously. It was early, the kind of time when office workers were just getting ready to get up, while students were already on their way to school.

However, Tengshu soon understood why the thug had done that.

It's probably because the crocodile felt its time was running out, which is why it cherishes every minute of its life.

Chapter 92 Kojiro

"It's really cold today." Locke rubbed his hands together, then picked up the hot and sour soup, took a sip with relish, and swallowed it with the sesame balls.

"The temperature in the yard should be a bit better, since there's air conditioning installed indoors." Teng Shu glanced out the window; the sky was gloomy, and the weather forecast said it might rain.

Faced with the power of nature, the strength of humans and Pokémon is still too weak, unless a legendary Pokémon intervenes.

While most Pokémon possess some weather-affecting moves, moves like Sunny Day are generally not enough to dispel the chill in an entire region and are usually only used in battles. Only legendary Pokémon have the ability to directly influence the weather of a region.

Although Tengshu's welfare home is rather simple, it has all the basic necessities, such as heating facilities. However, there is air conditioning inside the house, but not outside the yard.

During this period, the Murlocs were less inclined to fly outside and spent most of their time perched on the bear's head.

If the Pokémon in the orphanage are living like this, you can imagine how the Pokémon outside the orphanage are doing. However, there's no need to worry about most wild Pokémon, since they've always lived like this.

Teng Shu was worried about Pikachu. That little guy had just found a wife and had a child. As another self-reliant person, he was under a lot of pressure.

After we finish eating, let's go take care of Pikachu. Anyway, we should prepare some new ingredients in the yard.

"Oh, right, Dean, I have something to tell you." Locke remembered something, took an envelope out of his pocket and handed it to Teng Shu, who was taken aback.

Could it be that Locke is going to resign?

After all, in Teng Shu's view as a qualified office worker, if a subordinate suddenly sends an envelope to the boss, it's generally not because they want to send a love letter or a confession; in most cases, it means they're leaving the company.

The reasons for resigning are also varied and strange. In the past, they were more formulaic and serious, but later the reasons for resigning became more and more bizarre. Some said that the world is so big and they wanted to see it, while others said that the pay was too low and they didn't want to work anymore.

Teng Shu took it and glanced at it.

The content is not very long.

"Miss Qiao Yiyun wants to work at the orphanage?" Teng Shu was a little surprised after reading this. What was going on?

Teng Shu didn't even suggest recruiting medical staff, but Qiao Yiyun actually wanted to work at the welfare home.

Teng Shu didn't say anything when he didn't see Qiao Yiyun today, since he assumed she had gone back to work.

Originally, Joyce stayed at the orphanage to take care of Shiny Gyarados, but now that Gyarados has been adopted by Lance, there is no longer any need for Joyce to stay and take care of it.

But to everyone's surprise, Qiao Yiyun actually wanted to stay.

“Yes, yesterday after you left with the thug crocodile, Dean, Joey Yun told me about this and then asked me to hand you this job application.” Locke finished speaking and ran to scoop out a bowl of spicy soup.

Teng Shu frowned slightly.

He didn't actually have a great need for medical staff. After all, Tengshu's welfare home had a medical pod that could treat most diseases, so when Tengshu was recruiting, he was looking for psychologists, but ended up hiring Locke instead.

But to my surprise, Qiao Yiyun only stayed in her orphanage for about a day before thinking about working there, which is a bit outrageous.

“But now that the hospital has medical pods, I feel there’s a greater need for traditional doctors…” Teng Shu hesitated.

"Anyway, it's your decision, Dean." Locke walked over with a bowl of spicy soup, casually patted the head of Xiao Hei sitting next to Teng Shu, and said with a smile.

Teng Shu felt somewhat helpless.

After thinking it over, Teng Shu decided to let Qiao Yiyun stay. After all, although the medical pod could treat most diseases, there were times when a professional doctor was needed. Also, with Qiao Yiyun around, it would be easier for Teng Shu to buy medicine.

"Then Locke, you can take charge of receiving Miss Joy Yun. I'll go out and buy some groceries first." Teng Shu didn't mind too much. After all, a doctor was a necessary feature for the welfare home these days.

As for other positions, they are not really needed for the time being. Tengshu has already taken on the role of chef himself. As for security guards, there are Dark Raven and Doll Bear, so Tengshu doesn't need to worry about them.

Furthermore, since the Shiny Gyarados was adopted by Champion Lance, there haven't been any attractive Pokémon in Tengshu's orphanage, so under normal circumstances, there shouldn't be any Black Organizations coming to rob it.

After getting on his bike, Teng Shu casually put a cotton windproof cover over the basket, stuffed a few pieces of cotton inside, and then pushed open the door and went out.

As soon as he stepped outside, Teng Shu felt a gust of cold wind howling towards him, making him shiver involuntarily.

"This awful weather..." Teng Shu rubbed his hands together, put on his knitted hat, and rode towards the Changqing City vegetable market.

As they passed through the woods, Tengshu squeezed the bicycle bell. Soon, a jumble of sounds came from deep within the woods. A moment later, Pikachu emerged from within and skillfully jumped into Tengshu's bicycle basket.

"Pikachu~" Pikachu called out cutely, looking gratefully at Tengshu, who smiled.

He specifically brought these things because he thought Pikachu would get cold in the basket later.

With Pikachu by his side, Teng Shu rode his bicycle slowly into Changqing City.

"Teng Shu?" A man's voice called out. Teng Shu paused for a moment; the voice sounded familiar.

Teng Shu stopped the car in confusion and turned to look.

Then I saw a man I hadn't seen in a long time.

"Kojiro? What are you doing here?" Fujiki was a little surprised, but also a little happy.

After arriving in the Pokémon world, Tengshu didn't have many friends because he ran an orphanage, and Kojiro was one of them.

And this Kojiro is naturally the Kojiro who is one of the three members of Team Rocket.

A magical character who, while not good at bringing Pikachu back to Team Rocket, is exceptionally skilled at everything else.

"Haha... There have been some things going on at the company lately, so they arranged for me to come to Changqing City on a business trip." Kojiro, wearing a trench coat, scratched his head awkwardly after hearing Tengshu's question, and then quickly came up with an excuse.

Teng Shu didn't seem to intend to expose the other party.

"I'm going to the market to buy groceries. Would you like to come to the yard for a meal?" Teng Shu asked Kojiro with a smile.

Pikachu curiously popped out of the basket and glanced at Kojiro, who in turn noticed Pikachu.

"Tengshu, is this your Pokémon?" Kojiro looked at Pikachu curiously.

Chapter 93 Upgrade of the Welfare Home

Kojiro remembers that Fujiki was the director of the orphanage, and when he met Fujiki before, Fujiki had not caught any Pokémon.

"No, this is Pikachu, the self-reliant Pokémon," Teng Shu introduced with a smile. Pikachu also gave Kojiro a friendly shout, but didn't reach out.

For Pikachu, only the vine is worthy of its kindness.

"The Self-Reliant Faction?" Kojiro was clearly not familiar with these factions of stray Pokémon within Viridian City.

“Yes, the stray Pokémon in Evergreen City are divided into several factions. Pikachu is the kind that is self-reliant and doesn’t rely on humans much,” Teng Shu explained.

Upon hearing this, Kojiro couldn't help but glance at Pikachu and Tengshu. Goodness, if it weren't for Tengshu saying those words, Kojiro would have thought he had misheard.

After all, this Pikachu looks quite friendly with the vine.

"Tengshu, I'll come to your orphanage to chat with you later. I have something to do right now~" Kojiro glanced at his phone and then said to Tengshu.

"It's alright, it's alright. Come during lunchtime, and I'll prepare lunch for you." Teng Shu didn't say anything. He thought that Kojiro's only reason for coming to Changqing City was to see Boss Sakaki, but he didn't need to say it out loud.

Although Kojiro isn't a high-ranking officer or executive in Team Rocket, his position is actually quite special. Fujiki even suspects that Giovanni's laissez-faire attitude towards the trio of Kojiro, Musashi, and Meowth is due to Musashi and Kojiro's identities.

After seeing Kojiro off, Fujiki took Pikachu to the market. Although Fujiki arrived late today, there were still many familiar faces in the market.

"Hey, Tengshu, would you like some of my homemade milk in big tanks today?" Not long after entering, Tengshu saw an old acquaintance.

A middle-aged woman was sitting in a chair with a smile on her face. Her stall didn't sell anything else, only large buckets of packaged milk.

"Aunt Dali? Do you still sell your big milk jug?" Teng Shu asked Dali with some surprise.

As a chef, Teng Shu naturally knew everything about the market. He also knew that Dali, the woman in front of him, was a popular vendor in the market. Her large milk jugs were all produced by her family's ranch. They were of excellent quality, tasted good, and were rich in nutrients, making them very sought-after products.

Because she left home late today, Teng Shu thought she probably wouldn't be able to buy any.

"Hey, it's all because of this weather. It's been so cold these past few days that nobody's been going out to buy groceries." Dali smiled, though she was complaining, there was no real resentment in her tone, but rather a hint of casualness.

“Then…” Teng Shu looked at the large milk jugs in front of him.

In the past, Teng Shu would only be willing to buy one or two buckets to supplement the little ones' nutrition, but since A Kai sent him the money, Teng Shu finally felt confident enough to buy all twenty buckets of milk in front of him.

"Then I'll take them all!" Teng Shu finally decided to be generous for once.

"Oh? Okay, I'll bring it to you then." Dali was also a little surprised, but she didn't ask Teng Shu if he had won the lottery or anything, and just smiled and agreed.

Before leaving, however, Tengshu got three plastic bottles from Dali, filled them with three large milk jugs of milk, and then handed them to Pikachu.

With the weather getting colder, it's harder for Pikachu to find food. Having three large milk jugs can make things much easier for Pikachu's family, and even help the little Pichu survive this cold spell.

"Pika..." Pikachu hugged three large milk jugs and looked at Tengshu with teary eyes. Tengshu rubbed Pikachu's little head.

He had just noticed that when Pikachu jumped up, it was all dirty and looked thinner than before, probably because food had been so hard to find lately.

With Pikachu's help, the vine finished purchasing the food. Before leaving, the vine gave Pikachu some sweet potatoes and tree fruits, and then sent Pikachu back to the grove.

Watching Pikachu return with its backpack, Teng Shu smiled. With so much food, Pikachu's family should be able to easily get by, right?

Teng Shu looked up at the sky. The sky was covered with dark clouds and was very gloomy. Even though it was morning, it gave people the feeling that it was not completely dark after sunset.

"The weather forecast says it might snow..." Teng Shu looked at the gloomy sky and frowned slightly. If it snowed, it would be quite troublesome. It seemed he would have to go back and see what facilities needed to be upgraded. Teng Shu planned to see if he could upgrade the orphanage so that it wouldn't be affected by the temperature, otherwise, if it was too cold, the little ones might get sick.

Teng Shu hurriedly returned to the orphanage, then moved the food delivered by the vegetable vendors to the warehouse before opening the orphanage's redemption list to take a look.

[Orphanage Infrastructure Upgrade Level 1: The main buildings of the orphanage will become more suitable for Pokémon to live in.]

[Orphanage Natural Environment Upgrade Lv1: The natural environment in the orphanage is more realistic and better suited to the survival requirements of various Pokémon]

[Upgraded to Level 1 of Exercise Area Facilities in Welfare Home: The exercise area has been expanded, more equipment has been added, and the exercise effect has been improved]

...

A series of upgrades popped up, and Teng Shu hesitated for a moment. He originally wanted to save them to upgrade the medical pod, but the cost of upgrading the medical pod was gradually increasing. The current upgrade required two thousand happiness points, and the next one would probably be four thousand. One thousand was really a drop in the bucket.

“Main building, natural environment…” Teng Shu looked at the two upgrade options.

These two are the ones that Tengshu thinks are more suitable, mainly because they are suitable for Pokémon to live in, while the wild environment meets the survival requirements of Pokémon.

“If we upgrade the main structure, we might not need air conditioning indoors anymore, but we already have air conditioning indoors.” Teng Shu glanced at the air conditioner. Teng Shu’s orphanage does have air conditioning, which is good for both keeping warm and cooling.

After thinking it over, Tengshu decided to upgrade the natural environment first, as he wanted to see what type of environment was suitable for Pokémon to survive.

As soon as Teng Shu made his choice, his phone vibrated.

[Arceus Construction Company: Mr. Teng Shu, the environmental renovation project you booked has been insured by our company, and the construction team will arrive shortly...]

"Is...that reasonable?" Teng Shu was a little surprised, but it was good this way, saving him the trouble of having to come up with a reason to explain to Locke why things outside had become even stranger.

Soon, there was a knock on the door. Teng Shu curiously opened the door and peeked out. Outside was a group of ordinary people, who looked very ordinary, carrying a lot of equipment, and wearing clothes with the words "Arzeus Construction Company" printed on them.

Chapter 94: Snack Choices and Comic Publication

Looking at the professional construction team in front of him, Teng Shu was both amused and exasperated, but he still politely let them in.