I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

"We don't have much time right now, so how about I give you some mutton soaked in your food?" Teng Shu smiled and took out a bag of Pokémon food.

Originally, these vines were meant to help the trees survive this natural disaster, but now they've found other uses.

The cat leaders nodded frantically.

They had just smelled a rich aroma that made the cats' mouths water. The meat was delicious, but they just couldn't stand the strange rice noodles. They thought they would be criticized, but to their surprise, Tengshu didn't say anything.

Teng Shu smiled and prepared four bowls of mutton soup for the cat bosses. Just as he was about to leave, he saw Scarface walk around to his front and rub against his trouser leg.

"Scarface, what's wrong?" Teng Shu asked gently, looking at Scarface in front of him.

"Woo..." Scar whimpered softly, then flicked his tail.

Tengshu glanced at its tail and then noticed that Scarface's tail was pointing at Locke, who was eating breakfast. Tengshu scratched his head, wondering what this meant.

However, Tengshu soon noticed something was wrong. Locke's bowl was filled with lots and lots of chili peppers, making the whole bowl of rice noodles look like it was soaking in chili peppers.

"Do you want to eat spicy food?" Teng Shu rubbed the head of the cat boss, Scarface, and Scarface immediately nodded.

Teng Shu paused for a moment, feeling both amused and exasperated.

He really didn't expect that the cat boss would want to eat spicy food, but Teng Shu still poured a few spoonfuls of chili oil into the cat boss's mouth, and the cat boss's tail was practically whipping around like a helicopter.

Watching Cat Boss excitedly eating over there, Teng Shu shook his head and didn't say anything. Instead, he took out his phone and looked at it.

[Dean Teng Shu, the alliance will arrange for a dedicated staff member to handle your inquiry. Also, two adoption applications that have passed the review have been sent to your email address. Please check your inbox.]

"Adopt? Two? Kojiro?"

So who is the other one?

Chapter 111 Mario

"The first adopter, Kojiro, that was exactly what I expected." In front of the computer, Teng Shu looked at Kojiro's information, his expression somewhat subtle.

To be honest, it's quite surreal that Kojiro, as a member of Team Rocket, was able to pass the league's relevant checks. But thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. After all, if all the Team Rocket members were exposed, the team would have been destroyed long ago.

"Kojiro wants to adopt Scar, right? I trust Kojiro himself quite well, but I don't know if Scar will like him." Tengshu downloaded the information; he knew a thing or two about Kojiro's character.

Although he is a member of Team Rocket, he is a good person and takes great care of his Pokémon.

However, whether the adoption will be successful depends on the compatibility score and whether the scar is acceptable to the individual.

Immediately afterwards, Teng Shu opened the second document.

The above is a girl's information.

Name: Yongye

【Gender: Female】

【Age: 18】

Occupation: Grocery store cashier

The information was very ordinary and simple, nothing particularly noteworthy. Teng Shu glanced at the information on the computer, then printed it out and put it aside.

Yongye also wanted to adopt Cat Boss, since Cat Boss and Baby Dragon were the only two animals currently registered at Tengshu's orphanage.

Because of its disability, Baby Dragon has been ignored.

"Two adopters?" Teng Shu yawned, then took out his phone and added this matter to his to-do list. Kojiro and the girl named Yongye were both coming to adopt Pokémon tomorrow, so Teng Shu still had some time to do other things today.

For example, we need to clear the snow, send Pikachu and his family back, and also deal with the wood issue.

Tengshu went to the infirmary and saw that the Pikachu family was packing up. They were supposed to leave in the morning, but Tengshu asked them to stay for a check-up, which is why they were delayed until now.

"How were Pikachu's checkup results?" Teng Shu asked Locke, who nodded to indicate that everything was fine.

Tengshu's gaze then fell on the rascal crocodile. The rascal crocodile had been sitting quietly all day yesterday, not moving much, and today, it was still sitting in its usual spot, looking at the book in its hand.

Teng Shu's gaze was somewhat complicated. To date, there had been no response to the application he had submitted.

"Pikachu!" Pikachu climbed up to the vine tree, happily hugged the vine tree's leg and rubbed against it, and then the vine tree trembled all over.

He vaguely felt a current running through his body, but because the vine was immune to Pokémon attacks, he didn't feel much of a sensation.

"You little rascal..." Tengshu chuckled and ruffled Pikachu's hair, then felt a static-like sensation on his hand. Tengshu sighed helplessly; Pikachu was cute, but its electrical charge was just too much.

"Pikachu~" Pikachu shrank back shyly, but was picked up by Tengshu and had its head rubbed. Meanwhile, a seed was suddenly planted in the heart of Pichu, who was watching this scene with its head tilted to the side.

So, it turns out that these strange, standing giants can actually be loved by giants?

Pichu seemed to understand something.

Tengshu took Pikachu and his family out of the orphanage. He originally planned to take them to the forest, but Pikachu insisted on staying there. Then he left with his family.

"Dean Teng Shu." A man hurried over. Teng Shu glanced at him and noticed a name tag on his chest. He immediately realized that this must be an official from the Alliance.

"Hello, are you here to handle..." Teng Shu glanced at the man in front of him. The man's name tag read "Alliance Natural Resources Management Department," and his name was...

Mario.

Mario, you son of a bitch.

Teng Shu almost lost his composure, after all, the name Mario always reminded Teng Shu of the plumber wearing a red hat.

"Hello, Dean Tengshu, I'm Mario. I'm here to handle your timber." Mario smiled politely, his face showing genuine warmth.

"Please come with me, Mr. Mario." Teng Shu coughed, suppressing the urge to laugh, and then led Mario to the large pile of timber.

There are so many pieces of timber, and I haven't even counted how many vines there are, but just by looking at the impressive scale in front of me, I know there must be quite a lot of them.

"So many?" Mario was also a little surprised, but he immediately released his Pokémon to help with the estimation.

"What does the Alliance plan to do with it?" Teng Shu asked curiously. So much timber is a fortune in a way. After all, the Alliance prohibits logging indiscriminately. It needs to be done in designated areas. Ordinary people can apply for permission, and it's easy to get approval for small quantities, but it won't work for large quantities.

"As you know, Dean Teng Shu, after yesterday's natural disaster, many places in the Alliance suffered damage, so these timbers will be used for repairs," Mario said politely to Teng Shu while making a phone call.

Teng Shu nodded. That made sense. Teng Shu had heard Jun Shafeng and the others mention yesterday that many places in the Alliance had been damaged, roads had been washed away, and so on. So they were very busy today. Fortunately, this natural disaster only lasted for one day.

Mario called in a lot of large trucks, since moving so much wood was no easy task.

A group of incredibly strong people ran down and started moving the wood, and Teng Shu's phone vibrated.

He picked up his phone and glanced at it, then his expression instantly changed.

"Dean Teng Shu, what's wrong?" Mario looked at Teng Shu curiously, and Teng Shu glanced at him.

In that instant, Mario threw out a Poké Ball, and the next second a Dragonite appeared beside him. Mario sat on it, looking at the vine with amusement.

“I didn’t expect you to find out, Dean Teng Shu.” Mario smiled slightly, while Teng Shu squinted at the guy in front of him.

He really didn't expect that the Alliance envoy in front of him was a fraud.

"See you next time, Dean." Mario rode up on his Dragonite and flew away quickly.

Teng Shu silently looked at the equally bewildered freaks in front of him and scratched his head.

Who exactly is this Mario? And he even has Dragonite?

Chapter 112 Is this all the Phantom Thief is capable of?

"Mario? You ran into Mario?" Officer Sally looked at Teng Shu with some surprise, which puzzled Teng Shu. He had indeed run into Mario, so was this guy named Mario some kind of important figure?

Teng Shu nodded, then watched as the strangely strong people in front of him continued to move the wood.

After hearing Teng Shu's report, the alliance sent people over and also continued to hire these unfortunate companies to move the timber.

After all, there is simply too much wood, and the league doesn't have much time to deal with it right now.

“That guy is a Class A wanted criminal in the Alliance, a criminal known for fraud and theft,” Jun Shafeng explained, tapping a few times on her phone before showing it to Teng Shu.

Teng Shu curiously leaned over to take a look. It was a wanted poster with a mask on it. The person's true face was hidden by the mask, but their eyes were very bright.

Below it read, "[Wanted Criminal - Phantom Thief Mario, Bounty: 5 Million League Coins]". Teng Shu couldn't help but swallow hard. Goodness, 5 million?

"I just saw his face." Teng Shu rubbed his hands together, wondering if he could get the reward this way. If he could get some money, wouldn't that be a huge profit?

"It's no use. That guy can disguise himself. He always shows up with a different face, so nobody knows what he actually looks like." Officer Jenny sighed. If it weren't for this reason, the Alliance would have caught this bastard long ago.

Teng Shu nodded. It's normal for a phantom thief to be able to disguise himself, but Teng Shu always felt that this phantom thief seemed a bit weak compared to other phantom thieves.

"I don't think this phantom thief is that great, so why is the bounty so high?" Teng Shu was genuinely curious about this question. After all, look at the other phantom thieves, they are all mysterious and powerful. This phantom thief, on the other hand, came up and tried to take the wood, but Teng Shu exposed him.

Although Tengshu only found out through a message sent by the alliance.

“Mario stole a lot of artifacts from the Kingdom era and offended many wealthy people, which is why his bounty was raised to the maximum limit of the League’s bounties. Otherwise, it could have been even higher,” Officer Jenny said calmly.

Teng Shu understood.

Five million isn't Mario's limit, it's the League's limit.

"And if we hadn't just happened to be thinking of sending you a message this time, would you have even realized it?" Jun Shafeng glanced at Teng Shu, whose lips twitched. To be honest, he really hadn't realized it.

After all, he had discussed this matter with the Alliance, and Teng Shu didn't know when the Alliance would arrive. Moreover, it was only the first day after the disaster, so Teng Shu wouldn't think too much about it.

If the league hadn't sent the message, Teng Shu might have actually been fooled.

"With so much wood, what are you planning to do with it?" Teng Shu changed the subject.

"We need it for paving roads, repairing houses, all sorts of things. And it's a bit better in the city, but the nearby villages are all buried in snow and we still need to burn firewood for warmth." Jun Shafeng pinched her brow with a headache. When a natural disaster comes, there's always a mountain of things to do.

Teng Shu nodded. That was similar to what Mario had said. But then again, so much wood was enough to do a lot of things.

Moreover, the Pokémon themselves cut down the trees, which saved the League a lot of work.

"However, the alliance won't take it for nothing. Once the disaster situation stabilizes, they will give you an award and some bonus." Officer Jenny glanced at the vine tree, whose expression was calm, showing no sign of being upset about losing the wood.

"That's good too. How much will you get?" Teng Shu rubbed his hands together expectantly.

He doesn't want anything else, but he still wants the money.

“Not much, five hundred thousand.” Jun Shafeng stretched out her hand, her five fingers spread wide.

"That's quite a lot." Teng Shu was very satisfied. Five hundred thousand! Teng Shu had never fought such a wealthy battle before. Although A Kai had given him some money before, Teng Shu had always kept that money and didn't use it much. This five hundred thousand was an unexpected windfall, and he could buy some things.

Jun Shafeng glanced at Teng Shu again; this guy was really satisfied.

"Tengshu, don't you think you're losing out? You know these logs are very valuable, worth more than 500,000." Jun Shafeng asked curiously, and Tengshu shrugged after hearing this.

"Even if it's valuable, it's not mine." Teng Shu was quite open-minded. These trees were all cut down by the Pokémon, and had nothing to do with him. He just took care of these little guys' children for a while, and didn't do anything else.

"You're quite an interesting person," Jun Shafeng remarked. The more she worked in the Jun Sha Brigade and the more disputes she witnessed, the clearer she became about the extent to which people would go for profit.

"Contentment brings happiness." Teng Shu smiled.

He has always been an easily satisfied person.

Officer Jenny left, taking a huge pile of wood with her. The area around the Tengshu Welfare Home returned to its former peace, with only some traces proving that a large group of Pokémon once lived there.

“Five hundred thousand…” Teng Shu scratched his head, then glanced at Viridian Forest.

What can he do for these little guys?

This 500,000 never belonged to Tengshu. Tengshu himself knew this very well, after all, he didn't cut down any trees. So, both morally and logically, Tengshu needed to use this money to do something for the little guys in the Evergreen Forest.

However, the League prohibits feeding wild Pokémon.

"Never mind, let's wait until the money comes in." Teng Shu yawned and then returned to his orphanage.

"Caw!" The dark raven landed on Tengshu's shoulder with a cackle, then preened its feathers. The teddy bear next to it immediately saluted Tengshu, making Tengshu both amused and exasperated. These two little guys were really something else.

"What's wrong, Little Black, Big Black?" Teng Shu looked at the two little guys, smiled and rubbed their heads. Tong Ou Xiong shrank its neck and then pulled on its hat.

Even now, with the hats and clothes that Akai made for it, Tongou Bear is still very concerned about its appearance.

The raven, having somehow acquired a berry, happily flapped its wings.

"Tree fruit?" Teng Shu was somewhat surprised. Where did the Dark Raven find the tree fruit?

Then the raven led the vine into the forest, and the vine followed it in. Deep in the forest, they saw three fruit trees.

Fruit trees.

It's growing well, and it's even already bearing fruit.

"Did you plant this?" Sensing the smugness in the Dark Raven's eyes, the Vine Tree guessed what was going on and asked tentatively.

The Dark Raven immediately nodded.

Chapter 113 Outside the pavilion, beside the ancient road