I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

It likes to fish by dangling its tail in the river. If its tail is bitten by a Shellder, it will evolve into Slowbro, which is a very peculiar Pokémon.

In the Pokémon world, someone once tried to mass-produce Slowbro, but it turned out that even if you deliberately threw Shellder near Slowbro's tail and it bit Slowbro's tail, it still wouldn't evolve. I don't know why.

However, the Slowpoke in front of it hadn't evolved; it was just staring blankly at the vine tree, its eyes gleaming with wisdom.

Tengshu could see clearly that Slowpoke had followed the other two Pokémon out.

“This is a little fire dragon, but a little fire dragon…” Bai Su’s eyes were filled with sorrow. Teng Shu looked at the little fire dragon and sighed as well.

This little fire dragon is blind.

The two eye sockets were empty; there was nothing there. Its eyes were gone.

However, Charmander seemed very dejected. Tengshu could feel the pain and despair emanating from Charmander; it was so intense that it made Tengshu uncomfortable.

"Although Charmander is blind, it is very smart and can accurately hit its target with Spark," Bai Su explained, but still sighed. Although Charmander had worked hard to train, being blind was still a very serious matter for a Pokémon, so no one had adopted it.

"And then there's this Ralts." Bai Su pointed to Ralts, which timidly hid behind Bai Su, and then fell into a daze after a moment.

Teng Shu had read the information and learned that this Ralts was sick, similar to Alzheimer's disease, and was prone to forgetfulness and spacing out, so no one had adopted it.

That makes sense, though. If it's not sick, Ralts is the Pokémon most likely to be adopted, since it's a very popular Pokémon.

Especially after evolving into Gardevoir, it becomes an even more popular Pokémon.

Unfortunately, the Psychic Pokémon has dementia. We'll take it back and see if we can treat it with a medical pod.

"Then there are two more, one is a Magikarp, it's in the fish tank, and finally there's Gloom, but Gloom's situation is a bit special..." Bai Su led Teng Shu to take a look.

Magikarp was swimming around in the fish tank. Teng Shu glanced at Magikarp. Normally, Magikarp wouldn't be taken to an orphanage, since there were too many of them. The League's solution was to release them back into the wild.

For some reason, Bai Su kept the Magikarp.

As for the stinky flower, Tengshu saw it in the yard. When Tengshu saw the stinky flower, it was sleeping against the tree trunk, drooling, and a strong stench was emanating from it.

"Chouchouhua was adopted three times, but each time it was only adopted for a few days before being returned," Bai Su explained.

Chapter 146 The Prodigy Stinky Flower

"Ms. Bai Su, why was this Stinky Flower returned after it was adopted?" Teng Shu asked, looking at the Stinky Flower in front of him with some confusion. He couldn't figure out the reason.

Upon hearing this question, Bai Su revealed a subtle expression.

“Oolong... its situation is rather special. After they returned Oolong, I specifically asked them why. According to them, Oolong is actually very talented, but they couldn't control it, so they had to return it. And the reason why Oolong was returned..." Bai Su looked at Oolong with a strange expression.

"When Gloom gets agitated, it emits an extremely strong stench, and it also carries a large amount of pollen with the power of its special moves," Bai Su said softly. Teng Shu raised an eyebrow. Is that so?

Tengshu looked at the Gloomy Flower in the distance. The flower was still sleeping. Although the weather outside was cold, Gloomy Flower slept very soundly, with drool dripping onto the ground, which made Tengshu want to laugh.

However, Teng Shu also had some doubts. According to Bai Su, Gloom's condition could be described as an extraordinary talent, since Gloom itself didn't have any particular disease; it was just this characteristic...

The extremely strong stench is already quite unbearable, but if you add a large amount of pollen carrying special effects, it becomes a double blow, both physiologically and physically.

These pollen plants, which are said to have special effects, are actually pollen with paralyzing, poisoning, and hypnotic effects. Getting exposed to them may result in poisoning or paralysis.

But once he thought about it, Teng Shu understood.

This is undoubtedly a talent.

Grass-type Pokémon need to produce powder when using moves like Stun Powder. The amount of powder produced varies from Pokémon to Pokémon. Gloom's pollen is quite interesting.

"So, because Stinky Flower's talent is innate, there are still many people who want to adopt it?" Teng Shu roughly understood, and Bai Su nodded in agreement. That was indeed the case.

After all, Gloom's talent is quite strong. However, not every trainer can control such a gifted Gloom. Therefore, some trainers who wanted to take on the challenge found that they did not have the ability after adopting Gloom and had to return it.

Tengshu was somewhat amused and exasperated. This was the first time he'd ever heard of a Pokémon being returned in this way. Most of the time, returned Pokémon were given for reasons like "I don't like it" or "It's not suitable," but this Gloom...

This is probably a rather unique way of returning data; the league has likely never seen such a return method before.

"Ms. Bai Su, then I'll take these five little guys back with me." Teng Shu decided to take in these five Pokémon after all, since they were all abandoned and met the admission criteria for Teng Shu Welfare Home. Teng Shu would just need to go back and submit a report later.

Bai Su naturally agreed. She contacted Teng Shu because he was the director of the Changqing City Welfare Institute, which was affiliated with the Alliance and subject to its supervision, so there was no need to worry about any other problems arising.

Bai Su brought out the five Pokémon one by one and introduced Teng Shu to them. During this process, Teng Shu also observed the five little guys.

Charmander is a bit restless, Ralts is spacing out, and when it comes to its senses it hides behind Bai Su, and Slowpoke...

Ok.

Slowpoke had no expression and made no movement; it just stood there blankly. Tengshu didn't even know if it understood Bai Su's words.

As for Magikarp, it even took the time to perform a Splash in front of the Vine Tree.

Teng Shu pinched the bridge of his nose. Magikarp, after all, is a troublesome Pokémon.

After all, Magikarp doesn't have much ability and is very common. Normally, even if it is abandoned, it should be released directly. But Bai Su still took it in, and Teng Shu couldn't just release it directly, so he could only take it back.

Fortunately, there is a place for water-type Pokémon to live inside the orphanage. Magikarp is easy to keep; you can just put it in the water. They will eat plankton and aquatic plants on their own, so there is no need to feed them.

The last Gloomy flower looked at the vine with a hint of something...

indifferent?

The vine could sense the indifference of the stinky flower; it seemed to care little about it, only showing a hint of tenderness when it was with Bai Su.

These five little guys are really interesting.

Finally, Bai Su put them in a Poké Ball, then handed them to Teng Shu while wiping away her tears.

"Dean Teng Shu...can I visit them in the future?" Bai Su's tone was pleading. Teng Shu naturally agreed. His orphanage allowed visits, but adoptions needed to be made in advance.

After saying goodbye to Bai Su, Teng Shu hurriedly got into the car. He hadn't forgotten his appointment for today. Although the weather was rather cold and the other party might not come, Teng Shu still had to stay at the orphanage.

Fortunately, Baisha Town is very close to Changqing City, so Tengshu returned to the welfare home in no time.

Just as Teng Shu saw the gate of the orphanage, he noticed a little boy of about five or six years old and a man arriving in their car at the gate.

Teng Shu raised an eyebrow. He recognized the brand of the car; according to the old classification system, it was probably a Mercedes-Benz.

Could it be the adopter?

Teng Shu hurriedly rode his bike over, just as Locke opened the door.

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A zero mark appeared on the boy's head, and Teng Shu realized that he was indeed the adoptive parent.

"...Our director just got back." Locke breathed a sigh of relief. Although he worked at the orphanage, he had never actually been in charge of adoption work before. He only knew that Teng Shu seemed to have a special way of identifying adopters.

"Hello, I'm Teng Shu, the director of the orphanage. Are you here to adopt Cat Boss?" Teng Shu stopped the car, caught his breath, and then asked the two people.

"Hello, Dean Teng Shu, my son wants to adopt a cat named Lao Da." The man smiled politely, while the boy timidly tugged at his father's clothes, remaining silent.

Teng Shu glanced at the little boy, then exchanged a look with Locke, but said nothing. Instead, he politely led the father and son into the orphanage.

“We still have two alpha cats at our orphanage, and I’m bringing them out now,” Teng Shu said with a smile.

"Okay, thank you for your help, Dean Teng Shu." It was the man who spoke again; the boy remained silent.

Teng Shu glanced at the boy; the little boy looked a bit strange. Teng Shu decided to check the matching value before making a decision.

Chapter 147 Xiao Guang and Cat Boss

"Dean, this little boy seems to have autism." Locke said to Teng Shu in a low voice. Teng Shu nodded; he had also noticed that the little boy was somewhat unusual.

Tengshu and Locke are currently at the orphanage looking for the cat leader. Tengshu plans to have Locke take the five little guys for a check-up while he's there, so he can go back to his office to write a report later. So there's no need to worry about being overheard.

"Are you sure you want to let him adopt a child with autism?" Locke had some concerns. Autism is a relatively rare disease, but Locke's expertise was relevant. If the treatment was appropriate, then at least a normal life would be possible.

"I'll take a look when the time comes," Teng Shu said calmly.

So far, the matching value has been accurate, and Teng Shu has great confidence in it. If the matching value is high, it proves that the little boy and the cat boss are indeed destined to be together. However, if the matching value is low, Teng Shu will naturally not agree.

Locke wanted to say something more, but thinking of Dean Tengshu's amazing resume, Locke remained silent.

He recalled choosing the orphanage in Tengshu. One reason was that he needed to adjust his emotions after pretending to be mentally ill, and another was that he was curious about the orphanage's information, because he noticed that so far, no Pokémon had been returned to Tengshu's orphanage.

This is relatively rare.

After all, Pokémon are intelligent beings with their own joys, sorrows, thoughts, and emotions. Therefore, adopters generally don't immediately notice whether a Pokémon is suitable for them and need to take it home to get used to it. This is also known as the "adoption observation period," during which the adopter can return the Pokémon.

After all, you can't force someone to adopt if it's not a good fit, right?

But not at Tengshu's place. None of the adopted Pokémon were returned, so Locke thought he'd come and see if he could write a paper. He was surprised to find that the food at Tengshu's place was delicious, and Locke, who wasn't short of money, immediately decided to work there long-term.

Locke returned with five Poké Balls, and Tengshu also told him about the Gloom. Locke noted it down, and then Tengshu took the two Meowths with him.

"Xiao Guang, look, Boss Cat is here." When Teng Shu brought Boss Cat over, the boy's father was talking to the little boy. After noticing Boss Cat, he happily pointed it over.

Xiao Guang, who had been listless and indifferent to everything, suddenly looked at Cat Boss and his eyes lit up.

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Two matching values ​​also popped up, and Teng Shu was a little surprised. He really didn't expect that the matching values ​​of the two cat bosses would be so high.

This is quite rare, since Pokémon have different personalities, which leads to different matchmaking values. Even the same Pokémon can have different matchmaking values. When James came before, Persian's matchmaking value was different.

Although the matching values ​​of this small light are different, they are all very high, which is a bit outrageous.

Xiao Guang suddenly darted over.

It really did suddenly rush over.

For a moment, Teng Shu thought he saw Usain Bolt at the starting line.

While it's a bit of an exaggeration—after all, Xiaoguang is still a child and couldn't possibly run that fast—this speed is still quite impressive.

Teng Shu watched the two cat leaders, sensing their emotions. He would intervene if either cat became unhappy, but to Teng Shu's surprise, neither cat showed any displeasure; on the contrary...

With a hint of...

Pity? Favor?

Teng Shu raised an eyebrow. This was quite rare. Teng Shu knew the personalities of these two cat leaders. Perhaps because of Scar, these two cat leaders were also somewhat self-reliant and rarely expressed such emotions.

The man was a little worried, but he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two cats didn't move and just let Xiao Guang hold them.

The two cats even stuck out their tongues and licked Xiao Guang's palm, which is a way of expressing affection.

"This child... is very popular with the cat bosses." Teng Shu looked at the two cat bosses. This hug increased the compatibility score by one percent, which was quite absurd.

The raven flew over and quietly landed on the vine's shoulder, nuzzled against it, and then tilted its head to look at Xiao Guang and Cat Boss.

"Xiao Guang... he has always liked Cat Boss." The man's eyes were a little red, but he still didn't shed a tear.

Teng Shu glanced at the man, feeling that there seemed to be some kind of story between Xiao Guang and this man.

But the vine will not investigate.

It is very impolite to pry into other people's secrets.

"I think Xiao Guang really likes these two cat bosses. Which one are you planning to adopt?" Teng Shu asked softly. Xiao Guang didn't pay any attention to them and just played with the cat bosses by himself. The two cat bosses were also very enthusiastic towards Xiao Guang, even to the point of being a bit doting.

"Can we adopt two?" the man asked urgently. Teng Shu paused for a moment, then nodded. Of course, that was possible.

The orphanage wouldn't mind adopting a few as long as they could. Besides, Xiao Guang and the two cat bosses had a high compatibility score, so Teng Shu wasn't worried about the two cat bosses suffering. Moreover, the man's car was quite nice, so raising two Pokémon wouldn't be a burden.

Adoption is not suitable for everyone. If you are struggling to feed yourself, then adoption is not the right option.

After all, this would only burden both yourself and your Pokémon.

Without hesitation, the man chose to adopt the two cats. Teng Shu also took him to complete the formalities, while Xiao Guang played with the two cats.

While completing the formalities, Teng Shu also learned the man's name.

Mr. Daikin.

The owner of a supermarket in Changqing City.

Daikin was clearly delighted that his son was able to adopt a Pokémon, and happily gave Tengshu a business card, telling him that he could get a 10% discount when shopping at his supermarket.

A 10% discount might not seem like much, but it was still a discount, so Teng Shu accepted it with a smile.

Then I explained the follow-up process to Da Jin, and Da Jin agreed.

When they went outside, Teng Shu saw that Xiao Guang had fallen asleep sometime earlier.

He was fast asleep, lying on the back of a cat leader, and the cat leader showed no impatience, even moving much more gently.

The other cat, the eldest, also looked at Xiao Guang with doting eyes.

Teng Shu raised an eyebrow. This was really interesting. It seemed that Xiao Guang was born to be favored by Boss Cat.