I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

However, a balance is maintained. They may not be easy to see in the city, since Officer Jenny in the city often patrol with Arcanine and Growlithe. These two Pokémon are very good at catching Rattata.

Although there's a Chinese proverb that says "a dog catching a mouse is meddling in other people's business," most Chinese rural dogs are actually very good at catching mice. Once they bite the mouse, the dog shakes its head frantically. Moreover, dogs don't really like to play with their prey, so they are more efficient at catching mice.

"Alright, let them out." Teng Shu waved his hand, not caring about what the two little Rattatas thought.

His orphanage was in the suburbs, so it was perfectly normal for Rattatas to be there. Every now and then, a few Rattatas would come in, and even if it wasn't Rattatas, other Pokémon would come in from time to time, so Tengshu had no intention of interfering.

In the future, Tengshu's welfare home will only grow bigger and bigger, and the facilities will become more and more complete. At that time, there will probably be more wild Pokémon living here, and Tengshu will not mind.

After all, the orphanage itself is quite large, and most of the Pokémon it takes in are to be adopted out. Once they are adopted out, the number of Pokémon in Tengshu's orphanage will gradually reach a balanced state.

After chuckling and stroking Dong Shi Miao's head, Teng Shu put all the berries inside. Then, Teng Shu planned to check on the five new Pokémon that had come to the orphanage.

After all, these five little guys have adapted to their new environment for a while, so Tengshu needs to check if there are any problems with these Pokémon so he can address them accordingly.

But before Tengshu could leave, he heard a buzzing sound. Tengshu turned his head and saw a swarm of three bees carrying several strange things flying over.

Teng Shu wasn't afraid of these adorable three-necked bees, after all, he knew what the three-necked bees were like in Changqing City; they were basically all offspring of the queen bee.

"Coming to deliver honey again?" Teng Shu looked at the three bees in front of him and waved his hand with a smile.

The three bees flew quickly toward the vine, then landed in front of it, looking at it curiously.

Teng Shu casually removed the beehives from their bodies; they were filled with honey.

Chapter 151 Stinky Mud Fertilizer, Renting Gophers

If we were to ask what Tengshu's favorite food is after arriving in the world of Pokémon, it would undoubtedly be honey.

In particular, the honey produced by the Three Bees tastes exceptionally good and is especially wonderful for cooking. It's a condiment that Tengshu really likes. Although it's sold in the market and there's a lot of it available, Tengshu has never bought any.

The reason is that the queen bee would arrange for three bees to deliver honey to the vine tree, and the vine tree would reciprocate with some items. So the vine tree quickly handed over the white sugar and bee pollen cakes that it had bought earlier to the three bees, and the three bees carried them away.

"The Queen Bee actually has a pretty good personality, but it's not good that she always wants to turn the girls' dormitory into a beehive. However, it seems that she is living quite well in Viridian Forest." Teng Shu thought of the scene he saw when he went to Viridian Forest before.

With the three bees protected by the giant bees, Tengshu knew that the queen bee had probably successfully established herself in the Viridian Forest.

The thing that Tengshu is most curious about now is who is the overlord of Viridian Forest.

Every region has its own dominant Pokémon, and Viridian Forest is no exception. However, Tengshu doesn't know who the dominant Pokémon is, and the League doesn't seem inclined to announce it. To challenge the dominant Pokémon, one either has to encounter it by chance or submit an application to the League.

"Oh right, the Bee & Flower powder compact is almost gone too." Teng Shu thought of something.

The bee pollen cake was purchased by Tengshu from a supermarket in Evergreen City. Its specific purpose is to feed bee Pokémon, provided that they are the kind of bees that collect nectar. It is a very good food for the three honeybees, and it is so big that it is enough for their colony to stay away from collecting pollen for a while.

The first winter since the vine came into this world is coming. The arrival of winter means fewer flowers, which is a challenge for the bee colony. However, with the bee pollen cakes given by the vine, things should be a little better.

But there are only a few.

It's impossible for the vine tree to provide the entire population with bee pollen cakes, as that would violate the League's regulations. Although it may seem a bit inhumane, even nature in the Pokémon world is cruel in this way.

Therefore, all the vines can do is provide a little bit occasionally, and the amount must be controlled so that it is not too much.

Teng Shu decided to go out.

Go to Evergreen City to buy some Bee & Flower powder. No need to buy anything else for now, since there's still plenty of food here at Vine Tree. As for Pikachu...

Thinking of Pikachu, Tengshu scratched his head. The Pikachu he knew was rather special. Although it would ask him for help, it mostly refused to accept charity and insisted on exchanging food for labor.

It's like this every time.

Therefore, the vine cannot directly feed Pikachu.

"Never mind, the food I gave him last time should be enough for this little guy to eat for a while." Teng Shu shook his head, then got on his bicycle and rode towards Changqing City.

The journey was very peaceful, and nothing happened until they were almost in the city of Evergreen. Tengshu saw what appeared to be people battling Pokémon in the woods not far away.

However, Teng Shu didn't take this matter to heart.

Pokémon battles are so common in the Pokémon world that they've even spawned a specific term—battle addiction.

"Battle addiction" refers to people who are extremely obsessed with Pokémon battles, even to the point of addiction. For these people, they feel uncomfortable if they don't battle several times a day. Pokémon battles that appear in Pokémon City are often organized by this group.

After all, the alliance's rules prohibit fighting within the city, as it damages the city's infrastructure and incurs heavy fines. Only those with a strong addiction to fighting would be eager to start a fight in the city.

Soon, Tengshu arrived at a small shop where he bought the bee pollen cake. This place specialized in selling agricultural supplies, including stinky mud compost, "Tropical Dragon Loves to Eat Tree Fruits," and even "Groundhog Rental."

Stinky Mud compost is a very special product that extracts the mud from the slime and uses it as fertilizer.

However, it requires steps to remove toxins and purify the soil, which is quite complicated. After that, you get high-quality fertilizer, so there are even factories that specialize in cultivating stinky slime.

Gopher rental is a fairly widespread business. Gophers can dig burrows, and they are very good at it, making them very suitable for loosening the soil. However, they also need special training, otherwise they can easily damage the fields. Therefore, there are breeding houses that are specially designed to train gophers to dig.

These Pokémon-related industries all require special approval and review from the Pokémon League, and are subject to regular spot checks and unannounced inspections, which is very cumbersome. This is to ensure that the rights and interests of Pokémon are protected and that they are not used as slaves.

Teng Shu walked straight in, bought some bee pollen powder, and then went to pay.

"Dean Teng Shu, we have some new products arriving at our store today. Would you like to take a look?" The owner of the agricultural supplies store was a young woman with freckles on her face. She was very enthusiastic and knew who Teng Shu was.

"What is this?" Teng Shu asked curiously, and then the shopkeeper quickly took out a jar.

[Highly recommended by the Psyduck Merchant Guild! A legendary fertilizer!]

Teng Shu's lips twitched.

Psyduck Merchant Guild is a large merchant guild in the Kanto region with a wide variety of products. However, most of them act as intermediaries, bringing goods to the guild. If the guild approves the product and decides it's worth selling, the goods can be sold through the guild's channels with the guild's label.

It is precisely for this reason that Psyduck Merchants have a wide variety of products, from small items like toothpicks and nail clippers to large items like tractors and cars.

However, this fertilizer is quite interesting.

Teng Shu picked it up and looked at it.

It's not very heavy, only one kilogram, but it costs a whopping 7299 Alliance Coins.

That's an astronomical figure.

However, looking at the description of the effects, Teng Shu felt that this thing didn't seem to be very expensive.

After all, it can improve the quality of crops, make them more nutritious, promote crop growth, and the effect of this fertilizer lasts for three months, which means that once you fertilize, you don't need to fertilize again for three months.

On average, it costs about two thousand Alliance Coins per month.

"Forget it, there's nothing in my orphanage that needs fertilizer for the time being." Teng Shu still refused; his orphanage didn't need that stuff.

Although the ravens are planting fruit trees, the vines are only trying to cultivate the ravens' interests and hobbies, and don't really expect to get rich from the fruit trees.

Chapter 152 Ralts, I'm Tengshu, nice to meet you.

The store manager didn't say anything, after all, the fertilizer was indeed very expensive, and she was just doing a routine promotion.

Immediately afterwards, the store manager walked out quickly. She had just checked the inventory and found that there weren't enough Bee & Flower powder compacts, so she was going out to get two for Tengshu.

The store smelled of fertilizer and pesticides, which Teng Shu didn't like, so he simply went outside to wait for the store manager to get him his things. However, as soon as he stepped outside, Teng Shu saw a familiar person.

Xiao Guang.

However, this Xiao Guang is not the same Xiao Guang who donated books to Teng Shu's orphanage before, but the Xiao Guang who just adopted two big cats from the orphanage.

The other person was carrying a backpack and walking down the street with their head down. They looked a bit dazed and unapproachable.

Teng Shu didn't see the two cat leaders; he guessed they were at Xiao Guang's house.

"Xiao Guang's out of school." The shop manager came out, carrying a bag containing the things Teng Shu had bought earlier. She had just gone to pick up these things for Teng Shu.

"Boss, do you know Xiao Guang?" Teng Shu was a little surprised. Changqing City is neither big nor small, but it's still quite difficult to run into someone you know in a city.

"Yes, Xiaoguang goes to school nearby and passes by this road every day. We got to know each other over time." The shopkeeper smiled and handed the Bee & Flower powder compact to Tengshu, who took it without hesitation.

Teng Shu glanced at Xiao Guang, who kept his head down and showed no intention of greeting anyone around him. Teng Shu frowned slightly, remembering what Locke had said before: Xiao Guang had autism.

Children with autism are not good at communicating with others and have great difficulty communicating with their peers, so they have difficulty making friends, hence the term "autism".

"Dean Teng Shu, do you also know Xiao Guang?" The shop manager looked at Teng Shu with some curiosity.

"Xiao Guang also came to my orphanage today and adopted two big cats." Teng Shu explained simply. Xiao Guang had already walked to the other end of the street, keeping his head down and not saying a word the whole way, showing none of the vitality that a child his age should have.

"As expected, Hikaru still can't forget that incident." The shopkeeper's tone was somewhat wistful. Teng Shu looked at the shopkeeper in confusion. What incident?

However, the store manager didn't intend to play the riddle-maker; she directly told Teng Shu what was going on.

"Dean Teng Shu, since you let Xiao Guang adopt, you should know something about his family background, right? Xiao Guang's mother died in a car accident two years ago while protecting him. His mother's favorite cat was Boss Cat." The shop manager sighed. Teng Shu paused for a moment, looking at Xiao Guang who was already crossing the road. He really didn't expect that Xiao Guang had such a story.

Teng Shu felt a pang of emotion, but then he remembered when Xiao Guang came to the orphanage to adopt a Pokémon. Xiao Guang was very popular with the Persians, and they were especially kind to him.

However, Teng Shu didn't dwell on the issue too much. Instead, he took his things, rode his bike back to the orphanage, and decided to handle some affairs there.

When they arrived at the orphanage, Teng Shu saw the Doll Bear changing clothes, and Ralts was standing next to it, tilting its head and looking at the Doll Bear with a clear, foolish look in its eyes.

"Big Black, are you filming a costume-changing video with Kai?" Teng Shu said with a smile to Tong Ou Xiong. When Tong Ou Xiong saw Teng Shu, it quickly put on its clothes, and its expression returned to normal. Then it happily ran to Teng Shu's side and proudly pointed to the clothes it was wearing.

Teng Shu glanced at it and saw that the teddy bear had changed into a strange outfit, but it was still quite handsome. It was just that the style was a bit odd, like a medieval knight style. Teng Shu touched it and found that it was indeed made of metal.

It seems that Akai is investing more and more in making videos these days.

Akai's video account has gained quite a few followers. Although Akai has created a cross-dressing video, he still updates the orphanage's three meals a day every day, so Tengshu has also gained a little bit of fame online.

However, his popularity isn't very high, since most of Akai's fans are there for the costume changes.

Seeing the happy bear, Tengshu didn't bother it. Instead, he chuckled and patted the bear's head before squatting down in front of Ralts.

He could sense Ralts's emotions—a blank stare that quickly turned into confusion and a hint of fear.

Teng Shu frowned slightly.

Tengshu knew that Pokémon could also get some diseases similar to those in humans, but he didn't expect that Ralts would get Alzheimer's disease, and that the disease was still progressing. To treat Ralts, the medical pod needed to be upgraded, and it was estimated that there would be no way to cure Ralts' disease before the upgrade was completed.

"Ralts, do you remember who I am?" Tengshu looked at Ralts and asked gently. Ralts looked at Tengshu in confusion. It didn't remember Tengshu. It wanted to hide, but it could also sense the gentle emotion on Tengshu's body.

This made Ralts hesitate.

"Ralts, my name is Fujiki, nice to meet you." Fujiki smiled and extended his hand, raising his index finger. He didn't get too close to Ralts, but squatted down in front of Ralts, pointing his index finger at her.

When Ralts saw the vine extend its index finger, it felt a little scared and wanted to run away. But when it saw that the vine did not extend its hand, it calmed down. It looked at the vine's index finger, hesitated for a moment, and then tentatively reached out its hand, slowly, slowly, until it touched the vine's index finger.

The Psychic Senses activated instantly, and Ralts's mind paused for a moment. It sensed an even stronger kindness and a warm emotion like the sun from the Vine Tree, and Ralts's eyes relaxed considerably.

Teng Shu smiled. Psychic Pokémon are very strong. Some powerful Psychic Pokémon can even read a person's thoughts without them seeing them.

However, Ralts certainly doesn't have that ability, so Tengshu chooses physical contact. As long as Ralts touches him, it can sense Tengshu's thoughts.

"If you have any problems in the future, you can come to me, okay?" Teng Shu said with a smile. Ralts nodded timidly. Teng Shu looked at Ralts and remembered something.

In his previous life, Teng Shu had seen some people hang tags, necklaces, bracelets or the like on their elderly relatives who had Alzheimer's disease, so that if they accidentally got lost, they could be found.

He decided to get one for Ralts too.

Chapter 153 The Uninvited Guest at Night

Ralts is a Psychic-type Pokémon after all. If one day it has an attack and completely forgets about the orphanage, and then sees him and gets so scared that it teleports away, that would be troublesome.

The most troublesome thing about Psychic Pokémon is Teleport. After all, once Teleport is activated, it often causes the Pokémon to run around randomly. It might teleport to the toilet in the orphanage or to Viridian City. If there is no tracking device, Tengshu probably will never see Ralts again in his life.

The reason why many elderly people with Alzheimer's disease are almost never found after getting lost is because they don't know who they are or where they live, making them very difficult to locate.

Tengshu didn't want Ralts to disappear like that, as that would be a real problem, so he went back to his office and turned on his computer.

He plans to apply to the League for a necklace or something with a positioning device to put on Ralts.

The alliance has these things, but Teng Shu hadn't applied for them before. After all, his orphanage didn't really need these things. Although the little ones in the orphanage were noisy, they hadn't caused any major trouble, and none of them had run away, so Teng Shu was quite at ease.

However, Ralts' situation was a bit too special this time, so Tengshu planned to get one for Ralts.

After submitting a simple application, Teng Shu waited for a reply.

The alliance's efficiency isn't particularly high, but it's not slow either. Generally, such applications will receive a response within two business days, with holidays extending the timeframe.

"Ralts's problem is alright, after all, she's lived with Bai Su for so long and never left." Teng Shu sat in his chair, pondering the matters within the orphanage.

The Infernape's condition is relatively stable, and the Baby Dragon is also continuing to train. However, the little guy has been looking at him many times recently, as if he wants to ask something but is too embarrassed to ask.

Teng Shu figured that Baby Dragon probably wanted to ask about treatment. Thinking about this, Teng Shu also had a headache. Upgrading the medical pod required happiness points, and Teng Shu only had enough happiness points for one upgrade. It would still be some time before he could treat Baby Dragon.

And now another little fire dragon with blindness has appeared...

However, the little dragon's emotions were somewhat stable, probably because he had gradually accepted reality while he was with Bai Su.

As for Gloom, there isn't much of a good solution. Gloom's situation is a bit special, and Tengshu hasn't put Gloom on the adoption list yet. He applied to the Alliance for an evaluation of Gloom.

"Oolong seems to be a bit resistant to humans now." Tengshu stood by the window, looking down at Oolong, who was sleeping next to a big tree, drooling and seemingly indifferent to the outside world.

However, Tengshu hadn't forgotten the strange look that Gloom had given him earlier. Tengshu felt that Gloom probably had some aversion to humans. If it was so indifferent to someone like him who possessed the power of Tokiwa, it would probably be even more disgusted with others.