I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

Once upon a time, even the scoundrel Crocodile enjoyed reading.

Chapter 166 The Beacon of Death and Vaccines

However, Teng Shu himself didn't know whether this purplish-black fire was actually the scoundrel, since the fire couldn't speak and Teng Shu had no way of confirming it.

However, looking at the ball of fire, Teng Shu still had a smile in his eyes. Although he didn't know if the ball of fire was the scoundrel, Teng Shu thought it probably was, since it came from the tombstone and even liked reading that book.

Tengshu yawned and then lay down on the bed. He wasn't worried about any problems, since Tengshu was immune to Pokémon attacks, so he quickly fell asleep.

After falling asleep, Teng Shu was still a little drowsy, only vaguely feeling a flash of light in front of his eyes from time to time, and then returning to silence.

The next day, Teng Shu got out of bed, yawned, and glanced at his phone.

The temperature dropped two degrees today, and it's also cloudy, so the weather doesn't look very good.

"Hmm?" Teng Shu thought of the fire he had before going to sleep. He turned his head and looked around, but he couldn't find the other person in the room. The windows were also closed. He had no idea how the other person had gotten out.

The book on the table was still open. Teng Shu yawned, walked over, and closed the book.

He planned to buy another copy, and this most unique one, he intended to bury next to Crocodile's grave.

This book is of great significance to Hunhun Crocodile. Although Natuhuo also enjoys reading it, Tengshu still wants this book to quietly accompany Hunhun Crocodile.

Teng Shu walked to the window, wiped away the condensation on it, looked at his orphanage, and then his gaze fell on the cemetery not far away.

"Good morning," the vine murmured softly.

Teng Shu still chose to get up early, then put on a thick set of clothes, washed up, jogged downstairs, greeted the old man who was cleaning, and then went out.

As usual, he went to inspect the area around the orphanage. The weather was very cold during this time, and if any Pokémon were abandoned, it would be a good thing to find them a second earlier.

Changqing City was still a bit dark in the early morning. Although it would probably be sunny by now in the summer, it was winter and dawn came later, so it was still a bit dark outside.

However, the road conditions are still clearly visible.

"This awful weather, I doubt anyone would intentionally abandon a Pokémon here, would they?" Teng Shu rubbed his hands together. The weather was just too terrible; he felt his face gradually going numb as he walked out.

But just as I said that, I turned a corner and came to the vines behind the orphanage, and saw a figure.

Teng Shu's pupils contracted.

He jogged over quickly, but the other person showed no sign of running away and continued walking towards the orphanage. Teng Shu was a little puzzled, but he still quickly arrived at the figure's side. Then Teng Shu paused for a moment.

Because he saw what the figure looked like.

The other party is not a living person.

Because no living person would lose half their head, and they would have multiple injuries on their body. Moreover, this guy was staring intently at the location of the orphanage, stubbornly moving in that direction.

This was clearly a ghost, because Tengshu saw the other's foot glide past a rock and pass right through it.

"How come there's a ghost... Oh, right." Teng Shu was a little confused, but then he realized something. This ghost was probably attracted by the Beacon of Death, which is why it came here.

After all, the only thing directly facing this position is the Death Beacon, which, according to the description I saw, seems to emit a light that only souls can see.

Previously, Teng Shu only thought that this thing was effective only for the souls in the cemetery, but he did not expect that it could now attract souls from the outside world. This is really interesting.

Teng Shu didn't disturb them. Anyway, he didn't need to care. The rewards from the Death Lighthouse would be settled automatically. He just needed to go and take a look when the time came. Besides, he figured this would be considered helping these souls pass on, which was a good deed.

Teng Shu did not disturb the dead soul, but continued to patrol. However, apart from the soul, he did not see anything else. Only then did Teng Shu return to the orphanage and prepare to open the door and go in.

"Good morning, Dean." Teng Shu turned his head and saw Locke riding a motorcycle and stopping behind him.

"Good morning, Locke. But don't you drive? It's so cold, riding a motorcycle must be tough," Teng Shu greeted Locke with a smile.

Locke took out a helmet that looked like it was about to be covered in frost, which was quite absurd.

“We didn’t buy a car.” Locke shrugged, then followed Teng Shu and pushed the motorcycle into the welfare home.

Just as Teng Shu was about to close the door, Qiao Yiyun arrived. She rode an Arcanine, which was radiating intense heat. In this cold weather, Teng Shu could even see the distorted air around the Arcanine.

"Good morning, Dean." Joyful Cloud jumped down with a smile, then put away the Arcanine. Locke, standing to the side, watched enviously, wishing he had trained an Arcanine too.

Who can resist cuddling a warm, fluffy dog ​​on a cold winter's day?

"Good morning, Miss Joey." Teng Shu smiled, then looked at Joey Yun with some curiosity.

He knew that Nurse Joy spent most of her time at the Pokémon Center, since the orphanage didn't need her much time, so she was just working part-time.

So why did Miss Joey arrive so early today?

"Dean, this is a message from the CDC, and also some information about the vaccines that have been administered." Qiao Yiyun quickly walked to Teng Shu's side and took out a notification from her backpack, handing it to him.

Locke, who was standing nearby, also came over.

[Dear Director Teng Shu of the Care and Welfare Home, our center recently discovered a variant of influenza virus called I-32, which has already caused...]

To prevent the spread of this virus, in accordance with Article... of the Pokémon League Epidemic Prevention Law, you are required to vaccinate all Pokémon and personnel...

Vaccinations are available at all township and subdistrict health centers and Pokémon Service Centers in our city (please scan the QR code at the end of this article for details)...

Teng Shu understood.

“Okay, then I’ll organize it?” Teng Shu nodded. No wonder Qiao Yiyun came. After all, Qiao Yiyun also works part-time here. It’s just right to have Qiao Yiyun give the little ones their vaccinations.

"Yes, I have to go back after I finish. There are already more than 20 cases in Changqing City. Dean, you should be careful when you go out." Qiao Yiyun said gently.

Chapter 167 Unsolved Mysteries of Pokémon - Who is Ash's father?

"Alright, everyone line up!" Teng Shu shouted loudly from outside the clinic of the welfare home.

This time, the league's requirement was that, except for special types like Ghost and Steel, all other living Pokémon had to be vaccinated. So basically all the Pokémon from the orphanage came, except for Forsaken, which didn't need to be vaccinated.

Charmander pulled Ralts along, and Ralts seemed to be in slightly better shape; at least she now remembered the Vine Tree.

When she notices Teng Shu's gaze, she still avoids it, but it's much better than before.

Dongshimiao was also queuing up with Doll Bear and Murkrow.

"Dean, what about Kai?" Locke asked Tengshu. Tengshu glanced at the line. Nurse Joy was already organizing things, and vaccinations would begin soon. The first to be vaccinated were the three older Pokémon.

Slowpoke, Slowpoke, and Rattata.

Even the Bulboustip needs to be vaccinated. Tengshu doesn't know why. Maybe this disease can infect Grass-type Pokémon?

But Akai didn't join the queue, after all, the little guy has social anxiety.

Although Tengshu felt that Akai's lifestyle didn't really require vaccination, since Akai stayed in its attic all day, and even now, Tengshu hadn't seen Akai again.

Just outrageous.

In a sense, Akai has already completed his self-isolation.

However, since the league requires all members to be vaccinated, Akai naturally needs to be vaccinated as well.

"Don't worry, that little guy will get it himself." Teng Shu waved his hand calmly. Akai is a Psychic Pokémon and has even taught himself medicine, so Teng Shu thought that Akai could probably give him the vaccine very easily. Therefore, Teng Shu was not worried about Akai's situation.

Locke was somewhat surprised, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he joined the queue to get vaccinated, as he, being human, also needed to be vaccinated. Teng Shu naturally went to join the queue as well.

Miss Joyce Yun's vaccination technique was excellent and she was very fast. Before long, it was Tengshu's turn, while Locke was standing to the side pressing a cotton swab against the vaccination site.

"Dean, has the Fireball evolved into the Forsaken?" Locke looked at the Forsaken jumping around beside the vine tree with some surprise in his eyes.

Although Locke already knew that Primeape evolved into Forsaken, he was still somewhat shocked. After all, many people knew that Primeape could evolve into Forsaken, but very few people could actually do it.

Tengshu had previously told Locke that he wanted to use evolution to help Primeape solve this problem, but Locke wasn't very optimistic at the time, since so many Pokémon professors hadn't been able to do it.

Surprisingly, it actually evolved.

"Yeah, I'm lucky. I don't know how it evolved." Teng Shu looked at the abandoned monkey beside him and then reached out his hand.

Fortunately, he had already downloaded the information on the Fire Monkey. Otherwise, if an abandoned monkey were put on the adoption list, it's hard to imagine what would happen. His orphanage would probably be trampled to pieces.

While this may seem worldly, in reality, most adopted Pokémon are quite powerful. The rarer and stronger a Pokémon is, the easier it is to be adopted, while weak Pokémon are the opposite.

Similarly, most of the abandoned Pokémon are relatively weak or sick, while powerful Pokémon rarely appear in the Tengshu Welfare Home.

The Shiny Gyarados from last time was a special case; it wasn't abandoned, but rather poached by Pokémon hunters.

"This is really something. If those fanatical scholars find out about this, Dean, you'll probably never have a moment's peace." Locke exclaimed. Teng Shu nodded, then expressionlessly endured the sting of the needle. After the injection, he felt much better.

He was the last one; the old man had already received the injection, and now he was the only one left to receive it.

"Miss Qiao Yiyun, has Akai been injected?" Teng Shu covered his shoulder and couldn't help but ask.

Although it's unclear whether Kai actually received the injection, Tengshu believes he probably did, since while Kai is somewhat socially awkward, he wouldn't hold Tengshu back in that regard.

"I've been injected." Qiao Yiyun showed the vaccine she brought. She had basically used them all, leaving only three in case of emergencies.

Teng Shu nodded. This time, almost all Pokémon participated in the injection, even Caterpie, which had evolved into Metapod, was brought in to receive the vaccine.

On one of the vaccine needles, you can also see a pink yarn, which is what Akai used to knit a scarf.

"Uncle Tengshu, is this disease prevalent?" Xiaozhi asked, rubbing his shoulder and looking at Tengshu with messy hair.

Ash was woken up to get vaccinated while he was still sleeping, so he's still a little disoriented.

"Hmm, it seems to be spreading a bit, but it's just the flu." Teng Shu was very calm. The flu is something that accompanies a person throughout their life; it's hard for anyone to go through life without catching a cold at least once.

Furthermore, because of Pokémon, the flu is easier to spread and more prone to mutation in the Pokémon world. However, thanks to vaccines, very few people die from the flu.

"That's good. My dad only just got back recently, and I was worried he might be sick too." Xiao Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

Teng Shu paused for a moment.

Xiao Zhi's father?

This actually piqued his interest.

In the Pokémon anime, what Tengshu was most curious about wasn't Pokémon or legendary Pokémon, but a question.

So, who is Ash's father?

Even when he was a child, Fujiki once thought that Professor Oak was Ash's father. However, even when he grew up, Fujiki never met Ash's father, which almost became a legend in the Pokémon world.

Even when Ash is participating in the Pokémon Masters, he can only see his mother and Professor Oak, but he can't see Ash's father.

"What does your father do?" Teng Shu couldn't help but ask, after all, he was genuinely curious about this question.

The Pokémon anime spans such a long period of time that it has led to many illogical points, but these plot holes have been left unfilled for so long, and Ash's father is definitely one of them.

"Huh? My dad is an explorer. He explores the entire League region. He's super amazing!" Ash said proudly, even pulling out a photo.

Teng Shu glanced at it excitedly.

Yes, an enlarged version of Ash.

Chapter 168 Let's Buy a Car

Teng Shu thought this was quite reasonable.

After all, it's normal for Ash to look a lot like his dad. However, looking at that man with some stubble and particularly strong muscles, Teng Shu always felt that he was seeing a fitness version of Ash when he grew up.

"My dad is incredibly skilled! But I heard he's going to explore some giant pit soon." Ash's voice carried a hint of pride.

Teng Shu raised an eyebrow. A giant pit? The Padia Giant Pit? If that's it, that's quite interesting. I just don't know if this giant pit leads to the future or the past.

After the vaccinations were completed, Teng Shu went to prepare breakfast for the little ones, while Miss Joy didn't intend to stay for the meal. She still needed to report this information to the League, and there were quite a few patients hospitalized at the Evergreen City Pokémon Center today.

Although this flu outbreak has not yet become a major outbreak, it has already affected many people, not to mention that winter is a high-incidence time for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

So the Miss Joeys are very busy.

If it weren't for the fact that Joyful Cloud was still working part-time for Teng Shu, and that registering vaccines was also troublesome, and the League was considerate of Teng Shu's inconvenience in taking the Pokémon to get vaccinated, Joyful Cloud might not have had time to rest.

Watching Miss Joey Yun rush off on her speeder dog, covered in dust, Teng Shu felt a pang of emotion.

It seems that no matter what world you're in, working is always tough, braving wind and rain.

"Didn't the three sisters, Red, Blue, and Yellow, come today?" Teng Shu glanced outside while making breakfast and indeed didn't see anyone. The three sisters, Red, Blue, and Yellow, hadn't come today.

Teng Shu thought it might be because of the flu epidemic at the time, and for the safety of the three sisters, he didn't let them come.

The happiest person in the entire orphanage was Locke. Since Little Yellow wasn't coming, Locke didn't have to face the endless questions. He even ate an extra bowl of food during meals, with a happy smile on his face.

Teng Shu couldn't help but laugh. Locke had really met his match with Xiao Huang.

It truly is a case of one thing subduing another.

After finishing breakfast, Xiao Zhi went out excitedly. Teng Shu didn't stop him. Xiao Zhi had volunteered at his orphanage before, so he knew exactly what he was supposed to do. But this time, Teng Shu was planning to go out.

Teng Shu hadn't forgotten the purplish-black will-o'-the-wisp he'd seen yesterday. The purplish-black will-o'-the-wisp was also very interested in the book "If I Could Live," so Teng Shu planned to buy a copy at the bookstore and bury the old one in Hunhun Crocodile's grave. That way, perhaps Hunhun Crocodile could see the book in the spirit world.