I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

Teng Shu pulled Zoroark out, who still looked indignant and insisted that he wanted to take his driving test at this driving school. The person in charge of the driving school looked like he had a sour face. Teng Shu thought that if it weren't for the fact that changing the location was particularly expensive, the other party might have even considered running away.

"Tengshu, are you here to buy a car?" Zoroark followed beside Tengshu. Its now incredibly handsome appearance made it a head-turner, and naturally, even more eyes were drawn to Tengshu.

"Of course, it's too cold in the middle of winter... But why did you decide to get a driver's license?" Teng Shu looked at Zoroark with some curiosity. Most Pokémon don't need to get a driver's license, right? Even Psychic-type Pokémon usually don't need to get a driver's license.

Unless you're a hardcore gamer determined to become a certificate king and collect every single certificate, that's not an option.

"Run away." Zoroark spoke calmly, as if it were a fugitive. Teng Shu looked at it strangely. So, to run away, you need a driver's license? Can't you just walk?

"I was bored a while ago and wrote a short story, which offended the most powerful guy in Evergreen Forest. That guy is very petty, and it would be very dangerous for me if I didn't run away," Zoroark said seriously, with a hint of pride in his tone.

Teng Shu's lips twitched. He didn't see the danger; he only saw smugness.

If the setting weren't so inappropriate, Teng Shu felt that Zoroark would probably want to show off his little story to him.

"What little story?" A good listener always needs to know how to play the straight man, and Teng Shu is clearly a good listener.

“A little story after the rain.” Zoroark sighed, a hint of melancholy in his eyes, like a great writer who lived in seclusion and was not recognized by the world.

Teng Shu rubbed his face. "What the hell is this little story after the rain about? Is it serious?"

"But who is the overlord of the Evergreen Forest?" Teng Shu was a little curious, as he really didn't know who the overlord of the Evergreen Forest was.

"Kangaroo!"

Ah, that's really impressive. Mega Kangaskhan is especially shameless.

Chapter 212 Permit for Expansion of 300 Mu

Parental Love, Mega Kangaskhan's signature move, instantly transformed Kangaskhan, a Pokémon that wasn't particularly outstanding, into a popular Pokémon in battles, gaining immense popularity. Of course, Mega Kangaskhan's opponents angrily denounced it as a cheat move.

However, these things don't bother Tengshu, since Tengshu doesn't need to battle with Pokémon, so he doesn't have to deal with the various problems associated with Pokémon battles.

"You... ah, never mind, if you can't get a driver's license, why don't you just take a car or a plane to leave?" Teng Shu hesitated, looking at Zoroark in front of him, and offered a word of advice.

You don't necessarily have to drive to escape. There are many ways to escape, such as by car, train, or plane. So Tengshu doesn't quite understand why Zoroark insists on clinging to the option of getting a driver's license. Zoroark doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would put all his eggs in one basket.

"Because if I'm flying, I won't be able to unfurl a banner," Zoroark said matter-of-factly, then pulled out a banner and showed it to Teng Shu. Teng Shu saw the words "Unscrupulous Overlord, Oppressing Good People" written on it, and Teng Shu's lips twitched. He now felt that Zoroark deserved to be beaten up.

"Is it possible that the Kangaskhan is trying to kill you because you're doing this kind of thing?" Tengshu said irritably. Zoroark curled its lip. Of course it knew, but so what? Does knowing prevent it from courting death?

Life goes on, and so does the recklessness of courting death.

Zoroark's favorite thing was the feeling of walking on a tightrope, hanging by a thread, it was very exciting.

Ignoring the odd-looking Zoroark, Teng Shu took his driver's license to the used car market he had previously visited and bought the small truck he had his eye on. Although the price of the small truck was slightly high, after thinking it over, Teng Shu felt that buying the small truck was more cost-effective, since a small truck could carry more things.

"You bought this kind of car? I thought you'd buy some kind of sports car." Zoroark stood aside, looking bored. It didn't like this kind of bulky car, but it was very interested in a supercar next to it, its eyes practically glued to it.

"You can't use a supercar to haul vegetables." Teng Shu glanced at the supercar. It was a Dream brand supercar from the Pokémon world, and it was very expensive. Even an ordinary car would cost 30 million League Coins. He wondered how the people at this used car dealership managed to get their hands on this supercar.

To say that Teng Shu doesn't like it would be nonsense. As a normal person, Teng Shu is naturally very interested in such supercars, but the cost of buying and maintaining them makes him give up the idea.

So I opted for a more practical car model.

"Can I hang a banner on your car?" Zoroark had an idea. Although it didn't have a driver's license, Tengshu did. Hanging a banner on the back of Tengshu's car would have a similar effect. Zoroark thought its idea was very clever and had a high probability of success.

"No way, I don't want my car to break down after only a few days of use." Teng Shu decisively rejected Zoroark's request. Which Pokémon that can become a top-tier Pokémon is easy? None of them are easy. When the time comes, Zoroark will probably only need to use its hands once to smash its own car.

Soroyak went to learn to drive in a huff. Teng Shu glanced at Soroyak, then got into his car and drove his small truck back to the orphanage. He was about to start preparing lunch for the day.

Upon arriving at the orphanage, Teng Shu noticed Locke's surprised expression. The Dark Raven and the Abandoned Monkeys were curiously examining the small truck, with the Abandoned Monkeys even eager to try it out, but Teng Shu stopped them.

The abandoned monkey is incredibly strong; if it accidentally damages the car, it could be quite a problem.

“Dean, while you went out to get the car, the Alliance sent a letter.” Locke handed over what he was holding. Teng Shu took it and glanced at it. It was stamped with the Alliance’s postmark. The letter hadn’t been opened yet; Locke didn’t have the habit of peeking at other people’s mail.

"Thanks." Teng Shu smiled, but he also had some doubts. Normally, if the alliance wanted to notify him of something, they would usually call or text him directly, or if that didn't work, they would send an email. Teng Shu had never really seen anyone send a letter like this before.

Teng Shu curiously opened the letter and took a look. Inside was a document stating that the expansion of Teng Shu's welfare home had been approved. Starting today, Teng Shu could expand the welfare home to 500 mu at any time, with a maximum area of ​​500 mu.

Seeing this vine tree reminded me that after my welfare home was established, I applied for an expansion. However, I hadn't heard anything since the application was submitted. I didn't expect to receive news so soon, and that it would be approved to expand to 300 acres.

"Three hundred acres? That'll last a lifetime, won't it?" Teng Shu scratched his head. He knew a little about three hundred acres, which was about the size of forty or so football fields. Although it didn't look very big, it was actually enough for Teng Shu.

After all, the welfare home is not yet fully occupied, and there is still a lot of open space for wild Pokémon to live in. Once it is expanded to 300 acres, it will be more than enough.

However, considering the difficulty of expanding the welfare home, Teng Shu breathed a sigh of relief for the time being. Anyway, if the welfare home wanted to be expanded, a lot of things would need to be added, so Teng Shu was not in a hurry. At present, Teng Shu's main idea was to upgrade the medical pod first.

Teng Shu put the document back in his office and then went to the kitchen to prepare lunch for the Pokémon.

However, during lunch, Teng Shu noticed that the baby dragon next to him seemed to want to say something but didn't. It would look at him from time to time, as if it wanted to say something, but in the end it didn't say anything.

Tengshu could sense the baby dragon's nervousness and anticipation, which led Tengshu to make some guesses.

It seems that with the successful evolution of the Abandoned Monkey and the disappearance of the scars on the Bear, Baby Dragon is now increasingly concerned about its disability.

"Baby Dragon's disability?" Teng Shu scratched his head. Treating Baby Dragon's disability wouldn't be easy, since Baby Dragon had lost limbs, and the medical pod would need further upgrades to treat it.

The current medical pod is not advanced enough to support Baby Dragon's treatment, but Baby Dragon is already getting anxious about it.

Chapter 213 Limb Reconstruction

Teng Shu had previously researched that removing the toxins from the baby dragon's wound required upgrading the medical bay, which would cost 2,000 happiness points. Teng Shu currently had enough happiness points, but the problem was that this would only remove the toxins. If he wanted to treat the baby dragon's missing left leg, he would likely need to upgrade again, which would cost 4,000 happiness points.

Four thousand happiness points, draining the vine tree dry, but the vine tree still couldn't extract any more.

However, regardless of the circumstances, Teng Shu felt that it was necessary to give Baby Dragon some hope first. Otherwise, given Baby Dragon's anxiety, it might not be able to resist asking questions, which would lead to even more serious self-destruction. After all, Baby Dragon had this tendency when it first entered the orphanage.

So after finishing lunch, Teng Shu spent some Happiness Points to upgrade the medical pod, and then brought his baby dragon to the infirmary.

Baby Dragon looked at Teng Shu with anticipation, and hope instantly rose in its eyes. Teng Shu felt a little heartbroken at the sight. However, the medical pod had been upgraded, so it was hard to say whether it could provide initial treatment. As long as it could be treated, that would be the best outcome. If the severed limb could not be regenerated, it would be troublesome.

"Baby Dragon, let me clean the remaining toxins from your wounds first. This will help you recover later, understand?" Teng Shu smiled and patted Baby Dragon's head. Baby Dragon nodded so fast that it was almost a blur.

Seeing how anxious Baby Dragon was, Teng Shu didn't know what to say. He could only carry Baby Dragon into the medical pod and press the treatment button.

[Toxin removal is underway at the amputation site; estimated cleaning time: 10 minutes]

A notification popped up, and then a set of surgical instruments appeared in the medical pod. Baby Dragon was quickly given anesthesia, and then, in front of Teng Shu, a wound cleaning began that was somewhat uncomfortable to watch.

In reality, cleaning out the toxins was not pleasant. It required reopening the healed wounds and carefully cleaning out the remaining toxins. Throughout the process, Baby Dragon's body was twitching. If Baby Dragon hadn't been anesthetized, Teng Shu thought that Baby Dragon would probably have fainted from the pain.

The cleanup was indeed very quick, although a lot of blood was lost, but the medical pod cleaned up the bloodstains.

[Limb reconstruction requires a long treatment period; expected treatment time: one week]

[The treatment time can be shortened after the upgrade]

After the toxins were cleared, the medical pod didn't open immediately. Instead, a prompt popped up, which surprised Teng Shu. This medical pod was simply too incredible. It could actually reconstruct severed limbs. This was extremely difficult, at least in Teng Shu's opinion. Even the technology of his previous life couldn't do this.

Although the treatment would take seven days, Teng Shu felt it was acceptable. He had just confirmed that the limb reconstruction did not mean he would have to lie in the medical pod for seven days, but rather that he would need to spend three hours a day on treatment. It was a gradual process.

Teng Shu naturally had no objections and chose to begin the treatment, while also observing from the sidelines. After all, Teng Shu was very interested in how to reconstruct a severed limb. However, watching the operation of the medical pod, Teng Shu found that the reconstruction process was surprisingly futuristic.

Because this reconstruction method is like 3D printing, the machinery extending from the medical pod is constantly building up Baby Dragon's left leg. It's just that the speed is relatively slow, but Teng Shu feels that this is enough. It allows Baby Dragon to regain its limbs, and it doesn't need to wait for the next level of medical pod. This is already the best result.

“Baby Dragon’s severed limbs…” Locke walked in at this moment, and he subconsciously wanted to say something, but then he stopped talking because he saw the unconscious Baby Dragon and the working indicator light of the medical pod was flashing.

"What is this?" Locke looked at the baby dragon with some surprise. The baby dragon's wound was slowly healing at an extremely slow rate. If Tengshu hadn't been watching closely, he probably wouldn't have noticed it.

Teng Shu scratched his head.

"The new function of the medical pod seems to be able to treat baby dragons, but it takes a bit longer," Teng Shu explained. After all, this medical pod is a masterpiece of the Siluf Corporation, so its therapeutic effect is self-evident. It also saved Teng Shu some trouble explaining, since he could just give a vague answer if someone asked.

Siluf Technologies, kid!

"Technology is truly amazing..." Locke exclaimed. They can even try to treat limb regeneration now. How many doctors will lose their jobs in the future? However, given the exorbitant price of this medical pod, such a service is unlikely to become widespread in the short term. It's just unknown what kind of impact it will have on the world's technological landscape in the future.

Every major technological revolution is likely to be accompanied by a wave of layoffs, which is almost unavoidable. However, how to heal from such pain depends on the competence of the alliance's leaders.

Looking at the baby dragon being treated in the medical pod, Teng Shu breathed a sigh of relief. Now that the baby dragon's problem could be solved, there was no need to worry about the baby dragon's problem exploding.

Teng Shu took out a notebook from his pocket and silently crossed out the line "[Help Baby Dragon solve his disability]". There was one less item on his to-do list, which was a good thing.

So now the only remaining issues are [helping Charmander regain his sight] and [helping Ralts overcome Alzheimer's disease], the other issues are not particularly critical.

Although there are still three elderly Pokémon in the orphanage, these three Pokémon are particularly easy to take care of. Most of the time they are well-behaved and come to eat, and spend the rest of their time teaching the younger Pokémon some life experience. Slowpoke, on the other hand, spends most of its time spacing out, and sometimes it even forgets to eat.

Teng Shu always felt that Slowpoke's lifespan might not be long.

Unlike Rattata's aging, Slowpoke's old age is visible to the naked eye. Sometimes, Tengshu worries that when he goes to find Slowpoke and feeds it, Slowpoke might have already left this world.

Teng Shu shook his head and then left the infirmary, intending to check on Slowpoke's condition.

Finding Slowpoke isn't easy, since it can be spacing out anytime, anywhere. Sometimes it might even be spacing out on its way back to the dorm. But if Slowpoke isn't spacing out, then it should be by the lake.

Chapter 214 Pokémon Retirement Center

Tengshu still found Slowpoke by the lake.

However, when they found Slowpoke, it was sitting on the ground in a daze, while Grandpa Yukima was cleaning the dirt off Slowpoke.

"Grandpa." Teng Shu greeted the old man with a smile. These days, the old man spent his days cleaning and teaching Dark Raven how to plant fruit trees. However, according to the old man, Dark Raven has now learned all his techniques on fruit tree planting and no longer needs to come to learn. So, when the old man has nothing to do, he wanders around the orphanage.

"Dean." The old man greeted Teng Shu, then continued to focus intently on the wrinkles on Slowpoke's skin.

Slowpoke is very old, which is most easily seen from its skin. At this moment, Slowpoke's skin has some wrinkles, somewhat like a Shar Pei. However, for a normal Slowpoke, its skin should be very smooth, but the Slowpoke in front of us has become like this.

"Didn't Slowpoke take a bath?" Teng Shu noticed some tiny bugs on Slowpoke's body. The old man picked them out, crushed them, and some blood spurted out, which looked rather creepy.

The Pokémon world is peculiar. Pokémon exist in most parts of the world, but that doesn't mean other creatures don't exist. For example, those annoying pests still exist. The things on Slowpoke look like fleas or lice.

“Sometimes there are fleas and other things in the water, not to mention its skin…” The old man frowned slightly, then flipped it over, and Teng Shu glanced at it.

Slowpoke's skin looked somewhat aged and loose, with even some bite scars on it, making it a rather shocking sight.

"Slowpoke's condition..." Tengshu sighed as he looked at the wounds on Slowpoke's body. Slowpoke's condition wasn't too serious, after all, Pokémon have strong vitality, but Tengshu hadn't thought of this before.

It seems that Tengshu still lacks a lot of knowledge when dealing with the elderly. Tengshu plans to go back and brush up on his knowledge to see how to manage the three elderly Pokémon in his welfare home.

However, Grandpa Yukima seemed quite adept at dealing with Slowpoke, and his overall performance was excellent, which was somewhat surprising.

“When I was taking care of my wife, I worked in a nursing home for a while, so I know about these things.” The old man seemed to notice Teng Shu’s gaze and explained with a smile.

Teng Shu nodded. He actually had experience taking care of the elderly, after all, he had taken care of his parents before he transmigrated.

However, Pokémon are different from humans. Humans can talk, cry, and shout when they are uncomfortable, but most of the time, when Pokémon are uncomfortable, you can't see anything unusual. This is especially true for Slowpoke, a Pokémon that is already a bit slow. Even though it was bitten by parasites like this, it still didn't react. So Tengshu didn't notice.

"Director, speaking of which, is the welfare home going to expand the work of the nursing home?" The old man wiped the iodine on the Slowpoke, applied some insect repellent ointment, and then chatted with Tengshu.

"That's the idea. The previous Evergreen City Welfare Home and Nursing Home were still under construction because of corruption, bribery, and Pokémon abuse. My welfare home is very large, so the League is considering having me work part-time there." Teng Shu also came over to help Slowpoke get rid of the fleas on its body.

Although the old man wasn't particularly old, his eyesight was starting to deteriorate, so he didn't see some of the fleas.

Tengshu's orphanage was provided by the system, so to make it reasonable, the orphanage in Evergreen City had already been involved in an incident. The director was sent to the League prison for crimes such as "suspected illegal sale of Pokémon" and "involvement in Pokémon organ trafficking" and is still lying in there, in a very miserable state.

Tengshu was naturally the successor, becoming the only welfare home in Viridian City affiliated with the League. However, Tengshu later learned that the director of the Pokémon Retirement Home in Viridian City had also been sent to prison after his misdeeds were exposed.

However, the dean did not commit many evil deeds, but he did abuse elderly Pokémon, so he was severely punished by the League and has now become a frequent figure on the Legal Online platform, which can be considered as international fame in a certain sense.

So Changqing City didn't actually have any welfare homes or nursing homes back then. After Tengshu's welfare home was established, it was naturally highly regarded by the alliance and began to take over some of the work. Now it also has to take on some of the work of a nursing home.

The good news is that there isn't much work at the nursing home. After all, the nursing home is there to care for elderly Pokémon who have no one to take care of them for various reasons. However, most elderly Pokémon have already formed a strong bond with their trainers, so in most cases, these elderly Pokémon spend their later years peacefully at their trainers' homes.

There are even some Pokémon with long lifespans. A single Pokémon can pass away three generations after its trainer's death. So, unlike the phenomenon of abandoned Pokémon, elderly Pokémon are generally able to have a peaceful end.

Furthermore, the League imposes very severe penalties on those who fail to support elderly Pokémon, the kind of penalties that can cause lifelong regret, so fewer people knowingly break the law.

The older Pokémon that come to Tengshu now are mostly those who have lost their original trainers, which is why they were sent here.

Tengshu learned from the old man how to take care of the elderly and their Pokémon, but in summary, he found that it all came down to two things: patience and attentiveness.

Teng Shu felt this deeply.

Before he traveled through time, Teng Shu had witnessed what his colleagues had gone through.

At that time, his colleague's mother fell down. Because Teng Shu and he had a good relationship, the colleague told Teng Shu about it and then hurriedly asked for leave to go back and take care of his mother.

However, later on, the colleague's expression gradually became numb, and his tone began to become somewhat impatient. When Teng Shu chatted with him, he slowly learned that the colleague's mother had a lot of problems after falling. Although she recovered later, she was left with restless legs syndrome. Her legs would feel sore, numb, and uncomfortable at night, which was very painful. She would cry out every night, making it difficult for the colleague to sleep.

Teng Shu's strongest impression of this colleague was that this colleague, with dark circles under his eyes, said to Teng Shu while drinking coffee, "The saying 'There are no filial sons at the bedside of a chronically ill patient' is really true."

Chapter 215 Thirty-two people, thirty-one graves

Tengshu originally planned to continue communicating with the old man and learn how to get along with elderly Pokémon, but he soon ran out of time.

"What a day this is." Teng Shu stood at the entrance of the orphanage, gazing quietly into the distance.

The sun shines on the vine, but it doesn't bring much warmth. The winter sun is always so disappointing. But what's colder than the winter is the heart of the vine.