Pokémon Spirit World Apostle

"A mechanically powered iron boat is not cheap these days. How about we use a wooden boat to go into the sea and test the water first?"

Takeishi made a pertinent suggestion.

"In order to save costs, we can only choose wooden boats, but who of you can drive a wooden boat? After all, wooden boats are not as easy to maneuver as modern iron boats."

Kurosawa was not opposed to using wooden boats, but he was afraid that he would not be able to find suitable sailors.

"There is also the problem of sailors, Lina, Hualan City is right by the water, you..."

Lina nodded.

"I know the craftsmanship and driving skills of wooden boats. As long as I can find enough qualified wood, I can build a wooden boat. With the cooperation of Pokémon, it will only take a few days to build a wooden boat."

"Well, I'll see the mayor later, and I'll ask the mayor to help collect wood that can be used to make wooden boats. Anyway, we still have a long time."

Who knew Lina shook her head.

"The wood used to make boats needs to be processed in advance, and those processes take time. Now we choose to make iron boats because iron boats have more advantages than wooden boats."

"for example……"

Takeshi immediately raised his hand to stop Lina who wanted to continue talking.

"Stop talking, Lina, you know it gives me a headache to hear this. We should go ahead and explain to the mayor about the selection of guard captain. This is more important to us."

"By the way, Lina, why don't you also participate in this trial? Maybe you can get a famous name like Water Lina."

"Lina of Water, Takeshi, your level of title selection is indeed a bit too poor."

Wu Shi was unhappy and said harshly:

"What's wrong with Water Rena!? Decades ago in the Kanto region, there was a Four Heavenly King named Ice Korna. Who wouldn't admire him for carrying the name Ice Korna!?"

Kurosawa rolled his eyes.

"Kena's name is based on his strength. We are bragging about our reputation. Of course we have to have a loud enough name."

Lina rejected Takeshi's proposal without hesitation.

"Blowing your reputation and using the spiritual power brought by the admiration of others can indeed quickly increase your power, but such power is too frivolous and is detrimental to future growth."

To be clear, Lina just didn’t want to take this shortcut.

Kurosawa waved his hand and said:

"This cannot be regarded as a shortcut. Trainers will receive various benefits and growth by participating in the event. As long as they do not over-promote their reputation, it is like competing with martial arts. There is no big problem in boasting that he has a level 50 strength."

"He can already exert a power of almost level 50, but if you brag that Takeshi has a power of level 60, no matter how many people admire him, you won't be able to push him to level 60."

"On the contrary, when his lie is exposed, he will definitely receive a disgusting backlash from the power of the mind. You don't think that you can only get the benefits of the power of the mind without any disadvantages, right?"

Takeshi's eyes widened.

"Is there any harm in this spiritual power!?"

Kurosawa looked at Takeishi with a smile.

"Of course, according to the historical records of Sinnoh, in ancient times, the Thousand Needle Fish was hated by fishermen because it interfered with their fishing. The Thousand Needle Fish was changed into evil and poisonous attributes by this spiritual power."

"A good fish doesn't even have the water attribute. Do you think the Thousand Needle Fish is miserable!?"

Takeishi shivered and pulled Kurosawa worriedly.

"Kurosawa, I won't become like the Thousand Needle Fish, right?"

Kurosawa patted Takeishi's arm, which was as hard as stone.

"What are you afraid of? You don't think about Thousand Needle Fish being hated by all the fishermen in Sinnoh. Do you think your reputation can reach the ears of so many people and arouse that level of disgust from them?"

"You think too highly of yourself, don't worry, the most you can do is have a dusty mind."

“What does it mean to have a dusty mind?”

"It's like being blinded by gray, like there's a stone in your heart, do you understand?"

"understood."

Wu Shi breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't want to become neither human nor ghost.

……

The three of them walked into the mayor's office and explained the selection to the mayor.

The mayor nodded repeatedly.

"This is a good idea. We can also use these powerful trainings to send all the talented trainers to Changle Gym."

Kurosawa curled his lips in disdain.

"Mayor, don't you really believe the Alliance's lies? They will send talented children to Changle Town? Although Changle Town is far away from Youzi City, if you choose one of the two towns."

"Do you think they will choose Changle Town or Youzi City? Even though Changle Town now has a gym, the evil spirits near Youzi City have been completely eliminated."

"The security is much better than here, so we must deal with the evil spirit king in the Ever Dark Forest before we can develop Changle Town into Changle City."

The mayor kept nodding. If he could be the mayor, who would be willing to be the mayor?

"With the resources and town size around Changle Town, we can completely build Changle Town into Changle City. I have always wanted to expand southward and build a dock on the seaside."

"But this way we will compete for the shipping business from Fengyuan area to Youzi City, and we are subordinate to Youzi City. How can Youzu City give us the opportunity to develop."

Even if the terrain in the south is not suitable for building a dock, with the power of Pokémon, the area with average terrain in the south can be transformed into the most suitable dock.

"By the way, Mayor, we want to build a wooden boat, but we lack suitable wood."

"Shipbuilding! Do you know the craft of shipbuilding!? I have always wanted to recruit talents in this field. The environment in Changle Town definitely makes it impossible to build a modern shipbuilding factory."

"However, large wooden ships are not unusable in this era. Pokmon with flying attributes can create strong winds, and the speed will not be much slower than modern ships."

Unexpectedly, Lina and the mayor hit it off immediately. The mayor needs a shipbuilding expert, and Lina needs a ship that can sail across the ocean.

"Now that everything is settled, let's leave first. I also want to go to the Elf Center to train my Pokémon's practical abilities."

"Are you sure those little guys will take your tricks now? Scary evil gentleman~"

Kurosawa touched his nose and said:

"Ahem, why did my unpleasant name reach your ears?"

"Gentleman Evil sounds so nice. Now it's not easy to have a name of your own and one that is recognized by others. You kid doesn't know how to cherish it."

"When your strength further develops and your reputation as the Evil Gentleman spreads throughout the southwest of the Orange Region, there will be no problem at all for you to take over as the leader of the Changle Gym."

Kurosawa shook his head. He didn't want to be a museum owner. He also wanted to travel around and see the great places in the elf world.

Even though the current elf world is full of evil spirits, he has the power to purify the spirit, and there is no place in the world that he cannot go to.

"You don't want to be a gym leader, what do you want to do!? Without the resources provided by the alliance, how can you improve your strength quickly?"

The mayor said angrily.

Although Kurosawa wanted to say something, life is not only about the things in front of you, but also about poetry and distant fields.

But the mayor and Old Man Mu were good brothers, their elders, so he could only listen to the mayor's lectures.

If the mayor hadn't considered Kurosawa to be his junior, how could he have used this tone to reprimand Kurosawa, a promising young trainer.

Kurosawa understood this and could only keep smiling and nodding.

"The mayor is right, but I was too naive. But young people have to go out and practice in order to achieve outstanding achievements. Mayor, are you right?"

"As long as you give me a ship, I will definitely become the Pirate King! Return to Changle Town with supreme honor!!"