Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

Wang Yao found it very interesting to watch the three of them joking with each other.

"Stop talking for now! I've taken the bait too!" Keizang stopped smiling, stood up from the small stool, and walked back two steps dragging the fishing rod.

"It's a big fish!" Keizang said excitedly.

Years of fishing experience told him that what was underwater was definitely not just an ordinary Magikarp.

There was no rush to reel in the line. Keizo kept pulling the fishing rod, and the fishing line was let out little by little. He planned to walk the fish around first to consume some of its energy.

But the mysterious big fish under the water seemed a little impatient, pulling the fishing line and rushing into the deep water.

Keizo tried to change the direction of the fish's swimming by tilting the rod tip to one side. This action worked, but the fish turned and swam sideways directly in the direction of the pier.

Keizo was afraid that the debris in the shallow water would cut the fishing line if he continued like this, so he had to follow behind and control the fish while walking along the pier.

Wang Yao didn't pay much attention to what was happening over there with Gui Zang, because there was something wrong with the fishing rod in his hand.

First, the tip of the rod shook slightly and he felt the underwater lure being touched. Then, with a sudden tug, Wang Yao realized that a fish had taken the bait!

Wang Yao hurriedly began to tighten the spool, swinging the fishing rod left and right, always pulling the fish in the right direction.

Not long after, a familiar golden dorsal fin emerged from the water, and Wang Yao realized that this was a veteran actor.

"It's indeed a Magikarp." Wang Yao was not surprised and continued to tighten the spool, preparing to throw it directly onto the shore.

But his own strength was not enough, so Wang Yao freed one hand and patted the giant crab's head.

"Water gun!"

The giant crab spit out a powerful stream of water, which hit the fish's belly with a bang and knocked the Magikarp straight out of the water.

Due to the huge level gap, even with the same resistance, the Magikarp still lost its ability to resist and was picked up by Wang Yao with a fishing rod like a dead fish.

If Magikarp could speak, he would definitely scold Wang Yao for his lack of martial ethics.

"Ayao, this Magikarp seems to be not yet an adult..." Kazuhiko reminded as he looked at the Magikarp that was less than half a meter long.

"Well... let's let it go." Wang Yao nodded, dragged the Magikarp to the shore, reached out to untie the lure stuck in its mouth, and then threw it into the water.

He had no intention of taming Magikarp. If this was an adult wild Gyarados, Wang Yao might have been interested in taming it.

Wang Yao cast his rod again. He had already begun to appreciate the joy of fishing.

Meanwhile, Keizo, who had cut off the line, came back dejected.

"Oh...it's the goldfish king, I saw its horn and fins!" Keizang's tone was full of regret.

"If I had used a thicker line, maybe I could have kept it!" Keizo attributed the failure to the equipment.

Goldfish King is a very rare water Pokémon. Many nobles are obsessed with its gorgeous fins and horn. Only the most skilled anglers can capture it.

"There's a goldfish king in Dead Leaf Harbor? We have to spread the news tomorrow!" Kazuhiko is not the kind of fisherman who likes to hide his fishing spot.

"Is the King Goldfish very rare?" Wang Yao seemed to have seen Horned Goldfish often when he was luring monsters on the island before, but he had rarely seen the King Goldfish.

"Of course! The evolutionary level of the goldfish king is very high. Even a hundred wild goldfish may not be able to evolve into a goldfish king!" He Yan explained to Wang Yao.

"There are many rich people who like to raise beautiful water Pokémon, and Kingfish is one of the rare species." Keizo continued.

"If you capture an individual with a special pattern, you might be able to exchange it with a wealthy enthusiast for the Late Bloomer Pokémon that you trainers dream of!" Keizo added.

"Late bloomer? What kind of description is that?" Wang Yao had never heard of this term.

"They're Pokémon like Dragonite and Banjiras that have a very long evolution cycle but become very powerful after fully evolving... As a Pokémon trainer, you don't even know this?" Kazuhiko asked Wang Yao in confusion.

"Uh..." Wang Yao thought for a while.

"I think I understand now - these Pokémon in my hometown... should be called [quasi-god] Pokémon." Wang Yao pondered over it carefully and found that the description of late bloomer was quite accurate. After all, the evolution levels of Dragonite and others were ridiculously high.

But the quasi-god still comes with more momentum.

But Wang Yao suddenly thought of something impolite...

If Dragonite and Banglas, whose racial values ​​are “only” 600, are called quasi-gods, then what about Zapdos, whose racial value is “as high as” 580 points?

The key point is that it seems that my Zapdos is only 50-50 against the three-headed dragon... 60-40 at most!

If the two uncles hadn't come to the rescue one day, the Zapdos would have really been captured by the Hunters...

"Quasi-god? What a domineering title! But for ordinary trainers, their strength is worthy of this title..." Kazuhiko nodded after listening to Wang Yao's explanation.

In his opinion, different regions have their own regional characteristics in depicting Pokémon, and today he learned something new from Wang Yao.

Wang Yao and three fishing uncles stayed up until two in the morning, during which time Wang Yao caught two carps and a lantern fish.

The Magikarp were released on the spot, and the Lantern Fish was captured by Wang Yao using He Yan's Poké Ball as a return gift for the fishing rod.

This made the uncle feel embarrassed, so he exchanged his good fishing rod for the other one.

Wang Yao did not refuse because the new fishing rod was lighter and stronger, perfect for him to carry when traveling.

Wang Yao, who was already feeling quite sleepy, yawned and returned to the Pokémon Center.

The lights in the Pokémon Center were still on at two in the morning, but Miss Joy had already gone back to her room to rest.

There was no one at the front desk, with only a small sign saying "Please ring the bell if you need anything".

Wang Yao returned to his room on the second floor, took a quick hot bath, and went to bed.

Because he was worried that he would not be able to get up in the morning and miss the trip he had agreed with Joey, Wang Yao also released the toucan, whose biological clock was always very accurate.

There was no clock in the room, so Wang Yao asked the gull to wake him up at breakfast time.

……

At 8:30 in the morning, after having breakfast, Wang Yao took the sleeping mushroom back from Joey.

"There don't seem to be many trainers visiting today. I've already told Chansey to take care of things at the Pokémon Center. We just need to get back before lunch." Joey was ready to go.

"It's really hard work... Miss Joy." It was already 7:50 when Wang Yao woke up.

By that time, Miss Joy had already gotten up and had even prepared breakfast for the Pokémon Center with Chansey.

"These are all Joey's daily work." Joey has a very positive attitude towards work.

Wang Yao put his hands behind his head and followed Miss Joy out of the Pokémon Center and walked into the city together.

"I'm suddenly curious about how much your salary is, Miss Joy?" Wang Yao asked casually.

"Well, it was about 500,000 Baokeyuan last month... Come to think of it, it seems like it hasn't increased in a few months..." Joey only thought for two seconds and said it very straightforwardly.

Wang Yao didn't expect Joey to actually answer.

"What - five hundred thousand!" Wang Yao was shocked.

"Although it's not a lot, it's enough for daily expenses - what's that expression on your face?" Joey turned around and saw Wang Yao with a shocked expression, and asked innocently.

"Does every Joey earn this much?" Wang Yao was shocked at Joey's financial resources.

"What do you mean by 'every Joey'? Although our family names are indeed the same, I always feel that it's not very polite to address them like this!" Miss Joey replied angrily.

"Sorry..." Wang Yao admitted his mistake decisively.

"Wait - so Joey is just a surname?!" Wang Yao, as a half-baked Pokémon player, really didn't know this.

Even the gentle Joey from the Vermilion City Pokémon Center felt his fist harden at this moment.

"Is this difficult to understand... You don't think that all Miss Junsha are called Junsha!" Joey resisted the urge to give Wang Yao a booster punch and tried to use Miss Junsha as an example.

"Ah? Junsha is just a surname!?" Wang Yao felt that he had watched hundreds of episodes of cartoons in vain when he was a child.

"...You'd better not say such stupid things in front of Junsha from the Vermilion City Police Department!" Joey now realized that Wang Yao was a real country bumpkin, and he was not angry anymore.

"Okay, it's my fault... Then Miss Joy, can I know your name?" Wang Yao actually felt that he was quite innocent, because this was what he had known since he was a child, but since the other party was angry, he would not continue to step on the landmine.

"My name is Shizuka - Joey Shizuka!" Miss Joey didn't actually care too much about Wang Yao's recklessness.

"It's a very quiet name - by the way, my full name is 'Yao'! Pretty cool, right?" Wang Yao joked, trying to avoid the topic.

"How can there be such a name..." Joey naturally didn't believe it.

Wang Yao immediately took out the illustrated book and opened the personal information column.

"See... I didn't lie to you!" Wang Yao said, pointing at the trainer ID in the illustrated book.

"There really is such a name?" Joey became curious about Wang Yao's strange one-word full name.

"If your name is really Yao... then what should you call your parents? Are they also single words?" Joey wondered curiously.

"Uh..." Wang Yao suddenly remembered that his original body seemed to be an orphan...

It’s bad. If we continue talking about this, isn’t it going to become a tragedy?

He didn't want to use his orphan background to gain sympathy... A Yao was an orphan, what did it have to do with him, Wang Yao!

"Ahem... Actually, our family has been carrying a special surname since ancient times, but only those who have achieved the family's goals can pick up this name again!" Wang Yao coughed and began to talk nonsense with a serious expression.

"A special surname?" This was the first time Joey heard this term. From Wang Yao's description, it seemed that his family had a long history.

"So what is this special surname called? What is your family's goal?" Joey was aroused by Wang Yao's curiosity and asked.

"THE KING! The surname [Wang] represents supreme power. If I can reach the top of Pokémon trainers, I can obtain this unique family name! Then, you can call me [Wang Yao]!" Wang Yao said this shamefully in a serious manner.

Although his real surname was Wang, he suddenly felt that he should apologize to all people with the surname Wang.

Private Marseille! Wang Sang! (Here with a 91-degree bow!) Red bean paste private Marseille!

OK! Apology complete.

"Um...hahahahaha!" Joey couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

"Well - King-san ~ I wish you can achieve the family goal as soon as possible and reach the top of Pokémon trainers...haha~hahahaha!" Although Miss Joy felt that this was not very good, she still couldn't help teasing Wang Yao.

What family heritage, special surname... Turns out he's just a middle school boy!

Joey felt that the trainer names in the encyclopedia were probably deliberately modified by Wang Yao when he was entering the data at the research center.

“……” Although Wang Yao knew he was talking nonsense, Joey still silenced him.

Hard!

This time it was Wang Yao's turn to feel his fist hard.

I will endure!

In other words, I, A Yao, am open-minded and don't bother with little girls.

If it were a more scheming protagonist, he would definitely say pitifully at this moment: Actually, I am an orphan. The reason I don’t have a surname is because I have never seen my parents. The words I just said were just to comfort myself.

Then, he broke the defense of the kind-hearted Joey Shizuka on the spot! He made her wake up from her dreams at night, slap herself twice, and shout that she deserved to die!

Just like that, in Wang Yao's deafening silence and Miss Joy's constantly changing calls of "King-san" and "Your Majesty", the two walked all the way and finally arrived at the Pokémon Fans Club in Vermilion City.

"Ayao... Oh no, it's Lord King! We're here at the Pokémon Club!" Joey bowed to Wang Yao in front of the club's door like a servant.

"That's enough!" Wang Yao covered his head with his hands. He felt like a Psyduck.

A Psyduck with a red nose is having a headache and playing the clown at the same time.

"Jing! Xiang! Miss...you should just call me A Yao!" Wang Yao emphasized Qiao Yi Jing Xiang's name as a "counterattack", but it obviously didn't work.

"Okay...Ayao~" Miss Joy covered her mouth, allowing the kind-hearted Joy to regain the upper hand in intelligence, while the black-bellied Joy was cruelly sealed.

"This is the time when children come to the club to play!" Joey finally became serious and led Wang Yao into the club's gate.

The Pokémon Fan Club is a single-story building, but the space inside is very large, and it looks like a large reception room. In the middle is a low table with many toys and snacks, and there are many soft velvet sofas in the corners. The floor is also covered with soft carpets for children to play and fight on.

The walls inside the club are covered with photos and commemorative photos of children of all ages with Pokémon, and the pictures look very warm.

Before Wang Yao and Miss Joy arrived, there were already five or six preschool children, accompanied by their parents, playing with several small Pokémon.

"It's quite lively." Wang Yao looked around and saw more than ten Pokémon of different types.