Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

"I didn't expect it to be dark already..."

Wang Yao returned to the surface and looked at the moon hanging high in the sky in a daze.

It felt like only a few hours had passed underground, but when I came out and looked at my watch, it was already past ten o'clock.

"I'm hungry."

Wang Yao touched his stomach and only then did he feel hungry.

"Speaking of which... where did the uncle go?"

Wang Yao looked around and soon found a piece of paper pressed under a branch on a stone near the cave entrance.

"The location of the movement is in the southern sea area... I have already set off on Pidgeot, please catch up as soon as possible..."

"The southern sea area—that is, the location of the seven small islands?"

Wang Yao slowly read the message on the note.

"He's really motivated. Doesn't this guy need to eat?"

Wang Yao crumpled the note into a ball and threw it behind him, obviously not interested.

"Forget it... just follow and see."

Wang Yao threw the Pokeball of the Fossil Pterosaur.

……

Crack-!

Another series of crackling sounds exploded from the fire.

The stew pot on top of it made a bubbling sound.

The long-handled soup spoon, which no one is holding, stirs the pot automatically.

A strong smell of spices soon filled the camp.

"So you found nothing?"

Wang Yao sat on the broken log and put two more marshmallows on the branch in his hand.

"That's not right. After all, so many unknown totems suddenly appeared. It must be that some treasure trove that has been hidden for many years has been opened."

Uncle Xin Zhao grabbed his hair, looking puzzled.

"…But where is the treasure house?"

He has been hanging around in various ancient ruins for many years, so naturally he has seen many unknown totems.

The Unknown Totem is a Pokémon with a strange appearance. It has existed since ancient times. It is said that it has many appearances, but all of them are unsolved mysteries.

Although this type of Pokémon is very mysterious, it can be found in any old ruins, and it is no longer surprising after seeing it many times.

Generally speaking, when ruins are revealed, unknown totems will also appear along with them.

But this time, he only saw the unknown totem, but did not see the treasure that had been unearthed.

This really made him depressed.

"Hoo~Hoo...Have you seen all seven islands?"

Wang Yao picked up another bunch of branches and blew on the roasted marshmallows on them.

"Not yet. It's too late today. I only went to the two nearest islands."

Uncle Nobuaki placed his hopes on the remaining five small islands.

"A treasure that can fulfill all wishes... is there really such a thing?"

Wang Yao was skeptical about the so-called treasure rumor from the beginning.

"Who knows? But there must be some treasures left by ancient civilizations - and our excavation results have proved this."

"Don't the things in those two stone chambers just show the heritage of Askana civilization?"

Uncle Nobuaki was referring to the operation of the Askana civilization to dig stone chambers to worship the gods and arrange warriors to guard the huge stones.

This is no different from putting up a sign saying that there is no silver here...

"Hmm--hot, hot, hot!"

Wang Yao raised his head and let the hot marshmallow roll on his tongue.

"call!"

"Hiccup~"

I picked up the soda next to me and took a sip, finally feeling better.

"It's delicious, you try it."

Wang Yao pulled out another string of softened marshmallows from the sand beside the fire and handed it to the other party with ill intentions.

"No, thank you."

Uncle Xin Zhao was prepared and politely declined Wang Yao's marshmallow trap.

"Why don't you try it? This marshmallow is so delicious and..."

Wang Yao continued to persuade.

"Ahem... I smell that your stew tastes good. Where did you learn that?"

Uncle Xin Zhao was somewhat helpless about Wang Yao's shamelessness and could only change the subject.

"Oh, that's what Daidai learned from watching TV shows before."

Wang Yao turned his head and glanced at the stew pot.

When Daidai was helping out at the Oak Research Institute, he would often watch food shows.

"It's called something like... Laplace Stew?"

Wang Yao recalled.

"Yeah~dong~"

(Provencal stew, made in Zhenxin Town.)

Daidai raised a chubby little hand to correct the trainer.

"It's actually a hodgepodge of vegetables, but the vegan variety is tasteless, so I added lamb."

Wang Yao concluded.

"No wonder it smells familiar to me."

Uncle Xin Zhao nodded after hearing this. His hotel also has this dish, but it is cooked according to traditional methods.

Normally, the taste of tomato juice is stronger, but in Wang Yao's stew, the tomato juice is completely overwhelmed by the taste of lamb and basil leaves.

Such a big change...it has obviously become another new dish.

"Is it cooked? Give me a bowl to try."

Uncle Xin Zhao stood up and took the opportunity to walk to the stew pot, away from Wang Yao and his marshmallows.

"Yeah dong~"

(It will be ready soon.)

"Tsk..."

Wang Yao took the marshmallow and smacked his lips a few times, but he was reluctant to eat it.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally fixed his gaze on Arbok, who was staring at the stew pot and drooling.

"Open your mouth."

"Chapbo?"

……

The next morning, the two went out to sea again on the fossil pterosaur and Pidgeot.

"I've already visited the two small islands to the east. There are only some unknown totems wandering around."

High in the sky, Uncle Xin Zhao shouted at the top of his lungs on Pidgeot's back.

"——So I'm going to the west today!"

"What did you say? I can't hear you!"

Wang Yao rode on the back of the fossil pterosaur, and the two men shouted at each other from a distance.

"…Do we have to talk like this?"

Uncle Xin Zhao reluctantly ordered Pidgeot to get closer to Wang Yao.

“It’s more of an adventurous atmosphere.”

Wang Yao shrugged, pulled down his goggles and said.

"I really don't understand what you young people are thinking... or are you the only one like this..."

Uncle Xin Zhao also got a general understanding of Wang Yao's eccentric personality in the past few days.

Although he is very capable, his personality is like that of a child who has not grown up.

Exploring ancient ruins is serious business!

If you are not careful for a moment... you may get injured or even lose your life because of the traps in the ruins, but the other party always has a playful attitude.

Especially his evil habit of playing pranks on others, which caused him to suffer a lot along the way.

"If you were half as calm as your Slowking... you might even win the Kanto Tournament."

Xin Zhao sighed and said with some regret.

"Hahaha, that's still a long way off - I'm leaving first, uncle!"

Wang Yao waved at the other party and commanded the fossil pterosaur to fly to the two small islands in the east.

"——Let's meet...at...the...camp...at...dinner...time!"

When Xin Zhao turned around again, Wang Yao's words had been blown away by the wind.