Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

"I see...then these scraps of cloth were left behind by the monkey monsters?"

Wang Yao placed Guangshu and Shiye on the carapace of the giant crab. Since they were all children, it didn't seem crowded for them to lie on it together.

"Yes... it's a pity that no one rescued me. Fortunately, you are here, big brother!"

Shi Ye said with some relief.

"Of course not!"

Wang Yao took out a compass and compared it with the map.

"Deep Gray City is in the northwest. You let one of them go west and the other east - there are endless forests in both directions!"

"In this case, instead of asking them to seek help from others, it's better to find local [fellow villagers]... Maybe by communicating with the nearby Pokémon, they can bring you some wild herbs and fruits."

Wang Yao gave his own suggestions.

The Kanto region is not a barren and remote place, especially in the woods near towns, most Pokémon are relatively docile and friendly.

As for the violent and belligerent Pokémon, where are they?

A passing Pokémon trainer: Oh? You like fighting so much, why don't I take you to fight for something good?

"Is that so... We didn't think so much about it at the time."

Shi Ye scratched his head. Both of them were newcomers who had just graduated from the trainer school and lacked experience in traveling.

"Where are you two from?"

Wang Yao asked curiously.

"Golden City! We are from the Trainer School in Golden City."

Shi Ye looked very reserved, and it was obvious that he had not yet completely gotten rid of his identity as a student.

"Oh... then you must have seen Nancy."

Wang Yao asked.

The reason why he asked this...is because he has never seen Naz.

However, as a senior executive of Team Rocket, Nancy's status is equal to that of Ma Zhishi.

"Yes... During the public gym challenge, the teacher took us to observe it as a group."

"Gym Leader Nancy is a very powerful trainer..."

Shi Ye recalled.

Unlike the anime version, Nancy is a legitimate league gym leader and the chief gym leader in a megacity like Golden City - how could she abuse her superpowers and turn challengers into dolls!

In addition to openly accepting challenges from trainers, Nancy's gym also recruits a large number of psychic trainers as apprentices. It can be said that she is a well-known psychic training base and a great mentor.

"That's it..."

Wang Yao nodded and had a general impression of this girl with super powers.

A gifted psychic, a powerful and serious trainer, and a beautiful girl with long straight black (dark green?) hair dressed in old-fashioned style.

But...why would a guy like this choose to join Team Rocket?

Is it the rebellion of adolescence?

But Wang Yao was just curious.

He will not challenge the gym in Golden City in the short term.

After all, most of his Pokémon are physical warriors, and it is not easy for them to deal with Nancy who has psychic attributes.

Perhaps after the cowardly bug evolves, it will be able to fight by relying on its attribute advantages.

……

After chatting all the way for less than an hour, Wang Yao and his companions walked out of the woods and saw the outline of Deep Gray City in a gray rocky mountain range.

Deep Gray City - A city located at the foot of a huge rocky mountain in the northwest of the Kanto region.

From a distance, this city has a sense of simplicity and heaviness that belongs to rocks.

Except for a few modern shopping malls, most buildings have rough natural rock slab walls.

There are even some rock houses built purely of stones, located on the edge of the city, highlighting a primitive appearance.

"We're here! This is Pitch Black City! A city of rock!"

Wang Yao put down the map book in his hand.

In addition to the map, the book also contains a brief introduction to most of the towns in the Kanto region.

"Let's go... I just happened to be going to the Pokémon Center, so I'll leave you to Joey..."

Wang Yao looked at the city outline not far away and said to Shi Ye.

"Okay...Okay! Thank you very much!"

Shi Ye was still a little reserved.

……

Before entering the urban area of ​​Deep Gray City, Wang Yao encountered a classic NPC on the avenue south of the city.

"Hey, fellow traveler from out of town! I have some very good quality stones here!"

"Would you like to come and see?"

The person who spoke was a sturdy middle-aged man with a full beard and a red round woolen hat.

He stood next to a wooden shelf filled with strange stones, apparently acting as a stone vendor, greeting Wang Yao and Shi Ye who were passing by.

"Stone……"

Wang Yao walked a few steps closer. He also dug a lot of stones in the mole cave, but they were all worthless ornaments, so he didn't bring them out.

"These are all high-quality stones dug out from Mt. Yuemian!"

"Look at this... and this..."

Seeing that business was coming, the uncle enthusiastically held up a few strange-shaped stones to show Wang Yao for appreciation.

Wang Yao glanced back and forth at this simple stall.

"Is this... Moonstone? It looks like there are some impurities..."

Wang Yao picked up a palm-sized piece of Moonstone.

It's gray and has a lot of holes and spots on it.

Look at the other things on the stalls...either ordinary beautiful stones, or low-quality evolution stones and other useless metal ores.

As a member of the Rockets, he does have this insight.

"Oh... you are very knowledgeable, little brother!"

"Well, it seems I have to take out the treasure from the bottom of the box!"

The uncle spoke in a low voice, as if he really had some rare treasure or mineral that he could sell.

“Please look——!”

The uncle stepped aside, revealing a large black stone that had been blocked by his body.

"——This stone! It's a one-in-a-million pickle stone!"

“If you have it – you’ll be able to make the most perfect pickles!”

The uncle held the one-in-a-million pickle stone in his hands and boasted loudly.

"What kind of treasure is this?" - x2

Wang Yao and Shi Ye roared in unison!

"What the hell... they are two young people with no experience in housekeeping."

Instead, the uncle began to question Wang Yao and Shi Ye, saying that they were too young and lacked life experience.

“Who would buy something like this?”

Wang Yao retorted.

"If you really want to manage your household, wouldn't it be better to go to the river and pick up a stone without spending any money?!"

"Well...it seems to make sense."

The uncle seemed to be in self-doubt.

"Could it be that... the one-in-a-million pickle stone that I dug out with so much effort is actually not worth selling?!"

The uncle's faith collapsed.

"By the way..."

Wang Yao narrowed his eyes and began to get to the point.

"Uncle——I think I've seen you on TV!?"

"Eh?"

Shi also made a puzzled sound.

How can such a sloppy uncle still appear on TV?

Is it a legal education column? !

This guy is indeed a profiteer!

"Brother...you must have recognized the wrong person! I am just an ordinary stone vendor..."

As the uncle spoke, he pulled down the brim of his hat and lowered his head, not wanting anyone to see his true face.

"Oh! I remembered!"

Wang Yao said in an exaggerated manner!

"It's in the league's gym introduction column - I saw it..."

Wang Yao deliberately spoke slowly.

"No... I'm not! I'm definitely not the former gym leader of the Deep Gray Gym, Takenō!"

The uncle immediately interrupted Wang Yao's speech.

"What—! Gym Leader?!"

Ishiya, who was standing by, opened his mouth and shouted in disbelief.

"And——you just said it all yourself!!"

Shi Ye continued to complain to Wu Neng.

"Ahem... Anyway, I'm just an ordinary old man selling stones... not a museum owner!"

Wu Neng coughed awkwardly and continued to defend himself.

"Then as a gym leader, why don't you go back to the gym and sell stones here instead?"

Wang Yao asked directly.

"Alas - it's all because I left my wife and children behind to travel in order to become a stronger Pokémon trainer, and ended up coming back with nothing accomplished..."

Wu Neng sighed and expressed his own mental journey.

"Wait! I already told you I'm not—!"

Halfway through his speech, he realized that he had confessed again!

"Forget it... Since you have seen through me, I don't have the face to appear in front of you again... I will just continue to play the role of a stone vendor..."

Wu Neng turned around somewhat dejectedly, wanting to continue escaping from reality.

"What stupid things are you talking about!"

Wang Yao shouted loudly.

"It's just one failure! Are you going to run away forever?"

King·Spiritual Mentor·Yao is online again!

"What do you know! I promised to become..."

Wu Neng is not an ignorant country bumpkin like Sai Zang. He is a high-level trainer who has seen the world and is not someone that Wang Yao can easily persuade.

"What do you promise to become? The fifth king of Kanto?"

"——I said I wanted to be the champion!"

Wang Yao interrupted the spell directly!

"Did you see this giant crab?!"

Wang Yao changed the subject and pointed at the giant crab that was serving as an emergency stretcher.

"Goo-chi?"

The giant crab was stunned - how could there be a crab here?

"what?"

Wu Neng was somewhat unable to keep up with Wang Yao's speed of thinking.

"Today I'm going to use it to defeat the Dark Gray Gym—and I'm going to defeat six of them at once! I'm going to completely defeat Xiaogang's Pokémon and his ridiculous rock will!"

Wang Yao's demeanor was extremely arrogant.

"——You! Why would you do such a thing!?"

Wu Neng could already feel his blood pressure rising.

"As the gym owner, Wu Neng is already dead! It was your choice! Uncle Selling Stones!"

Wang Yao spoke first.

"I've got the Dark Gray Gym ready to take over - I said it! Even Jesus can't stop me!"

Wang Yao clenched his five fingers into a fist, looking as if he was about to easily win the battle in the gym.

"No way—I won't let you do that..."

Wu Neng is still very concerned about his eldest son Xiaogang, who is working hard to run the dojo, otherwise he would not appear here.

"Oh... a former gym owner who is like a lost dog, what can you do to stop me?"

"I'm a serious trainer! Can Brock, as the gym leader, refuse me a gym challenge?!"

Wang Yao chuckled and asked Wu Neng back.

Wang Yao's ridicule was not responded to, because Wu Neng knew very well...

According to the assessment requirements of the alliance, gym challenges have strict regulations, which not only restrict challengers, but also restrict the owners of each gym!