The moon was bright and the stars were sparse.
A gentle breeze swept across the grassland, creating ripples of green.
Several Rattata, taking advantage of the quiet night, came out to forage, but they were startled by a sharp sound and scurried back into their burrows.
"You've been absolutely lawless these past few days. I can't find you all day long; what are you doing out there?!"
Bai Lijuan stood with her hands on her hips in front of the dining table, scolding Chen Kai.
Chen Dafu silently shoveled food into his mouth. The Pokémon also lowered their heads, quietly eating their food, not daring to make a sound.
"Tomorrow, you can't go anywhere; just follow your dad and herd the sheep, do you hear me?"
Chen Kai nodded vigorously, like pounding garlic: "I hear you, I hear you."
He thought to himself: 'Moms are the same no matter what world you're in. Good thing Miraidon is going to specially train Xiao Mei these next few days, so I'll rest for a few days.'
The next morning, Chen Kai took Xiao Mei and Miraidon and drove a flock of sheep up to the hillside.
This was just an ordinary flock of sheep, 23 in total. Chen Dafu raised them alongside his Wooloo.
In this world, besides Pokémon, there are also some ordinary animals and plants.
It's just that many of their ecological niches have been taken over by Pokémon; large animals can basically only be seen in zoos now, and they are largely extinct in the wild.
Recently, Chen Kai had searched online and learned that Pokémon had not always existed in this world, but had slowly appeared thousands of years ago.
Initially, their numbers and types were not many, but as time went on, they became more and more numerous and diverse.
Some ancient Pokémon even had changes in their types.
Xiao Mei and Miraidon, afraid of startling the ordinary sheep, ran off to train in the distance. However, Chen Dafu, fearing further danger, kept Boltund by Chen Kai's side.
Chen Kai stroked Boltund's head and said, "Boltund, I'll trouble you to watch the sheep!"
After speaking, he lay down in the shade of a nearby tree and continued to scroll on his phone.
"Woof..." Boltund gave Chen Kai a speechless look, then ran off to continue watching the flock. These ordinary animals were too easily injured by Pokémon; even a beginner Rattata could severely injure a sheep.
Chen Kai leisurely scrolled through Baidu and Douyin for a whole morning.
The streamers here were actually selling Pokémon items; a basic red and white Poké Ball cost 2,000 RMB!
And some special items had a minimum price of tens of thousands of RMB. Some high-quality items couldn't even be bought for millions or tens of millions.
The Pokedex he held wasn't cheap either; it cost over 50,000 yuan and required an appointment to get at a Kyoto store. It was simply unavailable in cities around Zi Ning Town.
Chen Kai looked at the three empty Poké Balls and the Pokedex in his hand and couldn't help but sigh: "Chen Dafu and Bai Lijuan really spent a lot of money for me!"
It seems that in the original world, they also spent a lot of money for my education; just to get into a private elementary school in Kyoto, they spent over 100,000.
After a moment of silence, Chen Kai had just cast aside his jumbled thoughts when he saw the interface showing his several hundred yuan Huabei debt, and he couldn't help but fall into deeper contemplation.
"Damn it! Why am I so poor in every world!"
"Let's look at photos of some Berries and minerals, maybe I'll find some in the wild."
"Just one Oran Berry, even artificially cultivated ones cost 300 each? Wild ones even cost several times more!"
"Damn it, why don't they just rob people!"
Chen Kai complained while continuing to scroll. Suddenly, he saw an acquisition post:
'Selling Oran Berries from a secret realm, beautiful price, welcome to inquire!'
Secret realm? What's that?
He scrolled further down, and many people left comments below: 'A rich guy who can go to a secret realm is still selling things here? Must be a scammer.' 'Scammer'...
Having only inherited partial memories, Chen Kai had no idea what a secret realm was.
"Could it be that common place in novels where the protagonist levels up and fights monsters?"
Just as he was about to continue searching, his phone rang. It was Chen Dafu calling.
"Xiao Kai, come eat. Just let Boltund watch the sheep."
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Bai Lijuan had prepared lunch, and Gogoat had carried it over.
Chen Kai called Xiao Mei and Miraidon to eat first, then they would switch with Boltund.
The diligent Boltund would have to work a little longer.
On the way, Xiao Mei kept happily chirping:
"Mee~ Mee~ Mee!" (｡>∀<｡)
Chen Kai asked curiously, "What's wrong, Xiao Mei?"
Miraidon thought for a moment and replied, "Perhaps its learning ability is too strong? I taught Xiao Mei all morning, and it's almost learned Thunderbolt, it's just that its aim is still a bit off."
Chen Kai thought: 'Although Mareep can't naturally learn Thunderbolt, it can learn the move through training.'
In the game, a TM makes them learn a move instantly, and in the anime, Ash's Pokémon don't take more than a few days to learn moves.
"Xiao Mei learning Thunderbolt in one morning should be quite normal, right?"
Miraidon said, "It took me a day to learn it before. Xiao Mei's speed should be considered normal, right?"
But Xiao Mei protested, chirping: "Mee!" (I'm very smart!)
"Alright, alright, Xiao Mei is the smartest in the world." Chen Kai said, stroking Xiao Mei's head.
After Chen Kai and the others had eaten their fill, they were about to go back and let Boltund eat.
A person approached from a distance, and before their figure was clear, a voice was heard: "Hey! Old Chen!"
Chen Dafu responded, "Oh! It's Old Wang. Are you sure?"
As the person drew closer, Chen Kai saw a dark-skinned, roughly forty to fifty-year-old rural uncle. Behind the uncle followed a girl about Chen Kai's age.
"I'm sure. My kid here is timid and afraid of bugs. Sheep-type Pokémon are more suitable for her."
Chen Dafu nodded: "These just arrived. They're all beginner Wooloo. Xiao Kai, take her over there and let her pick one herself."
At the same time, he introduced to Old Wang: "This is my son, Chen Kai. He just arrived a few days ago."
"Xiao Kai, this is your Uncle Wang, the village chief of Wang Village on the nearby mountain. We lease the land for our ranch from their village."
Uncle Wang asked Chen Kai with a smile, "How old are you, young man?"
Chen Dafu helped answer: "He's about to enter his second year of high school, the same grade as your daughter. He also chose a sheep as his starter Pokémon."
Xiao Mei felt someone mentioned it, raised its head, and happily chirped:
"Mee!" (Hello everyone!) (﹡ˆoˆ﹡)
The girl also looked over curiously.
"This is a Mareep, right! Can I pet it?"
Chen Kai waved his hand generously: "You can, but its wool has a lot of static electricity. I recommend you pet the Wooloo nearby; their wool is softer and more comfortable."
Xiao Mei gave Chen Kai a speechless look, then gathered the excess electricity from its wool and released it towards Chen Kai in the form of Thunder Wave.
Xiao Mei happily chirped: "Mee! Mee mee~" (My wool doesn't have static electricity anymore! You can come pet me now.) It ran towards the girl.
Chen Kai's hair was shocked into an afro, his eyes saw stars, and his limbs twitched for a moment. After a while, he angrily yelled at Xiao Mei: "Xiao Mei! So love disappears, huh? You actually shocked me like that!"
"Mee!" (You said I was worse than those white sheep first!)
The girl stroked Xiao Mei, laughing uncontrollably: "You two are so funny, hahahaha!"
Chen Kai scratched his head and said to the girl, "Please excuse me. My name is Chen Kai, and I just arrived in Zi Ning Town not long ago."
The girl said openly, "I heard it all. My name is Wang Yi, and we'll be classmates later. If there's anything you're not familiar with in town, you can ask me!"
"How do you know we're classmates?" Chen Kai asked, puzzled.
Wang Yi replied with a smile, "Because in the second year of high school in town, there's only one Pokémon class."
Chen Kai awkwardly scratched his head again and said, "Oh, oh! Is that so... I'll take you to see the Wooloo. Didn't you want to choose a starter Pokémon!"
Saying that, Chen Kai led Wang Yi into the flock of Wooloo, but Wooloo are naturally timid, and upon encountering strangers, they all scattered.
Only one Wooloo remained, still sound asleep on the grass.
Wang Yi approached and stroked its wool, saying in surprise, "It's true! Its wool feels so comfortable!"
"Right? Xiao Mei, you're not allowed to shock me again!"
"Mee mee mee!" (＊｀д´)
The Wooloo, hearing the commotion, woke up. From its dark face, a pair of dark eyes curiously looked at the people in front of it. If not for the tiny bit of white in its eyes, one wouldn't even notice its large eyes.
It lazily let out a "Moo~" sound.
Wang Yi laughed heartily: "So cute!"
"Dad, I'll choose it as my starter Pokémon!"
Not far away, the village chief also responded with a smile, "As long as you've chosen it."
Chen Kai, standing nearby, pondered: 'Having just received a starter Pokémon, should there be a Pokémon battle?'
'According to standard plots, I should jump out and demand a battle, but Wang Yi is a girl, so that wouldn't be good.'
Just as Chen Kai was thinking, as expected, the village chief spoke: "Yi'er, since you've chosen this Wooloo. And Xiao Kai is here as well, why don't you try a Pokémon battle?"
Chen Kai thought: 'It really is like this!'
At the same time, Chen Dafu searched for a long time and finally found the Wooloo's Poké Ball, which he handed to Wang Yi.
Wang Yi shook the Poké Ball and said with a smile to the Wooloo, "From now on, we're partners, Wooloo!"
But the Wooloo was still dazed and confused about the situation.
Wang Yi turned to Chen Kai and said, "Chen Kai, would you mind having a Pokémon battle with me?"
Chen Kai nodded: "I can. This is my first time having a Pokémon battle with someone. Please guide me."
"Go, Xiao Mei!"
"Mee!" Xiao Mei leaped up, stood between Chen Kai and Wang Yi, and waited with its head held high!
Wang Yi also commanded: "Go, Wooloo, good luck!"
But the Wooloo was still sleepy-eyed, lying motionless in place.
Chen Dafu instructed from the side: "Xiao Yi, Wooloo doesn't know you're its new partner yet. You can recall Wooloo to its Poké Ball first, then send it out again, and it will be a bit more ready."
Wang Yi did as she was told, and the Wooloo that emerged from the Poké Ball was no longer dazed, but rather flustered for a moment.
Wang Yi took out some candy and comforted the Wooloo for a few minutes.
Only then did Wooloo understand that the girl in front of it was different.
Wang Yi gently said to Wooloo, "I'm sorry, I was too hasty just now. Wooloo, if you don't want to battle, then don't."
Wooloo just felt that this girl was very kind to it, feeding it sweet stones it had never eaten before.
It shook its head and let out a soft "Moo."
It stood opposite Xiao Mei, full of fighting spirit.
Wang Yi exclaimed in surprise, "Wooloo, you're willing to battle!"
Wooloo nodded. It let out a loud "Moo!" at Xiao Mei.
A white wave of sound traveled towards Xiao Mei.
'Damn it, that's so unfair! She hasn't even called for the start yet, and she's already using 'Growl' to weaken Xiao Mei?'
Chen Kai immediately commanded a counterattack: "Xiao Mei! Use Thunder Wave!"
Wang Yi also shouted at the same time: "Wooloo, use Tackle!"
Wooloo charged forward relentlessly towards Xiao Mei. Even when Thunder Wave hit it, it did not stop.
"Xiao Mei, cover yourself with Cotton Spore!"
Just before Wooloo collided, Xiao Mei's yellow fur was covered with green spores.
Xiao Mei took a Tackle head-on, but it didn't take much damage.
Wang Yi knew that starter Pokémon basically only knew Tackle, and she didn't know what to do for a moment.
At this moment, Chen Kai commanded: "At such close range, this is a good opportunity. Xiao Mei, let's test the results of your special training. Use Thunderbolt!"
Xiao Mei's entire yellow fleece swelled up, pushing apart the green spores, and a yellow pillar of electricity shot out from its body, striking Wooloo.
Wooloo fell down, seeing stars, with some of its white fur charred.
Wang Yi cried in distress, running over and hugging Wooloo, shouting, "Are you okay, Wooloo, boo hoo hoo..."
The village chief asked with a shocked expression, "Your son's starter Pokémon just got it?"
Chen Dafu also replied with a shocked expression, "Yes... less than a week."
The village chief pointed at Xiao Mei, incredulous: "This... it's only been training for a week?"
Chen Kai lightly kicked Xiao Mei and whispered, "Why were you so strong? What do we do now?"
Xiao Mei gave him a speechless glance. (￢_￢)
"Mee... Mee... Mee..." (I just learned it this morning, how am I supposed to control it? You're giving such bad commands, why couldn't you let me use Thunder Shock?)