Mu Li had already arrived at the seabed with Blastoise.
With the blessing of the Prince of the Sea, Mu Li didn't have to worry about running out of oxygen underwater, at least.
However, for someone like Mu Li, who had little experience with underwater fishing and foraging, catching seafood underwater was not an easy task.
Moreover, he didn't have tools like a speargun, so he could only catch slow-moving marine creatures like abalone and conch.
"But why do you swim backward?" Mu Li asked Blastoise from Chichi's family, looking puzzled.
Blastoise replied helplessly, "Because my two cannons are pointed in this direction. If I want to swim fast, don't I have to rely on Water Gun to propel myself?"
Mu Li's mouth twitched. "What you said makes a lot of sense, but isn't it easy to lose your direction swimming like that?"
Blastoise didn't know how to answer, only darting around in the water like a missile, occasionally stunning one or two passing foolish fish.
"So that's how you catch fish!" Mu Li realized.
Meanwhile, on the island, Deng Fei and the others were following behind Electivire, heading deeper into the forest.
As Mu Li expected, after walking less than 500 meters, Deng Fei and Chichi plopped down on a large rock, panting heavily.
"I can't go on, this path is too difficult!" Chichi complained. "Should we just go back? I don't think we'll find any prey; it'd be good enough if we don't become someone else's prey."
"No, we can't go back like this," Deng Fei suddenly said. "A Li will look down on us."
"Exactly!" Fan Yizhi also said. "We can't always rely on A Li to find food for us, can we? We old folks should do something, right?"
Wang Qin also chimed in, "In such a large forest, there should at least be some Berries, right? If we bring the Berries back, it'll at least fill our stomachs."
"There should be wild animals like rabbits here, right? Let's try to see if we can catch one," Wang Yijia agreed.
"Then let's continue," Peng Xiaochang said excitedly. "Lucario, go ahead and scout for us."
Lucario vanished from everyone's sight in a flash.
However, not far away, two figures suddenly appeared on a large tree, their gaze fixed on Deng Fei and his group.
Chichi seemed to sense something and looked into the distance, muttering, "Why do I always feel like something is watching us?"
"Watching us?" Deng Fei frowned, raising his arm and asking, "Are you talking about these suicidal mosquitoes? They've been biting me ever since we entered the jungle. I've killed several, but they're not afraid of sacrificing themselves."
Chichi said irritably, "I'm not joking, I really feel like something is watching us."
Deng Fei looked at Chichi suspiciously. "Are you just trying to Slack Off and go back?"
Seeing himself exposed, Chichi didn't even bother to pretend, directly hugging a large tree: "No, no!"
Wang Qin and Peng Xiaochang sighed, trying to pry Chichi off the tree: "Brother, don't you want to stand tall and be a man?"
"No, I don't want to, my back isn't good," Chichi said dejectedly, but he clung tightly to the tree like an octopus.
Wang Qin and Peng Xiaochang struggled for a long time but couldn't pry Chichi off the tree.
Just then, they heard a burst of laughter from above.
Looking up, they saw Three Aipom laughing at them from a nearby branch, one of them gnawing on an apple.
Seeing this, Deng Fei immediately put on a smiling face, walked to the tree where the Aipom were, and asked, "Hello there! Do you know where there are more apples? Can you take us there?"
The Aipom paused, seemingly not understanding what Deng Fei said. One Aipom even picked a branch from the tree and threw it directly at Deng Fei.
Electivire flashed, immediately appearing in front of Deng Fei and swatting away the branch.
Then, without waiting for Deng Fei's command, Electivire directly used Thunderbolt, aiming at the Three Aipom.
The Three Aipom immediately scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing deeper into the forest.
"Lucario, follow them from a distance," Peng Xiaochang immediately commanded.
The Three Aipom quickly disappeared from everyone's sight. However, although their movements were agile, they were still inferior to Lucario.
Lucario not only followed them from a distance the whole way but also left markers along the path.
Peng Xiaochang and the others quickly followed the markers and caught up with Lucario.
The Three Aipom didn't run far before stopping on a tree, which happened to be full of a type of Berry called Leppa Berry.
Electivire appeared again. This time, he only drove the Three Aipom out of the Leppa Berry tree's range and didn't pursue them further.
The others also summoned their Pokémon and together collected the Leppa Berry from the tree.
"Now, let's see if A Li still dares to talk about us?" Chichi said triumphantly.
"You still dare to say that? Wasn't it you who was yelling to go back just now?" Fan Yizhi retorted.
"You don't understand, that was a strategy to lure the enemy," Chichi said proudly. "If it weren't for us, how would those Three Aipom have exposed their tracks?"
The Three Aipom hadn't gone far, and judging by their expressions, they seemed quite angry.
Deng Fei said helplessly, "Don't blame us, we'll leave some for you. Blame the production team."
There weren't many Berries on this Leppa Berry tree, but there were dozens of them. If they were careful, it would be enough for each person to eat one a day and last until the end of the week.
It was unclear if luck was on their side, but as they were returning with the Leppa Berry, they discovered another wild banana tree. However, the wild bananas didn't look ripe; they were still green from the outside, but this type of food was common in tropical regions.
Many people would collect these wild bananas in the mountains and roast them, which had a unique flavor.
This made everyone very happy.
Although these wild bananas couldn't be eaten much, there were at least two large bunches on this tree. If they brought them back, the production team would definitely not approve, and then they could take the opportunity to exchange them for other supplies.
Just as everyone was excitedly picking the bananas, the sky seemed to have grown darker at some point.
"How did it get dark so quickly?" Chichi asked, looking at the sky, puzzled.
"It can't be, can it? How long have I been out?" Deng Fei was also a bit unsure.
Everyone's phones had been confiscated by the production team, even the cameramen's phones, so for a moment, no one really knew the exact time.
However, seeing the sky gradually darken, everyone couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
"Let's finish up quickly and go back," Deng Fei instructed.