If Xia Mu hadn't seen wrong.
More than two hours had passed since he entered the ruins.
And.
Upon closer inspection with a telescope.
It was still the Maractus being chased, but the trainers were no longer the same trainers.
Something's wrong~
Xia Mu patted Golurk's arm.
"Go to that town..."
"Buzz—"
Golurk responded with a hum, then boosted its flight.
In no time.
Xia Mu arrived above the town.
Looking down.
He felt the town was much livelier than he had imagined.
It looked like an ordinary small town...
Xia Mu landed at the town entrance.
Maractus were everywhere, and...
Sniff sniff~
Xia Mu smelled a very fragrant scent.
"Meow~"
Sprigatito also smelled the scent and began to Charm.
Wants to eat, hungry hungry.
Xia Mu readily accepted this.
After all.
The previous front rolls, back rolls, and side rolls were extremely Physical Exertion, not to mention the chasing, falling, and exploring before that.
His nostrils flared.
Following the scent, a snack street appeared before Xia Mu's eyes.
And standing at the first stall.
It was the driver from before; he was wearing sunglasses and stir-frying rice with great enthusiasm.
??
Looking at the passersby with complex expressions, Xia Mu curiously stepped forward.
"The food is so delicious, but I'm so unwilling to accept it~~"
"Damn it, I didn't expect to be hooked one day..."
It was only amidst their conversations that Xia Mu learned.
It turned out.
All those Maractus were the Pokémon of the town's residents.
The shiny Maractus, in particular, was the driver's partner.
However.
With the appearance of the desert resort.
Fewer and fewer trainers and tourists came to this town.
Residents who could no longer survive gradually moved away.
Seeing that the village was about to disappear.
The driver, as the village chief's son, ended his journey and decided to revitalize his hometown.
"So that's how it is..."
Xia Mu nodded.
A very common script.
To revitalize his hometown, he relied on a shiny Pokémon to attract trainers to the village, and when they were hot and hungry, the snack street would naturally attract every hungry person.
However.
The reputation must be very bad.
But Xia Mu didn't mind; if he hadn't been hooked, he wouldn't have discovered this ruin.
He walked up to the driver's stall, looked at the menu, and didn't hesitate.
"Boss, four special fried rice, four drinks!"
"Thank you for your patronage, it'll be ready right away!!"
Xia Mu found a seat and looked at the surroundings, especially the ceiling height.
"Boss, I'll eat outside, can I borrow your table for a moment!"
The driver was slightly stunned.
He looked at the scorching sun hanging in the sky, then at the air conditioning in the shop, and for some reason, his expression towards Xia Mu became increasingly unreadable.
"Uh... okay."
Xia Mu could be sure.
This uncle with sunglasses was up to no good.
However.
Considering the team's first team-building event was about to begin, Xia Mu didn't waste words, moving the table and stools to a relatively open spot.
Then he skillfully released Golurk and Snivy.
"Time to eat~"
"Miyo!"
"Buzz!"
Snivy's clear voice and Golurk's muffled sound rang out simultaneously.
At a small square table.
Snivy and Sprigatito squatted on the stools, while Golurk sat directly on the ground, its large figure enveloping Xia Mu and the two Pokémon, also shielding them from the direct sunlight.
"Holy cow, it's huge~"
"Is that a Golurk?!"
"It's super big~"
"Wait? A Golurk?"
A trainer, hearing the discussion, immediately noticed the enormous figure beside Xia Mu.
Without hesitation, he released his own Golurk, wanting to make a comparison.
As a result.
Even with Xia Mu's Golurk sitting, it was still taller than his standing Golurk.
To put it bluntly, the comparison between the two was similar to the difference between Yao Ming and Guo Xiaosi.
"I lost~ This man is too big..."
Ignoring the trainer and his Golurk who were kneeling in self-pity.
At this moment, Xia Mu had already raised his phone.
"This is Maractus Town, the streamer is going to have lunch here..."
At this moment, Xia Mu, who was filming material, didn't notice that after seeing this scene, the driver's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he immediately dropped his spatula and walked towards Xia Mu.
"Hello there, are you filming a video? Do you accept promotions?"
The driver's expression was excited.
Before Xia Mu could reply, he started telling his story on his own.
"In the past, this town was very prosperous..."
"Wait a moment!"
Although he didn't refuse to listen to a story while waiting for food, Xia Mu still had an opinion about the chef leaving the stove to tell a story.
"If you tell stories like this, when will I get to eat? At least make the things I ordered, right? And, when asking for a favor, shouldn't you show some sincerity? If the dishes are rich, I'll have material too..."
Xia Mu tried to get both food and favors.
Moreover.
Xia Mu was also worried that this guy might just turn around and leave if he found out that his account only had single-digit followers.
At least get some more good food, so even if he found out the truth later, he wouldn't possibly make him spit out what he ate.
And the uncle did not disappoint the weathered look on his face.
"I apologize, I was rude. As an apology, this meal is on me!"
Although the uncle would use his Pokémon as bait to trick people into spending, he still understood social etiquette very well.
At least that's how Xia Mu saw it.