: Deciding the Future Direction

Chapter 5: Deciding the Future Direction

The challenger remained silent for a moment, then squatted down next to Zhu Suihan.

No matter what, the "fragrance" emanating from chrysanthemum leaves cannot be faked.

Moreover, this is a gym; if someone were to try anything funny, Lapras's Ice Beam would already be rushing over.

"Excuse me, what are you doing?"

Zhu Suihan glanced at the challenger: "Can't you tell? This is treatment."

"Eh?"

The challenger was stunned: "Is the chrysanthemum leaf badly damaged?!"

"Calm down, kid."

Zhu Suihan glanced at the child and asked, "What's your name?"

"Fighting people."

Zhu Suihan scooped up a spoonful and handed it over: "Hmm, here, Douren, want to try a bite?"

Dou Ren asked in confusion, "It smells like Moo Moo Milk, but what are these things inside?"

"It's freezing outside, and even the temperature inside the gym isn't very high. Chikorita was hit by Lapras's water-type move. Do you think she'll catch a cold?"

Zhu Suihan put the spoonful of milk back: "The heated Moo Moo Milk contains chopped oranges and half a limu fruit. The purpose of the milk is to alleviate the sour taste."

"It's like a simplified version of tree fruit milk."

Dou Ren tried hard to recall: "Limu fruit, I remember that's the fruit from a tree that heals frostbite?"

"right."

Zhu Suihan sat on the ground: "If your chrysanthemum leaf is hit by the freezing ray, even if it doesn't freeze, the limu fruit will turn into a single fruit."

"When you get excited, you should check on your partner first."

"Of course, it was wrong of me to treat you rashly. I apologize to you. Don't accept the kindness of strangers in the wild, or your Pokémon might get kidnapped."

Zhu Suihan shrugged: "Well, Pokémon are indeed amazing creatures, but they can also get sick, not to mention you have to come and battle at the gym in the dead of winter."

Dou Ren looked at the chrysanthemum leaves and suddenly felt his mind open up.

To celebrate earning the badge, share the victory with Chikorita, but never neglect Chikorita's physical condition!

"I understand, thank you, sister!"

"Uh-huh?!"

Zhu Suihan immediately turned his head, staring intently at Dou Ren with his eyes full of meaning.

"What did you call me just now?"

Dou Ren looked puzzled: "Sister, you're so beautiful and older than me, of course I should call you sister, it's basic courtesy."

Zhu Suihan:?

Very good, very polite.

From the perspective just now, I think I was looking down at the chrysanthemum leaves eating, and my hair seemed to be slightly covering half of my face.

High emotional intelligence: It possesses a kind of hazy beauty.

Low emotional intelligence: She's too much like a gentle and understanding older sister.

Zhu Suihan touched her chest and found that there was nothing like a hairband. In the end, she simply gathered her long hair with her hand and placed one hand on Dou Ren's head.

"Look closely, I'm a man!"

Dou Ren: "Huh?!?!?!"

"Sister, you're so beautiful, are you really my brother?!"

Bamboo, though facing the cold, wears a smile.

Young man, do you know there's a move called "crushing a skull with bare hands"? Would you like to try it?

"Waaah, waaah!"

Just when Dou Ren was trembling with fear, his savior arrived.

Chenglong rushed over, rested his head on Zhu Suihan's shoulder, and stared intently at the chrysanthemum leaves that were licking the bowl.

"Stop looking. You only used up some attribute energy; you weren't even hurt."

Chenglong stared wide-eyed, then pulled Zhu Suihan down to lie on the spot with its webbed feet.

Oh dear, Longlong is injured.

Longlong wants to drink milk too!

"Alright, you'll get your share."

Zhu Suihan got up from the ground: "Let's go, this is no longer our business."

Dou Ren watched "Pretty Brother" and Cheng Long leave, and for a moment he was a little confused about the relationship between the two.

"Mr. Liubo, isn't that your Pokémon?"

Uncle Liu shook his head and said nothing.

This way of getting along gave him the illusion that Chenglong was treating Zhu Suihan as his godfather.

If you calculate his actual age, Zhu Suihan is old enough to be Chenglong's ancestor.

"Don't move, let me take a look."

Zhu Suihan lifted up the dragon's front and rear webbed feet, carefully checked for any scratches or anything like that, then briefly inspected its back, and finally stroked its neck with his hand.

"Hmm, there aren't even any scratches. A little extra nutrition will be enough."

"One bottle of Moo Moo milk will do the trick."

Chenglong stared at the bubbling, fragrant milk, then turned to look at Zhu Suihan, his eyes wide.

That's not fair! Why don't I have any tree fruits?

Zhu Suihan said calmly, "Don't be greedy, or you'll turn into a fat girl."

"Ugh!"

Riding the dragon with pride, head held high, how could I possibly be fat with this physique!

"Okay, you said it yourself."

Zhu Suihan chuckled, found two peaches, chopped a mango into small pieces, and then added an orange.

Yesterday at dinner, Chenglong ordered food that was on the sweeter side, which I suppose is his preferred flavor.

However, it's good that there are connections between regions, at least the variety of fruits won't be too awkward. It's just a pity that it's no longer easy to swindle money from some of the Unicrons.

Fruit enthusiasts have a fervent pursuit of fruits that are not found locally, and those people are genuinely willing to spend money.

"Hmm, by the way, does the Kaji Gym have straws?"

Zhu Suihan looked around and realized that if there were large straws, Chenglong could drink the tree fruit milk directly like milk tea.

If you like this flavor, get a super-sized bucket, put it on your back, and then add a long straw. Then you can turn into a couch potato.

Okay, no.

Zhu Suihan poured the milk into a bowl and handed it to Chenglong, then sat down and began to daydream.

[Research Points: 2]

Well, it turns out that this stuff is actually quite profitable.

This means that if one wants to acquire higher levels of knowledge, relying solely on cheat codes would be an astronomical sum.

"How about we go to Pallet Town?"

With Red and Green Flower, and Ash and Gary, he really didn't believe that Pallet Town would lack information about legendary Pokémon.

Once you acquire these, it will be easier to obtain higher-level knowledge in the future.

"Uncle Liu, ride the dragon."

Zhu Suihan hesitated. He could calculate his future very clearly, but he couldn't do anything about matters of the heart.

Uncle Liu dragged him back from some unknown snow abyss. From his perspective, it was a perfectly normal act, but for him, it was different.

From a period of quiet confinement and sealing away, the world has transformed into a "newborn."

There's also Chenglong, who has a strange fondness for me.

The meaning of the word "bond" is subject to much debate beyond its dictionary definition, but there is some truth to it.

"Forget it, at worst I can just trick Uncle Liu into interacting with the mythical beasts."

Zhu Suihan took a deep breath to calm himself.

What's the rush?

He has only been "born" for such a short time, he has plenty of time to enjoy.

Meet a legendary Pokémon and feel the overwhelming pressure of its ultimate form in the real world?

At worst, they could just time it right and crash into the main characters' storyline, becoming a unique futuristic thief, and then drag Red and Green Flower along to boost the power of the mythical beasts.

"Haha, you're here, Suihan."

Professor Oak strode into the kitchen: "How was it? Did you feel the charm of a Trainer?"

"Why are you up so late?"

This character setting doesn't seem right.

"Hehe, since you're here, this means you're on vacation. You must have read those reports that I've been so engrossed in researching."

Professor Oak didn't care at all: "It's rare to have time, so I might as well give myself a break."

That makes sense.

Zhu Suihan shook his head: "But to be honest, I didn't really feel the charm of being a trainer. He's still just a kid."

"Hmm, that makes sense."

Professor Oak's eyes darted around: "However, I think you've already made your own choice."

"Yes, you truly deserve your renowned title."

Zhu Suihan stroked Chenglong's neck: "I've decided that I will pursue a career in breeding from now on, and at most do some research as a side job."

Trainers say it's a necessary self-defense skill; when you're out and about, you have to be tough.

You may not need it, but you can't live without it.

As for what kind of grand scene?

I threw a main character group attack right backhand!

"Haha, not bad, not bad, this is a good approach. Although you started a little late, you are more mature and will learn faster."

Professor Oak sat down next to Takeshi Han: "So, what's the initial plan?"

"Do you have any connections you could recommend to me?"

Professor Oak couldn't help but laugh: "Don't talk like a poacher, but I do have a suggestion."

Zhu Suihan nodded: "Your suggestion, are you suggesting I go to your research institute?"

"No, no, that's not how education is done."

Daiki waved his hands repeatedly: "My suggestion is for you to go to school. If you want to work towards nurturing, my suggestion is to go to Joy Academy."

Zhu Suihan:?

Wait, although there are precedents like Musashi, why did he go to Joy Academy?

"Although there are mostly girls there, it's definitely the best choice for you."

Professor Oak said, "Don't let that old guy fool you by staying at his gym and not wanting to go anywhere else. He's a big shot in the League, and recommending you to study there would be no problem."

As everyone knows, in Professor Oak's little circle back then, apart from Akiko being a top-tier member and considered a formal high-ranking official, the others were definitely not weak either.

Besides these, there are also the breeding house couple and Mr. Steel, who holds the GS ball forging method.

The breeding house couple, or more accurately, the old woman, are the nemesis of Jin Laowu, one of the main characters in the future Johto group.

If you don't obey, you'll get a beating with a broom.

"That's one way to do it too."

Zhu Suihan said thoughtfully, "However, I'm more worried about Liu Bo staying at the Kaji Gym. Professor Oak, why don't you try to persuade him to come to Pallet Town with you to retire?"

The town is pure white, and the conditions for retirement are much better than in Kaji Town.

"This is very difficult."

Professor Oak chuckled awkwardly twice: "If you had recovered five or eight years earlier, I would have definitely taken that old guy to Pallet Town. But not now."

In recent years, the issue of splitting up has been on the agenda within the Quartz Federation, but it has not been made public yet.

The entire Indigo League was formally divided into two main regions: Kanto and Johto, namely the Kanto League and the Indigo League.

It's not that the distribution of benefits is uneven; it's just that the territory is too large and the structure is too bloated.

Or rather, this is a reform of the upper structure, which doesn't really matter that much to ordinary people.

Even if the two alliances of Kanto and Johto are split up, ordinary people can continue to live their lives as usual, without needing to change their documents or anything.

The alliance isn't blind; they can only say that if it weren't for his personality and his own will, they would never have left such a precious treasure to retire in Kaji Town.

With the family about to split up, and Professor Oak planning to retire in Pallet Town, the planned team members in Johto are probably going to be furious with Professor Oak.

(End of this chapter)