socalfunplaces Chapter 90 The Hope of the Whole Village
Chapter 90 The Hope of the Whole Village
Akai nodded. "In the village, my roasted sweet potatoes are generally considered the best. If you want some, I can go home and get some now."
Li Shuwen added another bowl for the chubby purple boy who had finished his meal. "Kai, you eat too. Don't mind her. If you want roasted sweet potatoes, learn to roast them yourself."
"I'm going on a trip soon, and I don't know how to cook at all."
Li Meining snorted coldly and lowered her head to continue eating.
"Oh." Kai immediately started eating, and he found that this stew was better than any stew he had ever eaten before.
Looking at the chubby purple creature again, Akai seemed to understand why Li Shuwen had specially prepared this meal for Gengar.
"Master, do you want to tame Gengar?"
Li Shuwen nodded and reached out to stroke Gengar's round body.
"That's right, how could I not like such a cool Pokémon as Gengar?"
Gengar happily squinted its eyes upon receiving Li Shuwen's praise.
However, Gengar would prefer Li Shuwen to praise him for being evil rather than handsome.
Kai asked curiously, "Master, isn't the Veiled Gym a Fighting-type gym? Why are they trying to catch a Ghost-type Gengar?"
Li Shuwen said with a smile, "Dealing with Ghost-type Pokémon is a challenge for Fighting-type Pokémon. Having Gengar as a training partner can help them quickly accumulate experience in dealing with Ghost-type Pokémon."
"Also, the Veiled Gym is a Fighting Gym, not a Fighting-type Gym, so Gengar can also become stronger by training in Fighting techniques."
When Gallade and Gengar were fighting, Li Shuwen noticed that Gengar was also skilled at using Shadow Punch.
Akai asked excitedly, "Then can my little Geodude also become stronger by practicing fighting techniques?"
Li Shuwen answered confidently, "Of course!"
There was once an outstanding Rock-type Gym Leader who used Geodude to participate in the P1 Fighting Tournament.
Although the result was not ideal, the approach was sound.
It's such a waste that Geodude has such long hands and doesn't use them for boxing.
After lunch, Li Shuwen patted Gengar's head.
"Gengar, we're leaving. You stay here and don't go and torment the poor villagers anymore."
Gengar nodded. As long as he could swim in the pool, he wouldn't bother the villagers.
"Here are a hundred apples the villagers promised to compensate you. Please accept them."
Gengar nodded, opened its mouth and sucked, and all the apples in the bag went into Gengar's stomach.
Li Meining touched Gengar's belly with some curiosity. "Gengar, did you store the apple in the four-dimensional space inside your belly?"
Gengar nodded and spat out a few more apples.
They handed one to Li Shuwen, one to Li Meining, and one to Akai.
He picked up the remaining apple, took a bite, and squinted his eyes sweetly.
To appease Gengar's anger, these are the best apples selected from the village's apple orchard.
Li Shuwen picked up the apple and washed it in the clear water of the pond.
Take a bite, and there's a satisfying crunch.
Crisp and sweet, big and red.
Li Shuwen nodded. "Let's buy some apples on the way back."
Li Meining also squinted her eyes, "The apples from Tianshui Village are indeed delicious. I think they taste no worse than Tianguanhong."
Akai nodded in agreement, "If I become a famous trainer, I will definitely help promote the apples from my hometown."
Li Shuwen patted Gengar's head. "Gengar, I'm leaving now. I'll come back to see you in a few days."
We'll park the car in Sweetwater Village, go up the mountain to see Gengar, and then continue deeper to see Electabuzz.
Just like Electabuzz, Gengar is now unwilling to leave its pond.
Only by constantly building bonds will they be willing to follow Li Shuwen and leave their hometown.
As he left, Akai asked, somewhat puzzled, "Master, since your Pokémon can defeat Gengar, why didn't you just capture Gengar with a Poké Ball?"
Li Shuwen said with a smile, "There is a process of mental adjustment between trainers and Pokémon. The difference is that I choose to adjust first, while other trainers choose to capture them first."
"Only when their hearts and minds are aligned and resonate can Pokémon unleash their miraculous fighting power."
Ah Kai didn't quite understand it, but he felt that it contained profound truths.
Back in Sweetwater Village, the villagers already knew that Akai was going to the Veiled Dojo to become an apprentice and train.
They came to see him off, bringing out all the rare ingredients they had gathered in the mountains.
The villagers scraped together the money, and the village chief managed to raise another 10,000 yuan.
The village chief handed 10,000 yuan to Li Shuwen, saying, "Master Li, consider this 10,000 yuan as A-Kai's fee for becoming an apprentice at the dojo."
"And these ingredients, don't be disgusted, take them all home and eat them. From last night's meal, I can tell that Master Li is a culinary expert who knows how to eat and cook."
"The ingredients we collected from Mount Suyun are all rare and precious. When we sent them to Veil City, many chefs said they liked them."
Li Shuwen simply couldn't resist the temptation of the finest ingredients.
"I'll accept them all. Don't worry, everyone, I will do my best to train Kai!"
Kai was moved to tears. "I will study hard with my master and strive to become a famous trainer so that the apples in the village can sell for the same high price as the Crown Red!"
The villagers' actions deeply moved Akai. Li Shuwen felt that if given the chance, Akai would even dare to send the village chief's guard dog to Miss Officer Jenny to be a police dog.
Back at the Veil Dojo, Kai's first task was to pick up a hoe and dig a pond in the open space in the backyard of the Veil Dojo.
Li Shuwen inserted wooden stakes into the four corners of the pool.
Ah Kai's eyes widened. "Master, how long will this digging take? Shouldn't we be calling in an excavator?"
Li Shuwen countered, "Kai, do you know what type of Pokémon construction crews have the most of?"
Akai thought for a moment, "It seems to be a fighting attribute."
Li Shuwen nodded, "Digging a pond is the goal, and the process is also a form of training. Next, watch my movements and learn how to properly use your muscles to exert force during digging and transporting soil."
For Fighting-type Pokémon, working as a construction crew is like a muscleman going to a construction site to carry bricks—it's all about building muscle.
Making money is a secondary goal.
At first, Akai was not used to this way of digging that required him to use all his muscles.
The actions are frequently incorrect.
By nightfall, he had mastered the technique completely under Li Shuwen's guidance.
All the Pokémon at the Veiled Gym also participated in the construction of the pool.
It was a unique team building activity that brought everyone together as a unit by building a pool.
If we were to ask which Pokémon here has the most experience in construction site management, it would definitely be Machamp.
When Lung Fog Old Man was young, Guai Li often went to work on construction sites with him.
When it comes to building a pool now, Guaili suggests that it's necessary to hire a professional construction team.
They and their Pokémon alone couldn't handle the pool's drainage system.
This is in the city, not a village, so there's no way to create an inlet and outlet by connecting to the river.
Li Shuwen nodded, "Then let's hire someone!"
Just as Li Shuwen was working hard to build a pool to invite Gengar to play.
Gengar lay in the pool of water, gazing at the blue sky and the white clouds that occasionally drifted by.
Gengar, however, was not as happy as usual.
Gengar would occasionally recall Li Shuwen's praise and caresses.
Gengar remembered that Li Shuwen had said he would come to see him in a few days, and unconsciously began to look forward to it.
There's also Li Shuwen's stew.
Gengar spat out a bright red apple, took a bite, and relieved its craving for a big stew.
A Magikarp leaped out of the water, instantly taking Gengar's thoughts away.
A flash of blue light appeared in Gengar's eyes, and Magikarp was immediately manipulated and thrown into the sky.
Hehehe, I'm so evil!
Magikarp landed precisely in the pool at the top of the mountain, and the surface of the water immediately flashed with a white light.
A ferocious Gyarados, its large head poking out of the water, roars with a mixture of anger and joy.
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