Chapter 18: The Hapless Trainer
At five o'clock in the evening, Zach came over on time to collect the goods.
But today Naoki doesn't have anything to sell.
Perhaps it was because the fish fried so badly two days ago that the fish in the nearby river were greatly reduced, and he only caught three ordinary sea bass.
Zach seemed to be accustomed to this, and instead opened his mouth to comfort Naoki.
"This kind of thing is normal, fishing needs to depend on luck, your luck is already very good, you must know that some people may not be able to catch a fish by sitting by the river for a day!"
Naoki: "......"
Air Force, right?
Selling the three perch and taking the six hundred alliance coins from Zach, Naoki wondered if he wanted to catch a fish in the sea west of the town.
They are running out of fish in the river, and it will take some time to recover.
During this time, the crops in the pasture had not yet grown, and he had no other means of earning money except fishing.
But Naoki is not in a hurry, after all, the most important thing at the moment is to get the chicken hut right.
Rinse himself and the two Pokémon off with the faucet, and Naoki returns to the cabin to start preparing dinner.
The rainbow trout is gone, and only a few smoked sausages and ham are left at home, which are common cooked foods in the market.
They are easy to store and will not go bad for days at room temperature, making them ideal for places without a refrigerator.
But again, sandwiches made with smoked sausages and ham have no special effect.
Despite this, Lotton and the motorcycle lizard still ate happily.
This reminded Naoki of a saying from his previous life - a dog is not a poor family.
In this world, Pokémon are like domestic dogs, after identifying you as its owner, they will not dislike you whether you are poor or not.
Not only that, but Pokémon also live with humans, and coupled with the emotions and intelligence they possess, Naoki felt that it seemed more appropriate to call them family members.
As for the green caterpillars......
Naoki knew that it had been outside all day practicing its moves, and when it was tired, it would nibble on the fresh green leaves of the tree.
I've been gnawing for a day, and I'm afraid I'm not very hungry now.
Not even coming back, Naoki went out to take a look and found that it had simply slept on a large tree in the pasture.
Green caterpillars seem to prefer large trees outside to inside.
After dinner, Naoki chose to go to bed early after a busy day.
At the same time, in the middle of the back mountains.
A blonde boy about ten years old crawled out of the gutter in a staggered manner.
The uniform, emblazoned with the Orange Academy's crest, was stained with mud and damp rotting leaves.
The young man glanced at his dirty clothes with disgust, and sat on a tree without tears.
The teenager, Carter, is a first-year student at Orange Academy who left school two days ago to go out for an outdoor class, but he never wanted to get lost halfway through.
I wanted to keep going to see if I could come across an inhabited place, but I didn't think it would rain.
The rain had been raining all day, and it had trapped him in the cave all day.
I finally waited for the rain to stop and wanted to come out to take a look, but I fell into a gutter, not only did my clothes dirty, but also bruised my legs.
The food on his body was eaten, and Carter leaned against a tree with hunger, his face full of tears and tears.
"I don't know if the messenger bird has found the location of the town, ah, it's so annoying, I wouldn't have come to this extracurricular activity if I knew it."
In the afternoon, Carter released his only Pokémon messenger bird, asking it to find its way from the sky and find a place where humans lived.
Suddenly, the call of a messenger bird was heard in the sky.
Carter hurriedly raised his head, his face surprised.
Looking at the messenger bird that had landed in front of him, Carter hurriedly asked, "Have you found the location of the town nearby?" ”
"Bibi!"
The messenger bird nodded, pulling out a blue tree fruit from the white cloth bag it was carrying and handing it to his trainer.
"Food just for me?" Carter held the tree fruit and shed tears of emotion, and immediately hugged the messenger bird in his arms: "Thank you so much, messenger bird!" ”
"Bibi!"
The messenger bird was a little out of breath.
Fortunately, Carter quickly let go, and he took a bite of the tree fruit and regained his momentum: Good! Then let's move on! ”
"Bibi!"
The messenger bird led the way, and Carter followed closely behind him.
After walking for about an hour, under the moonlight, a small dark wooden house appeared in front of me.
"That's ...... A log cabin? Carter was a little disappointed, he had expected it to be a lively human town.
In addition to this, Carter also saw farmland, which appeared to be a farm.
"Bibi!"
The messenger bird nodded its head, indicating that it had seen traces of human activity here before.
"That's pretty good, it's better than continuing to get lost in the mountains." Carter thought as he stepped forward and knocked on the door, "Hello, excuse me, does anyone live here?" ”
Soon, there was a sound of footsteps inside.
The lights in the room came on, and as the door opened, a tall, thin young man appeared inside the door.
Naoki looked at the dirty young man in front of him, and a burst of surprise flashed on his face: "Are you?" ”
Carter hurriedly introduced himself: "Hello, my name is Carter!" He was a student at Orange Academy and accidentally got lost in the mountains before...... I would like to ask, is it far from the town? ”
Naoki glanced at the other party and said, "It will take about three hours to walk." ”
"Huh? So far? Carter was dumbfounded, and for a moment a little overwhelmed.
His physical strength has been lost so much that I'm afraid there is no way to support him to get there.
Naoki looked at the school emblem on the other party's chest, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then said: "Come in, I'm afraid you won't be able to go anywhere like this, let's spend the night here tonight!" ”
Carter hurriedly said gratefully: "Thank you very much! We won't stay for nothing, I'll pay for the room! ”
"Forget it, it's just a gesture, and you don't need to pay for the room."
From the memory of the original owner, I know that the cost of staying in a hotel in this world is not high, and the cheapest hotel is about 200 a night.
Thinking about it, Naoki moved out of the way.
Hearing this, Carter was even more grateful.
What a good guy!
He walked into the room with the messenger bird.
From the outside, this chalet is not big, but the facilities inside are very complete.
A single bed, a desk, a cabinet for partitions, a fireplace in use.
The wooden floors are spotlessly clean and the interior is very clean and tidy.
"The owner of the house is a very clean person!" Carter thought to himself.
Worried that his shoes would stain the house, Carter took them off before entering the door and entered the house wearing only a pair of stockings.
At this time, his eyes suddenly noticed the two Pokémon lying on the side of the bed.
A motorcycle lizard, and a strange Pokémon that he had never seen before, all over scarlet.
Although he hadn't seen it before, his instinct as a trainer kept telling him that that Pokémon was not ordinary!