Hoodlum shared his thoughts with Amy and Professor Shen, and they agreed with him. Unfortunately, the Lightning Birds were nowhere to be seen again. The abandoned power station had been reduced to ruins after the battle, and it could no longer generate electricity. The Lightning Birds could no longer absorb electricity, so they would not come here again.
Although Hoodlum was disappointed that he didn't manage to tame the Lightning Bird, it wasn't like he didn't gain anything from this battle. Before he left, he subdued a small magnetic monster and a three-in-one magnetic monster. It was a small consolation for his failure.
After resting for a while after dinner, the three of them finally parted ways. Professor Shen had learned a lot from this incident and was ready to return to his research institute to continue his work. Ah Fei and Xiao Mi were also going to Qianhong City. They would always meet such companions on their travels, but they would also part ways again because of their respective goals. So, there was no need to be sad, because everyone would have the opportunity to meet again.
After a period of rest, Shirley finally recovered. She was still as cute as ever after she had degenerated from a thunder elf to Ibu. She stuck to Hoodlum every day. It had been a few days since the two of them said goodbye to Dr. Shen. They were currently traveling in the mountains. Red City was located in the mountains, and it was easy for people who had never been there to get lost.
Suddenly, a car roared behind them. Hoodlum and Xiao Mi quickly stood by the roadside. A red roadster drove past them. Hoodlum saw Xiao Mao sitting in the car.
Xiao Mao, who was in the car, naturally saw Ah Fei. The car drove out and then reversed.
"Isn't this Ah Fei? I didn't expect to meet you here!”Xiao Mao smiled as he sat in the car. It had been a few months since the two of them parted in Zhenxin Town.
"Yeah, I didn't expect to meet you either. How was it?”Hoodlum saw the bright red sports car and guessed that it might be Mao.
"Of course. Just look at me and the beauties around me!”Xiao Mao said smugly. It seemed that the smooth travel in the past few months had made him arrogant.
In order to match Xiao Mao's boasting, the beauties said,""Xiao Mao, Xiao Mao, you're so awesome! Xiao Mao, Xiao Mao, you're so handsome!”
Mao waved his hand to stop the beauties from boasting and continued,"I didn't expect you to travel with Amy. I heard from grandpa that you've subdued a huge guy! As expected of a trainer of the same level as me!”
Mao's words made Hoodlum laugh bitterly. Was this guy praising Hoodlum or himself?
"By the way, did you also receive an invitation to help deal with the gopher?”Xiao Mao suddenly thought of something important and asked.
"Dealing with the gopher? No, we didn't receive such an invitation.”Hoodlum replied. He was also very confused about this. If Xiao Mao was invited, there was no reason for Hoodlum to not be invited with his current reputation.
"You must not have contacted my grandfather during this period of time.”Xiao Mao thought for a moment and answered Hoodlum's question. After seeing Hoodlum nod and admit, he continued,"" Although you are not from Zhen Xin Town, your first test town is Zhen Xin Town. Moreover, Grandpa helped you adopt the Pokémon. If there is any message, you will first find Grandpa when you need to send a letter to him. Then, Grandpa will pass it on to you. Otherwise, it will not be easy to contact so many trainers who are traveling outside. So, you must keep in touch with Grandpa more. If there is any new information, he will inform you in time!”
Hoodlum nodded again. He wasn't from this world, and he didn't have any family here. He never thought that someone would contact him, so he didn't pay attention to this. Now that he thought about it, the longer he stayed in this world, the more people he would know. If he didn't pay attention like today, he might miss a lot of news.
"You understand now, right? But you can rest assured that a trainer like you must have been invited. Why don't you come with me?”Xiao Mao spent a lot of effort explaining and invited him at the same time.
Hoodlum looked at the car full of beauties and shook his head.""No, you should go by yourself. Amy and I have our own plans!”
Mao smiled and nodded." It seems that you know a lot about romance. Let's meet at the rendezvous point!"”
"You've misunderstood. I'm saying that we're not going to the gathering to deal with the gophers.”Ah Fei saw that Xiao Mao misunderstood and hurriedly explained.
"What?! You actually said you're not going?" Xiao Mao was shocked,"You call yourself a trainer?" Gopher was a very precious magical treasure.”
"It's precisely because it's a gopher that I decided not to go.”Hoodlum laughed." What's important to me is timing. The timing isn't right yet. Even if I go, I don't think I'll get anything!"”
"I don't quite understand what timing you're talking about, but since you're not going, then forget it.”Xiao Mao didn't waste his breath and sat back in the car. Then, he thought of something and said to Ah Fei,""My kind-hearted Xiao Mao has something else to tell you. Recently, someone found a fossil of an ancient Pokémon in the Great Fool Valley. Don't forget to go and take a look!”
"Got it. Thank you for your reminder. I also have something to remind you. Shigeru can't defeat a stronger trainer just because he's great and handsome.”Hoodlum reminded Xiao Mao not to be arrogant.
The person in question didn't seem to care. He smiled and waved his hand, then the sports car quickly drove into the distance.
"Humph! Egotistical!" Xiao Mi suddenly said and made a face in the direction Xiao Mao had gone. She had been traveling with Ah Fei and her personality had gradually become more cheerful.
"Why do you hate him so much?" Hoodlum asked.
"That kid has always been arrogant because his grandfather is the famous Dr. Oki. He's annoying!”Xiao Mi explained.
Hoodlum nodded and looked into the distance. The sports car disappeared on the mountain road, leaving only a green forest. If Xiao Mao hadn't listened to him, he wouldn't have been able to escape the outcome of the Quartz Competition.
Hoodlum and Amy were still on their way during the day. Although Hoodlum decided not to attend the gathering to deal with the Gophers, they were still heading in the direction of the gathering. There was nothing they could do about it, as Red City was in that direction.
In the evening, the two of them chose a mountain to camp on. They set up their tents under a tree on the top of the mountain. Then, the two of them busied themselves with preparing dinner. The difference was that Hoodlum prepared food for both of them, while Xiaomi was responsible for feeding Pokémon.
After dinner, the Pokémon went to rest. Some returned to the ball, while others were willing to stay outside for the night.
Hoodlum was lying alone on the grass on the hillside, staring at the stars in a daze. Shirley was sleeping quietly beside him. The moon seemed especially bright tonight, reminding Hoodlum of his old life.
Hoodlum had once said that he traveled with his father. Although it wasn't entirely true, it wasn't entirely false. In his original world, Hoodlum was the child of a single-parent family. His mother had passed away a long time ago, and his father was the captain of a transport ship. He would often be away for months, which was why Hoodlum was so good at housework.
"I don't know what that guy is doing now. Does he know that I've disappeared?”Hoodlum muttered to himself.
"What a beautiful scenery!" Xiao Mi said as she sat beside Ah Fei.
"Yes, I am." Hoodlum sighed. He couldn't see such scenery in the cities of his previous world, but he could often see the beautiful starry sky at night here.
"Speaking of which, why did you refuse to attend that gathering today?”"With your personality, I'm afraid you'll immediately sell the precious Pokémon if you encounter it, right?" Amy asked.”
Hoodlum smiled. He was really like what Amy said, but this time was different. He probably wouldn't get anything even if he went. He didn't get up and pointed down the mountain.
Mi looked in the direction of the finger. Under the bright moonlight, a long snake made of tiny Pokémon kept moving. If those tiny Pokémon weren't gophers, then what were they?
"These gophers can be called the elves of nature. They silently guard the balance of nature, so ordinary Pokémon are unwilling to fight these gophers. Even if they go, they might not be able to subdue them.”Hoodlum explained.
Mi didn't reply. He watched quietly as the Gophers moved to a place where there were no trees. Then, they began to plant saplings. Just as Hoodlum said, the Gophers were helping nature restore the green space.
The surroundings fell silent. Amy was lost in thought as she watched the gophers work. Hoodlum was looking at the starry sky, lost in thought. Shirley, who was resting at the side, suddenly stood up. She didn't inform her master of the situation, but looked into the distance curiously.
In the distance, where Shirley was looking at, a small bump suddenly appeared on the grass. It then silently moved towards Hoodlum. Neither of them noticed the small movement. The small bump got closer and closer to Hoodlum. In the end, it passed right under Shirley's eyes and hit Hoodlum's waist. In an instant, a red light surrounded the small bump, and everything returned to normal.
When the red light appeared, the two of them came back to their senses. Hoodlum touched his waist. The Pokémon balls should be in the tent. Why were they emitting red light?
But then he realized that a treasure ball had appeared in his hand. It should have been an empty ball. Hoodlum had the habit of keeping two empty balls around his waist to make it easier to catch Pokémon. Although the Pokémon balls were placed in the tent, the two empty balls were still in their original positions.
" Oh?" Hoodlum laughed." There's actually a Pokémon who's so stupid as to hit the ball himself."”
"What kind of magical treasure is it?" Amy asked curiously. This was the first time she had seen something like this.
"It must be some weak magical treasure. It's so stupid that it's not even worth nurturing.”Hoodlum said nonchalantly. Then, he thought of the dumb-looking duck, but he immediately dismissed the thought. The duck didn't live in the forest. It was probably a caterpillar or a little Rada.
Just as Hoodlum was about to throw the ball to confirm the Pokémon inside, a dramatic scene happened. The ball disappeared from his hand and was teleported away.
The two of them looked at each other in the face of the sudden change and then laughed together. It seemed that they had to wait until they contacted Dr. Oki to find out what was inside.
Because of this small episode, Hoodlum and Xiaomi were no longer in the mood to continue daydreaming. They went back to their tents to rest. There was still a long way to go the next day. Under the quiet starry sky, only the gophers were still working hard.
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