Chapter 73: Steelix Camping House! and Fishing at the Seaside!
Xiao Feng also wanted to help pay the bill, but this time Wang Yao refused...
After all, Dr. Oak had previously applied for a sum of research funding from the Alliance in order to thank Wang Yao for lending Steelix for research.
Wang Yao also received a research subsidy of 500,000 Baokeyuan.
This is equivalent to Shizuka's entire month's salary! It is indeed a huge sum of money!
In addition, Wang Yao also has a gold card from Silver Company, and his total deposits have exceeded 800,000.
"Let's go... We've bought all the food, let's find a suitable place to set up camp."
Wang Yao put away the purchased supplies and checked the time on his watch - it was already 3:30 in the afternoon.
Heading in a direction away from the crowd, Wang Yao and Xiao Feng soon arrived at the outer area of Honglian Town near the sea.
Because a large-scale volcanic eruption occurred on Honglian Island a few years ago...destroying many of the island's original forests.
Therefore, there are no large forests outside the town, but instead there are black rocky areas left behind after the magma cooled.
However, in recent years, the alliance has been transplanting saplings in a planned manner, trying to restore the ecological environment of Honglian Island.
Wang Yao had seen the relevant recruitment notice in the town before.
For trainers who have Pokémon that are good at sowing saplings, such as Venusaur, Tortoise, and Garchomp, the league officials can hire them to sow seeds for the forest of Crimson Island for a fee.
In addition, if there are Pokémon such as Diglett, Digger Rabbit, and Mudsling that can master the [Tillage] move, the Alliance will also have talent needs.
PS: [Cultivated Land] - Plowing the land makes it easier for grass and trees to grow, and will increase the attack and special attack of grass-attribute Pokémon on the field.
Now the results are beginning to show. Many black rock areas have been re-converted into soil, and tree saplings as thick as bowls are growing vigorously.
"Let's just go here...it's convenient for getting water too."
Wang Yao came to a suburban park that looked abandoned.
This park is adjacent to solidified volcanic lava on one side and the sea on the other. It looks like it should be one of the buildings that survived the eruption of the Honglian Island volcano.
Although it looked deserted... but Wang Yao tried it and found that the drinking water faucet in the park was still able to flow smoothly, which was enough.
"Everyone, come out!"
Wang Yao released all the Pokémon on his body...
While at the Pokémon Center, he had already found time to contact the ranch to exchange Pokémon.
Teleport the Sharptooth Fish and the Stinging Jellyfish back to the ranch and exchange them for Arbok.
After all, he will be fighting against Xia Bo of the Red Lotus Gym later, and his opponent is not as easy to bully as Xiaogang.
If it was a battle arena built inside a volcano like in the animation... some of Wang Yao's Pokémon wouldn't even have a chance to appear.
Therefore, Wang Yao's team also needs to be adjusted appropriately.
"What a huge Steelix!"
Xiao Feng raised her head and looked at the huge monster in front of her in shock.
"What an amazing size... Is it fifteen meters? Or twenty meters?!"
"Nineteen point six meters...just measured this month."
Wang Yao reported Dr. Oak's measurement data.
"This is too much... Just one part of its body is bigger than the entire fire-breathing camel!"
Charizard is a Pokémon unique to Hoenn. An adult Charizard is two meters tall including its hump!
Xiao Feng touched the metal surface of Steelix curiously.
"Steel Snake... I'm leaving the camping house to you today!"
The reason why Wang Yao kept Steelix behind was not only to use it as a trump card for the gym challenge... but also for some other reasons.
"Woo~"
The big steel snake's body slowly curled up and overlapped each other, forming a steel hut with a circular barrier.
boom!
On the roof of the hut, the heavy head of the giant steel snake pressed on its body, forming a semi-enclosed space.
Kaka!
After the transformation was completed, the tip of Steelix's tail, which was close to the ground, opened outward, revealing a passage more than one person tall.
"How about this move? I call this move [Steel Snake - Camping Hut Form]!"
Wang Yao showed Xiao Feng the specialties of the Pokémon he possessed.
"You're... exaggerating!"
Xiao Feng is also an elite trainer who has seen the world...
But the only guy who can own such a huge Steelix and use it to this extent... is probably Wang Yao.
After the cabin was built, Wang Yao still needed to find some dinner.
Unfortunately, because the greening project of Honglian Island is still in progress, there are not many wild Pokémon species nowadays... Wang Yao had to go to the sea to find food.
After placing all the luggage in the Steelix camping house, Wang Yao began to assign tasks.
"You coward! You and the giant crab go to the sea to find some food..."
"Arbok, you seem to be quite good at swimming... Let's go too!"
Wang Yao remembered that Windsor Ranch had reported to him about Arbok's daily life.
Besides exercising...it often goes to play with the sharp-toothed fish and octopus.
It seems that it can hold its breath for a long time underwater, and after evolving, Arbok is also very flexible when swimming.
"Crack~"
Arbok hadn't seen Wang Yao for a long time, and was sniffing the scent of its trainer with some nostalgia.
Giving the giant crabs a net bag, Wang Yao believed that they would return with a full load.
However, there was still an hour or two before dinner time, so Wang Yao was not in a hurry to make a fire.
"At times like this, the fishing rod that Uncle Kazuhiko gave me comes in handy!"
It was the first time that Wang Yao took out this good fishing rod.
"Do you also like fishing?"
Xiao Feng looked at Wang Yao with a strange expression.
"A hobby? It's just so-so... just to kill time."
Wang Yao had lent his fishing rod to Xiaozhi and his friends before, but he himself had never tried fishing with it.
"Oh, that's how it is."
Xiao Feng's hometown, Shuijing City, is a port city very similar to Kuye City, so there are many people who are keen on fishing.
For example, her dad... is an avid fishing enthusiast.
I often go to the beach with a fishing rod and fish all day long. When I am about to come back at night, I will quietly go to the market to buy a few tench to take home.
If Xiao Feng hadn't seen it by chance while she was out learning the clarinet, she wouldn't have known that middle-aged men have such a strong self-esteem.
The appearance of a good fishing rod is actually similar to that of an ordinary fishing rod, but it feels lighter in the hand.
The lure in front is still in the shape of a red and white Poké Ball. To be honest... Wang Yao feels that only a truly stupid Pokémon will take the bait.
However, Wang Yao heard that some wild Pokémon with strong aggressiveness would actively attack such man-made objects, which might be one of the reasons why the lure fishing rod could catch Pokémon.
Arriving at the beach, Wang Yao found a clean rock to sit on and adjusted the tightness of the spool.
Whoosh! Plop!
Crack, crack, crack!
Wang Yao casually threw out the lure and slightly tightened the spool.
Then comes the long waiting time.