Chapter 978 The Great Test Begins - Overlord Lan Mantis Flower
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Bell of Soothing]
The next morning, the sun shone through the window into the Pokémon Center's kitchen. Miss Lizzie stood in front of everyone with a smile on her face. "Today's outdoor teaching content is to teach you how to make Akara Island's traditional food - Akara curry!"
"Wow!" Mao was the first to shout out excitedly, "I've wanted to try this for a long time!" Her eyes were shining with anticipation.
However, in stark contrast to Mao's excitement, everyone except Kachi looked a little confused.
After all, except for Mao who had some knowledge of cooking, the others were completely clueless. Liliae even made a mistake in how much to cook rice, let alone understanding this curry.
"As I recall, this traditional delicacy, Akara curry, seems to require some rare and special ingredients?" Mao obviously understood this dish better.
Miss Liz smiled, her eyes showing her appreciation for her, and said, "You are absolutely right. Our course today is not limited to cooking. Finding the ingredients needed for curry is also an important task."
Therefore, today Miss Lizzie decided to have everyone work in groups, with each group having their own task of finding ingredients.
"Next, I will announce the groups and the ingredients each group needs to find!" Miss Lizzie said as she picked up nine prepared cards from the table.
She first drew out three cards, handed them to Kachi, and said to him, "Kachi, you and Lilia will be a team and be responsible for finding these ingredients."
Then, Miss Lizzie handed another three cards to Shuilian and Mamane, and said, "Mamane and Shuilian are a group. These are the ingredients you are looking for."
Finally, Miss Lizzie handed the remaining three cards to Xiaozhi and said to him with a smile: "Xiaozhi, you will be a team with Mao. Your task is to find these ingredients."
Xiaozhi quickly took the card, and Mao came over curiously and looked at the contents on the card together.
"Mango, resurrection grass and miracle seeds?" Mao read out the names of the ingredients on the card in surprise.
There is no doubt that among all the groups, his group is undoubtedly the most difficult challenge. Both the resurrection grass and the miracle seeds are extremely rare, and the miracle seeds are even better.
In order to help everyone complete the task smoothly, Miss Lizzie and Dr. Kukui specially prepared simple maps for everyone. These maps marked in detail the possible locations of the ingredients, providing important clues for everyone's search.
"There is one more thing I need to remind everyone of." Miss Lizzie smiled, raised a finger, and said solemnly: "Every ingredient for making Akara curry is indispensable."
Everyone nodded, indicating that they understood the importance of this. Then, everyone followed the marked routes on the map cards and set out on their journey to find food.
However, just as everyone was about to go out, Miss Lizzie suddenly called Mao and whispered something to her, as if she was telling her something special.
Xiaozhi didn't pay much attention to this scene. He took Mao and walked towards the first target marked on the map without hesitation.
That place was a small hill, and the mangoes they were looking for grew on the fruit trees on the top of the hill. At this time, the fruit trees were full of heavy fruits, making people salivate at the sight.
On the grassy hillside, there seemed to be a sparse patch of cabbage growing. Upon closer inspection, these "cabbages" turned out to be pseudo-mantis grass!
"Is this the Pseudo-Mantis?" Xiaozhi couldn't help but smile when he saw these little guys. "Look at them, they look like they are basking in the sun or taking a nap!"
The Rotom Encyclopedia nearby also quickly retrieved the relevant information of Pseudomantis and displayed it in front of Xiaozhi.
"Wow, so cute..." Mao couldn't help but cheer when he saw the false mantis.
However, her cheers broke the dreams of the pseudo-mantises. They opened their bright red eyes, jumped up from the ground, and quickly used leaf skills, rushing towards Xiaozhi and Mao like a tide.
It turns out that the pseudo-mantises like to photosynthesize during their naps and enjoy the warmth of the sun. Being suddenly woken up by Mao, they would naturally be a little unhappy. This is the so-called "morning grumpiness".
Faced with this sudden attack, Xiaozhi seemed unusually calm. Victini beside him released flames and easily burned the leaves.
Then Xiaozhi smiled slightly, waved his hand and released the power of Changpan. This magical power was like a gentle spring breeze, gently blowing across the false mantises.
Soothed by the power of Changpan, the emotions of the pseudo-mantises gradually calmed down and the attacks stopped.
"Then, it's up to you next, Rowlet!" Xiaozhi then sent out Rowlet.
The owl spread its wings and flew silently to the top of the hill. It landed lightly in front of a mango tree and picked a mango with its sharp claws.
In this way, Xiaozhi and his friends successfully completed their first goal.
The second target was resurrection grass. The rocky mountain where resurrection grass grew, as marked on the map, was not far away. But when they looked, they found that it was surrounded by rocks and it was difficult to find any trace of resurrection grass.
However, Xiaozhi possesses the power of waves, and with his exploration, the two soon found the trace of the resurrection grass.
It turned out that the resurrection grass was hidden in the cracks of the rocks. Although there was not much of it, it was enough to meet their needs.
Next, they were going to look for the last miracle seed. Following the guidance of the map, the two came to a deep cave.
"This looks like a mole hole?" Xiaozhi said in surprise. With his wave power, he found that there were many moles living in this hole, the kind of Alola moles with a head of aho-hair.
These Alola Digletts didn't seem to like being disturbed, and when Ash and Mao tried to engage them, they immediately attacked.
"Following the fork in the road without the mole should be the right path." Faced with this situation, Xiaozhi analyzed calmly.
Sure enough, through the exploration of wave power, when moving forward along the fork in the road without gophers, it was found that the road became wider and wider, and the surrounding environment gradually became brighter.
In the end, the two successfully passed through the maze-like gopher cave and came to a cave full of vitality.
This place is very spacious, as if blessed by some mysterious power. All kinds of exotic plants grow wildly here, vying with each other for beauty, exuding vigorous vitality.
The chance of finding Miracle Seeds in such a place is naturally very high. As expected, Pikachu and Eevee soon found a special wooden stake.
The inside of the wooden pile is hollowed out and filled with a dazzling array of fresh fruits, which are colorful and fragrant, making people salivate.
Seeing this, the little guys cheered excitedly and took a fruit each without hesitation and started to eat it.
And in this pile of fruit, Xiaozhi actually found a miracle seed. In this way, all three ingredients they needed to find have been found.
But at this moment, a tall Pokémon suddenly jumped up from the tree like lightning and landed steadily in front of Xiaozhi and the others.
The powerful aura he exuded made people shudder, especially Tian Wuni who was standing next to Mao, who was frightened by the aura and trembled all over.
"Orchidina? With this size, it must be a dominant Pokémon!" Xiaozhi stared at the dominant Orchidina in front of him, a hint of excitement and anticipation flashing in his eyes.
You have to know that he has the power of waves and had discovered the abnormality long ago. He also knew that his great test on Akara Island had begun.
To be continued…