stonecrandall Chapter 148 The Phoenix King's Sudden Appearance
Chapter 148 The Phoenix King's Sudden Appearance
Chapter 148 The Phoenix King's Sudden Appearance (Part 2)
It's been a week since we arrived at Little Orange Island, and the sea is still turbulent and extremely dangerous.
This prevented Ash and his friends from leaving the island.
"Xiaoxia, shouldn't we be on our way to Durian Island? Why are we stuck here?"
Looking through his binoculars at the still turbulent sea in the distance, Ash looked utterly dejected.
"Of course, we came here because we got lost."
"We're trapped now, so we can only wait for the sea to calm down before we can get out," Xiaoxia replied irritably.
"Don't let people say such obvious things out loud."
She felt that if she said she was lost one more time, the god of getting lost would notice and she would get even more lost in the future.
"Sigh, I should have gotten used to it by now."
What Xiaozhi is most worried about right now is the food shortage.
He didn't know what he was thinking before, but he added Snorlax to his team.
Then this guy actually sneaked out of the Poké Ball in the middle of the night.
They ate all of Xiaozhi's food reserves outside, leaving not a single grain of rice.
The initial plan was to replenish supplies on the next island, and normally rely on the food exchanged from the system shop to satisfy Snorlax's appetite.
But he didn't expect to be trapped on this island for a whole week, and Ash's food supplies from the previous town were completely depleted.
Ash and his friends are now facing a food crisis.
"Do I have to buy food from the system store again?"
Xiao Zhi was furious when he saw that the bread in the system store was priced at 50 each.
"Damn system! The food in the store always costs more than the last time I buy it!"
"No way! Even if I starve to death, die outside, or jump off this cliff, I will never buy another bite of food from a store!"
So said the unyielding Xiao Zhi.
"Oh no, stop right now! That's a Magikarp that you can't eat!"
On the beach, Lapras was staring intently at Magikarp, drooling.
Not only were the trainers starving, but the Pokémon hadn't eaten all day either.
But Magikarp is a creature made entirely of bones and can't be eaten!
However, compared to the unassuming Ugly Fish, the 2.8-meter-long Magikarp certainly looks more tempting.
Now Ash is starting to fantasize about dishes like braised fish.
Magikarp: (#°°)
"No, no, this is my Pokémon, you can't do this!"
They quickly stopped Lapras and Dragonite from biting Magikarp and calmed them down.
He gritted his teeth and exchanged a few more loaves of bread to feed his Pokémon. He was almost out of money, and there was nowhere to withdraw cash here.
Ash, who has a potential big appetite, had no choice but to endure it and give his Pokémon something to eat first.
Meanwhile, in the forest 3 kilometers away from Ash, Team Rocket was busily working on their latest machine.
"I'm telling you, Musashi, we haven't eaten for two days. Is it really feasible to follow this kid?"
Amazon, covered in dust and grime, looked up unhappily as he worked with a hammer.
Seeing Musashi lying on a chair sunbathing, I felt indignant.
It's infuriating that she and Kosaburo are doing all the work while Musashi and the others are just resting on the sidelines.
"Enough with the nonsense! Boss Giovanni's mission for us is to steal powerful Pokémon!"
"Isn't that kid's Pokémon strong enough? If we can successfully steal it and hand it over to the boss, not only us, but you guys will definitely get promoted and get a raise."
"When the time comes, you will atone for your sins and even advance further. What will this little bit of suffering you're enduring now matter then!"
It's no wonder that Musashi honed her marketing skills alongside Ash; her words are becoming increasingly persuasive and resonant.
"Think about it, how will Boss Sakaki reward us if he's in a good mood?"
After Musashi said that, Amado and Kosaburo immediately fell into a wonderful fantasy about the future.
"Now that you've acquired such powerful Pokémon, you guys are truly my most capable subordinates. Hurry up and take this money and spend it!"
In his dream, Boss Sakaki threw handfuls of banknotes at their faces, making Yamato and Kosaburo swing their hammers with even more force.
Little did they know that the carefully planned scheme had already been communicated to Satoshi by Kojiro in advance.
However, Xiaozhi really wasn't in the mood to watch it right now.
He glanced at the still gray sky, picked up Pikachu, who was lying listlessly on his backpack, and went into the island.
Xiao Zhi knew that things couldn't continue like this.
Without a map of the island, and given how lost they are, it's uncertain how long it will take them to reach the next town.
We'll just have to pick some wild vegetables to tide us over for now.
Let Pikachu use its sensitive little nose to lie down on the grass with Ash and start identifying things.
"Wild grass, wild grass, wildflowers—wild vegetables!"
Xiao Zhi quickly reached out to grab it, but the feeling when he pulled it up felt a little off.
With continued pulling, Ash pulled a person out of the bushes.
"So this isn't a wild vegetable that grows on the ground."
"Are you planting wild vegetables on your head? How bizarre!"
"What wild vegetables? This is a fragrant garden, a garden!"
"Though the grass is only ten centimeters long, it possesses a soul spanning one meter and twenty-eight centimeters—this is the embodiment of my fighting spirit!"
The boy with grass growing on his head defended his weeds with passionate words.
"I'm going to become the world's strongest Grass-type Pokémon Trainer, Shun!"
"How dare you ruin my meticulously crafted garden! I challenge you to a duel!"
"Bring on the stinky flower!"
Normally, Ash would have already agreed to a battle, but right now he really wasn't in the mood.
He casually released the culprit, the giant stomach.
Before Snorlax could even wake up, its massive body, descending from the sky, crushed Gloom into a flat pancake.
Ash won this battle.
"Ah! My Gloomy Flower, my road to victory—"
Xiao Shun struggled to pull Gloom out from under Snorlax, then hugged it and cried.
"By the way, you're a local, right? There should be towns nearby. Are there any restaurants in those towns?"
Suddenly realizing what was happening, Xiao Zhi didn't care whether Xiao Shun was sad or not and quickly pulled him up, bombarding him with a barrage of questions.
"There are towns nearby, but don't expect any food. I came out here specifically to find something to eat."
"If there's any place where there might still be some food, it's probably the Pokémon Center over that mountain."
Following the direction pointed out by Xiao Shun, Xiao Zhi quickly picked up Xiao Xia and Pikachu and ran towards the Pokémon Center.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed to find that a large crowd of hungry people had gathered at the Pokémon Center.
Only Miss Joey stood atop a pile of wooden crates, barely managing to maintain order.
But the crowd surrounding the Pokémon Center was already starving.
It was thanks to Miss Joey's high reputation that everyone was able to remain a little calm and listen to her, instead of rushing into the center to grab food.
Then Miss Joey took out a megaphone.
"Please rest assured, I have contacted the nearby islands, and a helicopter will airdrop food over soon."
"I will distribute the food then, and everyone will have something to eat, so please calm down and wait patiently."
Hearing Miss Joey say this, the crowd slowly dispersed.
I sat down on the open ground in front of the Pokémon Center and waited for the food to come.
Seeing the situation around him, Ash quickly went up to Nurse Joy and asked her why there was such a shortage of food on the island.
Is there another Snorlax outbreak on the island?
"Because Little Orange Island does not have a deep-water port, heavy ships cannot dock, so supplies are usually replenished by supply ships."
"But for some reason, a week ago, the sea suddenly became extremely dangerous, and ordinary ships simply cannot reach this place."
At this point, Miss Joey sighed helplessly.
"Just before the shipping route was disrupted, a wealthy merchant bought up all of the town's grain reserves."
"This has led to the current food crisis on the island."
"By the way, who bought all the food?"
That person can buy up all the food on the entire island. What is he planning to do? He seems very rich.
"It seems to be a collector named Gilluta."
It was someone Xiaozhi didn't know.
Suddenly, everyone in the open space looked up. It turned out that the sound of a propeller spinning in the sky was coming from above.
Miss Joey was right; the food really did arrive.
The worries and gloom of the past few days vanished, and everyone cheered, eagerly awaiting the helicopter to drop food.
But just as the large package full of food was falling, a steel cable with iron claws shot out from the forest and pulled the food away.
Everyone was terrified and quickly chased after the food.
"Who did this?"
As soon as the package landed, three men in white uniforms jumped out and stood on the food everyone had been longing for.
They completely ignored the murderous stares from those around them and went about their poses.
"I have a question about who did it!"
"I'll tell you out of great compassion—"
"Snorlax Hyper Beam!" Ash was starving and didn't want to waste his time listening to them.
He immediately sent out his only beast that had eaten its fill, Snorlax.
After an explosion, Kojiro and his friends once again turned into shooting stars in the sky.
"Oh, I haven't finished my opening remarks yet!"
"This feeling is awful!" ×3
These idiots' plan is still so damn ridiculous. Is now the time to steal their food? The townspeople and Ash are about to skin them alive.
But Ash forgot that Team Rocket now consists of more than just James and his friends.
Just as everyone was about to carry the food back to the Pokémon Center, a large, Meowth-shaped machine popped out again.
The robot extended its large iron claw and snatched the food package in one swift motion.
"Hahaha, that troublesome guy is finally gone!"
"Finally, it's our turn to give the opening remarks!"
Then, energetic background music started playing.
"Since you have sincerely asked for advice..."
"Then let's—"
"Snorlax, Hyper Beam!"
Unexpectedly, the Meow Meow robot was incredibly agile, dodging the destructive ray with a feat that would be difficult for ordinary people to achieve.
"You little brat, didn't your mother teach you not to interrupt others?"
"All I want to do right now is smash you all to pieces!" Why is it so hard for Xiaozhi to just have a meal?
Seeing the terrifying aura emanating from Ash, Yamato and Kosaburo in the cockpit swallowed hard.
"Hmph, our newly built machine took a lot of effort to build, and we won't let the brat lose this time."
Actually, the design drawings for the Meow Meow Robot were done by Kojiro and the others, but they were paid in advance with several months' salary from Yamato and Kosaburo.
I'm so gratified that Kojiro and the others have finally grown into qualified leaders.
"If anyone around here wants food, help us steal that guy's Pokémon!"
"Otherwise, I'm going to burn this food package!"
A flamethrower-like gun barrel popped out from the mechanical claw, and Yamato, in a vicious attempt to use food to blackmail the townspeople into attacking Satoshi.
This made the townspeople hesitate, but after all, this was the world of Pokémon.
"Impossible. You expect me to help bad people commit violence against innocent people just for my own sake?"
"As a future Grass-type Pokémon Master, I, Shun, would never do that!"
The first to step forward was Shun, the boy with grass growing on his head whom Ash had encountered before. With him leading the way, everyone immediately began to face Team Rocket with a shared sense of antagonism.
"The child is right!"
"You damned bastards, give the food back right now!"
Yamato's plan to sow discord failed, which is why Ash loves the Pokémon world so much.
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
The lightning struck the Meow Meow Robot but had no effect.
"Haha, we've already taken precautions against electric shocks. Since you're unwilling to submit, then all the food is mine!"
Kojiro and his team still had a very meticulous design for Pikachu's defenses.
Unfortunately, they were only strict about Pikachu.
"Snorlax uses Ice Punch on the robot's joints!"
"Card!"
Robots are resistant to electricity but not to freezing. Ash's Snorlax is not only tanky and powerful, but also very fast.
In the blink of an eye, it ran over to Yamado and the others, and with one punch, the mechanical arm that was tightly gripping the food package shattered.
The Freeze Punch's effect also caused the ice to spread along the robotic arm towards the Meow Meow Robot's body.
"Ah, our four months' wages!" Kosaburo urgently pressed the attack button.
Several projectiles immediately flew out from the other intact mechanical hand, but when they hit Snorlax, they only made it scratch its belly, causing no pain or itch at all.
"Although it eats a lot, it's also very strong." Ash had never used it for training before; he could use it right away.
"Snorlax, now's your chance! Use Hyper Beam on the cockpit!"
Because they were frozen in place, Amado and his companions were unable to dodge and were struck by the thick yellow beam of light.
The Rockets met their standard end, blown away like shooting stars.
"What an awful feeling!" ×2
Congratulations on completing the side quest: Do a Good Deed Today: Defeat Team Rocket and stop their plot (52/∞)
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +100; Regional Favorability +5; Regional Reputation +1]
[Congratulations on achieving the achievement "The Agile Fat Guy": Win a battle using Snorlax.]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +2000; Stamina +1; Speed +1; "Energy Cube Maker" unlocked in the shop (Hint: The recipe for Energy Cubes can be obtained from a friendly elder)]
"Energy Cubes?" Ash looked at the description and realized that they were colorful square candies that could be used to improve various stats of Pokémon.
"There are special blocks that can increase a Pokémon's beauty level," so Feebas's evolution process can be accelerated.
"There are also blocks that can greatly increase satiety!"
"Great stuff! Great stuff!"
A way to get rid of a big stomach has been found!
And the elder he's on good terms with—doesn't that sound like Professor Oak?
"Okay, it's a good decision!" Ash then took the opportunity to bother him for the recipe.
After Team Rocket flew away, everyone worked together to carry the food back to the Pokémon Center.
Ash was so hungry that he had no strength left. Otherwise, he would normally be able to manage on his own and wouldn't need anyone else.
Here, thanks to Nurse Joy's distribution, Ash finally gets some food, and he's about to have a big meal.
He had just finished cooking at the camp when he suddenly had a strange premonition.
Looking up, I saw a colorful figure flying through the clouds.
"That is—"
A warm current flowed through his chest, all his fatigue vanished, and even the injuries he sustained during his recent training were instantly healed.
[Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest "Where is the Cameraman?": Please go and find Ho-Oh.]
【获得奖励：联盟币+5万；速度+3；体力+3；获得新的特性：不死之躯lv1（宝可梦招式打在你的身上威力-5%）】
"It's Ho-Oh!"
Unfortunately, Ho-Oh flew too fast, and Ash didn't even get a clear look at its full form, only a fleeting glimpse.
Why did Ho-Oh suddenly appear?
Just then, Misty ran excitedly from the Pokémon Center, "Ash, great news! Nurse Joy just said that the turbulence around the island has suddenly disappeared, so we can head to Citrus Island now!"
"Really? That's great!" Ash couldn't help but think again.
Could the sudden improvement in the situation be related to the appearance of Ho-Oh?
After all, he was the number one street thug, and nobody knew what his purpose was.
"Anyway, it shouldn't be anything bad."