Pokémon: The Journey Begins with a Cowherd

Chapter 48 Exploring the Way

In the early morning, Qingyuan opened his eyes from his sleep.

Looking at the little fire dragon lying on his stomach, Qingyuan's face showed a helpless expression.

Then she gently lifted the little dragon off her belly.

"Ya-dong!"

Just as Qingyuan placed the little Charmander on the quilt beside him, he heard the Slowpoke let out a soft cry.

Qingyuan looked at Slowpoke and saw that Slowpoke was looking at him with a resentful expression.

Although Slowpoke's eyes were still as wise as ever, for some reason, Qingyuan actually saw a hint of resentment on its face.

"Ya-dong!"

Seeing that Qingyuan was still looking at him, Slowpoke pointed to his tail.

Qingyuan looked in the direction Slowpoke was pointing and realized that Slowpoke's tail was right under his butt.

"Sorry, Slowpoke!"

As Qingyuan removed Slowpoke's tail from under his rear end, he apologized to Slowpoke.

"Ya-dong!"

After seeing its tail had been pulled out, Slowpoke waved to Qingyuan to indicate that everything was alright, then lay down and continued to sleep.

"Phew! Looks like I'll have to get a bigger tent!"

Seeing this, Qingyuan breathed a sigh of relief and stepped over the bodies of Scorpion and Mantis, saying as he did so.

Originally, this tent was just the right size to accommodate Qingyuan, Tianxie, and the other two.

Now that another Slowpoke has joined, the tent, which was just the right size before, has suddenly become a bit crowded.

Actually, most trainers put away their Pokémon and sleep in tents when they go to sleep at night.

However, Qingyuan felt that sleeping together with the Pokémon at night could increase the intimacy between the trainer and the Pokémon.

As a time traveler, he knew the importance of intimacy.

If he had the chance, he would have equipped each of Scorpion and the other elves with a soothing bell.

Furthermore, both Scyther and Charmander's final evolutions can undergo Mega Evolution.

He didn't want to lose such a powerful battle system as Super Evolution because of intimacy.

Besides, another reason why Qingyuan let Tianxie and the others stay in the tent with him was...

What if some sprite suddenly appears in this desolate wilderness and tears the tent apart?

With the Scorpions around, Qingyuan could quickly command them to launch a counterattack.

After stepping out of the tent, Qingyuan took a deep breath of the fresh forest air, then stretched slowly with his arms outstretched.

After stretching, Qingyuan washed up and then began preparing breakfast.

He first used the leftover rice from last night and tree fruit soup to make a tree fruit porridge.

Qingyuan put the pot of tree fruit porridge on the fire and started cooking, preparing breakfast for Scorpion and the others.

After preparing breakfast for Scorpion and the others, Qingyuan woke them up.

After breakfast, Qingyuan washed the dishes and put them away.

He then took out a map and began to look at it.

Qingyuan spent the whole night researching and finally decided to find a path from the edge of the middle of the forest to Kuye City.

After yesterday's journey, he is now located directly north of Kureha City.

Because taking the southern route would require traversing deep into the forest, Qingyuan directly eliminated that route.

Since the north was the direction he came from, he was also eliminated immediately.

Next, all he needs to do is find a route from the east or west where the elves are weaker.

After leaving Charmander and Slowpoke to guard the house.

He then led Scorpion and Mantis toward the east.

The west side faces the direction of Nibi City, and the forest is relatively close to Nibi City.

Because he had just come from Nibi City, going this way would give him the feeling that he was going in circles.

Therefore, to avoid this feeling, Qingyuan actually prefers to take the eastern route.

If we compare the two paths, we can find that the elves are stronger on the eastern path.

In order to save energy and speed up the journey, Qingyuan would not care about this feeling.

Qingyuan slung his backpack over his shoulder and looked at the two little ones in front of him with some concern, giving them some instructions.

"If I don't come back by noon, Little Dragon, just go straight into the tent. I've prepared lunch for you and left it there."

"You can just eat it when the time comes, okay, little dragon?"

"Groo-wa!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, the little fire dragon nodded solemnly.

"If you encounter a powerful elf attacking, run! Forget about the tents, your safety is the most important thing, understand?"

"Groo-wa!"

Charmander nodded again in response.

"besides……"

This was the first time Charmander had to face a problem alone.

So Qingyuan was like a worried old father, constantly giving instructions to the little fire dragon.

After seeing that all the little dragons nodded in agreement, Qingyuan patted the little dragon's head and said.

"Little Charmander is great! Stay home and guard the house well. I'll make you something delicious when I get back!"

"Groo-wa!"

The little dragon nodded heavily, then waved to Qingyuan.

"Ya-dong!"

The dazed beast, who was lounging around like Ge You, raised a hand and waved at Qingyuan when it saw this.

When Qingyuan saw the silly beast that looked like an old man, he immediately got a headache from anger.

This guy is too lazy. He's a little afraid that the immature little fire dragon will be led astray by this guy.

If it weren't for the lack of manpower, he would have taken this guy away no matter what.

"Clatter!"

"Sha!"

Seeing this, Scorpion and Scyther raised their hands and waved at Charmander and the others.

After they said goodbye, Qingyuan called out and led Scorpion and Mantis toward the road to the east.

It's safe to say this place is untouched by any trainer.

The density of elves here is far higher than on the main roads.

Although Qingyuan had already witnessed it when he came in yesterday.

But experiencing it again today still amazed him.

We've only been walking for fifteen minutes, less than two kilometers.

Qingyuan has already experienced no fewer than five waves of attacks, the weakest of which was a level 23 Rattata.

However, after their trip to these two gyms, Scorpion and Scyther have greatly improved their strength.

So even though the frequency of attacks from nearby Pokémon has increased, the greatly strengthened Gliscor and Scyther are still able to cope well.

"Alright Scorpion, come back here and let Scyther clear the way!"

Qingyuan stopped Scorpion, who had been clearing the way for fifteen minutes, and replaced him with Scyther, who had been staying by his side.

Each sprite leads the way for fifteen minutes, then returns to eat some energy cubes to restore its stamina.

This ensures both the speed of movement and the Pokémon's combat strength, preventing it from decreasing due to insufficient stamina.

The only drawback is that when the two Pokémon switch positions, there will be a gap around Qingyuan.

In that instant, Qingyuan might be attacked.

However, Qingyuan, who was wearing a combat suit that could defend against attacks from spirits below level 30, didn't care about this issue at the moment.

Since there were no Pokémon above level 30 around, he felt comfortable letting Scorpion and Scyther switch positions.

An Arbok that had been following Qingyuan and his group was lying in the surrounding bushes when it saw this opportunity and its eyes lit up.

Then it coiled its body into a circle and attacked Qingyuan, who was now unprotected by any Pokémon.