The delicacies of the heavens begin with obtaining gem meat.

Chapter 157 Little Dragon Egg

After listening to Jiang Yan's account of the world of Gourmet Hunter, Professor Oak said with some emotion.

"What an amazing world! I really want to see those rare ingredients."

Although that world seems very dangerous, it is still something to yearn for.

"In fact, I have three relatively rare ingredients: gemstone meat, pufferfish whale meat, and baby corn."

Jiang Yan looked at Professor Oak and smiled calmly.

He has quite a bit of BB corn on hand, which he can definitely use for trading.

As for gem meat and pufferfish, although there aren't many, they aren't impossible to trade, provided that Professor Oak can offer something that tempts him.

"Jewel meat, pufferfish whale, and baby corn?"

Professor Oak glanced thoughtfully at Jiang Yan.

He knew very well that Jiang Yan was not just showing off when he mentioned these three rare ingredients.

However, Professor Oak was indeed quite curious about these rare ingredients!

Professor Oak was also well aware that trading the three rare ingredients in Jiang Yan's possession would not be an easy task.

Seeing this, Jiang Yan was not in a hurry and began to introduce the next world.

"Besides the world of gourmet food, I've also been to a world where people have the ability of 'Nen'."

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"Nian? What's that?"

Professor Oak asked curiously.

"A very peculiar life energy, comparable to superpowers, but leaning towards the idealistic level."

"Those who master Nen can enhance their speed and strength, manipulate external objects, create things out of thin air, and even accomplish many things that are almost unbelievable."

Jiang Yan explained for a moment, paused, and then continued.

"In order to restrain these ability users, the world established a special Hunter Association to maintain order."

"But in reality, all the humans in that world are huddled together on an archipelago in a place called Lake Möbius."

Beyond the lake lies a boundless region known as the Dark Continent.

At this point, Jiang Yan's eyes flickered slightly.

"Within the Dark Continent, there exist five known hopes and five known calamities for humankind."

The "Five Hopes" are longevity-enhancing Nitonomi, the herb that can cure all diseases, the Stone of No Man, the Three Sources of Water, and the alchemical plant Metarion.

The "Five Great Calamities" are: the misty creature—Ai; the plant-based weapon—Gold and Silver Ingots; the two-tailed serpent—Hellbell; the human-breeding beast—Pap; and the undead disease—Zoba'ai.

"Five Hopes and Five Calamities" — if they could be made into dishes, I wonder how delicious they would be.

Unfortunately, with his current strength, he is still not suitable to step into the Dark Continent.

They need to continue to hone their skills and grow stronger before they are qualified to touch that forbidden land.

"I've also been to a magical world with lots of labyrinths."

"The labyrinth is inhabited by all sorts of strange monsters, and they taste quite good."

"But the formation of the labyrinth is related to 'demons.'"

"The demon feeds on desire; once it breaks free from the labyrinth's constraints, it could very well destroy the world."

Professor Oak: "————"

It's yet another high-risk world that could destroy itself at any moment.

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While there are occasional conflicts between legendary Pokémon and disasters in the Pokémon world, these are mostly localized and have almost never posed a direct threat to the survival of the entire human race.

Compared to the world Jiang Yan described, it could be described as peaceful and tranquil.

Professor Oak's gaze toward Jiang Yan unconsciously became more complex.

"After these four worlds, I came to this world."

Jiang Yan picked up his water glass and took a small sip.

Seeing Professor Oak's indescribable expression, Jiang Yan remained calm.

In truth, the Pokémon world isn't exactly a safe place.

Of course, there's no need to explain these things.

Although Professor Oak felt somewhat moved by the world Jiang Yan described, he was truly amazed.

Beyond the Pokémon world he knew so well, there existed so many bizarre and unbelievable worlds.

Just by listening to Jiang Yan's casual description, Professor Oak could imagine the vastness and wonder of those worlds.

However, of the four worlds Jiang Yan mentioned, except for the first one, they were all filled with danger and were far less peaceful than the Pokémon world.

Even so, the unique charm of these worlds still fascinates him.

"Your experiences are so rich, and the wonders of these worlds are beyond my wildest imagination."

Professor Oak sighed softly.

"Unfortunately, time waits for no one, and I am no longer the naive boy who carried a backpack and explored every corner of the Kanto region."

Back then, he was full of vigor, filled with love for Pokémon and curiosity about the world, and traveled all over mountains and seas with his Pokémon partners.

Unfortunately, his energy is not what it used to be. Even though he longs for the world Jiang Yan described, he no longer has the energy to personally set foot in those worlds.

In addition, he has the entire Oak Laboratory, countless Pokémon research projects waiting for him to complete, and countless young trainers needing his guidance. This responsibility has long made it impossible for him to easily extricate himself.

Of course, more importantly, he simply had no way to travel to those worlds.

Just as Professor Oak was feeling sentimental, Jiang Yan took out the Pokémon egg that Arceus had given him from the "Food Restaurant".

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Jiang Yan gently handed the egg to Professor Oak and asked him a question.

"Professor Oak, as an authority on Pokémon research, could you help me identify this Pokémon egg?"

Upon hearing Jiang Yan's question, Professor Oak composed himself and solemnly accepted the Pokémon egg.

After examining the texture and color of the eggshell, Dr. Oak quickly made a judgment based on his years of research experience.

"This is a baby dragon's egg, and you can tell from the eggshell that the little guy inside is very healthy."

Jiang Yan was pleasantly surprised to hear that it was a baby dragon egg.

He had originally planned to raise a powerful Charizard, and now his wish had come true, thanks to a high-quality Charizard egg bestowed by Arceus.

Of course, he would be even more surprised if it were a mythical beast egg.

However, Jiang Yan also knew that it was basically impossible.

Jiang Yan glanced at the little fire dragon egg and quickly asked.

"Professor Oak, how can I successfully hatch this Charmander egg?"

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Professor Oak frowned upon hearing this; even a child would know this.

But Professor Oak immediately realized that Jiang Yan was from another world, so it was normal that he didn't know about this.

So I explained it.

"Natural incubation takes a long time, but if you put them in a professional incubator and adjust the energy and temperature accordingly, they will hatch in no time."

"My research institute happens to be equipped with the most advanced incubator. If you don't mind, I can help you hatch it."

It's just an egg from one of the starter Pokémon; helping to hatch it isn't a problem.

"Thank you so much, Professor Oak!"

Jiang Yan agreed without hesitation.

He felt more at ease with Professor Oak than with him doing it himself.

Professor Oak smiled and nodded, holding the little Charmander egg, then turned and walked into the lab's incubation room, placing it into the incubator.

After dealing with the dragon egg, the two returned to the living room and began to formally discuss the details of the food transaction.

Jiang Yan took out various ordinary ingredients he brought from the world of Gourmet Hunter.

Professor Oak offered Miltank, Tribeca, and other docile Pokémon that he had bred at his research institute, which were capable of producing food, in exchange.

Both parties got what they wanted, and the transaction went very smoothly.

Of course, the two tacitly avoided mentioning some rare Pokémon and exotic ingredients immediately.

Professor Oak needs time to study the composition and value of these otherworldly ingredients.

Jiang Yan also needs time to settle his newly acquired Pokémon and prepare for future cooperation.

However, to thank Professor Oak for helping to hatch the Charmander eggs free of charge, Jiang Yan specially brought out some BB popcorn to give to Professor Oak.

This was both a thank-you gift and Jiang Yan's way of letting Professor Oak personally experience the difference between rare and ordinary ingredients, which would facilitate future transactions.