Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 11 Tropical Dragon

The tremor that shook the earth came from not far away.

Su Yu only saw that there seemed to be several figures fighting in the air. Their moves flew around wildly in the air and exploded after hitting the ground in the distance, which was dazzling.

"Who are they fighting in the forest?" Su Yu asked, puzzled.

Judging from the looks of it, the opponent is quite strong.

As the battle raged, one of the green figures seemed to be fighting against multiple opponents. After being attacked by a combined barrage of Pokémon, the green figure crashed to the ground, landing not far from Su Yu.

Su Yu quickly followed and found the green figure in an open space. Upon seeing the figure, Su Yu immediately recognized it.

"A tropical dragon?"

This is a brown Pokémon with four huge leaves on its body. Although its name contains the word "dragon," it has nothing to do with Dragon-type Pokémon; it is a Grass/Flying type.

This Pokémon is generally gentle in nature. It can grow sweet berries on its neck, which are very delicious, and it is very happy to share these berries with others.

Hmm... it's a Pokémon that's very suitable for raising on a ranch.

The tropical dragon in front of them had a restraint device around its neck that resembled an electric shock lock, constantly emitting sparks. It also seemed to be seriously injured, its expression one of great pain.

At that moment, a man in black wearing sunglasses descended from the sky. He put away a crow's head and looked at the tropical dragon with a mocking gaze:

"Hmph, I didn't expect you to actually escape. But what's the use? I'll still catch you and take you back."

"Struggling and resisting is useless. You'd better come back with me obediently. If you're all safe and sound, I might be able to sell you for a good price."

Su Yu frowned at the man in sunglasses' words. He hadn't expected poachers to be so arrogant in Donghuang. Did they not even respect the Officer Jenny family?

After all, in Donghuang, the forced capture and sale of Pokémon is illegal, and all of this must be based on the Pokémon's voluntary consent.

This is not only out of respect for the lives and freedom of Pokémon, but also to prevent anyone from maliciously damaging the relationship between humans and Pokémon.

There are historical precedents for this. There was once a person who "liked" Magikarp so much that he abused it every day. Moreover, this person was completely fearless and did not care at all that Magikarp might secretly escape.

And then...and then this person sent it, and some of the escaped Magikarp eventually evolved into Gyarados.

Hordes of Gyarados trampled the place where this person lived, and from then on, they no longer trusted humans. There were even cases where humans were accidentally injured by these Gyarados.

It was after that that the Eastern Alliance strengthened its control over this situation and severely punished anyone found to be in violation.

Therefore, situations like the one involving the man in sunglasses are extremely rare in Donghuang today.

Besides, such scum is universally condemned. The Eastern Region is full of hidden talents among its trainers; who knows, one day some powerful figure might casually take care of this guy.

But the problems Su Yu is facing now are much more complicated.

After all, he himself didn't possess sufficient strength. So, faced with this situation, should he rush out to stop the man in sunglasses, or should he leave first, ensure his own safety, and then go back to inform Officer Jenny nearby?

Life is only once, and Su Yu dared not gamble his life with such a reckless person. So, after thinking it over, Su Yu chose to leave.

Just as Su Yu was about to sneak away, the situation suddenly changed.

The man in sunglasses in the distance had been mocking the tropical dragon. But suddenly, he released Raven Leader, rode it, and ran away.

After the man in sunglasses left, a Officer Jenny chased after him. She glanced at the tropical dragon on the ground and decided that catching up with the man in sunglasses was the priority.

Su Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief after Officer Jenny rode away on her Pidgeot.

"Officer Mary arrived really quickly."

Su Yu exclaimed in amazement, "This efficiency is truly impressive."

Seeing that the tropical dragon in the distance was seriously injured, Su Yu rushed over immediately, and the medicine he had just bought a few days ago came in handy again.

"Are you alright? Don't be nervous. I'm not a bad person. I'm here to help you treat your wounds."

After explaining to the tropical dragon, Su Yu immediately began treating its wounds. The tropical dragon merely raised its eyes but remained silent.

After Su Yu finished treating the wound, the tropical dragon lay down for a while to recover its strength. Then, it stood up and wanted to chase after Officer Jenny in the direction she had left.

"Are you planning to go after her and help Miss Officer Jenny?"

"Roar!" The tropical dragon nodded and roared at Su Yu again, clearly expressing its gratitude.

However, before the tropical dragon could take flight, Officer Jenny returned empty-handed. She landed on the ground and said:

"There's no need to chase him anymore. That guy is too fast; we can't catch him at all."

"That's strange. How could I have such a dream when the big bird couldn't catch the leader of the crows?"

As she spoke, Officer Jenny touched Tropius's neck to soothe it, and then had Pidgeotto break the electric lock on Tropius's neck.

Then, she looked at Su Yu, her gaze lingering intently on him, especially when he passed by the Growlithe.

Growlithe? Could this young man be the child of some acquaintance or sister?

"Who are you?" Officer Jenny asked, puzzled.

"My name is Su Yu, and I'm a rancher in this area. As for this Growlithe... it was left to me by my grandfather."

"Your grandfather left this?" Officer Jenny asked in surprise.

Su Yu nodded.

Officer Jenny was puzzled. "Grandpa's Growlithe, the rancher... I don't remember anyone like that in my family?"

Forget it, let's look into these things when we get back; it's hard to explain them now.

Su Yu then asked:

"That guy in sunglasses just now..."

"Oh, that's a poaching gang that suddenly appeared recently. They seem to be quite powerful, and they specifically target strong Pokémon."

"I just took over this case myself. But it seems this poaching gang is more powerful than I expected, and I think we should ask for reinforcements from above."

"If you have any information we don't know, you can provide it to me. This is my contact information. Of course, if you could know the location of this poaching gang's hideout, that would be fantastic; those guys have a bounty of hundreds of thousands of Alliance coins on them!"

Hundreds of thousands?

That's great, much more profitable than farming, and it's all paid for at once.

However, given my own weakness, I won't get involved. Judging from Officer Jenny's tone, the man in sunglasses from earlier seemed to be just a low-level member of this poaching gang?

If the henchmen are that strong, then the boss inside is even more unpredictable.

"That tropical dragon..."

"Are you interested in it? If so, you can try to tame it. As far as I'm concerned, as long as you don't leave it unattended in the wild, it's fine."

"However, someone must take care of him, and it must be on a voluntary basis."

Officer Jenny said this.

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(End of this chapter)