I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

[You warmly welcomed Darkrai, who was deeply moved.]

When Heath woke up in the morning, he was completely bewildered. What had happened? Why had he suddenly received an evaluation? And why hadn't he been given anything this time? Heath was quite confused.

Every time Heath treated Darkrai like this before, he would receive some inexplicable reward, which might not be very good, but at least it was a reward.

But this time they didn't give anything, and Heath wasn't quite sure what his cheat code was based on to determine whether a customer would give something or not.

“Darkrai, I remember first seeing him in a nightmare in Evergreen City. I never expected to run into him again now.” Heath yawned. He always felt that he and Darkrai were destined to meet. Including this time, it seemed that they had met many times. But Heath remembered that Darkrai said he would never come into his dreams again. How come he suddenly came back? This was really strange.

Heath didn't care too much, since Darkrai hadn't left anything behind this time. Heath grabbed Zoroah by the neck and climbed out of his bed.

"Good morning, Farfetch'd." Heath ruffled Farfetch'd's hair. Farfetch'd opened his eyes sleepily, then weakly raised his wings and waved them absentmindedly.

It's clear that the green onion duck is still quite sleepy, which is normal. After all, even though the biological clock has been adjusted, people still feel sleepy for a moment when they first wake up, so there's nothing unusual about it.

Heath chuckled and pushed open the bedroom door. As soon as he opened it, he saw Charmeleon lifting a barbell. This guy was getting stronger and stronger, and Heath noticed that Charmeleon's obsession with muscles had reached a point where the protein powder Heath had gotten from Machamp and the others was almost gone.

"Looks like I'll have to buy some protein powder next time I go to the supermarket... But are there any supermarkets in Pallet Town? Maybe I should just buy it online." Heath thought to herself. Protein powder is something you have to take, otherwise Charizard's muscles might atrophy a little.

In reality, many muscular men from past lives, especially those with exaggeratedly large muscles, actually increased their muscle mass by consuming protein powder or receiving special injections. Therefore, sometimes you might see muscular men with such terrifyingly large muscles that you immediately suspect they've had injections.

However, Mr. Fujiyama was an exception. He never got injections and only occasionally ate protein powder. Once, Heath asked Mr. Fujiyama out of curiosity if his muscles would atrophy if he didn't eat protein powder. Mr. Fujiyama smiled and said that he hadn't eaten protein powder for several months, but his muscles were still incredibly impressive.

After all, Mr. Fujiyama exercises every day, and the amount of exercise is terrifying, so it's not surprising that he has such a muscular physique.

"Let's go wash up." Heath yawned. If this were Evergreen City, the Officers' training area would be bustling with activity by now, but in Pallet Town, the farm was still quiet, which made Heath feel a little uncomfortable.

Just like if you live across from or near a kindergarten, you'll hear the kindergarten playing songs at a certain time every morning. That's how it was before Heath transmigrated. Back then, kindergartens started playing "The Lone Warrior" as a children's song, and Heath could hear a group of kindergarten children singing "The Lone Warrior" loudly every morning.

Later, the kindergarten suddenly stopped letting out children, and Heath was a little unaccustomed to it. She later realized that it was because the winter and summer vacations had arrived and the kindergarten was closed.

Heath pushed open the bathroom door, but didn't see Dream. This surprised him, since he had brought Dream with him yesterday. However, it wasn't a big deal that Dream wasn't there, since Heath hadn't brought Dream with him in the first place.

For a while, Mew kept bothering Heath, to the point that Heath even wanted to take out a Poké Ball to see if Mew was planning to become his own Pokémon. Moreover, the more Heath got to know Mew, the more he realized that Mew wasn't like what others said. Although it lacked a sense of good and evil like humans, Mew was actually just like an ordinary Pokémon, simple, curious, and full of interest in everything.

"Extremely curious," is how Heath describes Mew. In Heath's opinion, Mew is the kind of little guy whose curiosity killed the cat; his curiosity is just too strong.

"Trainer, what are we eating today...something delicious?" Zoroah spat out the toothpaste in his mouth, rinsed his mouth, and asked curiously.

"Let's eat steamed buns." Heath stroked his chin. It seemed that the people of Pallet Town weren't used to eating curry for breakfast, so Heath planned to replace the curry with steamed buns. As for the steamed buns he was going to make, Heath had already decided. Yesterday at the ghost market, Heath managed to buy some very unique ingredients, one of which was the one he planned to use this time.

However, to make the kind of Announcement Heath planned to make, Heath would need to buy some special ingredients from the market.

After Heath finished washing up, she peeked out and saw that Officer Jenny's Farm in Pallet Town was very quiet. Apart from Officer Jenny on guard duty, the entire dormitory area seemed to be still asleep. No wonder many people said that Officer Jenny in Pallet Town was like someone who had come to retire.

Towns are not included in the Kanto Alliance's ranking of the safest cities. Pallet Town is a relatively quiet town, so there are few outsiders and the crime rate is very low. After all, everyone sees each other all the time, so the Officers in Pallet Town are very free.

“But that shouldn’t be the case…” Heath scratched his head. He remembered that when Sister Feng was still dreaming of transforming Heath into a qualified Officer Jenny, she once told Heath that every Officer Jenny would get up early in the morning and start preparing for the day’s training. Some Officer Jennys would also choose to exercise after their shifts.

However, Heath soon discovered where the Officers were training.

In the fields behind the farm, Heath saw more than one Officer Jenny diligently tending to the planted crops, and Heath almost laughed.

Maple and her friends gave Heath the feeling that they had a lot of energy but nowhere to release it, while Officer Jenny from the Kanto Alliance was always very busy and never had a moment to herself, while the people in Pallet Town were very leisurely and had even started to grow vegetables as their way of relaxing and entertaining themselves.

Chapter 319 Heath's Buns

Heath drove his food truck away from Officer Jenny's farm. His destination was the market. The market and the ghost market in Pallet Town were located in the same place, so Heath didn't need to check the map. He could just drive there directly. However, Heath was stunned when he arrived at the market because he found that there was no one there at all.

There wasn't a single vegetable vendor in sight, not even a street sweeper. Heath stood blankly in front of the empty market, lost in thought. He felt he had fallen into a misconception. Zhenxin Town was a small town, and the smaller the place, the slower the pace of life was generally.

The slow pace of life is reflected in every aspect. For example, in Zhenxin Town, it is evident that the normally bustling vegetable market is still deserted.

"Ah...it seems I can sleep in while I'm in Pallet Town?" Heath was a little amused and exasperated. The sky was already getting light, and even in Evergreen City, sanitation workers would be out cleaning the streets at this time, but there was no one in Pallet Town.

Heath watched the sun slowly emerge from the mountains in the east, breathing in the fresh morning air of Pallet Town, and felt much more awake. However, if he couldn't buy any ingredients, Heath didn't know what he could make. The breakfast he planned to make required a certain ingredient. It wasn't that he couldn't make it without that ingredient, but the taste would be much worse.

Fortunately, Heath now has many ways to pass the time. The simplest way is to play games. Heath can quickly pass a period of free time by playing games with Zoroah. Another better way is meditation. Heath has tried to be woken up by external means while meditating, so Heath only needs to ask Farfetch'd to wake him up when he is meditating.

After telling Farfetch'd to call him when the market opened, Heath sat down in the chair on the food cart and fell into a meditative state. It was a strange feeling, like sleeping or daydreaming. Heath felt like he had just closed his eyes when Farfetch'd nudged him. When he opened his eyes, he glanced at his phone. It was almost eight o'clock, but the vendors in the market were only just starting to appear.

Heath is much more awake now. Meditation makes him feel better and more energetic. Heath feels that meditation is very beneficial. Heath thinks that he may be able to gradually replace sleeping in the future. When he wants to sleep at night, he can just meditate and even solve the problem of having difficulty falling asleep.

"If I could go back to the past, I would definitely open a training course to solve insomnia. I would sell it for three thousand per class, and you would learn it in twenty classes." Heath stretched. Nowadays, it is becoming increasingly difficult for young people to sleep well. The amount of time spent staying up late has increased significantly. Even if they do not want to stay up late, they will still lie in bed and have no way to fall asleep. There are still many people suffering from insomnia.

Moreover, the effects of meditation are very strong, and one's spirit will be very high. Heath simply cannot find any other better way to replace meditation.

“Eight o’clock…” Heath clicked his tongue. At eight o’clock, Heath would have already started entertaining guests in Evergreen City, but in Pallet Town, he could only start buying groceries, and the vendors in the market hadn’t even set up their stalls yet.

However, Heath still took Farfetch'd inside. Pallet Town's market was much smaller than Evergreen's, but what was even more unusual was the way Pallet Town sold groceries.

Heath watched as several vendors placed their vegetables and meats on their stalls, arranged them neatly, put up a very perfunctory sign and boxes, and then left without a word, leaving Heath completely stunned.

Heath walked over curiously and took a look. There were many kinds of vegetables on the stall, including tomatoes, leafy greens, and zucchini. The tomatoes were labeled "One bag costs seven Alliance coins." Heath blinked and looked at the box again. It looked like a money box, so it was very obvious how this vendor sold vegetables.

"Is that so..." Heath clicked his tongue. He really had never seen this way of selling vegetables before. However, their tomatoes were quite good. They were the soft, local kind, not the hard tomatoes that were made for market transportation. Hard tomatoes couldn't be used directly in cooking. These soft tomatoes tasted great when crushed and sprinkled with white sugar.

Heath looked around and saw no one. Other vendors were selling vegetables in the same way. It seemed that everyone in the area was selling vegetables this way. Theoretically, even people without money could easily take these vegetables and meats home and have a good meal. However, Heath still silently paid and then carried the groceries he had bought and continued walking forward.

After walking a short distance, Heath spotted a butcher shop. Heath immediately went over, as the shop offered a wide variety of meats. Heath picked out some meats that were missing from the food cart, bought some lamb, and left. Heath had bought everything he intended to buy.

Heath carried the large and small bags of ingredients he had bought back to the food cart, leaving the market that had left a deep impression on him. He then began to prepare the ingredients. Today, Heath planned to make thin-skinned buns from a border province of China. These were a very special kind of bun, made with mutton. However, the main difference between thin-skinned buns and other buns was that they used mutton tail fat.

Lamb tail fat is a very special and fatty part of the lamb. It can be used to make hot pot and adds a lot of flavor. It is an excellent ingredient. Yesterday, when Heath went to the ghost market, he bought several pieces of lamb tail fat at a very low price. This stuff is also great for making thin-skinned buns. Heath himself likes to eat it very much.

An old gentleman from China once said that mutton tail fat is like a thin-skinned bag; when you bite into it, it feels like a pool of clear water, or perhaps there's nothing there at all.

The method of making thin-skinned buns is slightly different from that of traditional buns, but the difference is not significant. They can be steamed in the traditional way or made in a way similar to pan-fried buns. The taste is still very good. The biggest feature of traditional thin-skinned buns is the addition of mutton tail fat. These thin-skinned buns from Zufo Temple are very fragrant and taste great. Heath loves them very much.

Heath quickly and skillfully made this unique bun, and once it was done, she put it on a plate. Heath planned to make it like a pan-fried bun.

Chapter 320 Trainers Also Need to Do Part-Time Jobs

A steaming bowl of thin-skinned buns was ready. Heath clapped his hands in satisfaction. He took a bite and found it tasted very good. Heath thought his cooking skills were pretty good. However, seeing Snorlax eating them one after another, Heath couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Luckily, he had prepared food for Snorlax. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't know if he could afford to feed this big guy.

Heath remembers that the capture rate of Snorlax used to be very low. One reason was that Snorlax was relatively rare and more difficult to capture than other Pokémon. Another major reason was that Snorlax ate too much. Unless you had a wealthy family, it would be impossible to support the daily nutritional needs of a Snorlax.

However, with the introduction of a special food for Snorlax, the capture and appearance rates of Snorlax have increased significantly, putting a strain on the finances of many ordinary trainers.

The Pokémon League has also introduced some benefits in response to this issue, such as Pokémon Centers providing trainers with similar part-time jobs.

Of course, the premise is that the trainer is a trainer with a trainer card, and not a member of a dark organization. Although members of dark organizations can also take on these part-time jobs as long as they are not suspected by the League or found to have criminal evidence.

Heath chuckled as she watched the Pokémon munching on their buns. Then she took out her menu board and wrote down "[Today's Special: Thin-skinned Buns]". Curry was still the main dish. Although the people of Pallet Town didn't like curry noodles, curry rice sold quite well.

Heath drove his food truck to Nurse Joy's Pokémon Center, which was converted from a run-down shop. It was the most unassuming Pokémon Center Heath had ever seen.

Aside from the red roof, Heath couldn't tell the difference between this Pokémon Center and the Pokémon Center in Viridian City; they seemed like completely different buildings. Heath had heard that in the region that recently joined the League, the Pokémon Center run by Nurse Joy and her friends was like a gas station.

"Good morning, Heath. Are you here to do business today too?" Heath had just parked his car when he heard Miss Joey's energetic voice.

"Good morning, Miss Guang. You're up very early." Heath was a little surprised. On the way here, Heath had hardly seen anyone. He was excited to finally see a living person. Pallet Town was so quiet that Heath felt a little uncomfortable.

Nurse Joy is the only Nurse Joy in Pallet Town, a small village. She has excellent medical skills, but there are very few places in Pallet Town where Nurse Joy's help is needed. Yesterday, when Heath packed up and went back, only two or three people came to Nurse Joy's Pokémon Center, which is hard to believe.

It's worth noting that in Viridian City, there are at least 100 to 200 trainers visiting the Pokémon Center every day, if not 700 or 800. Many of them bring their injured Pokémon for treatment.

“Heath, there’s hardly anyone here so early. People only start to come out around nine in the morning in Pallet Town.” Joy said with a smile. Heath clicked his tongue. Indeed, it was already past eight forty, but Pallet Town was still very quiet. This small town was a bit too lazy.

“I’m used to it, I’ll change it again tomorrow… Miss Guang, what would you like to eat?” Heath asked with a smile. Strictly speaking, Nurse Joy was Heath’s first customer, since Nurse Joy got up quite early, probably because the Pokémon Center opens very early in the morning.

Pallet Town is still too small. Viridian City, on the other hand, is always open, since no one knows if an injured Pokémon will be brought there at night. Pallet Town might not experience such a situation for years.

But Miss Joey didn't seem to have closed the door.

"Let me see... Is your thin-skinned bun tasty?" Qiao Yiguang hesitated for a moment. She really hadn't eaten breakfast yet, but it wasn't too late to eat it now.

Heath gave a sincere smile and then nodded.

"Farfetch'd!" Nurse Joy took the bun from Farfetch'd with a surprised look. Although she knew that Heath was a traveling chef, she really didn't expect that Farfetch'd, a Pokémon that was eaten to protect its own Pokémon, would be a chef here.

However, all her surprise vanished with the first bite of the bun. Joey ate the bun with a look of enjoyment. She had eaten buns before, and there were people selling buns in Pallet Town, but none of them were as delicious as the ones Heath made.

Miss Joy bought two buns. The buns Heath made were very big and plentiful. Two buns were enough to fill you up. Heath, a man in the middle of his life where he was "eating his father out of house and home," couldn't eat four buns at all.

"Miss Guang, speaking of which, are there any part-time jobs in Pallet Town?" Heath waited patiently for Joey to finish eating before asking curiously. He really didn't know what kind of part-time jobs were available in Pallet Town.

"Oh? You want to do a part-time job? There are very few part-time jobs here." Miss Joey took out a tissue to wipe her mouth, then looked at Heath seriously and said.

"No, I'm just a little curious, after all, Pallet Town is too small." Heath quickly waved his hand; he had never done this part-time job before.

"Oh, it's very simple. It's summer now, right? The League has released a lot of farm work assignments, such as having Water-type Pokémon water the fields, or having Strong Pokémon do other farm work. But there's also a long-term part-time job in Pallet Town." Nurse Joy smiled happily and spoke very enthusiastically.

Heath cast a concerned glance at him. "What long-term mission?"

"If you have a rare Pokémon, photos or videos are fine too. You can use these to conduct research with Professor Oak, ensuring the Pokémon's safety while also receiving a substantial reward," Nurse Joy said earnestly. Heath stroked his chin; it was a mission issued by Professor Oak.

Professor Oak's character is generally trustworthy, though there aren't many rare Pokémon around at Seath's place...

Eh?

Hiss paused for a moment. Now that you mention it, Zorua and Snorlax are actually quite rare. Zorua might not be that rare, but Snorlax is definitely extremely rare.

However, Heath wasn't short of money right now, so he didn't have that thought anymore.

Chapter 321 Bizarre Part-Time Jobs

The part-time jobs at the Pokémon Center are quite interesting. Some part-time jobs require trainers to provide tutoring services, while others require trainers to fetch or find certain items. In any case, the League has dedicated personnel to review these jobs and then set the required number of badges and types of Pokémon based on the category.

Heath once saw a trainer post a picture of a bizarre part-time job online.

Please provide Celebi and Mew.

[Requirements for acceptance: League winner or above]

[Quest Description: This is a long-term quest issued by Blaine, the Fire-type Gym Leader. Anyone who can provide information about Celebi and Mew (such as blood, fur, scales, etc.) will receive a generous reward, depending on the type of information provided.]

[Quest Rewards: Blaine's Fire-type recipe, Fire-type Pokémon training experience, Blaine's carefully raised Charmander, etc.]

Well, there are very few sighting reports of Mew and Celebi. Other legendary Pokémon are seen occasionally, but Mew and Celebi are really hard to spot. These two Pokémon are very curious, but their ability to run away is top-notch. No wonder that trainer said this part-time job was too outrageous.

Seath had only ever seen Mew, and Mew only appeared by Seath's side after Mew gradually got used to Seath's presence. As for Celebi, Seath had lived in this world for several years and had never seen it even once.

It is said that Celebi can travel between different timelines, and it can usually only be seen in the forest, and is rarely seen in other places. Therefore, Celebi is also known as the god of the forest.

Although Heath felt that Celebi's relationship with the forest wasn't that close, Celebi was indeed recognized as the god of the forest.

"...These part-time jobs are really tough. Last time, a trainer from out of town tried to scam Professor Oak out of his money by bringing a Wobbuffet that had eaten an Apricot Berry. How ignorant!" Nurse Joy proudly told Hiss about things she didn't know before. Hiss couldn't help but chuckle. He remembered that Apricot Berry was a kind of berry that would turn a Pokémon pink if eaten in large quantities, but it would return to normal if it wasn't eaten for a while.

However, I never expected that someone would try to deceive Professor Oak in this way. Professor Oak has a very wide network of connections. If he doesn't know something, he can just ask around.

Hiss thought that next time he met Professor Oak, he might be able to get Professor Oak to make a video called "[Popular Pokémon Identification Video]", which would definitely go viral. After all, there wasn't a single account like this in the world yet. Hiss felt he had made a mistake. If he had known, he could have taken this kind of job, and his earning speed would have skyrocketed.