I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

However, the Flame Punch landed squarely on Farfetch'd's head, burning off all the feathers. Brave Bird's counter-attack also caused it some setback.

"Onion?" The big green onion duck looked at its hand in confusion. This shouldn't be the case. It remembered that when it was bumped like this last time, it almost threw up the fish it had eaten yesterday.

Why is nothing happening today?

The green onion duck felt that its little brain wasn't big enough.

"Press the attack! Keep using Flame Fist!" Heath exclaimed excitedly. Choosing the Magic Guardian was definitely the right decision!

Farfetch'd instinctively obeyed Heath's command and unleashed another Flame Punch, striking the enemy hard.

Heath's lips twitched. He didn't know if Farfetch'd did it on purpose, because this Fire Punch had hit someone else's head again, and now the other Farfetch'd's head was bald with a burnt color on it.

"Green onion!" The green onion duck across from them dropped its green onion and frantically flapped its wings to run away.

"Scallion~" Farfetch'd picked up the scallion from the ground with a smug look, rubbed it against his chest, and looked very satisfied.

Heath glanced at the farfalle duck, then walked to the side of the small lake and examined the plants in front of him. He saw an oval-shaped thing that looked a bit like a dandelion, and Heath carefully peeled it open.

Then Heath saw some oval-shaped black seeds that looked like grape seeds, and he put them away with satisfaction.

If you're not a farmer or someone who has grown scallions, you'll often be confused when asked about scallion seeds for the first time. But Heath knows what scallion seeds look like.

With these seeds, Heath can grow his own leeks, and Farfetch'd won't have to worry about not having enough leeks.

Looking at the happy Farfetch'd, Heath remembered that when he used to play games, he seemed to recall that Farfetch'd could evolve in a certain region, but only Farfetch'd in that region's form could.

And Farfetch'd's evolved name seems to be... what was it again?

Heath racked his brains for a moment, then slapped his palm. He remembered that Farfetch'd's evolved form was called Farfetch'd!

"Fertile Creeper... scallion pancake... Hmm, it seems no matter how it evolves, Farfetch'd can't escape the name of an ingredient." Heath shook his head with a sigh, then chuckled and rubbed his Farfetch'd's head.

Chapter 25 Sakaki's Wife?

After Heath and Farfetch'd got the green onion Farfetch'd needed in the Evergreen Forest, they planned to go back to the dormitory together. After all, it was getting late, and Heath could feel that the brightness of the surrounding light had decreased a lot.

Looking at the lush evergreen forest, Heath was a little curious. Could there be evergreen fruits in the evergreen forest? Heath still remembered the magical ingredient he had heard about, which might grant him the power of eternity after eating it.

However, Heath was not a botanist in this world, and he was somewhat perplexed as he looked around at some familiar fruits and some unfamiliar, unidentified ones.

"Come to think of it, that food identification device I got before was quite useful. It's just that one identification opportunity a day is too few. I wonder if the cooldown time can be shortened in the future." Heath discovered the wonderful use of the food identification glasses.

When Heath left Evergreen Forest, he still hadn't seen Zoroya. He guessed that the little guy was still wary of him and had no intention of showing up.

Heath didn't care too much, after all, these things can't be rushed. Heath planned to build a good relationship with Zoroa, just like feeding a stray cat. If you feed it long enough, the stray cat will naturally become friendly.

"But foxes are supposed to be canines, right?" Heath pondered. He had almost forgotten most of his biological knowledge, and all he could remember now were some scattered fragments.

When Sister Feng saw Heath, she breathed a sigh of relief and then told Heath to take the farfalle duck back with a grumpy expression. Heath didn't care. That's just the kind of person Sister Feng is. If one day Sister Feng ignores him and even encourages him to go out more, that would be really strange.

"Heath, are you still running your stall?" Not long after Heath returned to Evergreen City, she bumped into a familiar man, Sakaki.

However, there was another woman with Giovanni, a very pretty black-haired woman. However, she had no expression and exuded an aura that kept people at a distance. Heath looked at her strangely. Could this be Mr. Giovanni's wife?

“It’s not open right now… but if Mr. Sakaki wants some, I can come to your house and make you a serving.” Heath scratched his head sheepishly, but the icy beauty didn’t change her expression at all, and didn’t even glance at Heath.

"Really? That's perfect. I invited you before, but you never came." Sakaki showed a hint of delight, and he patted Heath on the shoulder with a smile, like an elder to a younger person.

Heath smiled. He had only known Giovanni for a short time before. Giovanni had invited him to his house to cook. How could Heath have dared to go to Giovanni's house back then? He was so scared that he thought his identity as a transmigrator had been exposed. Fortunately, he later realized that it was probably a misunderstanding.

Seeing Sakaki's joyful expression, the icy beauty beside him couldn't help but glance at Heath, seemingly curious as to why such an ordinary person as Heath could elicit such a strong emotional response from Sakaki.

"Oh right, I forgot to introduce her. This is... Sabrina, the new Gym Leader of Saffron City Gym. She's here to exchange some training tips for Gym Leaders with me. Don't let her aloof personality fool you, she's actually a very nice person." Giovanni noticed Heath's strange look and introduced her to Heath with a smile.

Heath paused for a moment, then gave a harmless smile and followed Mr. Sakaki toward Sakaki's house.

However, Heath was somewhat surprised. He really didn't expect that the beautiful girl next to Giovanni was Sabrina, the Gym Leader of Saffron City. If that's the case, Sabrina should be one of Team Rocket's executives, and Lt. Surge should also be one of Team Rocket's members.

The Indigo League is in a terrible state. Of its eight gyms, four of the gym leaders are traitors. How can they possibly win?

Heath even suspected that the league might have later discovered the identity of the Rockets' leader, Giovanni Sakaki, but because Sakaki and his Rockets had become too powerful to control in the league, they couldn't do anything about him. They could only slowly investigate and collect evidence before finally bringing him down.

Giovanni's house is located behind the Viridian City Dojo. It's a small, detached house that looks similar to the villa in his previous life. When Heath followed Giovanni inside, he saw a kitchen that could be described as extremely luxurious.

There were all sorts of kitchen utensils, all sorts of seasonings, and Heath even saw many ingredients he had never seen before, which surprised Heath. He really didn't expect that Sakaki's kitchen would have so many ingredients.

Did he know he was going and then have his subordinates prepare, or did Sakaki simply have a hobby of cooking something when he had nothing else to do?

“After all, I’m the gym leader of the Evergreen City Gym, so cooking is one of my hobbies. But Heath, your culinary skills are far superior to mine. Take whatever ingredients you like today, thank you.” Sakaki said with a smile to Heath, and then led Sabrina to the living room.

Heath had no intention of eavesdropping; he just wanted to cook properly. Giovanni's strength was not to be underestimated, not to mention that there was also a psychic, Sabrina, by his side. For Heath to eavesdrop would be like an old man hanging himself.

“These ingredients… I never expected Mr. Sakaki to have this side to him.” Heath’s expression was a little strange. This kitchen was simply amazing, very clean and tidy. The arrangement of the knives and bowls showed that the owner of the kitchen was someone who cooked often.

It's hard to imagine that Giovanni, as the leader of the Rockets, would have this side to him. Is this what they call a "suit-wearing thug"? But Heath thinks he's mistaken. Who says bad guys can't have their own hobbies and interests?

Even though Heath knew that Giovanni was the leader of the Rockets, from his perspective as an ordinary person, Giovanni was actually a special person. He often appeared in various orphanages and nursing homes in Evergreen City, doing volunteer work and donating his salary.

Moreover, no media followed them. No wonder the people of Viridian City didn't object to Giovanni leaving and the Viridian City Gym being closed for so long. After all, the people of Viridian City considered Giovanni to be a very good person.

"Never mind, let me look at these ingredients..." Heath shook his head, then looked through the ingredients in the refrigerator and storage cabinets. Soon, the answer to the question of what to make was already clear to Heath.

"Farfetch'd! Come out and help me." Heath released Farfetch'd.

Chapter 26 Wensi Tofu

Although Farfetch'd carries the negative buff of "alchemy" on his culinary path, his knife skills are still quite good. Heath found a piece of tofu in Sakaki's refrigerator, which reminded Heath of a very difficult Chinese dish from his previous life, Wensi Tofu.

Heath first saw Wensi Tofu on the show "A Bite of China." After seeing it, he became very interested in this dish, which requires a lot of knife skills, and even tried to make it himself. However, he has to admit that cooking does require a bit of talent.

Heath tried several times, but each time she ended up with tofu soup. Later, she really put in the effort and practiced for a long time before she was finally able to make a decent-looking Wensi Tofu. However, it was still too difficult to make it look like a blooming chrysanthemum in the water, just like in the TV shows.

But Farfetch'd can do it. Heath admires Farfetch'd's talent in knife skills, so he plans to have Farfetch'd try slicing Wensi Tofu. If he can do it, then he can also serve up those recipes that test knife skills in the future.

"Onion?" Farfetch'd looked at Heath in confusion, seemingly not understanding why Heath had called it out.

"Farfly Duck, look, this is a bamboo stalk. Can you whittle it into the shape of a knife?" Heath picked up a bamboo tube from the kitchen and handed it to Farfly Duck. Although he didn't quite understand why there was bamboo in the kitchen, Heath was still quite satisfied.

"Onion!" The big green onion duck nodded confidently. Then, it took its green onion and quickly shaved the bamboo tube in front of it into the shape of a knife, which looked very sharp.

"Farfly Duck, can you use a bamboo knife to cut this tofu into very fine strips without damaging its integrity?" Here comes the key point. Heath looked at Farfly Duck and asked seriously. If Farfly Duck could do that, it would be fantastic. Otherwise, Heath planned to do it himself.

"Scallion?" The scallion duck looked at the piece of tofu in front of it, then stretched out its wing, intending to touch the tofu to test its firmness.

Heath smacked the wing of the farfalle duck with his chopsticks. He glared at the duck, realizing he had forgotten his own words: chefs should avoid touching ingredients with their hands, a point specifically made for farfalle ducks, given their feathery wings.

Although in my previous life there were many so-called hole-in-the-wall restaurants and internet celebrity restaurants on Douyin, saying that the restaurant owners did not pay attention to hygiene, but the food was very delicious, even better than that of a five-star restaurant, etc.

Heath thinks that some chefs may indeed be able to make food comparable to that of a five-star restaurant chef, but those who focus on hygiene are talking nonsense in Heath's opinion. As a chef, the most basic thing is to pay attention to the hygiene of the kitchen and restaurant. If you can't even guarantee hygiene, what kind of chef are you?

Heath always believed that chefs should serve healthy food to guests, rather than relying on their culinary skills to neglect hygiene, or even use this as a selling point to belittle other restaurants. Chefs who are unhygienic are not qualified to enter his kitchen.

The green onion duck folded its wings with a wronged expression, then cut a small piece of tofu with a knife and put it aside. Only then did it use its wings to feel the softness and firmness of the tofu. After that, the green onion duck nodded very confidently.

"Come on, cut this piece of tofu. Try not to let it fall apart; keep it intact like it is now... Oh, and remember to use a bamboo knife." Heath nodded in satisfaction. Now that the Wensi Tofu was ready, Heath should prepare the ingredients needed for it.

Normally, Wenshi Tofu requires ingredients like cooked ham, but there is no ham in the Pokémon world. Although Hiss is trying to cure it himself, he can't use it yet because it's not the right time.

So Heath had to use other ingredients. After the leek duck was chopped, Heath carefully used a cleaver to lift the tofu and set it aside for later use.

It has to be said that Farfetch'd's knife skills are really amazing. With Farfetch'd's help, Heath's cooking speed has improved a lot. Heath soon prepared a sumptuous dinner and served it to Sakaki and Sabrina.

"Oh, this looks pretty good! What are these dishes?" Sakaki looked at the dishes Heath had made with great interest and asked with a curious expression.

"This is Wensi Tofu, this is Yiliang Roast Duck, this is Sweet and Sour Cabbage, and this is Curry Chicken," Heath said, pointing to the dishes on the table and giving a brief introduction.

Farfetch'd stood beside Heath, constantly swallowing its saliva. This made Giovanni look at Farfetch'd curiously, and then ask in confusion why Heath had let Farfetch'd out.

Heath quickly explained that the farge duck had also participated in the food preparation process, so Heath had brought it along specifically to meet the guests. Giovanni slapped his thigh and laughed heartily, his laughter clearly indicating that he was in a very good mood at that moment.

"You, Heath, everyone else travels with their Pokémon, collects badges, challenges the Indigo League, and strives to become a great trainer. How come you've changed?" Giovanni laughed until tears streamed down his face. He wiped his tears and looked at Heath, asking.

"Hmm... I guess it's because cooking is what I'm really after?" Heath smiled. He could travel too, but while others travel to collect badges, he chose to travel to collect ingredients and then take his Pokémon to see the scenery along the way. For Heath, this was also a way of life.

Sakaki generously paid Heath a full thousand Alliance coins as payment for preparing the food, which Heath accepted without hesitation. Heath had taken another small step toward his goal of securing the funds for his journey.

After leaving Giovanni's house, Heath patted Farfetch'd's head, but Farfetch'd didn't seem very happy, looking aggrieved and unhappy. Heath was a little amused and exasperated; the guy was still holding a grudge about not letting him cook the roast duck.

"When cooking for guests, you have to be at your best. It won't do if you're not skilled, which is why I didn't let you cook," Heath explained with a smile, looking at the green onion duck.

The green onion duck turned its head away, still looking unhappy.

"Hmm... let's go buy groceries, and I'll buy you... a duck for the experiment!" Heath gritted his teeth; a duck cost several tens of dollars, and his heart ached.

The green onion duck didn't turn around, but it raised its wings and made a "two" sign.

"Ouch... Fine, two it is." Heath clutched his wallet with a pained expression.

Chapter 27 The Runaway Pokémon

"Sister Feng, welcome home." Heath greeted Jun Sha Feng with a smile as she looked at her exhausted face upon returning home.

"Good evening, Heath... Hmm? Why are there so many ducks today? What did you do?" Officer Jenny looked at the roast duck on the table with a blank expression, lost in deep thought.

Officer Safeng had certainly eaten roast duck before, and Arcanine also loved it. Moreover, Heath was indeed Heath; the roast duck he made was absolutely delicious. Officer Safeng had been craving it ever since she had it once.

However, this is not in line with Heath's personality. Officer Jenny knows her younger brother very well. Perhaps because she has been paying off debts, Heath is rather stingy and only takes out roast duck on holidays.

But today isn't a holiday...

"Heath! You better confess!" Officer Jenny slammed her hand on the table, making the roast duck jump slightly.

"Huh? Confess what?" Heath looked at Officer Jenny blankly. What should he confess? Confess that Mr. Sakaki is actually the leader of Team Rocket?

Don't be ridiculous. Putting aside whether the League would believe it, it's questionable whether Officer Jenny would believe it at all. Without solid evidence, even if Giovanni walked past Officer Jenny wearing a Team Rocket uniform, she would only assume that Giovanni was framed.

This is the prestige of Sakaki the Earth in Evergreen City. Unless there is solid evidence, it is difficult for the people here to doubt Sakaki's identity.

"Then why did you make so many roast ducks today?" When Officer Jenny saw Heath's bewildered look, she knew that Heath hadn't done anything wrong, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Because the leek duck wanted to learn how to make roast duck, I taught it a little bit." Heath shrugged. Heath's heart ached when he went to buy the duck this afternoon.

Even though both roast ducks were made by Farfetch's Duck, Farfetch's Duck still couldn't make roast ducks that would be acceptable to Golden Finger. Heath took a bite and found that the roast ducks were a bit undercooked.

Although Heath was heartbroken, there was nothing he could do. After all, the roast ducks were already cooked. Heath had considered selling them, but since they weren't perfect, they didn't meet his standards. So, Heath kept them and planned to eat them himself.

"You're teaching Farfetch'd how to make roast duck?" Officer Jenny looked at Heath in shock. She thought this was probably the second most outrageous thing she had heard all day.

"Hmm, Farfetch'd seems quite interested in cooking, so I'm planning to teach it a thing or two." Heath smiled as he looked at Officer Jenny's shocked expression. It seemed he wasn't the only one surprised to learn that Farfetch'd could make roast duck.

Jun Shafeng glanced at the Farfetch'd behind Heath, who was constantly swinging a green onion to exercise, then looked at Heath again, scratched her head, muttered a couple of words, and sat down.