I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

We can't really be called friends yet, but we're a little closer than strangers who have nothing to talk about when we meet.

“Yes, Pallet New Town is too small, and the pace of life here is very slow, so it's not very suitable for doing business.” Heath nodded. Pallet New Town was so small that even Heath felt a little uncomfortable. In Heath's opinion, this place was more suitable as a place for retirement and leisure. If Heath wanted to experience farm life, then Pallet New Town would naturally be the best choice. But the problem was that Heath still wanted to earn more money.

Moreover, if he stayed in the world any longer, Heath suspected that he would really be infected by the slow pace of Pallet Town, and it would take him a while to adjust after leaving Pallet Town.

“Yes, Pallet Town is too small. It seems to be the same as when I was a child, and even these shops haven’t changed much.” Mr. Lordan nodded in agreement. The shops on a commercial street are always changing. Evergreen City is like that. Today it’s a clothing store, but in a few days it may become a department store.

If it were twenty or so years ago, everything would have changed drastically, and only a few well-established shops would be able to remain.

But Zhenxin Town, a commercial street, looks exactly the same as it did twenty years ago.

The shop owners and residents all know each other, to the point that it doesn't matter if they forget to pay, since the money will be handed over anyway. They can even get together and chat after the shops close.

Everything in this small town is so familiar, but as times change, Pallet Town is slowly moving towards another extreme: fewer and fewer young people. Young people yearn for life in big cities, and very few are able to stay in Pallet Town.

Heath nodded. That's how small towns are. Heath himself also noticed that there were very few young people in Pallet Town. The majority of the population was around forty years old. Heath had only seen two or three young adults like Mr. Lordan.

This reminded Heath of the siphon theory of big cities, which states that big cities can always attract people from surrounding towns to increase their own population. Young people need social interaction, need to maintain their social circles, yearn for a lively life, and like to communicate with their peers, and big cities can satisfy all of these needs.

As the number of young people in small towns decreases, this siphon effect will continue to intensify, eventually leaving only the elderly in a small town.

However, Heath is just a chef. Let the Maritime Bureau leave this kind of headache to the higher-ups in the League. Heath only needs to figure out where to go next. But the destination has already been decided: Mossdeep City in the Hoenn region. Heath is a little curious about how to get there. Will he encounter Rayquaza flying in the ozone layer?

However, there have been no sighting reports of the three legendary Pokémon in Hoenn for a long time. Rayquaza is flying in the sky and is rarely seen, while Groudon and Kyogre are asleep, waiting to be awakened.

Chapter 345 Methods to Make Science and Technology Exhibitions Attractive

Heath remembered that in the games and anime, Groudon and Kyogre were awakened by others. If they hadn't been awakened, they didn't know how long they would have continued to sleep, perhaps for a very long time. Just thinking about Groudon and Kyogre made Heath want to laugh. These two big guys were quite unlucky; they hadn't been awake for long before they fell back asleep.

Among the many regional cover Pokémon, Heath feels that Groudon and Kyogre are relatively pitiful. While other cover Pokémon are running around the world, Groudon and Kyogre are sleeping, probably because all their activity is given to Rayquaza.

However, it's hard to say whether these two Pokémon prefer sleeping. Although Heath doesn't really understand what's fun about sleeping, for Heath, sleeping is simply the most boring thing in the world. If it weren't for the fact that not sleeping would lead to sudden death, Heath wouldn't even consider sleeping.

After a brief chat with Mr. Lordan, Mr. Lordan left. Heath yawned in boredom. Miss Nami's renovation was still ongoing. Heath could see some Machokes carrying out large piles of garbage from time to time. Heath picked at his ears. Luckily, he had brought his Pokémon with him beforehand. Otherwise, with such a big renovation, even Snorlax probably wouldn't have been able to sleep.

"I've been feeling inexplicably sleepy lately, I don't know why." Heath yawned, probably because of the hot and humid summer weather. But the thought of summer gave Heath a headache. He had originally planned to promote Snorlax's shaved ice in Pallet Town, but now that Nami was renovating, Heath had to give up on that plan.

However, upon closer reflection, Heath could also attend an exhibition in Green Ridge City. On the one hand, he could get free upgrades from the Silph Company, and on the other hand, he could make a fortune at the exhibition. Heath's mood improved considerably. However, Heath planned to carefully consider what specific steps to take.

There are many kinds of food, but if you want to have a selling point, it is most important to develop your own unique features. This technology exhibition is destined to attract a lot of visitors, and that will be the perfect time for Heath to make money. However, Heath still needs to think carefully about how to make money.

Even the best wine needs advertising. To attract customers, Heath felt he needed to make a strong first impression by appealing to their taste. This would increase the likelihood of customers staying longer. If he were to ask what kind of food would most easily pique people's interest without causing complaints due to excessive oily smell, Heath thought desserts would be a good choice.

"A technology expo...a technology expo...it seems like if we don't bring out some high-tech gadgets, we won't be able to attract any crowds." Heath stroked his chin. Just from the name, you know that the most attractive thing about a technology expo is all kinds of high-tech products. Heath's food truck is quite high-tech, but keeping customers is another problem.

After hesitating for a moment, Heath suddenly remembered some anime he had watched before. For example, in a certain anime where eating something would cause your clothes to burst, there was a seemingly high-tech molecular gastronomy. That kind of thing seemed pretty good, but it wasn't what Heath planned to do. He didn't have the equipment needed to make molecular gastronomy.

But thinking about molecular gastronomy, Heath thought of something that looked high-tech but was actually still based on simple culinary techniques, like a futuristic cake. All you need to do is add some futuristic and magical decorations to the cake, like a sculpted cream hovercar or something.

It's a pity that when Heath transmigrated, his memories weren't enhanced. Otherwise, if he had taken out those science fiction masterpieces from his previous life, like The Three-Body Problem and Interstellar, and written them into books to sell, Heath could have been a plagiarist in the Pokémon world. I'm really curious how those people who transmigrate and know all the literary masterpieces from their previous lives manage to do it. Could it be that their memories were enhanced when they transmigrated?

Thinking about this, Heath felt a little tempted. In his previous life, Heath had learned to make desserts in order to pursue a female colleague at his company. Later, he found that making desserts was much more fun than pursuing female colleagues. Gradually, Heath changed his original intention and became focused on cooking. Especially when he saw others eating the food and desserts he made and showing happy smiles, Heath felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment.

Although he hadn't made desserts many times since coming to this world, he could pick up what he learned very quickly. However, when Heath thought about what he was going to make, he was a little uncertain. He wasn't sure if he could create the effect he wanted.

Heath's plan is to build a larger interstellar battleship as his selling point. He'll place it in the center of the newly renovated restaurant, and customers can take a photo with the battleship after purchasing a set meal. Wouldn't that cause his business to explode?

However, the difficulty lies in whether the warship can be made. It is very difficult to make the warship out of cake, and it is not convenient to preserve. Heath thought that making it out of chocolate might be a good choice. Moreover, chocolate can be used to glue some parts together by melting, so that it will be impossible to tell that the warship is pieced together.

"What a huge project." Heath pinched the bridge of his nose. The idea was tempting, but the scale of the project was too large. Heath had checked and the event would be held in three days. Heath felt that he would have to fly to Green Ridge City today, and then he would have to buy chocolate and other ingredients needed in Green Ridge City, mainly food coloring, for easy coloring.

Perhaps we could try making a few smaller Gundams to match some of them, but these projects would be very large. Heath decided to wait until he went to Green Ridge City to deal with the Mimikyu issue first, and then think about this problem.

With a roar, Heath looked up and saw the Dragonite he had only seen a few times before standing in front of him, its big eyes staring at him without blinking, which made Heath a little flustered.

"What's wrong?" Heath looked at Dragonite. He remembered that Professor Oak had told him that Dragonite had lost badly in Professor Oak's lab that day. Fortunately, there was no one else around, otherwise Dragonite wouldn't have dared to come out. It might even have carried Professor Oak away from Pallet Town overnight.

"Awooo~" Dragonite roared again, then stretched out its claws and pointed to the simple stall in front of Heath.

"Do you want something to eat?" Heath asked knowingly.

Chapter 346 What sauce is the perfect match for fried chicken?

Dragonite immediately nodded, and Heath smiled. It seemed that Dragonite really intended to eat something here. Heath had thought that Dragonite would have diarrhea after eating something before, so it probably wouldn't come now, but he didn't expect it to come anyway.

However, this is also a good thing. Sheath has a good feeling about Dragonite. Dragonite is an intelligent Pokémon, and Sheath likes to communicate with it. In addition, Dragonite looks very cute and adorable, although the real-life Dragonite doesn't look as cute as the one in the anime.

"Right now, we only have stir-fried beef noodles," Hiss said to Dragonite. Some intelligent Pokémon can understand human language, and Dragonite is one of them. It's not a difficult thing for Dragonite to understand, and it's a very intelligent Pokémon.

"Roar!" Dragonite suddenly roared, and Heath paused in his hand as he was about to pick up the rice noodles. He then looked at Dragonite with a strange expression. Dragonite pulled out a plastic bag from somewhere and handed it to Heath, then pointed at the bag with its paw.

Heath took it with a puzzled look and then found that there were seven or eight chicken legs inside, the kind of fried chicken legs that are common in fast food restaurants. However, these chicken legs looked very big, like the drumsticks from Dicos.

I wonder where Dragonite came from, or if it was a food allowance from Professor Oak? Professor Oak treats Dragonite very well, not only with a salary but also with benefits and various subsidies. Professor Oak mentioned this to Heath when he came to eat at her place before.

Heath thought that many working-class people from his previous life would probably burst into tears upon hearing this news; the difference between this person and Pokémon is truly enormous.

"Are you planning to have me make this for you?" Heath asked Dragonite. Dragonite immediately nodded, looking very happy. Heath looked thoughtfully at the things in his hands. Making it with these things wasn't a problem, but did Dragonite have any requirements for how this chicken was made?

Heath glanced at the message box above Dragonite's head and realized that Dragonite's only requirement for food was that it taste good—a very simple requirement indeed. However, Heath also noticed that Dragonite preferred meat, so Heath had a general idea of ​​how to prepare these chicken legs.

There are many ways to eat chicken legs: roasting, pan-frying, but deep-frying is the most common. Deep-frying is indeed quite delicious. Some fast food restaurants can make a very popular product with special recipes. Heath has also eaten some fried chicken, but fried chicken is not good to eat on its own. It needs to be eaten with various sauces. Ketchup, chili powder and the like are common choices.

Of course, some people say that there are also strange ways of eating it, such as adding mustard sauce. Heath is very reluctant to dip it in mustard. Heath had also heard that some people like to dip fried chicken in matcha powder. He wondered what that would taste like, but it should be better than dipping fried chicken in isatis root.

But this time Heath was planning to make a different kind of sauce, which was meat sauce.

The idea of ​​pairing meat sauce with chicken legs sounds strange, but there are actually specific requirements for making meat sauce. A good meat sauce can not only enhance the flavor of chicken legs, but also make them even tastier. It's something that could be considered a trade secret. Although Heath doesn't know much about this kind of meat sauce, he's currently in the world of Pokémon.

There are some amazing things in this world, such as tree fruits, which are perfect for making seasonings or other things.

After resolving the debt issue, Heath began to study the fruits of this world. Various fruits could be added to dishes, and Heath discovered that some fruits were very suitable for use as seasonings. So Heath planned to try making fruit meat sauce. If the taste didn't work, Heath would prepare regular sauces such as ketchup and salad dressing for Dragonite.

There are many ways to make meat sauce, depending on how finely it's ground. However, Heath's plan this time is to make a very smooth meat sauce. Unless you watch Heath's preparation process, most diners would hardly notice that there is meat in this sauce at first glance.

This requires the meat used to make the meat sauce to be diced first, and then pounded into minced meat. Heath is very strong, so this step is relatively easy for him. He quickly pounded all the minced meat into a paste. Then he added various seasonings and ground tree fruit powder, and finally poured in an appropriate amount of water to start cooking. Soon a delicious aroma wafted out. At the same time, Heath also took out the chicken legs to marinate them in advance. Then he prepared to start frying the chicken.

Heath wasn't in a hurry. After the meat sauce was ready, he tasted a little with his chopsticks to make sure it was okay before starting to fry the chicken, while putting the meat sauce on a plate for later use.

When frying chicken, a relatively deep fryer is needed. Of course, it's also possible to use a large enough bowl, but the traditional rectangular fryer is the best choice. After all, if you use a round bowl to fry chicken legs, the taste will always be inferior to that of a rectangular fryer.

Heath still has the kind of pan needed for frying chicken, so it's relatively simple to make, although it uses a lot of oil. Besides, Heath doesn't have a big idea about frying chicken. In Heath's opinion, frying chicken is a very simple type of food with no difficulty in making it. Moreover, this world also has fast food restaurants similar to KFC and other brands from his previous life, and Heath has no intention of competing with these fast food restaurants.

While frying chicken, Heath glanced at Dragonite, who was drooling as it stared at him. Heath almost laughed; how greedy was it? He wondered how much of Dragonite's strength it still possessed. If Dragonite ate like this every day, Heath was worried that it would slowly turn into a fat slacker and become truly obese.

"Dragonite, here's your fried chicken. Please enjoy it with this sauce." Heath handed the fried chicken to Dragonite, along with a small bowl of meat sauce. Dragonite happily accepted it, then took out a gold bank card from a small bag hanging around its neck and handed it to Heath, looking very generous. Heath paused for a moment, then took it with surprise. He recognized the bank card; Old Adams from Evergreen City had one.

It seems Dragonite is quite wealthy.

Chapter 347 Nami and Dragonite

However, upon closer reflection, it becomes clear that these items were likely given to Dragonite by Professor Oak. Professor Oak is not short of money; he is probably the richest man in Pallet Town. However, Professor Oak has little interest in ordinary material enjoyment. What interests him most are all kinds of things related to Pokémon. Heath once saw an interview program where Professor Oak's family's daily meals could only be described as "relatively exquisite." They also own cars, but they are all understated luxury cars. The largest and most expensive item in Professor Oak's annual bills is the various things he uses to research Pokémon.

Other expenses were relatively small. The major expenses were research equipment. The latest research equipment was very expensive, but Professor Oak bought it without even blinking.

However, Professor Oak's funds are sufficient for him to use them in this way. The various starter Pokémon he sells each year are enough to make him a fortune, not to mention his strange patented technologies, research results, and so on. Professor Oak can be described as a typical example of someone who made his fortune through knowledge.

Heath thought that Professor Oak was the perfect embodiment of the saying "There is gold in books." Heath thought that Professor Oak earned more money than Heath could ever earn in his entire life, and Heath would be content with earning even a tenth of that.

Heath didn't charge too much, since the chicken legs were provided by Dragonite. But charging too little wouldn't be good either, since Heath wouldn't use the oil used to fry the chicken legs, so it all had to be disposed of. In the end, Heath charged a very reasonable price based on the waste of the ingredients plus his own labor. However, Dragonite didn't care at all; it was eating its chicken legs one after another.

Heath finally understood why the chicken legs Dragonite gave him were so big. After all, if the chicken legs were too small, they probably wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap, while these pistol-shaped chicken legs would make it a little more comfortable for Dragonite to eat.

Even so, Dragonite eats incredibly fast; a pistol leg is gone in two bites, and the meat sauce disappears just as quickly.

"Heath, your... Eh? Isn't this Professor Oak's Dragonite? Professor Oak, long time no see~" Miss Nami pushed open the door of Heath's food cart and got out. But when she saw the Dragonite next to her, Nami quickly forgot about Heath. The Dragonite looked at the enthusiastic human with a blank expression. It didn't remember this human.

Heath didn't mind, after all, he and Nami weren't very familiar with each other, and Dragonite was a relatively rare type of Pokémon, so it wasn't hard to understand why Nami would be so excited to see it.

"You rascal! Big Brother, you used to go to the summer music festival with me!" Nami, annoyed and embarrassed, reached out and pinched Dragonite's skin, making it yelp in pain. However, Dragonite recognized the woman from the familiar way she pinched its Pokémon and quickly gave her a friendly smile, wagging its tail. Heath almost laughed. Those who knew it would recognize it as Dragonite, but those who didn't might mistake it for a puppy that had seen its owner come home.

"Miss Nami, you even know Dragonite?" Heath glanced at the Machokes and Machamp that were filing down from the food truck. He figured the renovations were probably finished, but the speed was truly astonishing. Heath hadn't expected it to be so fast. However, thinking about these Machokes and Machamp, Heath calmed down. After all, while a human worker was carrying a bag of cement, a Machoke could carry dozens of bags of cement with incredible speed. Humans and Pokémon were simply incomparable.

“Of course we know each other! Professor Oak and our Silph Corporation are strategic partners!” Nami nodded seriously. This was quite normal, after all, Professor Oak was considered the top scientist in the Kanto region, so it was normal for a high-tech company like Silph Corporation to know him…

But if that's the case, how exactly did Team Rocket prevent Professor Oak from supporting Silph Corporation?

But when Heath thought about the current composition of Team Rocket, everything seemed to make sense again. After all, Team Rocket was already quite strong, and who knew what it would become as it developed. No wonder Team Rocket was able to grow so big and powerful, and even have its own members operating in other regions. Meanwhile, Team Magma and Team Aqua were successfully redeemed by the protagonist and gave up their evil deeds.

Curious, Heath walked up to his food cart, opened the door, and peeked inside. He then saw that his restaurant had completely changed.

If Heath's food truck was previously just a temporary street stall, it has now become a mobile restaurant. The restaurant is beautifully decorated and has a warm, homey feel. Heath walked up and touched the tables and chairs. They were made of wood, but they didn't have any strange smells. Instead, they had a refreshing feel to them.

"This is incredible... What kind of wood is this?" Heath tapped the wooden table in front of him with his finger, and the sound was dull. Having helped his parents choose furniture before, Heath immediately knew that this thing must be solid wood.

Moreover, all the building materials on the walls had dried out. Heath had also found the power switch for the hall by murals depicting the tail of an electric dragon on the walls. The switch was ingeniously designed, resembling the tail of an electric dragon. Heath would pinch it once and the restaurant lights would turn off, and pinch it again and they would turn on again.

"That thing uses fingerprint recognition. If it's not your fingerprint, it won't work if someone else uses it." Nami's voice made Heath turn his head, and he saw Nami leaning against the door, arms crossed, smiling at him.

"This is really high-tech," Heath exclaimed. The level of technology in the Pokémon world was truly incomprehensible.

"So, are you ready to come to Hoenn with me? We have to leave today. I'll explain your restaurant to you on the way." Nami glanced at her watch, then looked at Heath and asked. Heath nodded; he had no objections.

"But how are we going to get there?" Hiss asked Nami curiously. He had looked it up before, and the fastest way to get to Hoenn was by plane.

“Of course there are special channels~” Miss Nami gave a mysterious smile. Heath subconsciously swallowed. He had a strange feeling that he was about to be scammed. But could he be scammed on a plane? Or was it some other mode of transportation?

Chapter 348 How fast is Dragonite?

Miss Nami's philosophy is "speed," so she smiled and took out a small item, then pulled Heath out, asking him to put away the Pokémon that were still in the food cart. However, Heath had already put away his Pokémon from the food cart, so there weren't any Pokémon in the cart, which saved Heath some trouble.

Heath looked curiously at the object in Nami's hand. It was a red and white capsule-shaped object, about the size of a normal adult man's little finger. It looked ordinary and unremarkable.

“Miss Nami, you said we need to get to Green Ridge City as soon as possible, so how do you plan to get there? By plane? I see the next flight is taking off from Dark Grey City Airport in twenty minutes.” Heath reminded Nami, but Nami waved her hand dismissively, looking completely indifferent. Her hand was rapidly tapping something on her phone, seemingly sending a text message.

Heath had some doubts. Unless you take a flying Pokémon, it would take some time to get from Pallet Town to Pewter City. And was it too late to book the tickets now? You know, in the Pokémon world, you usually have to board the plane ten minutes in advance, and there's also the question of whether there are any seats available.

After a while, Nami put down her phone with a smile, then tapped the small device in her hand. The next second, Heath noticed that her food cart and the kitchen utensils that hadn't been put away had instantly shrunk and been absorbed into the small capsule in Nami's hand. Heath was stunned. With this technology, let alone any technology expo, Heath felt that she didn't even need to go. This technology alone was enough to make the Shilf Corporation the leading company at this technology expo.

I just don't know why the Heath Company still intends to use their food truck as an exhibit at this technology expo. Or does this seemingly amazing little capsule have some strict usage requirements? For example, can it only be used on Heath's food truck?

After all, Heath knew that the fact that the Siluf Corporation was able to develop this kind of food truck and these amazing extensions actually had little to do with the Siluf Corporation. After all, the food truck and these things were actually the power of a cheat code, so it was normal for them to have strange limitations.

"Of course, we'd take the faster private jet! Professor Oak, could you please take us to Mossdeep City? Professor Oak has already agreed." Nami smiled and patted Dragonite, who had just finished eating a chicken leg, before asking a question. Dragonite glanced back at Nami and nodded. It remembered that this woman was a long-time friend of its trainer, and Professor Oak probably wouldn't refuse her request.

Heath paused for a moment. Should he take a Dragonite over?

Hiss glanced at Professor Oak's Dragonite. Professor Oak's Dragonite was enormous, a size larger than the average Dragonite. This was due to its training. Professor Oak was actually very skilled at training Pokémon. Hiss felt that Professor Oak was not only an excellent Pokémon professor, but also an excellent Pokémon breeder. The Pokémon that Ash had entrusted to Professor Oak in the later years still had considerable fighting power even after a long time.

In that sense, Ash is really a lucky guy. He has Professor Oak's help to raise Pokémon for free, which saves him a lot of money. In many cases, the limitation on the number of Pokémon trainers can bring is actually the issue of raising them.