I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

As a result, the league's birth rate dropped to a very dangerous level during that period, so the league took action.

After a long period of improvement in regulations and systems, the hypnosis services provided by Pokémon have gradually become legalized and established, which in turn comes at a relatively high price.

Even so, this service is very popular.

After all, compared to being tormented to the point of ecstasy by a mentally ill person in reality, a fantasy world where everything is possible is much more pleasant.

"These guys are really something." Heath shook his head. Now that customers were arriving one after another, Heath stopped worrying about the other barbecue stalls and focused on serving the customers.

"Trainer, aren't you worried?" Zoroark asked curiously.

"Why worry? Although these activities are all good, when it comes to food, the only deciding factor in the end is the taste itself." Heath was very calm. Compared to other barbecue places, the barbecue here tastes better, the seasoning is more sophisticated, and most importantly, the ingredients are very fresh, which is also related to Dialga's cleaver.

Fresh ingredients represent health and deliciousness. Heath's secret dipping sauce elevates the barbecue to another level. Coupled with the Charizard's increasingly refined control over the heat, Heath is honestly capable that if he were to stay in Lavender Town, he could even dominate the Lavender Town catering industry, standing at the top of Lavender Town and squeezing other barbecue stalls far away from him.

Launching such a cheap promotion, along with these publicity tactics, is simply Heath's way of completing his mission sooner and keeping Dialga's apron.

It has to be said that Dialga's apron is really amazing and very useful. Since getting this thing, Heath's clothes no longer need to be washed, and the TV and game console are guaranteed to never be damaged. It can be said that the depreciation cost of Heath's house is almost zero. If Heath had gotten the Dialga apron earlier, Heath feels that his house would look brand new every day.

So even though the cost was so low and the profit was so small, Heath still did it. As long as the Dialga aprons could be kept, that was fine. Heath had even decided that if there weren't enough customers, he would offer a 50% discount on the last day. He was sure he could complete his mission.

Of course, Heath was even prepared to offer a 90% discount. In Heath's view, as long as Dialluca's apron could be kept, Heath would be willing to serve the guest for free.

Fortunately, Heath's cooking skills weren't so bad that he needed to offer food to others for free in order to attract customers, which gave him confidence.

Chapter 523 The Failed Asparagus

"Hello~ Boss~ We're here again~" Just as Heath was entertaining his guests, he heard two men's voices. Heath was stunned for a moment, then looked over and saw two men with slightly red faces greeting him warmly.

"It's Mr. Da Gang. Are you still the same as before?" Heath recognized the man at a glance, as the man had left a very deep impression on Heath.

As for the other one, Heath remembered that the other person's name seemed to be...

What was it again? Heath didn't have a strong recollection. After all, the number of guests Heath had entertained yesterday was truly enormous, and it was impossible for him to remember the name of every single one.

Mr. Da Gang was remembered by Heath because of some of his special characteristics.

Mr. Da Gang is a very special customer at Heath's barbecue stand. This customer's favorite thing to do is drink, and his second favorite thing is to eat barbecue and drink. Anyway, whenever Heath sees Mr. Da Gang lately, he is always drinking. Yesterday was no exception. He drank a lot of alcohol at Heath's place, which left Heath quite bewildered.

Heath had always suspected that Mr. Da Gang's alcohol tolerance was terrifying, after all, the other man's alcohol tolerance was really frightening, he could easily drink hundreds of bottles of liquor after a barbecue.

To be honest, Heath thinks that Mr. Da Gang is probably one of those people who are exceptionally gifted. Even if he didn't work, it would be very easy for him to become a mukbang streamer.

"Haha~ Yes, give me some barbecue to go with my drinks~ Anything is fine~" Mr. Da Gang said with a smile, his breath reeking of alcohol. Heath looked at Mr. Da Gang strangely. Had Mr. Da Gang just gone to eat at that barbecue stall next door? After all, when Heath saw a barbecue stall that was giving away a free case of beer to customers, he knew that Mr. Da Gang would definitely go there first.

Heath was surprised that Mr. Big Gang had returned so quickly, as he had assumed Mr. Big Gang would simply continue drinking.

However, Heath was just a restaurant owner, not a couple in love, so he wouldn't ask strange questions like "Why did you go there?"

Although when I used to set up a stall in Zhenxin Town, I would sometimes feel a strange sense of unease when I saw customers I knew very well going to eat at other shops.

"Alright, I do have a good recommendation for a snack to go with drinks, but I don't know if Mr. Da Gang would be interested." Heath said with a smile. He was thinking about some of his finds in Pallet Town, and speaking of snacks to go with drinks, while they were rather unique, those who liked them really loved them, absolutely loved them. As for Mr. Da Gang…

Heath glanced at the notification above the other person's head and figured that Mr. Big Gang and his companion would really enjoy this unique dish.

"Oh? What is it?" Mr. Da Gang was indeed intrigued. While Heath was grilling the food that the other guests wanted to eat, he took out the unique food and showed it to Mr. Da Gang.

This is a piece of scallion, but it's wrapped in a layer of braised pork intestines, making it look quite unique. Actually, this is a delicacy that Heath brought from Pallet Town: scallion sausage.

Although the combination of strong-flavored scallions and pork intestines is a very strange one, there are actually quite a few people who like to eat it this way. The unique taste of the combination is a favorite of many people, and it is also a good choice as an appetizer. Based on Mr. Scallion's taste, Heath decided to recommend it to Mr. Da Gang.

Making scallion sausage is also very simple. After braising the large intestine, stuff it with scallions. The type of scallion can be changed according to personal taste. If you particularly like scallions, you can try using large scallions, while if you prefer regular scallions, you can use ordinary scallions. Overall, the taste is quite good. After grilling, you can also add some chili powder or barbecue powder, which is a good option.

"Ah, you mean the outer layer is pig intestines?" Mr. Dagang was a little surprised. He knew about pig intestines. Weren't they used as animal feed? Occasionally, they could be used to make other things on their own, but sometimes they were directly treated as kitchen waste.

Mr. Da Gang found it hard to believe that these days, things that are treated as kitchen waste can be eaten.

"Yes, it tastes very good." Heath nodded. Many people are reluctant to eat pork intestines for the first time, after all, the special nature of pork intestines makes many people reluctant. However, after reading about Mr. Da Gang's taste preferences, Heath felt that perhaps eating pork intestines once could really open up a new hobby for him.

Mr. Da Gang looked at Heath seriously for a couple of seconds, then added another skewer. Heath didn't seem to mind, and then prepared other snacks to go with the drinks as Mr. Da Gang suggested.

Mr. Da Gang especially loves peanuts. Fried peanuts, sprinkled with a little salt and fried until crispy, are the perfect snack to accompany drinks. However, after Heath saw Mr. Da Gang muster up the courage to take a bite of the scallion sausage, Mr. Da Gang became pleasantly surprised, and the scallion sausage that Heath introduced was also welcomed by Mr. Da Gang.

"Zoroark, how did the guests who just ate the asparagus dish feel?" Heath asked, pulling Zoroark aside. Two tables of guests had just ordered asparagus, but Heath's task was still not completed, which made him a little anxious.

"Huh? Aren't they... just having a normal meal?" Zoroark glanced at the two tables of guests with a puzzled look; they didn't seem to be doing anything strange.

Heath frowned. The guests had indeed eaten the lettuce, thus fulfilling his hospitality obligations, but why hadn't Heath's task been completed after the guests had eaten it?

There are two possibilities. The first is that the asparagus is not a special delicacy of Lavender Town at all, so it is impossible to complete the mission. Heath thinks this possibility is not out of the question, after all, the asparagus is indeed very ordinary, just like ordinary vegetables, and there is nothing strange about it.

The second possibility is that Heath did not master the true method of making asparagus, or the method that would be approved by the Golden Finger, and it is not what Heath is doing now.

"Tsk, so what exactly is the problem?" Heath said irritably, slicing open the eggplant in his hand and sprinkling it with minced garlic.

Although I was annoyed, I still had to entertain the guests.

Chapter 524 Fortune Telling?

"Sir, would you like your fortune told?" Just as Heath was busy entertaining guests and planning to continue studying his succulents during his day off, a man wearing a plaid shirt and thick glasses stood in front of him and asked in a serious tone.

"Huh?" Heath was stunned for a moment. To be honest, he really didn't expect that he would meet a master while he was busy grilling barbecue here at night. This made Heath feel a little dumbfounded.

"Do you want your fortune told?" the man asked again, his tone serious.

Heath placed the roasted eggplant in his hand onto a plate, then had Zoroark take it over, before finally taking a serious look at the man in front of him.

Thick glasses, a thin frame, and bright eyes, but the heavy dark circles under his eyes made him look like a middle-aged man addicted to the internet who had been staying up all night.

"I don't do fortune telling, sorry." Heath refused the other party sternly. He couldn't soften his attitude at this time, otherwise the other party would definitely take advantage of him. This was an experience that Heath had summarized after dealing with many vendors.

Just like those roadside salespeople, if you don't clearly refuse them immediately, they might even come up and offer you a service, then ask if you want to buy their products. Heath once had someone kneel down on one knee in the street to shine his shoes. Heath was stunned. The strange looks from the people around him made Heath want to kick them. You can only say that these people are really amazing. Being able to be completely shameless is also a very impressive thing from a certain perspective.

"...I'm very accurate at fortune telling. You're definitely going to have a bad day today." The man stood there looking at Heath for a while, then left after saying that. Heath's lips twitched. If he hadn't been entertaining guests and if he hadn't had a good temper, he would have wanted to hit him.

This incident was just a minor episode, and Heath didn't pay much attention to it after the other party left. Heath had seen quite a few things like this before, after all, he often encountered this type of person when he went to temples or dojos. Later, there were fewer and fewer of these kinds of people.

"Trainer, did that person just say they wanted their fortune told?" Zoroark asked curiously as he approached.

"Yeah, he said he'd tell my fortune and that I'm definitely going to have a bad day." Heath shrugged helplessly. He didn't know what to say. It was just like those street swindlers who used to start by saying things like, "You're going to have a bloody disaster today," to attract attention, then go on a spiel to get his money.

Moreover, Heath didn't believe that fortune telling really existed in this world. If fortune telling were accurate, then people probably wouldn't have to live such hard lives. Besides, the Alliance wasn't just sitting idly by. In that case, the struggle between the Alliance and the Dark Organization might become quite fantastical.

Today, the league asked a fortune teller to predict who the leader of the Rockets is, and then Mr. Sakaki kept doing things to counter the fortune teller's predictions. This is just too outrageous.

The people in this world don't mind increasing their strength. If fortune telling and divination were really useful, they would probably have become an official force long ago. Although there are superpowered people in this world, very few can use their superpowers to do things like predicting the future.

So Heath has seen plenty of these kinds of scams where people come to your door saying you're in for a bloody disaster today. It's just that scammers have kept up with the times and started promoting how to get rich quick, how to change your luck, and how to avoid Mercury retrograde.

This kind of tactic might have worked in the past, but now it's a complete joke. Forget about getting people to believe you're paying money; you'd be lucky if you didn't get beaten up.

It would be better to let these people join the Flying Spaghetti Monster Cult, since that's more real and reliable than fortune telling and divination.

So Heath didn't take the man's matter seriously and continued to entertain her guests.

Business was pretty good today. Heath was busy the whole time, and most importantly, the weather was great. It didn't rain like yesterday, so Heath was able to entertain the guests smoothly.

Heath had already put away his awning and other protective gear. Autumn was not the rainy season in the Kanto region, so he probably wouldn't need to use it too often. However, when spring and summer arrived, it wouldn't be unusual for it to rain heavily every three days.

"Heath, is there any porridge?" Just as Heath was busy serving guests, he heard Miss Saya's voice.

"Good evening, Miss Saya. There is porridge, of course, but..." Heath placed the skewers in his hand on the plate before looking at Miss Saya.

However, upon closer inspection, Heath noticed that Miss Saya was accompanied by a coyote, which must be the sick coyote he had seen earlier.

"It healed so quickly?" Heath was somewhat surprised. Although he knew that the medical standards in the Pokémon world were very high, it was really outrageous that his skin disease, which was known to be stubborn, could heal so quickly today.

“This little guy is in very good health, but I once considered whether to take him in. However, he still intends to stay here.” Miss Saya smiled and patted the wolfhound beside her. Some of the guests around also smiled happily when they saw the wolfhound. Heath smiled.

In the case of ordinary Pokémon, stray Pokémon sent to Pokémon Centers are usually released back into the wild after recovering and become wild Pokémon. This is why many stray Pokémon are unwilling to seek help when they are sick, unless they have no other choice, otherwise they will live their lives cautiously.

While the reasons why stray Pokémon wander may vary, these little guys stay in their respective areas for various reasons and become resident Pokémon in those regions, which is quite normal. However, not many of them can become city Pokémon.

You need to have a friendly personality, a very intelligent mind, and of course, some luck and good looks; otherwise, becoming a city Pokémon is not so easy.

"Is this for Xiao Jin to eat?" Heath asked curiously. Saya immediately nodded. She still wanted kebabs and fried noodles. Only the wolfhound still needed to eat something light because it was still taking medication.

Heath nodded, then turned around and began preparing food for the coyote and Miss Saya.

Chapter 525 Health Inspection

As always, Xiao Jin was very popular. Today, many people came over to offer it food, but Ms. Saya politely declined. Sometimes, you shouldn't take medicine with oily food, as it might affect the medicine's effectiveness.

Sometimes, strictly following medical advice is not just a casual matter. If patients fail to follow medical advice, it is possible that the disease, which had improved significantly, may relapse or even worsen.

When Heath visited his elders in the hospital, there was an old man in the bed next to his elders. The doctors and nurses repeatedly told him not to get out of bed and to use the toilet in bed, as the hospital had special equipment. However, the old man was too embarrassed to use the toilet in bed at night, so he secretly got up and went to the toilet, where he died.

The family members standing nearby had red eyes from crying, and the doctors and nurses could only come over to remind the other patients to follow the doctor's orders and not to feel embarrassed, otherwise they might really pay the price of their lives for the sake of saving face.

"Miss Saya, here's your porridge and barbecue." Heath brought the cooked barbecue and porridge to Saya, then wiped his hands and glanced at Little Gold beside Saya, who was lying on the ground with its tongue sticking out, looking adorably silly.

Although most Pokémon designs are similar, there are still some subtle differences, but these differences are often not easy to distinguish. Little Gold is quite special, as it has a teardrop-like pattern on its face, making it very distinctive.

Heath thought that this might be the reason why Kim became so popular.

"Okay, thank you very much~ Mr. Heath, but where are you planning to go next?" Miss Saya asked Heath curiously. She had met Heath many times on the road, which made Miss Saya curious about Heath's travel plans.

"It should be to Kuye City, right?" Heath thought of Sister Feng. Sister Feng should already be working in Kuye City now, but he wondered how she was doing. Kuye City was different from Evergreen City. Heath had previously checked the information online and found that the crime rate in Kuye City was much higher than in Evergreen City. There were all sorts of petty thefts, and some bizarre cases had occurred, which are still considered unsolved cases to this day.

Although the league has been investigating, there have been no results so far. It can only be said that in the world of Pokémon, sometimes it is not only humans who commit crimes, but even Pokémon can commit crimes.

There was a theft case in Kuroba City before, but that case was quite special. A gold shop and a friendly store on a commercial street were all robbed overnight. All the surveillance cameras were out of service, and there is still no conclusion. It can only be speculated that it may have been a crime committed by superpowers.

So Hiss plans to go directly to Vermilion City next. After all, Vermilion City is not far from Lavender Town, and it is also where Maple is. Hiss is very interested in that place, and he also wants to see what this international metropolis in the Kanto region is like.

"Kuroba City?" Miss Saya swallowed the fried noodles in her mouth, then looked at Heath thoughtfully. Heath felt a little strange being looked at by Miss Saya. He looked down at his clothes, but there was nothing wrong with them. They looked like very ordinary clothes.

"Yes, what's wrong?" Heath asked curiously, looking at Miss Saya in front of him.

"No, I just heard that Kurenai City is going to hold a big event soon, I think it's a collaboration with some brands or something. Mr. Heath, you have quite a business sense." Miss Saya said with a smile. Heath was a little surprised. He really didn't expect that Kurenai City would still be holding events. But this seemed quite normal. After all, Kurenai City is the largest international metropolis in the Kanto region, so various businesses usually choose Kurenai City as their first choice for events.

When Heath was in Evergreen City, he heard people complaining about why businesses didn't hold events there. Was it possible that only Vermilion City and the League headquarters existed in the Kanto region?

After all, not everyone is willing to spend money to go to other cities, especially since the cost is not small. If it is held in one's own city, a lot of money can be saved.

"Large-scale events are quite interesting..." Heath chatted with Miss Saya for a few moments with a smile, then went back, because more guests had arrived and Heath had to entertain them.

"Good evening, Mr. Heath." A strange voice said. Heath put the grilled leeks in his hand onto a plate and then had Zoroark serve them to the guest before glancing at them.

There was a Miss Officer Jenny and a Miss Joey.

Heath looked at them carefully. He had never seen these two before. Although Joey and Officer Jenny looked almost identical, there were still some differences between them. Heath was certain that he had never seen these two before.