Heath admitted that he was a little unaccustomed to this world when he first arrived. After all, in Heath's mind, Pokémon were partners, and not edible partners. However, Heath later discovered that the custom of eating Pokémon did exist in this world, and the legendary Pokémon didn't seem to mind. However, the League had detailed classifications and regulations regarding the types of Pokémon that could be eaten, which made Heath suspect more than once that the League had secretly conducted experiments to test what could and couldn't be eaten. Heath felt that it was somewhat possible. It has to be said that this scene sounded a bit horrifying, but looking at the rather ordinary Tauros beef next to the expensive beef, Heath still didn't choose it.
"Wow, Uncle Heath, is this your market? There are so many things displayed!" A familiar voice rang out, but Heath instinctively stiffened. Then he heard gasps of surprise from all around, and a bunch of people raised their phones, pointing them at Heath's location. Heath knew they weren't filming him, but rather something else, like…
Heath turned his head and saw that Lugia had flown out at some point and was curiously looking around the market beside him. Heath couldn't help but cover his face; he felt that his peaceful life had been completely shattered.
You know, Lugia and Ho-Oh are legendary Pokémon, and they are the totems and symbols of faith in the Kanto and Johto regions. Their status is extremely high, even higher than Mew. However, because Mew is more elusive, it is more attractive. But this is Lugia! Lugia!
Lugia is a powerful mythical beast, known as the sea god, and possesses immense strength. Seeing the surprised, curious, and slightly greedy looks in the eyes of the people around him, Heath's mood also became heavy.
While legendary Pokémon are powerful, they also represent considerable temptation. Heath never underestimates the greed and darkness within others. Even Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, might not be able to resist Lugia's temptation. Moreover, Heath still remembers the dark Lugia from before. There are many people in this world who dare to attack legendary Pokémon.
"You little rascal...you're really good at causing me trouble." Heath pursed his lips. With Lugia causing all this trouble, Heath knew he wouldn't have a moment's peace today, and he might even be attacked. Don't underestimate the allure of a legendary Pokémon, so Heath didn't hesitate to call Cynthia.
Although it was early and Cynthia was still asleep, she immediately came when Heath said that she had a super troublesome person by her side.
A while later, the majestic Cynthia arrived riding Togekiss. As soon as she landed, she saw the little Lugia next to Hiss, which was curiously sticking its head out to look at Cynthia. Cynthia was instantly drawn to it, and she immediately understood why Hiss had said that he had a super troublesome person by his side. Although Cynthia was from the Sinnoh region, she knew that Lugia was the legendary Pokémon worshipped in the Kanto and Johto regions. It was the sea god, and her boyfriend had one, and it seemed to be very close to Hiss.
It has to be said that the champion's presence is quite intimidating. With Cynthia around, the surrounding people's gazes became much more subdued. However, the number of onlookers following closely behind increased. Heath had no choice but to cancel his day trip to the market and awkwardly led Cynthia back to his food truck. At the same time, Heath turned on his phone. He planned to complete his order through the Psyduck Merchant Guild. All the ingredients could be purchased from the Psyduck Merchant Guild, which was probably the only good news.
"Am I... causing you trouble?" Little Lugia looked at Hiss apologetically. It was a divine beast, but not an idiot, and could naturally see the trouble its appearance had caused Hiss.
"Not really, in fact, it's quite enjoyable." Hiss chuckled as he comforted the dejected Lugia. He wasn't in a bad mood at all, after all, this was Lugia! Although Lugia wasn't much in the games of his previous life, this was the real Pokémon world. There were very few Pokémon that could possess legendary Pokémon, you could even say they were extremely rare. So Hiss was actually quite happy, feeling like he was showing off.
Heath could understand those nouveau riche who drove luxury cars all over the city in his previous life. Being stared at with envious eyes was indeed a very comfortable thing, at least Heath himself was quite proud.
Hearing Hiss say that, Lugia became happy, and Hiss's phone also pushed the latest notification: "[Lugia has been spotted at the Goldenrod City Market]". If you didn't know better, you would think that Lugia had been sent to the market. If that were the case, the League would probably go crazy.
The Lugia are a race, with the most powerful being the true sea god Lugia, usually the strongest among the Lugia. Moreover, the Lugia race has a very good relationship with Ho-Oh, so offending a Lugia is a very troublesome matter.
"So cute... Is this a baby Lugia? It looks like it's not even an adult yet." Cynthia was also staring intently at the Lugia in front of her. She fell in love with the little guy at first sight. However, she could also tell that the Lugia in front of her was not in its complete form. It looked more like an immature juvenile.
"Hmm, this little guy isn't even an adult yet. He ran away from home and came here. I've never tamed a divine beast." Heath clicked his tongue. A divine beast, huh? Heath didn't think he had the strength for that...
Ok?
Heath glanced at Mew, who was playing a game with Zoroark. Mew had only glanced at Heath and Cynthia after they entered, and then ignored them and went back to playing.
Mew is also a legendary Pokémon, right? It used to be a legendary Pokémon, but it was later classified as a mythical Pokémon. It's hailed as the ancestor of all Pokémon, so it's quite powerful.
Heath remained silent.
"Run away from home? Even mythical beasts can run away from home?" Cynthia was clearly shocked. Heath could understand her feelings, but it was normal for mythical beasts to run away from home.
Seeing Heath nod, Cynthia looked at Lugia, who was completely ignoring her, and felt a sense of empathy. When she first embarked on her journey, it was also because she ran away from home, but she ended up becoming the champion.
Chapter 781 Psyduck Member
Ignoring Cynthia's sudden growing camaraderie with Lugia, Heath was diligently preparing breakfast for her. The breakfast Cynthia had mentioned this morning gave Heath a strange sense of déjà vu. It was a peculiar feeling, but Heath rarely made that kind of food in this world—just very simple and ordinary brown sugar and eggs.
Brown sugar eggs are a very common food. They are easy to make, taste pretty good, and have a decent texture. In my previous life, it was said that women during their menstrual period should eat brown sugar eggs. However, Heath had just subtly inquired and found that Cynthia was not on her period, so she probably just wanted to eat them.
However, Hiss thought the people of Sinnoh were really peculiar to like eating this. You know, even in his previous life, brown sugar eggs were something that many people might only eat once a month or once a year.
Brown sugar eggs, in Heath's opinion, were a very ordinary, common, and easy-to-make special food. Generally, all you had to do was melt the brown sugar and then add an egg. There were no other difficulties, and the taste couldn't be improved much. After all, few ingredients were used, and there wasn't much room for improvement. Heath couldn't very well ask Ho-Oh for an egg to make brown sugar eggs, could he? Heath felt that if Ho-Oh didn't kick him out, it would be a good ending.
Besides that, you could probably add honey or something, but this time Heath made a very ordinary brown sugar egg dish without adding anything else. After all, the ordinary brown sugar egg dish tastes pretty good. However, Heath still plans to research how to improve this brown sugar egg dish when she has some free time later, which should be a very interesting topic.
Soon, a steaming plate of red carpet eggs was ready. Heath delivered it to Cynthia and went to open the door to receive the things she had bought. The Psyduck Merchant Guild's delivery speed was fast and the service was excellent. Heath felt that there was a reason why the Psyduck Merchant Guild had been able to climb to this position step by step. Ordinary merchant guilds really couldn't provide this kind of service, let alone have such a good attitude. They didn't have any intention of bullying customers because they were big.
Moreover, the ingredients from the Psyduck Merchant Guild are quite good, of high quality, and although they are expensive, they are worth the price.
It has to be said that such a divine merchant guild would have been completely impossible in the previous life. After all, the Psyduck Merchant Guild is too perfect, so perfect that it is somewhat unreal. This is not a derogatory term, but a compliment.
"Mr. Heath, based on your spending, your membership level has been upgraded to the Psyduck level. At this new level, you'll enjoy even better service and can purchase more rare items. However, please note that you only have priority purchasing rights; if you don't purchase them, those items will still be sold to others as usual." A well-dressed woman delivered the goods, smiling with a perfect smile that gave off a friendly vibe. She also gave Heath a business card. Heath learned some new information, but nothing scandalous happened.
The Psyduck Trading Company is a legitimate trading company and does not allow its sales staff to seduce customers for financial gain. This is regrettable for many people with such intentions, since in the Pokémon world, some salespeople do not hesitate to provide special services in order to improve their sales performance.
However, Heath didn't need that kind of service, nor was he interested in it, so he naturally didn't care.
"Okay, thank you." Heath took his membership card. It was very luxurious, made of gold, and had some weight to it. However, considering the amount he had spent at the Psyduck Merchant Guild, Heath felt that even if it was made of pure gold, it wouldn't be surprising. After all, he had spent a lot of money, enough to buy countless amounts of gold. Heath didn't think there was anything too extravagant about this gold membership card.
However, the Psyduck-level membership card is already the highest level of membership, and Heath can enjoy the highest discounts and benefits. Heath also noticed that after his membership level was upgraded, a Psyduck member-exclusive option appeared on his phone. Heath clicked on it and saw that it contained some very rare items. However, what attracted Heath's attention the most was the food section. Heath even saw lava eel. It seems that he can expand his food encyclopedia in the future, which is quite pleasing.
After procuring enough food supplies, Sheath drove her food truck to the Saffron City Science Fair. There, she didn't stay still. It has to be said that the reporters in the Pokémon world are incredibly fast. In just a short while, the news report was out, and many people knew that a legendary Pokémon trainer had appeared in Saffron City, Kanto, and that the trainer was the lover of Sinnoh Champion Cynthia. This further fueled the already heated topic from yesterday.
The name Lugia symbolizes so much that it has sparked a lot of discussion in the Kanto region.
"Sigh, business is tough today." Heath shook his head, feeling a bit of a headache. He was afraid that doing business today would be difficult. These things alone were enough to make Heath suffer. He had a feeling that there would be quite a few people coming to eat today, and there might be some people among them with ulterior motives who came to find out about Lugia's existence.
"Do you want me to help you here?" Cynthia yawned. She had originally planned to return to Sinnoh today, but because of Cynthia, she temporarily gave up the idea of going back. However, she was still a little sleepy.
"No need, Cynthia, you go to sleep first. I can manage on my own." Heath gave an apologetic smile. It was a bit much to wake someone up so early. Although Heath herself was the type to get up even earlier every day, the problem was that Heath was used to this kind of life, while Cynthia was not. So naturally, Cynthia couldn't get used to this kind of life.
Cynthia didn't refuse, but perhaps because she was too sleepy, she lunged forward and pounced into Heath's arms, then lazily hugged him.
"I'm so sleepy... Could you please take me to rest?" Heath's breathing suddenly became rapid.
Is this...?
Chapter 782 Constantly Vanishing
Although Hiss had fantasized about something happening, he quickly realized he was overthinking it, because Cynthia simply went back to sleep, leaving Hiss both amused and exasperated. This was understandable, though; some girls in this world were quite conservative, unlike in some countries of his previous life, where young women might already be from a different background. While Hiss had indeed indulged in some fantasies for a while, he didn't dwell on it too much. He knew Cynthia wasn't that type, so he didn't have high expectations.
As the saying goes, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. However, Heath himself had no expectations, so there was no disappointment. He actually thought it was fine. After all, Heath himself was not prepared to let Cynthia live with him right now. Strictly speaking, Heath was actually a rather conservative person.
"This market is quite interesting." Hiss went to the market to buy groceries again, but this time he dragged Zoroark, who was still playing a game, along. After all, it wasn't suitable for him to go shopping alone right now. If Hiss went down now, it wouldn't be so easy to buy those things, but with Zoroark's illusion technology, it was still possible to buy groceries normally.
Heath had Zoroark give him a generic face, which meant he didn't get much attention. At first, Zoroark was thinking of doing something outrageous with Heath, like giving him a face that made people think it was a shame he wasn't making money off his looks. However, after Heath 'amicably' discussed salary with Zoroark, Zoroark obediently gave Heath a normal face.
Although Heath had never been a celebrity before, nor in this world, he felt that he really had no interest in being a celebrity. After all, being a celebrity is not something that ordinary people can accept. No wonder celebrities hate paparazzi so much.
So Heath has now returned to a normal life.
However, it must be said that the market in Goldenrod City is quite interesting. It wasn't designed by a designer; it's just an ordinary market, looking similar to those in places like Lavender Town and Vermilion City. Heath looked around curiously while casually buying the ingredients she needed.
"Boss, speaking of which, does Golden City have any signature ingredients that can be considered the city's calling card?" Heath bought all the vegetables from an old man's vegetable stall. The old man's vegetables were of very good quality, and even Heath, from the perspective of a professional chef, thought they were excellent, so Heath bought them all, experiencing a taste of the luxurious life of a rich lady.
"Hmm? Ingredients that are considered a city icon? Then I'll have a lot to say." The old man was in a good mood. He could sell all the vegetables early in the morning, and then he could go back to sleep early and play with his grandson. However, when he heard Heath's question, the old man immediately became interested. He didn't have many hobbies as he got older, but he liked to brag to others about his life experiences back then and sigh about how young people these days are.
However, most young people don't like listening to the elderly ramble on about the past. But little do they know that what the elderly are ramble on about is not the past, but their youth. Even if they are old men and women with gray hair, who wasn't a young man or woman in their prime back then?
Heath understood these things well. During his university social practice, he volunteered at a nursing home. At first, the elderly people in the nursing home didn't give Heath a friendly look, but as Heath became more patient, they gradually started chatting. Heath also learned that these elderly people had once had some success. It could be said that the things these elderly people experienced back then were much richer than Heath had imagined. Many young people probably don't have as much life experience as these elderly people. After all, at Heath's age, besides going to work every day, they only have social engagements and keeping up with the news.
So Heath listened patiently to the old man.
"...Why was Golden City called Golden City in the past? It's because we had a famous chicken here, with a golden color, and the taste was absolutely amazing after roasting. That's why it was named Golden City. Unfortunately, the mayor who came from the Alliance thought the origin was bad, so he changed it." The old man said with a sigh. Heath extracted the key words, but of course it couldn't be that. It seems that the specialty ingredient of Golden City must be a kind of chicken.
However, Heath had looked up information about Golden City before. According to what he found online, Golden City was named that way because every time the sun sets, the entire city is bathed in a golden glow, making it look like a city made of gold. That's why it was named that.
However, it seems that this is not the case as described on the internet. But Heath doesn't think there's anything wrong with it. After all, the name Golden City does sound better when explained this way. Although it's only slightly better than Golden City being named after its specialty, the Golden Chicken, right?
"So, boss, where can I buy that chicken now?" Heath asked hastily.
"Hmm? You mean the golden pheasant? Nobody raised them anymore. If you want to ask, maybe you can ask the municipal government. They might know." The old man took a puff of his pipe, then let out a long sigh. The smoke drifted away, obscuring his eyes.
Heath felt a little heavy-hearted, but at least he had now obtained a clue about the special ingredients of Golden City, which was better than having no clue at all.
"Is it extinct? I remember reading a novel where the protagonist did business in Goldenrod City, and the author mentioned that the Goldenrod, a local specialty, had become extinct for various reasons." Zoroark added. Heath's lips twitched. If that were true, his mission would probably remain stuck here.
"Probably not?" Heath hesitated. He wasn't sure what the golden chicken was all about, but he hoped it wasn't. Otherwise, how could he achieve his goal?
Chapter 783 The Extinct Golden Chicken
Species extinction is a cruel reality, but it happens frequently. Even in his previous life, Heath had seen many news reports about species extinction, but they couldn't garner much attention. After all, ordinary people can do very little about these things. For example, can ordinary people afford ivory? Of course not. So Heath always felt that those advertisements were targeting the wrong people. They should be advertising to the wealthy, not ordinary people.
In my past life, an environmentalist girl often angrily criticized carbon emissions, but how much carbon emissions can an ordinary family actually produce? It would be more effective to protest against the wealthy car manufacturers.
With a heavy heart, Heath returned to his food cart and put the purchased ingredients into his storage room. By constantly organizing and piling up the ingredients, Heath's mood calmed down a little. He planned to ask the Alliance staff after they started work. It was still early, so he naturally couldn't disturb their rest. Although Heath was used to waking up early, it didn't mean that others were.
As soon as Heath returned to the dining car, she saw Little Red lying on the sofa, its tail swishing back and forth, with a comic book in front of it. Heath glanced at it; it was Zoroark's "The Mountain Bandit King," arguably the longest-running comic book in the world. Judging from Little Red's appearance, it seemed it had only finished the first volume. Heath raised an eyebrow. A cat reading comics in her previous life would definitely be considered staged or something, but in this world, Heath wasn't surprised at all. After all, Little Red wasn't an ordinary cat; this little guy's identity wasn't so simple.
"Hey, Zoroark, look, Little Red is reading your comics." Heath said to Zoroark with a mischievous intent.
"Don't look at me, I can't beat it." Zoroark pursed his lips, looking like he couldn't see it. Heath was a little surprised. Zoroark couldn't even beat Little Red? But thinking about it carefully, it made sense. After all, Zoroark could use the ingredient identifier to tell, but Little Red couldn't. Little Red couldn't be identified by the ingredient identifier. In that case, Little Red's rank might be a little higher than Zoroark's.
Heath glanced at Little Red, then something occurred to him. He had retrieved Little Red directly through Hoopa's golden ring back then, so could he use the same ring to retrieve the Golden Chicken now? If he found out someone was keeping it, he could try to compensate them; if not…
Hiss slapped his forehead, realizing there was no need for such trouble. Although the League staff should be asleep by now, in addition to the living people working for the League, there are also dedicated network Pokémon that should be providing services by now. So Hiss opened the Goldenrod City's municipal network and asked a question, which he received a reply to.
Golden chickens in Golden City were listed as extinct native species five years ago.
Heath's heart tightened. Good heavens, they really were extinct. If that was the case, then the achievement plan had indeed been stuck here all along. However, Heath could use Hoopa's golden ring without restraint. Heath himself didn't know if Hoopa's golden ring could actually do this, but Heath still decided to give it a try. Anyway, there was no harm in trying. If he actually succeeded, that would be a good thing. With that thought, Heath took out Hoopa's golden ring, while Little Red was still flipping through the comics. Heath stroked his chin.
He actually had some guesses before, and the guesses were about Xiao Hong's identity. In Heath's opinion, Xiao Hong's identity was very problematic. Heath's biggest suspect was Hoopa Benhu, after all, Xiao Hong's identity was very special. Moreover, every time Heath took out Hoopa's golden ring, Xiao Hong seemed to be very excited. At that time, Heath thought that Xiao Hong wanted to go back, but now that he thought about it, Heath felt that Xiao Hong became excited because she saw his things.
But this time, Little Red didn't react at all. Heath frowned. Could it be that he was wrong?
However, now was not the time to think about these issues. Heath took out Hoopa's golden ring, thought of the golden chicken in Golden City, and then reached his hand in. But this time, Heath didn't grab anything. He even passed right through the ring. Heath could still see his hand, which made him fall silent. This was the first time he had encountered such a thing.
"Heath's Farfetch'd..." Heath wanted to test if there was something wrong with his Hoopa Gold Circle, so he decided to test it. However, after testing, Heath found that there was nothing wrong with Hoopa Gold Circle and he could get Farfetch'd. But when he wanted the Golden Duck of Golden City, Heath just couldn't get anything, which made Heath's scalp tingle.
"It seems there's no way to get something that's extinct or doesn't exist." Heath was a little disappointed, but then he thought of another solution.
While the golden pheasant is indeed extinct now, it must have existed many years ago. So, if Heath could just go to that point in time and bring the golden pheasant back, wouldn't that be great? However, time travel is not something that ordinary people can do, and Heath himself cannot do it either. But Heath knows who can. The simplest example is Dialga, the kitchenware supplier in Heath's area.
However, Heath felt that given his relationship with Dialga, Dialga probably didn't like him much. If he really went to Dialga and asked for his help, Dialga probably wouldn't pay any attention to him. So Heath thought it was better to think things through before things got too awkward.
"Little Red, what would you like to eat?" Heath asked Little Red. Little Red immediately shook her head and continued to read her comic book with great interest. Heath's lips twitched. Luckily, there was Zoroark's comic book. But wouldn't that mean he had two otaku here?
Heath looked at Little Red and thought that letting Little Red stay a homebody like this was a good option.
His biggest problem right now is how to solve the problem of finding the special ingredients for Golden City, since the Golden Chicken is extinct and ordinary methods definitely won't work.
Chapter 784 Sudden Change of Weather and Wearing a Scarf
Heath couldn't come up with a particularly good solution in the end, but it was also quite helpless. After all, trying to bring out something that had already gone extinct was really difficult. Moreover, Heath knew about the so-called butterfly effect. Who knew what kind of chain reaction would occur if Goldenrod hadn't gone extinct? And these kinds of problems involving time and space are often the most troublesome. Although the Pokémon world has Dialga, a legendary Pokémon that can manipulate time, it was unknown whether Dialga could solve this problem.
"Could it be..." Heath looked at his Nightmare Flower. It had been a long time since he had obtained it, but how to make it grow was a headache for Heath. Fortunately, this problem was somewhat relieved yesterday, thanks to Kyogre's watering can.
Kyogre's watering can has some magical properties that can accelerate plant growth. So when Heath saw this yesterday, he tried watering Nightmare Flower with Kyogre's watering can, and the effect was quite good. Nightmare Flower was originally unresponsive, but after watering, it started to react and sprouted green shoots, which made Heath very happy.
Heath originally thought he would never see the Nightmare Flower bloom in his lifetime, but with Kyogre's watering can, it seems that seeing the Nightmare Flower bloom is not impossible. It's just a pity that the Nightmare Flower can only be watered once a day, otherwise Heath would have liked to keep watering it until it blooms.
"That's all we can do for now." Heath shook his head and drove the food cart to his spot at the Golden City Technology Exhibition. However, on the way, Heath noticed that the weather wasn't very good. He had seen few clouds in the sky when he went grocery shopping this morning, but in just a short while, the weather had turned completely gloomy and cold, with a chill in the air. Heath would believe it was going to rain in this kind of weather, so he took out the scarf that his little cotton-padded jacket had prepared for him and put it around his neck. It was actually quite warm.
"Heath! Do you like it?" Ralts happily jumped onto Heath and hooked her little hand around Heath's shoulder. However, because Ralts was so light, Heath basically didn't feel any weight. It was as if no one was behind him, which felt very strange.
"I love it! Ralts, the scarf you made is the warmest!" Hiss smiled and ruffled Ralts's hair before picking her up and letting her go out to play. Hiss still had to prepare the ingredients for today's guests. For example, the beef balls needed to be pounded in advance. Only by pounding them constantly could the beef balls become chewy and elastic. A good Chaoshan beef ball could be played with like a bouncy ball, but most people wouldn't do that, since wasting food is never a good thing.
Farfetch'd was also helping Heath prepare today's ingredients. However, as they were preparing, Heath felt as if someone was watching him. He looked up and saw the female ghost, Xiu Mei, whom he had seen before, secretly watching him. She was hiding at the door of the food cart, only peeking out with her head. When she realized that Heath had noticed her, Xiu Mei's expression became visibly panicked. In her panic, she even dropped her head on the ground. Then, her headless body rushed in and picked up her head.
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