I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

Heath covered his face, feeling incredibly stupid. He really should have said something like "Yangzhou fried rice" if he had known that Farfetch'd would be so confident.

Although it's challenging, Heath felt he'd rather teach Onion Duck how to make Yangzhou fried rice than Sanbuzhan (a type of fried rice dish), since Yangzhou fried rice is considered a relatively simple type.

"Three-No-Stick? What's that?" Jun Shafeng was even more curious. She had never heard of the name "Three-No-Stick" before, and Heath had never mentioned it either.

Heath put the cooked bean sprouts in her mouth and chewed them, then thought about how to answer Officer Jenny's question.

"Actually, 'Sanbuzhan' is just scrambled eggs. The main ingredients are eggs, starch, sugar, and water," Heath summarized simply.

"Then why is it called 'Three No-Sticks'? Wouldn't 'Scrambled Eggs' be more appropriate?" Soroya had finished a piece of meat and asked in confusion, feeling that the name "Scrambled Eggs" was more suitable.

"Because this thing doesn't stick to the plate, chopsticks, or teeth after it's made, it's called 'Three No-Stick'." Heath sighed. If you had to say how difficult it is to make Three No-Stick, Heath felt that it wasn't actually that difficult.

However, it's extremely tiring, the kind of tiring that makes you want to rest for a whole day after just one session. Plus, it's non-stick and doesn't stick to the pan or your hands.

For these reasons, the Sanbuzhan (a type of stir-fry) requires the chef to repeatedly toss and stir-fry in the wok for about 20 to 30 minutes. Holding an iron wok for a long time is tiring, and only in this way can the smooth Sanbuzhan be made.

It's complicated, which makes this dish of "three non-sticky" troublesome.

Seeing Farfetch'd's confident look, Heath sighed. He figured he could probably work on his biceps for a while now, and wondered how many times Farfetch'd would have to try to learn it.

After having hot pot with Sister Feng, Heath cleaned up the dishes, washed them, and went back to his room. Although he had the ingredients for the "Three No-Stick" dish, Heath was a bit tired after a busy day, so he planned to teach Da Cong Ya tomorrow.

"Trainer, this place is so boring. Don't you have any good books?" Zoroa was lying on Hiss's table, flipping through a book called "Pokémon Encyclopedia".

"I mostly have textbooks and stuff like these here. If you want to read novels, you'll have to go to Snowflake Bookstore in Evergreen City, but I don't know if they accept Pokémon." Heath glanced at Zoroa and hung the clothes in the closet.

"How strange. Aren't they supposed to hide magazines with big or huge breasts in teenage boys' rooms?" Zoroya jumped off the table and crawled under Heath's bed to take a look.

Hiss's lips twitched. What on earth was wrong with this Zorua? What kind of books was that old rogue Asura secretly hoarding?

"What else did you see at that old man's place?" Heath felt that as Zoroa's trainer, it was necessary to correct Zoroa's bad habit.

"Before I escaped, I read 'The Wonderful History of the Big Tongue and the Big Carnivorous Flower,' which was quite good. The author's writing skills were excellent, and the descriptions of the scenes and actions were simply amazing..." Zoroya suddenly became interested and spoke enthusiastically.

Heath covered his face expressionlessly. He regretted it; he shouldn't have asked Zoroya about this. The books that guy read were all rather abnormal.

Moreover, just thinking about Lickitung and Victreebel, Heath could almost picture in his mind how the novel would describe these two Pokémon, and what their wonderful history would be, but Heath didn't want to think about it at all.

"I feel like I'm going to have nightmares again tonight... My Arceus, please let Darkrai stay away tonight..." Heath lay on the bed in agony, for the first time feeling aversion to sleeping.

It has to be said that Darkrai, the Nightmare God, is incredibly powerful, to an outrageous degree. Heath was completely exhausted after just one nightmare.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Heath slowly drifted off to sleep. Perhaps because Darkrai had visited before, Heath slept soundly this time, without even dreaming, and slept until morning.

When Heath woke up the next morning, he felt a tightness in his chest. He opened his eyes in confusion and saw Zoroya sleeping on his chest.

When Zorua sleeps, he curls up into a ball, which looks a bit like a cat and is quite cute, but he's a bit too heavy.

Heath reluctantly picked up Zorua and shook her head to wake her from her sleep.

"I'm sorry... Trainer, I probably won't be able to go to the stall with you today. My bed is calling me. It seems to have sealed me to its bed with a sealing move..." Zoroya struggled to climb onto the bed, but under Hiss's merciless iron grip, he was still dragged out of the bedroom by the neck.

Upon entering the bathroom, Heath released the farge duck and began her daily routine of washing up, though a few minor issues arose during her routine today.

"...You...lost a tooth?" Heath stared blankly at a sharp tooth in the sink, then looked at Zoroya with a puzzled expression and asked.

"No! I didn't! You're the one who lost a tooth!" Zoroya immediately bristled, but then Heath noticed that Zoroya was missing a tooth.

Heath scratched his head. He wasn't a Pokémon professor, and the Indigo League didn't have any information about Zorua, so even Heath himself didn't know what Zorua's situation was.

However, Heath thinks the most likely explanation is that it's during the teething period, which means that Zorua is slowly growing up.

“What’s wrong with that? Losing teeth is a sign of growing up, isn’t it?” Heath said with a smile, looking at Soraya.

"Grow up? Are you happy that I've grown up?" Zoroya looked at Heath strangely, while Heath nodded without noticing anything.

Zoroia instantly lowered her tail to block, looking at Heath with a horrified expression. Could this guy really be a divine beast in disguise? Was he planning to do something when she grew up?

Heath didn't notice Zorua's actions. After washing up, he took Zorua and Farfetch'd out.

"No, Zorua, can you explain to me why your tail tucks up when I hug you?" Heath looked at Zorua in confusion. How could Zorua have suddenly changed overnight?

Could it be that Darkrai came again last night? But Heath thought that was unlikely, since he hadn't had any nightmares.

Chapter 65 The Survival Strategies of Stray Pokémon

Heath scratched his head, somewhat puzzled as to why Zorroia had become like this, but he didn't dwell on it. Instead, he took the dining car to his usual market to buy groceries.

"Ah... Spring is coming." Heath yawned, then looked out the car window at the path. Some firefly-like insects were flying around, and twinkling stars occasionally flashed by on the dim path.

Heath didn't feel much about this scene. Although he was indeed excited when he first arrived, he was used to it now.

"But what kind of insect is this again?" Heath was a little curious. In the Pokémon world, this kind of insect usually only appears in late winter and early spring. It looks a bit like a firefly, but Heath is not an entomologist and cannot identify this kind of insect.

"You mean those? I call them light bugs." Zoroya, perched on Heath's head, yawned, its tail swaying back and forth.

"Lightbug? That's quite a common name." Heath looked out the window at the path and couldn't help but chuckle.

The most beautiful city Heath had ever seen was Odomare, also known as the Water City, which he had seen on television. However, apart from its world-famous scenery, what interested Heath the most were the Odomare siblings.

Hiss remembers that Latias once transformed into a human girl, making it one of the few Pokémon that can transform into a human.

After arriving at the market, Heath bought some ingredients he needed, then drove to his stall, set up his food cart, and placed the tables and chairs outside.

The weather was nice today. Heath glanced at the sky; there were no clouds, it was a bright, sunny day. Being a street vendor required knowing how to read the weather, otherwise no one would sit in the rain eating.

Heath used to think that street vendors only needed to set up stalls and sell things, but now she realizes that there is a lot to learn about street vendors, such as the location of the stall, customer traffic, weather forecasting, and researching the latest trendy foods.

"Meow!" Heath had just finished arranging the table and chairs when she heard the meowing sound.

Heath glanced back and saw Meowth and Radamanthys cautiously observing their surroundings from the bushes. Once they were sure everything was alright, they emerged from the bushes and came to Heath's side.

Arbok swam over, its tongue flicking. It raised its head, and its single eye seemed to reveal some emotion.

"Are you here to ask about Charmander's condition?" Heath thought of a possibility, after all, it was Ekans and the others who brought Charmander over yesterday.

Arbok nodded, and even Meowth, who was lying at Heath's feet with its belly exposed, got up and looked at Heath intently.

The two Radamanthys, who were chasing each other and biting each other's tails, stopped, and Heath couldn't help but smile.

For stray Pokémon to survive in Viridian City, they need to unite all the forces that can be united. Ekans is the leader of this small group. It is not aggressive towards Rattata or Meowth. The Pokémon stick together for warmth and live a pretty good life in Viridian City.

Heath knew that Rada was often responsible for rummaging through the sewers and other hard-to-reach places for food, while Meow was responsible for rummaging through the trash cans and picking up food that had fallen on the ground.

As for Ekans, it is responsible for guarding and protecting its companions, preventing other stray Pokémon from attacking their territory.

Viridian City is certainly not just home to Arbok and its group of stray Pokémon; these stray Pokémon have their own territories.

"Charmander has been taken to the Pokémon Center and is now receiving proper treatment. I'm going to capture it and make it my Pokémon." Heath smiled and patted Meowth's head. Ekans nodded and swam over to Heath, curling up beside him.

Heath chuckled and patted Arbok's head, then unconsciously began rubbing Arbok's head with both hands. Arbok was helpless, but out of consideration for its friendship with Heath, it didn't make any move.

After giving the snake a good massage, Heath put it down, gave the little guys some food, and then returned to his food cart.

"Trainer, aren't you going to catch them?" Zoroia asked Hiss curiously. She had been wondering why Hiss caught Charmander but not Ekans or the others.

"Because they don't want to." Hiss shook his head. He had naturally considered these Pokémon that he had a good relationship with, but they didn't want to become his Pokémon.

Ekans has a disability, and for some reason, it never lets anyone capture it. As for Meowth and Rattata, these little guys care a lot about Ekans, so they don't want to become other people's Pokémon either.

“It’s strange, being a wanderer is obviously so hard.” Zoroya shook her head, then jumped down from Heath’s head and lay down on her small table.

"Perhaps this is just everyone's own choice." Heath didn't say much more; everyone has their own way of life.

Heath quickly organized her ingredients and began preparing for the day. She needed to prepare the batter for the pancakes, as well as other things to cut and cook in advance, all of which had to be done in the morning.

"Good morning, Heath. Is there anything I can eat while I'm sick?" Heath knew who it was as soon as she heard the old but strong voice.

“Grandpa Ma Zhide, of course you are. Are you sick?” Heath looked at Ma Zhide and asked with a smile.

The name Ma Zhide is exactly the same as the one in Sword and Shield, but they are not the same person. Heath initially thought he was the chosen one and was about to reach the pinnacle of life, but later he found out it was a misunderstanding.

"I'm not sick, it's just that A-Pen isn't feeling well. I just took him to the Pokémon Center and asked Nurse Joy to keep an eye on him for me." Ma Zhide sighed, his back was very straight, but the worry on his face was impossible to hide.

Heath sighed. The Charizard had been badly injured in the previous battles and the fight against the evil organization, and its life force had been greatly depleted. Despite being in its prime, it looked like an old Pokémon.

"Something to eat when you're sick? I've got an idea. Please wait a moment." Heath thought for a moment, then nodded. He had thought of something that would be suitable for someone who was sick, since patients need to eat something light but still nutritious.

Based on Charizard's physical condition, Hiss had already decided what to do.

Chapter 66 Someone Always Bears the Burden

In Heath's opinion, nothing is more appropriate and suitable for a patient than porridge, and this time Heath planned to cook a porridge for Charizard, and he happened to have some ingredients here.

When it comes to congee, the first thing that comes to Heath's mind is preserved egg and lean pork congee. After all, preserved egg and lean pork congee is a very famous type of congee in China. However, there are no preserved eggs in this world. If Heath wants to make preserved eggs, he has to make them himself.

But there wasn't enough time to make it now, so Heath had to settle for second best and make a vegetable and lean meat porridge for the Charizard. The mild taste of the porridge was also very suitable for the old Charizard.

Many people think that porridge is very simple, but it is actually quite difficult to make. The key lies in the consistency of the porridge. If it is too thin, it will become rice soup, and if it is too thick, it will become rice. Therefore, there are strict requirements for making a good porridge.

Of course, if you're just cooking casually at home, there aren't so many rules.

Heath handed the greens and lean meat to the scallion duck to chop, then turned around and started adjusting the ratio of rice to water. He then put the chopped greens and lean meat into the pot and cooked them together. Now all he had to do was wait a while.

Fortunately, Mr. Ma Zhide has plenty of time, so there's no need to rush. Heath thinks he might need to see if he can get some kind of time-wrapping cloth in the future, otherwise there are some dishes that he simply can't make on the spot.

However, anything that can manipulate time would probably be a top secret in any world, except for the world of Doraemon, of course, since Doraemon can easily come up with things that can change the entire world.

"Grandpa Ma Zhide, speaking of which, do you have any hobbies after you retired?" It takes a while to cook porridge, so Heath chatted with Grandpa Ma Zhide while cooking the porridge.

"I don't have any hobbies. If I had to name one, it would probably be exercising and catching bad guys. But Changqing City is very safe, so my old bones are pretty much useless." Grandpa Ma Zhide pounded his back and sighed.

Heath was somewhat amused and exasperated. The reason the League arranged for Mr. Ma Zhide to be placed in this city was precisely so that this old man who had dedicated everything to the League could enjoy his later years in peace.

“But every time I see everyone living happily, I feel that my life has been worthwhile, and the injuries that Ah Peng and I suffered are nothing to worry about.” Ma Zhide laughed heartily, his laughter full of energy.

Heath looked at Grandpa Ma Zhide and nodded. Grandpa Ma Zhide was indeed the kind of person who worked very hard, but in this city, he could probably enjoy life to the fullest.

"Grandpa Ma Zhide, do you know any martial arts?" Heath thought of the Asura he had encountered before. If he had known some martial arts, he might have been able to keep that guy here.

Although the Pokémon world is still primarily about Pokémon battles, trainers in this world are not without their worries. The only way to achieve a situation like in the games, where trainers don't attack each other, is through League Battles.

"Hmm? Of course I will. I'm Ma Zhide, an investigator from the Alliance. What's up, little Heath? Are you planning to become an investigator?" Ma Zhide looked at Heath with great interest.

Ma Zhide knew very well that Heath was very strong. In Ma Zhide's opinion, Heath was a very promising investigator. As long as he could master some fighting moves, he would have no problem fighting Snorlax.

"No, I just want to learn some self-defense techniques. After I get my driver's license in a while, I'm going to travel, collect delicious food, and practice my cooking skills." Heath waved his hand with a smile; he had no intention of becoming an investigator.

Ma Zhide looked at Heath with some surprise, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he let Heath come out, and then the old man Ma Zhide taught Heath some basic fighting techniques.

“If you want to learn proper martial arts, I can introduce you to an old friend.” After teaching for a while, Ma Zhide looked at Heath with a smile and said this.

Heath was a little curious. In his opinion, Ma Zhide's fighting skills were already very strong. Could there be something even stronger?