I opened a restaurant in the Pokémon world.

But before Heath could even touch Zoroark's tail, Zoroark suddenly jumped out of bed, covered its bottom in terror, and shrank back under the covers, while Farfetch'd stared blankly at the scene.

After hesitating for a while, Farfetch'd quietly walked out of the bedroom and thoughtfully closed the door for Heath.

Then Heath came out carrying Zorua by the neck. This guy was definitely lying to him. Heath decided to brush up on these weird Pokémon facts next time to avoid being tricked.

Farfetch'd looked at Hiss with pity, "Trainer, you're so fast."

As soon as Heath entered the living room, he saw Charmander, who was working out hard, sweating profusely. Judging from the sweat, he guessed that this workout had been going on for a long time. Heath quickly poured Charmander a glass of protein powder, then called Charmander to go to the bathroom to wash up.

After washing up, Heath took her Pokémon and left the dormitory. Just as she reached the main road, she saw Officer Jenny, dressed in a tracksuit, walking towards her.

“Sister Ling!” Heath called out happily to Officer Jenny.

If we're talking about who's the most knowledgeable among the Officer Jennys, Heath thinks no one but Officer Jenny has the right to say that. After all, Officer Jenny is a well-known academic genius, and even Maple once said that the most suitable place for Officer Jenny is the research institute, not this place.

However, Officer Jenny came here without hesitation and became the glorious Miss Officer Jenny.

"What's wrong, Heath?" Officer Jenny took out a towel and wiped the sweat from her forehead. It was clear that she had just gone out to exercise.

"Ling-jie, do foxes... Pokémon have periods?" Heath hesitated for a moment before asking the question. Officer Jenny stopped wiping her sweat and looked at Heath with an inscrutable expression, as if she were looking at a pervert.

"I was just curious; my Pokémon knowledge is too limited," Heath quickly explained, not wanting to be labeled a Pokémon fanatic.

"Yes, females do, but they usually only do so during their estrus cycle," Officer Jenny nodded and answered with certainty.

After thanking Officer Jenny, Heath left with his Pokémon. Officer Jenny stood behind him, watching Heath's departing figure, and scratched her head. She thought she might recommend that Heath buy a Pokémon encyclopedia; although it was a bit expensive, it contained a lot of knowledge.

"Hmph, you pervert, you actually went and asked." Zoroya walked in front of Heath, glaring at him with displeasure.

Ever since Heath tried to check if Zorua was on her period, Zorua jumped off Heath's head, expressing her protest by walking over to him.

Heath felt that the longer the protest lasted, the better, otherwise it would be quite tiring to have something so heavy on your head all the time.

"It's because you said you were on your period." Heath yawned, then opened the door of the dining car and climbed up. There weren't any strange things in the break room today, which made Heath feel much more relaxed.

Seeing Zoroya pouting, Heath had an idea.

“You see, you girls have periods, right? Actually, we guys have it tough too, especially humans.” Heath said with a melancholy look on his face. Soroya looked at Heath with some curiosity. Why would Heath say that?

"You don't know, do you? We human males have a molting period. Generally, every three months, our testicles will fall off automatically and then grow back. It's very painful!" Heath said seriously, and Zoroya showed a look of horror and disbelief.

"Onion?" the onion duck exclaimed.

"You're lying! Congcong said she never had that experience!" Soloar jumped up triumphantly, seemingly pleased that he had exposed Heath's lie.

"Didn't I tell you? Only human males can have it. Farfetch'd is a Pokémon, how could it possibly exist?" Heath sighed, looking at Zoroah with eyes full of pity for someone with intellectual disabilities.

Soroya was completely bewildered. The novels she had read did not seem to mention this. Did human males really have a so-called molting period?

“My novel…” Zoroya tried to find more evidence to support his claim.

“Novels are based on life but are more than life; they are all fictional, just like going to the toilet. If I wrote a novel specifically about going to the toilet, would you read it?” Heath interrupted Zoroya. Upon hearing Heath’s words, Zoroya subconsciously shook his head.

Then Zoroya fell into deep thought, and Heath smiled happily at Zoroya's expression.

Chapter 85 Terrible Weather

“This terrible weather… plus the dense fog and poor visibility… and the condensation on the car windows…” Heath frowned as he looked at the road ahead. The dense fog enveloped the entire city of Evergreen, and with the water droplets on the car, Heath had a bad feeling.

Changqing City has a unique geographical location, and its latitude and longitude are also quite special. As a result, Changqing City has a special weather phenomenon, which was called the "return to spring" weather in ancient China.

The "return to spring" weather phenomenon is unique to southern China. Like the plum rain season, it is annoying. The fog and occasional drizzle are one thing, but what's most frustrating is that it causes water droplets to easily condense on all sorts of things.

However, for Heath, the most frustrating thing about the humid weather was the problem of food storage. Because of this terrible weather phenomenon, food was kept in a humid environment for a long time, which made it very easy for all sorts of problems to occur, such as spoilage and mold.

"The weather is terrible today," Zoroia said, shaking her body. Water droplets were dripping from her fur.

"The return of spring, it's normal. This terrible weather may continue for quite some time." Heath sighed. He had always felt that Evergreen City, as the safest city in the Alliance, had not developed as well as other cities, which was partly due to the return of spring.

After all, who wants their clothes to take a week to dry? Who wants to live in a city where you have to be careful not to fall even when walking indoors?

However, Heath had already gotten used to this kind of life. Usually, when he was running the stove at his small stall, this weather phenomenon didn't affect him much. But now that he had switched to a food truck, Heath was really a bit lost.

Fortunately, this mobile food truck was quite high-tech, with a humidity control system. After adjusting it, the feeling of being enveloped in a water curtain cave inside the food truck was finally gone, and Heath breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Heath had no way to deal with the thick fog outside the car. The fog was too thick, and Heath felt that even if he used a move like Hurricane with a Flying-type Pokémon, it probably wouldn't be able to blow away the thick fog covering Evergreen City.

"I feel like my fur just came out of the water, I'm all wet, it's so annoying." Zorua shook his fur irritably. Although Heath had adjusted the humidity, some fur was still sticky on Zorua's fur.

Heath calmly picked up a towel and began wiping Zorro's body. The method was very simple: just wrap him up and give him a quick, whirlwind wipe.

"Farfetch'd..." Farfetch'd slumped up to Heath's side, its feathers wet. Heath took out a dry towel and began to wipe Farfetch'd's feathers. Charmander also had water droplets on its body, but these droplets were sweat from training.

"I have a feeling business won't be too good today." Heath looked at the food truck that was driving itself, then glanced at the thick fog outside and sighed.

Having done business here for a long time, Heath had gained some understanding of the people of Evergreen City. During humid seasons and hailstorms, the people of Evergreen City were generally reluctant to go out.

Last year, when the humid season returned, Heath's business plummeted, causing him immense distress. Moreover, the ingredients became prone to mold and rot; a serving of jianbing (Chinese crepe) would mold after only a day or two.

However, the Pokémon world also has its own unique features. Every year during the humid season, it is the happiest time for Water-type Pokémon in Viridian City. They feel like they are in water with every breath, while Fire-type Pokémon are exhausted and often have to take on the important task of drying off.

"Heath, are you here to buy groceries today too?" The aunt at the market looked at Heath in surprise. The vegetables she had laid out on the counter were covered in water droplets, making it look like an unscrupulous vendor had injected water into them.

"I want to try making something to eat during the humid season." Heath smiled. He's gotten used to opening his business every day, and it feels a bit awkward if he doesn't open on a particular day. Even during the humid season, Heath wants to try serving guests.

"Hey, feel free to look around. I'll give you a discount today. This awful weather is so annoying. I'll have to install a lot of dryers at my big villa again," the vegetable vendor said with a melancholy expression.

Heath nodded happily. This vegetable-selling aunt was one of the more unusual people Heath knew. Her family was very wealthy. Although they weren't in the top ten of Evergreen City's rich list, their net worth was definitely far greater than that of ordinary people.

Living in a villa and driving luxury cars, yet preferring to sell vegetables, Heath thinks this is probably the kind of happiness that rich people experience in life.

After browsing the vegetable stall, Heath picked out a few of his favorite ingredients, but then he discovered another unique ingredient.

"This is... I bought it." Heath squeezed the item in his hand, somewhat delighted, not expecting to be able to buy this.

"Trainer, are you going to cook again today?" Zoroya asked, bored, as he lay sprawled in the break room of the food cart, flipping through the novel in front of him.

“Of course.” Heath nodded, set the autopilot to his usual business location, and then began preparing the new features he planned to launch that day.

This time, Heath is not planning to launch a dish, but a tea. In the humid season of spring, a cup of hot barley tea is a good thing that can warm the stomach and help remove dampness.

Heath hadn't been able to find Job's tears, the key ingredient, before, so he hadn't made it. Now he could give it a try.

While processing the barley, Heath glanced at Charmander, who was resting. It had already completed one round of training and seemed to be planning a second round.

"Heath? You're open today too? What a great training material... Do you have anything to eat today?" Two burly men emerged from the thick fog... no, one of them was a female monster.

It was Mr. Fujiyama. Today, Mr. Fujiyama was wearing a rather thick set of clothes, which made him look very full, like a down jacket. However, Heath knew that this was Mr. Fujiyama's special weight-gain tool for humid and rainy days.

Heath remembered that it was filled with a lot of absorbent cotton and other things. Wearing it out in this kind of weather would quickly absorb a lot of water and become a heavy burden. Heath thought that only Mr. Fujiyama could wear it like that.

"Same as always, but we have barley tea today. If you want some, you might have to wait a while." Heath shook his head, looking at the ingredients that hadn't been processed yet.

"Then give me one, I just need to add some weight." Mr. Fujiyama waved his hand dismissively.

Chapter 86 Return to the South

Heath glanced at what was hanging on Mr. Fujiyama's body. Good heavens, a dehumidifying bag, and the largest Snorlax dehumidifying bag at that. Heath remembered that this thing was very effective at dehumidifying and could hold 15 kilograms of water.

Changqing City is a city that is affected by the special weather phenomenon of "return to spring" every year. Dehumidifiers and dryers are the most popular items in Changqing City, and tourists from other cities rarely come to Changqing City during this time.

Unless you're completely unfamiliar with the humid season or are simply a tourist from another alliance, everyone hates this maddening weather phenomenon.

Especially when the windows can't be closed and the blankets get damp, it's incredibly frustrating. That's when dehumidifier bags come in handy. The Snorlax dehumidifier bag developed by Silph Company is the largest kind. It can quickly dehumidify, absorbing the moisture in a room and condensing it into water for storage.

Now, Mr. Fujiyama was carrying ten such bags, which were increasing the water level at a visible rate. Heath was a little panicked, but this did not stop Heath from cooking for Mr. Fujiyama.

"Mr. Fujiyama, don't you feel uncomfortable dressed like this?" Heath asked, looking at Mr. Fujiyama, who had become quite bulky.

The most frustrating thing about getting soaked in the rain is having your clothes completely soaked. The feeling of wet clothes sticking to your body is incredibly maddening. If you're completely drenched, you just want to run home immediately and change into your new clothes.

"It's alright. Training is supposed to be a torment for both muscles and willpower," Mr. Fujiyama said calmly. The female monster next to him nodded seriously and then showed off her exaggerated muscles.

"How's your Charmander training going?" Mr. Fujiyama asked Heath curiously. He had seen many people give up halfway through, or train for a day and then rest for a month.

However, Mr. Fujiyama had never seen anything like this before, especially since it was a Charmander wanting to build muscle. So when he discovered it for the first time, he felt a strong interest, which was the main reason why Mr. Fujiyama was willing to teach Charmander.

"Very good. Charmander is the most persistent Pokémon I've ever seen." Heath turned to look at Charmander, who drank a glass of protein powder and then went back to training.

“Exercising is not an easy thing. I’ve seen too many people give up halfway. When I first started this fitness club, more than a hundred people were willing to join, but after a year, I was the only one left.” Mr. Fujiyama laughed heartily, his hair already damp.

Heath smiled. Mr. Fujiyama's training wasn't actually this difficult at first. It was only after everyone left the club that the difficulty was increased. During this time, it gradually attracted some people with perseverance.

"Mr. Fujiyama, here's your breakfast. And this is barley tea; please drink it while it's hot." Heath served the prepared barley tea to Mr. Fujiyama, then took Mr. Fujiyama's money and put it in the tin box.

The safekeeping of money during the humid season is also very important. It is best to deposit banknotes in a bank or in a place with many dehumidifying bags, otherwise some terrible and horrific things may happen.

Watching Mr. Fujiyama disappear into the thick fog with his superhuman strength, Heath gave up on the idea of ​​taking the tables and chairs out. In this terrible weather, no one would probably want to sit on them anyway.

"Farfetch'd, don't shake your wings, come on, you can rest in five more minutes." Out of sheer boredom, Heath began to supervise Farfetch'd's exercise.

As time passed, the sky brightened, and the thick fog of the morning thinned considerably, though it was still quite heavy. Pedestrians hurried along the streets, with a few occasionally stopping to buy something to eat. However, compared to the usual long queues, business today could only be described as dismal.

Heath recommends a cup of barley tea to every guest who arrives, and the guests show interest after hearing that barley tea can remove dampness. The barley tea, which costs eight Union Coins a cup, is very popular.

"Oh dear, another one has fallen down?" Zoroya lay on the table, watching outside with a smug look.

"You rascal, this is what happens during the humid season. The ground is all damp, and the tiles are even more so." Heath sighed helplessly as he looked at the office worker who had plopped down on the floor.

The humid season is such a terrible weather, making people grit their teeth in frustration but helpless. Officer Jenny has to ride her motorcycle very carefully in this weather, and it is usually the busiest time for the hospital and Officer Joey.

The damp weather makes it easy to slip and fall, which means it's easy to break bones. Although Heath wasn't at the Pokémon Center, she could already see Nurse Joy and the others busy at work.

Sitting in the dining car, Heath flipped through his theory test textbook. Although it was the humid season, he still had to take the driving test. However, the weather was making the later parts of the test a bit more difficult. Just thinking about having to reverse into a parking space in this kind of weather gave Heath a headache.

"Heath, what do you have to eat here today?" A girl's voice called out. Heath looked up and saw a girl with glasses and pigtails smiling and standing in front of the food cart, looking at him.

"Ah, it's Miss Xiaoguang. Same as usual today, but we have barley tea. Would you like to try some?" Heath looked at the girl in front of him and couldn't help but smile.

Although this girl is also named Xiao Guang, she is actually not related to the Xiao Guang in the Sinnoh region at all; in fact, they are completely unrelated and are not the same person.

However, in the Pokémon world, it is normal to have the same name. After all, if the world did not allow duplicate names, Heath felt that his name would probably be longer or even more complicated, and it would be impossible for anyone to be called Heath.

"Job's tears tea? Can we eat it?!" Xiao Guang's interest was instantly piqued. She looked at Heath with anticipation and asked shyly.

“Miss Xiaoguang, the barley tea is for drinking, used to dispel dampness during the humid season,” Heath explained with a smile.

"Hmm? It removes dampness? Is it for treating illness? Has it undergone drug testing? What is its pharmacology?" Xiao Guang looked at the barley tea that Xi Si had prepared with curiosity and asked several questions at once.

Heath paused for a moment, then rubbed his head in frustration. How could he have forgotten that Xiaoguang was someone who aspired to become a nurse?

Chapter 87 Pokémon Medic