I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

The reality is terrifying.

"Boss Tengshu, I see you're planning to buy medicinal herbs, right? I'll go with you and help you pick some out so you don't get ripped off." Phil said excitedly to Tengshu. Tengshu scratched his head, thought about it, and felt that Phil's idea wasn't a bad one. He really didn't know much about choosing medicinal herbs; he was completely clueless. So he simply took Phil out in his small truck.

As they passed the grove, Tengshu stopped the car and honked the horn. Phil, who was standing nearby, looked a little puzzled, but soon, Pikachu popped out, making Phil's face light up with surprise.

No one dislikes cute Pokémon, and Pikachu is one of the cutest Pokémon, as evidenced by its consistent win of the "Cutest Pokémon Contest".

"This is Pikachu. It will help me pick out some ingredients." Tengshu introduced Pikachu to Phil. Pikachu was stunned for a moment when it saw Phil, but then jumped up. Before it came in, a burst of electricity flashed across its body, killing all the small insects and causing them to fall down. After confirming that it was okay, Pikachu jumped into Tengshu's car.

"Pikachu, this is Miss Phil, a doctor." Teng Shu also introduced Phil to Pikachu. Phil looked at the Pikachu in front of her with curiosity. It was really the first time she had seen such a unique Pikachu.

Upon hearing this, Pikachu proudly stretched out its little paw. Phil grinned, then grasped Pikachu's paw and shook it, but held it for a rather long time, making Pikachu a little confused.

"...She's treating you." Teng Shu said with a hint of helplessness. He had already figured out what Phil was doing. Could this be considered an occupational hazard? It seemed so.

Although Pikachu had always stayed outside, it had once been an abandoned Pokémon, so it naturally knew what this meant and became obedient, and the car immediately became quiet.

"Well, Pikachu's health is alright, just a little unhealthy. I'll make some medicine..." Phil nodded, speaking subconsciously, then realized that Pikachu didn't seem to be able to brew the medicine itself.

Chapter 252 Pikachu: What is talent anyway? (Hands on hips, leaning back)

"It's alright, just go ahead and open it. I'll brew the medicine and bring it to Pikachu later," Teng Shu said with a smile to Phil beside him.

Although Pikachu can't brew medicine itself, Tengshu can. And given the relationship between Tengshu and Pikachu, Tengshu doesn't mind doing so, and he imagines Pikachu wouldn't mind either. So Tengshu is quite happy now. Knowing that Pikachu is healthy has made Tengshu feel much more at ease.

“I have no problem with that. I’ll go and write a prescription first. Anyway, when I go to buy the herbs later, I can also pick them out.” Phil nodded. She naturally had no objections to these matters. If Teng Shu could handle it, then that would be the best outcome.

Phil was busy writing prescriptions, while Tengshu was looking at Pikachu curiously. He remembered that when Pikachu jumped in, he had deliberately electrocuted all the little pests on its body. But Tengshu was a little confused. Wasn't it electrocuted before?

"Pikachu, don't you usually take care of these little fleas on you? Why did you just take care of them?" Tengshu asked Pikachu curiously. Pikachu gestured wildly after hearing this, but Tengshu still couldn't quite understand what Pikachu meant.

"Boss Tengshu, you don't know this, but some Pokémon in the wild sometimes cultivate these little bugs on their bodies to ensure survival in emergencies. They can then use them as emergency food when needed." Phil explained to Tengshu while writing out the prescription. Tengshu was a little surprised to hear this. Is that even possible?

“However, these are all things from a long time ago. Nowadays, most wild Pokémon don’t do this anymore. But in some special places, there are still Pokémon that cultivate emergency food. Within the League’s jurisdiction, the League has been promoting this.” Phil handed the prescription he had written to Tengshu, then looked at Pikachu beside him with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He had seen this kind of thing in his book a long time ago, and the alliance had specifically noted that while emergency training like this could be useful in special circumstances, it was generally not good, since these pests could potentially spread diseases.

"Did you hear that, Pikachu? Don't do that again. If you end up feeling unwell and have to go to the hospital, that would be a real loss." Teng Shu said to Pikachu in a serious tone, as Pikachu's current behavior reminded Teng Shu of some strange things.

Before Tengshu transmigrated, his biggest headache was that after his elderly mother learned to shop online, she would buy a lot of cheap food every day through those apps and then eat it all up. Tengshu was very worried that this would upset her stomach, but no matter how much he tried to persuade her, it was often to no avail, which made Tengshu very annoyed. Now, Pikachu's behavior reminded Tengshu of this incident.

In Tengshu's opinion, it would be the worst thing to ruin one's health for the sake of short-term savings, since the cost of going to the hospital is much higher than the money saved outside. Therefore, Tengshu looked very serious, and Pikachu nodded to show that he understood.

With Pikachu in tow, Teng Shu continued driving his small truck and arrived at a Chinese herbal medicine wholesale market in Changqing City. After entering the market, Teng Shu, along with Phil and Pikachu, got out of the truck and began selecting the herbs listed in the prescriptions.

Phil, standing to the side, was still curiously watching Pikachu. He asked Pikachu to help select the medicinal herbs, and Pikachu didn't hesitate. Seeing Phil's increasingly surprised expression, Tengshu knew that the herbs Pikachu had chosen must be quite good, otherwise Phil wouldn't have reacted this way. However, Tengshu was curious about where Pikachu had learned these things. It could not only select ingredients, but now it could even select medicinal herbs.

But after thinking about it for a long time, Tengshu still couldn't figure out why. In the end, Tengshu could only attribute it all to Pikachu's innate ability. Perhaps Pikachu was born with the ability to select good ingredients.

"That's really surprising, Mr. Tengshu. I'd like to ask, is Pikachu an abandoned Pokémon right now? Does he ever want to be adopted?" Phil asked, sounding somewhat interested. Tengshu understood what Phil meant. He glanced at Phil's head and saw that a matching value had indeed appeared, proving that Phil did indeed think that way and that she did have such an idea.

Teng Shu seemed thoughtful and didn't answer immediately. After all, Pikachu's situation was rather special in Teng Shu's view. Pikachu was a jungler, and although it had accepted Teng Shu's help, it mostly preferred to live alone in the wild. Therefore, Teng Shu felt that Pikachu probably didn't want to be adopted. Moreover, seeing that Phil only had a matchmaking score of 30, Teng Shu felt that Phil and Pikachu probably weren't meant to be.

“Pikachu isn’t currently looking to be adopted, I’m sorry, Phil.” Teng Shu politely declined on Pikachu’s behalf. Phil felt a little disappointed, but didn’t say anything. After all, Phil just felt that Pikachu seemed to have a natural talent for selecting Chinese medicinal herbs, and it would be a waste if this talent wasn’t properly utilized.

“Okay, anyway, all these prescriptions involve boiling three bowls of water down to one bowl, and then drinking it twice a day is enough. Don’t drink too much. If it’s your Pokémon drinking it, I think you should consider letting them drink less, since drinking too much of this herbal medicine can affect their opinion of you,” Phil reminded Tengshu.

This is a very important matter. The reason why traditional Chinese medicine is somewhat awkward in this world is because it is so bitter and can easily affect the friendship level of Pokémon.

Chapter 253 Locke's Daughter

Phil didn't go back to the orphanage with Teng Shu. After all, she was just there for a free clinic, and she should return to the Pokémon Center after the clinic. Seeing this, Teng Shu didn't try to stop her, but he still thanked Phil for her help. After all, he wouldn't have been able to write those prescriptions without Phil.

"Pikachu, what do you want to eat?" Tengshu asked with a smile, looking at Pikachu beside him. Now that Phil was gone, it was about time for Tengshu to prepare the reward Pikachu had given him for his help this time.

However, this time Pikachu resolutely shook its head, showing no intention of accepting. Tengshu roughly understood Pikachu's thoughts through its firm expression. Pikachu probably felt that it had given too much last time, so it didn't want it this time.

"Alright, then this time you'll consider it a complete solution for me. When we go to buy ingredients, I'll have to pay you." Tengshu knew Pikachu's personality well, so he didn't say anything but smiled. Pikachu hesitated for a moment, but still nodded. After all, it couldn't make such a decision on its own. If Tengshu insisted on paying, then Pikachu would feel embarrassed to refuse.

Tengshu took Pikachu back to the orphanage. Halfway there, Tengshu put Pikachu down, and Pikachu quickly darted into the bushes and disappeared. Tengshu scratched his head, watching Pikachu's eager figure. He had originally planned to ask Pikachu how it had been doing lately, and whether the little Pichu had evolved yet. However, seeing Pikachu's anxious look, he temporarily put that idea aside.

Back at the orphanage, Teng Shu was about to prepare the prescriptions separately when he saw a little girl looking around curiously. Teng Shu was taken aback; he didn't remember having this little girl at the orphanage. Teng Shu curiously examined the girl in front of him. He was certain that she was a living person, not a ghost, especially since Locke was watching with a smile.

This instantly reminded Teng Shu of something. He had heard Locke mention his daughter before, so it was obvious who this little girl was. Teng Shu looked at the little girl and examined her closely. He found that she did resemble Locke somewhat, mainly in their eyes. The little girl's eyes were particularly bright, much like Locke's.

"Locke, is this your daughter?" Teng Shu walked over and asked Locke. Locke nodded without turning his head and continued to look at his daughter with a smile in his eyes. Teng Shu glanced at Locke and realized that it was rare to see such a doting expression on Locke's face. It seemed that even though Locke was a very capable psychologist, he was just an ordinary father when facing his daughter.

"Isn't my daughter adorable? This little girl just came from her hometown with her mother. I specifically told her about Dean Tengshu beforehand. My daughter absolutely loves the beef jerky you made." Locke said happily, his eyes seemingly shining, as if he were showing off his daughter.

Teng Shu's lips twitched. Locke reminded Teng Shu of the time before he transmigrated, when his elders would urge him to get married during holidays. Back then, especially during holidays, his married cousins ​​would show off their children or discuss their parenting experiences, while Teng Shu could only stand awkwardly to the side and listen, since he wasn't even married yet.

"Didn't you say your daughter came with your wife? Where is your wife? There are still many empty staff dormitories in the orphanage. If it's inconvenient for your wife to stay, she can stay there directly." Teng Shu looked around. He was genuinely curious about what kind of wife someone like Locke would have. Upon hearing Teng Shu's words, Locke shook his head.

"No need for that, Director Teng Shu. I bought a house in Changqing City, which is quite close to the orphanage. My wife is cleaning in that room right now." Locke waved his hand, and Teng Shu didn't say anything after seeing this. He knew that Locke had bought a house outside, but Teng Shu hadn't expected that Locke had bought a big house. It looked like it would be enough for their whole family to live in. This made Teng Shu a little curious. Did Locke plan to live here permanently? If so, that would be a good thing. After all, Locke, as a psychologist, was indeed very professional and had helped Teng Shu a lot with the orphanage.

"Daddy, Daddy!" Teng Shu was chatting with Locke when the little girl came running over, calling out happily as she ran. But then she saw Teng Shu standing to the side, and she immediately became much more reserved and shy.

"Hello, I'm Teng Shu." Teng Shu introduced himself to the little girl in front of him. Upon hearing Teng Shu's name, the little girl instantly became much more cheerful. She looked at Teng Shu with some admiration, her eyes seemingly shining. Then, the little girl grabbed Teng Shu's clothes and asked him all sorts of questions. Teng Shu answered her questions with a smile.

"Uncle Tengshu, I heard from my dad that you are a very amazing person. Uncle Tengshu, are you a scientist?" the little girl asked curiously. Locke, who was standing next to her, covered his face helplessly. Tengshu also wanted to laugh when he heard this. It seems that in the minds of children, scientists are always the most amazing ones.

“Luo Xin, Uncle Teng Shu isn’t a scientist, Daddy told you that.” Locke said with a hint of helplessness, but still in a serious tone. The little girl, Luo Xin, nodded as if she understood.

"Do you still want some of this beef jerky? I have some more in the kitchen." Teng Shu asked Locke, who immediately nodded. Even the little girl stopped paying attention to Teng Shu's identity and started looking forward to her beef jerky. This made Teng Shu want to laugh. It seemed that the father and daughter were really alike, both foodies.

From Chapter 254 onwards, you'll be called Xiao Hei, okay?

"...Beef jerky, although it's very fragrant and delicious, is not good to eat too much of it." Teng Shu looked at the father and daughter in front of him, his lips twitching. He was genuinely a little helpless.

None of my family members would understand. He went to the kitchen to get some beef jerky, and when he turned around, he saw two people with "want to eat" written all over their faces squatting there staring at him. Unbelievable.

"Mmm!" Locke wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and nodded hurriedly. Luo Xin, who was next to him, was also nodding frantically, her little head almost leaving afterimages.

Teng Shu took out the beef jerky in his hand. This beef jerky was made by Teng Shu using the premium beef he had exchanged before. Although that premium beef was also very delicious, he could not make many of it.

The reason why beef jerky is expensive is that ten kilograms of beef can only make three or four kilograms of beef jerky. So eating one kilogram of beef jerky is equivalent to eating three or four kilograms of beef, so it is normal for it to be expensive.

Locke took the beef jerky and handed it to his daughter, Luo Xin, who was standing next to him. Luo Xin took the beef jerky with a serious face and a reverent expression, as if she were holding a fragile egg. This little expression made Teng Shu want to laugh.

"How does the beef jerky taste?" Teng Shu also took out a piece of beef jerky. This beef jerky was made by roasting beef. This method can preserve the flavor of the beef to a greater extent, while also making the beef less dry.

Teng Shu stuffed a piece of beef jerky into his mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and a rich beef aroma emerged, with a hint of saltiness and fragrance; the taste was quite good.

"It's delicious!" Luo Xin said happily, her little mouth practically unable to stop eating. Locke, who was standing next to her, also gave her a thumbs up. Seeing this, Teng Shu smiled and went to get the medicine according to the prescription. He also needed to prepare a prescription for Pikachu.

As Tengshu began decocting the medicine, a distinctive smell of Chinese medicine wafted out. This smell wasn't exactly pleasant; some people with peculiar smells might like it, but Tengshu himself didn't like it much, and it even evoked some childhood trauma.

After all, when I was a child, I knew that smelling this would mean I was about to drink some incredibly bitter Chinese medicine.

However, there was nothing the vine tree could do; it was unavoidable. Besides, once you smelled it a lot, you'd probably get used to it. It's like living in a fish market for so long that you don't smell the stench anymore. The human nose is amazing; you can get used to some unpleasant but not dangerous smells after a while, and you might even develop olfactory numbness.

"Caw?" The raven flew over, looking at Tengshu curiously. Then it raised its wings, covered its face, and burrowed in. Tengshu looked at the raven's little expression and wanted to laugh. Did the raven even have a sense of smell?

"Little Black, what brings you here? There's no medicine for you here." Teng Shu looked at Dark Raven and chuckled as he ruffled Dark Raven's hair.

Murkrow is one of the few healthy animals in the orphanage who doesn't need a prescription. However, Murkrow isn't particularly healthy. According to Phil, Murkrow has some signs of periostitis. Phil's solution is to fly, keep flying, and never stop flying.

Because of periostitis, simply grinding away the inflamed area will prevent recurrence, which is a rather unique treatment method. However, Tengshu did not use it; instead, he simply threw the Dark Raven into the medical bay, and it was fine in ten minutes.

"Caw~" the raven cawed, then rubbed against the vine, and then stood quietly beside it.

Teng Shu was stunned for a moment. He sensed a strange emotion coming from Dark Raven. Teng Shu was silent for a while, then said nothing and continued to slowly brew the medicine. Dark Raven stood silently beside Teng Shu, quietly leaning against Teng Shu's calf, as if only in this way could it bring him some warmth.

Teng Shu's eyes were somewhat dazed. He remembered what had happened before. Around this time, he had found the Dark Raven outside the orphanage.

At that time, Teng Shu had only been in business for a short time and had only a basic understanding of how the orphanage operated. However, opening the door every day was his habit. On that day, it was raining in Changqing City, and when he opened the door, Teng Shu found a Dark Crow at the entrance.

Upon seeing the Murkrow, Tengshu quickly held up his umbrella to shield himself from the rain and then checked on the Murkrow's condition.

The Murkrow was unharmed and showed no signs of illness; it was simply abandoned. When it was abandoned, all it had on it was a note that read, "This Pokémon cursed my parents to death, I hate it!"

And that's it. That's the only reason for abandoning it.

It was only then that Tengshu learned that Murkrow, a Pokémon, had such a bad reputation in this world.

In some ways, they are like crows. Crows were also considered unlucky birds in their past lives, but in fact, crows are very intelligent with a very high IQ. It's just that because of their nature and their pure black appearance, they have been associated with some ominous rumors.

Such things were so common in my past life; once people's prejudices are formed, they are very difficult to correct.

In the world of Pokémon, such rumors and infamy nearly destroyed Murkrow.

Teng Shu still remembers the wounded look in Dark Raven's eyes back then.

Teng Shu felt a pang of heartache at the sight of him standing there, soaked to the bone by the heavy rain, unmoved.

Looking back now, three months have passed since I found Murkrow. At this time of month, Murkrow feels a little sad.

"Hmm, this one is for Dong Shi Miao." Teng Shu finished brewing the medicine, and the Dark Crow next to him nuzzled against Teng Shu, its eyes filled with deep affection.

"Little Black, let's go, let's deliver medicine to Xiao Dong." Teng Shu patted the Dark Raven's head.

He knew that the Dark Raven had never forgotten that day, never forgotten the pain of being abandoned in the rain.

"Caw!" The crow cried happily, then followed Tengshu out. Just as they arrived at the cafeteria entrance, Tengshu saw the drizzling winter rain outside.

The Murlocs saw it too.

It landed directly on Tengshu's shoulder, nuzzled his cheek, and Tengshu smiled, picked up the umbrella, opened it, and walked out of the cafeteria, slowly making his way through the rain. The Dark Raven remained perched on Tengshu's shoulder as always.

Just like that rainy day before, the Dark Raven, feeling desperate and soaked, felt the light rain above its head suddenly disappear. When it looked up again, it saw the gentle gaze of the Vine Tree.

"From now on, you'll be called Xiao Hei, okay?"

Chapter 255 Pichu: This script is wrong!

"Hmm... Now the Chinese medicine for the little ones is all ready. Next is Pikachu's." Teng Shu looked at the prescriptions in front of him and then checked them off in his notebook. Most of the prescriptions were ready, only Pikachu's was missing.

The raven was still perched on the vine's shoulder. Even though the vine had spent a lot of time preparing the medicine, the raven did not leave. Instead, it stayed there, keeping the vine company.

"Little Black, do you want to come with me?" Teng Shu patted Dark Raven's head, and Dark Raven immediately nodded without hesitation. Teng Shu was both amused and exasperated. Dark Raven was really persistent. However, Teng Shu could understand Dark Raven's feelings, so he didn't say anything and agreed to Dark Raven's idea.

So Tengshu took Dark Raven and drove away from the orphanage.

Originally, Teng Shu didn't need to drive, but since it's still raining, she had no choice but to drive.

"Caw?" Murkrow looked curiously at the thermos in Tengshu's hand, which contained Chinese medicine for Pikachu. However, because the thermos was very well insulated, Murkrow couldn't smell anything at all.

"Curious? This was given to me by Officer Jenny. It's a thermos used internally by the Officer Jenny family, so the quality is naturally top-notch." Teng Shu glanced at Dark Raven while driving and said with a smile.

This thermos is something Teng Shu cares about a lot, after all, its heat preservation effect is very good. A cup of hot water put in it for five hours, the temperature only dropped by three or four degrees, which shows how strong the effect of this thermos is. But the most important thing is safety.

When filling a thermos with hot water or certain special liquids, it is generally not advisable to shake it frequently. If shaken too vigorously, the thermos may explode. Therefore, if you are using a thermos to brew goji berries, it is best to leave it open or avoid shaking it.

The thermos provided by J.S.A. naturally eliminates this concern; it can be shaken however you like. According to J.S.A., even if you run ten kilometers with a thermos filled with boiled cola, there won't be any problems.

However, what Tengshu was more concerned about at the time was what kind of person would do something like boiling cola?

Cola tastes best when it's chilled, it's not bad at room temperature, but if it's boiled...

Teng Shu could only say that he really couldn't imagine what this tasted like.

"Caw?" The Dark Raven was a little curious. Although it understood what the Vine Tree was saying, it still couldn't quite grasp it. However, the Vine Tree didn't explain much because it was already time.

Teng Shu took his umbrella and thermos and went out, and even asked Dark Raven to stay up there to watch the car. Although there was usually no one in this godforsaken place, what if someone did?

Therefore, keeping Murkrow is still very necessary, and it's good that Murkrow is here. At least you don't have to worry about getting its feathers wet, as Pokémon's bodies are sometimes quite fragile.

"Pikachu?" Tengshu found Pikachu's home directly. During the snow disaster, Tengshu had followed Pikachu here and taken its whole family with him. Generally speaking, Pokémon rarely change their homes unless something happens, so Tengshu wasn't worried about not finding Pikachu.

Sure enough, Pikachu soon popped its head out and happily called out to the vine.

Tengshu didn't linger. Instead, he opened the thermos, made a small bowl for Pikachu, poured the medicine into it, and made Pikachu drink it.

Teng Shu considered bringing more medicine at once so he could make fewer trips, but Phil said that this medicine is best brewed fresh before drinking for the best effect, so Teng Shu has had to come here frequently these past few days.

Once the rain stops, Tengshu can ride his bike over, which will save him a lot of trouble.

"Pikachu?" A curious voice called out, and Tengshu knew who it was as soon as he heard it. Sure enough, the next second Pichu came over, looked at Tengshu happily, hugged Tengshu, and then immediately activated its electric shock.

Such a move was naturally useless against the vine tree, which didn't seem to notice anything and thought Pichu was just playing with it, so it smiled and patted Pichu's head.

Pikachu, who was drinking its medicine nearby, noticed this. Pikachu's face darkened, it yelled, and then, right in front of the vine, it lashed out with its tail, sending Pikachu flying backward. It angrily rushed over, intending to teach this little rascal a lesson.

The vine tree is a human! Moreover, the vine tree is their family's benefactor, how dare this little rascal attack the vine tree?

If it weren't for the vine still being there, Pikachu would have been so angry it would have used Iron Tail.

Pichu was still a little confused, but as soon as it landed, its mother grabbed it and gave it a good beating.

"Huh? What's going on?" Teng Shu was a little confused. How could such an absurd scene suddenly be unfolding in front of it? What happened?