Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

After finishing his dinner, Tetsuya returned the two Pokémon to their Poké Balls and headed towards the service counter at the Pokémon Center.

Each city in this world is relatively independent, and an individual's household registration is generally tied to the Pokémon Center in the city where you were born or live.

Each city is jointly managed and protected by the city's Gym Leader and the Mayor elected by the citizens. The League can only provide supervision and advice, but cannot force a city to take corresponding actions.

Of course, in cases of excessively threatening events, the alliance will also issue an emergency notification and forcibly intervene in various ways.

If you are a trainer and want to travel to different places, you must apply and register at the Pokémon Center linked to your household registration, and have it recorded in the League's system.

This rule only applies to non-trained trainers, that is, those who do not have a Pokédex.

Trainers who are considered direct descendants do not need to register again.

Upon reaching the service counter, Tetsuya greeted Ms. Joey, who was sitting there.

"Hello, Miss Joey, I need to process a travel document, thank you."

Chapter 21 Reflections and Departure! Heading to Nibi City! (Bonus Chapter for Commemoration)

Miss Joey took the ID card from Tetsuya and swiped it on the computer.

"Okay, Trainer Tamaki, please fill out this form truthfully first."

Miss Joey typed away on the computer for a while, then printed out a sheet of paper and handed it to Tetsuya.

Tetsuya picked up a pen and began filling in his basic information.

"Name: Tamaki Tetsuya; Gender: Male; Born in Tokiwa Orphanage, Tokiwa City; Age: 16 years and 08 months."

Current Pokémon and their capture times: Pidgeot (1 year and 6 months), Combusken (3 months).

Travel area: Kanto region, Chengdu, and the Orange Islands.

Travel application period: 3 years.

Will you attend the conference? Yes.

Bounty Hunter Rank (Leave blank if none): C.

Trainer Level (Leave blank if not tested): Normal.

Zhe didn't intend to hide the time when he captured his Pokémon, since it was impossible to hide it anyway.

Not to mention that Silph's Luxury Ball has a record, Nurse Joy probably also keeps track of every time he comes to the Pokémon Center for treatment.

After receiving the form filled out by Tetsuya, Miss Joy glanced at it briefly and put it into the file.

After all, this step is just a formality; it involves classifying files and archives, and the information is basically all in the database.

"You applied for a three-year travel pass for the Kanto region. Your status is eligible. As for the benefits..."

Miss Joey looked at the marker next to Tetsuya's identity information on the computer screen.

"You can apply for a higher level of benefits, which only requires a total payment of 35 yuan."

Tetsuya's eyes flashed with surprise, but he did not show any doubt about his treatment level.

After obediently paying the fee for the pass, Tetsuya thanked Miss Joey and left the service desk.

Back in his room, Tetsuya frowned as he pondered.

The application for a travel permit depends mainly on the location, duration, and level of privilege.

The first two are proposed by the applicant. Basically, you don't apply for a ten-year round-the-world trip all at once, but apply in two or three batches. If your identity is qualified, you can usually get approved.

The cost is calculated by combining both factors; the longer the trip and the larger the area covered, the higher the cost, but it will generally not exceed 10.

The treatment level is determined entirely by Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center, and is divided into four levels: low, medium, high, and top, with prices of 10, 20, 30, and 50 respectively.

The benefits vary for each level.

Taking the advanced level he just passed as an example, the most useful and intuitive benefit for him is that he can not only get priority access to single rooms in all Pokémon Centers within the travel area he applied for, but also get free fast-track treatment services.

Not to mention a host of other benefits, such as the fact that all fees at the Pokémon Center are only 30% of the original price.

It is generally slightly higher than the benefits that native trainers in each city receive at their city's Pokémon Center.

It's important to know that the basic and intermediate accommodations are for eight-person and four-person rooms respectively, and if there are many people, you may have to queue or not be able to check in at all.

Other fees were only discounted by 10% and 20% respectively, and fast service was not available.

It can be said that the first two levels are completely different.

Generally speaking, high-level and top-level treatment is reserved for those who own a Pokédex.

Although it's not very useful to them, it's linked to the Pokédex and is universally applicable.

It's definitely not going to be the turn of a commoner trainer like Tetsuya. Tetsuya originally thought he would be lucky to get intermediate treatment.

When I arrive in another city, I will have to try to find guesthouses to stay in for the sake of secrecy and training. Also, the cost of treatment will increase, since it is not in my birth city.

That was a considerable expense, but now we've saved it.

Tetsuya understood that this was an investment by the Joey family in him.

It's very raw and very real.

This is clearly telling you that we know your capabilities and progress perfectly well, and that we intend to invest in you.

However, Tetsuya didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

If we're talking about the group in the world that has the most firsthand information about trainers and their Pokémon, it has to be the Nurse Joy family.

No other person or organization has so much comprehensive information.

Even the League of Legends learned about each other through the Joey family.

If Joey and Officer Jenny weren't absolutely neutral, the league wouldn't have stood by and watched this happen.

After all, every trainer's Pokémon needs to go to the Pokémon Center for treatment, whether it's injuries sustained during adventures or fatigue after training, it all comes down to the Nurse Joy family.

In this situation, the Joy family will pay attention to and invest in each talented trainer.

The wealthy and powerful Joy family would naturally choose a broad-based investment approach.

After all, this kind of investment is nothing to them, but it can save a lot of things for a genius trainer born into a commoner family.

Under this model, the Joy family generally maintains good relationships with most high-level trainers and does not force them to join.

It can only be described as mutually beneficial, something that Tetsuya had anticipated and planned for to some extent.

First, secure investment from the Joey family.

However, Tetsuya did not expect the attention to come so quickly; as expected, the Joey family acted very swiftly.

Tetsuya thought that the Joey family would only improve his treatment after he obtained four badges.

This was somewhat of an unexpected surprise.

Tetsuya pondered for a moment, then went into the bathroom, took a quick shower, and went to sleep. After all, he needed to set off for Nibi City the next day.

Nothing was said that night.

The next morning, Tetsuya finished washing up and prepared to head to Nibi City.

The vehicle produced by the German company is described as an electric car, but its appearance is actually more like a simple motorcycle.

It's not that Tetsuya doesn't want to buy a better and cooler mode of transportation, it's just that he really doesn't have the money.

It's important to know that these vehicles are made with technology developed by the German company to enable them to move freely in the wild; they're not just simple vehicles.

If Tetsuya weren't somewhat afraid of heights, and if Pidgeot weren't so unreliable when carrying people, he would have chosen to let Pidgeot carry him long ago.

Tetsuya felt that he would have to get a suitable pet for transportation sooner or later. A Salamence or Dragonite would be perfect, as they fly fast and steadily.

But it's not bad now. After all, a proper trip involves riding a bike from one city to another and enjoying the scenery along the way, which is what a trainer should do.

Tetsuya released Pidgeot to follow in the sky, while Roborock sat on the back seat, wearing a helmet. Tetsuya twisted the handlebars with his right hand, and the electric scooter sped off silently.

We sped along the official road through Viridian Forest, but it remained deserted and uninhabited.

Tetsuya enjoyed the fresh air of the forest that greeted him and felt the taste of freedom.

However, after driving for a while and getting used to the same scenery, it got a bit boring, so Tetsuya set the electric car to autopilot mode.

I turned on the screen projector on the windshield and began to enjoy a movie about this world.

Combusken was also craning its little head behind, watching the movie with its trainer.

Chapter 22 Arrival in Pewter City and Preparations for the Gym Battle

"Phew~" Tetsuya let out a breath.

I just finished watching a heartwarming movie, but I'm still feeling a bit down.

Combusken couldn't stand watching anymore after only a half-finished episode, so it recalled itself back into its Poké Ball to rest.

I checked the navigation time; there were still less than twenty minutes left.

Tetsuya turned off auto-navigation and sped up.

The eagle in the sky lazily flapped its wings and followed.

After all, this speed is no different from taking a walk for it. If it were to travel at full speed, it would probably take it a little over three minutes to fly from Viridian City to Pewter City.

It also doesn't understand why its trainer has to spend more than three hours traveling; it's so boring.

Tetsuya was unaware that his Pidgeot was criticizing him; he was still enjoying the thrill of high-speed travel.

There was no one on the main road, otherwise Tetsuya would definitely have gotten into an accident driving like that.

..........

"Zzz~"

Tetsuya stopped the electric scooter, got off, and put it back into his spatial backpack.

Then I called Pidgeot down and put it back into its Poké Ball to prevent it from getting too close to the city and being mistaken for a wild Pokémon by the city's guardians and killed.

Tetsuya strolled toward the entrance to Nibi City.

Nibi City, also known as the City of Dark Grey, the City of Rocks, and the City of Space, is located at the border of the Evergreen Forest and Mt. Tsukimi.

The surrounding terrain resembles a basin, with mountains on three sides and a forest on the other.

Thanks to its unique location, Nibi City boasts a rich geological environment and is abundant in various rocks, making it the largest rock-producing area in the Kanto region.

Moreover, the Tsukimi Mountains contain various ancient spirit fossils, which are of great interest to both collectors and spirit researchers.

Complete elf fossils are treasures for collectors, and their prices can be higher than you can imagine.

Researchers welcome all submissions; through gene extraction technology, they can conduct a wide range of studies, regardless of whether the fossil is complete or not.

No one has developed fossil revival technology yet, but Tetsuya thinks it's worthwhile to collect some first.

Once fossil revival technology is available, the price of fossils will definitely skyrocket.

Moreover, it seems that the Great Fool Valley is currently unknown and undeveloped, and Tetsuya feels that he can find time to make a fortune from it.

For trainers, what attracts them most about Pewter City is Mt. Moon, not only because of the Pokémon living there, but also because Mt. Moon contains an extremely rare evolution stone—the Moon Stone.

Mt. Tsukimi is home to a large number of Clefairy creatures. Legend has it that Clefairy are creatures from the moon, and the corresponding Moon Stone is likely a meteorite from space, which is why it can evolve.

Every trainer who comes here to explore does so largely in order to obtain a Moon Stone and make a fortune.

Tetsuya did know that there was a Clefairy tribe in Mt. Tsukimi, and there was a huge Moon Stone that could allow Clefairy to evolve.

It's best to just dream about such places. Putting aside the question of how powerful the tribes inside are or whether you can even get close, the alliance probably already knows that it's sealed off, so it's impossible to get in.

Nibi City is also known for its aerospace technology, and the Nibi City Science Museum, the only museum in the Kanto region, contains records of Nibi City's past aerospace activities.

However, as the economic center shifted and Mossdeep City in the Hoenn region began to develop related technologies, Pewter City gradually abandoned its research into aerospace technology.

Today, only museums still record Nibi's past aerospace glory.

After finishing his lunch, Tetsuya walked along the main street of Nibi City, looking around at the dark gray buildings.

The people around here are younger and more energetic compared to those in Tokiwa City.

Tetsuya had many purposes for this trip, the most important of which was naturally his plan to make money.

Also, I need to start challenging gyms, catching and perfecting my main team of Pokémon, and participating in regional tournaments.

There are two purposes. The first is to increase one's trainer level.