"But what?!"
The white-haired old man sat back on the Rock and said unhappily.
"But if you exchange the [Pokémon Flute] with me...
Ash pointed to the flute in his hand, "I'm willing to make this deal.
"Um?!"
The white-haired old man looked alert, "You want the flute in my hand?!"
He immediately tightened his grip on the [Pokémon Flute]: "I'm telling you, I won't sell this flute!!"
Well, this was about waking up his own Snorlax, and he wasn't going to give the flute away so easily.
"You think too much~"
Ash waved his hand, "I don't want the flute in your hand."
You've already done it mouth to mouth, who wants yours~~
"What I want is to know if you have any new flutes, or where this flute came from, etc."
"This information can also be used to trade for food."
[Pokémon Flute] can remove the Sleep Contest Condition of all Pokémon on the field, including your own and Rival's Pokémon.
At the same time, it also has a very powerful effect, which is...
"As I recall, it can even awaken Jigglypuff's singing Pokémon!"
Well, Ash hasn't forgotten the legendary concert singer Jigglypuff that he will meet later.
Except for a few Pokémon, and Komala with the [Absolute Sleep] Ability.
Almost all other Pokémon have been affected by it~
Ash was also thinking about preparing a [Pokémon Flute] in advance to guard against the subsequent hypnotic singing god.
"A new flute? Do you know where it came from?..."
There was obviously some hesitation on the white-haired old man's face.
But soon, his hesitation did not last more than three seconds.
"I not only have bread here, but also some hamburgers, fish cakes, chicken wings, and French fries...
Ash unzipped his backpack and pulled out a generous amount of delicious, fragrant food.
"I'll swap!!"
The white-haired old man agreed without hesitation.
"In the town ahead, in house No. XX on XX Street, there is a master craftsman. I remember there was a new flute that was just made in his house...
After writing down these useful information 02.
Ash said goodbye to the white-haired old man who was wolfing down his food in big mouthfuls.
Soon, they arrived at the town ahead.
Then they also discovered something was wrong.
"It feels so desolate here…"
Looking at the empty street, Xiao Gang couldn't help but look around:
"There are still signs of human life on the streets, but why is it that no one comes out?"
"And some stores don't have any merchandise anymore...
Misty also discovered the blind spot: "Especially in those food stores.
There was no bread in the bakery, and not a handful of vegetables in the vegetable shop.
Even the restaurants were not open.
There was nothing for sale in all the food places.
The three people thought back to the entrance of the town and the white-haired old man who asked them for food.
"It seems that there is a famine in this town?!"
Xiaogang and Misty sighed together.
Ash directly took out the Rotom Pokédex and reported the situation.
Well, in this Pokémon world, natural resources are abundant, so it stands to reason that famine would not occur.
Once it occurs, the problem becomes quite serious.
Because once humans are extremely hungry, they will eat anything.
And some Pokémon, in the beginning, were eaten as food.
For example, Farfetch'd, which provides its own ingredients, and Slowpoke's Tail.
Like Chansey's eggs and Miltank's milk, these are considered relatively normal and acceptable.
Even the current Pokémon Pokédex does not record any relevant information.
?Crawdaunt?: Despite the clay-tasting claws, its meat is considered delicious?.
?Basculin?: The meat of blue stripes is light, while the meat of red stripes is high in fat, suitable for young people to eat?.
?Clauncher?: Although its claws have a unique taste, its meat is firm and plump and is often eaten?.
?Light cod?: Its meat is light and delicious and is often eaten?.
?戽斗尖刺索?: Its meat is considered to be amazingly delicious?.
There are many more like this.
Therefore, once a famine occurs, conflicts between Pokémon and humans can easily arise.
Pokémon Alliance takes this very seriously.
Ash can report this situation and accumulate some merit points again.
Of course, it would be even better if it could be handled well.
Coincidentally, Ash, who knew the answer, also knew how to deal with it~~~
First, they came to the place where the master craftsman lived as the white-haired old man said.
I used the food in my backpack to exchange for a freshly made [Pokémon Flute].
Moreover, it is not only that~~~
"Razor Claw?"
After leaving the master craftsman's house, Ash put away this unexpected gain.
This was the prop he found in the master craftsman's house.
[Razor Claw], a sharp claw that seems to be able to tear everything apart. After carrying it, the moves will become easier to hit the vital points.
A certain Pokémon loves it.
Well, the Pokémon here refers to Sneasel.
Sneasel carries [Razor Claw] and will evolve into Weavile at night.
Ash specifically sought a trade because he saw this item.
After a lot of bargaining, he almost used up all the food in his backpack before he got this prop.
Although food is very important at the moment, the famine crisis here will soon be resolved.
It is right to get what you want as soon as possible!!
Of course, there is no need to worry about the master craftsman suffering any loss.
There was so much food, enough for him to make other deals with others.
All in all, it is a situation where both parties are happy.
"So, here the rivers have dried up, there are no crops to harvest, and the families don't have much food left.
Misty and Xiaogang also found out about the abnormality in this village: "They can only barely make a living, right?"
"Is the rainfall so low this year? I don't remember..."
"Yes, it rained quite heavily..."
Misty and Xiaogang were a little confused.
They followed Ash's journey and almost experienced a hurricane on the bridge in Sunshine Town.
Logically speaking, water resources should be abundant.
B...
As the three passed by the main water source river that flowed through the town.
I saw the almost exposed riverbed, with little water flowing in it.
Only a small stream of water flowed out from the upper reaches.
"It looks like there's a problem upstream of this river."
The trio moved forward along the riverbed, and soon, a huge monster appeared in front of them.
"Beep, Snorlax, a sleepy Pokémon, spends every day in a cycle of eating and sleeping, and eats at least 400 kilograms of food a day. A Pokémon with a gentle personality that children can use its big belly as a playground."1
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The body color is close to blue or navy blue, its abdomen and feet are white, and its feet have huge toes.
There are two sharp teeth in its mouth, and its eyes are always narrowed and no one has ever seen them open.
It is the Pokémon's big eater, Snorlax.
"It seems that this guy blocked the river's inlet?"
Xiaogang and Misty also saw the main channel of the river flowing under Snorlax.
"Then all we have to do is wake it up!"
In the past, several people might still be helpless about this, but now~~~
"BONE..."
Ash directly took out the [Pokémon Flute] and started playing the wake-up song.
Then the sleeping Snorlax's ears moved.
Then he stretched like doing a set of radio gymnastics and slowly stood up from his original position.
And with Snorlax's departure, the river's flow did not resume.
Because behind it, there are densely packed thorns.
That is the real culprit that blocks the water flow.
Fortunately, Snorlax needs to eat immediately after waking up.
And thorns are Snorlax's favorite food.
"Kawu, kawu!"
I saw it grabbing a piece of thorn with each of its two little paws and putting them into its mouth.
Snorlax's appetite is amazing, and its eating speed is equally amazing.
In a short while, all the thorns that were entangled in the forest and the river were eaten up!
The water flow then slowly began to recover, and before long it became the original clear river again.
Well, congratulations, Coca-Cola.
Of course, regarding everything he and others have done, Ash did not intend to do good deeds without leaving a name.
He sent all these things directly to the Pokémon Alliance.
And praise and commendation came out quickly from there.
After fully affirming the achievements and contributions made by Ash and others, he also assessed their abilities.
At the same time, the official Pokémon Alliance also sent Ash a strange task.
After waking up the sleeping Snorlax, Ash and his team continued on their way to their next destination.
Dark City, a small town where the streets are deserted and depressed even during the day.
Even the city name sign hanging at the entrance of the city looked very dilapidated.
If it were Ash and the others before, they might be confused about what happened here.
But after accepting the strange tasks given by the official Pokémon Alliance, they understood.
"In this city, there are two gyms, called Yas Gym and Kaz Gym."
"The whole city has become so depressed because of these two gyms..."
Walking on the deserted streets even in broad daylight, Ash recalled the main contents of the mission.
At the same time, he pushed aside several stones thrown from the roof.
"Pikachu, teach those dishonest guys a lesson."
"Pika Pika~!"
After a flash of lightning, all the children on the roof were electrocuted by Pikachu and fell off the roof.
"If you throw a stone at someone, it's easy to hurt them...
Ash glanced at the children who stood up from the Ground with their teeth bared:
"Even if they are children, if they do such immoral things again, they will be punished next time.
I won't hold back."
"Aren't you Pokémon Trainers?!"
The kid in green clothes who was leading the group was still somewhat indignant.
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
Ash had just finished speaking when he saw the kid in green clothes pick up the wooden stick next to him and try to hit Ash on the head.
"Gengar."
Ash's face turned cold immediately.
"Eehee!"
Gengar, who had been observing for a long time, immediately used Shadow Punch to blast out, knocking the little brat away on the spot.
"Please wait a moment!!"
At this time, an adult finally arrived.
When he saw the child being knocked away, his face changed immediately.
"If you don't educate your children well, someone will naturally educate them for you when they enter society."
Ash looked at the man who had hurriedly come to the scene and was examining the child in green clothes and said calmly:
"This is my last Hold Back."
After saying that, he glanced at the street ahead with his calm eyes.
Suddenly, all the pairs of eyes hiding in the doors behind every house on the street retracted their gazes.
"I'm so sorry, I will teach them a lesson!!"
After checking, I found that my child was fine, but he just stayed there out of fear.
The man in the chef's apron who arrived apologized repeatedly:
"Please come to my house and I will apologize to you sincerely...
Afterwards, Ash and his group came to a restaurant in this town.
"Our two Pokémon gyms, the Ya350s and Kaz gyms, hire traveling Trainers as thugs."
"As a result, whenever something happens, they start Pokémon duels regardless of the occasion, which makes this place a mess..."
Inside the restaurant, the chef dad was serving food to Ash and others while telling them what was happening in the city.
The purpose of establishing the two gyms was to make money quickly, so they competed to defeat each other and become official gyms.
The two sides fought each other regardless of the occasion, causing the residents of Dark City to live in dire straits.
It is because of the fight between these two gyms that the people of this town have a special dislike for Pokémon Trainers.
This is also the task Ash received from the official Pokémon Alliance.
"Cooperate with the Pokémon prosecutor here to investigate the gym riot incident thoroughly."
"Try to eliminate the negative image of Pokémon Trainer in this city and the series of impacts caused by it as much as possible..."
Ash glanced at the person sitting in the corner of the restaurant.
He was wearing a big coat, a round hat, sunglasses and a mask.
He covered himself up completely, and it was obvious that he was dressing intentionally to hide his identity.
Well, it's really hard not to notice this kind of outfit~
"I remember that the Pokémon prosecutor this time seemed to be Nurse Joy..."
Pokémon Prosecutor, affiliated with the Pokémon Inspection Bureau.
The Pokémon Inspection Agency, abbreviated as PIA, is responsible for sending inspectors to supervise and evaluate gyms in various places.
Joy is usually the Pokémon Inspector, who will regularly visit and investigate the work of various gyms.
The results will be reported to the Pokémon Supervisory Bureau to discuss and decide on a disposal plan.
On the one hand, they will investigate whether the gym complies with the relevant regulations of the Pokémon Alliance.
On the other hand, the content of the gym owner's battle and his attitude towards the challenger are examined.
Once a gym fails to meet the standards, it will be prohibited from granting Badges to Trainers, and in serious cases it may even be forced to close.
Later, the two gyms in Cerulean City and Nibi City were also subject to such inspections.
There's nothing much to say about Misty's gym battle in Cerulean City.
In Nibe City, the new gym leader registered later was Xiaogang's younger brother Forrest.
As a result, since Nurse Joy did not receive Forrest's succession report, she requested to fight against the current owner Xiaogang in the archive records.
Joy sent Chansey to easily defeat Xiaogang's Sudowoodo, believing that such a battle would not help the challenger and determined that Nibi Gym would face severe punishment.
Later, Xiaogang learned the cause and consequences of his momentary negligence from his father Flint who had just returned from his trip, and went to the Pokémon Center to explain to Joy.
After learning about the situation, Joy said that the gym leader's application for succession would be re-accepted soon, and decided to visit the Nibi Gym again the next day to assess Forrest's strength.
The next day, Forrest and his Rhyperior fought hard, but were still no match for Joy's... Latias.
Well, when fighting against Xiaogang, it was Chansey who was sent out.
As a result, when fighting against the younger Forrest, this time, Joy directly took out Latias...
All I can say is that Forrest won the match with honor.