Chapter 16 Garden Renovation Plan
After explaining what had happened to Growlithe, the two little ones officially became three.
Of course, saying three was strange, because the red Gyarados was huge, not small at all.
Before leaving the forest, Xia Mu thought it over and decided to use a healing spray to treat the Fearow, ensuring it wouldn't actually die.
This was also Growlithe's intention; it wanted to defeat Fearow itself next time.
Actually, although Fearow was indeed very unreasonable and vengeful, isn't that what wild Pokémon are like?
If you threaten someone, they can threaten you in return.
In nature, countless examples of death due to struggle for survival exist.
It's safe to say that after this experience, Fearow and the flock of Spearow shouldn't bother causing trouble again.
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Returning to Cinnabar Island from the depths of the forest, Xia Mu rode the red Gyarados again.
One thing to complain about is that while Gyarados can fly, its speed is really slow.
At most, it's only slightly faster than Xia Mu riding a bicycle normally.
This could be because it had just evolved, or perhaps its current strength is still too weak.
In short, compared to bird Pokémon… no! There's simply no comparison.
Let alone comparing it to Dragonite, which can circle the Earth in 16 hours.
He got home at 7 PM.
His parents had already returned, but they weren't worried about him getting into trouble outside. They had already finished dinner and were enjoying some alone time in the living room.
Xia Mu's return disturbed their sweet moment.
Neither Xia He nor Mu Xiuli asked why he was so late, but Xia Mu still took the initiative to tell them about his day.
Naturally, he mainly talked about training Magikarp and evolving it.
Seeing the red Gyarados, Xia He and Mu Xiuli were horrified, especially by its size; it was truly imposing.
Unfortunately, although the house had a front and back yard, it lacked a pond.
The backyard lawn was large, where his parents used to raise Pokémon. After the Pokémon were given away, it was abandoned and overgrown with weeds.
To prevent the red Gyarados from being confined to its Poké Ball and for Xia Mu's future development, Xia He planned to have someone clean up the backyard and reuse it tomorrow.
Not only would they expand the fence to create a small farm, but they would also dig a large pond and an artificial canal to bring in water from the river.
Xia Mu was stunned.
This whole operation, regardless of the manpower and resources required, was absurd in its casual handling of the land.
This was in the city, not some remote mountain forest or rural town; even on the outskirts of the city, it belonged to Round Island City.
Her father was indeed very powerful.
The assets he displayed were probably far from all.
The original owner of this body likely only had a superficial understanding of his parents, never truly seeking to understand them; in fact, aside from what his parents outwardly displayed, Xia Mu knew nothing about them.
Xia Mu was shocked, but since the old man had made such a boast, he hoped it would be true.
"Leave this matter to me. Don't you have important business to attend to tomorrow? Besides, such delicate work as tidying up the back garden is best left to us women." Mu Xiuli's words were loaded with meaning, taking on the entire project in one go.
Xia He laughed heartily upon hearing this: "That's true. I trust you with the household. This way, I can take the early morning flight to Hoenn tomorrow without worry."
"Dad, you're going to the Hoenn region?" Xia Mu asked, surprised.
Xia He nodded.
"Yeah, we're going to Devon Corporation in Rustboro City to talk about maritime navigation. What? You want to go too?"
"No, no, no, I was just asking. I haven't even really traveled out of the Kanto region yet."
Xia Mu shook his head slightly and chuckled awkwardly.
Xia Mu knew a bit about Devon Corporation, after all, it was a very famous large company in the Hoenn region in the games.
In this real world, Devon Corporation was clearly not to be underestimated, and its business development in navigation was beyond Xia Mu's imagination.
If it weren't for Mewtwo, he really wanted to go and catch a few Pokémon he wanted.
At least, he wanted to catch a Gardevoir.
That was his dream wife Pokémon.
But he couldn't go now. He had to get to Cinnabar Island eight days in advance and then set off from there to the new island.
If he went to the Hoenn region, he would miss Mewtwo.
Whether he could catch it or not, he had to at least try.
Xia He nodded. "Actually, I do hope you go out and see the world. Staying at home all the time, you know nothing about the outside world. By the way, your mother mentioned yesterday that they talked about the Indigo League. I checked the time, and there's still over a month until the event.
You can try to collect eight badges. If you don't have enough time, you can participate again next year."
Xia He's suggestion gave Xia Mu a good opportunity to travel.
After all, he would be leaving soon and wouldn't stay at home all the time.
"I'll try. When Growlithe and Riolu have evolved, that's when I'll go on my trip," Xia Mu said.
Xia He and Mu Xiuli exchanged a glance, as if they had expected this.
"It's good that you have your own plans. Your parents will always be your support," Mu Xiuli said gently.
"This time I'm going to the Hoenn region. You can make a request, or tell me what kind of Pokémon you want. Dad can bring it back for you as a gift for your trip.
Also, this is a Pokédex I ordered for you a few days ago, specially for the League. It just arrived today. It contains information on thousands of Pokémon and has clear regional divisions."
"Kanto is very different from other regions. Pokémon from other regions have very little presence in Kanto.
Take Riolu, for example. It's a Pokémon with a clear distribution in the Sinnoh region, but it's incredibly rare in Kanto. So you can research it first, since the Pokémon in Hoenn are very different from those here."
Xia He's words excited Xia Mu.
This old man is really reliable.
First, he brought him a Shiny Magikarp, and now he's going to bring him a Pokémon.
"I actually know a bit about the Pokémon in Hoenn. Can pseudo-legendary Pokémon be brought back too?" Xia Mu joked casually.
This made Xia He feel awkward.
"Ahem~ ahem~ son, we can't be too ambitious. Pseudo-legendary Pokémon are too rare. Your dad is only going for a few days. Below pseudo-legendary, I can pick any Pokémon I want." Xia He coughed twice, pretending to be calm.
"I heard that Hoenn has a very beautiful Pokémon, I think it's called Milotic..."
Xia Mu hadn't finished speaking when Xia He interrupted him.
"Milotic is a very rare Pokémon, comparable in value to pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
Son, it seems you really know a lot about the Pokémon of the Hoenn region, which surprises your father. However, what use is such a pretty Water-type Pokémon to a grown man? Besides, you already have a red Gyarados, Milotic is redundant."
"Then… how about getting a more common one?" Xia Mu asked suspiciously.
"Yes." Xia He nodded seriously.
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