Chương 132: Throwing the Water Rabbit into the Pot

"Final score... 97 points!!"

The numbers on the big screen froze, and Melissa's impassioned, almost hysterical announcement instantly ignited the entire battleground of the Jiayuan Grand Battle.

A crushing defeat without any suspense.

In the first Grand Contest after the reform, Gadriya and Lu Sha dominated the entire stage with a near-uniform, overwhelming force.

If they've hypnotized the audience and judges, it would be truly outrageous if they still couldn't get the highest score.

Just as the big screen was repeatedly playing Lu Sha and the young lady's two performances, the entire audience, including their rival Shang Zhi, stood up to applaud and cheer for the performance.

In the contestant tunnel behind the stage, Cattleya, now dressed in casual attire, pulled her hat brim low and quietly slipped out of the venue with Lu Sha.

When I went to the clothes, I learned the name and the name.

For Lu Sha, they only wanted to enjoy the performance and didn't want to be bothered by the crazy media and fans later.

If we don't run now, we'll have to rely on hypnosis to escape later.

The ribbon of fate she won in this grand contest was carefully placed into her small bag by the young lady.

Every first time is a memorable experience for Cattleya.

A man and a shark, braving the cool night breeze of Ieyasu City, embarked on a journey south to Nohara City.

The land of Sinnoh is far larger than Lu Sha perceived in the game in his previous life.

If one had to find a point of reference, the actual area of this continent would be no less than that of the Kangaroo Kingdom in the previous life.

The Celestial Crown Mountain Range alone, which stretches across the center of the continent, spans three hundred kilometers from east to west and nearly three thousand kilometers from north to south. It is like an insurmountable natural barrier that splits the entire Sinnoh into two halves.

If they choose to travel by commercial airliner or have the young lady fly at full speed, they can explore the entire Sinnoh region in at most two weeks.

But since it's a trip, measuring the land with your own two feet naturally has its own rhythm.

At their current pace, even with stop-and-go travel for two months, they could only advance a maximum of 10, 000 kilometers.

Completing a tour around Sinnoh before the Academy Cup begins is an almost impossible task.

However, Lu Sha and Cattleya didn't care at all.

For them, travel has no end; they go wherever they end up.

There are still five months until the Lily of the Valley Convention officially opens, enough time to collect eight entry badges even if you just travel around and enjoy the scenery.

Even if she doesn't collect all the badges, the young lady can still graduate early and get her academy diploma, directly qualifying for the main tournament.

The rest of the journey was leisurely and fulfilling.

While passing through Nohara City, they casually challenged the gym and swiftly took the Nohara Gym's Wetland Badge from Gym Leader Yoshinobu.

Along the way, when passing through several slightly larger towns with tens of thousands of people, Lu Sha even enthusiastically took the newborn Tianxi on stage to practice.

Although the little princess's performance was a bit awkward, with Lu Sha's prior arrangement, she easily won two town-level grand prize medals with her magnificent Diamond Storm.

There are ten first-tier cities in the Sinnoh region: the city where the eight gyms are located, the most prosperous Lucky City, and Suzuran City where the League is located. Each of them has a population of hundreds of thousands.

Besides these ten major cities, there are hundreds of other cities and towns of varying sizes scattered across the mainland.

These cities and towns also have local dojos and grand competition venues.

Even in small towns, gym leaders are at least gym-level. Participants in the Lily of the Valley Conference shouldn't try to take shortcuts; without strength or meeting the requirements, they will be easily eliminated.

However, these museum owners from small towns are indeed not very powerful.

Let alone Lu Sha personally taking part, even if you just throw A Liu over there, she could probably crush those local guild leaders with her eyes closed.

Lu Sha had no intention of bullying the weaker opponents.

Having more of these badges is meaningless.

They're not in a hurry, so there's no need for them to use those badges to make up the numbers.

As a future Sinnoh champion, of course he'll crush all eight gyms!

After wandering aimlessly around Homer City and Nohara City for a week, Lu Sha and his group finally arrived at Sinnoh's famous Great Wetlands.

As the largest ecological wetland in the Sinnoh region, it is also a key Pokémon protection area established by the League.

According to the regulations of the protected area, trainers are strictly prohibited from using Pokémon to battle and capture within this area.

If you want to take away the wild Pokémon here, you'll have to use your skills to lure them away.

But rules are rules, and unless you encounter a forest ranger, who's going to follow them?

"Snap! (Let's see you keep swimming around Shark's hook, who are you trying to provoke!)" On the edge of a muddy swamp deep in the wetlands, Lu Sha finally ran out of patience.

He suddenly stood up, raised the high-end fishing rod in his hand, swung his arm in a wide arc, and delivered a swift and accurate blow to Marylou, who was slowly blowing bubbles on the surface of the water.

"Bang!"

After a muffled thud, the water rat, which had just been swimming on its back on the surface of the water, suddenly had its eyes wide open, its belly turned white, and it floated on the surface of the water in a daze.

"Whoosh!"

Lu Sha swiftly grabbed the fishing net beside him, scooping it up in one go.

Looking at the unconscious Mary Lou in the net bag, Lu Sha finally revealed a satisfied and kind smile.

Hahaha! As expected, wherever Shark goes, Pokémon willingly take the bait!

The fishing rod testifies that Marylou bumped into it herself!

"Cut! (That's it! Time to head back to camp!)" With a blade of grass he'd picked from who-knows-where dangling from his mouth, Lu Sha hoisted the net over his shoulder, stuffed Mary Lou, whom he'd just robbed, into the net bag, and strode toward the campsite with an air of utter indifference.

Parting a dense patch of reeds, the scene before my eyes suddenly changed dramatically.

Compared to the muddy and messy natural environment of the wetlands, their campsite was so clean and tidy that it resembled a five-star outdoor hotel.

A warm campfire had already been lit in the center of the camp, its orange glow dispelling the dampness of the wetlands.

Since Diancie joined the team, the logistics management level of the entire camp has undergone a qualitative leap.

Don't let Diancie's appearance as a delicate and beautiful princess fool you; she's actually a clever and resourceful little housekeeper.

At this moment, the smallest princess was suspended in mid-air, like an experienced foreman directing a group of laborers much larger than herself to work.

"Scyther, cut up that food over there!"

"Rhinoceros, don't splash mud on the sleeping mat! Go over there and chase away the wild Pokémon!"

Mini Dragon, stop eating! Go wipe the pot we used for cooking tonight!

The Scizor and the others were all mobilized, and under Diancie's command, they were all busy at their respective posts.

As for the two highest-ranking members of the camp, they naturally enjoyed a comfortable rest.

Cattleya was lounging on the recliner that Lu Sha had set up in advance, scrolling through the information on her phone.

Although it was in the wild, because it was in a protected area, there were signals everywhere, so there was no shortage of network coverage.

Lu Sha, fresh from fishing in the wetlands, strode into the camp with an extremely arrogant gait, grinning as he held up his net high: "Click! (Hey guys! Come and see my haul for today!)" Upon hearing this, Cattleya casually raised her eyelids slightly.

Those emerald green eyes didn't look at Mary Lou in the net, but instead fell on the fishing rod in Lu Sha's hand, which was bent at an odd angle.

The corners of her mouth turned up almost imperceptibly, then she casually looked away.

Hehe, as expected, I didn't catch any fish again.

Even if she didn't use her telekinesis that night, Lu Sha would definitely not have been able to catch any fish.

That idiot Lu Sha has no idea how to fish!

Hmph! It's all because Lu Sha said that no one could catch fish because she was there.

They still wouldn't let her go this time, and she still didn't catch anything!

"What kind of Pokémon is this? It looks round and chubby... Is it edible?"

After finishing her work, Diancie floated over like a curious child.

She reached out her little hand and curiously poked Marylou's big, round blue face, letting out a gasp of surprise.

It has an incredibly bouncy and springy feel! Even better than the Mini Dragon!

Despite her small stature, Mary Lou's size was quite imposing compared to Diancie, who was only 0. 7 meters tall.

After all, most of Diancie's height is in the pink diamond ore on the base. In terms of actual size, she might not be able to compare with this Marylou.

"Crack! (Stop, stop, stop! Don't learn bad habits from that gluttonous Dratini! You can't eat any Pokémon, no matter what kind!)" Lu Sha rolled its eyes, stretched out its paw, and gently tapped Diancie's pink diamond head with a shark-hand chop.

"Click! (This is Marylou, my top-quality catch that I fished up by the water today! It wasn't a wasted trip to the Great Wetlands after all.)"

"Wow, Lu Sha is amazing!"

Diancie clapped her hands enthusiastically, but then pointed at Marilou's head and asked with innocent curiosity:

"Lu Sha, why does Marylou have such a big bump on her head? Did something hit her?"

"Pfft..."

Hearing the soft laughter coming from behind, Lu Sha's shark-like face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Click! (Kids shouldn't concern themselves with the Great White Shark's business!)" To cover up his embarrassment, Lu Sha picked up the net, stepped over Diancie, and threw the unconscious Marylou with a "plop" into the large pot of boiling water in the center of the camp, with a fierce fire burning underneath.

Σ（っ°A°； ）っ！ Lu Sha! What are you doing?! Isn't Mary Lou forbidden to eat?!

Diancie was terrified, her face turning pale. She covered her mouth tightly with her two small hands, her big pink eyes filled with horror.

Even the usually composed Cattleya couldn't help but sit up straight at this moment.

Playing around is fine, but the young lady has no desire to eat boiled rabbit.

"Click! (What are you thinking? Water boils Pokémon?)" Lu Sha said silently, extending his shark claw to stir the boiling water.

Boiling water at 100 degrees Celsius is not even slightly warm to it.

"So what are you doing?"

Cattleya breathed a sigh of relief and walked curiously to the large iron pot.

She stretched out her fair finger and poked Marylou, who was floating on the surface of the water, before gently pushing her round body back into the hot water.

She was completely relieved to learn that it wasn't Pokémon stew.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Pokémon's bodies are protected by energy fields, so ordinary boiling water is just like taking a hot bath and can't cause any real harm.

In this world, the vast majority of the meat that can actually be served on the dinner table is artificially cultivated, energy-free cloned food.

If you really want to eat wild game, you must master a very special cooking method that involves separating energy.

Such a risky operation would inevitably result in Ms. Officer Jenny being invited in for tea.

"Rabbit oil made from boiled water!" Lu Sha chuckled mischievously.

"Mariru's tail and round body contain an extremely rich amount of natural oil. Under the continuous stimulation of high-temperature hot water, the oil on its surface will slowly be secreted. This Mariru happens to have this thick layer of fat, making it an absolute gem for oil extraction!"

"Is this how water rabbit oil is made? Is this the kind of cooking oil that sells for 1000 Alliance Coins for only 100ml in department stores?"

Cattleya's eyes widened slightly, clearly indicating that she had stumbled upon a blind spot in her knowledge.

"The principle is similar! With regular lard and mutton fat, you have to cut the meat and render it, but with Pokémon, you can just throw the whole thing in and roll it around. It won't harm it at all, and once it gets back and eats a few more meals, the lost fat will be replenished in no time," Lu Sha explained logically.

He's been traveling lately, and he's been looking at a lot of cooking guides.

In particular, he already had a good friend named Zhimi.

Now that we know Chef Carlos, how can we not ask him questions?

"Oh, I see."

As the boiling water churned, a layer of clear, pale yellow oil began to float on the surface of the pot. Cattleya raised her eyebrows in surprise and couldn't help but poke Marylou, who had just woken up from her coma.

"Luri! (°A°#)" Mary Lou trembled, glanced at the fierce-looking Lu Sha, then at the even more terrifying Cattleya, and reluctantly continued to sink into the boiling water.

We can't afford to mess with them!

In no time, a thick layer of water rabbit oil was extracted.

Once the oil was rendered, Marie-Lou, having had all the oil extracted, was thrown away by Lu Sha.

Then, while filtering the clear grease through a strainer, he looked curiously at Cattleya: "Click! (What message did you just see?)" He noticed it when he returned to the camp: except for suppressing a laugh when she saw him making a fool of himself, Cattleya had a furrowed brow the whole time, as if something terrible had happened.

"An extremely serious Pokémon riot has occurred in the underground mines of Blackrock City. A horde of Pokémon has surged out of the ground and swept through the entire city." Cattleya's previous relaxed demeanor vanished, replaced by an unusually grave tone.

"Click? (Huh? What's going on?)" Lu Sha's oil filtration process suddenly stopped, and the shark's eyes widened in surprise.

They had just dug all the way down from the bottom of Black Gold City a while ago. At that time, although there were many Pokémon underground, the ecological environment was very stable. How could a beast tide suddenly break out?

"Team Galactic did it. They blew up a mine. The violent explosion and collapse destroyed countless underground Pokémon habitats, which led to the Pokémon riots," Gadria explained, her brows furrowed.

"Clang? (The Galactic Team? What are they after?)" Lu Sha was even more confused.

In his past life memories, wasn't the ultimate goal of Team Galactic, these lunatics, always searching the world for the Sinnoh's Twin Dragons of Time and Space, attempting to erase human emotions and reshape the entire universe?

What's the point of going to Black Gold City to blow up a lousy mine?

Could there really be some treasure underground?

Why didn't they run into them when they passed by?

The villains have appeared and obtained the treasure. At this time, the protagonists should be nearby, but they are thousands of kilometers away and can't get there in time.

"Click! (No, no! If it were just a Pokémon rampage, Miss, you wouldn't be so serious. Who told you this? Do we know anyone in Ogre City?)" Lu Sha discovered the blind spot and stared intently at Cattleya.

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