Not a Trainer This Time

Chapter 422 Dr. Oki’s visit

 February 25, 200 in the Alliance Calendar, after a day's flight, Dr. Omu's plane finally arrived in the Padia area.

　　The Kanto Air passenger plane landed at the Zuotai City Airport with a cabin full of tourists.

Wearing casual clothes, Dr. Omu walked out of the cabin with a novel look on his face and looked at this bustling metropolis.

 Speaking of which, this is his first time in the Padia region!

 The architecture of Table City is full of Padian characteristics, and in the center of the city stands an ancient college with a long history.

That was the Pardean Academy.

 Before setting off to go here, Dr. Omu did some homework and had a general understanding of the current situation in the Padia region.

Leaving the airport and walking on the street, Dr. Oak looked excitedly at the strange Pokémon following the pedestrians on the roadside.

There is a Grass Cat Pokémon that looks like a cat with light green fur all over its body, a Hammer Pokémon with a pink body that holds a small hammer in its hand, and a Lizard Pokémon with a tire-shaped airbag in front of its body.

Whoa whoa! All of them are Pokémon that are not found in the Kanto region!

Dr. Oak took out his Rotom phone and scanned the Pokémon.

Rotom’s mechanized electronic sound came from the mobile phone.

　　【Farmer: Please wait. 】

 He lowered his head and looked at Rotom's mobile phone, searching for the way to get to Zhiqin Town from Desitai City.

 Five minutes later, Dr. Oak got on a flying taxi powered by three angry parrots.

"oh?"

 Dr. Omu nodded: "That's right!"

About two minutes later, a Pokémon with a round body and a big belly landed in front of him.

“New Leaf Meowth is a grass cat Pokémon. Its fluffy body hair has ingredients similar to those of plants. It washes its face frequently to prevent it from drying out!”

 He got out of the car and walked on the streets of Zhiqin Town. He took out his mobile phone and contacted Lei Guanwang through a private message.

 Hearing these words, two words immediately came to Dr. Omu's mind: natural enemies!

 It’s Kuailong!

 Dr. Omu was a little surprised.

 Steel-armored crow? Dr. Oak immediately thought of the huge, dark, bird Pokémon with steel-like feathers he had just seen in the city.

 Dr. Omu stood there and waited.

“Because there is a Pokémon called the Blacksmith living in the Padia region. It has very high intelligence. If it sees steel-armored crows in the sky in the wild, it will immediately attack them with a hammer.”

 There are two rows in the flying taxi. The front row is for the driver, and the back row is reserved for passengers.

 There is no such means of transportation in the Kanto area.

The angry parrot is tied with a rope, and the other end of the rope is connected to the flying taxi.

It is so convenient to have a Rotom phone now! Looking back at that time, they still used hand-drawn methods to create Pokémon illustrated books!

 “This way of flying is really unique!” Dr. Ohmu said curiously.

Dr. Oak, who had never been to the Padia region, became very curious about the types and ecology of Pokémon here.

Should he ask Xiaozhi to travel here in the future, help collect illustrations, and capture a few Padian Pokémon and send them back to the research institute?

 But Xiaozhi is currently traveling in the Hoenn region...

  The driver in front smiled and said: "This passenger, is this your first time in the Padia region?"

 The message was sent out and a reply was quickly received.

The Great Blacksmith is the natural enemy of the Steel-Armored Crow, just like the relationship between the Green Caterpillar and the Pidgeot Bird!

"I see!"

The driver smiled innocently, and then concentrated on driving the flying taxi.

“Forget it, let’s wait until Xiaozhi’s trip to the Hoenn region is over!” Dr. Oak thought to himself.

  After all, the Kanto region and the Padia region are located at opposite ends of the planet, and there are other regions in the middle. For Xiaozhi, it is better to travel step by step.

“The Biker, a mount Pokémon, seems to have let humans sit on its back since ancient times. Such a scene is depicted in the murals from 10,000 years ago!”

By the time Dr. Omu opened his eyes again, the Angry Parrot flying taxi had successfully arrived in Ziqin Town.

“It is indeed a Pokémon unique to the Padia region!”

Now you can check the ecological information of Pokémon with just a swipe of your phone.

Although Dr. Omu wanted to go directly, Lei Guanwang did not tell him his detailed address at that time, and just replied "Ziqin Town".

Dr. Oki: "I see that there are Pokémon like Steel Crow living in the Padia area. Why don't you hire them to work?"

"No wonder!" the driver introduced: "The Angry Parrot flying taxi is a unique means of transportation in our Padia region. Not only us, but the Galar region next door also uses this method! However, "Their driver Pokémon is not Angry, but a Pokémon called Steelclaw."

However, after hearing this, the driver in front looked troubled: "It's not that we don't want to hire the Steel Armored Crow, but that we have no way to hire it."

 Judging from the appearance of the two Pokémon, the Steel-Armored Raven is more suitable for this job, right? Both in size and speed.

No wonder the Padia region doesn’t use steel-armored crows to pull flying taxis.

 After a day of flying, Dr. Omu was a little tired. He leaned on his seat and squinted for a while.

“The Blacksmith, the hammer Pokémon, in order to make a big and strong hammer, will attack the Slash Commander’s group and then collect the metal!”

“Ah! I almost forgot the business of coming here!” Dr. Oak, who was accidentally attracted by Pokémon, slapped his head.

 Soon, Dr. Omu found the answer - Angry Parrot Flying Taxi.

The dragon stared at him for a while, then turned around and called back to him.

 “Ouch!”

Dr. Omu was startled for a moment, then pointed at himself and asked, "Do you want me to sit on it?"

 “Ouch!” Kuailong nodded.

“Did your trainer ask you to pick me up?” Dr. Omu asked again.

Kailong still nodded.

 Seeing this, Dr. Omu understood.

 He didn't say much and simply rode on the back of Kuailong.

Kailong flapped its wings and flew into the sky, heading towards the outskirts of the town.

 Soon, a pasture appeared on the field ahead.

 Kailong landed in the pasture. As soon as Dr. Omu came down, he saw a familiar figure.

Zhi Shu, who had been waiting here for a long time, welcomed him with a smile: "Long time no see, Dr. Ohki!"

 Dr. Omu opened his eyes in disbelief.

 “It’s you!”

Last year at the Unova banquet, the trainer who attended the banquet with the Unova champion Adek, not only that, he also defeated the famous dragon messenger Adu in the Kanto area...

 Because of this, Dr. Omu was very impressed by this trainer.

Zhi Shu smiled and nodded: "It's me, hello, Dr. Omu, please introduce yourself formally! I am Zhi Shu, the rancher of this ranch. Welcome to the Padia region." Zhi Shu

 At first, Dr. Omu didn’t think much of his identity as a rancher.

 At Naoki's invitation, he planned to go to the living room to have a cup of tea and rest.

 Along the way, Dr. Oak saw all kinds of Pokémon.

 A variety of crops grow in the neat rows of fields.

Beside the field, a perfectly cultivated Kuailong was standing there using Prayer for Rain.

Under the operation of the fast dragon, a rain cloud appeared above the farmland, and the raindrops dripped from it, irrigating the farmland below.

“That’s my Kuailong. It’s currently doing the job of watering the pasture.” Naoki noticed Dr. Ohki’s gaze and introduced him.

Dr. Omu nodded. At this time, he saw a large group of black Pokémon flying out from above his head.

Dr. Omu looked up and saw that all those Pokémon were dragons, and they all had satchels on their bodies!

 “Who are those dragons?!” Dr. Omu said in surprise, there are so many dragons!

He has visited the Dragon Country before, but even in the Dragon Sanctuary, there are not such a large number of fast dragons!

Zhi Shu took a look and said: "Oh, that! They are the deliverymen in the ranch. I opened an online store a few days ago. When customers order goods in the store, the dragons will set out to deliver the goods. The goods are delivered to the customer.”

　　　　???”

 At this time, Dr. Ohki finally realized something was wrong.

 Having tamed so many dragons, and also suspected of taming the legendary Pokémon King Ray Crown, such a person calls himself a rancher?

 Shouldn’t he be a trainer with championship strength?

 In his decades of life, Dr. Omu has never seen such a rancher.

 Even Xiaoqian who opened Moo Mo Ranch in Manjin City is not like this.

 Is it possible that he retired?

 As far as Dr. Ohki knows, some trainers will choose to retire after reaching adulthood and start to enter other industries.

 It must be like this!

“You are still young, why did you retire so early?” Dr. Omu asked puzzledly.

 “Retire?” Naoki didn’t react for a moment.

 But soon, he understood what Dr. Omu meant.

—Dr. Omu thought he was a champion who had retired and came back to run a ranch.

Zhi Shu has encountered this kind of thing many times before, and now he no longer wants to explain it, so he said:

“Rather than fighting Pokémon battles, I want to live an ordinary life in this place with Pokémon.”

 “That’s right!” Dr. Oak looked at those Pokémon and smiled: “You must like them very much.”

He saw that the spirits of those Pokémon were all very good, and at first glance, he was taken good care of by Naoki.

 “Yes!” Naoki smiled.

The two continued to move forward, and Dr. Oak's attention was attracted by other Pokémon in the pasture.

"Guluton, Motorized Lizard, Babu Tudou, Frost Milk Fairy, Ergui Punch, and Winged Hair, I remember them!" Dr. Ohmu said excitedly. Naoki had sent them out to fight at the previous banquet.

Zhishu smiled and nodded. He looked at the Pokémon over there and introduced Dr. Oak:

“That is Saifuhao. Next to Frostmilk Fairy is the Salt Djinn. The black horse over there is Ghost Horse, and the white horse is Snowstorm Horse. They are both the beloved horses of King Lei Guan.”

Other Pokémon are playing in the Kirby Park on the other side of the river, and Naoki is not in a hurry to introduce them. After all, Dr. Oak seems to be very curious about these Pokémon, and he must plan to study them carefully later.

 It will be up to him to introduce Dr. Omu at that time.

 Looking at these strange Pokémon, Dr. Oak was so excited that he almost fainted.

 So many Pokémon! Is this paradise?

There are more types of Pokémon living in this ranch than in his research institute!

As a doctor who studies the ecology of Pokémon, Dr. Oak wants to start observing these Pokémon immediately.

 But reason told him that there were more important things to do now.

He has not yet seen the legendary Pokémon who can use Rotom mobile phone to surf the Internet and has the title of King of Plenty.

Seeing Dr. Ohki's appearance, Naoki smiled. At this time, the two of them arrived in front of the house.

 Zhi Shu opened the door and said, "Please come in!"

 “Then excuse me!”

Dr. Oak walked in with excitement on his face, and he immediately noticed the Pokémon sitting on the sofa.

 That's... King Lei Guan!

 Dr. Omu was very excited, he finally saw it!

“I believe you don’t need to introduce me, right?” Naoki said with a smile.

King Lei Guan also saw Dr. Omu at this time. He nodded gracefully and said telepathically: "Hello, Dr. Omu."

 Speak, speak!

 Dr. Oaki took a breath.

 But soon, he realized that King Lei Guan did not speak, it was telepathy.

 “Please sit down!” Naoki invited Dr. Ohki to sit down on the sofa.

 The sister on the side, Ai Guanwai, brought a cup of black tea to the guest.

 Dr. Omu drank it in one gulp, and then looked at King Lei Guan with excitement.

This is not the first time Dr. Oak has seen legendary Pokémon.

Decades ago, he met Celebi, the legendary Pokémon that can travel freely in time, in a forest.

 But even so, Dr. Omu was still very excited.

 After all, this is an extremely rare legendary Pokémon!

 “When did you meet King Lei Guan?” Dr. Oak asked.

 Zhi Shu recalled it for a moment and replied: "About the winter of the year before last!"

 The year before last was 198. Looking at it this way, two years have passed.

“At that time, King Lei Guan lost his power and memory, and was wandering alone in the vast snowfield as a Pokémon.” Naoki continued.

 Hearing about King Lei Guan’s past, Dr. Oki couldn’t help but be very surprised: “How could it be?”

Naoki didn’t answer but asked: “Does Dr. Ohki know about the Galar region?”

 The Galar region... Dr. Omu nodded.

"King Lei Guan used to live in the Galar region." Naoki continued: "He was once the king there and was believed by people thousands of years ago. People in the past built temples and offered sacrifices to him. "

 Hearing this, Dr. Omu was slightly startled.

The legendary King of Fertility turned out to be the king of the ancient Galar region...

 This news is really shocking!

 But then, Dr. Omu noticed another sentence Naoki said before.

 If King Lei Guan was so revered at the time, why did he later lose his power and memory and get lost in the snowfield?

 Could it be that someone launched a sneak attack on King Lei Guan in order to compete with him for the kingship?

 (End of this chapter)