Chapter Nine: Chenghua City
Route 102 through scrubland.
Along the way, we encountered too many troubles, and the biggest headache was still the unresolved issue of food.
After two days of hunger, I finally saw the outline of the city.
He was like a beggar who came here after fleeing the famine, and almost even the police at the checkpoint stopped him from entering the city.
His clothes were in tatters, but fortunately he wasn't wearing a coat.
Those were new clothes given to him by his mother, but he was still reluctant to take them out and wear them, as they would be polluted by the smell of sweat.
Inadvertently, he rushed into the Pokémon Center's stronghold located in the center of the city.
The Pokémon Center is a health place opened in Fengyuan area specifically for trainers to rest and recuperate Pokémon.
The equipment and environment at the Pokémon Center are quiet and peaceful.
However, in the final analysis, this is just a place for Pokémon to recover.
Not the best place to treat human body ailments.
The Pokémon Center is very particular about the professional abilities of doctors and nurses.
Even professional medical personnel may not be able to enter the Pokémon Center to perform specialized work.
Currently, the doctors and nurses are mainly the Miss Joys from the Joy family.
At the door, a slovenly-looking young man hurriedly ran in.
Quickly attracted Miss Joy's attention.
"Hello."
Joey said friendly and kindly.
"Hello, Miss Joy, please give me a room." Xuan Hui said.
"Well, okay, please wait." Miss Joy typed on the keyboard, and then said with a smile: "Okay, your room has been reserved for you, and the center comes with other entertainment facilities, lounges, and catering services.
As well as the Pokémon massage program, the accommodation and recovery costs for trainers approved by the famous Dr. Odamaki are free of charge. Guests, do you have any other needs?"
"Well, no more, thank you, Miss Joy." Xuan Hui ordered politely, and quickly untied the baby ball from his waist and entrusted it to Miss Joy.
And he took the room card, found the corresponding room number, went in and put down his luggage.
After a few minutes, he went out to the bathroom.
After taking a shower, I went to the restaurant.
Ordered the special seaweed rice balls and kelp soup.
It’s not that I can’t afford the special meals, it’s mainly because it’s difficult to have enough money to cover a month’s expenses.
It is not advisable to spend a lot of money when traveling.
But the key is that before the official trip, Xuanhui has already paid for the repair costs of the bicycle.
Life was so tight now.
However, it did not affect his enthusiasm.
The week has been quite fulfilling.
Even though he was hungry, it did not dispel his belief in becoming an honorary trainer in the future.
When you are really hungry and can't stand it anymore, you can only eat the fruits from the trees, which taste sour and spicy.
All of this is just a test from God to the trainer. There is no shortcut in life.
One must face it bravely.
Pokmon cannot eat those non-nutritious fruits. Although they relieve hunger and are very sweet, they do not have much nutrition.
Eating less is better for the body to absorb, but eating more will affect development.
Fortunately, the elf food given by Mary was quite sufficient.
Even if the taste is special, Mu Shou Gong will give some of the elf food in his bowl to the snake bear.
Snake bears are never picky about food, and these are good habits developed during their wild days.
After eating, Xuanhui left the Pokémon Center.
I didn’t go to get the Pokémon.
However, he wanted to go out to buy some daily necessities without disturbing Miss Joy's massage time for Pokémon.
If you send your shirt for dry cleaning, you won’t want to throw it away even if it has holes in it.
If you sew and mend it yourself first and put a patch on the hole, you can get by for a while.
Even if it doesn't work, it should be able to be used as a rag for a while.
In my memory, this is my second visit to Chenghua City.
The last time he came here, in his memory, he still went sightseeing with sister Nao.
At that time, Nao had been a trainer for a year, and when he returned from traveling, he took his younger brother out for a walk.
At that time, Sister Nao said that when she returned to Hoenn, she had an urgent matter to deal with first.
What was that?! Damn it, I can’t even remember it.
However, it's no wonder, after all, it was only a few years ago, so he can't remember it so clearly.
Chenghua City is not a particularly big city.
It is not small in scale, has a long history, and is mainly close to forests and oceans.
If you rely on mountains, you can eat mountains; if you rely on water, you can eat water.
People living in this city, even if they are not wealthy, can still live a fulfilling life every day.
Everyone in the city is very friendly.
"Hello, do you know which way to the department store near here?" I found a worker who was sitting in a daze and asked quickly.
"Ah, you mean the department store center, little brother, you are not familiar with Chenghua City yet."
"There is no department store here, but there is a market. As long as you have enough money, sorry, even if you don't need money, the exchange of items of equal value can facilitate the completion of the transaction." The worker took a puff of cigarette, hurriedly put it out, and raised his head to face the person in front of him.
said the young man.
"Oh? That's fine, how can we get there?" Xuan Hui asked.
Then, the worker immediately drew him a map, and the path shown on the map was not too tortuous.
There are not many turns, so you just go straight. Under the bridge next to the intersection is a prosperous market place.
There is a small river next to it, and there are often water Pokémon swimming and playing in the river.
He is not afraid of people who are in a hurry and seems very leisurely and lazy.
Some even poked their heads out from under the water to look at the busy place.
"Just follow the steps and you'll see your destination. It's very close, so feel free to go."
The worker drew a map for him and explained it carefully.
This is the difference between human beings.
"Thank you, I'm leaving."
Xuan Hui took out a map and hurriedly compared the directions on the map to find his destination.
The map the workers drew for him is truly a work of conscience.
Not long after walking, we saw the market located under the bridge.
It took a whole afternoon for the local elderly to set up the stall.
They usually purchase small commodities to earn money from tourists.
Travelers coming and going, whether they are trainers, breeders, or coordination trainers, will come to the stall to take a look or two.
Because they are all old customers, they all know the rules of setting up stalls. Things can only be looked at and never touched with hands.
Always rely on the first feeling to judge whether something like this is good or not.
Of course, there will also be stall owners who have no experience in the world and sell the more expensive things at a cheap price.
Sometimes it really depends on luck.
However, those businessmen who are only interested in profit always like to come up with many tricks to deceive tourists.
They put treasures and fake treasures together. In fact, the appearance does not make much difference, but the difference lies in the price.
Just like medicines, medicines specially used to treat injuries of Pokémon.
They are divided into ordinary wound medicine, super wound medicine, and advanced wound medicine. It is even more difficult to distinguish without contact.
As the quality increases, the prices also vary, making them even more difficult to identify if they are mixed together.
There are no counterfeit products in the department store, only high-quality products.
Chapter completed!