Pokémon: The Journey Begins with a Cowherd

Chapter 230 Pikachu Forest!

After leaving the Dark City, Qingyuan quickly returned to his normal daily routine.

Exercising while traveling.

During this period, Qingyuan's intimacy with Karakara, Nidoran, and Lingdangxiang increased rapidly.

However, what Qingyuan finds strange is that, even now, he still cannot understand most of the sounds the bell makes.

He speculated that this might be because the sound of the bell was always used as a substitute for its own call.

This is similar to how someone who hasn't received gesture training can't understand the gestures others are making.

Although the sound of the bell ringing is exactly the same as the sound of its shaking bell.

But there are still differences.

After traveling all morning, Qingyuan led Scorpion King and the others to a stop in a forest.

He planned to rest here with Scorpion King and the others for a while.

If conditions permit, I might even be able to take a nap.

"Gliscor! This should be Pikachu Forest, right?"

However, I sensed an unusual silence within the forest.

Looking at the map in his hand, Qingyuan asked Scorpion King beside him with some uncertainty.

In order to reach the Dark City faster, he initially deviated from the original route.

That route would allow Qingyuan to reach Changpan City more quickly.

But it would cause Qingyuan to miss out on the important place, Da Sha Valley.

In order to get back on the right track, he decided to travel through Pikachu Forest to Stunningham Town.

Then return to the correct route to Big Fool Valley.

Although this will take some time, it's all for the sake of those priceless fossil spirits in Big Fool Valley.

Qingyuan still decided to do it this way.

However, as soon as he arrived at Pikachu Forest, Qingyuan noticed something unusual.

Logically speaking, there are so many Pikachu in Pikachu Forest.

A forest should never be this quiet, but now it's so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

This made the vigilant Qingyuan realize that something was wrong almost instantly.

"Greek?!?"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Scorpion King exclaimed in surprise.

Qingyuan understood the meaning without needing a translator.

You're asking me?!

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

Having understood Scorpion King's meaning, Qingyuan, somewhat embarrassed and angry, slapped Scorpion King on the head.

"Don't go too far!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Scorpion King's eyes filled with tears, and he covered his head with his hands, shouting at Qingyuan.

Stop acting like a drama queen!

Seeing this, Qingyuan said something to Scorpio King without saying a word, and then began to prepare lunch.

He shouldn't have gone the wrong way, after all, he was in the vast grasslands surrounding Shallow Red City.

Only the Pikachu Forest is located here.

As for why Pikachu Forest is so quiet.

He wouldn't know for sure; there might be some kind of celebration.

Pikachu and the others must have gone off to play.

It's not like there's some Pokémon hunter who's going to capture a bunch of Pikachu that's as numerous as stray dogs on the street.

If we were to do that, let's not even talk about whether those Pokémon hunters could actually sell Pikachu.

He even doubted that the price of this forest Pikachu wouldn't even cover the gas cost for the Pokémon hunter's trip.

"Nedo!"

Looking at the tree in front of him, Nidoran excitedly swung a double-edged hammer at it.

Nidoran is a wild animal living in the plains.

It hadn't seen many trees since it was born; what it saw most was a bunch of weeds.

This was the first time it had ever seen so many trees, and its excitement made it unable to resist leaving its mark on the big tree.

At the same time, it began to identify more with Qingyuan.

If it hadn't come out on a trip with Qingyuan, it probably would have just spent an ordinary, uneventful life in the wild wilderness.

Where else can you see so many sights you've never seen before?

It was definitely the right decision to travel with Qingyuan!

"Pichook~"

Just then, perhaps sensing the trees swaying.

A small yellow head suddenly peeked out from among the leaves.

"Ne-do! (What the hell!)"

Nidoran, whose attention was entirely focused on the tree, was startled by Pichu's little head.

"Picchu~ (And what are you?)"

Upon hearing Nidoran's words, Pichu retorted with a displeased expression.

"Pikachu~ (I told you to hide!)"

Nidoran heard Pichu's words and didn't even have a chance to refute them.

Then a small yellow hand grabbed Pichu's ear and pulled him back into the leaves.

"Ne~do~"

Seeing this, Nidoran let out a stunned exclamation.

He quickly came to his senses and ran towards Qingyuan.

"Ne-do-ne-do! (Qingyuan, Qingyuan, there's something in the tree!)"

Upon reaching Qingyuan's side, Nidoran grabbed Qingyuan's trouser leg and shouted loudly at him.

"what is this?"

Upon hearing this, Qingyuan bent down and picked up Nidoran, asking gently.

"Ne-do-ne-do! (There's Pichu, there's Pikachu, they're all on the leaves!)"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Nidoran pointed to the leaves on the tree and shouted loudly at Qingyuan.

Because the Wild Area has Pokémon like Pichu and Pikachu.

So Nidoran recognizes both of these types of spirits.

"is it?"

"Your observation skills are truly remarkable!"

Hearing Nidoran's words, Qingyuan scratched its chin and praised it.

Hearing Qingyuan's words and feeling the comfortable sensation on his chin, Nidoran couldn't help but squint his eyes in delight.

Seeing this, Qingyuan smiled gently, and then looked up at the leaves above her head.

Through the gaps in the leaves, Qingyuan could easily spot the tiny figures moving about on the treetops.

"Is he hiding because he's shy?"

Seeing those figures, Qingyuan muttered to himself.

"Ne-do? (What?)"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Nidoran exclaimed in confusion.

The scratching of its chin by Qingyuan felt so good that it didn't hear what Qingyuan said for a moment.

"It's nothing, I just meant these little guys are a bit timid!"

"If you want to make friends with them, perhaps you could bring these adorable little guys some gifts!"

"Like sweet and sour candy, or something that can earn you cubes!"

Seeing Nidoran's bewildered expression, Qingyuan smiled and said to it.

"Ne-do?"

Upon hearing this, Nidoran, who was already bewildered, became even more bewildered.

When did it ever say it wanted to be friends with Pichu and the others?

Seeing Qingyuan about to put him down, Nidoran was just about to object.

But then it thought again, it might not be bad to make friends with Pichu and the others.

After all, wasn't the reason it left the wilderness area to experience new things?

Ultimately, after careful consideration, it obeyed Qingyuan's arrangement.

Looking at the props Qingyuan had prepared for it to make friends.

Nidoran picked it up and ran towards the direction where Pichu had been found.

"Neta! (Picchu, I'm here to be your friend!)"

"The little guy is so cute!"

Watching Nidoran excitedly run off to befriend Pichola, Qingyuan said with a sigh.