Forced to Work: Qian Kaile (Please Follow)

That afternoon, Shu Tong went to the club, intending to see whether Zhu Zhixiang would show up.

Because from Qian Kaile, he had learned that the only person in the club who used Grimer was Zhu Zhixiang.

This inevitably gave Shu Tong some ideas.

Four days later, his father's Grimer would die because the Mystery Realm at the Wastewater Treatment Plant collapsed.

Seven days later, a Grimer at the club would poison Qian Kaile's Makuhita to death.

And Zhu Zhixiang used Grimer. He was also the son of the director of the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Could all this really be a coincidence?

Shu Tong did not quite believe it. There are no coincidences in this world, only inevitable outcomes that have been arranged beforehand.

Unfortunately, he did not see Zhu Zhixiang. Weedle happily spent another afternoon doing gravity training.

After the special training ended, Shu Tong asked Qian Kaile to go to South City Woods the next day. His goal was those ten Hondew Berries. Perhaps if Qian Kaile's Makuhita ate those ten Hondew Berries, its resistance to Poison-type energy would increase, and its script might change as a result.

"South City Woods is full of Rattata and Oddish. What are we going there for?" Qian Kaile grumbled.

"To see if there are any decent opponents to battle," Shu Tong said.

"Battling weak Pokémon like those won't even give us any battle experience." Qian Kaile waved a hand.

"If you won't go, I'll go myself," Shu Tong said.

"Fine, I'll go." Qian Kaile sighed helplessly.

As Shu Tong walked, he pondered, Hondew Berries should only appear in Mystery Realms. Why would they be in a wilderness forest like this?

Could someone have dropped them?

Who could be that careless?

The next morning, Shu Tong and Qian Kaile arrived at South City Woods early. They wandered around for two hours without finding anything unusual.

Qian Kaile complained nonstop.

Shu Tong also fell into thought. Could this really be Wu Hongzhen's opportunity? Does it have to be Persian that discovers it?

He definitely did not believe that, because Shu Tong had experience intercepting a Pristine Thunder Stone.

He must have overlooked something. Otherwise, it was impossible that he had found nothing.

Just as he was feeling puzzled, several Caterpie crawled out from a hollow in a distant tree and headed toward its crown, probably in search of fresher leaves.

When the Caterpies' Pokémon scripts appeared before Shu Tong, he finally had a guess.

[Name]: Caterpie

[Attribute]: Bug

[Ability]: Shield Dust

[Skills]: String Shot, Tackle

[Talent]: Low Grade

[Recent Turning Point]: Devoured by Pelipper today

The Pokémon scripts of these Caterpie were exactly the same. All of them would be eaten by Pelipper today.

"There don't seem to be any Pokémon besides these in the forest, right?" Shu Tong asked.

"Of course not. How about we head back?" Qian Kaile said irritably.

Pelipper? Why would there be a Pelipper here? Shu Tong mulled it over repeatedly, giving Qian Kaile an unsettlingly mysterious feeling.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Qian Kaile asked.

"Wait. Hide, quickly." Shu Tong pulled Qian Kaile behind a tree.

"Damn—"

"Shh, someone's coming," Shu Tong whispered.

Two men swaggered in from the entrance of the woods. They looked to be in their thirties and wore green camouflage uniforms.

"The organization gave us this chance to enter Cloud Mountain. We need to put on a good performance," one of them said.

"That's right. Only by following the organization can I realize my ideals and ambitions. The League's brainwashing routine might fool rookie trainers, but I've seen through it."

"Haha, aren't your ideals and ambitions just keeping young models?"

"Get lost. You're no better. I know you've been lusting after your sister-in-law for a long time."

The two chatted and laughed as they headed toward the Ranger Outpost.

"Hey, aren't those two professional trainers from the club who handle sparring?" Qian Kaile said.

"They're from the club?" Shu Tong asked to confirm. Since he had only spent a few days at the club and had never taken part in sparring sessions or seen anyone else doing so, he had no impression of them.

"If they're professional trainers, they should each have two Pokémon. What Pokémon do they use?" Shu Tong asked.

"The one on the left is Sheng Cai. He uses Pelipper and Zangoose. The one on the right is Gong Yingchun, and he uses Linoone and Furret," Qian Kaile said.

"Can you go say hello to them?" Shu Tong asked.

"What am I supposed to say?" Qian Kaile asked.

"Can't you just make something up and strike up a conversation?" Shu Tong rolled his eyes.

"But I can't lie," Qian Kaile said.

The moment Qian Kaile finished speaking, Shu Tong shoved him out.

"Hi, Brother Sheng, Brother Gong!" Qian Kaile called out.

Sheng Cai and Gong Yingchun turned around. "Isn't this Young Master Qian? Why aren't you at the club today? What are you doing here?"

Qian Kaile laughed. "The club was too stuffy, so I wanted to come out into the wild and see if there were any powerful Pokémon to test my skills against. I came with my classmate."

Shu Tong smiled and nodded at the two men. Since he did not know them, a nod was enough of a greeting.

"This forest has already been cleared by the Trainers Association. There can't be any powerful Pokémon here unless you go up Cloud Mountain. But you're not a professional trainer, so you don't have the right to apply," Sheng Cai said.

"We're going up Cloud Mountain for special training today, so we can't keep you company," Gong Yingchun said.

"Brother Sheng, Brother Gong, what's the procedure for entering Cloud Mountain?" Qian Kaile immediately followed them and quickly got chatting.

Shu Tong followed along as well.

"The procedure is pretty complicated. First, you have to apply at the Trainers Association. After your application is approved, you need to register with the rangers. They inspect how much stuff you're taking into Cloud Mountain and how many Pokémon you have. Non-public employees like us are strictly forbidden from bringing anything out of the mountain," Sheng Cai said.

"I see. I really envy you two for being able to enter Cloud Mountain and encounter stronger Pokémon," Qian Kaile said.

Shu Tong looked around to ease his awkwardness. This guy just said he couldn't lie. Now he can spout nonsense with his eyes wide open.

As they talked, they arrived at the Ranger Outpost.

Sheng Cai and Gong Yingchun showed their Trainers Association approval slips to the two rangers, who then inspected the belongings they carried.

"You even brought a compass? Doesn't your phone have a built-in compass?" A ranger took a copper-looking compass from one of their backpacks.

"We're just worried our phones might run out of battery. Better safe than sorry," Sheng Cai said.

"That makes sense. As expected of veteran professional trainers," the ranger said.

"Not at all. We can't compare to you government employees," Gong Yingchun flattered him.

"We're all about the same. We just chose different paths. Release your Pokémon so I can register them, then you can go," the ranger said.

"Sure."

As they spoke, Sheng Cai and Gong Yingchun released their respective Pokémon.