A Bountiful Haul

The three of them took out the Healing Sprays they had brought and sprayed their respective Pokémon, easing their injuries.

Once Poliwag and Nidoran♂ had recovered enough to fight again, the three set off once more, heading out of Milan Forest.

They were lucky on the way back and encountered no particularly troublesome Pokémon. Most were only around level 5.

Wanting to finish things quickly and get back sooner, Zhang Cheng simply had Poliwag deal with them.

After returning to town, the three first took their Pokémon to the Pokémon Center for treatment. All their Pokémon had suffered serious injuries, and without prompt treatment, they might be left with lasting complications.

Once their Pokémon were settled, the three went to the Mission Hall together and handed Ekans's gallbladder to a staff member.

The staff member examined it and, after confirming that everything was in order, transferred the mission reward in Pokémon Coins to their accounts.

The team mission paid a total of 240,000 Pokémon Coins. Split evenly among the three of them, each received 80,000 Pokémon Coins.

Zhang Cheng now had a total of 102,000 Pokémon Coins on hand—a modest little nest egg.

At least his Pokémon's various necessities were covered for a while.

"Haha, Gao, we really struck it rich this time! Eighty thousand Pokémon Coins! We can live it up for a while again!" the chubby young man said excitedly, looking at the balance on his phone.

"Take it easy, will you? We risked our lives for this money. Don't blow it all at once," Gao Xiong said helplessly.

They were all kids from poor families who couldn't afford to attend the Pokémon Academy. They had used their families' savings to obtain an ordinary Pokémon, then ventured into the wild to make a living.

"Gao Xiong, now that