Heath strolled around Vermilion City with his Pokémon, but aside from Zoroark excitedly buying some novels, none of the others wanted to buy anything. So, after wandering around until past ten that night, Heath took his Pokémon back to the food truck, and they soon settled down to sleep. Heath planned to get a good night's rest. Although the food truck had excellent soundproofing and stability, sleeping in it while it was moving still took some getting used to, so he was still a little sleepy.
Rumble! Just as Heath was about to go to sleep, deafening thunder rang through the night sky. Heath couldn't help yawning. It looked like it was going to rain today, which was a good thing. With the sound of rain accompanying him, Heath felt he could get a good night's sleep.
Early the next morning, Heath climbed out of bed with a yawn. It was still dark outside, but he was already up. He planned to get up early to browse the market and see what special ingredients Vermilion City's market had, then check whether there were any novel foods while he was at it. If there were, that really would be interesting. Heath also had to find a way to prepare Vermilion City's specialty ingredient and claim its city achievement reward. Yet so far, he realized he still had no information about Viridian City's specialty ingredient.
Heath had visited many places and had already found the specialty ingredients of the other places, but Viridian City's was the only one he had never found. This left him feeling a little conflicted. There were also rumors that eating an Evergreen Fruit could awaken a mysterious power called Viridian Force. Mr. Giovanni supposedly possessed Viridian Force, which made Heath very curious.
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