Pokémon: The Journey Begins with a Cowherd

Chapter 4: Obtaining the Pokédex!

After teaching Scorpion a lesson, Qingyuan took a bottle of Moo Moo Milk, unscrewed it, and handed it to Scorpion.

Scorpio smelled the fragrance in the air and took the baby bottle with an incredulous expression.

His expression seemed to say, 'Is this really for me, Godfather?'

Seeing Scorpio's pathetic state, Qingyuan immediately started offering Scorpio empty promises.

"Don't worry, as long as you listen to me from now on, I'll give you not only Moo Moo Milk, but also even better energy cubes and special elf food!"

"Of course, the premise is that you must listen to me properly!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Scorpio nodded excitedly and then stared intently at Qingyuan.

Seeing this, Qingyuan laughed in annoyance.

"Alright! Drink up!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Scorpio didn't hesitate at all and immediately began to drink.

In less than a minute, Scorpio finished the whole bottle of Moo Moo Milk.

After finishing his drink, Scorpio let out a burp and then looked at Qingyuan somewhat embarrassedly.

Seeing this, Qingyuan immediately understood what was going on. After all, they had been hungry all day, and a bottle of Moo Moo Milk was not enough to satisfy Scorpio.

So Qingyuan served Scorpion a bowl of general-purpose Pokémon food and opened a bottle of Moo Moo Milk, placing it on the table.

"Just make do with this for today. I'll buy you better Pokémon food tomorrow when I go to Viridian City!"

"If you think the elf food is really unpalatable, you can mix it with Moo Moo milk, it should taste much better!"

After saying that, Qingyuan opened the lunchbox and began to eat the dinner that Tuomu had just brought.

Scorpion didn't hesitate and jumped onto the table. It first picked up a piece of fairy food and tasted it.

Finding the taste quite good, they started eating it in big mouthfuls, just like Qingyuan.

Just as Qingyuan was concentrating on cooking, Scorpion suddenly touched Qingyuan with its pincers.

Qingyuan turned his head and saw Scorpion holding a baby bottle between its two pincers, gesturing for Qingyuan to take a sip.

Upon seeing this, Qingyuan burst into laughter. He laughed so hard that he almost choked on his food.

Who wouldn't like such a pure-hearted sprite?

"You can drink it yourself. I have more. I'll drink it if I want!"

Qingyuan patted Scorpio's head and said gently.

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, the simple-minded Scorpio didn't think much of it and gulped down the milk in the bottle in a few big mouthfuls.

After eating and drinking their fill, Qingyuan and Scorpio went to bed together.

Qingyuan leaned against the headboard reading a book, while Scorpio slept beside him.

The human and the elf had just been fighting, but now they were getting along exceptionally well, like longtime companions.

……

The next morning, Qingyuan opened his eyes from his sleep and looked at Scorpio lying on his stomach.

"You're crushing me!"

Qingyuan gently pushed Scorpion aside and then got up to wash up.

After Qingyuan finished washing up and had breakfast, Scorpio was still sleeping on the bed.

"Scorpio, Scorpio, get up, you lazybones!"

"Clatter!"

Qingyuan gently woke Scorpio, who got up and made a sound of resistance.

Then it lay down on the bed, looking listless and weak.

Seeing this, Qingyuan had no choice but to prepare Scorpio's breakfast first.

Just as he placed the Moo Moo Milk and the fairy food on the table, preparing to wake Scorpio again.

A purple shadow flashed past his eyes, and then Scorpio lay on the table and began stuffing food into his mouth.

Seeing this, Qingyuan could only smile wryly and say something.

"Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you!"

After Scorpion finished eating breakfast, Qingyuan put it back into its Poké Ball.

After tidying up a bit, Qingyuan went out and headed towards Mr. Tianshi's residence.

After borrowing a Tauros from Mr. Tashigi, Qingyuan rode the Tauros towards Viridian City.

In early summer, a gentle breeze, like the hands of a beautiful woman, lightly caresses Qingyuan's cheeks.

Qingyuan rode on the back of the Kentauro, closing his eyes and enjoying the early summer breeze.

"Alas! Good times are always fleeting. In a few months, this gentle breeze will turn into a heatwave!"

Qingyuan opened his eyes and looked at the road ahead, saying with some emotion.

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Kentairo shook his head and let out a shout.

Fuchun Town is not far from Viridian City. Qingyuan rode his Tauros slowly for an hour and arrived near Viridian City.

Because it's no longer possible to ride Pokémon in the city, I put Tauros away before entering Viridian City.

After entering the city, Qingyuan did not wander around but went straight to the Viridian City Pokémon Center.

Because the Viridian City Gym Leader, Giovanni, is often away from the gym, Viridian City has far fewer trainers than some other cities.

So Qingyuan didn't have to wait in line at the Pokémon Center for very long before he arrived in front of Nurse Joy.

"Hello, Miss Nurse Joy, I'd like to collect my Pokédex and register as a League Trainer!"

Looking at the gentle and beautiful Joey in front of him, Qingyuan handed her his identification.

"Okay, do you know the conditions for obtaining the Pokédex?"

As Joey smiled, she took Qingyuan's identification and asked him a question.

"I know!"

Qingyuan nodded and took out his Union Bank card.

Seeing this, Joey didn't say anything more and started registering Qingyuan on the machine.

After registering, Joey took out a card reader and had Qingyuan swipe his card on it.

After Qingyuan reluctantly swiped his card, Joey took out a red Pokédex and fiddled with it for a while.

"Hello, esteemed League Trainer, this is your Pokédex. With this Pokédex, you can enjoy free medical services and other benefits at Pokémon Centers in various locations for two years. After two years, you will need to pay 20,000 League Coins annually to continue enjoying these benefits."

After tinkering with it, Joey spoke a lot of official jargon to Qingyuan while holding the Pokédex, before finally handing it over to him.

After finishing speaking, Joey took a deep breath and then smiled brightly at Qingyuan.

"Congratulations, esteemed Qingyuan Trainer!"

"Thank you, Miss Joey!"

Qingyuan thanked him and took the Pokédex from Joey's hands.

"By the way, Mr. Qingyuan, you can pick up League quests from the Pokédex, and they're rewarded!"

"Also, Alliance Contribution Points are more valuable than Alliance Coins, so don't be silly and exchange them!"

Just after Qingyuan received the Pokédex, Nurse Joy winked at him and said...

This isn't confidential information; Qingyuan will find out after being tricked a few more times.

However, Qingyuan is an orphan and has already become a League Trainer. If he has good potential in the future, he would be a perfect candidate to marry into the family.

Therefore, Joey planned to establish a good relationship with Qingyuan in advance and tell him about the Alliance contribution points in advance, so that he wouldn't be scammed.

Of course, she did this kind of thing quite often, since one of the tasks the family assigned them to manage the Pokémon Center was to recruit trainers with potential.

Upon hearing this, Qingyuan was taken aback. Looking at the blinking Joey in front of him, he thanked her very solemnly and left.

This is great news! If he can take on missions and earn rewards, his journey as a trainer will be much easier from now on.