Manor Lord in the Pokémon World

Chapter 166 Jenny Jenny

"Very strong," Fangzhou thought after only glancing at the Blastoise.

It was exceptionally large, with a thick, dark blue carapace covering its entire body like a fortress, covered with rough patterns that had weathered many storms.

The twin cannons on its back gleamed with a cold metallic light in the setting sun, exuding an unassailable, profound power simply by standing still.

"Blitzcrank!" Blastoise shook its head at Squirtle with obvious displeasure in its voice.

Squirtle immediately adopted a pleading posture. First, it pointed to the manor behind it, then tugged at Cocoyora's paw, then put its hands together and raised them to its face, blinking its eyes as it looked at Blastoise, its tail swaying gently.

Please, please, let me play a little longer.

Fangzhou roughly guessed what it meant; it wanted to stay in the manor with Cocodora and play with its good friend.

Blastoise immediately showed an angry expression.

Squirtle is outrageous! The clansmen just arrived and were still packing up to settle down when, in the blink of an eye, its young master just disappeared.

It not only had to direct its people to set up their living area, but also had to search everywhere for this Squirtle.

Besides, this is where other people live. Blastoises have their own places to live. What kind of behavior is it to come here to other people's places?

Seeing Blastoise's resolute attitude, Squirtle's eyes darted around, and suddenly it knelt down with a thud, its forehead hitting the ground with a thud.

Then he leaned back, lying on his back with his legs in the air, kicking his short legs wildly, and making fake crying noises.

I don't care, I don't care, I just want to stay in the manor and play!

Fangzhou suddenly remembered the baby dragon from a few days ago, which looked just like that.

Sure enough, when children start making a fuss, it's all about crying, screaming, and threatening suicide.

Seeing Squirtle's expression, Blastoise felt both embarrassed and helpless, while Cocoyora next to it looked reluctant to part with her friend, as it also wanted to play with its good friend a little longer.

Fangzhou felt that since he was now Cocodora's parent, and the other parent was coming to demand her return, he had to step in and try to persuade them, for the sake of the children.

So he said, "Blastoise, those two have been secretly writing letters to each other for a long time and have been looking forward to meeting today. They've only been here a little while, so let them play a bit longer. I promise I'll take them back before dark, so you can rest assured."

Squirtle quickly got up and stopped making a fuss. Chickpecking at rice nodded, indicating that it would behave well here and not cause any trouble.

Seeing that even the owner of the manor had said this, Blastoise could only remind Squirtle twice more not to cause trouble for them, and then left helplessly.

Before leaving, he bowed to Fangzhou to express his gratitude.

"cocoa!"

"Jenny, Jenny~"

The two friends were happy to see that they could play a little longer.

Squirtle rummaged inside its shell, which always seemed like an otherworldly treasure, constantly taking things out of it.

A piece of coral, a large gold bead, and some unidentified trinkets and odds and ends—these were all its treasured possessions, which it showed to Coco Doraemon.

There were no other turtles of similar age in its group. Squirtle was surrounded by Wartortle and Blastoise, and it couldn't find any playmates. That's why it had the idea to write a letter.

Now that he's seen his pen pal and good friend with whom he can play, he's naturally overjoyed and even wants to stay here. But when he thinks of his Blastoise dad, he doesn't dare to do it anymore.

Watching the two Pokémon getting along so happily, Ark couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

This is the power of friendship! I really envy these little ones. Suddenly I feel like I'm getting old...

Then I thought about it again, wait a minute, I've only just come of age myself!

As dusk fell, the Ark found Squirtle and Cocoa on the water's edge.

The two Pokémon sat neatly side by side on the riverbank, watching the sunset together.

Normally at this time, they would follow the path of the setting sun to determine the time for writing and receiving letters.

It can be said that the sunset and the river, the paper boats and the kites, are all proof of their friendship.

Fangzhou stepped forward and said, "Squirtle, it's almost time. I have to take you back, or your dad won't let you come here anymore."

Squirtle nodded and made a "Squirtle Squirtle" sound; it understood.

It waved goodbye to its little friend Coco Dora with reluctance, promising to see it again tomorrow. It then tugged at Ark's trouser leg, indicating that it should follow it this way, as its home was over there.

Following Squirtle, the Ark arrived at a wide river bend.

The water here flows gently and the banks are wide, clearly having just been carefully prepared.

Several huge rocks were moved to the outside to form a natural barrier, and the debris on the riverbank was cleaned up.

Several Blastoises were tamping down the soft mud on the shore with their claws, while Carmelia tortoises darted back and forth, carrying dry seaweed to build their nests.

The entire community exuded a vibrant and busy atmosphere, as if they had just settled down.

Fangzhou glanced at them and saw that there were about ten of them, all of them Blastoises and Wartortles.

It's clear that these relatively rare Pokémon must have enough strength to survive in the wild and face various dangerous environments.

Fangzhou carried a small pack on his back, held Squirtle's hand, and walked towards the tribe together.

Upon seeing the Ark, the largest Blastoise immediately came out.

It's clear that this Blastoise is the leader of its group and holds great authority within it.

Squirtle trotted over to its father.

When the other Blastoises around saw that humans had arrived, they all looked over nervously, and the air was filled with a serious atmosphere.

Fangzhou took out various kinds of food from his pack and placed them in front of Blastoise and the others, saying, "Blastoise, because of the fire here, I was worried it would affect your food search, especially since you just arrived. So I brought you some food. If it's not enough, come to the manor to find me."

The Blastoise opposite looked at the Ark, then at the food on the ground, and nodded.

The tense atmosphere that had been building as the tribespeople looked at the ark dissipated, and they immediately relaxed.

After all, they're neighbors, so maintaining good relations is very important. Who knows, the Ark might need their help someday.

Sensing the Ark's goodwill, the Blastoise on the other side nodded and made a few more calls, probably asking if the fire had affected the manor.

"It's alright, everything is fine." Fang Zhou shook his head to indicate that he was alright, and then returned to the manor.

Next, he had something important to do.

Now that Salamence has evolved, it's time to ask Rayquaza to fulfill its promise and help open the Friend Box.

Fangzhou patted the Salamence's head, holding the box with the strange shape in his hands.

Thinking about it now, there are actually traces of a magic circle on this box.

Maybe in the future I'll be able to master ancient scripts and unlock them directly, without needing the power of Pokémon.

"Let's go, Salamence, let's go and have another go at Rayquaza."