Chapter 304: City, Pink-cut Black Girl and Big Milk Tank
With the help of Dragonite's even higher flying speed, Dragonite landed in an uninhabited dense forest outside Manjin City in the early morning of the 27th.

After letting Dragonite, which had been flying for a long time, return to the Poké Ball to rest, Luo Mu took Vulpix and Victini with him and walked towards the entrance of Goldman Sachs along a road that extended to Goldman Sachs.

The Johto region has a very mild climate, just like the nearby Kanto region. To use a similar metaphor, it is like the countryside village in childhood memories, full of traces of nature, vigorous life growing towards the sun, and the unique smell of grass and soil lingering at the tip of the nose.

Very pure country climate.

However, the climate in the Johto region is more humid than that in the neighboring Kanto region.

The morning dew was hanging on the leaves. Vulpix and Victini, who usually woke up lazily after sleeping until the sun was shining on their butts, were very interested in these crystal objects and ran excitedly on the slightly wet road.

"Mew!?"

Suddenly, Vulpix let out a short, sharp cry of surprise.

Luo Mu was startled and immediately looked down, only to find that Vulpix had accidentally touched the dewdrops with its nose tip while observing them carefully. The temperature-sensitive little nose suddenly touched the slightly cold dewdrops, causing it to exclaim.

Luo Mu picked up Vulpix with a helpless look on his face, took out a wet towel and wiped the moisture off the tip of its nose. In line with the principle of not wasting, he also wiped Vulpix's light blue paws which had obviously become a lot darker, and held it to prevent it from getting on the ground.

"Bi Mimi~~!!"

Seeing his friend being humiliated, Victini laughed without hesitation.

In Victini's opinion, Vulpix, which has ice attribute, was actually frozen by the morning dew. Isn't this funny?

How could the little white fox stand such humiliation? It immediately struggled in Luo Mu's arms, ready to fight Victini with its claws and fangs.

Luo Mu, who had long been accustomed to it, didn't bother to pay attention to the two of them. Instead, he observed the surrounding environment thoughtfully.

Many cities in Kanto and Johto regions are like ordinary small villages and towns. Perhaps for this reason, in the Super Wish arc of the anime, the rookie trainer Shutei directly mocked Satoshi, who came from the Kanto region, as a country bumpkin.

However, these descriptions do not include the city of Gold Man.

Manjin City is located in the western part of the Johto region. It is the largest and most prosperous city in the Johto region. The most advanced technology and economy in the Johto region are rooted in this city.

The status of Manjin City in the Johto region is like that of Brewing Light City in Padia, Miare City in Kalos, Feiyun City in Unova, and Jinhuang City in Kanto.

Luo Mu remembered that a maglev train station was built in Manjin City. The maglev train with a maximum speed of over 550 kilometers per hour runs between Huangjin City and Manjin City hours a day, seven days a week, making the two highly developed cities a strategic cooperative city.

If he hadn't already arranged his itinerary for the next few days, Luo Mu would have insisted on experiencing the maglev train and visiting Jinhuang City.

However, seeing that Xiaozhi's journey has now reached the Orange Islands, the gym owner there, Nancy, probably won't turn people into dolls at will anymore.

He had already checked the information in advance. He took the maglev train from Manjin City to Jinhuang City, and then went to the Jinhuang Gym to test whether he had the talent for super powers. Anyway, Nancy and her father were already recruiting apprentices with super powers.

Seeing Zhi Huixing's superpower of commanding everything with ease, Luo Mu was really envious.

Unfortunately, Mewtwo directly nailed down Luomu's possibility and pointed out very bluntly that he had no supernatural talent at all.

After all, it is a legendary Pokémon with psychic attributes, so Luo Mu did not doubt what Mewtwo said.

"Hey, it's all Mewtwo's fault."

Luo Mu blamed all the faults on Mewtwo without batting an eyelid. If it weren't for Mewtwo, he might have actually run to Golden Yellow City to give it a try with that faint glimmer of fantasy.

Vulpix & Victini: "."

Although they didn't understand what Luo Mu was complaining about, they always felt that they smelled some kind of human detritus from Luo Mu.

When Luo Mu officially entered Manjin City, it was the morning rush hour.

Bicycles are speeding by on the city's main roads, office workers in suits are running hurriedly with briefcases, and parents or elderly people taking their children to school have kind and gentle faces.

A child pointed at the Vulpix in Luo Mu's arms and the Victini above his head and asked his mother excitedly what Pokémon those were. The young mother gently held the child's hand in hers, gave Luo Mu an apologetic smile, then lowered her head and whispered to the child not to point at people and Pokémon casually.

In response to this, Luo Mu raised his eyebrows and sighed that the people in the Chengdu area were indeed simple and honest. The way the young mother handled the situation was textbook-level.

If that kid asked to come into contact with Vulpix and Victini, both he, Vulpix and Victini would be happy about it anyway.

Along the way, because of the presence of Vulpix and Victini, people frequently looked back at them curiously, wanting to confirm what kind of Pokémon they were.

There are curious and admiring people in the sight, and naturally there will also be malicious people.

In the dark, some people wearing black uniforms with red R marks on their chests were hiding in the corners and alleys of Manjin City. They were targeted by Vulpix and Victini because of their rarity, which they had never seen before and could not find any information about.

It was not until Luo Mu turned around and came to a red-roofed building that those who were watching him restrained themselves a little, but they still sent a few people outside to follow him and were unwilling to leave.

Realizing that there were fewer people following him, Luo Mu raised his eyebrows, but without showing any abnormal expression, he walked directly into the building in front of him with the sign "Manjin City Gym".

After entering the building, the first thing you see is a bright lobby. After all, it is one of the eight major gymnasiums in the Johto area, so it definitely has everything it should have.

At this time, a sweet female voice was heard in the hall.

"Hello, are you a gym challenger? Do you have an appointment?"

Finding that it was the receptionist at the front desk, Luo Mu shook his head and said bluntly: "I am not a gym challenger. I should be able to make an appointment directly here to visit the Big Milk Tank Ranch of the gym owner Xiao Qian, right?"

"Ah, are you a guest visiting the ranch? Gym Master Akane is currently accepting challenges from challengers. Do you want to wait in the lounge or go visit the gym and challenge?"

I don’t know if it was Luo Mu’s illusion, but as soon as he mentioned visiting the ranch, the receptionist at the front desk became much more enthusiastic, and even her eyes seemed to be shining when she spoke.

Come to think of it, let alone the Four Heavenly Kings and the Champions, even most of the gym leaders have their own main jobs. Instead, the profession of gym leader is just a part-time job.

There are really few pure professional champions, the Four Heavenly Kings, and gym leaders. For a moment, Luo Mu could only think of Dantei, the champion of Galar.

He originally wanted to take this opportunity to go to the lounge and take a nap. After all, in order to save time, he had to ride Dragonite across half the planet to reach the Johto region.

However, Vulpix and Victini were clamoring to watch the gym battle, so Luo Mu had no choice but to follow the receptionist's lead to the inner gym where the gym challenge was taking place.

Standing on the high platform, Luo Mu looked down. The battle was at its most intense moment. The field was filled with smoke and dust, and fierce special effects of moves kept flashing.

The beautiful girl with pink hair and pink eyes should be Akane, the gym leader of Mangold City. The Pokémon she commands is a big Miltank.

Under Xiao Qian's command, the big milk tank first turned into a circle, then curled up its body and began to roll at high speed on the field. The smoke and dust in the sky were the noise made by the big milk tank.

On the other side, the challenger was a boy of about eleven or twelve years old. He looked ordinary, wearing a vest and shorts. Only the net bag would have enabled Luo Mu to identify him as an insect catcher.

The boy was about the same age as the current Papanimo, but the difference in trainer strength was huge.

As expected, his Pokémon was a large rat, Rockrat, with flames erupting from its head and back, a slender body, and dark blue hair.

Charmeleon is the evolved form of Incarnadine, one of the three starter Pokémon in the Johto region. Just by hearing the name, you can tell that it is a fire-attribute Pokémon. By the way, the other two Pokémon are the grass-attribute Chimonanthus and the water-attribute Crocodile.

Just like in the Padilla region, in Orange Academy, as long as students request, the school will provide one of the three options: the grass-attributed New Leaf Cat, the fire-attributed Dumb Fire Crocodile, and the water-attributed Runshui Duck.

In the Johto region, you can also receive initial Pokémon at various research institutes and alliance-designated breeding houses.

The three starter Pokémon are not classified as rare and sought after, but their growth curve is smooth, which is suitable for novice trainers. Although not every place can give the benefit of choosing the three starter Pokémon, different Pokémon will be provided according to the characteristics of the town, just like Hinoki Town provides various bug-type Pokémon.

Green caterpillars, stingtail worms, hair balls and so on.

Since the boy's Pokémon is Lithu, he must be a resident of the vicinity of Wakaba Town. After all, the Johto region's three starter Pokémon are provided steadily by Professor Soragi, who built a research institute there.

Gold Man City is the third gym in the Johto region's officially recommended strategy progress, just like the gym master Kabu in the Galar region is occupying a position in the third gym. As long as you break through the Gold Man City Gym, the rest will be much easier.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Luo Mu's mind, and the young man and Rock Rat off the field made a last-ditch effort to deal with Miltank's increasingly powerful rolling move, which was impossible to block and would kill instantly if hit.

The boy's eyes were burning, his right fist clenched, and every detail of his journey with the Fire Rock Rat appeared before his eyes. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Fire Rock Rat, spray the flames with all your strength!"

He believes in his bond with Pokémon!

"Rat!"

The Fire Rock Rat growled, and a burning flame brewed in its mouth, which instantly turned into a pillar of hot fire that erupted and hit the fast-rolling Milk Tank.

As flames flew all over the sky, the rolling speed of Milk Tank seemed to have really slowed down, as if it was affected by the flames from the bond between the boy and Rock Rat.

"Mew~" "Bimi!"

Even the two little guys, Vulpix and Victini, were moved by the boy's passion and the bond between him and Rockrat, and couldn't help but cheer for him.

Today, the battlefield looks like a scene of “They rushed forward shouting about friendship and bond and so on”, but is it really like that?

Although he felt that this scene was inexplicably familiar, Luo Mu still narrowed his eyes, glanced at the big milk tank and came to a conclusion -

"The characteristic of this big milk tank is thick fat."

As Luo Mu finished speaking, the rolling speed of the big milk tank suddenly increased, as if the weakness at that moment was just an illusion.

Faced with the boy's desperate expression, Milktank broke through the flames sprayed by the unwilling Rock Rat and slammed into it hard. The repeated rolling made the already precarious state of the Rock Rat and even triggered the limited physical strength of the Fierce Fire attribute, making the situation worse and directly causing the Rock Rat to lose its combat ability.

But after Miltank exited the rolling state, nothing happened. The flames jetted by Incarnadine didn't even burn a single hair.

At this moment, the young man fully realized the dangers of society.

You should know that when you challenge Miltank for the first time in the game, its ability will only be the courage ability that allows Normal and Fighting-type moves to hit Ghost-type Pokémon.

But based on the appearance of this big milk tank, Luo Mu could tell at a glance that its characteristic was thick fat rather than courage or herbivory.

Luo Mu took a deep look at the cheerful pink-haired girl who was smiling and stroking the head of Milk Tank on the field. Could it be that all the pink hair would turn black when cut?
After failing the gym challenge, the boy had no choice but to leave, planning to undergo special training before challenging again.

Under the guidance of the receptionist, Luo Mu also met Xiao Qian, the gym leader who had just won a victory.

At this time, Xiao Qian was holding a brush to clean the hair on the back of Big Milk Can that was tangled and covered with dust due to rolling.

Seeing Luo Mu brought by the receptionist, and the cute Pokémon he was holding and on his head, one of the Pokémon was somewhat similar to Xiao Qian's friend's Vulpix, but it was obvious that it was different from Vulpix, which made Xiao Qian look curious.

"Sister Asuka, is this also a challenger who came to challenge the gym?"

The receptionist, whom Xiao Qian called "Flying Bird", shook her head and said, "No, Xiao Qian, he is a guest who wants to visit the ranch."

"Oh~?"

Xiao Qian was a little surprised.

Although she also likes to battle, compared with the not-so-high salary of a gym owner, if she wants to support the training of her many Pokémon, she must find other ways to make more money.

Fortunately, her Big Milk Can Ranch is one of the largest in Manjin City, but naturally the more customers and money earned, the better.

At this time, in Xiao Qian's eyes, Luo Mu has changed from a good-looking trainer of the same age with two cute Pokémon to a walking fat sheep.

This doesn't mean that Xiao Qian intends to cheat Luo Mu out of money. After all, she can guarantee that the quality of the Moo Moo milk and dairy products she sells are among the best in Manjin City.

Xiao Qian asked enthusiastically, "Excuse me, are you here to order Moo Moo milk, or to buy cheese or ice cream made from 100% Moo Moo milk?"

"We have a promotion here if you subscribe for a full year. We'll give you another half month's supply of Moo Moo Milk for free!"

"By the way, the Pokémon you brought with you is pretty cute. Did your girlfriend ask you to bring it with you?"

Xiao Qian's string of words came out like a string of cannonballs, and her enthusiasm for sales pitch startled Luo Mu.

Victini and Vulpix were very happy. After all, who wouldn't be happy when being praised for being cute, handsome or beautiful?

Seeing that the enthusiastic Xiao Qian was about to grab his hand and take him to the Big Milk Can Ranch.

Luo Mu silently took a few steps back, blinked and said, "Well, the Pokémon is mine, and instead of dairy products, I would like to ask if the big milk tanks on your ranch can be sold?"

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Luo Mu. I'm from the Padiya area and I'm running a farm."

After hearing Luo Mu's first words, Xiao Qian was planning to refuse. How could she just sell her precious big milk tank so easily?

It’s okay for her to sell by-products from time to time, she is not obsessed with money.

But when Luo Mu mentioned the Padiya region, Xiao Qian seemed to remember something, looked at Luo Mu's appearance, and then exclaimed: "Are you the one who solved the crisis of the Orange Islands, suppressed the rampaging God of Fire, God of Thunder and God of Ice with the assistance of the Ice King Kona, and prevented the crisis of world destruction, and the one who is the trainer of the three mythical birds!?"

Luo Mu was silent for a moment, then nodded: "That's probably me."

He really didn't expect that even the gym masters in the Johto region had a clear memory of his name. The abnormality in the Orange Islands was stopped before it could spread.

However, looking at Xiao Qian's expression, this made it easier for Luo Mu to proceed with the negotiations. After all, Xiao Qian was an expert in general management, and her trump card was Miltank, so the Miltank Ranch opened by her sounded very reliable.

It seems that Xiao Qian often practices rolling techniques with the big milk tanks, which makes the mooing milk produced by her big milk tanks taste more fragrant and sweet. Luo Mu feels that if he can introduce a few big milk tanks from Xiao Qian's ranch, he should be able to set an example and exercise the big milk tank that eats and sleeps all the time in his own farm.

"It's really you!"

Xiao Qian's eyes lit up. This trainer was even stronger than her target, the Elite Four, and was known as the champion!

Xiao Qian suppressed the urge to step forward and ask for an autograph, and her face showed a conflicted look, with her hands hidden behind her back twisted in confusion.

Xiao Qian's originally intended refusal words also took a detour: "But. My big milk cans are generally not sold to the public. After all, I am worried that the buyers will not be able to take good care of them. Besides, you are not a member of the Manjin City Big Milk Can Association, right?"

coming!

Luo Mu's eyes lit up. As long as it was not a direct rejection, there was room for negotiation.

As for the Big Milk Can Association of Manjin City, Luo Mu remembered that when he was chatting with Banze in Xuezha Town, the other party seemed to have mentioned that he was a member of the association.

Thinking of this, Luo Mu quickly spoke up: "As for the big milk tank, I have one now, and it was entrusted to me to take care of by your association members!"

After saying that, Luo Mu took out the Poké Ball and released a big milk tank that at first glance looked like it had thick fat characteristics.

(End of this chapter)