Pokémon: Start with a Uranus gecko!

Chapter 163 Crisis in Huipi Town

"Zong Ming, it's getting late, go to bed early!"

At this time, Nazi's training was over and she waved and shouted.

"Okay, here we come!" Zong Ming replied.

"Brother Zongming, I'm going to bed too, good night!" Marina said.

"OK, good night."

The next day, the three of them safely passed through the cave and arrived at Huipi Town.

Huipi Town is a small town on the southern peninsula of the Johto region.

Huipi Gym is the official gym of Huipi Town. It mainly uses insect-type Pokémon. The gym leader is Abi. Trainers who succeed in the challenge can obtain insect badges.

There are three most famous places here. The first is of course the Huipi Gym.

The second is the Well of Slowpoke, where a large number of Slowpoke live, and the people of Hinoki Town worship this Pokémon very much.

What Junipe Town looks like today is thanks to Slowpoke's trick of asking for rain, which has led to the rapid development of agriculture here, from a wasteland to a town.

Finally, there is a person, Mr. Steel, who is a well-known master of elf ball casting. He has made many rare elf balls in this world.

Therefore, many trainers came here to ask him to make elf balls.

"It's so hot here! Isn't this a summer town with plenty of rain and a pleasant climate?" Marina complained.

"Indeed, the sun is too big!"

Nazi raised her hands to block the sun.

Zong Ming also felt strange. The weather was abnormal. The sun was scorching hot and the temperature was at least 30 degrees.

Moreover, looking at the cracked ground, it must have been a long time since it rained.

"There may be a drought!" Zong Ming speculated.

"Drought! Isn't there a Slowpoke guardian here?"

Marina asked.

At this time, there happened to be a Slowpoke lying listlessly on the roadside in front of him.

The three of them quickly went up to take a look.

Good guy, it turns out he fell asleep.

"Hey, you guys, Lord Slow Beast God is taking a rest, don't disturb him!"

Several residents came over and said.

"Can't you just look at it?"

Marina complained, the hot weather made the little girl a little irritable.

"Of course not. You have also seen that we, Huipi Town, are suffering from a drought, and we need the help of Lord Slow Beast God. What if you make him angry?"

The residents were very dissatisfied.

"Sorry, aren't there a lot of Slowpoke living here? Wouldn't they solve the drought by praying for rain together?!"

Zong Ming asked.

The resident sighed, "Oh, you are right. This was true in previous years. I don't know what happened this year. The Slowpoke beasts have been staying in the well and have not come out. Maybe we have done something wrong to anger them. Stay silent, Lord Beast God!"

At this point, the residents became disappointed.

"You don't even know the reason, why won't you ask?"

Zong Ming was speechless. What kind of brains do these people have? They won't take the initiative to solve problems, they will just sit back and wait to die...

"Mr. Steel is already investigating," one of them replied.

"What's the result?" Zong Ming asked.

The resident sighed again, "Nothing was found... I think Mr. Beast God Daidai must have given up on us. You should leave as soon as possible!"

Several people shook their heads and left with sighs.

"Brother Zongming, it's really too hot. Let's leave as soon as we finish challenging the Hinoki Gym!" Marina said, wiping her sweat.

"Okay, let's go!" Zong Ming replied.

Zong Ming came to the Huipi Gym with Nazi and Marina.

As a result, the door was closed, and a notice was posted above:

"Due to the severe drought in Huipi Town, the insect-type Pokémon in the Huipi Gym are in low spirits and now need to be closed for training. We apologize for the inconvenience caused - Huipi Gym Leader, Abi."

"Ah, it's actually closed!"

Marina sat down directly on the ground in disappointment. She was ready to take on her first challenge here and leave this hellish place as soon as it was over.

Zong Ming also shook his head, "Oh, there is nothing we can do."

"Let's go, Marina, there are so many gyms, let's go to the next one." Nazi persuaded.

"okay!"

Marina looked unhappy.

"Anyway, we're all here. Let's go visit Mr. Steel and ask about the specific situation!" Zong Ming said suddenly.

"Zong Ming, are you going to help the people here?" Nazi said.

"It depends on the situation. They will just wait blindly and will not look for the cause themselves. If there is still hope, they will help. If they are stubborn, they will ignore it."

Zong Ming knows very well that it is the same in any world. Saving fools requires a high price.

Mr. Steel's home is in the north of Huipi Town, and he contracted the northern mountains to grow cones.

This is one of the essential materials for making elf balls. Different elf balls are made according to different types of cones.

There is another point, that is, Mr. Steel is a good friend of Dr. Oak. Even if he does not come to Huipi Town to solve the drought, Zongming should visit him because of emotion and reason.

"Excuse me, is anyone there?"

Zongming knocked on the door and shouted.

The door opened, and a little girl of eight or nine years old showed her cute little head from the crack in the door and looked at a few people.

"Little sister, is Mr. Steel at home?" Zong Ming asked softly.

"Excuse me, what do you want to do with my grandpa? If you want to make elf balls, grandpa is not free now!" the little girl replied.

"I don't make Poké Balls. I'm a student of Dr. Oak and I'm here to visit Mr. Steel." Zongming explained his identity.

"Ah, it turns out you are Grandpa Omu's student!"

The little girl opened the door immediately.

Because Dr. Oak and Mr. Steel have been friends for many years and often interact with each other, the little girl often heard her grandfather mention it.

"Qianhui, who is here?"

At this time, an old man's voice sounded from inside the house.

"Grandpa, Dr. Omu's students are here!"

The little girl Qianhui shouted happily.

Then, the old man walked out of the house, "A student from Damu?"

Mr. Steel has white hair and steamed buns. Although he is in his sixties, he is very energetic.

However, even when I heard the students of my old friend coming, my frown finally relaxed a little.

"Hello, Mr. Steel, my name is Zong Ming."

"Hmm! So it's Zong Ming, why are you here?" Mr. Steel asked doubtfully.

"Yes, you know me?"

Zongming didn't expect that Mr. Steel actually knew his name.

"Old man Damu talks about you every time he talks to me, which makes my ears almost go numb." Mr. Steel explained helplessly, "Then why did you come to me all the way? I don't think you are. You came here specifically to see me, an old man.”

Later, Zong Ming told Mr. Steel his purpose of coming.

"I see, you want to see if you can solve the drought problem here!"