I run an orphanage in the Pokémon world.

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Chapter 413 The Grand Finale (April Fool's Day Limited Edition)

With a deafening roar, a massive fireball shot into the air. Something seemed to have gone wrong, as the enormous flames swept across the surrounding area and engulfed everything nearby.

The vine tree died.

In his final moments, he tackled Bulbasaur, who was about to rush to put out the fire despite his parents' objections. However, he forgot that such an explosion was not a Pokémon move, so he was not immune to the damage.

The flames engulfed the vine, burning it to a crisp, black charcoal, completely erasing any trace of life...

"Roar!" A heavy voice rang out. Officer Jenny turned her head and saw a Kangaskhan, a small Kangaskhan that had jumped out on its own, and a Mega Kangaskhan.

"This is the ruler of Viridian Forest, the Overlord Kangaskhan," Tengshu introduced to Officer Jenny. The Overlord Kangaskhan was quite intelligent and could understand people's words. Hearing Tengshu introduce itself, it nodded.

Teng Shu was stunned for a moment. Why did this scene seem so familiar?

It seems like something like this just happened...

He had a strange sense of déjà vu.

Officer Jenny was somewhat shocked, but she quickly nodded in acknowledgment. She really hadn't expected that Teng Shu could summon the Totem Pokémon of Viridian City. After all, this was a Totem Pokémon, and even their Officer Jenny team had only seen it a few times. After all, most Totem Pokémon have a strong sense of territory and don't really like to cooperate with humans.

“…The flames over there are quite large, but according to the map, that's the dormitory area. While it's unlikely anyone is trapped there, could you please go and take a look?” Officer Jenny's tone was very respectful. The feeling of déjà vu about Teng Shu was growing stronger; it seemed something was about to happen…

With a deafening boom, Teng Shu shuddered, then noticed a small fireball rising nearby. He paused, startled; something was wrong. Shouldn't it have been a massive explosion...?

Teng Shu was a little confused. He couldn't understand what was happening to him. He remembered that the scene just now seemed to have a strong sense of déjà vu, but he didn't know what was going on. He even wondered if he had foreseen the future or traveled back to the past.

After all, they've traveled through time, so it's not surprising that something like this would happen again...

...

Then Tengshu got out of bed.

"...Am I having a nightmare?" Teng Shu's mind was a little fuzzy. He glanced out the window and saw that there was already some sunlight outside. The alarm clock on the table told him that it was six o'clock in the morning.

Teng Shu rubbed his head, and then he remembered.

Last night, a small explosion did occur, but it didn't cause any major damage. It was caused by Kangaskhan knocking away a barrel. Afterwards, with the efforts of all the Pokémon, the fire was completely suppressed. However, Tengshu was a bit disheveled because he tackled Bulbasaur too hard and became the only injured person in this small explosion.

He almost died in the final episode.

Thinking about this, Teng Shu felt a bit amused and exasperated, but looking at the dawn sky outside the window, he was still in a relatively cheerful mood.

At least the fire was extinguished.

However, this is actually quite normal. After all, the most dangerous parts of the entire chemical plant are those tanks. When the Flying-type Pokémon flies over and blows the flames away, the firefighters have enough time to close the valves.

Giovanni's arrival further accelerated the firefighting process. After all, Giovanni didn't come alone; he brought some elite apprentices from the gym. These Ground-type Pokémon were quite strong, and with the continuous reinforcements and Kangaskhan that could sweep away steel bars with its tail, the mere flames were nothing to worry about.

With the help of a group of wild Pokémon, the flames were quickly extinguished, but even so, the casualties were irreversible, and those who lost their lives in the explosion would never open their eyes again.

Teng Shu stood up, holding his teacup, his eyes filled with a serious expression.

He didn't want to recall what happened yesterday. After all, the scene after the fire was extinguished was a picture of hell. The charred humanoid figures and Pokémon were unbearably distressing to see, especially...

Teng Shu took a deep breath; he had thought of something...

Teng Shu shook his head violently. No, he couldn't think about that scene anymore; it was really making him feel very uncomfortable.

"Phew." Teng Shu let out a long breath. He didn't want to recall those scenes, as they made him very uncomfortable, which was why he had nightmares after returning home last night.

Generally speaking, Tengshu rarely has nightmares. After all, once when he had a nightmare about Kayako coming to play with him, and then he remembered the saying, "If you're brave enough, even a female ghost can take maternity leave," the nightmare turned into...

Anyway, since then, Tengshu has rarely dreamed.

Unexpectedly, after the fire was extinguished yesterday, I had a nightmare.

Tengshu put on his clothes, walked out of his bedroom, and saw Xinye Miao lying on the sofa sleeping. There were some burn marks on Xinye Miao's body, and Tengshu felt a little helpless looking at Xinye Miao.

Yesterday, not only did wild Pokémon come to help, but almost all the Pokémon from the Tengshu Welfare Home also came out. The reason why the fire was put out so quickly was thanks to Kai's command. With the addition of some Psychic Pokémon, the crisis was effectively resolved through such coordination.

Although the fire is over, the matter is not completely over yet. The chemical plant explosion damaged the nearby ecosystem, and accountability needs to be pursued. There are still a lot of things to deal with. In addition, some of the wild Pokémon that came to help with the fire late at night were injured, and Nurse Joy from the League is helping them.

Teng Shu also agreed with this, after all, these Pokémon had contributed to this fire, and it would be unreasonable for the League to treat them unfairly.

“However, I remember that Gyokichi’s expression was a little strange yesterday…” Tengshu’s expression was somewhat odd.

Just yesterday... no, it should be early this morning, after putting out the fire, Teng Shu collapsed on the ground to rest. It was at this time that Giovanni, covered in black ash, came over and curiously asked Teng Shu why there were so many wild Pokémon.

Then Fujiki knew that this matter could not be kept secret, so he confessed that he achieved this effect through Tokiwa Heart. At that moment, Giovanni's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Although Giovanni didn't say anything, Fujiki could tell from Giovanni's expression that Giovanni was probably thinking something like, "Could my Tokiwa Heart be fake?"

Chapter 414 Medal

"There's still a strange smell in the air, like something burning..." Teng Shu touched his nose and then silently put on a mask.

He had just changed his clothes and was about to go out on patrol when he smelled this strong odor as soon as he arrived outside the welfare home.

Although it wasn't particularly strong, the smell was still quite noticeable to the vine tree, especially since it had lived there for so long.

Although the welfare home is a bit remote because it is located in the suburbs of the city, it is not without its advantages. For example, the air quality here is particularly good.

For Teng Shu, he can smell very fresh air every time he goes out.

It's a very special feeling. If you live in the mountains regularly, you won't feel much of a difference. But if you live in a city, especially a heavily polluted one, you'll feel the breath of nature when you come to the mountains.

However, for Tengshu, the air, which was usually fresh and somewhat pleasant, now had an indescribable smell. This smell was very strange and made him feel somewhat uncomfortable. Tengshu thought it might be caused by the volatilization of chemicals from the chemical plant after the explosion.

After all, some chemical substances may remain for a long time after combustion and gasification. However, Tengshu could not be sure what kind of chemical substances they were. Tengshu also saw some Officer Jennys wearing yellow clothes carrying out protective work not far ahead.

"It seems the aftermath of this chemical plant explosion is still quite serious." Teng Shu shook his head. He felt a little better after putting on a mask. The welfare home itself was unaffected, as its infrastructure was still very reliable.

When Teng Shu upgraded the welfare home before, he discovered that there was an air purification option in the upgrade process, so he carried out the upgrade, and so far, the effect is quite good.

"Dean Teng Shu, wait a moment." Teng Shu was about to begin his inspection for the day when he saw Miss Officer Jenny running over from not far away, calling out as she ran.

Upon hearing this, Teng Shu obediently stood still. Since the explosion, no one came here for morning runs anymore, but Teng Shu didn't care. After all, the orphanage was already a bit remote, and hardly anyone usually came here.

"Dean Teng Shu is very grateful for your help yesterday. Now, let me tell you that we have reported your matter to the Alliance. Depending on the situation, you should be able to receive a medal." Miss Officer Jenny said to Teng Shu with a smile, her eyes filled with respect. Teng Shu was somewhat surprised to hear this.

The Pokémon League medals are quite unique, and they are very difficult to obtain. However, generally speaking, once you obtain a medal awarded by the League, there are corresponding benefits and even a generous bonus. This makes Tengshu very satisfied, because if you only give honors without material rewards, it would be somewhat meaningless for Tengshu.

"May I ask what kind of medal it is?" Teng Shu was curious about this question. After all, he was the director of the orphanage and a civil servant of the Alliance, so he had some knowledge about medals. For example, the highest medal was the Alliance Medal of Courage and Fearlessness. Once you got this medal, you could basically do whatever you wanted within the Alliance.

Furthermore, the rewards for these medals of different grades are also different; the higher the medal grade, the better the reward.

For example, the Courage and Fearlessness Medal grants a 6% discount at all Alliance stores, along with annual benefits and subsidies, and a bonus of 3000 million directly from the Alliance.

It's not that Teng Shu only knows about this one medal, but rather that this medal is the highest-level medal in the entire alliance, so Teng Shu naturally looked at this one first. As for the other medals, the corresponding benefits and bonuses are slightly less.

The last and most basic entry-level medal, once obtained, grants a reward of 50,000 yuan and a monthly stipend of 200-300 yuan, after which it ends.

"How would I know? It depends on the Alliance's internal assessment, but based on your performance at the time, I think it was quite heroic." Officer Jenny said with a smile. Teng Shu smiled after hearing this. That made sense. After all, the awarding of medals was not a simple process. Even after the pacification was over, it might take half a year to a year for the medals to be issued. So Teng Shu didn't care too much about it. In any case, this was a windfall for Teng Shu.

"How are the Pokémon that were injured in the fire doing now?" Teng Shu thought of something else and asked anxiously. Although Teng Shu was also at the scene, and some of the Pokémon were injured, their injuries were not serious. However, since Teng Shu had invited these Pokémon to help, he did not want them to be affected.

"Don't worry, those little guys are all in stable condition. After observing them for a while, we can release them back into the wild." Miss Officer Jenny knew about this, so she told Teng Shu. Teng Shu felt more relaxed after hearing this, and he could rest assured.

However, thinking about what happened yesterday, Teng Shu also had some thoughts in his mind.

Tengshu knew that when he ran through the forest yesterday, all the things he prayed for had been answered. So Tengshu wanted to do something for Viridian Forest, something for the entire forest and for these Pokémon, but he was a little conflicted about how to do it.

Teng Shu himself was well aware of how important a stable ecosystem was in this world.

"Forget it, if all else fails, I'll just donate money to the forest rangers so they can do more to protect the forest." A thought flashed through Teng Shu's mind, and he thought it was a pretty good idea.

After all, when it comes to protecting forests and Pokémon, these people are more professional, so it's better to let them handle it.

Chapter 415 The Mad Nintendo

Teng Shu toured the welfare home and didn't see anything wrong, so he returned to the welfare home and also went to the infirmary to check on Pipi, who was doing well there.

Pipi's condition has stabilized a little, but she still shows no signs of waking up. Tengshu doesn't care, since with the medical pod, treating these diseases is quite simple.

"Dean, Dean, have you seen the latest news?" Locke walked in with dark circles under his eyes. Teng Shu was a little surprised to see Locke. How could Locke have dark circles under his eyes? Did he stay up all night writing his thesis again last night?

Although Tengshu knew that Locke had gone with him to put out the fire last night, Tengshu remembered that Locke went to bed relatively early after returning.

"What news are you talking about?" Teng Shu asked Locke.

“There’s a game console that’s priced at 3400 Alliance Coins, and it’s region-locked and language-locked. In fact, if you’re not using it in that region, you might not even be able to run the game properly,” Locke said with a serious expression.

"And he also discriminates. If you're within their alliance region, the price of a game is relatively cheap, but if you play or buy their physical cards outside the alliance region, the price jumps to 500." Locke's tone was filled with deep anger. Teng Shu felt that this emotion was somewhat familiar. After thinking about it, Teng Shu realized that this was the same expression as that guy who shouted "rnm refund" (a vulgar expression in Chinese).

"What's so strange about that? Isn't this kind of thing normal? After all, these game companies are always competing to see who can be the worst, to see who can push people's bottom line the most." Teng Shu was a little angry after hearing this, but he had already come to terms with it. After all, there were just too many such things. Now these game companies seem to be eager to fleece other players, and they are very confident that everyone will be fighting to play their games.

"I'm really angry, you know?" Locke said with a hint of helplessness. Teng Shu searched curiously for a bit, then his lips twitched. He now understood what Locke meant, because he discovered that this company was actually a projection of Nintendo in the Pokémon world. There was also a Nintendo in this world, and this Nintendo even produced some Pokémon games.

What's most outrageous is that their games are the kind that have a very large market, and their Pokémon games have a very high status. So most people in the Pokémon world are playing games from this Pokémon game company. But now they've come up with a crazy move: people outside their own Pokémon League region will have to pay more for the game. This left Teng Shu both amused and exasperated. It has to be said that when it comes to courting disaster, these people are really good at it.

"Forget it, forget it, we can just stop playing now. Look at the mess you've made, it's not worth it." Teng Shu was both amused and exasperated. Although the price seemed high, Locke's salary was actually very high, so it wouldn't be a problem for Locke to buy it. However, Teng Shu could understand Locke's feelings, as being disgusted like this was indeed very unpleasant.

Locke came over cursing and grumbling to check on Pipi. He breathed a sigh of relief after finding that Pipi's condition was somewhat problematic. Then Tengshu sat down beside him and looked at Pipi's injuries, which were not particularly noticeable at the moment.

Teng Shu only discovered that Pi Pi had some external injuries after bringing Pi Pi back to the orphanage. These injuries looked rather frightening, as the rotting wounds were quite disgusting. However, thanks to the treatment in the medical pod, these injuries have healed, and Pi Pi's skin now looks somewhat normal.

"Dean, what you did yesterday was truly amazing. However, after reviewing the papers and materials yesterday, I found that it doesn't seem to mention that the Heart of Everlasting can have such an effect." Locke looked at Teng Shu with some curiosity. He had been unable to sleep last night because of this news.

On the other hand, Locke was very curious about why the Everlasting Heart of the Vine Tree had such a strong effect.

While Viridian Heart is extremely rare, it's not entirely unheard of, so some information can be found. However, the information reviewed doesn't indicate that Viridian Heart can simultaneously communicate with so many Pokémon and summon them to help.

Locke was very curious as to why Tengshu's Everlasting Heart possessed such an ability. Locke had spent the entire night reading through papers, but he couldn't find the corresponding paper no matter how hard he looked. This made Locke think that Tengshu might be different from others. As for whether Tengshu had any other abnormalities, Locke had no doubts.

"I don't know either. I just felt a very special feeling at the time, and then all these Pokémon came over." Teng Shu smiled, but didn't go into too much detail. After all, this matter was very subjective. As long as Teng Shu didn't reveal what was going on, others generally wouldn't think of him.

Teng Shu felt that this matter needed to be handled with caution, since this thing made him somewhat unique.

"Dean, I feel that your situation really could be the subject of several papers." Locke said with some admiration. Teng Shu looked at Locke with a helpless expression. So, the dark circles under this guy's eyes were from flipping through papers yesterday?

However, this is in line with Locke's personality, and Tengshu didn't intend to say anything. If Locke was sleepy during the day, he could sleep, since there weren't many Pokémon with psychological problems in the orphanage these days.

So Tengshu didn't mind letting Locke rest like this.

"Locke, if you're sleepy after dinner, you can take a nap first," Teng Shu said to Locke, who nodded.

He was indeed somewhat troubled.

He was planning to go to sleep, but after seeing the news and thinking about it, he couldn't sleep and ended up staying up all night.

However, Locke felt he needed to eat breakfast first, since it would be a great pity to miss the dean's breakfast.

Chapter 416 Cold Numbers

"Tengshu, let me tell you, yesterday's fire, you know, it's all over the news in the entire League now. You could even say that if we didn't consider the regional impact, it would probably have spread throughout the entire League region by now." Professor Oak said to Tengshu with a smile while slurping his noodles at breakfast.

Bao Meng, standing to the side, also had a hint of curiosity in her eyes. She naturally knew about what had happened yesterday, since the explosion was particularly large. After settling Pikachu and making sure that Pikachu and his family were safe, Bao Meng rushed to the fire to participate in the rescue.

However, the chemical plant is very large, and the chemicals stored inside are also very dangerous.

Therefore, even though Bao Meng herself is quite capable, it would be a stretch for her to help under such circumstances.

"Such a huge explosion is bound to make the news, after all, such things rarely happen in the entire alliance." Teng Shu was quite calm, he didn't think it was strange that this matter made the news.

The Pokémon League has very strict security measures in place. After all, there are many Pokémon with unique powers in the Pokémon world, so most places that involve dangerous items have special security measures in order to prevent such accidents.

Tengshu's welfare home has some special security measures. For example, during the construction process, special protection is required for the foundation and walls to prevent Ground-type Pokémon from destroying them or Ghost-type Pokémon from passing through the walls and causing trouble.

It's important to understand that Tengshu is just an ordinary welfare home, but even so, ordinary welfare homes have such high requirements, which shows how strict other places must be.

That's why the chemical plant explosion seemed so abrupt and was destined to attract a lot of attention. Teng Shu thinks that the staff of the relevant departments in Changqing City are probably already bald.

“Such things are indeed rare, and the consequences of this explosion are very serious. There are dangerous chemicals that have settled in the vicinity, and it will cost a lot of money to deal with them. I think the person in charge of this chemical plant is probably in big trouble,” Bao Meng said.

Bao Meng's voice sounds a little hoarse now, but it's surprisingly pleasant to listen to, and it also has a unique accent that Teng Shu couldn't tell where it came from.

"He's definitely in trouble. Officer Jenny dragged him out of bed last night and he's locked up in jail now. I reckon his trial will start tomorrow or the day after." Professor Oak's tone was tinged with annoyance.

It's clear that Professor Oak is also very angry about this matter, after all, how many people and Pokémon died due to the explosion of so many chemicals?

Some severely damaged areas in the vicinity may not be open to the public for some time.

Thinking of yesterday's explosion, Teng Shu's eyes also showed a hint of solemnity. That explosion was indeed very outrageous. If Teng Shu had been nearby at the time, he felt that he would probably be dead by now.

not to mention……

Teng Shu's gaze fell on the road outside. Although it was daytime, Teng Shu could still see several mutilated ghosts drifting by in a daze before flying towards the cemetery.

In fact, since last night, Teng Shu had seen these spirits one after another. These spirits had no reason and could not speak, but their bodies were all somewhat incomplete, and then they just drifted over there.