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Thank you 🙂 ——————– Even though they had only met a few times, Chase still recognized the Lombre in front of him as the leader of their tribe.
“Hello, is there something you need?” Chase walked up to it, squatted down, revealed the Capture Styler on his right arm, and initiated a link with it.
Since they had prior experience, the Lombre was quite cooperative, and the linking process went very smoothly.
“Hacha.” Sir Chase, I’m here to complete the bounty you issued.
The Lombre’s tone carried a somewhat defeated feeling, and its wording was a bit jumbled, but at least compared to their previous conversations where they were completely talking past each other, it could basically express its meaning clearly now.
“Bounty?
Are you saying you know other Grass-type Pokemon living in the forest?” Chase had indeed issued this bounty, but unfortunately, there hadn’t been any effective results so far.
The Lombre nodded repeatedly: “Lom Lombre.” “Alright then, tell me the specific situation first.
I’ll give you your reward based on the quality of the intel you provide.” Chase sat cross-legged in front of the Lombre, taking out a pen and paper to take notes.
“Lom Lombre…” Sir Chase, I hope the reward can be a Water Stone, is that okay…?
Before answering, the Lombre carefully made its request.
“A Water Stone?
Of course.” Chase wasn’t too surprised by the Lombre’s request.
After all, given their tribe’s current situation, even if they survived the winter relying on the wages Chase gave them, they would still be driven away to other places by other Pokemon tribes next spring.
The survival law of wild Pokemon had always been the law of the jungle, especially in the deep, remote mountains and forests where Chase was; the situation was even more brutally bare.
But if they had a Ludicolo overseeing things, the Lombre tribe’s situation would immediately improve significantly.
At the very least, they wouldn’t be completely without the ability to fight back when targeted.
“Lom Lombre!” Thank you for your help!
Having received the promise, the Lombre perked up entirely, and then told Chase everything it knew.
As mentioned earlier, the Lombre and its tribe had just relocated from somewhere else a while ago.
At the time, Chase was wondering how they were going to survive, moving right before winter with seemingly very little food reserves.
Now Chase knew the answer: its tribe had suffered a crushing defeat when fighting other Pokemon for territory, and all their main combatants had perished.
It was only because the enemy’s losses were also significant that these surviving remnants managed to escape.
The place where the Lombre tribe originally lived was located to the northwest of the central area of the forest, a place the previous Ranger had never explored.
According to the Lombre’s description, aside from their own tribe, there were also plenty of other Grass-type Pokemon living in their old habitat.
Counting them up, there were roughly nine different species.
However, it was so far away, coupled with their previous encounter, Chase couldn’t guarantee how many Pokemon he could recruit to come work for him.
But with the harsh winter approaching, whether it was to save Starly or for the system’s reward, Chase couldn’t allow himself to retreat without doing anything.
So, after seeing off the endlessly grateful Lombre, Chase immediately made up his mind: “Blaze, the place we’re going to this time is somewhere even Grey never explored.
Are you excited?” “Woof, woof, woof!” Awesome, finally someone to fight!
Blaze leaped three feet into the air, the entire dog buzzing with excitement, fully displaying its battle-hungry personality.
However, it didn’t forget its responsibilities either, solemnly promising Chase that it would prioritize his personal safety above all else.
“Then thank you, my partner.” Chase smiled and gave Blaze’s dog head a good rub.
After spending such a long time together, he also understood that although his colleague was rather belligerent, it was very reliable when it came to getting things done.
If Blaze was like this, then its direct disciple Zangoose naturally wouldn’t back down either.
After receiving the news, it wished it could set off with Chase right that instant.
Its surrounding neighbors had all been terrified of it by now.
Even if Zangoose bribed them with as many Pokeblocks as possible, they remained indifferent to its requests for sparring.
At the same time, Zangoose didn’t dare to force them.
Otherwise, if it truly angered them into gang-beating it, it would be utterly screwed.
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Chase moved quickly.
In just an afternoon, he had prepared all the items for this expedition.
After all, this was also his primary job.
Moreover, the Ranger station was relatively well-stocked with all kinds of supplies, and with the black-tech spatial backpack, by the time the one human and two Pokemon set off, they were practically traveling light.
Although this made the entire camp seem a bit empty, let’s not forget that there were more than just Chase and his team living around here; many other Pokemon lived here too.
The former Ranger would often hire them to watch the house when going out.
Chase naturally followed suit.
Plus, he also had the recently recruited Grass-type Pokemon helping out this time, so he was even less worried about the station’s safety.
“Pidgeotto, I’m leaving the camp and Starly’s group in your hands for now.
If there’s really a problem you can’t solve, go down the mountain and ask Andy for help, understand?” Chase instructed Pidgeotto earnestly.
Pidgeotto’s strength was too low.
If it rashly followed Chase and the others into the deep mountains, it would be troublesome if it accidentally invaded the airspace of another powerful Flying-type Pokemon and got targeted.
Moreover, having such a mobile force stationed here allowed Chase to feel a bit more at ease.
“Alright, let’s go!” Tightening his uniform, Chase swung himself onto Blaze’s back, carrying Zangoose—who was temporarily residing in its Poke Ball—and began this long journey.
The terrain of the forest’s outer perimeter was somewhat better.
After years of development, there were at least two relatively clear paths.
But if they went a bit deeper, let alone roads, being able to immediately figure out the direction would be considered impressive.
According to the clues provided by the Lombre, their former territory was at least a few hundred kilometers away from the Ranger camp, and that wasn’t even an exact figure.
To ensure he could return within half a month to start planting trees, Chase had to move as fast as possible.
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The outer area was relatively easy to traverse.
Chase and his team spent a day and basically completed this nearly 100-kilometer journey.
It wasn’t that they didn’t want to go faster, but they couldn’t help that the daylight hours were too short in this season.
Moreover, the temperature would plummet as soon as the sun set.
For their own safety, they had to immediately find a place to set up camp.
When night fell, Chase, having eaten and drunk his fill, immediately hugged the warm Blaze and fell fast asleep.
Zangoose, who had slept the entire day, was in charge of the night watch.
In the desolate mountains and wilderness, it would be terrible if they were ambushed by other wild Pokemon.