“Shell!
Shell!!” Help!
Help me!
A pink Shellos crawled out of the large lake with an anxious look on its face.
After glancing around, it ran toward the area where Chase and the others were gathered.
“Shell Shellos!” Tangrowth leader, please help!
Looking at the Shellos before it, the Tangrowth leader quickly calmed the little one down and carefully asked who needed saving.
At this time, Chase also activated the linking function of his Capture Styler, connecting himself with the two Pokemon.
Although this little Shellos’s ability to express itself was limited, fortunately, after a round of patient questioning, everyone finally figured out the situation—a Gastrodon had suddenly experienced severe abdominal pain for some unknown reason.
After trying several treatment methods to no avail, the leader of the Gastrodon tribe had sent a tribesman to find the Tangrowth tribe’s leader.
As a Grass-type Pokemon, the Tangrowth leader had a natural advantage in “medical arts.” At the very least, when it came to identifying the effects of herbs, Pokemon of other types could hardly compare.
The two tribes had been neighbors living together for a long time.
If a tribesman in the Gastrodon family fell ill on ordinary days, they would typically ask the Tangrowth tribe for help with treatment.
With the situation clear, the Tangrowth leader didn’t waste any words and directly followed the little Shellos, jumping into the large lake.
Watching the two figures, one large and one small, disappear beneath the lake’s surface, Chase didn’t rush to leave.
Instead, he continued standing in place, constantly rubbing his chin.
While listening to the Shellos recount the symptoms earlier, he had subconsciously called upon the Pokemon medical knowledge in his mind and formulated several guesses regarding the Gastrodon’s condition.
However, because this medical knowledge was vast and complex, without hands-on verification, Chase couldn’t make an accurate diagnosis based solely on abdominal pain, nor could he pinpoint the corresponding treatment method.
But this was a matter of life and death, after all.
If the Tangrowth leader could cure it, then all would be well, and he could return to the Ranger outpost with peace of mind to prepare for the tree planting.
But if it couldn’t be cured, Chase staying here might just save the other party’s life.
At worst, he could help temporarily alleviate the pain until they could find a Nurse Joy for treatment later.
Birth, aging, sickness, and death were the natural cycle of life, but as for letting Chase stand by and do nothing when someone was dying—sorry, he still couldn’t do such a thing.
“Cherri?” The Cherrim leader beside him saw Chase plop down on the ground, staring blankly at the lake.
Seeming to realize something, it followed suit and sat down next to him.
“Yimo?” In the end, only the Sunflora leader was left looking completely bewildered.
Seeing both its benefactor and good friend sitting on the ground, even though it still didn’t quite understand, it had no choice but to sit down next to them as well.
The two Pokemon and one human sat quietly on the shore like this.
It wasn’t until about thirty minutes had passed that a bulge suddenly surged on the lake’s surface.
Shortly after, it burst open, revealing the figure of the Tangrowth leader.
Chase had never seen a Tangrowth run so fast.
It practically rushed in front of the three of them in the blink of an eye.
Ignoring Chase, it told the Cherrim leader and Sunflora leader that it needed a specific herb right now and wanted to ask if their two tribes had any in stock.
The result was naturally that they didn’t.
However, the Sunflora stated that the mountain where it lived seemed to have this herb growing, and offered to go up the mountain with its tribesmen to try and find it.
However, just as the Pokemon were arguing non-stop, Chase quietly raised his hand from the side: “Um, I also know some medical treatments.
How about letting me give it a try?” “Tan Tangrow?!” You know how to treat illnesses?!
The Tangrowth looked at Chase full of pleasant surprise.
Without another word, it grabbed his hand and was about to drag him into the lake to treat the Gastrodon.
Although it had never really interacted with humans, having lived for so many years, it had more or less heard various bits and pieces of information.
This maneuver scared Chase so much that he instantly erupted with the strength of his Super Rookie Physique to anchor himself to the spot, narrowly avoiding the outcome of drowning.
But then again, the Tangrowth leader’s strength was truly immense—it was probably even a bit stronger than Blaze going all out.
“Tangrowth, wait a minute!
I’m a human, I can’t dive underwater!” Chase explained hurriedly while pulling against the Tangrowth.
“Tangrowth!” I’m sorry!
The Tangrowth, finally realizing its mistake, quickly let go of Chase’s hand and apologized repeatedly.
“It’s fine, it’s fine.
Let’s bring that Gastrodon ashore first so I can give it a proper examination.” Chase knew the Tangrowth was just anxious to save a life, so he didn’t blame it.
After the other party disappeared beneath the lake’s surface, Chase didn’t dare to place all his hopes on himself.
He still asked the Sunflora leader to go up the mountain to look for the herb the Tangrowth had mentioned, just in case.
To ensure efficiency, Chase specifically had Blaze escort the Sunflora leader back and instructed it to help search for the herb as well.
Otherwise, relying solely on the Sunflora’s speed, the opportunity would have long passed by the time it made the round trip!
…
The Tangrowth moved quickly.
In a short while, it came ashore carrying a Gastrodon whose face was etched with agony.
By this time, Chase had already laid out a mattress and prepared a pot of clean boiling water.
“Put it up here first, let me examine it.” Seeing that the Gastrodon was still clearly conscious, Chase couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
So much time had passed, and the other party was still conscious, indicating that the Gastrodon’s illness wasn’t extremely severe; it might just be that the root cause was hard to pinpoint.
Without any more nonsense, Chase settled the Gastrodon down and began a physical examination.
Although he lacked professional tools, thanks to the system’s knowledge infusion, Chase was already thoroughly familiar with those medical arts.
The crude conditions didn’t have too much of an impact on his subsequent actions.
After comforting the Gastrodon for a moment, Chase began palpating its abdomen while carefully cross-referencing the physiological structure diagram of a Gastrodon in his mind to find the cause of the illness.
“The intestinal tract should be fine…
the stomach is also very normal.
It seems the cause isn’t from its digestive system.” Chase frowned.
With symptoms like abdominal pain, if the root cause wasn’t in the digestive tract, it was very likely a problem with other internal organs, which could mean a more severe outcome!
Unwilling to give up, Chase continued to feel around.
The sensation under his hands suddenly went from elastic to soft and spongy, and the Gastrodon let out a loud cry of pain at that moment, its body starting to thrash violently.
“Tan Tangrowth!” The Tangrowth leader was quick-eyed and agile.
In the blink of an eye, it used its vines to tie the Gastrodon up securely, rendering it unable to move.
Seizing this opportunity, Chase quickly examined that soft spot a few more times, a smile blooming on his face: “I finally found the cause!” —————————————————— There’s something for free patrons too!