Kashiwagi, who turned sixteen not long ago, took off the clothes that were stuck to his body with sweat on his face, revealing a strong physique.
A colleague came in from outside. He extended his hand to say hello, picked up toiletries and walked into the bathroom.
When the water hit his face, splashed everywhere, or flowed down the river, he couldn't help but start thinking and reminiscing.
This is Huangtie Town.
A place full of steampunk style, exposing metal pipes of different thicknesses, mechanical structures with various gears, and rusty, dark cores.
Although it is said to be a town, its population size is actually no smaller than that of cities in the same area.
The endless mineral deposits underground are also the main source of income here.
Located in the interior of the Ourei region, like most towns, it is surrounded by endless wilderness and desert. At a glance, only yellow, gray and black are visible, and active green is rarely seen.
The technology is quite advanced, but it is not a beautiful place.
Therefore, Kashiwagi often regrets that as a time traveler, why he could not be reincarnated into the main series area.
A place like Ouray.
Not to mention the quality of life, he has no parents, no money, no power, and no power. It is extremely difficult to obtain Pokémon and become a trainer, and the competition is terrifying.
Traveling? Attending a conference?
Too far away from him.
Of course, the main reason is that wild Pokémon cannot be caught in the Ole area.
As a corner of the world and a distant land, most trainers rely on imported Pokémon, and there are very few wild individuals.
This direct reason has led to Kashiwagi not being able to get his own Pokémon so far, and not having Pokémon means that it is difficult to change his destiny.
However, there will always be bread, and there will always be Pokémon.
The second-rate force that voluntarily joined after waking up - the Quicksand Team - is selecting official members. Peripheral members - the minions - can get a Pokémon from the leaders as long as they pass the assessment.
Although he is not very happy, he does not have the right to decide on this thing. After entering, it will be difficult to withdraw.
Thinking about it this way, the Rockets, who often remove bad players, are simply too humane. In Huangtie Town, everyone will be assigned a job. The poor people at the bottom who don't want to work will only be driven to the underground city to mine. If they are unlucky, they may mine.
Mine for life.
escape?
The next nearest town is at least a hundred kilometers away from here. It is a desert. It is difficult to find an oasis with water. It is extremely easy for people to lose their sense of direction. Not to mention that the escape speed is not as fast as a high-tech hoverbike.
The station leading to the outside is even more crowded with pickpockets, gangsters, and scammers. They are basically the secret lines of major forces. People who have been branded will be caught as soon as they get on the train.
Population is Huangtie Town’s most important resource.
Furthermore, even if he goes to other areas, his illegal status is still a problem, and he can easily be deported if caught.
Not to mention that he is still illiterate and can only understand some very basic vocabulary. There is neither a library in the town nor a free education environment for him to go to school.
His only advantage now is his young physique. The Liusha team is in urgent need of new blood, and the two hit it off immediately.
As for what to do next, he decided to get Pokémon first and then move on.
By the way...there's also this thing.
Kashiwagi glanced at the countdown number in the lower right corner of his vision. He had been counting down since he woke up and fused his memory a week ago, and it was almost over.
Based on his understanding of time-travelers, this is probably not a benefit that most people have.
I couldn't help but look forward to it.
After taking a shower.
Kashiwagi resisted the desire to go back to his den and wait for the countdown to clear, so he had a meal with some familiar colleagues and drank some beer.
Listening to their drunken complaints, he felt quite calm.
Being gregarious is very important. Without the ability to protect oneself, being independent will only make him hostile and ostracized, so he has to go out for a drink with this group of people no matter how unhappy he is.
In the Quicksand Team, most of the minions are just getting by, living day by day, and their salary is always a week's salary, a day's salary, but not a month's salary.
But in this town, which is secretly almost completely controlled by various organizations, they are living a pretty good life. At least they have a much easier time than the low-level casual workers, and they also have a fixed salary.
If you include the "extra money" you get from playing Qiufeng, you can barely buy a Pokémon for a few months.
But how can cultivating Pokémon be so simple? All kinds of Pokémon food, nutritional pills and other necessities are surprisingly expensive, not to mention Pokémon massage, post-war treatment, etc...
Getting Pokémon is the beginning of spending money.
Therefore, most of the minions who are getting by can only look at other people's Pokémon with envy, and then use the money in their pockets to live happily ever after.
As for Kashiwagi, he has the instinct to save money, but many times he instinctively resists some "extra money" and refuses to spend the money he got through the autumn wind, secretly receiving it on the other side, so that the actual amount of deposits is not ideal.
.
Obviously "salary" is not very clean either.
It can only be said that this is the bottom line he thinks he must stick to. Even if he laughs at fifty steps and takes a hundred steps, it is better than actually walking a hundred steps.
How long can such a naive idea persist?
He himself was very curious.
…
Qingyi Street.
As one of the neighborhoods controlled by the Quicksand Team, there are residences provided by them to outsiders.
From the appearance, it looks no different from an old garbage dump.
The two-story bungalow is riddled with holes, dirt can be seen everywhere, graffiti with unknown meanings, an unspeakable stench, and various rusty iron sheets with sharp edges...
Normal people would never want to live here.
But one thing is that it is extremely safe.
Although the Quicksand Team is only a second-rate force in Huangtie Town, there are very few people who dare to trouble them. The fundamental reason is that they have a strong leader and a solid backing.
After returning home, Kashiwagi quickly closed the door, leaving the strange smell outside, and lay down on the bed to wait for the countdown to end.
What will be the golden finger?
He was somewhat looking forward to it, but also vaguely worried that this might not be a golden finger, but a countdown to some kind of death or disaster.
I was lucky enough to come to the Pokémon world, but unfortunately I didn't get a good start.
The complicated emotions made him worry about gains and losses.
And just as he was thinking wildly, the countdown ended.
A line of text appeared in his field of vision out of thin air, flickering non-stop.
[Trainer life simulator starts, remaining times: 2, next replenishment countdown: 168:00:00]
Emulator?
Kashiwagi was stunned for a moment, and saw a new line of words pop up.
【Do you want to start simulation? Yes/No】
He took a deep breath and was a little glad that this thing was in Chinese. He slowly clicked on it, and then three lines of words flew out in front of his eyes.
【Choose your birthplace▽】
【Choose your gender▽】
【Choose your Pokémon▽】
Kashiwagi clicked on the first row, and the main series areas suddenly appeared in front of him, but the side story areas were not seen.
He chose Kanto.
There are only two options for gender, male and female.
He chose the man.
The selectable Pokémon are a bit strange, there is only one random one. The three classic Kanto Pokémon, there are many wild dog-like Pikachus on the roadside, and there are no ordinary Pokémon Eevee.
Since he had no choice, Kashiwagi silently clicked on random and determined his three options.
[Please extract your talents]
Press.
Fixed talents:
[Fledgling (the progress of training Pokémon is slow)]
Optional talents:
[Rough hands and feet (Pokémon health management is rough)]
[My family is poor (it’s a burden to raise Pokémon)]
[Hot-blooded boy (always positive attitude)]
[Peach Blossoms (possibly dating with the opposite sex)]
Kashiwagi took a closer look and found that the fixed talents could not be replaced, while the optional talents could be chosen from two items.
Just these four...
No matter how you think about it, only the last two can be chosen, right? Only the first two idiots will choose.
Or is there a trap here?
never mind.
Anyway, there are two chances.
Knowing that practice is more effective than blind guessing, Kashiwagi lit up the last two talents and determined his options.
All of a sudden.
An illusory screen appeared in front of me, with weird pixel animations showing on it, and text jumping out below to explain.