[Hmm? Have you encountered any strange things recently? ]

[Strange things? Before, there was an M who insisted on dragging me to their organization to be an S. Does that count? ]

Facing Chaoparis's incoherent question, Guan Liyuan gave an answer that puzzled Lao Ka.

Guan Liyuan was also very strange. Why did Lao Ka suddenly contact him... The last time Lao Ka took the initiative to contact him was because he came into contact with the Super Stone of Koga Greninja. After that, even when Guan Liyuan got the Super Stone of the Tsurugi, Lao Ka ignored him.

[Human organization? That shouldn't be... Have you met Arceus recently? ] Lao Ka asked further.

[Huh? Why did I meet Arceus? I did want to find it, but not now... ] Guan Liyuan asked in confusion.

[That's right, if you really met Arceus, I wouldn't be unable to feel it... By the way, what are you looking for it for? ] Lao Ka asked in confusion.

So Guan Liyuan explained to it about the issue of "optimized breeding".

Old Ka: [……]

After a long silence, Old Ka said: [Have you mentioned this great plan to anyone else recently? ]

[I told Xiaodai about it, what's wrong? ] Guan Liyuan was also very surprised that Old Ka was suddenly interested in Arceus again.

[It's okay, eat something good recently. ] After saying something inexplicable, Old Ka ended the contact.

[Eat something good? Am I malnourished? Could it be... caused by too many evolutions? ] Guan Liyuan obviously didn't understand what Old Ka meant.

That's right, Old Ka actually discovered Arceus's "mark" by accident. Arceus didn't get close to Guan Liyuan before, and Old Ka didn't pay much attention to him, so he didn't find anything, but the "mark" left by Arceus was always there. After Old Ka paid a little attention to the outside world, he immediately found the clue.

When he found the "mark", Old Ka wiped it off...

Old Ka also knew the purpose of this "mark" and knew that Arceus had most likely discovered its coordinates in this world - Dragon Fang.

Although he was afraid of Arceus, Lao Ka would not sit by and watch Arceus spy on him. Besides, Arceus had no reason to fight with him now... Moreover, if he did not erase this "mark", when Guan Liyuan "left", Arceus would probably be frightened.

[That kind of timid guy, who is so timid even by the rules of the world, if he finds such a novel thing, he would probably instinctively want to stop Guan Liyuan from coming in again, right? ]

This sentence was thought by Lao Ka in his heart, and he did not tell Guan Liyuan...

But what Lao Ka did not expect was that he was just asking casually, but he did not expect Guan Liyuan to be so suicidal, so he reminded him that if Guan Liyuan mentioned the name "Arceus", it is likely that he has been sensed by the other party.

"The village of Baiye is ahead. The map shows that there is a Pokémon Center in the village. You don't have to camp tonight!"

After climbing over a small hill, Esther pointed to a small village at the foot of the mountain, which was obviously a human settlement.

At this time, Guan Liyuan and his two companions had been away from Crystal City for two days. Although they were not close to the next target town, they would pass through two small villages along the way...

The routes that trainers traveled for training were usually places where Pokémon lived. In the Pokémon world, farming is also one of the main sources of food for humans. In order to protect Pokémon and the results of human farming, human farmland is concentrated in large farm areas, which are generally completely different from the areas where Pokémon live.

Therefore, during the trainer's travel, there are not many opportunities to stay in a village. The villages that appear on the way of training and travel are not agricultural villages. Most of them are semi-cultivation houses or villages that process some Pokémon by-products.

For example, this Baiye Village is because it is close to a grass-type Pokémon settlement, where a kind of wild tea grows under the influence of grass-type energy. The village is a gathering place that relies on picking this wild tea as an industry.

In addition, because trainers often stay overnight, and the villagers can pick tea smoothly, it is also a custom here. Regardless of whether they are trainers or not, the villagers will capture a grass-type Pokémon. Therefore, although there are no real people from the Junsha family and the Joey family, the Pokémon Center has a franchised branch here.

Since they just happened to be passing by this area, and it was already evening, Guan Liyuan and the other two naturally would not make it difficult for themselves and decided to rest in Baiye Village that night.

Even the smallest Pokémon Center is more comfortable than a tent, right?

However, when they really saw the Pokémon Center in Baiye Village, Esther and Serena couldn't help but sigh in their hearts-it's really small.

The Pokémon Center in the city is at least a skyscraper. In slightly larger cities, the Pokémon Center can occupy a park. Even the Pokémon Center in the town is much larger than this. The Pokémon Center in front of them is just a two-story cabin.

When they pushed the door in, Esther and Serena found that they still used a bell installed on the door as a welcome bell.

However, Guan Liyuan had been to many places in Kanto before, and he had seen some of these franchised super-small Pokémon Centers.

The Pokémon Centers in the city are not like those in the animations or games, where Miss Joy stands behind the counter as soon as you enter the door...

Usually Miss Joys are the pillars of a Pokémon Center, and if the entire Pokémon Center is maintained by Miss Joy, with so many trainers, the queue will be endless!

In this super-small franchised Pokémon Center, Guan Liyuan is really "familiar" with the counter model. In the fairly tidy room, there are several modern Pokémon care machines. After hearing the welcome bell, a young girl came out from behind the counter - but from her appearance, it can be seen that she is definitely not a member of the Joy family.

Even in the Pokémon world, not all Joys are carved out of the same mold, but there are 60% to 70% of them, and this young woman has orange hair, which is completely different from Joy's hair color.

Normally, such a small franchised Pokémon Center would not have any real Joeys, only some basic equipment.

"I haven't seen you before, are you Pokémon trainers? Are you members of the Kalos Alliance?" the orange-haired woman asked.

"Yes, three senior members." Guan Liyuan said.

Guan Liyuan was invited by the Kalos Alliance, so he was naturally awarded the status of a senior member. It's not difficult for Fatong to get senior membership for Esther and Serena... However,

after seeing the alliance certificate of Guan Liyuan and the other two, the orange-haired woman curled her lips in a not-so-subtle way, and she looked a little bit bored.

"Here, this is the room key. The center in our small village is just a franchise. There is no difference in the rooms. If you want to take a shower, you have to boil water yourself." The orange-haired woman said impatiently, and put three keys on the counter.

Behind the Pokémon Center, there are several rooms for passing trainers to rest...

But these keys seem to be randomly grabbed. I didn't see other trainers resting here, but the rooms of the three people were not next to each other. There were four rooms on each floor, and Serena was even arranged on the second floor.

"The attitude is really bad." Esther said in the corridor, a little dissatisfied.

"Maybe it's because it's a franchise... She can't make money from us." Guan Liyuan said.

For this kind of franchise, it seems that the Pokémon Center provides equipment, and the franchise staff is responsible for maintaining operations. They can make money with these, but the members of the alliance must be entertained for free.

"This is one of the obligations of the franchisee!" Esther's eyes are not tolerant of sand. Guan Liyuan still remembers the scene when she was stopped from cutting in line when he first met her. It is estimated that Esther will complain directly to the Pokémon Center when she arrives in the city behind.

Guan Liyuan had no intention of stopping this. If Tianxia Diyiwu opened up to grassroots franchisees in the future, this kind of black sheep would definitely be eliminated...

[Wait... doesn't she even know me?] This doubt suddenly flashed through Guan Liyuan's mind.