Three days later.
Above the endless sea, a Dragonite kept flying.
On its back, a young man with his eyes closed, as well as an Eevee, lay prone.
The youth was none other than the handsome Fang Yuan...
Although Fang Yuan appeared to be resting, he was actually trying to use meditation while in a state of "Unity of Heaven and Man."
However, the attempt at meditation wasn't successful, and he was almost about to fall asleep.
And Eevee was honestly just bored and on the verge of sleep as well.
After Nastina and Caitlin left, Fang Yuan's team had dwindled down to just himself again.
While training his superpower on one side and covertly watching Aliu, Wusong, and others challenge his Pokémon, he indeed found a certain joy in it.
Meanwhile, he had been active in a chat group for three days. With not many members in the group, Fang Yuan managed to get familiar with everyone.
Now, Aliu, Wusong, One Tree, and others knew that Fang Yuan was currently taking on the Pokémon World Championship.
And he was also a top-tier player ranked above 1000.
While this rank may not seem impressive to the few actual Four Heavenly Kings, it was actually quite good.
Most Museum Owners were only around the 1000 rank as well.
With that level of strength, no matter where he went, he could be respectfully addressed as a master.
Monstrous Museum Owners like Lt. Surge, Adam, Thousand Miles, and the Galar Pavilion Master were, after all, only a minority.
Currently, since things at the secret base were stabilized after talks with Mewtwo, it had settled down.
After stabilizing, Fang Yuan began his journey towards the Orange Archipelago, intending to participate in a public match against Lt. Surge.
The location of the match between Fang Yuan and Lt. Surge was Citrus Island, where the Orange League Headquarters and the Orange Sports Field were located, which was precisely the destination of Fang Yuan's journey.
Although the match was still a few days away, it wouldn't hurt to come early and search for the Tablet. Whether he found it or not, it would save some time.
"Bwoo—"
As they flew, Dragonite suddenly called out to awaken Fang Yuan, having flown for half a day, and pointed towards a huge island in front of them, inquiring if that was the one.
"That's not it, Rotom; this is Little Orange Island. The one we're looking for is Citrus Island!"
Fang Yuan hadn't spoken when Rotom in his pocket pulled up the map and immediately issued a reminder.
"Forget about which island it is... let's stop here for a bit. I'm so hungry, let's grab a meal before we take off," Fang Yuan said, rubbing his stomach.
Every time I practice my superpower, I get so hungry... weird.
"Bwoo..." Eevee also rubbed its eyes and climbed onto Dragonite's head, looking towards the island in front.
Little Orange Island was the largest island in the Orange Archipelago.
With metropolitan cities, deserts, plains, forests, and more, it was a famous tourist destination within the archipelago. Upon arriving, Fang Yuan's stomach immediately began to rumble.
"Eevee, how about we go enjoy a seafood feast?" he proposed.
"Bwoo! (No, I want desserts)," Eevee replied.
Licking their lips, the trainer and his Pokémon contemplated and then Fang Yuan said, "I wonder if we should call the Glutton... I seem to have promised it I'd take it to eat some delicious food."
"Bwoo? (Are you sure?)"
"Hmm, never mind, let it continue to play with Wusong and the others. Otherwise, if the food here doesn't suit its taste, it might throw a fit and burn down the restaurant."
So far, the only chef that had managed to satisfy the Glutton was the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, and it had even started to despise the Energy Blocks crafted by the Gear Group, claiming they were undercooked.
Although Pokémon World food surely surpassed Earth's and there must be plenty of options better than Energy Blocks, Fang Yuan didn't expect to encounter them here. It was best to save the treat for the Glutton for another opportunity.
......
After arriving at Little Orange Island, Fang Yuan entered a city closest to the beach in search of a suitable place to eat.
However, before he took two steps, he encountered something rather gut-wrenching.
"Sir, would you like a cup of juice?"
"Fresh and tasty orange juice."
"Only 998 per cup, meow."
"Have you mixed gold into this orange juice to sell it for so much?"
Fang Yuan looked in disbelief at the three weirdos holding trays who had come up to sell him drinks.
"Sir, you've got quite an eye, haha! One of the ingredients for this juice is indeed the legendary golden bead powder, which is said to prolong life. If a Magikarp drank this, it could instantly turn into a golden Magikarp, and even produce gold!" laughed the purple-haired young man. "If a Magikarp drank this, it could instantly turn into a golden Magikarp, and even produce gold!"
"Hey, James..."
Jessie and Meowth suddenly looked nervous and pulled at James, who was persuading people.
Indeed, the three odd folks peddling drinks to Fang Yuan were none other than the Team Rocket Trio.
The Team Rocket Trio, as per their usual antics, were moonlighting to earn money, and today's job was selling juice. They kept pushing their product on passersby and had already sold many portions.
But the person in front of them... as Jessie and Meowth took a closer look at his face, they were taken aback.
"Uh..."
Upon hearing his teammates' warning, James also scrutinized Fang Yuan. The face wasn't familiar, but a shoulder-carrying Eevee?
This combination seemed familiar from a past encounter.
In the next second, James' eyes widened as he remembered.
Back in Pallet Town, they had come across this guy; Jessie had even noted his Eevee.
However, they had given up on the plan to capture Eevee due to various reasons.
But that wasn't the most important part. The most important thing was, they had tried to capture Xiaozhi's Pikachu back in Pallet Town. It was this guy who had released a Dragonite that blasted them away... Owning a Pokémon like Dragonite... he was definitely a terrifyingly powerful individual not to be messed with!!