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If Alex felt as if he was on the verge of freezing in the last second, then his mood now can definitely be called the warmth of spring.

Not to mention anything else, at least his safety in this world is guaranteed.

Well now.

"Archeops," Alex ordered Archeops, "use Spatial Rend!"

"Gah?"

Archeops supported its head with its wings, its movements reminiscent of Psyduck from the anime.

One second, two seconds, three seconds passed, and there seemed to be a burst of crows flying in the sky.

Archeops tilted its head, its eyes glazed over.

Alex: "..."

No way? Could it be that Archeops didn't obey orders because his trainer level wasn't high enough?

Alex hesitated for a moment, thinking of the 100 favorability points displayed on Archeops's information bar, squatted down, pointed at himself, and asked, "Do you know me?"

Archeops finally stopped supporting its head and lowered it to play with the stones on the ground with its beak.

"..."

Alex stretched out his hand to try and touch it, and after confirming that Archeops would not resist, Alex picked it up from the ground.

"Gah?"

Archeops made a questioning sound.

Alex asked again, "Can you understand me?"

Archeops was stunned for a while, then turned its head and used its beak to straighten the feathers on its body.

Alex looked at this scene and had a rough guess in his heart.

Archeops didn't resist his touch, which meant that it knew him. But it did not respond to his commands and voice, and this happens for two reasons:

One, Archeops couldn't understand him.

Two, Archeops couldn't hear him.

Alex, who had never been a trainer before, was puzzled.

Could it be that in anime and games, Pokémon are born with the ability to understand human speech, but this ability does not exist here?

Or, could it be that this Archeops is not a real Pokémon?

As we all know, the Pokémon in the game are just a bunch of emotionless data, and all their behavior patterns and abilities are set in advance by the programmer.

Thinking of this, Alex picked up a stone from the side and threw it into the river forcefully while Archeops was not paying attention. There was a clear "plop" sound from the river water.

Alex observed Archeops's movements. At the moment the sound came, Archeops obviously heard it, quickly raised its head, and looked in that direction.

I don't understand. But shouldn't it?

But now is obviously not the time to worry about this.

After Alex was about to leave the forest, he planned to ask other trainers.

He put Archeops back into the matching Master Ball, got up, and continued walking along the river.

Water sources are the most important thing for any living being.

Since ancient times, people have built their tribes and villages near water, so the chances of walking down and leaving the forest are obviously much higher than wandering around like a headless chicken.

Because he had encountered a swarm of Beedrill before, his movements were much more restrained this time, and he tried to make as little noise as possible.

But even so, he attracted the attention of some wild Pokémon.

There were Snubbull in the grass, Wurmple wriggling on the trees, Lotad drinking by the water, and even a rare Whismur.

These Pokémon did not attack Alex but just watched from a distance with curiosity.

Alex looked very moved.

A real Pokémon ecosystem!

These are far from what the game reflects!

He wanted to touch them so much!

Although his heart was moved, his rationality told him that if he really approached them, he would definitely receive vigilant attacks from the Pokémon.

After walking a certain distance, Alex felt that the burning pain on his side became more pronounced.

He lifted his clothes and saw that the purple area had begun to spread.

This is clearly not a good situation.

He had to get out of here as soon as possible before things got worse.

His stomach was also getting hungry.

The aftermath of summer had not completely dissipated. With the arrival of noon, the temperature in the air began to rise. This was not a normal heat but a kind of stuffy heat.

Judging from Alex's 30 years of life experience, this was obviously the rhythm of rain.

"Whismur, Snubbull, is this the Hoenn region?" Alex made a guess in his heart.

But soon, a Skwovet appeared on the tree branch, making him unsure again.

Skwovet, which first appeared in Pokémon Sword and Shield, is a Pokémon from the Galar region.

But if you think about it carefully, the game is different from reality. The game is divided into successive versions. Naturally, the version that comes out first will not have the Pokémon of the later generations, but the games of the later generations will have the Pokémon of the previous generations.

This also means that the Pokémon from the Galar region and the Unova region can entirely appear in other regions.

He hadn't eaten or drunk water since the morning, and Alex was hungry and thirsty now.

He noticed that the Skwovet was holding a berry in its arms.

Skwovet, whose habits are similar to real squirrels, have the habit of storing food for winter in advance in autumn.

So, following it might lead him to something to eat.

If he's lucky, he may even find Pecha Berries that can detoxify.

After only two seconds of hesitation, Alex made a decisive decision to follow the Skwovet.

According to his pace, it would take ages to walk out of the forest.

Maybe this area is a place that Skwovet is very familiar with, so it was not very vigilant, holding a pink berry, jumping back and forth between the trees.

Alex followed closely, hiding behind a big tree and watching the Skwovet throw the berry into the inside of a large tree.

When it was done, the Skwovet left.

Alex ran over, stretched his arm into the tree hole, apologized silently in his heart, and then pulled out a berry.

**[Oran Berry: After eating, it can restore a little energy to Pokémon.]**

Relevant information came to Alex's mind.

It wasn't the target he was looking for, so he put the Oran Berry in his left hand and stretched his right hand in again.

Just then, however, a heartbroken scream came from the tree trunk above.

Alex raised his head and looked at the Skwovet who had turned back.

"..."

"..."

So awkward.

Thinking that he, a dignified adult with hands and feet, would one day be reduced to stealing the "winter chestnuts" hidden by "squirrels" to eat.

More importantly, he was caught on the spot.

This is the first time Alex has done this kind of thing in thirty years. He subconsciously pulled out his hand and stretched out his right hand, which had nothing, trying to get away with it.

But Pokémon are different from ordinary animals; they are very intelligent.

The Skwovet pointed sharply at his left arm and made a sound of accusation.

Alex: "..."

Before he could take any action, an angry Skwovet fell from the sky, and Alex couldn't stand still, being thrown to the ground under the effect of inertia.

The small fists full of Skwovet's fury hammered on his forehead.

Alex quickly grabbed it by its armpits and returned the Oran Berry: "Stop hitting me, it's my fault, I'll give it back to you!"

After all, this kind of thing was his fault.

The Skwovet took it and snorted. Suddenly, its nose moved, and its eyes shifted to Alex's side. It smelled "poison" and "blood."

Alex noticed its behavior, lifted up his clothes, exposed the poisoned wound, and pretended to be pitiful, saying:

"I'm really sorry, I didn't steal your things on purpose. I was poisoned, and if I don't detoxify, I will die soon."

When he said this, there was a trace of temptation in his heart.

Archeops couldn't understand what he said, so could other wild Pokémon?

Facts have proved that it is possible.

Because he saw this Skwovet hesitate for a moment, then rush to the tree hole, rummage inside for a while, and run out holding a pink berry.

Its fluffy face was full of reluctance, and after a while, as if it had made some major decision, it pushed the berry over with a determined face.

**[Pecha Berry: Possesses the magical ability to cure poisoning.]**

Alex was shocked: "You're giving it to me?" Are wild Pokémon so kind?

The Skwovet nodded, squeaked twice, and stretched out its right leg on Alex's stomach.

It was only then that Alex noticed a small pink bandage in the shape of a bow tie on it, which was covered by the fur of the little guy before, so he didn't notice it.

That's a style that only humans can tie.

Alex was stunned for a moment; he vaguely guessed a possibility from the attitude of the Skwovet.

This Skwovet had been rescued by humans before, so it had great kindness towards humans and chose to help him here.

Thinking of this possibility, an inexplicable excitement arose from the depths of his heart.