Inside and Outside Verdanturf Town

After experiencing such an eventful day with Dragonite, Yuga found himself a bit bewildered when he finally had time to think about it.

The Pokémon that had gathered around dispersed upon seeing that both Dragonite and Dratini were unharmed. Even Florges, with her little companions, returned to the Flower Sea to continue their "cultivation" journey.

When Yuga left the Ecopark, he placed Dratini in the island's central lake at the Shallow Seashore, allowing it to live with Melotic and the others since Dratini originally came from a lake. With Melotic's company, it wouldn't feel lonely.

Passing by the main Ecopark, Yuga saw the Ninetales and Houndoom couple playing on the grass with newborn three Vulpix, three Houndour, and three Ponyta. They all got along harmoniously, appearing like one big happy family. Yuga couldn't help but marvel; were the Ninetales and Houndoom adjusting to parenthood in advance?

This made Yuga feel a bit sympathetic towards Swellow. While others were preparing for parenthood, it hadn't even won over its partner yet.

Recently, Swellow had become enthusiastic about recruiting underlings. Originally, it was just two Taillow and two Zubat, but later it expanded to include four Swablu from the main Ecopark. Even the three newly born Swablu had been convinced to join its ranks.

It seemed like it was in the process of forming a bird community.

The only ones it didn't dare to touch were the Unfezant and its beloved, the Honchkrow.

However, Yuga didn't stop it because it did take these bird Pokémon as its underlings and was genuinely teaching them. This saved Yuga a lot of trouble.

Yuga glanced at Swellow, who stood tall on a branch of the Weather Tree, giving orders to its underlings, and at Honchkrow, who watched with poise nearby, shaking his head.

Thinking about Swellow, Yuga also thought about the Chatot, its partner, which stayed in the Ecopark guarding its offspring. It was dedicated to taking care of its Egg, while the Chatot seemed to be constantly flirting with others, whether male humans or male Pokémon, behaving like a true philanderer.

After bringing Dragonite back to the Ecopark, the excitement around the Zapdos incident didn't die down as time passed. On the contrary, it escalated further.

Officer Jenny complained to Yuga more than once upon seeing him. She mentioned that the security situation in Verdanturf Town was becoming increasingly difficult to manage and requested Yuga's assistance with the police station.

Yuga's strength had been evident to the entire Verdanturf Town during this period.

Yuga thought it over and didn't refuse for two reasons. First, he didn't want the tranquility of Verdanturf Town to be disrupted. Second, he felt that it wouldn't hurt to have Officer Jenny, who was the boss around here, owe him a favor.

As a result, the daily patrol tasks of the Great Flygon became increasingly formal, and Linoone also joined in on the patrols. The two of them took charge of the sky and land, respectively.

Yuga didn't reveal the existence of his other Pokémon, as in this perilous world, it was essential to keep a few cards up his sleeve.

While the town appeared peaceful, there were some undercurrents outside the small town. Not only were there wandering trainers, adventurers, but even Pokémon poachers and members of evil organizations had been spotted.

The forest rangers outside the town had encountered signs of hunting nets and traps several times in the forest, which were common tactics used by Pokémon poachers.

In the world of Pokémon, trainers typically engage in battles and defeat wild Pokémon before capturing them. In contrast, hunters often employ advanced technology and weaponry, including illegal arms.

However, the Pokémon League had also increased its efforts. Many forest rangers and prosecutors were dispatched to the Petalburg Woods to investigate the reasons behind Zapdos's appearance in Verdanturf Town.

Yuga knew about this because a few days ago, Steven had visited and inquired about the situation regarding Zapdos's appearance. Steven had revealed that he was one of the prosecutors assigned to the Petalburg Woods for investigation.

Yuga was quite surprised that Steven had joined the league's prosecutor team so quickly. Was this a step towards becoming a Champion?

However, Yuga didn't have much to tell him. What he could reveal, Yuga knew, was already known to others. As for what he couldn't reveal, he wouldn't tell anyone. In the end, Steven left without any significant progress.

Yuga didn't expect the forest rangers and prosecutors from the league to uncover much. Even the victim, Dratini, had no idea why Zapdos had captured it and taken it out of the Petalburg Woods, not to mention others.

The commotion outside brought a significant influx of people to Verdanturf Town. Yuga's Pokéblocks sold offline saw sales double compared to usual, making him quite a bit of money.

However, the increased business also meant that Yuga was busier than usual. Almost every day, he had to work alongside Misaki to produce Pokéblocks.

Yuga's newly improved the Extender had also been successfully launched. However, these specialized Pokéblocks didn't have many offline customers; most of them were ordered online. After all, few people ventured outdoors with a Magikarp.

Nevertheless, these Pokéblocks were in high demand. The power of Gyarados was well-known, and Magikarp was an extremely common Pokémon. With these Pokéblocks, the cost of raising a Gyarados significantly decreased.

Even Robert, upon learning about these Pokéblocks, decided to raise a Magikarp and pre-ordered Pokéblocks.

Regardless of the turmoil outside, Yuga remained quietly conducting his business in Verdanturf Town. The town had mysteriously become a resupply station for those from the outside world.

But as all things must come to an end, the commotion surrounding the Zapdos incident finally concluded.

One day, Yuga saw countless charred individuals being carried into Verdanturf Town. Some were dead, and some were alive, but Yuga didn't need an explanation to know what they had gone through.

Later, Yuga learned from those who returned that this group of reckless individuals had indeed ventured deep into the Petalburg Woods to provoke Zapdos. Unfortunately, they had underestimated the Legendary Pokémon.

Once they were targeted by Zapdos, they realized that Legendary Pokémon were not something they could provoke. Just a glance from Zapdos had unleashed countless thunderbolts, engulfing all of them and their Pokémon.

It was said that at that moment, half the sky of the Petalburg Woods had turned golden.

Several days later, Steven returned. The prosecutors and forest rangers hadn't found any results, but wisely, they hadn't provoked Zapdos and all returned safely.

A few more days passed, and someone claimed to have seen Zapdos flying out of the Petalburg Woods, but no one knew where it had gone.