Pokémon: Join Team Rocket at the Beginning

Chapter 843 Pure White Frozen Soil

"What's wrong?" Yang Ming asked, puzzled, and quickly used the power of the Long Rock to communicate with it.

The Great Fang Fox wasn't very intelligent, and even using the power of the Long Rock, he could only barely communicate with it. After a while, he finally understood what the Great Fang Fox meant.

"What? You want me to come to your house as a guest?"

The big-toothed fox nodded vigorously.

Seeing this, Yang Ming couldn't help but feel curious. A wild raccoon dog would actually invite a human to its home? This was an extremely rare occurrence in the Pokémon ecosystem.

He looked down into the big-toothed fox's round, black eyes, which shone with sincerity and expectation. Yang Ming pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Alright, then I'll trouble you to lead the way."

The big-toothed raccoon happily purred a few times, then turned and ran deeper into the snowfield, occasionally looking back to make sure Yang Ming was following. The two of them thus traversed the winding snowfield.

After walking for about twenty minutes, the view suddenly opened up before them. There was a frozen lake with a small "dam" next to it, which was the unique den of the Bigtooth Civets. The Bigtooth Civets quickly ran to the dam, where there was a carefully arranged entrance—a "doormat" made of soft moss, with several smooth pebbles neatly piled up next to it.

"Is this your home?" Yang Ming squatted down and carefully examined the cozy little nest.

The big-toothed raccoon nodded proudly, then scurried into the tree hole, and soon dragged out something wrapped in dry leaves. It carefully opened the leaves, and inside were several plump tree fruits.

Yang Ming was overjoyed – he was starving!

The big-toothed fox nodded, and Yang Ming promptly accepted the fruits.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the cave entrance again. Several large-toothed raccoons cautiously poked their heads out. One of the raccoons was quite large, about the same size as the one that had led the way, while the others were noticeably smaller.

"Are these all your family members?" Yang Ming asked.

The slightly larger raccoon stepped forward, affectionately nuzzling the cheek of the raccoon that had led the way, then looked up at Yang Ming, its dark eyes revealing gentle kindness. The little ones hid behind their parents, curiously peeking out and making soft "gurgling" sounds.

The big-toothed raccoon leading the way gestured with its paws, then turned to its family and made a few "gurgling" sounds, seemingly introducing Yang Ming.

Yang Ming understood. Unlike the Fire Lions, which are polygamous, the Big Toothed Civets are monogamous, and these Big Toothed Civets are clearly its mates and children.

Just then, Yang Ming noticed a deep wound on the larger piranha. His heart sank; clearly, the wound had been left by another wild Pokémon.

Unlike Pokémon raised by trainers, wild Pokémon have almost no means of treatment. Once they are injured in battles with other Pokémon of different species, they are very likely to die from wound infections or other reasons.

Seeing this, Yang Ming reached out and silently activated the power of the Long Rock to heal it.

Although he lost all the medicine he carried with him due to the space-time rift, as long as the power of the Epoch remains, he can heal Pokémon anytime, anywhere.

"Gurgle...?"

The injured raccoon initially flinched, but then, instead of pain, it felt a comforting warmth and a ticklish tingling sensation from its wound. Its round black eyes widened in surprise before it slowly relaxed, even letting out a soft, contented purr.

The big-toothed raccoon, who had been nervously guarding the side, gradually relaxed when it saw its partner's expression. It looked at Yang Ming with gratitude in its eyes.

The wound stopped bleeding and closed at a visible speed. Although it could not heal instantly without leaving a trace, the hideous crack quickly turned into a light pink new flesh, and the danger was over.

"Alright, rest for a few days and avoid strenuous activity, and you should be fine." Yang Ming withdrew his hand, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. Using the power of the Long Rock to heal in the icy environment was more taxing than usual, but seeing the relaxed expressions on the faces of the Big Tooth Tanuki family, he felt it was all worth it.

The injured raccoon stood up, moved around carefully, and then, together with its mate, bowed deeply to Yang Ming, letting out grateful cries. The little ones seemed to understand as well, no longer hiding, but circling around their parents and Yang Ming with curiosity and affection.

The raccoon, who had led the way, scurried back into the tree hole. This time, instead of pulling out tree fruit, it dragged out a flute that was smooth as jade and pure white. It solemnly pushed the flute to Yang Ming's feet, tilting its head back with an extremely serious look in its eyes.

"This is... a thank-you gift for me?" Yang Ming picked up the flute. This flute was very special, unlike anything made by humans of this era. The patterns on it seemed to faintly contain a stable energy fluctuation related to the earth. "A very special thing, thank you."

He put away the flute, guessing that it might be something that a trainer from the Green Age had accidentally lost, and that Bichon Frise had unintentionally taken it into its den as a treasure.

After bidding farewell to the Big Tooth Fox family, Yang Ming continued on his way, but unlike before, he was now full of ambition.

Through his contact with the Bigtooth family, he has determined three things:

First of all, there is food in this snowfield. At least judging from the fact that the Bigtooth Civet family was able to store fruit, there must be ripe fruit lying on the ground nearby.

Secondly, judging from the wounds on the raccoon, there are wild Pokémon in this area. The reason Yang Ming didn't encounter them before was simply because he hadn't ventured deep into the snowfield.

Third, and most importantly, the fact that the Great Teethed Civet was able to find the flute means that its den is not far from human settlements!

"Although we haven't found a way back yet, at least we've found a way to solve our food and clothing problems. Clefairy, Gengar, head towards the forest ahead!"

Ahead lay a coniferous forest covered in snow. Yang Ming guessed that the berries of the Big Toothbill were found here, and decisively sent Gengar and Clefairy to search separately.

Before long, they discovered a number of tree fruits buried deep in the snow.

"Thanks to the snow and low temperatures, these tree fruits are still very fresh, with no signs of rot at all. In a sense, the environment here can be considered a natural refrigerator."

With the berries given to him by the Bifurloc family, Yang Ming had enough berries to sustain him for several days. So, while he and Gengar collected dry grass, he had Clefairy start a fire to cook dinner before going to bed early.

Soon, a fragrant aroma wafted through the forest.

"I never imagined that roasting tree fruits over a fire would produce such a unique flavor."

Yang Ming sighed as he roasted the tree fruits by the fire.