Pokémon: The Journey Begins with a Cowherd

Chapter 485 Zapdos Recovers (Bonus Chapter for Lord Xue Qinghe!)

"Ugh~ (No, this is absolutely not allowed!)"

"Fur!!!"

After Zapdos let out a series of pitiful screams, the task of changing Zapdos's medicine was finally completed by Nurse Joy.

"Does Miss Joey have to be so ruthless when changing her dressing?"

Looking at the Zapdos drooling in pain, Qingyuan couldn't bear to watch and asked Joyful Blue.

The way Joey Lan changed the dressing just now really startled him.

They roughly ripped the gauze off Zapdos's back and quickly stuffed a new gauze back in.

Even Qingyuan felt pain just looking at it, let alone Zapdos, who had experienced it firsthand.

It's no wonder it makes a scream like a chicken being slaughtered.

"What do you know? Changing the dressing needs to be done quickly!"

"If I change it gradually, it will be more painful than it is now, and the pain will last longer!"

"Therefore, a short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Qiao Yilan rolled her eyes at him.

Seriously, what are you doing messing around like this without even having studied medicine!

"Phew! (I've learned a lot; thank you, doctor.)"

Upon hearing Joy Blue's words, Zapdos, drooling in pain on its sickbed, immediately flapped its wings at Joy Blue and spoke.

What did it say?

Seeing Zapdos's strange behavior, Joy Blue asked Qingyuan with a puzzled look.

As the future son-in-law of the Joy family, Qingyuan's ability to understand elves is no longer a secret within the Joy family.

Of course, this is no secret within the Officer Jenny family. The difference is that Qingyuan has only established a relationship with Joey from the Joey family.

"Oh, it said thank you!"

Upon hearing Joy's words, Qingyuan quickly processed Zapdos's words in his mind and then spoke to Joy.

Zapdos is a Pokémon that I don't know from which era it was born, but the whole bird speaks in a very literary way.

He was afraid that Joey Lan, being so dense, wouldn't understand, so he simply translated it into plain language.

"No need for thanks, it's just my duty!"

"I wonder if Zapdos could give me a whole feather; I'd like to keep it as a collectible!"

"From now on, when I run into people from my family, I can say that I once saved a divine beast!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Qiao Yilan waved to Qingyuan and said with anticipation.

Upon hearing this, Qingyuan, his face darkening, relayed the words to Zapdos, even though Zapdos itself could understand Joy Blue's words.

However, as a translator who could understand Elvish, Qingyuan felt he should relay the message to Zapdos.

Qingyuan thought Zapdos probably wouldn't agree. Although Zapdos seemed very kind, it actually possessed all the pride of a legendary bird.

Their feathers are only given to those they approve of.

Moreover, Zapdos is now missing such a large patch of feathers on its back, so it should cherish its feathers even more now.

It's highly unlikely that Joey will get the blue.

As Qingyuan had expected, after hearing Qiao Yilan's words...

Zapdos gazed at its beautiful feathers, lost in thought.

However, to Qingyuan's surprise, Zapdos pondered for a while before responding.

In the end, she reluctantly plucked a beautiful feather from her own wing and gave it to Joy Blue.

"Phew! (Thank you for saving me, but it's just a feather, nothing compared to your kindness!)"

Looking at Joy Blue in front of him, Zapdos handed her a feather while speaking earnestly.

However, although Zapdos's words sounded nice, Joy Blue couldn't understand Elvish.

So she could only ask Qingyuan to relay the message to her, but Qingyuan, who grew up in an orphanage, couldn't speak in such a literary style.

Therefore, he simply repeated it to Joy Lan in plain language.

When Zapdos heard Qingyuan relay its plain language, it got so angry that it reopened its wounds.

This caused Joy Blue to let out a sharp, furious cry.

……

Time flies like an arrow; three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Zapdos's injuries have almost fully recovered during this time.

Although there is still a large bald patch on his back, with no hair.

However, by this time, Zapdos could already fly very well.

"Fura!"

Zapdos, having completed its recovery flight, landed on the battleground in front of the Pokémon Center.

Over the past few days, Zapdos has performed more than a dozen recovery flights.

Fortunately, there are few people in Black Cloud City, and most of them spend their days in factories.

Otherwise, with legendary Pokémon flying by every morning, the Pokémon Center would have long since been packed with people.

"Haha, Zapdos, you've recovered pretty well!"

Qingyuan, who was standing to the side, watched Zapdos land smoothly and immediately walked up to it with a big laugh.

"Phew! (The recovery is going well; I feel no discomfort now, except for the bald patches on my back, which is a little unusual!)"

"Phew! (But this little bit of hair is no big deal, it won't affect my flight!)"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Zapdos nodded to him.

Its body has recovered very well during this time, except that it is a bit chilly because it is missing a large patch of fur on its back.

It probably thinks it didn't fight that Moltres guy.

"Haha, how about it? Want to warm up with a match? I can't wait!"

Upon hearing Zapdos's words, Qingyuan immediately took out Gliscor's Poké Ball and smiled at Zapdos.

Qingyuan wasn't lying; he had indeed been waiting for this match for a long time and was incredibly eager to get started.

If it weren't for Joy Lan's objection, and his reluctance to take advantage of the bird's vulnerability...

As early as the first day Zapdos had its bandages removed, he commanded Gliscor to battle against Zapdos.

"Whoosh! (Great, I'd love to see how well I'm recovering!)"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Zapdos immediately nodded to him.

Actually, its impression of Qingyuan has been pretty good during this period, if Qingyuan's strength is reliable.

It wasn't so averse to becoming a spirit in Qingyuan.

Having said that, its eyes were filled with fighting spirit, and its sharp gaze made Qingyuan feel a sting.

"Then fight!"

Upon hearing this, Qingyuan shouted loudly at Zapdos.

He then quickly ran towards the command post.

"It's you I choose, Scorpio King!"

Looking at the Zapdos in front of him, Qingyuan threw the Gliscor's Poké Ball high into the air and shouted loudly.

He emphasized beforehand that he sent out Scorpion King only because Scorpion King was the strongest non-divine Pokémon he had trained.

It has absolutely nothing to do with Scorpion being a Ground-type!

They have absolutely no relation whatsoever!

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Five chapters still owed!