Pokémon: World of Wonder

Chapter 380 Men

As Jiang Ye's rhythmic tapping swayed, the moon slowly sank into the mountains, a crimson glow rose over the sea, and the sun, rising above the mountains, danced in sync with Jiang Ye's tapping.

As the sun set and the moon began to appear faintly in the sky, Jiang Ye, wearing a headlamp helmet and a dust mask, finally hauled out the last truckload of volcanic rock.

Jiang Ye pulled the half-asleep Er Mao out of bed, and after Er Mao nodded, he pushed the cart full of volcanic rocks to the side and parked it. Finally, he took off his mask, lay down on the ground, and fell asleep immediately.

At this moment, only Jiang Ye's face was still barely recognizable. His body was covered in black rock dust mixed with sweat and stuck to his skin, and his blue-black tracksuit was covered with a layer of gray-brown rock dust.

It was as if he had been thrown into a pool of rock dust and soaked for a whole day. Not to mention that even though Jiang Ye was already asleep, his muscles were still twitching occasionally, making him look extremely disheveled.

However, it wasn't all for naught. From the cracks between the clumps of rock dust on his skin, one could vaguely see that Jiang Ye's skin seemed to be alive, slowly wriggling and constantly undergoing some kind of change.

Meanwhile, after being beaten up by a group of monkeys for two days, Jiang Ye's Pokémon, after two days of special training, although their energy levels did not increase significantly, their combat experience has become much richer.

The cooperation between them and their companions made the daily beatings much easier for them.

As the sun rose high in the sky, Jiang Ye groggily opened his sore eyes, feeling energetic yet weak all over. If it weren't for the trial, he would definitely have slept a little longer.

I got up and walked to the stream to look around. At this time, the people and the Fire Monkeys in other places had already started working, and the whole area was filled with dull clanging sounds.

The people left behind didn't come looking for Jiang Ye, and Jiang Ye didn't ask them any questions either, since he didn't believe the old man would really get rid of him.

However, being trapped on this island as a black slave, digging stones every day, like these guys, was not the life he wanted. He wanted to see what the League Tournament in this world was like.

There are many other areas, and even Huang Yan hasn't finished exploring them yet. He can't stop here for a year.

After cleaning himself up, Jiang Ye examined his body for a while and found that his skin had turned a thick, pale yellow, like tough cowhide.

However, this skin tone transformed him from a fair-skinned, delicate-looking young man into a sunny, handsome, and athletic guy.

Jiang Ye looked at his face in the mirror for a while, thinking to himself, as long as I don't become ugly, it's fine.

Just as I was thinking this, my stomach started growling after I relaxed.

Jiang Ye patted his stomach and stepped across the stream into the forest. It had been exactly 45 days since he last replenished his food supply.

After starting the fire, Jiang Ye took out some ingredients with short shelf lives and made a big stew with his secret hot pot broth.

The boiling pot, thick and reddish-brown fat coating long slices of meat and flavorful bean curd products, and the rich aroma of spices wafted through the woods. Jiang Ye opened the rice cooker that had been cooking in advance.

After strenuous physical activity, the slightly salty dishes paired with perfectly cooked rice whetted Jiang Ye's appetite. He used a spoon in the left hand to scoop rice and a spoon in the right, working with both hands simultaneously!

In just half an hour, Jiang Ye finished the whole pot of rice and the big pot of hot pot stew. After eating, Jiang Ye leaned against a big tree, feeling extremely comfortable with the soft sunlight shining on him.

As for the Pokémon that were attracted by the fragrance, they only circled around Jiang Ye and did not dare to approach him.

One reason is that the group of enslaved people here often have meals here, and they won't share their meager portions of delicious food with these wild Pokémon.

Secondly, Jiang Ye had already sprinkled a thick layer of highly concentrated insecticide powder around the area; in the game's parlance, Jiang Ye had used a golden spray.

Jiang Ye checked the time; it was already past one in the afternoon. He had just had lunch.

Back at his previous workplace, a group of monkeys and people were lying around the cave entrance, fast asleep. Jiang Ye also found a corner and lay down.

Leaning against the dark rock wall, Jiang Ye was about to take a rest when a dark figure rolled over and walked over.

The man took two steps and squatted down next to Jiang Ye: "Brother, want a smoke?"

Jiang Ye opened his eyes and shook his head when he sensed the man approaching. Seeing Jiang Ye shake his head, the man scratched his hair, which was tied up in strands covered with black rock dust, and said with some annoyance, "Oh dear, I don't know what's wrong with the young man lately. He's under so much pressure and doesn't even smoke anymore."

"Cough cough cough, I've been craving this for so long, looks like I'll have to wait another two months."

"Hey buddy, how long have you been on the island?"

Hearing Jiang Ye ask this, the man leaned against Jiang Ye without any regard for his image, looked at the clear blue sky, and complained, "We guys who can't get through this have been counting down the days. I've been here for 10 months now, and I didn't even go home for the last Chinese New Year."

Speaking of this, the man became even more discouraged and couldn't help but complain, "This old man is really heartless. He dragged me up here for no reason, and after all this time, he's making me do hard labor here and won't even let me go home for the New Year."

"Hey kid, did you get the timing stick?"

A timing stick?

Jiang Ye thought for a moment, then took out the small stick that the Monkey King had conjured from his spatial storage and showed it to the user, saying, "Is this it?"

The man looked at Jiang Ye with some surprise when he saw the small stick in Jiang Ye's hand: "Not bad, young man. You'd better hold onto this carefully. That wretched monkey is no good."

"The timing stick he initially threw at you was incredibly fragile; if you didn't catch it with your bare hands, he would have just smashed it! Damn it! That's what I learned from that mistake."

"Then, after you finish digging through the rocks and don't take this stick to accept the challenge, he'll recast the timing stick for you. Hehe, the new timing stick is 10 times longer than this stick!"

As he spoke, the man spread his arms wide, reaching the furthest he could, and said angrily, "Ten times longer! Much longer than this!"

"Damn it! I'm like a toy in his hands! I have no power to resist at all!"

While complaining, the man picked up a small stone from the ground and casually threw it away.

Whoosh!

A deafening airburst resounded, and ordinary rocks flew out like cannonballs!

Boom!

In less than a second, perhaps in an instant, a huge ancient tree on the edge of the grassland looked as if it had been bitten by some giant beast, with only a few strands of bark remaining to connect the top and bottom of the trunk!