Dragon Sanctuary.
On the shore of the great lake, Adrian stretched his body, preparing for the continuous fishing that was about to begin.
And Horsea did not disappoint Adrian. After only five or six minutes, dozens of small heads popped out from under the lake.
The leader was none other than the Horsea that had returned.
Behind it were other pokémon such as Seadra, Wooper, and Lapras, totaling twenty to thirty of them.
What surprised Adrian even more was that at the end of the line, there was a pokémon that looked like a lobster, mostly orange on its upper body, white on its abdomen, and with three pointed protrusions on its head.
It was Corphish!
"How does Dragon Sanctuary even have Corphish?"
Adrian was stunned, feeling as if something strange had snuck in.
Corphish is a pokémon from the Hoenn region, rarely seen in the Kanto and Johto regions.
You say Gyarados, Charizard, and Aerodactyl are dragons, and I'll grudgingly accept it.
But a lobster, it can't be a dragon too, can it?
"They're here?"
But Adrian only paused for a moment, quickly composing himself and greeting the arrival of Horsea and the other pokémon with a smile.
"Pa chi ~ Pa chi ~"
They're here!
Horsea first nodded at Adrian, then used its long, cylindrical mouth to point at the still-sleeping Dragonite.
Seeing Dragonite there, the many pokémon who had come for food immediately relaxed completely.
And seeing Adrian take out bait and put it on the hook, smelling the rich aroma of the bait, the many pokémon immediately rushed to the shore, fearing to fall behind their companions.
"Duo duo ~"
Several Seadra, relying on their physique and strength, snatched the front positions.
"Hehehe ~"
But Corphish, who was at the very end, immediately got angry, sweeping out with its crab claws, directly knocking the pokémon in front to the side, constantly cutting in line.
Facing Corphish, the little troublemaker, cutting in line, pokémon like Wooper, Magikarp, and Horsea were all very displeased, but Corphish ignored them, simply pushing forward, rude and unreasonable.
However, when its crab claw landed on a Seadra, the Seadra's eyes immediately narrowed, and it shot out a compressed Water Gun from its mouth, knocking Corphish flying back to the very outside.
"Hehehe ~"
Corphish also got angry and was about to charge up to fight Seadra.
Life and death are trivial, fight if you're not convinced!
This was Corphish's motto!
The scene immediately became chaotic, and the pokémon were no longer in the mood to eat the bait or bite the hook, all cheering for Seadra.
"Alright, stop fighting..."
Adrian's face darkened, and he quickly yelled to stop them, threatening with the bait in his hand: "If any of you fight again, I won't distribute any more bait. And, I'll tell Dragonite about this!"
After speaking, Adrian pointed to the still-sleeping Dragonite not far away.
"Hehehe ~"
Hearing this, Corphish's momentum faltered, and it immediately backed down.
"All pokémon, line up in a single file."
Adrian directed the pokémon in the lake to line up, saying loudly: "Please bite the hook in an orderly fashion! No pushing! No cutting in line!"
"I still have a lot of bait here, I guarantee everyone will get some."
"Hey, hey, hey, that Corphish! Don't swim around once you're in line. If you move again, I'll make you go to the very end of the line."
"And you, Seadra! Be careful not to prick Lapras with your spines."
Adrian seemed to have turned into a kindergarten teacher, but pokémon were much harder to manage than toddlers. Adrian spent a great deal of effort to get them to line up.
"Alright! Start fishing!"
Looking at the perfectly straight line of pokémon, a sense of accomplishment welled up in Adrian's heart, and then he cast his rod to deliver the bait to the pokémon's mouths.
Slurp! Slurp! Slurp!
The pokémon obediently lined up, one after another stepping forward to bite the hook, just like elementary school students queuing for food in a cafeteria.
"Pa chi ~"
"Woo bo ~"
"La ~"
After eating the bait, the pokémon all showed expressions of enjoyment, praising Adrian's food as sweet and thanking Adrian for his generosity.
"Pi ~ Pichu ~"
Pichu watched this scene in a daze, marveling at Adrian's clever methods.
This trainer always managed to come up with new tricks!
Now, fish not only came to him willingly but also lined up to bite the hook. The first Horsea even helped to maintain order. Everything was so orderly.
At the same time, Adrian's cheat ability notifications kept appearing.
[Caught 'Seadra', rewarded 1 'Dragon Dance' TM.]
[First time catching 'Seadra', additionally rewarded 1 'Outrage' TM.]
[Caught 'Lapras', rewarded 1 'Substitute' TM.]
[First time catching 'Lapras', additionally rewarded 1 'Health Wing'.]
[Caught 'Wooper', rewarded 1 'Rain Dance' TM.]
...[Caught 'Corphish', rewarded 1 'Dragon Dance' TM.]
[First time catching 'Corphish', additionally rewarded 1 'ability candy'.]
It took a full fifteen minutes, but Adrian finally fished all the companions Horsea had brought, and he was half-dead with exhaustion.
But Adrian was in high spirits.
Because the rewards from this batch of pokémon were extremely generous.
After all, these were pokémon living in Dragon Sanctuary, their talents were outstanding, so the rewards were naturally generous.
"Huh? Corphish can also use Dragon Dance?"
Looking at the stat panel of the last Corphish caught, Adrian was stunned.
He had previously thought this guy was a slacker, but now it seemed he had been narrow-minded.
It even knew Dragon Dance, its bloodline must be very pure!
"Owoo ~"
A low cry sounded, and Adrian and the many pokémon looked back, only to realize that the previously sleeping Dragonite had arrived at the shore at some point.
Looking at Adrian, who was 'fishing together' with the many pokémon, Dragonite's eyes were filled with appreciation and relief.
It seemed that the previous conflict with Feraligatr was indeed a misunderstanding, and Adrian himself should be a law-abiding good person.
"Pa chi ~"
Seeing Lord Dragonite smiling at Adrian with narrowed eyes, the many pokémon also slowly nodded.
This human seemed to have a deep friendship with Lord Dragonite; he was indeed Lord Dragonite's friend.
"Dragonite, would you like to try the food I made? It's very fragrant. Everyone who has eaten it says it's good!"
Adrian glanced at the tall and sturdy Dragonite, and couldn't help but set his sights on it.
With this Dragonite's strength, the rewards it would yield would probably be explosive.
"Owoo ~"
But to Adrian's disappointment, Dragonite merely sniffed the bait and then waved its hand, indicating no interest.
This taste might have been quite appealing to Dragonite before it evolved.
But after evolving, not only did its physique undergo significant changes, but its habits and tastes also changed greatly.
Adrian was greatly disappointed, but quickly cheered up again.
Dragonite was a towering tree; missing it was a shame, but the many pokémon in the lake were a forest, and that was what Adrian needed to focus on.
"Everyone! I still have a lot of bait here. Please help me spread the word again. Any pokémon who wants to taste it can come find me on the shore!"
So Adrian used the same trick again, asking the pokémon to go and recruit more.
"Pa chi ~"
"Woo bo ~"
Out of consideration for the food and Lord Dragonite, the many pokémon responded enthusiastically, taking their leave.
Dragonite watched this scene, and its impression of Adrian improved even further.