Pokémon: The Journey Begins with a Cowherd

Chapter 84 Crab Claw Hammer

"Waaaaah~"

Listen to the sound of the cruise ship slowly starting!

Qingyuan climbed off the cat boss and glanced at the bucket full of wild bass.

Qingyuan couldn't help but give the uncle a thumbs up.

"Wow, sir, your skills are amazing!"

Scorpio, standing to the side, couldn't help but nod in agreement upon hearing Qingyuan's words.

It really enjoyed flicking the head of the Savage Bass just now.

All of this is thanks to the uncle in front of me.

"Sigh, I'm getting old. If I were young, I could catch twice as many fish in this long!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, the uncle waved his hand modestly and said...

Upon hearing this, Qingyuan was speechless.

"I'm getting old" has become this uncle's catchphrase, and it's used almost every time Qingyuan speaks to him.

This middle-aged man would always say something like, "I'm getting old, I'm so old now, back when I was young..."

Qingyuan was so tired of hearing this that his ears were practically calloused.

"Where are we going to take these fish?"

Qingyuan wasn't interested in what the uncle looked like when he was young.

All he wants to know now is what to do with these fish.

Such fresh fish must make for a delicious meal.

"No rush, no rush, I'll take it to the kitchen later and have Lund make it into fish soup."

"Don't worry, you might be able to have some wild bass for dinner!"

Hearing Qingyuan's words, the uncle chuckled and said while holding his fishing rod.

Hearing this, Qingyuan nodded and was just about to lie down on Cat Boss for a nap.

The uncle suddenly turned around and asked Qingyuan.

"By the way, kid, it's been so long, and I still don't know your name!"

Upon hearing this, Qingyuan, who was perched on the head of the cat boss and stroking its whiskers, spoke without turning his head.

"My name is Qingyuan, I come from Viridian City, and I am currently on a gym challenge journey with the goal of participating in the Indigo League!"

"Uncle, you're fishing so leisurely here, you must be an elder of some crew member!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Tieyan laughed heartily and said...

"I am Tieyan, the captain of the Iron Shrimp!"

"So, you're the one who came up with the name 'Iron Shrimp'!"

Qingyuan raised his head and looked at Tieyan.

"That's right, hahaha, how about that, isn't it awesome!"

"This is a name I came up with by taking one character from my name and one character from my partner's name."

Tieyan turned his head and said to Qingyuan with great pride.

Upon hearing this, Qingyuan's lips twitched.

"That's certainly impressive, but who's your partner, sir?"

Hearing Qingyuan's curious question, Tieyan laughed heartily and threw a Poké Ball over his shoulder.

"Hahaha, I knew you were curious, come out, iron claw lobster!"

Then a flash of red light appeared, and a lobster about the same height as Qingyuan, with a five-pointed star on its head, appeared on the deck.

"Crack!" (I couldn't find the sound of the iron-clawed lobster, so I used AI, and it gave me this.)

"There's a junior here who'd like to get to know you, Iron Claw Lobster!"

Tieyan patted the large claws of the iron-clawed lobster and pointed at Qingyuan.

Hello, iron claw lobster!

Seeing the iron claw lobster looking at him, Qingyuan waved and greeted it.

"Click! (Hello!)"

Seeing this, the iron-clawed lobster waved its large pincers at Qingyuan to show its friendliness.

The Iron Crawler is known for its aggressive temperament and love of fighting, readily initiating battles and considered a difficult Pokémon to raise. It constantly swings its massive claws, using them to grab other Pokémon living in the pond and throw them outside. When it encounters an opponent that approaches its territory, it will mercilessly defeat it.

After greeting the Crawdora, Qingyuan took out his Pokédex and began collecting information about it.

"This guidebook is a bit inaccurate. My iron-clawed lobster is very well-behaved!"

Upon hearing the electronic voice from the encyclopedia, Tieyan immediately retorted to Qingyuan.

After saying that, he patted the head of the iron claw lobster.

"The iron-clawed lobster is a good boy!"

"Click! (That's right!)"

Hearing this, Qingyuan awkwardly put away the Pokédex.

"There's nothing I can do, I didn't compile the Pokédex. If you have any questions, you'll have to ask Professor Oak!"

"I'm just a lowly trainer; I can't make decisions about this kind of thing!"

Upon hearing this, Tie Yan's expression softened slightly.

But he still harbored resentment in his heart.

"The iron claw lobster is clearly a sweetheart, but they have to give it a thuggish name!"

Seeing that the ship had already started moving, Tieyan put away his fishing bait.

"Qingyuan, your fishing rod is nice. Where did you buy it?"

While reeling in the bait, Tieyan asked Qingyuan.

Hearing this, Qingyuan thought about it with some distress.

I think I bought this fishing rod at the shop of that guy named Narui Jun in Cerulean City.

Because he spent over three million Alliance Coins at the store, plus out of consideration for Ming Yichun.

The store gave it to me; although it didn't cost much, it didn't seem to be a cheap item.

"This seems to be a gift from a shop in Cerulean City when I bought some items!"

Unable to come up with a good explanation, Qingyuan could only tell the truth about where the fishing rod came from.

"Anyway, it didn't cost much. If you want it, just take it!"

Seeing Tieyan so engrossed in his fishing rod, Qingyuan waved to him and said...

Since he doesn't know how to fish anyway, he might as well let the fishing rod gather dust in his hands.

It would be better to give it to Tieyan, the fishing master.

Upon hearing this, Tie Yan suddenly laughed.

"Hey, you're really generous. Just the material of this fishing rod alone must be worth at least two or three hundred thousand Alliance Coins!"

"You just gave it to me like that, without even feeling bad about it!"

Upon hearing Tieyan's words, Qingyuan almost instantly changed his mind.

If I had told you earlier that this fishing rod was so valuable, I wouldn't have boasted.

However, the words have already been spoken, and a man's word is his bond.

Qingyuan glanced at the fishing rod, which was worth two or three hundred thousand Alliance Coins, and waved his hand with tears in his eyes.

"I said I'd give it to you, and I will. A man's word is his bond!"

"it is good!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Tieyan clapped his hands and shouted "Good!"

Tieyan put down his fishing rod, came to Qingyuan's side, patted Qingyuan on the shoulder and said.

"You're a real man, kid!"

"However, I'm too old to take advantage of a child like you!"

Upon hearing this, Qingyuan's eyes immediately lit up.

Judging from this, I still have a chance to break even.

"I bet you, being a Scorpio, haven't learned how to use the Crab Claw Hammer technique yet?"

"Right, right, Scorpio hasn't learned how to use the Crab Claw Hammer yet!"

"How about I let my old buddy teach Scorpion Crab Claw Hammer? That way I won't be taking advantage of you!"

Upon hearing this, Qingyuan nodded without hesitation.

"I got the better deal! I got the better deal!"

"You are truly generous and charitable!"

Seeing Qingyuan's fawning expression, Tieyan snorted coldly.

"How could someone so young have learned such a thing?"

"You still need to practice. Your thoughts are written all over your face, making it obvious to everyone!"

Hearing this, Qingyuan was not annoyed and continued to follow behind Tieyan with a forced smile.

A Crab Claw Hammer skill disc costs millions of League Coins. Since he got a good deal this time, he can only pretend to be innocent.

I couldn't find the correct sounds for some Pokémon, so please bear with me. Of course, if you know the correct sounds, please leave them in the comments section, and I will correct them as I see them!