Xia Huanao and Mu Zhishui searched the surroundings for another revival grass with such functions for a long time, but in vain. They had no choice but to turn back to the main path.
Walking on the main path, Mu Zhishui sighed, "I still wanted another one of this grass to try on Magearna."
Xia Huanao glanced at Magearna, who was accompanying Mu Zhishui, "For Magearna? You're not thinking of making Magearna shine like Shedinja, are you?"
Magearna tilted its head and thought about itself emitting colorful light. It shook its head. That thing was too scary. Magearna quickly stopped Mu Zhishui, who was walking, waving its hands nonstop, expressing its wish not to become a colorful, luminous robot.
Mu Zhishui held Magearna's hand. "Alright, alright, I don't have any intention of turning you into a luminous robot. I was thinking, if you also had such an ability, you could change your own color. Wouldn't that be particularly beautiful?"
Hearing Mu Zhishui's words, Magearna glanced at its own color scheme and suddenly felt that having such an ability wouldn't be bad.
Xia Huanao's eyes rolled when he heard this. Another way to make money! "I think your idea is great. When I get back, I'll gather everyone from our Awakened team and develop a biological paint specifically for coloring everyone's Pokémon. We'll definitely make a fortune."
"You, that's a good idea, a very good one."
...
Several more days passed since the discovery of the mutated Unown. Xia Huanao and Mu Zhishui finally arrived at the seaside.
"Ocean, oh ocean, my return home depends on you."
Mu Zhishui looked at the endless sea. "You can do it. I really have no talent for fishing, so I can only cheer you on."
Xia Huanao pulled out a fishing rod from his backpack. "Let me tell you, when it comes to fishing, the rod isn't the most important thing. Compared to the rod, the bait is the most important."
Mu Zhishui nodded. "Oh, so what does your bait look like?"
Xia Huanao took out a red bait. "Ta-da-da-da-da!"
Looking at the red bait in Xia Huanao's hand, Mu Zhishui was stunned. "Putting aside your terrible Doraemon soundtrack, are you sure you want to use this to fish?"
Xia Huanao skillfully attached the bait to the hook. "Of course. This is my latest invention, a special Groudon bait. It can emit ultrasonic waves like the ocean to lure Kyogre to bite. With sonic attacks and Groudon's visual assault, I don't believe Kyogre won't fall for it."
Mu Zhishui nodded. "That's what you say, but what if Groudon sees this? Wouldn't he strike you down with a single Precipice Blades?"
Xia Huanao, who was about to cast his line, listened for a moment, then chuckled. "What do I care? If I can even catch Groudon, that would be great. Riding Groudon home would be a great honor."
Xia Huanao cast his line and sat on the beach, waiting for something large to bite. "Seriously, if there were any large Flying-type Pokémon, who would bother fishing for Kyogre here? We'd just fly back, wouldn't that be more comfortable?"
Xia Huanao fished for several hours. However, during these hours, he caught things like Staryu, Pawniard, and even a Mini-Asteroid once, but not a single fish. Xia Huanao, who never came back empty-handed, once again embodied the glorious tradition of top anglers, catching everything but fish.
Releasing the Corsola that had tangled around his hook back into the sea, Xia Huanao sighed. "Where have all the fish gone? They're all such small fry. Can they take me back?"
Mu Zhishui watched Xia Huanao cast his line again. "I think your idea is flawed. It's probably very difficult to catch Kyogre here. Given Kyogre's size, I think it would get beached before it even bit the hook. What do you think?"
Xia Huanao glanced at his fishing rod and the hook that wasn't cast very far. "I think you're right. When I was fishing in Biyun City before, I was already a bit deeper and could only catch small things. To catch Kyogre, I need to change locations."
Saying that, Xia Huanao reeled in his fishing rod, looked around, and pointed to a cliff not far away. "Okay, that's the spot. The water should be deeper there, so it's more suitable. Let's go!"
Xia Huanao led Mu Zhishui to the cliff. Xia Huanao was full of confidence, believing that this time he would definitely catch a big fish to take him home.
He cast his line and sat by the cliff, waiting for a fish to bite. With perseverance, after changing fishing locations, Xia Huanao finally caught a fish.
Xia Huanao suddenly reeled in his line, and a silvery-white figure emerged from the sea, glistening in the sunlight. Xia Huanao sat on the ground, weeping with joy. "Damn it, I finally caught a fish! Not a crab, not a starfish, not a jellyfish. Biologically speaking, it's a fish!"
Hearing Xia Huanao say this, Mu Zhishui could understand his excitement, but looking at the prey on the fishing rod, she felt he was celebrating too early.
"Um, Xia Xia, although it's a joyous occasion that you caught a fish, there's really no need to be so happy about catching a Wishiwashi."
Indeed, the silvery-white figure that Xia Huanao had yanked out of the sea was Wishiwashi, the weakest Pokémon in history. This thing might be useful in the early stages of a fight, but relying on it to go home would be too absurd.
Xia Huanao reached out and pressed Wishiwashi's gills. "Little guy, we'll meet again next time."
After saying this, Xia Huanao released Wishiwashi back into the sea. Although Wishiwashi could become very large in its schooling form, and it wasn't impossible for it to take Xia Huanao and Mu Zhishui out to sea, it had a time limit. If it got tired halfway through the journey, what would happen? If the school disbanded, Xia Huanao would be pushed underwater, and wouldn't that make him a castaway?
Xia Huanao let Wishiwashi go and cast his bait into the sea again. "Fish, oh fish, please bite quickly."
Staring at the sea like this was very boring. Unlike before, at least there were swimsuits to look at by the sea. Now they were in the woods, and asking Mu Zhishui to change into a swimsuit? What kind of self-inflicted misery was this?
Xia Huanao, bored, started counting. Just like how others count sheep when they sleep, Xia Huanao decided to count fish. Mu Zhishui thought Xia Huanao would count Kyogre or something, but unexpectedly, Xia Huanao started with, "One scale of Wishiwashi, two scales..."
Mu Zhishui: "...You truly have a lot of free time."
After an unknown period, Xia Huanao was dozing on the ground, muttering, "Five thousand three hundred and seventy-seven scales of Wishiwashi..."
Are you going to die or not? You've counted so many and still have the leisure to count here!
Xia Huanao yawned. "My luck in the afternoon isn't very good. Nothing is biting. According to my luck this morning, I should have a bountiful harvest this afternoon. Why is there nothing? Where is my Kyogre!"
The system chuckled. "I don't recommend you catch Kyogre. Do you think you have the strength of a mountain or a giant to pull Kyogre up? Kyogre could swallow the hook and you whole into the sea with a single gulp. It wouldn't be you fishing, but the fish fishing you."
"I understand. As the saying goes, the most cunning hunter often appears in the simplest form of prey."
"Where did you combine those two sentences from? They don't make any sense together."
Just as he was speaking, Xia Huanao's fishing rod suddenly vibrated. Xia Huanao quickly reached out to pull the rod, but he accidentally let go, and the rod fell into the sea.
Looking at his receding fishing rod, Xia Huanao's mental state instantly collapsed. "My fishing rod was so expensive!"
Xia Huanao's wail seemed to move the sea god. A shadow flashed, and the fishing rod was returned to the cliff by a Water Gun, exactly as it was. Xia Huanao caught the rod and looked down from the cliff. A Lapras was looking up at the cliff, as if wondering what was shouting up there.
Xia Huanao leaned out and stretched his arm. "Lapras, thank you!"
Lapras saw Xia Huanao waving at her and looked up. Mu Zhishui, hearing there was a Lapras, also came over to look down. "Where? Where is Lapras?"
Lapras saw another cute young lady emerge on the cliff and opened its mouth to let out two calls of celebration. A Freeze-Dry beam shot towards Xia Huanao. Xia Huanao dodged the Freeze-Dry beam with a turtle-like retreat. "Why are you like this? How can you be so mischievous!"
Xia Huanao hopped and wanted to reel in Lapras, but when he cast his line, Lapras directly used Water Gun to knock the hook back. The hook brushed past Xia Huanao's face, making him break out in a cold sweat.
Lapras made a mischievous call and then dove underwater, disappearing. Xia Huanao stomped his foot fiercely. "Don't let me see you again, or I'll show you what I'm made of!"
After fishing all afternoon and catching nothing, only to be toyed with by a Lapras, Xia Huanao was very displeased. "System, I'm in a bad mood. Do you have any songs? Play one to cheer me up."
The system searched for a while and replied, "Yes, of course. And it's a very fitting song."
Xia Huanao lay on the ground. "Sing it, just sing it."
The system cleared its throat. "The evening breeze blows across Penghu Bay, white waves chase the sandy beach."
The system only sang this one line, and Xia Huanao suddenly jumped up from the ground. "That's right! How could I forget this trick? The evening breeze blows across Penghu Bay, I've thought of a way to go home! To hell with Kyogre, I can still go home without Kyogre!"
Xia Huanao, overcome with excitement, jumped around by the cliff. Mu Zhishui watched Xia Huanao's actions. "Be careful! It's a cliff next to you!"