Chapter 317: Kitchen Thieves

Chapter 317: Chapter 317: Kitchen Thieves

Julian blinked.

He had always thought that his own Torchic being greedy was an individual case.

So all Torchic were greedy?

Maybe it was because the Fire type was always burning, causing them to consume energy faster?

Or perhaps Julian had simulated his own Torchic’s ancestor?

This greed was hereditary...

Julian explained, "That was because the things before weren’t important. There was no need to discuss them."

"But today’s matter concerns our lives. I have to say something."

Chikorita thought about it and felt Torchic was right.

Their lives belonged to them. No amount of caution was too much.

She pushed the chopped radish into a basket and took out another one.

"Torchic, how do you plan to become stronger?"

"We can only stay in the kitchen. Is there even a chance to get stronger?"

Julian nodded.

"Of course!"

After adding more fire, Julian jumped onto the worktable where Chikorita and Totodile were working and pointed at the ingredients.

"This is how we get stronger!"

Totodile looked at Torchic speechlessly.

"Your method is eating?"

Julian shook his head.

"No. It is eating, but not just eating. If we want to become stronger by eating, we need to choose the right ingredients."

Berries from three thousand years ago.

Although the effects of many Berries were not as good as the carefully cultivated varieties three thousand years later, there were also some Berries that had gone extinct in later eras and possessed extremely powerful effects.

"You all know I’m better at eating, so after trying things out, I discovered that some foods help us grow stronger."

"We only need to pick out some of these ingredients, then add a little extra water and some wheat flour. Quietly, without anyone noticing..."

"We’ll obtain ingredients that can make Pokémon stronger. If we eat them and manage to evolve once, then even if we are sent to the battlefield..."

"We’ll be able to survive!"

Totodile agreed immediately.

"Let’s do it!"

He was not afraid of death.

He simply wanted to use this method to become stronger.

If he could evolve into Croconaw, then he could go to the battlefield.

Instead of wearing a restraint band, he would wear cool armour.

Julian looked at Chikorita.

"What about you?"

Chikorita sighed.

"I agree. But what about Mr. Mime? He won’t possibly agree to us withholding food."

Julian thought for a moment.

"Then we won’t let Mr. Mime know at first. We’ll hide the ingredients directly, then feed him the food we make!"

"As long as he eats it, he’ll be one of us."

She was still a little hesitant, but Totodile made the decision directly.

"I’ll be responsible for attracting Mr. Mime’s attention. Chikorita, you hide the ingredients. Once we finish cooking the food for five hundred people, we’ll say Mr. Mime has worked hard and leave our own food to us."

"Let him rest for a while."

Since he had already said this much, Chikorita could only let the minority obey the majority.

"Fine."

After the three of them discussed the method for becoming stronger, Mr. Mime also returned, controlling a large pile of firewood with Psychic power.

Torchic immediately jumped down and added fire to the three large pots.

Mr. Mime also controlled the firewood and sent it flying into the stoves.

At the same time, he used Psychic power to stir the ingredients.

Compared to the three of them in their first stages, Mr. Mime’s strength was quite decent.

Getting Mr. Mime to join their plan would indeed not be easy.

Food for five hundred soldiers was a lot.

Before the first batch had even finished cooking, a Machamp walked in carrying four large buckets.

"Is it ready? The soldiers are already up and waiting to eat."

Mr. Mime hurriedly waved his hand.

"Almost ready. Torchic, increase the heat!"

Julian spat fire from below, while Mr. Mime used telekinesis to quickly stir the ingredients.

Although it had not been fully cooked, it had reached an edible state.

Mr. Mime added some salt, and Machamp used a large ladle to fill the buckets.

The three big pots happened to fill all four buckets Machamp had brought.

Machamp steadily lifted the buckets and carried the food off to the soldiers.

Mr. Mime continued adding water, then added the ingredients Chikorita had chopped and boiled them.

He did not notice her secretly hiding a few Berries.

They cooked four batches in total before finally preparing enough food for five hundred people.

Julian sat directly on the ground.

For Torchic, increasing the heat and cooking enough food for five hundred people in such a short time was indeed somewhat difficult.

Right now, he did not have even a bit of fire left.

Chikorita used Vine Whip to place several Oran Berries on a plate and put them in front of Julian.

"Torchic, eat something and recover your strength."

In truth, Mr. Mime’s consumption was even greater.

He was simply still able to endure it.

Totodile grinned and said, "Mr. Mime, you worked hard. Leave breakfast to me and Chikorita. Go rest over there for a while."

Mr. Mime did not think too much about it and nodded, going to the side to rest.

Seeing Mr. Mime sit down, Chikorita immediately took out the hidden ingredients, chopped them up, and placed them at the bottom of the pot.

Julian ate the Oran Berries and barely recovered a little stamina.

Then he began guiding her on how to make the meal that could strengthen the body and energy.

Mr. Mime sat on the stool half-asleep.

In that hazy state, he actually smelled something good.

Mr. Mime immediately perked up. When he stood and saw the food that had already become a thick mush, he praised in surprise, "I didn’t expect you to have a talent for cooking, Chikorita!"

She smiled awkwardly.

"Totodile and Torchic helped quite a bit too."

Totodile then said, "Since Chikorita is this good at cooking, after we finish preparing the army’s food, we’ll let her handle our own meals."

"That way, you can rest a little too, and lunch won’t have any problems."

Chikorita divided the mush into four portions.

Mr. Mime took a sip.

"Not bad. Let’s do that."

Totodile impatiently ate his share.

He carefully sensed his body, but did not feel any change.

Seeing that Mr. Mime had finished eating and gone back to dozing on the stool, he jumped to Julian’s side and lowered his voice.

"Torchic, why isn’t there any effect?"

Julian rolled his eyes.

"You ate food, not a miracle treasure. How could you become stronger immediately after eating it?"

"If ingredients were really that incredible, would those Pokémon soldiers only have that little strength?"

From the kitchen window, they could see the Pokémon soldiers training outside.

That was also the source of Totodile’s desire to become a soldier.

"First fill the pot with water, then go to the basin and use Water Gun to help digest the food. But don’t use too much. We still need to keep cooking at noon."

Totodile jumped onto the basin, while Julian also began using Ember on the stove.

Perhaps because Torchic liked eating, there was still quite a lot of stored potential inside his body.

He had almost collapsed from exhaustion earlier, but now he could climb back up and continue using Ember.

Chikorita also used Vine Whip and Razor Leaf to chop the ingredients and add them to the pot.

Hearing the movement, Mr. Mime could not help opening his eyes.

"This is the first time I’ve seen you three start preparing the soldiers’ lunch right after eating breakfast. What got into you?"

Julian hurriedly said, "We’re just worried we won’t be able to handle the lunch rush. We don’t want to exhaust ourselves too much, so we started preparing in advance."

Mr. Mime nodded.

"Don’t let the bottom burn."

Then he sat down and continued dozing.

Just like that, five days passed smoothly.

Before dawn, the middle-aged human soldier charged into the kitchen again and gave an order.

"Prepare food for one thousand soldiers today!"

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