Chapter 62: Be my partner, Charmander!
"I think there are three groups of gophers ahead, so we have to drive around them!" A middle-aged man stood up and said very affirmatively.
Heath felt that what the other party said made sense. After all, the appearance of Pokémon like Diglett meant that the ground was dug into potholes, so Diglett and Diglett were harmful Pokémon to some extent.
Especially in towns and inhabited areas, it is often necessary to install gopher repellent devices to prevent gophers from running over and digging holes, and then digging up the foundations of their houses. This kind of thing has happened before .
Heath had seen on the news before that sometimes some people's houses were collapsed by holes dug by gophers, and then the experts from the alliance came out to remind everyone to buy gopher repellent devices.
But it is impossible to install such equipment on every road in the wild.
However, the Pokémon Diglett is a very popular Pokémon in agriculture. They can help loosen the soil and are good partners for farmers.
"Wrong, that's not what I meant." The teacher shook his head, and the audience continued to discuss.
Heath was a little surprised. He originally thought it was the answer the man gave, but he didn't expect it was not.
"Is it forbidden for people with three gophers to drive? Or is there no gopher ahead?" A girl stood up and asked curiously, but the teacher still shook his head.
Now Heath also became interested. He was really curious about what the answer to this question was.
"This is a real question that appeared in the Subject 1 exam last month. The correct answer to this question is actually this." The teacher pointed to the question on the blackboard with a smile. Heath suddenly realized that after all this time, he had figured out that the question had only appeared not long ago.
"You need to slow down and drive slowly ahead." The teacher said seriously. The other candidates in the classroom nodded instantly, and Heath also nodded.
But then Heath realized something was wrong. What was the connection between the three gophers and slowing down to pass?
"We have previously discovered that a group of special gophers appeared on the road near the gopher holes. When faced with a vehicle speeding over 40 kilometers, they would engage in speeding behavior." The teacher said seriously.
Heath looked at the teacher dully. He suspected that this teacher was sent by some comedy show to make people laugh. Why would the three moles race cars?
"That group of gophers showed a chasing behavior towards high-speed vehicles. They would often chase the vehicle until they overtook it or lost sight of it. This caused a lot of trouble for the alliance's road maintenance." The teacher continued to explain, and Heath couldn't help but shake his head.
This was the first time in Heath's life that he heard of a Pokémon that could race cars, but when he thought about the endless variety of things in the Pokémon world, Heath became much calmer. He had even seen Pikachu that could surf, so a mere racing Diglett was not worth mentioning.
Heath was a little looking forward to it. Maybe he could make an appointment with the three moles in the future to compete with each other in Akina Mountain.
Then the teacher explained a real test question from last month, which made Heath's mouth twitch.
[Multiple choice question: When you are driving on the road, you find a wild rare protected Pokémon suddenly appearing on the road in front and behind you. What is the correct approach? ]
[A: Do you see that Pokémon? Hit it! You will receive a ticket for a life-long experience in prison]
[B: Aim quickly and throw the Poké Ball]
[C: It's time to show off your skills as a veteran driver, drift and avoid]
[D: Honk the horn to drive away wild Pokémon. If you cannot drive them away, press the emergency avoidance button on the car.]
"I think everyone would choose D for this kind of question, right? It's an easy question." Heath shook his head. If one could choose the wrong answer for this kind of question, then he would never get a driver's license.
The answer was the same as Heath thought, which was indeed D, but many people chose B, which made Heath a little confused, but then he understood.
After all, Pokémon will shrink when entering the Poké Ball, so theoretically it can avoid being run over by a car, but the prerequisite is that you have to throw it accurately, otherwise it will be useless.
Heath spent the whole afternoon studying, refreshing his three views while studying. Now Heath has become numb. He feels that even if he sees a Slowpoke drifting one day, Heath will not have any major psychological changes.
"I feel like this driver's license test is really difficult. I hope I can pass it in one go." Heath sighed and got on his dining car.
And Soraya had already fallen asleep. When the teacher was giving a lecture, Soraya fell asleep. He slept very soundly. Fortunately, he did not snore, which made Heath feel a little relieved.
Heath set the destination. He just received a message from Miss Joyceau in class that Charmander had awakened after treatment and Heath needed to go there to complete the capture procedure.
For this purpose, Heath specially bought a Poké Ball. This was Heath's second Poké Ball. It was originally supposed to be used for Zoroark, but this little guy was very disgusted with Poké Balls, so Heath had to give up this idea.
When Heath arrived at the Pokémon Center, he saw Miss Joyce who looked a little tired.
"Ms. Joy! I'm here to fill out the formalities." Heath took out a pancake and handed it to Joy Xue.
"I've been waiting for you, Heath. Your little Charmander is seriously injured." Qiao Yixue took the pancake with a smile, but she didn't rush to eat it. Instead, she talked to Heath while walking.
Heath nodded. He knew that Charmander was seriously injured and was almost dying.
"But the most serious injury was caused by the hot water move. Charmander's skin damage is very serious. If it weren't for Happiny's strength, it would have been really difficult for it to survive." Qiao Yixue gave a brief introduction.
Heath was stunned for a moment. Hot Water is a very difficult move to master. It seems that there is a high possibility that the enthusiastic citizen is a Pokémon hunter.
Heath and Joyce went to the office to get the relevant adoption documents, and then came to Charmander's ward. Charmander was lying on the bed, his body wrapped in gauze.
The Charmander now doesn’t look like a Charmander, but rather like a kind of Pokémon that has never been seen before. However, its lively eyes still make it look quite energetic .
"If you can use the ball to tame Charmander, then you can complete the adoption procedures." Qiao Yixue stood aside. She hadn't eaten the pancake yet.
Heath was a little nervous. He walked over and looked at the Charmander in front of him. The Charmander also looked at him seriously, with inexplicable emotions in his eyes.
"Charmander...are you willing to be my partner?" Heath asked softly.
