Blue Star, Great Xia.
A slightly old urban village welcomed the morning sun, displaying its vibrant vitality.
People were constantly busy for their livelihoods, and the streets and alleys were filled with the hawkers' cries.
"Ding-a-ling!"
A crisp telephone ringtone came from one of the few tall buildings in the urban village.
The view zoomed in, and the ringtone emanated from behind a slightly dilapidated wooden door.
An eye-shaped decoration was affixed to the wooden door, and below it was a plaque with words so faded they were illegible, though the characters 'Chuan' and 'Bu' were faintly discernible.
A hand wearing a white glove picked up an old-fashioned landline phone, placing the receiver to an ear.
"This is the Blue Star Transmigration Department, Huaxia Branch. Do you require a transmigator?"
A man dressed in a black suit, resembling a secret agent from a movie, listened intently to the call.
"Pokémon world? Then what kind of candidate do you need?"
The man recorded the world to be transmigrated to on an old computer nearby and continued to ask for the other party's requirements.
They received many requests for transmigrators like this every day.
"Not lustful?"
Although surprised by this request, the man still recorded it. After all, some transmigrators returned after saving the world, so it wasn't too outrageous.
"Must have a sense of responsibility?"
The man's brow furrowed uncontrollably, and he constantly tried to convince himself internally.
A sense of responsibility was also for saving the world; otherwise, what if they got sidetracked or defected halfway through?
"So, are those all the requirements?"
"Anything else? Righteous and brave? Also selfless and dedicated? A one-way ticket, no return?"
Upon hearing the other party's demands, the man's voice gradually became more cheerful, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.
"That's hilarious. Wouldn't we rather keep such people on our Blue Star? Moreover, for a one-way transmigration, you're asking them not to be lustful?"
The man really didn't want to say anything. It was already enough to have so many demands for a round trip.
After all, upon repatriation, they could be assigned to various jobs based on the world they visited, and even a wife could be arranged.
But for a one-way trip, not being able to return meant they had to live out their lives there, and demanding that they not be lustful was truly outrageous.
The other party also seemed to find their demands a bit outrageous, remaining silent for a long time.
"How about this?" The man rubbed his tightly furrowed brow, fiddled with his old computer for a few moments, and stared at the screen, recommending candidates to the other party.
"If you're looking for someone familiar with Pokémon, we have five candidates here: two males and three females."
The man looked at the options on the computer and described the candidates he could recommend to the other party.
"Zhou You? Male (?) 18 years old this year, relatively familiar with the Pokémon series…"
The man stopped mid-sentence, as if he had heard something he couldn't stand, and his fist clenched instantly.
"You want a Japanese anime male protagonist type? Then you've got the wrong channel. This is the Huaxia Branch."
"What? Not the wrong channel? The Japanese Branch's recommendations are ugly and fat, and they meet all the unwanted requirements. You don't want to put in the effort to change them yourself?"
"Then go to the European and American Branch! What? Too self-centered? And they also meet all the unwanted requirements? You only come to our Huaxia Branch when you have no other options?"
The man slammed his fist on the table and said fiercely into the phone, "What, you've picked through everyone else and now you're reluctantly coming to our Huaxia Branch to pick?"
"I'm telling you there's no one left. I'm not serving you anymore. Our Huaxia heroes disdain to go to a world that looks down on people like you."
The man hung up the phone directly. It was truly looking for trouble, being so picky and then still looking down on Huaxia people. He really gave it too much face.
"Ding-a-ling!"
Before the man could calm down, another call came in. The man quickly composed himself and, with a very official tone, asked the other party.
"This is the Blue Star Transmigration Department, Huaxia Branch. Do you require a transmigator?"
"Yes, I need a one-way male transmigator, who needs to be responsible, and, well, preferably someone who understands Pokémon well."
A pleasant voice came from the receiver, instantly giving a comfortable feeling.
Another Pokémon world, the man muttered to himself, but he didn't show any strange expression on the surface.
"There are three male transmigator candidates available for selection, Zhou... I'm sorry, this one has already been chosen."
"This Lu... I'm sorry, this one has also been chosen."
The man was about to pull up their files but found them locked, indicating that both had already been arranged for transmigration.
"It's alright, isn't there still one? Let's go with that one."
The other party also had no complaints. Transmigrators found in Huaxia generally had good values.
"Alright, I'll tell you about this person's information."
The man looked at the transmigator's profile.
"Yu Feng, male, 20 years old this year. Regarding his understanding of Pokémon, he has watched all anime except Journeys, and purchased Arceus and Scarlet/Violet games."
"It's just... his hobbies are a bit peculiar."
At this point, the man became a bit unsettled, as this person's hobbies were quite unique.
"He's a 'wife Pokémon' enthusiast. In any version where Pokémon like Gardevoir or Hatterene exist, his main team will definitely consist of these."
After speaking, the man also covered his face. Such a situation was truly rare.
Although others also liked them, they only kept them for aesthetic pleasure or swapped them based on the opponent's team. He, however, raised them directly as his main team.
"That's perfect! That's exactly what I'm looking for!"
Hearing this, the other party also became excited. Isn't this the person she was looking for? Lustful? Who cares!
"Do you have any other requirements?"
"No, no, this is perfect. I wish his situation were even more severe. He's the one, so no one else can snatch him away."
Hearing the other party's excited tone, the man couldn't help but smack his lips.
He'd truly lived long enough to see such a peculiar hobby be so liked.
But that was none of his business. All he had to do was type in the other party's world number.
As the man pressed the final number, Yu Feng's file instantly grayed out and locked, meaning the young man's transmigration journey was about to begin.
Qindi
"Oh oh oh! A Shiny Ralts! It's worth me grinding for over half a month!"
Yu Feng excitedly patted the handheld console in his hand. He had been grinding in this ruin for over half a month since he bought it.
Finally, he managed to find a wild Shiny Ralts. Looking at the slowly moving blue mushroom head on the screen, sweat constantly seeped into Yu Feng's palms.
Xiao Zhao, in the middle of the screen, threw a Watmel Berry in front of the Shiny Ralts.
The little guy took small steps, curiously picked up the Watmel Berry, took a tiny bite, and let out a happy Growl.
Now! Lower its guard! Capture rate increased! Back strike!
A glint flashed in Yu Feng's eyes. With his operation, Xiao Zhao flipped behind the Shiny Ralts. Before it could react, a Leaden Ball flew out and hit the Ralts directly.
The Leaden Ball dropped to the ground and bounced up slightly, making Yu Feng's heart jump with it.
Under his gaze, the Leaden Ball stopped bouncing, and his heart also relaxed.
"Now to the camp to check the gender of this Ralts. Please be female, please be female."
Yu Feng rubbed his hands, operating Xiao Zhao to return to camp, his heart excited and his hands trembling.
He opened the pasture and flipped to the last page. Upon a closer look, Yu Feng was so angry that he couldn't catch his breath and fainted.
On the screen was a shining blue ♦ symbol, indicating that this Shiny Ralts was a cute boy.