Hearing this, Emperor Dan raised his foot and followed him.
Passing through the entrance, you entered the interior of the cave.
The space inside is not large, there is a torch on the wall, and the warm firelight illuminates everything around it.
Emperor Dan saw a simple bed with a few small wooden stakes placed not far away, which the owner probably used to sit and rest.
Lin Wu used a tea set to pour a cup of tree juice brewed in a pot and handed it to Dan Di.
"Thank you!" Dandi reached out and took it, recalling the conversation on the street of Mugan Town five years ago in his mind.
The young man named Xiao Wu in front of him said that the martial arts master Xiong was his father.
Originally, Emperor Dan didn't really believe it, but now, after seeing the situation in this place clearly, he completely believed those words.
A child raised by Pokémon...
Emperor Dan was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Have you always lived in this place?"
"As you can see." Lin Wu nodded. Little Duoqi, who was sleeping on top of him, accidentally slipped off. Fortunately, Lin Wu reacted quickly and reached out to catch it in time.
Xiao Duoqi blinked his yellow eyes and rubbed Lin Wu's palm with his cheek affectionately.
Seeing this warm scene, Emperor Dan couldn't help but have a smile on his face: "That's Duolong Mexia, you two have a very good relationship!"
"Yes, we have lived together for five years." Lin Wu said with a smile.
Emperor Dan asked again: "Where did you conquer it?"
Lin Wu replied: "It's accidental. When my father and I went home five years ago, we rested in a forest at night. When I woke up, I found this little guy sleeping on my head."
Dandi was a little confused: "Have you not seen its tribe?" Pokémon like Doronmecia have always lived with their companions.
Lin Wu shook his head: "I tried to look for him, but couldn't find him, so we took in little Duoqi."
"Little Duoqi?"
"That's the name I gave this dragon Mecia."
Dan Emperor was suddenly enlightened. He looked at the harmonious appearance of the human and Pokémon in front of him, and a smile appeared on his face.
He had to admit that he was attracted by this cross-species father-son combination. Dandi was curious about how they had lived over the years.
The sky outside has turned completely dark.
Out of politeness, Lin Wu invited Dan Emperor to stay here for one night and would give him directions to the human town tomorrow.
Dandi happily agreed.
But the next morning, Emperor Dan did not leave immediately.
After breakfast, Lin Wu prepared to go to the river for special training with martial arts master Xiong and Xiao Duoqi as usual.
Special training... Could it be that this child has been conducting special training for martial arts bear masters and Doron Mecia all these years?
In that battle five years ago, Emperor Dan knew that he had a very good talent as a trainer.
He was only five years old at the time and could predict the moves his opponent would use next and give commands to martial arts bear masters.
And now five years have passed, how has the strength of him and the martial arts bear master grown to what extent?
Emperor Dan's heart was full of expectations.
Since becoming the champion, in addition to competitions, he has been keen on cultivating potential young trainers, hoping that all trainers in the Galar region can become stronger and revitalize Galar.
And now, there is someone whose talent is no less than his.
Thinking of this, Emperor Dan stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, can I go and see it together?"
Lin Wu looked at the Alchemy Emperor in front of him, and then nodded.
They crossed the path and came to the river.
Lin Wu did warm-up exercises with the martial arts master Xiong as usual.
Doron Mecia was imitating it gracefully on the side.
Dandi stood not far away and looked at this scene, wondering if this was Xiao Wu's method of training Pokémon?
However, the next second, he saw a young man named Xiao Wu and a martial arts master Xiong walking to opposite ends of the open space by the river and starting to fight.
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Emperor Dan was stunned on the spot.
But he soon discovered that it was not a real fight, but a tutorial battle with a teaching nature.
The object of guidance was not the martial arts master Xiong he imagined, but Xiao Wu, a human being.
"Could it be that over the years, the martial arts master Xiong has regarded Xiao Wu as his disciple and has been conducting special training on him?" Emperor Dan thought to himself.
Soon, the battle ended.
Dan Di saw them jump into the river again, swim to the bottom of the waterfall, sit cross-legged on a stone, and bear the impact of the water flow with their own bodies.
Dandi stood on the shore with his arms folded and watched the scene quietly.
He thought that this practice would be over soon, but he didn't expect that Xiao Wu and the martial arts bear master were sitting there until noon.
The sun rises high in the sky.
Lin Wu and martial arts master Xiong stopped practicing the waterfall practice and returned to the shore.
Cultivation is all about concentration and unity of mind and body. He was so focused that Lin Wu forgot the existence of Alchemy Emperor.
Now seeing Emperor Dan still waiting there, he felt a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, Emperor Dan felt very mature and steady, so he didn't care. He just grinned and asked, "Have you always lived like this all these years?"
Lin Wu shook the water from his hair and replied: "Yes."
Perhaps out of apology, as they walked back, Lin Wu told his story to Emperor Dan.
He was abandoned and drifted down the river in a basket, but was picked up and adopted by a martial arts bear master.
"...Since then, we have been living together until now." Lin Wu said.
With that said, he went into the courtyard, found firewood, and prepared to light a fire for cooking.
The martial arts bear master followed and used the flame fist to help light the fire.
The Dan Emperor in the rear looked at this scene with emotion. He thought for a moment and decided to help them in his own way.
After his observations this morning, he found that the young man named Xiao Wu was very talented, and his temperament and strength were far beyond those of ordinary people.
There is no doubt that he is a talented person and can become a powerful trainer.
Galar needs trainers like this, and if they become trainers, they can change their current simple life.
Thinking of this, Emperor Dan stepped forward and asked: "Xiao Wu, do you know the trainer?"
Hearing this, Lin Wu, who was adding tree fruits to the pot, replied without raising his head: "I heard Miss Joy say it before when I was in Mugan Town."
"So, do you want to be a trainer?" Dandi asked expectantly: "Take your Pokémon to travel around the world, continue to become stronger through special training, meet new Pokémon, and train with other Pokémon.
Fight with each other and become a powerful trainer."
Lin Wu paused for a moment, with a somewhat surprised expression on his face.
What is Emperor Dan doing?
Are you inviting him to challenge the gym in a human city?
Lin Wu thought for a moment. If he remembered correctly, the champions of Dan Emperor and Du Daiwu were different.
Daigo likes to dig rocks everywhere, while Watari serves as an alliance investigator to punish criminals and eliminate evil.
Dandi has always been keen on cultivating talented young trainers, introducing talents to the Galar region, and revitalizing his hometown.
"So, I met certain conditions of the Alchemy Emperor..." Lin Wu was slightly startled.
He felt a little moved in his heart.
Because everyone who loves Pokémon has dreamed of traveling around the world with their Pokémon to see the world.
only……
Lin Wu raised his head and glanced at the martial arts master Xiong, and happened to find that the martial arts master Xiong was also looking at him.
"I won't leave, I will stay here to stay with you." Lin Wu thought to himself, he shook his head and looked at Dan Emperor, "Sorry, Mr. Dan Emperor, I don't want to be a trainer."
"Xiao Wu..." Martial Arts Master Xiong was stunned.
Having lived together with Xiao Wu for such a long time, sometimes they can understand each other even without speaking.
Xiao Wu hesitated just now, which meant that he wanted to see the outside world.
But he rejected this human being, was it to stay with him here?
The expression on the martial arts bear master's face was somewhat serious.
As a martial arts bear master, it has always lived in the mountains where it will not be disturbed by humans.
They will not leave here, nor will they enter human cities, but will live alone as a bear until the end of the world.
However, it is no longer a bear, it still has Xiao Wu.
The martial arts bear master has always regarded this cave as his home, but now he understands that it is because of Xiao Wu that this cave has become his home.
Thinking of this, the martial arts master Xiong looked at Lin Wu, smiled and said to him: "Xiao Wu, do what you want to do!"
Lin Wu was stunned for a moment: "What about you?"
A smile appeared on the martial arts bear master's face: "I will be with you."
According to human terms, become Xiaowu's Pokémon, travel with him, take care of him, and protect him.
"Dad..." Lin Wu was really moved. He didn't expect that the martial arts master Xiong would be willing to leave the place where he had lived for decades for him: "Thank you!"
The martial arts bear master stretched out his big hand and touched his head with a smile.
No matter what difficulties there are, as long as father and son are together, there will be no problem!
The Dan Emperor in front of him looked at this scene. Although he did not understand what the martial arts bear master was saying, judging from the young man's reaction, it seemed that the martial arts master bear had promised him to leave here?
Dan Emperor asked with a smile on his face: "How's it going? Do you want to change the decision you just made?"
Lin Wu nodded sheepishly: "Yes, Mr. Dandi, dad will travel with me."
"That's really great." Emperor Dan was slightly touched in his heart.
Of these two guys, one can stay here for the other, and the other can leave the forest for the other.
Thinking about it, he touched his body, then took out an invitation letter from his pocket and handed it over.
Lin Wu saw many words he didn't recognize written on it and asked: "This is..."
Dandi replied: "This is an invitation to participate in the gym challenge. With it, you can participate in various large-scale competitions held in the Galar region. Oh, by the way, you just turned ten this year, right?
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Lin Wu nodded.
"That's okay." Dandi continued: "Trainers who are over ten years old can use the free treatment services at the Pokémon Center and enjoy three meals there.
Unlike other regions, the free services of our Pokémon Center in the Galar region will only be provided to trainers between the ages of 10 and 18. If you want to use it after that, you will need to spend money."
It is somewhat similar to compulsory education.
Lin Wu nodded thoughtfully, but he still had a question: "Then how do I prove my age and identity to Miss Joy?"
Dandi replied: "Generally speaking, you need to show your identity certificate, but your situation is special. Just give this invitation letter to Miss Joy."
As he spoke, Emperor Dan took out his pen and wrote a few lines on the invitation.
As he was writing, Emperor Dan suddenly stopped and asked, "Do you recognize the words on this?"
Lin Wu shook his head.
"Well, this is a bit difficult to handle. I have been living in the wild with Pokémon and don't even know the words." Dandi fell into deep thought.
He looked at the martial arts bear master and the dark-skinned young man in front of him, which were traces of years of practicing fighting skills.
Suddenly, Emperor Dan remembered someone.
That was his master, the former champion of Galar, Ma Shide.
Master Ma recently bought an island and named it Kaidao. He opened a martial arts school there and is recruiting apprentices.
However, because Master Ma's vision is too high, it is difficult for ordinary trainers to understand him, so now, there are only a few apprentices in the martial arts gym.
Dan Emperor's mind came to Xiao Wu's mind to fight against the martial arts bear master, as well as his perseverance in practicing under the waterfall, and he felt that the master would like him very much.
Thinking of this, Emperor Dan stood up with some anticipation, took out his communication device, and dialed his master's phone number.
Lin Wu heard Emperor Dan say to the other side, "I want to send you a good apprentice."
Good apprentice? Do you mean him?
Soon, the call was hung up. Emperor Dan looked a little happy and grinned: "It's no problem. Do you know Kai Island? There is a martial arts school there. Next, you can go to that place to practice for a while. There will be people there.
Teach you words and a guide to living in the human world.”
If nothing else happens, the little guy in front of him will become his junior brother in the near future.
Thinking of this, Dandi suddenly felt a lot closer to him.
Lin Wuze was a little surprised when he heard what Emperor Dan said.
Armor Island, whose full name is the Island of Armor, is where the plot of Sword and Shield DLC mainly takes place, and it is also the location of Master Ma's martial arts gym.
So, Emperor Dan is going to send him to Ma Shide?
Dandi is a very responsible champion. He took out his ticket and handed it over, saying: "This is the ticket. Do you remember Mugan Town?"
Lin Wu nodded.
Dan Di: "Take this ticket and take the bus to the station in Mugan Town. From there you can go to Kai Island. When you get there, someone will pick you up at the exit."
Lin Wu took it and thanked him seriously: "Thank you, Mr. Dandi."
He kept Alchemy Emperor's help in mind and planned to repay him when he had the opportunity in the future.
But Emperor Dan didn't care very much. He grinned, his smile was so hearty, he reached out and patted Lin Wu on the shoulder and said to him:
"When you become a real trainer, I will come back to fight you. Then, don't lose to me on purpose like you did five years ago!"