Paras, an insect-type and grass-type Pokémon, is a mushroom Pokémon with a docile personality and not very aggressive nature.
On its back, there are two red mushrooms with light yellow spots.
When it evolves into Paraster, the yellow-spotted red mushrooms on its back will grow larger than its body.
As for the lower part of the insect, after evolution, its eyes will turn white and the mouthparts used for eating will disappear.
Even life habits and behavior patterns will undergo great changes.
Because of this, the Pokémon research community believes that Parasite's consciousness at this time is completely controlled by the mushroom parasitic on his back.
After pondering for a moment, Hu Yang asked: "Why are you looking for me?"
The little girl pursed her lips and explained: "Because everyone doesn't believe what I said. They said grandpa is a liar and has never been to that high tower."
Hearing this, Hu Yang probably knew why she was so nervous just now.
He thought for a while and said: "I can give you an immutable stone, but can you show me that thing?"
It just so happened that among the stones he brought back from Moon View Mountain, there were several Immutable Stones, and he gave one to Magikarp King, and he still had one left with him.
"Thank you!" The little girl nodded gratefully, and then asked: "I just left that thing at home, can you come with me to get it?"
The purpose of Hu Yang's trip to Zijin City was for this matter. He stood up, nodded and said: "Okay."
The two immediately left the Desert Adventure Club. Under the leadership of the little girl, Hu Yang came to a house with a courtyard.
The courtyard is not big. There is a big tree planted on the left side, and a Paras is taking a nap in the shadow with its eyes closed.
Hearing the sound coming from outside, Paras immediately opened his eyes and saw the little girl coming over, with happiness in his eyes.
"Are you feeling better today?"
The little girl ran over, touched Paras' head, and asked.
"Pie...Pie..."
Paras gently rubbed the girl's palm, but at this moment, a white light suddenly lit up on its body.
Paras's body suddenly tensed up, and he let out a sad cry. He closed his eyes tightly, as if he was enduring some kind of instinct.
That is...patience.
Some Pokémon will use patience to resist the urge to evolve when they don't want to evolve.
Hu Yang glanced at the information about Paras, and sure enough, he found the move "Patience" in the column of moves it knew.
only……
This Paras has obviously endured it many times, and this time the light on it is stronger than ever.
Seeing this scene, the little girl shouted worriedly: "Paras!"
"Pie...Pie!" Paras opened one of his closed eyes, as if he wanted to keep the girl's appearance firmly in his mind.
"..."
Hu Yang couldn't stand it any longer, so he asked Gengar to take the Stone of Immutability out of his fourth-dimensional pocket, and then threw the stone over like a coin.
"boom!"
The Immutable Stone hit Paras' body accurately, and when the light of evolution touched it, it disappeared like a mud cow entering the sea.
In the blink of an eye, Paras returned to his previous appearance, lying on the ground with a tired face.
"Pie pie!"
Evolution failed and it looked at the girl happily.
"Great! Paras!" The girl was also very happy. She touched Paras' head and said, "Then you play here for a while, and I will give grandpa's things to this big brother!
"
"Pie pie!"
Paras nodded his head obediently.
The girl then stood up and took Populus euphratica to a room full of sundries.
"Do you live alone?" Hu Yang was a little surprised when he saw no one except Paras since he came in.
"Mom and dad have gone to work." The girl explained: "My grandpa was staying at home with me before, and he passed away not long ago. This Paras is the Pokémon that my grandpa gave me."
While talking, the girl stepped on a chair and pulled down a small box from the debris pile.
Hu Yang saw that she was struggling, so he asked Geng Gui to come forward and help pick her up.
"Sorry." Hu Yang felt a little embarrassed when he mentioned someone's sadness.
The girl shook her head sensibly: "It doesn't matter. If grandpa knows that someone is willing to believe him, he will be very happy!"
"Hey! In this box are the things grandpa brought back from that tower!" She pushed the small box over and said.
The box was unlocked, so Hu Yang reached out to open it and saw a palm-sized square slate and a yellowed diary inside.
The slate is very ordinary. There are some lines on the front and back that look like natural weathering. From the outside, it looks like a useless piece of broken stone.
However, feeling the information that appeared in his mind after seeing this stone slab, a sense of surprise arose in Populus euphratica's heart.
[Ancient desert slate: Taken out of the tower by an old man who mistakenly entered the Tower of Phantoms, it records information about the Tower of Phantoms and the desert ruins.]
This is just an introduction to this slate, and the identification function on the modifier also comes with the ability to translate ancient texts.
Hu Yang lowered his head and looked down, and the words recorded on the stone tablet instantly appeared in his mind.
[Those who are lost can pray when the sun is strong, keep moving in the direction of the sun, and pass through the sandstorm to reach the Tower of Sand. Those who successfully climb to the top will obtain the ancient treasures we left behind.]
Populus euphratica quickly extracted useful information from it.
The time of day when the sun is at its strongest should be around 12 noon. At that time, you can find the location of the Phantom Tower by walking in the direction of the sun.
However, the information recorded on this stone tablet goes far beyond that.
Populus euphratica turned his attention to the back of the stone slab.
[I am the seventh clan leader of the Sand Clan. Three months ago, we sealed the terrifying rock monster in that underground cave.
Oh my God! It's so terrible! Our place was originally a fertile land full of life, but the sandstorm that came with it destroyed our home!
Hero from the future! If you have confidence, please help us defeat it!
If you are ready, then go to the deep sea stone chamber in the south of the continent and east of the Pillar of the Sky!
The way to lift the seal is to let (it is damaged and the contents cannot be seen clearly)]
Hu Yang: "..."
Just let what? Let Dagu become light?
Unable to help but curse a few words in his heart, Hu Yang put down the slate.
What he didn't expect was that the information above was actually related to the desert ruins where Regirock was sealed.
This shows what?
It shows that the builders of the desert ruins are the same people who created the Phantom Tower!
These things that are not available in the game settings are automatically completed here to complete the world view.
As for the method to remove the seal, he had already encountered it in Daigo's hometown before.
Hu Yang felt a little emotional about the coincidence of fate.
Seeing him looking at the slate without making a sound, the little girl next to him asked worriedly: "Brother, will this help you?"
Only then did Hu Yang come to his senses, nodded and said, "It helps."
The little girl breathed a sigh of relief, stood on tiptoes, took out the yellowed diary from the box, and handed it to Hu Yang.
"This is my grandfather's research diary on this stone slab. It may be able to help you."
Research diary…
Populus euphratica has golden fingers, which is not really needed.
He took it, opened it and took a few glances, and roughly saw the thoughts of an old man:
Ten years ago, the girl's grandfather was a member of the Desert Adventure Club.
During an expedition, he mistakenly entered the Tower of Phantoms and brought out a stone slab from the tower. After he came out, he immediately happily shared the news with other members of the club.
But everyone thought he was bragging, didn't believe what he said, and thought it was just an ordinary stone.
The girl's grandfather quit the club angrily and began a long journey of deciphering, trying to decipher the ancient writing on the stone tablets and prove that he was not lying.
But until his death, he failed to decipher it successfully. Before his death, he left the slate and Paras to his granddaughter, the only one who believed in him.
Later, in order to prevent Paras from disappearing, the girl plucked up the courage and took the slate to the club where her grandfather once stayed to exchange for an immutable stone...
In addition to the resentment and resentment, there are also some advices left by the old man to his granddaughter.
Hu Yang quickly figured out the whole thing. He pushed the diary back and said:
"This is what your grandfather left for you to watch when you grow up. I can't have it."
The little girl took the diary blankly.
Hu Yang took Geng Gui and turned around and said: "Live well with Paras, it will never disappear again."
After that, he turned around and left, and his figure quickly disappeared into the yard.
In the dark utility room of the bankrupt city, the little girl stared at this scene in a daze, and then lowered her head to look at the notebook in her hand.
At this time, Paras's voice came from outside.
The girl showed a happy smile, put her notebook on the table, and ran towards Paras in the sunshine.
The wind blew, and the notebook's title page began to turn slowly, and soon it stopped at the last page:
To my most adorable granddaughter:
Little Yuxing, remember to live a good life! After I am gone, that little guy will always be by your side for me. Let’s grow up with it!
——Love you grandpaliu
…
After finding a way to reach the Phantom Tower, Populus euphratica left Zijin City directly and returned to the outside of the city.
When he arrived at the place where he separated from Suicune, he saw Suicune lying under a big tree, using his thick flesh pads to fiddle with the box containing the energy cube.
The box of Populus euphratica was strung up with a rope and hung around Suicune's neck.
Suicune had seen the way Populus euphratica opened the lid, so when Populus euphratica came over, he saw Suicune pressing the switch of the energy cube box with a meat pad.
Then an energy cube fell out of it and fell on the clean green grass.
Suicune lowered his head and picked up the energy cube as if eating grass. He raised his head and saw Populus euphratica in front of him.
Eyes facing each other.
Shuijun: "..."
Hu Yang: "..."
Not to mention, although Suicune has no fur, his action of lying in the sun and playing with the energy cube is still quite cute.
Suicune's gentle voice rang out: "Are you done?"
Hu Yang hummed, took the opportunity to run over and knelt down to rub the thick flesh pads on Sui Jun's paws, and said, "We're ready to go."
Suicune saw his actions and was confused: "...?"
What is it doing? Why are you touching its walking feet?
Fortunately, Populus euphratica still knew how to be reserved, so he just touched it once and then withdrew his hand.
Although Shuijun was a little confused about that behavior, seeing Hu Yang's face as if nothing had happened just now, he didn't ask any more questions.
She stood up silently, the ribbon on her body fluttering in the wind, walked to his side, raised her head and looked into the distance.
Populus euphratica released Gengar and took out the desert supplies purchased in advance from its fourth-dimensional pocket.
For example, sand masks, clean water, oxygen bottles, ropes for fixation, etc.
For convenience, Hu Yang packed all these things into the mountaineering backpack behind him.
After doing all this, he asked Suicune: "Will the sandstorm affect you?"
Suicune shook his head honestly and replied, "I don't know."
There are no water sources that need to be purified in the desert. Its activity areas over the years have always been green forests and plains, and it has almost never been to places like the desert.
"All right."
Seeing this, Hu Yang decisively put a sand mask that is common to canine Pokémon on Suicune and said, "Put it on first, so you don't have to worry about breathing in sand."
Suicune's eyes slowly moved down. It was the first time he wore something like this, and he was a little uncomfortable with it. He almost forgot to breathe for a while.
But seeing that Populus euphratica was also wearing the same mask, it didn't speak and stood silently aside to get used to how to breathe again.
In fact, Populus euphratica is not sure whether Suicune's north wind field can block sandstorms.
According to the game, sandstorms will attack all Pokémon indiscriminately, but this is his first time in reality, so he is not sure.
If you can, that's naturally better. If you can't, then it's good to prepare in advance.
Suicune lowered his body and motioned for Populus euphratica to sit up.
Populus euphratica touched its head and said, "Thank you this time."
Suicune began to run in the wind, and its signature gentle voice sounded from Populus euphratica's heart:
"If you want to thank me, then go and participate in the Trial of the Rainbow Hero!" You are the chosen one and the companion protected by our three holy beasts.
It's just that Suicune didn't say the last sentence.
Hu Yang: "..."
To be honest, this is not the first time that he has been urged to participate in the Brave Trial.
Every time he heard this, Hu Yang felt a little embarrassed.
In the past, he was not familiar with the three holy beasts, and he also thought about watching them take him to Tianqing Mountain and then be raped by the Phoenix King in this way.
But so far, he has seen two of the three holy beasts.
Except for Raikou who didn't show up, Suicune and Entei stayed by his side for a while, and both of them were pretty good.
If they took him to see the Phoenix King, what if the Phoenix King blamed them because he was so angry?
However, he really didn’t want to bully King Feng at the beginning...
The first time he saw the Phoenix King, he thought of the plot of the Phoenix King in the anime, and logically thought of the feather it left for Xiaozhi.
Unexpectedly, just for a short while, that idea was sensed by Gu Yuenniao, and then it got out of control.
"..."
It’s difficult!
The sky is blue, the water is clear, and the wind is gentle.
Populus euphratica sat on Shuijun, looking into the distance and thinking sadly.