If Populus euphratica felt as if he was in an ice cellar a second ago, then his mood now can definitely be called the warmth of spring.
Not to mention anything else, at least his safety in this world is guaranteed.
So now.
"Ancient Moon Bird" Populus euphratica ordered to the Ancient Moon Bird: "Use the Akon Splitting Slash!"
"Gah?"
The ancient moon bird held its head with its wings, and its movements were like Xiaoxia's super-powered duck.
One second, two seconds, three seconds passed, and a crow seemed to fly across the sky.
Gu Yueniao tilted his head, his eyes dull.
Hu Yang: "..."
No way? Could it be that it was because his trainer level was not high enough that the Ancient Moon Bird did not obey the command?
Hu Yang hesitated for a moment, then thought of the 100 favorability points displayed on the Gu Yueniao information bar, squatted down and pointed at himself and asked: "Do you know me?"
The Ancient Moon Bird finally stopped holding its head and instead lowered its head to play with the stones on the ground with its beak.
"..."
Populus euphratica stretched out his hand and tried to touch it. After making sure that the ancient moon bird would not resist, Populus euphratica picked it up from the ground.
"Gah?"
Ancient Moon Bird made a questioning sound.
Hu Yang asked again: "Can you understand what I'm saying?"
The Ancient Moon Bird was stunned for a moment, then turned its head and used its beak to tidy up its feathers.
Hu Yang looked at this scene and had a rough guess in his mind.
The Ancient Moon Bird did not resist his touch, which meant that it knew him.
But it didn't respond to its own instructions and voice. There are two reasons for this.
One, Gu Yueniao can’t understand.
Second, the ancient moon bird cannot hear.
Hu Yang, who had never had any experience as a trainer, was confused.
Is it possible that in anime and games, the ability of elves to understand human speech does not exist?
Or is it the reason why this ancient moon bird is not a real elf?
As we all know, the elves in the game are just a string of emotionless data, and all their behavior patterns and abilities are set in advance by programmers.
Thinking of this, Populus euphratica picked up a stone from the side and threw it into the river while the ancient moon bird was not paying attention. A clear "plop" sound suddenly came from the river.
Populus euphratica observed the movements of the Ancient Moon Bird. The moment the sound came, the Ancient Moon Bird obviously heard the sound and quickly raised its head and looked in that direction.
I don't understand.
But it shouldn’t be?
But now is obviously not the time to dwell on this.
Populus euphratica planned to go find other trainers to ask after leaving the forest.
He put the ancient moon bird back into the matching master ball, and then got up and continued walking forward along the river.
Water source is the most important thing for any living thing.
Since ancient times, people's tribes and villages have been built near the water. The chance of leaving the forest is obviously much higher than wandering around like a headless fly.
Because he had encountered a giant sting wasp before, his movements were much more restrained this time, and he could make no sound at all.
But even so, he still attracted the attention of some wild elves.
There are snake bears in the grass, spiny tail insects squirming in the trees, a hooded child drinking water by the water, and even a rare big-mouthed baby.
These elves did not attack Populus euphratica, but just watched from a distance with curiosity.
Populus euphratica was very moved when he saw it.
Real Pokémon ecology!
These are far from being reflected in the game!
He really wanted to touch them!
Although his heart was moved, his reason told him that if he really went ahead and did it, he would definitely face a vigilant attack from the other party.
After walking a certain distance, Hu Yang felt the burning pain in his waist becoming more obvious.
He opened his clothes and took a look and found that the purple area was starting to spread.
This is obviously not a good situation.
He had to get out of here as soon as possible before things got worse.
I am getting hungrier and hungrier.
The lingering power of summer has not completely dissipated. As noon arrives, the temperature in the air begins to rise. This is not normal heat, but a kind of muggy heat.
Judging from Populus euphratica's thirty years of life experience, this is obviously the rhythm of rain.
"Big-mouthed frog, snake bear, could this be the Fengyuan area?" Hu Yang made a guess in his mind.
But soon, the full-bodied chinchilla that appeared in a tree branch made him uncertain again.
Chinchilla, which first appeared in Pokémon Sword and Shield, is an elf from the Galar region.
But if you think about it carefully, the game is different from reality. The game is divided into successive generations. The version released first naturally does not have the elves of the later generations, but the games of the later generations will have the elves of the previous generations.
This also means that it is entirely possible for elves from the Galar region and the Unova region to appear in other regions.
I haven't eaten or drank anything in the morning and noon, and Populus euphratica is now hungry and thirsty.
With sharp eyes, he saw the stuffed chinchilla holding a tree fruit in its arms.
Tibetan chinchillas have similar habits to squirrels in real life, and they all have the habit of storing winter food in advance in autumn.
So, if you follow it, you might be able to find something to eat.
If you're even luckier, you might be able to find Taotao fruit that can detoxify you.
After only two seconds of hesitation, Hu Yang made a decisive decision to follow.
According to his footsteps, it will take many years and months to get out of the forest.
Perhaps this area is familiar to the chinchilla, so it is not very vigilant and jumps back and forth between the trees holding a pink fruit.
Populus euphratica followed closely behind, hiding behind a big tree and watching the chinchilla throwing the fruit into the inside of a big tree.
After doing this, the chinchilla left.
Populus euphratica ran over, put his arm into the tree hole, said sorry in his heart, and then touched a fruit out.
[Orange fruit: After eating, it can restore a little physical strength of the elf.]
Relevant information emerged in Hu Yang's mind.
It was not the target he was looking for. He placed the orange fruit in his left hand and stretched his right hand in again.
However, at this moment, a heartbreaking scream came down from the tree trunk above.
Populus euphratica raised his head and looked at the Tibetan chinchilla who had returned.
"..."
"..."
So embarrassing.
I thought that he, a grown-up with hands and feet, would one day end up stealing the "winter chestnuts" hidden by the "squirrel" to eat.
More importantly, he was caught on the spot.
This was the first time Hu Yang had done something like this in thirty years. He subconsciously pulled out his hand and stretched out his empty right hand in an attempt to get through.
But elves are different from ordinary animals, they are very smart.
The Tibetan Chinchilla pointed at his left arm and made an accusing sound.
Hu Yang: "..."
Before he could take action, the angry Tibetan chinchilla fell from the sky. Populus euphratica was unable to stand still and was thrown to the ground under the influence of inertia.
The little fist of the stuffed chinchilla banged on his forehead.
Populus euphratica quickly picked it up by its armpit and returned the orange fruit: "Stop hitting it, it's my fault, I'll give it back to you!"
After all, this kind of thing is his fault.
The stuffed chinchilla took it and snorted. Suddenly, its nose moved and its eyes shifted to the human's waist. It smelled the smell of "poison" and "blood".
Hu Yang noticed its behavior, lifted up his clothes directly, exposed the poisoned wound, and pretended to be pitiful:
"I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to steal your things. I was poisoned. If I don't detoxify, I will die soon."
There was a hint of temptation in his heart when he said this.
The Ancient Moon Bird couldn't understand him, so could other wild elves?
Facts have proved that it is possible.
Because he saw the stuffed chinchilla hesitated for a moment, then flew to the tree hole, rummaged inside for a while, and ran out holding a pink tree fruit.
Its plush face was full of reluctance. After a while, as if it had made some important decision, it pushed the fruit over with determination.
[Taotaoguo: Has the magical ability to cure poisoning.]
Populus euphratica was shocked: "Give it to me?" Are wild elves so kind?
The stuffed chinchilla nodded, squeaked twice, and then stretched out his right leg on Populus euphratica's belly.
Only then did Hu Yang notice that there was a small pink bandage in the shape of a bow. It had been covered by the little guy's fur, so he didn't notice it.
That's a style that only humans can tie.
Hu Yang was stunned for a moment, and he vaguely guessed a possibility from the attitude of the chinchilla.
This stuffed chinchilla has been rescued by humans before, so it has great goodwill towards humans and will choose to help itself here.
Thinking of this possibility, an inexplicable excitement arose from deep in his heart.