The road from Ruoye Town to Jihua City is a vast wilderness.
This wilderness is home to a large number of wild Pokémon that are full of Johto characteristics.
In order to better bring out the maximum effect of the Pokémon virus, Hu Yang brought a group of Pokémon here for special training.
Hu Yang has always been willing to do his best when it comes to providing resources for Pokémon training.
But when he saw Iron Dubell eating a fire stone like melon seeds after the battle, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"dan...wave?"
Seeing his favorite trainer looking at him with a solemn expression, Iron Dumbbell let out a confused cry.
Baby! Your old father won't be able to support you if you continue like this!
With this thought in his mind, Populus euphratica showed a decent smile, and took the initiative to ask about the dining experience of Iron Dumbbell: "Is it delicious?"
Iron Dumbbell nodded his little head repeatedly, looking very happy: "Dan wave! Dan wave!"
"Then you should eat more and grow up quickly." Hu Yang said with a smile.
The iron dumbbell said "hmm" twice, and then buried half of its body in the pile of rocks.
Those were the goods that Populus euphratica and Gu Yuenniao purchased from Meteor Falls a few years ago. They didn't expect that they would come in handy at this time.
Seeing Iron Dumbbell eating happily, Hu Yang sighed lightly, then turned around, turned his back to Iron Dumbbell and secretly counted the change in his wallet.
He didn't bring many stones with him on this trip. All the evolution stones at home were almost eaten by this iron dumbbell with an unusually strong appetite, and now he didn't have much reserve appetite left.
If this continues, I really won’t be able to afford it!
After counting the cash on his body, Hu Yang began to think about whether there was a place in the Chengdu area where he could dig rocks like Meteor Falls.
But unfortunately, after thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't think of an exact location.
After pondering for a moment, Hu Yang prepared to wait until he arrived in the next city and then go to the local department store to see if there was any counter selling evolutionary stones.
At noon, during the break after the special training, Populus euphratica set up camp on the grass and prepared lunch.
Because he had been using Crash to fight wild Pokémon all morning, Iron Dumbbell was now as tired as a cat cake and collapsed on the grass.
Seeing this, Hu Yang took out the "battery" made by King Dude for the iron dumbbell from his backpack and stuffed it into its mouth.
The gentle breeze blew, and the little guy squinted his eyes comfortably and chewed the special food in his mouth.
"dan...wave~"
Hu Yang: "..."
Iron Dumbbell is different from other Pokémon in that it does not eat energy cubes or tree fruits, but it is more interested in things that contain electromagnetic force.
For this reason, King Dadai specially developed this kind of food that can fill his stomach.
Under the influence of the Poké Virus, the effect of special training on iron dumbbells is very significant.
After eating the battery, the iron dumbbell returned to some condition. When it floated into the air again, its mental appearance became obviously different from before.
Populus euphratica looked around, then found a big stone on the grass, and said to the iron dumbbell: "Use Bump on it."
"dan...wave!"
The iron dumbbell hit the big stone aggressively.
Just a bang was heard, and the hard stone was suddenly smashed into pieces by the iron dumbbell.
Looking at this scene, Hu Yang felt a little more comfortable.
"The strength has been slightly improved compared to before, and the speed of attacks has also become faster."
From this point of view, it is worthwhile for him to spend so much resources to cultivate this iron dumbbell.
I just don’t know if all the energy-rich evolutionary stones eaten by Iron Dumbbell will be integrated into Iron Dumbbell’s body.
"That's it, let's continue to rest!" Populus euphratica said to the iron dumbbell with satisfaction.
But Iron Dumbbell did not rest, but followed Populus euphratica happily like a follower and found Guo Ranweng holding the egg.
Hu Yang allowed the little guy to follow him, and then turned his attention to the egg with strange patterns.
His mood is a bit complicated.
Dr. Oak said that the Pokémon in the egg has acquired self-awareness and can sense external conditions.
This also means that everything they have experienced before, this egg has experienced it together.
But it still doesn't want to come out of the egg...
Are you really still afraid of him and Ancient Moon Bird?
Hu Yang turned around, glanced at the silly-looking Ancient Moon Bird not far away, and then looked at the egg in confusion.
It's really a headache.
According to Dr. Oak, in order for this egg to hatch, he must first express his feelings to it and make the Pokémon inside the egg realize that nothing outside will harm him.
but……
In Hu Yang's mind, he pictured himself holding the egg, stroking it, and saying gently: "Little guy, come out quickly, it's okay, we are good people and won't hurt you." Suddenly, the scene appeared in Hu Yang's mind.
I couldn't help but shudder.
Devil picture.
It would seem too deliberate to do so.
After thinking for a moment, Hu Yang was ready to leave everything to time.
He believed that as long as he continued traveling, one day the Pokémon in the egg would be able to feel their thoughts.
After lunch, Populus euphratica did not stay much longer at this place.
While the Poké Virus was still there, he was conducting special battle training against Iron Dumbbell and Gengar while moving forward.
After just walking around like this until the next day, Jihua Market finally appeared in their sights.
Coincidentally, the Poké Virus on Iron Dumbbell and Gengar also disappeared.
Gardevoir and Charizard were not infected with this Poké Virus.
Seeing this scene, Hu Yang felt a little regretful, but after all, this kind of thing is rare. If this Pokémon virus spreads too easily, then I believe that it won't be long before Pokémon around the world will be infected.
After clearing up his mood, Hu Yang took a group of Pokémon back into the Poké Ball, put on his hat and officially entered the Jihua Market.
The scale of Jihua City is not large. Because it is close to the seaside and has beautiful scenery, it has become a comfortable and leisurely small town.
This kind of place is suitable for retirement and living, but for trainers on the road, there is no reason to stay here.
Because there are no important locations here and the battle facilities are not developed, many trainers take a short rest here before moving on.
Populus euphratica is no exception.
When he came to Jihua City this time, he mainly wanted to see if there were evolution stones for sale in the department store here, but unfortunately, there were not.
"Sorry, we are temporarily out of stock of evolution stones. If you want them, you can go to the nearest Platycodon City to have a look." The salesperson said apologetically.
Hearing this, Populus euphratica decided to set off for Platycodon City immediately.
After buying travel props in Jihua City, Populus euphratica headed north and embarked on the road to Platycodon City.
April 19, Alliance Calendar 211.
Passing through the wilderness north of Jihua City, an endless sea of trees appeared in front of Populus euphratica.
Standing on the outside and looking into it, you can see the extremely tall trees with lush branches and leaves, staggering under the sun to create overwhelming shade.
As the wind blew, the leaves on the tree crown began to sway, forming an undulating green wave that stretched into the distance.
Seeing this spectacular sight, Populus euphratica was very excited, because this kind of place is a paradise for wild Pokémon.
For a trainer, there is nothing more satisfying than encountering rare wild Pokémon.
So Populus euphratica stopped and took the Pokémon to set up a campsite in this sea of trees.
He planned to learn the methods used in hunting zones to attract wild Pokémon to see if he could attract some rare Pokémon.
In the afternoon, Poplar euphratica lit a bonfire in an open space, then took out the decoy energy cube from his backpack and put it aside.
As a gust of wind blew by, a strong fragrance began to spread along the air in all directions.
"Help me see if any rare Pokémon is attracted here."
Sitting in front of the bonfire, Populus euphratica said to Gardevoir and Gengar.
In order to let them distinguish what kind of Pokémon are rare, Hu Yang took out the Pokémon illustrated book and found the auspicious egg and Togepi's appearance from it. After thinking about it, he added a big milk can on it.
and kettle.
These are all important parts of his future construction of ecological islands.
Looking at these photos, Gardevoir and Gengar nodded, indicating that they understood.
Gardevoir: "Gardevoir!"
Gengar: "Don't worry, just leave it to me!"
So one of the two Pokémon entered the invisible state and quietly observed the surrounding situation, while the other released a powerful super power and sensed wild Pokémon in all directions.
Attracted by the energy cube, the forest suddenly became restless,
The screams of some bird Pokémon and insect Pokémon began to sound in the forest.
Soon, a soft green caterpillar flopped down from the branch.
The green caterpillar looked over with its big eyes open, as if it was curious about this human being who exuded a friendly aura, and let out a cry of "hiss, hiss, hiss".
Hu Yang: "..."
Populus euphratica was very afraid of insects, so it immediately hid behind the fire-breathing dragon.
When the green caterpillar saw this, his face showed hurt eyes.
As time goes by, there are gradually more Pokémon around this campsite.
But none of the rare Pokémon that Populus had imagined came, instead there were a large group of insect-type and grass-type Pokémon.
Seeing those unicorn bugs, green caterpillars and orb silk spiders, Populus euphratica, who was so afraid of the bug Pokémon, didn't even want the energy cubes.
Put out the bonfire, retrieve the Pokémon, dismantle the tent in one go, then mount the fire-breathing dragon and escape.
It wasn't until he couldn't see a bug Pokémon anymore that he breathed a sigh of relief.
Gengar followed and watched the whole process: "Are those guys that scary?"
The fire-breathing dragon under him also showed a puzzled expression: "Ouch..."
Hu Yang: "..."
"You don't understand." He said seriously.
In fact, it's not that he is afraid of green caterpillars, but because he doesn't want to touch the green caterpillar's hairless and soft body.
But forcing them away by fighting will hurt them, so in this case, the best choice is to run away by yourself.
But Charizard and Gengar still don't understand.
The two close friends looked at each other with confusion on their faces.
Seeing this, Hu Yang sighed helplessly and said: "Okay, skip this topic!"
Charizard: "Ouch~"
The most important thing next is to find a place to spend the night.
Populus euphratica thought for a while and let the fire-breathing dragon continue to walk through the sea of trees. Soon, he found an open space far away from the grass and trees.
Bug Pokémon live in dense tree canopies and deep grass, which are rare places.
"Okay, stop here!" Hu Yang said.
Charizard landed, Populus euphratica released a group of Pokémon and built a new campsite here.
There are also many Pokémon living in this place, but this time Populus euphratica did not take out the energy cubes to deliberately lure them, and even fed the Pokémon food was very restrained.
Conquering rare Pokémon depends on fate and luck!
However, no matter how restrained it is, some of the aroma of the food still spreads out.
Some wild Pokémon near the clearing were attracted. Populus euphratica took a glance and found that there were no green caterpillars, unicorns or the like, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
The group of wild Pokémon that came over were all big-tailed Pokémon, long-tailed monsters, trumpet sprouts, as well as ladybugs, hazelnut balls and other insect Pokémon that were more acceptable to Populus euphratica.
Hu Yang took out some biscuits and other foods sold in the store that Pokémon liked to eat and shared them with them.
And took the opportunity to touch a few fluffy big-tailed and long-tailed monster hands.
After dinner was over, this group of Pokémon did not leave, but magically fell asleep around this temporary camp.
Populus euphratica glanced at them and ignored them. He lay down in his sleeping bag and said good night to a few Pokémon before closing his eyes.
At night, there was a thunderous thunder in the distance, and the originally clear sky suddenly turned into a scene of dark clouds, thunder and lightning.
Populus euphratica was awakened by the thunder, turned on the camping lamp, unzipped the tent and checked the situation outside.
Then he saw a group of wild Pokémon who had been soaked in the rain and were standing pitifully in front of the tent.
Seeing this scene, Hu Yang wanted to laugh a little, so he carried them into the tent one by one, and asked Gengar to take out a clean towel to wipe the rain off their bodies.
But at this moment, a white light suddenly shot out from the bag Populus euphratica put aside.
"Gah."
The figure of the Ancient Moon Bird emerged in the light, and Populus euphratica was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, the Ancient Moon Bird flew out through the tent door.
Populus euphratica: "?"
He stopped what he was doing and hurriedly went out to check the situation. Unfortunately, the Ancient Moon Bird was too fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
In desperation, Populus euphratica had to return to the tent and wait for the ancient moon bird to return.
Not long after, the thunder and heavy rain outside stopped.
"Stop so soon?"
Seeing this scene, Hu Yang was stunned for a moment.
There had been such a heavy thunderstorm just now, and he thought it would rain all night.
However, it was a good thing that the rain stopped, so that they would not be kept awake by the thunder.
Looking at the wild Pokémon huddled in front of him, Hu Yang showed a friendly smile on his face.
At this moment, the cry of the ancient moon bird came from outside.
Hu Yang quickly looked outside, and then saw the Ancient Moon Bird flying over from the darkness with an unknown object in its mouth.
As the distance got closer, Populus euphratica also saw the appearance of the thing clearly.
It was a Pokémon that looked like a saber-toothed tiger, with golden fur, strong limbs and sharp fangs.
That's...Thunder Lord?
The Ancient Moon Bird held the Thunder God by the back of its neck, dragged it into the tent like a big cat holding a kitten, threw it on the quilt, then landed next to Populus euphratica, and began to use its beak to tidy up the wet feathers on its body.
.
Hu Yang: "..."
He withdrew his gaze from Ancient Moon Bird, and then turned to look at Thunder Lord in front of him.
Different from the majestic appearance he had seen last time, Thunder Lord now looked very embarrassed. His fur was wet, and some of his fur was knotted due to a layer of dirty mud.
Its eyes were closed, and it looked as if it was asleep.
Hu Yang glanced at it and saw the words "seriously injured and comatose" in the column of Lei Gong's physical condition.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
I'm still busy today, I'll definitely make up for it tomorrow