Route 111, north of Zijin City, Xiaozhi and the others are still traveling.
This is a semi-Gobi trail. Although it is not completely deserted, there is an extremely lack of green vegetation, which makes walking very depressing.
"Huh...do you feel like the weather is getting hotter?"
Xiaozhi stuck out his tongue and couldn't help but ask.
In the sky, a scorching sun hung above it, and even the air became hot. The three of them were all sweating profusely even though they were just walking normally.
"Pickup..."
Pikachu was lying on Xiaozhi's shoulder, panting heavily, almost dehydrated.
It's barefoot, but it doesn't dare to touch the ground directly, so it can be cooked in minutes.
However, before walking for a while, several people hurriedly passed by, jumped over everyone, and walked quickly towards the front, as if there was something good in front of them.
"These guys...?"
This is not the first wave of people to jump over them.
Just following the directions on the map, there should be only an nameless desert ahead. Is there anything special?
Xiaozhi made up his mind and planned to stop the next group of people to ask what happened.
However, before he could take action, he was stopped by others.
"The three of you are trainers...are you also going to find the remains of the Phantom Tower?"
The person who asked the question was a rather beautiful older sister with short, smart hair. She was wearing a green off-the-shoulder short-sleeved shirt and white cropped trousers, which was quite fashionable.
He held the microphone in his hand, and it almost hit Xiaozhi's nostrils.
Behind him was a young man carrying a camera, wearing a peaked cap backwards and a short-sleeved top with a pattern of an orange Pokémon with lightning.
The camera lens was focused on the three of them.
"Tower of Phantoms?"
Xiaozhi and Xiaolan looked at each other, it was the first time for both of them to hear this word.
"Yes, Xiaosheng is going to the Phantom Tower to look for traces of your beautiful lady!!"
However, Xiaogang's face turned red and he directly grasped the palm of the reporter's sister. This appearance even shocked the reporter and photographer duo.
"Don't worry, the weather is too hot. Teacher just now may be sick..."
Xiaolan quickly dragged Xiaogang back with a dry smile.
...
After everyone exchanged ideas, Xiaozhi and the others finally knew what was going on in front of them, which attracted countless people to watch.
"Haha, it turned out to be an accidental passerby. Sorry, I have an occupational disease. I want to interview the target when I see it~"
The trio walked side by side with the reporter duo. The big sister reporter introduced herself with a smile:
"I am Mary, a reporter from Fangyuan TV Station, and he is Xiao Dai, a photographer. As for the Tower of Phantoms..."
The Tower of Phantom, according to legend, is a dilapidated rock tower, about five or six stories high, and it contains ancient secrets.
"The legendary Tower of Phantom appears in the desert ahead... But as its name suggests, it is like a phantom. No one has been able to find the exact location of the Tower of Phantom in the desert so far.
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"The great ancient secret...?"
Xiaozhi nodded, it did sound very attractive.
"But recently it was said that someone discovered the Tower of Phantoms, and it even became a hot search topic yesterday, which attracted countless people to come and investigate."
As a reporter, Mary naturally invited her colleagues to come and find out what was going on.
"It's just that this nameless desert is vast, with strong winds and sand blowing all year round, and there are many dangerous wild Pokémon living in it. It's not easy to find."
Xiaozhi's eyes lit up when he heard the word wild Pokémon.
"A Pokémon in the desert, who knows what...?"
Xiaozhi and the others immediately became interested and planned to go to the uninhabited desert to find out... Anyway, it was on their way.
...
Wait for everyone to arrive at the entrance of the Nameless Desert.
"twitter...!"
A lot of people have gathered at the ever-narrow entrance.
There were crowds of people, and there were a lot of discussions, but few people took the initiative to walk into the desert.
"It's even hotter here..."
Xiaozhi wiped the sweat from his chin, wanting to release Chenglong and ask him to spray some water to cool down.
What's even more peculiar is that there seems to be a clear dividing line between the entrance to this desert and the outside world.
Whistle rustle!!
There was whistling sand and dust inside, but once outside this dividing line, the sand and dust stopped instantly.
Pikachu tried to jump into the dividing line and stepped on the soft sand.
"Pickup...!!"
The next moment, Pikachu jumped three feet high as if frightened, blowing on the soles of its hind limbs.
"Is the sand hot too...?"
Xiaozhi just bent down, grabbed some sand and rubbed it, and suddenly there was a burning sensation in his palms.
"Hey, it shouldn't have been this hot before, right?"
Mary also walked up and tried to poke the sand. The extremely hot touch made her retract her finger instantly.
Wait a minute, has this boy ever practiced iron sand palm? How can he still hold this kind of sand directly in his hand?!
However, this is not the first time she has reported the news about the Tower of Phantoms. The last time she came, she did not get any results. This time, Mary planned to get high-quality news no matter what.
"Is it because of Groudon, the God of Earth?"
The photographer Xiao Dai in the back looked at a certain high mountain on the side of the desert, which was roughly a cone-shaped volcano.
Because Groudon left the Fangyuan region, the volcano here became unstable... As a result, not only did the air in the nearby desert become hot, but even the sand became inaccessible to touch directly?
He pointed the camera at the crowded crowd around him, frantically collecting footage.
But not everyone is stuck at the entrance to the desert and is not allowed to enter.
Buzz buzz!!
Buzz buzz!!
Several high-frequency vibrations of insect wings were heard, and Xiaozhi saw several large dragonflies with green heads and red bodies.
"Dragonfly?"
Xiaozhi recognized that this was a Pokémon from the Chengdu area.
These dragonflies also have reins tied to their bodies, extending backward and connected to the front end of a surfboard-like body.
Several mountain men even stepped on skateboards and wore sand-proof goggles on their faces.
"Haha! I'm here at the Phantom Tower!!"
"Yoho~!!"
Wow wow wow!!
As the dragonfly exerted its strength, it was immediately dragged into the desert, kicking up countless amounts of sand.
"Is there another way?"
Seeing this, the explorers who had previously struggled with not being able to enter the desert all turned their attention to a small shop next to the entrance to the desert.
Previously, these people rented their dragonfly and skateboard equipment from here.
"Boss, bring me a bigger dragonfly!"
"Is there any bird? Give me a bird!"
Suddenly, countless people crowded together, vying to rent Pokémon and equipment.
The Tower of Phantoms is the same as a treasure, there is no reason why others should steal it first.
Wow wow wow!!
Then, pulled by dragonflies, dozens of people rushed into the desert one after another, and their figures gradually disappeared into the wind and sand...
