The people who had just finished hatching had not gone far when the originally sunny sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds.
Da da da!!
Then there was a heavy downpour of rain, which caught people off guard.
However, Xiaozhi and the four of them seemed to have expected it. They took out their umbrellas in unison and completely blocked the heavy rain. Their expressions looked a little numb.
The sudden rain lasted less than a minute, the sun had already broken through the dark clouds, and the previous rain also disappeared.
Xiaozhi and the others naturally put away their umbrellas and prepared to continue on their way...
Da da da!!
However, less than a while later, it started pouring again, and the four people once again held up their umbrellas mechanically.
The next scene is an endless cycle of heavy rain, opening an umbrella, then closing the umbrella, and then opening the umbrella again...
The four of them were like robots. They even predicted the end time of the heavy rain in advance and were able to put away their umbrellas at the same time.
"Well, it's time to close the umbrella again."
Seeing the downpour falling for a full 59 seconds, Xiaozhi and the other three folded their umbrellas with understanding. They had completely figured out the pattern.
Da da da!!
However, this time the heavy rain was still pouring down, and the three of them were soaked in water.
"???"
Shota was the only one still holding an umbrella, so it wasn't a big problem.
He even looked at a few people with confused expressions.
"Hey, didn't I remind you that every ten times is a cycle, and the end time of the tenth time is not allowed."
Xiaozhi and three others: "..."
The three people with messy faces took Shota's umbrella directly, leaving the latter also messy in the rain.
It's still a long way from Shuijing City, and it's surrounded by deserted wilderness. There's no place to take shelter from the rain.
"Tsk, have the weather changes affected this place?"
Xiaozhi frowned, it seemed that the influence of Groudon and Kyogre was becoming more and more exaggerated...
Da da da!!
Now that they were completely soaked, the four of them simply spread their legs and ran wildly in the rain, heading towards Shuijing City...
...
...
Half an hour later.
The elf center in Shuijing City.
The four embarrassed drowned rats opened the door and walked in. The air-conditioned air from the hall fell on their wet bodies...
"Ah Autumn!!" x4.
They didn't have time to do anything, so they rushed to the bathhouse and took a hot bath.
When everyone had packed up and walked back to the hall, ready to enjoy dinner...
"Inserting a major news. Due to the actions of the Weather Research Institute, the attention of the God of the Earth has been successfully attracted and drawn out of the surrounding waters of the Hezhong area!"
The public television nearby suddenly broadcast a news report.
On the screen, there was a dark red lava monster, walking slowly on the sea.
The rolling seawater fell on the latter's fiery armor scales, constantly evaporating dense white mist.
"According to the strength of the Earth God...it will only take a week at most before we can officially return to the Fangyuan area!"
The sudden news broadcast immediately made the entire elf center excited, and many passers-by were talking about it.
When Xiaozhi and others heard the news, their eyes lit up.
Unexpectedly, the Weather Research Institute’s fake vermilion orb plan actually worked?!
Groudon is said to be a great ancient god, but he is somewhat short-sighted...
Obviously he knows the way home, but he still firmly believes that the place where the scarlet orb is is his hometown.
"It seems like this weird weather can recover, right?"
Xiaozhi breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that Xiaomao has made a great contribution this time!
The TV screen also flashed the return ship of members of the Weather Research Institute... but everyone took a quick glance and did not see Xiao Mao.
Didn't you come back with me?
Thinking of this, Xiaozhi became curious, so he walked directly to the public phone booth and called Xiaomao to express his condolences.
"???"
And listening to the conversation, several people seemed to understand the conversation, which made Shota look confused in the back.
He has never been to the Weather Research Institute, and it is like a blank piece of paper at this moment.
...
Soon, the call was connected, and a brown-haired boy appeared on the screen.
"Hey~ isn't this Xiaozhi? Why did you call me suddenly?"
Seeing Xiaozhi again, Xiaomao started teasing with muscle memory.
After some pleasantries... it seemed that after the all-out battle at the Silver Conference, most of the feeling of confrontation between the two at this moment had disappeared.
Instead, they are more like a pair of old friends who have not seen each other for a long time.
"Oh, you're talking about the Weather Research Institute, I didn't come back with them~"
Xiao Mao shrugged and said quite freely.
But when he said this, his expression became serious again.
This time the fake orb was able to successfully lure Groudon back, which was truly a feat of his own making.
The fake orb developed by the Weather Research Institute was actually not very effective at all. It only caused Groudon to tilt his head, and it was not completely seduced away.
"It went so smoothly...all because I discovered the real vermilion orb!"
Xiaomao's expression condensed and he explained.
They had previously suspected that someone had brought real orbs to all parts of the world, which turned Groudon into a headless fly running around the world...
"When I arrived at the Hezhu area, I walked right in front of Groudon's eyes. After a while, I found a strange Pokémon."
"It seems to be a dragon-type Pokémon, but it's also as weird as a ghost..."
Xiao Mao was shocked at that time.
In the hand of this ghost dragon is a vermilion orb!
"But this guy is very cunning. In the end, I only recaptured the vermilion orb and did not arrest the ghost dragon."
Xiaomao sighed helplessly.
This ghost dragon seems to be a Pokémon from the Galar region, which is extremely rare.
So the "fake orb" used by the Weather Research Institute to seduce Groudon is actually real. Xiaomao gave it to several of his friends.
Seeing this inside story, Xiaozhi and others showed expressions as if they were listening to a story, and were surprised again and again.
"So why didn't you come back with me?"
Xiaolan couldn't help but lean into the camera and ask.
"I have already investigated the information from the Weather Research Institute, and now I have to rely on them~"
Xiaomao just spread his hands.
It was the first time he came to the Hezhong area... Now he was attracted by the ancient myths of the Hezhong area.
Fangyuan area... I’ll talk about it next time.
Xiaozhi and the others could only lament that it was Xiaomao who was still so lively even though he changed jobs and became a researcher.
After everyone chatted for a while, they hung up the phone.
"By the way... in a week, we will be able to see Groudon up close?"
Xiaozhi suddenly reacted and said.
Xiaogang took out a map to investigate and found that the Hezhong area was to the east of the Fangyuan area.
If they come back from the east... the Shuijing City they are in now, or the Luyuan City they are going to next, are both located on the easternmost side of Fangyuan Continent.
Speaking of which, can he be one of the first witnesses to witness Groudon's return to his hometown?!