I'm not a supporting character in Pokemon

Longdu.

Located in the southwest of Zhuxia.

It is just below Saizhou, the "granary of Zhuxia", and connected to a small part of Dianzhou.

The most famous thing here is its countless mineral resources. Whether it is various metals, or the export volume of coal and mica, it is among the top in the world.

From this, the largest mining group in Zhuxia was born - Longshen Group, which is jointly controlled by the Zhuxia Association and the local dragon people.

The former occupies the larger part and the latter occupies the smaller part.

The Song Jie family's Jinnan Mining Group is already very large, but it is still nothing compared to the Longshen Group.

therefore.

It is no exaggeration to say that Longdu is a unique place.

On the fast-moving high-speed train.

Li Xiang looked through the light-colored car windows at the exotic city and the gray stone pillars towering into the clouds, feeling inexplicably shocked.

Compared with the Sky Pillar in the photo, the one seen in person seems to be larger, both in height and area.

From such a distance, you can still clearly see its general outline. This is not something that the single-layer Sky Pillar in the game can do with less than a hundred square meters.

Is it because of the perspective?

maybe.

He took a deep breath and glanced at the bird elves flying in the sky.

Although various Dragon City travel guides on the Internet repeatedly emphasize that the sky is forbidden, claiming that the sky is Rayquaza's territory and is sacrosanct.

But now it seems that even the true forbidden air has its limits.

Of course, it's also possible that Rayquaza is more tolerant of wild pokemon, or that he thinks airplanes are too noisy or something.

Tsk.

I'm a little nervous.

Li wanted to touch the cold window, trying to ease the mood.

It would be great if you can give it after climbing the tower.

Look at how generous Luchia is, getting rained on when he wins...well, it's not on the same scale.

But the "interview" part is really frustrating.

I don't know what to prepare.

It just doesn't suit his character to leave things to chance.

"arrive."

Susie, who was sitting next to him, reminded him in a low voice, calling back his scattered consciousness.

The announcement "The train is about to arrive" also sounded on the radio.

Let's go down first and talk later.

Li wanted to stand up and help take down the two people's suitcases, but he saw that Su Qian had already taken them down and moved forward immediately, asking him to follow closely.

...Okay.

Adults and minors traveling far away?

He was speechless and had no choice but to follow me obediently.

Lean less.

The two followed the instructions and walked out of the crowded station entrance, hailed a taxi and headed to the hotel they had booked in advance.

Booked for a week just to be on the safe side.

Because there is no time limit for the Dragon God Trial, some people will slow down the speed of climbing the tower in order to be more steady.

It's normal to come here for a few days and nights occasionally. No one wants to rush out without seeing Rayquaza. .

but.

I heard that there is a trial racing ranking list within the Dragon People? Unfortunately, it is not open to the public, so no one knows who it is from top to bottom, and how much time it took.

By the way.

The Dragon God Trial is not like the Pilgrimage Trial in that there are no safety measures at all.

Most of the gatekeeper elves inside do not respect martial ethics and will not abide by the legal regulations not to attack trainers. They will beat people if they catch them.

This is particularly noteworthy.

Trainer is a profession that is both rough and precious. It can make people bruised and bruised, but it does not allow them to lack certain parts.

In case of irreversible serious injury...

Regardless of whether you are a champion or a new student in school, you can prepare yourself and announce your official retirement.

It is not something incomprehensible in this world that trainers indirectly affect Pokémon's combat effectiveness.

…

Because it was too late to arrive at the station.

Li Xiang and Su Qian did not go to the Dragon Temple, and planned to rest for a day to relieve fatigue.

And enter Longdu in person.

The first impression that gave him was that there were so many strange customs and prohibitions.

As a special group of people with beliefs, in addition to following the laws issued by the alliance, they also have their own set of city management regulations.

For example, you are not allowed to touch the Rayquaza statue, you are not allowed to fight in a battle arena where there is a statue, and you are prohibited from entering or leaving the temple of the Dragon People without permission, etc.

In general.

The complicated rules will not affect the average person living here, but they also restrict many kinds of behaviors that may seem common to others.

Some people are dissatisfied with this and feel unfree. Some people think that as outsiders, they should follow the local customs and respect other people's local culture.

Yet it is undeniable.

The status of dragon people in Dragon City is quite high.

Even though the number is a little smaller, the permanent population of Dragon City is more than 10 million, but the people of Dragon City are less than one million.

Even if they intermarry with outsiders, the number of people with the blood of dragon people will never increase.

On the contrary, the city builders who were originally introduced by the alliance have multiplied generation after generation and become the new "locals" of Longdu.

It is estimated that in a few years, there will be a question mark as to whether Dragon Capital is the Dragon Capital of the Dragon People.

certainly.

As long as Rayquaza still exists, the dragon people cannot disappear.

After all, only dragon people can talk to Rayquaza. Otherwise, it does not accept any form of communication from anyone.

If you have strength, you are so willful.

In terms of dressing style, dragon people are also somewhat different from ordinary people.

Most of them like purple or dark red clothes, and most of them show strong and strong arms.

If you are a dragon tamer - that is, a trainer, no matter your age, you will probably have a cape of different colors on your body.

But based on Li Xiang's knowledge on the Internet, the new generation of dragon trainers seem to be dissatisfied with the cloak. They feel that it is too middle-class, conspicuous, and particularly embarrassing.

Some parents who are traditional will complain that they have to take off their clothes every day, while other parents who are more liberal will ridicule the former.

Eventually it evolved into offline appointments or something.

This kind of internal strife is quite common. Most of the younger generation don't like the traditions left by the older generation, and generally believe that many of the dross should have disappeared long ago.

Outside scholars call this "assimilation."

and declared.

One day, the dragon people will be like the water people, and there will be only two or three big cats and kittens left.

Of course, these have nothing to do with Li Xiang. He will probably not survive the day when all the dragon people are completely dead.

After dinner with Susie.

The two of them went back to their rooms and began to prepare for the Dragon God Trial that they might participate in tomorrow.

The first thing he had to do was to hold down a restless dog.

…

carpet.

One person and one dog face each other, sitting cross-legged.

Li Xiang looked at Lucario solemnly and said, "Do you think you have been normal these past two days?"

"Woo..."

Gouzi opened his mouth and tried to say something, but found that he had no idea how to respond.

Finally, he lowered his ears, bit his lip and lowered his head.

Yes.

It's really too edgy.

You know, if the Blazing Roaring Tiger inherited Li Xiang's bad-tempered personality and potential arrogance and flamboyant nature.

Then what it inherits is Li Xiang's calmness and composure when encountering difficulties, and his restraint shown externally.

A Lucario who is so eager that he doesn't care about his safety or fatigue, and is determined to achieve his goal. Is this his true form?

Not really.

This is the result of being trapped by the super evolution and falling into an absolute obsession with power.

"I control everything by myself!" 』

Before it evolved, it made a lot of bold words, but now that I think about it, it was really a big mouth slapped in its face.

What is the reason for wanting to Mega Evolve?

Become stronger.

What is the purpose of becoming stronger?

Protect Li Xiang, protect everything he cherishes, and pursue the justice he desires.

But in recent years, everything is fundamentally contrary to the purpose.

How can a Pokémon that even turns a blind eye to the tiredness on its trainer's face dare to protect it! ?

That's a little too ridiculous.

Lucario fell into deep self-blame.

Li Xiang's warnings continued.

"Super evolution is very good. I like it very much and long for it, but we don't have to do it."

He lifted the dog's chin and looked at it seriously.

"I know you are here to help me, to satisfy my desire for power. But if you don't care about anything for power - we don't want it!"

His tone was unusually firm.

"Without Mega Evolution, we can still become stronger! We are stronger than those opponents who can Mega Evolve! Our road is too long, too long, and we will not be able to walk without one Mega Evolution!"

In order to confirm the authenticity of this sentence, Li Xiang turned to look at the Blazing Roaring Tiger.

"You say so! Ah Fu!"

"Crack!"

The Blazing Roaring Tiger twitched the corners of his mouth disdainfully, revealing the sharp teeth inside, indicating that he had not super evolved, but was still a trump card.

The unshakable trump card!

When Lucario heard this, he couldn't hold back the sourness in his heart. He threw himself into Li Xiang's arms and moaned softly.

In that way, I feel so wronged and wronged, as if I want to vent all the boredom and depression these days.

beside.

All the elves watched silently and did not come forward to disturb this moment.

The Blazing Roaring Tiger wanted to take Li Xiang's cell phone and record Lucario's cry.

But the Koga Ninja grabbed him with his tongue and backed away.

【What do you want to do? 】

The Blazing Roaring Tiger glared at the Koga Ninja Frog, who narrowed his pupils to a slit and shook his head.

[One thing to say, it will really go crazy if you do it like this. 】

【It’s better to be angry! 】

[...I advise you not to seek death, as you may not be able to defeat others in the future. 】

The two elves looked back and forth, apparently chatting.

The two of them were not the only ones chatting, Paper Sword and Shield Sword Monster were also communicating in their code words.

Paper Mitsurugi: [Why is Lucario crying? 】

Strong Shield Sword Monster: [No, it didn’t cry. Believe me, it didn’t cry. It was just making excuses. 】

[Use the topic to play? 】

[Yes, as the elf closest in thought to Li Xiang, it will not understand this truth. It is just taking this opportunity to satisfy its desire to be close to Li Xiang. 】

[Uh...as for that? 】

【Of course! If possible, I would like to do it myself... (Thinking softly)]

[I don’t think this kind of thing makes sense. 】

【good idea! Please stick to yourself! Zhi Ji, I’m optimistic about you! 】

【Really? Eh? 】

It was rare to be praised by the Strong Shield Sword Monster, so Zhi Yujian was a little flattered.

The Shield Sword Monster also gave it a positive answer and gave it a thumbs up with its satin arm.

Except for these two swords, most of the other elves were watching the show silently.

oh.

One is not.

One of them belongs to watching a show while eating.

There is no doubt that this guy is Xie Mi who is not afraid of eating three tons at night.

After spending a whole day on a diet to lose weight, in order to reward himself for his hard work during the day, Qing Mimi "fetched" a box of ice cream from the built-in refrigerator in the room.

Well, I'm afraid of the cold and love ice cream.

Unfortunately, it only ate a small circle before it was interrupted by the steel-armored crow and the demon cat, who snatched the food away.

"return! ‘Give it back to me! ’’

Xie Mi was furious and immediately wanted to shout, but when he saw Li Xiang from the corner of his eye, his voice lowered unconsciously.

The steel-armored crow and the demon cat looked at each other, shared a funny expression with each other, and tossed the ice cream aside.

Just as Xie Mi wanted to grab it, he noticed that the ice cream drew an arc in mid-air and fell into a large silver metal mouth.

Metagross swallowed it without thinking.

The movements are so fast that they can be called divine speed.

Xie Mi, who was only one step away from the ice cream, was instantly petrified, as if being enveloped by the gray-white life... pig life.

If you were more animated, there would probably be souls floating out of the corners of your mouth at this moment.

It can be seen how hard it is to eat no ice cream.

But actually.

This is not because the Steel Armored Crows are bullying the new members, but because Li Xiang has given a death order, and if they find Xie Mi eating something secretly, they will take it away!

If you have any dissatisfaction, ask it to come to him!

That's why this scene happened.

After such a miserable day, poor Xie Mi felt bitter and sad, his eyes turned red and his mouth became deflated, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.

The snarling gesture startled Li Xiang and Lucario, who were still good friends.

"what happened again……"

He stood up and walked over helplessly.

"They, they bullied me!" Don't let me eat! Mimi’s life is so miserable~~~』

Semi sobbed and screamed like a bitter drama heroine.

Where is this?

Li Xiang was speechless, but seeing Xie Mi like this, he felt that he had acted too hastily.

How can weight loss be achieved overnight?

You can't use a whip like Master Duan.

I don’t expect it to play anyway, so I’ll take my time.

If this continues, Xie Mi will starve to death first, and he will also be bored to death.

Deciding to improve his weight loss plan, Li Xiang squatted down and began to comfort the heartbroken little hedgehog.

Don't look at it crying like it's heartbreaking.

In fact, this guy doesn't care about being "bullied" at all, he is just obsessed with that ice cream.

Good guy.

…

The next day.

Li Xiang went to the courier station and got his favorite knife.

This time he really went all out, so he went to Teacher Mo to apply to see if he could get a temporary weapon certificate.

As Doraemon Mo, the evolved version of Doraemon, Mr. Mo has always been known for his awesomeness.

I made a call in the morning, and the temporary armed permit was sent to me in the afternoon.

And asked him to pay more attention when climbing the tower.

It can be seen that the other party gave him the certificate in order to increase his success rate in climbing the tower. Maybe the protective suit was also for this reason.

Teacher Mo worked hard.

And Susie was surprised that he had a beautiful long knife. Although she knew a little about this junior student practicing martial arts, she didn't expect that he was still armed.

Martial arts movie?

Are there some powerful moves that fly around?

she asked with excitement on her face.

So that Li Xiang suddenly felt that this senior sister was a bit... two?

Ahem, it’s simplicity, simplicity.

Look at this girl, she is starting to let herself go, which shows that she has no confidence in the Dragon God Trial.

The two chatted for a while about the Star-Suppressing Knife.

The taxi stopped just in front of the solemn and magnificent Dragon Temple.

In appearance, it is somewhat similar to Kirishima's Knowledge Museum, but with a Greek style from its previous life.

But the color tone is rather earthy, and in front of the huge hall is a stone statue of Rayquaza with teeth and claws.

There were not many tourists around, and Li Xiang and Su Qian had each put on a disguise, so no one would recognize them.

Walking straight in from the entrance of the main hall, there is a wide corridor inside, with historical murals of the Dragon People carved on both sides.

There are quite a few dragon people guarding the murals, almost one every ten or twenty meters.

This shows the importance of this thing.

Li Xiang is very interested in the murals, but now is not the time to look at them.

The end of the corridor.

A temple with an internal space as large as a square is in front of you, with various things displayed like a museum.

The two did not follow the route of most tourists, but found a dragon citizen wearing a silver round-brimmed hat.

Show the silver ring.

The man's eyes moved slightly, and he couldn't help but lead them to the place where they were forbidden to go.

Obviously, this road leads to the Pillar of the Sky.

As the residence of the Dragon God and a place of trial, the Pillar of the Sky is not open to the public, so it is inevitable to have people show you the way.

The journey is a bit far, I don’t know if it’s because the environment inside the temple is too convoluted.

A full ten minutes later.

Only the light of natural light shines from a distance.

Li Xiang and Su Qian looked at each other and quickened their pace under the leadership of the man with the silver hat.

Lean less.

White light squeezed into the pupils, and the field of vision was wide.

Li Xiang, who could only visually detect the huge pillar in the sky by raising his head before, was now very close to him.

Just as he imagined, the diameter of the sky pillar here is not the same as that in the games and comics!

The gray-white column has a diameter of at least five hundred meters and a height that may exceed one hundred stories.

Formed into a terrifying existence known as the top ten wonders of the world!

He raised his head slightly and looked at the invisible top, thinking that Rayquaza actually lived in a place like this.

It's inevitable to get excited.

but.

There are quite a few people staying around the Pillar of the Sky.

Li Xiang glanced at the many dragon people who were looking over and found that there were at least dozens of people present.

Are they the same dragon people who participated in the challenge?

Or a guard?

He thought silently, but his eyes caught sight of some familiar figures.

"Junior, I am from Tiandu and Shendao."

Susie also noticed them and reminded them in a low voice.

What a coincidence, isn't it?

Are you in such a hurry?

Li Xiang felt sad in his heart, feeling that he might be in danger this time.

With so many challengers participating, will Rayquaza get bored?

possible.