Dawn of Pokémon

When the sun began to set, the silver-white helicopter landed on the southeast coast of the Land of Beyond.

The boys and girls stepped off the helicopter and stepped on the soft sand of the land beyond.

It was approaching evening, and the warm sunlight shone on the sea, creating sparkling waves and giving the helicopter a coat of light.

This is a rare sight for an unknown place.It is said that the clouds above the other land are not very thick, so they will not completely block the sunlight.Generally speaking, you can definitely encounter a sunny day within a week.

——Of course, even if the clouds are thin, it is still more than enough to block the shooting of satellite images.

"Well..." Xiaojie observed the scenery in front of him with a complicated expression, and finally came to this conclusion: "It feels like being invaded by human civilization."

"Hahaha." The silver-haired young man couldn't help but chuckle, "It's a pity that the invasion of human civilization has only reached the edge of this beach."

"Ah, that would be wonderful!"

Next to the golden beach, there stands a group of wooden buildings that are neither high nor short - it is said that this is the shore supply station of the Land of Beyond, and it is also the only trace of human civilization in the Land of Beyond.

There are not many buildings in the supply station, but they are all very delicately built.You can see people coming in and out from a distance - according to Xinghai, there are inspection teams stationed in the other land all year round, and most of the leaders are strong men with the strength of the king.

"Let's go and say hello to the leader of this team."

Xinghai smiled, turned around and said to the brown-haired woman on the helicopter, "Then, Miss Asai——"

"I'll go look around first and pick you up later." Mitsue Asai waved casually, "You have fun with those children!"

Amidst the roar, the silver-white helicopter flew away.The four people, whose faces were covered with sand, looked at each other in confusion.

"We...are not here to play..." Xiaoling's retort was also swallowed up by the noise of the rotors, and she had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​​​refuting.

"Mr. Xinghai...eh?"

When everyone turned around, they saw Xinghai standing more than ten meters away from everyone, smiling and waving, "Here, follow me."

"..."

"how?"

"Mr. Xinghai... Since I knew Miss Asai would be so impatient to start the helicopter, she would have warned us before she escaped, QAQ!"

The four of them and Xinghai walked towards the supply station on the shore.Many people in work clothes who came and went stopped what they were doing and greeted Xinghai—probably the people from the inspection team that Xinghai mentioned before.

"The main task of the investigation team stationed in the Land Beyond is to find the location of the gray crystal veins. The Gray Crystal reserves in the Land Beyond are quite large, which is also the biggest benefit it brings to the alliance."

After briefly introducing the work of the expedition team to the Land of Beyond, Xinghai stopped in front of the central building of the supply station and knocked on the door.

"Please come in." A young male's voice came from inside the house.

"excuse me."

Following Xinghai into the house, the four young people were almost thinking, "The voice just sounded a bit familiar" - however, without any further thinking, the answer was revealed in a second.

"Oh, Star Ocean!"

The young man sitting at the table stood up.

He had flaming red hair, wavy and messy.When he saw the visitor, he almost immediately showed a hearty smile, and the vitality between his eyebrows was as vivid as that of a teenager.

"Long time no see, Daye." The silver-haired young man greeted him in a familiar tone.

Daye, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Sinnoh region, is proficient in the fire attribute - for a young freelance trainer, his appearance is indeed famous enough.He is only 25 years old, but he has been firmly in the position of the Four Heavenly Kings for five years. He can be said to be the spokesperson of young and promising trainers.

Xinghai and Daye seem to have known each other for a long time, and they talk to each other casually and intimately.After a few words of greeting, Daye cast his gaze behind Xinghai, "Xinghai, who are these children?"

"They are free trainers who were invited here to practice." Xinghai explained with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Daye." The four of them greeted Daye one after another.

"I see." Daye nodded clearly, "There have been more and more young people coming here to practice recently. I just sent away a group of children about their age a few days ago."

Xiaojie blinked, quietly turned sideways, and whispered to his friends: "Hey, from what Mr. Daye said, do you feel that this place is like a secret training treasure?"

"It should be called a hidden copy." Xiaoling added seriously.

"Ah, Xinghai." As if he suddenly discovered something, Daye bent down with interest and looked at Xiaotian, who had not spoken much. "This little sister looks really like you. Is she your daughter?"

Xinghai: "..."

At the same time that his vision almost went dark, the well-informed investigator actually felt a sense of familiarity.

A careless friend mistakenly admitted the gender of his descendant/son...

It seems like it happened once many years ago?

The air fell into a deathly silence.Even the thick-lined Fire King realized something was wrong, and immediately scratched his head in confusion, "What...?"

Xiaotian expressionlessly extended his right hand to the red-haired young man.

"This is our first meeting, Mr. Daye. I am Shen Yutian, the son of Investigator Shen Yu. Please give me your advice."

"Please give me some advice, Xiaotian. Sure enough, let me tell you, it must be..."

Halfway through the handshake between Daye and Xiaotian, they suddenly froze in the air.

There was a bit of embarrassment on the young man's face.

"...Eh, son?"

The silence lasted three seconds.

Xiaojie: "Hahahahahaha!"

Xiaoling: "Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

Amidst the cheerful laughter of the golden retriever siblings, Xinghai held his forehead and sighed.As for Xiaoye--in order to prevent Xiaotian from getting completely embarrassed, she decided not to laugh out loud.

And, as a blind man who once misunderstood Xiaotian's gender, Xiaoye actually felt a little understanding of the embarrassed Daye.

——Then why are the cutest boys? ?

After the conversation and laughter ended - although one person could not laugh at all - Daye, as the leader of this expedition, dutifully introduced the general situation of the other side to the four young people.

"This is an unknown land, and most electronic products including electronic maps cannot be used. Therefore, you should keep this away."

Daye smiled and handed several paper atlases to Xiaoye and others.

Nineteen years have passed since the Land Beyond was first discovered in Elven Calendar 981.Despite losing the help of modern technology, over a long period of time, the Alliance has explored most of the areas in the Land Beyond, and based on this, it has drawn accurate maps.

"Except for the unexplored areas marked, you can wander around anywhere else - in fact, I think there is no danger in unexplored areas, but if I encourage you to take risks, I will be taught a lesson by Xinghai."

The red-haired young man said with a smile, completely without the airs of the Four Heavenly Kings.

——Maybe half of it is because I just went blind once and can't put on airs at all.

"Are all electronic products inoperable?" Xiaoling was a little unsure of her ability to read paper maps - after all, no one uses paper maps nowadays.

"Almost all electronic products that need to receive signals from the outside world cannot be used, such as electronic maps and mobile phones." You can also use—and Poké Balls.”

"In other words, you can capture Pokémon in the other side?" Xiaoye asked tentatively.

"That's right." Xinghai nodded, "There are many Pokémon here that are hard to see in the Kanto area, and you can tame them at will."

"The automatic transmission function of the Poké Ball is disabled here. In other words, you can temporarily enjoy the novelty of carrying a dozen Pokémon here." Daye said with a smile - such a statement is extremely disturbing He suspected that he had done this himself, "Of course, after you leave the range of the unknown land, more than six Pokémon will be automatically teleported away."

"Hey, what a shame. It would be great if I could always carry a dozen Pokémon with me." Xiaoling sighed.

"Then join our search department. If the work is done well enough, you may be rewarded with an increase in the number of Pokémon you can carry." Xinghai said jokingly.

"Yes, don't use any illegal means in a hurry." Daye emphasized - although such a statement made people extremely suspicious that he had done this himself.

Xiaoye: ...(feeling guilty)

The plug-in purchased at the White Crow Underground Dueling Ground... must be an illegal method, right?

You must not expose it, otherwise...

I'm afraid I'll be put in jail.

The time Xiaoye and the four can stay in the other side is half a month - that is to say, they must return to the shore supply station on April 4.During this half-month period, they will not encounter any Pokémon Centers or other places where humans gather.This is completely different from the usual wilderness travel, so you need to prepare more complete travel and adventure supplies.

The boys and girls replenished the food and medicine needed for the journey at the supply warehouse, and Xiaoye was no exception - all supplies were free, so there was no need to worry about insufficient savings.

Before leaving the supply station, Daye handed several translucent whistles to four people.

"If your life is in danger during the training, just blow it." Daye said with a smile, "Within 3 minutes, there will be a powerful guy to save you - oh, do you want to ask who the rescuer is? What a shame, it’s a secret~”

"Hey - it's a foul to make people appetizing, Mr. Daye!"

"Hahaha." The hearty red-haired young man let out an irresponsible laugh, "But once you blow it, your journey of experience will be over, so you must make a decision carefully."

The Alliance can regard the land beyond as a training ground for young people, and naturally has corresponding measures to ensure the safety of trainers - now it seems that this whistle is the secret.

Although the boys and girls who got it couldn't figure out the principle at all.

Xiaoye took the translucent whistle from Daye's hand.The glass-like material was filled with rhythmic luster, like sand about to melt under a high-temperature fire. Staring at the light, Xiaoye couldn't help but think of the heart of Ye hanging on her chest at this time.

I always feel... very similar.

"The above are all the precautions for training in the other land." The silver-haired young man said with a smile, casting his eyes towards the jungle deep in the land.

It is a place where human civilization has not yet set foot.The earth maintains its original color, like a magnificent rough stone, attracting all curious explorers to go deep into it and complete a miracle of encounter between human beings and nature.

"Please fully enjoy the next time - half a month later, on April 27, I will be here waiting for you."

“So, bon voyage.