Dawn of Pokémon

April 21, early morning.

After leaving the mountain area, Xiao Ye continued to travel north.The next target is the polar ice field, a country of ice and snow located in the north of the Land of Beyond.

Before reaching the polar ice sheet, you will pass through vast grasslands along the way. The terrain is gentle and the field of vision is wide. There is no need to worry about being suddenly attacked by wild Pokémon.

——As long as the attackers are not a group of fossil pterosaurs that move like the wind.

After checking the map, Xiaoye unexpectedly discovered that the sudden attack of the Shenling Mountain fossil pterosaur group had caused their forward path to deviate even more seriously, so much so that it was almost impossible to correct it in the second half.

Fortunately, the so-called route is just a random drawing, and there will be no consequences even if you just make a ninety-degree turn.

Since it was no longer possible to return to the planned route, Xiaoye simply made the mistake and continued her way north along the wide river in front of her.

Ice Crystal River [Japanese: Ice Crystal River, Koushyou_Kawa, English: Ice_Crystal_River], its source comes from the melted ice and snow water flowing down from the polar snow mountains in the northern part of the ice sheet.It flows in a north-south direction, running through the entire Beyond Land, and finally merges into the vast Mesopolar Ocean.

This broad river is the main water source for the land in the central and southern parts of the land beyond. It has given birth to countless lives in the land beyond.Perhaps because it has never been polluted by traces of human industry, its water quality is very clear, just like the reflection of the Milky Way in the sky. Countless water Pokémon live in the river.

The Ice Crystal River originates from the polar snowy mountains. Therefore, as long as you follow the river northward, you will reach the final destination - the polar ice sheet in no time.

Since the injuries of Big Bird and Ghost Stone have not yet recovered, the task of trailblazing this day's journey to the river fell on the other four Pokémon.Fortunately, there are no aggressive Pokémon groups in the nearby grassland area, so even if there are only two Pathfinders, they can easily deal with it.

As for Xiaoye's own injuries - of course, human beings' recovery power cannot be compared with Pokémon, and she is reluctant to stock up on high-level injury medicines. Just relying on ordinary medicines cannot achieve the effect of rapid recovery.However, for Xiao Ye, this little skin injury was nothing to worry about.

What is even more heartbreaking than these is——

The coat, worth a "huge sum" of 4000pd, was scratched.

And it was so damaged that it couldn't be mended.

Looking at the map, there was still at least a third of the distance. Xiaoye decisively did not change her coat. She just washed the blood-stained white sportswear and continued wearing it - the lines drawn by the wings of fossil pterosaurs The flat break looks like a deliberately personalized clothing design.

Traveling to the other side is too dangerous. Xiaoye does not have the confidence to save her clothes if she encounters a similar attack in the future.Considering the huge pressure on your wallet, wait until you return to put on a good coat.

Since this journey always follows the river, Xiaoye releases Gyarados.

The places we passed before were all land, which was not suitable for Pokémon like Gyarados to show off their skills.Now that he finally had the environment he liked, the big water dragon showed his joyful mood completely on his face - no, the happiness read from that fierce face turned into a grin - and rampaged all the way in the river. Changyou even hummed a ditty.

Pichu: "That's obviously Roaring Hill!"

With Gyarados around, Pokémon with aggressive tendencies coming from the river were intercepted one after another, and there was absolutely no danger that would affect Saya and her party on the shore.The only drawback is that its moves are too powerful.

The scene of splashing water is constantly happening, and Xiaoye will experience a small-scale artificial rainfall every three minutes on average.

It is now April 4st, and there are still six days before the agreed gathering date of April 21th.If you hurry up and hurry up, you can actually have time to visit the polar snow-capped mountains.It's a pity that Xiaoye didn't bring any winter clothes with her - and she wasn't willing to buy expensive winter clothes at all.Although the human body in this world is not fragile, with thin sportswear and a healthy body, reaching the ice field of several degrees below zero is already the limit. If you dare to set foot in the snow-capped mountains, you will definitely be frozen into a humanoid specimen.

Therefore, the pace of Xiaoye and his party became more leisurely, and fighting with nearby wild Pokémon became the main task.

During this period, Riolu was still following behind him, as if nothing had changed.And when Xiaoye and his party stopped to rest, it no longer stayed away, but actively came closer.Although it still maintains a distance of nearly ten meters from Xiaoye and the Pokémon, at least it no longer avoids the sight of members of this "group", and it no longer reacts excessively when being flirted with by Pichu, and sometimes even fights with its mortal enemy, the Forest Lizard. Say a few words.

——Although it is always made angry by the calm forest lizard for some reason.

Xiao Ye saw that it had been holding the white spray bottle carefully.The sharp claws were carefully put away, leaving no scratches on the bottle.

April 22.

Big Bird and Ghost Stone, who had recovered from their injuries, finally returned to the ranks that opened the way.For the militant Ghost Stone, fighting is a refreshing pleasure, and Tabby, who has just completed his evolution, is full of energy and can't wait to move his body.The other four became dissatisfied with their behavior of grabbing monsters, especially Gyarados, whose expression seemed to want to swallow the wandering Ghost Stone in one go.

During the lunch break, Riolu once again challenged the forest lizard.

Although he always wins, the Forest Lizard never underestimates his overly persistent opponent.It was clear that it was able to win because it was faster than Riolu and had learned the fighting skills from Saya.If we compare the hard power, it is still on par with Riolu, and it is impossible to easily distinguish between strength and weakness.

Therefore, the Forest Lizard cherishes every opportunity to fight Riolu.It fought with caution, honing every move and style, and its opponent was just as serious as it was.

Riolu's speed increased little by little, and he was gradually able to parry the forest lizard's high-speed attacks.Unfortunately, this little fighting guy couldn't be happy for long.

It finally fell under the leaf blade of the forest lizard.

Under Xiaoye's careful instruction, the forest lizard has become very proficient in using its leaf blade.It was very measured and did not cause serious damage to Riolu. Within a few minutes after the battle, Riolu had the strength to get up.

The puppy Pokémon looked a little glum, its ears drooping listlessly, and it was using medicine to treat itself.

It's really hard to be happy when you keep losing to the same opponent.

As time goes by, Riolu is now proficient in using spray wound medicine and has fallen deeply in love with this magical item.As he was concentrating on pressing the button, Riolu saw a small blue fruit being handed to his hand.

"Please use."

The purple-haired girl was squatting in front of it, looking at it with a smile.

Riolu blinked.

It suddenly remembered the scene a few days ago - in the early morning before leaving the Shenling Mountain, it challenged the forest lizard and was defeated in embarrassment just like today.At that time, Xiaoye seemed to have left this fruit that could replenish physical strength, but at that time it was very wary of Xiaoye and did not touch the fruit.

And now-

Riolu only thought for a second, then took the fruit from Xiaoye's hand and swallowed it wholeheartedly.

They had dined together more than once.Riolu knew that if Xiaoye wanted to hurt it, she would have had countless opportunities before.

The power contained in the fragrant pulp seeped out and spread towards Riolu's torso and limbs, causing it to sigh in comfort.

This Pokémon, which has always been alone, has not yet realized that it has placed a rare and unprecedented trust in that strange "leader of the pack" - even if this trust is only "eat the food given by the other party with confidence" Just a degree.

Heading north along the Ice Crystal River, the dense grass gradually becomes sparse and the number of trees continues to decrease.Whether it is the temperature of the air, the touch of the earth, or everything in the field of vision, it is announced that the natural color tone is changing from warm to cold.

In the evening, when the horizon changes from earthy yellow to pure white, Xiaoye knows that the cold northern ice field is close at hand.

The Polar Ice Sheet [Japanese: Polar Ice Sheet, Kyoukuchi_Hyougen, English: Polar_Ice_Sheet] is located in the north of the Land of Beyond.Its temperature remains below zero all year round and it is covered with snow all year round.

Its altitude is not high and its latitude is in the temperate zone, but it strangely maintains a cold zone-like climate.This may also be a phenomenon caused by the special magnetic field in the other place.

Although it is called the Icefield, it is not a desolate place without any vegetation.The snow-covered land is surprisingly home to many hardy and fruit-bearing shrubs.Although there are not many types of plants, the large number of fruits is enough to provide food for the Pokémon living in this area.Therefore, intense competition for food did not take place on the polar ice sheets.

There are many Ice-type Pokémon living here.According to the introduction in the atlas, most of them have a gentle temperament, low alertness, and almost no defense against the humans on the expedition team.

Compared with the previous Giant Tree Forest and Shenling Mountain, the Polar Icefield may be too peaceful and unable to give Pokémon sufficient combat training.However, Xiaoye's purpose of coming here was not to focus on hard training - not only fighting, exploring new lands is also a way of exercise.Pokémon are not props for fighting. Xiaoye hopes that her Pokémon can follow her to come into contact with more new things that she has never been exposed to before and see a wider world.Only in this way can we call ourselves a traveling companion, right?

Continuing to travel north and crossing the ice field, you will reach the foot of the polar snow-capped mountains.There is still about one-third of the land area north of the snow-capped mountains.This area is not an unexplored area, but it is marked with a dangerous sign of "Absolutely No Entry" on the map, which makes people somewhat concerned about the scenery behind the snow-capped mountains.

Of course, Xiaoye had no intention of climbing a snow-capped mountain, let alone exploring dangerous places that were forbidden to enter.For Xiao Ye, who was wearing a summer dress, being able to reach the polar ice sheet was already the limit.

The weather in the polar ice sheets is unpredictable, and snowstorms are often encountered.Xiaoye's luck was very good - when she set foot on the pure white ice and snow, there was no cloud in the sky dyed red by the setting sun, so it must be a sunny day tomorrow.

"Okay, so cold, cold, cold, cold, cold..."

The short fluff of the little Pichu could not provide sufficient thermal insulation effect, and it had already burrowed into Xiaoye's collar to keep warm.The furry little ears moved around, and from time to time they swept across Xiaoye's neck, sending out a warm and soft touch.

The wind in the polar ice field was biting, and even Xiaoye, who was in good health, inevitably felt the cold.Fortunately, there is a natural heater like the fire-breathing dragon. All he needs to do is flap his wings and the surrounding air will immediately warm up.

"Master, are we going to stay here for a long time?" Pichu cautiously stuck his head out and stared at Xiaoye with a pitiful look.

"If nothing else happens, we will stay here for two or three days, which is not a long time." Xiaoye said.

"Hey - it's obviously very long..." The little Piqiu, who was afraid of the cold, immediately became listless.

Xiaoye's intended target is a lake called Ice Crystal Lake located at the foot of the polar snow-capped mountains.It accumulates melted ice and snow water flowing down from the polar snowy mountains and is directly connected to the Ice Crystal River. It is said that the water temperature often drops below zero and still does not freeze - it is the so-called "supercooled water".

And this ice and snow lake is the final stop of Xiaoye's journey to the other side.