Dawn of Pokémon

A few minutes after the drums sounded, Jingmu led his team into the forest in the rain, rushed towards the direction of the sound, and began a frantic search.

The dark crows in the sky have not yet dispersed.Considering that the sound of drums might be a trap to lure the Fire People out of the valley, the guard captain only ordered a few elite warriors to go out. They skillfully hid their bodies under the tree canopy, avoided eyes from the sky, and followed the sound. go.

Xiao Ye was ordered to stand by in the valley and was unable to set off with the team, so she had to wait for news from the vanguard team.

During the time the search team was dispatched, the Valley of Flames was filled with low pressure, even worse than when the patrol was attacked in the morning.Xiaoye was a little confused about this. After she returned to the medical clinic and chatted with Yang Yu for a few words, she understood why people were so angry.

"The Upe drum is the only way for us to communicate with Lord Niwa. Even if the Lord is sleeping in the lava, we believe that the sound of the drum and our will can convey the past."

The red-haired boy looked through the window at the distant mountains and forests blurred in the rain.

"In our clan, only the clan leader and future successors are qualified to sound the Upe drum. If others sound it without permission, even our own compatriots will be regarded as eternal by the people of the flames. enemy."

The harsh tone in Yang Yu's words made Xiaoye stunned. Before she could say anything, the boy passing by the corridor carrying a medical box interjected, "It's equivalent to someone using your line account to send a string of curse words to your idol. The message It also shows that it has been read, who else wouldn’t be so angry?”

Night:"……"

Seeing Yang Yu nodding in agreement after hearing this, Xiao Ye didn't know what expression to make.

Well, this is indeed a simple and easy metaphor.

...It just kind of ruins the atmosphere.

A few hours later, the search team returned to the Valley of Flames, and everyone who stayed behind finally knew the result - unfortunately, they did not find the Upe Drum or any clues related to it.

The land of Mount Aso is so vast that it is almost impossible to pinpoint its specific location with the sound of a drum that only sounds once.Since the unknown enemy dared to knock on it, he must have done enough to disrupt it so that it would not be found.

At this time, it was close to evening, and the sky was not dark but bright - the rain gradually stopped, and the dark clouds covering Xiangju Island finally dispersed, revealing the warm orange-red color of the sunset.

For the Fire People, this was perhaps the only good thing in a whole day of terrible experiences.

As if a soaked turkey chicken was shaking off its fluff and finally able to stretch out in the sun, whispers that were deliberately suppressed resounded in the valley, and soon became continuous and turned into familiar laughter and joy.

The regular entertainment on the eve of Zoroaster, it’s time for the dinner.

It may be easy for a single person to change his mood, but changing the morale of a group from low to high is always a process that takes a long time.However, the people of the flames did not seem to follow this rule. The moment the sky light poured in, the torches burned, and the music sounded, they threw away all bad moods and happily enjoyed the dinner wholeheartedly.

As for Xiaoye overhearing the neighbor at the table talking in a cheerful tone about "how ripe the drummer must be roasted after catching him"...well, she thought she could pretend she didn't hear anything.

The water in the river was a bit more turbulent than usual, but it was not enough to swallow up the small lamps floating on the water, and it was unable to extinguish people's enthusiasm for lighting lamps.When it was Yongzhen's family's turn, the boy smiled and stuffed a Niwa lantern into Xiaoye's hand.

"You have helped us so much, you can be considered one of our own. Make a wish quickly, maybe Niwa-sama can hear you." Yongzhen said, while using the sonic spiral ball throwing posture to throw the lighted lamp in his hand Throwing it into the water, Xiaoye on the side felt ashamed - the momentum was not like "Maybe Niwa-sama can hear it", but more like throwing a wish on the poor flame bird's face.

Moreover, the lamp miraculously floated stably, which makes one wonder whether the Flame People’s lamp-making process has a function of “preventing 360-degree large spirals from entering water.”

Xiaoye nodded in response and waved her hand to call the drunken Charizard over.

The Fire People never use matches or lighters to light Niwa Lanterns. They always let their fire Pokémon do the job.Xiaoye naturally followed the local customs, placing the small Niwa lamp on the ground and pointing out the position of the wick to the fire-breathing dragon.

"Just light this place, and be careful not to burn the lamp wall - can you do that?"

Charizard answered the trainer's question with a long and powerful howl.Then, it suddenly raised its neck and spit out a bunch of flames... uh, no, a big bunch of flames?

Well, as the trainer of the fire-breathing dragon, Xiaoye could tell that it had been extremely restrained.Perhaps for this guy who shoots out flames every time he yawns, the delicate task of lighting a lamp is really unsuitable. Unsurprisingly, the "big lump of flames" even burned the wick and the lamp to char.

Night:"……"

The red-haired people who were watching seemed to have anticipated this outcome. They stretched their necks and watched the whole process in anticipation before bursting into laughter.

"It's okay, it's okay, keep burning, we have a lot of lights here!"

Hearing someone shouting this in the chaos, the tourists had the urge to dig a hole and bury themselves and the fire-breathing dragon.

Seeing that the Charizard was already staring at the second lamp handed over by Yang Yu, looking eager to continue creating charcoal, Xiaoye quickly reached out and covered its mouth.

"Stop, don't move yet - yes, don't move the tail either."

Saying that, Xiaoye brought the Niwa lamp to the tip of the fire dragon's tail and lit the wick safely.

Charizard's eager expression suddenly changed to "QAQ".

Xiaoye calmly raised the lamp holder to his friend's eyes and showed it, "Charizard, since you lit the lamp, why don't you make a wish?"

Charizard: "Roar!"

Xiaoye: "—a wish that has nothing to do with food."

Charizard: "Ugh QAQ..."

After everyone hummed and made their wish, a group of people crowded together and boarded the wooden boat. After rowing to the center of the river, they gently put the Niwa lantern in their hands into the water.

There are boats with lights everywhere on the river. Niwa lanterns of varying brightness sway along the river. The boat riders feel as if they are wrapped in a torrent of light, and for a moment they have some unrealistic thoughts.

Maybe the wish placed in the light named after Niwa can really be conveyed to the gods in the distance?

So……

"boom--"

The sudden opening of the elf ball shocked everyone on board.Ghost Stone, who broke out of the ball, twisted his body in the air, screamed, and gestured, not knowing what he was saying.

The red-haired people all cast their trusting eyes on Ghoststone's trainer, with an expression of "You can definitely understand your partner's feelings," but little did they know that Ghoststone's strange screams may not even be understood by Pokémon.Fortunately, Pichu had already been trained to the tenth level of translation and saved his trainer in time.

Xiaoye: "You mean, you also want to light a lamp?"

Ghost Stone: "Jili Gua La Dong!!"

Yongzhen: "Hahahahahahaha why does your Ghost Stone scream so strangely?"

Night:"……"

exhausted.

After giving a sweet fruit to Pichu who looked proud and hiding his achievements and fame, Xiaoye found the unlit Niwa lamp and handed it to Ghost Stone.

Unlike Charizard, Ghoststone is good at fine control of its moves. Even if it has to shape a shadow ball into an awl, it can't even handle it, let alone light a lamp with will-o'-the-wisp.only……

Watching a blue Niwa lamp merge into the stream of light, shining like a traitor, the entire ship fell into silence.

The tourist tried to calm down: "...Um, will Niwa-sama accept such a wish?"

Yang Yu forced a smile: "Yes, yes... Lord Niyu is so gentle, it's just that the color of his wish is different, he will definitely not care!"

After the exciting "lamp-lighting process" ended, the noisy crowd finally dispersed.Yongzhen was escorted back to the house by his parents early to drink the extremely bitter medicinal soup. Yangyu still went to the altar to participate in the training of the dance to welcome the gods. Xiaoye came to a remote valley corner according to the location Haruna told her before.

This place is not too far from the hinterland of the Flame Valley, but the terrain is undulating and covered by dense forests, making it difficult for both firelight and sound to reach the residence.The elite warriors participating in the secret training have gathered early and are fighting in full swing.

There were more than 30 combatants in total. It was not an unorganized melee, but they were divided into two teams and exchanged fire in an intense and orderly manner.Their Pokémon didn't seem to be deliberately holding back, and the fire and sand flew everywhere, inevitably injuring the people in the queue - this must be the reason why Xiaoye noticed the injured people at the dinner party before.

There is a drummer behind the array on both sides. As the rhythm of the drum changes, the array skillfully switches between offense and defense, charging or retreating, just like soldiers fighting with the army in ancient battlefields.

People participating in the training seemed to have known for a long time that there would be a "tourist visit program" today, and were not surprised by Xiaoye's appearance. The acquaintances who had chatted at the dinner waved and greeted Xiaoye.Jing Mu was the drum leader in the array on the left. He nodded to the outsiders from a distance, indicating that they could help themselves.

After quietly watching the "two armies fighting" special training for a while, Xiaoye vaguely understood Haruna's intention of wanting her to visit the training.

Tourists are not specialized trainers in the fire system. They cannot quickly integrate into team battles and are not suitable for such group battles.However, if one day we really need to fight against the enemy together, she at least needs to understand the meaning of the drums to prevent accidentally disrupting the pace of her teammates.

With this thought in mind, Xiaoye stood in a position where she would not be affected by the fighting, took out her notepad, and began to try to record the meaning of each drum sound.

The special training lasted for several hours and did not end until nearly eleven o'clock.Seeing that everyone looked exhausted, Xiaoye didn't come forward to talk to anyone and delay people's rest time. She retreated to the dark and took out the elf ball.

The bird emerged from the red light, flapped its wings gently, and stared at its trainer quietly.

Big Bird had almost no injuries in the morning's aerial battle, and his physical strength had long since returned to its best condition.After confirming that there was no problem with its physical condition, Xiaoye turned over and got on the bird's back, flying silently into the night sky.

Late at night, Mount Aso is sleeping in silence.The weak white light scattered by the crescent moon was not enough to illuminate the night, and almost no one on the ground could see the birds flying.

The power of the invisible waveguide stretches and expands to high places, observing everything in the sky with a field of vision invisible to ordinary people.It wasn't until the big bird had circled three times over the Valley of Flames that Xiaoye flapped the bird's broad wings to indicate that it could descend.

Just as Xiaoye expected, after the drone in the sky was exposed, the unidentified enemy no longer used the same method to monitor the movements of the Flame Valley.The deep blue night was empty, with no shadow of drones and no Pokémon moving.

——At least, this means that the Fire People can spend a peaceful night.

The height of the bird gradually decreased, and the ever-burning torches in the valley night continued to magnify in the field of vision, giving the twilight a layer of warm yellow light.

The next moment, Xiaoye suddenly realized that one of the points was too bright.

She signaled Dabi Bird to slow down her descent while turning her gaze towards the central square.

The Covenant Pillar standing in the center of the altar is emitting a magnificent and mysterious light.The fiery red color surges inside the crystal-like texture, as if there are live fire spirits flying and jumping in it, almost spilling out along the cracks.The characters engraved on the surface of the crystal column also flow with brilliance, floating between light and dark.

The leader of the Fire People stood beside the Pillar of the Covenant.One of his hands was placed on the surface of the Covenant Pillar, and a hazy firelight enveloped him, dragging a long shadow behind him.

Xiaoye and Pichu exchanged a confused look.Mr. Ye...what are you doing?

Considering that this might be some ritual that should not be revealed to outsiders, Xiaoye was about to signal Dabi Bird to leave, when she saw the light of the Covenant Pillar suddenly extinguished.

The magnificent brilliance from the inside out instantly sank into darkness, the crystal column turned into a lifeless thing, and the torches surrounding the altar also looked dim and colorless.

The young patriarch staggered and fell to his knees as if he had lost all his strength.