Dawn of Pokémon

The tourists were stunned for only two seconds.

The look of the clan leader was so worrying that a long list of "enemy night attack" and "secret arrow shooting" flashed through Xiaoye's mind. When the waveguide detection was opened, her body rushed over without thinking.

"Mr. Ye, are you okay?"

As soon as the leader of the Fire People turned his head, he was almost hit in the face by a man and a big bird. He was startled and the torch in his hand fell to the altar with a clanking sound.

"Why did you suddenly rush out in the middle of the night..."

"Because... Mr. Ye! The altar, the altar is on fire!!"

"Ehhhhh!?"

Fortunately, that handful of flames would not lead to any immediate disaster. The two of them put out the fire in a hurry, and then looked at each other awkwardly in silence.

"Uh, sorry..." Xiaoye stammered.

After all the fussing, she found that although the clan leader looked a little tired, his face was rosy and his clothes were neat. He obviously didn't look like he was injured. If she hadn't rushed out rashly to scare people, her heartbeat would probably have been more steady.

Ye couldn't help but laugh, waving his hands repeatedly while defending the fire safety of the Flame Valley, "Actually, our altars used to be coated with fire-retardant paint. Recently, we were in a hurry to move, so we didn't take care of it for the moment."

He looked at Dabi Bird standing quietly next to the girl, and understood why the other party appeared silently - he must have happened to notice the movement on the way back to his residence on a Pokémon.

"Don't worry, it's just that what I just did took a little effort." Ye comforted, reaching out and patting the Covenant Pillar.There is a faint firelight flowing where the palm touches the crystal, as if the previous splendor has not yet dissipated.

Saya and Dabi Bird's eyes widened together.

"Want to touch and see?" the young patriarch said with a smile, knowing the young man's thoughts well.

"is it okay?"

"of course."

Xiaoye raised her hand curiously and touched the ancient words engraved on the surface of the Covenant Pillar.

When the orange light and shadow emerged from under her palm, Xiaoye vaguely felt that something was spilling out.It was not a flame with temperature and shape, but something equally warm but more elusive - like a flowing and invisible "idea".

As if it had received the call, the round stone named after the soul made an inaudible cry.She touched her chest and clearly felt Ye Zhi's heart trembling slightly.

This was really a new experience. Xiaoye touched the Covenant Pillar a few more times, creating a sea of ​​light spots before taking back her hand with satisfaction. When she turned around, she saw Ye looking at her - or staring at her right hand in a daze. .

The tourists looked confused.

"..."

"?"

"..."

"...Uh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have poked you so many times?"

The clan leader's slightly solemn contemplative expression suddenly broke into eight petals.

"No, I'm not thinking about that...or why do you think so?"

Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry. After looking around, he simply sat on the floor and pulled Xiao Ye again, "If you are not in a hurry to leave, can you have a chat with me?"

The crystal pillars had long been extinguished again, and only the torches surrounding the altar cast their flickering light on the ground of the Valley of Flames.The tourists and the leader of the Fire People sat side by side at the altar, facing the rolling dark mountains and the dim crescent moon in the distance.

Dabi Bird tilted his head and thought for a while, then quietly moved behind the two of them, using himself as a large feather cushion - and received warm praise from the clan leader.

"Xiaoye, aren't you curious about what I was doing just now? The tourists from last year were all around me asking questions."

"I'm a little curious...can I ask?"

"Of course, we don't have that many secrets." Industry Ninja couldn't help but explain, "If you hadn't gone out a few days ago, you should have seen him by now - I was feeling Niwa-sama's mood just now."

"Feeling... mood?" The tourist opened his eyes wide.

"That's right." Ye nodded, "You should have heard of this hypothesis - emotion itself is a huge energy, which is born from the depths of every life and can be stored, transformed, and have an impact on our world. cause substantial impact.”

"While the second half of the hypothesis is still under investigation, the first half has been confirmed - we have discovered materials that can store emotional energy."

Xiaoye suddenly realized, "You mean Gray Crystal?"

This mineral, once known as the "soul crystal," usually appears translucent gray, and only becomes crystal clear when it comes into contact with life. It is said that this change is related to the so-called "emotional energy."Of course, compared to "storing emotions", gray crystal is more well-known as a material for computer chips.

Xiao Ye once saw the gray crystal before it was processed in the Star Lake in the land beyond.She recalled it carefully and suddenly realized, "Could it be said that the Pillar of the Covenant is made of gray crystal?"

"Correct." The red-haired patriarch said with a smile.

According to records in the ancient documents of the Fire People, thousands of years ago, the Fire People signed a contract with the God of Niwa.The gods give power to the people, and the people offer sacrifices and devout faith to the gods.Their agreement was engraved on the Covenant Pillar, and from then on it connected the hearts of man and God.From then on, the people of the Fire who received the protection could communicate with the gods through the Covenant Pillar.

As Ye spoke, he gently tapped the obscure words on the surface of the Covenant Pillar with his finger.The engravings spread densely to the top of the stone pillar, making it difficult to see clearly at night.

"It's just that no one can fully decipher the divine language - oh, it's the Ubo hieroglyphics you call - so I don't know what is written on the Covenant Pillar." The patriarch showed a pretentious expression. His expression said, "It can't all be the content of our agreement with Niwa-sama. Is it an agreement or a labor contract?"

Night:"……"

That's all, she was used to the fact that the Fire People would always use overly modern words to make the atmosphere a mess when the atmosphere was just right.

After Jingye said this, Xiaoye understood the reason why Yongzhen mentioned before that "the only criterion for selecting a clan leader is the strength of his ability."The clan leader needs to take on the responsibility of communicating with the Flame Bird, and the Covenant Pillar can only be driven by those with the ability to "control fire". So perhaps the ability is the most critical talent?

After Xiaoye tried to tell her this guess, Ye simply nodded and confirmed her statement.

"You're right. ...Don't look at me like that. Our selection system has not been this unreliable for thousands of years." The young patriarch sat next to Dabitiao again, showing a pitiful look. He looked more like a teenager, "Actually, our ability was much stronger before. We could create flames out of thin air like Pokémon. At that time, using the Pillar of the Covenant was a piece of cake for any clan member."

"Hey, then why now..."

Industry: “Everyone thinks it’s because they are addicted to mining to make money, use it or lose it.”

Night:"……"

Ye: "By the way, do you have a Pokémon that needs to use the Fire Stone to evolve? If you buy it here, you can enjoy the lowest price in the market."

Night:"…………"

I believe it, this is definitely the reason why you have wasted your abilities.

The confused expression on the tourist's face made Ye finally couldn't help but laugh.

"You're kidding. We ourselves haven't figured out the reason for our weakened abilities - we are also God's Favored Ones, and the Himi family is more obsessed with business than us, but our abilities are still as strong as before."

As he spoke, the young clan leader stood up and looked towards the quiet valley shrouded in moonlight.

In previous years, the Valley of Fire would not be so quiet in midsummer.Tourists from all over the world will crowd the square, and there are always eager trainers challenging the residents of the valley, stirring the air with explosions and firelights.But now, the only tourist was sitting quietly by the altar, looking like he was "listening to the teachings." He didn't seem to regard this place as a tourist attraction at all.

He thought for a while and said, "Xiaoye, do you want to fight with me?"

Before Ye could explain what he meant, the girl stood up proactively, "Yes, I will show you my strength!"

"No, no, it's not a test." Ye waved his hands fiercely, feeling that the tourists' seriousness in life and his tribesmen were at two extremes, "Just treat it as entertainment at night, or in other words - eye contact Is this the signal for battle?”

Xiaoye was silent for a while as she watched the red-haired patriarch holding the elf ball in a pose.

"...Mr. Ye, you are very suitable for shooting advertisements to encourage teenagers to travel."

There is a battle arena on the edge of the square.Under the lighting of the torch, the Pokémon's feathers shone with orange-red light spots, as if covered with a warm-colored veil.

The clan leader who was criticized for being too "vibrant" simply broke the rules and copied and pasted the top ten common phrases of new trainers on the spot, asking both sides to use their strongest Pokémon to fight with all their might - of course, after saying this, Xiaoye believed that Ye The gentleman will not be so sincere that he will go all out.That was not a battle, but an abuse.

"Please." The person opposite smiled and acted like a museum owner.

Following the trainer's command, the golden bird took to the air - as the only member who can freely control high-speed combat, Dabi Bird is undoubtedly the strongest fighter in terms of comprehensive strength at the moment.

"Shadow clone/body, Yan returns."

The bird's body transformed into ten under the dim skylight, overlapping countless twisting and twisting flight trajectories. For a moment, it seemed to create a light curtain woven with golden threads, which was dazzling.

The Flame Chicken stared silently at the enemies that seemed to be everywhere, seemingly not panicked by the approaching danger.

The trainer's boyish voice sounded softly from behind.

"Double return."

As the words fell, there was a loud bang that stung people's eardrums.

The shadow clone/body's blinding method and the trajectory transformation of Yan Hui seem to be just simple straight lines in the eyes of the flame chicken.Arms wrapped in orange light stretched out like lightning, and Dabi Bird was grabbed by the neck and violently slapped to the ground, falling to pieces.

The impact hit from the back immediately, and the Flame Chicken kicked it away. High-heating sparks had already gathered in its mouth.

"Flame splash!"

"Light flashes."

The big bird accelerated at the critical moment and passed by the scorching flames.Before it could regain its sense of direction, Xiaoye saw the Flame Chicken spitting out two fireballs very quickly at very short intervals. The second burst of flames sputtered and arrived first, colliding with the first fireball along the same trajectory.

The explosion was accompanied by a strong flash, melting the deep night sky into the high temperature.The halo eroded everyone's vision tyrannically, so when the fire rain came down from the collision of the moves, Dabi Bird was hit without any defense.

The flash doesn't last long.After the light faded, Xiaoye found that Dabi Bird's body was covered with scorch marks, as if he was enduring the pain of burns.

Ye did not continue to issue orders, leaving time for the young trainer to regroup.But the person opposite didn't seem to think at all, and ordered as soon as the flash ended, "Shadow clone."

Big Bird repeats his old tricks.But its seemingly lifelike clone still has flaws. In the eyes of Karma and Flame Chicken, the difference between the real body and the phantom is as obvious as black and white.

There is no doubt that the "Rain of Fire" just now is the nemesis of Phantom.

"Flame splashing..."

"Parrots learn tongues."

Xiaoye's voice almost overlapped with the second half of Ye's command, which made the clan leader stunned.

The Flame Chicken's flame splash has been emitted.Before it spit out the second fireball, the exact same move flew from the opposite side and collided heavily.

The unexpected strong flash made the flame chicken subconsciously close its eyes, and the prepared attack was also inaccurate.Ye covered his eyes with his hands, squinted and barely looked at the field through his fingers, but he saw countless fire feathers getting brighter and brighter in the gradually dissipating light.They were flying and dancing in a dazzling way, and for a while, the two Pokémon were nowhere to be seen.

"tornado."

The golden bird had already silently arrived directly above the flame bird. The dance of feathers was seamlessly connected with the tornado. The strong cyclone rolled the ignited feathers, creating a wind that enveloped the two Pokémon. wall.

As a senior trainer, the situation in front of him did not require complicated thinking, so Ye gave the order to deal with it almost without thinking - but the voice of the girl on the opposite side still followed closely, as if predicting the future.

"Fire Vortex——"

"Awakening power, lightning flashes!"

Fierce fire rose from the soles of the Flame Chicken, rotating and climbing along the wind wall.The big bird in the sky was covered with thunder, and the current spread with the cyclone as a carrier. Thunder and fire intertwined for a while, and the flame chicken in the center of the fire tornado felt a strong sense of paralysis.

Regardless of the high temperature, the bird dived from top to bottom and hit the flame chicken squarely in the chest.

The wind wall shattered.Xiaoye immediately signaled the big bird to distance itself, and looked at the flame chicken's appearance with confusion.

This blow...is it too easy to succeed?

At the other end of the field, the red-haired clan leader looked at the unique golden feathers of the big bird in a daze, with surprise gradually rising in his eyes.

After 10 minutes, the battle was over.

——The result is of course needless to say.The strength gap between the two sides was too big. Even though Mr. Patriarch had politely tried to hold back, Xiaoye and Dabi Bird were still completely defeated.

They didn't care about victory or defeat, and felt that being able to leave scars on the Flame Chicken was enough.Xiaoye put the big bird back into the ball, smiled and stretched out her hand to Ye, "Thank you for your advice."

The young patriarch did not shake hands with her, but instead lowered his voice with a strange expression——

"Beidou?"

The tourist's hand froze, and Dabi Bird's Poké Ball rolled to the ground with a clanking sound.