Dawn of Pokémon

The White Crow Underground Duel Field [Japanese: Shirokarasu_Chika_Kettoujyou, English: White_Crow_Underground_Duel_Field] is a mysterious place that exists in urban legends.

Xiaoye once saw this term on the GT forum.It is said that this is a place that specializes in underground illegal competitions. By participating in the competition, you can get bonuses that are ten times or even a hundred times higher than those in the official league.However, once you lose the game, you will pay a heavy price, and the personal safety of the trainer cannot be guaranteed at all.

This place called White Crow also operates illegal transactions. Arms/firearms, virus programs, etc. banned by the Pokémon League can be purchased at high prices, which is the so-called underground black market.

The posts recording these weird contents were quickly deleted by network administrators, and Xiaoye didn't pay much attention to such urban legends.Until——I found the words "White Crow" on Taki's notepad.

Although the writing on the notepad is scrawled, the authenticity of the information can be seen from the incident in Sunlight Forest.

Perhaps, this underground dueling ground in urban legend really exists?

Xiaoye is not a very curious person, and the reason for exploring this information is a sentence written in the post on the forum.

In the shop at the White Crow Underground Duel Arena, you can buy plug-ins that increase the number of Pokémon you can carry.

As we all know, trainers can only carry six Pokémon with them. Poké balls beyond the range of six cannot be locked and cannot be opened, and must be transferred to a place that provides storage services such as Dr. Oak's Research Institute.This is a rigid rule written strictly in the legal provisions of the alliance.

Pokémon are creatures with powerful weapons.For most trainers, it is difficult to take care of too many Pokémon with too many distractions; there are frequent examples of improper care due to distraction, and ultimately accidents.For safety reasons, and also to prevent individual trainers from possessing too much force - Xiaoye guessed that the latter was the main reason - this legal provision had been established long before the Pokédex was born.

Xiaoye now has five Pokémon, and it is only a matter of time before she conquers more than six Pokémon.Once the number exceeds the limit, you must choose Pokémon to transport back to Dr. Oak's laboratory. This will undoubtedly delay the progress of training, and it is also difficult to make an emotional decision.

Although she was just a new trainer with mediocre abilities, Xiaoye had enough confidence if she could only properly take care of more than six Pokémon.

With a trainer whose strength value exceeds that of all Pokémon, there will naturally be no accidents.

Even so, Xiaoye knew that the alliance had very strict restrictions on the number of items that could be carried.It is said that those who have made outstanding contributions to the Pokémon League, or certain special professions can get the permission to increase the number of carry items, but these terms are too far away from ordinary trainers.

Xiaoye has even discussed with the Pokémon that if the number of partners increases in the future, the stronger Fire Dinosaur and Gyarados will be considered to be sent back to the research institute first.As soon as she said this, Xiaoye received fierce protests from the two Pokémon as expected, but Xiaoye was unable to change the rigid provisions of the law.

But now, fortunately, she has found a possible way to resolve this dilemma, so Xiaoye will naturally choose to find out.

There will never be a Pokémon trainer in this world who wants to be separated from his partners.

After gathering her thoughts, Xiaoye left all the items that could prove her identity in the room, and walked out the door empty-handed before the Pokémon's treatment was completed.

Although it is not yet known whether the so-called white crow actually exists, it is always right to be prepared in advance.

Four o'clock in the afternoon is the bustling time in Kuye City.Japanese-style, Western-style and modern-style buildings are staggered on both sides of the street, and billboards written in Spanish are erected in front of many shops.

Walking through the bustling crowd, Xiaoye followed the map's instructions and walked towards Electric South Street.

Before coming to Kuye City, Xiaoye tried searching for "Orange Base Bar" on the Internet, but found nothing.In this information-rich society, even the roadside stall in front of the school will be commented with interest; it is really strange that real bars cannot be found on the Internet at all.

Of course, there is another possibility - the bar does not exist.

Anyway, go find it.

Electric Street is the main street of Kuye City and the most prosperous area.Before you reach Electric South Street, known as "Bar_Street", you can already see scattered bars and cafes on both sides of the street.Shouts and cheers mixed with Spanish could be heard endlessly, which made Xiao Ye wonder for a moment whether the entire Kuye City people liked to use this bilingual way of speaking.

Walking into Electric South Street, large and small bars line the street.Although it has not yet reached the busiest night of the bar, the crowds of people coming and going are already quite crowded.

"Bar culture" is also one of the unique customs of Kuye City.

The "Silver_Bullet with the red sign" that the middle-aged clerk called it stood in a very conspicuous position, and there were already many customers sitting inside.But Xiaoye only glanced at it and continued walking deeper into the street.

It's really hard to find a store called "Orange Base" among the dazzling array of bars.I tried asking passers-by, but the responses I received were all "I don't know."

It wasn't until the sky got dark and the road came to an end that Xiaoye found this mysterious bar at the end of the alley on the South Electric Street branch.

An ordinary wooden signboard, an ordinary orange sign, with a line of small characters "Orange_Base" written in vague Spanish in the lower right corner of the signboard.

It doesn't look like he's doing serious business at all.

Shaking her head, Xiaoye looked back at the signboard.After carefully lowering the hood of her sports coat to cover her appearance, Xiaoye pushed the door open to the crisp sound of wind chimes.

This is a very ordinary western style bar.Retro-style kerosene lamps hang from the ceiling, and clear wine bottles sit on the wooden bar.Two guests were sitting at the table in the corner, drinking red wine from their glasses without saying a word.

The four uniformed waiters are all in their 30s and [-]s.A person standing by the door bowed to Xiaoye, "Wele_to_Orange_Base."

Xiaoye nodded and looked around the store vaguely.The store is very small, and the interior decoration is no different from an ordinary bar. There is nothing unusual about it.

There are other customers in the store, so you can't give too direct information without knowing the identity of the customer.

Walking leisurely towards the bar, Xiaoye's eyes paused on the collar of the young waiter standing at the bar.

"What do you need?" The young waiter raised a polite and professional smile.

A teenager around ten years old should never be a regular visitor to a bar, but the young waiter didn't show anything strange.

"It's my first time to come to this bar. Could you please help me introduce the 'features' here." Xiaoye turned her eyes back and showed the same humble and ordinary smile.

The uniforms of the four waiters are almost identical, the only difference is——

Only the young man in front of him had a pure white bird-shaped emblem printed on the collar of his uniform.

The young waiter's smile did not change at all, and he reached out to the wine cabinet behind him, "Okay, then let me introduce it to you."

"You seem to be a new wine drinker, right? Then, I recommend Chateau Lucen Riesling white wine. This wine has a relatively light taste, rich fruit aroma, delicate aroma, and is easy to drink. Zolin Asti is sweet Sparkling wine is also a good choice. If you want to taste fine red wine, our store has Lafite produced in 976 for you to choose from. By the way, our store has a special cocktail 'Orange', which is a favorite for regular customers. My favorite, its light orange liquid and rich and intoxicating aroma are its characteristics. I believe you don’t want to miss the unique feeling it brings to drinkers..."

Xiaoye pretended to listen carefully and was secretly confused.The young waiter was indeed introducing the wine in the store in a general way - and Xiao Ye could not understand basically a word of what he said - and did not mention any information related to the White Crow.Is this person with a suspicious pattern printed on his uniform really not related to the so-called White Crow, or is he using a special code word?

If it were a secret code hidden in the red wine recommendation... Xiaoye, who knew nothing about it, would have no choice but to admit defeat.

After the detailed recommendation and introduction, the young waiter adjusted his collar unintentionally, "If you are still not satisfied with this, we have more high-end 'collections' in our wine cellar. You can come with me to see it. What do you think? how?"

Xiaoye's heart moved and she nodded calmly, "Okay, let's go to the wine cellar and have a look."

"Understood. Please go this way." The smiling young waiter walked out from behind the bar, opened the small wooden door on the side, and led Xiao Ye inside.

At the end of the narrow passage is an elevator.Entering the car, Xiaoye found that there was only one button with no floor number on the control panel.

After the young waiter pressed the switch, the elevator began to rise.

Not down, but up.Naturally, the wine cellar cannot be located on the upper floor, and this anomaly made Xiaoye confirm her guess.

It seems that trying your luck this time is half the battle.

The rising process lasted for a long time, and Xiaoye had no idea which floor she was on.After a while, the elevator slowly stopped with a crisp beep.

The young waiter bent down humbly and made a farewell gesture, "Please come in. I hope you will have a pleasant experience."

"Thank you."

Xiaoye walked out alone.The elevator behind him soon descended again, returning to the aisle of the small bar.