[Pokemon] Late Autumn

The fourth gym is in Fuyan Town.

The Yantu Mountains in the distance are clearly visible, but as the distance gets closer, the first thing you feel in late autumn is the rise in temperature.

"So hot……"

Yantu Mountain is located in the north-central part of the Fengyuan region. It is a dormant volcano, and Fuyan Town is located not far from the foot of Chimney Mountain. Although there was still some distance from Yantu Mountain, the heat waves hit one after another, and Late Qiu still couldn't hold on. She wiped the sweat from her head and her pace gradually slowed down.

"Is there enough water?" Dawu stopped and took out his own water bottle and handed it to Shen Qiu.

"Don't worry, I'm fully prepared for this." Shenqiu blinked and took out a new bottle of water from his backpack and opened it. "I was afraid it would be too hot here, so I brought more water."

She took out another bottle and handed it to Daiwu: "I guess you didn't bring a lot? Drink this."

Hundreds of millions...

Daiwu expressed his admiration: "Then I'm not welcome."

The space of the backpack is exactly the same as that of the Poké Ball, and it can hold items dozens of times its own volume. The weather here is hot, and Fuyan Town is particularly dry and rainless. In late autumn, I bought a lot of water from Zijin City without hesitation.

Now it seems that she was too prescient.

Heiluga also drank some water, but his expression remained content. This temperature is nothing to him, but proper hydration is also a must.

"There are villages ahead." Late Qiu raised his head and looked at the sparse villages in the distance, his eyes brightening.

Daiwu understood what Shenqiu meant: "Okay, let's rest there."

The doors of every house here were tightly closed. Shenqiu felt that they were just passing by and would not disturb these houses much. She and Dawu found an open space and sat down on a tree stump.

"I'm sorry, are you two going to the desert?" Suddenly someone came over and looked at them apologetically.

desert? Late Autumn raised his eyebrows.

A young man wearing glasses looked at them, as if he was worried about something and looked a little uneasy.

Shen Qiu glanced at the person who came, and quickly glanced at the elf ball on the other person's waist.

"Excuse me, what's the matter with you?" Dawu said with a gentle voice, stood up, and stood slightly in front of Shenqiu.

In late autumn, I realized that I stopped looking at people, opened my watch and looked at the surrounding terrain on the map attentively.

There is indeed a desert not far ahead. Although it is not big, you should still be prepared to enter.

"I'm really sorry, I don't mean anything else." The young man waved his hand quickly, took out his researcher ID card and showed it to Daigo, indicating that he meant no harm. "My name is Yamada, and I am currently exploring ruins around the world. That's it. Yes, because I heard that the ruins in the desert here are very famous, but with my ability it is difficult to go deep into the innermost part of the desert..."

Yamada's cheeks were slightly red, he scratched his head, and his voice sounded a little embarrassed: "This village is not far from the desert, so I'm here to ask if there is any kind trainer willing to take me in."

Yamada sighed. He had asked several trainers on the way, but the results were really unsatisfactory. Either they don't go to the desert at all, or even if they go, they don't want to carry themselves as a burden to find some ruins that they are not interested in at all.

These two trainers look very strong. Anyway, let’s try again, otherwise we won’t be able to explain to our teacher...

Daigo glanced at the information on his identity certificate. He was indeed a researcher engaged in ruins research. This request was reasonable.

It turns out that's the case, it's really not surprising... Late Qiu nodded, if you want to go to the ruins in the desert, you should really pay attention...

No, wait! Why are there ruins again? !

Since she arrived in the Hoenn area, she seems to have seen a lot of ruins...?

Shenqiu suddenly reacted and noticed the questioning look cast by Dawu. He resisted his desire to complain and thought for a moment: "The sand has been moving, the direction is blurred and the vision is not clear. We need to find the location of a ruins in the desert. I'm afraid it won't be easy. If you are so sure, do you have any maps?"

"There are some, and this is it." Yamada took out the map from his backpack and unfolded it to show them.

Late autumn:......

This map... I'm afraid it can't be called a map.

There were no orientation marks, no scale to compare distance, just a few strange symbols and a few curves. She couldn't even recognize what the things on it meant.

Yamada smiled awkwardly and pointed to the obvious marks on it and explained: "The circle in the middle is the location of the ruins. I heard from a senior that there are strange-shaped stones around the ruins; this is the location of the village. Walk from the front You will be able to enter the desert soon; this is the location of Yantu Mountain, and the desert is southeast of Yantu Mountain..."

Daigo looked at the map carefully, thoughtfully.

"To be honest, I have entered the desert here before, but I did not find the ruins you mentioned."

He recalled his experience in the desert here. If it was about strange-shaped stones, he should have an impression.

Could it be that I didn’t explore thoroughly enough? It does seem possible...

Dawu didn't care about the other party's request. Now it mainly depends on Late Qiu's wishes. In any case, the wind and sand in the desert are still very strong.

"I have no problem, and this ruins really attracts me." Miqiu nodded and looked at Daigo inquiringly, "Then let's follow the direction on Mr. Yamada's map. We can just see what the desert looks like."

"The desert is very boring. Nothing but sand is sand. When the wind is strong, you will get lost." Dawu said helplessly, "But since you are all curious, let's rest for a while and then set off."

"Thank you so much!" Yamada nodded happily. While grateful, he couldn't help but be a little curious about them: "I don't know what you call them?"

"My name is Shenqiu, and this is my partner Heiluga. I am currently challenging the Fengyuan Alliance, and my next destination is the Fuyan Gym in Fuyan Town."

After saying that, Shenqiu couldn't help but look at Daigo jokingly. It seemed that the other person didn't know the champion of Hoenn, and he didn't know what Daigo was going to say.

"I am also a trainer with her." Daigo nodded and didn't say much.

Yamada breathed a sigh of relief, his tone full of trust in them: "At first, I thought your Kuruga was a bit scary and I didn't dare to talk to you. Since we are challenging the gym, your strength must be no problem. "

Heiluga was stunned when he heard this, and then looked over fiercely.

Who is theirs! Listen clearly, my trainer is Late Autumn!

Late Qiu pushed Hei Lujia back with gnashing teeth in embarrassment, and smiled helplessly: "I'm so sorry, Hei Lujia just looks a little fierce, but in fact he is very reliable and very strong."

Yamada was very good at observing words and realized that something he might have said was inappropriate. He blinked and quickly praised with a desire to survive: "Oh... oh, that's it. Miss Qiu, your Black Luka is really Pretty awesome, looks majestic.”

Heiluga snorted and then suppressed his anger a little.

Seeing that Late Qiu was also interested in the ruins, he reluctantly took care of this guy.

Although it was indeed the truth, but to say this suddenly was really...Dawu wanted to laugh very much in his heart, but it didn't show on his face at all, and he couldn't tell that he was holding back his laughter.

Hearing this, Shen Qiu arched her eyebrows and gently patted the dust-covered fluff on Heiluga's body: "You're welcome. This is what I should do as a trainer."

"Gu..." An inappropriate voice came from Yamada.

Both Shenqiu and Daigo couldn't help but look over, and saw Yamada's face flushed red, holding his stomach in embarrassment: "I'm really, really sorry..."

Daigo couldn't help but chuckled softly. Mingqiu smiled kindly when he saw this. He took out a sandwich from his backpack and handed it to Yamada: "It's time to eat something. I bought this from Zijin City before, no. If you mind, you can try it."

"How can I be so embarrassed..." Yamada was stunned and quickly declined, "It's okay, I brought something to eat..."

His hand rummaging through his backpack suddenly stopped.

Oops, I just met a few pangolin rats. Seeing how they looked at their food with wide eyes, I couldn't help but share it...

"You're welcome, just take it and eat it."

"This, this is really..." Yamada solemnly took the sandwich from Mid-Autumn's hand, "Thank you very much!"

Dawu happened to be a little hungry, so he took the sandwich handed over by Shenqiu and couldn't help but sigh: "It's very delicious. It's really reassuring to have Shenqiu here."

If you want him to say, digging rocks is the most important thing, as long as you can have enough food outside - but now...

Really fragrant!

"Miss Shenqiu, these are my goggles. If you don't mind, please use these." Before entering the desert, Yamada thought for a moment, handed his goggles to Shenqiu, and then looked at Daigo sheepishly, " Sorry, I only have this pair of goggles. After all, Miss Shenqiu is a girl...it’s better to be more careful about the wind and sand."

"I'm fine." Dawu waved his hand. He had long been accustomed to looking for rocks in various harsh environments outside, so the wind and sand did not affect him.

"This...? What should you do?" Miqiu was stunned, frowning slightly and looking at Yamada.

"This is not the first time I have entered the desert, and after all, I still have some courage," Yamada smiled and handed the goggles forward, "Don't worry, these goggles are very effective."

"Thank you so much." Shen Qiu was very grateful.

Yamada smiled. After all, they treated him to a sandwich, and now he had to take care of the little girl no matter what.

They set out from the village and followed the path into the desert. Gradually, there are less and less vegetation around, and more and more stones, sand and earth.

There are some dead branches on the ground, which have become very brittle after being exposed to the wind and sun. When you walk over them in late autumn, you can only hear a "crunching" sound, and they immediately break in half.

There were a few pangolins and pangolin kings digging something in the distance. The gophers and the three gophers cautiously poked their heads out from the ground, observing the surrounding movements. When they saw them heading this way in late autumn, they immediately burrowed back. There are small holes left in the soil.

It seems that there are quite a lot of elves here, mostly ground and rock types, and the environment is not particularly harsh. Late autumn recorded the elves here as habitats in the illustrated book, and couldn't help but think about it.

Slowly, there were more and more gravel on the surrounding ground, and the surrounding scenery became more and more desolate. Late Qiu glanced around and found that there was no wind yet. Apart from the sun above his head, there was no other discomfort.

However, as they walked deeper and deeper, the scene turned into an endless desert. The wind blew up the sand on the ground and covered it up. When it was blown to the face, it felt like being stung.

"The sand is starting to blow now, please be careful." Yamada shouted to Daigo and Miqiu in a louder voice.

She put on her goggles early in late autumn, and could see nothing but the yellow color of the sand. She clearly felt the resistance to her progress.

Hei Lujia didn't like the feeling of sand scraping against his body. Shen Qiu noticed Hei Lujia's fluctuating emotions next to him and frowned.

"Heiluga, come back first." Late Qiu took out Heiluga's elf ball.

Upon hearing this, Heiluga immediately looked at her seriously and shook his head.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Shen Qiu slowed down her tone, "Be obedient, the wind and sand here are too strong. Come back first, and I'll let you out later, okay?"

However, Heiluga snorted and turned his head away as if he didn't hear it.

If it returned to the ball and was left alone in late autumn to suffer this kind of environment outside, if nothing else, it would beat itself up.

It was still being blown by the wind and sand in late autumn, so it was better to just go back to the Poké Ball?

Hei Lujia didn't even think about it and firmly opposed Shen Qiu's approach.

"Alas..." Shen Qiu had no choice but to follow Hei Lujia's idea.

"Miss Qiu, you and Kuruga have a really good relationship," Yamada said with emotion when he saw this, "Heruka is willing to stay outside to take care of you, and you are also considerate of Kuruga. I really like humans and elves getting along so warmly. "

Kuruga suddenly raised his head and looked at Yamada, and suddenly felt that this man was actually very good at talking.

Come on, if you can speak, speak more.

Shen Qiu looked at Hei Lujia with a smile and nodded: "Hei Lujia is my first companion and has a very important meaning to me."

"Awesome..." Yamada also smiled, "My elf is King Chuanshan, and he is also a very good friend of mine. It happens to be in the desert, so let him help us explore the way."

"Xiaojin, please!" Yamada threw his elf ball, "Please help me pay attention to whether there are any strange rocks nearby."

Chuanshan King nodded calmly and quickly disappeared from sight.

But Daigo suddenly said: "Yamada-kun, do you only have one elf...?"

He noticed that there was only one empty spot for the Poké Ball at Yamada's waist. However, he had just sent out his only Poké Ball.

Yamada waved his hand carelessly: "It's enough to have Xiao Jin here. Besides, if something happens, you will still be here."

Late Qiu glanced at Yamada with a complicated look. Is it really okay to be so reassured about the trainer he just met...

"No matter what, just because you are willing to take me into the desert and give me sandwiches, I believe you are not bad people."

Late Qiu's eyes widened when he heard this. She looked at Yamada who said this, and for a long time, she gently raised the corners of her lips in a place that neither of them noticed.

"But speaking of it..." Yamada looked at Daigo's face, frowning and thinking, "I always feel that this unknown trainer looks familiar..."

The smile on Daigo's face stiffened slightly.

Shenqiu blinked and smoothed things over for Dawu: "Maybe it's because he has a handsome face. I, well, I always hear a lot of people saying that he looks like someone they know."

Dawu glanced at Shenqiu with admiration, and said quickly: "Yes, it may be that he happens to look similar to someone you know. I have actually been on the journey for a few days."

What he said was true. It had only been a few days since he had "embarked on the journey", because he had always held the position of "champion" before.

Late Autumn: ...If you can’t compete, you can do it.

Yamada nodded blankly and looked at Daigo again.

He really felt that this man looked like Mr. Zivucci... But Mr. Zivucci must have a lot of things to do, and he would definitely not be wandering around the desert here now.

Maybe they just look alike. Yamada shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Shenqiu and Dawu looked at each other and let out a sigh of relief.

However, if Shenqiu knew what Yamada was thinking, she would definitely complain about him without hesitation:

Wake up, brothers, don’t forget that your Hoenn champion is a Stone Maniac, and he is in the desert right now with a novice trainer who has only been on the journey for a few days.