Pokemon: Pick up Eevee at the start

"No matter how many times I look at it, the elegance and beauty of this Meena will never fade at all!"

Mikri stared at Menas resting in the elf treatment room like a pilgrim, and sighed slightly absentmindedly.

Xia Chen said helplessly on the side: "That's okay, Teacher Mikeli, you have been watching for half an hour, let the child have a good rest."

More than half an hour has passed since the battle just ended.

If it was just a normal-intensity battle, even if he lost his fighting ability, Menas would have almost recovered by now.

As for the intensity just now, according to the diagnosis report of Ms. Joy of Liuli Gym, it is recommended to rest for a whole day. After all, it is a real depletion of energy and physical strength.

However, according to Menas himself who had just woken up, he gained more from such a battle than a hundred ordinary battles, which was considered worthy of his efforts just now.

Duolongqi and Gardevoir, who had almost recovered, were left to accompany Menas in the ward to relieve their boredom. With Joey and Happy Egg taking care of them, Xia Chen didn't have to worry too much.

He and Mikri went to meet his teacher, the former Liuli Gym Leader Adam, and have lunch by the way.

Behind the Liuli Gym is the ancestral home of Mikri, a Liuli citizen. It is a manor-style building full of Fengyuan noble style in the medieval period.

Currently there are only two masters and apprentices, Adam and Mikri, who live there, but there is a team of nearly forty people serving as housekeepers, chefs, maids, etc., which is very Old Money.

When Xia Chen saw Adam, the latter was fighting Qianli on the battlefield——

The battle between Thorn Dragon King and Da Wang Yan was fierce, and it was difficult to decide the outcome for a while.

However, the two of them did not dwell on the final outcome. After seeing Xia Chen coming, they took back their elves and handed them to the waiting medical team to take them over for treatment.

The four of them sat on the balcony next to the battlefield, enjoying the scenery, drinking tea, and chatting.

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"Haha, Mr. Xia Chen is really young and promising. I just watched the battle between you and Mikri. Qianli and I felt itchy for a while, so we had a small sparring session. We have been waiting for a long time."

Adam, who was wearing a decent aqua blue dress, greeted Xia Chen with a hearty smile, and then took a sip of tea. His posture was elegant but not feminine, and he had the demeanor of a "charming playboy" who was missed by countless Fengyuan ladies and eldest ladies. .

Qianli, who had a shaved head next to him, was walking in the style of another tough guy. He said with some dissatisfaction: "Since we are going to fight, we must finish it well. What's the point of not giving up in the middle of the fight."

It seems that he is quite complaining about the suspension of the battle just now.

Adam laughed and said: "We have fought so many times, and this time is right. Anyway, you have to stay in Liuli City for a while, so we can fight again in the afternoon."

After giving a promise, Qianli was willing to let Adam go.

After the old friends settled their little conflict, Xia Chen replied with a smile: "It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Adam."

Adam said very politely: "I should say this. I have been staying in Liuli City for the past two years. I never expected to see a young talent like you. Thanks to Mi Keli for declaring Liuli City a gorgeous celebration." Host city.”

Mi Keli, who was cueed, squinted his eyes and answered with a smile: "Teacher Adam and I are both one of the main persons in charge of the gorgeous celebration competition. It just so happens that Xia Chen is here, and if we invite Miss Ma Xiu over, it can be regarded as a gorgeous celebration." It’s a small high-level meeting for the celebration.”

Xia Chen naturally went back with polite greetings and flattery. Among the four of them, only Qianli was silent and silent——

As a staunch opponent of glamorous games, he felt uncomfortable breaking into this party like a snake entering a meerkat group and killing it.

Adam, who noticed that his old friend was in an unusual mood, smiled and patted his shoulder, comforting him: "Okay, don't be so arrogant. I've judged two of Ruby's games. He's very talented, no matter what. This is true for both trainers and coordinated trainers. Besides, why do you think that investing time and energy in gorgeous competitions is a waste? The coordination skills required in gorgeous competitions are also very beneficial to his career as a trainer."

Qianli, who knew his friend very well, glanced sideways at Adam, and the meaning in his eyes was very clear - "Fool, keep fooling!"

Adam was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xia Chen with a vacant look, as if he had found a strong proof.

"Look, isn't this boy Xia Chen the best proof? Being the champion of the first gorgeous competition, has it affected his achievements in the battle of elves?"

Qianli was startled and was about to refute when he heard Adam say again: "Or do you mean that you don't have that kind of confidence in your son Ruby?"

Qianli smiled bitterly, how could he answer this?

Admit that Ruby does not have the same talent as Xia Chen?

Although it was true, for him, as a father, he did not want to belittle his son in this way.

But not refuting it is tantamount to admitting in disguise Adam's argument that "participating in the glamorous contest is not a matter of playing sports to lose one's ambition."

This move is a sure kill with no solution.

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"Okay, there is a saying in Donghuang that [children and grandchildren will bring happiness to their children and grandchildren], so don't worry about Lubi. Have fun in Liuli City for a while, and then go back and be the owner of the hall with peace of mind, and prepare for the battle of the king. You have it too." It’s your dream, isn’t it?”

Under Adam's persuasion, Qianli nodded dullly.

Although he is a stubborn person, stubbornness does not mean that he is unreasonable and cannot listen to what is said.

Although Adam's words were a bit sophistical, they still made sense in a way, and he felt much relieved at this moment.

But he was a little unwilling to be manipulated by Adam so easily, and couldn't help but retorted: "That's right, but it's a pity that you won't be able to enjoy the blessings of children and grandchildren."

The playboy who is still single is not married, let alone children and grandchildren.

Qianli wanted to win back the victory with these words, but Adam smiled mysteriously, "Did you know? In fact, there is another half to this sentence."

Qianli felt something was wrong, but he couldn't help but asked curiously: "What is the second half of the sentence?"

Xia Chen, a native of Donghuang, reminded: "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. If I don't have children and grandchildren, I will enjoy the blessings."

Adam laughed loudly and patted his friend on the shoulder, "Sorry, I have an appointment with Miss Elsa this afternoon. We'd better leave our battle until tomorrow. Well, that's not possible. I'm going to Shuijing City to meet Mrs. Fiona tomorrow. Let’s go see a musical together, we can only make an appointment next time.”

Qianli was brutally killed and completely turned into autistic.

After resolving Qianli's worries, life coach Adam began to do Xia Chen's psychological work again.

"Young man, what about you? I see that there seems to be an indelible haze in your heart. Have you encountered anything troublesome?"

Xia Chen was shocked, could this person read minds? Is it so accurate?

But then he thought about how some old charlatans in his previous life would use this anchoring technique to strike up a conversation with someone, and he would say, "Let me count on my fingers, you must have been troubled recently, right?"

That's right. Is there anyone in this world who doesn't have troubles?

But then again, Adam probably wasn't that kind of person, maybe he was just looking for a topic.

While Xia Chen was thinking, Mi Keli had already answered for him first.

"Xia Chen is worried about the gorgeous battle exhibition match at the opening ceremony of the gorgeous celebration. He is a little unsure, but let me see, even if I bring out the main elves, he will have a way to deal with it."

Xia Chen: "."

No need, just one Gyarados will almost kill Duolongqi and Menas. How do you want me to stand up to a gorgeous 1v1 battle?

But since Adam mentioned this matter, Xia Chen decided to share some of his doubts with them first.

After all, although the three of them are just gym owners, they all have the strength of a king, and they can be regarded as the top combat power in the Fengyuan region.

If something uncontrollable happens then, you can be mentally prepared.

He organized his language and said: "I do have some doubts, probably about the recent weather. I suspect that the recent abnormal weather in the Hoenn region may be related to the two legendary super-ancient elves."

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Hearing Xia Chen's words, the three of them had different expressions.

Qianli's expression was more of an unknown shock, while Master and Disciple Adam and Mikri were simply surprised, as if they had some psychological presumptions about what Xia Chen said.

Mikli looked serious and said, "Do you know any information?"

Xia Chen thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "There is no concrete information or evidence, but judging from what I have seen along the way in Fengyuan and my experience with the legendary elves, I think the possibility is not small."

Adam pondered slightly and said, "Elaborate."

ten minutes later.

".That's about it as far as I know."

Xia Chen roughly told the three of them everything except Huoyan and the Key Stone, including his and Gulledon's conjectures.

Mi Keli said calmly: "If it is just these, it is indeed not evidence, and even a conjecture is a bit far-fetched. As a citizen of Liuli, I am willing to hold the same position as you and view this matter pessimistically, but the Alliance "

He shook his head slightly, his meaning self-evident.

Adam added: "The thousand-year prophecy of the Meteor People is approaching, and no one there pays attention to it, let alone this even more unfounded conjecture. They cannot enter a state of martial law because of this, because of this kind of thing The cost is simply too great.”

Xia Chen smiled bitterly and nodded.

Of course he understands this kind of thing. Once the alliance enters a state of martial law, people will fall into panic. Schools will be suspended, businesses will be suspended, factories will be suspended, and the entire society will be paralyzed.

If a disaster really comes, it's okay, it's just a false alarm. Who will be responsible?

Even if Xia Chen is a dazed young man who pats his chest and promises, "I will take responsibility," he will still be rebuffed by someone saying, "Are you worthy of this responsibility?"

Mi Keli could probably understand what Xia Chen was thinking, and comforted him: "If you are really worried, I will take you to the Awakening Temple guarded by our Glazed People this afternoon to have a look. I can't find any clues." must?"

Xia Chen said gratefully: "Thank you very much. I hope I'm overthinking this matter."

The other three people were a little silent. There were precedents in the Carlos and Padia regions, and they all had some doubts in their hearts about whether the two great gods would wake up.

Perhaps because this topic was a bit heavy, the few people were not very interested after that. It was not until the housekeeper came over to call them to eat that their emotions returned to normal.

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As an old aristocrat in the Fengyuan region, of course he is very particular about his banquets. There can be more than twenty dishes in total for appetizers, main meals, and desserts. Well, there are more than twenty dishes for everyone and the elves.

The main thing is to have an exquisite meal that is not full.

But having said that, the overall taste of the dishes is still good. In addition, the Fengyuan delicacies that have been rarely eaten before have special points. Xia Chen and the elves are quite satisfied.

In the afternoon, Adam and Qianli continued the unfinished battle in the morning, while Mikri took Xia Chen to the Awakening Temple not far from the Liuli Gym as promised.

The light rain in the morning had long since stopped, and the sky was a clear blue color after the rain—a color that Mikri praised for its elegance.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Xia Chen always felt that the sky here was a little low, and the clouds reflected in the volcanic lake in the center of Liuli Ancient City were so close that they seemed to be within reach.

The beautiful scenery after the rain also caused many tourists walking to stop and take photos by the lake, creating a peaceful and harmonious scene.

The ancient city of Liuli is not big, and the Awakening Temple is on the east side of the volcanic lake, across the lake from the Liuli Gym.

It is said to be a temple, but it is essentially a cave. However, Groudon may have participated in the construction of this cave. The interior is very neat and spacious, almost like a man-made palace, so it is called a temple.

Legend has it that this is the place where all the elves in the Hoenn region originate from life, and the place where life ends is the Sacred Mountain.

Of course, the source of this legend is not reliable, and there are even similar legends in every region.

The Temple of Awakening is a place guarded by the people of Liuli for generations, and is a place where tourists are prohibited from visiting.

In the past, a large number of elves may have been needed to guard the place, but in modern times, it is no longer so rigid. Mikri set up a relatively modern and strict access control at the entrance, and just added a few elves to take turns guarding it.

After all, there is nothing valuable in the Temple of Awakening worth stealing, and guarding it strictly is tantamount to flirting with a blind man.

As Mikri passed through the gate, Xia Chen entered the place where Groudon or Kyogre awakened in the game's plot——

Why do I say "or"? Because the awakened mythical beast will change depending on the game version. The other one awakens in the underwater cave southeast of Liuli Island.

I don’t know what the real world will be like.

After entering the Awakening Temple, Xia Chen released Gu Ledun.

He wanted to know if this guy, who was also a legendary elf and whose name and color were similar to Groudon, could be of some reference.

The two of them walked slowly towards the cave, paying attention to the details in the cave.

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The cave is very dark, and the internal structure needs to be illuminated by the fire energy that Guluton actively releases.

When you first enter the temple, there is a fairly spacious corridor, about four or five meters wide and high.

What's strange is that there are some abstract, mural-like patterns on the walls. Xia Chen can only vaguely see that the two fools of Fengyuan are creating land and oceans, and they are fighting behind them. The other content is more difficult to identify. .

Mi Keli explained on the side: "The creator of these murals is unknown. Anyway, they already existed when we, the Liuli people, were responsible for guarding this place. The content of the murals should be about the creation of the world by two gods, and then they fought for natural energy, and then Rayquaza intervened to stop it.”

Xia Chen nodded clearly, then looked at the big red lizard beside him and asked, "Guluton, what do you think?"

Guluton, who was also observing the mural, glanced sideways and replied: "I see with my eyes."

Xia Chen shook his head.

Tsk, that smelly lizard is not cooperating at all.

Keep moving forward.

After walking several hundred steps, the corridor is about to end, and behind it is the legendary Temple of Awakening.

However, Xia Chen was not in a hurry to go in, but looked at the mural on the wall at the end of the corridor.

On the left, right, and above, there is a lifelike elf mural - at least it is more lifelike than the abstract work just now.

And these three elves are the Hoenn Three Idiots. To be precise, they are the Hoenn Three Idiots who have returned to the original and evolved into mega!

Touching the iconic "Ω" pattern on the original return Groudon's arm on the mural, Xia Chen turned to look at Mikri and asked, "Do you know what this is about?"

Mikri hesitated for a moment, then said: "This is a secret passed down from generation to generation in our family. Rumor has it that this was the first and most powerful appearance of the two elves. Later, the natural energy weakened and the two elves could not maintain their strength. Such a huge body and powerful strength have degenerated into what people remember now."

"It is said that the reason why they fight is also because of this. As long as the land or ocean area is large enough, the natural energy provided by the earth and sea water will be enough for them to return to and maintain their appearance at their peak."

After a pause, he looked up at Super Rayquaza above his head and continued: "As for Rayquaza, I don't know. Maybe the people of the Meteor know."

"I see."

Xia Chen murmured to himself and nodded. This information was very different from the impression in his world memory, and it also made a reasonable supplement to the battle between the two fools.

After taking a few photos to keep, they continued forward and entered the real inner area of ​​the Temple of Awakening.

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Compared with the inside of the cave, which has its own cave, the corridor outside is completely cramped.

Although this place is formed naturally, its grandeur can fully qualify it as a temple.

The height of several tens of meters from the top of the cave explains why the temple looks like a small hill from the outside.

The two huge, lifelike stone sculptures of Groudon and Kyogre standing tall made Xia Chen wonder if they were really sealed in the statues.

Facing Xia Chen's worries, Mi Keli smiled and explained: "No, these two stone sculptures were built by my ancestors. They are all great artists. If we can really resurrect the two legendary elves from the statues, Come out and you will be a god."

Xia Chen then put aside his doubts and took a closer look at the two statues.

The appearance of the statue is that of regular Groudon, not the original return.

It's quite high. It's more than twenty meters tall at a glance. I don't know if it's a 1:1 replica. Anyway, it's much higher than the several meters written in the illustration in the game.

To be honest, the description of the legendary elves in the illustrated book is really outrageous. Regirock, who can drag the continent, is only less than four meters.

The same goes for Groudon, who created the earth. He is only three or four meters tall. Even if he returns to his original form, it will only be five meters tall.

Is this going to create a furry land?

If it is really carried to a certain place by Hupa, it will be impossible to walk back - five meters. It will drown within a few steps of entering the sea.

Xia Chen's imagination of Groudon in this world should look like a giant beast, at least as tall as the monster in Ultraman to be worthy.

In other words, it would be nice to have Yveltal's ability to change size at will.

Thinking of this, Xia Chen looked at Gulton again and asked, "Will you grow bigger?"

Therefore, Luton replied seriously this time, "It was possible before, but not now."

Xia Chen shrugged and did not ask further questions.

After walking around the two statues twice and finding nothing unusual, Xia Chen and Mi Keli sat down to drink water and rest.

Xia Chen suddenly asked: "Actually, I have always had a doubt. Why do you Liuli people worship and protect two legendary elves who have a bad relationship at the same time? Aren't you afraid that both sides will be displeased?"

This kind of behavior is almost outrageous compared to reciting Amitabha Buddha and then reciting Infinite Heavenly Lord in the previous life - the fierceness of the dispute between Gugai and Buddhism is not far behind.

Mikri smiled slightly and replied: "I asked my father this question when I was very young. He asked me, if there is only one Groudon and Kyogre, or one of them really defeated the other. , what will this world become?”

Xia Chen said with some admiration: "Your ancestor is really a man of great wisdom."

He turned around and asked, "However, if you have this idea, why don't you believe in Rayquaza? After all, it is the one that holds the balance between the two."

Mikri gave him a strange look, "Are you looking for the People of the Meteor?"

Xia Chen: "."

This makes sense. You two might as well merge.

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According to Mikri, the people of Liuli come to the temple every December to worship the Fengyuan Twin Fools and pray for good weather in the coming year.

Although it is a bit superstitious, it is a tradition after all, and it only happens once a year, so Mikri doesn't have much objection.

It has been ten years since he inherited the title of "People of the Glazed Glass" from his father who went out to create art ten years ago.

"Speaking of it, there has never been a very serious natural disaster in the history of Hoenn. The Alliance should give us the Glazed People an award."

Mikri joked.

Xia Chen asked: "Is there historically much hot weather in the west this year?"

Mikri spread his hands, "I don't know about this, but it seems like it has never happened since I can remember."

Xia Chen nodded thoughtfully.

The Awakening Temple is neither too small nor too big. Except for two statues and an altar, there is nothing else.

After walking around for a while, Xia Chen and Gu Leton found no valuable information clues, and they were inevitably a little discouraged.

Everyone and the dragon were ready to return empty-handed, but Mi Keli suddenly made a small discovery.

"Xia Chen, come and take a look at this."

Mi Keli stood by the altar in front of the statue and waved in Xia Chen's direction.

Xia Chen and Gu Ledun hurried over.

Mikri pointed to a conspicuous crack on the altar that was as wide as a finger, and said: "I am very sure that when I came here to worship more than half a year ago, there was no such crack."

Xia Chen nodded, released the power of the waveguide and looked inside, and found that part of the altar was hollow.

Why is it hollow? What's hidden inside?

Putting aside his doubts for the time being, he looked deeper and found a round bead at the bottom?

Xia Chen was shocked. Judging from the regularity, ordinary stones in nature would not be so regular and round.

So, is this the indigo orb or vermilion orb that Team Lava and Team Ocean are looking for?

"What's wrong? Did you find anything?"

Mi Keli on the side looked at Xia Chen's shocked expression and asked quickly.

Xia Chen nodded and asked with a puzzled expression, "Do you know what is hidden here?"

Mikri shook his head in confusion, becoming even more curious.

Xia Chen took out the elf ball and released the fairy cloth, and said to her: "Fairy cloth, there is something hidden at the bottom of this crack. See if you can use silk to take it out."

"Buyi!"

Xianbu nodded and inserted a piece of silk through the gap.

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A few moments.

Senbu, who had been groping for a while, said excitedly: "Buya! (I touched it!)"

Although the silk satin did not have the detection ability like the power of waveguide, the hollow space in the altar was only so big, so she quickly found the orb.

Xia Chen looked happy, "It's great. Can you take it out?"

The satin slowly retracted, getting shorter and shorter. At the last moment, Xianbu said awkwardly: "Buyi. (I seem to be stuck.)"

Xia Chen looked down and saw that the width of the crack was much narrower than the orb wrapped in Xianbu's satin, and Xianbu could not take it out.

If you want to take it out, I'm afraid you have to grow into this crack.

Xia Chen silently looked at Mi Keli beside him, his meaning was self-evident.

After all, this is the place where the Liuli people have guarded and worshiped for generations. His opinion must be sought before starting construction.

Mikri shrugged helplessly, "It's all cracked. It doesn't matter if it's big or small."

Xia Chen patted Mikri's shoulder and said gratefully: "I don't know whether the Fengyuan Alliance will give you an award or not. I will definitely make you a banner when this matter is over."

Mi Keli asked curiously: "Pennant? What is that?"

While greeting Gulerton to start construction, Xia Chen simply explained: "Donghuang characteristics, it will probably have slogans like "Thank you to the people for being a good gym owner, a new trend of helping others", which can be hung in the hall of your gym to dazzle. I commend you for your noble character."

Mikri nodded suddenly. Although it sounded a bit strange, he believed in the aesthetics of the winner of the gorgeous contest and said with interest: "Okay, there happens to be some space next to the painting "The Birth of Menas" painted by the ancestors on the wall of the hall. It fits well there.”

Xia Chen nodded happily, "That's a deal."

While the two were chatting, Guluton raised his claws and lowered his hands. The sharp claws cut the crack to a size just big enough to accommodate the entrance and exit of the orb, and Xianbu was able to take it out.

Because it had just been completely wrapped in satin, the color of the orb did not show up, so Xia Chen felt like he was opening a blind box.

Will it be red or blue?

He watched nervously and curiously as the silk fabric of the fairy cloth gradually unfolded.

Suddenly, a bright green light suddenly shined in the darkness.

Xia Chen was slightly startled. Is this a grass-green orb?