While the detective and Dr. Yew were chatting happily in the tea restaurant, Bilan, who had just left Yu Qi's mansion, embarked on a journey to find the Yew Research Institute alone.
Even though she was new to Hezhong, she understood after studying the map that if she wanted to reach Luzi Town, a remote town on the southeastern coast of Hezhong, she had to take the railway.
The assistant didn't have a noble black ticket, so she honestly booked a train ticket that departed early in the morning.
Neither experiencing a thrilling two-person battle, nor meeting the top trainers wandering around, Bilan arrived at the train's terminal station - Tangcao Town in an ordinary carriage without any entertainment.
"Next, we have to go south along Route 1 to reach Luzi Town, where the Yew Research Institute is located. I heard that Douzi's hometown is also in that town."
The girl wearing a sun hat and holding a map in her hand muttered to Ibrahimovic on her shoulder.
The scenery on Route 1 is indeed very beautiful. On both sides of the wide road, rows of trees rustle in the wind. Among the lush green grass, wild Pokémon with a Hezhong style shuttle from time to time.
I don’t know whether it was because it was too early or because Bilan’s senior trainer’s aura was too strong, but the girl was not challenged by the Pokémon trainer she encountered along the way.
This is different from the situation on Route 1 between Shinshin Town and Joban City in the Kanto region.
Probably because of the influence of the last two gym leaders in Joban City, whether it was Sakaki or Qingli who succeeded him in the gym, they all gave people an extremely strong sense of oppression.
The eagerness to pass the strongest gym test makes the nearby trainers always very anxious. With their high energy, they often stop the passing trainers on Route 1 and mingle happily beside the city. If you win, you will go to the gym to challenge with pride. If you lose, you will rush to the nearest Pokémon Center...
It is precisely because of this that the best group of trainers in Kanto came out of Joban City and the nearby Zhenxin Town.
Compared with Kanto, which is full of martial arts, Route 1 here connects two remote cities without gyms. The wild elves on the road are also relatively weak. The trainers are probably too lazy to train themselves on this road.
Without a challenger, Bi Lan was happy and relaxed. She just enjoyed the scenery along the way in the mood of an outing. By the way, she followed the detective's instructions, paying attention to the abnormalities around her, and walked all the way to Luzi Town.
The further she walked, the more she felt something was wrong - no matter how she looked around, there was nothing abnormal anywhere she could see.
The girl couldn't help but worry. If she, as an assistant, went to the Yew Research Institute and reported to the detective that she found nothing... would Detective Hugo think that she was incompetent?
In her chaotic thoughts, Bilan had no choice but to open her eyes wide and look for anything worth reporting along the way. However, from the moment she got off the train until now, all she could see were trees, grass, rocks, and weak wild elves everywhere.
"Ibrahimovic, what do you think I should do?"
On the deserted road, the dizzy girl couldn't see anything unusual, so she actually started to seek help from the Pokémon cubs.
"Boo!" Little Eevee called out energetically, with great playfulness. As if he mistook Bilan's words for a battle instruction, he jumped lightly off Bilan's shoulders and pounced towards the wild elf hidden in the grass in front.
Bi Lan wanted to grab Ibrahimovic's tail but missed it. She was so anxious that she wanted to cry: "I already have a headache. Stop being naughty! We have to go to the research institute in front before ten o'clock, and now it's almost too late. Ah hey!"
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When Bi Lan finally entered the institute before ten o'clock, she saw Dr. Yew, who often appeared on TV in the Hezhong area, and four people who looked like researchers, including an uncle and three male students.
The doctor and others warmly welcomed the girl.
At this time, Bilan has locked the disobedient Ibrahimovic into the elf ball, and put the elf ball in his backpack. The young assistant now looks the same as the trainer who just embarked on the journey.
What makes Bilan strange is that the detective who went out to investigate with great interest was not among the crowd in front of him.
"Where did Hugo go?" Bilan looked left and right, wondering if the detective was lurking somewhere in the hall, but found nothing.
"Miss Bilan, who has come from afar, welcome to the Hezhong area." Dr. Yew said to Bilan with an extremely sincere smile.
"Congratulations, you are about to start a new journey here. I am Yew, who is responsible for guiding newcomers, and my profession is Doctor Elf. I believe you are no longer unfamiliar with the existence of Pokémon. Yes, the earth, ocean, and sky of this world There are all kinds of different Pokémon living in , cities, and forests..."
Listening to the doctor's enthusiastic speech, Bilan felt a sense of déjà vu, and then——
"That's wrong! Why did I..." Bilan, who suddenly realized that she was interfering in a newcomer's initial Pokémon selection ceremony, screamed, but Dr. Yew in front of her quickly covered her mouth.
The doctor continued gently: "Miss Blue, I know you are still a little worried about embarking on an adventure alone when you first come to the Unova region, but you don't have to be nervous, the institute will provide you with excellent beginner Pokémon. "
Bilan wanted to refute, wanted to ask what was going on now, wanted to know where the damn detective was.
However, the palm that covered the girl's mouth became harder and harder. Dr. Yew's smiling face occupied Bilan's field of vision, just like the opening guide of an adventure game. The doctor said loudly to Bilan with a volume that resounded throughout the institute -
"In this world, there are creatures called Pokémon living everywhere! Some people will take care of them lovingly, while others will command them to fight. This girl, please choose. You will fight with them. Which one embarks on a journey of hopes and dreams?”
The assistant on the side cooperated and opened a brocade box containing three elf balls. Seeing that Bilan no longer resisted, the doctor released his hand covering the girl's mouth and released the Pokémon from the Poké Ball one by one.
"This child is a grass-type Vine Snake. It is a smart and calm Pokémon. Even if it faces a more powerful opponent, it will deal with it calmly. Its favorite activities are basking in the sun and photosynthesis. use."
The doctor pointed to a red and black piglet: "This is Nuannuan Pig, with fire attributes. It is good at evading enemy attacks and shooting fireballs from its nose to fight back. It likes to eat roasted tree fruits very much, but He is often burnt to death because he is so excited. By the way, it is very comfortable to hold this baby while sleeping in the winter."
Even though it was Bilan, his attention was attracted by the three Hezhong Yu family introduced by the doctor himself. He temporarily put aside all the doubts in his heart and observed the three cute Pokémon in front of him.
"Finally, this is just a water otter. It is a beginner Pokémon of the water type. It can fight with the scallop on its belly, and sometimes it can be used as a knife to cut fruit. Its current confident expression is the cuteness of the water otter family. .”
Bi Lan looked at the water otter, and sure enough, this little otter was holding its head up with its arms akimbo and contentedly. Looking at its appearance, the other Teng Teng Snake and Nuan Nuan Pig were not so energetic.
The girl didn't know that more than 60 trainers had chosen the otter as her initial partner before, otherwise she would have understood the reason for the otter's pride at this time - it had already determined that it would be chosen. .
"Miss Bilan, please choose a starter Pokémon that you like." The doctor said to the girl, and at the same time whispered something in Bilan's ear——
“Just pick one based on your intuition and we’ll explain everything to you.”
Does this "we" refer to the group of people in the institute, or does it refer to her and the great detective who never saw the end of the dragon? Bilan looked around again, still confused.
With no other choice, the girl swept her eyes from Yu Sanjia, took a deep breath, tried her best to clear her mind, and then reported her choice based on instinct——
"Then water otter."
For a moment, the institute fell into silence.
Except for Dr. Yew, the four researchers seemed to have witnessed some miracle. They all stared in surprise at the blue index finger pointing at the otter.
