Zhenxin Town, on the path leading to the forest outside the town, two people, one tall and one short, were walking side by side towards the town.
"I haven't been back for a long time."
The young man who was speaking had long silver-white hair. His face was filled with a gentle smile, as comfortable and pleasant as the breeze.
"Let's visit Dr. Oak later."
"good."
The boy beside him nodded slightly.
The appearance of the two looks very similar, they are probably a father and son - the same moonlight-like silver-white back-length hair, ice-blue eyes, and a delicate and handsome face. It's just that compared to his father who has a warm smile on his face, the young man's expression is much more serious and cold.
When the pointed roof of Dr. Ohki's research institute came into view, the young man stopped and said, "I will send you here."
Then he gave two things to his son. An elf ball, and a stone carved with complicated patterns.
"The key can only open the door once, so be careful."
"I see."
The silver-haired boy turned around and walked towards his hometown where he had not returned for a long time.
After finishing her early morning exercise, Xiaoye sat on the roof holding a fiery red Pokémon egg. The melodious flute sound coming from the light green bamboo flute blew by like a breeze.
Xiaoye bought the bamboo flute casually at the early morning market in Zhenxin Town. It is also good to play the flute in her spare time - this is probably Xiaoye's only relatively peaceful hobby.
It is probably the only relatively peaceful skill taught to her by her master Xiao Feng.
Although Xiaoye, who is not good at learning, can play only a few tunes, it is always no problem to pass the time.
Amidst the clear flute sound, the Pokémon egg suddenly trembled slightly. The louder the flute sounded, the more violent the tremors became, and a faint but clear white light shone on the surface of the eggshell.
At the end of the song, as the sound of the flute gradually dissipated, the flash of light gradually stopped. Xiaoye turned her head and looked at the trembling Pokémon egg, then smiled and stroked it with her hand.
"Do you like this piece?"
"Kaka." The Pokémon egg shook twice.
"If you like it, I will play it for you often." Xiaoye shook the flute in her hand.
The Pokémon egg shook, then calmed down contentedly.
It seems that hatching is not far away. Xiaoye gently stroked the fiery red eggshell.
I wonder if Xiaomao’s Eevee has hatched.
"Xiaoye Xiaoye!" A voice called from far behind. Xiaoye turned around and saw a smiling green-haired girl standing below waving to her. Xiaozhi and Xiaomao were also standing beside her.
Xiaoye put the Pokémon egg into her backpack and jumped off the roof, "Good morning, Xiaoyun, Xiaozhi, Xiaomao."
"Hey, Xiaoye, let me tell you!" The green-haired girl grabbed Xiaoye's hand excitedly, "Yesterday I discovered a very interesting place in the back mountain! How about we go on an adventure together?"
"Yeah, let's go! It looks like it's fun!" The fun-loving black-haired boy also had an expression that couldn't contain himself.
Back mountain? Xiao Ye blinked. She often goes to the back mountain to exercise, but she doesn't seem to have seen anything special?
"It's just a cave, so mysterious." Xiao Mao snorted and shrugged.
"It's not an ordinary cave. You'll know after seeing it!" Xiaoyun smiled and took Xiaoye with one hand and Xiaomao with the other as they walked out of the town. "Let's go, let's go explore!"
"Let's go!" Xiaozhi responded enthusiastically.
Xiaoye and Xiaomao, who were forcibly dragged away, looked at each other and sighed helplessly.
Four short figures moved quietly through the jungle. The direction Xiaoyun led was indeed a bit remote, and he rarely came here. At least Xiaoye hasn't set foot here in the past six months.
After traveling for about half an hour, Xiaoyun stopped and looked proudly at Xiaozhi and Xiaomao, who were stunned.
Probably due to the small earthquake a few days ago, the vines originally clinging to the rock wall fell down, revealing a dark cave.
No, rather than saying it is a cave, it is more appropriate to describe it as "the entrance to some unknown building" - the "cave" in front of you has a square entrance, and the walls and floors inside the cave are made of neat blue bricks.
Obviously, this hole was made artificially. Judging from the wear marks and dust accumulation on the masonry, it was probably a building from a long time ago.
Xiaozhi approached the entrance of the cave and looked inside. It was pitch black inside the cave, with the rock walls and trees blocking the sunlight. No light could shine into the depths, and only a deep and void darkness could be seen.
A gust of cold air rushed towards his face from inside the cave, making Xiaozhi shiver and quickly took two steps back, "What...what is this place?"
"Hey, you're scared!" Xiaoyun said with a smile, "I was also shocked when I saw this place yesterday! Hey, don't you think it's interesting? How about we go in and take a look?"
"Eh... I always feel a bit scary." Xiaozhi frowned, feeling a little chilly all over.
"It's just an abandoned mine tunnel." Xiao Mao is actually very humble towards others on weekdays, but he always has a proud face in front of Xiao Zhi, "Also, Xiao Zhi, you were shouting so vigorously just now, why are you backing down now? Are you scared? Could it be..." The brown-haired boy smiled evilly, "Are you scared?"
"So and so will be scared!" Xiaozhi shouted with his face flushed with anger, although his voice lacked confidence.
Xiaoye did not participate in the brawling of the children. She walked to the entrance of the cave and knocked hard on the edge of the stone bricks. Dust fell, but the ancient-looking bricks were not loose or cracked.
A project of such high quality does not look like an abandoned tunnel or mine tunnel, but more like some kind of building that is somehow common in this world.
remains.
Looking at the dark cave, Xiaoye took two steps back. Such relics from the old era usually have some traps for entrants, such as the most common rolling stones or caves. It is better not to approach them casually.
However, many times, uncontrollable factors disrupt the normal trajectory of things.
"Stop arguing, it's really..." Xiaoyun watched helplessly as Xiaozhi and Xiaomao, who had been quarreling since childhood, once again quarreled over an unnutritious topic. These two people didn't care about anyone else when they started arguing. Probably only Xiaotian could suppress them.
"If you want to prove that you are not a coward, go in and show me!" Xiao Mao slapped Xiao Zhi hard on the back. The defenseless Xiao Zhi stumbled forward and fell down on the stone pavement. on the floor.
The moment Xiaozhi touched the brick road, the whole earth suddenly trembled. Above the cave entrance, a stone door appeared in the dust and soil, and slowly lowered.
Xiaoyun was the first to recover from the shock, "Xiaozhi, come out quickly!!!"
"Eh?" Xiaozhi lay on the ground in confusion, not yet figuring out what happened. The stone door descended very quickly, and it was about to lock Xiaozhi in a dark cave.
And as early as Xiaoyun exclaimed, a figure in white had already shot out like an arrow. Xiaozhi felt a force that threw him out. He rolled on the ground and fell in front of Xiaomao, his whole body covered with mud.
"Boom!" The stone door fell.
There were only three people left outside the door.
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small theater:
System prompt: The side mission [Ruins in the Mountain] is started
Mission goal: Leave the ruins safely
(Note: Important characters will appear soon, please save your files)
Xiaoye: There is obviously no save point anywhere, and this is not a game. You are too caught up in the game.
System prompt: Don’t worry about the details
Xiaoye: ...Oh. (dead eyes)
