When the endless ice dolls appeared on the screen, the live broadcast room of Station N and the GT forum were once again in an uproar.
...Hey, why should I say it again?
All in all - after repeatedly confirming that there are no Pokémon responsible for controlling the ice dolls in the video, there are absolutely no electronic components hidden in the transparent body, and the realistic visual effects are even less likely to be three-dimensional projections, many people are confused. Shivering, I found the promotional page of the official website of Fengxue Battle and looked at one of the sentences——
"This competition uses recently restored ancient mechanism techniques to ensure that contestants can have a fresh and exciting experience."
Regardless of whether the contestants found it exciting or not, the audience was already so excited that they had exclamation marks on their heads. Before the game started, many people noticed this sentence and thought it was a trick similar to falling rocks and flying arrows, the kind that would be easily defeated by modern technology.
Unexpectedly, what was restored was not technology, but magic.
While doubts arose, many people questioned that this sentence was not referring to the scene in front of them. The seemingly unbelievable scene was just the Pokémon performing the move hidden in the blind spot of the camera. Most of the people who said this had never thought about it. Trainers, otherwise you would know at a glance that three truckloads of ivory pigs would have to be exhausted to make these hundreds of running and jumping ice puppets based on Pokémon.
And soon, someone searched for more information.
【Friends, come and see! I just went to CiNii to search for a paper that was published at the beginning of this year! [Web links]】
Many netizens followed the message and clicked on the paper titled "Puppet Technology Restoration Practice of the Glorious Era Based on GR Filtering Technology and Hidden Energy Loop Hypothesis"... After reading for a few minutes, they exited with stars in their eyes. In addition to going from the first work to The three authors all have the surname Himi, and the person who wrote the paper didn't understand anything except that he wanted to make a puppet. Fortunately, someone soon posted concise and easy-to-understand science in the comment area.
As we all know, among the research fields related to archeology, "restoration of ancient technology" has always been the most difficult one.
In an era before the advent of steam and electricity, this land once gave birth to many incredible technologies. Turning stones into gold, manipulating the mind, becoming immortal, and giving life to dead objects - although most of them cannot be confirmed because they are too old to be authentic, they still attract many scholars to continue to explore.
According to legend, during the Glorious Era, which was thousands of years ago, there was a technology that could drive ice golems. The carefully crafted puppet can understand simple human speech and act according to the instructions given by the maker. However, most modern people only regard it as the same mythological story as "Groudon created the earth", and do not think that black technology similar to artificial intelligence can appear in ancient times.
About half a year ago, when the article "It was too long, so it was omitted as a puppet restoration practice" appeared in the journal, the entire archaeological community was excited about it. Because the full text has detailed data and strict logic, and the author is also a well-known figure in the archaeological community, almost no one doubts the authenticity of the experimental results. They all look forward to the academic conference at the end of the year to see the true appearance of the restored puppet.
Of course, no matter how earthquake-prone the archaeological community is, ordinary people still know nothing about this matter and don't care at all. And the fellow scholars never expected that...the academic leaders who came from the Fengxueshan branch of the Himiji family would be so unruly in their style that they directly handed over their academic results to the famous eccentrics on the Fengxue Battle set.
...No, in fact, they should have guessed it a long time ago. For example, when the old man in the first game took advantage of the convenience of acting to talk nonsense, arbitrarily arranged the hard-working second game, and even said that his mother was a Pokémon...
When the online viewers experienced psychological activities such as stunned, full of doubts, thoughtfulness, and sudden realization, and finally were able to face the live broadcast room with a normal mind, the unlucky contestants who were live broadcast were still stuck in the first stage.
Until they were sent to the top balcony of a nearby abandoned wooden house, the Terashima siblings were still in a trance and didn't know where they were. Only Xiaoye still maintained the sanity of a normal person and thanked the person opposite her seriously, "Thank you for your rescue, may I ask -"
"Shhh."
The silver-robed swordsman raised a finger.
He was surrounded by fine particles of ice, and the stirring air made his robes sway like water waves. There is a shadow that appears and disappears behind them - it is the power of the Snow Witch that allows them to fly high into the sky and escape the pursuit of the ice puppet.
"Don't make a sound, they will notice."
He lowered his voice so low that only a faint breath remained.
"Please rest here for a while until you can leave safely in the morning."
After the words fell, the swordsman took a step back, letting himself fall from the window into the night. Wrapped in the cold wind, the snow witch melted into the dark sky together with the human figure, and soon disappeared.
After watching the mysterious savior go away, Xiaoye turned around - and was immediately stunned by the siblings who covered their mouths in fear and didn't even dare to breathe.
"...It doesn't have to be like this. Just speak softly."
Xiao Ye brushed off the dust on the seats and motioned for the two of them to sit down and rest first to save their brains, which were gradually losing intelligence due to lack of oxygen.
The three of them were in the attic of an old residence. It looked like no one had been there for a long time, and there was a thick layer of dust on the furniture. Xiao Ye looked around, but didn't get any useful information. However, she did check with a certain secret she learned before going up the mountain - the head of Fengming Pavilion reminded her that the Himi family built an ancient mountain village, and it was possible that It is part of the playing field.
But now that I think about it, the street fighting she practiced at that time was too "simple" and might not be useful at all...
"...Um, boss." After Xiaoye rummaged through the entire attic, the siblings finally regained their breath and carefully lowered their voices - this was too painful for the southerners - and asked: "What's next? What are we going to do?”
"Follow what the person just said, rest here until dawn. Or take the risk and go out to look for clues." Xiaoye closed the cabinet door with only some useless items piled up, and turned her head, "Which one do you choose?"
Lijiu and Long Xing blinked, and both showed expressions that said, "As southerners, we will take risks even if we are scared to death."
"Of course the second one!"
The three of them discussed and made a travel plan, and decided to first send Ghost Stone, the most suitable Pokémon for operating in the dark, as the vanguard to test the ice puppet's enemy-seeking mechanism.
These weird guys with transparent ice all over their bodies and no facial features should theoretically have five senses. But judging from the reaction of the ice puppets when Dragon Star stepped on a branch before, at least they have "hearing".
The Terashima siblings once suspected that they were some kind of realistic technological products, or were made by Pokémon hiding in the dark. It wasn't until the Waveguide personally stated that there were no humans or Pokémon nearby, and that the ice puppets were really a group of moving ice cubes, that the siblings could only reluctantly admit that they were about to face the reality of a group of magical monsters.
As a real ghost, Ghost Stone never knew what horror was, so he flew towards the ice puppets downstairs without hesitation. Fortunately, the trainer had told it to be cautious, so the big ghost did not charge directly into the face, but casually threw a shadow clone over.
The hordes of ice puppets showed no reaction.
Ghost Stone tilted his head and thought for a while, then went into battle himself. The whole spirit dropped with a pungent smell of gas at the most "crowded" intersection.
The groups of ice puppets still showed no reaction.
Ghoststone rolled his eyes and scratched the ground gently with his claws, making a faint sound.
The groups of ice puppets still showed no reaction.
Ghost Stone was completely relieved and sang loudly.
The groups of ice puppets froze for a moment, and then gradually became angry and deformed. They twisted into angry ice hedgehogs and roared.
Until the purple ghost escaped invisible and floated back to the attic with a smile, Lijiu and Long Xing still felt that the soul music lingered in their ears for a long time, and even their brains were almost ionized by the song. And their boss is worthy of being the trainer of Ghost Stone. After experiencing the baptism of demonic sounds from hell, he was able to conclude firmly: "So now we know that these monsters have no vision, no sense of smell, and cannot detect weak sounds. .That’s a good thing for us.”
"In other words, as long as we don't make too much noise, it will be no problem even if we walk in front of them?" Long Xing's eyes lit up.
"It is possible, but after all, there are differences between humans and ghost Pokémon, and experiments are still needed." Xiaoye said, "I'll try it first -"
"No, leave it to me, boss!" Probably because he felt that his performance all day today was too poor and he was not a qualified younger brother, Long Xing patted his chest and recommended himself, "I just quietly went to walk around the big ice man downstairs. Circle, right? I’m the best at walking silently!”
The boss had no time to stop him. As soon as he raised Erkan's hand, he saw Long Xing sliding down the stairs like a mud loach and running away.
Night:"……"
What I mean is, I'll try sending out Pokémon that are close to humans first...
Long Xing's words about "being good at walking silently" were true. He raised his feet and walked onto the street. Several ice puppets nearby were not disturbed at all. It wasn't until he carefully approached the "even group" that something strange happened.
When he noticed that the ice puppet next to him slowly turned towards him and let out the hissing sound of a predator before hunting, even though he was mentally prepared, the boy was still stunned - the two-meter-tall figure looked like someone from a ghost movie. The shape is too eye-catching. But Ghost Stone, who was not afraid of anything, still reacted quickly. When he saw this, he grabbed Long Xing's collar and flew into the sky. The ice puppets who lost their target circled in place for a while and soon calmed down.
Long Xing, who was almost suffocated by his own collar, had not yet fully breathed, so he hurriedly defended himself: "Boss, I definitely didn't make a sound!"
"I know. It's the heat."
Xiaoye pointed out the window - Ghost Stone had just thrown out a green will-o'-the-wisp, and the ice puppets were clustering together and smashing into ice puppet balls as if they had discovered a treasure. The scene was so lively.
"They can feel human body temperature. But this sense is also very weak. Just don't get too close." Xiaoye didn't seem to think that the twisted and ferocious ice puppets outside the window were worth fearing at all. She calmly carried her bags and brushed off her clothes. The dust on the horns, "Considering that the sound will attract them, it is best to wait until we meet the lone guy before the combat test - then, shall we set off, you two?"
In an ancient village where monsters were entrenched, three figures slipped out of the house quietly.
They tied layers of linen to the bottoms of their boots to eliminate the sound of the shoes hitting the ground. The leader was always paying attention to the movements of the ice puppets and flexibly adjusted their direction, allowing the three of them to move safely through the ice puppet army.
Walking among a group of two-meter-tall monsters is really intimidating. But as Lijiu and Long Xing were from the South, the most important thing they lacked was a strong spirit. They walked bravely and breathed lightly along the way, and they were somewhat used to this kind of scene. Moreover, Dragon Star's example has vividly proved that... you will not die if you are discovered by an ice doll, but you may die of suffocation if you are rescued by a ghost stone.
They didn't have a clear goal, they just moved towards the densely populated direction, trying to find information about this lost old village. Along the way, the three of them saw mostly dilapidated houses, and occasionally there were houses that looked like shops. The insides were as chaotic as if they had been smashed by robbers, and they really couldn't find any useful clues.
Except for the three of them, there seemed to be no living creatures in the deserted old village. The original residents disappeared without a trace, the monsters refused to come near, and even the silver-robed swordsman they first saw was nowhere to be seen. The oppressive and dead atmosphere made the siblings feel uncomfortable. If there weren't many ice puppets wandering around nearby, they would have complained loudly.
Just when Lijiu, the liveliest one, finally couldn't hold it any longer and wanted to quietly hint to the boss to take a rest, they heard an unusual sound.
In a certain direction, the ice puppet started to stir.
"Huh, huh..."
The boy knew he shouldn't let out a heavy gasp. But the intense physical exertion made it difficult for him to control himself. He could only hold the little guy in his arms tightly with all his strength and urge his legs to run faster.
The monster's heavy steps came closer and closer. The boy staggered into a narrow alley and suddenly realized his mistake.
He chose a dead end.
The boy took a few steps back, his silver hair touching the dusty high wall. At the other end of the alley, groups of ice puppets were slowly approaching.
The young fugitive gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand and released a sharp ice blade, hitting the ankle of the ice puppet in front.
He knew that this kind of monster could easily be attracted by the sound and forget its original target, provided that the ice puppet did not touch him and record his breath.
The blood of the ancient ice magician also failed to give him the power to escape from danger. In front of the tall monster, the ice blade seemed weak and insignificant, unable to even leave a single scratch on the enemy.
At this time, the little guy curled up in the boy's arms struggled.
It was a young, round seal ball. It looked extremely frightened and was trembling uncontrollably, but it still tried to face the ice puppet group and let out what it thought was a ferocious roar.
It took a deep breath and spurted out a jet of water.
Of course, a soft water gun cannot defeat a two-meter-tall monster. But its move seemed to anger the enemy. The ice puppet made a strange hissing sound, suddenly accelerated its pace, and pounced towards the boy who had nowhere to hide!
The moment he subconsciously closed his eyes, the young man from the Himi family seemed to feel a wave of heat hitting his face like a tsunami. The pained gurgling of the ice puppets was blended into the crackling sound of combustion, making it almost inaudible.
The boy opened his eyes in shock, but only saw white cloth dyed golden red.
He was gently hugged into his arms.
Two seconds later, the ice broke through the flames, carrying a cold wind. The man holding the boy jumped up and flew high into the air.
The young fugitive saw from the air - blazing fire lighting up the night of the Lost Village.
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small theater:
Ghost Stone was completely relieved and sang loudly.
The groups of ice puppets froze for a moment, and then gradually became angry and deformed. They twisted into angry ice hedgehogs and roared.
Ice Puppet: We beat that guy not because it made a sound, but because... it sang too hard! ! ! (turns into a hedgehog when angry)
