At the break of dawn. The eastern skylight dimmed most of the dome, slowly dispersing the night.
There was a lot of noise and chaos near the collapsed observation tower. The guards were as busy as a clockwork top. They not only had to clear the ruins as quickly as possible, but also stopped the tribesmen and adventurers who were joining in the fun from getting too close, lest anyone get hurt. They wanted to grow eight legs for a while.
The adventurers who caused trouble at night had long since disappeared, but now that it was dawn and the curfew was lifted, they could just shake off the dust on their white clothes and show up boldly. The two people who were almost pushed to the bottom of the ruins had already taken advantage of the opportunity - or in other words, the Beidou players still did not forget the rules of the game at the critical moment of life and death, dragging the other person and quickly sneaking to the corner to avoid the guards, until the street became lively. Mix into the crowd.
Xiaoye wanted to find a quiet place to talk, so she headed in a remote and uninhabited direction. And Hidechi Ikawa, who was following her, kept repeating his thanks and apologies in a loop. After hearing for the fourth time, "I am willing to provide any information as compensation, but I won't run away if you go to the infirmary first." "I swear", she finally couldn't help but look back.
"Are you from Kanto?"
Xiuzhi was startled by this sudden sentence, "Yes... but why do you ask this suddenly?"
The person opposite was silent for a while.
Even though he was wearing a mask, the heaviness and difficulty of speaking in contestant Beidou's expression came vividly out of the screen, making the audience in the live broadcast room who were worried just now burst into laughter.
[Thank you for the invitation. I am located in the Orange Islands. I have just climbed back to the shore after fishing for kelp. The following text: No muscles or bones were injured and only a few drops of blood flowed. The way we locals deal with it is to shake it off and it will be done.]
[Beidou: Don’t say it, Master, don’t say it anymore]
[It makes me laugh so hard, Kanto people can turn a cool guy into an emoticon.jpg]
[Are you serious? The consequences of wound infection are taught in elementary school textbooks. Besides, how do you know whether you have injured your muscles or bones without going to the hospital for examination? 】
[+1, I even started to doubt whether I live in modern society]
[Come on, brothers of Kanto, according to what you say, I had to die a hundred times when I was a child, and I still didn’t live well]
[Seriously, my family runs a hotel in the Orange Islands, and the people in Kanto are the most "careful". People who fall and break their skin on the steps can complain that we don't lay carpets because we want to harm others]
【? ? Are all the people in the Orange Islands proud of not knowing medical knowledge?]
The Kanto people and the Orange Islanders watching the live broadcast were arguing inexplicably and as always, and the contestant Beidou on the screen - who was regarded as the southern brother by the audience, but was actually a genuine Kanto - ended up using the torn He used his gloves to wipe away the almost dried blood on the back of his hand, and then stopped at a deserted alley on the edge of the villa.
The collapse of the observation tower may seem scary, but for Pokémon trainers, it's just a minor nuisance that can be easily dealt with. The electric current released by Pichu dispersed the smoke and wood chips, and the power of the waveguide knocked away the falling objects directly above. In the end, only a few fragments of wood could touch the two of them.
Although Xiaoye was unlucky enough to be hit directly by the sharp break of the board, it only left a not-so-deep wound on her wrist. Being scratched by a Charizard while playing with Pokémon was more serious than this. ——As a free trainer who is used to traveling to the mountains and seas... and perhaps from the Orange Islands, she really can't understand why academic people like Ikawa Hidechi insist on going to the infirmary.
"Let's talk?" The adventurer said with a relaxed posture, leaning against the gray stone wall.
Yichuan Xiuzhi nodded, his eyes lingering on the injured fingertips stained with blood.
Just now, he vaguely realized something.
Trainer "Beidou" first appeared in the Quartz League in July this year, followed by the Snowstorm Battle. His time to rise to prominence was still short, so the distinctive characteristics he showed in a few scenes - such as his agility and ability to fight at high speeds - became his fixed label. Xiuzhi has always felt that Beidou should be a boy who has received professional training, is about fifteen or sixteen years old, and is the same age as him, just as most netizens think.
It wasn't until the gloves worn by the adventurers were torn by a falling object and had to be taken off that Hidechi noticed something unusual. The wide white cloaks completely covered the contestants' figures, and only the difference in height could be barely discernible - but no matter how short the former's figure was, the palms of a fifteen-year-old boy and a ten-year-old child looked completely different. , just like the shoulders of adults are always wider than those of children.
He glanced at the ubiquitous drone camera, thought for a moment, and then took off his intact gloves and handed them over despite Beidou's unexplained vigilance.
"Of course I have to pay for the damage caused by my Pokémon losing control." Xiuzhi said sincerely.
Seeing that he finally stopped talking about the infirmary, Xiaoye breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as he took over the gloves, the boy was already talking eloquently: "I'm sorry, our reckless behavior last night implicated you and your teammates. In the end, my Pokémon even caused the observation tower to collapse. I have to trouble you to rescue me." . To this end, I am willing to use intelligence as feedback - for example, maybe you don't know that there was a Warcraft attack in Fengxue Villa a year ago, and it was the third elder who led the team to repel the Warcraft. But in fact, the attack was launched It’s very likely that it’s not a World of Warcraft, and the mastermind behind it is inextricably linked to the Third Elder.”
"I know." Beidou said calmly.
Xiuzhi: "Well, let me change it. There is a mysterious village northeast of Warcraft Villa, which can only be entered at night. I have sent people to investigate, but no one can come back. There may be fatal dangers hidden in the village. .”
Beidou: "I know."
Xiuzhi: "...How about this! The second elder's son, Jean, claimed that his father refused to see him for a whole year. Isn't it strange? After investigation, we found that there was no one in the second elder's room at all, but only A monster made of ice!"
Beidou: "I know this too."
Xiuzhi: "..."
Beidou: "I also know that the real second elder died in the attack a year ago."
Xiuzhi: "..."
Xiuzhi: "Farewell."
The audience at Station N laughed until they were short of oxygen and finally had no time to continue the regional battle.
Viewers who have been to Xiuzhi's personal live broadcast room know that he has actually discovered a lot of information that Beidou does not know. It was just a coincidence that the information thrown out first happened to be repeated information, which knocked Brother Xiuzhi into a trance.
Beidou reached out and grabbed him, "Don't say goodbye yet, I only have one thing to ask."
She held up her mask, and the cold light of the snow-capped mountains reflected in her light purple eyes, making them appear cold and bright.
"Where have you been with the Diya sea lion in recent days?"
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early morning. A few kilometers away from Fengxue Mountain, in the far northwest, deep in the Baiyin Mountains.
Within the huge crater, lush forests rise from the ground, covering up the scattered buildings with mottled dark green.
"Tell me what you think." After the video on the screen finished playing, the young man said bluntly.
The person with the most junior qualifications in the office has just joined the job this year and is still stunned by the huge change in his work style - as a member of the intelligence department of a school located in Baiyin Mountain, he spent almost the first half of the year investigating and tracking theft. On the hunting party. Unexpectedly, after finally dealing with dangerous criminals, I suddenly became the admissions office. Every day, I was forced by the boss to watch many competitions this year to find and evaluate outstanding young trainers. It almost made me suffer from schizophrenia. .
However, he kept in mind the principle that "the least qualified should be the first to speak and offer advice" and immediately said: "Last month we did an analysis of this year's Quartz Alliance. At that time, it was mentioned that the emergence of terrorists caused some trainers to show their He has excellent crisis response capabilities and on-the-spot performance, including Beidou. The Snowstorm Battle is a full live broadcast, which makes it easier for us to observe his every move and evaluate his abilities in detail - in the Snowstorm Villa at night, he repeatedly He has demonstrated near-professional-level mobility, such as his excellent stealth that evaded all monitors last night.”
The young boy who had just joined the job scratched his head and said in confusion: "But the five wild seniors, you are talking to him alone today, do you want to send him an invitation letter for admission? Netizens are guessing that he has received professional training, which school should he go to?" of graduates…”
The young man who was called the Five Wild Seniors grinned and interrupted the newcomer's speech with a wave of his hand: "Do you believe what the netizens said?"
The newcomer was stunned and hesitated: "Isn't it right...?"
"Of course." The five wild fingers pointed at the screen and said: "Pay attention, during the whole process of trying to sneak, he was very clumsy in commanding the dream demon. His action strategy is no different from fighting alone. No graduate would be so ignorant of how to use his skills. With the power of Kamu, if the abilities of Dream Demon and Pichu are used properly, their journey will be much simpler than it is now."
The youth excerpt selected several key points from the video and criticized the immature behavior of the people in the video. Finally, the five wild ones concluded: "It is obvious that this is a complete novice. He has never attended any trainer training academy or military academy - unless he was kicked out of the school without listening to a single lesson after enrollment."
He turned his attention to the newcomer, "So, why do you think a newcomer can do this?"
The new employee, whose views had just been severely criticized, thought for a while with a frown on his face.
"Ah, could it be that he killed..."
"If you dare to talk in your sleep like 'He comes from a family of killers,' I will beat you up."
"..."
Newcomers who are so helpless that their brain circuits have gone to an unreal track dare not speak out.
The five wild players didn't seem to expect the newcomer to have the right answer. They snorted and explained: "Don't forget, this is a player who made a name for himself in the Quartz League with his high-speed battles."
"You mean..." The newcomer was thoughtful.
"He is naturally good at thinking quickly. Even without the rich experience of a graduate, he can control high-speed battles with his reaction speed. So, of course, he can also rely on the same talent to help him avoid guards." The five wild men tapped their temples , "We all know that the so-called 'reaction speed' in fierce battles can be improved through experience and training, but it is still talent that determines the upper limit."
The young man pressed the pause button, and the adventurer in the white robe on the screen was like the wind, running lightly on the eaves.
"There's no doubt about it - this is a young man who was born to fight."
"I understand!" The newcomer nodded repeatedly, "So do we need to send him an invitation letter?"
The five wild men glared at him angrily, "What do you think?"
"Oooo."
The newcomer clicked on the computer for a while, and his expression gradually changed from full of enthusiasm to confusion, and then to fear. He hesitated for a while and then said carefully, "Um, five wild seniors. I just checked his trainer's homepage and found that he didn't fill in his email address."
The young man was stunned - the personal homepage on the official website is the face of trainers in the online world, and there are very few people who don't even have basic information written down. "Where are your phone number and address?"
"I didn't fill it in either."
"Then contact the Quartz Alliance or the organizer of the Snowstorm Battle. Didn't you already have access to the academy's public email address?"
"I've already asked..." the newcomer said awkwardly, "Both of them said that Beidou signed up directly at the Pokémon Center with a trainer's license and did not leave any contact information."
Five wild people: "..."
He looked at the healthy white figure climbing up the observation deck on the screen, and calmly made an additional assessment of this person in his mind.
It seems that he grew up with monkeys in the virgin forest.
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Snow Wind Villa.
Xiaoye kept pushing the door open and rubbed her eyes suspiciously.
It was just breakfast time, and the two siblings, who had escaped successfully long ago, sat obediently at the table and prepared to eat. And the old man sitting opposite them...
Xiaoye closed the door and cautiously bowed to the people in the room, "Hello, respected elder, nice to meet you."
The Great Elder - the kind old man sitting at the table smiled and waved his hand, "No need to be polite, I'm just here to visit my grandson."
As he spoke, he patted the shoulder of the boy next to him.
Karl lowered his head and greeted the adventurer who had just entered in a low voice, somewhat awkwardly. Linda, the noisy maid in the past, did not dare to speak out in front of the old man and was busy in the kitchen.
As former naughty children who had been scolded every day for being overly active since childhood, the Terashima siblings were not very good at facing their elders, and they felt like they were sitting on pins and needles after every meal. After finally getting through breakfast time, the two of them were about to drag the elder away and saw the elder looking towards them with a smile.
"Children, it has been three days since you arrived at this villa. I wonder if you have found Morton's mother - the snow witch wearing the Himi family crest pendant?"
Night:"……"
Lijiu: "..."
Long Xing: "..."
Ancestor, why are you still in this drama?
The old man looked at the adventurers lovingly and understood the blank expressions on their faces as they were ashamed of the poor work progress. "Don't be ashamed, children, this is something I force others to do. As an employer, I think I have an obligation to provide Some clues for you.”
The great elder gently placed an ancient copper coin on the table.
"This is a coin that Morton's mother once used, and its scent may still be on it. If you have monsters with a keen sense of smell, you might be able to try tracking the scent."
The two siblings just felt like they had a thousand things to complain about - let's not mention the broken script that the third elder's mother is a Pokémon. What kind of smell can linger for so many years? Isn't it body odor?
Xiaoye caught a glimpse of the vague pattern on the copper coin, and her expression suddenly changed in an undetectable way.
"I understand." She stood up, took the coins, and saluted the great elder solemnly.
"We are willing to accept this task."
The adventurers were supposed to have been searching for the Snow Witch in the ice field for three days, and now they said "accept" as if they were deliberately provoking her. But the Great Elder didn't seem to notice anything was wrong, and just watched Xiaoye put the copper coins away with relief, and then said: "As far as I know, Morton's mother last appeared in the northeast of the ice field, you can go there to look for her. "
After speaking, he stood up, said goodbye to the adventurer, and took Karl out with him. Lijiu and Long Xing were so deceived that they didn't even bother to wonder what happened last night. As soon as the door closed, they asked hurriedly: "Boss, what's going on?"
Xiaoye looked at the looming back of the maid in the kitchen, and finally said simply and concisely——
"Our next target is 'curling.'"
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small theater:
Great Elder: (Calmly) How many versions of the script do you think I have memorized?
