Chapter 226

The next day.

The distant sky was sunny, the shadows of skyscrapers covered the ground; after two days of precipitation, many flyers and advertisements posted and distributed by the Plasma Society in Castelia City were thrown into trash cans, and people's mental outlook clearly changed slightly.

The trainers of those important Pokémon also rushed over day and night, and now they are all waiting at the Pokémon Center. After explaining to Nari and Dou Jianqiao to watch the house, Xiang Guangtai came to the Pokémon Center.

What made Xiang Guangtai curious was that there were many fewer people today than last time.

"Many trainers have temporarily left Castelia City... after all, they came to challenge the Gym; before, Gym Leader Burgh was collecting art in Nacrene City, and the Castelia Gym was managed by Gym Trainers, so those trainers probably thought it was a good opportunity to get a badge, so they flocked over."

"Now, because of the incident caused by the Plasma Society, the trainers naturally left after challenging the Gym, and there is also... the Castelia authorities are reviewing the people entering the city to prevent new Plasma Society people from mixing in and causing chaos, it's really worrying."

"Ah, they have all arrived, the local Pokémon Center contacted them, because all trainers are registered at the Pokémon Center, especially since they are people from regular Gyms."

"That lady who works at the Pokémon Center like me is also coming soon, and a Ranger also took the initiative to contact us, their news is really well-informed."

Nurse Joy said while taking Xiang Guangtai to the reception room.

The two trainers from Driftveil and Nimbasa immediately rushed over excitedly when they saw their Pokémon, followed by crying loudly; although it looked exaggerated, their feelings were indeed not false.

For different reasons, these two trainers lost their Pokémon.

"It's really shameful... In fact, I was in a period of confusion at the time, and I was planning to give up being a Pokémon trainer; those challengers were all stronger than me, although I and Zebstrika fought hard, we still lost in a mess; I think I might not be suitable to be Zebstrika's trainer, because it almost never won after following me, maybe I'm really not suitable for this path..."

"It just so happened that my family also asked me to resign from the job of Gym Trainer and go back to inherit the family property..."

The rich young master's expression was a bit ugly, recalling bad memories.

The expressions of the others present were also not very good.

In every sense.

So that's how it is, you have billions of family property to inherit if you don't do the job of Nimbasa Gym Trainer... Xiang Guangtai really wanted to ask if the rich young master Isaac in front of him knew James of Team Rocket.

Why, do you also have a strong fiancée who is an SM lover?

"Yeah! But I really want to continue to be a trainer in Gym Leader Elesa's Gym!"

The rich young master touched his head and laughed:

"Although my training level is weak, I thought about it carefully later; even if I don't be a trainer, I can give Zebstrika a happy life, there is no need to listen to the Plasma Society's philosophy, so I tried my best to inquire about Zebstrika's whereabouts."

"Fortunately, I found it here! Thank you very much!"

"Zebstrika, are you still willing to fight with me?"

Zebstrika affectionately nudged the rich young master Isaac.

As long as it can be with the trainer, even if it loses, it is happy.

"Good! Decided, I'm going to the Battle Subway for special training! I must not smear the Nimbasa Gym! I won't go home to inherit the family property!"

"Ah, these are thank-you gifts for you, please don't refuse, please be sure to accept them! If you travel in Unova, you can go to Nimbasa City to play!"

The rich young master didn't say a word and stuffed a handful of golden things into Xiang Guangtai's hand.

Speaking of which, the things stuffed over are Big Nuggets and some attribute gems? Well, the things given by the rich young master are of course these kinds of items, but why is there a strange card underneath?

【Item: Nimbasa Amusement Card.】

【Description: An amusement card valid for ten years, which can be used for play in any entertainment facility in Nimbasa City. Of course, it also includes the Ferris wheel; if you have a friend you want to invite, take him to the Ferris wheel.】

【Effect: It is a special gold card issued by the Nimbasa Gym, with the signature of the popular model Elesa; some fans and collectors will buy it at a super high price!】

When the rich young master was about to leave, Xiang Guangtai thought for a moment and called him.

Then, he handed him a special "medal."

"Eh? This is?"

"A small prop from the Medal Affairs Bureau, this is something a bit incredible; since you found the bond with Zebstrika back, then I'll give you one; this medal will provide you with great help."

Xiang Guangtai showed a mysterious smile.

Let's start sending from this rich young master in front of me.

【Craft: Heart of Entree (Unova Medal)】

【Description: It is a special medal that has never appeared before; the material is the rare Release Orb, manufactured jointly by an incredible craftsman and Riolu, who has a special Aura; it can deepen the connection between humans and Pokémon, and give birth to the power of transmission.】

【Effect: Mind power +20%, Willpower +20%, the fluctuation of Aura will change, able to slightly listen to some echoes of self and the world, making the heart warm and gentle.】

【Note: The stronger people's will is, the more the Entree Forest, which represents Unova itself, will respond to people's wishes.】

"Eh, this medal."

Rich young master Isaac suddenly felt that the world in his eyes seemed to have changed when he touched the medal, but he couldn't explain it clearly.

Looking at the mysterious smile on Xiang Guangtai's face, he was very puzzled, and, I heard that the person in front of him is a psychic:

"Is this a mysterious gift from a psychic?"

"You can consider it as such." Xiang Guangtai nodded with a smile, and the rich young master also smiled: "Thank you for your encouragement! I will work hard!"

"Hee-hee~!" Zebstrika also cheered on the side, and the rich young master immediately jumped on the horse and rode directly out of the Pokémon Center!

"Riding a horse in the Pokémon Center...?"

However, there are many trainers with strange behaviors, so it's not surprising, and at this time, the Entree Forest sent a message.

【Note: The Entree Forest sensed a new will, and the leaves are growing slowly.】

Hmm, it works!

Xiang Guangtai was very happy.

Compared to the rich young master who made a decision decisively, the worker Robert here felt a bit ashamed.

"In fact, I have many Roggenrola, but only this one is slow every time I work. I was thinking, does it not like me, does it not like working in Driftveil City and Reversal Mountain? It just so happened that someone told me the Plasma Society's philosophy."

"I thought since it doesn't like me, it's better to release it; I didn't expect it to be very anxious, and I couldn't understand what the Pokémon said. In short, I felt it was better for it to be released, I didn't expect it to be thinking about me all the time."

"Are you a psychic? You can actually hear the Pokémon's heart, it's really amazing... so it was hoping that I would play with it more? It was me who ignored its feelings, and not all Pokémon will devote themselves to work... Thank you, I will care more about it and other Roggenrola in the future!"

"Now it has evolved into Gigalith, it's really handsome. It evolved after being taken away by the Plasma Society, but those people clearly said they wanted to liberate it, but they still used it as a tool, it's simply saying one thing and doing another."

"This is the thank-you gift I brought, although it's not as generous as that young master... but I'm a worker, so I'm more pragmatic."

"Where did I put it, here."

"This is a strange thing accidentally dug out from Reversal Mountain; it looks quite precious. I originally planned to donate it to the Nacrene Museum for research; the quantity is quite a lot, it seems to be an ornament left by ancient people."

"As a digging worker, I can only give some stones and antiques as thank-you gifts, please don't refuse, this is my sincere gratitude."

Xiang Guangtai took the strange thing that looked like a key.

【Craft (?): Giant's Key.】

【Description: A treasure used by an ancient country to worship the legendary King of Giants, used to open the sealed incredible Moon Gate. The world is divided into two, one white and one black; the King of Giants and other giants, together with the moon, guard the important room under Reversal Mountain.】

【Effect: The person holding the key can enter the Moon Gate, investigate the room of the legendary giant in the underground of Reversal Mountain; if you hold all the legendary giants, you can wake up the ancient King of Giants. Holding the key and defeating the King of Giants can connect with the power of the King of Giants and obtain the Heart of the Giant.】

【Note: The legendary giants sleep in different surface and inner worlds; if you cannot get the recognition of the key, you cannot travel through the world to wake up the King of Giants. Now this key seems to have rotted and does not have the power it once had; it is just a simple antique. If you sell it to an antique dealer, you might be able to sell it for a good price, but if you have superb and incredible craftsmanship, the key might be able to show its power again.】

Oh oh? What is this?

It's the key system!

One of the functions of the Unova connection in "Black 2", which has three roles, namely allowing players to change the difficulty level of the game; switching between Black City and White Forest; changing the incredible door of the underground ruins.

However, Black City and White Forest exist in the world at the same time, and there is no such thing as "difficulty" in the real world, so the key system only has the role of opening the Giant's Gate in the real world?

King of Giants—Regigigas!

In the game world view, there are four known Regigigas, guarding the stone slabs; Regigigas living in the Snowpoint Temple has temple property.

Regigigas living in the underground of Reversal Mountain has an underground city.

Regigigas falling in the Giant's Bed of the Crown Tundra uses the Dynamax Den as property.

Finally, the last Regigigas sleeping in the Hoenn region's Island Cave, who has no property and can only squeeze with Regice.

As legendary giants, the wealth gap is visible to the naked eye.

Speaking of the power of giants? Heart of the Giant?

Don't hang a Slow Start on yourself, that would be pathetic.

In addition to this magical key, there is also a crystal clear Old Amber!

"A few years ago, the Kanto region took the lead in developing a special device to restore fossils to Pokémon, and later other regions also introduced and improved this technology. Reversal Mountain is not a place where you can dig fossils everywhere, and it is quite difficult to get fossils."

"This is an ancient item called Old Amber; I don't know what Pokémon it can restore, but at least it looks good. As a gem, its value is quite good. This is some of my heart, please accept it."

【Item: Old Amber!】

【Description: Amber that seals the genetic genes of ancient Pokémon, golden and crystal clear, faintly revealing a bit of red. Generally speaking, what is sealed in the Old Amber is the gene of Aerodactyl, but in fact, who knows?】

【Effect: Take it to fossil research institutes in various places to restore it to an unknown Pokémon. The genes in this Old Amber are a bit messy, and it depends on fate which Pokémon will appear; there is a 40% chance of Aerodactyl appearing, and other things may also appear.】

Xiang Guangtai also gave him a medal; worker Robert's eye was quite vicious.

Digging stones all year round made him find that the texture of this medal was very strange, and it seemed to be made of a mineral that had not been discovered.

"...?"

The worker indicated that he would bring this medal to Clay to take a look; he was very curious about the material of this medal, after all, Xiang Guangtai wouldn't say, and for this request, Xiang Guangtai indicated that there was no problem.

"No problem, observe as much as you want!"

And just when these two left one after another, a tall man full of artistic atmosphere walked into the Pokémon Center in a hurry.

"Yeah! Mr. Burgh?"

Another Joy was receiving outside, and the visitor was the Gym Leader of Castelia City, and beside him was a Ranger.

"Hu! I'm really sorry, I just went to the warehouse in Nacrene City to look for artistic inspiration, I only left for two or three days and such a big mess happened in Castelia City! I came back late! This is the Ranger you mentioned before!"

Nurse Joy was full of smiles: "Thank you for your help! Only you have the best relationship with the Rangers, and you can easily find the location of the Rangers."

Burgh suddenly blushed and felt ashamed: "No, it's my dereliction of duty, so I found him over at the fastest speed. By the way, this Ranger is actually one of the chief Rangers in the Almia region!"

That Ranger's expression was also ashamed: "... I probably am no longer suitable to be a chief Ranger; I can't truly communicate with Pokémon. After returning to the Ranger Union, I will take the initiative to resign."

To put it bluntly, he felt that the Plasma Society and the Ranger Union's philosophy were very similar; he originally wanted to see what was going on, but he was dizzy after being told, and even his partner Pokémon was directly released.

"Don't care about what those guys say!"

Burgh opened up to him again:

"But it's just a mysterious organization that says strange remarks; isn't it very strange to be a mysterious organization but still go everywhere to promote speeches."

"Every day in Unova, such guys emerge; it's not normal to pop up a strange idea and recruit people everywhere, should I say it's for the sake of dreams or is it disturbing others and causing trouble for others? Obviously the latter."

"You have been in Unova for too short a time, you don't know the situation here."

In such a free place as Unova, it's normal to have many idea kings, right? That Ghetsis is just a super idea king.

"And even if it's really according to their statement, shouldn't it be the opportunity to re-examine the way you get along with Pokémon? Instead, you should treat Pokémon more seriously!"

The Ranger was thoughtful, and Burgh shook his head helplessly.

Speaking of which, there have always been people who actively protect Pokémon in this world; isn't that why the Pokémon Ranger Union was established and exists.

"Ah... your Amoonguss is here... please follow me."

"Sorry, I came late!"

Another woman ran in quickly, but looking at her style, it was 80% similar to Joy!

It's... Fake Joy!

In fact, she is another sister who works at the Pokémon Center; because she dresses like Joy, it is impossible to distinguish without careful observation. But for a certain Joy identification master, it is not a problem.

Joy at the front desk was surprised: "Ara, Yangkui, you came really fast..."

"Yes, because Humilau City is very far, so I came by plane." The woman panted, but her face was full of smiles:

"However, it's really happy that the Pokémon snatched by the Plasma Society can still be found!"

"Yeah, you are..."

"I am Burgh, the Gym Leader of Castelia City, it's a pleasure to meet you, Madam!"

Burgh's artistic temperament could win the favor of outsiders; Yangkui was suddenly surprised: "Yeah, you are the art master of Castelia City! I've heard a lot about you!"

Although she really wanted to have an art exchange here, everyone didn't gather for this matter, so after a few polite greetings and getting slightly familiar, they couldn't wait to go to the reception room.

"Unfezant... do you still remember me?"

Yangkui approached the Pokémon, and the latter tilted its head and looked at her for a long time, finally, as if a point appeared on its head, it finally recalled who the person in front of it was.

Ah! It's the mother of the neighbor's neighbor of the former master who lived in the town!

"Coo!"

Yangkui: "Great, you remembered! When you were snatched away before, you were just a Pidove. Ah, the red mask, it looks really handsome, and the feathers have become beautiful, but you must have suffered a lot in these two years."

"Coo!"

Unfezant indicated that it became beautiful not only because of evolution, but also because it ate special things; as a result, after cooing for a long time, the kind and friendly neighbor mother in front of it suddenly turned into a handsome man's face!

"Oh! Your feather color is really beautiful, what's going on? Does the Plasma Society help with maintenance after snatching Pokémon?"

"Coo! (How could that happen! Speaking of which, the Plasma Society really didn't help me with maintenance.)"

Unfezant couldn't let humans understand what it was saying no matter how it refuted, and could only look at Xiang Guangtai behind with a silent expression.

Ugh, can you explain it?

"Eh, it's you, right, the person who appeared on the news and calmed down the commotion caused by the Plasma Society! You have become a celebrity in Castelia City!"

"Wait, could it be that you are the one who made this Unfezant so beautiful!"

Burgh stood up, very happy and surprised to greet Xiang Guangtai:

"I just left for a day or two and such a thing happened... I must thank you for your help! I must reflect..."

"Speaking of which, you are so strong, are you a challenger!"

"If you want to challenge the Castelia Gym, I saw on the news that the Pokémon you used have two Grass types and one suspected Steel-type Pokémon, Grass and Steel are a wonderful combination, especially one of your Pokémon, she is so beautiful, it made my inspiration come up!"

"No, I am not a challenger." Xiang Guangtai shook his head, but facing Xiang Guangtai's refusal, Burgh was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect this answer:

"You are not a challenger?"

Such a powerful person doesn't participate in the Gym challenge?

It's a loss that you don't go to the Unova Alliance!

But although Xiang Guangtai expressed his intention to refuse, Burgh didn't want to just let it go:

"Don't be busy refusing! Even if you don't want to participate in the Unova Alliance challenge, you can still challenge the Gym!"

"It... it won't waste too much of your time!"

"Your Pokémon gave me a lot of inspiration, especially that Pokémon that looks very similar to Lilligant, she is so beautiful!"

"I want to see her fighting appearance again, it will definitely make my inspiration burst out!"

"Ah, sorry, I got fanatical again, I hope you are not troubled, but if you come to challenge the Gym, there will definitely be a generous reward! This is my personal request."

"In fact, the reason why I suddenly went to Nacrene City to think hard is because I saw a special work in an emerging online art exhibition, an art work from a town in the Paldea region made my eyes shine."

"That lifelike Sudowoodo... once suppressed my work in the voting, at that time I began to reflect, where exactly is it wrong, where exactly is it not done well..."

"Later, Sister Aloe in Nacrene City said that she bought a special statue from a big antique merchant; although it is not an ancient object, the imitation technique is simply incredible. After I saw it, I felt that the statue must be from the hand of a master artist, but I haven't seen it for too long and something happened here."

Hmm? A special antique statue?

"Bought from Mr. Bourgeois?"

"Eh, how do you know? Could it be that you know that antique merchant?"

No... I do know him.

Xiang Guangtai's expression was a bit strange, but he didn't say it directly.

After all, it might be from the hand of another master, not necessarily the statue he sold to Mr. Bourgeois.

"In short! I really want to see that beautiful Pokémon again! Please be sure to come to the Gym challenge! As a reward... let me think, just use one of my most proud paintings as a reward! That is a painting that has been exhibited in the Castelia Art Museum!"

"And I also want to know how you made that Unfezant look so good... hmm, this luster... extraordinary! You are also a Pokémon Breeder?"

Burgh had many questions, and he was quite excited now.

How can I go out with a painting that carries such valuable items, Xiang Guangtai shook his head.

Although it can be seen from the animation that Burgh is an overly active person, and often does some abstract actions... looking at it this way, Gym Leader Kofu of Paldea is also about the same, most people who engage in art are a bit crazy.

"Eh, that Riolu is...?"

"It's my Riolu, by the way, I am currently looking for Mr. Alder, so I probably won't challenge, thank you for your kindness..."

Xiang Guangtai informed, and Burgh was slightly stunned.

"Champion Alder?"

"Ah... maybe the Ranger over there will know something."

Burgh smiled mysteriously: "This is important information!"

Following that, he couldn't hold back, and was completely attracted by the puppy, directly leaning over.

Although he only used to be fanatical about Bug-type Pokémon, the luster and beauty of the Pokémon in front of him were extraordinary, very eye-catching!

"Oh my god! This is the most beautiful Riolu I have ever seen!"

Looking at the side, Yangkui had an expression of "isn't this also quite good", looking helplessly at the art Gym Leader who tried to rub the dog.

And that Ranger was silent, lowering his head and looking at the mushroom...

Hmm, Spore? It turned out there was no eye contact at all, was it simply hypnotized!

"Guss!"

Amoonguss looked at its hand, a bit embarrassed.

Just now it was taking a nap, the Ranger patted it and it was startled, and Spore was released unconsciously.

But don't worry, it will wake up in three turns.

"... Thank you for finding back the snatched Pokémon, I am Yangkui, I work at the Pokémon Center in Humilau City."

That lady finally had the opportunity to talk to Xiang Guangtai, and Xiang Guangtai looked more and more familiar with her face shape; although her hair was the color of the Joy clan, careful observation revealed that she had some... no, it should still be quite a big difference from Joy!

Eh, is the hair color dyed?

Then, remove the pink from the hair, and then tie the excess hair behind the head...

Eh?

Xiang Guangtai recognized who the woman in front of him was!

Isn't this the mother of Rosa/Nate in Black 2!

So it's the protagonist's mom!

In the game, the name cannot be known, and she hasn't resigned from the Pokémon Center to go home yet, so, it turns out that dressing up as Joy is a unified regulation of the Pokémon Center?

"In fact, Plasma Society people once appeared in Aspertia City. They said some strange things and started to liberate Pokémon. I heard from friends that several Pokémon were snatched away by force. Although the Plasma Society people were caught in the end, there was no way to judge them. Their Sage claimed that it was a personal reason and had nothing to do with the organization..."

"However, they said the Pokémon taken away had been liberated and returned to the wild, but I didn't expect..."

Yangkui's expression was very subtle; although she was annoyed, she was not a powerful trainer, and she couldn't see what happened in Aspertia City before with her own eyes, so she could be said to be powerless.

Before the Plasma Society was defined as an illegal organization, the Officer Jenny and the Alliance officials everywhere could do nothing to them.

"You were seen by everyone in Aspertia City on the news. Several children there admire you very much, saying that they also want to receive Pokémon to become powerful trainers, and then... probably to find back the Pokémon that were separated before."

"There was a child whose Pokémon was also snatched away at that time; that Purrloin later... she was unhappy for a long time, and only walked out of the pain after a long time."

Eh... Xiang Guangtai's heart moved slightly.

Is this talking about the Finneon boy Hugh and his sister?

However, Yangkui used honorifics when talking to herself, which sounded strange, after all, her current age is just an ordinary young man under 18.

"In a few years, my daughter will also go out to travel. I really hope she can become an excellent trainer."

"Ah, this is my thank-you gift, please be sure to..."

Yangkui took out a purple Poké Ball.

Master Ball!

(End of chapter)