Chapter 238: The Quiet Hidden Grotto

Just as Burgh said, Xiang Guangtai had already left Castelia City, but this departure was only temporary.

Skyarrow Bridge, Pinwheel Forest, Nacrene City, Striaton City... After arriving in Striaton City, let's see if we can find Professor Fennel. If her location is the same as in the game... hmm, that's also very troublesome.

The houses in the cities in reality are many, and it is impossible to enter the door one by one to find people and rummage through the trash cans like in the game. Doing this in reality is trespassing.

After finding the Professor, see the development progress of the C-Gear. Now it is guessed that the connection function of the C-Gear is a kind of artificial Aura, and he has Riolu here that can release this Aura.

Perhaps it can help a little bit. This is also one of the purposes of this trip, and it is something that he and the Entree Forest are looking forward to.

It is also related to the crucial Dream Link knowledge he wants to obtain.

Nanli also went back to class. The Pokémon School in Castelia City resumed classes. The little girl had a deep understanding after watching the Gym battle, and she was even more determined to transfer schools. At the same time, Xiang Guangtai learned from Nanli that there is actually a university in Castelia City, and Professor Fennel is a TV celebrity.

The teaching staff in Unova is indeed not to be underestimated. Almost every city has Trainer schools and Pokémon academies. Even an entertainment city like Nimbasa has schools... Can you really learn in that kind of environment?

Ah... it seems there is a child who came from a school in Nimbasa City and transferred to Blueberry Academy...

Xiang Guangtai looked ahead.

Skyarrow Bridge.

This steel bridge spanning the land of Unova stands majestically on the sea. It is also the largest and longest bridge in the Unova region, connecting the central continent of Unova with the eastern continent.

It takes a long time to walk across this bridge by "walking", but fortunately, Xiang Guangtai flew over from the sky riding Doublade.

At the same time, Xiang Guangtai received some... information from the Castelia Gallery and the Entree Forest!

【Reward: Nimbasa City—Artist Jonathan's Recognition. Joyful Style—Cheerful works will make people feel comfortable.】

【Reward: Undella Town—Artist Givan's Recognition. Silent Style—Melancholy works can express gloom and isolation.】

【Reward: Mistralton City—Painter Karl's Recognition. Heavenly Soul Style—Works of life and death may slightly shake the soul.】

【Reward: Lentimas Town—Sculptor Meno's Recognition. Tribal Art—Primitive style handicrafts will increase some faith and soothe souls.】

【Reward: Nimbasa City—Rich Young Master Winter's Recognition. Heart of Gratitude +50%, Luck +10%.】

【Reward: Black City—Gentleman Marcel's Recognition. Desire +50%, easy to encounter enemies.】

【Reward: White Forest—Fashion Designer Emily's Recognition. Recommendation Value +70%, Fashion Celebrity +50%.】

【Reward: Wyndon City (Galar)—Fashion Designer Sean's Recognition. Recommendation Value +80%, Inspiration +50%, Galar Fashion Degree +30%.】

Wyndon City? It seems that outsiders have appeared.

Ah, he is also an outsider, so that's fine.

It's not strange for fashion designers to run around the world looking for inspiration.

【The Entree Forest felt many new wills and grew up slightly faster!】

【The decaying branches are gradually recovering vitality! Although only a little... please keep up the good work!】

【The reward of Release Orbs will become slightly more. You can obtain some Release Power from the Entree Forest, used for restoring Pokémon's physical strength, or finding Berries, picking up money, etc.】

【Reward: Elesa's Recognition!】

【Note: This is the recognition from the well-known teenage model of Nimbasa City and Gym Leader Elesa. She sincerely believes that your work possesses an incredible feeling, possesses historical weight, and may trigger a small-scale fashion trend.】

【After your EX clothing is displayed at the Nimbasa Fashion Show, it will change the hearts of the people of Unova to a certain extent, can make people's emotions become slightly rich and colorful, and make people become slightly good at expressing themselves.】

【Acquired: Perception +50%, Attention +50%, Pleasure +50%, Popularity +100%.】

Oh... This is the "propaganda" that Burgh said!

The shiny beauty of Nimbasa City, the official age of Elesa in the Black and White period should be 15 years old, which means she is only... 14?

14 years old and 190cm tall?

Just thinking about it slightly made Xiang Guangtai fall into deep thought.

It is said that she has been in contact with the modeling industry since she was a child, influenced by her mother, and has had a huge influence in Unova after a few years of debut, becoming a well-known "top-tier figure".

This is the same as the protagonist of Black and White 2 going to Hollywood to film, becoming a superstar in a very short time, and Unova also has teenage stars like Roxie and Emmet...

There are really many young top-tier figures in this place.

"Not bad! If there is propaganda from the young top-tier figures in the Unova region, the hearts of the people in Unova will definitely gather quickly. The Entree Forest is also very happy, right?"

However, the Entree Forest did not respond, it was just that Xiang Guangtai vaguely felt that it sent out a little... awkward emotion?

Of course, it is still very grateful, it's just that this old tree feels that "this kind of propaganda method" is not very used to.

"It's understandable. After all, your existence is older than the Unova region, right? Old people are not used to the world of young people, and you are a tree, more distant from people's feelings, so for you who watch the changes in Unova, the current world is quite strange and a bit unable to integrate into it."

"You are just not used to the social atmosphere of modern society. Hmm... perhaps this is why you think heroes should always come from remote areas like Aspertia City or Nuvema Town? Travelers from afar changed the central world of Unova. Is this the hero story you like?"

After Xiang Guangtai finished speaking, he felt that the Entree Forest's emotions became slightly happier.

It seems right, it really likes this kind of "hero story".

While collecting a large amount of recognition, while having a heart-to-heart talk, Skyarrow Bridge was soon left behind, and immediately after, large areas of dark green towering trees appeared before his eyes.

Pinwheel Forest.

Passing through the bright gate and entering the dark forest, although Pinwheel Forest is called a natural labyrinth, there is a beautifully built asphalt road here. Following this road forward, you can successfully reach Nacrene City, so even in the forest, there are still many people coming and going.

In the game, Xiang Guangtai's deepest impression here is...

A kindergarten little girl of a certain pseudo-legendary, can be called the Unova version of Barry, holding a level 60 Bagon, Dratini, and Gible, and saying she admires Mr. Drayden of Opelucid City and wants to be as powerful as him when she grows up.

"Fortunately, I came early. Now it seems that the little girl should be only three or five years old, not yet at the point of fighting on the side of the road with three pseudo-legendaries."

Xiang Guangtai is not going to follow the road forward.

Instead, he wants to go to those deep, natural places. It was in those places that Nanli found the four-leaf clover.

Xiang Guangtai groped forward. If he encountered a giant tree blocking the way, normally he would let Doublade cut it open.

However, Doublade looked left and right.

It vaguely heard some kind of sound in the forest, transmitted through the wind...

"Burgh said that he had found the Lost Four-Leaf Clover, but it was snatched away by a Bug Pokémon, so... let me play a role."

As proof of defeating the Castelia Gym, while obtaining the Insect Badge, he also accepted the gift from the Entree Forest. Xiang Guangtai can call wild Bug Pokémon and get a little help from them.

That wonderful whistle sounded in the depths of the forest, strangely, transmitted to all directions along the wind of the forest.

Speaking of which, the Entree Forest also seems to have become active, and the feeling this forest gives him is also very...

【Note: The Entree Forest is informing that the nature of Pinwheel Forest is welcoming the arrival of the Entree Forest, and is also welcoming you. This forest has not sensed the existence of the Entree Forest for a long time... Follow the guidance given by the forest and move forward! Nature has unique power!】

Rustle, rustle... The insects in the forest heard the call. They had doubts in their eyes, but the sound transmitted by the wind made them feel very familiar, so the Bug Pokémon raised their heads slightly, listening to the news brought by the wind.

Lost four-leaf clover, four-leaf clover emitting brilliance, someone needs this plant, he is carrying a huge sword Pokémon, that is the king of Pokémon, huh, who is he?

The Bug Pokémon began to communicate with each other. What was transmitted by the wind was not only news, but also part of the inner heart revealed by that person. The Bug Pokémon could feel that nature was happy for his arrival, and even the Bug Pokémon felt that that human should be a very strong bug...

This feeling is really strange!

However, since he opened his heart to let us know, let's help a little.

"Hey, where are you going?"

There are not only kindergarten teachers and elementary school students exploring here in Pinwheel Forest, but also some kindergarten children, hikers, backpackers, and other explorers. Of course, besides them, there are more Rangers.

People sent by the Ranger Union to protect the forest, and people who registered as local Rangers in Unova... These Trainers are hiding, practicing, meditating, and patrolling in the forest.

A female Ranger named Bonnie watched her Kricketune leave her and run into the depths of the forest in a daze.

"Hey, that's not the patrol route! Why are you looking for something suddenly, did you lose something?"

"Cricket!" Kricketune answered concisely. Because Rangers have been with Pokémon for a long time, they can probably feel the meaning expressed in their words, and she was extremely surprised:

"Ah? You said someone is looking for you to help find something, not a Pokémon... Hey! Don't scare me, I'm very afraid of ghosts!"

What the hell! After staying in Pinwheel Forest for so long, I haven't heard that there are ghosts here! Ghost-type Pokémon can't even be seen! Where else is there anyone besides me in this patrol area!

Kricketune waved its forelimbs very dashingly:

I'm going to find something, you stay here and don't move, wait for me to come back.

After saying that, it ran away in a puff of smoke.

And the Bug Pokémon carried by other Trainers, if they were in balls, they had no reaction. If they were exploring with them, after listening to the wind of the forest slightly, they all began to look around with sharp eyes.

"Venipede, what are you doing... Ah, so many Venipedes, are you performing any mysterious ritual?"

A youngster followed his Venipede and curiously joined the queue of finding treasures. Those Trainers also felt very novel. This kind of movement had never been seen in Pinwheel Forest.

What are the Bug Pokémon going to do?

"Hey hey, listen to me, there is supernatural power in this forest..."

Ranger Bonnie opened the Capture Styler and contacted other Rangers staying in every corner of the forest, saying that her Kricketune had suddenly gone to help some ghost find something, which scared her pale. Other Rangers gave ".?" responses in the Capture Styler.

"Pinwheel Forest has had special power for a long time, isn't that something we already knew..."

"Did you meet a Psychic?"

"It's not strange even if there are ghosts... How can there be no Ghost-type Pokémon in the forest? In fact, it's rather abnormal that Pinwheel Forest has no Ghost-type Pokémon."

"That's right, now that you mention it, I've been in Unova for two years and have never encountered Ghost-type Pokémon in the forest here."

"No, White Forest still has them, but Pinwheel Forest really doesn't."

"Hey, I saw something incredible!"

Bonnie looked at her colleagues speechlessly as they led the topic in a strange direction. Suddenly, she saw more bugs gathering and looking for something, and even among the communication of Bug Pokémon, some Grass-type Pokémon joined in.

Although Bug Pokémon and Grass Pokémon are both lives loved by nature, because of attribute restraint, they rarely stay together. They all live and multiply in different territories.

"In the forest... no, is the nature of Pinwheel Forest rioting?"

"Heard the echo of bugs... hmm, and humans."

"The movement seems a bit too big."

Xiang Guangtai heard the response of the Bug Pokémon, but it was accompanied by the voices of their respective Trainers. The bugs that were closely related to the forest listened to his request, but it seemed to have accidentally developed into a "national herb-finding" activity.

So Xiang Guangtai requested the wind of the forest to bring the message again.

Friends, the movement is too big.

The Bug Pokémon soon sent a reply!

Received! Will act secretly next!

Bang—

Suddenly, the Poké Ball at Xiang Guangtai's waist opened automatically, and Grotle ran out.

It looked left and right, as if listening to something. Doublade asked if it also heard the sound of this forest?

"Ha-um..." Grotle pondered, it was looking for a certain direction, and then moved towards a direction sprinkled with light.

It felt it, the call of this forest is clear!

If the Great Forest of Sinnoh gives people a feeling of chaos and violence, then this forest gives it a gentleness, rationality, and wisdom that it has never had before.

Xiang Guangtai pinched some soil here and put the soil covered with moss into a storage bottle.

【Item: Soil of Pinwheel Forest.】

【Description: Soil that has experienced long years in Pinwheel Forest, can bring peace and inspiration to Pokémon, can purify part of the filth, thanks to the great plants in this forest, they purify the air here with special plant bactericides, making people and Pokémon feel refreshed.】

【Effect: Purifying Breath—makes Grass-type Pokémon grow better, has a purifying and cleansing effect on filth, can greatly reduce the chance of poisoning, and the activity of the soil will increase.】

【Note: That said, there are still many Bug Pokémon with toxins in Pinwheel Forest, so that you will be cared for by signs before entering the forest, and you need to prepare more antidotes. However, the toxins of Bug Pokémon are innate, they are not filth, but a part of nature.】

Grotle is very comfortable in this forest. It feels the power of the earth and soil. The call of the forest constantly echoes in its ear, as if it is curious about its existence?

Why?

It followed the whisper and led Xiang Guangtai and Doublade to a huge ancient tree.

This ancient tree can be seen anywhere in the forest. It is the nameless giant tree that appeared in the animation. Burgh often thinks in this ancient tree, disguising himself as a cocoon to find inspiration.

There are many aromatic mushrooms near the ancient tree, as well as glowing moss. The vigorous vitality of this giant tree dyed this place into a green secret realm.

Afterwards, continue in a certain direction of the ancient tree... Xiang Guangtai's eyes condensed. Several trees were leaning against the ancient tree, and inside was a secret space.

Hidden Grotto.

This is a special location in "Black 2/White 2". In the Hidden Grotto, there is a chance of appearing Pokémon with hidden characteristics, or special items. That is to say, here...

【Celebration Mission: Quiet Hidden Grotto.】

【Description: Find the source of the unique power here! Hint, your Grotle seems to be able to feel the abnormality here. Is it because it has the violent blessing of another forest? The mysterious place of the Sinnoh Forest, one of its blessings, is that it will make Pokémon born in the Sinnoh Forest easier to find secret realms in other forests.】

【Reward: Release Orb ×2, Pinwheel Forest Badge ×1, Power of Nature ×1, Pinwheel Branch ×1.】

【Note 1: The power of the dream is rising here. The Entree Forest felt that the connection became closer. This place is a place of gift from the forest, a hidden grotto.】

【Note 2: Your Grotle seems to have strange power, blessed by some great power, the plants on its body will continue to mutate, and it can nurture the ecology, so it has received the attention of Pinwheel Forest? This kind of newborn power is different from other Grass-type Pokémon. If it is in a small forest, this Pokémon is enough to become the core of an ecology.】

It is the blessing of the Royal Protection Stone.

Xiang Guangtai understood.

At the beginning, Turtwig's evolution was because it received the blessing of the Royal Protection Stone, which made it produce abnormal changes. This is also the fundamental reason why it is different from other clans, that is to say, in some aspects, Turtwig also has the power of Arceus.

And he and Steven also accepted the blessing of the Royal Protection Stone, eliminating the bad effects on their bodies, and even Steven's eye disease was cured because of this.

【Note 3: The Entree Forest had a wonderful idea. It wants to attach part of its power to your Grotle, so that it can connect with the nature of various places at any time. It can be done by borrowing the natural power of Pinwheel Forest... If accepted, when your Grotle evolves into Torterra, the giant tree on its back may be unlocked as the appearance of the "Entree Forest", so you can enter the Dream World or Entree Forest from anywhere... probably? At least wait for the main body power of the Entree Forest to recover.】

【Note 4: Go find more strange forests and ancient trees, your Grotle can continue to evolve! Concentrate your spirit and use the power of the voice of different spaces to listen to the echoes and secret words of the forest!】

Xiang Guangtai bent down and let his power connect with Grotle.

Grotle raised its head, and those slightly blurred sounds gradually became real at this moment!

Heard it! It's these trees whispering! And saw other things!

The world in Grotle's eyes became slightly black and white, but it couldn't see more clearly. At this time, Xiang Guangtai understood Grotle's predicament and released Riolu.

"Please, help Grotle make a special connection."

"Awoo?" Riolu was slightly startled, and then felt the unique power in this forest, so the little blue dog released its Aura. Under the influence of Riolu's special Aura, Grotle saw brand new things!

Is that a pink dream?! Or a rift?

But there were no Pokémon around. This dream rift only appeared in the world that lost color. It must rely on the call of the forest and Riolu's Aura, as well as Xiang Guangtai's psychic power and the power of the Entree Forest to be perceived!

It's the "dream" of the forest!

"Haya!" Grotle's call made the dream rift begin to dissipate. Vaguely, it seemed to be fading, and a huge power was condensing in it!

"The item is not in reality, but in another world that sneaks into the connection. The forest is dreaming... dream and rift... 'Dream Rift'?!"

Xiang Guangtai thought of a very unpopular "world setting".

Before finding Professor Fennel, one must know one thing, that is, Professor Fennel had a partner who once conducted dream research with her in college.

That partner who conducted dream research was... Professor Burnet!

She found the dream rift and discovered the Therian Formes of the Forces of Nature that appeared in the dream! And Dream Mist is a special product of the dream rift. After defeating the Dream Mist with a special beam, you will get a special item called Dream Mist... can also be seen as a kind of energy crystal?

It is also because of the research on the dream rift that Professor Burnet later became the director of the Space Research Lab in the Alola region and completely named the "special area that connects the world but does not belong to the world" as "Different Space".

"Dream Mist is something related to time and space. Although I don't have a special beam to defeat Dream Mist, I have another thing... Capture start!"

Black clouds with crackling lightning seeped from Xiang Guangtai's fingers!

The "black cloud" from the Distortion World!

Of course, the black cloud is not important, this is just a pollution product after the time and space distortion of the Distortion World.

What is important is that Xiang Guangtai obtained the knowledge of "Time and Space Collector" by obtaining this material, and can store items related to time and space in a special dimensional space. As for where that place is... Xiang Guangtai doesn't know.

The black cloud swallowed the large space in front of the Hidden Grotto like a hungry wolf, and in Grotle's perspective, the Dream Mist that was about to disappear was also swallowed by the black cloud and thrown into a dimensional space. So this forest gradually woke up, and what fell out of the dream rift was not Dream Mist, but a special "Jewel Slate"!

Thump! The slate fell from the black-and-white world. It floated automatically!

Afterwards, a Pokémon jumped out of the dream rift!

【Note: The Pokémon protecting the forest's secrets has appeared. The Pokémon appearing in the Hidden Grotto all have hidden characteristics. If you want to contact that sealed slate, you must defeat the special Pokémon in front of you.】

The Entree Forest explained what happened at this time.

Grotle's eyes were fixed on the Pokémon that suddenly appeared.

It knew that its own future, which belonged to it, was about to begin. Come to the forest, listen to the forest, and finally become the forest.

The Pokémon in front of it is...

Shiny, and with the characteristic "Sniper", "Shiny Beedrill"!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 239 =====