Chapter 468: Return and Departure

July 1st, Rong City.

A vermilion sun hung in the sky, recklessly emitting ultraviolet rays. At this time, the temperature in Rong City was approaching 40°C.

Passersby, regardless of gender, were all holding parasols, walking hurriedly across the cement-paved ground, for fear that staying too long would cause the ground to burn their feet.

Su Hao, wearing sunglasses, shorts, a short-sleeved shirt, and flip-flops, stood under a lush banyan tree. The slight coolness brought by the shade made him sigh comfortably.

From overhead came the incessant chirping of cicadas, adding a touch of irritability to this midsummer.

"Really want to let Diancie use a Rain Dance move."

Su Hao, who was thinking about why creatures like cicadas hadn't been hunted to extinction by bird Pokémon, quietly uttered a law-breaking statement.

As a trainer, he clearly had the ability to change the weather, but he was firmly restricted by the law that one should not easily disturb the climate unless it was extreme weather.

Su Hao was currently in a public place; if it were his own local area, no one would care about him changing the weather, but in a public place, it was not allowed.

"If it really doesn't work, let Articuno come out and use a Blizzard, then push all the blame onto Him. Anyway, Divine Beasts are not restricted by law."

Su Hao, who was about to be heat-stroked, continued to babble nonsense.

He felt he could tolerate the cold, but being too hot would make him sweat, and sweating would make his clothes stick to his skin, which was very uncomfortable.

"You are really not doing any human work at all. If you carry the feather I gave you, you won't be hot."

Articuno's voice came faintly through Aura, very dissatisfied.

"That's true, as expected of you, Articuno-aemon."

Su Hao clapped his hands, looking like he had suddenly realized.

"I think you've been heat-stupid, otherwise you wouldn't have even thought of this."

Su Hao clutched his chest, as if wounded by Articuno's words: "Umm... Articuno, you are speaking so meanly today."

"Hmph!"

Articuno made a short syllable and then went silent.

Su Hao took out the Articuno feather pendant from the system space. After putting it on, it was indeed much cooler, and even the temperature within one meter around him dropped significantly.

Su Hao roughly knew why Articuno was speaking with thorns.

After all, during this period, he had expanded countless types of board games, and Articuno hadn't won a single one against Su Hao.

He didn't want to stop Articuno from going back to visit relatives.

The main problem was that the location of the secret realm where Articuno's family lived was somewhat sensitive.

The secret realm of the Articuno clan was in the Great Britain Alliance.

God knows what this Great Britain bird Articuno was thinking, running to the Shenzhou Alliance to settle down.

Since last month, entry approval for the Great Britain Alliance had become very difficult, seemingly intentionally preventing non-citizens from entering.

Smuggling over was troublesome, and Articuno said it felt that the secret realm was still in a closed state and had not leaked.

Su Hao felt that he could go to the Great Britain Alliance a little later, which was why he hadn't let it go.

Who knew Articuno had been throwing tantrums recently; clearly an old bird, yet still so childish.

Su Hao (Banyan Tree) stood here under the scorching sun to wait for two people.

The High School Cup main tournament was about to begin, and Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng, who had gone out to cultivate, would also return.

The two were mysterious in their chats and unwilling to reveal their gains, saying they would show them after meeting.

Because Su Hao came out early, he waited for about half an hour before two figures ran over from his left and right.

Jiang Chengcheng had good physical fitness and ran the fastest, arriving first.

Su Hao looked her over; it seemed she had achieved significant results in her family's secret realm.

Her temperament had transformed from sharp and exposed to something as calm as the sea, making people unable to fathom her.

Subsequently, Li Hua arrived under the shade of the tree, looking much darker and no longer as thin as a bamboo pole, but more robust.

The three said in unison: "Long time no see."

It was still early before the time to leave, so Su Hao chatted with the two under the shade of the tree.

Jiang Chengcheng and Li Hua, one after the other, told of their cultivation results during this period.

Li Hua said the first step of the Dragon Cave trial was very harsh.

The people of the Dragon-Tamer Clan threw him dozens of miles away from the desert oasis of the Dragon Cave, letting him survive to the limit and return to the Dragon Cave.

The people of the Dragon-Tamer Clan left behind enough food and water for half a month, as well as maps, compasses, and other necessary outdoor supplies.

Next, Li Hua let Corviknight, Altaria, and Charizard take turns scouting the path in the air, barely arriving at the Dragon Cave before the deadline.

After arriving at the Dragon Cave, the oasis in the desert, the utopia, and the paradise for Dragon-type Pokémon appeared before him.

Next, a series of tricky trials were conducted. Li Hua recently happily obtained a Dragon-type pseudo-legendary, and the strength of his three Pokémon had all improved to varying degrees.

As Li Hua's ace, Corviknight's level broke through to the late Elite level during the extreme survival, Charizard and Altaria were at the mid Elite level, and Gligar also reached the mid Ordinary level.

Finally, he gained the recognition of a Dratini and successfully captured the pseudo-legendary.

Jiang Chengcheng had been much simpler during this time.

Cultivating as usual in her family's secret realm, completing tasks, and after capturing a Shroomish in the secret realm, she was confusedly told that she had passed the first task, and there were two more to go.

Then she was thrown out.

Her Pokémon also improved slightly; Machamp reached the late Elite level, Bewear and Hakamo-o were at the mid Elite level, and Ralts evolved into Kirlia.

Subsequently, Su Hao also talked about capturing Riolu in Auros City, making Jiang Chengcheng envious.

After speaking, Su Hao proposed: "Let's go, there's still some time before the gathering, accompany me to pick up something."

Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng looked at each other, and although puzzled, they followed Su Hao's pace.

A moment later, Su Hao walked out of a small, unremarkable shop, holding a sandalwood box in his hands.

Seeing that the two seemed to have questions, Su Hao didn't hide it and opened the box directly.

First to catch their eyes was a layer of yellow cloth embroidered with the exquisite characters "Gu Shi Wu" in gold, silver, and red threads.

Seeing these three characters, Jiang Chengcheng widened her eyes and looked at the small shop behind Su Hao.

"So this shop is Gu Shi Wu? There was no plaque, so I didn't recognize it. So Rong City also opened one."

Gu Shi Wu was a shop that only accepted custom-made items and had a very high reputation.

From art objects to various small jewelry and furniture, Gu Shi Wu accepted them all.

Of course, while the custom-made price of Gu Shi Wu was very expensive, the materials used were also the top-tier.

Su Hao didn't intend to waste money to make a big fuss to customize items.

It was just that his mother, Su Qing, happened to have a free customization opportunity and transferred it directly to Su Hao.

Su Hao lifted the yellow cloth.

A pair of blue and black fingerless gloves with circular grooves in the center, made plainly according to Su Hao's requirements, lay quietly in the box.

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