Chapter 349: Contact from Crown Snowfield, invitation to explore the ruins?
"Eh~ Raichu!?"

Raichu's sudden fall made Qi Shu's expression, which was full of hope, freeze. Then, she tilted her head back and showed an exaggerated expression of disbelief, as if changing her face in Sichuan Opera.

The expression was very vivid, as if it was deliberately made, but the netizens who were watching the live broadcast of Qishu Qishu liked it very much and typed a series of capital "W" symbols to express that they were tickled.

But after the laugh, many trainers who paid attention to Qi Shu because of her status as a gym leader and wanted to learn some experience from her started a heated discussion.

The focus of the discussion was on the tactics that Luo Mu had just used to stun Raichu. If Qishu hadn't suddenly taken out the dark but glowing bead and "crystallized" it to make Raichu explode, Huhu might have been able to use this tactic to kill Raichu alone without any damage.

The netizen named Xuecheng refined the relevant moves and summarized them.

[First, use "Hold" to block the "100,000 Volts" released by Raichu at full power, then use "Power Divide" to weaken Raichu's enhanced pot, and then use the hardness of the shell to withstand the "Lightning Flash" attack, and seize the only opportunity to use "Poison" to hit the extremely fast Raichu]

[At close range, spray poisonous venom on Raichu's wound to put it in the poisonous state, and at the same time, provoke Raichu's anger, causing it to make a mistake in judgment and fail to notice the difference between the "Stand" and the real body, and the angry attack will miss.]

[Finally, use the "Sticky Net" to block Raichu's speed, ensuring that in the following fight, Huhu, who has half the power of Raichu, can keep up with Raichu's speed in releasing and connecting moves, thus laying the foundation for victory]

[I can only say that this kind of command ability is brilliant! ]

[If it weren't for the strange-looking "Tai Crystalization" performed by the little girl Qi Shu, forcing Hu Hu and Raichu to engage in a battle of moves, Raichu might have fallen directly to the previous skill combination of "Power Divide", "Hold", "Substitute", "Poison", and "Sticky Net"]

[Even so, that man was still able to calculate the time it would take for Raichu to be stripped of his strength by the poison, causing Raichu's final thunder attack to fail before it was even released. This strong tactical accomplishment really impressed me!]

[Not to mention that he is a trainer who can develop the potential of a Pokémon like Huhu, which is more inclined towards life in the Johto region, to this extent. He is worthy of being a champion! 】

In a lengthy essay of several hundred words, Xue Cheng made no secret of his admiration for Luo Mu's tactics. It was as if he had discovered a new world, marveling that Hu Hu actually had this kind of fighting method, and that these moves combined had such a powerful synergistic effect.

Qi Shu was stunned by what she saw. Even the details that she, who was facing Luo Mu, didn't notice were actually analyzed by this "Xue Cheng".

Who is the other party?
In the distant Kanto region, in a vast research institute in the pure white town of Pallet, which symbolizes a journey, Professor Oki, wearing a "Xue Cheng" vest, is using all five fingers to send out his short essay.

Even if it takes a lot of effort to connect to the network in Padya in real time through the relays of several network servers, the cost is very high.

But Professor Oak still enjoys doing this. According to him, as a Pokémon doctor, he must broaden his horizons in order to avoid stagnation.

After sending his analysis, Professor Oak looked at the many compliments on himself in the comments and smiled proudly like a child. He crossed his arms and thought, "As expected, when I invited him to visit the Oak Research Institute, in addition to observing the Arcanine, I was also interested in these two Pots with opposite colors."

"Hey, it would be nice if Ash and Momo could compete for some energy to capture Pot-Potter and teleport back to the research institute while traveling in the Johto region!"

"Sizzle~~"

Looking at the Hu Hu siblings hugging each other excitedly, Luo Mu's mouth curled up slightly and asked patiently: "How do you feel about victory?"

Hearing Luo Mu's voice, brother Hu Hu temporarily separated from his happy sister, feeling the excitement in his chest because of the victory, as well as the previous moment of victory and the thunderous cheers around him, and nodded heavily.

At that moment, the crowd gathered around was no longer terrifying, but instead was tinged with bright colors.

"Sizzle!" (This feels so good!)
Brother Huhu used the tentacles that protruded from the shell to pat the shell, making a "bang bang" sound. Its excitement was evident from its body language alone.

Luo Mu stared at Hu Hu's younger brother. Having studied psychology to a certain extent, he could tell from Hu Hu's younger brother's actions.

Because of the victory, Hu Hu's self-confidence has been greatly improved, and his sensitive and timid personality traits have been weakened.

It seems that the first success really can bring infinite power to people or Pokémon.

At this time, Qishu, who had finished interacting with the live audience, came to Luo Mu.

Although Qi Shu was a little unhappy about being defeated by Luo Mu and Hu Hu's strange and bizarre moves, she lost in the end. Even when she used the Tai Crystallization that she had just obtained, she still lost to Luo Mu and Hu Hu.

If you lose, you lose. Qishu's voice became a little scattered, and he began to recite his usual lines: "You and Huhu shine like ten million volts."

Before she could finish her words, Luo Mu suddenly stretched out his hand and stopped in front of her eyes, stopping Qi Shu from continuing to speak, and said calmly: "Skip, I've heard this before, just give me the badge."

Qishu: ????

Kora! Don't treat Miss Qishu as an NPC who can only recite fixed lines!

Inexplicably, she felt some pain in her shark teeth, and Qishu gritted her teeth and said, "Mr. New Champion, if Miss Qishu remembers correctly, you have already cleared the Pokémon League, right?"

"At this point, what's the point of you wanting a gym badge?"

Luo Mu felt even more strange about Qi Shu's questioning.

Luo Mu picked up Hu Hu brother at his feet and said as if it was natural. His logic was flawless: "Let's not talk about the fact that your live broadcast is attracting traffic under the banner of accepting gym challenges. It is natural to issue badges to the winners."

"Even if it's just a souvenir for my Hu Hu's first victory, you have to hand over the badge to me today!"

Qishu seemed to have recognized the person in front of him all over again, and his eyes widened: "Give it to me! It's not like Miss Qishu can't give out badges! No one has taken a badge from Miss Qishu today, so it's not a big problem!"

After saying that, Qi Shu ran to the assistant, took the badge, stuffed it into Luo Mu's hand, and pushed Luo Mu out of the battlefield with both hands.

"I've given you the badge and let you practice. Go down quickly! Qishu is getting ready to receive new challengers!"

Maybe he was so frustrated that he finally exploded.

Qishu was like a furry cat with bared fangs and claws. Its petite body exploded with great potential, and it actually pushed Luo Mu, who was holding his brother Huhu, to the edge of the venue in one breath.

It not only built up Huhu's self-confidence, but also gave him a badge that would remind him of this great victory whenever he saw it.

Seeing that Qi Shu was anxious to chase him away, Luo Mu decided to quit while he was ahead and did not linger any longer. He left the central square of Niaoguang City under the attention of the crowd.

Arriving at a quiet park, Luo Mu put down the bags he had just bought at the largest department store in Nianguang City, found a bench to sit on, and then used his arm strength to carry the 20kg Hu Hu siblings onto the bench one by one.

"Whoo~"

After doing all this, Luo Mu, feeling relieved, finally had time to take out the badge that Qi Shu had just stuffed into his pocket, and looked at it in the sunlight under the curious eyes of the two Hu Hus.

At first glance, Luo Mu discovered the difference.

Although in recent years Yeci has been carrying out a series of reforms in the Padia Alliance, Luo Mu has also heard about this.

But it's only been a year, why has the style of the badge also been changed?
Luo Mu remembered that when he obtained the badge, it was at least not this exquisite.

The badge of the Niangguang Gym is made of a red copper pattern as the frame, with an electric pattern inlaid in the center as decoration. Such a small badge looks exceptionally delicate.

"Now not only the benefits, but even the badges are getting better and better."

With a sigh-like whisper, Luo Mu took out two silk scarves from his pocket.

This is the scarf he just bought in the mall. He specially chose a blue and a red silk scarf.

The effect of the item [Silk Scarf] is to increase the power of the Pokémon's normal moves. For Hu Hu, this item has basically no effect, but Luo Mu had no intention of using props to improve the strength of the Hu Hu siblings from the beginning.

What he valued was the texture of the silk scarf and its commemorative value.

I have to say that today's merchants really know how to make money. In the game, only the white silk scarf has been processed by them into many different colors to meet the needs of different Pokémon, which is very user-friendly.

As if they knew that the silk scarf in Luo Mu's hand was for them, brother Hu Hu and sister Hu Hu were obviously a little nervous. They watched Luo Mu unpack the silk scarf and tie it around their necks one by one.

To match the color of the Hu Hu siblings' shells, and also to show the bond between them.

The silk scarf Luo Mu prepared for his younger brother Hu Hu is the same blue as his sister Jia Ke, and the silk scarf he prepared for his sister Hu Hu is the same red as his younger brother Jia Ke.

“Sizzle!” “Sizzle~”

The Hu Hu siblings admired each other's silk scarves around their necks, and their voices were full of surprise.

It can be seen that they are very happy about this gift.

Accepting the friendly rubs from the two Hu Hu, Luo Mu smiled slightly and his eyes fell on the large and small bags around him.

Of course, it’s not just the Huhu siblings, every Pokémon on the farm has a gift.

In the spirit of fairness, since I want to give gifts to Hu Hu and his sister, I might as well give gifts to all the Pokémon on the farm. It's not an anniversary or a holiday, I just want to give gifts.

Like the Roentgen cat, this time Luo Mu gave up buying those weird cat beds for it.

Luo Mu directly bought it a new cat scratching board. The quality of this cat scratching board is excellent. It almost does not shed crumbs and will not hook the cat's claws. I think it should like it.

By the way, Meng Lei Gu’s gift is an extra-large cat scratching board that is several sizes larger.

The gift for the Monarch Snake is a crown that perfectly complements its temperament.

The gift from Swampert is a sandbag that can probably withstand a few of its punches. If used sparingly, it should be useful for a long time.

Mimikyu's gift is a piece of cloth that Luo Mu just bought, the color of which is close to Pikachu. When the time comes, Luo Mu plans to make a doll for Mimikyu to hide in.

The gift from the Blue Blade Demon was an apron as usual, but this time Luo Mu chose an apron with a Tanshi pattern, thinking that it would like it.

Dragonite is a girl after all, so Luo Mu thought about it and finally made a cute dress for it.

Since Dragonite was always by his side and had personally been measured by the tailor, he didn't have to worry about it feeling disappointed with the treatment it received compared to other Pokémon because it hadn't seen the actual gift.

In addition, there are also the flying disc of Windy Dog, the whole roasted chicken of Moltres, the sunny doll of Frog King (which he requested), the boxing gloves of Frog Kings, the small capes of Puffy Whites, the dessert ingredients of Frosty Milk Fairy, etc.
Although Luo Mu almost went bald when thinking about giving gifts to each Pokémon, fortunately, he finally decided on them all.

After retracting his gaze, Luo Mu took out a small thing from his pocket and installed it on the back of the gym badge in his hand, and called his younger brother Hu Hu to come over.

Under the smiling gaze of Sister Hu Hu, Luo Mu pinned the gym badge to the blue silk scarf around Brother Hu Hu's neck with a pin.

As it cried out in surprise, I gently stroked its head.

Now that the first step has been taken, as long as the glory of its first victory continues to follow it, Brother Huhu will eventually complete his transformation.

Luo Mu also firmly believed this.

Let’s go back to early July.

The Galar region is vast and has diverse terrain.

It has areas ranging from tranquil countryside to modern cities, from vast grasslands to steep snow-capped mountains.

Pokémon battles are all the rage in the Galar region, and are even the most popular form of entertainment for the people of the Galar region. This is also a major feature of the Galar region.

After entering the rhythm of summer vacation, Nemo, Piper, Mudan and Pipa took a plane to the Galar region, which is not far from the Padia region.

Although their purpose of coming to the Galar region was partly for travel, they were more interested in training themselves in the Galar region, where Pokémon battles have reached their peak.

However, due to the invitation from Mudan's father Pioni, the four people's travel time, which was originally only one month, was greatly shortened.

After experiencing the exciting gym challenges in the arenas of Caolu Town, Shuizhou Town and Jiqing City, and accepting the warm atmosphere and cheers that enveloped the entire arena.

Nimo and Pipa won three badges in a row with great success. After a little effort, Pipa finally got the third badge.

As for Mudan, she had no interest in obtaining the emblem of her hometown, as this would only rekindle her uncle's idea of ​​having her work in the Galar League.

Therefore, Mudan chose to be the sparring partner for the three of them. While slacking off, she also introduced the characteristics of the gym leader to them and made a great contribution to the victory of Pipa and Papa.

In the Galar region, any trainer who successfully passes the first three gyms will receive attention from the Galar League and may even have the opportunity to have lunch or dinner with President Ross of the Galar League in person.

Although such opportunities often become extremely rushed due to the urging of Ross's secretary named Olivia, this has never affected the trainers in the Galar region's desire to have the qualification to have a meal with the president.

Nemo, who was unstoppable and broke through three major gyms in one breath, and did not show any weakness even when facing the gym leader's Dynamax Pokémon, naturally came into Ross's sight.

The accompanying Papa and Pipa are also rare talents. At Roz's request, secretary Olivia organized a dinner for many people and invited Nemo and his group to come, hoping to win them over.

If Roz hadn't known that Tianke's own niece was also with Nimo and the others and hadn't been fully prepared, he might have been able to fool the three inexperienced people with his capitalist eloquence.

Because of Mudan's disruption, and because Ross learned that the three had no plans to leave the Padia region and settle in the Galar region, he ended the dinner with a little reluctance.

Before leaving, Ross curiously asked Neemo, who was stronger, the teacher Luo Mu she mentioned or the champion of the Galar region, Dandi?

As a result, Neemo answered without hesitation that Teacher Luo Mu must be stronger, which made Ross even more curious about the champion-level trainer of Padia whom he had never met before.

It just so happens that the Galar region is currently working on promoting "that" plan, so perhaps we can discuss it with President Ye Ci there. Once the plan is successfully responded to by other alliances, we can arrange for Teacher Luo Mu to have a battle with Dan Di in the Galar region.

At this time, Luo Mu, who was traveling in the hot desert, had no idea that he had been tricked by Nemo and the others again.

After having dinner with Roz in Jiqing City, Nimo and his group continued on their journey, passing through the wilderness and arriving at Suchuan Town.

When they wanted to challenge the gym leader, they found that Caidou from the Fighting Gym was out training, and Onio from the Ghost Gym seemed to have run away to some ruins and could not be contacted at all.

After waiting for a day, the few of them had no choice but to go back home. They came to Mugan Town and took the Steel Crow flying taxi to the Crown Snowfield south of Mugan Town.

The Crown Snowfield is the coldest place in the Galar region.

There are countless steep snow-capped mountains here, and it is known as the Extreme Cold Land. Only a few residents live scattered in the villages of the Crown Snowfield.

After arriving at the Crown Snowfield Station, Nimo and her three companions met an enthusiastic middle-aged man who had been waiting for a long time.

The middle-aged man was wearing a standard snow mountain expedition suit and a multifunctional safety helmet. When he saw Mudan, he made a clipping sound that made several people tremble, and called Mudan "Xiao Dandan", and hugged her warmly.

The man's name is Peoni, a former league champion in the Galar region. His major attribute is steel, and he and the league president Lost are "brothers".

But in front of Mudan, who learned some fighting skills from Pipa and had a flexible body that even Pipa praised.

Pioni's final resting place was naturally the cold floor of the Crown Snowfield Station, where he watched his eldest daughter, "Little Xia Xia" Xia Keya, and a few others walk away.

On the way, Xia Keya roughly explained to the curious Nimo and others the purpose of her and her father's visit to the Crown Snowfield, and brought them to the Frozen Village where she and her father lived.

The reason why Peony and Shakoa have been living in the Crown Tundra is that they want to verify the rumors of several legendary Pokémon related to the "Crown Tundra".

However, the Crown Snowfield is not only very large, but also requires a lot of effort to decipher the literature to verify the rumors, and it is even more difficult to find the location.
Although Pioni and Xiakoya have now found a ruin in a snowy valley, they still have a long way to go before entering the ruins.

During this period of time, just as Pioni had said when he first invited Nemo and the others, he took them on a tour around the Crown Snowfield.

Although the wild is very dangerous, the snowy mountains are also very steep, and there are many ferocious wild Pokémon such as Garchomp, Garchomp, and Triceratops lurking here.

But with Pioni, a former league champion who has rich adventure knowledge and good combat ability, Nemo and his friends had a lot of fun in the Crown Snowfield for a while.

Until there was still a week left before the four of them left the Crown Snowfield.

One night, or perhaps even earlier, many strange phenomena suddenly occurred in the Dongning Village where several people lived.

For example, the crops planted by villagers in the fields often disappeared, and sometimes villagers were seen floating in the air as if possessed by evil spirits, speaking incoherent nonsense.
The former can be said to be caused by wild Pokémon in the Crown Tundra, while the latter may also be caused by ghost Pokémon.

But under the leadership of the extremely powerful Pioni, the entire village worked hard for several nights but failed to catch the ghost Pokémon, and instead caused themselves to suffer from nervous breakdown.

In the end, even Piper and Peony were possessed once.

Just when Nemo and her friends were planning to leave this "haunted" village early, they suddenly remembered what Teacher Luo Mu had mentioned in class about the glorious deeds of successfully driving away "ghosts" in an abandoned supermarket in the Alola region.

In addition, Luo Mu seems to like exploring various ruins on a daily basis, and Pioni has made new breakthroughs in the investigation of the ruins he named "Iceberg Ruins".

After some discussion, they decided to use the iceberg ruins as an excuse to invite Luo Mu to explore Wang Guanxueyuan, and ask him if he had any solution to the haunting.

Although they had discussed and come up with a solution, Nimo and the others were still a little hesitant.

Anyway, they were about to leave the Crown Snowfield, and they felt a little guilty to trouble Teacher Luo Mu to make a special trip over here.

Next, time came to the early morning of July 7th.

The few people who had experienced the terrifying experiences of Mudan, Nimo and Xia Keya being possessed in front of them in the past few nights, stared with dark circles under their eyes that were even darker than a pair of naughty pandas, and dialed a number that was displayed as the Padiya area.

(End of this chapter)