Chapter 416 It’s okay, his skills are not as good as ours!
The venue of the entire ice sculpture competition is divided into three areas.

The competition venue where the contestants create their works is also the largest area.

This is the area where the judges responsible for scoring and the many visitors are located.

And the last area is separated from the first two areas by a certain distance to prevent wild Pokémon from Frostslip Mountain from suddenly breaking in and causing trouble, and to give security personnel and Pokémon a certain amount of reaction time.

Essentially, the three regions are like three overlapping circles, built on the rare large areas of flat ground on the steep frost-covered mountains.

After saying goodbye to Gulusha, who was still in joy because his legs had been healed, Luo Mu came to the competition venue in a very casual manner with Raphimosa and Blizzard Horse.

At this time, there were already quite a few contestants scattered around the competition venue.

Because I am just a newbie and don’t have any relevant connections.

Luo Mu didn't recognize any of these people, let alone know whether they were professional ice sculpture artists or just idlers who came here to join in the fun like him.

He did not show any desire to communicate with others, and his eyes wandered among these people, looking for the staff of the organizer.

Luo Mu doesn’t pay attention to other people, but that doesn’t mean others don’t pay attention to him.

Many people were looking at Luo Mu secretly, or more precisely, at the extremely handsome Snow Horse beside him, and the Rape Crown King riding on the Snow Horse.

Why is that person surrounded by a bunch of Pokémon that he doesn't recognize at all?

Some people from the Alola region recognize Vulpix, but are confused about the identities of Budcrest and Snowbringer.

Some people were eager to approach Luo Mu and see if they could ask him indirectly what the Pokémon next to him was called, which region it was from, and whether they also wanted to capture a few.

But before they even took a step, they were often intimidated by the inexplicable aura of the Belle Crown King, and suddenly became hesitant and secretly frightened.

That Pokémon with a slightly oversized head has an aura and temperament that is even more terrifying than his own mom and dad.

Obviously, even though she has decided to retire from the Galar Kingship, it is difficult for the Bud Crown to completely eliminate her aura of majesty without even getting angry.

After looking around several times, Luo Mu finally found the staff.

The staff of the ice sculpture competition all wore red vests that were particularly conspicuous in this snow-covered world, and had a badge on their chest that represented their identity.

The main reason why Luo Mu took a long time to find it was that a muscular male contestant completely blocked the view of the female staff member who was slightly smaller than him.

Let Budcrest, Snowbringer and Vulpix wait for a while.

Coming up to the petite female staff member, Luo Mu greeted her: "Hello, is it convenient now?"

At the same time, Luo Mu's gaze lingered on the work badge worn on her vest on her chest for a moment and he remembered her name.

Wood wood.

After rejecting the contestant who had no sense of boundaries and wanted to ask him out to see the snow, Mu Mu didn't even have time to breathe a sigh of relief before Luo Mu shouted at him and almost made him lose two of his three souls.

No way! Come again?

Even though his heart was in turmoil, Mumu still kept a perfect smile, turned around and said enthusiastically: "Hello! Do you have any questions about the competition process?"

At the same time, she glanced at Luo Mu cautiously to make sure that he was wearing the green vest representing his identity as a contestant and that she was not wrong.

Luo Mu looked at Mu Mu strangely, always feeling that her smile was a little too professional. However, there was no need for him to be too involved, so he might as well circle the seat first.

He said directly: "I want to determine the area for the competition after it starts. Can you help me mark it out and register it?"

"Ah?" Mumu was stunned for a moment, then he realized what was happening and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Okay, I understand! Please follow me."

There are more than fifty contestants in total, and some of them may have disputes or fights with each other just because they have their eyes on the same work area.

The probability of this happening may seem low, but it is by no means zero.

Therefore, the organizers considered this issue early on and introduced a rule.

《Competitors can freely choose an area within the competition venue as their own work area, but they cannot take the work area confirmed and registered by others, otherwise they will be disqualified with zero points》

The seemingly overbearing regulations actually directly suppress the occurrence of this hidden danger.

After all, this is just an ordinary ice sculpture competition to test skills, not a lord game to see who has the biggest fist and seizes territory.

In a sense, this is the rule that whoever comes early will occupy a good position.

Mumu, who turned around and led the way, asked Luo Mu as a matter of routine: "How big an ice sculpture do you plan to make? What radius of work area do you need?"

"Don't let me think about it."

Luo Mu looked distressed. To be honest, he really didn't know how big a workspace he should get.

Looking at Luo Mu who seemed a little unreliable.

Mumu thought that the young man in front of him might be younger than himself, and his skills might not be that good. After all, he, who was barely considered an insider, had never seen or heard of the name of the ice sculpture master named Luo Mu.

The other party might be here to feel the atmosphere.

Thinking of this, Mumu changed the direction of his walking without leaving a trace, intending to take Luo Mu to the area where novices gathered, so that he would not be stuck with those masters who really came to the competition and intended to win prizes, and his self-confidence would be damaged by accident.

At this time, Luo Mu finally made an estimate and said hesitantly: "My ice sculpture is probably about 20 to 30 meters long. In addition, I need to leave a certain amount of space for activities, so I'm afraid the area required will be very large."

Mu Mu, who was leading the way, paused, twisted his neck stiffly, and looked at Luo Mu with a look that asked, "Are you kidding me?"

Even Ms. Shahua, the favorite to win this competition, probably wouldn't dare to ask for such a high price!

But Luo Mu's expression was very real, which made Mu Mu confused.

No way, could it be that he really has real skills?

After a brief thought, Mumu said softly, "Because the competition is very close, I'm afraid there are only a few unpopular work areas that meet your needs."

"Not very popular?" Luo Mu looked puzzled.

"Yes." Mumu nodded and told the truth, "The places that meet your requirements are either scattered due to the division of the players, or there are large vacant areas due to the presence of certain players."

"To put it bluntly, if you insist on doing this, you will be 'neighbors' with those professional contestants, which may not be very advantageous during the judging stage."

In the end, Luo Mu let Mu Mu take him to the vacant area next to the "professional contestant" and became his neighbor.

When Mumu left, he also learned the identity of his neighbor from the other party.

It was from the video that he showed to Vulpix that the trainer of Magellan, Lapras and Edelweiss, Ms. Shahua, a professional ice sculpture artist and the defending champion of the ice sculpture competition, was there.

The ice sculptures carved by Shahua are famous for their delicate, exquisite, lifelike and eye-catching special effects. Just like in the video that Luo Mu showed to Vulpix, Shahua will equip her Pokémon with different "special effects" according to the characteristics of the ice sculptures.

As a Pokémon with insect and ice attributes, Edelweiss is undoubtedly one of the Pokémon that is most suitable for producing special effects.

This is the case with the piece in the video - "Polar and Tundra Bear Brothers".

Looking up at the night sky above the tundra bear brothers’ heads, the dotted pink ice scales look like stars, and the magnificent and dreamy aurora perfectly presents the artistic conception of this work.

It is said that there is even an alliance planning to buy this work and use it as a representative work to promote environmental protection. It also invites Shahua to go to various parts of the world to add the indispensable "special effects" along with the ice sculptures.

It can be said that as an ice sculpture artist, Shahua has reached the top.

Luo Mu and Rape Crown King silently sorted out the tools they would need next, while the Snowstorm Horse chewed slowly and savored the ice radish that Luo Mu gave it.

Recently, Bud Crown King has been strictly limiting its ice radish intake, as if saying that eating only radishes is unhealthy.

It was not easy for Luo Mu to give the king a special treat, so the king wouldn't say anything. Naturally, he would savor the food slowly.

With nothing to do for the moment, Vulpix looked to the side.

Luo Mu said that that was the working area of ​​the strongest opponent in this competition. She didn't even have to come early in the morning, as the organizer had arranged the most suitable finale area for her.

In a sense, Luo Mu, who was stubborn and not afraid of comparison, took advantage of her and got a good position for free.

Vulpix was a little nervous, recalling the scene in the video in his mind, and thinking that it would be great if he could also unfold such a beautiful aurora curtain.

In this way, the works prepared by Luo Mu and others will definitely be more outstanding.

Vulpix didn't notice that under a big tree a little further away, a small white head like a bamboo hat popped out. When it saw them, especially Luo Mu, its eyes lit up.

After a while.

The time finally came to ten o'clock, and the contestants had already waited in their selected areas in an orderly manner, waiting for the staff's order to start their ice sculpture work.

It is different from those exciting and highly entertaining Pokémon battles, grand competitions and even competitions in various professional fields.

The ice sculpture competition itself is not very entertaining, and the entire carving process is boring and tedious. Only the moment when the last cut is made becomes interesting to many non-professional audiences.

The moment all the contestants arrived, Luo Mu finally saw what the mysterious Ms. Shahua looked like.

She was probably around thirty years old, with a beautiful and well-maintained face and a very mature temperament. She didn't look like someone who was arrogant because of her position in her field.

When Shahua noticed that Luo Mu beside her actually occupied such a large area, she looked over here in surprise, and her eyes met Luo Mu's, and she nodded gently.

This Ms. Shahua looks quite friendly.

Luo Mu silently made a judgment in his heart.

Then, the enthusiastic host announced the start of the ice sculpture competition with a smile on his face, and many contestants released their Pokémon one after another.

The first step is to make ice!
The contestants come from all over the world, so their Pokémon also come from various regions.

The lip-smacking sister of Johto, the ice ghost and snow demon girl of Hoenn, the double ice of Unova, the tundra bear, etc.
But these Pokémon suddenly became eclipsed the moment Luo Mu released Regice.

The legend of the King of Plenty has almost completely faded from the land of Frozen, so no one recognizes either the forgotten king or Snowcrest.

But Reggie Ace is different.

Among ice-attribute trainers, Regice's reputation is like the various dragon-type legendary Pokémon that dragon-attribute trainers yearn for. Together with Articuno, it is ranked first on the list of Pokémon that ice-attribute trainers most want to capture.

There is no one who has not fantasized about taming a legendary elf, even Shahua is no exception.

She looked in the direction of Luo Mu in surprise, her mind was shaken, and she even forgot about asking Laplace to use the freezing beam to make ice.

peripheral.

Gurusha, who had recovered, didn't know what to say.

Would Ragnar, Snowpenny and even Regice still have such opportunities when they were farmers?

Gurusha felt like he had eaten a pound of lemons.

So sour.

After releasing Reggieice, Luo Mu called out the Sandslash couple, Mimikyuu and Blue Blade Demon in turn.

Because it is an extra-large ice sculpture, if there are only three Pokémon assistants like Ms. Shahua, each with their own responsibilities, it is absolutely impossible to complete the task in two days.

At least in terms of assistants, Luo Mu is far ahead.

Several Pokémon gathered together and, following the instructions of Budcrown, spit out large swathes of freezing wind.

The Bud Crown used her telekinesis to arrange the freezing wind mixed with ice and snow into the shape of Rayquaza, and then looked at Regiace.

In fact, Regice can reproduce the same ice cubes he once made almost one-to-one, like a living 3D printer.

But the Leiguan King was worried that Reggieace would feel uncomfortable during his first proportional enlargement, so he decided to lead the way for Reggieace himself.

The yellow dot on Reggieice's face flickered, and under its control, cold air suddenly began to spread. In just a few breaths, it filled the "mold" made by the Lotus Crown King and condensed into a huge and extremely solid ice layer.

This speed made many contestants envious.

Look at the speed of your own ice-making, and then look at the speed of Luo Mu's Regice's ice-making. There is no comparison at all!

After coming to her senses, Shahua had no time to envy and quickly asked Laplace, Marula and Snow Moth to make ice cubes.

In this competition, she wanted to try to break through herself and make an ice sculpture that was several times bigger than the previous one. But time was very tight, so how could she have the energy to pay attention to others?

After taking the lead in making the ice cubes in one breath, Luo Mu led the Pokémon to start the preliminary shaping of the ice layer and remove the excess parts.

As soon as they took action, they exposed the fact that their skills were not that proficient in front of the professionals who were now spread throughout the venue.

Both the use of tools and the processing methods were too rough. After accidentally causing a crack, Luo Mu simply broke that section and made a new piece of ice to put on it.

All this exposes the fact that they are not that professional.

This made many contestants who were aiming for second place feel relieved.

Fortunately, this guy is just here to play. Even if the quality of the Pokémon is far superior, his skills are not as good as ours!

(End of this chapter)