Pokémon: The Climb

It was already more than an hour later when I came out of the tavern.

The conversation with Brother Jiu perfectly met Yang Yan's expectations. Not only could he collect relevant research information through the channels of the Hunter Alliance, he also conveniently handed over all the powerful wild Pokémon that were inconvenient to handle to Brother Nine, or the Hunter Alliance for processing.

This also includes several Gyarados whose experiments failed.

Fortunately, before officially leaving Curtain City, Yang Yan captured a lot of Gyarados from the sea, and a few were missing, which would not affect the progress of the experiment.

The research information seized from Team Rocket had been absorbed by him midway. While he gained a lot, it also gave him some new ideas.

Yang Yan would think of collecting research information through the channels of the Hunter Alliance, and this is also the reason.

There are too many people studying Gyarados in the world, and there must be a lot of research data that has not been published publicly. These can help him greatly reduce the possibility of useless efforts and speed up the research on intimidation agents.

Yang Yan knew that entrusting this matter to the Hunter Alliance would definitely be risky, but he decided to do it anyway. After all, he was no longer the rookie trainer who needed to be cautious in everything.

Before leaving, Brother Ninth also promised that no one would discount the tasks he received from the Hunter Alliance and the things he sold in the future.

Even if he goes to the area that others are responsible for in the future, it will be the same.

Yang Yan didn't know how Brother Jiu got people in other areas to obey him, but whatever, this was what Brother Jiu needed to consider. He just needed to enjoy the benefits.

During the 3 days that he was waiting for Ninth Brother for the few good-grade elf eggs that he had not sold before, Yang Yan had already gone out and went to the nearest breeding house to sell them.

In addition, after so many days of rest, the effects of the killing have been completely eliminated.

Everything was done and Yang Yan felt relaxed.

"Leave tomorrow!"

……

Early the next morning, Yang Yan left the town in a happy mood.

I don’t know if it was Brother Nine who spoke, but the bounty hunters who had coveted Yang Yan before were unmoved. Yang Yan, who originally thought that he would need to spend some time cleaning up his tail and earn some pocket money, was slightly disappointed.

But he soon felt relieved and continued his work step by step.

After leaving the town, Yang Yan completely entered the western region of Sinnoh.

As he learned, the level of development in the west is not high, with villages and small towns scattered throughout the country. Yang Yan didn't know how many he passed through along the way.

However, other places outside Chen Town have not been completely occupied by wild Pokémon, so there may be situations where a certain place completely loses contact with the outside world.

After understanding, Yang Yan realized that all this was done by the Sinnoh Alliance.

The transportation thoroughfares connecting various human settlements are regularly inspected and maintained by trainers. Some trainers who travel abroad also help a lot. Therefore, although the ecology of the west is primitive, it is still considered safe.

As long as you don't commit suicide.

"The western region will be so stable. I guess not only the Sinnoh Alliance will maintain it, but the Hunter Alliance may also play a big role..."

Yang Yan thinks so because there are not only many trainers in the western region who are training outside, but also many bounty hunters. During the training, many bounty hunters who did not know whether to live or die fell at his feet.

He even felt that the two major alliances in the Sinnoh region were a bit of an illusion.

Of course, he was not from Sinnoh, and he had no intention of learning more about what was going on here, so some unintelligible questions were quickly thrown out of his mind.

After more than three months, the tired Yang Yan finally arrived at his intended destination - Songsha City.

With the word "sha" in its name, there is no doubt that Songsha City is a city close to the desert.

The ruins Yang Yan needs to find are in the desert northwest of Songsha City.

At first, Grandpa Tomioka only told him the place name "Shennoh Songsha City" and the specific location of the ruins. For reasons of confidentiality, those people didn't even tell Tomioka, and Yang Yan didn't even know. He could only rely on him. Go and find it yourself.

Although Songsha City is close to the desert, there are not many people coming and going. After all, many Pokémon, such as rock, ground, and steel types, like to live in this environment, so it is not surprising that trainers who want to conquer these Pokémon would gather in Songsha City.

In addition, although this city has never appeared in the anime, according to Yang Yan, Songsha City is quite famous.

Not only is there a ground museum master who is said to have reached the level of a king, but there is also a museum in the city center, which displays a large number of precious cultural relics excavated from the desert.

The history of Sinnoh is extremely long. It is said that this desert did not exist from the beginning. No one knows how many traces of ancient civilizations are buried in the desert. Therefore, many people interested in archeology will gather here.

The existence of trainers, archaeologists, and bounty hunters who want to conquer specific Pokémon has promoted the prosperity of Songsha City and is the basis for Songsha City to develop from a small town into a medium-sized city.

now.

Yang Yan was wearing a mask and a thick winter coat, but he felt like he couldn't keep out the cold.

"What a misstep. The desert in winter will be even colder than other times. I heard that the desert can even have temperatures as low as minus 40 to 50 degrees Celsius, which is really life-threatening!"

It has been more than 6 months since he started training in Curtain City, and the time has also changed from summer to winter. Yang Yan can no longer count how far he has traveled.

Arriving in Songsha City in the cold winter, Yang Yan admitted that he had not thought carefully.

Sand does not retain heat, so it will cause a huge temperature difference between day and night, and it will also make winter colder.

Unlike the prosperous Songsha City he learned about online, Yang Yan met few other people after entering the city.

The one I met was also in a hurry and trembling.

There were not many open shops, and Yang Yan searched for a long time before he found a high-end hotel with available rooms.

Although the price is a bit expensive, it has its advantages. At least staying in the room, Yang Yan will not be affected by the low temperature, and can enjoy hot food every day.

"Going to the desert at this time of year is like courting death. It seems we can only wait until next spring before taking action!"

Yang Yan stood in front of the window, holding a cup of hot tea, quietly looking out the window at the city as if it was in hibernation.

"Just in time, I can use this time to eliminate the impact of the killing, dispose of the loot, and at the same time continue to perfect the research on the intimidation potion."

"Besides, I finally have time to study the books left by old Gengar!"

Yang Yan will not affect the general direction he has set due to external factors.

"But before that, I don't know how well that guy Ninth Brother has done with what he promised me, and whether he has collected what I want..."

There are also Hunter Alliance clerks in Songsha City who are similar to "Brother Nine". Yang Yan feels that he needs to find time to get in touch with them and have a good relationship with them.