I, the Pokémon Master, now resign

Absolu also stopped, looking at a coniferous forest belt that appeared in front of him, a little dazed.

The falling snow had lasted for more than half an hour. In addition to the cold weather, the snow melted before it hit the ground. Especially in the forest in the mountains in front of us, it was even more difficult to consume the falling snow.

I don't know what the landscape of this forest was like half an hour ago, but now this forest is covered with snow everywhere, and the solid branches and thin leaves are full of white scenes.The snow is all over the trees, and from time to time there will be one or two piles falling from the sky, hitting the snow ground and making muffled noises one after another.

As I said before, in such a snow mountain, the powerful Pokémon will look for caves to live in, while the remaining weaker Pokmon will live in such forests, but this does not mean that the powerful Pokémon will live in caves. Baby can leave the woods and never come back.

On the contrary, it is precisely because they have chosen a more comfortable living environment that they have to work harder to find food in this forest, and this is the breakthrough that may exist in Bai Chen's mind.

......

023 Temporary peace of mind, doubtful situation?

The woods in the snow-capped mountains are not as full of vitality as ordinary forests. If you insist on describing them, the woods in the snow-capped mountains are more like an oasis in the center of the desert. From the perspective of outsiders, you should be impressed by the power of its life, but once you take it Compared with the surrounding barrenness, one can't help but feel sympathy and sadness. In such a dead silence, there is only such a small place for people and Pokémon to live...

"Abo...."

Baichen walked in front, and Absol quietly followed behind him to act as a guard. Although Baichen had already said that it was not allowed to fight in this operation, Absol I don't see Bai Chen intending to send out other Pokmon, so if there is any emergency, of course it has to stand in front of Bai Chen in time.

"Let me tell you...although I can't understand your feelings, but you really don't need to be so nervous..."

"Abo?"

Absolu, who followed Bai Chen carefully all the way, couldn't help slowing down after hearing Bai Chen's reminder, and looked at him with doubts in his eyes.

The snow seemed to be getting heavier, and the constant chill from his body made Bai Chen shiver, even the tone of his speech was not as calm as before at the foot of the mountain, but he still slowed down as much as possible The tone explained to Absol:

"Did you see the Pokémon around you?"

"?"

Absol was puzzled, looked around, and reconfirmed the figures hiding in those trees or bushes.

The hidden Pokémon don't seem to be threatening. They are basically all low-level ice-type Pokémon. Among them, Hula is the main one, but you can occasionally see some hills with their heads buried under the snow. Pig silhouette.

What's wrong with them?

Although he was reminded by Bai Chen, Absol still didn't seem to understand what he meant, so he could only look at him for help again.

Regarding Absolu's actions, Bai Chen snorted softly as if he had expected it, and there was a bit of complacency in his tone. For the current Bai Chen, being able to teach others some knowledge in this way is definitely better than being able to teach others in a large Winning the Pokémon battle also makes him happy.

"The expressions of the surrounding Huola and the little boars don't show the vigilance of newcomers or the uneasiness about the lack of food, and the Pokémon called the Mountain God must be the strongest in this area, right? ?”

"Abo..."

Absol thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Absolu's train of thought gradually caught up, Bai Chen continued to explain:

"The right to distribute food belongs to the strongest person in the region. This is the same whether it is in the forest, the desert or on the snow-capped mountains. The ferocious Pokémon like Needle Bee and Boss Kedora who take everything as their own, although they don’t know what level the opponent’s strength is, but they can treat other Pokmon in their territory like this... only It can be said that the nature is definitely not bad."

Thinking of this, Bai Chen couldn't help laughing a little self-deprecatingly, and shrugged.

"But in the final analysis, speculation can only be guesswork. The character and strength of this mountain god can only be known by meeting in person. However, after seeing the Pokémon in this forest, at least I have no doubts about Mr. Taichi's safety and well-being. There is greater hope."

After listening to Bai Chen's explanation, Absolu probably understood the reason why Bai Chen was able to remain relaxed after entering the jungle.

However, although Absolu agreed with Bai Chen's statement in his heart, it still did not change its initial vigilance mentality, because while it understood Bai Chen, it also understood a truth, that is——

You can never imagine what will happen next second in the forest.

Whether it's an attack from a wild Pokémon, a sudden natural disaster, or a strange human being breaking into your home and wantonly persecuting your friends of the same race...

All of this is unpredictable and can happen at any time...

I remembered the scene of that day.Whether it's the involuntary brutal attacks of humans, the figures of the same race fighting back, or the screams of grief when hurt...all of these are deeply engraved in its mind...

"..."

Sensing the change in Absolu's mood, Bai Chen didn't continue to speak out, but kept an indifferent expression, and put his hands in the pockets of his coat again to keep warm.

Looking at the balls of warm air continuously exhaled from his mouth, Bai Chen's mind once again returned to looking for clues that might have been left behind to reveal Mr. Taichi's trace.

The backs of Bai Chen and Absolu gradually moved towards the other side of the woods, and it was not known whether it was because of their own concerns or because the cold weather had dulled their observation skills.

Even though they had just walked through the woods, none of them paid attention to the vigilance hidden under the calm expressions of the Huolas; none of them noticed that the little boars buried their heads under the snow after they left. They also poked their heads out one after another, their almost narrowed eyes were full of alienation and distrust.

……

After a while, the woods where some wild Pokémon once lived returned to its original appearance

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The area of ​​the snow-capped forest is not that big, and you can walk to the end for more than 10 minutes, and the rest of the way, the whole forest seems to be dead, without any trace of life, only occasionally on the snow surface A gnawed pit or two was found on the ground, proving that even in this cold weather there was some source of food.

"Strange...what's going on here? Could it be that I didn't see it?"

"Abo?"

Walking out of the woods, Bai Chen, who had been silent all the time, suddenly murmured to himself in a doubtful tone. Absolu couldn't help turning his head to look at Bai Chen, not understanding what Bai Chen meant by saying that.

Although he felt Absolu's doubts, Bai Chen didn't explain at the moment, but turned around and returned to the woods again, and began to carefully look at the environment in the woods.

"No...or no..."

Back in the woods again, the doubts on Bai Chen's face became more and more serious.

After searching the trees near the exit, Bai Chen finally stopped, folded his arms around his chest, looked at Absolu and said strangely:

"The fruit trees in this forest... how can it feed the dozen or so Pokémon on the road?"

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024 Conjectures gradually taking shape

"The fruit trees in this forest... how can it feed the dozen or so Pokémon on the road?"

Bai Chen's eyes were full of bewilderment and doubts. Originally, Absolu couldn't figure out what happened, but now it was Bai Chen himself who was gradually getting confused.

What Bai Chen was puzzled at this time was nothing but the number of fruit trees in this forest.

Among the fruit trees that Bai Chen is familiar with, there are very few that can grow and bear fruit in the snow-capped mountains, and there are only a few kinds of fruit trees. When returning to the forest just now, Bai Chen carefully observed the forest again. The types of trees in the tree are all ordinary trees that do not bear fruit without exception, and the only few fruit trees are the ones that grow at the entrance of the snow mountain.

You must know that even in a forest with excellent growing conditions, the fruiting rate of a single fruit tree can only meet the daily food supply of three to four wild Pokémon, while the fruiting rate of fruit trees growing on snow-capped mountains is not high. And the number is so rare, no matter what Bai Chen thinks, those few trees don't seem to be able to feed those wild boars with big appetites.

And obviously the food that this forest can produce is so limited, but they don't look like they are starving at all...

Could it be that...

Bai Chen stroked his chin and began to meditate. Combined with what the village chief said that they had also received the favor of the mountain god, Bai Chen seemed to have guessed the identity of the mountain god, or the identity of the group to which the mountain god belonged. But the rest is just verification.

"Come out, longhaired dog."

"Mu~ra~!"

Thinking of this, Bai Chen sent out the long-haired dog. Originally, because it was in the snow-capped mountains, Bai Chen felt that using the long-haired dog's excellent sense of smell might not be of much use, but the situation seems to be a little different now. .

"Can you smell some Pokémon that left the woods on the snow?"

"..."

Asked by Bai Chen, the long-haired dog didn't answer first, but lay half down on the snow, closed his eyes and began to sniff the scent left on the snow, just looking at the long-haired dog's constantly wriggling nose, Bai Chen It turns out that this job is much more difficult than imagined.

After seeing Bai Chen's actions, Absolu probably knew what he wanted to do, so he also stood aside and waited quietly.

As time passed, the position of the long-haired dog slowly moved from the original exit of the forest to the interior of the forest.Although it seemed that there was something to be gained, the long-haired dog hadn't made any other reactions until now, so both Bai Chen and Absolu knew that the current situation was still not optimistic.

While the long-haired dog was constantly searching for the thin scent that might be left on the snow, Bai Chen didn't just stand there idling, but walked a few steps in the direction he came from, searching for something.

Are you missing...

After a few glances, Bai Chen came to such a conclusion in his heart.

The dozen or so Pokémon that were still in the woods should have left.

Although there was only a little wild boar and a yula here before Bai Chen's current position, if you have to say it, Bai Chen didn't see with his own eyes whether the wild Pokémon at the entrance left or not, but if there is no accident If so, they should have all left here by now, and at most there will only be one or two Pokmon left to continue to serve as "eyeliners".

"Abo!"

"Mu~ra!"

Just when Bai Chen was thinking about the next thing, Absolu and the long-haired dog yelled almost at the same time, and looked in their direction, and saw that the faces of the two Pokémon had a little smile on their faces. Excited, it seems that they should have found some clues.

"Have you found anything?"

Bai Chen walked forward, and saw that Absolu nodded his head in a certain direction first, and then the long-haired dog roared twice following Absolu's movements, and the two walked side by side towards the roaring creature. A step in the direction.

"Is it in that direction..."

Looking around again, he took out the map from his bag and compared it. When he confirmed that the direction indicated by Absolu and the long-haired dog was a cliff that was biased towards the map, Bai Chen thoughtfully went to the place. Nodding, he continued to ask:

"About how many Pokmon are there?"

Hearing Bai Chen's words, Absolu and the long-haired dog first looked at each other, and the two started a short discussion. Although Bai Chen couldn't understand what they were talking about, the views of the two Pokmon seemed to be A little disagreement arose, and they couldn't decide on a unified answer until they shook their heads at the end.

"Um……"

Seeing the two Pokémon's embarrassed appearance, Bai Chen was a little curious.

There is no doubt about what the long-haired dog said, he must have discovered the traces of wild Pokémon by his sense of smell, and Bai Chen can probably be sure that the smell that the long-haired dog smelled must be those Pokmon that were squatting at the entrance of the forest before. After all, the snow on the mountain had lasted for more than half an hour, and the smell before that would definitely not stay, so Bai Chen was sure that what the long-haired dog smelled was not the smell left by the mountain god.

But Absol's words need to be discussed. Although Bai Chen is not one of those doctors who can thoroughly study the abilities and strengths of every Pokémon, Bai Chen certainly understands Absol's abilities.

Smell, sight, and hearing all belong to the more general positions in Pokémon, but when it comes to intuition, especially the intuition of the existence of danger, Absolu definitely has the ability to rank in the first echelon of Pokémon.

If the judgments of the long-haired dog and Absolu are both correct, maybe...

The opponent's camp has almost been fully formed in Bai Chen's mind. If he guessed correctly, those Pokémon who were hiding in the woods should be near the cliff in front at this moment, and the so-called mountain god should live on the cliff. in the mountain cave.

"I hope Mr. Taichi is there... Otherwise, I might really have to stay here today..."

Bai Chen, who was following Absolu and the long-haired dog, couldn't help praying in his heart. Although he felt at first that the mountain god living here was not a cruel Pokémon like the circle bear, but Tai Chi The husband has not been back for such a long time and has not heard from him, if it is not for some troubles, how can it make sense?

"Absol is walking behind me, and remember to be vigilant, the opponent may sneak attack at any time."

Although Absolu didn't want to walk behind and be protected by Baichen and the long-haired dog, he also knew that he was injured and couldn't exercise vigorously, and of course he couldn't fight.Although very helpless, it obediently obeyed the promise when it came, and walked back step by step with its head down.

Ok.

Seeing this, Bai Chen nodded in satisfaction, took a step forward calmly, and blocked Absolu behind him, then reached out and patted the hairy body of the long-haired dog, and gave it a secret look. The dog understood, and just let out a low growl to express his understanding.

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025 Encountered Surrounded, Surprised Absol

There are two roads extending upward from the exit of the forest, one of which leads to the top of Tianguan Mountain, and the other leads to a more desolate untouched area.

Generally speaking, the areas that have not been set foot in are areas that have been idle in the wild because the road is too dangerous, the development is too difficult and there is no more demand.Many powerful wild Pokémon will always be born in untouched areas. They usually occupy a large area and drive away all outsiders. And being coveted by the trainers, so-called powerful Pokémon rarely appear in most of the unexplored areas. Once the news comes out, these Pokmon are basically unable to escape the fate of being subdued.

The snow on the mountainside of Tianguan Mountain was getting bigger and bigger, and countless snowflakes fell one after another, making it even more difficult to move forward on the road that was already covered with a layer of snow.Baichen, Absolu, and the long-haired dog just left a footprint in the rear, and the footprints left by the back feet will be covered by the heavy snow from the sky.

"It's terrible..."

Bai Chen, who was following the long-haired dog, already sighed for the first time today.

"If this continues, it will soon turn into a blizzard, right? Are your legs okay? If you can't hold it for a while, you can rest here first."

Bai Chen turned his head slightly while saying these words, and stared at Absolu behind him from the corner of his eyes.

Hearing Bai Chen's worry, Absolu shook his head, saying that he didn't need to rest, but its slower and slower pace made Bai Chen feel worried.

What a stubborn guy...

After being rejected by Absolu, Bai Chen sighed again in his heart, and didn't continue to force him. Although they didn't get along for a long time, Baichen naturally understood Absolu's stubborn character, otherwise It wouldn't follow him to Tianguan Mountain either.

"However, if the snow is getting bigger and bigger, it will be troublesome. I don't know where the cave where that guy lives is. It's impossible to keep going like this."

"Mu~ra..."

Just when Bai Chen was talking to himself and wanted to make the atmosphere a little more lively, the long-haired dog in front of him suddenly stopped, his body froze, and he raised his head to look around, his eyes full of confusion.

"What's wrong? Could it be that the smell has disappeared?" Seeing the appearance of the long-haired dog, Bai Chen couldn't help asking a little helplessly.

From the moment the snow fell, Bai Chen had already prepared for the worst. After all, if the snow fell more and more heavily, it would be a matter of time before the smells that were not obvious enough were covered up, but the long-haired dog lost its target so quickly. It's just that it exceeded Bai Chen's expectations, Bai Chen thought that no matter what, he could walk for ten minutes longer.

"MU~ra..."

As if aware of what Bai Chen was thinking, the long-haired dog quickly turned around, yelled at Bai Chen twice, and then turned his head again to look around.Such a strange behavior of the long-haired dog naturally aroused Bai Chen's doubts. After traveling for so long, the long-haired dog showed such confusion here, probably not because of the disappearance of the smell, but because the long-haired dog yes......

"Abo!"

Bai Chen's gaze and Absol's roar came together almost at the same time.

The location of the three is a low valley, and there is a long and narrow slope in front of it. Except for the road from the back, all sides are blocked by rock walls covered with ice and snow.