I, the Pokémon Master, now resign

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327 Rare Gifts and Plain Gratitude

Life and death.

This should be regarded as a set of complete antonyms, but it is such a set of words with completely opposite meanings, but the forms of the two of them can be clearly seen in such a place.

The former represents vitality, of course, is Feiyun City, which is crowded with people and flourishing in commercial activities; while the one that represents lifelessness, is the No. 4 road in the north that connects with Feiyun City.

Road No. 4 is connected to the Central Park of Feiyun City, but it is such a road connected to the most prosperous commercial city, but its central area is a dead desert.

In the storybook, this desert full of death seemed to be a prosperous oasis before, but the desert spread here from nowhere.

There are said to be two reasons why Feiyun City was established in the south of the desert.

One is that the Hezhong Alliance has had the idea of ​​environmental governance in the early days. If the sandy land north of Feiyun City continues to spread, I am afraid that many cities south of the Hezhong area will be buried in the desert. As the wind belt and direction change, the desert may continue to shift towards the southeast coastal areas.

The second thing is that the geographical location of Feiyun City is too important.As a region that connects the north and the south and can load and unload logistics in the entire Hezhong area, the economic value of this place is naturally evident.

However, although the United Alliance has spent a lot of effort and invested countless funds, it still cannot cure the desertification here, and the difficulty in eradicating it is not only due to its own lack of technology and ability, but also... .

[You cannot let this desert disappear!If the desert is really gone, what will the Pokmon living here do?How many places like this in the entire Hezhong area can support countless rock and ground-type Pokmon? 】

There are many people with the same views as above, strong opposition and condemnation from Pokémon protectionists.

Under such a situation of both internal and external weakness, this desert was naturally put aside by the United Alliance. Anyway, it can't take care of it, so let's just let it maintain the status quo.

It was against such a background that vitality and death were so perfectly integrated by Feiyun City.

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"Be careful, don't open your mouth here, or there will be sand hitting your face... cough cough! cough cough cough——!"

On the stretching desert of No. [-] road, Bai Chen and Ma Li were sitting on an off-road vehicle. Originally, Bai Chen was going to kindly explain to Ma Li the precautions here, but before he finished speaking, he stopped. Already had a feast of sand.

"..."

Seeing that Bai Chen, who was coughing crazily and wanted to spit out the grains of sand in his mouth, was constantly eating the new grains of sand that flew in, while Ma Li was about to leave Feiyun City, Bai Chen gave My silk scarf tightly covered my mouth, insisting on the principle of never complaining.

Speaking of the origin of this silk scarf, it has to be traced back to this morning.

The two who were supposed to set off yesterday had to change their departure time for a day because they experienced a lot of entanglement with insect nets in Feiyun gymnasium.

And during the extra half day, Ma Li was nestling in the room, using a notebook to record some of the skills she had learned during the battle at Feiyun Gym, especially the skills that Yadi used to disrupt the opponent's fighting rhythm.

Contrary to Ma Li, Bai Chen, who usually talks about sleeping in the room all day long, rarely goes out in this free half day.

"Mr. Baichen, are you going out? If so, I will..."

"No, no, you don't need to come, I'm just going out to buy something, and I'll be back soon~ You can take a good rest here~ After all, it's very tiring to fight against that guy, Yati."

After cleaning up her sticky body, Ma Li had just changed her clothes when she heard Bai Chen's voice from the door. Originally, when she saw Bai Chen going out, she wanted to go out together, but at that time, Bai Chen He turned her down with an embarrassed expression.

Ma Li has always accepted Bai Chen's request, and she has already bought all the things she wants to buy, although she was too crazy in the furniture city before, so she has a lot of things she likes very much in the fashion street here. I couldn't buy anything, especially the pink silk scarf I saw at the time...

After being rejected by Bai Chen's request to go out together, Ma Li immersed herself in the command arrangement of the Pokémon battle with peace of mind. At this time, she never thought that Bai Chen, who said he would go out in the morning, would come back in the evening. She also never expected that Bai Chen would give her the silk scarf that she had been looking forward to when she went out the next day.

"After that, you will pass through the desert area. As a newcomer to the desert, you'd better bring a ribbon to prevent the sand from slipping into your mouth~ I think you have been secretly watching this when you were in Fashion Street. A ribbon, since it is just right, this will be regarded as a gift for you."

In the morning, when Bai Chen hurriedly finished speaking to Ma Li and delivered the gift to her, Bai Chen must not have noticed his tired expression.

During these days in Feiyun City, it can be said that Bai Chen never stopped. Every day he was squeezed around in front of the sardines in the boiling crowd. Cha Zhisen's time is even more difficult.

Bai Chen hates the crowded environment, Ma Li understands this, and it is precisely because of this that she feels more meaningful when she accepts the gift Bai Chen gave her.

It is for this reason that...

Mary pursed her lips, not knowing what to say.

Or at this time, she felt that no matter what she said, she would appear a little frivolous.

Obviously, I queued up all day to buy it...but now I still act so calmly......

From the beginning to the end, Bai Chen didn't use any actions or words to describe the difficulty of getting into that clothing store, but as an insider, Mali certainly knew... that clothing store ranked first in Feiyun City, Even well-known stores that rank among the best in the entire Union area.

Even if it is opened on a barren hill, countless people will come here, let alone in such a prosperous commercial city.

"Thank you, I love it!"

With a happy smile, Mary opened the gift box, wrapped the pink ribbon around her neck, and covered her mouth.

Bai Chen didn't explain how difficult it was to buy it, and Ma Li didn't express any heavy thanks, everything seemed so natural.

"Well, it's fine if you like it~"

Bai Chen was also infected by Ma Li's smile, as if the fatigue from the day before had been swept away, he also showed the same smile to Ma Li.

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328 Adventurer, Ruins, Vulcan Moth

At this time, turn the perspective back to the desert area of ​​the No. 4 road again.

After several hours of setting off in an off-road vehicle, Bai Chen and Ma Li finally arrived at the post station somewhere in the desert.

"Thank you ~ Uncle Keen, I will continue to ask you in the future."

Bai Chen got out of the car first, and then helped Mary to get down together. After making sure that nothing was left behind, Bai Chen still didn't forget to thank the uncle named Keen who drove them over.

"Haha~ It's nothing, it's just a trifle~"

Kean is a big tree near middle age, wearing a work jacket, and his full beard will shake when he smiles.

"After all, I have seen your hard work. As travelers, I can't just leave you alone, right? But out of good intentions, I still suggest that if you go through a dangerous place like this in the future, When you are in the district, it is better to collect information in the nearby cities first, otherwise it will be very troublesome to go on the road without knowing anything~ Pursuing dreams is a good thing, but at the same time, you must be responsible for your own life."

"Ah, ha ha.. ha... I see..."

After being told by Uncle Keen, Bai Chen couldn't help laughing awkwardly.

Speaking of which, although this is the second time he has crossed the desert here, Bai Chen really doesn't know much about this desert. The most terrible thing in his impression is the countless sand grains that are blown by the wind, so Only then did Bai Chen buy that silk scarf for Ma Li to keep out the sand and dust.

As for the more particular about clothes, or the requirements for tools, Bai Chen really didn't have any preparations.

After all, when he crossed here back then, he also survived with perseverance, without any preparation at all.

ah! ?In this way, when I was crossing this desert back then, it is no wonder that the passers-by I met by chance cast puzzled and admiring eyes. Now that I think about it, is it because of this? !

"Well~ Just be more careful next time. If you are hungry, go to the restaurant in the station to eat something~ Because it is in the desert, the food will be more expensive and the taste is relatively ordinary, but generally speaking at this time At this point, there will be a lot of people in the restaurant talking to each other about what they have seen in the day~ Compared with the food in the desert, this scene is more fascinating, right?"

Uncle Keen laughed so loudly, he said goodbye to Bai Chen and Ma Li, and continued his desert adventure trip.

On the off-road vehicle, I learned that Uncle Keane is not a Pokémon trainer, but an explorer.He is obsessed with exploring the famous relics in various places, obsessed with seeking new encounters in various dangerous but full of opportunities.

Perhaps it was because of the adventurer's unique sense of crisis and preparation that he explained so many related matters to Bai Chen along the way. After all, most of the Pokémon trainers are the same as Bai Chen. It is not because of which place you want to cross, you will not go to understand that place first.

Mystery and the unknown are the motivations that attract trainers to continue traveling.

Although it's true that Bai Chen didn't prepare enough this time.

"Hey, it's a good thing I met a kind person this time, otherwise it would have taken me a whole day to get here with my feet alone."

Compared to leaving in the morning and arriving in the evening, it is only one o'clock in the afternoon here now.

If it is in a normal city, this time should have passed the meal time, but for the desert station, this time is almost exactly the time for lunch.

After all, most of the people living here are adventurers like Keane, not Pokémon trainers.They are regular customers here, in order to meet their needs, the hotel will naturally adjust the meal time later to give them more time to explore in the morning.

However, Keane's words seemed to be unique even among adventurers. Except for having dinner at the inn, he seemed to spend the rest of the time searching for the so-called ancient ruins in the desert.

The ruin Mr. Keen mentioned should be that...

Every time he thinks of the ancient ruins that Mr. Keen mentioned, not only the picture of when he subdued it appeared in Bai Chen's mind.

"Vulcan moth..."

At some point, Bai Chen had already held the Vulcan Moth's Pokémon ball that was sent back yesterday.

That day, because I was caught in a burst of quicksand, I lost control over my body, so I was taken underground.

There is no sunlight all year round in the underground, and there is only pure darkness. But after Bai Chen woke up, he suddenly found...in the depths of that dark room, there was a dazzling light like the sun, with a light that seemed to be ignitable. All the flames bloomed in mid-air.

Is it a god?

Bai Chen thought this in his mind more than once, but when he walked over with curiosity and observed closely, he realized it.

That was not a god, but a Vulcan moth that was once regarded as the incarnation of a god.

However, it is somewhat different from the Vulcan moth in Bai Chen's impression. The black flares emitting fire on its wings are more dense, its body is larger, and the temperature emitted from it is also hotter.

It is a special individual.

The moment he saw it, Bai Chen almost made a judgment in his mind, and the moment he saw it, he had the idea of ​​subduing it.

Under Bai Chen's gaze, the sleeping "God of the Sun" also opened its eyes, and almost at the same time, it launched a shower-like attack on the intruder in front of it.

Flames, sparks, and burning flames covered the entire underground ruins in an instant. Although it was created by the ancients to enshrine it, it seemed to have no memory of the ruins at all, and it didn't show mercy at all.

The battle between Bai Chen and Vulcan Moth, or in other words, the battle between Bai Chenjia Monarch Snake and Vulcan Moth lasted for more than half an hour before coming to an end. Vulcan Moth, who knew how many years had been guarding here, also disappeared in the ruins since then, and became a partner with Bai Chen.

Although Bai Chen could probably guess that the ruins that Mr. Keen was talking about was the old underground site where Vulcan Moth was, but in the final analysis, Bai Chen was just sucked in by a quicksand, and he didn't know where to get in at all.

In other words, it has been so long, and no one knows whether the ruins have collapsed or not.

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329 And death, and legend

Desert Station, in the restaurant on the first floor.

"I'm full~ I don't think it's as bad as what Uncle Keen said. It's nice to be able to eat hot food."

Although most of the situation is like what Keen said to Bai Chen, because it is located in the middle of the desert, the food here is expensive and there are few types, but even so, Bai Chen feels that the taste here is passable.

Perhaps it was only because he had experienced the hardships of traveling in the desert that he felt the taste of peace of mind the best.

"Mediocre, right?"

Mary also wiped her mouth with a piece of paper after eating. Although she didn't give a positive comment like Bai Chen did, she didn't give a derogatory comment like Mr. Keen either.

As far as the food here is concerned, the soup is only seasoned with the simplest seasoning, and the dishes give people the feeling that they are just stir-fried on the pot... It's like knowing how to cook but not wanting to cook The same perfunctory people who make lunch for themselves.

"After all, it's in the desert. It's not bad to be able to do this step. Who let such a big wind and sand blowing outside make it a luxury to want to cook outside?"

No one can say for sure the situation in the desert. It is not easy to muster up the courage to cook in the desert.

After all, in the desert, one second may be calm outside, and the next second there may be a strong wind, sweeping towards you with countless sand dunes.

With the help of Pokémon's power, it is barely possible to avoid such a sandstorm, but in this way, wouldn't the hard-working fire and the half-cooked dishes in the pot be destroyed?

"Hahaha~ Young man, don't be so hasty to make a conclusion~ Although this place is in the middle of the desert, but the boss only manages the dishes to this extent is just purely lazy~ I don't want to go to Feiyun City to buy goods myself!"

While Bai Chen was talking with Ma Li, another uncle sitting in the dining room laughed and said to him after having a drink.

This uncle's name seems to be Rob. He was chatting with other adventurers before, and Bai Chen, who was an observer, also heard his name during this free time.

"Although the boss's craftsmanship is not bad, but because of laziness, he not only purchases ingredients, but even the menu basically does not change. The food is exactly the same for 4 days a week~ If it is you, you Will you be bored?"

"Yes...is that so..."

After listening to Rob's words, Bai Chen felt a little guilty for no reason. If he thought about it carefully, it seemed that his restaurant menu hadn't launched anything new for a long time, and 99% of the dishes were still from when the store first opened. fixed.

Shouldn't they be bored too...

Think about the expressions of those regular customers who come to my store after each meal. It seems that no one has raised any objections to the menu, so that's good... I'll try to add some new styles when I go back later.

"Hey! You bastard, don't indoctrinate newcomers with such ideas!"

Just as Bai Chen was deep in thought, an elderly man came out of the kitchen.

The old man's figure is slightly thin, but the brilliance between his brows seems to be as if he is still a young man.

"Do you think my body looks like I can go shopping for a bunch of things? Isn't it you? Every time I ask you for help, I choose such simple ingredients one by one. I'm just an ordinary cook, not a magician! There is no way to use cabbage to make meat for you!"

"Hahaha~ Just kidding, just kidding~ Don't be so excited, uncle~ Next time, next time! I will definitely buy more things when I go to Feiyun City next time~ I bought less before because the people there There are too many, and there is simply no desire to line up~”

When Rob saw that the old man had become serious, he immediately apologized and shouted haha.

Although it has been said that the variety of dishes here is too single, this is just a way for the regular customers living in the station to tease. It can be regarded as a daily habit. They meet each other every day without teasing. uncomfortable.

"Why do you insist on opening a store here if you are not in good health?"

While Rob and the other adventurers were arguing with the old man, Mary, who had been sitting quietly listening, suddenly had a question she cared about and couldn't help asking.

"Why? That's a good question!"