Not a trainer this time

"boom!"

The fist wrapped in steel attribute energy hit the iron block below again and again, and the collision between the metals made a crisp sound.

The little blacksmith looked focused and serious.

Gradually, under its beating, the iron filings and nails gradually merged into one, turning into a piece of metal exuding a silver luster.

The little blacksmith stopped, picked up the metal block and looked around, frowning slightly, as if he was dissatisfied with his work.

It placed the metal block on the ground again and continued to hammer it.

Naoki watched this scene from the sidelines. He just wanted to say that the young blacksmith's blacksmith's skill in blacksmithing was magical.

There is no high temperature melting, no cooling and solidification, just hammer the iron into the shape you want.

This is completely inconsistent with Naoki's common sense of physics.

"Could it be because of the energy of steel?" He made a random guess.

The little blacksmith hammered for a while, and it seemed a little tired, so it stopped to rest with a tired look on its face.

At this time, the little blacksmith turned his head and saw Naoki standing behind him, and was immediately startled.

It thought Naoki had already left, so why was it still watching here? !

Naoki was really curious, so he asked, "Have you ever made a hammer before?"

"Whoa!"

Speaking of the hammer, the little blacksmith nodded with bright eyes.

It used to have a hammer that it made from metal collected from an abandoned cabin in the wild!

That hammer has been with it for a long time, and it also used it to beat away several Pokémon that fed on metal.

Unfortunately, when it was escaping before, it accidentally dropped the hammer into the sea of ​​​​fire and lost it.

Thinking of this, the little blacksmith's expression became very sad again.

Naoki thought he was sad because he lost the hammer, so he comforted him: "Don't be sad, if you can make the first one, you can make the second one!"

The little blacksmith thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed the case.

Its little face was immediately filled with fighting spirit, and it clenched its fists: "Wow!"

"Then continue your work, I won't disturb you anymore." Naoki reached out and touched the little blacksmith's head, then said goodbye to it, turned around and returned to the house.

After a while, the crisp sound of iron was heard in the pasture again.

Naoki stood in the living room and listened for a while, then returned to the bedroom and pulled out a book from the desk.

This was something he had purchased from a bookstore in town, a biography book about the ecology of wild Pokémon in the Padia region.

Naoki remembered that there were detailed records about Pokémon like Blacksmith.

He opened the book and looked it up, and sure enough, he found content related to the little blacksmith.

"Blacksmith is a very special kind of Pokémon. Like Milkpot and Kentero, they are Pokémon of only one gender."

"This is the same as what I know." Naoki still clearly remembered some Pokémon information from his previous life.

"People think that Pokémon like Blacksmith are Pokémon that live independently, but that's not the case. They are truly Clan Pokémon."

"The great blacksmiths will lead the skillful blacksmiths and the small blacksmiths to live in places filled with scraps of copper and scrap iron. They may be the ruins of ancient castles, or they may be abandoned human ruins."

"There is metal everywhere in these places. Small blacksmiths are not strong enough and will collect iron filings and metal fragments to make hammers."

"When they evolve into skillful blacksmiths, these rusty metals will no longer be able to meet their requirements. Therefore, they will take the initiative to find Commander Slash and collect tougher metals from them."

"And when the Skillful Blacksmith evolves into the Giant Blacksmith, they will attack the poor Steel-Armored Crows in search of stronger metals, and collect their feathers, which are made of the same material as steel, to create the ultimate hammer."

"The Great Blacksmith's strength is so great that ordinary hammers cannot satisfy them. Some researchers have discovered through investigation that each Great Blacksmith's hammer weighs no less than one hundred kilograms."

"The giant blacksmith can easily lift such a heavy hammer, which shows how strong they are. They are truly strong men."

"It seems that as the small blacksmiths evolve, their requirements for hammer materials are gradually increasing." Naoki thought thoughtfully.

From ordinary scrap copper and iron, to the metal on the commander's body, and finally to the steel feathers of the steel armored crow.

The reason why he consulted this information was that Naoki wanted to make a hammer for his Babu landhog.

Then let it energize the hammer, and then match it with the red cloak, so that all the props for Babu Woodchuck cosplay God of Thunder are ready.

There had been no chance before, but now, Naoki saw the possibility in the little blacksmith.

Could he ask the little blacksmith to make a hammer for Babu?

Naoki fell into thought.

Maybe he could help the little blacksmith collect some steel-armored crow feathers in advance.

One part was left to the little blacksmith to make a hammer as a reward, and the other part was used to make Babu's Thor's hammer.

"It just so happens that there are a large number of steel-armored crows living in the Galar region. I can try to collect them this time." Naoki thought to himself.

The Galar region is different from the Padia region in that there is no Pokémon like Blacksmith there.

Because there are no natural enemies, the steel-armored crows are invincible in the skies of the Galar region, and everyone can see them flying freely in the sky.

Not only that, some smart steel-armored crows have also learned to cooperate with humans and are engaged in flying taxis that transport guests to various towns in the Galar Fleet Company founded by humans.

There will definitely be someone in a place like this collecting feathers shed by steel-armored crows, and he will just go and buy some when the time comes.

*

October 9, 198 in the alliance calendar.

In the morning, after Naoki finished the work in the ranch, he said goodbye to everyone and flew to Niangguang City on the other side of the Padia region on Guluton.

In mid-air, after Zhi Shu determined the location of Niangguang City through the map, he directed Gu Ledun to fly in that direction.

And he was sitting on Gulton's back looking at the map of the Padian region.

Real-life maps are not the same as in-game maps.

To be precise, the map here is larger and broader than the map in the game, and the terrain on it is more complex and diverse.

In addition, there are many small villages and towns that are not in the game between some famous large towns.

A place like Sunshine Town, Jellyfish Village, or Bullfighting City.

"If you have a chance in the future, you can come here to visit." Naoki thought.

Because the travel brochure that comes with the map says that Sunshine Town is a town surrounded by sunflower fields, a pastoral town where humans and sunflower monsters live together.

Another example is Jellyfish Village, which is said to be named after a large number of wild jellyfish that live near the village.

As for the city of bullfighting, it is said that it is a large city full of traditional Padian customs and customs, where a large number of passionate matadors gather, and they perform fierce and exciting bullfighting skills in the duel arena with the kentero they have conquered.

After several hours of flight, Naoki finally arrived in the eastern part of Padia.

There was still some distance from Niangguang City, and he was riding Guluton overlooking the wilderness and city below.

Looking at the modern high-rise buildings, Zhi Shu suddenly felt that the eastern part of Padia was more modern and urbanized than the western part.

When Guluton came to the sky above Niangguang City, this feeling became even stronger.

There are many skyscrapers and the city is bustling with traffic. It is already evening, and the shops on both sides of the road have turned on their lights early. The flashing neon lights make the entire Niangguang City a dreamy country.

For a moment, Naoki felt as if he had entered another world.

Compared with this place, Zhiqin Town is simply a very backward rural town!

"Isn't this amazing?!"

Naoki was fascinated by this gorgeous light.

He looked at the bunches of neon lights shooting high into the sky from the city, gently swaying and interlacing in the night, making the whole city dreamlike and like a stunning scene.

etc!

Naoki suddenly realized what he was looking at.

This is one of the ten scenic spots in Padea, the million-volt night view!

I have to say, it’s so beautiful!

Gu Luton seemed to be shocked by this scene.

Naoki heard it call softly.

"Ah geez..."

Zhi Shu didn't speak. He and Gu Ledun just looked at the lights of thousands of houses below quietly.

Until someone else arrived next to him riding a flying Pokémon.

The man and his companions were holding cameras and looked excited: "It is worthy of being one of the ten scenic spots of Padya, so beautiful!"

His companion quickly said: "Quickly take pictures! These are all memories of the trip!"

Naoki woke up suddenly, and then remembered that they still had something serious to do.

"Land!"

"Ah ga~"

Gu Ledun responded cheerfully, and then slowly landed in Niangguang City.

As soon as we arrived in the city, the feeling of disobedience became even stronger.

Naoki looked around at other passers-by who were all fashionably dressed in suits and ties, and some of them cast glances at him.

Naoki: "..."

Wouldn't anyone ridicule him as a country bumpkin from a remote country?

He remembered that Xiaozhi was once ridiculed like this by others in the anime.

However, no one did this. They seemed to be just curious about Naoki Maki and Gu Ledun who suddenly landed.

Seeing this scene, Naoki breathed a sigh of relief. He turned his attention to business and prepared to go to the port with Guledon to buy a ticket to the Galar region.

They crossed the streets and started heading to the port, following the city signs.

"Go through the central square in the city center, and then go forward through the sea bridge, you can reach the Niangguang Lighthouse. The boat boarding point is near the lighthouse." Naoki silently summarized the route, and then remembered it in his heart .

He took Gu Ledun to the central square. When they arrived there, they suddenly found that the central square was very lively.

Many trainers with Pokémon rushed towards that direction excitedly.

"The battle at Niangguang Gym is about to begin!"

"Don't block my way, I want to see the strange tree!"

"Ah ah ah, who pushed me!"

A group of people swarmed in, and Zhi Shu and Gu Ledun were squeezed into the surroundings of the central square.

Naoki: "..."

When the group of people finally stopped, Naoki could clearly see the surrounding scene.

There was already a sea of ​​people in front of them. Countless humans and Pokémon gathered around the edge of the central square, watching the scene inside.

The so-called central square is actually a huge circular Pokémon battle arena, with bright neon lights flashing around the venue.

At this moment, someone was having a Pokémon battle above.

After seeing one of them clearly, Naoki was slightly startled.

Long blue and pink hair, cute little Magnemite hair accessories...

That's... a strange tree?

At this time, the battle on the field seemed to have not started yet.

Qishu glanced at the audience around the square, grinned, and revealed a set of beautiful shark teeth.

"Everyone! It's time for Qishu Qishu's performance again!"

The crowd of onlookers burst into lively shouts.

Qishu seemed to have gotten used to it, and responded with a smile: "Good morning, noon and good night, hello Ciao!"

The trainer standing opposite her also looked admiring.

Qishu grinned and said in a cute and naughty voice:

"Everyone~! Are you all ready~?"

"Capture your eyeballs with an eye-catching grid! Who is going to tell the story? The strange tree is here!"

"Today's challenger is~? Trainer Komatsu is so strong that he can even knock down electric petrels flying in the sky~!"

"..."

"It is indeed a strange tree!" Naoki looked at the girl and couldn't help but feel a little confused.

It's still so early at this point in time, has Qishu started to become the gym leader?

If he remembered correctly, Qishu seemed to be an anchor.

However, it seems that Qishu has not started live broadcasting yet, and is simply conducting exhibition matches.

"It should be because the live broadcast industry has not yet appeared at this time." Naoki thought to himself.

At this time, Gu Ledun on the side saw Naoki's appearance, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his tone was a little excited: "Ah gah!"

"Huh?" Naoki looked at Gulton with a puzzled look.

Is it possible that Gu Lerton also likes to watch live broadcasts by anchors like Qishu?

Sensing Naoki's gaze, Luton turned his head, still a little excited: "Ah gah!"

Naoki asked strangely: "You like her very much?"

So it seems that this is the first time Luton has seen a strange tree, right?

Naoki recalled carefully that although Qishu was a gym leader, she seemed not to be very famous yet, and her fame had not spread to Ziqin Town in the west of Padia.

Although Qishu does look very cute...

At this moment, countless thoughts flashed through Naoki's mind.

For example, can Pokémon fall in love with humans? Will Pokémon fall in love with humans at first sight?

If he remembered correctly, Meow Meow in the anime seemed to have fallen in love with humans.

In his suspicious eyes, Gu Ledun nodded his big head repeatedly: "Ah gah!"

However, Guluton didn't think that much. He was simply happy to see the strange tree.

Because before it became Guluton, Qishu also took good care of it and everyone in the ranch.

More importantly, she also gave birth to a little master.

Naoki named his little master Xiaoshu, so Luton remembered that Naoki also changed the name of the ranch to "Tree House", and everyone lived there happily together.

little Master……

Therefore, Luton's mind recalled the scene when the little master held it pitifully and asked it when it would come back.

However, it could not go back.

Thinking of this, Luton's mood couldn't help but become depressed.

"Ah geez..."

Naoki:?