Not a trainer this time

Naoki put away the lava bug's Poké Ball, preparing to start contact with it after going down the mountain.

But when he turned his head, he immediately saw the shocked expression on Helian's face.

Naoki: "?"

Helian couldn't help but asked: "Do you trainers in the Padia region tame Pokémon like this? But if this is the case, will the tamed Pokémon listen to your commands?"

"...Not really." Naoki thought about it carefully, and then explained: "I don't need to command the Pokémon to fight. The reason why I conquered the lava bug is because I like this Pokémon and want to control it." Take it home and raise it, and get along with it slowly.”

A collecting trainer? Helian probably understood, he had seen this kind of trainer before.

They are not very good at fighting Pokémon, and the purpose of traveling is just to capture those cute Pokémon they have never seen before, and teleport them back home to live together.

But, that kind of subduing method is still too...

Helian didn't know what words to use to describe that feeling.

Letting Pokémon conquer Pokémon has never happened before.

Seeing his expression, Naoki smiled and said, "If you have a chance, you can try this method."

"Most Pokémon have simple and simple temperaments. If you give them some food or let them feel your love, they will have a high chance of choosing you as their partner."

"Of course, this method is only suitable for small and docile Pokémon such as Lava Bug and Eevee. If you switch to the one that bites the land shark Bangira, it may not work. In that case, you can only ask They have to prove their strength.”

Helian listened carefully, and he felt something was opened in his mind.

"I understand!" Helian said.

Naoki smiled slightly, turned around and prepared to leave.

Helian, who had been practicing in Hell Valley for a month, also planned to go to the green town below the mountain to collect some living supplies, so the two of them headed down the mountain together.

When the two left the Hell Valley, the surrounding temperature immediately returned to normal.

Naoki breathed a long sigh of relief and took out a bottle of water from his backpack to replenish his fluids.

Helian also put on clothes.

When passing by the place where he had found the timid Pokémon, Naoki was curious and asked Helian about him.

"By the way, Helian, have you seen any Pokémon unique to Beishang Township around here?"

"Are you referring to Smoocha and its evolved form, a cup of rough tea?"

A cup of rough tea? This name sounds like it is the evolved form of Lai Sad Tea...

Naoki thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Apart from these two?"

"Then there seems to be no more." Helian recalled carefully, "But there are many Pokémon in this place that are not in the Sinnoh region. I have seen Mimikyu, Ancient Moon Bird, Little Diamond... Eh. ?Did you see any strange Pokémon?"

Naoki nodded: "In the area in front, I saw a Pokémon I had never seen before."

Hearing this, Helian looked in the direction of his finger, but when he saw the scene in front of him clearly, a surprised expression appeared on his face.

"What? Did you go in there?"

Naoki was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean?"

Helian: "That's the very famous Ghost Tooth Cave in Beishang Township! The terrain there is very steep. It's named because the protruding rocks look like ghost teeth. If you're not careful inside, you will fall into the cliff."

"For this reason, the locals have classified it as an extremely dangerous area and prohibit others from entering."

Naoki said in a daze: "Is it that exaggerated?"

"In addition to this reason, there is another very important reason, that is, it is said that the ghost that killed the three treasure companions is hidden somewhere in the Ghost Teeth Cave. Once an intruder encounters it, it will be snatched away by it. life!"

Helian trembled and said: "Ghosts wearing masks and so on, it's really scary! I'm most afraid of these folk horror legends in the countryside!"

Naoki: "..."

The ghost wearing a mask...

The scene he saw before flashed through Naoki's mind.

The green Pokémon also seemed to have a mask on its hand.

An incredible guess suddenly appeared in Naoki's mind - could it be the legendary ghost? !

But it was impossible. That Pokémon was obviously very timid. Let alone take his life, it was so frightened just by seeing him that it turned around and ran away.

Or is the ghost someone else?

It just so happened that at this time, a gust of wind whistled from the direction of Ghost Teeth Cave. The wind blew through the valley and made a whimpering sound. At first glance, it sounded like a ghost who died in vain.

Helian's hair suddenly stood up and he felt a chill on his back. He quickly said: "Let's get out of here quickly!"

Naoki was speechless, but he still took the two Pokémon down the mountain and returned to Green Town.

Unconsciously, the time has come to four o'clock in the evening.

Naoki said goodbye to Helian and returned to the public hall.

Tomorrow he would go to Apple Hill to visit the apple orchard with the mayor, so after dinner, Naoki returned to the room.

He released the lava bug from the elf ball, looked at the lava bug with Baboo, and fed it tree fruits and snacks.

For a strange human being like him, the lava bug not only did not feel scared, but seemed to be in a very happy mood, slowly eating the fruit there.

If it weren't for the fact that the characteristics of the lava bug were not gluttonous, Naoki would have suspected that the characteristics of this lava bug were gluttonous.

It has to be said that lava bugs are really born to be mobile heaters.

Not long after it was released, the temperature in the room began to rise until it became warm.

"Interesting." Naoki watched the interaction between Babu Woodchuck and the lava bug, making plans in his mind.

With lava bugs, there will be no need to use firewood in future fireplaces.

"Well, in addition to the fireplace, we also need to build a set of lava bug-specific heating pipes connecting various rooms in the home."

Just like in that anime, lava bugs can crawl around freely in the pipes on weekdays and go wherever they want.

At the same time, the heat generated when it crawls can also continuously heat the entire house.

Thinking about it this way, lava bugs with fire attributes are really convenient. They are simply people's best companions in the cold winter!

Naoki sat on a chair and watched Babu Woodchuck and Lava Bug thinking about something.

Soon, the lava worms filled their stomachs.

The lava bug was very happy to face the Babu woodchuck who showed kindness to it and wanted to make friends with it.

As soon as it was happy, several streams of white smoke came out of its red body.

"Bang bang bang!"

Suddenly - the sound of coughs choked by smoke erupted one after another in the room. Naoki quickly opened the window to ventilate, then looked back at the silly lava bug.

Why did he suddenly feel that this lava bug was not very smart?

It seemed that he realized that he had caused trouble to everyone, and the simple lava bug was a little panicked.

Fortunately, no one paid attention to it, and instead showed it a friendly smile.

Babu Tubo comforted him: "Bamo Bamo!"

The lava bug blinked, and then also became happy.

Then, there was another banging sound in the room.

Naoki: "..."

Really not very smart...

However, maybe it is this simple and even silly nature that makes it willing to become friends with Babu, right?

Just like those children who have just entered kindergarten.

*

Early the next morning, Naoki followed the mayor to the local apple orchard.

Looking at the apple trees all over the mountains and plains, Naoki thought to himself: This is indeed Kitakami Township, which is rich in apples!

"Here we are, here is the apple hill!" the mayor introduced with a smile: "The view of this hill is wide and there is no terrain obstruction, so that the sunlight can fully shine on each apple, allowing them to grow big and bright. round."

Zhishu looked up, and as expected, he saw that each of the apples growing on the tree was so round, red, shiny, and very attractive at first sight.

The township chief stepped forward and picked a few and handed them to him: "Try it! This is our specialty of Beishang Township!"

Naoki reached out and took it, then looked down, and the information about the apple emerged from his mind.

[Apples from Beishang Township: High-quality apples, a specialty of Beishang Township, are very famous around the world. ]

Naoki glanced at it, then handed one of the big, round apples to Gulton and tasted it together.

As soon as you take a bite, sweet apple juice bursts into your mouth.

It's really good, Naoki nodded appreciatively.

"Isn't it good?" the mayor asked. When he talked about his apples, his face was full of pride.

Naoki responded. He raised his head and looked into the distance, looking at the vibrant apple orchard, and sighed in his heart: This is a fertile land!

Like the previous rice fields, there are also various Pokémon living in the apple orchard.

There are coyote dogs guarding the fruit trees, Odachi running around in the orchard, slender trumpet buds, and Muckel staying on the branches.

It can be seen that Beishang Township has completely integrated Pokémon into agricultural development.

Following his gaze, the mayor also saw those Pokémon. He said proudly: "These are Pokémon helping in the orchard!"

"The coyote dog can guard the orchard to prevent wild Pokémon from destroying the fruit trees. Odachi can patrol the entire hill and notify the coyote dog of the situation."

"Mukeer can provide insect-catching services for apple trees so that they can grow smoothly. Trumpet Bud can not only use grass energy to cultivate fruit trees, but can also use vine whips to help us pick apples."

"Will Padia also allow Pokémon to join the agricultural industry?" the mayor asked.

Naoki hasn't been to many other farms, but he knows more or less about them. For example, Mr. Erif's cherry orchard has Pokémon to help.

But those Pokémon were only wild Pokémon taken in by the kind-hearted Mr. Elif, and they did not formally employ a large number of Pokémon to take care of the fruit trees and farmland like in Kitakami Township.

"I can suggest it to Mayor Thomas later and tell everyone about this method." Naoki thought to himself and replied: "Yes."

"In my pasture, Kuailong will use praying for rain to help irrigate the fields, the three gophers will help plow the fields, the mount goats will also use grass energy to help cultivate crops, and the ducks will help me pick fruits."

"Yes, that's it!" The mayor nodded repeatedly: "Pokémon is such a magical creature! It's great to have them! It's thanks to them that human life has been improved so much!"

Naoki smiled and nodded: "Yes!"

The group of people wandered around Apple Hill.

During this period, Naoki saw vans parked on the road.

Some farmers and Pokémon were putting freshly picked apples into cardboard boxes and moving them to the truck.

The township chief looked at this scene and said with a smile: "These apples will be shipped to all parts of the world, including Kanto, Sinnoh, Padia, Hezhong, Kalos... so that everyone can taste the apples of Beishang Township."

"It's amazing!" Naoki exclaimed in admiration.

You know, the Internet is not that developed now, and business promotion relies entirely on newspapers, but the apples in Beishang Township can be sold all over the world, which is enough to illustrate the gold content of these apples.

At this time, the mayor on the side suddenly said: "There are many interesting things in the town, but it's a pity that you came at the wrong time. If you come in summer, you can participate in the town's mask festival!"

Hearing this, Naoki was slightly startled: "Mian-hiding sacrifice?"

The mayor introduced: "That's right! That is a grand festival every year. It is specially held to celebrate the heroic appearance of the three treasure companions. It will not only attract people in the town, but also attract many trainers from other areas. !”

"At that time, everyone will put on their masks and go to the shrine in the center of Kitakami to enjoy themselves there!"

Masks... masks again.

Everything here in Kitakami Township seems to be related to masks.

Naoki thought about the green Pokémon he met yesterday and the mask he saw on its hand. His heart moved slightly, and then he asked:

"By the way, Mayor, are there any unique Pokémon here in Beishang Township?"

"Pokémon from Beishang Township?" The mayor was a little surprised, but still said: "Of course there are! The most famous ones are the three companion Pokémon who died to protect the village!"

It is enough to praise the dog, wish to increase the number of apes, and be lucky to the pheasant.

But that green Pokémon looks nothing like a dog, monkey, or chicken.

Naoki thought for a moment and then asked: "What about other than these three companion Pokémon?"

"I saw an unknown Pokémon wearing a mask in the mountains before. Is it also a Pokémon from Kitakami Township?"

Naoki was curious. He originally wanted to ask the mayor if he knew about the Pokémon.

But he never thought that the old man in front of him suddenly changed his face after hearing his words.

"Wearing a mask, an unknown creature wanders in the mountains. Have you met a ghost?!"

Naoki was stunned on the spot.

What's the meaning?

That timid Pokémon is the ghost that existed in the legend of Kitakami Township and killed the three treasure companions? !

But how is it possible?

It was obviously so timid. Just when it saw them approaching, it started to huddle in the corner and tremble. Finally, it was so scared that it turned around and ran away.

Could such a Pokémon be a ghost?

Naoki's first reaction was that it was impossible, or the legend circulating in Kitakami Township was wrong, or there was another hidden secret.

"That's a cruel ghost!" The mayor said with fear on his face: "I advise you not to go to the Fear Cave again. If you provoke a ghost, you will also be in a very dangerous situation!"

Compared to legends, Naoki is more willing to believe his own eyes.

There was no way he could believe that that Pokémon could be that violent ghost.

He remained silent and did not speak. Instead, Gu Ledun shouted at the mayor:

"Ah gah!"

The mayor was startled and subconsciously took a few steps back. What happened to this Pokémon? Why did you suddenly get angry and yell at him?

Seeing Gulton's reaction, Naoki intuitively felt that something was wrong. He quickly stopped Gulton's behavior and reached out to comfort it.

So Luton stopped.

The mayor breathed a sigh of relief, then looked up at the front of the hill and said:

"Huh... Baoban Square is just ahead. That's where the villagers from Beishang Township buried their remains. Do you want to take a look?"