Not a trainer this time

On March 24, 1999 in the Union Calendar, the day before the horse racing meeting, the construction of Keri ended.

The area of ​​​​the pasture has been expanded many times, and the edges are surrounded by neat and brand-new wooden fences. This land is officially included in the pasture.

A river cuts across the pasture, dividing the pasture area into two.

Over the river, a solid stone bridge is standing here, connecting two different areas.

The few ducks that usually lived on the other side of the river were attracted by this stone bridge. They jumped around the stone bridge, holding their heads with their hands and looking blank.

One of the ducks walked across the stone bridge with its paws spread wide.

Then it was surprised to find that it could run to the other side of the river by doing this!

"quack!"

The duck screamed excitedly, ran across the stone bridge with a clatter, then jumped into the river, walked back to the other side by water, and then started clattering to the bridge again.

Seeing this, the other Kodak ducks seemed to have discovered some new toys, and started playing like their companions.

Naoki, who was inspecting the land with Adek, couldn't help but twitching his lips when he saw this scene.

"Hahaha!" Adek laughed loudly: "These ducks are so cute!"

Naoki helplessly held his forehead.

The two continued to patrol the land. When they came to the slope, Adek looked around and felt that the pastoral scenery here was really beautiful.

Above the head is the endless blue sky and white clouds, and under the feet is the vibrant green grassland. When the wind blows, the huge grassland moves with the rhythm, like a burst of green waves.

Naoki observed the surrounding environment and decided to reserve this slope for grazing braided sheep.

Pokémon like Braid Sheep like to roll. If there is such a place, they can roll down the slope to play.

There were Pokémon such as Braided Sheep for sale at the ranch in the town, and Naoki was planning to go back and buy a batch.

But Pokémon like Tropical Dragon are not sold in Ziqin Town.

Because the income from raising a Pokémon like Tropicana is less than the cost, it is a loss-making business for ranchers.

After all, the bananas on the neck of the tropical dragon ripen twice a year, and the growth cycle is too slow.

This means that if he wants to raise tropical dragons, he has to go to the wild to find them and then tame them.

But all this will have to wait until the horse racing meeting is over and he comes back from the Unova area.

In the afternoon, Naoki started horse riding training for tomorrow's horse racing meeting.

After hearing his plan, King Lei Guan happily lent her beloved horse.

Regarding this matter, Snowstorm Horse and Lingyouma snorted tacitly and stood in front of Naoki to let him choose.

Neither horse showed resistance, not only because Naoki would plant radishes for them every day, but also because Naoki was very powerful and had been recognized by them.

After all, even King Lei Guan recognized this human being, not to mention there was a Guluton hanging around all day long. What else could they say?

Facing the two obedient and docile horse Pokémon, Naoki reached out and touched their heads and asked:

"Who wants to go to a horse race with me? To compete with other horse Pokémon to become the strongest horse Pokémon in the world?"

Lingyouma's eyes were dim and he didn't show much reaction.

The snowstorm horse stared and snorted rather irritably.

The strongest horse Pokémon? Isn't that what it is? Does this still need to be compared?

What's more, when they were galloping in the Crown Snowfield, those guys might not have been born yet!

"Ice-neigh!" The snowstorm horse neighed.

Naoki: "I know you are very powerful, but others don't know it! If you go to that horse racing competition, many people will see your heroic appearance. If you defeat other horse Pokémon and become the first, People will think of you as the most powerful horse Pokémon in the world!"

The straight-tempered Xue Baima imagined that scene.

——It stood on the podium, and the surrounding humans looked at it with admiration, shouting excitedly at it: "The most powerful Snowstorm Horse King in the world! You are so handsome! We are going to build a Horse King Temple for you!" "

Upon hearing this, Xue Baima couldn't stand it immediately.

It shouted loudly: "Bing~hiss!"

It's time to attend!

Naoki couldn't help laughing and said: "Then please leave it to Snowstorm Horse?"

Snowstorm Horse nodded sharply.

However, at this moment, Lingyouma on the side was not happy.

It looked dissatisfied at the snowstorm horse beside it: "Black Howl~ Neigh!"

Snowstorm Horse glared at Lingyou Horse, what?

The spirit ghost horse's whole body shimmered with light, and its momentum surged. This kind of opportunity should belong to it!

The snowstorm horse immediately ignited, and he also released his power not to be outdone.

The ice mist spread, and the stables on the Snowstorm Horse side were covered with a layer of frost at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Adek on the side saw this scene and his eyebrows jumped, and he immediately whispered: "Your two horse Pokémon are going to fight!"

Naoki suddenly felt a headache.

Seeing that the two horses were about to fight, he quickly stopped him and said: "Stop!"

Snowstorm Horse and Lingyou Horse ignored him and continued to confront each other aggressively.

Naoki: "If this continues, there will be no radishes to eat in the next week!"

Hearing this, the two horses immediately withdrew their gaze, but the incident did not stop because they had already set their sights on Naoki.

With this look, it was obvious that he wanted to ask him who he wanted to choose to attend the horse racing meeting.

Naoki: "..."

Wait, it seems that only one horse is allowed to participate in the horse racing meeting, right?

Naoki coughed lightly, and after a brief thought, he said: "In that case, let's draw lots to decide! It doesn't matter even if you don't get the draw, there will be a horse racing meeting next year, and those who didn't go there this year can do it next year. go."

Draw lots...

Snowstorm Horse and Ghost Horse reluctantly accepted.

Seeing this, Naoki returned to the room and prepared two white bowls.

He put peach and orange fruits in the bowls, and then turned the bowl upside down in front of the two horses.

"Choose! The one who chooses Taotao Guo will be qualified to participate in the horse racing meeting, and the one who chooses Chengcheng Guo will go to the horse racing meeting next year!" Naoki said.

Hearing this, Linyouma and Snowstorm Ma opened their eyes wide and looked hard at the two identical bowls.

There was an obvious expression of hesitation on their faces. No one made a decision first, for fear of making the wrong choice.

After a while, Lingyouma made a decision.

It gently raised its hoof and stepped on the bowl on the right.

Seeing this scene, Snowstorm Horse immediately snorted in dissatisfaction and pushed Linyou Horse past. It also wanted to choose this bowl!

Naoki's head is covered with black lines.

"You can't grab it. Everything is on a first-come, first-served basis. Lingyouma made the choice first, and the bowl on the right belongs to him!"

So Snowstorm Horse could only get out of the way angrily.

Naoki opened the upside-down bowl, and there was a pink peach fruit lying inside.

Then, Naoki opened the bowl on the left, and inside was a blue orange fruit.

Now that the matter is over, the answer has been revealed.

The Pokémon qualified to participate in the horse racing competition is - Ghost Horse!

"Congratulations, Linyouma! Don't be discouraged, Snowstorm Horse, it will be your turn to participate next year." Naoki said.

"Hi~woo!" Linyouma couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes.

Snowstorm Horse was very angry. He snorted and turned his head, facing Naoki with his butt, and stopped playing with him.

Naoki: "..."

Adek on the side suppressed his smile: "This Pokémon of yours is really full of personality!"

Naoki didn't know what to say for a moment.

When he returned the bowl to the kitchen, Lei Guanwang, who was watching TV, casually asked: "Who did you choose?"

"Lingyouma." Naoki replied.

King Lei Guan nodded slightly: "The speed of Lingyou Horse is indeed higher than that of Snowstorm Horse. With it here, you can rest assured."

Naoki took two steps and suddenly felt curious, so he asked:

"By the way, King Lei Guan, when you and the ghost horse Snowstorm were galloping on the land of Galar, would the other one get angry if you rode one of them?"

Regarding this question, Lei Guanwang seemed a little surprised.

He recalled it carefully, then shook his head and said: "I have never encountered such a thing. When I drive a beloved horse, the other one will stay at my residence and wait for my return."

Like this? Naoki nodded thoughtfully, and then said: "Lingyou Horse won the qualification to participate in the horse racing conference, and Snowstorm Horse was angry."

King Lei Guan couldn't help laughing and said: "I have never encountered such a thing before. It seems that my beloved horse cares about you very much!"

Naoki: "..."

A look of reminiscence appeared on King Lei Guan's face: "My beloved horse has a different temperament."

"Lingyouma likes to be quiet, has a lonely and indifferent temperament, and rarely comes into contact with other Pokémon on weekdays."

"Snowstorm Horse has always been straightforward and rude. When it encounters something it wants, it will snatch it by force. But now it is just a little angry, which really surprises me!"

Zhi Shuxin asked if there was a possibility that it was because Gu Luton was nearby?

But thinking of Snowstorm Ma's angry look just now, he still felt a little guilty in his heart.

So I went to Ice Eevee's ice cellar to collect baskets of ice radishes and poured them into the snowstorm horse's trough to give it a snack.

Snowstorm Horse was still angry and was fine at first, but when he saw him coming, he immediately turned around and pointed his butt at him, ignoring him.

Naoki: "..."

never mind!

He took out the ghost horse from the stable, led it to the open grassland on the other side of the river, held the reins of King Lei Guan and rode up.

The feeling of riding a horse is somewhat different from the feeling of riding Gullerton and Motorized Lizard.

The ghost horse is tall, and if it runs at full speed, a rider who is not skilled in horse riding will accidentally fall off.

Although the human body in the Pokémon world is very special and is not easy to fall to death, it is still very common for people to have broken skin and bleed.

Naoki didn't know how to ride a horse before. After all, he was just a social animal in his previous life. He lived in a metropolis made of reinforced concrete and had no chance to come into contact with the sport of horseback riding or the prairie.

He learned all his riding skills from King Lei Guan.

That's when the two horses first came to the pasture.

Clamping the horse's belly with both legs and pulling the reins in his hands, the Linyou horse automatically opened its hooves and started running on the grass.

The horse racing competition in the Pokémon world is very special. Pokémon are allowed to use moves during the process. Naoki thought about it while explaining the rules to the ghost horse.

"There will be many horse Pokémon participating in that competition. During the running process, the participating horse Pokémon are allowed to use moves."

"So you must be careful when the time comes. While moving along the field, you must pay attention to avoid the opponent's attacks."

Linyouma neighed, indicating that he understood.

Speaking of this, Naoki's mind flashed to the moves that Reiyouma had mastered.

Double kick, misfortunes never come singly, stampede, strange light, black mist, shadow ball, high-speed movement, self-sacrifice collision, immobilization method, heavy stamping, dark night shadow, spiritual coquettish...

"Double kicks can repel approaching opponents, strange light can interfere, stomping can reduce the speed of surrounding Pokémon, and black mist can clear the buffs on Pokémon." Naoki thought thoughtfully.

Coupled with the running speed of Lingyou Horse, he felt that he had a good chance of winning.

Time passed by, and Naoki spent an afternoon getting along with the ghost horse. When it was over, he led the ghost horse back to the stable.

Just as he was about to leave, Naoki discovered that the basket of ice radishes had been eaten by the snowstorm horses.

Snowstorm Horse was still very angry, snoring constantly and grunting in the stable looking for trouble.

So Naoki brought another basket of ice radishes and blocked the snowstorm horse's mouth.

"This guy is really..." Irritated and can eat.

Naoki didn't know what to say for a moment.

He sighed helplessly and turned back to the living room.

After dinner, Naoki made a fruit platter for the green onion duck, and then sat on the sofa with Adek to watch TV.

Speaking of which, the Scallion Duck was also unlucky. It had been a long time, and it had been constantly learning the moves and then forgetting them.

The most unlucky time, even a single move was gone, and it completely turned into a blank slate with green onions and duck.

However, the more this happens, the more reluctant Scallion Duck is to give up.

After eating the fruit platter every day, it ran to the wooden pile dummy carrying the green onions, and cracked the dummy with a bang.

Today, he went there for training again.

Zhi Shu didn’t know when this path of Green Onion Duck would end.

Just when he was worrying about the green onion duck, Erguichen ran over with bright eyes.

After hearing that Naoki was going to attend an event in the town tomorrow, Ergui looked at it nervously and expectantly: "Bonnie?"

When Naoki came back to his senses, he naturally understood what Eguifen was thinking. He nodded with a smile and said, "Of course you can go too."

"Boni!" Ergui was extremely happy.

Naoki: "I'm going to attend the conference with the Ghost Horse. You should stay with Gulton. Mr. Adek, please help me take care of them when the time comes."

Adek patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry! But then again, is Ergui also a Pokémon from the Padia region?"

"No." Naoki shook his head: "I met Ergui in Beishang Township. It was not happy living there, so I brought it back."

"There are so many types of Pokémon living in this world!" Adek sighed.

After saying that, Adek took Vulcan Moth and the others to go to the Pokémon Tavern for a drink, following the nosy brothers and sisters.

Naoki returned to the room, sat at the desk, took out his notebook and wrote a plan for a smartphone.

He worked in a game company in his previous life and had some exposure to this aspect.

In order to be able to play with smartphones as soon as possible, Naoki drew his impression of Rotom on paper.

It also marked the locations of smart touch screens, cameras and other structures, as well as the prospects of smart phones and what functions they should have.

With the development of the times, the old-fashioned Pokémon illustrated books are destined to be eliminated.

And compared to the Pokémon Pokédex, the versatile Rotom phone is more suitable for traveling trainers.

Whether it is the Pokémon illustration function, camera photography function, online forum function, navigation function, or communication function, it is a necessity for trainers traveling in the wild, and it is also something that traditional illustrations cannot achieve.

Ten years from now, the Internet will connect the entire Pokémon world, allowing trainers in the Padia region to communicate with trainers in the Sinnoh region.