Pokémon: Chosen Ranger

"Miss Ruiko, what happened?"

The uncle holding the shovel saw Ruikou's solemn expression and immediately asked with concern.

This young lady is a long-lost big customer of Dong Ning Village. Not only does she spend a lot of money, but her stay lasts indefinitely, so she naturally needs to take a lot of care of her.

"It's nothing. Okay, let's stop asking here first. I have some things to deal with."

Ruiko glanced at the other party indifferently, put away the phone, turned and left.

The uncle scratched his head with a puzzled expression. He remembered that this young lady had a straightforward and arrogant personality, and she spoke her words directly. Why did she seem to have a different person today?

Then he picked up the shovel and prepared to walk to the warehouse. He shook his head and said, forget it, he couldn't take care of other people's affairs anyway.

"Xia Ye, do you still remember me?"

Hearing Ruiko's voice, the uncle turned his head in surprise. He had never seen this kind of attitude in more than two months. Who is this Xia Ye?

He took a closer look and saw that this was not the young man who had just settled in the village yesterday. Could it be that the two of them actually knew each other.

Speaking of which, the giant tree suddenly came to life after he came to Dong Ning Village. He was not in the village at that time. Could this matter have something to do with Xia Ye?

Thinking like this, the uncle smiled and walked towards the warehouse again. How could it be possible? I must have been overthinking it. If it were true, I might as well work part-time as a detective.

At the same time, Xia Ye, who heard the other party greeting her, responded: "Of course, Miss Ruikou."

"Great, it seems you still remember me. Speaking of which, Xia Ye, why did you come to the Crown Snowfield?"

Ruiko's tone was not as strong as Xia Ye's memory. He felt a little strange and then said the reason he had prepared long ago:

"Looking for someone, I came to Wangguan Xueyuan this time to find someone."

"Well, that's right. By the way, have you seen the changes in the giant tree today? It can really be called a miracle." Ruiko crossed his arms and looked at the giant tree in the distance.

Xia Ye also looked at the bare giant tree and complained in his heart, you can't say it happened because of me, right?

"Well, I saw it. I'm curious why this happened." Xia Ye's tone was very calm.

"It's the King of Fertility. It seems that the villagers in Dongning Village unanimously believe that it did it. After all, this is the most widely circulated legend in the village." Ruikou lifted up her long green hair and looked around, with a trace of distress in her eyes.

It's really ridiculous that this matter is the only progress despite the fact that he has been in the Crown Snowfield for two months.

However, according to the response of the detection device, the key is most likely in Xia Ye's body, and the originally stalled mission can continue.

In this case, you must have a good relationship with him. In fact, based on his previous ability to deal with the Gigantamax Pokémon, it is completely appropriate to make friends with Xia Ye.

But the owner's reply was that he didn't need to pay attention. The mission was important, so I stopped paying attention to him. I didn't expect that the key to the mission would appear in Xia Ye.

Could this be the direction of fate?

"Well, maybe it was really the King of Plenty who did it." Xia Ye breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. It's good. It's good that she didn't think of me.

Then, the two of them suddenly fell into silence. Ruikou has always been proud of herself and never invited others. She was always praised for being smart and capable, but she didn't know what to do.

Xia Ye, on the other hand, didn't want to have anything to do with the changes in the giant tree. In addition, he didn't understand the woman in front of him at all, so he didn't know what to say.

In the end, Ruiko forced out a stiff smile and asked with a hint of embarrassment: "Um, um, do you want to come to my room?"

"Eh?"

Xia Ye is confused by Ruikou's speech. What's the situation now?

Seeing the other party's embarrassed expression, Ruiko also realized the error of his expression and hurriedly said:

"Don't get me wrong, I mean it's so cold, it's better to go back inside as soon as possible."

"Well, that's true, but why mention your room?"

"Ah, this, by the way, cough, I'm inviting you. Do you want to come to my room for a cup of tea? It's high-quality tea, and the taste is absolutely guaranteed!"

Suspicious, very suspicious, but Xia Ye didn't intend to refuse. He always felt that the other party had something to say.

"No problem at all."

"Great, I'll get ready right now!" Ruiko looked very happy, completely unlike the depressed look he had when he first saw him.

In Ruikou's room, Xia Ye sat on the sofa and looked at Ruikou who was making tea. Although they were both in a B\u0026B, the decoration of Ruikou's room was obviously twice as good as that of his own room.

She seemed to have lived in this room for a long time. As soon as she entered the room, she started making tea with ease. The transparent glass jar that stored the black tea had only half of the tea leaves left. It could be seen from the traces that it was originally a full jar.

There were a lot of her personal belongings in the house, and there was a conspicuous Sonic Dragon doll on the clean bed. Speaking of which, the Pokémon she sent out at that time was Sonic Dragon.

There are several stacks of information on the desk. The map of Wang Guanxueyuan covers the entire table, with many circles drawn on it and many marks on it.

"Here, this is the best Galar black tea. It's hard for ordinary people to drink it." Ruikou, wearing a white apron, placed a cup of black tea in front of Xia Ye and sounded very proud.

Xia Ye picked up the tea cup and could smell the rich aroma of the steaming black tea. The quality of this tea was definitely not bad.

He took a sip gently. The taste was indeed mellow and fragrant, but it was worse than the black tea produced by the Horror Teapot in Sunset Forest.

"Okay, Miss Riko, do you have anything to ask me about?"

"Oh, is it so obvious?" Ruiko's expression softened, "But this is just right. I'm not someone who likes to beat around the bush, so I'll just tell the truth."

Her expression became serious, she took off her apron and hung it on the chair, and said, "Xia Ye, have you found a strange item? It is a disc composed of three parts: rock, steel, and frost."

Ruiko made it very clear. Xia Ye can be sure that she knows the existence of the Key of Choice. In this way, her purpose in coming to the Crown Snowfield is Reggie Ellechi and Reggie Drago.

It is understandable that she has not made any progress. After all, the key to choice was hidden in the stables of the Crown Temple by Snowstorm Horse. How could ordinary people think of it there.

However, the existence of these two Pokémon is not something that ordinary trainers can know. Well, Riko's identity is definitely not simple.

".No, I don't have this item."

Hearing Xia Ye's answer, Ruiko was shocked at first, then frowned. He placed one hand on the back of the chair and kept tapping, while the other hand was shaking in the air, as if looking for something furry.

"Huh, Xia Ye, I'm sure that this item is on your body. Leave it to me. I will pay you an unimaginable reward." Ruikou couldn't hold his breath and put forward the conditions with a confident expression.

"I can't imagine? Why, are you the president of some big company or a descendant of the Galar royal family?" Xia Ye shook his head and joked while drinking black tea.

The change in Ruiko's attitude is because she holds the key to choice, but the pride she shows all the time will never be indifferent to my words.

After all, she originally said she wanted to deal with the Gigantamax Pokémon by herself.

Okay, let me see what the forces behind you are. Since you want to obtain the power of Reggie Ellechi and Reggie Drago, it is definitely not simple. It will not be an investigation to pursue legendary Pokémon. Group it.

"The Royal Family of Galar? Those guys?!" Ruikou tightened his grip on the back of the chair, gritting his teeth with disgust on his face.

She waved her arms violently, her expression full of pride: "Don't confuse me with those guys who are addicted to power and are willing to degenerate. My family has been working hard to protect Galar for generations!"

"Guarding Galar?"

"Yes, protect Galar!"

"Yeah, but I've never heard of it. Speaking of which, wasn't the Pokémon that wreaked havoc in Quanguan City also solved by the champion?"

Ruikou's face darkened, unable to refute, and then she asked: "Okay, Xia Ye, do you know Dandi's Pokémon lineup? Apart from Charizard, which one do you think is the strongest?"

Although he didn't know the other party's purpose, Xia Ye still thought about it carefully. To be honest, the strength of Dandi's Pokémon other than Charizard was relatively average. If he had to distinguish it, it should be it.

"Let's do Dragon Baruto."

"Look, I know a trainer of your level won't come up with the wrong answer. That's right, Doron Baruto, a powerful dragon-type Pokémon with terrifying speed, ghostly figure, and a naturally powerful body. , it can only be right!" Ruikou's words revealed his enthusiasm for dragon Pokémon.

"This Pokémon was given to him by my family. Under our cultivation, its potential is far beyond ordinary Pokémon!"

"Dandi allowed him to shine on the field, which did not disgrace our expectations for him. Hum, not only that, our investment in him is much more than you think."

"Only a strong undefeated champion is worthy of being the bright face of Galar. His strength is exactly the result of our shaping."

"Yeah, I don't think so."

Xia Ye spread his hands. Dan Emperor's success may be indispensable for the support of people like Roz, but ultimately, it was his outstanding talent that attracted them.

Even though he has been the champion for many years, he has always maintained high-intensity training and the superposition of hard work and talent. Even without them, Dandi's success would only have been a few years later.

"What are you doing? Make it look like you are familiar with him!"

"It's not important. What I want to know is, Miss Ruikou, doesn't the family you have been talking about just have a name?" Xia Ye asked the key question.

Guardian of Galar and good at cultivating dragon-type Pokémon, Riko's identity may be what he guessed.

"Okay, since you want to know so much, I'll tell you, my name is Riko Howard. Yes, I am a member of the Howard family!" Riko smiled, as if waiting for Xia Yewen What exactly does Howard symbolize?

Sure enough, just as I guessed, Ruiko comes from the Howard family.

I originally thought that the clues that had been interrupted were actually delivered to my door. I must get enough information from her.

Xia Ye nodded. His face was not full of doubts or surprise as Ruiko imagined. Instead, he asked calmly: "I remember that the Four Heavenly Kings and Dragon Emperors before Galar were also named Howard, right?"

"Uh, oh, hey, I didn't expect you to know Lord Dragon Emperor. Well, that's right. A trainer of your level would definitely know about the past peak of the Galar fighting world." Ruikou put his hands on his hips and pretended Calm.

"Yes, Lord Dragon Emperor comes from our Howard family and is the former head of our family."

"Well, then who is the current head of the family?"

"Of course he is the grandson of Lord Dragon Emperor. The excellent bloodline is passed down from generation to generation. He has completely inherited the fighting talent of the previous head of the family!"

The grandson of the Dragon Emperor? Well, according to Mr. Gaede, the Dragon Emperor has passed away, so his grandson may know about the Dragon Emperor.

"Oh, why has such an outstanding talent never appeared on the battlefield? Or has it been eliminated?"

"Hmph, our family pays more attention to things than you think. Well, let me tell you Xia Ye, the purpose of my coming to the Crown Snowfield." Ruiko opened the stool and sat on it.

"In this case, you can hand over that item earlier."

Xia Ye half-squinted her eyes, feeling a little regretful. She knew she shouldn't ask this question, so she changed the topic from the Howard family to the key to choice.

Forget it, judging from the performance of this Ruiko, sooner or later she will spit out everything she knows. For now, I will just listen to her story.

"Ahem, the Howard family is a family that has existed on this land since the beginning of Galar. Naturally, we have recorded some legends."

"Among them is the Crown Snowfield. According to legend, our ancestors had an outstanding craftsman who used materials unearthed from the snowfield ruins to create five powerful giants."

"Rock, steel, frost, thunder and lightning, dragon's jaw, these are their names. With the existence of these giants, our ancestors have resisted invasion from enemies for a long time."

Then, Ruikou's expression turned regretful: "However, some evil-minded people used the power of these giants to attack the tribe. In desperation, our ancestors had no choice but to seal the five giants everywhere in the Crown Snowfield."

"Thunderbolt and Dragon Jaw are the most powerful among them, so only by obtaining the keys hidden in the other three ruins can the ruins that seal them be opened."

"And this key is in your hand. That's right. Please give it to me. Only the Howard family can correctly use the power of lightning and Dragon Jaw. We need the power of Dragon Jaw to cultivate more powerful Pokémon. "

Ruiko's expression was serious, but Xia Ye just wanted to complain now that these five sacred pillars could not be made by the Howard family at all, and Rejichikas said not to infringe on its patent.

And dragon foreheads can breed more powerful dragon Pokémon. Isn’t that right? Does the Howard family think they are props? Xia Ye then asked:

"Hey, Miss Riko, do you know that these giants are actually Pokémon?"

"Hey, Pokémon?"