Pokemon Dawn

April 21st, early morning.

After leaving the mountain area, Xiaoye continued to travel north. The next target was the polar ice field, the country of ice and snow located in the north of the land beyond.

Before reaching the polar ice sheet, you will pass through vast grasslands along the way. The terrain is gentle and the field of vision is wide. There is no need to worry about being suddenly attacked by wild Pokémon.

——As long as the attackers are not a group of fossil pterosaurs that move like the wind.

After checking the map, Xiaoye unexpectedly discovered that the sudden attack by the Shenling Mountain fossil pterosaur group had caused their forward path to deviate even more seriously, so much so that it was almost impossible to correct it in the second half.

Fortunately, the so-called route is just a random drawing. Even if you make a ninety-degree turn, there will be no consequences.

Since it was no longer possible to return to the planned route, Xiao Ye simply made the mistake and continued her way north along the wide river in front of her.

The Ice Crystal River [Japanese: Ice Crystal River, koushyou_kawa, English: ice_crystal_river], its source comes from the melted ice and snow water flowing down from the polar snow mountains in the northern part of the ice sheet. It flows in a north-south direction, running through the entire land beyond, and finally merges into the vast Central Pole In the ocean.

This broad river is the main water source in the central and southern lands of Beyond. It has given birth to countless lives in Beyond. Perhaps because it has never been polluted by traces of human industry, its water quality is very clear, just like the reflection of the Milky Way in the sky. , countless water-type Pokémon live in rivers.

The Ice Crystal River originates from the polar snow-capped mountains. Therefore, as long as you follow the river northward, you will reach the final destination—the polar ice sheet—in no time.

Since the injuries of Big Bird and Ghost Stone have not yet recovered, the task of trailblazing the riverside journey this day fell on four other Pokémon. Fortunately, there are no highly aggressive Pokémon in the nearby grassland area. A dream swarm can be easily dealt with even if there are only two pathbreakers.

As for Xiaoye's own injuries - of course, human beings' recovery power cannot be compared with that of Pokémon, and she is reluctant to stock up on high-level wound medicine. Just relying on ordinary medicines cannot achieve the effect of rapid recovery. However, for Xiaoye, this little skinny Trauma is nothing to worry about.

What is even more heartbreaking than these is——

The coat worth a "huge sum" of 4000pd was scratched.

And it was so damaged that it couldn't be repaired at all.

Looking at the map, there was still at least a third of the distance. Xiaoye decisively did not change her coat. She just washed the blood-stained white sportswear and continued wearing it - the lines drawn by the wings of fossil pterosaurs. The flat break looks like a deliberately personalized clothing design.

Traveling to the other side is too dangerous. If she encounters a similar attack in the future, Xiaoye does not have the confidence to save her clothes. Considering the huge pressure on her wallet, she should wait until she returns to put on a good coat.

Since this journey was always along the river, Xiao Ye released Gyarados.

The places they passed before were all land, which was not suitable for Pokémon like Gyarados to show off their skills. Now that he finally had the environment he liked, the water dragon showed his joyful mood completely on his face - no, from that picture The happiness on his fierce face turned into a grin - he swam in the river and even hummed a ditty.

Pichu: "That's obviously Roaring Hill!"

With Gyarados around, Pokémon with aggressive tendencies coming from the river were intercepted one after another, and there was absolutely no danger that it would affect Saya and her party on the shore. The only drawback was that its moves were too powerful.

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The scene of splashing water is constantly happening, and Xiaoye will experience a small-scale artificial rainfall every three minutes on average.

It’s April 21st now, and there are still six days left before the agreed meeting date of April 27th. As long as we hurry up and hurry up, we can actually have time to visit the polar snow mountains. Unfortunately, Xiaoye didn’t bring any winter clothes with her—nor was she willing to buy expensive ones.

Winter clothes. Although the human body in this world is not fragile, with thin sportswear and a healthy body, reaching the ice field of several degrees below zero is already the limit. If you dare to set foot in the snow-capped mountains, you will definitely be frozen into a humanoid specimen.

Therefore, the pace of Xiaoye and his party became more leisurely, and fighting with nearby wild Pokémon became the main task.

During this period, Riolu was still following behind him, not far or too close, as if nothing had changed. But when Xiaoye and his party stopped to rest, it no longer stayed away, but actively came closer.

Although it still maintains a distance of nearly ten meters from Xiaoye and the Pokémon, at least it no longer avoids the sight of members of this "group", and it no longer reacts excessively when being flirted with by Pichu, and sometimes even fights with its mortal enemy, the Forest Lizard.

Say a few words.

——Although it is always made angry by the calm forest lizard for some reason.

Xiao Ye saw that it had been holding the white spray bottle carefully. The sharp claws were carefully put away, leaving no scratches on the bottle.

April 22nd.

After recovering from injuries, Big Bird and Ghost Stone finally returned to the ranks of those who opened the way. For the militant Ghost Stone, fighting is a refreshing pleasure, and Big Bird, who has just completed his evolution, is even more energetic.

They couldn't wait to move their bodies. But the other four became dissatisfied with their monster grabbing behavior, especially Gyarados, whose expression looked like he wanted to swallow the wandering Ghost Stone in one go.

During the lunch break, Riolu once again challenged the forest lizard.

Although it is always the winner, the forest lizard has never underestimated this overly persistent opponent. It knows very well that it can win because it is faster than Riolu and has learned the fighting skills from Xiaoye. If compared with hard power,

, it is still on par with Riolu, and it is impossible to easily distinguish between strong and weak.

Therefore, the forest lizard cherishes every opportunity to fight with Riolu. It fights with him cautiously, honing every move and style of its own, and its opponent is equally serious with it.

Riolu's speed increased little by little, and he was gradually able to respond to the forest lizard's high-speed attacks. Unfortunately, this little fighting guy couldn't be happy for long.

It finally fell under the leaf blade of the forest lizard.

Under Xiaoye's careful instruction, the forest lizard's leaf blade has been used very skillfully. It was very careful not to cause serious damage to Riolu. Within a few minutes after the battle, Riolu had the strength to get up.

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The puppy Pokémon looked a little glum, its ears drooping listlessly, and it was minding its own business using medicine to treat itself.

It's really not fun to lose to the same opponent all the time.

Once again, again, Riolu is now able to use spray wound medicine skillfully, and has fallen deeply in love with this magical prop. As he was concentrating on pressing the button, Riolu saw a small blue

The fruit was handed to him.

"Please use."

The purple-haired girl was squatting in front of it, looking at it with a smile.

Riolu blinked.

It suddenly remembered the scene a few days ago - in the early morning before leaving the Shenling Mountain, it challenged the forest lizard and was defeated in embarrassment. At that time, Xiaoye seemed to have left behind this weapon that could replenish his physical strength.

fruit, but at that time it was very wary of Xiaoye and did not touch the fruit.

And now——

Riolu only thought for a second, then took the fruit from Xiaoye's hand and swallowed it whole.

They had dined together more than once. Riolu knew that if Xiaoye wanted to hurt it, there had been countless opportunities before.

The power contained in the fragrant pulp seeped out and spread towards Riolu's torso and limbs, causing it to sigh in comfort.

This Pokémon, which has always been alone, has not yet realized that it has placed a rare and unprecedented trust in that strange "leader of the pack" - even if this trust is only "eat the food given by the other party with confidence"

It's just a degree.

Going north along the Ice Crystal River, the dense grass gradually becomes sparse and the number of trees continues to decrease. Whether it is the temperature of the air, the touch of the earth, or everything in the field of vision, it is announced that the natural tones are changing from warm to warm.

Turns cold.

In the evening, when the horizon turned from earthy yellow to pure white, Xiaoye knew that the cold northern ice sheet was close at hand.

The polar ice sheet [Japanese: polar ice sheet, kyoukuchi_hyougen, English: r_ice_sheet] is located in the northern part of the land. Its temperature is below zero all year round, and it is covered with white snow all year round.

Its altitude is not high, and its latitude is in the temperate zone, but it strangely maintains a cold zone-like climate. This may also be a phenomenon caused by the special magnetic field of the other place.

Although it is called an ice field, this is not a desolate place without any vegetation. Surprisingly, many cold-resistant and fruit-bearing shrubs grow on the land covered by ice and snow. Although there are not many types of plants, the large number of fruits is enough to support life.

Pokémon in this area provide food. Therefore, fierce competition for food does not take place in the polar ice sheets.

There are many ice-type Pokémon living here. According to the introduction in the atlas, most of them have a gentle temperament and low vigilance, and are almost completely unprepared for the humans on the expedition team.

Compared with the previous Giant Tree Forest and Shenling Mountain, the polar ice sheet may be too peaceful to give Pokémon sufficient combat training. However, Xiaoye’s purpose of coming here is not to focus on hard training - not only fighting, but also exploring

A new land is also a way of training. Pokémon are not props for fighting. Xiaoye hopes that her Pokémon can follow her to come into contact with more new things that have not been touched before and see a wider world. In this way

You can be called a traveling companion, right?

Continuing to travel north and crossing the ice fields, you will reach the foot of the polar snow mountains. There is still about one-third of the land area north of the snow mountains. This area is not unexplored, but it is marked "Absolutely" on the atlas.

The danger sign "No Entry" makes people more concerned about the scenery behind the snow-capped mountains.

Of course, Xiaoye had no intention of climbing the snow-capped mountains, let alone exploring dangerous places that were forbidden to enter. For Xiaoye, who was wearing a summer dress, being able to reach the polar ice fields was already the limit.

The weather in the polar ice fields is unpredictable, and they are often hit by blizzards. Xiaoye's luck is very good - when she sets foot on the white ice and snow fields, there is no cloud in the sky that is dyed red by the sunset, and it will definitely be sunny tomorrow.

"Okay, so cold, cold, cold, cold, cold..."

The short fur of the little Piqiu could not provide enough insulation effect, and it had already snuck into Xiaoye's collar to keep warm. The furry little ears moved around, sweeping across Xiaoye's neck from time to time, sending a warm and soft touch.

The wind in the polar ice sheet was biting, and even Xiaoye, who was in good health, inevitably felt the cold. Fortunately, there was a natural heater like the fire-breathing dragon. He only had to flap his wings and the surrounding air would immediately warm up.

"Master, are we going to stay here for a long time?" Pichu cautiously stuck his head out and stared at Xiao Ye with a pitiful look.

"If nothing else happens, we will stay here for two or three days, which is not a long time." Xiaoye said.

"Hey - it's obviously very long..." The little Piqiu, who was afraid of the cold, immediately became listless.

Xiao Ye’s intended target is a lake called Ice Crystal Lake located at the foot of the polar snow mountains. It stores melted ice and snow water flowing from the polar snow mountains and is directly connected to the Ice Crystal River. It is said that the water temperature often drops below zero and still does not freeze -

—This is the so-called "supercooled water".

And this ice and snow lake is the final stop of Xiaoye's journey to the other side.

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Small theater:

System prompts: When Riolu's favorability reaches above 70%, the "Eat the food given by the other party with confidence" level is activated. Players are asked to pay more attention to the relevant plot and continue to explore this route.

Xiaoye: The name of the favorability level... is so strange.

System prompt: This is a unique feature of Leo's route, please cherish it.

Xiaoye: I always feel that you are reminding me that feeding more will help speed up the progress of the strategy...

System prompt: No, I didn’t say anything

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ps: Recommend a new book from my friends, "Pokémon: Night Rain"