Pokemon Dawn

The White Crow Underground Duel Field [Japanese: Shirokarasu_chika_kettoujyou, English: white_crow_underground_duel_field] is a mysterious place that exists in urban legends.

Xiao Ye once saw this term on the GT forum. It is said that this is a place that specializes in underground illegal competitions. Participating in the competition can get bonuses that are ten times or even a hundred times higher than those in the official league. However, once you lose the game, you will also have to pay a lot. At a heavy cost, the trainer's personal safety cannot be guaranteed at all.

This place called White Crow also operates illegal transactions. Arms, firearms, virus programs, etc. banned by the Pokémon League can be purchased at high prices, which is the so-called underground black market.

The posts recording these weird contents were quickly deleted by the network administrator, and Xiaoye didn't pay much attention to this urban legend story. Until—the three words "White Crow" were found on Taki's notepad.

Although the writing on the notepad is scrawled, the authenticity of the information can be seen from the incident in Sunlight Forest.

Perhaps, this underground dueling ground in urban legend really exists?

Xiaoye is not a very curious person, and the reason for exploring this information is a sentence written in the post on the forum.

In the shop of the White Crow Underground Duel Arena, you can buy plug-ins that increase the number of Pokémon you can carry.

As we all know, trainers can only carry six Pokémon with them, and any Pokémon beyond the six will be automatically transferred to the research institute bound to the trainer's license. This is strictly written in the legal provisions of the alliance. Regulation.

Pokémon are creatures with powerful force. For most trainers, it is very difficult to be distracted and take care of too many Pokémon; examples of improper care due to distraction and eventual accidents occur frequently. For this reason, For safety reasons, and also to prevent individual trainers from possessing too much force - Xiaoye guessed that the latter was the main reason - this legal provision had been established long before the Pokémon illustrated book was born.

Xiao Ye now has five Pokémon, and it is just around the corner to conquer more than six. Once the number exceeds the limit, the Pokémon must be selected to be transported back to Dr. Ohki's laboratory, which will undoubtedly delay the progress of training and is also emotionally difficult. Hard to decide.

Although she is just a new trainer with mediocre abilities, Xiaoye has enough confidence if she can only properly take care of more than six Pokémon.

With a trainer whose force value exceeds all Pokémon, there will naturally be no accidents.

Even so, Xiaoye knows that the alliance's restrictions on the number of carry items are quite strict. It is said that those who have made outstanding contributions to the Pokémon Alliance, or some special professions can get the permission to increase the number of carry items, but these terms are too far away from ordinary trainers. Too far away.

Xiaoye has even discussed with the Pokémon that if the number of partners increases in the future, the stronger fire dinosaurs and Gyarados will be considered to be sent back to the research institute first. As soon as this statement came out, Xiaoye gained something unexpectedly There was fierce protest from the two Pokémon, but Xiaoye was unable to change the rigid provisions of the law.

But now, luckily, Xiaoye has found a possible way to resolve this dilemma, so Xiaoye will naturally choose to find out.

There will never be a Pokémon trainer in this world who wants to be separated from his partners.

After gathering her thoughts, Xiaoye left all the items that could prove her identity in the room, and walked out the door empty-handed before the Pokémon's treatment was completed.

Although we don’t know yet whether the so-called white crow actually exists, it is always right to be prepared in advance.

Four o'clock in the afternoon is the bustling time of Kuye City. Japanese-style, Western-style and modern-style buildings are staggered on both sides of the street, and billboards written in Spanish are erected in front of many shops.

Walking through the bustling crowd, Xiaoye followed the map's instructions and walked towards Electric South Street.

Before coming to Kuye City, Xiaoye tried searching for "Orange Base Bar" on the Internet, but found nothing. In this information-rich society, even the roadside stall in front of the school will have people commenting enthusiastically;

It is really strange that the real bar cannot be found online.

Of course, there is another possibility - this bar does not exist.

Anyway, go check it out.

Electric Street is the main street of Kuye City and the most prosperous area. Before you reach Electric South Street, which is called "bar_street", you can already see scattered bars and cafes on both sides of the street. Mixed with Spanish

The shouts and cheers were endless, making Xiao Ye wonder for a moment whether the entire Kuye City people liked to use this bilingual way of speaking.

Walking into Electric South Street, large and small bars are lined up along the street. Although it has not yet reached the busiest night of the bar, the people coming and going are already quite crowded.

"Bar culture" is also one of the unique customs of Kuye City.

The "silver_bullet with the red sign" that the middle-aged clerk said stood in a very conspicuous position, and there were already many customers sitting inside. However, Xiao Ye only glanced at it and continued walking deeper into the street.

It is a bit difficult to find a store called "Orange Base" among the dazzling array of bars. I tried asking passers-by, but the responses I received were all "I don't know."

It wasn't until the sky got dark and the road came to an end that Xiaoye found this mysterious bar at the end of an alley on the South Electric Street branch.

An ordinary wooden signboard, an ordinary orange sign, with a line of small words "orange_base" written in vague Spanish in the lower right corner of the signboard.

It doesn't look like a serious business at all.

Shaking her head, Xiaoye retracted her gaze from looking at the signboard. After carefully lowering the hood of her sports coat to cover her appearance, Xiaoye pushed the door open to the crisp sound of wind chimes and walked in.

This is a very ordinary Western-style bar. Retro-style kerosene lamps hang from the ceiling, and clear wine bottles are placed on the wooden bar. Two guests are sitting at a table in the corner, drinking from their glasses without saying a word.

of red wine.

The four uniformed waiters all looked like young men in their twenties and thirties. One person standing by the door bowed to Xiao Ye, "e_to_orange_base."

Xiao Ye nodded and looked around the store vaguely. The store was very small, and the interior decoration was no different from an ordinary bar. There was nothing unusual about it.

There are other customers in the store, so you can't give too direct information without knowing the identity of the customer.

Walking leisurely towards the bar, Xiaoye's eyes paused on the collar of the young waiter standing at the bar.

"What do you need?" The young waiter raised a polite and professional smile.

A teenager around ten years old should never be a regular visitor to a bar, but the young waiter didn't show any strange look.

"This is my first time to come to this bar. Could you please help me introduce the 'features' here." Xiaoye turned her eyes back and showed the same humble and ordinary smile.

The uniforms of the four waiters are almost identical, the only difference is -

Only the young man in front of him had a pure white bird-shaped emblem printed on the collar of his uniform.

The young waiter's smile did not change at all, and he stretched his hand to the wine cabinet behind him, "Okay, then let me introduce it to you."

"You seem to be a new wine drinker, right? Then, I recommend Chateau Lucen Riesling white wine. This wine has a relatively light taste, rich fruit aroma, delicate aroma, and is easy to drink. It is sweet as a zolin asti

Sparkling wine is also a good choice. If you want to taste fine red wine, our store has Lafite produced in 1976 for you to choose from. By the way, our store has a special cocktail 'Orange', which is a favorite among regular customers.

My favorite, its light orange liquid and rich and intoxicating aroma are its characteristics. I believe you don’t want to miss the unique feeling it brings to drinkers..."

Xiaoye pretended to listen attentively, secretly wondering in her heart. The young waiter was indeed introducing the wine in the store in a general way - and Xiaoye could not understand basically a word of what he said - and did not mention anything related to the White Crow.

information. Is this person with the suspicious pattern printed on his uniform really not related to the so-called White Crow, or is he using a special code word?

If it were a secret code hidden in the red wine recommendation... Xiaoye, who knew nothing about it, would have no choice but to admit defeat.

After the detailed recommendation and introduction, the young waiter adjusted his collar unintentionally and said, "If you are still not satisfied with this, we have more high-end 'collections' in our wine cellar. You can come with me to have a look. What do you think?

how?"

Xiaoye's heart moved and she nodded calmly, "Okay, let's go to the wine cellar and have a look."

"Understood. Please go this way." The smiling young waiter walked out from behind the bar, opened the small wooden door on the side, and led Xiao Ye inside.

At the end of the narrow passage was an elevator. Entering the car, Xiaoye found that there was only one button with no floor number on the control panel.

After the young waiter pressed the switch, the elevator began to rise.

It's not falling, but rising. Naturally, the wine cellar cannot be located on the upper floor, and this anomaly made Xiaoye confirm her guess.

It seems that trying your luck this time is half the success.

The ascending process lasted for a long time, and Xiaoye had no idea which floor she was on. After a while, the elevator slowly stopped with a crisp beep.

The young waiter bent down humbly and made a farewell gesture, "Please come in. I hope you can have a pleasant experience."

"Thanks."

Xiao Ye walked out alone. The elevator behind her quickly descended again and returned to the corridor of the small bar.

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small theater:

Young waiter: (smile) Okay, let me introduce it to you.

Xiao Ye: [Is it a secret code hidden in the red wine recommendation? You have to listen carefully. 】

Young waiter: (Speaking fast) I recommend Chateau Lucen Riesling white wine. This wine has a relatively light taste, rich fruity aroma, delicate aroma and is easy to drink. Zolin Asti sweet sparkling wine is also a good choice. If you want to taste it

We have a fine red wine, Lafite produced in 1976, for you to choose from. By the way, we have a special cocktail...

Xiaoye: (looks confused) [Can’t understand...]