stonecrandall Chapter 280 Arrival, Gods and Ruins
Chapter 280 Arrival, Gods and Ruins
"Finally arrived~ I'm exhausted~~"
"I'm done for. I didn't expect that even with the power of wave guidance, I would almost get lost in the mountains. This place is too convoluted."
"Pikachu~~"
After traveling through the mountains for two whole days, Ash and his friends finally dragged their exhausted bodies to their next destination—God and Town.
Originally, everyone, including Ash himself, thought that with the help of the Aura, getting lost should no longer happen, but what they didn't expect was...
As they stepped into the mountains leading to Shenhe Town, the already thick fog inexplicably began to thicken even more.
If the normal visibility under fog was two meters, then during the two days they were climbing the mountain, the visibility was less than half a meter for most of the time.
Even though Ash could see the road clearly with his Aura, Dawn and Brock couldn't. Even though they held each other's hands to prevent getting lost, they still had to change their route several times for safety reasons when faced with steep cliffs.
While Ash can now freely unleash his Aura, its coverage area is still insufficient to encompass the entire mountain range.
Thinking about it this way, getting lost seems quite reasonable?
"What's next? Should we register for the Grand Contest first?"
As Ash said this, he turned to Dawn and asked her a question.
"No, it's still early, I want to go to the Pokémon Center and take a nap first..."
Xiao Guang looks completely burned out. It's afternoon now, and it seems he won't be able to get up until tonight.
"Xiao Gang is the same—"
"No problem! Let's go to the Pokémon Center!"
Just a moment ago, Brock was listless, but now he suddenly straightened up with renewed energy, ready to rush towards the Pokémon Center.
Xiao Gang usually acts like this because his old problems have relapsed.
"Guwa—"
"Pfft—It's...numb...numb..."
"It feels like it's been a while since I've seen this scene. I really miss it."
Watching the shrew drag Brock away, Ash and Dawn exchanged a glance and shrugged, indicating that they were used to this scene.
"So Ash, where are you going? Shall we go to the Pokémon Center together?"
Xiao Guang and Xiao Gang have already decided on their destination. All that's left is Xiao Zhi, who is still full of energy after traveling such a long mountain road.
"No."
Just as Xiaoguang had thought.
"I feel fine. I'll wander around the town of Kami and then go to the Pokémon Center tonight."
"Alright then~ See you tonight~ Also! Don't forget!"
After saying the first half of the sentence, Xiao Guang emphasized it and, with his hands on his hips, "kindly reminded" Xiao Zhi.
Ash had previously offered Dawn the bait of accompanying her on a Contest training session in order to get her to agree to his decision, and it seems Dawn still remembers it well.
"I understand! I won't run away, don't worry!"
"Hehe~ That's good~ See you tonight~"
The weariness in my heart seemed to vanish in an instant.
After receiving Ash's affirmative answer, Dawn skipped and hopped towards the Pokémon Center.
Having just arrived in Shenhe Town, the three of them found themselves on different paths again in a short period of time.
"Sigh, let's go and take a stroll around the town of Shenhe."
"Pikachu~"
After seeing Dawn off, Ash and Pikachu slowly walked off in a seemingly random direction.
Pikachu seemed more interested in arriving in Stellaris for the first time, while Ash, having been to Stellaris many times before, wasn't particularly interested in the town's situation. His only "interest" was probably in searching for Team Galactic's whereabouts.
The message that he and Shigeru discovered, left by Team Galactic, was quite puzzling.
If the League were to interpret this, they would definitely think that the three lakes in the Sinnoh region were just traps deliberately set up by Team Galactic to mislead them.
But Ash knew that the three lakes, or rather the Pokémon in the three lakes, were indeed Team Galactic's target.
Team Galactic informed the League of their decision before the League confirmed the summoning of Dialga and Palkia, which seems rather strange from any perspective.
A decoy? A smokescreen? A feint?
Regardless of the other party's goal, at least one thing Xiaozhi is certain of is—
He is currently in God and Town.
Even when facing the three top executives of the Galaxy Team at once, he was not afraid at all.
While thinking about these things, Ash and Pikachu unknowingly arrived at the center of God Village.
It is not a typical urban center with towering buildings.
In the center of the town of Shenhe, there are no modern buildings, but instead a huge pit. In the center of the pit is a very ancient-looking ruin that leads into the interior of the pit.
"Let's go in and take a look."
"Pikachu".
Pikachu noticed that Ash seemed preoccupied and didn't object to his suggestion to go down and check on things.
......
Although it is a relic, neither the gods nor the relic have been specially protected.
Compared to other regions, the Sinnoh region has not done much protection for these remaining ancient sites.
At most, it would just be building a history museum centered around historical sites.
Perhaps this is related to the history of the Sinnoh region.
Legend has it that the Sinnoh region is the starting point of the world and the center of history.
The entire history of the Sinnoh region is shared by the people of Sinnoh.
Therefore, even regarding the legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia's two items, the Sinnoh League did not intend to hide them away. Instead, they were displayed openly in the museum, allowing all visitors to see these legendary artifacts.
It's hard to say whether the Sinnoh League's actions are good or bad, but given that Team Galactic has now openly declared war on the League, it seems that, just to be on the safe side, the League should probably keep the Diamond Orb and the White Orb safe.
Ash brought Pikachu inside the ruins.
Just like the desolate scene outside, the interior of the ruins consisted of only a dozen or so simple stone pillars, with a stone tablet enclosed in the center of the pillars.
"Pikachu?"
Upon approaching and seeing the portrait on the stone tablet, Pikachu visibly paused for a moment.
"These three Pokémon are the legendary three lake Pokémon of the Sinnoh region. Ah... you haven't seen Pikachu yet, have you? I saw a phantom of one of them before at Lake Tsushima."
"Pikachu?!?" (Huh? When?!)
Pikachu looked as if it had been betrayed by Ash. After a moment of stunned silence, Pikachu drooped its ears, looking disappointed.
At the same time, a slow footstep sound came from behind them.
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