Not a trainer this time

Alliance calendar year 198, winter 8th.

With a cold wave sweeping across, the Padia region officially ushered in a cold winter.

Although it hasn’t snowed yet, the temperature has dropped enough to require wearing long johns.

When Zhi Shu got up in the morning, he found that the withered yellow grass outside was covered with a layer of white frost. The north wind blew through the valley, and a whimpering sound came from the distance.

"It's really cooled down!"

The weather forecast a few days ago said that the temperature would drop sharply in the next two days, so citizens should be prepared in advance. Now it seems that it is indeed true.

Naoki closed the curtains, turned around and sat on the sofa to watch today's morning news.

There was a fireplace burning in the room, and the red firelight illuminated the entire living room warmly.

When the weather got cold, the Pokémon were no longer willing to go outside to play. A group of Pokémon headed by Motorized Lizard stayed in front of the fireplace lazily to keep warm all day long.

Babu Groundhog even showed his belly happily.

For a Pokémon, this is a sign of feeling very comfortable and secure.

Naoki felt like laughing.

At this time, my brother Ai Guanshi came up and asked, "Ai?"

Zhi Shu ate two pieces of translator melon seed cake, "You tell me."

The elder brother's steward repeated: "Aye?" (Master, when do you plan to leave for the Galar region?)

The weather has been getting colder and colder recently, and he is worried that it will snow in the sky in a while.

"I told you, don't call me master, just call me Naoki." Naoki was a little helpless. He had told his brother Ai Guanshi many times.

But my brother Ai Guanshi is very resolute in this regard, and even my sister Ai Guanshi has changed her tune and is still persisting.

The elder brother likes to take care of his servant Shan Ruliu: "I love you." (Okay.)

The expression on his face clearly said "I dare you next time".

Naoki: "..." Forget it.

The older brother loves to care for his servant. He has been a sensible and steady Pokémon since he was a child. He knows that he and his sister were sent to the ranch to serve as housekeepers for the new owner.

Therefore, it has been playing the role of a mature housekeeper.

Naoki thought for a moment, did not continue the topic, and replied: "It should be soon. I ordered a batch of cold-proof scarves from the town before, and I will set off after I distribute them to the ducks and the chinchillas. .”

The brother-in-law, Tuanshi, nodded, expressing his understanding.

In the afternoon, the owner of the scarf shop personally delivered the box of Pokémon scarves to the ranch.

After signing for it, Naoki immediately found the group of ducks with the box of scarves in his arms and tied scarves on them one by one.

The Kodak ducks are very happy about this new costume.

They looked down at the scarves in front of them happily and jumped around the river.

Naoki looked at this scene with a smile. Not to mention, the duck wearing a scarf obviously became cuter.

This is probably the charm of dressing up, right?

I heard that some ladies like to decorate their Pokémon with all kinds of things.

It is also for this reason that Pokémon beauty shops have sprung up in major cities.

"You guys keep playing, I still have things to do, see you later!" Naoki waved to the group of ducks.

The Kodak ducks also waved their little arms in the same pattern, with happy smiles on their faces: "Kodak!"

Naoki smiled, then turned around and came to the orchard dotted with wooden huts.

Winter is here, and these fruit trees no longer bear much fruit.

But the amazing thing is that they are still as lush as ever and are not as bare as other trees.

For this reason, Naoki had specifically searched for books on fruit tree planting.

He still remembered how it was described in the book.

"Magical fruit trees are trees blessed by nature. The growth cycle of those magical fruit trees is very short. If enough are planted, they can even meet the needs of Pokémon in the entire forest."

"Fruit trees will not wither in winter, but they will no longer grow fruit. Some scholars speculate that this is because the cold winter causes nature to enter a dormant period."

"But don't worry, when winter passes and spring comes, the trees will bear fruit again."

"Fruit trees have an extremely long lifespan. If they are not affected by natural disasters, human felling, or Pokémon moves, they will continue to grow."

"Some explorers even discovered a huge fruit tree in a mysterious and primitive ancient forest. There were countless fruits on that tree. There were many Pokémon living nearby. Some people speculated that this A fruit tree survives for at least a thousand years."

"Amazing." Naoki murmured.

He couldn't help but imagine that scene

A big tree that is taller than three Gulltons put together, a trunk that is so thick that three adults can’t carry it, an extremely lush and dense bush, and full branches hanging one after another on the gnarled branches. tree fruit.

Naoki's first reaction was that it would be a good place to build a tree house.

If only he could plant a big fruit tree like this.

However, it is a pity that it is almost impossible in his lifetime, unless these fruit trees themselves have genetic mutations.

As soon as Naoki walked into the orchard, he saw the chinchilla happily running out of the wooden hut.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

Naoki put the box on the ground and reached out to touch its head.

Hearing the chinchilla's cry, other Pokémon poked their heads out of the hut one after another.

After a while, a group of Pokémon gathered around Naoki.

Dian Haiyan, Tu Biaoke, Little Blacksmith, Yo-Yo Ball, Lily Root Doll, Mushroom...

As expected, the lazy otter didn't come over. It must still be sleeping now, right?

A long time has passed since the fire, and this group of Pokémon gradually came out of the shadows.

Naoki knelt down, took out special scarves of different sizes from the box, and tied them around his neck one by one.

After putting on the scarves, these Pokémon immediately felt that the cold wind was blocked outside, and the areas covered by the scarves were getting warmer.

Naoki thought that these Pokémon had lived in the mountains before and had never seen scarves before, so he explained:

"This is a scarf. It can help you block the cold wind and keep you warmer. With it, you can spend this winter safely."

Hearing this, the Pokémon all looked moved.

The fire destroyed everything about them.

Homes, friends, relatives...even they themselves almost died in the fire.

But luckily, they were rescued by Naoki, who took them in temporarily, provided them with food, and even built them cabins with his own hands.

Not only that, Naoki also promised them that he would help them rebuild their homes together in the future.

Now, because I was worried about them being cold, I sent them warm scarves.

Even the most cold-hearted Pokémon will be moved by this.

They can almost imagine what they would face this winter if there were no straight trees.

Without fruit or shelter, they would freeze to death in the ice and snow.

Just thinking about this makes Pokémon want to cry.

Not tears of sadness, but tears of emotion.

"Okay." Naoki touched the chinchilla's head: "Don't cry. Just live here peacefully. If you need anything, you can come to me. If I'm not here, go find Love to take care of them."

The stuffed chinchilla nodded heavily.

Naoki looked at the pair of rats again. He hadn't noticed it just now, but now he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be an extra one in the middle of the pair of rats.

Naoki was stunned for a moment, then looked intently, and suddenly saw a petite white mouse behind the male mouse.

Huh? Is this a family of rats evolving from a pair of rats?

The white mouse seemed a little worried. It hid behind its parents and looked carefully at Naoki in front of it.

Its parents pushed the child in front of them with confidence, as if they wanted the human to take a look at their child.

The mouse stood there timidly.

Naoki raised his eyebrows and said, "Congratulations to you, a pair of rats. Now you are also parents."

"Zhizhi~" a pair of mice shouted happily.

The arrival of new life is always so pleasant, and even other Pokémon are very happy about it.

There was still a cold wind blowing outside, so Naoki didn't stay here for long. After giving the scarf to the sleeping lazy otter, he turned and left the tree orchard.

After returning home, Naoki began to think about going to the Galar region.

He originally planned to wait until November before setting off, but looking at it now, the weather will be getting colder and colder by then, so it is better to set off as early as possible so that he and his Pokémon can sit in front of the fireplace and enjoy the snow.

"Then...it seems like we can leave tomorrow." Naoki looked at the calendar on his desk.

Today is already October 8th. I don’t know how long it will take to go to the Galar region this time. After much thought, Naoki decided on the departure date.

Just tomorrow!

The time has been decided, and the next step is to take the Pokémon with us to the Galar region.

After a brief thought, Naoki finalized the starting list.

They are Guluton and Motorized Lizard respectively.

This time is different from the last time I went to the Padia Pit. There is no need to worry about safety issues, so there is no need for too many battle Pokémon.

In addition, they were not going to the Galar region for a vacation this time, and it was also very cold in the Crown Snowfield.

When Kuailong gets there, he'll probably want to stay in the elf ball more. Instead of that, it's better to let him stay in the pasture to deliver milk.

The mount goat must stay in the pasture for milking, the salt rock fortress must produce rock salt, and other Pokémon also perform their respective duties.

"Let's forget it this time. When I have time to go on vacation next time, I can take everyone with me." Naoki thought to himself.

Next, it’s a matter of choosing a mode of travel.

Each region is separated by a vast ocean. Generally, there are three ways to travel to another region.

1. Ride your own Pokémon.

2. Take a boat.

3. Take a plane.

The first type was eliminated first. It was such a cold day to ride a Pokémon, so Luton would be fine and he would be blown to death by the cold wind.

The second option is fine.

As for the third type...

"So Luton can't be put into the Poké Ball...it seems like he can't fly." Naoki thought to himself.

As far as he knew, current airplanes do not allow passengers to put large Pokémon outside the Poké Ball, especially big ones like Gullton. Although it does not look very tall, its weight is very exaggerated.

"Then the only way left is to take a boat."

The only thing that makes Naoki feel regretful is that the current Internet is not developed yet, and there is no way to order tickets online.

If you want to go to other areas, you can only go to some cities with ports and take ships.

And the cities with ports in the Padia region...

It seems that there is only one city, Niangguang City.

It was a city with advanced technology and full of commercial exchanges. The largest port in the Padia region was built on the coast of Nianguang City. It is said that commercial cargo ships from other regions docked there every day.

Thinking of this, Naoki opened the Padia map he had bought in the bookstore and checked the location of Niangguang City.

The city of Niangguang...is in the easternmost part of the Padia region.

The town of Zhiqin where he is located is located in the westernmost part of the Padia region, separated by an entire continent.

Naoki: "..."

Forget it, with Guluton's speed, we should be able to get there soon.

After finalizing everything, Naoki began to pack his luggage.

Cold-proof suit, camping tent, fire-making tools, pots, quilts, water cups and kettles...

At this time, there was suddenly a crisp banging sound in the pasture, as if someone was striking iron with a hammer.

Naoki stopped what he was doing and listened carefully for a while, but the voice did not disappear.

Confused, he walked out of the door and followed the direction of the sound. Soon, he found the originator of all this in a remote grassland.

Naoki was a little surprised when he saw the little blacksmith beating the iron with his hands.

At this time, the little blacksmith also noticed his arrival and immediately turned around in panic.

Naoki could see clearly that the hammered piece of iron was made up of several iron nails. It looked like they had been hammered for a long time and had been flattened.

"Making a hammer?" Naoki asked.

The little blacksmith nodded cautiously: "Wow..."

Its hammer was lost before, and during this period it has been working hard to collect iron filings and nails from the garbage piles in the pasture, trying to make a new hammer.

It seemed that it was afraid that Zhi Shu would misunderstand that it was stealing something from the pasture, so it quickly said: "Wow!"

This iron is collected from garbage dumps! Not stolen! After observing it for a long time, it realized that the things in the trash can were unwanted by humans.

Of course Naoki knew, he had already seen that those rusty nails were the ones he had removed from the old house and thrown away.

Seeing the nervous look of the little blacksmith, Naoki couldn't help but said: "Don't be so nervous. If you want to make a hammer, just make it. I just heard the sound and came over to take a look. Okay, it's okay. You can keep hammering!"

Hearing this, the little blacksmith breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned around cautiously, wanting to continue hammering, but found that Naoki hadn't left yet.

The little blacksmith was stunned and turned around.

Naoki said curiously: "I just want to see how you make the hammer."

Making hammers is an ability that Pokémon like Blacksmith are born with.

Before evolving, they were very weak and needed to wield hammers to protect themselves.

But this is still not enough, because some Pokémon who like to eat metal will specially steal the hammer that the little blacksmith has worked hard to build and eat it.

Seeing that Naoki really wanted to see it, the little blacksmith hesitated for a moment, then turned around and continued to hammer the iron in front of him.

Naoki looked at this scene.

He originally thought that the little blacksmith was forging iron with his own hands, but the reality was a little different from what he imagined.

To be precise, the little blacksmith is using steel metal claws to continuously beat iron filings to make a hammer.