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Chapter 614: May Everything Go Smoothly
Chapter 614: May Everything Go Smoothly
July 1st, Snowpeak City in the Sinnoh Region, a calm and sunny day with clear skies.
Snowpeak City, located at the northernmost part of the Sinnoh Region, maintains a year-round temperature below freezing. The natural blizzards and snow from Mount Coronet ensure that Snowpeak City remains perpetually covered in a blanket of white.
As July approaches, signaling the arrival of summer, the warm sunshine temporarily raises the city's temperature above ten degrees Celsius.
Wusong, dressed in a wine-red velvet suit, his light purple hair flowing, a book in hand, and a pair of light-colored sunglasses on his face, stepped onto the snow, creating a 'crunch, crunch' sound.
Wusong gazed into the distance at Snowpeak City, muttering to himself.
"Does being capable mean you have to work more? Why don't the big sis, Teacher Jinghe, and the others work more? Daye and Aoliu, those two, may not be the sharpest, but they are capable."
He walked to the entrance of the Snowpeak Gym.
The Gym Leader of Snowpeak Gym, Xiaosong, dressed in a JK uniform, ran towards him from outside.
"Wusong, Taio!" Xiaosong exclaimed, exhaling a puff of hot air.
Indeed, Wusong, the Taio.
Wusong was the first member of the "Sinnoh Squad" to pass the "evaluation" and end his probationary period, becoming a full-fledged Elite Four member. The others, Daye and Aoliu, were still in their probationary roles, and as for Xihuona...
Xihuona was an exception.
Wusong: Evaluation? What evaluation? Is there such a process? Weren't we just brought in as Elite Four members and assigned our duties?
Wusong had come to Snowpeak City and the Snowpeak Gym for a specific reason: he had taken on the task of "Gym Inspection."
Every year, the League conducts inspections of the gyms in each region, assessing various aspects such as revenue, badge issuance, the likelihood of badge holders participating in tournaments, the strength and demeanor of the gym trainers, and more.
With the weather being relatively mild, Wusong had arrived in Snowpeak City to inspect the Snowpeak Gym.
"Xiaosong, Leader," Wusong greeted with a smile.
As they were already familiar with each other, they got straight to the point.
"Gym Inspection."
Xiaosong promptly led Wusong inside the gym. For the Snowpeak Gym, their most significant "achievement" this year was undoubtedly Teacher Jinghe.
Teacher Jinghe successfully earned a badge from the Snowpeak Gym and went on to win the Lily of the Valley Conference.
Wusong flipped through the Snowpeak Gym's badge issuance records, his eyebrows furrowing in concern.
"The number of badges issued is rather low."
Xiaosong, feeling a bit helpless, explained, "Snowpeak City is quite remote and extremely cold. The highest temperature throughout the year never exceeds fifteen degrees Celsius, so many young trainers choose to bypass the Snowpeak Gym."
This was an unavoidable situation.
After all, the Sinnoh Region had more than eight gyms, but trainers only needed eight badges to participate in tournaments. Trainers inevitably had to make choices.
Some would opt for gyms that favored their specialized attributes, while others simply avoided this frigid location.
Wusong nodded in understanding.
It was better to issue fewer badges than to hand them out indiscriminately.
Take the case of the Seaside Gym in Seaside City, which issued badges last year equivalent to the total of three or four other gyms combined. Although the Gym Leader, Denji, later restrained himself, his change in behavior made the Seaside Gym the most challenging gym to obtain a badge from.
A stark contrast indeed.
However, it should be said that Denji's strength was genuinely formidable, so even if he fell short in some areas, the League would choose to "turn a blind eye" to a certain extent.
"Alright, then."
Wusong put away the records, intending to bring them back to the League headquarters for safekeeping.
As for the evaluation of the Gym Leader's strength and qualities...
A loud rumbling sound echoed.
Suddenly, a commotion came from outside Snowpeak City, causing the entire city to tremble slightly.
"Hmm?"
Wusong and Xiaosong almost simultaneously looked up in the same direction.
"That's..." Wusong began.
Xiaosong immediately responded, "The Snowpeak Temple!"
They exchanged a glance.
The awakening of Regigigas at the Snowpeak Temple was something they had both witnessed firsthand. If it weren't for Teacher Jinghe's efforts to soothe Regigigas back then, things might have turned out very differently.
"Let's go!"
Wusong and Xiaosong hurried in the direction of the Snowpeak Temple.
From a distance, Wusong spotted the familiar yet terrifying figure—none other than the legendary giant who dragged the earth, Regigigas!
"Awake... Regigigas is awake again?" Xiaosong muttered.
Wusong immediately took out his phone, preparing to report this incident to the Sinnoh League.
At the same time, as one of the Elite Four, he will also rush to the scene and do his best to minimize the damage and impact that Regigigas might cause. This is the responsibility of being an Elite Four member!
"Who would've thought that I'd have to face Regigigas alone this time?" Wu Song's heart was heavy, but he didn't know who to share his thoughts with.
Just as he was about to report to the League, he suddenly thought of someone and quickly dialed his number.
"Teacher Jinghe, Regigigas... it's awake."
To put Wu Song's words simply: Help!
When Jinghe received Wu Song's call, he was training with his young Pokemon.
Today was Sunday, and after training, he had planned to take the little ones out for a meal.
With his current identity and the Pokemon's distinctiveness, Jinghe really wished to revive the name of "Master Wu."
But Wu Song's call disrupted his plans.
Regigigas is awake?
Jinghe immediately thought of the incident two days ago when Regice, the Ice Pillar, suddenly awakened.
He didn't believe there was no connection between these two events.
Before Wu Song could finish speaking, Genggui, who was training nearby, ran over and tugged at Jinghe's clothes, then placed his phone in front of him.
On the small screen, a Giratina was sitting and drinking tea.
It held a teacup, with pastries on the side, and if not for the background of a destroyed world, Jinghe would have thought he was watching a wellness TV show.
"Giratina?"
Giratina slowly raised its head, and on Genggui's phone screen, a few words appeared.
[It will awaken soon.]
Jinghe: "!!!"
If Jinghe understood correctly, this 'it' that Giratina mentioned should be referring to the creator god, Arceus.
No.
If Giratina was so calm about Arceus waking up, had it gotten the wrong script?
Seemingly understanding Jinghe's confusion, the phone screen displayed another line.
[It's pointless to panic. What's destined to come will come. Let me finish this cup of tea first.]
Jinghe looked at Genggui.
What have you been watching with your 'electronic pet'?
Genggui scratched his behind.
"Hengga."
I wasn't watching anything, just some show like 'Let the Mind Travel.'
Jinghe: "."
He couldn't help but give Genggui a thumbs-up.
Impressive.
"So, when will it happen?" Jinghe asked.
Giratina shook its head.
[I don't know. In any case, the ones who should be most nervous are not me, but those two.]
Arceus's anger caused a certain degree of shock throughout the Pokemon world, and this shock would gradually intensify, spreading from corners of the world to eventually encompass the entire realm.
The first to suffer the brunt of this anger were Dialga, the Time Lord, in its temporal domain, and Palkia, the Space Lord, in its spatial domain.
As for Giratina, in the 'Destroyed World,' located in the shadows at the back of the Pokemon world, it was actually the least affected.
"In other words, there's still time?"
Jinghe gently rubbed his chin.
Actually...
Jinghe knew a bit about Arceus.
In ancient times, Arceus had received help from humans, and to repay them, it combined its Ground, Water, Grass, Electric, and Dragon-type Plates into the 'Life Orb' and lent it to a person.
But when the time came for Arceus to retrieve the Life Orb, it was betrayed and severely injured, forcing it into a deep slumber.
This was the source of Arceus's rage.
In the movie 'Arceus and the Jewel of Life,' the protagonists relied on the power of Dialga, the Time Lord, to travel back to the past, change history, and ultimately calm Arceus's anger.
However, there was one issue.
If Arceus had fallen into a deep slumber long ago, then who was the 'Great Lord of Sinnoh' summoned during the Wasure Village era in Sinnoh over a hundred years ago?
Furthermore, if the Creator God could be defeated by mercury and the electricity of hundreds of Electric-type Pokemon, then...
A daring and dangerous glint flashed in Jinghe's eyes.
"Hello? Hello! Teacher Jinghe, are you listening? Hello?!"
Wu Song's exclamation on the phone snapped Jinghe out of his wandering thoughts.
"Ahem," he coughed lightly, pushing back the impractical ideas in his mind.
Ridiculous.
The idea that Arceus could be subdued by mercury was one of the biggest jokes in the world.
Jinghe muttered to himself, "I'd rather believe in immortality."
"Huh?"
The nearby Genggui's eyes lit up, and he looked at Jinghe with anticipation.
"Are you finally looking forward to your own immortality?" Genggui's eyes gleamed with hope.
"I heard you, Wu Song."
"I'm done talking. Regigigas is awake. Do you have any ideas, Teacher Jinghe?" Wu Song asked.
"Any ideas? Is Regigigas causing trouble?" Jinghe asked, not having heard much commotion or noise from Wu Song's call.
"Uh..."
Wu Song paused for a moment, then turned to look at Regigigas.
His concern was evident.
In truth, after Regigigas woke up, aside from the initial commotion, it had been relatively quiet.
"Phew," Wu Song breathed a slight sigh of relief. "It doesn't seem so."
He then picked up his phone, took a photo of Regigigas, and sent it to Jinghe.
Jinghe received the message and took a look.
A slight twitch formed at the corner of his mouth.
Regigigas was clearly well-behaved; there was no need for such excitement.
"So, it's probably fine, right?" Wu Song asked.
"Hmm," Jinghe replied, a sound emanating from his nose as he drew out the word. "It's hard to say. Maybe Regigigas is still in a 'slow start' state."
Wu Song wiped his forehead.
He had almost forgotten about this matter.
"Anyway, I'll head to Sinnoh," Jinghe said, and then hung up the phone.
This time, facing the Arceus awakening incident, he didn't choose to run away.
On one hand, there was nowhere to escape to.
On the other, he felt that the enraged Arceus might need help.
Hatred and anger shouldn't erupt due to others' schemes; some things needed to be talked through.
In fact, Jinghe had anticipated the Arceus awakening incident and had already prepared some backup plans.
The first option, and perhaps the most stable and secure one, was to follow Zhiye's example and have Dialga distort time, sending Jinghe back to the past to resolve Arceus's emotional knot and defuse his anger.
The second option was to find the "Life Orb" of Arceus, which had been embezzled by Qixin, one of Damos's subordinates. With the orb, they might be able to alleviate some of Arceus's anger.
The third option, which Jinghe hoped wouldn't be necessary, was to face Arceus directly.
"I wonder if Arceus will give me, a mere 'unknown soldier,' any face," Jinghe muttered to himself.
"Gucha?"
The Crimson Blade Phantom glanced at him, and with a gentle downward swipe of his sword, a faint arc of pale cyan light slowly faded in the air, accompanied by a hint of scorching heat.
Face, it's all about earning it with your own strength, isn't it? Jinghe's cheeks twitched; earning face with Arceus was no easy task.
Considering the three backup plans he had envisioned, Jinghe felt that the best approach would be to implement all three simultaneously for maximum stability.
So, Jinghe picked up his phone and dialed a number.
"Teacher Jinghe?"
On the other end, Jiniao's voice carried a hint of surprise and perplexity.
"Jiniao," Jinghe said slowly. "I think there's a place in the Sinnoh region with a fantastic view, perfect for filming or tourism."
"Huh?" Jiniao's voice rose in surprise. "How did Teacher Jinghe know we were planning a team-building trip to Sinnoh?"
Hmm? Team-building trip?
To Sinnoh?
Wait, isn't the Rocket Trio's treatment pretty good?
Clearing his throat, Jinghe tentatively asked, "Where in Sinnoh are you planning to go for team-building?"
"Mijina, apparently the scenery is excellent. We're planning to go rock climbing and hiking," Jiniao replied without hesitation.
Well, all guesses and concerns were dispelled; the Arceus incident was locked in!
"Mijina, that's great!" Jinghe exclaimed.
"Oh, right, Teacher Jinghe, what were you going to say earlier?"
"Never mind, just have fun."
"Okay~!"
Hanging up the phone, Jinghe exhaled softly.
With the Rocket Trio present, they could at least withstand four 'Sanction Gravel' attacks from Arceus. It was a sure bet.
With four immunity attacks, how could they lose?
Moreover, if Jinghe's memory served him right, the Rocket Trio had found Qixin's staff, which contained the 'Life Orb,' while rummaging through the Mijina Ruins.
If all went well, the second option would be feasible.
Hopefully, everything would go smoothly.
"May everything go as planned," Jinghe whispered.
(End of Chapter)
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