Chapter 945: Vegetable Seed: Why does something feel wrong?

Inviting Yami went more smoothly than expected.

As a result, Xia You's originally prepared remarks were not used at all.

But it’s also good this way, at least it shows that both parties are willing to go in both directions, and such cooperation can not only avoid disagreements with each other, but also make the trip last longer.

Xia You and Xiao Yao looked at each other again, and both saw a hint of joy in each other's eyes.

No matter what, their stomachs won’t have to suffer for some time to come!

……

Baidai City is located in the north-central part of the Sinnoh Continent. It has a population of only a few hundred thousand and is an inland city with a very long history.

Although this place is not prosperous and is only medium in size, because it was built a long time ago, there is a once very famous Hundred Dynasties Celebration Square in the eastern area of ​​the city. Every year on the day of the celebration, a large number of residents gather here, making this place extremely lively for a short time.

It's a pity that as traditions gradually fade away and the older generation grows older, although young people today also like the excitement, the celebration culture has inevitably declined.

However, whether the city declines or not has little to do with Xia You and others.

After all, they were not here for tourism. They came here with only one purpose, which was to go to the EMI Gym!

As the official gym of EMI City, the owner of the EMI gym is named Nazane, a female trainer who is proficient in Grass-attribute Pokémon. Coincidentally, the two words "Nazane" represent vegetables and seeds or farming, respectively, both of which are related to plants. Nazane is also proficient in battling Grass-attribute Pokémon, so they are really a perfect match.

There are even many people like her, such as the electric-attribute Denji who is also a gym leader in Sinnoh, and Fenglu who is a flying-attribute gym leader in the Unova region.

As it was approaching dusk and the sky was getting darker, after entering EMI City, Xia You did not go directly to challenge the EMI Gym. Instead, the three of them went to a nearby post office and sent the information they got from the mansion to Dr. Sakuragi's laboratory by international express. Then they went to the Pokémon Center and checked in.

It was at this moment that he finally realized why Yami's journey was so slow.

Just after putting their luggage into the room, Yami found a travel brochure of EMI City from somewhere, and then excitedly took Xiaoyao to go shopping together, leaving Xia You alone in the messy room!

It can be seen that she is really leisurely!

But as a girl, it's normal for her to live a more refined life.

Shaking his head, Xia You ignored them.

With the gym battle approaching, he directly released a few Pokémon and took them to the open-air battle field behind the Pokémon Center and began intensive training.

In fact, for tomorrow's gym battle, he can just send out second- and third-tier lineups like Flammel, Metagross, and Milotic to push forward.

I believe that none of these gym leaders can withstand the attack of my Pokémon.

But if that happens, the meaning of traveling will be lost, and you won't be able to maximize the training of your own Pokémon. Therefore, tomorrow's battle should still focus on newly captured Pokémon such as Frogger and Riolu.

Of course, it's not that we don't need to fight with Blaziken at all, it's just that we haven't encountered strong opponents or situations where we are evenly matched.

I have to say that as a medium-sized city, the flow of people is huge.

Xia You had just been training with his Pokémon for a while when a passing trainer challenged him.

only……

Under Xia You's command and the outstanding performance of his Pokémon, although the challenger fought hard, he was finally defeated.

From the beginning to the end, the challenger did not organize any effective counterattack, and was beaten to the point of doubting his life. This also shows the huge gap in strength between the two sides.

This also made his expression change from curiosity at the beginning, to excitement, to surprise, and finally to a pale face and sweat all over his forehead!

He left in disappointment, but that was not the end yet. Seeing that Xia You was so powerful that he defeated his opponent easily, several trainers on the side were ready to challenge him one after another.

This time, the battle was like a round-the-clock war, and Xia You fought from dusk to night.

Xia You was also getting excited with his continuous winning streak, and when he defeated another challenger and was about to call the next opponent forward, he was surprised to find that there was no one around.

The several challengers who were originally surrounding him were all beaten away by him without him noticing!

He came to his senses belatedly and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

Forget it, just leave.

The sky had already completely darkened and all the street lights around were on. It was already past seven o'clock and it was indeed very late.

Although he hadn't had enough fun and felt a little regretful, seeing that his Pokémon were a little out of breath, Xia You was about to take them back to the Pokémon Center, but when he turned around, he found that Xiaoyao and Yami had come at some point and were sitting on a chair not far away, looking at this place.

Seeing Xia You looking over, Xiao Yao waved at him.

Walking up to them with a few of his Pokémon, Xia You couldn't help but smile and asked, "When did you get back?"

"We've been here for quite a while." Xiaoyao smiled sweetly.

"Mr. Xia You, you are so amazing!" Yami, whose face was flushed, said with great admiration, "You have defeated so many trainers in a row! They are no match for you at all!"

Looking at the two people carrying many bags in their hands, Xia You also knew that they had also gained a lot on this trip.

Just then, Xiaoyao handed a small bag to Xia You.

"What is this?" Although confused, Xia You still took the bag.

"I bought you a few pairs of socks." Xiaoyao was a little embarrassed. "I know you don't need anything, so I only bought you socks. Even if it's... a return gift for the watch!"

This little girl...

Xia You smiled helplessly.

I also know that socks are a relatively private item and only close people would give them to each other. The fact that Xiaoyao dares to give me this thing now also shows the relationship between them.

……

After resting for a night at the Pokémon Center, the three of them had breakfast the next morning and then walked towards the EMI Gym in high spirits.

Perhaps in order to be closer to nature, unlike most dojos, the EMI Dojo is not built in the city, but on the outskirts of EMI City, far away from all steel and concrete.

From a distance, its main building looks no different from other ordinary gyms, but it seems to be covered with moss. More than half of the entire building is covered with plants, making it look lush and green.

After crossing the broad lawn and entering the gym and explaining their purpose to the staff, they were led by the staff to meet the owner of the gym, Cai Zhong, in the greenhouse of the gym.

Cai Zhong is about the same age as Xia You, and looks only one or two years younger.

She has short orange hair that looks like a mushroom. She is pretty, wearing a half green cloak that reveals her slim waist, orange shorts and green boots. She has a tight figure and looks like a tomboy.

At this time, Cai Zhong was taking care of the grass-type Pokémon in the greenhouse. Hearing the footsteps of several people, she turned around and saw Xia You in the lead.

Xia You also greeted them at this time and stated his purpose.

"Hello." Cai Zhong stood up and nodded to Xia You, "I am Cai Zhong, welcome to challenge my Bai Dai Gym."

After saying that, she suddenly sniffed, then looked Xia You up and down, and took a step back suddenly.

Xia You was confused by her and didn't understand what was wrong with her.

"You..." After a hesitation, Natan frowned and said, "Are you a ghost-type trainer? Why do you smell so strongly of a ghost? "

Hearing her words, Xia You was stunned.

It was indeed true that he had a ghost-type Pokémon.

only……

The smell of ghosts?

When did you start to have that smell?

How come no one has ever said this before?

Startled, Xia You suddenly thought of another possibility.

Could it be... that it was done at that time! ?

But is it so obvious?

Xia You quickly smelled herself, trying to see if there was some ghost liquid all over her from the night before without her noticing.

However, just as he made a move, he suddenly stopped. Then he remembered that the tomboy in front of him was also a guy who was very afraid of ghosts, so he was very sensitive to the breath of ghosts.

She is just as timid as Xiaoyao and Mei!

Just as he was about to speak, Cai Zhong seemed to realize something and asked, "Did you come from Bai Dai Forest?"

"Ah?" Xiaoyao, who was standing beside him, was surprised when she heard this. "We did come from that forest, but how did you know that?"

"No wonder there is such a strong ghost smell on you." Seeing that it was just as he guessed, Cai Zhong also showed a look of as expected, "If my guess is correct, I guess you have also stayed in that Western-style house in the forest, right?"

"You know all this!?" Xiaoyao was even more surprised and nodded, "We did stay there the night before last!"

Xiaoyao stopped here and said no more.

In fact, when the three of them just left Mori Mansion, Xia You had spoken with one voice on the way.

Regarding everything in the mansion, especially how Xia You later turned all those souls into ghosts and things related to Pluto, Xia You had already told Xiaoyao and Yami that it should be kept as a secret in their hearts and must not be revealed to anyone.

Therefore, when Xiaoyao heard someone asking, she just said what she could.

"It is true." After hearing Xiaoyao's answer, Cai Zhong breathed a sigh of relief. "Then you must have also encountered ghosts there and were attacked, right? Speaking of which, you may not know that many people have seen ghosts there before you, and without exception, they were sucked by those ghosts..."

Cai Zhong was halfway through his words when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Wait a minute!" She frowned again and asked in surprise, "How come you are okay!?"

"Why do you ask?" Xia You smiled, "Or, do you think we should do something?"

Natanae was surprised and said, "Everyone who has entered that mansion has had their vitality sucked away without exception, and they will become seriously ill after escaping from there. It will take at least ten days or half a month for them to recover. How come you all look... fine?!"

Xiaoyao and Yami looked at Xia You at the same time, and the meaning was self-evident. Naturally, they gave him the task of how to answer. At this time, Xia You also said: "Ghost? We didn't encounter any. Although the mansion looks very strange, it is actually very safe inside."

"What!?" Cai Zhong's eyes widened in disbelief, "You didn't encounter a ghost? That's impossible! Just a few days ago, a person had a lot of physical strength sucked away, and he is still lying in the hospital resting!"

"Really?" Xia You shrugged. "We don't know about that. Anyway, we stayed there for a night, but didn't encounter anything."

Xiaoyao and Yami nodded at the same time, as if agreeing with Xia You's words.

Xia You's answer naturally made Cai Zhong fall into deep confusion.

She couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the people in front of her didn't encounter the ghosts there?

But it just happened two days ago, how come it suddenly disappeared?

Could it be that there were more of them, so it was difficult for the ghost to attack?

This is not right either!

It’s not like there haven’t been trainers who went there in groups before, but no matter if they were two, three, or even four people, they would all be attacked by the ghosts there late at night. How come these few people were suddenly safe and sound?

Could it be that someone destroyed those ghosts?

Cai Zhong was really puzzled.

In fact, as the gym leader of EMI City and a Grass-type Pokémon trainer, Nanae often goes to the EMI Forest to capture and train Pokémon, so he is naturally very familiar with that forest mansion.

However, because she was very afraid of ghosts, she had never entered there and just kept wandering outside the mansion. But even so, she was well aware of the horror there, and she was sure that there were really ghosts inside!

So why now...

Otherwise... do you have time to go there and take a look?

After making up his mind, Cai Zhong no longer dwelled on this topic, nor did he associate Xia You and the others with this matter. He simply thought that they were luckier.

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now." She said to Xia You, "Since you are here to challenge the gym, then follow me to the battlefield now."

After saying that, she left the greenhouse first, took Xia You and the other two through a corridor full of green plants, and came to a huge battlefield.

From what I could see, this place was about three or four stories high, and the rest of the place was very empty. Only above the battlefield were there large trees and shrubs, making it look like a small forest.

This also makes people sigh, it is worthy of being a Grass-type Gym, it is just different!