Chapter 1150 Dragon Gate

Sujiang Province is also known as Gusu Province.

In Jinling City, under the night sky, the water of the Zanglong River ripples under the swaying lights.

There are stacked attics on both sides of the bank, and the outlines of the eaves are inlaid with a golden edge by the lights, which is reflected in the water waves and broken into swaying streams of light.

A pleasure boat passed by on the river, and the light and shadow trailed by the stern looked like crushed gold foil scattered all over the river. The ripples on the water also spread the laughter and singing on the boat.

A giant golden carp leaped up from the surface of the river, splashing waves. Exclamations and the sound of shutter clicks were heard from the shore.

"Dear tourists, this shining Magikarp you see is the fish king of Canglong River, 'Mosaurus', and also the big star Pokémon of our Jinling City." The humorous tour guide held up a small red flag and introduced it to the tour group beside him:

"Twenty years ago, the Jinling City Pokémon Association sent people to clear all the large and dangerous Pokémon in the Canglong River. Then, they set up water quality ecological testing stations at all the entrances of the Canglong River through Jinling City to restrict the entry of large water Pokémon."

"From then on, the Mosasaur became the fish king of Jinling City."

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"Why doesn't Mosasaur evolve?"

"Does Mosasaur have a trainer?"

"Guide Chen, can we tame the Mosasaur?"

The students who were studying said this with great interest.

"Everyone, don't be impatient. Listen to me." Tour guide Chen seemed to have expected that some students would ask such a question. He smiled kindly and said, "Anyone can be subdued, but the prerequisite is that the Mosasaur is willing to leave with you."

Tour guide Chen paused for a moment, pointed to a river beach not far away, and said to everyone, "Look there."

There were all kinds of Poké Balls placed on the river beach, ranging from the most basic Poké Balls to Super Balls, Diving Balls, Commemorative Balls and even Deluxe Balls.

"That beach is called Fengyun Beach, also known as Hualong Beach, which is named after the golden scales that cannot stay in the pond. Once they encounter wind and clouds, they will turn into dragons." Tour guide Chen looked at everyone and said, "You can write your names on the Poké Balls and place them on the bank of Hualong Beach."

"If there are Pokémon in the water that are willing to leave with you, they will take the initiative to jump onto the river beach, hit the switch, and automatically enter the Poké Ball."

"It is forbidden to catch Pokémon in the Canglong River section of Jinling City. This is the only way for you to capture Pokémon in the Canglong River."

"Ah?!" After listening to tour guide Chen's introduction, some students couldn't help but express surprise: "How is it possible to capture Pokémon?"

"Where there is a will there is a way." Tour guide Chen said with a smile, "As the saying goes, Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who are willing will take the bait. Someone once succeeded. He spent several months, rain or shine, coming here on time to feed the Pokémon, and finally succeeded in catching the Pokémon."

The students, whose hopes had been extinguished, had their eyes burning with fire again: "Then don't we have a chance to subdue the Mosasaur?"

"Of course." Tour guide Chen said with a smile: "But I think you probably don't have a chance. Mosasaur is the most famous Pokémon in the entire Canglong River. It has not left with anyone for twenty years."

"But that's not necessarily the case. What if you are the chosen one?" Tour guide Chen said with a smile.

"Then why didn't Mosasaur evolve?"

"We don't know about that." A trace of helplessness flashed across Tour Guide Chen's face. "Logically, the Mosasaur should have evolved a long time ago, but its size has been increasing over the past 20 years, but it has not evolved."

"Okay, everyone, stand still and don't walk around. There will be more and more people here soon, and we'll get separated if we're not careful."

"The Dragon Gate Festival is about to begin!"

Tour guide Chen exhorted the students, raised the loudspeaker in his hand and said loudly: "The Longmen Festival is at the beginning of autumn every year. The carp kings at this time are the strongest and fattest in the year. Almost all the carp kings in the entire Canglong River gather near Hualong Beach."

"At this time, the adult carp in the river will be divided into two categories."

"One type hides under the surface of the Zanglong River to lay eggs, expending energy and physical strength to nurture the next generation."

"And the other type will constantly use Water Splash to leap out of the water like a fish leaping over a dragon's gate, trying their best to evolve into a Gyarados until their stamina is exhausted!"

"It's just like life. Do you choose to spend an ordinary life with the one you love, or do you choose to move forward bravely and pursue your dream goal!"

"King Carp also has his own troubles."

"Tonight is the annual Longmen Festival."

"Please wait patiently. When the moon rises around 10 pm, you will be able to see the grand spectacle of the Longmen Festival."

"Also, you can guess whether the Mosasaur will make the leap this year!"

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Longmen Festival is the only festival unique to Jinling City and also the most lively festival in Jinling City.

Thanks to the beautiful meaning of the Longmen Festival, every year students taking exams and elders working in business or politics come to Hualongtan to participate in the Longmen Festival in order to have a good hope.

Of course, Longmen Festival is also a revenue-generating day for Jinling City. During this week, the number of tourists in Jinling City will increase countless times, and the hotels in the city will be overcrowded.

Every year, countless tourists come to the Canglong River in Jinling City just to see the legendary giant shining carp king and the shining carp king Mosasaur with their own eyes.

After coming to Sujiang Province, Xia Yu also heard the story of Mosasaur and saw it with his own eyes.

Mosasaur has very high qualifications, possessing quasi-champion level qualifications. Such qualifications are definitely top-notch among non-secret Pokémon and non-legacy Pokémon.

If Xia Yu was just starting out in the early days, he would naturally think of a way to try to subdue it, but now Xia Yu has no interest in Mosasaur.

Firstly, the reputation of the Mosasaur is too great. Every day, countless people are watching it, monitoring it, and broadcasting it live. It is impossible to start. Secondly, he already has a Shiny Gyarados with championship qualifications.

Xia Yu looks down on it, but that doesn’t mean others look down on it.

A Pokémon with quasi-champion qualifications is enough to change the fate of ordinary people. It is like a billionaire looking down on a job with an annual salary of one million, but for ordinary people, an annual salary of one million is enough for them to fight for it.

Almost every day, hundreds of people come to Hualong Beach, trying every means to attract the attention of the Mosasaur, hoping to subdue it and transform it into a dragon.

They have persisted for months or even years just to impress the Mosasaur.

However, during the Dragon Gate Festival every year, no person or boat is allowed to enter the Zanglong River, except... official boats.

"Look! The Pokémon Association's ship is here, and the Dragon Gate Festival is about to begin!"

Accompanied by a cry of surprise, in the middle of the spacious river, a magnificent water palace that looked like a work of art slowly broke through the surface of the river and sailed towards Hualongtan, marking the beginning of the grand Longmen Festival.

Schools of king carp swam on both sides of the "Jinling", jumping out of the water in excitement, creating crystal clear waves that sparkled in the moonlight!

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A guest appearance.

Xia Yu's new disciple.

Sign up now. You must be a water-type trainer, around seventeen years old, with an ordinary family background, and be smart and cautious!

By the way, a spoiler alert: this new disciple will be the lucky one who tames the evolved Mosasaur, and use this opportunity to start his own life (I won’t write about it, but of course if it’s finished I might write a spin-off, or have him appear in the second book).

ps: Why does this experience seem like it’s only for the protagonist?

Hahaha~

Everyone is the protagonist in his own story, but in my story, Xia Yu, I am the protagonist!

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