Chapter 479: Abnormality in Shuimai City
The blue sea and blue sky, looking down from the window of the airship, is such a refreshing scenery.
Sitting by the window, Serena looked at the scenery below and couldn't help but sigh: "It's so beautiful! Airship travel is really great!"
"We have to thank Mr. Daye for inviting us on the airship." Xiaozhi nodded with a smile.
"Haha... you're welcome. It can be reimbursed anyway." Daye wiped the non-existent cold sweat and breathed a sigh of relief.
You know, in a place like an airship filled with gas, it is strictly forbidden to use powerful fire-type Pokémon to fight.
So, just as Daye thought, since boarding the airship, he finally got rid of Xiaozhi's "practice match"...
Starting from Shuangye Town, Xiaozhi and Xiaoguang, who were temporarily separated from Minghui, accepted Daye's invitation and went to Shuimai City together.
The original plan was to walk for two days and then take a boat to Shuimai City.
However, after just one day with Xiaozhi, Daye broke down. This guy doesn't even want to act anymore.
He can understand Greninja, Sharptooth Land Shark, and Snorkeling Itachi. As a newcomer, he needs to be tempered.
But tell me, what the hell is your Blastoise? Why does it have the aura of a bald boss? And it caught Houndoom's big explosion with its bare hands. Is that right?!
There was also the Swampert who almost crushed his own Flamedrake's head with one punch.
Holy shit, you're not trying to exercise, you're trying to find an excuse to have sex with me, right?!
The next day, Daye went straight to buy three airship tickets to Shuimai City, and took Xiaozhi and the others on the luxurious airship.
Although the travel expenses were quite high, it was worth it. I finally got rid of Xiaozhi's battle application. As long as I get to Shuimai City, I can let Donggua take the blame. Perfect~
"Hey, look, we're here." Serena suddenly shouted in surprise.
Xiaozhi looked down from the sky, and sure enough, a large island city surrounded by several small islands came into view.
Watermai City is one of the few cities in the Sinnoh region with islands and water veins crisscrossing each other.
You can take a ferry or walk directly across the sea bridge to reach the nearby Steel Island, Crescent Island, Full Moon Island...
It is worth mentioning that Yaxuan lives on the Steel Island.
The airship landed smoothly, and Xiaozhi and the other two followed the crowd out of the airport.
"I'm going to the local police station first to learn about the nightmare syndrome issue. What about you two?" Daye asked, scratching his head after leaving the airport.
"Let's go to the Pokémon Center first, and then challenge the Water Gym." Xiaozhi glanced at his phone: "Professor Oak said that the summit will not start until tomorrow, so we can move freely today."
"Then let's split up and meet at the government-run hotel in Shuimai City in the evening. When we get there, upgrade to a business suite and put it on my account." Daye waved his hand carelessly and turned to leave.
Xiaozhi and Serena looked at the information about the "Champion" suite given by Sirona, shrugged at each other, and then laughed together.
After locking the target, Xiaozhi and the others went to the Pokémon Center first. Although everything went smoothly, they gave Pikachu and the others a physical examination and a treatment to restore their energy.
However, what concerned Xiaozhi was that the people around him, including Miss Joy, seemed to be very haggard.
Confused, Xiaozhi took back the Poké Ball and took Serena to the Water Gym, but he came up empty-handed again.
Riding a bicycle across the cross-sea bridge, the largest building you see is the Water Pulse Dojo.
Although it is a steel-type gym, its decoration looks like a small mountain of iron and stone.
Apart from the modern gate and signboard that reveal the shape of the gym, everything else looks exactly like a caveman's villa.
"Excuse me?!" As Xiaozhi walked forward and was about to ring the doorbell, his spell was interrupted by a scream!
"Ahhh!!!" The scream that lingered in the air for three days made Xiaozhi and the other boy shiver uncontrollably.
Fortunately, a burly man in a vest with gray-blue shaggy hair soon opened the door yawning.
"Hello, I'm the gym's steward Damen. Are you the challenger?" The other party asked listlessly with deep dark circles under his eyes.
"I'm the challenger, Xiaozhi from Pallet Town. What's wrong with you? I seemed to hear a scream just now..." Xiaozhi asked speechlessly.
"Ah... Sorry, that's weird, I just had a nightmare." Rubbing his eyes, Da Men replied weakly: "As for the challenge, the owner has gone to Iron Island to investigate. Please leave your contact information and I will notify you to come in a few days."
"Excuse me, what happened here? I see everyone in the Pokémon Center looks listless." Serena asked curiously.
"Alas, it's all because of the nightmare syndrome." Damen shook his head helplessly: "This kind of thing happens every year at this time, but today's symptoms are particularly severe...
"Huh...Huh...Ah! !"
Seeing the other person falling asleep so soundly and then waking up screaming immediately, Xiaozhi and Serena's faces changed, as if things were getting serious.
"In that case, let's come back in a few days." After saying goodbye to the gate, Xiaozhi and the other boy found a bench and sat down, feeling a little at a loss.
"It will probably take more than a day or two for Shuimai City to solve this problem." Xiaozhi sighed.
"What should I do? Will I not be able to sleep tonight?" Serena lay pitifully on Xiaozhi's shoulder.
"Pikapi...Pikachu~" Pikachu patted Serena's head and nodded comfortingly.
"Xiaozhi! It's really you, Sasi ignores me!" Suddenly a familiar voice sounded behind him.
Xiaozhi turned around and immediately smiled as well: "Soji! Long time no see!"
When good friends meet, they naturally hug and fist bump warmly.
"Why are you here?" Xiaozhi asked with a smile.
Souji, wearing a researcher's coat, happily patted the pass on his chest and said, "I am now Professor Oak's assistant. I came along to this academic summit."
"Congratulations." Xiaozhi sincerely wished him well. My good brother is going further and further on the road of his dream, and he deserves a drink.
"By the way, I heard from Professor Oak and Dr. Mustard that if you are coming, why are you here instead of going to the hotel?" asked Souji.
"We came here to challenge the Water Vein Gym, but the gym owner was away on a business trip, and the atmosphere here was weird," Xiaozhi explained.
"Soji-san, do you know what nightmare syndrome is?" Serena also asked.
"This~ I just came out of the Water Vein Library, and I actually found out about this." Souji smiled, opened the suitcase in his hand, took out two feathers from it and handed them to Satoshi and the others.
"Crescent Feather?" Xiaozhi blurted out.
"You are an expert~" Souji smiled and said, "This is not a product made of scraps on the market, but the real Dream God Feather that the Alliance equipped for the doctors attending the conference.
Just hang this on the head of your bed and you won’t have nightmares.”
"So the source of the nightmare is indeed the legendary beast?" Xiaozhi sighed.
Souji nodded solemnly: "Yes... Nightmare God, Darkrai~"
To be continued...