He knows Pokémon better than me.

In mid-air, a blue raven from Galar is soaring with outstretched wings.

Below, a human is gripping a bird's claws with both hands, as if piloting a paraglider.

"Blue Raven's stamina is pretty good now."

Looking up at the sky, Xiao Zhi exclaimed in delight.

I thought I would have to get off and rest several times along the way, but to my surprise, the Blue Raven maintained its flight posture the whole time and did not show any signs of fatigue.

Blue Raven, who is now focused on training his "steel" attribute power, has seen a decrease in speed, but his durability and defense have been greatly improved.

"That makes sense. Corviknights target two-seater carriages, while Blue Ravens target single-seater carriages."

Pikachu, perched on his shoulder, looked around, its little mouth agape, its eyes gradually brightening as memories of its past in the Sinnoh region flooded back:
"Pica~!"

After the Seaside Festival, Ash is heading to the town of Aurora at the foot of Mt. Coronet. A few days ago, he arranged to meet up with his three teams—Lady Plantina, Fullmoon, and Hiro—there.

"Mount Tianhuang. To be honest, it is indeed more magnificent than Mount Lanakira in Alora."

Looking out at the majestic mountains in the distance, stretching from south to north almost across the entire Sinnoh continent, the highest peak in the center is covered with magnificent snow-capped mountains.

Legend has it that at the summit of Mount Tenkan, there is a staircase leading to the space where Al Sushi resides.
Previously, when he was in the Carlos region, he experienced a "low-budget version" of the stairs and space in the Valley of Creation, but he has never seen the original Temple of the Beginning.

"arrive!"

They were already close to the Mt. Coronet region. Ash's gaze fell on a small town surrounded by low hills at the eastern foot of the mountain, so he tugged at the right claw of his bird.

"Gah!!"

The blue raven let out a loud cry, then flapped its wings and flew towards the town.

Sinnoh Town is said to be the oldest city in the Sinnoh region, preserving much of the region's history, and many people still follow the lifestyle of the ancients.

Similarly, this is also Miss Zhulan's hometown.

"Huh? Why does it feel so different?"

As they landed near the town, Ash frowned and exclaimed in surprise.

When I last came here, Shenhe Town was a remote town, but the buildings were clearly modern, just not as large as a city.

It has all the usual Pokémon Centers, hotels, and shops, as well as a landmark building—the God and History Institute—built in a corner of the town.

At this moment, the entire town seemed to have traveled through time, with the houses transformed into old-fashioned wooden and brick houses, arranged in a neat and orderly manner, and even with ancient-style facilities such as city walls and watchtowers built along the edges.

If it weren't for the streetlights that Xiaozhi could still see standing by the roadside, he would have wondered if he had traveled through time again.

Shenhe Town has not only been transformed into a charming ancient town, but also, where there were originally few people living, the streets are now bustling with tourists, making it look very lively.

There are all sorts of shops, vendors, and game facilities on both sides of the house, making it quite lively.

"Uh, what's going on?"

Ash landed steadily on the Blue Raven, rubbing his head with a puzzled look on his face.

The bustling tourists, all dressed in modern, brightly colored clothes, looked quite out of place amidst this ancient architectural complex.

Although Shenhe Town is the hometown of Champion Zhulan, there are no tourist attractions here, and usually only researchers or scholars interested in history come here.

He remembered the location of the Pokémon Center; the Blue Raven landed right in front of the door, and the center had been converted into a rather old-fashioned wooden house. However, once he pushed open the door and went inside, the interior was no different from Pokémon Centers in big cities, which finally put Ash at ease. It seemed that only the exterior had been decorated.

He hurried to the front desk, ready to ask Miss Joey a few questions.

"Huh? Isn't that Ash Ketchum?"

Just then, a surprised female voice suddenly came from beside me; the voice sounded very gentle.

Xiao Zhi turned his head and saw a woman with long, dark gray hair, who looked to be in her forties or fifties. She was wearing a reddish-brown long dress and smiling with her eyes narrowed.

However, she also wore a dragon claw necklace that looked very dangerous, dragon tooth earrings, and dragon claw-shaped shoes, making her look quite eye-catching.

"Wait a minute, Miss Dorasena?"

Ash recognized the latter as the Dragon-type Elite Four member of the Kalos League, who had once gifted Serena a Sweatbird.

In the later Reverse Tournament hosted by Mewtwo, Dorasena eventually faced off against Alain, but she did not fight against the seemingly gentle Dragon King in front of her.

"Oh right, I remember."

When the Reverse Tournament was being introduced, Ash remembered that the organizers mentioned that Dorasena's hometown was the town of Kyoto in the Sinnoh region.

"That's right, I grew up here when I was little~ I never imagined it would change so much now~"

Dorasena squinted and looked around before sighing.

Just then, Xiao Zhi quickly asked what was going on around him:
"By the way, Miss Dorasena, this area has changed so much, it looks like a movie set."

"Oh, last year, Shenhe Town discovered a lot of historical materials and artifacts about the Xicui area, so the town was specially rebuilt to resemble the 'Xicui area' recorded in ancient historical records."

"We've been promoting it a lot lately, attracting many Sinnoh residents to visit. Next week we'll be holding the first-ever Green Washing Festival!"

Dorasena replied with a smile.

She had also heard about this jade-washing festival, so she recently made a special trip back to her hometown to see what it was like.

"By the way, you don't know about the Shizuku region, do you? In other words, it's the ancient Sinnoh region."

"I do know a little about that."

Xiao Zhi nodded, "I see."

His memories of the Green region are mostly of Green-themed Pokémon, such as Ursaring and Green-themed Zoroark.
Oh, and Mingyao too.

That guy must have come from the ancient Xicui region and accidentally traveled here, right?

The quaint and charming Shizuku region immediately attracted the interest of many Sinnoh members. Those Sinnoh members interested in battles headed to the coastal city.

A large number of people also came to Shenhe Town for sightseeing—no, it should now be called New Shenhe Town.

However, he knew very little about other things in the Xicui area.

Dora Sena, on the other hand, continued her explanation with a cheerful smile:

"It was said to be a dangerous time back then, when wild Pokémon were full of wildness and would attack or even kill humans."

"It is said that the fiery beasts of that time would kidnap human girls and take them back to their caves to perform special rituals." (End of Chapter)