He knows Pokémon better than me.

Besides Yinren, there is actually another expert in Zhuqing Village.

This was something Xiaozhi stumbled upon while wandering aimlessly through the village out of boredom.

These days, apart from the investigation team, many members of the Galaxy team, such as the security team and the medical team, have gone out to work, making the village much emptier.

Besides, there's the farming group.

In the southwest corner of the village lies a vast expanse of farmland, directly below the training ground.

In addition to their daily grain cultivation, members of the farming team also help other members of the Galaxy Team who need to plant specific trees, fruits, and herbs.

For special plants like the sword-dancing mushroom and the iron-walled wood ear mushroom, there's no need to go out to collect them.

According to Xiaoguang, the head of the farming group here seems to still possess the ancient technique of cultivating "specialty mint".

As he passed by the farmland, Xiaozhi glanced at several figures bending over and carrying heavy loads. They were all wearing the distinctive khaki clothing of the farming group, making them easy to identify.

The leader was a middle-aged man with short, brownish-yellow bowl hair, a gaunt face, and a beard.

Ash looked somewhat familiar with its appearance.

"Uh, she looks a bit like Miss Vegetable Seed?"

Ash couldn't help but picture the face of Naga Seed, the Gym Leader of Sinnoh Eternal City.

I guess it's some kind of ancestor or something?
However, what attracted his attention even more in this farmland area was another figure—

He lay half-reclined beside the tree, his straw hat pulled low so his face was obscured, revealing only his short, choppy, dark blue hair.

With a blade of grass in its mouth, it leaned against the tree trunk, rubbing the back of its head, and lazily dozing off.

Xiao Zhi raised an eyebrow. Everyone else was working diligently in the fields, while this person was brazenly slacking off.

"And this person..."

He stopped in his tracks. Even though they were more than ten meters apart, he could still feel a very familiar aura emanating from the other person.

It's the power of waveguides!
This seems to be a waveguide user who knows how to use waveguide power?!

While Xiao Zhi was peeking out from the edge of the fence, the man who had been dozing off sat up and curiously turned his gaze away.

He also sensed Ash's Aura power.

His eyes narrowed, and a look of keen interest immediately appeared on his face.
Besides him, there are other people in the Xicui region who can use the power of waveguides?!

The two looked at each other, and a strange feeling arose spontaneously. It was the first time that Xiaozhi could see the other person's face clearly.

His handsome face, light blue eyes, and languid elegance seemed somewhat incongruous with the coarse linen clothing of the farming group.

"Mr. Ya Xuan?"

Xiaozhi blurted out.

The man with short, dark blue hair in front of him looked at least 80% similar to Mr. Ya Xuan, whom he had met on Iron Island!
Are they some kind of ancestor or something similar?
It wasn't just the power of wave guidance. He even sensed another familiar aura emanating from the other party.

An image of an ancient and magnificent castle involuntarily appeared in my mind.

The latter stood up, waved to Caihua who was working in the field, and indicated that he was going to leave for a moment.

Caihua, supporting her back with displeasure, glanced at Xiaozhi at the edge of the farmland and then secretly wondered.
When did Ya Bai start having friends from the Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce?

He could only nod helplessly, watching with a sense of disappointment as Ya Bai climbed over the fence and walked away.

Caihua possesses unique farming skills, enabling her to cultivate special herbs, fruits with special effects, and even rare and precious "specialty mint"!
However, a suitable successor has not yet been found.

Over the years, Ya Bai, who came from another region, was the only disciple he had chosen, especially since the other party seemed to possess some kind of special sensory ability.
The power of waveguides is also effective on tree fruits. This will undoubtedly allow his planting techniques to be thoroughly developed and perfected!

Unfortunately, the other party had no interest in farming.

When Ya Bai first joined the Galaxy Team, he didn't want to be a member of the investigation team, running around the mountains investigating, nor did he want to be a guard, standing like a block of wood every day as punishment.
Finally, I was reassigned to the farming group.

But after arriving, he just slacked off, finishing his work every day and immediately going to sleep.

The Galactic Will will absolutely not do a single extra thing and will not contribute the slightest bit to the organization!
"Fine, since we can't rely on Ya Bai, Ming Yao will do."

He has been trying to persuade Ya Bai for two years, but to no avail.

Watching Ya Bai walk away, Cai Hua sighed helplessly.

Mingyao also has a good aptitude for farming.

Moreover, the latter is used to rolling around on the ground, which makes them more adaptable to this kind of work in the fields.

However, the task previously assigned to Mingyao—

He was sent to catch some water-spraying Pokémon, suitable for tilling fields and watering vegetables, but he hasn't returned yet.
I have no idea where they went!
On the other side, Yabai slowly walked up to Xiaozhi and took off his straw hat.

A strange blue light emanated from his eyes, as if he had activated X-ray vision.

He then smiled, looked at Zoroark, who was invisible behind Ash, and directly pointed out:

"You don't seem to be a member of the Ginkgo Merchant Guild."

His wave-guiding power instantly saw through the illusion's disguise.

Ash wasn't surprised; the other party was indeed a master of Aura. However, Ash's Aura was stronger, blocking the other party's attempt to spy on his underwear.

"Hello, my name is Xiaozhi, and I am also a Wave Messenger!"

He decided not to hide it any longer and introduced himself loudly.

"My name is Ya Bai. Um, let's go somewhere else first."

Ya Bai chuckled and nodded. Seeing that many of his colleagues were still looking over curiously in the farmland, he thought for a moment and then took Xiao Zhi to a secluded corner where no one was around.

Now that we're here, Ash can finally relax and revert to his true appearance.

Looking at the other person's youthful face, Ya Bai frowned in confusion and muttered to himself:
"I've never seen you before. Besides Ordran, are there other places in this world where the power of Aura is passed down?"

"Orudran?"

Upon hearing those familiar words, Xiao Zhi paused in surprise.

I immediately recalled that castle town in the Hoenn region, with its strong medieval feel.

Years ago, he and his friends traveled to Eurdland, where they met the queen and rescued a Lucario from an ancient scepter.

He learned his Aura from that Lucario.

The person before me is from Ordran!?

A moment later, Xiao Zhi looked astonished.

Wait a minute, this isn't modern times, it's the ancient Sinnoh region.

Although the exact year cannot be determined, based on previous records of gods and celebrations, and with some AI analysis provided in the encyclopedia, we can make a more informed decision.
The current era is roughly 800 to 1200 years ago.

When Ash passed through Ordland years ago, he remembered the local queen mentioning that Ordland's most glorious era was around a thousand years ago?! (End of Chapter)