Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master...

Anyway, he just said it with a righteous air.

"Besides, this is your assessment task. You called for support from the central government. How will the assessors view you?"

A-du introduced prosecutors to address the alliance's long-standing manpower shortage.

Therefore, prosecutors have great power and great responsibility, and often have to accomplish tasks that previously required ten people.

They are the elite of the alliance, and even Adu himself is an inspector. If Meiqi calls for support from the central government, she will definitely fail the assessment.

Most importantly, Ash didn't want anyone else to mess things up with Articuno.

"But I'm all alone..."

"But I'm still here!"

Xiao Zhi grabbed Mei Qi's straight shoulders and gazed at her affectionately, making Mei Qi blush.

Charisma, the Speaker Begins!

[Ding! Officer Jenny: Affection +2]

Since the environment is so abnormal now, it's already affecting the survival of the Pokémon on the mountain, and Ash certainly won't sit idly by.

Helping a friend complete a task is just something I do on a whim.

"As long as you can perfectly resolve this Snow Mountain incident, your prosecutor's assessment will definitely be fine."

Feeling the warmth from Ash's large hand, Meiqi's face grew increasingly red, but after careful consideration, she realized that what Ash said made sense.

If I continue to rely on my parents to solve my problems, I will always be someone people look down on because of connections.

"I need to grow up too, Ash, I'll listen to you!"

That's more like it. If Miki doesn't live up to expectations, Ash might have to give this prosecutor a good talking-to.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new mission, "The Secret in the Mountains": Please investigate the cause of the incident at Snow Mountain!]

【奖励：联盟币+3000；特攻+1；特防+1；自由属性点+2；技能“三旋击”+1】

"Okay, Meiqi, once the blizzard subsides a little, we'll set off immediately to find Articuno!"

"Okay, Xiao Zhi!"

"Hey, shouldn't Miki's mission be to investigate those suspicious people driving those machines?" Misty said helplessly as she watched Miki being led astray by Ash.

Moreover, even though Ash had finished talking, his hand was still on Miki's shoulder.

Now Misty looks like she's snuggling in Ash's arms, which makes Misty a little unhappy.

Leaning on each other by the campfire is a romantic scene, something Xiaoxia couldn't achieve with Xiaozhi when they wanted to take a walk in the snow.

"But we don't even know where Articuno is. There are so many mountaintops in the Snow Mountain Range. Are we going to search for them one by one?"

"Don't worry, we already have some leads here." Ash held up Sun Seed, which was playing with Togepi and Pikachu.

"seed?"

"Oh, it?"

Xiao Zhi nodded.

"That's right, it's this child. It was suddenly frozen into an ice block and fell as a meteorite from the sky."

"If I'm not mistaken, the sunflower seed must have fallen from the mountaintop after being hit by a powerful freezing ray."

"The one with the powerful Ice Beam is most likely Articuno!" Ash concluded decisively.

"There must be clues on the mountaintop where the sunflower seed was before."

Holding the sun seed in his hands, Ash raised it to eye level.

"Sunflower Seed, please take us back to where you fell from."

The little sunflower seed kept smiling brightly at its savior.

"Seeds, seeds!" It will definitely grant Xiao Zhi's request.

"Great! At least we have a clue now. Let's set off together to find Articuno, Ash!"

"Is it about looking for suspicious people?" Xiaoxia said helplessly. Meiqi had been completely led astray by Xiaozhi.

"Is it really okay for you to become a prosecutor like this?"

"Hehe."

Chapter 259 Charizard vs. Articuno (6k, 4 bonus chapters)

The blizzard didn't keep Ash and his friends waiting long; it soon subsided.

However, the weather on the mountain has been so unpredictable lately, and a blizzard could strike again at any time, so Ash and his friends had no choice but to get moving as soon as possible.

After getting warm down jackets from the Pokémon Center, Ash and his friends set off together on Miki's old sled.

Sunflower, along with Pikachu and Togepi, was placed in the motorcycle's basket to guide the way.

"Hey, wait a minute, why is Ash sitting in the middle?" Misty asked, hugging Ash's waist from behind.

"Because I'm driving."

"No, that's not my question..."

"Why is Miki sitting in front of Ash, like she's sitting in his lap!"

"Hmm~, I didn't expect it to turn out like this either."

Meiqi didn't actually want to sit in Xiaozhi's lap; she was quite shy in that position.

Especially when Xiao Zhi's hot breath blew right onto her neck, her whole body would tremble.

But the sled was a bit small, and she originally wanted to sit in the front and drive.

But as soon as Xiaozhi and Xiaoxia got in, she was pushed to the front, and now Xiaozhi is driving.

"Alright, Xia, don't worry about these little details. We need to take advantage of this good weather and hurry up to find Articuno."

"By the way, Ash, have you ever ridden a snowmobile?" Miki suddenly asked curiously.

"I've never ridden one before, but I'll learn quickly!" Ash has a riding ability, and any mount will quickly submit to him.

"What? This sounds really unreliable... Maybe I should drive instead."

The young girl cherished her life.

Unfortunately, Ash didn't listen to Miki at all, and immediately twisted the throttle to the floor, and the motorcycle shot off at full speed with a loud bang.

"Aha—!"

"Slow down, slow down!!"

The group sped along the hillside towards the summit, with the small leaf on Sunflower's head serving as a compass to guide Ash.

The higher you go along this road, the colder it gets.

"Seeds, seeds!"

After driving for a while, as Ash and his friends got closer and closer to the top of a mountain in the mountains, the Sun Seed in the basket suddenly started jumping excitedly and calling out to Ash and his friends.

The sunflower seeds in the basket suddenly started jumping and bouncing excitedly, calling out to Ash and his friends.

"Ash, look! There are so many Sunflowers frozen solid over there!"

Following the direction the sunflower seed pointed, Xia immediately spotted a number of ice sculptures in various poses along the roadside, counting more than a dozen.

Everyone immediately stopped and went to check. Sunflower Seed led the way and came to an ice sculpture of a sunflower monster, looking at it anxiously.

“All the Sunflowers were frozen into large blocks of ice in an instant, not frozen stiff in a blizzard.” Ash stepped forward to observe carefully, and felt relieved after sensing the aura.

"These sunflower monsters haven't been frozen for long, and their vitality is still very strong, so they're not in any serious danger."

"You're the ones I've chosen! Charizard and Rockruff, use Flamethrower to melt all these ice blocks!"

After a few fireballs, the ice on the sunflower monsters, which had been frozen into large blocks of ice, immediately melted.

Fortunately, Ash and his friends took a lot of the Freeze Healing Medicine that Nurse Joy gave them when they left the Pokémon Center.

They collapsed immediately after being melted, and Ash rushed over to treat them.

However, when the Fire Rock Rat was breathing fire to melt the Sunflower, its body suddenly started to glow white.

"Huh, how did it evolve like that?"

That was so sudden! Ash, who was undergoing treatment, suddenly caught sight of the glowing Cyndaquil and was immediately surprised.

Did they mistake the melted and collapsed Sunflower Monster for the one they defeated?

When they saw the Fire Rock Rat evolve, Misty and Meiqi quickly gathered around.

A moment later, Typhlosion's evolution was complete.

Compared to its pre-evolutionary form, it has become larger and its flames have become more intense.

The flames that were originally located on the tail and top of the head have moved to the back of the neck, like flame-like fur encircling the neck.

"Cheer!"

The newly evolved Typhlosion roared excitedly, flames burning fiercely on its neck, and waves of heat began to surge around it.

[Ding! Typhoon: Affection +2; Intimacy +2]

"Good firestorm beast, unleash Flame Wheel!"

At Ash's command, it immediately leaped up and curled into a circle, its flames erupting violently as it quickly circled the frozen Sunflower.

The ice on those ice sculptures melted completely.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Meiqi quickly applauded for the Firestorm Beast.

After evolving, Typhlosion's fire power is significantly enhanced.

Although it was a bit of a surprise, Ash was still very happy that his Pokémon had evolved.

[Ding! A new form of "Firestorm Beast" has been detected. Do you wish to transform into "Firestorm Beast (Emerald Form)"? The transformation is irreversible.]

Yes/No (This will consume ten Flame Stones; you currently do not have enough!)

"Hmm, what is this?"