Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

Xia Chen stroked his chin, pondering this somewhat unfamiliar word.

There are no major religions in this world. The only major one is the cult of the creator god Arceus, which is mainly concentrated in the Sinnoh region and has been passed down since the time of the Celestials.

The Meteor People he knew could be considered a religion that worshipped the Dragon God, Rayquaza, but this one clearly wasn't.

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Thinking this, Xia Chen asked, "Could this be a gathering place for followers of the Galar's Creation God Cult?"

"The Cult of Creation?"

Miss Joy shook her head. "No, I've heard their prayers. It seems the object of their worship is... [The King of Mercy], [The Creator of All Things]? And something like [Give us this day our daily bread]..."

Xia Chen became more and more confused. Was the faith not in any god, but in a king?

Are there any legendary spirits named after a king?

Ho-Oh? Regice King?

These are probably the only two that can be remotely related.

Unable to come up with a solution, Xia Chen asked again, "Is there a place for worship in that village, or is there a statue of the [King of Mercy] or something like that?"

Joey looked troubled and said, "Yes, there is, but... you probably can't tell what it is."

Xia Chen said nonchalantly, "It's fine, just take a look."

Joey nodded, took out his Rotom phone, operated it for a moment, and then placed it in front of Xia Chen.

The image on the screen is a photo of Miss Joy with a stone sculpture. The surroundings are all snow, making it impossible to see the exact location. Miss Joy is making a peace sign with one hand and resting her other hand on the stone sculpture, smiling happily.

And that stone sculpture... it was indeed incredibly abstract, somewhat resembling the mysterious Easter Island statue from Xia Chen's previous life.

His face was blurry; all that could be seen was that he had a large head and short limbs, making him look rather comical.

"How about it, can't you recognize me?"

Miss Joey asked with a hint of mockery.

Xia Chen shook his head. "I really can't recognize it. Send it to me and I'll study it again when I get back."

"Hey, is this guy trying to take over the Pogaman?"

Miss Joey covered her mouth with one hand, made an exaggerated expression of surprise, stood up and bowed, saying, "I'm sorry, you're not my type!"

Xia Chen sighed: "Miss Joey, could you please reduce the amount of acting?"

Miss Joey stuck out her tongue and chuckled, "Sorry, sorry, being assigned to such a remote place is so boring~ Actually, I'm so happy to have added the famous Xia Chen on WeChat."

As she spoke, she scanned the QR code on Xia Chen's phone, and the two became friends with Bojiaman.

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Xia Chen put away his phone and asked, "By the way, I also wanted to ask, how much do you know about the legendary elves of the Crown Snowfield?"

Miss Joy shook her head. "Except for holidays when I go back to Palace City, I usually just stay in Frozen Village and don't go out. I've never seen any legendary elves in person, but I can tell you about the experiences of people who came out of the snowfield."

"A trainer said he saw a huge, strange bird covered in purplish-red flames. It was violent and had a terrifying appearance. It would pounce on people as soon as it saw them, which almost scared him to death. Luckily, he was fortunate enough to be attracted by the bird's calls from afar."

After thinking for a moment, Xia Chen asked, "Doesn't that bird look a bit like a flamingo?"

Miss Joy replied, "I don't know, that person wouldn't dare take a picture back then. But isn't Moltres's fire bright yellow? The purplish-red doesn't quite match."

Xia Chen shrugged. "Who knows? Maybe it's Galarian Moltres."

The reason he thought of Moltres was because the former Galar League Chairman, Rose, had a Zapdos in its ground chicken form, which wasn't even electric, but rather a Fighting/Flying type.

It's a shame it's called Zapdos.

But if that's the case, why can't there be a Galarian Moltres?

Furthermore, following this logic, the call that the trainer mentioned attracting Moltres was very likely Articuno.

After all, those three silly birds always appeared together, their relationship a mix of love and hate.

Noting down this important clue, Xia Chen asked, "Anything else? Are there any other rumors?"

Miss Joy thought for a moment and said, "Well... there's also a trainer who said he went to a basin with an ancient temple-like ruin inside. It was full of electricity, and you could vaguely see the figure of a Pokémon."

Xia Chen asked curiously, "Could you describe it in more detail? What does that elf look like?"

Miss Joy smiled mysteriously and said, "This trainer is pretty daring; they filmed it!"

Xia Chen coughed lightly and said, "Judging from your tone, you have that video saved here?"

"of course."

Miss Joey puffed out her rather prominent chest, her tone carrying a strange confidence, "Didn't I say that this place is usually deserted? Of course I have to save something this interesting!"

Xia Chen rubbed his hands together and chuckled, "Then... can I borrow it to take a look?"

Miss Joey glanced sideways at Xia Chen, whose face was plastered with a fawning smile, and grinned slyly, "You know, this is my precious spiritual nourishment, so..."

Xia Chen nodded with an "I understand" smile. "Got it, it costs extra, right? How much?"

Xia Chen's words were so blunt that Joey felt a little embarrassed. She smiled awkwardly and said, "No need to pay extra, it's just... could I take another picture with your elf?"

"Of course, no problem."

Xia Chen readily agreed; even if he didn't ask her for information, there was no reason to refuse such a small matter.

He asked, "Who would you like to film with this time?"

Miss Joy glanced at the Vulcan Moth, which deliberately spread its wings like a peacock displaying its beautiful patterns, and then at the cool Azure Flame Blade Demon, who exuded an aloof and independent aura.

After hesitating for two seconds, I made my decision, "Azure Flame Blade Demon!"

The fire moth froze, its head drooping dejectedly, looking just like a defeated rooster.

Xia Chen stroked the snow-white downy hairs around the neck of the fire moth and comforted her, "It's okay. At least she hesitated for two seconds for you, while I was never even considered."

The Volcano thought about it carefully and found that this made a lot of sense, and its expression became visibly happy.

Miss Joey, who was also caught in the crossfire, was quite speechless and glared at Xia Chen.

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After the group photo was taken, Miss Joey edited the picture for a while.

Xia Chen glanced at it and saw that the Azure Flame Blade Demon in the photo had been whitened to look like the Crimson Lotus Armor Knight, which was quite outrageous.

He silently complained to himself, then had Rotom play the video that Miss Joey had just sent.

Unlike the image quality of a door lock camera that Xia Chen had imagined, this video was very clear, and Xia Chen could even clearly see the patterns on the ruins pillars.

Inside the ruins, thunder roared, and countless bright yellow lightning bolts struck the ground like a sudden downpour, leaving no spot untouched by scorch marks.

Just as Miss Joy said, there really seems to be an elf among them that is the same color as lightning.

Xia Chen couldn't see its appearance clearly, simply because the elf was too fast!

In a scene that's almost two frames in between, it can move from one end of the ruins to the other.

Its astonishing speed made it difficult for the camera to focus on it, resulting in a blurry image in the video. Only a few frames captured the appearance of this mysterious elf.

For an ordinary person, there is virtually no chance of catching those few key frames and pressing pause.

But who is Xia Chen? He's the emperor of the dance section on Pixiv, able to easily spot the key moments in every video that haven't been detected by the moderators.

After only dragging the progress bar twice, Xia Chen precisely pressed pause and captured a clear shot of the mysterious elf.

It was a bright yellow elf that shone with bright electric light all over its body. The main part of its body was a spherical head, and its arms, which stretched to the left and right, were like two cone-shaped clusters of electric ions that converged at the ends. Its legs were much shorter and curved like lightning bolts.

The nodes connecting the head and limbs are bound together by a blue ring.

What surprised Xia Chen the most was that there were seven pink and orange dots arranged in the center of its round head!

He hissed and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "A member of the Reggie family?"

Miss Joey leaned closer and asked, "What Reggie family?"

Instead of answering, Xia Chen asked, "Have you ever heard of Regirock or Regice?"

Miss Joy thought for a moment and said, "I think I've heard of it, right? Isn't it the one that's made entirely of steel and looks like a toilet?"

Xia Chen sighed, "That's Registeel, but it's from the same family. By the way, isn't 'Legendary Pokémon and Myths' a subject in compulsory education in your Galar region?"

Miss Joy blushed and retorted, "I graduated so many years ago, majoring in elven nursing, and I don't usually come into contact with legendary elves, how could I remember so clearly?"

Xia Chen waved his hand and said, "Anyway, these legendary Pokémon are creations of Regigigas, the Regigigas who dragged the continent and created the world in mythology. Their bodies are made of pure energy elements, and they respectively control the Ice, Rock, and Steel types."

He paused, waiting for Miss Joy's adorable, rarely used brain to process the information, before continuing, "And the legendary Pokémon in this video should be the one that controls the electric attribute."

Miss Joey blinked. "How did you know?"

Xia Chen patiently pointed to the power pole on the screen and explained, "Do you see the seven dots in the middle of its head? That's the distinctive feature of the Reggie family; all the power poles have this mark."

Miss Joy suddenly realized, "I see... Wait, does that mean we've discovered new mythological history?"

Xia Chen nodded and said, "That's right. This legendary Pokémon is of great significance. Regigigas is a very important giant in mythology. It is said that it once fought with Arceus. In the past few thousand years, only three elemental giants have been discovered in the Pokémon world. The fourth one in the video is of groundbreaking significance."

Miss Joy nodded vigorously, showing off her limited knowledge of Pokémon history, "I understand. Just like Eevee's evolutions, there were only three types at first: Water, Fire, and Electric. It wasn't until the discovery of Espeon and Umbreon a few decades ago that a surge of research into Eevee's evolution began."

Xia Chen snapped his fingers and praised, "Brilliant! A very accurate analogy. Now that we've discovered the electric pillars, could there be fire pillars, water pillars, fairy pillars, or even giants with more attributes? Wait a minute..."

Xia Chen suddenly froze, because he suddenly remembered a scene he witnessed more than two years ago on Dragon Island after he subdued Doronmesia—

In the magnificent underground palace, a giant radiating intense dragon energy slumbers upon the throne!

(Since I haven't taken a day off this month, how about a monthly pass?)

Chapter 540 The Crowned Queen, A Fading Faith (Seeking Monthly Tickets at the End of the Month)

The legendary giants are a collective term for Regigigas, the Column King, and the multi-elemental giants he created.

Due to their unique characteristics, base stat distribution, and many other reasons, these legendary Pokémon have a very low presence in the game.

Regigigas, in particular, has become a laughing stock among legendary Pokémon due to its [Slow Start] ability, a level of humiliation comparable to Groudon's inability to fly.

But putting aside the game, the Reggie family has a much greater influence in reality than most other legendary Pokémon.

For example, the dragon-type giant that Xia Chen saw became the most famous and mysterious gathering place for dragon-type Pokémon, Dragon Island, simply because of the dragon-type energy it emitted while sleeping.

Logically speaking, this is just a so-called "second-level god," yet it can have such a great influence. The only explanation is that, as a creation of Regigigas, its energy purity is frighteningly exaggerated.

Are the electric pillars in the Crown Snowfield the same?