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

Xia Chen's mind started racing. If it was similar to the dragon pillar on Dragon Island, then it would be of extraordinary significance to Zeraora.

Zeraora is an anomaly among Electric-type Pokémon because it cannot generate its own electricity and can only store external electrical energy.

It's worth noting that even Pikachu, which is jokingly called "more numerous than stray dogs on the roadside," can generate electricity using the two red electric sacs on its cheeks, while Zeraora cannot.

However, at the cost of this, it can continuously temper its body and energy intensity by absorbing electrical energy, which is Zeraora's unique advantage.

After being captured by Xia Chen, Zeraora no longer focused on absorbing the unstable Thunder God as before, but instead absorbed the electric energy of Thunderwood and Zapdos more frequently.

Although they also possess legendary strength, in terms of the purity of their electric energy, they are absolutely no match for the Electric Pillar, after all, it is a creation of the Holy Pillar King Regigigas.

Therefore, this is a power bank that is a perfect match for Jeraora!

Xia Chen suddenly had a thought to go back to the Misty Forest and bring Jeraora over to enter the Crown Snowfield together, as it was a better training ground for her than being with Zamazent.

It's decided. Once we find the location of that ruined temple in the video, we'll bring Zeraora over.

Xia Chen thought to himself.

"Hey, what are you thinking about?"

Miss Joey's delicate white hand waved in front of him, and Xia Chen snapped out of his reverie.

He said seriously, "It's nothing, this video was a great help, thank you, Miss Joyce."

Xia Chen knew her name because every Miss Joey wore a name tag with her name and employee number on her clothes.

Miss Joey naturally understood this as well. She immediately covered her swollen chest and said with a blushing face, "You actually secretly looked at my private parts. Mr. Xia Chen is indeed as lecherous as the rumors say!"

Xia Chen: "......"

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After chatting for a while about anecdotes about the Crown Snowfield, without discovering any valuable information, Xia Chen and the drama queen Miss Joey's conversation came to an end, and the two went back to their rooms to rest.

Xia Chen booked a deluxe suite at the Pokémon Center, but the room, in terms of both size and facilities, did not live up to the word "deluxe".

There was nothing they could do; it was a remote and impoverished area, and even if they built a holiday hotel there, no one would stay there. Xia Chen wasn't one to crave luxury, so he quickly adapted to the environment.

It doesn't matter if the room is a little small. Most of the elves are training in Sky Pillar and Slumbering Forest, so it's just right for the remaining elves to live with me.

As for the lack of heating or air conditioning, that's even easier to solve. Just let the fire moths radiate some heat, and the whole room will be warm and cozy all night long.

And so, Xia Chen's first night in Dongning Village passed by in this way.

The next morning, Xia Chen woke up very early. After having a simple breakfast at the Pokémon Center, he set off for the location of the statue that Miss Joy had mentioned.

One must eat one bite at a time. Although he was more curious about the electric pillar, he still wanted to first investigate the legendary spirit worshipped by the villagers who were frozen closer to him.

The statue is located on a small hill north of Dongning Village. Before Xia Chen even left the village, he saw many villagers walking in that direction.

They were all elderly people with hunched backs, walking slowly and unsteadily up the snow-covered hillside. The mannequin beside them carried a bag of fresh tree fruit and occasionally helped the elderly people who were having difficulty walking.

It appears they went to offer sacrifices to the legendary spirit.

Thinking this through, Xia Chen, who had originally planned to fly there on his Guleton, decided to walk there as well.

He quickly caught up with an elderly woman who was carrying tree fruits alone, without any Mynah by her side, and said gently, "Let me help you carry them, Grandma."

Before the old lady could answer, Zoroark, who had transformed into a Weavile beside her, reached out and took the bag, giving her no chance to refuse.

The old lady glanced at Xia Chen in surprise, then at Zoroark, who had already walked ahead and was using flamethrowers to clear the snow and make way, and nodded with a smile.

"Good child, you've come from outside the village, haven't you?"

Xia Chen smiled and said, "Yes, Grandma, I come from Donghuang, a very far away region. Have you heard of it?"

The old woman shook her head apologetically and said, "I'm an old woman who has never seen the world. The farthest place I've ever been is Shuizhou Town, which I visited with my husband when I was young. Since he left, I haven't left the village."

Xia Chen said softly, "That's good too. The tradition in our hometown is to return to one's roots. When people get old, they still feel that home is the best place."

The old woman smiled kindly. "Alright, no need to comfort this old woman. Let's talk about you, young man. What are you doing in our remote little mountain village?"

Xia Chen didn't dare to play tricks on the old lady again. He said directly, "I am a mythologist and I would like to study the deity worshipped by your Frozen Village. Would you be willing to introduce him to me?"

"Oh... Of course, let me think about where to begin..."

A glimmer of memory flickered in the old woman's dim eyes, and her expression became serious and solemn.

After a long silence, she finally spoke: "Our Lord is a loving, benevolent, and abundant King..."

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The old woman spoke slowly, and it wasn't until the two reached the statue on the hillside that she finished telling the story of the fertile king named [Crown King].

Legend has it that in ancient times, the Crown Snowfield was not an extreme place where it snowed all year round; perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it the [Crown Plateau].

People live and work in peace here, forming partnerships with the local spirits and living a life free from worldly strife.

Later, two legendary elves named Snowstorm Horse and Spirit Horse reigned supreme over this land as the kings of the elves.

They were furious with the humans on the Crown Plateau, believing that they had seized their territory, so they led their elves to attack humans and their fellow elves incessantly.

The Snowstorm Horse and the Spirit Horse are incredibly powerful. One can exhale a powerful blast of cold air that stretches for hundreds of miles, while the other can plunder the life force of other living beings.

The humans and native elves of the Crown Plateau were no match for them; a complete defeat was only a matter of time.

At this critical moment of life and death, a benevolent and compassionate king suddenly appeared. He easily defeated two legendary divine horses and saved the humans and elves of the place.

After being defeated by the Crowned King, Snowstorm Horse and Spirit Horse formed a deep bond with it and became its beloved horses.

The two groups of humans and elves, who had been fighting to the death, began to live in harmony under the rule of the Calyreth King.

In addition to her extraordinary martial prowess, the Calyrex possesses healing abilities and the capacity to make plants grow miraculously.

When it raises its right hand, it can make hundreds of flowers bloom and grass grow lush and green.

When it raises its left hand, it can make the fields fertile and the crops bountiful.

Such incredible power meant that the humans and elves of the Crown Highlands no longer needed to worry about survival. They established a bountiful kingdom where humans and elves coexisted and worshipped the Crane Crown King as their monarch.

And so, over a thousand years have passed.

Humans and elves have come and gone, but the Calyrex has always remained on the eternal throne.

Gradually, it appeared less and less often, only blooming its radiant flower, which allowed all things to grow, at regular intervals.

Thus, the status of the Crowned King in people's minds had transitioned from monarch to deity.

A magnificent crown temple rose from the ground, receiving the worship of the people.

However, one day, the radiant flower that enables all things to grow ceased to bloom, though no one knows when.

The people felt that they might have angered King Raicrown, so they kept cleaning the temple and even reduced their own food rations to offer crops as sacrifices.

Even so, the Radiant Flower failed to bloom again.

Naturally, as time passed, the custom of worshipping the Crowned King gradually disappeared, and the faith in him vanished.

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"Finally, perhaps due to the Lord's condemnation, the bountiful Crown Plateau was covered in snow all year round, never to be the same as it was in the beginning. The kingdom existed in name only, and people left one after another to make a living, leaving only our Frozen Village behind."

The old woman looked up at the statue not far away and murmured, "Only the residents of our Frozen Village still retain the tradition of worshipping the Bud King."

Xia Chen asked curiously, "Then why didn't you choose to leave, but insisted on staying here?"

The old lady was silent for a while, then said, "Actually, even we don't really believe in the existence of the Crested King. It's just that the ancestral teachings passed down from generation to generation tell us that the Crested King saved our ancestors and gave us a new life, so we must worship him."

Xia Chen remained silent. Rather than saying that the people of Frozen Village worshipped the King of Buds, it was more accurate to say that it had become a habit.

The old woman sighed again and said, "But now all the young people in the village are leaving. I think soon, no one will remember this legend anymore."

Xia Chen said softly, "No, at least I'll remember, won't I?"

He had figured out who this Crowned King was; he must be the king Zacian had mentioned before their parting, the one who was once so powerful that even it admired him.

Moreover, from Zacian's words, it can be inferred that the Calycerin King does indeed exist, and it is even still in the Crown Snowfield, but it lost its power for some reason and has gradually been forgotten by people.

Xia Chen became increasingly curious about this legendary elf named Calycerin. What exactly happened to it back then that caused the kingdom to decline and even changed the ecology of the entire plateau?

He decided to seek the answer during this spiritual practice.

As he pondered, the old woman took the fruit from Zoroark's hand and walked toward the statue whose face had long been blurred by the ravages of time.

Only a dozen or so elderly people came to pay their respects, which shows that what the old lady just said about "the Crowned Calyx will eventually be forgotten" was not unfounded.

There were no strange or exaggerated rituals. The worship was completed after the tree fruit was placed in front of the statue and a simple prayer was recited.

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Xia Chen watched this scene silently. Suddenly, Zoroark reached out a claw and poked his arm.

"what happened?"

Xia Chen asked telepathically without showing any emotion.

Zoroark warned in a voice only the two of them could hear: "Zoro— (From the bushes to the west, a gaze is watching this place; its soul is strange, both faint and powerful, both ethereal and solid.)"

Because of his experiences in the spirit world, Zoroark has an unusual perception of living beings and can clearly perceive the characteristics of their souls.

Since Zoroark had already said it was strange, Xia Chen naturally took this reminder to heart.

A strange soul... could it be the Lady Crown King?

The gods silently observe the believers' worship of them; although it seems somewhat unbelievable, it also makes sense.

Thinking this, Xia Chen dared not use his mental power or wave-guided power to investigate and alert the enemy. Instead, he transmitted his voice and said, "I understand. Let's not make any rash moves."

Zoroark nodded silently and said nothing more.

In front of the statue, the elderly people who had finished their worship were chatting and laughing, helping each other as they prepared to leave.

The old lady even came over to ask Xia Chen if he wanted to go back together.

"If you want to continue your research, you can stay at my house. Although it's not big, it's much better than the rooms in the Elf Center that don't even have fireplaces."

Xia Chen politely declined the old lady's offer, saying that he would not return to Frozen Village with her, but instead would prepare to enter the Crown Snowfield to begin his cultivation.

Before parting, Xia Chen looked at the fresh fruit in front of the statue and suddenly thought of a question: "Grandma, you always bring so much fruit when you worship, do these offerings disappear the next day?"

The old woman paused for a moment, then replied, "Yes, they're all gone. What happened?"

Xia Chen pondered, "If they're gone, it means that someone or some elf comes to collect the offerings every day..."

The old lady understood Xia Chen's meaning, shook her head and chuckled, "You're thinking that maybe the Calyrethrum ate the offerings, right? Compared to that, I think it's more likely that the wild elves in the vicinity ate them."

Xia Chen smiled and said, "That's true, maybe I'm overthinking it. After all, how could there be a god who would be so shameful as to steal offerings from believers?"