Pokémon development strategy

There seemed to be some faint collision sounds mixed in with the endless sound of water.

Knock, knock

Eat, eat

"The sound of wood colliding?"

"Seems to be."

Some shade-loving plants, such as fungi and ferns, grow inside the mountain, and there are almost no mature trees in areas where sunlight does not reach all year round.

The sound of wood collision heard at this time is not like the creaking of small branches, but more like the sound produced by the collision of thick wood, boards, and wooden blocks.

Looking around, there was no green to be seen except moss.

From the direction where the wood collision came from, there was only a rock extending about three meters toward the water.

Chapter 391 Wooden Bridge and Stone Platform

"Wooden bridge? Why is there a wooden bridge here?"

Lukia stood at the edge of the rocks that extended into the water, looking at the water ahead in confusion.

On both sides of the rocks under your feet, wooden stakes are stuck firmly in the cracks of the rocks. Straw ropes are used to tie the rows of round logs tightly together, forming an old-fashioned suspension bridge that connects a rock five meters away.

Originally, there should have been a simple wooden raft suspension bridge connecting two rocks above the water surface. But now the water level above the No. 2 waterfall has risen a lot for some reason, submerging the stone platforms on both sides that the wooden bridge was originally connected to, so it can no longer be seen at a glance.

Only when you get closer can you see the wood arching up due to buoyancy.

If Shen Qi hadn't noticed the "bang bang" sound made by the wooden blocks hitting each other due to the water flow, the wooden bridge would have definitely been overlooked.

"Shen Qi...Shen Qi!"

Lucia was confused again by Shen Qi's silence and deep thought.

"Did you hear any strange noises again?"

"No...why is there a wooden bridge here?"

Before coming to the No. 2 Waterfall, Shen Qi asked whether the "iron ladder" existed. Lukia even joked that who would build an iron ladder in the Meteor Waterfall.

The same goes for wooden bridges. Who would have nothing better to do than build a wooden bridge?

According to the original low water level, the rocks on both sides were several meters above the water surface. If you wanted to get across, any method would be more convenient than building a wooden bridge.

The wood has to be brought in from outside.

Even if you climb to the original water level, swim five meters and then climb to the rock you want to go to, it is still more convenient than building a bridge.

"Jelly Egg, go and take a look."

Shen Qi grabbed the Poké Ball and used [Combined Attack] to pack up a random skill of the Chansey so that he could recall it at any time.

The water was over his short legs, and Jigglypuff stepped on the wooden bridge to the other side and looked back to signal that there was no danger.

The observation results sent back by Jigglypuff were very strange. There was only a stone platform of about seven or eight square meters on the opposite side, which was not connected to anywhere else.

Lukia muttered, "Just build a bridge to a bare stone platform, what do you want to do?"

Jigglypuff...Look at the rock surface underwater, is there anything...

Shen Qi conveyed this sentence to Jigglypuff through soul communication, but Lukia was unaware of it.

Because if there were any subsequent discoveries, Shen Qi would not be able to explain why he could have predicted it.

It would be a stretch to say “electronic fortune-telling”.

The No. 2 waterfall, the upper and lower waterfalls, the two rock bodies that should be above the water surface, and the wooden bridge connecting the rock bodies.

Taken together, these elements roughly match the central area of ​​the Meteor Falls map in the game.

The waterfall in the game also has two sections, but the distance between them is much wider, and the wooden bridge is also larger than the one in front of us...

auspicious!

Jigglypuff reported back that the stone platform submerged in water seemed to be carved with some patterns.

"Lucia, my Jigglypuff said there's something carved on the stone platform over there."

"Hey!" Lukia was startled, stepped onto the wooden bridge, waded through the knee-deep water and ran straight to the other side.

Shen Qi had checked before and found that a small number of microbial communities had grown on ordinary wood soaked in water, which meant that the wooden bridge was not newly built, but the time span was not too long either.

The water flow on the stone platform was messy, and Lukia could not see the words under the water. She touched the lines and grooves with her hands and read a few strokes. She quickly recognized that they were the sacrificial characters of the ancient Hoenn region.

"Found it! Really found it!"

Excited, Lukia summoned Slowpoke and used "Surf" to create a magic circle that allows people to travel on water.

As the skill takes effect, the water area within the coverage area seems to be covered by an air cushion, the water level drops a little, and the water surface becomes flatter.

With the help of Slowpoke's skill effect, Lukia read the sacrificial text.

The proper and orthodox inherited brushwork cannot conceal the exquisite background even if there is a little silt and sand accumulation in the carved parts.

[The sound of a thousand-year-old meteorite falling, playing the notes of the world's end]

[Offering the power of blood and meteorites, praying to cut off the reincarnation episode]

Lukia became more and more surprised as she muttered the sacrificial text carved on the underwater stone platform.

The text vaguely describes a natural disaster, and the △ mentioned in it represents the Rayquaza...

Apart from the people of Liuli, is there any other tribe that can pray and summon the Rayquaza to avert disaster?

If it was other areas, Lukia thought it was reasonable. The Meteor People built a buried tower in the Johto area, and Rayquaza would also go there.

But... this stone carving uses the ancient sacrificial symbols of the Hoenn region!

Shen Qi had already walked to Lucia's side, and after listening to her mumbling a few words, he had an idea in his mind.

Sure enough, this place is where you see Shijiana’s grandmother in the game.

At one end of the wooden bridge of Meteor Falls, Xijiana's grandmother, the elder of the Meteor People, gives players the evolution stone of Dragonite and teaches them the "finishing touch".

The game does not have a "Meteor Village", and this stone platform is bare and has no seal carvings.

At this time, the strokes that Lucia was touching were very new, with just a little bit of silt accumulated in the lines. It should have been carved a few days ago, maybe no more than a week ago.

That is to say, several days ago, someone came here, built a wooden bridge, and carved sacrificial runes.

This also shows that there may not be meteor people in this world, otherwise there should have been inscriptions a thousand or two thousand years ago, and why were they only engraved recently?

There is no people of the meteor, and it was Shijiana who cut off the episode and knew the ancient sacrificial characters of the Hoenn region.

Or the protagonist?

Ruby...

And Dr. Odamaki's daughter, Safiya?

It could also be Mikoli, Daigo, or Adam.

In both the game and the comics, they participated in the fight between Kyogre and Groudon, and Rayquaza tried to mediate.

There was a question mark in his mind, but Shen Qi didn't rush to ask.

The doubts in Lukia's mind must be even more exaggerated.

Shen Qi couldn't tell her from a God's perspective: "I am a player. In the Hoenn region of the parallel world, there are people of the Meteor. They have given you the mission of the name of Liuli..." and so on.

so funny.

Moreover, the speculation that "the engraver is Xijiana" is only a possibility, not absolute. After all, there are no Meteor People and Xijiana in the ordinary world line.

How could she show up?

Could it be that in the parallel world, Shijiana was born into an ordinary family, and under the influence of fate, she learned the ancient Hoenn sacrificial characters by herself... Then she would not be able to pray to the Rayquaza.

Or maybe Xijiana traveled through time.

This is ridiculous. I, Shen Qi, don’t believe in traveling through the Pokémon world.

Joking aside, Shen Qi really thinks the "time travel" theory makes sense.

There is no shortage of time-travel elements in Pokémon-themed works, and even the forest guardian Celebi can travel through different world lines.

Sizzle...

"Ok?"

The sudden sound of pumping water at the dock interrupted the two people's thoughts.

Before he could raise his eyes to see the source of the sound, the water under his feet suddenly became turbulent, as if countless ghost hands grabbed his half-submerged body and pulled him into the turbulent pool of water.

It's a whirlpool!

The injured Slowpoke was completely unable to resist, and its "Surf" skill was broken.

In the chaotic water flow, Shen Qi barely managed to grab Lukia, and using the strength of his waist and arms, he briefly threw her out of the water.

Chapter 392: Run! Faster!

"cough…"

Lukia, who was barely thrown out of the water, was panicked, but she saw Shen Qi in the water.

With a quick look of trust, Shen Qi was swept into the turbulence...

Before she fell back into the water, Lukia bit her lip and forced herself to remain calm.

Shen Qi risked his life to buy me one second to get out of the water, I can't waste it!

Cathy!

The sleeping Casey responded to the trainer's call, and Lukia's figure disappeared in the turbulent water at the top of the No. 2 waterfall.

The light and shadow flickered, and by the time Lucia fell to the ground, they were already at a natural camp near the No. 1 waterfall.

Casey had previously left a Psychic Mark here, and teleported back successfully with only Lukia and two Poké Balls.

"Woo!"

Lukia pinched her thigh hard, stood up, and ran out as fast as she could.

The water level in the area above the No. 2 waterfall inexplicably rose so much, and suddenly the bottom leaked out to create a whirlpool, and those who were caught in it were basically dead.

Lukia didn't dare to imagine and just ran away.

After all, our Slowpoke is a water type, so as long as it is rolled underwater and bumped too hard, it can survive.

However, Shen Qi is an ordinary person and does not have any water-type Pokémon.

No...

Lucia knew that her thoughts were a bit naive, but Shen Qi's actions were truly risking his life...

Will not!

"Kathy, please."

While running hurriedly, Lukia remembered that Casey had made more than one super power mark.

When we first entered Meteor Falls, Casey was soundly sleeping, and the mark we chose was not at the entrance of the cave, but at the first spot where we would spend the night.

So many days have passed, the super power mark may have disappeared.

Xi…

Responding to the trainer once again, Casey led Lukia back to the first camping spot.

This saves at least half a day's journey.

It was dark all around, so Lukia picked up a flashlight.

Except for her own Poké Ball fastened to her body, all other supplies were lost. Lukia's flashlight came from the natural camp, the place where explorers left kindness to each other.

Without a flashlight, the return journey would be difficult.

It would be of no help if you didn't think of reaching for a flashlight in the panic.

As she ran away, Lukia felt a tingling sensation in her legs and arms, probably from being scratched by sharp stones.

My lungs were burning and fatigue was setting in.