Pokémon, but cultural invasion

"I like the 3D pixelated version of Plants vs. Zombies."

Qi Shu, carrying a hoe, planted a pixelated sunflower monster in a tilled field.

At the manor gate, a Gastly shrouded in purple mist drifted through the fog and slowly approached.

"Longtime viewers are moved to tears as the classic server makes a limited-time return."

"It's time for Qishu to mass produce units again."

"I'm really curious what the boss of this mod is, the Ender Dragon?"

As Qi Shu planted the Peashooters, he checked his equipment inventory and exclaimed in surprise, "This module doesn't seem to be a simple 3D port."

Her backpack contained the bone nails used by the little knight.

After being equipped, the approaching tree of Gastly elicited a hostile reaction, and a yellow exclamation mark appeared above Gastly's head.

The route of action was also changed from a straight line to attacking Steve, who was controlled by the Strange Tree.

After the bone nails were removed, the exclamation marks disappeared, and the Gastly returned to a straight line.

Qishu tried to attack Gastly with a spike, which had a knockback effect but could not cause damage; it could only restrain the Gastly.

"I see. Equipped with bone nails, I become a combat unit and can attract the enemy."

She had a sudden inspiration and tried to lure Gastly to turn around, creating an invincible scene of pulling the monster around in circles.

Unfortunately, the mod creator was prepared. Gastly ignored the units behind her and walked towards the plants without looking back.

"This module is interesting because planting plants is different from the original game; it requires players to run around."

"Balancing the order of planting plants and delaying the monsters' actions, and controlling the timing of both, is the first hurdle of the module."

Qishu really likes this module, but he has a lot of modules to review tonight.

After playing through a few levels, she gave a fair assessment and then quickly switched to the next game module.

As soon as the live streamer walked by, the comment section below the module, which was calmly calculated and created, immediately saw a surge of comments.

"The stitching is done well."

"The Redstone soundtrack is great, kudos to the creators."

"A module without bugs is all the more precious when compared to its peers which are riddled with bugs."

The number of downloads for the module increased visibly in just a few breaths.

Qishu's next evaluation target is "Simulated Champion's Road".

Created by inventors in Luna City, this mod lets you play as a rookie trainer.

Challenge the eight gyms, pass the tests, and finally challenge the league to become the champion.

The mod is very large, and Citron used underhanded means to copy parts of eight towns into the block world using homemade software.

Unfortunately, due to time constraints, he only had time to complete the main storyline, and there was no time to fill in the other side quests.

Aside from the gyms, the buildings in the city are all just for show, and the main storyline is a very simple gym challenge with no twists or turns.

The content was enormous, and the module was uploaded just before the deadline.

"What a huge module."

As soon as Qishu logged into the game, he was shocked by the sound of horns at the dock in Kuye City, but the villagers' uniform "humming and whining" was a real eyesore.

"I visited Koba Port when I was traveling in Kanto."

She easily found her way to the nearby park, caught two Pokémon, and rushed to the Vermilion City Gym.

The chat was filled with soft sighs.

"To this day, the rumors that the anchor forcibly abducted a man during his trip to Kanto have not been explained."

"The mod creators took too big a step. After I finished playing it, I felt it was very incomplete, especially the emptiness caused by the map being too big and the number of interactive points being too small."

"An ambitious modular design."

The tree wasn't very lucky when rummaging through the trash cans at the Vermilion City Gym; it took five minutes with only a one in four chance of success.

Then, because he hadn't leveled up, he was kicked to death by Pixel Raichu.

It's just a test module; there's no need to win. Qi Shu heads to the next city—Shui Zhou Town.

The modder has made significant modifications to the beginner challenge of the Water Boat Arena.

Players need to fall from a great height and then land precisely on a single block of water on the ground, otherwise the fall damage will be fatal.

The extremely high starting point is built using creative permissions, combined with a huge circular building surrounded by various colored blocks along the fall path.

The screen during the fall of the strange tree resembled a giant, constantly rotating kaleidoscope, leaving viewers thoroughly entertained.

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The kaleidoscope also has interspersed layers of barriers made of semi-transparent cubes in the middle.

She had to navigate through one honeycomb-shaped gap after another to land in the only water cellar on the ground.

"The essence of the modules may lie in the gym challenges."

Qishu was chatting and laughing when the next gym turned out to be his own hometown, Nimbus City.

Beneath her feet was a million-volt night view, and she was doing parkour on blocks suspended 10,000 meters in the air.

"This really requires skillful execution."

"Is the host's hand shaking? My palms are sweating."

"After looking at several mods, it's clear that mods can indeed give a game a second life."

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The villa caught Izumi, who was using the electric live streamer as an electronic pickled vegetable, off guard.

He almost choked on his fried noodles when he saw the eight dojos and the road to the championship in the live broadcast.

If the eight dojos were replaced with the eight cities of Kanto, and some storylines were added.

Shouldn't Pokémon Red and Green be released soon?

He was monitoring the backend data of the Creative Workshop, and within a few days, the total number of module downloads showed a qualitative leap.

Thirty days later, the mod with the highest player approval rating and download volume will have the opportunity to compete for the number one spot.

Before that, all we need to do is wait for the seeds that have been planted to grow.

Spring trees love the process of sowing, cultivating, waiting, and harvesting, which always reminds people of spring and hope.

"water."

Naz remained expressionless as she fetched him a glass of warm water from the kitchen.

"Thank you."

Quanshu wasn't quite used to it. Recently, Naz seemed to have become more human and started to be considerate of small details.

He turned off the live stream; the TV station was broadcasting a boring program.

"Has the league been urging you to reopen the gym these past few days?"

"No, the League usually won't remind you a second time. They will directly send inspectors to assess gyms that have been closed for a long time."

Nazi clumsily held the chopsticks, picked up a mouthful of noodles, and put it in her mouth.

"How long do you mean by 'long-term'?"

"Hmm... if we include this month, it will probably be in two months."

Quan Shuxin's heart sank. Two months is not a short time, but it often passes by in the blink of an eye.

If Sabrina hasn't regained her powers by then and is removed from her position as gym leader, that would be a troublesome matter.

The new Saffron City guild master will never be as effective as her.

Before the second month arrives, the Goldenrod Gym must be reopened without attracting the League Inspector.

Even if someone discovers later that the "taste" is off, it can still delay things for a while.

"Beep—An urgent notification!"

The television signal suddenly switched to Golden City Television Station.

"An unidentified air mass formed in the vicinity of Jinhuang City and Ziyuan Town early this morning. According to experts, it is very likely to be a rainstorm."

"The Jinhuang City Meteorological Bureau reminds you: Heavy rainfall, accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms, is expected in the surrounding areas of Jinhuang City over the next 72 hours. Residents are advised to stay indoors and take precautions..."

Quanshu turned on his vibrating phone. The meteorological bureau had issued three orange alerts in a row: heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds.

He walked to the window; the sun was setting, and the sky was a brilliant gold.

A few wispy, peach-colored clouds hung in the distant sky, hardly looking like they were about to rain.

"It can't be that you're just sending text messages to tease everyone."

Quanshu contacted Ache and issued a notice to all Tingxiang employees that filming was suspended and that they would be given a holiday due to inclement weather.

Remind the security guards who are leaving the filming location to lock the doors and windows.

Growlithe is now the crew's darling. Ache took her back to the art studio, and she shares photos of her in the work group every day.

"There's a possibility of heavy rain for the next three days, so go buy some food to stock up."

Hidden inside the sturdy building, the only thing worth considering is the food problem.

Quanshu didn't want to brave the torrential rain to go out and buy things, and it was hard to say whether the shops would even be open.

Suddenly, he remembered the Tingxiang Welfare Home.

I haven't been there for a while, so I'm not sure how far the construction team is progressing.

"Thoughts are flowing freely: It seems like there will be heavy rain in the next two days. How's the construction of the orphanage going? Are the Pokémon okay?"

...

It took Quanshu quite a while to receive a reply.

"Lan: The Pokémon's habitat is a concrete structure, and it's basically finished, so there's no need to worry."

"Thoughts are flowing: Are there enough food and water?"

"Lan: I just bought it a few days ago, a month's supply."

The welfare home had experienced power outages during heavy rains in the past, so the storage room should have been stocked with lighting tools such as candles.

Food, water, shelter, and lighting were all provided, so there should have been no need to worry, but Quanshu still felt uneasy.

The reason for this is ultimately due to the headmistress's personality.

From the time they met until they parted, during the period they lived together, she never took the initiative to ask Izumi for help, not even once.

They also had a very negative attitude towards his help.

But at the same time, Izumi also knows her that if there is any situation that endangers the Pokémon in the orphanage, she will definitely tell you the truth.

From this perspective, the welfare home should be fine.

But... it's my grandfather's hard work, after all, and I can't feel at ease without seeing it with my own eyes.

Quanshu gazed at the golden sunset, knowing that the predicted downpour was still some time away.

"Naza, I'm going out for a bit. You can stay at the villa."

He put on his trench coat, preparing to return to his hometown.

"Where are you going?"

"Go back to the orphanage and check on things. If everything is alright, come back soon."

"...I'll go too."

Quanshu glanced back at her.

Nazi has her own ideas, and she's willing to go with him.

He could only say, "Okay, let's go to the supermarket together on the way back."

There was no notice of service suspension in the text message, and the maglev train is still operating normally.