Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

"For ice-type six-tailed foxes, the main breeding material is still custard apples, right?"

And if I remember correctly, after evolving into Nine-Tails, it seems to gain an additional Fairy type, so it's good to get some Rosehips early on.

Tetsuya pondered his future plans for raising the Six-Tails, which was still in its egg state.

Speaking of which, the combination of Ice and Fairy attributes seems a bit unfavorable for Dragon attributes.

Furthermore, although the addition of the Fairy type after evolution makes Ninetales particularly vulnerable to Steel type, Tetsuya doesn't think it's a bad thing.

At least at the same time, the Ice Nine-Tails' resistance to Fighting-type attacks also returned to normal.

For Ninetales, which is not particularly adept at close combat, this significantly enhances its ability to withstand attacks from Pokémon that excel in melee combat.

The Steel-type Pokémon can be left to its older brother to handle.

"I remember that the nine tails of the fire-type Nine-Tails each have different abilities, right?"

Tetsuya thought uncertainly.

This point is indeed mentioned in illustrations and textbooks, but it seems that not many people have actually achieved it.

"I'll ask Kajiyama when I have time. If possible, I should be able to do it with the tail of the Ice Nine-Tails."

After thinking for a while, Tetsuya wrote down the name of a friend in his notebook.

He felt that Kajiyama, as Xia Bo's closed-door disciple, would surely be able to give him a satisfactory answer.

After all, Blaine's Nine-Tails was one of his signature Pokémon, and his mastery of Fire and Psychic-type moves was truly exceptional.

I just don't know how much of a price we'll have to pay.

Tetsuya sighed silently again.

These haven't even been hatched and formally cultivated yet; who knows how much it will cost to invest in them in advance.

"Hmm, by the way, could you tell me how to train Ice-type Pokémon?"

He also wrote down a special name in his notebook.

He also had Lorelei's private contact information after the last mission to the Seven Islands ended.

As long as we have contact information, everything is negotiable.

To be honest, Tetsuya is somewhat unaware of how lucky he is.

Not everyone has the opportunity to consult with the former and current Four Heavenly Kings; this is something countless people dream of.

"Then there's the estimation of inherited skills. If the father is Primarina, the inherited moves will most likely be Round Eyes and Moon Power."

Relying on the protection of the electric dragon, Tetsuya walked with his head down, not looking at the road, and focused on writing and drawing in his notebook.

Chapter 320 Farewell to the Bellsprout Tower and the Bellflower Gym (Revising in one hour)

"Buwoo"

After a cute howl, the electric dragon wiped out a group of swarms of silk spiders that had foolishly charged forward to hunt their prey, led by an Ariados.

This type of insect-poison dual-attribute Pokémon, if not led by its evolved form Ariados, actually prefers to stay in one place and wait for prey to come to it.

However, since Ariados has evolved to be rather irritable, the orb-weavers, led by their clan leader, had no choice but to attack together.

Orb-weaver spiders are quite patient; after covering their traps with fine and strong silk, they wait patiently for their prey to fall into the web.

Before prey arrives, the orb-weaver spider will remain in the same posture for several days in its nest, waiting motionless.

Even if its prey is caught in a nest woven from thread, it will wait until the prey is exhausted.

Tetsuya put down his notebook and squatted down to collect some information.

Unlike the feeble silk produced by the caterpillar, the silkworm's thread is a very good material.

A net made from the thread of the Orb-weaver spider to catch fish Pokémon is a very popular and easy-to-use item.

Adhering to the principle that even a small mosquito is still meat, we can't let it go.

While collecting spider silk, Zhe unconsciously recalled the scene a few days ago when he encountered Officer Jenny and her team responding to a call in the town of Circular Spider.

That was incredibly fast.

The name "Circular Spider Town" itself makes it easy to tell what it's famous for.

The Officer Jenny here use orb-weaver spiders as their partners, and they make the most of the orb-weaver spiders' keen sense of webs.

It's no exaggeration to say that the web traps set up by the orb-weaver spiders in the town are enough to leave no one with nowhere to escape.

This is an incredibly powerful sensory ability that can identify the species of prey simply by detecting the subtle vibrations transmitted through the silk.

The only downside is that the cultivation of this ability is no longer a big secret, and Zhe can no longer make money from it.

Fortunately, the Orb-weaver and its evolved form, Ariados, are not particularly strong in direct combat, and their web-laying is also subject to the dual limitations of time and location; otherwise, these types of Pokémon would likely be quite popular.

Of course, this doesn't stop some poachers from using these two Pokémon, as they can be quite useful in certain situations.

"Let's go, it looks like we're almost there."

Tetsuya stood up, glanced at the faintly visible buildings in the distance, and spoke to the electric dragon beside him.

"Buwoo"

Even the electric dragon's roar couldn't help but reveal a hint of relaxation.

It was quite arduous for the trainers to focus on protecting themselves throughout the journey.

Who knew that once he got busy, he wouldn't care about anything else? He's really working himself to death.

Following a small path carved out of the forest by an unknown person, the human and the spirit soon arrived at Violet City, the second largest city in the Johto region.

This city is surrounded by a sea of ​​trees and various unique landscapes, and it has a very antique charm.

Its environment is similar to that of Ink City, which is also located in the capital, but it is also different.

Tetsuya first found a quiet place in the suburbs to recall the Electric Dragon, since Shiny Pokémon were just too eye-catching.

As soon as he entered Kikyo City, his eyes were immediately drawn to a three-story tower.

The purple tower swayed precariously, as if it were about to collapse at any moment, but the people around it walked by as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.

This is the Bellflower Tower, one of the famous attractions in Bellflower City.

The tower is constructed with a flexible structure, so it always seems to sway and about to collapse, but in reality, this more effectively prevents the tower from being affected by disasters such as earthquakes.

Only disaster-prone areas like Tokyo have buildings specifically designed to protect against earthquakes; other regions wouldn't consider this.

How much effort and cost could it possibly take for an elf to build a house?

Legend has it that the trumpet bud was used to build the central pillar of the tower, which was over 30 meters tall, and then the construction was carried out on the outside.

If this legend is true, Tetsuya can only assume that this Bellsprout is a Dynamaxed individual; otherwise, he simply cannot imagine how a Bellsprout with an average height of only 0.7m could grow to over 30 meters tall.

This height is simply outrageous.

Looking across the small lake in front of the tower, Tetsuya saw monks walking inside, but chose not to go in.

It is said, and it is only said, that the monks who use the trumpet buds have lived in the Tower of Trumpet Buds not only to provide shelter for some wandering elves, but also to suppress the vengeful spirits of the elves buried beneath the Tower of Trumpet Buds.

In other words, Bellsprout Tower is more like the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town, Kanto, except that this cemetery is not open to the public.

Of course, this rumor has never been confirmed.

However, there are occasional reports of people being tricked by Gastly and other Pokémon in Bellsprout Tower, so many people believe it to be true.

Although Tetsuya wasn't afraid of ghosts—after all, there were Ghost-type Pokémon in this world, and the so-called ghosts were basically just Ghost-type Pokémon playing pranks on people—he wasn't interested in actively seeking out "ghosts" to play with.

You should know that Ghost-type Pokémon can sometimes really get you killed with their pranks.

His only curiosity was that, given the presence of Ghost-type Pokémon, it was certainly true that Bellsprout Tower contained a large number of buried dead Pokémon.

So, what exactly happened in the past that led to the burial of so many elves beneath the Tower of Bellbuds?

For some reason, in the Johto region, although humans and elves now live in great harmony, the conflicts between them in the past were greater than in any other region.

Soon, Tetsuya smiled nonchalantly and turned to leave.

What does this have to do with him? It's none of his business anyway.

What Tetsuya didn't know was that during the time he approached and left the Tower of Bellsprout, the monks inside the tower were extremely tense.

"Has that guy calmed down?"

A simply dressed monk, covered in sweat, asked.

Judging from his appearance, he must be over seventy years old.

Even in the Pokémon world where longevity is common, this age is not considered young.

But at this moment, his demeanor was not as leisurely and content as that of an ordinary old man.

"Yes, things have calmed down."

Beside him, another middle-aged monk, around thirty or forty years old, also replied, sweating profusely.

"It's alright, it's alright."

The old monk let out a breath.

"Why did it suddenly break through the seal?"

Faced with the old monk's question, the younger monks around him naturally didn't know how to answer.

The man before me is the abbot of the Bell Sprout Tower, the longest-living and most experienced monk in the tower.

If he doesn't know, then it's even less likely that these young people would know.

"Forget it."

Faced with complete silence, the host sighed helplessly.

"Kong, take a few disciples and go underground to reinforce it again, so it doesn't break out."

If an outsider were to overhear the host's statement at this moment, they would be utterly astonished.

In everyone's mind, the Bellbud Tower is a simple three-story tower with no underground structure, because that would be detrimental to earthquake resistance.

However, according to the host, a deep secret is hidden beneath the Tower of Trumpet Sprouts.

"Yes."

The monk named Kong bowed and then led several young disciples out of the room.

"Hopefully, things will calm down for a while after this shock."

The abbot watched the departing disciples and pondered silently.

But he couldn't understand why the shock pattern that the sealed creature below had followed for hundreds of years had suddenly changed today.

If he hadn't always adhered to his master's teachings and stayed at the center of the seal, then perhaps today would have been the day that guy below was unsealed.

Soon, as the host silently pondered, the room fell silent again.

The bustling crowd outside will probably never know what happened inside the Bellsprout Tower, which is just a stone's throw away.

"Thank you, Miss Joey."

At this moment, the innocent Tetsuya is going through the procedures for challenging the gym at the Pokémon Center.

After retrieving his Pokédex, he took the room key given to him by Miss Joy and returned to his temporary residence.

Although he is not short of money now, and Violet City is a city famous for its various guesthouses, he still prefers to live in the Pokémon Center.

He probably liked the atmosphere here very much.

"Ding--"

As soon as I entered the room, a message came through my wristwatch.

Tetsuya looked up and saw that there were two.

The first message was an unexpected notification that his challenge application had been approved, and the second message was from Su Tian, ​​whom he hadn't contacted in a long time.

"Tetsuya, you've come to Johto, haven't you? I saw your challenge message. Come over this afternoon, and I'll personally entertain you. I also need your help with something."

Upon seeing this message, Tetsuya naturally understood why his application had been approved so quickly.

Who could blame them when the current head of the Kikyo Gym is Su Tian, ​​a close friend of his senior brother, Asi? This was clearly another case of getting in through connections.

But why "again"?