Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

The rest depends on luck.

If there are unknown totems in this unknown ruin, then determining their exact location will be a very difficult task.

Because the power of unknown totems can effectively interfere with the perception of both living and non-living things.

This is why the development of ruins in the Elf World has not made much progress.

No one knows in which ruins the unknown totems will appear; their birth seems to be without any signs or conditions.

Most importantly, these beings, whether spirits or not, could easily "devour" people.

Some will return intact after a period of time, while others may never be seen again.

However, after so long of exploration, some experienced exploration teams have long since developed their own set of evasion strategies.

Not to mention, for this operation, Su Tian even specially invited the famous Pokémon researcher Dr. Shuri Snowton to lead the team.

As one of the leaders in the field of unknown totem research, it can undoubtedly provide great help in the exploration of ruins.

Asu also invited Tetsuya to join in the development after the ruins were found, since he was, in a sense, a discoverer himself.

Tetsuya readily agreed.

He just felt that the doctor's name sounded strangely familiar.

I think I saw the other person's name when I was reading papers at night before; after all, he was a very famous scholar.

Tetsuya felt that his love for learning was commendable.

He walked along the main road after he came out, and soon left the lush green environment behind.

What then comes into view is an extremely vast valley—the Valley of the Wind.

Looking into the distance, several mountain peaks can be seen coming into view.

At the end, a towering, snow-white mountain stands like a giant between heaven and earth.

That's the White Snow Mountain.

Although it is not the highest mountain in the Johto region, it is the highest mountain in the northern part of the region, and the world's highest Pokémon Center is located on the peak of this mountain.

It is very cold near the mountain peaks, and blizzards that come out of nowhere are common.

It is said that Mount White Snow is also intricately connected with the legendary Pokémon Articuno.

Travelers passing through this area often say that articulated birds watch them during their journeys.

According to local accounts circulating online, arthropods arrived at Snow Mountain a long, long time ago. Since arthropods nest in all high mountains or cold regions, many people believe that arthropods have settled in Snow Mountain.

The most compelling evidence is a statue of an arthropod on the snow-capped mountain.

1200 years ago, three travelers were stranded in the mountains when an Articuno found them and led them to safety. A year later, the three travelers returned and made a statue of the Articuno to express their gratitude.

If the legend about the statue is true, Tetsuya finds it hard to imagine just how strong Articuno, who has lived for 1200 years, really is.

He must be one of the strongest in his clan.

The only one who can rival him is probably that silly ice god on Ice Island in the Orange Islands.

However, Tetsuya didn't plan to run that far today.

His destination, Enju City, is located slightly southeast of the center of the Valley of the Wind, quite a distance from Mount Shirayuki.

Even if we were to search for any traces of Articuno, we would have to wait until he had finished challenging the Enchantress Gym.

Although it wasn't on the way to the two towns they were heading to, Tetsuya was still quite curious about the possible existence of legendary Pokémon.

A little delay won't affect his progress in collecting badges this year.

Moreover, Pokémon like Articuno are unlikely to harm humans easily.

Its existence is more like that of Suicune among the three legendary beasts; it's easier to talk to.

This is probably because most water-type and ice-type Pokémon are like this.

The other two pairs of fire-type and lightning-type legendary beasts don't seem so friendly on the surface.

However, Tetsuya still possesses the Rainbow Feather, a powerful weapon, so he doesn't mind if the Snow Mountain is replaced with the Thunder Mountain or a volcano.

Tetsuya's thoughts, as he walked through the Valley of the Wind, had long since drifted away to who-knows-where with the strong winds.

The Valley of the Wind, as its name suggests, is a place where strong winds often blow.

These strong winds are all unpredictable.

Therefore, the Valley of the Wind is quite dangerous for many trainers who want to pass through here.

Tetsuya, who was daydreaming, soon paid the price for his contempt.

A sudden gust of strong wind caused him to lose control of the vehicle and crash face-first into a huge rock in front of him.

A face-slapping stun is still a stun, and the result is pretty much the same.

"It hurts."

He covered his face and exclaimed in surprise.

Luckily, no one was around, otherwise Tetsuya's reputation might have been ruined here.

At that moment, Tetsuya keenly noticed that Pidgeot's Poké Ball on his waist wobbled slightly.

He raised an eyebrow: "Come out, Pidgeot."

"Beep"

As soon as Pidgeot appeared, another strong gust of wind suddenly formed.

However, this time Tetsuya was already prepared.

He was unaffected by hiding under the broad wings of the Pidgeon.

Brushing the dust off his clothes, Tetsuya asked Pidgeot, "What made you suddenly decide to do this?"

You should know that Pidgeots are generally very reluctant to stay outdoors in the wild.

In its own words, it had been protecting the boss for so long, and it was time for the younger men to do their part.

Well, since Tetsuya's Pokémon are generally quite young, Pidgeot, at two and a half years old, can indeed be considered an "elderly" Pokémon.

Its age is more than ten times that of the youngest Ice Six-tailed Fox.

Of course, it's not the biggest one.

Because the slugs that had always lived in the wild were much larger than it, and Kirlia was no smaller than it either.

Wild Pokémon are still far behind human-bred Pokémon in terms of the speed of their power development.

This is why more and more elves have been willing to become human companions in recent years; they are not stupid at all, but rather quite intelligent.

Especially when it comes to matters related to one's own abilities.

The elf doctors generally attributed this strange difference to the bond between humans and elves.

This is an old tradition in the world of elves: when in doubt, one should always rely on entanglements.

As long as there are bonds, there's nothing that can't be explained.

It's very unscientific, but very clever.

"Beep"

The Pidgeot folded its wings and cried out, wanting to explain its thoughts to Tetsuya.

However, due to the interference of strong winds, its facial expressions were somewhat unpredictable to Tetsuya.

After a moment of silence, Tetsuya still released the Translator Blaziken.

"Xia, Xia Mo, Xia Mo Xia Mo."

Blaziken seemed to be enjoying Pidgeot's words.

It completed the translation work very quickly.

"Next time something like this happens, you can just ask that little Kirlia directly ヽ(ー_ー)ノ, mind reading with Aura is exhausting."

Before returning to the Deluxe Ball, Blaziken didn't forget to complain about its boss.

It has waveguides, not superpowers.

The primary function of waveguides is sensing rather than mind reading or translation.

The reason why waveguide users are called heroes is mainly because they are good at fighting rather than doing clerical work.

"If you keep yelling, I'll catch a cat and make you all lose your jobs," Zhe said irritably.

These kids are all so disrespectful; I wonder who they learned that from.

His words weren't exactly spoken in anger.

A long time ago, Tetsuya was indeed very interested in the Rockets' Meow Meow.

He even considered taming Miaomiao in advance and making it his cat strategist.

However, Tetsuya gave up on the matter after getting to know Kojiro.

It's definitely better for the Rockets' trio to stay together.

Speaking of which, Kojiro recently said they were catching Pokémon in the wild. Isn't that poaching? Maybe I should report them sometime.

Maybe I can even get some rewards or something.

Tetsuya felt that his idea was perfect.

Given the trio's background, there's no way they could stay in the police station's jail for long.

This is exactly what they call robbing the rich to help the poor.

"Beep"

Pidgeot nudged its trainer with its wing in an annoyed manner.

Tetsuya understood what it meant this time; Pidgeot was asking what he thought of its ideas.

"Use the irregular strong winds of the Valley of the Wind to train myself and then break through to the Uranus level?" Tetsuya pondered for a moment.

To be honest, he hadn't thought of this aspect, and Zero hadn't provided any relevant analysis, probably because there was no data on Pokémon breaking through to Elite Four in Valley of the Wind.

This is also one of the more rigid aspects of his "golden finger" ability.

It is foreseeable that as Tetsuya's crew grows stronger, Zero's advantage as a cheat code will gradually diminish.

After all, the magic of elves ultimately surpasses that of technology.

Seeing the expectant look in Pidgeot's eyes, Tetsuya nodded: "Since you want to do it, then go ahead."

As he spoke, he sent out Pang Yan Guai.

“Pang Yan, I need to ask you to carve out a small cave in the rock wall.”

Tetsuya said so.

Even if Pidgeot's premonition comes true, it won't take too long.

Therefore, it seems he will have to postpone his plans to go to Enju City.

Hopefully, Nobuhiko-san, who is waiting for him at Leibo Mountain, won't be too anxious.

In this desolate wilderness, Tetsuya couldn't contact the other party using his wristwatch for the time being.

However, it's common for trainers to go ten days or half a month without any news; as long as they're not dead, everything is fine.

"Well then, keep up the good work!" Tetsuya said to the condor with a smile.

Since there's no data before, let's have him and Pidgeot create some together.

Zhe also had full confidence in his old partner.

"Beep"

The eagle flapped its wings happily.

"First, we need to find a suitable location, preferably a narrow valley with sharp rock pillars at the bottom. It would be even better if the surrounding rocks would fall down."

Tetsuya squinted as he pondered the training plan.

Zero may not work, but that doesn't mean he's helpless.

"Pang Yan, could you please use your senses to see if there are any places nearby that match the description?"