Pokémon, but cultural invasion.

“Yesterday, my family and I crossed the river to look for Senior Sister Ziyu, but my son was swept away by the water, and our family of four became three.”

Mud Donkey said, "Isn't that perfect? ​​Now it's even rarer, and Senior Sister Ziyu might like it even more?"

Despite this, the mud donkey still dared not cross the river, since it had no regional form and if it drowned, it would really drown.

Just then, a strange Qilin came to the riverbank and asked the mud donkey what it was doing.

"I didn't know how deep the river was, so I didn't dare to cross it."

Qilin scoffed, "This river looks shallow, what's there to be afraid of?"

"I'll show you how to cross the river. I'm also going to find Senior Ziyu."

After saying that, it confidently walked into the river and disappeared after a series of gurgling sounds.

The mud donkey was startled and dared not approach the river even a step.

After watching for a while, the Alola Exeggutor said to Mud Donkey, "The river isn't deep. Kirin was just careless. I'll perform it again on the spot."

After saying that, it slowly walked into the water, its neck stretched high above the surface, and soon reached the other side.

To show that this wasn't luck, it came back.

"See? Now you believe me, this river really isn't deep."

The mud donkey was still undecided, so he went home to ask his mother.

Mom said, "You have neither the courage to cross the river nor your own opinions. How can you become Senior Ziyu's mount? Senior Ziyu doesn't need a Pokémon like you!"

She said this to persuade Mud Donkey not to go to Senior Sister Ziyu, but Mud Donkey not only did not give up, but became even more determined to cross the river.

So the mud donkey came to the riverbank again, and without hesitation walked to the other side, and sure enough, it drowned.

This story teaches us not to lose ourselves in love. Even if you find Senior Sister Ziyu, she might not like you; she's interested in the belly of the Blue Emperor.

Promise me you won't be a simp anymore; you'll end up with nothing.

Daigo stared at the sinking mud donkey and the series of bubbling water bubbles, and fell silent.

"This story is beyond your imagination, isn't it? Can you ask who the author is?"

The Oddityrum read the storage disk and wrote the words "Spring Tree".

“I remember him, the film director. No wonder this story is so…so thought-provoking.”

Daigo remained silent for a while. Was he really going to take this thing to persuade Michael?

To be honest, it's quite interesting, and he enjoys watching it too.

But if I give it to Mikoli, I have a feeling he'll immediately ask me to fight him.

Chapter 133 Arceus, also known as Thutuhun

When Xiaosong heard that he was coming to Xuefeng City to film a movie, she gave him the green light and even came up with a plan to borrow several main streets.

Unfortunately, the filming did not involve the urban area, which inevitably disappointed her.

Compared to the bustling streets of Freehold City, the outskirts of Snowpeak City are sparsely populated, mostly inhabited by wild Pokémon living nearby.

One by one, they peeked out from the snow-covered bushes, watching curiously.

Experienced cooks would have the kitchen staff bring out some fresh tree fruits, arrange them on plates, and send them to a distant, dense forest. After a few hours, they would return to collect them, and the plates would be empty.

Quanshu initially thought it was just a kind person feeding stray animals, but after hearing Ache's explanation, she realized there was more to it than met the eye.

The film crew setting up camp to shoot is essentially taking over someone else's land; they might even be occupying the home of some snow-hatted monster.

Regularly sharing food will prevent wild Pokémon from causing trouble; otherwise, losing an item today or a piece of equipment tomorrow will be a real hassle.

Most importantly, wild Pokémon can sense earthquakes, avalanches, or extreme weather events in advance. After eating the crew's food, they will often sneak up and warn the crew to avoid danger.

Quanshu couldn't help but marvel at how much progress the times had made, no longer bound by feudal superstitions.

In the past, there were Pokémon that liked to warn humans of impending natural disasters, but they ended up being seen as the embodiment of disasters themselves—poor and unlucky Absol.

After the fruit was delivered, the film crew and their neighbors in the snowy mountains lived in peace, and filming began smoothly.

The only group of visitors during that time were a group of students from the Snowpeak City Trainer Training School.

I don't know where I got the news, but I heard that a movie was being filmed in Tingxiang, so I went around the outskirts of the city to find it and get a glimpse of it.

Once filming began, the long-awaited Sorolla no longer had the energy to bother him.

They lured this silly fox with the gimmick of watching movies and becoming an actor, and he enjoyed playing even a minor supporting role.

I'm always the first to arrive at work and the last to leave, and when I get home I just lie down in my little nest or on my ball and fall fast asleep.

It's his own Pokémon after all, so Izumi will feel sorry for it. He should ask the editor to cut more scenes of this expressionless supporting character.

As the date of the Lily of the Valley Tournament drew closer, Cynthia no longer had time to chat with him.

The opening ceremony, which took place as scheduled, drew huge crowds to Lily of the Valley.

The ratings in various regions soared to the astonishment of the radio staff, sweeping away more than a decade of stagnation and returning to the peak period when the conference was first established.

In reality, this conference was no different from previous ones; it was a stage for new trainers to shine, and there was no innovation in its format or content.

However, viewers attracted by the promotional video were more willing to accept this conference and its participants.

Rather than simply engaging in battles, people prefer to imbue them with a dramatic and engaging storyline.

For example, Cynthia's path to defending her title, or which contestant will ultimately achieve their dream.

The organizing committee conducted brief interviews with the athletes who had a strong chance of winning the championship.

When the contestant is no longer a stranger, but an emotional anchor for the audience to understand and support him.

Every battle he experiences will become special in the eyes of the audience.

The tension of arguing online about which contestant is stronger can also become a driving force for watching the competition.

Without changing the content or form, the Lily of the Valley Conference was given a completely new look simply through publicity and artistic embellishment.

The Lily of the Valley Conference has shaken off its past slump, putting pressure on other regions that have not yet held their conferences this year.

What happened to our agreement to just give up together?

It turns out that everyone else has been underperforming every year, so how come Sinnoh has suddenly returned to its peak this year?

Don't other conference organizing committees have any pride?

Everything happened so suddenly that the organizers, caught completely off guard, were tempted to kill themselves.

Meanwhile, the mastermind behind it all, Izumi, no longer influenced by Cynthia and Zoroah, devoted himself entirely to game development.

He was in charge of investment, while Digital Alloys was in charge of development.

He ignored everything else and focused on calming his mind until Qishu came looking for him on the Navigator.

"Brewing Electric Frog: Is this your alternate account?"

The picture she sent was from a Navigator account called "Rotom is really smart".

Quanshu is really strange. Does this guy have nothing better to do than search for other people's online identities everywhere?

Unfortunately, this time the strange tree made a mistake.

He wouldn't choose such a foolish name; at the very least, it should be "Salt Stone Treasure is Truly Clever."

Quanshu gasped when he saw the first post on the account; it felt both familiar and strange.

The first of the several short stories published was called "Adding Feet to a Snake".

It is said that a group of Tutu dogs gathered together to compete in drawing skills, seeing who could draw the Monarch Snake the fastest and best.

A dog named Tutu drew the snake first, but seeing that others were drawing very slowly, it wanted to show off its skills and said, "I can also add feet to the snake."

The other dog, a Slug, said, "The Monarch Snake doesn't have legs, but the Slug Snake does. What you drew isn't a Monarch Snake at all."

Therefore, the first Tutu dog lost the race.

Quanshu then looked at the second story, called "The Finishing Touch."

It is said that there was a dog named TuTu who was so skilled at painting that he was invited by a wealthy man in the city to paint for him.

It drew Rayquaza, Salamence, and Dragonite on the wall.

The murals were so lifelike that all the Pokémon present were amazed, but they noticed that the three dragons didn't have eyes, so they all asked Smeargle to add eyes to them.

Tutu said, "It's not difficult to draw eyes on the dragons, but once you draw the eyes, these three dragons will fly away."

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this, finding it utterly absurd and believing that Tutu the dog was joking.

Thumbelina had no choice but to add the finishing touches to Rayquaza's eyes first. As soon as she finished drawing the sky, the wind and clouds surged, and Rayquaza actually shattered the wall, flew into the air, and disappeared into the clouds.

There are many similar short stories, such as the Fiery Red Fox pretending to be the Blazing Roaring Tiger to intimidate physical attackers; the thief covering his ears to steal the Wind Chime; and the Infernape at the Snow Mountain Temple, and so on.

These little stories... Izumi remembers only telling them to her own Pokémon, and they were the original versions, without any localization.

The original intention was to teach idioms like teaching children, such as "drawing legs on a snake," to show them the principle that too much of a good thing is bad.

I never expected to see it on the Navigator. I guess the Pokémon interpret the idioms he uses based on their own worldviews, which is why it has such a strange style.

No wonder Qishu thought this was his alternate account; such abstract things are rare online.

He opened the account page and patted the Rotom that was pretending to be dead in his hand.

Rotom was shocked: "What makes you think I did it? Saltstone and Zoroya also listened to Rotom!"

Quanshu pointed to the account name again, and this time Rotom couldn't deny it.

He said with a strange look, "I didn't expect you to have such a creative drive. Keep up the good work, you might become a screenwriter in the future."

After saying that, without waiting for Rotom's reaction, he looked at Qishu's second message.

"Brewing Electric Frog: A game that can be Arceus, why haven't we heard anything for so long? Are you just making empty promises?"

Chapter 134 Daigo: Get out of my way, let me do it.

On Earth, in every Paralympic Games, Izumi always liked to include Earth Dragons in his team, and they won repeatedly.

Izumi always thought Garchomp was the strongest, until he played with Earthshaker X Deer and saw Mega Rayquaza with no item lock, and realized that he himself had always been the strongest.

He's a top laner in MOBA games who intersperses basic attacks with skillful maneuvers; he's a vehicle-wielding dog who flies planes to collect fries on the battlefield and never engages in foot combat; the biggest challenge he's ever faced in the game is keeping his mouth shut.

Therefore, Qi Shu's urging actually conveyed a message to him—she wanted to become a numerical monster and a vehicle dog.

Of course, the possibility of a long hiatus due to not having played any new games for too long cannot be ruled out.

"Thoughts flow like a spring: This game is huge in scale and has a lot of content, so it's normal for the development cycle to be a bit long. I'll let you know before the official launch, and I'll need your help then."

"Brewing Electric Frog: Understood."

Qi Shu put down his phone, chuckled to himself, and thought to himself, "So this kid actually knows how to say a few nice things."

A game that needs players' help? She didn't believe it.

They deliberately chose to say the nicest things, so they probably need some help.

It doesn't matter, I'll help with small favors, but I can't help with big ones.

The cheerful Qishu hummed a little tune, and the sunset on the way home from get off work was exceptionally beautiful.

However, she was mistaken. Izumi's new game is very special and does require a player of considerable skill to demonstrate all the gameplay.

...

The game "Life Simulator," which was a hit some time ago, has achieved great success.

Although it's a pixel-style short movie game, its fun, random gameplay, diverse career choices, and innovative bullet screen interaction made it an instant hit and a regular feature in various live streams.

However, as players played the game for a longer period of time, they also discovered some problems.

The Life Simulator offers a wide variety of career options, making it almost a comprehensive guide to real-world employment.

In comparison, the number of cities and NPCs on the map is pitifully small.

For example, in Kanto, there are only eight famous cities and their corresponding gym leaders, and the number of NPCs in each city does not exceed thirty.

This design is partly due to insufficient production capacity, and partly to make it easier for players in other regions to remember the game. For players who are new to the game, eight cities is not a small number.

But what Quanshu didn't expect was that someone would spend a lot of time on a small game, playing it hundreds or even thousands of times.

There are some randomly generated NPCs in the game, but the NPCs involved in important plot points are fixed.