I got the Pokémon

Xia You lowered his head and scanned the sea below, trying to find an island where he could shelter from the storm.

But we are already a long distance away from the Whirlpool Islands, and there are no islands in sight.
There was blue sea everywhere, and there was no land, islands or corals at all. Not to mention a place to hide from the storm, there was not even a place to stay.

"Brother Xia You! Look at that!"

Fortunately, Xiaoyao had sharp eyes and vaguely saw a small black dot on the sea surface under the storm.

When Xia You took a closer look, it turned out to be a small boat drifting on the sea!
Although this ship is not big, it is more than enough to shelter from wind and rain. Of course, the premise is that it can really withstand the storm and not sink.

He patted Charizard's neck, and Charizard understood and flew down towards the small ship.

The ship is indeed not big, only a dozen meters long, and has only a cabin on it, which looks very thin.

When they got closer, Xia You realized that this ship was not a fishing boat, nor a passenger ship, nor a sightseeing ship. There was nothing on the deck except a winch, and above the cab there was a long electric wire. It looked very much like a private scientific research ship!
The boat was rocking along with the waves and strong winds, but appeared relatively safe.

But no matter what kind of ship it is, this is their only choice.

The storm was approaching, and through the strong wind, Xia You seemed to have already felt the wet taste of rain.

When the Charizard descended and flew close to the sea surface to the same height as the cockpit, Xia You turned his head to look at the cockpit.

I saw the lights on in the cabin, and a red-haired woman was busy operating the boat.

In order to avoid disturbing the woman, Xia You did not jump onto the boat rashly, but waved at her from the Charizard.

Perhaps it was because the orange figure of the Charizard was too eye-catching on the sea, or perhaps it was because Xia You's waving caught her attention. The woman quickly noticed Xia You and Xiao Yao out of the corner of her eye.

She was startled at first, then she opened the cabin door and walked out quickly.

"Excuse me." Because of the strong wind, Xia You could only raise her voice and shouted, "Can you let me get on the boat to avoid this storm!"

Although this small boat is not necessarily safe, as mentioned before, it can at least prevent them from having their clothes soaked by rain and from being struck by lightning.

After hearing Xia You's words, the woman waved to him without even a second's hesitation.

"Come up quickly!"

After getting permission, Xia You jumped onto the boat and then helped Xiaoyao down. After both of them stood firmly, he took out the Poké Ball and took back the Charizard.

The woman invited the two men into the cab.

It was not until then that Xia You could see the woman's appearance clearly.

She was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with long fiery red hair casually tied into a ponytail. She was pretty and had fair skin. Perhaps because she traveled on the sea all year round, for convenience, she only wore a white vest on her upper body, which made her look very capable.

After closing the door of the boat, the sound of the wind outside immediately became much quieter. Although you can still feel the swaying of the boat, at least you don't have to worry about the wind and rain anymore.

After bringing the two into the cockpit, the woman turned around and continued to steer the boat, saying without even turning her head: "You two are trainers, right?"

"That's right, thank you for letting us stay, otherwise we would have to endure this storm directly." Xia You nodded, and then introduced himself to Xiaoyao.

"When we are out and about, it is natural to help each other. I think others would do the same." The woman smiled and introduced herself, "My name is Lujia, and I can be considered a researcher."

It can be clearly felt that, just like the color of her hair, this captain named Lujia is a very enthusiastic person.

"Researcher?" Xiaoyao asked curiously, "Why do you say it's just for the time being? What is Miss Lujia researching?"

As they sailed the boat towards the edge of the storm, Lujia said with a smile, "I'm just researching the Pokémon that live nearby. I'm not a doctor, so I'm just making do."

In fact, there are many civilian researchers like Lujia among the people. They have no official research funds, no titles, and no professional titles. They just have an infinite love for Pokémon and devote themselves to the research career without hesitation.

As he spoke, the storm was approaching.

Suddenly, the surroundings became dark and heavy rain poured down. Along with the rolling waves, lightning flashed from time to time, briefly illuminating the entire sky.

Being enveloped by such a storm, the few people lost interest in conversation and all fell silent.

Everyone's eyes were fixed outside the window, and their moods rose and fell with the waves.

In fact, Xia You was not worried about her own safety at all.

After all, he is a man blessed by the sea, and with so many Pokémon around him, what can a mere storm do to him?
I just don't want this storm to make myself and Xiaoyao look miserable.

Even if he fell on this ship, he could protect Lujia and help her up if the ship unfortunately capsized.

Of course, that is the worst outcome. We still hope that the ship can remain safe and sound in the storm.

Under Lujia's control, the small boat avoided the center of the storm and headed towards the edge, like a lone boat in the sea, shaking constantly.

However, with her superb driving skills, Lujia managed to find a safer route in this storm, and after a lot of effort, she managed to sail out safely amidst the rough waves and heavy rain!

From this we can see that Lu Jia is indeed an old driver, no, it should be said that she is an old captain!
Fortunately, Lujia changed the course before entering the storm, otherwise it would not have been so smooth.

But no matter what, the clouds finally cleared and the sky above their heads became clear again.

only……

Holding the map on the phone, Xia You took a look and shook his head helplessly.

Although they avoided the storm, their position had deviated and they had drifted from the sea near the Whirlpool Islands to an unknown place.

It seems that if we want to reach Yuanzhu City, we will have to waste more time on the journey.

Just when Xia You was studying the map, Xiaoyao beside him suddenly shouted in surprise.

"Brother Xia You! Look, it's an iceberg!"

"Iceberg?" After hearing her words, before Xia You could say anything, Lu Jia had already shaken her head and said, "You must have seen it wrong. There have never been any icebergs in this sea area. Firstly, the temperature does not allow it, and secondly, there is no such climate. Eh? It's actually an iceberg!" Lu Jia was still denying it at first, but when she turned her gaze inadvertently, she actually saw an iceberg!
Hearing the two people's voices, Xia You also looked over.

In the sea ahead of them, they saw a huge, undulating iceberg slowly drifting towards them!
It's really an iceberg.

"It's incredible." Lu Jia said with emotion, "I've been in this sea area for so many years, but this is the first time I've seen an iceberg here."

"It should have drifted over with the recent storm." Xia You was unable to explain this phenomenon and could only connect it to the recent storm.

Just at this time, several people saw that there seemed to be a group of figures moving on the iceberg!

Although it was impossible to see clearly what it was due to the distance, judging from the shape, it was probably not a human, but a Pokémon that looked larger in size.

This also made the three of them very curious.

"Do you want to go over and take a look?" Xiaoyao couldn't help but ask.

Lujia did not answer her, but showed her determination with actions.

She just turned the steering wheel, and the next second, the whole ship was heading towards the iceberg!

The iceberg was getting closer and closer, and after a few minutes, they finally saw its complete appearance.

It turned out that it was not a whole iceberg, but a connected structure composed of several small icebergs and a plain. On the plain, groups of snow-white Snorlax were frolicking, fighting and having fun!
These snow-white Snorlaxes, apart from their color, have nothing special about them in terms of size or other features. However, they are particularly eye-catching in such a snowy mountain!
"A white Snorlax!?" Xiaoyao asked in surprise, "Are these all different-colored Pokémon?"

Lujia hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head and said, "It does look a little different from ordinary Snorlax, but as I remember, all colored Snorlax should be blue. I've never heard of a white Snorlax before, let alone a group of them like this!"

Xiaoyao turned to look at Xia You: "Brother Xia You, do you know what's going on?"

Xia You pondered for a moment: "I remember there is such a legend somewhere in Johto. It is said that on the coldest night of the year, if you make a snowman out of snow, then this snowman will be given life and become Snowman Snorlax!"

Xiaoyao took a deep breath when she heard that there was such a legend.

"Is this true?" She turned around in disbelief and looked at these Snorlax. She found that the white color on their bodies really looked like snowmen. She couldn't help but feel incredible. "So, these are all snowmen that have been given life!?"

"Idiot." Xia You tapped her head with his hand. "That's just folklore. You can tell it's impossible. No matter how you look at it, these snowman Snorlax are just a special color-changing group in the Snorlax classification that humans haven't fully understood yet."

Xiaoyao covered her head and stuck out her tongue.

"That's right."

As they were talking, the boat had already approached the iceberg. Lujia turned off the engine, walked out of the boat, threw a rope onto a protruding ice block, and secured the boat.

After doing all this, Lujia, Xiayou and Xiaoyao also climbed up the iceberg.

These snowman Snorlax did not show any surprise at their arrival, but just looked at them curiously.

Seeing this, Lujia took out her camera and took more than a dozen photos in succession. Then she turned back to Xia You and Xiao Yao and said, "I'm sorry, I'm going to stay here for a long time to do some research on these snowman Snorlax. Please do as you please."

Her meaning was very clear. As a civilian Pokémon researcher, since it was rare for her to come here, to this pure land that had almost never been discovered by humans, she would naturally stay for a few more days to observe the habits and other customs of these Pokémon.

Although I won't make this information public, I should at least satisfy my own investigative desire.

Seeing that she looked like she was going to set up camp here, Xia You and Xiao Yao thanked her again and walked aside.

We just met by chance, and it's time to go our separate ways.

After parting with Lujia, Xia You and Xiaoyao left the coast and walked towards the inside of the iceberg.

Around them, there were Snowman Snorlax everywhere. Judging from the visual, there were at least over a hundred of them!
This is an extremely incredible thing!
You know, Pokémon like Snorlax have incredibly big appetites, and often only one can be fed on a small island. But now that so many of them are gathered together, their daily food consumption is almost astronomical!
This also made Xiaoyao, who also owns a little Snorlax, feel incredible.

"Brother Xia You, where are we going now?"

Taking out a Poké Ball from his waist bag, Xia You smiled and said, "Since it's so rare to meet Snowman Snorlax, I naturally can't miss it."

"Do you want to capture one?"

"Of course." Xia You nodded. "Snorlax is my favorite Pokémon, not to mention such a rare Snowman Snorlax. I have never even seen one before, so of course I can't miss it."

Xia You really didn't expect that after returning to Chengdu this time, he would encounter two surprises in succession.

Whether it was Entei a few days ago or Snowman Snorlax now, they were all unexpected surprises.

Hearing him say this, Xiaoyao felt a little envious.

Snowman Snorlax...

Although his little Snorlax is also very cute, this is a rare Snowman Snorlax. If he can capture it, not to mention the performance, just by taking it to the stage of the Grand Assembly and doing a little bit of manipulation, he can get high scores.

But unfortunately, I already have one...

Walking slowly among these snowman Snorlax, Xia You was also looking for his target.

Unlike himself when he first started traveling, he is now a completely different person.

As one of the most powerful trainers in the world, he can't capture all Pokémon now.

Especially within an ethnic group, there are too many choices for you to make and you have to consider them carefully.

Just keep walking and searching.

It was not until he reached an ice forest in the center of the iceberg that Xia You finally found a suitable target.

In the middle of the forest, a bigger and fatter Snowman Snorlax was leaning against an ice tree, constantly throwing a white fruit into its mouth. Judging from its appearance and aura, even if it is not the leader here, it should be a dominant Pokémon! (End of this chapter)