Elf: Sailing since being taken in by New Leaf Cat

Chapter 169 Heading to the Permanent Forest
After spending some time returning to the spacecraft, Qiu Qing seemed to have entered a safe zone and lay directly on the deck, feeling more at ease this way.

"Dream~"

Useless things~
Listening to the dream demon's ridicule, Qiu Qing was still too lazy to move, hoping to take it easy, but she still didn't understand why the other party hated her so much, even though she was only born a few days ago.

"Meow~"

Tiremiao walked over and squatted down, stretched out her paws, gently patted Qiu Qing's face with her flesh pad, and told him to go eat and not lie here.

"Okay... By the way, should I drive the spaceship farther away? I feel like this place is a little too close to Emerald Town, and it always feels very unclean."

Qiu Qing sat up and looked in the direction of Green Town, but then he suddenly remembered one thing, that is, Sha Li was still here... After all, he was a friend, and the other party had helped him before, so he definitely couldn't let him stay here. This damn place!
And it seems that I haven't seen Shali for a few days. I remember that he went to the Forever Forest and wanted to take pictures of a mysterious Pokémon there. He couldn't be there now.

Listening to what he said, Tiremiao nodded slightly. Indeed...now that he knew there was a problem in Beishang Township, he naturally couldn't let his friend stay here.

Moreover, Shali is also a photographer. Who knows if she will go to the ghost mountain to take pictures on a whim, and then take some pictures that she shouldn't take?

"So go find her later. She is in the permanent forest. Let me look at the map first..."

As she said that, Qiu Qing found the map of Beishang Township on her mobile phone Rotom. The finally confirmed location of the permanent forest is at the northernmost edge of Beishang Township. It can be said to be the farthest location from Cuilu Town. It is very remote and she wants to go there. You still have to go around in a big circle.

"It's still a bit far away...but it doesn't matter. My spaceship is ready to fly anyway. This distance can be reached in half an hour at most."

After making plans for the next step, Qiu Qing finally regained some of her strength, then smiled and returned to the cabin, ready to go to the kitchen to eat.

I wasted so much time in Emerald Town, and now it’s long past lunch time, and it will be dinner after a while...

Time continued to pass, and soon it came to evening. After staying on the spaceship for several hours, Qiu Qing found nothing unusual, so she planned to set off on the ship. While Tiremiao was cooking, she waited until she reached the permanent forest. I can ask Shali to come and eat with me.

"take off!"

Qiu Qing shouted in the pilot room. After so many days, the spacecraft finally started to move. As the thrusters sprayed out a large amount of snowflakes, some wild Pokémon nearby ran away after feeling the cold. So as not to turn into a snowman.

Finally, the spacecraft took off successfully and was still rising. Qiu Qing planned to fly directly over the ghost mountain and check the situation above the crystal light pool. Maybe he could actually see something.

After all, monsters generally like to come out in the evening or at night, and the last time they teleported there from Area Zero, it was already daytime, so they may not have encountered any special circumstances.

He used Rotom on his mobile phone to activate the autopilot, and then came to the edge of the deck alone. There were no other Pokémon around him. Dream Demon was always by Tiremiao's side, inseparable, and their relationship was very close.

But he has nothing to be afraid of. As long as it is not a Pokémon that is too strong like Gullton, it will basically be driven away by the defense program of the spaceship. Generally, Pokémon will not approach here at will.

Looking down with the help of the afterglow of dusk, the crystal light pool in the evening is very bright, and the bright light is extremely dazzling. It shines like starlight through the water, and there is nothing strange at all.

"It's quite beautiful, but that's..."

With the help of light, Qiu Qing seemed to have discovered something near the crystal light pool, but the distance was too far, so he could only take photos with his cell phone Rotom to check.

But after seeing the thing clearly and displaying the information, he was very surprised, because the thing was none other than a crystal light flower!

He didn't have a good impression of this thing, and he had never heard of it before. There were wild crystal flowers outside, most of which were crystal buds. Even Paipa, a native of Padia, was entering Padia. Only after entering the Yaju Pit did I learn about the existence of the Crystal Light Flower.

"There is such a thing here... It seems that it only comes out during this time period? I can only say that I haven't encountered it. I don't want the spacecraft to be crystallized again. This thing is also very evil."

Qiu Qing shook his head and continued to observe. In addition to the crystal light flowers, he also discovered many crystals being formed. These were not seen when he came last time. If it was not a coincidence, it should be only at night. Will appear.

However, apart from these changes and the inexplicably weird and gloomy atmosphere, there were no major problems, and no one was seen.

But just when this idea appeared in his mind, there was a sudden fluctuation in the surface of the Crystal Light Pond. It was obvious that there was no wind now, and no Pokémon even appeared in the pond.

"Ok?"

Qiu Qing frowned slightly, sensing something was wrong, and then she saw that the water surface was gradually shrouded in a layer of fog that came from nowhere, as if some figure appeared on the water surface, floating and parading...

"not good!"

Seeing that the fog was still spreading outward, Qiu Qing quickly accelerated the speed of the spacecraft and left the area. Although he didn't know what the situation was, in short, this thing made him feel very uncomfortable.

A moment later, after the spacecraft left the top of Ghost Mountain, when I looked back again, I found that the fog had completely disappeared, as if it was used specifically to drive away or trap prey.

"It seems like there are a lot of secrets here... When you gain that strength, you must come over and study all these secrets!"

He silently stared at the top of Ghost Mountain, watching the distance getting farther and farther, which also meant that the permanent forest was getting closer...

The Permanent Forest is the farthest place from Beishang Township to Culv Town. Usually few people come here. Even tourists rarely run here. After all, they need to go around the Ghost Mountain for a long time.

Moreover, there are a lot of ghost-type Pokémon in the forest, and it is very spooky even during the day. Unless they come specifically to catch Pokémon, generally no one will come here to look for trouble. Of course, there are exceptions...

At this moment, on the edge of the permanent forest, smoke was gradually rising. Shali was sitting next to a tent, letting Kati dog light the fire and start cooking.

This kind of life is something she has become accustomed to. After all, she often spends a long time in the wild just to take a photo, and she has all kinds of camping life tips at her fingertips.

"I'm just going to eat luncheon meat noodles tonight, add more spicy, uh... why do you look like this?"

She looked at the two Kati dogs and a Yeib beside her with expressions of despair, and finally scratched her hair helplessly and said: "There is no way, I don't have much money now... Every day Stay here in Beishang Township and wait, there is no way to go to other places to take photos and make money, so just wait..."

Shali sighed. Life was too tiring. The main thing was to let the Pokémon suffer with her. However, as long as she could photograph that mysterious Pokémon, she would be one step closer to her dream!
"We must take a picture of it! But speaking of it, it seems that it will be foggy tonight. I don't know if I can take a picture then, because I am afraid that the fog will affect the lens."

She looked at the weather forecast on Rotom on her phone, but suddenly she felt a chill coming over her, overturning the fire she had just lit and the pot of luncheon meat and noodles.

"what!"

Sha Li was a little panicked and stood up quickly.

But what surprised her even more later was that she saw a spaceship landing slowly and vertically, which was a great visual impact. It was the first time she had seen such a spaceship. Why did it appear here!
She couldn't figure it out, so she could only step back to avoid being blown away by the air waves of the falling spaceship. While she was still surprised, a familiar voice suddenly came from the direction of the spacecraft deck.

"Good morning, Sister Shali~" "Eh?!"

Hearing the sound, Shali looked up subconsciously, and sure enough, Qiu Qing was standing on the edge of the deck guardrail, smiling and waving hello to herself...

After a while, when he saw Qiu Qing coming off the boat, Sha Li put her hands on her hips, with a resentful expression on her face, and complained angrily: "I told you... couldn't you say hello in advance? It's very dangerous. What if I happen to be down there? , isn’t this gone!”

"Haha... I can't help it. I happened to see smoke coming out here. I guessed that you were camping here, so I came over immediately."

Qiu Qing's face was full of embarrassment, and Sha Li could only shake her head helplessly, but looking at the blown out fire and the overturned pot on the ground, she felt heartbroken.

"My dinner...you can come over here after I finish eating!"

"Uh... sorry."

Qiu Qing didn't expect such an accident, but it didn't matter. He immediately said with a smile: "Then go to my spaceship to eat. It happens to be time to eat now, so I will take it as compensation."

As soon as the words fell, Sha Li changed her face instantly, showed a naughty smile, walked forward unceremoniously, and patted his shoulder gently.

"Just waiting for your words!"

"Uh?"

Qiu Qing realized later that she seemed to have been tricked, but when she came over, she planned to invite the other party over for dinner. If the other party was already full, then it would be really embarrassing...

When she came to the deck of the spaceship and looked at the spaceship that was now completely different from what it was when it was parked on the beach, Shali was like a curious baby, taking pictures with her camera and saying, "Wow, how did you transform this?" ? If there is no special factory to rebuild it, it is usually difficult to do it!"

"The renovation is not difficult. The main thing is to have professional people within my financial range to help me with the drawings. I can complete the rest by myself, and it can be easily completed in a few days."

Qiu Qing explained with a smile.

After hearing this, Sha Li nodded slightly and said with a smile: "I see, but you are also very capable, but where is the person who drew the blueprints? Is he also on your ship?"

"No, she is still studying at Orange Academy."

"Her? Student? I understand...hehe~"

Sha Li showed a sly smile that meant she could see through things but not tell them. This made Qiu Qing very confused. Then she finally came to her senses and quickly waved her hand to explain: "Don't think about it, she and I are not in that kind of relationship!"

"I haven't asked what kind of relationship it is~"

"..."

"Haha, I understand, I understand, young people~ After all, I am familiar with you, Sister Shali."

Sha Li smiled and patted his shoulder with a big sister's tone. This made Qiu Qing really want to explain but didn't know how to explain. She always felt that the more she tried to explain, the more the other party would misunderstand.

But now we have to wait a while before eating, so Qiu Qing changed the topic, looked towards the permanent forest, and asked curiously: "Have you taken any photos of that mysterious Pokémon in the past few days?"

"not yet……"

Shali shook her head with some regret. Not to mention taking a picture, she couldn't even find any trace of the other party. If it weren't for the blurry photos taken by witnesses, she would have wanted to leave.

But if she gave up now, wouldn't it be the same as giving up her dream? So she still planned to continue to persevere. Maybe she would be lucky and the other party would appear.

"This is really..."

Qiu Qing shook her head, but it was a good thing to have dreams, and he also hoped that the other party could realize them. Then he said, "Do you want my help? I still have time before I leave Beishang Township."

"Since you said so, then I definitely want it! I'm never polite!"

Shali immediately responded with a smile, and then said: "Without further ado, let's start after the meal. Let's go search in the forest together. The permanent forest will be foggy tonight, and then the mysterious Pokémon will appear. The probability may be a little higher!”

"You're really not welcome..."

Qiu Qing thought that the other party would at least politely reject it and then accept it, but this was indeed in line with the other party's character.

"Okay, but there is one thing I must say."

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"That means no matter whether you find that Pokémon or not, Sister Shali, it's better for you to leave Beishang Township as soon as possible. This place is not safe."

Qiu Qing looked at the other party seriously. He didn't want anything to happen to his friend, but Sha Li looked at him for a moment and shook his head: "I feel like you may know something, but if you back down easily, you are not me." ”

"It's dangerous to stay here!"

"So what? Giving up on your dreams just because of a little life safety?"

Saying that, Shali raised the camera and looked in the direction of the permanent forest. After pondering for a moment, he continued: "Taking photos of that moment is what I have always wanted to do. As long as I can take the photos of my dreams, even if So what if you lose your life?”

"..."

Listening to what the other party said, Qiu Qing sighed. It was not that he couldn't understand it, because he himself was like this. He didn't care about his own life, but it was different for his friends.

"Well...if this is your choice, Sister Shali, then...let me join you!"

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(End of this chapter)