Elf: Sailing since being taken in by New Leaf Cat

Chapter 178 Ghost Mountain
  Looking at the vast expanse of white outside the cave, the withered grass and bamboo forest were completely covered by the sudden heavy snowfall last night.

The cold wind continued to blow, Qiu Qing stretched out her hand to catch the snowflakes that were blown this way, feeling the coldness emitted after it melted in her palm.

"It rained so hard in one night. I feel like I can build a snowman on the deck later."

As he said that, he walked all the way to the bow of the ship and jumped off. The terrain here was low and a lot of snow had accumulated. After jumping off, half of his legs were buried directly inside. It was impossible to find anyone if he lay down.

He walked outside, looked up at the sky where snowflakes continued to fall, and said softly: "We have to clean up the snow here later, otherwise the spacecraft will not be able to get out, but in this weather, the patrol team on Ghost Mountain should be basically Let’s all go home and lie down on the kang...then we’ll go up the mountain!”

Naturally, he would not miss such a good opportunity and strive to recover Gu Yuyu as soon as possible, so that even if he encounters some unmanageable crises in Beishang Township, he would at least have a trump card to use.

Returning to the cabin, he told everyone about the incident and would wait and see the situation. If the snow continued to fall heavier, he would go out at noon and go to the top of Ghost Mountain. It wouldn't take long.

"Meow~"

Make your own arrangements.

Tiremiao didn't worry about this, as long as she was still alive, nothing else mattered.

Just like that, he made the next decision, and then Qiu Qing suddenly discovered that the dream demon seemed to have gone somewhere.

"Did you go out to play?"

"Meow~"

Tiremiao shook her head. The dream demon should be in Bean Cricket's room. As for what she was doing, the cat actually knew very well. After all, it knew the dream demon very well and knew that the other party would be embarrassed to ask her about what happened these days. thing.

"Okay, just have fun."

Qiu Qing did not ask any more questions. He was naturally very happy that the crew members could be harmonious with each other. Then he went over to prepare to wake up Sha Li. The other party did not get up early today. It was snowing so heavily outside. How good would it be to take pictures?
  He came to the door and knocked gently: "Sister Shali, get up and get ready for dinner."

"Let me sleep a little longer..."

"..."

"Wait, I'll get up right away, leave my breakfast for me!"

Perhaps she finally realized something in a daze, and Sha Li suddenly woke up and quickly started to put on clothes and tidy up. In fact, this was considered a return to sleep.

After she came out in the morning and saw snow, she went back to her room to rest. After all, snow was very normal for people from the Sinnoh region like her...it was so common that she didn't even bother to take pictures. shoot.

After receiving a response, Qiu Qing did not disturb her anymore, so she took out her cell phone Rotom, intending to check the news. He rang the news about the missing case the day before yesterday. Maybe there have been some reports now...

When he came to the kitchen, he started browsing directly. Unfortunately, there was no news in this area. It was not uncommon for people to go missing in Beishang Township. Now when he checked Beishang Township-related news on the Internet, most of them were related to tourism.

“There’s actually skiing…”

This is what Qiu Qing just saw. It can only be said that these people in Beishang Township are really business-savvy, and they will not let it go even if it snows these days... But it is unknown how many people will be willing to come.

"When you go skiing... don't let something happen if there are too many tourists."

After turning over this page of news, there is another one at the back. The general meaning is that at the end of the year, Cuilu Town will have a New Year's Eve event, which will be held at the Beishang Center. Many free Beishang specialties will be provided. Everyone is welcome to come and participate. .

"Isn't it only less than half a month? If you find it interesting, you can go over and play."

I continued to look through it, and it seemed that there was nothing left, so I stopped paying attention. At this time, Sha Li hurriedly arrived and asked quickly: "So are you going to Ghost Mountain later?"

"Yes, we can't wait too long, otherwise we will all get into trouble."

"Then can you drop by the Crystal Light Pond and have a look? I want to take a photo there~"

"what?"

Hearing this, Qiu Qing almost lost her seat and fell down. He coughed twice and asked quickly: "Sister, are you not in good health today? Are you going to take pictures in the Crystal Light Pool?"

"Haha... don't get me wrong. I mean when the spaceship flies over there, stop for a moment and let me take pictures. I'm not stupid enough to risk my death in such a dangerous place."

"Fine……"

Qiu Qing has nothing to do with her. Who can be her friend? And the other party is indeed helping me. It doesn't matter if it can be solved easily. It won't delay anything anyway.

After a while, after breakfast, they went outside to shovel the snow together. The snow was too thick and it was not convenient for the spacecraft to start in such a narrow place. Moreover, with Shali here, he could not use his ultimate hand to pull it.

Fortunately, with the help of Shali's two katy dogs, the snow melted quickly under the high temperature of the flames, and the road was cleared in a short time.

"That's it!"

Sha Li smiled and waved, and then Qiu Qing used AI control to drive out the spacecraft, then boarded the deck, facing the falling snowflakes, and slowly lifted off...

The snow began to fall heavier and heavier, but it did not affect the spacecraft on the way. After all, the snowflakes were sprayed out from the thrusters.

Standing on the deck and looking towards the direction of Ghost Mountain, under the heavy snow cover, Ghost Mountain is also completely white, but it is only halfway down the mountainside.

The mountaintop area was not affected at all by the heavy snow. The steam was rising and the snowflakes melted and evaporated before they even got close.

Perhaps due to the influence of the Crystal Light Pool, the water flowing out from there is extremely clear without any pollution, and then splits from the underground and gradually forms those natural hot springs.

The Crystal Light Pond is such a mysterious place. No one knows how it was born. Perhaps it suddenly came to Beishang Township one day and brought Taijing energy with it.

Perhaps no one can unravel all these mysteries...

Sha Li picked up the camera, took a picture in the direction of Ghost Mountain, and said: "I heard from some people in Beishang Township that the Crystal Light Pool seemed to be formed by a volcanic eruption. Maybe the Crystal Light Pool only existed deep underground at first. After being erupted, it was blocked here, and the volcano has never erupted since, and it has become the source of life for the people of Kitakami Township."

"Deep underground..."

Qiu Qing touched her chin and began to think about it. What the other party said just now really reminded him of something, that is... the Padia Pit!

That thing is ten thousand meters underground, and it will definitely be even deeper, because that is only the maximum range that can be detected at present, and it is unknown if it goes further down, so the Zero Zone Research Institute was established.

"If the source of Taijing energy comes from underground, then..."

"Meow?"

Seeing him thinking deeply, Tiremiao asked curiously, what was he thinking about? Coming soon.

"Nothing." Qiu Qing shook her head. Now she was very close to the top of the mountain. She could clearly feel the increase in the surrounding temperature. She could also clearly see the ground below. Many places were emitting white gas.

When he left the crystal light pool in a hurry, he didn't notice these things. Now that he finally had the opportunity to observe them carefully, he realized that there were so many strange sights here.

Since the temperature at the top of Ghost Mountain is relatively high, many Pokémon will arrive here in the winter, so now you can see the warm scene of those Pokémon gathering together to rest in the hot springs.

If you didn't know that the top of the mountain is very dangerous, just seeing such a scenery, I'm afraid everyone would subconsciously think that this place is very peaceful...

"There are many Pokémon...but the key point is to start with Lava Snail!"

Qiu Qing was afraid that her eyes would be deceived, so she simply used her mobile phone Rotom to scan. Tiremiao was also watching to find the lava snail.

"Meow!"

"I saw it too!"

Qiu Qing looked over there with a smile, and saw several lava snails and lava bugs gathering together next to a hot spring. Although they like to stay near the hot spring, their bodies don't like water. They just like this kind of moisture. The high temperature of the air.

"Then let's go!"

Now that the target has been discovered, there is nothing to hesitate, so after the spacecraft lowered to a certain height, he and Tiremiao jumped off together.

The moment he landed, there were wild Heiluga and big wolf dogs around him that were startled, but Tiremiao just looked at them skillfully, and these dogs became completely honest... This look is like a cat that cannot be offended.

Qiu Qing walked towards the lava snails and took off the bracelet at the same time, as if all she needed to do was throw it into the high temperature and the ancient jade fish would adapt.

"Sorry to interrupt..."

"chatter?"

Several lava snails raised their heads at the same time, and were not surprised by the appearance of a human. After all, patrols from Kitakami Township can still be seen here occasionally. Of course, there are also some guys who went to the Crystal Light Pond and never came back.

Seeing that they were willing to talk, Qiu Qing nodded, and then began to think about how to say it more appropriately. After thinking for a long time, she finally said the classic saying.

"Brother, borrow a fire."

"Meow?"

"chatter?"

"Um...actually, I'm borrowing the magma from your body. Just a little bit is enough to keep it warm enough to give my bracelet some exercise."

"..."

Watching Qiu Qing take off the bracelet, these lava snails understood that it didn't matter, it was just a little lava. To them, it was like taking a bath and they wouldn't mind at all.

In this way, Qiu Qing successfully received help from the lava snails. Seeing that they were gathered together, he simply put the bracelet into the lava in the middle. Feeling the sudden high temperature, he seemed to feel that he was about to burn up. .

"It's hot!"

After all, what he was facing was magma, and being at such a close distance was simply an act of suicide, but Qiu Qing had no intention of taking a step back.

He stared at the bracelet in the lava, hoping that the ancient jade fish would recover quickly...

At the same time, on the other side, Sha Li did not go with him, but stayed on the spacecraft that was slowly rising into the sky so that he could take pictures of the ghost mountain scenery.

"Hehe, it's really good. I came to the right place, and there is also a crystal light pool..."

She looked at one of the photos she had just taken, which happened to be a picture of a Minas wandering in the crystal light pool. Qiu Qing had also mentioned this before, saying that this Minas was the boss here.

"It does look quite strong...but no matter what, I won't provoke him, but it's almost enough to take the photo!"

Shali was smiling like this, but at this moment, her eyes seemed to notice something, and she quickly ran to the edge of the deck to look down.

He saw a light with a strange drop rate suddenly flying into the sky. He didn't even understand what happened, it was simply beyond his comprehension.

"It looks like these are connected at the same time."

With that said, Qiu Qing began to operate, trying to get it done quickly, while Sha Li continued to stare at the petite figure wearing a mask. For some reason, she always felt that the other person seemed very pitiful.

"How about giving her to..."

Shali suddenly had such an idea in her mind, but finally gave up. After all, this was not her ship. Can't make a decision.

And just then, she began to realize that the petite figure who had been there for a few seconds before had disappeared, and she didn't know where she went.

"What about people?"

Shali was very surprised. There was no convenient place to hide nearby.

After searching for a while and finding no clues at all, she gave up, thinking that she might have had some hallucinations, and then she would go there with the spaceship. Pick up Qiu Qing and the others.

The spacecraft slowly moved in the direction of those lava snails, and somewhere next to the stone below, a petite figure was looking through the mask at the scene in front of him with great curiosity.

"Um..."

This is the first time it has seen such a village. If it is up here, there should be some food, right? It wants to try it!
  The camera returned to Qiu Qing. He was already covered in sweat, looking at the bracelet that seemed to be brand new in the magma, although he had not heard the voice of the ancient jade fish yet. But it looks like he's recovering really well.

"Thank you very much! I'll give you these things."

Qiu Qing thanked her with a smile, and then took out some thank-you gifts she had prepared in advance... They were actually some Pokémon food with the characteristics of Tiremiao, something that no one would touch, but Pokémon loved it.

At this time, the spaceship had also arrived nearby. Seeing such a spectacular spaceship, the wild Pokémon around were very surprised.

However, the spacecraft will not stop completely on the ground, but is still some distance away from the ground. It is still a little difficult to board the ship secretly, but this cannot stop those who are interested.

While Qiu Qing was still saying thank you to the lava snails, a petite green figure had quietly climbed onto the spacecraft and ran towards the kitchen, because it was really... too hungry.

"Um..."

……

(End of this chapter)