Not a Pokémon Trainer, but a Pokémon Master

Of course, the emergence of the communication switching system is only a matter of nearly ten years, and it is not known whether Geng Gui, who has lived for a thousand years, really had a recognized master decades ago.

Anyway, those are not the focus now.

"I already have an idea about the place where the slow-witted beast evolves, so this time we don't walk, but fly directly there." Although there is still a while, the Silver Conference is about to start, and now it is really not a slow walk when traveling.

"Then master, where are we going?" Xiaozhi said with such a confident attitude that everything was in his plan, so everyone didn't have any objections. Anyway, Xiaozhi has always been the most reliable one among them. .

"A place called the Slowly Beast Temple." The Slowly Beast Temple is a temple with a long history located between Kaji Town and Yanmo City. The reason why it is named after the Slowly Beast is because people living here There are many slow-witted beasts, and there are famous legends.

A long time ago, there was a monk who became enlightened here with the dumb beast, and later founded the dumb beast temple here as a place for meditation and practice. Although it has been a long time, there are still many people who come here to practice.

Moreover, there is also a huge golden statue of the dumb beast here, which can be regarded as a small tourist attraction, but because Xiaozhi and others took the road of the water capital Odomare before, they finally missed it. .

But now that Xiaozhi thinks about it and can help Xiaoxia's dumb beasts evolve, of course such a place must be visited. Anyway, that place is not far from Yanmo City, and if you use the flying magic It will be faster if the baby is on the road.

In addition to slowly building the scenery along the way, using two feet to walk on the way of travel can also have the effect of exercising yourself.

But now that the eight badges have been collected, even if you exercise in the remaining time, it is impossible to achieve any obvious results. Instead, you will waste too much time because of rushing, and the gain will not be worth the loss.

Divider.

Through the power of the Pokémon, and the location of the Slowly Beast Temple is not far away, it took Xiaozhi almost no time to arrive at the destination, which is the so-called Slowly Beast Temple.

From the appearance alone, the temple occupies a wide area and exudes an antique atmosphere everywhere. Although it may have to be rebuilt countless times due to time, this does not change the fact that it has a long history.

Moreover, Xiaozhi and the others also saw the golden dumb beast statue in the center of the temple. No one could imagine how heavy such a huge golden statue was, let alone the value it contained.

At the same time, they also met a practitioner named Masako.

"Welcome to the Silly Beast Temple. I am a practitioner here, Masako." Although she looks young, Masako has been practicing in this temple for a long time, so occasionally, she will also help the brothers in the temple. The senior sister is busy, guiding and introducing people like Xiaozhi who come to the pilgrimage.

"... There are various kinds of practice here, but if you want to say the most difficult practice, it is fishing in the lake of dumb beasts." Therefore, she can explain the problems of Xiaozhi and others one by one. , is indeed a quite competent guide.

"Can fishing also be considered a practice?" However, hearing such a special practice, Nana couldn't help asking, because it was completely different from the practice she imagined.

At least when she practiced under Xiaozhi, it was not easy at all.

And Masako didn't show displeasure when she heard Nana's question, because Nana was not the first person to have such a question, and she won't be the last.

"The Pokémon in this lake of dumb animals are very special. They can feel the fisherman's mind and decide whether to take the bait or not." The lake existed when the sun temple was built, so there is a saying It is these Pokémon who also have the ability to realize the Tao after being nurtured day and night.

Regardless of whether this rumor is true or not, it is true that the Pokémon in Stupid Beast Lake seem to have the ability to perceive the fisherman's mind, and this is indeed a good practice for Xiaoxia.

"Miss Masako, can we tame the Pokémon we caught?" Of course, Xiaozhi has not forgotten the ultimate purpose of coming here this time, which is to help Xiaoxia's slow-witted beast evolve.

Perhaps a Pokémon like the big tongue shell can be easily subdued as long as it goes to the seaside.

But now that there is such an opportunity, in a special place, a special Pokémon, and a special method of subjugation, as long as she overcomes these, Xiaoxia may be able to reach a higher level in various senses.

"Of course it's okay, as long as you can do it." But for Masako, she has seen too many people like Xiaozhi with such thoughts.

ps1 There should be a few more small plots in the future, namely the return of Legend of Thunder and Riding Dragon, and then the trial by Kira and the original thieves sisters.

And then play the league...probably.

588 Unsatisfactory practice.

The word practice sounds very lofty, but in fact, the practice of the Silly Beast Temple is quite simple, and it can be done by both humans and Pokmon.

that is fishing

And both trainers and Pokémon can participate, whether they hold a fishing rod or use their tails to attract each other like the dumb beasts in the temple, in short, as long as they catch Pokémon, it is considered successful, and as long as they catch the big tongue shell, it is considered practice Finish.

Although there are all kinds of water-type Pokémon in this lake and it is said that you can even see the vicious Gyarados, the most difficult thing to catch among them is the big tongue shell.

After all, the slow beast can evolve as long as its tail is bitten by its big tongue, which may also be a growth in another sense.

"I'm the best at fishing." And at the beginning of her practice, Xiaoxia confidently uttered bold words. After all, she really likes water-type Pokémon very much. People say it is indeed better.

"Brother Xiaozhi, I'm going too~~" Seeing Xiaoxia's eagerness to try, Xiaomei obviously wants to participate in such an interesting activity, and this is Xiaomei's first fishing in the true sense, after all, her parents But there is no free time to take Xiaomei to participate in this kind of activities. It would be a pity to miss such an interesting event now.

Of course Xiaozhi can't refuse, and maybe Xiaomei can bring him a surprise.

As for the fishing tackle, it's not a problem. Although they haven't fished before, Xiaozhi and the others already carry fishing tackle in case of emergencies. It can be said that it is one of the necessary three-piece sets for traveling.

Among them, just take out the spare fishing tackle and lend it to Xiaomei for use.

"Be careful not to be pulled down, Ladias, Pikachu, you two help take care of Xiaomei." Even in human form, Ladias still has enough power to bring Xiaomei to an emergency break away while Pikachu is able to resolve the crisis itself.

With such a configuration, even if Xiaomei catches Gyarados, it is not a problem.

"Okay~" As for Xiaozhi's request to bring up a child, Latias also readily accepted. After getting along with him for the past few days, he has figured out Xiaozhi's relationship mode, as long as he doesn't disobey Xiaozhi in terms of fighting. Just a good talker.

Well, but if you sneak into the tent in the middle of the night, you will still be kicked out, and then the next day, Kyuubi will follow suit and run into Xiaogang's tent.

In the past few days, Xiaoxia's face smelled like stinky mud. She was obviously angry at the relationship between the trainer and the Pokmon that was too superior, but it could not be ruled out that she was actually envious.

Of course, this kind of behavior was also banned by Xiaozhi afterwards, not to mention Latias, even Kyuubi was treated equally.

However, it established a very good relationship with Xiaomei during this period of time. It even formed the Xiaozhi Support Club trio with Nana and Xiaomei. Song.

After all, who doesn't like such a cute and sensible little girl?

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Although fishing is a skill-based activity, luck and intuition are also very important, even if it is a fishing activity in the name of spiritual practice.

Therefore, not all of them crowded together in one place was equivalent to taking the bait. Anyway, Xiaomei, who needed the most care, was already watched by Latias and Pikachu, and it was impossible for others to have problems with this fishing activity.

"Let's start too." Xiaozhi is actually very interested in this activity. Of course, what he is interested in is not the water-type Pokémon in the lake but the practice itself. After all, it is said that only when the mind is free of distractions can the bait be hooked.

It's not easy at all.

Xiaozhi is very clear that it is absolutely impossible for him to be free of distracting thoughts. After all, there are too many obsessions and resentments in his heart. Compared with his peers of the same age, Xiaozhi's mind is undoubtedly too complicated .

The Six Champions of the League, the Pokémon Master, the regrets of the previous life, all kinds of thoughts flooded into Xiaozhi's mind like a tide after Xiaozhi threw the fishing rod, and instantly awakened Xiaozhi who was planning to empty his mind.

"This lake...is a bit mysterious..." Looking at the motionless fishing rod in his hand, Xiao Zhi didn't know whether it was the ability of this lake or what, but the situation just now was obviously not normal.

"It seems to be a good practice." And since he is already sitting here, it is obviously not Xiaozhi's style to return empty-handed, even if the so-called harvest is not a Pokmon, it doesn't matter.

What Xiaozhi really lacks now should be something else.

"Damn it, it's not right..." Compared to Xiaozhi who doesn't care about the harvest but only pays attention to the cultivation itself, Xiaoxia's situation is a bit bad. She hasn't seen this kind of fishing rod without any movement for a long time. The situation is gone.

In this case, let alone catch a big tongue shell.

But Xiaoxia obviously took it for granted. Since it is said that it is practice, it is of course impossible to use the original fishing common sense to judge the fish in this lake. However, compared with Xiaozhi and Xiaoxia's predicament, the situation on the other side seems to be much more lively .

"I'm hooked, I'm hooked~~" With the help of Latias, Xiaomei's little arm has repeatedly caught new Pokémon, including but not limited to Lantern Fish, King Goldfish, Gotha Duck, and even various other Pokémon. All kinds of water-type Pokémon were caught.

Although I didn't see the most important target, the big tongue shell, but Xiaomei's harvest is not insignificant.

On the other side, after fishing for a few minutes, Nana came to Xiaomei to help because she was bored. Anyway, she had no interest in water-type Pokmon.

As a result, the largest and noisiest small group was the one who gained the most.

Seeing Xiaomei's extremely rich achievements, Xiaoxia would be lying if she said she didn't mind. She thought that as a water-type Pokémon trainer, she should be in the lead, far ahead of everyone else.

But that doesn't seem to be the case now?

"Go, Pokémon Balls!!!" And Xiaomei is not just fishing, anyway, the opportunity is rare, Xiaozhi simply gave her a few empty Pokémon Balls to let her catch the Pokmon she caught.

Although Xiaomei is not yet old enough to receive the initial Pokémon, if Xiaozhi helps her take in a few Pokmon as playmates in the name of Xiaozhi, no one will actually say anything.

Families where the parents used to be trainers basically do that.

"Damn it, it's not right..." But compared to Xiaomei's harvest, Xiaoxia's here is now desperate to the point of doubting her life.

"Why are there no Pokémon hooked!?"

589 opportunities.

The biggest reason why everyone came to the Silly Beast Temple was to tame a big tongue shell so that Xiaoxia's Silly Beast could evolve into a Silly Hippo, so that it would have a better chance of winning the next league game.

But now, not to mention the big tongue shell, which is the ultimate goal, not even one of the other ordinary water-type Pokémon has taken the bait. This is a completely unacceptable result for Xiaoxia, who once claimed to be a master fisherman.

It's not that the big tongue shell is really so difficult to subdue, it's just that the [big tongue shell in the Dull Beast Temple] is so difficult to subdue, so even if it returns in vain, there is actually no loss for Xiaoxia.

Of course I said so, but for Xiaoxia, the sense of loss in her heart was obviously not so easy to clear up, and at this moment, Masako, who had been paying attention to the situation of Xiaozhi and others, also spoke in a timely manner.

"Miss Xiaoxia, this is not just fishing. As I said before, the Pokémon in this pond are very special. They can even sense the fisherman's thoughts and thoughts."

"If you really want to subdue the Pokmon you want in this lake, or even the ultimate goal of the big tongue shell, then the only way is to get rid of all distracting thoughts in your mind and reach the state of no-mind."

Masako's statement is the key to being able to conquer this pond, and this is also the reason why Xiaomei can continue to hook Pokmon, because their minds are simple enough.

But the problem is that since you came here with the idea of ​​conquering the other party, and you are here because of the so-called [obsession], how can you keep your mind free from distracting thoughts during the fishing process?

This is a completely contradictory statement.

But it is precisely because of this that it is the so-called practice.

"Get rid of distracting thoughts..." It sounds very simple, but human beings are a kind of complicated mind. How easy is it to get rid of distracting thoughts and achieve inner clarity, or even a state of mindlessness?

Practitioners in this temple basically made little progress after several weeks or even months of practice, but Xiaozhi and the others simply didn't have such ample time.

So before this, Xiaozhi also reminded Xiaoxia that there is only one day. If Xiaoxia fails to catch the big tongue shell within this day, then they will leave immediately, and they will go to the seaside where it is easier to see the big tongue shell. The place is subdued.

It actually looks like Xiaoxia has nothing to lose.

Anyway, the big tongue shell is only a threshold for the slow beast to evolve. Although the big tongue shell in the slow beast temple looks special, it is not really irreplaceable.

"No...you can't give up so early!!!" But it's really too early for Xiaoxia to give up, because she knows that once she gives up this opportunity, she may lose something. thing.

She has been traveling with Xiaozhi for a while, and she actually has some understanding of the reason why Xiaozhi is so powerful, except for her own knowledge and talent, but in the final analysis, the biggest reason why Xiaozhi is so powerful is that he has never let go. Any opportunity, so now Xiaozhi can see more than one legendary Pokémon on his body.

And back to the topic, the big tongue shell is indeed not a very rare Pokémon, but the big tongue shell in the slow beast temple may be the only one. After all, it is said that it is a strange individual that can feel the soul of fishermen.

"Master...what should I do?" But even if she doesn't want to give up, she is almost helpless now.

"Stay~" And just when Xiaoxia was in a daze, the dull beast beside him seemed to have finally reacted to the situation from the home trainer. Although the tail did not come out of the water, it still came to Xiaoxia's side and gently touched it. Touch Xiaoxia's calf.

"Stupid beast..." And when the dull beast touched her, Xiaoxia, who was still filled with so many messy thoughts just now, suddenly calmed down at this moment!?

It seems that there is a mysterious force helping Xiaoxia!?

"Stupid Beast..." At that moment, Xiaoxia seemed to feel that she could understand the thoughts of the Stupid Beast, and felt the inner feelings of the Stupid Beast... although it seemed to not think about anything.

But it was at this time that Xiaoxia suddenly recalled what her teacher, Ke Na Tian Wang, had said when he taught her for the first time.

"Xiaoxia, water seems to be ordinary, but it can change freely and unpredictablely. It can exist like a liquid, or it can turn into a solid like ice cubes. What's more, it can even turn into water vapor without substance."

The three-state change of water, which is the basic physical science,

"Xiaoxia, if you want to become an excellent trainer of water-type Pokémon, don't forget to change the form of water, it will be your reminder to become a top trainer."

At that time, Xiaoxia might not be able to understand the meaning of it, but after going through the state of empathy with the dumb beast, Xiaoxia's heart seemed to become transparent.

Xiaoxia, who came back to her senses, looked at the still calm and motionless lake, but at this time, her mentality seemed to have undergone a huge change, and even her originally sharp eyes became softer.

"Water vapor is like a gas, water is like a liquid, ice is like a solid... But the essence of these things is still water, and it has never changed."

The so-called throwing away distracting thoughts is impossible, because people exist because of thinking. If they really become the so-called unintentional existence, wouldn't they become idiots?

But after Xiaoxia understood the original meaning of the three states of water, she has been able to completely control her emotions and thinking. There is no doubt that she seems to be reborn now

The practice of the Dumb Beast Temple is not so much about making people pursue a state of no-mind, but rather about letting people fully understand what is in their minds in a state of no-mind?

But if there is no help from Slowly Beast, perhaps Xiaoxia will not have any effect even if she sits here for a few days and nights?

As Xiaoxia thought before, this is an opportunity. If she hadn't subdued the slow-witted beast, if she hadn't been persistent in wanting to subdue the big tongue shell here, then none of this would have happened.

"Wow~" And the moment Xiaoxia opened her eyes, a big tongue shell had bitten her Slowlybeast's tail at some point, and at the same time, SlowlyMonster also made an evolutionary movement shine.

Silly Beast finally evolved into a Silly Hippo.

"Thank you, Stupid Beast." At this time, Xiaoxia also seemed to have undergone a transformation. Sometimes her eyes were as soft as water, and sometimes as hard as ice, which even made people feel ethereal.

But she is Xiaoxia from Hualan City, and her goal is to be a water-type Pokémon master, but this has never changed.

590 Dedicated Xiaozhi? (Additional 4/7)

"Miss Masako, thank you very much for your care." Now that Xiaoxia's Golem has successfully evolved into a Goofy hippopotamus, there is no need to stay in the Goofymon Temple, after all, they are not here to practice.

"No, actually I didn't do anything, but you really surprised me." Based on Masako's past experience, even those professional practitioners, if there is no three to five days, it is impossible to make progress.

However, the big tongue shell was caught in just one day, which really overturned her imagination.

Although Xiaoxia was the only one who subdued Big Tongue Bei, including Xiaomei, Xiaozhi and Xiaogang also had some gains, but they didn't subdue it in the end.

This kind of achievement can be said to have beaten those who are still practicing in the Stupid Beast Temple. It can only be said that there may be a gap between people in this world, right?