Pokémon: Hoenn Storm

Chapter 289 A piece of history that disappeared in Fengyuan (25)

"I heard from the village cultivator that every year a group of villagers are driven out and left to fend for themselves?"

As soon as he came up, Lai asked the most pointed question.

As expected, when they heard this, Xiao Ji and her father's expressions changed.

The two looked at each other, and the middle-aged leader sighed and said:
"Yes, but there is no other way. If you stay on the island, you won't be able to survive."

"You have also seen the situation here. Every family has no savings. Even Xiaoji and I can barely maintain our training and training by going out to sea and exploring."

“In the early years, we could grow many things on the island, but now we can’t. We can only go out to sea to fish, but there are very few aquatic products here.”

"Over time, many people who couldn't survive left on their own. Later, it became the norm every year, and they couldn't afford to support so many people."

"Most people understand that Murakami's child is in a special situation. His family didn't have to leave. His father died fighting for the village. We would have been helping the mother and son, but his mother insisted on leaving, so he had to leave. Followed."

Having said this, the middle-aged leader let out a long sigh.

Lai asked: "They are stealing on the other side and going south to die as pirates. Do you know all this?"

"I know." He said calmly, "Besides, many people do it not just because they can't survive, but because they want to take revenge on the Hoenn Alliance."

"?!"

"Revenge Alliance?" Lai looked back with a look of shock and anger, and asked in a deep voice, "Why? Is it related to their hostility towards us? According to my observation, your villagers are still very civilized and warm when they get along with each other. Just like my hometown.”

"Is it civilized and tender? Indeed, our environment cannot tolerate tenderness. We must be cruel once a year."

The middle-aged man sounded sad.

"Do you want to know why? Yes, Xiao Ji told me that few people in the alliance know about us. They only know that we are a group of potential pirates and robbers."

"We have become something outside of league history."

"Then let me tell you about it, my rare guests."

"Even though we are like this now, when I was young, life here was quite happy."

"Ocean Pokémon are often invaded, and life is not considered rich, but it is much better than now. Everyone on each island patrols and guards together, and the products of each island are exchanged with each other. Not to mention being rich, it is not a problem to eat enough and wear warmth. .”

"It's a pity that the alliance has come. More than 20 years ago, the alliance took over here, saying that it would develop and turn us into residents of Fengyuan. The benefits were promised a lot, but they were not fulfilled. Instead, they collected a lot of taxes."

"After about three or four years, the so-called development has disappeared, so a group of so-called coastal defense forces have been left to protect us in name. In fact, the ocean Pokémon are coming, and they can run faster than anyone else."

"They harmed the fields, pretended to be pirates and plundered, stole taxes and framed us. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. They reported it themselves and no one can find out."

"Later on, we drove them away. In the past few years, they came a few times, but we beat them away. In the past ten years, the alliance has treated us as if we no longer exist."

"I heard that they even wiped us off the map." A sarcastic smile appeared on the middle-aged man's face. "Of course, this is obviously not enough. Didn't you come anyway?"

"It's a pity that the environment on the island was completely destroyed in that battle. The original fields have now become wasteland, and nothing can be grown."

"Before the alliance came, we were self-sufficient, but now we have to rely on some people to leave their homes and make a living. The alliance also said that we are pirates, and they are the biggest pirates."

"There are fewer people now and they are weaker. However, there are no less wild Pokémon coming here from time to time. It is becoming more and more difficult to resist. It is already a vicious cycle. Maybe in a few years, we will not be able to survive here."

"You ask me why there is so much hostility. I feel that if there is no hostility, it may not be normal." The middle-aged man's story made Lai feel nervous. He knew that if the idea of ​​​​the development zone was proposed now, it would most likely be implemented. Can't go down.This place is different from other areas he has been to. The hatred with the Alliance cannot be reconciled in a short time. Although he has almost nothing to do with the Alliance, his identity is inseparable. People here will not care whether you are from the Alliance or not. people.

Thinking of this, and seeing Xiao Ji who looked the same as the alliance trainer, Lai asked tentatively: "It won't be a problem if things go on like this in the long run. We have to find a way, right?"

"So my father asked me to travel to the Alliance, trying to find a way to become stronger and improve the environment on the island. The destruction here was the active pollution caused by the Alliance's departure. It will take many years to recover naturally. However, it turns out that one person can There’s no use being strong, and I’m not strong enough yet.”

Xiaoji vaguely sensed Lai's intention and took the initiative to take over the words and explain.

"Besides me, there are several other people who participated in this year's Caiyou Conference, but their rankings are not good. Now they are still traveling around Fengyuan. You still haven't said, what are you doing all the way here?"

She was very curious. Not to mention the powerful Hua Yue, the two people beside him seemed to be even better than him, especially the young man talking to her in front of her, who was in the first place among the three, Hua Yue. Yue and that girl both focus on him.

"We, we are going on a trip, and we heard from friends about the Northwest Islands, so we came to visit." Lai concealed the real purpose of coming here, "Speaking of which, I heard from Cunxiu that the sea area in the southeast should be Not only are there not many wild Pokémon, there are not many aquatic products, but when we came, we saw a large number of wild Pokémon, and some of them are not weak. Is this a sign of the ocean Pokémon attack?"

"Is this really happening? Murakami, tell me."

The leader frowned. He had been so busy recently that he didn't pay much attention to this matter. He called up the village cultivator who was sitting in the corner and asked.

"Yes, there are many Pokémon, and some are very strong."

Murura replied honestly.

"Then" the leader mused, "this is a bit dangerous. People on each island need to be notified as soon as possible to prepare, especially the outermost Snake Island, they are under the greatest pressure."

"Do you have contact information? If not, we can make a trip for you. I also need to visit all seven islands."

Len offers to help, which fits his plan.

Since the people on the island all advocate strength, then I will go island by island to challenge their strongest, and use the method of convincing others to win the respect of the other party first, and then talk about other things. At the same time, this is also the layout of the training and development area. Don't delay either.

"If this is true, that would be great. Our seven islands are not far apart. Xiaoji can show you the way. She is very familiar with the environment and people here, and with the cuffs of our Coconut Island, Guaranteed smooth flow.”

The leader clapped his hands and seemed very happy. He also valued the strength of Lai and his group. If his daughter could have a good relationship with them, the development of the island might be able to get new help in the future.

Each had their own plans, and the two hit it off.

"Then do I still need to continue to be a guide?"

Murakami stood up silently and looked at Lai.

Lai handed him a money bag and said: "Of course. This is the reward promised to you before. When we finish visiting these seven islands, there will be another share like this."

Murakami opened a crack slightly and then immediately closed it.

"It was too much. I didn't do anything and couldn't do anything."

"The information you provided is valuable, I think it is. This money is enough for you and your mother to settle down in Qiuye Town and live a good life."

".thanks."

"Pack up, let's get ready to go. Try to finish the work within three days. It will be very hard. The extra work will be considered as overtime pay for you."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)