Pinnacle of the Stars

Chapter 8 8. The Flower Ceremony
This day, the night when zero hour meets zero hour.

The moment when people sink into dreamland.

A pure white shimmer quietly caressed the city.

It knocked on the heart that was unwilling to bloom, and gave confidence to the shy flowers.

The green-haired young man stood on the roof, leaning half of his body against the upper fence, and watched alone this dreamy scene that did not belong to him.

What glides through the eyes is full of coldness and softness.

Tens of thousands of flowers bloom, this is a permeating night of nature.

The ten-year flowering season is here.

Lu Qiu was woken up by people's cheers.

He yawned and had a good night's sleep after a long time, which made him want to continue falling back on the pillow.

But the voice outside the window didn't satisfy his idea at all.

It intensified and even ended with whistles.

Rubbing his eyes, he sat up dazedly wrapped in the quilt, and looked around helplessly, only to find that Xiangwei was lying on the glass looking at something.

Confused, he walked over barefoot.

Then, the eyes were full of shock, and even the quilt on the shoulders slipped down, and it was suddenly unknown.

In the sky, the shuttlecock cotton floats with the wind, in groups, and occasionally spreads a little fluff. Apart from giving people happiness, it does not affect the mood of those who are glued.

A little lower, Youba butterflies landed on the branches of tall trees, in pairs.

From time to time, a few big needle bees can be seen shuttling back and forth. They have changed from their normal behavior in the past, and even if they are discovered, they have no intention of attacking them.

It seems that all life is welcoming something.

Subconsciously, she pushed open the window, and what fell in front of Lu Qiu was the sweeter floral fragrance than yesterday.

There are elegant and rich.

Some are bright and some are subtle.

The magic is that there seems to be a thin layer of cream to separate their flavors. Just by tasting them carefully, you can chase the source of the floral fragrance you like.

"You really should stay and take a look, Mingshu." Lu Qiu muttered to himself.

I was stunned for a moment.

After he got dressed, he tidied up the bedding together with Xiangwei Miao.

With a good mood early in the morning, Lu Qiu was going to fill his stomach first.

He could understand the uncontrollable cheers of the people.

After all, anyone who opened the door early in the morning and saw such a scene would not be able to bear the desire to admire it.

This scene alone is worthwhile.

After choosing the meal in the dining area, Lu Qiu found a seat and sat down casually.

What he took was curry rice with a little spicy taste, and what Xiang Weimao gave was low-sugar pastry.

Of course, this choice is definitely not without the latter's complaints.

But Xiangwei is never picky about food, as long as the servants provide it, it will eat it.

It's not a peaceful morning, but everyone seems to be enjoying it.

Until the cheers outside gradually died down.

Anticipation begins to brew.

While eating rice, Lu Qiu took out the brochure that he didn't have time to check last night.

He first glanced at the advertisement on the cover of the mayor, and then opened it.

'During the festival, please do not pick flowers and do not hunt Pokémon around the city. '

'At that time, there will be special personnel to guard, and violators are prohibited from setting foot in Jihua Market during the flowering period. '

'When the flowering period is over, visitors can go to the flower shop to choose freely, or receive fallen flowers as souvenirs. '

At the beginning, there was a row of blunt warnings.

No room is left, and repeated violators can even be placed on the city's 'unwelcome guests' list.

In this regard, Lu Qiu expressed his understanding.

On the way here yesterday, he saw relevant warning signs more than once.

The city regards ceremonies more solemnly than festivals.

It would be too unwise to trample on the persistence of other people's politeness.

There are not many pages in the brochure, but each one is worth reading.

For example, the places where Pokémon like to gather, such as some small games that provide prizes, in addition, the manual also gives the city sightseeing route very intimately.

Soon, behind several major stores in the city, Lu Qiu found the information he wanted most.

"Isn't this a gorgeous contest?" After watching it, he asked himself curiously.

Lu Qiu heard about this from Leah.

In Hoenn, there is a competition similar to the Silver Conference, and the system is also very similar. Ribbons instead of medals are used as tickets to participate in the highest stage, and Pokémon games are played with opponents from all over the world.

However, instead of confronting with strength, it revolves around the theme of being brilliant, eye-catching, and stunning, and fully demonstrates the uniqueness of Pokémon.
--nice.

Trainers who take this goal as the way forward are called coordinated trainers.

What they pay attention to is the collocation design between moves, which is still very different from ordinary trainers.

It is worth mentioning that there are no similar large-scale competitions in Kanto and Johto.

The people here seem to be more willing to respect their strength, otherwise the Quartz Plateau, which symbolizes the highest headquarters in the Pokémon League, would not be located here.

Although the lack of a champion in the past few years seems to be insignificant, but that sentence is very good, the skinny Dudu Li is bigger than the horse.

The reason why there is no champion is simply because none of the Four Heavenly Kings can beat the other three.

This is also a topic that people always talk about after dinner.

When will Guandu and Chengdu have their own champions?

thought too much.

Lu Qiu stuffed the curry into his mouth.

Although this program named 'Moonlight Ball' is very similar to a glamourous competition, the rules are simple and crude, with some ambiguous meaning.

There is no elimination, no promotion, all contestants take turns to play, and the final decision is made.

The so-called judges refer to all the flowers in the entire town.

Incomprehensible.

As for the final champion reward, in addition to a large amount of alliance coins, there are also flower incense made of moon flower powder from previous years.

After using this thing, it can help grass-type Pokémon grow and increase the power of their moves. According to the manual, the special incense made by Jihua City is several times stronger than the conventional one.

The secret lies in the so-called Moon Flower.

When the moonlight dance is carried out perfectly to the end and all the judges have cast their own votes, there will be a flower proudly gathering all the light and blooming in the most dazzling position in the city.

The fragrance of the flowers lasts for decades.

This flower will be bought at a sky-high price every time, but before being selected, the Jihua City will take two petals from all its petals.

This is the origin of flower incense, and only one will be made every ten years as a reward.

Although Lu Qiu can't use it, he can sell it for money.

Even if you don't sell it, you can make it a decoration when you carry it on your body.

For those who like flowers, the attraction is quite big.

After Xiangwei Miao finished eating, Lu Qiu washed the tableware he had used and put them on the recycling table.

This made the lucky egg beside him laugh at him.

Lu Qiu tilted his head in response.

Then, startled.

'This guy, it's horrible. '

The strange performance caused Ji Lidan to be a little confused.

Without thinking too much, it smiled again, and ran over to take back the dinner plates used by other trainers.

The registration conditions for the Moonlight Ball are very loose, and there are no restrictions or requirements on strength, but all trainers who have registered under the alliance can choose to participate on a trial basis.

And, there is no registration fee.

It was the same girl who arranged Lu Qiu's room yesterday, but she seemed to be busy today.

After all, there were a lot of people who signed up, and there was already a long queue in front of the specially set up seats.

When it was Lu Qiu's turn, the other party obviously recognized him too.

But it was just a greeting with sweat on his forehead.

Lu Qiu didn't bother the other party too much.

After registering his name, he retreated to the side to make room for the people behind him.

Seeing that there was still a long queue, the girl took a deep breath and patted her cheek to cheer herself up.

'Get off work tonight and reward yourself with a good meal. '

'But what should I eat? '

'Taiyaki! '

The girl's thoughts drifted to the sky.

"excuse me"

"Ah, sorry!"

Seeing the girl in a hurry, Lu Qiu smiled softly, and led Xiangwei Miao out of the Pokémon Center.

The opening ceremony, he didn't want to just stay here in a daze.

(End of this chapter)