Pokémon: Encounter

"Everyone come and have a look! There's a discovery here!"

Seeing that the two were about to continue arguing, Chen Jiani shouted loudly.

Liu Hewei glared at the south and walked over quickly.

"This is a piece of stone with carvings. It looks like it is part of the wall of a building," said Chen Jiani.

"Let me see!" Liu Hewei took the stone and looked at it carefully in his hands.

"It's only the size of a palm, and looks like a fragment of an ancient stone arch. Judging from the degree of weathering, it's probably about two hundred years old."

"It is said that the Absol has a long lifespan. If this relic belongs to this Absol, then it must be quite old."

Fang Nan walked over and spoke.

"Well, if that's the case, then this ruin and this Absol will be of great exploration value."

Nan Fang also came over. He looked up at the fragment and said nothing. Fang Nan was about to hand the fragment to Nan Fang when Liu Hewei took it back.

"He's just a guide and bodyguard. What if he damages the fragments? Have you found anything else?"

Everyone else shook their heads. Fang Nan looked at Liu Hewei angrily, "You!!!"

"Well, everyone, pack up your equipment and keep going!"

Liu Hewei did not give Fang Nan a chance to continue speaking.

Nan Fang looked at Fang Nan, nodded, then shook his head. Everyone continued to move forward.

We walked for about another hour.

"We're here!" Uncle Wang said happily, "This is the ruined stone pile we found before. Last time, a young man said it looked like a collapsed relic, so we took photos and sent them to our superiors. We didn't touch it, so we don't know the specific situation."

"Okay, you did the right thing. Any unprofessional human action could damage the ruins. And we don't know if there will be any danger inside."

After Liu Hewei finished speaking, he called on everyone to start exploring the ruins.

Nan Fang and Uncle Wang sat leisurely on the side, watching everyone busying around. Uncle Wang handed Nan Fang a cigarette, but Nan Fang waved his hand to refuse.

"I've given up long ago. Thanks, Uncle Wang."

"Well, it's better for young people not to smoke. Unlike me, I've been smoking for my whole life and can't quit even if I want to." Uncle Wang made a small fire and started puffing out smoke.

"Uncle Wang? You've lived in Hongqi County for such a long time, but you haven't heard any rumors about Absol?"

Uncle Wang exhaled a puff of smoke comfortably and thought for a while with his eyes narrowed.

"Well... not at all. I remember when I was a kid, my grandfather told me that when he was a kid, Hongqi County was still a newly established small village, built on the mountain and by the water."

"The sky was very blue at that time. Because it is close to mountains and rivers, the temperature in Hongqi County was very balanced. I don't know how long people have lived there, but I only know that since people left the mountains, Hongqi County has become more and more modern."

"My grandfather said that in the past, he would never have imagined that such a high and thick mountain could be chiseled open just by saying so! Just by sitting at home, he could see all kinds of people and things outside. Hahahaha, my grandfather is lucky, he still enjoyed a few days of good life~"

After Uncle Wang finished saying these words, the cigarette had already burned out, and he lighted another one.

"Yes, yes. Then, one day, someone went up the mountain and saw a big white dog! It looked so fierce. No one knew it was Absol at the time, so everyone rushed up the mountain to watch the fun."

"It was that day when it suddenly rained heavily and the first mudslide occurred in Hongqi Town. Alas, many people died at that time because they all went to see Absol."

"Later, some people who had seen the world said that it was a disaster beast and that it was the one that brought disaster! Since then, Absol has become a popular figure in Hongqi County."

"Alas, even now there are still people in our county who say that the disaster was caused by Absol."

"It's to save you." Fang Nan came over at some point.

"Do you know why it only appeared when your quality of life and living environment started to improve?"

"It is because the natural environment has been destroyed on a large scale in order to build villages that the probability of disasters has increased."

"Absol foresaw this and wanted to tell you in advance."

"Alas, it's all because we have no culture. Absol wanted to help us, but we treated him like that." Uncle Wang sighed.

"Humans have always been like this, haven't they? They will never admit the consequences of their own actions, and will always blame other people or things for various reasons, and then stand on the highest moral ground and criticize harshly as if it has nothing to do with them."

"Looking at the traces on this ruins, I don't think it was a natural collapse. Look there."

Nan Fang pointed to a hidden place, "There are traces of grappling hooks there. I guess the team that opened the mountain at that time should have discovered this relic. But they chose to directly knock it down, so your elders don't know that Absol once appeared here."

"Then why didn't they report it at that time?" Fang Nan asked puzzledly.

"Report it? Will I get any money for reporting it? It's possible that all my previous efforts will be wasted. Compared to wasting the entire construction period and getting nothing in return, it's still more practical to honestly open up the land and expand the territory."

“This is the reality at the bottom of society that cannot be changed.”

"..."

Fang Nan had no way to refute, she knew that Nan Fang was right.

Nanfang looked up at the sky, wondering what he was thinking.

"Everyone, come and see! There is a cave here!!!"

It was discovered by Chen Jiani again. It seems that her title of mascot is not groundless.

Everyone immediately walked to the cave entrance.

A cave as tall as a person appeared in front of everyone.

"I, Meng Yifan and Nan Fang will go down first, and the others will stay on standby." Liu Hewei gave the order immediately.

"I want to go down too. I'm the leader here!"

Fang Nan said without allowing any room for refusal.

"No, it's too dangerous. I don't know what kind of Pokémon might be in there. I don't even know if there's oxygen or ventilation in this cave."

"I want to go in with you! I'm more flexible and can move around more easily!"

"Fang Nan!" Nan Fang also looked at Fang Nan, "Let's go in and explore the way first. With fewer people, it will be easier to deal with various emergencies. It will also be more convenient for the three of us to take care of them. When there is no danger, I will send Jian Zimian up to notify you."

Seeing Nan Fang say the same thing, Fang Nan gave up arguing further.

Seeing this scene, a hint of viciousness flashed in Liu Hewei's eyes.

Then he wrapped up a torch and walked in first.