Pokémon: World of Wonder

Upon discovering that the slope below was covered in thick snow and that it was impossible to descend directly from the top, Jiang Ye roughly determined the direction of the passage, turned around, and disappeared into the snowstorm.

After going around in a big circle, Jiang Ye finally found an entrance in a corner where a thin layer of snow had accumulated.

The entrance and exit were nothing special; it was like an unknown entrance that suddenly appeared in a complete valley, with no one guarding or maintaining it.

Jiang Ye stood at the exit of the passage and looked around. After confirming in his mind that the location was okay, he stepped inside.

At the beginning it was extremely narrow, and then he became enlightened. After taking dozens of steps, he suddenly became enlightened.

As the surroundings widened, a verdant valley amidst the vast expanse of white snow came into Jiang Ye's view. Now, Jiang Ye could finally see clearly what kind of Pokémon the pale blue figure in the valley was.

A group of dolphins!

Apart from a very small number of humans, Jiang Ye could only see dolphins walking and climbing among the many coral houses.

The temperature in the valley was much higher than outside. Jiang Ye looked up at the straight pillar of light in the center of the valley. It turned out that the pillar of light was a circular opening in the clouds, allowing the sun to shine directly into the center of the lake in the valley.

After changing back into his waterproof suit, Jiang Ye slowly approached the colorful coral houses.

When Jiang Ye waded across the relatively dry grass, his feet began to be submerged in water, with a thin layer of water covering the grass.

The grass on the meadow didn't look like the grass on land, but rather like a kind of seaweed. However, its roots were tough, and each one of them stood upright, protruding from the water layer, looking similar to the grass on land.

"Are you a new human? I've never seen you before. Please don't come near the paddy field; the crops are very delicate."

Hmm? Telepathy?

Jiang Ye was standing next to several square deep water pits. The pits contained long strips of seaweed, with small, azure-blue particles hanging from them, resembling fish eggs.

Hearing the telepathic voice in his head, Jiang Ye looked around and found a dolphin that used its tail to stand up and walk not far from him.

"Hello?"

"Hello human, you must be new here? It's been three months since any new people have come. It's nice to meet you."

Although the sounds coming from his ears were "ah ah ah," Jiang Ye's brain automatically translated these sounds into sentences he could understand!

Jiang Ye looked at the dolphin standing up in front of him with some surprise. Based on his knowledge, it should be a pod dolphin.

However, compared to a normal pod dolphin, this dolphin has sharper lines, a more streamlined body, and a relatively darker color.

"It's a pleasure to meet you too. My name is Jiang Ye, and I'm here to undergo the trial."

The standing dolphin nodded and said, "I understand. My name is Lancer. I'll take you there now. Are you a Pokémon Trainer?"

Jiang Ye followed the dolphin, turning left and right along the narrow paths between the coral houses, and chatted with Lanse about many things related to their kind.

According to Lancer, their species is a type of dolphin that lived in the mid-waters before ancient times. Through special breeding and development, they eventually formed a unique group that is different from the pod dolphins found elsewhere.

Their most distinctive feature is that while evolving, this race can also awaken the potential of their genes to undergo morphological changes, which is why outsiders call them Dolphin Warriors.

The pod dolphins outside with heart-shaped markings belong to their kind, and every year they send out a group of companions who want to go out into the world.

However, due to the barrier, they will regress to the state of Pop dolphins after leaving. The heart mark is an important symbol to identify each other's species and an important organ for accumulating the power of change.

Their evolutionary chain is also very simple: Poppy dolphin - Flying dolphin - Mighty dolphin (Dolphin Man), and Lancer is a Flying dolphin.

Lancer said that compared to the Poppy dolphins, these evolved flying dolphins can rely on a special membrane system to dive into the deep ocean currents and use the power of the currents to perform supersonic swimming on the seabed!

Of course, this speed of sound refers to the speed of sound in the air (340m/s). Only when a giant dolphin evolves into the form of Dolphin Man can it swim at a speed close to the speed of sound underwater (1.5k/s) with the help of ocean currents.

However, the evolution of the Mighty Dolphin is extremely difficult, and maintaining its state requires a huge amount of energy. Only the clan leader can maintain it for a long time by relying on the clan's inherited power.

With its supersonic underwater journey, coupled with the immense strength, exceptional sonic perception, and superpowers of the giant dolphin, plus its friendly nature towards humans, it's no wonder it's called Dolphin Man—it truly is a superhero!

Soon, Lancer brought Jiang Ye to a unique dolphin. This dolphin was very anthropomorphic, with strong pectoral muscles, arms crossed over its chest, and its tail standing upright like a human's legs.

"Chief, a new human has arrived."

Dolphin Man turned his head and looked over. With just a turn of his head, an aloof and arrogant air of "I am the only one who can do this" emanated from him.

"Yes, I already know. Young man, I will now tell you about the conditions and rules of the trial. Listen carefully. If you can't remember, you can ask Lanse again. He is the Minister of Agriculture; you can find him in the fields."

Lancer nodded in agreement.

"First of all, the conditions for participating in the trial are very simple: you have to work with us for two days. As long as you complete the work targets within five days, you can participate in the trial at any time, of course, based on my spare time."

"As for the content of the work."

As he spoke, Dolphin Man pointed to the lake in the center. Jiang Ye looked in the direction Dolphin Man pointed and saw a group of dolphins and humans pulling a giant trawl net up from the lake.

After waiting for a while with Dolphin Man Lancer, the salvaged items finally surfaced – a huge net full of all kinds of trash!

"I will use the power of ocean currents to transport the garbage deposited on the seabed to the bottom of the lake, and your job is to go down to the seabed from the lake and use nets to retrieve this garbage."

"Afterwards, we will sort the garbage, keep some of the recyclable parts, and throw the rest into the garbage treatment plant in Tiaowang Township."

"Looking towards the garbage treatment plant in Tiaowang Township?" Jiang Ye asked Dolphin Man in utter shock.

The distance from the village to this island is not far. It is about 130 kilometers across a sandy desert between Evergreen Forest and Ash Forest!

P.S.: It's about 100 kilometers from Beijing to Tianjin.