August 9, 1000 in the Elven calendar, late at night.

On the outskirts of Bailang Town, a group of people appeared on the side of the cold road at some point.

The gloomy sky was full of dark clouds. The wind at night was cool, and the few lights were far away. The sight of a dark wilderness suddenly crowded with figures should have been very frightening—but the figures were so noisy that passing cars were so noisy that they stepped on the accelerator at least eight times, leaving only a puff of exhaust to dance with the noise, and the last bit of horror was smoked away.

"Well, I'll say, are you sure...... Is this really the guy?" one of them looked suspiciously at the object in front of him.

His companion rolled his eyes, "How else could there be? ”

"I know everything, but standing here now, I feel like a madman who wants to join a cult. ”

No wonder the teenagers muttered - they were really standing on the side of the road in the wilderness...... The object resembling a stone monument has a weird appearance. It is a deep blue, carved from rock, and its shape can be described as the pinnacle of ruggedness and bumpy, with long horns on the top and claws below, and a tail at least two meters long on its back. The brushstrokes of the words written on the stele are actually blood red, and the bells and whistles are painted everywhere, which is too dazzling to look at closely.

In short – it's a street sign that tries to create a mysterious atmosphere, but turns into funny material because of the force it exerts too much.

Even its identity as a "street sign" was the result of a few first-arrived trainers working hard to see a few words from the pattern: the waiting point for the contestants of the Wind and Snow Battle.

The text message from the organizers only vaguely said "Admission starts at night", and did not even tell a specific time. As a result, a total of 300 contestants crowded here with question marks on their heads, as dazed and helpless as the lost Doron Messia.

It's no secret that the citizens of the Pokémon Alliance are keen on fancy dress, and trainers are the hardest hit among them. Xiao Ye looked around, and saw someone wearing steel armor, someone carrying a black and gold heavy sword, swimsuits and cotton jackets flying together, and wizard hats and skates, which were so colorful that they didn't look like this world, and they made people in a trance.

Due to the fact that the game of the Battle of the Wind and Snow will be broadcast live, Xiao Ye used the code name "Beidou" for identity protection to sign up for the competition, and her clothes also changed from a simple sportswear to a black suspicious element outfit - of course, compared to the people around her, a black trench coat and a top hat that covers the entire face is nothing at all.

Compared with the traditional ring competition, the Blizzard Battle is more entertaining, and there is no gunpowder among the contestants. The commotion continued for an hour—until a long trumpet sounded from the other side of the mountain.

The voice was dull but clear, and everyone subconsciously silenced and looked to the far north.

In the darkness, a dim light appeared first.

The sound of trumpets, the sound of deer bells, the sound of wheels rolling, the sound of hooves trampling on the ground, the sound of stones being bounced off—a myriad of cacophony mingled together, and with the light, tearing a path to a new world in the gloomy night.

The teenagers and girls standing in the front row couldn't help but hold their breath.

The oil lamp flickered gently, reflecting the shadows of those who came behind it, and the silhouette fluttered in the dim yellow. The young trainers watched as the behemoths approached the road, slowly coming to a halt in front of them—the tall wooden carts pulled by the startled deer.

Its appearance is not unfamiliar, or rather, every trainer has seen this deer cart ridden by the ancient nobles of the West in a primary school history textbook. The wooden body is carved with intricate patterns that look like exquisite artifacts from history, and two startled deer stand in front of the car, while the driver in a vintage cloth coat sits behind them, silently tightening the reins in his hands.

Surprisingly, there is a constant stream of the same deer carts, at least dozens of them as far as the eye can see. The tail of the deer cart was submerged in the night, and it was impossible to see where the end was.

The horn stopped. A woman slowly stepped down from the deer cart at the front.

She carried an oil lamp in her hand, and wore a pitch-black butler dress that would only have been available hundreds of years ago, and she couldn't find a single bright color on her body, and even the halo of the flames that should have been warm could not dispel the cold air around her. The woman's face was pale, and there was a perpetual twilight between her brows, making it almost impossible to tell her age.

"Thank you, adventurers, for coming here at the call of the three elders of our clan. The woman said in a stereotypical tone, "My name is Sandy, and I'm your guide." ”

She bowed slightly, and made a standard ancient aristocratic salute, "Please follow me on board the deer cart." ”

Probably because the old atmosphere brought by the deer, the car and the people was so strong that the noisy trainers did not say a word, and they were as quiet as if they had been cast a silence spell. It wasn't until they boarded the deer cart in turn under the guidance of the woman that whispers rang out everywhere.

"Ancient worldview...... Look at the bell on the neck of the horned deer, it's all rusty like an antique. ”

"Alas, I bet on the wrong topic, and I thought that this year would definitely be the future of science fiction. ”

"It doesn't matter if it's ancient and modern, as long as it's not a horror movie like last year, I'm satisfied......"

Xiaoye arrived quite early, and luckily got to the deer cart at the front. Her gaze wandered over the oil lamp, the deer bell, and the coachman's cloth clothes, and finally fell into the dimly lit wooden cart.

The seats are covered with a thin layer of fabric, which is better than nothing, and the ride experience is still a torture for modern people who are used to soft sofas - fortunately, the trainers who like to travel have long since sat in nature except sofas, and have no fussy intentions. When the horn sounded again, the wooden cart slowly drove in the crisp sound of the deer bell, and the last trace of depression was also dispelled, and the trainers in the same car chatted happily.

A deer cart can carry three people, and Saya rides with a pair of siblings from Pingkan Island, named Terashima Rijiu and Terashima Ryuxing.

This pair of similar-looking siblings don't look much older than Xiao Ye, but their personalities are just like the normal of southerners, and they are as lively as if they are eight years younger than Xiao Ye. Less than five minutes after the deer cart set off, Xiao Ye listened to their names, ages, birthdays, addresses, mothers, speed of swearing, grandfather's snoring, and so on. Pichu, who had been rigorously trained by Ghost Stone, couldn't bear such torture, so he simply threw himself into the pocket of his trench coat and didn't listen to it.

"So Beidou, you're the first time you're participating?

"If you want to learn more about the experience of your predecessors, just ask!"

The two children sang and harmonized, their four red eyes sparkling, and they smiled at Xiao Ye in a very similar standard Southern country. And Xiao Ye, who was accustomed to facing the golden retriever siblings, calmly judged that the flashes of the two in front of him were not enough to dazzle, and calmly replied, "I do have one thing I want to ask." ”

"What?"

"Say it quickly!"

In the face of the twin words of the Terashima sisters and brothers, Xiao Ye took out the brave spirit of the Guandu people to receive the people of the Orange Islands, and politely replied with the same sentence: "This is what I said." Don't you have any luggage?"

The two trainers in the same ride were empty-handed, and only the elder sister was holding a small bag the size of a palm, which didn't look like it could hold travel equipment.

"That's where our predecessors got their hands dirty. Li Jiu proudly crossed her waist, "The old rule of the Battle of Wind and Snow, before the start of the game, all our luggage will be collected. ”

"So instead of queuing up to get your luggage after the game, you might as well leave your backpack to the Pokémon Center for storage!" Long Xing replied in a voice that was not lost to his sister in the slightest.

Xiao Ye was stunned, "In other words...... Aren't you going to change your winter coat in a minute?"

Li Jiu and Long Xing looked at each other innocently, and it was strange that the questions of Guandu's juniors were written all over their faces.

"Isn't it written in the contest guide, and after arranging accommodation tonight, the contestants will be given uniform costumes that fit the game era. My sister explained in a natural tone.

"You don't have to worry, the seniors helped you verify it last year! The clothes prepared by the Bingjian family for us are first-class in cold resistance, and there is no need to add other clothes at all!" The younger brother patted the shoulder of the "junior" with a grin, putting on a caring look.

Sayo: "......"

She looked at the cool summer clothes on the two siblings, and I don't know how many times she fell into doubts about the thinking circuits of the southerners.

"After arranging accommodation, you will get a winter suit", I understand the reason, but ......

We took a car up the mountain, not teleported into the dormitory.

When Xiao Ye was silently about to change the subject, the voice of Sandy, the leading housekeeper in black, suddenly sounded.

Her voice was hazy, unpredictable, and eerie.

"Thank you again for coming here. Sandy said, "Our clan has prepared a good reward as agreed. I hope that all the warriors will actively participate in the battle and contribute your strength to the three elders. ”

Dull-sounding voices echoed between the deer carts. The Terashima siblings lowered their voices and muttered to Sayo that this was the "Beginner's Lesson" session before the game officially began, and that the staff who played the people in the story would reveal some background information to the player.

Xiao Ye nodded, signaling that he understood - from the "NPCs'" clothing, acting style, and the appearance of the deer convoy, it can be seen that this Battle of Wind and Snow is set in the ancient Western world.

Before you know it, the deer cart has driven into the woods. The sparse stars in the night sky were obscured by dense foliage, and only the oil lamps hanging in front of the car barely provided a faint light. As the lampholder swayed, the shadow of the deer cart and the woods blended into one, and for a while, the wind howled outside the car, and the ghosts were heavy, and many people began to shiver.

"Before entering the land of the great ice mages, Wind and Snow Villa, I need to warn you. Sandy's voice continued, "While you're hired, be sure to do what you're supposed to do." ”

"It's a pity if someone is found to be behaving strangely—" The butler's tone became eerie as the wind sounded, "and we had to burn him as if he were a poor man possessed by a demon." ”

The trainers who came here more or less checked the strategy on the Internet, and they were not frightened at all when they heard this, and nodded with a clear face.

The elimination rules for the Blizzard campaign are special. In addition to all the regular terms such as the inability of Pokémon to fight, there is also a special prohibition:

"Don't be playful".

In the course of the competition, participants must play the role of their assigned identity and must not act in a manner inconsistent with their identity. For example, as an adventurer in the ancient West, if he talks about a star in the entertainment industry in front of NPCs, he will be 100% kicked out by the conscientious staff on the fire on the grounds of "possessed by demons", and by attaching close-ups of eight angles in the live broadcast.

As a result, many people feel that the Battle of the Storm is more like a large-scale immersive attraction than a competition. It's a pity that the requirements for combat effectiveness and heart strength of this project are too high, and the plot often takes a sharp turn, or the ground is shattered by landslides, and the sun and moon are gone, and ordinary melon-eating netizens can only watch the live broadcast to enjoy it.

The deer convoy headed deeper into the darkening forest. The last words of the housekeeper fell lightly in the ears of the contestants, "I forgot to tell you - the night road in Fengxue Mountain is not safe." As we know, Warcraft are all phototaxis. ”

"I'm very sorry, but I would like to ask for the help of the adventurers, and protect the deer who are pulling the cart for you. ”

I believe you don't want to know what will happen to the deer cart that lost its deer in this dark forest. ”

The voice fell, and there was a strange noise. The sound seemed to come from all directions, like a ghost howling, like a child laughing, and for a time the whole world was full of squeaky and gurgling sounds, and the atmosphere of the cloudy night was enough to scare the faint of heart.

"Here, on, here!

"You'll be rewarded for doing well here!

Nanguo's siblings didn't have the string of "fear" in their heads, and they couldn't wait to throw the Poké Ball—and then almost pierced "North" into a hedgehog with two sparkling shells that broke out of the ball.

The space in the deer cart was so small that three people and two Pokémon were immediately crammed together. The hapless stingers managed to stabilize their bodies and follow the trainer's instructions and began to spray ice picks out of the door.

At night, the shadows of the woods surged, and countless evil spirits seemed to gather on both sides of the road, and they could not be heard but could not be captured. Majestic icicles swept all the way, but barely touched anything.

Xiao Ye, who was almost sandwiched, didn't rush to make a move, and the power of the waveguide spread out to the surroundings first, taking in all the signs of life activity.

As a "beginner's level", the enemies in the forest are not tricky, just a group of ghost-type Pokémon that grin and make strange noises. But the night is home to the ghosts, and they blend into the night almost seamlessly, and their bodies are surprisingly agile. The trainers didn't find their rhythm for a while, and they were in a bumpy deer cart, throwing out a lot of various moves, but very few could hurt the ghost.

After finding out the situation, Xiao Ye took out two red and white balls and whispered something to the Pokémon inside.

The next moment, two red lights flashed in the car. The orange dragon appeared out of thin air in the night sky, bathed in the light of the fire and let out a deafening roar, while the dark blue dog crouched on the dragon's back, keenly pricked up lop ears.

The ghost's trail of activity can't escape the waveguide's perception, and as long as you can capture the opponent's position, this night battle will not be a problem for Charizard.

The trainers on the deer cart looked for sound probes, and then they all witnessed a shocking scene—blazing flames erupted from the mouth of the dragon, reflecting the corner of the night sky like a huge wave, surging into the dark forest.

"Boom—"

The explosion blew up the coachman, the young man of the Bingmi family who played the role of the dragon, with a blank face, and silently reached out to dust off the cloth clothes that had been burned by the sparks.

Charizard, who had been recuperating all day, was worried that he had nowhere to vent his strength, and the whole dragon was in full swing with excitement. Every direction Leolu pointed out was brutally bombarded, and many unlucky ghost Pokémon were almost burned into a puff of green smoke, and they fled in all directions crying wolves, and the scene was horrible for a while.

Rao is the heroism of the trainers in the south of the country, and they have been suppressed. The sister and brother who rode with Xiao Ye were very clever, and immediately happily instructed the thorn shells to follow the direction of Charizard, and the fire hell instantly escalated into a fire and ice hell, and the ghosts almost wondered who the evil ghost was.

Seeing this scene, the others were also unable to show weakness, and threw out Pokémon that were good at fighting ghosts one after another, destroying the forest. The frightened deer, which was supposed to be the object of protection, ran forward with a numb face and pulled the wooden cart, hoping that the group on the cart would protect them from the ghost attack while also protecting their ears.

I don't know how long it took for the tide of ghosts to dissipate.

After receiving instructions from the housekeeper Sandy, the trainers also took back the Pokémon they had sabotage. The young man who was so enthusiastic that he smacked his lips and looked unpleasant, so frightened that the last ghost who survived the disaster also fled quickly.

The woman who played the role of the leader had a very strong psychological quality, and her tone was still unwavering after witnessing such a human tragedy, "Thank you for your help." Look out of the car—"

"We have reached our destination, Wind and Snow Lodge. ”

In the next second, the rapidly passing dark trees faded away along with the ghostly shadow.

The clouds open and the moon is visible, and the rain and fog are distinct. At the moment when the light of the stars and moon sprinkled on the earth, everyone's front suddenly opened up.

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Small Theatre:

The staff who plays the housekeeper Sandy: Do you know why I was able to calm down, keep my face unchanged, and not frown even when the explosion happened right next to me? Because in the first minute of the fight, my ears were already deaf.

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