Page 16 A Visit to Hualan Cave
After making Mr. Iwanaka a brief lunch for him, Merlin set out on his journey again.
What, you ask the results of the battle? Isn't the result obvious after all the cooking is done?
Although Darles had evolved, its all-out blow, which almost pressed the boundaries of time, still failed to cause pain to Rumble Rock. Truth be told, Merlin was beginning to wonder if the rumble was also dull.
But whether it was a sluggish reaction, a loss of pain, or a burst of defense, Merlin did lose the battle, and then he had to fulfill the bet happily and honestly.
Although it was a lunch as a price, the hearty Iwanaka also promised to send Merlin out of the Tsukimi Pathway.
Led by Iwanaka, Merlin and Dalles followed him around the dark tunnels and caves, and after walking for about two hours, they turned a corner, and the long-lost sunlight finally shone through the hole again.
"Now, you can go out from this exit, and you can directly overlook the entire Hualan City by picking a better place outside, if you want to go to Hualan City, just walk down the mountain road." That's what Mr. Iwanaka told Merlin.
"Thank you so much." Merlin thanked excitedly.
"It's nothing, let's go." Iwanaka waved his hand nonchalantly.
In this way, Merlin said goodbye to the friendly middle-aged mountain man Iwanaka, and by the way, he finally said goodbye to the labyrinthine Tsukimi Pathway.
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Although the temperature on the mountainside is a little low, the fresh air is even more refreshing.
Merlin was breathing deeply with his arms wide open. Dalles has been adjusting the black strip of cloth around his neck, and the size of his physique after evolution seems to have made the strip of cloth a little tighter, so he has been looking for a more comfortable place. But one is too long, and two is a little shorter, and it is extremely tangled.
"Let's wrap it up." Merlin leaned down and looked at the strip of cloth around Dals's neck, "Wrap it loosely, I'll sew it for you." ”
Dalles felt the strip of cloth and hesitated for a moment before nodding and agreeing to Merlin's proposal.
Taking out the sewing kit, wrapping the strips of cloth around Dalles, and choosing a suitable place to hook a few stitches to hold it in place, Merlin completed this little task with his hands and feet.
"Okay, how's it going?" As he tucked the sewing kit back into his backpack, Merlin asked Dalles.
Maybe it was a little loose that made Dalles feel less really, but it was still a little uncomfortable, and it was touching the strip of cloth back and forth.
"I'll have to get used to it first." Seeing Dalles' uncomfortable appearance, Merlin said: "Remember to wash the scarf at least once a week, if you don't wash it for too long, it will not only be dirty but also smelly." ”
Darles gave Merlin a strange look, then secretly picked up the strip of cloth and sniffed it while Merlin was carrying his backpack.
Halfway up the mountain, you can see the famous canal city of Hualanshi, and the garden-like town of Hualanshi, which has gradually sprung up around the wide Hualan River, which was a famous transportation hub in the Kanto area in the past, and even now it is a large city that extends in all directions.
In the center of the city, there are canals and their tributaries that run through the city and divide the city into six blocks of various sizes. In the northeastern part of the sea, there is also the famous scenic spot of the beautiful Hualan Lagoon. After crossing the Golden Globe Bridge over the Hua Lan River to the northeast, there are more famous attractions at the end of the 6 places - Hua Lan Cape and the giant lighthouse, which has become a tourist attraction due to its charming scenery and wonderful legends, especially for couples who prefer to go on a date. When the sun sets, the blue headland is a beautiful picture of nature.
The town has been a mystery of the color of the water since ancient times, and now it looks like it is decorated with flowers.
"Speaking of which, where is that Hualan Cave?" Merlin, who was looking around with his hands on the pergola, muttered to himself, "It is said that there are many powerful wild Pokémon inhabited there, so it would be nice to be able to go in and have a look......
Merlin, who couldn't see Hualan Cave on the mountain, had to walk to search.
Merlin stumbled down the mountain along the rugged mountain road and steep drops, and compared to the clumsy Merlin, Dalles was very athletic, and he often ran not far in front of Merlin and laughed at the angry Merlin with his eyes and screams.
On the way down the mountain, Merlin happened to see a rather large building, and from time to time there were bursts of humming sounds from inside, and the signboard at the door seemed to be a training house for teaching some tricks.
However, that didn't attract Merlin's attention, and he was even more eager to go to Hualan Cave to see what was going on.
Walking down the hill and strolling along the banks of the wide and calm Hua Lan River, Merlin suddenly realized that he had no Pokémon to cross the river - before Caimen evolved to Blastoise, it couldn't carry Merlin at all, at most it carried him in front.
Finding a relatively gentle riverbed, Merlin took off his backpack and rummaged through it and found a folded yellow rubber object and put it on the ground, put the backpack on his back, put away Dalles and released Caimen and Flogg, Merlin crouched on the ground and pounded vigorously with the object.
"I remember it was around here...... Aha, found it! ”
Merlin pulled something that looked like a valve out of the lump and pulled one of the parts out of his hand. I saw that the yellow object was immediately magically inflated, and a small life raft appeared after a while.
"By the way, and the oars!" Merlin, who felt that something was missing, put down his backpack and rummaged through it.
Caimen and Frog, who had witnessed the magical scene, approached the raft and poked and looked at it curiously.
"Don't be stupid!" Tossing a pair of oars into the raft, Merlin beckoned to the two, "Come, come with me and push this thing into the water." ”
The two little ones got to work at once.
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While paddling, Merlin surveyed the scenery on both sides of the riverbank.
To his right are gentle, beautiful and fertile plains, and to his left are steep mountains and cliffs, separated by a river as if they were two worlds.
Frogg crouched beside Merlin and watched the scenery, while Caimen led the way in front of the head of the raft. From time to time, it plunges into the water, and it takes a long time for it to resurface, often holding a patch of aquatic grass in its mouth.
"Haven't you arrived yet?" Merlin, rowing the oars, grumbled.
Turning a big corner, a barren wasteland was suddenly revealed in the cliff on the left, and above the wasteland there was a house made of planks near the river, and behind the wasteland was an even more hideous mountain, and in the distance you could see a huge and deep cavern. However, the entrance to the cave was fenced off with a simple fence.
"Wow!" Merlin is half admiring the wonder of nature's creations, and the other half is admiring the inadequacy of the Alliance.
He had just approached the shore when a tall man stepped out of the board room, and he looked at Merlin from a distance with his hands behind his back, which made Merlin feel like he had been seen through.
"The one over there!" The man shouted.
Merlin pretended to be innocent and looked around.
"That means you, what are you looking at?" The man ignored Merlin's actions, "Do you want to go to Hualan Cave?" ”
Merlin nodded.
"There are no doors!" The man directly cut off Merlin's hope, "According to the order of the headquarters, the Hualan Cave is forbidden to enter the Wild Pokémon that inhabit it because the wild Pokémon that live in it are too powerful. ”
"Are you level up?" The man asked.
Merlin shook his head.
"Very well, then return to the south bank at once, and go and have a good experience before coming." After speaking, the man turned around and was about to walk back into the board room, "Also, I remember the way you looked, so don't bother me all the time." If you don't care, I'll teach you! Turning around and leaving a vicious word, the man walked back to the board room and closed the door in a dashing manner.
Merlin blinked, rowed back to the south shore with great cooperation, docked, put away the raft, loaded it into his backpack, and left without looking back.
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After a while, on the banks of the Hualan River, far away from Hualan Cave and also far away from Hualan City, Merlin sat on a chair and played fishing.
What the? You ask Merlin why he doesn't go to Hualan Cave?
The answer is very simple, he confessed.
Not to mention the man who seemed to be able to see through Merlin, just talking about the Pokémon that was ambushed by Merlin's side at that time, it still makes Merlin break out in a cold sweat when he thinks about it now.
At that time, it seemed that Merlin was confronting the man on the raft, but in fact, there were more than ten Pokémon hidden in the water, on the shore, and in the air, staring at him with different tricks.
Therefore, before Merlin had no way to break through the defense line arranged at the entrance of Hualan Cave, he could only temporarily restrain his curiosity and concentrate on making himself stronger.
"King Carp again......" pulled up the fishing rod and now it was a clumsy looking king carp, Merlin really untied it and threw it back into the water, and then changed the bait and cast the rod again.
A little farther away, Caiman was practicing with Frog, with Frogg using the Flying Blade and Caiman intercepting all the blades. The two of them were not frustrated by the failure to visit Hualan Cave, nor were they annoyed by the poor fishing results, so they were very happy.
After a while, the rod began to float and sink again.
"Probably the king carp, horned goldfish or something like that." Merlin, who had been fishing for a while but had never caught a third Pokémon, sighed and pulled up his fishing rod.
However, this time the rod was significantly lighter, which suddenly made Merlin look forward to it.
When the lever came out of the water, I saw a large pincer crab biting on the hook with its teeth and claws.
"Alas......" called Frog to clean up the pincer crab, and Merlin repeated the action of releasing the bait and throwing the rod.
He originally planned to find a Dull Beast here, of course, if he can catch a good duck, he will not dislike it, which can not only make up for the situation that the special attack is currently only in charge of Caimen, but also cultivate a Pokémon with ability attributes or abilities is more in line with his identity. But the idea is still just an idea.
Time passed minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye, the sunset had sunset.
Merlin wasted a lot of delicate bait all afternoon, but he didn't catch any of it, he caught either the king carp or the king carp, and occasionally the two horned goldfish were lucky, and as for the pincer crab, he only caught two, and nothing else.
"I'm not good for fishing......," said Merlin, who decided to try his luck one last time before it was completely dark, hung the last piece of bait on the hook and threw it into the middle of the river.
Holding his cheeks, Merlin waited in disappointment.
After a while, the float began to float and sink up.
Merlin stood up weakly and tried to close the pole, but with a little force, it was much heavier than before.
Merlin's eyes lit up suddenly, and even his mood jumped.
"Kaiman, there's business coming to your door!" Beckoning to Caimen, who was frolicking with Flogg, Merlin struck a horse and pulled the rod up with all his might.
But before Caimen could jump into the water, Merlin's fishing rod suddenly lightened, and the prey had apparently escaped.
"Quick!" Merlin urged Keymon.
Immediately after, a huge splash suddenly erupted on the calm water, and a yellow Pokémon jumped up from the water and stood firmly in front of Kaimen, who was about to jump into the water.
As soon as he saw it, Merlin immediately felt that the half-day wait had not been in vain.
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It's too early to go to Hualan Cave now, so let's skip it if you mention it a little~~
By the way, let's guess which yellow/colored Pokémon is? It's a new member next.
The above is a sub-fan who is thinking hard about the big scene.
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