198 in the Union calendar, winter 8.

With a cold snap sweeping in, the Padia region officially ushered in a cold winter.

It's not snowing yet, but the temperature has dropped to the point where you need to wear autumn pants.

When Naoki woke up in the morning, he found that the withered yellow grass outside was covered with a layer of hoarfrost, and the north wind blew through the valley, and a whimpering sound came from afar.

"Sure enough, it's cooled down!"

A few days ago, the weather forecast said that the temperature would drop sharply in the next two days, so that the citizens should prepare in advance, and now it seems that it is indeed true.

Naoki closed the curtains, turned around and sat on the couch to watch today's morning news.

There was a fireplace burning in the room, and the red light of the fire reflected the warmth of the whole living room.

When it's cold, the Pokémon don't want to go outside to play, and a group of Pokémon led by the motorcycle lizard stay lazily in front of the fireplace all day long.

Babu Tupa even happily bared his belly.

This is a sign that Pokémon feels very comfortable and secure.

Naoki looked at it and wanted to laugh.

At this time, the elder brother came up and asked, "Love?" ”

Naoki ate two pieces of translated melon seed cake, "You say." ”

The elder brother repeated the waiter: "Love? (Master, when do you plan to leave for the Galel region?) ）

The weather has been getting colder and colder lately, and it is worried that it will snow in the sky for a while.

"I said it, don't call me master, just call me Naoki." Naoki was a little helpless, he had already told his brother many times.

But my brother's attitude towards the steward is very resolute, and even my sister has changed her mind and is still insisting.

My brother loves to manage his attendants and is as kind as flowing: "Love." (Okay.) ）

The expression on that face clearly said that next time I would dare to write four big words.

Naoki: "......" forget it.

The elder brother has been a sensible and steady Pokémon since he was a child, and he knows that he and his sister were sent to the ranch to serve as housekeepers for their new master.

So, it has been playing the role of a mature housekeeper.

Naoki thought for a moment, didn't continue the topic, and replied instead, "It should be soon, I ordered a batch of cold scarves from the town before, and I'll set off after giving them to the ducks and chinchillas." ”

The elder brother nodded in understanding.

In the afternoon, the owner of the scarf shop personally delivered the box of Pokémon scarves to the ranch.

After signing for the receipt, Naoki immediately found the group of ducks with this box of scarves and tied them scarves one by one.

For this new outfit, the ducks were very happy.

They happily looked down at the scarves in front of them, bouncing around the river.

Naoki looked at this scene with a smile, not to mention, the duck with the scarf was obviously cuter.

That's probably the charm of dressing, right?

I heard that some noble ladies are very fond of decorating their Pokémon with all kinds of things.

It is also for this reason that Pokémon beauty shops have sprung up in major cities.

"You guys keep playing, I still have things to do, see you later!" Naoki waved at the ducks.

The ducks also waved their little arms in a similar way, with a happy smile on their faces: "Dada! ”

Naoki smiled, then turned to the orchard of trees dotted with wooden huts.

When winter comes, there is not much fruit on these fruit trees.

But miraculously, they are still lush and not as bare as other trees.

For this reason, Naoki had previously consulted a book on the cultivation of fruit trees.

He remembered that it was described in that book.

"Magical Fruit Trees are trees that have been blessed by nature, and those magical fruit trees have a very short growth cycle, and if planted in sufficient quantities, they can even meet the needs of the Pokémon of the entire forest."

"Fruit trees don't wither in winter, but they don't grow fruit anymore, some scholars speculate that this is because nature is in hibernation due to the cold winter."

"But don't worry, when winter passes and spring comes, the trees will bear fruit again."

"Fruit trees have an extremely long lifespan, and they will continue to grow if they are not affected by natural disasters, human felling, or Pokémon moves."

"Some explorers have even found a huge fruit tree in the mysterious and pristine ancient forest, and that tree bears countless fruits, and many Pokémon inhabit it, and some speculate that this fruit tree has survived for at least a thousand years."

"Magical." Naoki muttered.

He couldn't help but imagine the image

The tree was taller than the three of the old Loton combined, the thick trunk of the tree that three adults could not hold, the extremely vigorous and dense bushes, and the knotted branches of the tree hung one after another full fruit.

Naoki's first instinct was to build a treehouse on top of it.

If only he could grow a big fruit tree like this.

Unfortunately, it is almost impossible for him to live his lifetime, unless the trees themselves are genetically mutated.

As soon as Naoki walked into the tree orchard, he saw the full chinchilla squirrel's happy escape from the wooden hut.

"Squeak!"

Naoki placed the box on the ground and reached out and touched its head.

Hearing the cry of the full chinchilla, other Pokémon also poked their heads out of the hut one after another.

After a while, a group of Pokémon gathered around Naoki.

Electric petrels, plasters, little blacksmiths, yo-yo candy balls, lily root dolls, mushrooms......

As expected, the lazy otter didn't come, so it must still be sleeping, right?

It's been a long time since the fire, and the Pokémon are gradually coming out of the shadows.

Naoki crouched down, took out special scarves of different sizes from the box, and tied them around his neck one by one.

After putting on the scarf, the group of Pokémon immediately felt that the cold wind was blocked out, and the area covered by the scarf was becoming warmer.

Naoki thought that this group of Pokémon had lived in the mountains before, and he should not have seen a scarf, so he explained:

"This is a scarf that will help you block the cold wind and make you warmer, and with it, you will be able to survive this winter unharmed."

Hearing this, this group of Pokémon was moved.

That fire destroyed everything about them.

Home, friends, loved ones...... Even they themselves almost died in the fire.

Luckily, Naoki rescued them and temporarily took them in, fed them, and made cabins for them with his own hands.

Not only that, but Naoki also promised them that he would help them rebuild their homes together in the future.

Now, because I was worried about their cold, I brought them warm scarves.

Even a Pokémon with a cold heart will be moved by this.

They can almost imagine what they would have faced this winter without Naoki.

Without tree fruits, without shelter, they will freeze to death in the snow and ice.

Just thinking about this, there are Pokémon who are about to cry.

Not tears of sadness, but tears of emotion.

"Alright." Naoki touched the head of the hidden chinchilla: "Don't cry, stay here in peace, if there is anything to do, go to me, if I'm not there, go to care for them." ”

The chick nodded heavily.

Naoki looked at the pair of rats again, he hadn't noticed it just now, and now he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be something more in the middle of the pair of rats.

Naoki was slightly stunned, then looked intently, and suddenly saw a petite white mouse behind the male.

Hey? Is this an evolution from a pair of rats to a family of rats?

The white mouse seemed to be a little worried, and it hid behind its parents and cautiously looked at Naoki in front of it.

Its parents pushed their children in front of them with confidence, as if they wanted the humans to see their children.

The mouse stood there timidly.

Naoki raised an eyebrow, "Congratulations, rat pair, now you're parents too." ”

"Squeak~" A pair of rats screamed happily.

The arrival of a new life is always so pleasant that even the other Pokémon are very happy about it.

The cold wind was still blowing outside, and Naoki didn't stay here for long, and after giving the scarf to the sleeping lazy otter, he turned and left the tree orchard.

After returning home, Naoki began to think about going to the Galar region.

He had planned to wait until November before setting off, but now that the weather is getting colder and colder, it is better to leave early, and then he can sit in front of the fireplace with the Pokémon and enjoy the snow.

"So...... Tomorrow seems like it's ready to go. Naoki flipped through the calendar on his desk.

Today is the 8th of October, and I don't know how long it will take to go to the Galel area this time, so after thinking about it, Naoki finalized the date of departure.

Tomorrow!

The time has been decided, and the next step is to take the Pokémon to the Galar region together.

After a short period of thought, Naoki finalized the list of departures.

They are so Loton and Motorcycle Lizard.

This time is different from the last time I went to the Pit of Pardea, there is no need to worry about safety, so there is no need to fight Pokémon too much.

In addition, they were not going to the Galar region for a vacation this time, and it was also very cold on the other side of the Crown Snow Field.

When the dragon gets there, I'm afraid it's going to be more like that, so it's better to let it stay in the pasture to deliver milk.

Mount goats are to be left in the pasture to be milked, salt stone barriers are to produce rock salt, and other Pokémon have their own duties.

"Forget it this time, wait until the next time you have time to go out on vacation, and then bring everyone along." Naoki thought to himself.

Next, it's a matter of choosing a mode of travel.

Each region is separated by a vast ocean, and in general, there are three ways to get to the other,

1. Ride your own Pokémon.

2. Take a ship.

3. Take a plane.

The first is the first to rule out, riding a Pokémon on such a cold day, so Leton is fine, he can be blown to death by the cold wind.

The second one can.

As for the third ......

"That's why Loton can't put it in the Poké Ball...... It seems that there is no way to fly. Naoki thought to himself.

As far as he knew, current planes didn't allow passengers to put large Pokémon outside of Poké Balls, especially a big guy like Oldton, who didn't look very tall but had a very exaggerated weight.

"Then there's only one way left to take the boat."

The only thing that makes Naoki feel sorry is that the current network is not yet developed, and there is no way to order tickets from the Internet.

If you want to go to other areas, you can only go to some cities with ports to catch a ship.

And the city of the Padia region with a port......

It seems that there is only one city, Brewing Light City.

It was a technologically advanced city full of commerce, and the largest port in the Padia region was built on the coast of Brewing Kou, and it is said that commercial freighters from other regions docked there every day.

Thinking of this, Naoki opened the map of Padia that he had purchased at the bookstore earlier and checked the location of Brewing Light City.

Brewing Light City...... In the easternmost part of the Padia region.

The town of Ranqin, where he was located, was located in the westernmost part of the Padia region, separated by an entire continent.

Naoki: "......"

Forget it, with the speed of Leden, it should be there soon.

Once everything was finalized, Naoki began to pack his luggage to take with him when he went out.

Winter-proof suits, camping tents, fire tools, pots, quilts, cups and kettles......

At this moment, there was a sudden crisp thumping sound in the pasture, as if someone was striking iron with a hammer.

Naoki stopped what he was doing and listened carefully for a while, but the voice didn't disappear.

Puzzled, he walked out of the door, following the direction from which the sound had come, and soon found the author of all this in a remote meadow.

Looking at the little blacksmith who was hammering the iron with his hands, Naoki was a little surprised.

At this time, the little blacksmith also noticed his arrival and immediately turned around in a panic.

Naoki saw clearly that the hammered piece of iron was made up of several iron nails, and it seemed that they had been hammered for a long time and had been flattened.

"Making hammers?" Naoki asked.

The little blacksmith nodded cautiously: "Wow......"

Its hammer had been lost before, and it had been working hard to collect iron filings and nails from the ranch's garbage dump in order to recreate one.

As if it was afraid that Naoki would misunderstand that it was stealing from the pasture, it hurriedly said, "Wow! ”

This iron is what it collects from the garbage heap! Not stolen! It had been observing for a long time that it had realized that the contents of the bin were all unwanted by humans.

Naoki knew, of course, that he had already seen that the rusty nails had been discarded from the old house.

Seeing the nervous appearance of the little blacksmith, Naoki couldn't help but say: "Don't be so nervous, you can make a hammer if you want to, I just heard the sound and came to see, okay, it's okay, you keep knocking!" ”

Hearing this, the little blacksmith breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

It cautiously turned around and tried to continue striking the iron, but found that Naoki hadn't gone yet.

The little blacksmith was stunned and turned around.

Naoki said curiously, "I just wanted to see how you make hammers." ”

Making a hammer is an innate ability of Pokémon like the Little Blacksmith.

Before they evolved, they were very weak and needed to swing a hammer to protect themselves.

But this is still not enough, because some Pokémon who like to eat metal will specifically snatch the hammer that the little blacksmith has worked so hard to build and eat it.

Seeing that Naoki really wanted to see it, the little blacksmith hesitated for a moment before turning around and continuing to work hard to beat the iron in front of him.

Naoki looked at the scene.

He thought that the little smith was using his own hands to make iron, but the reality was a little different from what he imagined.

To be precise, the little blacksmith is making a hammer by constantly beating iron filings with metal claws with steel properties.

(End of chapter)