Training late into the night is perfectly normal, especially with the college entrance exams ahead. Not all Pokemon are like the initial Eevee, easy to coax with a smartphone and the Retribution Training Method to make rapid progress, and not every newbie can just pull out a couple of research results and get into Mo Da.
Fang Yuan and Eevee looked around for a while but didn't go in. Then, they casually walked away, chatting. Unknowingly, they arrived at the home of the Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, the abandoned power plant... If before it wasn't completely abandoned and was used for cultivating Electric Elves, now it's truly abandoned. The construction of a maglev train has started here, and the power plant is gone.
The Self-detonating Magnetic Monster also came out for some fresh air. It looked towards the pitch-dark corner as if seeing itself from the past, curled up and out of place among the other Magnemite. Its emotions, so clear that the two Gear Monsters also remembered their own experiences and felt as if they were back in that scene.
However.
The Armed Magnetic Monster looked up at the sky where stars and moon shone together. Though the abandoned power plant was no longer there, the sky was still the same one it used to look up to, the place once out of reach. Soon, they would be able to touch it.
...
In the following two days living in Pingcheng, besides spending time with family, Fang Yuan and his group wandered everywhere.
At South Service Town Back Mountain, the Long-eared Rabbit and the Coiled Ear that taught Eevee the "Payback Technique" were still living there. This wasn't Fang Yuan's first time back here, but several years had passed since the last visit.
With Fang Yuan's help in the past, the Coiled Ear family was quite comfortable living in South Service Town Back Mountain, their formidable strength being their asset to fear no natural predator.
However, as soon as they saw this family, Eevee couldn't help but remember its own experience learning Gratitude. It actually hadn't learned Gratitude first, but got angry after Magnemite blew up its phone and learned Retaliation first...
Eevee sighed again, life is full of ups and downs, pitfalls at every turn.
Worth visiting again was the dense forest where Eevee had its special training as a newbie. However, due to the descent of the Secret Realm, the forest had merged with the Super Miniature Secret Realm they had accidentally entered. This Super Miniature Secret Realm held many memories for Fang Yuan and his team. After all, it was one of the few places where Fang Yuan, as a Legendary Trainer, and Arceus, as a Legendary Elf, felt a life-and-death crisis and almost perished.
In fact, in parallel universes, countless Fang Yuans have died in this instance.
Without a doubt, even the Secret Realm inhabited by the God of Death was not more dangerous than this Super Miniature Secret Realm with its Sand Scale Fruits... One is Nanwu Town Secret Realm, and the other is Nan University Middle School, both Fang Yuan and Eevee's nemesis, and both have "Nan" in their name.
"Bo Wu! Bo Wu!"
In Fang Yuan's Team, the Dragonite crossed its short arms over its chest and stood in front of the lake where Fang Yuan caught Ugly Fish, as if checking in at a sacred site.
"Bo Wu! (Wuwuwuwu, although it doesn't look like much, having a wedding here seems kind of nice.)"
Dragonite, holding a handkerchief, wiped away tears, thinking of Milotic's early struggles. Compared to that, it had a more cheerful childhood on Dragon Island, with many dragons taking care of it when it was sick. However, seeing the group of despondent Ugly Fish, Magikarp, and Mud Fish in the lake, suddenly made Dragonite feel that Milotic really hadn't had it easy!
Milotic worked so hard to reach the point where it could stand in front of it. Dragonite mustn't let down Milotic.
Dragonite, an avid fan of the ripe peach network membership, looked puzzledly at Milotic, who was giving itself a pep talk, but didn't think much of it. Milotic watched the lake where it once lived, seemingly seeing the young boy who used to throw food into the lake.
"Hey, I have something good for you."
As Dragonite and Milotic revisited the sacred site, Fang Yuan came over with a large water tank.
Seeing the big water tank, Dragonite paused for a moment, and Milotic frowned.
"This, I just brought from home, back when Milotic was still an Ugly Fish. It used to swim here so lively."
"Milotic, do you remember now?"
The ugly fish of the past was even more self-admiring than the current Milotic.
The surface of the water in the aquarium shimmered, almost as if the reflection of the self-admiring ugly fish was still lingering.
(^_^)? Milotic swung its tail, intending to smash the aquarium and destroy this thing.
Dragonite: |д•´)!!
"Boowuu!!!" Next to it, Dragonite quickly intervened, looking at the old-fashioned aquarium; it was ugly but still a keepsake. It could be used as a crib for their children in the future, which wouldn't be too bad...
Slap!
With one tail, Milotic sent Dragonite flying into the lake, causing bubbles to surface.
...
Once they had some downtime, the days didn't feel too slow. Having spent two days each in Pingcheng and Nanwu Town, Fang Yuan and the others went on to visit Venusaur's hometown. In terms of size, Garlic Emperor had grown much larger than the Giant Venusaur in the Plant System Secret Realm, and in terms of strength, they were no longer on the same level.
After Venusaur returned to its hometown, it saw many familiar faces and quite a few new ones; everyone warmly welcomed the tribe member who had left Bulbasaur Forest to venture into the outside world.
Many of the old Bulbasaurs felt very emotional; the Garlic Turtle that once watered the plants in Bulbasaur Forest had grown into the Garlic Emperor who tended to the World Tree in such a short amount of time—it was astounding.
Venusaur: (༼•̀ɷ•́༽) Looks like I'll never escape watering plants in my life.
Afterward, Fang Yuan and his friends planned to take a stroll around Dragon Island. Fang Yuan hadn't yet seen the Huge Dragonite that had mastered the perfect Super Ancient Transformation. Still, it was said to possess Top Guardian Strength—nearly on par with his own Dragonite. He was curious about who was stronger, the Super Ancient Dragonite or the Darkness Dragonite.
"Teacher?"
"Xiao Mai?"
Upon arriving at Dragon Island, Fang Yuan was surprised to find Xiao Mai and Prince of the Sea there as well, who were diligently using team tactics to try and defeat the Super Ancient Dragonite...
Obviously, they hadn't succeeded yet.
"Boowuu—" Licky Dragon Gentleman pushed Xiao Mai aside, signaling, "Step back from the Quick Dragon Old Ancestor, let it take on the challenge!"
Then it turned to Fang Yuan with a look that said, "Hurry up and let Milotic spectate—"
Fang Yuan shrugged, and the Quick Dragon Old Ancestor tilted its head at the seemingly not-too-bright youngster.
As for Nightmare Island, that barren place, even Darkrai had lost interest in it. After all, its only connection to the island were memories of solitude and the Pokemon fossils. Now that those fossils were living in another form in the Fossil Reserve, Fang Yuan and his team hadn't gone to Nightmare Island. However, another group of Pokemon was currently checking in there.
Guardian God Luo Kuo, with Shaymin in tow, had been battling their way from Alliance Island, and after passing here, their destination was also Dragon Island. They planned to catch a ride with Dragon Island's Tailwind to the battlefield of the international God War, an island built by the Kapu family for battles. Yes, the God War... was about to begin...
Dragon Island was also slowly moving towards the direction of God's War Island...