Not a trainer this time

In mid-July of the 199th year of the Alliance Calendar, when the cool wind from Daguo Lake blew to Zhiqin Town, it officially announced the arrival of autumn.

The leaves on the back mountain began to turn yellow, and heavy plump fruits hung on the branches. The farms outside Zhiqin Town were filled with endless golden wheat fields as far as the eye could see.

In this beautiful season, the faces of farmers are full of joy of harvest.

That afternoon, Zhi Shu had nothing to do in the pasture, so he carried the basket into the back mountain.

This season is the most fertile season for mountain products.

This time last year, the back mountain was full of all kinds of hazel mushrooms and wild fruits. He also picked a lot and made a chicken stewed mushroom dish for the Pokémon.

It's a pity that the fire that happened later swallowed up everything in the mountain, and the mushrooms, fruits, flowers and plants were all burned to ashes.

Fortunately, King Lei Guan came to help revive the forest.

More than half a year has passed, and I don't know if those hazelnut mushrooms and berries have grown back.

With this thought in mind, Naoki entered the back mountain.

He hasn't been here for a long time, but he can see that compared to last year, the vegetation and flowers in the entire back mountain are now more lush and lush.

This is precisely because of the forest fires.

The flowers, plants and trees that were burned to ashes turned into nutrients for the earth and participated in the cycle of nature again.

Thinking of what happened last year, Naoki couldn't help but sigh, for the lost wild Pokémon.

From time to time, the sounds of wild Pokémon can be heard in the deep jungle.

Along the way, the number of wild Pokémon that Naoki encountered decreased a lot.

Probably because the Pokémon ecology that was destroyed here has not yet fully recovered.

Soon, Naoki came to the forest he planted with the Pokémon in the spring.

Here, Naoki saw several "old acquaintances".

Tibetan chinchilla, giant blacksmith, family rat...

The Tibetan chinchilla is picking fruits from the fruit trees. It uses its big fluffy tail to hold the picked fruits. Take them to jump quickly on the big trees.

It wasn't until he returned to his nest that the chinchilla carefully stored the berries he picked.

Looking at the tree hole full of fruit, a satisfied smile appeared on the little face of the chinchilla.

The great blacksmith was sitting under a big tree, polishing his hammer with steel-attribute energy. He did not stop until the hammer was polished until it glowed.

A petite family of rats stood in front of a fallen leaf. The father and mother were using the leaf as a quilt and gently covering their two children.

Looking at this beautiful scene, Naoki couldn't help but smile.

At this moment, the Tibetan Chinchilla, who was about to rest for a while, spotted him with sharp eyes.

The stuffed chinchilla immediately screamed in surprise.

Then, it quickly slid down the trunk of the big tree to the grass, and ran towards this side with its big tail swaying.

"Squeak!"

"Long time no see, Hidden Chinchilla!" Naoki greeted it with a smile.

"Squeak!"

The other Pokémon heard the commotion and gathered around.

Naoki's eyes swept over them one by one.

The four family mice still look the same, with two mice holding the hands of their parents and staying beside them.

The electric petrel is growing stronger. It has grown a lot compared to last year. It seems that it will not take long to evolve into a large electric petrel.

What surprised Naoki the most was that the Great Blacksmith also evolved.

"Great Blacksmith, have you evolved?" he asked.

"Wow!" The giant blacksmith nodded happily and waved the hammer in his hand confidently.

Now it is the guardian Pokémon of this forest!

The Pokémon rescued by Naoki last year formed a deep friendship in the ranch. Even after returning to the wild, they did not separate, but stayed in this place.

Like good friends.

"That's awesome!" Naoki praised: "You have become more reliable."

He chatted with this group of Pokémon here for a while, and then planned to go to the mountains to pick wild products.

But I never thought that after hearing Naoki's intention, several Pokémon immediately patted their chests to express their intention to help.

So, with the help of Tibetan chinchillas who were very familiar with the mountains and forests, Zhishu successfully picked a lot of fresh mountain mushrooms and wild berries.

In the end, Naoki's basket could no longer hold it and overflowed.

"Okay, okay, you have worked hard today. Let's go back and have a good rest!" Naoki said.

But the Pokémon didn't feel tired. They happily ran around Naoshu, picking berries and bringing mushrooms to him. In this way, they repaid Naoshu for his original help.

Naoki was slightly touched in his heart.

It happened that at this time, several new trainers who came to the back mountain to visit Lei Guanwang Shrine discovered the situation here.

They all looked surprised and said in great surprise: "Pokémon is helping people pick mushrooms!"

Hearing the sound, Naoki turned around and saw a pair of trainers, two men and one woman, standing not far away looking at this side.

They were not very old, they looked about twelve years old at most.

The girl in the team asked in confusion: "Are those Pokémon specially trained to pick mushrooms?"

"No!" Naoki replied with a smile: "They are wild Pokémon that live in this mountain forest. I helped them before. In order to thank me, they came here to help me pick mountain products."

"Wow!" Upon hearing this, the three boys and girls looked in surprise.

One of the strong young men had a look of disbelief on his face and said in shock: "Wild Pokémon can be so close to humans!"

"As long as you, as trainers, treat Pokémon with care, whether they are wild Pokémon or not, they will definitely feel your feelings." Naoki chuckled.

The three boys and girls were slightly startled, with thoughtful expressions on their faces.

Naoki smiled and immediately prepared to take these wild beasts back to the ranch.

But just as he was about to leave, the young man behind him suddenly called out to him: "Hey, sir, please wait a moment!"

Naoki turned around: "What's wrong?"

"Um...are you a ranger living near here?" a teenager asked.

"No." Naoki shook his head: "I am a rancher."

"Rancher..." The young man's eyes lit up and he asked again: "Then have you ever seen King Lei Guan? Was it really King Lei Guan who revived this mountain forest? Did he really appear here at that time? "

Hearing this question, Naoki was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Do you like King Lei Guan very much?"

The boy hummed and nodded seriously: "That's right! King Lei Guan is so powerful! His power is so great, and he has helped so many Pokémon!"

"That's right." Naoki smiled and replied: "King Lei Guan did appear in this place at that time, and many people witnessed the process of him performing miracles."

"Wow!" The three new trainers did not expect that the legend was true, and their eyes suddenly shone with excitement.

"If you want to see Him, you can wait until the last day of autumn to come to Ziqin Town. A harvest festival will be held in the town and people will go to the Fengrao Shrine to worship. Maybe King Lei Guan will show up then!"

Naoki planned to ask King Lei Guan to come over then.

If King Lei Guan appeared at the festival, the townspeople and tourists would most likely think that King Lei Guan showed up because they felt their feelings, and then they would work harder to promote the King of Plenty.

Not only that, but [Raider King appears in front of the believers after feeling the hearts of humans], this kind of thing sounds like a beautiful story of humans and Pokémon running towards each other.

Then it was passed down in this place from then on until it became a brand new legend.