At this moment, Liliae suddenly turned into a shy little kitten. She sat motionless in her seat, not knowing whether she should put down the fork in her hand. Her face had turned red and hot, and there was even a trace of steam coming out of it.
"Woof woof woof?!"
"Why do I hear Katie barking?"
"Young people nowadays~"
After hearing Liliae's voice, everyone at the table raised their heads involuntarily, and after seeing Gongsun Yan wiping Liliae's mouth, they all showed a hint of ambiguous smile on their faces.
Although they were very enthusiastic about the breakfast in front of them, they were still happy to "visit" the love of the people they knew, and even wanted to whistle a few times to "live up" the atmosphere.
"Go, go, go, hurry up and eat. This breakfast is so delicious, can't you shut up? Be careful or I'll steal your breakfast later!"
Seeing Liliae's shy look, Gongsun Yan silently repeated "thank you for the hospitality" several times in his mind, and then began to divert everyone's attention and focus their firepower on himself.
This was because Gongsun Yan felt sorry for Liliae and didn't want her to be stared at by everyone's teasing eyes. It was definitely not because of the delicate hand that suddenly appeared on his waist and pinched a small piece of his flesh. Absolutely not!
Anyway, after this flurry of activity, everyone ate and drank their fill and sat down to rest, watching Ash and Lucario perform Operation Clean.
Although Queen Irene did not have breakfast with everyone, she generously prepared a large table of dishes for everyone to enjoy, probably similar to a buffet.
Before Xiaozhi and Lucario arrived, everyone had a big meal, but because they had a big meal last night, everyone's appetite was not very good and they felt full after eating just a little.
Unfortunately, Queen Irene prepared breakfast for fifteen people, and after everyone finished eating, there were probably less than ten portions left.
Although Xiaozhi and Lucario hadn't eaten yet, everyone agreed that it would be a lot of waste. As a result, when these two came, they almost dug open their stomachs and poured the food in.
Chapter 167 Final Mobilization
"Wow, I'm full, I'm so satisfied!"
"road!"
Xiaozhi and Lucario put down the plates in their hands and shouted at the same time. No one needs to be an outsider to see the connection between the two. No one would believe that it was not a relationship between a trainer and Pokémon.
However, just as Xiaozhi and Lucario were savoring their breakfast, Gongsun Yan and others were looking at the empty table with messy cups and plates, and fell into deep thought.
They really couldn't figure out why Xiaozhi and Lucario, two skinny guys, could finish eating so much food. Did they have a stomach from another dimension?
However, Gongsun Yan and others did not ponder for long, as Queen Irene came out from the side. As a queen, she naturally could not eat with everyone else. She had already finished her breakfast in a room nearby.
Following Queen Irene were a dozen maids. They were very skillful. As soon as Queen Irene sat on her throne, the dining table in front of everyone had been taken away.
"Everyone, I'm sorry for the hospitality. These are just some simple meals. I hope you won't be picky."
Queen Irene was a little polite, and Gongsun Yan and others naturally would not have such low EQ, and they all praised today's breakfast.
To be honest, Gongsun Yan hated these empty compliments, but if one wanted to survive in this world, one had to learn compliments, so Gongsun Yan was very good at saying them.
However, these were obviously not easy to say openly, so he just kept praising Lucario until he could no longer sit still.
"Ahem, let's continue with last night's topic. Aaron is indeed a genius. There is no need to argue. The evidence is in the World Tree. There is a flower of time that records Aaron's last words."
"coax!"
After hearing what Gongsun Yan said, Lucario jumped up from his seat and was about to jump out of the window, obviously wanting to go to the World Tree to find out what was going on.
"Gardevoir, reflective wall!"
However, Gongsun Yan obviously predicted Lucario's actions and directly threw Gardevoir's Poké Ball, allowing her to condense a reflective wall on the window.
"road!"
Lucario casually rolled out a bone stick and knocked it against the reflective wall on the window. As a result, the reflective wall shattered under Gongsun Yan's incredulous expression.
"Oh my god, you are cheating, Xiaozhi, help me!"
Gongsun Yan originally intended to show off, but he didn't expect that he would fail to show off and get beaten up instead. Now it's too late for him to remedy the situation, so he can only ask Xiaozhi for help in a dejected manner.
"Dream, use Reflection Wall!"
At Xiaozhi's command, both Mews came out, and two reflective walls as thick as city walls blocked Lucario. Lucario tried his best but failed to tear down a single layer.
There's no way. Although Gardevoir has already reached the strength of a king and is already an upper-class Pokémon, but compared to Mew... forget it, let's not mention it.
Xiaozhi also knew that he couldn't let Lucario escape now, not only because he needed Lucario's help in the Rainbow Hero assessment, but also to protect Lucario.
Although the World Tree is the pillar of this world, it is not very friendly to living beings. If a person or Pokémon mistakenly enters her territory, she will definitely throw them out.
If the other party still refuses to repent, the three divine pillars guarding the World Tree will come out to physically save the other party. In any case, they will never let the other party in.
If the enemy forcibly breaks through the defense line of the three pillars, the final defense system of the World Tree will appear.
The World Tree is actually the same as the human body. If there are foreign objects invading, it will naturally produce antibodies to fight against those foreign objects.
The antibodies secreted by the World Tree are not simple things. To put it simply, if it is not a legendary Pokémon, even a champion-level Pokémon cannot break free.
To put it simply, every mythical beast has privileges at the World Tree. Even if they are accidentally injured by antibodies, they don't have to worry, as they can easily break free.
But if it is an ordinary Pokémon, no matter how strong you are, as long as you have not reached a certain level and have not gained the favor of the World Tree, then I'm sorry, you will become the nutrients of the World Tree.
However, now there is a privileged class that is not a legendary beast, and that is Xiaozhi. He is the reincarnation of Alang. The waves on his body have something in common with the waves of the World Tree, and he has privileges similar to Mew.
If you think about it this way, could it be that Xiaozhi is a new type of mythical beast? It is really possible.
"Lucario, wait a moment. You can't enter the World Tree now. If you rush in recklessly like this, you will be caught by the three pillars... by the antibodies before you can find the flower of time."
Gongsun Yan was originally planning to use the Three Pillars to warn Lucario, but after thinking about Lucario's strength, he silently switched to antibodies. After all, Lucario was too powerful, and the Three Pillars might not be able to stop him.
"Don't look at me like that. Of course I have a way to get in, and I can get in today. You wait here for a while, we will also go to the World Tree in a while."
The blocked Lucario stared at Gongsun Yan with his creepy vertical pupils until Gongsun Yan said he had a way to enter the World Tree. Then he calmed down, ran to a corner and sat down, cross-legged in meditation to calm himself.
"Alas, Queen Irene, we need to go to the World Tree to do some work. The world needs Xiaozhi, the wave hero, to save it, but during this period, the surrounding Pokémon may riot. I hope you can mobilize the army to ensure the safety of Orudran City."
After dealing with Lucario, Gongsun Yan breathed a sigh of relief, but his mission was not yet completed, so he quickly took Xiaozhi to find Queen Irene to report the situation.
"I understand. I will mobilize the army, but what are you going to do? I can send some troops to guard the passage and ensure your exit."
Queen Irene was not worried at all about what Gongsun Yan and others would do to the World Tree. After all, Xiaozhi, the true Wave Hero, was also in it. He must be doing something beneficial to the world, and even really saving the world.
So after hearing what Gongsun Yan and Xiao Zhi said, she directly ordered people to gather the troops to garrison on the city walls, and reminded the residents in the city to return home as soon as possible.
After completing all this, Queen Irene began to worry about the comfort of everyone, and was even willing to allocate part of the city defense force to support everyone.
Chapter 168 World Tree (Nuclear Power Plant)
"Don't bother. I'm still worried about the lack of defense. I might have to seek help from the alliance."
Gongsun Yan does not have the mysterious confidence of Queen Irene. The city of Orudran has not experienced a war for a long time, and it is hard to say how much combat power the city defense army has. He is really afraid that the city defense army will be vulnerable.
But it shouldn't be the case. It's been less than half a century since the establishment of the alliance. Even if the current city defense forces are so weak, the city defense forces back then could have gone into battle directly.
As long as the Pokémon they are equipped with are not Bug-type Pokémon, most of which have a very short lifespan, then they will definitely be a very strong new force.
After all, Pokémon's strength usually increases over time, and their strength is at its peak until they are broken down by illness.
"Okay, we should go get ready. We'll set off together in half an hour."
Queen Irene obviously understood Gongsun Yan's subtext, and her face turned grim. So in order to save face for Queen Irene, Gongsun Yan quickly changed the subject and left first after telling the departure time.
After learning the gathering time, Xiaozhi and the others left one after another. Some of them even used the teleportation device in the castle and made major adjustments to the Pokémon they were carrying to ensure that their strength was at its peak.
Xiaozhi didn't have anything to prepare. The Pokémon he had with him were the strongest lineup he could currently use, and there was no need to change them.
So he went directly to find Lucario, not only because of Gongsun Yan's advice to him, but also because Xiaozhi felt that Lucario's heart was full of confusion and needed him, his Pokémon friend, to enlighten him.
Speaking of which, it seems that we have never mentioned the Pokémon that Xiaozhi is carrying now, and what exactly Mew wants him to do at the World Tree. It's a good opportunity for Water... to explain it.
First of all, let’s look at the Pokémon in Xiaozhi’s hands. There is no need to say much about these two non-official legendary Pokémons, Suicune and Mew, they must be carried on their bodies.
Pikachu is in the same state. Those two legendary beasts may still leave Ash, but Pikachu cannot leave Ash. He and Ash have been bound together by the will of the world.
As for the remaining five Pokémon, first of all, there are two flying Pokémon, Charizard and Pidgeot, or you can also call it Pidgeot, but I still think Pidgeot sounds better and more domineering.
The reason why Charizard stayed has been mentioned before, so I won’t repeat it here. Anyway, it was Gongsun Yan’s instigation. In fact, the same situation applies to Pidgeot.
The only difference is that Ash called Charizard back himself, while he "personally" went to Viridian Forest to pick up Pidgeot.
But whether Xiaozhi was awake or asleep when he went to Viridian Forest, it doesn't matter, right? The point is that the Pokémon and the trainer who have been separated for a long time meet again, isn't it tearful?
It is not an easy task to knock out a wave hero without making any noise and then take him away overnight. The slightest mistake will lead to failure.
Fortunately, there is Pikachu as an insider, otherwise Gongsun Yan and others really can't think of any foolproof countermeasures. As expected, the knife stabbed from the side is the most painful and is easiest to hit the vital points.
However, when seeing Pidgeot crying in Satoshi's arms, everyone present smiled with relief. This is the bond between Pokémon and its trainer!
In addition, Xiaozhi also has Snorlax and Lizardlord with him. The battle records of these two can simply be described as luxurious, and this is also Xiaozhi's most powerful lineup at present.
As for the remaining empty space, it was naturally reserved for Lucario. Xiaozhi left a space without waiting for Gongsun Yan to remind him, which shows that he was determined to get Lucario.
Among them, Lizard King and Charizard are both at the king level, Snorlax and Pidgeot are both quasi-king level, and Pikachu is at the Pikachu level. This lineup can barely get a position in the Four Heavenly Kings.
So what mission did Mew and Ho-Oh rush to bring Xiaozhi to the World Tree? Let me give you a hint: it is a very important matter.
It is like having a 100-inch color TV in front of you. Its configuration is top-notch and it contains all the high-tech you can think of.
So the question is, what is the most important thing for this TV?
That’s right, it’s electricity of course. If there is no electricity, no matter how big or good the color TV is, it will just be there taking up space unless it is used as a mirror.
I guess everyone has guessed that the dreamy Ho-Oh brought Xiaozhi here to generate electricity, or to use him as a backup power source.
The so-called electricity is actually waveguide. What flows inside the body of the World Tree is nothing but a huge amount of waveguide.
These waveguides are transmitted to the whole world under the coordination of the World Tree, ensuring that the waveguides around the world are in a state of dynamic balance.
With this in mind, doesn’t it feel like the World Tree is quite like a nuclear reactor, producing a large amount of electricity within its body, and then transmitting it to each user’s home through various means?
Therefore, nuclear reactors need to be shut down for maintenance occasionally, otherwise there may be safety hazards, and the World Tree is no exception.
However, since the birth of this world, the World Tree has never been shut down for maintenance and has always been operating at overload, so the World Tree has long been overwhelmed and is in urgent need of a backup power source to support it.
Nuclear reactors actually also have backup power supplies, but there are some subtle differences. Take the most classic Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant as an example. The safety system of the RBMK reactor used in this nuclear power plant is powered by the nuclear power plant itself.
Yes, the safety system of the nuclear power plant is indeed powered by the nuclear power plant itself, but if the reactor loses power, the backup diesel generator will immediately take over the reactor's safety system.
Although a horrific tragedy occurred in Chernobyl later, this design is indeed feasible in theory. Unfortunately, due to the operator's mistakes and defects in the RBMK reactor, the tragedy still happened.
But when we shift our attention to the World Tree, it is not difficult to find that the situation here seems to be more dangerous than Chernobyl which is about to explode, because it does not even have a backup power supply.
After who knows how many years of overload transportation, the World Tree urgently needs to shut down and restart. However, once the World Tree loses power, the docile waveguides originally stored in the World Tree will instantly become irritable.
Add to that its sheer size, and the World Tree could go boom, just like Chernobyl.
ps: There is only one chapter today, and I don’t know how I will be doing tomorrow. If my condition is as bad as today after studying tomorrow, this book may only be updated once a day. The postgraduate entrance examination really takes a lot of energy. If I have to take care of writing at the same time, the author really feels overwhelmed. I hope my readers will forgive me. However, if I update less every day, the quality of the chapters should improve a lot.
Chapter 169: Uninvited Guests in Dasha Valley
No wonder in the movie, Dream only borrowed the World Tree a little, but those waves went out of control and even crashed the World Tree.
If Lucario and Xiaozhi hadn't risked their lives to transfer all their waves to Mew, it would have had enough energy to restart the World Tree and readjust the runaway waves.
I can’t say about the Kanto region, but the nearby Orudran City will definitely not be able to be defended. The aftermath of the explosion will directly destroy this city that has stood for a thousand years.
It won't even be like the ancient city of Pompeii, where the buildings in the city are guaranteed to be largely intact. Instead, only a pile of ruins will be left, or maybe even no ruins will be left.
In the movie, both Satoshi and others and the World Tree were intact, and Lucario just returned to Aaron. In a way, it was a happy ending for everyone.
But this is reality. If something goes wrong with the World Tree, the entire Pokémon world will be in disaster. It is obviously impossible for only Mew, Satoshi and others to be responsible for it.
According to Huanhuan, the mythical beasts in various regions have made preparations, and even those that have been in long-term slumber have temporarily awakened. Once there is a problem with the World Tree, they will rush here first.
Although it is safer to call the divine beasts over in advance, the range of activities between the divine beasts is limited. Unless it is absolutely necessary, they are not allowed to enter each other's territory, otherwise it will be an invasion.
Even though there are three divine pillars inside the World Tree, that is because they were created by the Holy Pillar King to protect the World Tree. They have long been labeled by the World Tree and have nothing to do with the Holy Pillar King anymore.
Therefore, even if the Holy Pillar King wanted to invade the World Tree, the Three Divine Pillars would go up to stop him, regardless of whether the other party was their creator or not.
As for those legendary beasts that have been tamed by humans, they don't have to worry about these conventional rules. After all, the entire Pokémon world has an indescribable preference for humans.
These legendary beasts are part of the Pokémon world, or even a part of it, so in terms of priority, humans have a higher priority.
However, there is still a legendary Pokémon that can directly ignore this rule, and that is Hoopa, known as the number one Pokémon under Arceus.
Whether it is liberating Hoopa or punishing Hoopa, his ring is simply a bug. Not only can it teleport anything, even divine beasts, regardless of distance, but it can even directly control the opponent.
Historically, if Arceus had not punished Hoopa, people would probably still be living under his shadow.
The World Tree in the movie has already collapsed, but even though the current World Tree has reached full capacity, it can still hold on for a while, so the situation is not as dangerous as in the movie.
But even so, if Satoshi wants to rush to the backup power supply before the World Tree restarts, the power of wave alone is far from enough, so Ho-Oh and Mew want to add the unblocking of Lucario to the test.
