The next day, in the afternoon, Anjie leisurely patrolled his territory and property with Munchlax, Sliggoo, and Haunter. As he passed the apple orchard, he suddenly noticed a delicate pink hue on the branches.
"What's that…?"
Anjie quickly ran over to investigate and saw that the branches were adorned with red and white flower buds. He exclaimed in surprise, "The apple trees are blooming!"
"Mun… Mun…" I want to see! I want to see!
Munchlax eagerly squeezed over, tiptoeing to get a peek at the branches. After seeing the tiny flower buds, it excitedly asked Anjie:
"Mun… Mun…" Master, does this mean we'll have apples to eat soon?
"Yes!" Anjie rubbed its head and said, "Looks like our fertilizer wasn't wasted."
The system's reward fertilizer formula really works!
"Haun… Haun…" Do apples taste good?
Haunter curiously floated over to ask, as it had never eaten an apple before.
"Mun… Mun… ~~~" They must be especially delicious, right, Master?
Munchlax looked at Anjie with anticipation. It hadn't eaten one either, but since it was grown by Master, it must be delicious.
"Gooey… Gooey…" I know, I know! I've eaten apples!
Sliggoo raised its hand to speak. It had originally been Grandpa Zimi's Pokémon, and Grandpa Zimi was an excellent chef, so of course, he wouldn't let Sliggoo never have tasted apples.
Munchlax and Haunter immediately excitedly gathered around Sliggoo, asking it what apples tasted like.
Sliggoo described them to its senior and junior apprentice with animated eyebrows and exaggerated expressions, as if it were talking about some earth-shattering, tear-jerking delicacy instead of apples. Munchlax and Haunter's mouths watered as they listened, and their eyes were filled with anticipation as they looked at the flower buds on the branches.
Anjie chuckled and tapped Sliggoo's forehead. "You're too much." Then he looked at Haunter and Munchlax and said, "When the fruit trees bear fruit, you'll be the first to try them."
"Mun…"
At that moment, a group of Vivillon flew through the air in formation. Anjie waved at them, and a Fancy Pattern Vivillon descended from the sky and landed on Anjie's arm.
The patterns on different Vivillon are different. According to observations by Pokémon scholars, there are 20 known Vivillon patterns.
They are Garden Pattern, Polar Pattern, Tundra Pattern, Continental Pattern, Meadow Pattern, Elegant Pattern, Icy Snow Pattern, Modern Pattern, Marine Pattern, Archipelago Pattern, High Plains Pattern, Sandstorm Pattern, River Pattern, Monsoon Pattern, Savanna Pattern, Sun Pattern, Ocean Pattern, Jungle Pattern, Poké Ball Pattern, and Fancy Pattern.
Vivillon's patterns are mainly affected by the climate and environment of its birthplace. For example, Vivillon born in extremely cold places will have the Icy Snow Pattern, places with a lot of snowfall will have the Polar Pattern, and places with summer all year round will have the Ocean Pattern…
The Vivillon on Nibel Plateau include the Garden Pattern, Continental Pattern, Meadow Pattern, Elegant Pattern, River Pattern, Sun Pattern, and Fancy Pattern.
Garden Pattern Vivillon are born in places where flowers bloom, and there is a large, beautiful flower field that blooms year-round on the west side of Nibel Plateau.
Continental Pattern Vivillon are born in places with vast terrain, and Nibel Plateau has large, flat grasslands, which naturally meets this condition.
Meadow Pattern Vivillon are born in lush green places, which goes without saying, as Nibel Plateau is spring-like all year round and full of greenery.
Elegant Pattern Vivillon are born in places with four distinct seasons. Although Nibel Plateau does not meet this condition, Azoth outside of Nibel has four distinct seasons.
The Elegant Pattern Vivillon came to Nibel Plateau unintentionally during the winter to escape the cold.
River Pattern Vivillon are born in places with large rivers flowing through them, and the Nibel River meets this condition.
Sun Pattern Vivillon are born in places with plenty of sunlight, which also goes without saying, as Nibel Plateau has plenty of sunshine.
There is only one Fancy Pattern Vivillon on Nibel Plateau, and that is the one on Anjie's arm. It evolved in Diancie's cafeteria and is now the leader of the Vivillon.
"Lee~~"
After landing on Anjie's arm, the Vivillon affectionately reached out and hugged Anjie.
Anjie pointed to the flower buds on the branches and said to it: "The fruit trees are about to bloom, so please take care of them in the future!"
"Lee~~"
The Vivillon happily nodded, flapped its wings and took off from Anjie's arm, then landed on the flower buds and gently kissed them.
After kissing them, it quickly ascended into the sky, flew back to its clan, and left with its fellow Vivillon, fluttering their beautiful wings. Specks of scale powder fell from their wings, emitting colorful light.
Anjie watched the Vivillon fly away, feeling a little regretful in his heart. Although Vivillon have the ability to pollinate, they do not produce honey.
Most butterfly Pokémon are like this.
After saying goodbye to the Vivillon, Anjie took his three disciples for a walk towards the fishing ground.
Just as Anjie and the others were taking a walk, on a cliff on Nibel Plateau, a Pokémon soaked in a hot spring turned over in the water.
This cliff is located on the edge of Nibel Plateau and borders the mountains in the northwest. There are many caves on the cliff face.
One of the caves contains a hot spring, and the guardian deity of Nibel Plateau sleeps here. It is because of the existence of this guardian deity that Nibel Plateau is spring-like all year round.
It is the Mythical Pokémon, Volcanion.
Volcanion spends most of the year sleeping, but when spring comes, it will wake up from its slumber.
Under normal circumstances, the Pokémon on Nibel Plateau will not approach the cliff where Volcanion sleeps. Anjie was also told not to approach it, so Anjie has never seen this guardian deity of Nibel Plateau.
Over time, Anjie almost forgot about the existence of this guardian deity.
After rolling over in the water, Volcanion slowly opened its eyes, sensed the change in the climate, and said:
"Has spring come again?"
As it spoke, it came out of the water and slowly walked to the entrance of the cave, looking out at Nibel Plateau from afar.
Two Altaria led a Swablu quickly across the sky, making cheerful cries, and soon disappeared into the horizon.
They didn't notice the awakened Volcanion, but Volcanion saw them.
"It seems everyone had a good winter."
Volcanion could tell at a glance whether the Altaria and Swablu were in good condition. Seeing that everyone was doing well, a smile appeared on its face.
Withdrawing its gaze from the distance, Volcanion slowly walked back into the cave, coming to a corner of the cave. There was actually another Pokémon here.
This Pokémon had a silver appearance, its entire body seemingly cast from steel, and its size was very similar to that of a human girl. At this moment, it was sitting on the ground with its eyes tightly closed, fast asleep.
Volcanion walked up to it and nudged the Pokémon with one of its front feet.
"Magearna, wake up, wake up quickly!"
It turned out that this Pokémon was another Mythical Pokémon, Magearna. It was an artificial Pokémon, created by the mysterious scientist Nikola of the Azoth Kingdom, and had once been the Pokémon of Princess Aliana's younger sister, Queen Kimia.
Before long, Magearna slowly opened its eyes.
"Du~ki~du~"
Volcanion said to Magearna, "Spring has arrived."
"Du~ki~du~"
Magearna was very happy to hear this and immediately climbed up Volcanion's neck and onto its back, even patting its head.
Volcanion said indulgently, "Alright, alright, I'll take you there right away."
With that, it carried Magearna to the entrance of the cave. Then, the arms on its back, which had been closed together, opened, and a large amount of steam erupted from within. It immediately shot out of the cave like a rocket.
In the blink of an eye, the two Mythical Pokémon arrived at the flower field west of the Nebel Plateau, Magearna's favorite place.
Pancham, Helioptile, Skitty, Stunky, and Linoone, who had finished their work for the day, were playing in the flower field.
"Ya cha~ ya cha~"
"Do-goo~ do-goo~"
Pancham and Linoone were chasing each other through the flowers, having a great time. The strong wind generated by their running blew petals into the sky.
Helioptile sat in a corner of the flower field, while Skitty and Stunky were playing hide-and-seek around it.
"Ai-lee~ ai-lee~"
Helioptile picked a small flower from beside it and waved to Skitty and Stunky. The two Pokémon immediately ran to it.
"Nyaa~" What is it?
"Poo Poo~" What is it?
"Ai-lee~ ai-lee~"
Helioptile placed the small flower in Skitty's ear.
"Nyaa~ nyaa~"
Skitty was overjoyed and very vainly asked Helioptile if it looked pretty.
"Poo Poo~ Poo Poo~" Me too! Me too!
Stunky nudged Helioptile's belly with its head.
"Ai-lee~ ai-lee~" Wait.
Helioptile said with a smile.
Soon, it skillfully wove a flower crown and placed it on Stunky's head.
A smile immediately appeared on Stunky's face. It carefully touched the flower crown on its head, afraid of accidentally breaking it.
"Nyaa~" Do I look pretty?
"Poo Poo~" Do I look pretty?
Skitty and Stunky asked each other, then happily ran through the flower field, their crisp laughter echoing through the flowers.
At this moment, Volcanion descended from the sky with Magearna.
"Ya cha~"
"Do-goo~"
"Nyaa~"
"Ai-lee~"
The Pokémon looked surprised when they saw Volcanion and Magearna and quickly stopped playing, rushing to the two Mythical Pokémon's side.
"Oh, you guys are here too." Volcanion said happily, feeling a sense of familiarity after not seeing these little fellows for a long time.
The Pokémon jumped and bounced around Volcanion. Seeing this, Magearna quickly came down from Volcanion's back and hugged them each in turn.
"Du~ki~du~"
The Pokémon liked Magearna very much and snuggled in its arms.
Volcanion looked at Linoone and Helioptile in surprise. "You've all evolved?" Then, a smile appeared on its face. "Good, good."
Seeing that Magearna was already playing with the Pokémon, Volcanion said, "You guys play here, I'll go take a look around."
As the guardian of the Nebel Plateau, it naturally had to go and see if everyone was doing well recently.
"Du~ki~du~"
Magearna nodded.
This time, Volcanion didn't fly, but slowly walked towards other parts of the Nebel Plateau.
Just as Volcanion left, Pancham seemed to have thought of something, and it anxiously called out to Magearna.
"Ya cha~ ya cha~"
"Du~ki~du~"
Magearna looked puzzled, not understanding what was wrong with Pancham.
At this time, Skitty and Helioptile also seemed to have thought of something, and they became anxious.
"Nyaa~ nyaa~"
"Ai-lee~ ai-lee~"
Seeing Magearna looking puzzled, Pancham and Helioptile each grabbed one of its hands and ran out of the flower field.
Volcanion's side.
Just as it walked onto the grassland, it saw rows of wooden houses in the distance, which were the homes of the Skiddo and Gogoat.
"What is that?"
Because the distance was a bit far, it couldn't see clearly what the wooden houses were.
So, with a heart full of doubt, Volcanion quickly ran towards the wooden houses. When it arrived there, it not only saw rows of neat and clean wooden houses, but also saw chicken coops, pigsties, cattle sheds and other facilities not far from the wooden houses.
"What's going on?"
Volcanion looked angry. These were clearly human buildings. Could it be that it had only taken a nap, and the Nebel Plateau had already been occupied by humans?
At the thought of the Pokémon suffering and being bullied by humans, it immediately became uncontrollably angry, and a large amount of steam spewed out of its body. With a whoosh, it flew into the sky.
Looking down at the Nebel Plateau, it saw Diancie's Diner, where Angie and the others lived, saw patches of vegetable fields, and saw vibrant orchards…
Especially after seeing the Buneary herding cattle, the Pachirisu herding sheep, the Croconaw raising pigs, and the Diggersby and Sawsbuck raising chickens, it became even more convinced of its guess.
Sure enough, the Nebel Plateau had been occupied by humans?
Just then, Angie, who was taking a walk home, appeared in its sight.
Angie and his three apprentices had just returned from the fishing grounds. He was in a very good mood because the fish in the fishing grounds had finally grown up and were barely edible.
At this time, he was holding a sea bass in his hand. Although it was not as big as the wild fish in Lake Nebel, it was definitely enough to try something new.
Snorlax was also in a good mood because it liked eating fish the most. His master told it that when the fish in the fishing grounds had a good harvest, it could have fish to eat every day.
"Gang~ gang~"
Because it was happy, Snorlax walked in the front, hopping and jumping, swinging its arms back and forth, and singing an unknown ballad.
Boom! ! !
At this moment, a huge creature with a dark red body descended from the sky, bringing with it rolling waves of air, almost blowing the four masters and apprentices away.
"Humans!" The voice of the Pokémon that descended from the sky was filled with surging anger, "Is it you who is bullying everyone on the Nebel Plateau?"
Angie, who had just climbed up from the ground:
