Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

The two met about ten nautical miles from Cangnan Port in Zhijiang City.

"Hey friend, it's you! What a coincidence, we meet again!"

Xia Chen sounded surprised and pretended to bump into him by chance.

Groudon stopped in its tracks upon hearing the familiar voice transmission, and looked up to see Groudon and Xia Chen on its back.

"It's you, my friend! What are you doing here?"

Its voice was muffled and seemed a little tired.

If it truly headed east from the moment it disappeared, and traveled continuously at sea for a month, it must have been quite tiring.

Groudon had no idea that they had actually reunited after their last separation—when Xia Chen rode on Rayquaza's head and beat it and Kyogre.

Compared to the 100-meter-long Mega Rayquaza, Xia Chen's figure was far too small, so small that Groudon didn't even notice him.

Therefore, Groudon was unaware that Xia Chen had actually betrayed their friendship long ago.

Right now, it's happy to be reunited with its friends.

Xia Chen felt a little guilty for playing the fool when he experienced Groudon's joy, but he had his reasons, and deceiving this clueless guy was really out of necessity.

Like right now, in order to stop Groudon from causing trouble in the River Valley, he's going to start bluffing again.

"Actually, I came here specifically to apologize to you."

Chapter 345 Groudon, do you want to fly?

"Actually, I came here specifically to apologize to you."

Xia Chen's words puzzled Groudon, its small eyes filled with great confusion.

"Why apologize, my friend?"

Xia Chen's face was full of shame. "That day... I actually returned to the sea, but I didn't have the courage to stand up and help you fight against that hateful green dragon."

Groudon looked a little awkward, not because Xia Chen hadn't been angry on its behalf, but because Xia Chen was embarrassed to see himself being brutally beaten by Rayquaza.

"It's okay, actually, I was just a hair's breadth away from beating it!"

Groudon argued.

Xia Chen chuckled inwardly, thinking, "If your shell were half as tough as your mouth, you wouldn't have been beaten so badly."

Although that's what he thought in his heart, he still agreed and said aloud, "That's right, it's all Kyogre's fault for dragging us down, he's such a terrible teammate!"

To deal with someone whose temperament is like a child, just stand with them and criticize what they dislike.

Groudon was very pleased with its new friend, which it had won over, and nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's right, that guy was just making things worse. If it hadn't been for it blocking him, Rayquaza would have fallen to my Cliff Blade long ago!"

Goodness, these days people don't even bother to write a draft when they're bragging. Your Cliffbreaker Sword can actually cut down Rayquaza, right?

While internally complaining, Xia Chen chimed in, "Actually, I think the most important reason why Rayquaza was able to beat you is... because it can fly!"

fly?

This word hit Groudon where it hurt.

As the sage said, "It is not scarcity that is to be feared, but inequality."

Not to mention Rayquaza, even Kyogre can fly after Primal Reversion. How does that make Groudon, which is on the same level as them, look bad?

If those two were to take flight, it wouldn't even be able to stand on equal footing in a physical sense.

But this is something you can't just learn whenever you want. If it were possible, wouldn't Groudon also want to be a handsome guy who can soar through the sky?

Unfortunately, Arceus did not grant it such an ability.

"What if I might have a way?"

Xia Chen's persuasive voice seeped into its mind, its allure no less than that of the crimson pearl at their first meeting.

Groudon stared at Xia Chen in disbelief, its naked gaze conveying an unmistakable meaning—

"Godfather, is it true?"

Xia Chen smiled slightly and said, "My sticky dragon can fly in the sky, would you like to go and see it?"

…………

"Riding my beloved Groudon~ it'll never get stuck in traffic~"

Xia Chen sang a cheerful little tune in a good mood, with a Groudon shrunk to ten meters in size beneath him.

That's right, Groudon was tricked by Xia Chen. No, he was moved by Xia Chen's sincerity and decided to visit his Spirit Island and see the flying Goodra.

As for riding back on its back, it wasn't that Xia Chen was deliberately being conspicuous. It was mainly because it was their second time meeting, and he couldn't very well put it in a Poké Ball, could he?

The Poké Ball represents the contractual relationship between the trainer and the Pokémon, and has special and important significance.

Even if Groudon didn't understand, Xia Chen would be too embarrassed to deceive it like that; morally, it would be no different from seducing a naive and innocent young girl.

So he made Groudon shrink and follow him back.

Although this size is more than ten times smaller than its normal size for Groudon, it is still considered a colossal beast among ordinary Pokémon.

With each step, the ground beneath my feet trembled violently.

Fortunately, the journey from Cangnan Port to Yunze Lake doesn't require passing through the city center; otherwise, this guy would definitely be considered a public enemy of the road administration.

With a weight of tens of thousands of tons, a single trip would cause many asphalt roads to crack.

It has to be said that riding Groudon gets you a lot of attention.

Although there is no route through the city, there are many trainers who come out to play or explore in the suburban wilderness.

Upon seeing Groudon, they almost all made the same move—wiping their eyes, exclaiming "Holy crap!", taking out their phones, and then looking back at the scene that looked like it had been created with special effects after they had walked past.

Without exception.

Soon, photos and videos of Groudon appearing in Donghuang from various angles spread like wildfire on major social media platforms. Even before Xia Chen returned to Yunze Lake, it's no exaggeration to say that the whole world knew about it.

Naturally, the person who had called Xia Chen earlier contacted him again.

"Mr. Xia Chen, what's going on? You brought Groudon in?"

You could tell he was in a hurry.

Xia Chen replied, "Yes, didn't you ask me to help you handle it? Is there a problem?"

The civil servant from the alliance was confused by Xia Chen's natural logic that "if a person is killed, they will die." After a long pause, he could only reply, "If it causes trouble, you can control it, right?"

Xia Chen laughed and said, "Don't worry, it's very well-behaved. How could it cause trouble?"

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There was no reply from the other end; perhaps they didn't understand how to respond to "Groudan is very well-behaved".

However, Xia Chen was still somewhat confident about whether Groudon would cause trouble.

According to Rayquaza, this beating has severely weakened Groudon, giving it plenty of time to recover.

Even Groudon himself said that maintaining its current size of around ten meters saves energy, which is roughly equivalent to an energy-saving mode.

Furthermore, the fact that Groudon took a month to cross the ocean shows that its condition was not very good.

With Guleton and Deochis acting as a check and balance, I feel relatively at ease.

…………

The distance between Cangnan Port and Yunze Lake is not short. Along the way, Xia Chen was not idle and chatted with Groudon.

"Speaking of which, why did you come to Donghuang?"

Groudon replied, "I'm tired of that place."

Two seconds later, the goofball added, "It's not to avoid Rayquaza."

Xia Chen was speechless. Was this some kind of attempt to cover up something?

Pretending not to know Groudon's true intentions, he warmly invited, "I completely understand. A change of scenery can change your mood. My house is quite big, you're welcome to come and play. If you get tired, you can sleep right in the lake, no problem."

"Well, let's talk about it later. I feel like this place is kind of familiar."

Groudon's words stirred something in Xia Chen's heart. He thought of the Groudon's carapace that Ursaring had found. Could it be that this Groudon's carapace belonged to him?

He raised a possibility: "Is it possible, I mean, just maybe, that you used to sleep here?"

Groudon's origins are unknown, and its footprints have been left in countless places throughout history, so it doesn't remember exactly, only vaguely replying, "Perhaps."

Because he needed Groudon's help, Xia Chen subtly said many things that Groudon liked to hear.

For example, cursing Kyogre, cursing Kyogre, and cursing Kyogre.

By the time they returned to Yunze Lake, their relationship had evolved into that of close friends.

It has to be said that, if it doesn't cause trouble, Groudon is much cuter than most Pokémon.

Because of its special status and strength, it rarely interacts with ordinary Pokémon, and spends most of its life unconsciously in sleep.

This results in Groudon having a childlike temperament, speaking in a simple and honest way, and being adorably silly.

Before sunset, Xia Chen finally brought Groudon back to Spirit Island.

The staff on the island had already seen photos and videos of Groudon walking around the outskirts of Zhijiang online, so they more or less guessed that it would come here to "visit".

But when they saw the enormous beast land on the island with their own eyes, they still couldn't help but tremble.

After all, Groudon's imposing appearance ranks among the top even among the many cover gods.

…………

At Groudon's request, Xia Chen finally settled it on a rocky wasteland on the island.

According to it, the terrestrial natural energy there is most abundant.

Upon returning, Xia Chen didn't entertain this special guest. Instead, he rushed off to find Groudon—Groudon's appearance had given the cub a glimmer of hope.

Fortunately, there was only one day left before it was supposed to give up treatment, so the bear cub wasn't going to die anytime soon. As soon as it left the ward, Xia Chen took it back to continue using that piece of shell to prolong its life.

Xia Chen then returned to the sandy area to find Groudon, hoping to obtain the last material needed by Azure Blade Demon to refine the elixir.

As for how to do it

It's definitely not enough to just talk about the touching story of the circle bear and its cubs.