A spirit descends, Gardevoir is my childhood friend?

"Yes, we are all children of sin."

Lin Xiaolin: "???"

What does "son of evil" mean?

"Let me tell you about the history of our clan. We are called the Snow Clan..."

Chapter 172 College League (18)

The Snow Clan is one of the most historically significant and large ethnic groups in the Dragon Kingdom. They have lived in the far north for many years and worship the God of Ice. For thousands of years, the Snow Clan has offered 10 children under the age of ten to the God of Ice every ten years.

The ancestors of the Snow Clan worshipped the God of Ice, believing that offering sacrifices would quell all disasters, and indeed they were right; for thousands of years, the Snow Clan had not suffered any natural disasters.

As long as a few children are sacrificed each time an avalanche strikes, the avalanche will be easily quelled.

700 years ago, a young man named Xuehu from the Snow Clan finally stood up. Xuehu's younger siblings had been sacrificed, and his three-month-old child was also to be sacrificed. He could no longer bear it.

He led many young people to overthrow the policy and protest against the older generation. They were victorious, and from that day on, the Snow Tribe never sacrificed children again.

But disaster struck soon after. Another decade passed, and the God of Ice did not receive the offerings, which triggered an avalanche. However, Snow Tiger firmly stated that it was just a geological issue.

He led tens of thousands of his people to migrate outwards, leaving the place where they had lived thousands of years ago, and established a city outside the snow-capped mountains.

The entire Snow Tribe entered a period of prosperity, until the second decade...

When the second decade arrived, this day was also known as the Day of Divine Wrath.

The sound of an avalanche echoed through the snow-capped mountains that day, but no one paid any attention and went to sleep early.

But when they woke up the next day, everyone in the entire Snow Tribe had turned white overnight, and all those over 30 years old had died.

A small number of young people left Snow City in groups out of fear, while most waited in place, begging for the Ice God's forgiveness.

Only a few thousand people remained in the entire Snow City, and none of them lived past the age of thirty. The entire Snow Clan was filled with an atmosphere of despair.

But at that very moment, the black-haired hero descended from the sky, heading alone to the snowy mountain to quell the wrath of the Ice God.

From then on, the restrictions imposed on the Snow Clan disappeared, leaving only white hair as a symbol of sin for offending the gods.

The hero left behind a message as he departed.

"Six hundred years from now, the Ice God will be resurrected, and you will face danger once again. Find a trainer carrying a Heartscale Pokémon and tell him that I am traveling with him. Don't worry, you will recognize him when you see him."

This peace lasted until 80 years ago, when the terrifying curse descended again. The association and the champion king came to investigate many times but found nothing.

Ultimately, it can only be concluded that it is an incurable disease. People with this disease will not live past the age of 30, and the offspring of those who left Snow City before and those born to outsiders also have a chance of contracting the disease.

After hearing the story, Lin Xiaolin fell into deep thought.

"This? Is this something you can tell me?"

Lin Xiaolin asked cautiously, after all, many people wouldn't easily reveal such ancient family legends.

"Others may not be able to, but you can, because you are the one the hero who saved our Snow Clan seven hundred years ago spoke of."

"Ah I?"

Lin Xiaolin was filled with questions. Was the companion the hero from seven hundred years ago was referring to himself?

"Could it be such a coincidence? I'm only 17 years old. Although I also have a Jawful Pokémon, I'm not the only trainer with a Jawful Pokémon, am I?"

"No, it is you. Our clan made a portrait of that hero to commemorate him. Although it is not very clear, all of us Snow Clan members have seen that painting. The hero in the painting looks almost exactly like you."

Xue Xixi spoke with unwavering determination.

Did the hero say why he wanted to see me?

Xue Xixi simply shook her head.

“He didn’t say that. He only said that he would find you, tell you the story, and when the time is right, you will naturally take care of everything yourself.”

Lin Xiaolin felt that he had received too much information today, and his CPU was about to burn out.

"Okay, thank you for your help. I'll definitely help you once I find out what's going on."

Lin Xiaolin's head was buzzing, and he had to sort it out slowly on his own.

Xue Qianqian nodded, looking at Lin Xiaolin with great respect.

The two talked a lot about the Snow Clan that afternoon, but they didn't get any useful information.

That evening, Lin Xiaolin treated Xue Qianqian to dinner before returning to the hotel.

He lay in bed for a while before sitting up to organize all the information he had gathered that day.

First came Cai Xi.

Based on what we know now, Cai Xi and her sister should be descendants of the Snow Clan who were separated from their homeland. However, Cai Xi is lucky; she may not have this disease, or it may not have manifested yet. It is still unclear.

Then there's Xue Xixi.

I'll definitely have to check out the Snow Clan situation that Xue Xixi mentioned when I have time in the future.

Finally, there's the life-saving potion.

The life potion is extracted by Xerneas; I should ask Spirit Heart about it when I have time.

Furthermore, since this disease can only be managed with life-saving potions, there's at least a 50% chance it was Yveltal who did it, but Xue Xixi was referring to the God of Ice.

Could it be Kyurem? But Kyurem doesn't know this kind of move, does it? Could it be that there's a difference between the legendary Pokémon in real life and those in the anime?

For example, Groudon can actually fly?

Cough cough, I've gone astray. After thinking for a while, Lin Xiaolin made a plan: after the college league ends, I'll go to Longdu to ask Lingxin.

It would be best to meet Xerneas, but the chances are slim.

After organizing the materials, Lin Xiaolin went to bed to rest. Tomorrow was her important match, so she could put everything else aside for now.

I'll sort these things out slowly after the college league ends and we have our break.

Lin Xiaolin got up early the next day.

According to Xiaolan, the stone is getting dimmer and dimmer, and it only flickers for a few hours each night.

However, Lin Xiaolin couldn't care less about that today; it was the crucial quarterfinal match.

After putting on their school uniforms, they went outside and ran into Yan Fan and the others who were also coming out. These past few days, everyone had set their alarms to around the same time, so they all woke up around the same time.

"What's wrong? What fun things did you do yesterday?"

Walking to the cafeteria, Yan Fan said with a smile.

"It's nothing. A friend's sister was hospitalized and didn't have enough money for medical expenses, so she asked me to lend her some money. I went to visit her sister while I was there."

"No money? What kind of illness is so serious that you need to borrow money for treatment?"

It seems that Yan Fan, this young master, will never understand the hardships of people at the bottom of society. He only cares about the severity of the illness, but never about things like medical expenses.

“Yan Fan, you should know that there is only one disease in the world—poverty.”

Lin Xiaolin looked at Yan Fan and spoke seriously, and Yan Fan was also taken aback by Lin Xiaolin's serious expression.

Perhaps Yan Fan will never know that a person can kneel on the ground and abandon their dignity to beg for money.

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Served at midnight, haha, did you guess right?

ヾ(≧▽≦*) o

Chapter 173 College League (19)

After breakfast, everyone went to the stadium together, and as soon as they entered, they saw a dense crowd.

Thankfully there's a contestant entrance, otherwise we'd be squeezed like sandwich fillings.

Instead of going to the players' lounge above, they went directly to the rest area in the arena.

The audience seats weren't full yet, but most of the other contestants had already arrived.

Tell me about yesterday.

Lin Xiaolin sat next to Yan Fan and asked.

"Fengdu won the first half, and Longdu won the second half. As for anything special, we'll have to wait for Teacher Tang to compile the data. I can't explain it clearly in a short time."

Yan Fan waved his hand casually.

After resting for a short while, the time came, and Xuan Cheng rode the Megalomon slowly into the air.

"Hello everyone! The two matches of the second half of the quarterfinals will be held today. Who will claim the final two spots in the semifinals? Let's wait and see! Please welcome the first match, Qianxincheng and Liancheng!!"

As soon as Xuan Cheng finished speaking, both sides stood up and headed towards the battlefield.

Cheers erupted from the audience for Qianxin City and Lian City.

The captain of the school team in Qianxin City was a girl with a ponytail. She had an ordinary appearance, but she exuded a cold aura.

Lin Xiaolin narrowed his eyes. This girl was a superpowered person. Although he hadn't investigated, he could tell at a glance, given his current level of being a half-baked superpowered person.

After shaking hands, both players retreated to their respective sides of the playing field.

"Please welcome the two players to the stage for the first match!"