Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 220 The Notice and Clues in the Stone Chamber

"Oh, and this is your prize."

As he spoke, Su Yu took out a pink ball of yarn and handed it to Suijun.

If Suicune's prototype is the snow leopard, then felines must all enjoy playing with yarn balls, right?

However, Su Yu didn't know if Suicune would like it, but according to the shop assistant, he liked Pokémon like Meowth.

Upon seeing the ball of yarn, Suicune looked at Su Yu warily. It had reason to suspect that this guy wanted to see it make a fool of itself.

Su Yu then explained:

"I just listened to the shop assistant's recommendation because I didn't know what kind of gift you would like. Why don't you tell me what you like, and I'll go buy you something else?"

Meeting Su Yu's sincere gaze, Suicune suddenly didn't know what to say. He took the ball of yarn and put it away.

Whether it's fun or not... I'll find out when I get home tonight and play with my little mood character.

At times like these, the advantage of having a villain to avoid being killed becomes apparent, and this is also Sui-kun's favorite dish.

After the prizes were distributed, a pile of other things were left nearby.

These were all bought by Su Yu for his Pokémon to play in the snow. There were various warm items and snow toys inside.

This was specially arranged by Su Yu for the old forest ranger to be sent from Dongyuan City by express delivery.

"Alright, those who want to play in the snow can go to the back mountain together. This time, I've bought all the warm clothes for you."

"Now you don't have to be afraid of catching a cold."

Upon hearing this, the Pokémon cheered and surged towards the back mountain. The mother and sister of the rat family were still taking pictures, while the Delibird hesitated and stood still.

"What's wrong? Don't you want to go play in the snow?"

Seeing this, Su Yu asked in confusion. If he remembered correctly, Delibird is an Ice-type Pokémon, so it should prefer snow.

Upon hearing this, the messenger bird hesitated before responding:

"Believe it or not...?"

As an outsider, can I really play in the snow with the other Pokémon?

"So that's what you're worried about?" Su Yu was both amused and exasperated. He could only say that this messenger bird was as reserved as ever.

He pushed the Delibird to the back mountain. Looking at the group of Pokémon not far away, he encouraged them:

"Go ahead, don't worry, the other Pokémon on the ranch are all very friendly."

"Didn't you two have dinner together before and exchange gifts? Don't worry, they're all friendly!"

Seeing this, Alcremie, who was not far away, also ran over. It was wrapped in thick clothes from head to toe, which made Alcremie look very bulky, almost like Slimie.

"Mama~!" Let's play together?

"Invite," Frostleaf invited Messenger. It held a snowball maker and shaped the snow into various forms: a duck, a Togepi, and a Psyduck.

The Styracod sensed that a Pokémon needed help and came over. It patted the Delibird on the shoulder, its tall figure looking very reliable.

"Spine~!" Don't worry, I'm here, you don't need to worry so much.

If you encounter any difficulties, I will help you solve them.

With encouragement from the two Pokémon, Delibird looked up at the Styrax and the expectant Alcremie in front of it, and eventually joined in the fun.

"Bella~!" Messenger Bird had a great time having a snowball fight with Alcremie.

Seeing this, Su Yu nodded and turned to walk down the mountain.

……

……

When Su Yu returned to the foot of the mountain.

At this moment, Suijun, who had been waiting here for a long time, also asked:

"Want to go back and watch TV together?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yu glanced at the ranch. The fields had been irrigated, the fish had been fed, and with Suicune's help, the ranch had returned to the peaceful state it had been when Squirtle was there.

Seeing this, Su Yu nodded and went back inside to turn on the TV.

On the way, Su Yu saw a figure that resembled the ghost of Geng, which startled him. But in just a moment, the ghost vanished.

"It's gone?"

"What happened?"

Su Yu asked in surprise. Seeing the questioning look in Shui Jun's eyes, Su Yu asked:

"Did you...see that ghost just now?"

Upon hearing this, Suijun shook his head:

"I didn't see it. Could you have seen it wrong?"

"Maybe... maybe it's because the fever just subsided." Su Yu rubbed his temples.

However, with his perception of the power of both the Overpower and the power of the Everlasting Stone, the ghost he had just encountered seemed extremely real. Logically speaking, it's impossible for both powers to produce illusions.

As for Suicune, it's probably because its power hasn't fully recovered that it can't sense anything.

"It seems... I need to be more careful lately. Perhaps something has gone wrong in the spirit world again."

Back in the living room, they turned on the TV. At that moment, Shui Jun also leaned over the coffee table and watched TV with Su Yu.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Over the past few days, Steven and Squirtle have explored the rocky caves of Dewford Town and dug up a lot of rocks.

After returning to Kanaz City by boat, Daigo took the stone tablet and consulted an ancient language scholar he knew well.

After carefully studying the inscription on the stone tablet, the scholar said:

"The inscription on this stone records an extremely mysterious place. I've seen this term on other stone slabs before; it's called... 'Proclamation Chamber'."

The so-called Proclamation Chamber is actually a special location in the game. Only by going through there can players break the seal on the location where the Three Holy Pillars slumber and release them.

But Daigo's scholar friend clearly didn't know that much. He only knew that the place was mysterious, and it seemed to be where the ancient Hoenn people buried their secret treasure.

"This stone tablet of yours... records the location of the notice chamber and how to enter in detail, which wasn't mentioned on the previous stone tablets. I think you should go there; who knows, you might discover some stone treasure there?"

Upon hearing the word "stone," Daigo smiled and nodded.

"That's exactly what I was thinking."

Regirock, one of the legendary three pillars, is said to be a Rock-type Pokémon. Although Steven's favorite type is Steel, Rock-type is just as good.

Just as he picked up the stone slab and was about to leave, his scholar friend called out to Daigo:

"By the way, recently there have been unusual phenomena in the spirit world all over Hoenn. Mt. Okami said they don't know the cause of these anomalies either."

"If you have time, I hope you can go and see the sacred mountain. It is said that this anomaly has also affected Donghuang."

Speaking of Donghuang, Daigo also thought of Su Yu, who ran a huge ranch there. He nodded:

"I understand, I'll make a special trip there later."

With that, Daigo also left.

"If we go to Route 134 where the Bulletin Room is located, we'll pass through Petalburg City along the way. Perfect, let's take Squirtle and the others to challenge the gym there!"

In just a few days, Squirtle and his friends have already collected the gyms in both Rustboro City and Dewford Town. So, it seems like collecting all the badges won't be too difficult for them?

According to Squirtle, they were going to the tournament, and that was in Su Yu's capacity.

"It looks like this year's Alliance Conference is going to be quite interesting."

Daigo thought to himself, "I wonder if Su Yu will continue to challenge for the Hoenn Elite Four title after winning the tournament?"

(End of this chapter)