Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

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Xia Shen jumped off Garchomp and knocked on Goodra's snail shell as if knocking on a door.

"sticky--"

A muffled response came from inside the unusually large snail's shell.

Then, he weakly crawled out.

Xia Shen looked at the sticky dragon, whose energy level was over eighty, but which was now so tormented by the extreme weather that it didn't even want to move, and felt a little emotional.

Even the power of a Champion-level Pokémon is futile in the face of natural disasters...

Pulling himself back to his senses, Xia Shen controlled his mind and moved the giant water tank... no, it could be called a water tower, out of the space.

He went to great lengths to bring this contraption, capable of storing tens of tons of fresh water, to the Xicui Secret Realm.

The main thing is... it's quite frightening for a huge thing to suddenly disappear in broad daylight; it's almost like a magic trick.

To avoid attracting attention, Xia Shen deliberately waited until it was pitch black at night before making his move.

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As Xia Shen was recalling his arduous past, a wave of dragon energy shot towards him.

"Wow—"

The water tower broke, and the precious fresh water that Xia Shen had worked so hard to collect slowly leaked out.

"Hey, I've been working on this for ages..." Xia Shen's eyes widened, about to reprimand the leader of the sticky dragon for his wasteful behavior.

But then, one by one, the Goomy Dragons emerged from their shells and began using the same attack together—

Pray for rain!

Xia Shen suddenly realized that this was their plan.

I learned something new today: even weather-related techniques like "rainmaking" cannot create rain out of thin air.

We still need to rely on the energy of the water system in the surrounding environment, or to put it more scientifically, water molecules.

The water that Xia Shen brought, which was ordered by the leader of the Nianmei Dragon, was the catalyst for the rain in this environment where water resources were almost exhausted.

After figuring it out, Xia Shen called on his sticky Meilong to help.

Thus, thanks to the efforts of more than a dozen sticky dragons and sticky girls, a super-large rainstorm covering an area of more than ten miles was created.

The rain curtain blocked out the sky, and large raindrops pounded continuously on the parched land, awakening long-dormant life.

The elves, who were lying in their nests hoping to reduce resource and energy consumption through "summer hibernation," were also awakened by the long-awaited sound of rain.

They all rushed out to welcome this carnival of life.

Xia Shen smiled slightly as he looked at the sticky dragons who also had excited smiles on their faces.

What a kind and gentle bunch...

They could have chosen to keep the water for their own tribe and survive this exceptionally difficult dry season.

Yet they still chose to save this land, even though this small piece of land is less than one-tenth the size of the Red Lotus Wetland.

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The festivities were short-lived; after all, it was only a few dozen tons of water, and even with the water molecules in the environment, it was only enough to make the downpour last for a few minutes.

After the rain, the dark clouds dispersed, and the scorching sun once again enveloped the land.

The leader of the sticky dragons stared longingly at Xia Shen, his meaning self-evident.

Xia Shen was startled by the pitiful look in the eyes of a Champion-level Pokémon, but he still looked away from it.

"I'm not an idle person, I need to work..."

It's not that he's cruel and heartless, but what kind of thing is it to deliver water to Xicui every day?

Are they nature's porters?

Moreover, he can only save the elves near the Golem Dragon Clan at most. What about the vast and boundless Emerald Land?

That's just treating the symptoms, not the root cause!

Now, there's only one way...

Yukshi, I'm back again!

Saying goodbye to the Grimm Dragons, Xia Shen boards Garchomp and restarts her most familiar route.

Two hours later, inside the alternate dimension of Wise Lake.

"It's here! It's here!" Yukshi's excited voice rang in his heart.

The next instant, a yellow mushroom suddenly appeared in front of Xia Shen.

"Xia Shen, Xia Shen, did you bring me the latest issues of Weekly Shonen Jump?"

"Well..." Xia Shen scratched his head awkwardly.

"Tch, so what brings you here this time?" Yukshi asked, arms crossed, in a predictable tone.

"This is a big deal, Yukshi. As the guardian deity of Xicui, you certainly won't stand idly by and do nothing about this land, will you?"

"...So I came here to ask if there's any way to resolve this unusual weather situation?"

Xia Shen looked expectantly at Yu Kexi, who was deep in thought, as he described the situation of the outside world in the simplest terms.

After a long while, Yuxie finally responded, "This isn't my responsibility. Do you know... those legendary Pokémon that control the weather?"

Xia Shen was taken aback. The weather?

"Fathead... oh no, Kyogre and Groudon?"

After the Primal Return, the two spirits with the characteristics of [Original Sea] and [End of the Land] are forever the top-tier (T0) in the God Wars.

When it comes to weather, no one can compare to the two of them, right?

Uxie tapped Xia Shen's head with its tail in exasperation, "Idiot, where did you get Groudon and Kyogre from, Xi Cui?"

Oh, I think so too.

You can't just go to the beach, catch a bighead carp, and then make it a rain god, can you?

What Nayuki said was...

A thought flashed through Xia Shen's mind, "You mean tornado clouds and thunderclouds?"

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If we were to name a few of the mythical beasts in Xicui that could influence the weather, they would undoubtedly be the Three Cloud Gods... no, in Xicui, the Four Cloud Gods.

Although they were originally the legendary Pokémon of the Unova region.

However, since it exists in the game Arceus, it's highly likely that it will also exist in the Greenery Realm.

In the encyclopedia, tornadoes and thunderclouds are legendary spirits that can cause storms.

Legend has it that the seasons are able to cycle endlessly because they stir up the atmosphere.

As for that "bug god" Landorus...

After the rainwater irrigates the land, the growth and harvest of crops are not significantly affected by the weather.

I don't have much of an impression of Yunxia Shen anymore. In my memory, she seems to be called the "God of Spring," which should be related to life and sowing.

Uh... wait a minute.

Looking at it this way, aren't the Four Cloud Gods equivalent to the four seasons?

The god of spring favors the clouds, corresponding to the season of spring.

Thunderclouds, which control thunderstorm weather, correspond to the summer season when thunderstorms are frequent.

The land cloud, known as the god of agriculture, corresponds to autumn, a season filled with the joy of harvest.

Finally, the tornado clouds in the game only appear during blizzards, corresponding to winter.

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Upon hearing Xia Shen's guess, Youkexi nodded, with an expression that suggested he was a promising student.

"Alright, go find them! Goodnight~" Yuki yawned, as if she was going to sleep.

Xia Shen quickly called out to it, "No, wait a minute, you haven't told me where they are yet!"

“How would I know where they are? I don’t know them at all. I would know where Amrid and Azelf are, though.”

Yu Kexi spoke with an air of self-righteousness.

Xia Shen was speechless for a moment, but unwilling to give up, he asked again, "You are both divine beasts of Xicui, you must have some way of contacting each other, right?"

"Don't ask, we're really not that close." Yukshi shrugged.

Xia Shen sighed. It seemed he could only rely on his memories from the game to figure out a solution himself.

In the game, these Cloud Gods were particularly difficult to catch, which is why Xia Shen still remembers their locations quite well.

However, the game and the secret realm are quite different, so whether you can find them in the same location is another matter.

Even if we find them, getting their help is another difficult task.

Xia Shen sighed, "The road ahead is long and arduous..."

Just as he was about to bid farewell to Yukshi and set off to find the Cloud God, he suddenly remembered something.

"Yukishi...you've been back here for about a year now, haven't you?"

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"Hey, didn't anyone tell you that kidnapping a mythical beast is illegal?!"

"Kidnapping? How did I kidnap you? Didn't you follow me out here on your own?"

"You've kidnapped my soul with anime, comics, games, and novels!"