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

"I am the king of the world!"

Having released its pent-up energy, Milotic's body, which had leaped high into the air, plummeted downwards, taking Xia Chen with it into the river above Dragon Leap Falls...

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Xia Chen wasn't the only one stunned by the beautiful scenery before him; viewers in the live stream who had been climbing alongside Xia Chen and Milos were also expressing their amazement.

Ah! These mountains! This water! This light! These clouds!

“As a Carlos, I traveled to Lili Town a few years ago. At that time, I just thought the waterfall was spectacular, nothing more. But I never knew the scenery here could be so beautiful... Thank you, Minas!”

"Like a fish leaping over the dragon gate, the sky is vast and the sea is wide. I believe once again that all the hardships and efforts will pay off. Thank you, Milotic!"

"Waaah, when Master Pigeon shouted that I am the King of the World, my heart was pounding so hard, I was rolling around on the bed with excitement! Thank you, Milotic!"

"Ahhh, this is so exciting! I've decided, next year I'm bringing my Squirtle to participate in the waterfall climbing challenge too!"

"I cried. This is the most beautiful view I've ever seen in my life. Thank you, Milos!"

"One by one, is it really necessary to be so exaggerated... Some even said, 'This is the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen,' don't you have legs? Can't you go see for yourself?"

"Yeah, my leg was broken by a bunch of Tauros when I was little, and I can't walk anymore."

"......sorry"

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Going up the mountain is easy, but going down is difficult, and climbing waterfalls is much the same.

Looking at the water cascading down a hundred meters vertically, Xia Chen, who had just been full of ambition, couldn't help but feel a little scared.

He could only console himself that he had gone down the same way when he practiced waterfall climbing before, only this time the height was a little bit higher.

Grasping Milotic's "twin ponytails," Xia Chen took a deep breath and held it.

"Phew~"

With a joyful roar from Minas, the "waterfall descent," which is in some ways more thrilling and exciting than waterfall climbing, begins.

The constraints of gravity and the obstacles of the rapids during waterfall climbing now become the driving force for Minas's progress.

The scenery before their eyes changed constantly as they plummeted, and the feeling of weightlessness intensified. In just a few seconds, the Milos carrying Xia Chen returned to Dragon Leap Pool, half-swimming and half-falling.

What greeted them in the pool was a deafening roar of cheers and applause from the surrounding trainers and countless Water-type Pokémon.

They are celebrating the birth of the first spirit to conquer Dragon Leap Falls in decades!

There were no flowers, no medals, only the heartfelt recognition and admiration of these participants and witnesses!

However, Xia Chen didn't have time to accept the praise. Pushing aside the older sisters who were surrounding him on water-type Pokémon, he quickly led Milotic to search among the Pokémon group for Sylveon and Dratini that had fallen during the waterfall climb.

Without much effort, he soon saw the beautiful women standing on the Berserker Turtle, using their silk ribbons to push away those trying to take advantage of her.

Being too good-looking is indeed a problem, Xia Chen sighed with empathy, and took Milotic over to stage a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scene.

"Buy~"

Perhaps thinking that Xia Chen and Milos would be entangled in the crowd for a while longer, Xianbu was very happy to see them come to find him so quickly.

With a flick of a ribbon across the head of the monstrous turtle, Fairy Cloth's mount trotted happily past the young ladies and swam joyfully toward Xia Chen.

"Are you alright after falling?"

Catching the cheerfully bouncing fairy cloth, Xia Chen asked with concern.

Although she seemed perfectly fine judging from her energetic appearance, his fatherly concern still compelled him to add a comment.

"Buy~"

Immediately, Xianbu used a silk ribbon to demonstrate his health by performing a series of wild, unorthodox punches for Xia Chen.

Xia Chen smiled slightly and said, "Let's go, it's almost time for lunch."

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In fact, it had only been a dozen minutes since the start of the "All Spirits Ascending the Waterfall" event, and there were still quite a few people and spirits climbing the waterfall.

Especially after witnessing elves successfully climb Dragon Leap Falls, these guys were like they'd been injected with adrenaline, attempting to conquer this proud goddess once again.

Meanwhile, Xia Chen and Minas, who were the first to conquer the waterfall, returned to their hotel, feeling utterly bored.

Waterfall climbing is extremely physically demanding, so Xia Chen didn't cook for the elves himself at noon today. Instead, he took them to the hotel's buffet restaurant for a casual meal.

Although, in reality, he didn't put in much effort...

Xia Chen originally intended to turn off the live stream before eating, but the wealthy women kept extending the time with money.

Knowing that a live streamer is essentially a service industry worker, Xia Chen could only do his duty, eating and chatting with his fans until 3 p.m.

By the end, his throat was almost dry from talking, so Xia Chen used this excuse to bid farewell to his reluctant fans.

Xia Chen and Ibu's second live stream has successfully concluded.

Although this wasn't Xia Chen's first live stream, he already had a pretty good idea of ​​what the potential earnings would be.

But looking at the donations generated during this live stream, Xia Chen couldn't help but gasp.

Perhaps it was the surge in followers recently, perhaps it was the pent-up demand for donations after a long hiatus from livestreaming, or perhaps the waterfall climbing segment in this livestream was simply captivating enough for the audience...

In this short live stream of less than eight hours, Xia Chen received 1.5 million yuan in donations!

The amount of tips received during the first live stream has almost doubled!

Among them, the Alola rich woman who was suspected to be Lillie, Miss Mashu, and Cynthia and the others who came to join in the fun, the total amount of donations from these top-ranking rich women accounted for more than half of the total!

This made Xia Chen question his choice of main profession once again...

Maybe I should become a professional streamer and part-time trainer?

However, this idea was just a joke; to actually do it would be putting the cart before the horse.

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The waterfall festival has ended, and after spending more than a week in Lianli Town, the wanderer is about to set off again.

The next morning, Xia Chen and the four elves went to the town government to receive the title of "Honorary Citizen" for successfully climbing Dragon Leap Waterfall. They also took a picture to commemorate the occasion. Xia Chen and the four elves then prepared to continue their journey south.

Hearing the mournful cries of the Devourer behind him, and the relentless footsteps that kept chasing, Xia Chen shook his head, used a nitro boost to quickly shake off the poor Pokémon that had been manipulated by Sylveon.

Although the past few days had been pleasant, and the Berserker Turtle had made significant contributions to the waterfall climbing activity, Xia Chen still had no intention of taming it.

Not only because of strength or potential, Xia Chen currently has no intention of capturing another main Pokémon.

Even if we capture the Berserker Turtle, we'll probably just dump it at the Blatano Research Institute. It's better to leave it in its homeland.

Ultimately, all the unnecessary things I have to consider are the fault of that seemingly angelic but actually devilish, adorable sprite.

"Don't do this kind of thing again!"

Xia Chen lectured Xianbu, who was squatting in the basket in front of the bicycle, enjoying the cool breeze.

"Buyi~"

Xianbu responded nonchalantly, but it was unclear what he meant.

Xia Chen had no choice but to look up and gaze at the snow-capped mountains in the southwest.

Behind the snow-capped mountains lies Yingxue City, Xia Chen's next stop on this journey.

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Niangxue City is a city that experiences snowfall year-round and is surrounded by forests.

The snow cover makes the temperature here rarely above zero even in summer, let alone in early spring.

The closer you get to Eyjafjallajökull, the more you can feel the dramatic changes in temperature.

When Xia Chen left Lianli Town, he was only wearing a simple thin coat. By the time he arrived in Yingxue City, he was fully armed with a down jacket, thick cotton pants, and snow boots.

Perhaps because they had plenty of energy in their bodies, the elves were alright, unlike Xia Chen who was so weak.

Even more amazing is that Zorua, a Ghost-type Pokémon, can radiate a continuous stream of heat from its body, making it a perfect giant hand warmer when held in your arms.

Thankfully, the hand warmer was there; in such cold weather, Xia Chen was only slightly more inclined to go out.

Perhaps due to its unique climate, Yingxue City is not a bustling city.

The busiest place in the city is the lowland area where Yingxue Dojo is located in the city center.

Even so, in less than two hours, Xia Chen had led the elves on a tour of the area.

"What a boring city..."

Xia Chen rubbed Ralts's little head, which was licking a lollipop, on his shoulder and sighed softly.

He dared not say such low-EQ things out loud. In his experience, people who grew up in cold climates were mostly tough and fierce. What if the locals heard him and insisted on a duel with him?

However, Xia Chen was telling the truth. Compared to bustling cities like Miarei and the unique Aroma City, the snow-covered city of Yingxue was quite boring.

So he decided to shorten his trip to Yingxue City and set off tomorrow for the Enchanted Forest located at the foot of the snow-capped mountains north of Yingxue City.

That is the place where Xerneas is said to have awakened.

Xia Chen wasn't actually going there to find some adventure related to Xerneas, but rather to catch a few elves for Dr. Blatano's research, as he had promised.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave to go back to the hotel to rest, several familiar orange-red figures suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

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Team Flare?

How did they get here?

Xia Chen frowned slightly, puzzled as to why he would encounter his "colleague" in this icy, snowy city.

After traveling around the Carlos region for the past few months, Xia Chen has a pretty good idea of ​​the current state of development of Team Flame.

While it wasn't quite in its nascent, pioneering stage, it was far from having spread throughout the Carlos region and even the League of Legends in the game.

In a few years, when Vladali's plan is fully launched, Xia Chen can barely be considered a veteran of Team Flare.

Therefore, their area of ​​operation is still in the vicinity of Lucerne City and Stonestreet, where Team Flare is based, in short, the mid-western part of the Carlos region.

For this reason, Xia Chen deliberately traveled in the eastern part of Carlos during this period.

Therefore, the presence of Team Flare in Snowdrift City, which is located in the southeast and is still freezing cold, seems quite suspicious.

Given that the Snowfall Gym Leader, Defur, is not a member of Team Flare, the most plausible guess is only one: