Why would you need a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

After saying that, his tone was a little embarrassed...

"I'm at the Meteorological Research Institute on Route 119. The institute is monitoring some strange changes in the environment near Chimney Mountain. We plan to observe it further, so can I ask you for help?"

"Haha, of course no problem~"

"Thank you for your help. Well, the Alliance will also arrange some personnel to go over and handle it together. We can discuss the specific situation with the other party..."

"Oh, who is that helper?"

Lowe asked curiously, and then he got a not-too-surprising answer...

The Gym Master of Fuyan Town...

"...Asha"

Chapter 132 Meteor Falls

"So, it's decided. Next we'll go to Qiuye Town..."

Lowe hung up the call and gave Liliae a thumbs up.

"...Ahahaha, as expected of Lowe."

The fact that the champion took the initiative to entrust him with the task and was so trusted by him seemed to be a full recognition of Lowe's ability.

Of course, the Alliance also sent a collaborative personnel, that is, Yasa, the gym master of Kamahen Town. As for the other personnel, it is estimated that they will not be able to come for a while, or like Daigo, they are delayed by other things.

According to Daigo, he is currently at the Meteorological Research Institute on Route 119, which is not too far from here. However, the Meteorological Research Institute has observed abnormal conditions in the environment near Chimney Mountain and is currently tracking the specific situation.

As for what the situation was on Chimney Mountain, Lowe had a rough idea of ​​it. In any case, he accepted Daigo's commission and went to Meteor Waterfall near Akihabara Town to find out.

"Then, if we want to go to Akiba Town... we have to go through the Flame Trail under Chimney Mountain first~"

This is a tunnel dug from the foot of Chimney Mountain. It seemed that it was originally intended to be dug to Fuyan Town, but there is a rich hot spring system underground in Fuyan Town, so it is not very convenient to dig a tunnel. After planning for a long time, no suitable route was planned, so they simply changed the route and dug it to the nearby Qiuye Town.

Like Fuyan Town, Qiuye Town is also a rather remote town. Fortunately, the terrain is not as bad as Fuyan Town, but the environment is slightly worse than Fuyan Town.

Because of the terrain of Akiba Town, volcanic ash falling from Chimney Mountain will continuously fall near Akiba Town. Therefore, the surrounding area is covered with volcanic ash all year round.

There are special equipment inside Qiuye Town to purify the fallen volcanic ash and air, but there is no such system for the surrounding areas. As a result, the area is shrouded in gray fog all year round and few pedestrians pass by.

As for Akiba Town itself, it doesn’t have any special products. If it weren’t for “that”, the presence of this town would probably be weaker than that of Kamae Town before its development.

The key to making the name of Qiuye Town remembered by the public lies in "that", which is Lowe's actual goal this time... Meteor Falls.

As mentioned before, according to the myths passed down in the Hoenn region since ancient times, the conflict between the God of Earth and the God of the Sea almost destroyed this land, but the prayers of the super ancient people summoned the God of the Sky, who came to calm the anger of the two gods and made the two gods sleep under this land.

The God of the Sky came with meteorites, most of which were shattered, and the largest one smashed a huge hole in the land when it fell.

As time went by, the water system inside the cave formed a huge waterfall, covering the deepest part of the cave. This is the so-called... "Meteor Falls"...

It is said that this meteorite is still preserved in the deepest part of Meteor Falls.

Crossing the waterfall is not a difficult task for Pokémon, but the problem is that under normal circumstances there is no need to move the meteorite. And because of legend, this meteorite is the "suppressing stone" that calms the wrath of the gods, so it naturally cannot be moved casually.

There was more than one meteorite that fell at the time, but this one was the best preserved. The Alliance did not touch it, but the other preserved meteorite fragments were also collected. According to the results of subsequent testing and analysis, there was nothing special about it.

Therefore, the Alliance did not touch this largest piece. There was no need to risk conflict with local beliefs by touching such a thing.

Just like the famous Bell Tower in the Johto region, legend has it that a fire killed three Pokémon that strayed into it, and then the Phoenix-Oh arrived and resurrected the three Pokémon, which is the famous legend of the Three Sacred Beasts in the Johto region.

The top of the Bell Tower still enshrines the rainbow feather left behind by the Phoenix King after he resurrected the Three Sacred Beasts. The Alliance knows clearly that the rainbow feather is the real deal, but no one has the courage to take it away for research.

This thing is the embodiment of local beliefs. If you dare to touch it, the locals will really fight you to death...

The meteorite from Meteor Falls is believed by the people of the Hoenn region to be a stone that can suppress the wrath of the two gods. Regardless of whether it is true or false, this stone has been here for thousands of years. Even if it is just an ordinary meteorite, the cultural value on it makes it a national treasure. Naturally, no one is qualified to touch it at will.

Unless the people of the meteorite from that year come in person to express their ownership of this thing, and they can really make this meteorite react, otherwise, no one can easily move this meteorite...

However, according to the interrogation of Haichao, a cadre of the Marine Corps, it seems that the Marine Corps is actually eyeing this meteorite!

This naturally shocked the alliance. These people really dared to do anything, so they were naturally ready to take action to stop the actions of the Ocean Team as soon as possible.

The Alliance immediately informed the gym master of Fuyan Town about this matter. After all, she was the closest gym master here and could be deployed here immediately.

In addition, this matter was also reported to Dr. Solans of Qiuye Town, who is an avid fan of super ancient legends and a leader in geology. He has been surveying and investigating Meteor Falls for many years and is determined to crack the secret of the meteorite.

——Hoenn Region-Ryusei Falls——

A young girl with flaming crimson hair came all the way to the valley at the end of Route 114. She saw a steep rock wall in the valley and a narrow mountain path close to the rock wall, with entrances to natural caves of various sizes.

And on the cliff at the end of the mountain path... a rushing waterfall falls straight down, and the rapid water carries a tremendous force and falls into the deep ravine below. The roar of the waterfall can be heard from a long distance away.

Behind the waterfall, one can vaguely see the entrance to a cave. According to legend, the cave contains a stone that can suppress the wrath of the gods...

The flame-haired girl calmed herself down and was about to take a step forward, but from a distance, she heard the angry voice of a middle-aged man.

"Oh no, something big happened!"

"..."

Following the direction of the voice, the girl looked and saw a middle-aged man with a red face rushing towards her with his hands and feet waving.

The girl's scalp tingled when she saw this, and she quickly stepped forward and asked, "Dr. Solance, what's wrong with you?"

The middle-aged man heard her voice and immediately stepped forward, "Ms. Yasha, you're just in time. There was an earthquake just now, and the cave collapsed, blocking the road!"

"?!"

Chapter 133: How fast does a fire burn?

"what?"

The sudden situation made the red-haired girl named Yasha stunned for a moment.

She had not expected that she would encounter such a thing just after arriving at Meteor Falls. However, as a person arranged by the alliance to deal with matters related to Meteor Falls, she naturally did not hesitate and left immediately.

"…What's going on? An earthquake. I didn't feel anything when I was outside just now."

"This way……"

The middle-aged man next to him walked quickly towards a cave on the mountain wall. The mountain wall was narrow and steep, but he walked on it as if it were flat ground.

Even Yasha, who was following behind him, was not as fast as him. While moving, Yasha couldn't help but sigh.

It really is Dr. Solans... This doctor has been surveying and researching Meteor Falls for many years and is very familiar with the terrain nearby, so the Alliance arranged for him to assist Yasha in her work.

Ever since we learned from Haichao during the interrogation that the Ocean Team was planning to take the meteorite in Meteor Falls, the Alliance immediately arranged for personnel to come and deal with the situation.

The first person to receive the order was naturally Asha, the gym leader of Kamahen Town, which is closest to Akiba Town where the Meteor Falls is located. The Alliance also took into consideration that Asha might not be enough on her own, so they arranged two collaborators for her.

One of the collaborators is Dr. Solans, and the other collaborator has not arrived yet. Originally, Yasha planned to wait until the other party arrived before arranging the next action, but she didn't expect to encounter such a thing.

In short, Dr. Solans and Yasha ran into a cave one after the other along the rugged mountain road. The environment inside the cave was winding and there were three or five forks in the road every two steps. It could be said to be an extra-large natural maze.

However, Dr. Solans was able to accurately find the correct location among these forks in the road. It can only be said that he is worthy of being a scholar who has studied Meteor Falls for many years. If it weren't for this collaborator, Yasha estimated that she would definitely get lost in this complex terrain.

"right here……"

Dr. Solance stopped at a road intersection filled with rocks. He pointed at the road in front of him that was blocked by rocks and spoke helplessly...

"...Originally, this place leads to the large cave behind the waterfall. This is also the shortest way to the cave without crossing the waterfall. However, this road was blocked by the earthquake just now."

Having said this, he whistled, and there was a rustling sound, and suddenly a little head popped out at his feet.

It was a Pokémon with most of its body hidden underground, with only an oval brown head sticking out...

"Gopher? Is this Dr. Solance's Pokémon?"

"...Yes, I sent this kid to investigate nearby."

As he spoke, Dr. Solans squatted down and gestured to the gopher, who then swung his oval head back and forth.

"Hmm, I see. Then..."

"!@#￥"

"..."

Yasha standing by was watching with admiration. To her, the mole's movements seemed to have no pattern at all, and she couldn't understand Dr. Solans's gestures at all. However, it seemed that the mole and the doctor could communicate fluently in this way.

As expected, every trainer has his or her own way of communicating with his or her Pokémon. As the gym leader, Yasha naturally knew the reason, so she didn't say anything to interrupt them. She just waited quietly for each person and Pokémon to quickly complete the communication.

"……How about it?"

Yasha saw that Dr. Solance had a very bad expression on his face, and the doctor immediately shook his head helplessly, "No, all the roads nearby are blocked. It must be man-made. Such a precise movement can't be a coincidence!"

“…Well, that’s a bit troublesome.”

Yasha nodded, confirming Dr. Solans's judgment. The sudden small earthquake did not cause extensive damage to the internal structure of the cave. It simply collapsed and blocked all the passages leading to the large cave behind the waterfall. How could you believe such a coincidence?

If it is not a coincidence, then it can only be a human cause. At this time and place, we can only think that it is the people from the Ocean Team who are causing trouble.

But there is a problem...

"...If it was done by the Marine Team, they would be quite familiar with the internal structure of Meteor Falls."

Yasha's words made Dr. Solans stunned for a moment. Indeed, he had been researching in this place for many years, so he was very familiar with the situation here, but it would be different if someone else came.

The terrain here is so complicated. If we didn't have a good understanding of this place, how could we block all the important passages so accurately?

It was as if the members of the Ocean Team knew the environment inside Meteor Falls very well from the very beginning.

"But now is not the time to think about this."

As she said this, Asha took two steps back and reached out to take off the Poké Ball from her waist.

"In short, let's find a way to clear the road first..."

"Oh, then I'll let the mole come..."

Dr. Solans was just about to ask his gophers to find a way to dig out all the rocks blocking the road, but Yasha just shook her head nonchalantly.

"No, no, no, this is too slow. If you ask me, it's still like this..."

As she spoke, a ball of light burst out from the Poké Ball in her hand, and a snail with a rock-like shell and a body that looked like flowing crimson magma appeared.

This is Asha's Pokémon... Lava Snail...

Legend has it that this Pokémon has a body temperature of 10,000 degrees, can instantly turn rain into steam, and can travel freely in magma!