Chapter 471 472: Legendary Pokémon
"You don't want to go? Why?"
Luo Bingxue was completely dumbfounded.
Lin Feng had just explained that anyone who completed Ho-Oh's trial would receive its blessing, granting their Pokémon extraordinary power.
If she had encountered an opportunity like that during her travels...
She would have been the first one sprinting toward it.
Ho-Oh was a Legendary Pokémon spoken of in ancient myths.
In the Kanto Region, its image had even been carved into ancient stone tablets.
And yet...
Lin Feng didn't want to go?
"It's just too troublesome."
His simple answer instantly made her understand.
From his perspective...
It really was a hassle.
He owned a Pokémon Day Care, had dozens of Pokémon depending on him every day, and leaving for an unknown length of time would be incredibly inconvenient.
Besides...
Judging from everything he had just described...
His Pokémon didn't seem to lack any sort of miraculous power.
If anything...
Lin Feng himself was the miracle.
...That question had been pointless.
Luo Bingxue suddenly didn't know what to say.
She felt strangely annoyed...
Yet couldn't even figure out why.
In the end, she simply called out,
"Mr. Rime, Froslass, we're leaving."
Lin Feng didn't try to stop her.
After all...
This entire situation had begun because of him.
Since Suicune had already appeared...
Entei was probably somewhere nearby as well.
He just didn't understand why it refused to show itself.
Lin Feng looked toward Serperior.
Serperior nodded.
Its Aura could still detect traces left behind by the previous Legendary.
It was asking whether they should continue searching.
Lin Feng shook his head.
"No."
"We're going home."
"Looking for them probably won't accomplish much."
"Instead..."
"We're going to look for another Pokémon."
...
However...
The moment Lin Feng returned home...
He immediately changed his mind.
The "other Pokémon" he had been referring to...
Was naturally Marshadow.
Besides Ho-Oh's three guardian beasts...
Marshadow served as the supervisor of the Rainbow Hero Trial and Ho-Oh's hidden guardian.
Now that Entei and Suicune had both appeared...
It almost certainly meant Marshadow was already hiding somewhere within his own shadow.
...
Then another thought crossed his mind.
Maybe...
He didn't need to look for Marshadow at all.
According to the legend...
The Rainbow Trial worked like this:
The chosen Hero followed the guidance of the Rainbow Wing.
Along the journey...
They would encounter Suicune, Entei, and Raikou.
If the holder of the Rainbow Wing ever developed evil intentions...
Or their heart became corrupted...
Marshadow would seize control of nearby Pokémon and reclaim the Rainbow Wing.
Which meant...
The solution was incredibly simple.
What if...
He simply never started the journey?
Why bother explaining anything to Marshadow?
If he delayed long enough...
Marshadow would eventually lose patience and reveal itself.
And even if it didn't...
Surely it would leave after waiting long enough.
As for all the public excitement surrounding Ho-Oh's three guardians...
He could simply let the rumors spread.
Those three Legendary Pokémon served Ho-Oh.
They weren't the type to cause destruction for no reason.
Having settled on that plan...
Lin Feng glanced at his own shadow.
He wondered...
Could his Eye of Insight identify a Pokémon hiding inside a shadow?
The answer...
Was yes.
His eyes lit up.
Looking at Marshadow's status panel hidden within the darkness...
A small smile slowly appeared on his face.
"Oh..."
"Level ninety-nine?"
"In that case..."
"I can finally test whether this idea actually works..."
...
The events over the following few days unfolded exactly as Lin Feng had expected.
Entei.
Raikou.
And Suicune.
The three Legendary Pokémon began appearing throughout Wutong Forest, Wutong Town, and even the surrounding fields from time to time.
The entire region exploded with excitement.
It was as if an earthquake had shaken the Pokémon world.
News spread everywhere.
One person told two.
Two became four.
Combined with the Pokémon League's long-standing attitude toward Legendary Pokémon...
The story spread even faster.
The League's policy had always been simple.
As long as a Legendary Pokémon posed no threat to humanity...
Peaceful coexistence was the preferred approach.
Whenever possible...
The League would even invest enormous resources into creating suitable natural habitats in hopes that those Legendary Pokémon would choose to remain.
Among the Eastern Alliance's most famous resident Legendary Pokémon...
One stood above the rest.
Regigigas.
According to legend...
It resided deep within the Tian Mountain Range of the Alliance's northeastern region.
It possessed unimaginable strength, said to be capable of moving entire continents.
Although it lived in isolation...
There had once been a catastrophic earthquake in Sichuan Province that no human or ordinary Pokémon could stop.
That was when Regigigas appeared.
Like a savior.
It thrust both arms into the earth...
And little by little...
The violent earthquake came to a halt.
Since that day...
The Eastern Alliance had treated Legendary Pokémon with the utmost respect.
Of course...
Regigigas wasn't the only Legendary living within the Alliance.
Many others existed as well.
Some had even established cooperative relationships with humanity.
For example...
The Champion's Moltres served as an important connection between humans and its own flock.
Whenever the Moltres colony encountered danger...
The Eastern Alliance dispatched elite Trainers equipped with advanced technology to provide assistance.
Likewise...
Whenever humanity required help...
Those Legendary Pokémon would not stand idly by.
The northeastern region was also famous for another group of Legendary Pokémon.
The Legendary Titans.
Deep within the mountains where Regigigas dwelled...
People often claimed to have seen Regirock, Regice, and Registeel.
There were even rumors that someone had successfully captured Regice.
Whether that story was true or not...
No one could say.
But it proved one thing.
Even Legendary Pokémon were not completely beyond humanity's reach.
If you possessed qualities they admired...
It wasn't impossible to earn the recognition of a Legendary Pokémon.
Or even become its Trainer.
And so...
That was exactly what was happening now.
As news continued spreading...
The people most excited were the Trainers currently traveling the world.
The moment they heard the rumors...
Many rushed toward Wutong Town without hesitation.
Some traveled day and night.
Others crossed entire regions as quickly as possible.
They all shared two goals.
To witness the magnificence of a Legendary Pokémon with their own eyes.
And perhaps...
To discover whether fate connected them with one.
Most Trainers who came carried considerable strength.
As a result...
Battles between Trainers became an increasingly common sight along the roads outside town.
Unfortunately...
That also made life much busier for Officer Jenny.
Whenever two experienced Trainers battled...
Damage to roads and public property became almost inevitable.
According to Eastern Alliance regulations...
If an officially registered battle caused property damage...
The losing Trainer paid for the repairs.
That rule had always existed.
But once enough people gathered...
There were inevitably those who refused to follow it.
That's when Officer Jenny stepped in.
Leading her two Arcanine with imposing authority...
She quickly dealt with anyone causing trouble.
Fortunately...
Cases like that remained relatively rare.
After all...
The Ice-type Gym was still under construction nearby.
And Lin Feng himself lived just around the corner.
If Arcanine couldn't handle someone...
There was always him.
On top of that...
The League had recently stationed several Investigator-class Trainers at the local police station.
After a few examples...
No one dared stir up trouble in Wutong Town anymore.
And so...
Several more days passed.
Until finally...
One particular Pokémon could no longer sit still.
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