dmims Chapter 846 Temporary Alliance
Chapter 846 Temporary Alliance
"You just said you wanted to borrow a fire?" Yang Ming brought his attention back to reality and pointed to his campfire. Clefairy remained wary beside him, while Gengar appeared and disappeared in the shadows.
“Yes.” Chi Ri nodded, took a few steps closer with the skunk’s leg in his hand, but stopped at a relatively safe distance. His crow head silently landed on a dead branch behind him, its scarlet eyes sharply scanning Yang Ming and his Pokémon. “I need to heat it up. Even for me, too much raw food makes my stomach uncomfortable.”
Yang Ming gestured for him to do as he pleased. Chi Ri then squatted down by the fire, skewered the leg with a branch, and roasted it over the fire. The unpleasant smell intensified as it heated up, and both Yang Ming and Pi Kexi subtly stepped back.
"You've been here for seven days, have you discovered anything?" Yang Ming asked tentatively. Even in his current state of destitution, the leader of the Galaxy Team still possessed extraordinary abilities and insights.
Chi Ri focused intently on turning the "food" in his hand, his voice steady: "Time and space here are chaotic. I've tried to find a way back, but without any clue. Wild Pokémon are extremely aggressive, the environment is harsh, and human traces are scarce. For now, survival and exploration seem to be the top priorities." He paused, looking at Yang Ming, "And you? You seem to be adapting very quickly."
"I was lucky to encounter some fairly friendly local Pokémon," Yang Ming said vaguely, not mentioning the Bulbasaur family or the flute. "What are your plans now?"
“Keep heading north,” Chi Ri said. “I’ve observed unusual weather and frequent energy fluctuations in the mountain range to the north. There might be clues there, or… at least different resources.” He tore off a piece of charred meat, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it without batting an eye. “Want to come along?”
Yang Ming's mind raced with calculations. Traveling with Chi Ri was undoubtedly extremely risky. This man was an extremely rational and highly purposeful dangerous individual, willing to do anything for his ideal of a "perfect world." However, he was also a powerful trainer and might have some knowledge of the Green Region. In the unknown Green, having even a temporary ally might increase their chances of survival.
Furthermore, due to the unique climate of the Greenery region, Yang Ming only has Gyarados, Gengar, and Clefairy left to fight, significantly impacting his combat strength compared to usual. Red Sun faces the same predicament. Under these circumstances, the two individuals with limited abilities must temporarily team up for better survival.
“We can travel together for now,” Yang Ming finally said. “But we must agree on three rules. First, we must not attack or frame each other until we find a way back or confirm our safety. Second, we need to share intelligence, but any food we collect will belong to each individual. Third, if we modern people want to survive in Xicui, we must put aside our past grievances and cooperate temporarily. So, to increase our strength, I hope you will cooperate with me to find Miss Xirona.”
Chi Ri finished the last bite of meat, tossed the bone into the fire, and a string of sparks flew. He clapped his hands, stood up, and stared directly at Yang Ming with his gray eyes. "Alright. Rationally speaking, cooperation is the best solution at the moment. As for Miss Champion..." His lips twitched almost slightly, "...she is also an important fighting force and intelligence source, and I won't do anything that would be detrimental to our survival efficiency."
"make a deal."
Sparks flickered between the two, reflecting their inscrutable expressions. The campfire crackled, and a strange, burnt smell lingered in the air.
Behind Red Sun, the crow leader silently folded its wings, its scarlet eyes slowly moving between Yang Ming and Clefairy, finally settling on the almost melting outline of Gengar in the shadow of the campfire, as if assessing the level of the invisible threat.
Yang Ming could feel Clefairy's calf tense slightly against his, its fluffy tail swaying imperceptibly, a warm, healing wave subtly conveying a comforting emotion. In the shadows, Gengar's grin seemed slightly wider than usual—that was its expression when it was highly focused.
"Then let's set off. If I'm not mistaken, we'll find traces of humans if we continue north."
“You mean Team Pearl? I’ve read about them in the Sinnoh history books,” Red Sun said with a straight face. “If I’m not mistaken, Team Pearl’s base, ‘Pearl Settlement,’ is located in the northernmost part of the Greenland region.”
"Damn it, why didn't you say so sooner?!"
Yang Ming felt a chill run down his spine. He had only relied on his knowledge from his previous life to roughly estimate the location of the pearl settlement, and he never expected that the actual distance would be so far.
His crimson gray eyes were completely calm, and his voice was as flat as a frozen river: "Because you didn't ask. Information sharing is important, but actively providing unsolicited information is not in line with the principle of efficiency."
Yang Ming was speechless for a moment, a surge of anger rising to his head, but he forcefully suppressed it. This person had "absolute rationality" etched into his very bones; communicating with him could drive you crazy.
He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. Forget it, arguing with this kind of person was a waste of energy. The most important thing now was to confirm the direction and the next steps.
"In that case, wouldn't it be better if we abandoned our current position and kept heading southeast?"
According to Yang Ming's memories from his previous life, to the southeast of Xicui area lies a region called Honglian Wetland, where the climate is relatively hot and humid, and food is easier to find.
The faction occupying the Crimson Lotus Wetlands is called Team Kongo, a local faction that worships Dialga, the "Sinnoh Grandmaster," and has a poor relationship with Team Pearl, who worship Palkia.
Rather than continue freezing in the pure white permafrost, Yang Ming would rather go south and join the King Kong team.
“I advise you to give up that idea. There’s a Tianguan Mountain foothill between here and Honglian Wetland,” Chi Ri poured cold water on him. “Do you know that the first place I stayed when I arrived at Xicui was at the foothills of Tianguan Mountain?”
Yang Ming's heart sank. The so-called "Tianguan Mountain Foothills" was actually the name Tianguan Mountain used during the Green Era. This mountain was continuous and precipitous, and the wild Pokémon there were ridiculously aggressive. What was most deadly was that Tianguan Mountain was actually the dojo of the "Creator God" Arceus. Although it appeared quite ordinary in modern times due to the destruction of the "Spear Pillar," during the Green Era, this mountain possessed extremely strong "power."
"It took me five days, and I lost a significant portion of the supplies and Pokémon's stamina, to barely escape that area and reach the relatively 'peaceful' Pure White Tundra. From an efficiency standpoint, the risk of turning back and crossing the foothills of Mount Coronet to the Crimson Wetlands is currently far higher than the expected risk of continuing north to reach Pearl Settlement." Akari's voice remained flat, as if he were stating experimental data.
"Besides, I've already tried. The foothills of Mount Coronet are currently covered by a barrier, so it's impossible to fly over using Pokémon."