"New video?"
"Or was it Manager Hiroshi who had disappeared for a few days and suddenly uploaded it to the group chat?"
At this moment, Hongyi (Millelith Captain), who was about to leave the Jade Chamber, immediately stopped, took out his Pokédex, and opened the Group Chat interface.
Behind the long table full of luxury...
Ningguang and her three secretaries who gathered around her also clicked on the video attachment.
Go to the playback screen.
At the beginning of the video, it is the very familiar Pokémon Home store.
The camera zooms in on the young Manager Hiroshi. He stands in the center of the screen, exuding a natural, unstoppable charm that makes one want to listen.
"Many people may or may not know me."
"So, let me solemnly introduce myself. I am Hiroshi, the Store Manager of Pokémon Home."
"The Ecological Zone has been in Liyue for a week. I believe that a group of outstanding Trainers must have emerged during this period. More and more people are cultivating Pokémon and have a deep understanding of what kind of intelligent life Pokémon are and what kind of power they possess...."
In the video, Hiroshi took out a classic ordinary red and white Poké Ball.
Click!
A flash of red light.
A Growlithe from the Hisui Region fell to the ground, full of vigilance. Its rock-like horn and darker fur immediately distinguished it from the Kantonian variety Hongyi owned.
"This is an ancient Growlithe."
Hongyi and Ningguang were stunned when they heard this. Ancient?
Click!
The Poké Ball was retracted, and the second Pokémon arrived.
"This is the ancient Sinnoh Goodra (Hisuian Form)."
Liyue Harbor - Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
In the Hall of Rebirth, Hu Tao didn't go to the Ecological Zone for training today. She was pacing around the room nervously around her Gible, which was about to evolve for the first time.
She, who was determined to become the Dragon King, stared blankly at the video.
Just "Sliggoo" and "Goodra"?
Hu Tao: ???
"Damn it!"
"Is this also a Dragon type?!"
"Why... This Goodra has a huge shell on its back! It looks so much like a snail! Is it a bug?"
On the video screen, Hiroshi smiled again and threw out several Poké Balls one after another, releasing Hisuian Braviary, Hisuian Zoroark, and Hisuian Voltorb.
On these ancient Pokémon, the group members looking across the screen could feel the eternity and vastness of a bygone era.
"Except for Pokémon with special forms..."
"There are also some Pokémon that can only evolve in specific areas."
The changes in the next scene surprised Ningguang and made the Master of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor open her mouth wide.
The Stantler evolved into the strange Wyrdeer.
The Basculin evolved into the Basculegion.
The Scyther evolved into the Kleavor.
"...Eh?!"
Wanmin Restaurant.
Xiangling had just brought a few plates of hot dishes to the guests.
During the pause in the lunch rush, she clicked on the video in the group chat.
She saw a green Scyther, which can evolve into a Bug/Rock type form.
The insect body changed into a rock-like structure and color, and the original sickle-blade forelimbs also turned into hard and rough axes.
"Wow! Mighty!"
"This form seems to be more powerful and brutal than the red lobster-like Scizor with giant claws!"
Xiangling liked the powerful Kleavor very much instantly. It looked like it could chop ingredients perfectly!
So, what are the conditions for evolution?
Xiangling felt that she would get the answer after watching the video, so she suppressed her excitement and continued watching.
"Some of you Trainers may have explored the Ecological Zone of Liyue, but you have never seen the Pokémon I showed above, right?"
"Now, with such full curiosity and expectation, follow your Store Manager Hiroshi..."
"Let's start the First Chapter of this video: Getting to Know the World of Pokémon - Legends of Arceus."
The scene changed.
Hiroshi suddenly stood in an underground ruins space—the basement of the Research Institute.
His voice was gentle and clean, with some echoes of the claustrophobic space:
"Next, you will follow me and travel around an ancient Pokémon world."
"That was the predecessor of the Sinnoh Region."
"You will also see a time long ago when humans and Pokémon lived together! This is a witness to the great history!"
After saying that, Hiroshi led the jumping Klee, followed by Cresselia, and together they disappeared into the place where the fluctuations of space and time were strongest.
A Gate to Nothingness appeared vaguely in the air.
Witness this scene!
Venti and Zhongli, who had come out of the Ecological Zone and temporarily settled in Hiroshi's Research Institute (sponging off his hospitality), had their pupils contract.
Venti: "It can't be wrong!"
Zhongli: "This is the power of Time and Space!"
Wow——
And then.
Hiroshi seemed to open a curtain, showing everyone in the group chat a magnificent Pokémon world.
Centered on the massive Mt. Coronet piercing the sky.
Jubilife Village, Fieldlands Camp, Obsidian Fieldlands... each scene was presented in an extremely realistic way as Hiroshi walked through it with Klee.
In Jubilife Village, Hiroshi talked with Professor Laventon.
In the way of a stranger traveler, he signed some kind of contract with Commander Kamado, the boss of the Galaxy Team.
He also bartered with the traveling merchant of the Ginkgo Guild, Volo, and bought some treasures and rare items.
The breath of the era scrolls came to their faces!
As Meloetta's soothing and gentle BGM played over the footage, the "Promotional Video" of this First Chapter ended, and the progress bar quietly reached the end.
The Group Chat Interface.
Everyone seemed to have been released from a magic spell of silence.
The chat box was silent for a while, and then exploded.
Hu Tao: Holy grass! My scalp is numb! The super hemp among the hemps... What kind of history is this?!
Xiangling: Manager Hiroshi! After watching this, how do I get to this Hisui Region? (Smiling face). I want a Kleavor!
Tartaglia: I'm numb too. Manager Hiroshi, your creative spells come one after another. The Ecological Zone has only been open for a week, and it seems like something new has appeared? Is this a new dungeon?!
Jean: !!! What if...? This magnificent ancient world... I also want to put aside my work in Mondstadt and explore and adventure for a while. (Wry smile). Klee looks so happy there!
Keqing: The key is that in the video just now, Manager Hiroshi showed us a clear future for humans and Pokémon living together in a primitive state... (Screenshot 1), (Screenshot 2), (Screenshot 3). It proves coexistence is possible even without modern tech!
Ningguang: That's right! This Jubilife Village is so primitive and ancient, but because of the Pokémon and related technology, it has some prosperity that is not in line with the times. I believe Liyue's future will be even more magnificent!
Venti: Manager Hiroshi... that kind of breath and fluctuation of Time and Space... Hey, I find I still can't understand you! Give up, give up!
Zhongli: Based on universal rationality... that place is already a world outside Teyvat. Maybe I will have a chance to become a stranger there too? To witness history?
...
Having released the first edited and post-processed video...
Hiroshi saw the explosive atmosphere in the group chat. Many "divers" (lurkers) came out to speak excitedly, and their emotions were surging.
"It seems that the content of the First Chapter, 'Understanding the World of Pokémon,' was well done."
The corners of his mouth were slightly raised. It is true that he has been busy in the Hisui Region these days, rushing to film sets everywhere with Cresselia.
"But..."
"If they watched the Chapter Videos on Mt. Coronet and the Spear Pillar..."
"When you see the battlefield between the Mythical Beasts, the battle that affects the stars and the universe... are you afraid that you will faint from excitement or fear?"
Standing at the pivotal point of the Gate to the Secret Realm...
Before returning to Teyvat, Hiroshi looked back at the snow-capped Mt. Coronet with emotion on his face.
As expected of Dialga and Palkia!
The two Gods of Time and Space!
He and Cresselia couldn't even intervene in the battle between the two that transcends the concepts of time and space.
Hiroshi himself currently has the fighting power of an Elite Four level Trainer (with his team).
Although Cresselia is a Legendary, she is only a "Junior" Legendary compared to the Creation Trio.
Compared with Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina, there is still a qualitative gap in power and Divine Authority!
"Then we can only consider a 'Plot Kill' (Scripted Event)..."
"Or use the Red Chain?"