Chapter 739: The Mysterious Pokémon Village
The legendary Pokémon Village actually existed.
Kazuya and the others only found out about this after they arrived.
And what was even more incredible...
This so-called Pokémon Village had its own unique "social system" and way of survival!
It was as if they had truly stepped into the world of [Pokémon Mystery Dungeon].
Strolling through this unique "village".
"No matter how long I live in this world, I will always encounter places and things that make me feel amazed and amused."
Kazuya couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
At this very moment.
On his left side.
Was a tent-like building made of stacked giant palm leaves.
A Kecleon could be seen standing inside the building, with various things placed in front of him.
From Berries with simple effects to slightly more complex items, everything could be seen there. It seemed to be a place similar to a shop, and the trading method was bartering.
And on the right side.
Was a not-so-large hot spring, which could also be called a well.
It seemed to be the drinking water source for this Pokémon Village.
Beneath their feet.
Was a flat road.
Paved with intentionally smoothed raw stones.
And occasionally, two or three Pokémon would pass by, looking at them with curious and friendly eyes.
More importantly, these Pokémon basically belonged to different species.
In the era of Magical Beasts.
For Pokémon of different species to become companions and live together, this kind of thing was not common.
Places like the Nebel Plateau only came to be under the intervention of the Azoth Kingdom.
A little further ahead.
A sturdy giant tree could be seen.
At the base of the tree roots was a massive hollow, where a Slowking stood spacing out.
"That guy seems to be the boss here."
Upon meeting those wise eyes, Volcanion already had an idea in His heart.
No joke.
Slowking's eyes were truly eyes of wisdom.
They were completely different from the eyes of Slowpoke and Slowbro.
"He feels like a very smart big shot! Kind of like Sachima!"
Diancie nodded, instantly recognizing that Slowking was out of the ordinary.
"That's Slowking! He's the village chief!"
Jirachi waved its small hands, introducing him.
"Mhm, it's not surprising. Slowking possesses a world-class level of intellect and is known as the 'Sage of the Sea'."
"If it weren't for his poor memory, Slowking is a Pokémon that could change the world. It's normal for him to become the village chief of this special village."
"It could even be said that it's precisely because of his existence that this village appears a bit normal..."
Kazuya analyzed the reasons behind the formation of the Pokémon Village.
In the end, no matter how he thought about it.
The birth of this special village could not be separated from the factor of that Slowking.
After all, this place was simply too special.
Ordinary Pokémon couldn't possibly build this place and create orderly rules.
Only a Slowking, whose brain was so smart it could be called "special," could possibly establish this village.
But.
It definitely wasn't just him.
Kazuya's gaze swept over the Pokémon in charge of the various buildings around them, and then glanced at those patrolling Pokémon wandering around the village.
The birth of this village didn't solely rely on Slowking's wisdom.
The other Pokémon couldn't be ignored either.
Alakazam, Xatu, Oranguru, Dusclops, Mismagius, Decidueye...
The important components of this village.
Were basically all made up of Psychic and Ghost-type Pokémon.
These two types of Pokémon were actually relatively rare in the real world, completely unlike how common they were in the games.
More importantly.
Their characteristics were all very obvious.
Long lifespans, supreme wisdom, elusive movements, keen senses...
None of them were simple characters.
Just a Slowking alone definitely couldn't have created this miraculous Pokémon Village. It must have been the joint efforts of these Pokémon that created this place.
No wonder...
Even the "Pokémon Village" in the parallel world was known as a place humans couldn't reach even if they wanted to find it.
If the makeup of the Pokémon Village had always been this group of Pokémon.
Then it would indeed be extremely difficult for humans to discover this place.
Psychic-type and Ghost-type Pokémon could absolutely join forces to create a powerful illusion around the Pokémon Village, causing anyone who approached to lose their way and be hypnotized.
Just now, when they arrived here.
Kazuya had already discovered that powerful mental energy.
It belonged to a level that even the current him couldn't break through.
This not only showed that a large number of Pokémon participated in creating this illusion, but also proved that their strength was sufficiently powerful.
The strongest one should be the Slowking Village Chief in front of them.
He was a Pokémon roughly at the mid-tier Champion level. His level was even higher than Kazuya's, and the fact that even Jirachi knew him meant he had lived for at least a thousand years.
Of course.
What was even more bizarre was...
Kazuya discovered that a mysterious energy magnetic field enveloped the surroundings of this Pokémon Village.
That magnetic field was the truly unsolvable existence, the greatest secret weapon concealing the Pokémon Village.
Its energy was comparable to [the Eternal Heart capable of activating the Ultimate Weapon] and [the Sacred Diamond maintaining the entire underground Diamond Domain].
He could only say.
It was fortunate they ran into the Dusknoir who actively sought them out.
Otherwise.
Even if they spent all seven days.
They probably wouldn't be able to find this "nonexistent" Pokémon Village.
Approaching the giant tree.
"Village Chief~"
Jirachi flew from the top of Diancie's head and hugged Slowking's crown.
"Long time no see, Jirachi. And, welcome back."
Slowking smiled at Jirachi on his head.
"Has it been a long time?"
Jirachi tilted its head in confusion, an uncomprehending look in its eyes.
"Mhm. To you, it might not have been that long, but to us, it has truly been a very long time."
Slowking nodded gently.
He raised his hands, wanting to take Jirachi down from his head.
But his arms were too short, so he couldn't reach.
"..."
Kazuya raised a hand and scratched his cheek.
He didn't understand.
For Slowking, wasn't Confusion much more useful than his arms?
Slowking was supposed to be very smart, and Kazuya had lived for so many years and had seen other Slowkings, but why was this one a bit...
"Yaa?"
Slowking tilted his head in confusion, lowered his arms, took a look, and then turned to look at Kazuya.
Stare...
Two seconds later.
He finally used Confusion to take Jirachi down from his head.
"Ho~ You can even read my thoughts? Although only for a brief moment."
Kazuya's eyelids lifted slightly.
As expected.
His thoughts were correct; this Slowking was still very extraordinary.
Kazuya wasn't an ordinary Psychic-type Pokémon. He had an even more powerful Aura within him, and his soul had constantly grown stronger through each reincarnation.
The combination of two special powers, along with a mental resistance naturally stronger than other creatures.
Even Master-level Legendary Pokémon would find it very difficult to read his thoughts.
But this Slowking just now had indeed read a small snippet.
That was already very impressive.
"Welcome to the Pokémon Village, and thank you for bringing Jirachi back..."
Slowking held Jirachi with both hands and nodded to Kazuya and the others. "Diancie and Volcanion, what a wondrous combination, and..."
His gaze gradually shifted to the golden egg on Volcanion's back, and finally settled on Kazuya.
Slowking stared at Kazuya for two seconds.
The latter sensed something, raised an eyebrow, and hurriedly raised his hand, using a Psyshock to interrupt Slowking from continuing.
But even so.
Slowking could still be seen frowning deeply at this moment.
He raised a hand to cover his temple, as if he had suffered some kind of powerful mental backlash.
Finally, with a "thud", he collapsed onto the ground.
His body trembled non-stop, his eyes rolled back, and it seemed he could pass out at any moment.
"It's better if you don't use 'Future Sight' recklessly. That's not a good move, it could cause your mind to collapse."
Kazuya hurriedly stepped forward.
At the same time, he used Aura and Heal Pulse to relieve his mental pressure.
He saw what Slowking did just now.
It was nothing more than using Kazuya as an "anchor point" to perform a targeted Future Sight. He probably wanted to learn some things he wished to know through Kazuya's future images.
The Future Sight here.
Was not the offensive Psychic-type move [Future Sight].
But the ultimate development and highest profundity in the field of Psychic power, the ability [Future Sight] which was comparable to [Explore the Past].
In the same era.
There might not even be fifty creatures in this world who had mastered this ability.
Even Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon wouldn't comprehend and master this ability on their own if they didn't specifically study and research it.
This move, Future Sight.
Kazuya basically used it as a passive skill.
After all, using it as an active skill would trigger some unpleasant memories for him.
He vaguely remembered his sixth life.
At that time, Kazuya, who had just developed this ability, once used Future Sight on Rayquaza to test the effect.
As a result, his head throbbed so painfully that he directly fainted.
Later, he tested this move on other members of the Black Dragon Team.
The results were more or less the same.
The situation was only slightly better when he made predictions for Florges and his younger brother.
But only a little bit.
Then Kazuya discovered:
The move Future Sight was not only useless the vast majority of the time, only allowing him to see some meaningless images, but it also brought a tremendous mental burden to the user.
The factors affecting the strength of this burden were very mysterious.
But it was definitely not limited to the mental strength and individual power of both parties; it might also be related to the complexity of the target's future.
In short.
After some research.
Future Sight became Kazuya's passive move, and he almost rarely brought it out to use.
He believed other creatures who had mastered the Future Sight ability wouldn't dare to use it recklessly either.
Slowking might also have been aware of this.
But he still chose to perform Future Sight, possibly having some reason why he had to do so.
Although.
He carefully chose his target.
But clearly.
He chose the wrong one.
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