chsdbacks Chapter 289 Meteor Village
Chapter 289 Meteor Village
Chapter 289 Meteor Village
Inside the hole created by the meteorite, a pale blue dragon shadow coiled, appearing to the Meteor People as if a great god had descended from the clouds to the land where they had lived for generations.
After a brief moment of shock, many of the Meteor Citizens knelt down with tears in their eyes.
"Is this...is this an illusion...?"
"Lord Dragon God..."
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For a moment, all the people of Meteorite had only the dragon shadow of Rayquaza coiled in the sky in their eyes, as if they wanted to etch this shocking scene deep into their minds.
Many of them had heard the legend of the "Dragon God" since birth, but the Dragon God was a mysterious being, rarely seen, and even his physical form was elusive. They knew that perhaps the greatest fortune in their lives would be to see him even once.
But they never expected that their Dragon God would appear before them so suddenly and shockingly.
"Jin, Jinya... that, that man... is, is..."
At the forefront of the Meteor People, the trio originally sent by Granny Long to block the "crisis" also knelt down with a thud, their eyes filled with unconcealed shock.
In particular, Lian Zuo also noticed a detail that many of the Meteor Citizens, in their shock, failed to notice—
There's actually a person standing on the head of the Dragon God!
And this person... after he focused his gaze, that familiar face came into view, leaving him momentarily stunned. After several heavy breaths, he finally managed to call out the names of his two companions next to him in a hoarse voice.
"It's that man...and...and Higanbana?!"
then...
All that could be seen was the crowd of meteorites kneeling on the ground.
Suddenly, three "dumb geese" appeared, craning their necks and staring blankly at Rayquaza's head.
"Huh?! They... why are they all here to welcome us?!" Higana was stunned for a moment, looking at so many Meteor Citizens. "And they're all here?!"
"roar--"
Rayquaza was not impressed by the humans' prostrate behavior.
It knew that some humans believed in it, and it knew that this was a member of its race who had gained its approval five years ago. But after experiencing certain events, it also harbored resentment towards humans.
Although Rayquaza knew that humans could be good or bad, it was too lazy to distinguish and didn't care to. So its attitude towards humans was to stay away from them if possible, and avoid contact if possible—well, that was how it did until it was bound by a red chain and had an arrogant human riding on its head.
"Your Dragon God is urging you to go down," Ze Shu said to Xi Jiana.
"Huh? Oh... okay!"
Higanbana's expression changed three times. She looked at her people below, a rare hint of trepidation on her face, but she puffed out her cheeks and mustered all her courage before jumping off Rayquaza's head.
This time, most of the Meteor Citizens noticed them.
Most of them were quite old and had watched Higana grow up. When they suddenly saw Higana jump down from the Dragon God's head, they were so shocked that they couldn't speak for a moment.
Only Akamaru stared wide-eyed.
"Th-that's... Sister Higana!"
His face flushed, and as he watched Higana land, he excitedly shouted towards her retreating figure, "Sister Higana, you...you've gained the Dragon God's approval! That's amazing!"
Xijiana's back stiffened, and she remained silent, her entire back conveying a subtle awkwardness.
"The Dragon God is so handsome! Sister Higana! You're actually able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Dragon God..."
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"Akamaru!" At this moment, Granny Long, the only one not kneeling, shouted sternly.
"Ah! Oh!" Akamaru was stunned for a moment, then obediently shut up.
"I see you haven't gained the Dragon God's approval yet." Granny Dragon watched Xijiana's retreating figure, paused for a moment, then sneered and added, "How dare I have held onto any expectations of you before!"
Higana's back trembled.
"What, no defense?" Granny Long said. "Or are you just admitting everything? Higana! Turn around! Talk to me! Is this how I taught you?"
Higana finally turned her head.
She gritted her teeth, puffed out her cheeks, and shouted, "I'm not saying a word! Anyway, I've brought the Dragon God! And I've found a way to resolve the crisis foretold in the prophecy! You can't control me!"
"Hmph!" Granny Long snorted coldly.
She turned to look at Sawaki and Aoi, who were slowly landing on a chubby little thing that had inflated like a balloon.
Earlier, when Ze Shu and Xiao Lan jumped down, Rayquaza also coiled its long dragon body and flew away from here as if it had completed its mission.
Therefore, at this time, the Meteor People focused almost all their attention on these two "outsiders".
A terrible thought popped into their minds.
Since Granny Long just said that Higana is not someone recognized by the Dragon God.
The person who received the Dragon God's approval was...
"Welcome." Granny Long looked at Ze Shu and said, "You are the one who can command Rayquaza."
Ze Shu paused for a moment.
Don't the Meteorites usually address Rayquaza respectfully as "Lord Dragon God"? Why is this old woman calling him "Rayquaza" directly? She even used the word "command," which... well, is a bit disrespectful to Rayquaza.
Ze Shu didn't voice his doubts, but simply nodded.
He looked at the old woman, who was clearly the person in charge of the entire Meteor Village.
She was already very old, and the wrinkles on her face could no longer be concealed, especially the vertical lines on her eyebrows that were often furrowed, which added to her serious appearance.
As for Ze Shu, Granny Long only said a single word of welcome and then fell silent.
She showed neither the reverence one would show to someone approved by the Dragon God, nor the sternness she displayed towards Higana. Instead, she simply turned around, leaning on her cane hidden beneath her cloak, and said, "Higana! You've already disappointed me. But your friend has come to Meteor Village, and you're just sitting there doing nothing? You've disgraced the people of Meteor Village!"
Meteor Village is nestled in the crevice of Meteor Falls, with sunlight streaming in through a large hole created by a meteorite impact overhead, and another large hole created by a meteorite impact extending deep into the ground beneath Meteor Falls.
The houses in Meteor Village are built around this hole.
Although it is a secluded place, Meteor Village does not exclude outsiders. It is said that Genji, the Hoenn Dragon King, made a special trip here when he was young.
Most of the houses here are wooden, simple yet antique. The ancestral halls are no less exquisite than those in the Chengdu region. And around the ancestral halls is a "guesthouse" specially used for entertaining guests—although it has been covered in dust for a long time.
"Whew~Whew~~ It's clean!"
Akamaru puffed out his round, rosy face and blew hard at the dust that had accumulated in the corners.
"Hmph!" Higana puffed out her cheeks, sneakily leaned close to Ze Shu's ear, and whispered, "That 'Dragon's Eyes' scroll is in the shrine next door! We'll sneak over and take it after Granny Long falls asleep!"
Ze Shu glanced at Xi Jiana: "Why do you have to steal from your own tribe's territory?"
However... when Higana arrived in Meteor Village, it seems... none of the Meteor Village residents, including Granny Dragon, mentioned that Higana had stolen all their Mega Stones...
Higana puffed out her cheeks and angrily said, "I'll steal it, I'll steal it, I'll steal it!"
"I'm not only going to steal the 'Finishing Touch' scroll, I'm also going to steal all the keystones that are stored there!"
"Hmph! I forgot to steal the Mega Stone last time I came to steal it, but I won't forget this time!"
She spoke a little loudly.
Akamaru blinked in shock, then took a deep breath: "Sister Higanbana, I...I didn't hear anything...Please, please don't kill me to silence me..."
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Ze Shu: "————"
Higana exclaimed in shock, "You heard me?!"
Akamaru nodded blankly, then hurriedly shook his head in panic, his round little face showing a look of utter bewilderment: "I... should I have heard... or not heard?"
Ze Shu: "So you heard it."
Higana chimed in, "Yes! Akamaru, you heard it! Don't try to deny it!"
Akamaru suddenly realized, "Then I must have heard it!"
Ze Shu laughed and said, "That's why we're going to arrest you so you can't secretly inform on us and ruin Xi Jiana's operations."
Higana chimed in, "Yes! Arrest Akamaru! We won't let you ruin my operation!"
Akamaru cried out in terror, "No, no, no, no, don't grab me! Aaaaaah!"
Higana snorted, "Akamaru, aren't you scared? No matter what, once you're in, you're not allowed to leave!"
Akamaru asked blankly, "Sister Higana, should I... should I be afraid...?"
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Higana puffed out her cheeks: "You should be scared!"
Akamaru's voice trembled with terror as he said, "Akamaru, I'm so scared! I'm terrified!"
He quickly took a few steps back, accidentally knocking over a chair with a "thud," and then Akamaru himself was also tripped by the chair, his whole body leaning backward and falling straight down.
Ze Shu reached out and helped him up, preventing him from falling.
"Huff huff huff..." Akamaru patted his stomach in alarm, his already flushed face turning even redder. "Akamaru, I was almost scared to death!"
Ze Shu shook his head and handed the child the taro cakes on the table that were meant to serve them: "Eat up, eat up. They won't catch you, and Xi Jiana won't steal anything. Right?"
His last sentence was addressed to Higana.
Higana turned her face away, puffed out her cheeks, and remained silent.
Akamaru took the taro cake and took a bite with his toothless mouth.
"Akamaru understands, Akamaru understands! Sister Higana was just joking with Akamaru. Akamaru will think she wouldn't steal anything! So Akamaru won't say anything!"
"And Akamaru really likes the taro cakes here. He wants to stay here all day eating taro cakes and won't go anywhere else!"
Akamaru finished the taro cake in a few bites and winked cleverly at Higana and Sawaki.
Ze Shu: "————"
Are you misunderstanding something?
He sighed and looked at the taro cakes on the table.
The ingredients for making these taro cakes can't grow in Meteor Falls. It seems that Meteor Village isn't completely cut off from the outside world—that's true. If they weren't cut off from the outside world, with the rocky terrain of Meteor Falls, nothing could grow, and the entire Meteor Village would probably starve to death.
Suddenly, Zeki asked, "Akamaru, you're familiar with Meteor Village, right? Could you show me around?"
Akamaru paused, then grinned, revealing his missing tooth, and said, "Of course!"
Led by Akamaru, who was walking blissfully ahead, Sawaki inevitably attracted the attention of all the Meteor Citizens along the roads of Meteor Village. Among these gazes were curiosity, astonishment, and still disbelief...
But unusually, none of them disturbed Ze Shu.
This gave Ze Shu the space to explore the Meteor Village.
Ze Shu's first impression of this place was that there were very few young people—although there were quite a few middle-aged couples here.
"Akamaru, do you have any peers?" Sawaki asked.
"What is a peer?" Akamaru asked as well.
Alright... But if this continues, won't the Meteor People really become extinct?
Ze Shu continued to observe his surroundings. Before he knew it, his foot tripped and kicked a baby dragon that was digging something in the ground with its rear end sticking out. The baby dragon rolled away until it hit a rock and came to a stop. The baby dragon was completely dazed.
This isn't the one from Shigana, but rather the one that dwells in Meteor Falls—Dragon-type Pokémon are everywhere here, coexisting with the people of Meteor Falls, with Bagon being the most numerous—after all, it's Meteor Falls.
After a moment of confusion, the precious dragon came to its senses and glared angrily at Ze Shu.
"Boo!!"
"I'm sorry. This is compensation."
Zeshu gave him a bag of six small snacks as compensation.
Baby Dragon took a bite with suspicion, then his face lit up with a smile. He happily walked away with the snack, forgetting even what he had been trying to dig up earlier.
The ground had been partially dug up, revealing a pitted and porous corner of a rock. Ze Shu glanced at it and took it out; it was a very small meteorite.
Akamaru glanced at it curiously, then stopped looking.
Seeing his reaction, Ze Shu asked, "Are these things common in your Meteor Village?"
"So much! Our Elder Dragon said this is the food the Dragon God likes to eat, but we all think he's bragging. My Pokémon friends, on the other hand, love to eat it..."
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As Akamaru spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Brother Zeshu, does the Dragon God actually like to eat this kind of thing? We have a whole warehouse of it!"
Ze Shu thought for a moment.
Rayquaza used to enjoy gnawing on meteorites, but... ever since the Tree of Life started "feeding" it, it seems to prefer other "junk food" now.
"He probably just likes to eat them," Ze Shu replied simply, then immediately asked, "Akamaru, you have a Pokémon partner?"
Akamaru exclaimed happily, "Yes! It's the most... the most majestic, the coolest, and the most reliable partner after Lord Dragon God! Jinja said it's a very powerful Dragon-type Pokémon! We'll definitely fight side by side from now on!"
Akamaru beamed with excitement when he mentioned this "partner".
"Shall we go visit it?" he asked excitedly. "Even if you, Brother Ze Shu, are someone acknowledged by the Dragon God, you'll surely be amazed by the power of my companion!"
Ze Shu agreed.
Then, as Akamaru arrived at a cave, Sawaki finally saw the "most powerful Dragon-type Pokémon" that Akamaru had mentioned.
It was a red-faced dragon.
A disgrace to the Dragon Clan.
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