Pokémon: Hoenen Rage

Chapter 254 City of Rocks·Kanaz (25)

Unlike the hurry and slow rush when they came, the four of them felt a little more relaxed and comfortable on the way back.

The scenery of the Orange Blossom Forest is different from other places. It not only has natural vitality, but also has traces of human activities near the roads. The Pokémon that live here are not very strong, but because they have many opportunities to come into contact with humans, quite a few of them look quite interesting. There is aura.

It took the four of them three days to travel through more than [-] kilometers of forest. During this period, they also visited the famous tree fruit plantation in the Fengyuan area in the northern part of the Chenghua Forest. They saw a large number of precious tree fruits grown on a real scale. A batch of energy cubes were purchased for production.

The timing of arriving at Karnaz is very clever, it happens to be November 11st.

Walking on the neat streets, Lai's feelings were completely different from those in Chenghua.

Compared with the symbiosis and integration of man and nature in Chenghua City, Karnaz City is a completely man-made settlement where simplicity and modernity intertwine.

There is a hard stone road under your feet. The surrounding buildings range from the most ordinary houses to the gymnasium, elf center, and friendship store. They are all standard high-rise buildings. They look simple and unpretentious, but they give the whole city a sense of elegance. A different kind of industrial temperament.

In the center of the city is the pride and pearl of Karnaz, Karnaz City Trainer Academy, known as the highest institution of learning in Hoenn and the cradle of trainers. Many current league leaders have either grown up or attended this school. Shortly studied.

Not far from the school is the trainer activity area consisting of Friendship Store, Elf Center and Gymnasium. As the one with the clearest assessment criteria among the Eighth Avenue Gym, many trainers will come to Learn and practice here.

The south side of the city is a dense residential area, the east is an industrial area, and the north is a bustling commercial area. Although it is not as good as cities like Shuijing and Kaina, it is also the largest economic center in the west.

The headquarters of Devon Company, which has become famous in the Fengyuan area in recent years, is also located on the northwest side of the city. It occupies a large space and houses both scientific research institutions and production and sales institutions. It has become an economic giant in this area.

Rather than exploring the prosperous areas of the city, Rai prefers to walk around residential areas.

Naqi walked with him, while Huayue and Lila split up, each doing their own thing.

Ever since his defeat at the hands of Daigo, Kagetsu has become more diligent than usual. Without taking any detours, his strength has grown rapidly. This is inseparable from his never-ending training.Now, if he meets Dawu again, he may still not be able to deal with his giant golden monster, but the scene will be much better than in the final.

He didn't quite understand what Lai and Naqi were doing, so he went to the elf center first, preparing to use the equipment there to do some training.

Lila also had her own arrangements. As the school's director, she went to the Karnaz City Trainer Academy to coordinate subsequent exchanges and observations.

Lai and Naqi, who had some free time, walked hand in hand through the city.

Looking around, except for the green plants planted for the purpose of beautifying the environment, the entire city is dominated by gray tones, like a rock sculpture that has been carved out not so finely.

The pedestrians walking on the road are not much different from those in Chenghua City. They are just a little in a hurry. Judging from their clothing and appearance, their living standards should be good. You can often see children who have Pokémon partners at a young age. Various, but still mainly rock type, ground type and general type. "It feels like life here, but the air is not very good." Naqi said, gently holding Lai's arm and sniffing with her delicate little nose.

"Indeed, this is an industrial area after all. It is inevitable that some strange smells will permeate the air for a long time. It is not suitable for us to live here for a long time. It is too far away from the natural space."

Looking at the gray sky even if it wasn't cloudy, Lai nodded slightly.

"However, despite this, I also like to visit the residential areas of various cities and feel the atmosphere of life. This always makes me feel very real and vivid, as if this is how I can see the real side of a city. .”

Naqi didn't speak, but her arms around Lai tightened slightly, and a few strands of her lavender hair gently fell to Lai's hand.

Just like that, the two of them wandered around the seemingly rough and unsophisticated neighborhood, and the passers-by they met from time to time also looked at the couple who seemed to be traveling with slightly surprised expressions, not understanding why they came to such a place.

A few enthusiastic citizens even offered to show them the way to the business district, but after being politely declined by Lai, they left with a bit of a strange look.

Going east, in a corner of the city, Lai discovered something different from the urban area.

This is a neighborhood composed of some simple houses. There are almost no pedestrians on the road. Occasionally, they are unkempt middle-aged and elderly women who appear, carrying vegetable baskets or other containers, walking quickly, and their expressions are somewhat sullen. unexpected.

They stopped one or two people who seemed kind-hearted and asked about it. They learned that this was the residence of the workers of the tunnel being built in the northeast and the loggers who were expanding in the southeast.

The reason why there are not many pedestrians is because most workers leave early and return late.Tunnel workers, in particular, have to take buses before dawn, cross the entire city, and then cross dozens of kilometers of undeveloped wilderness to reach the foot of the mountain and build a passage called the Kalu Tunnel.

After a few words, the woman left in a hurry. She had to go to a nearby temporary school to pick up her children after finishing the housework.It is said to be a school, but it is actually more like an agency.

"Life is always like this, with many difficulties, and for many people, it doesn't come all at once, but blends into every moment." Naqi leaned her head lightly on Lai's shoulder, and Naqi sighed, "Let's go back , it’s almost noon, I made an appointment with Huayue and the others. You can’t fly too casually in the city, it’s quite a distance from there.”

"Okay, let's go back. We've seen almost everything we want to see. If we don't go back, they will really have to wait." Caressing his girlfriend's long and smooth hair, Lai Zhan smiled, released the big-billed gull, and flew directly Go to high altitude and fly to the elf center within the prescribed interval.

Huayue's efficiency is very high, all the formalities have been completed, and they only need to report their names to check in, saving the two of them a lot of time.

After simply settling in and resting, Lila came to the door and asked Lai to go to dinner with her.

At the dinner table, Lila's expression was a little complicated. She had always been outspoken, but at this moment she was thinking twice before she said: "We can visit the Kanaz Trainer Academy tomorrow, but I have a feeling that I can't explain. The feeling of this 'highest institution' may be different from what we imagined?"

(End of this chapter)