Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

Chapter 323 Chatting and Moving Forward

The warm sunshine shines on the earth, and from time to time you can see three or five walking grasses wandering in the woods on both sides of the path. Occasionally you can even see the figure of a little wood spirit in broad daylight, but don't provoke her, because you can't be sure whether there are groups of rotten wood monsters hiding behind her.

"Goo!"

Xiao Mu Ling let out a cry of surprise. She looked at the black-haired boy who was stroking the branches above her head with some disbelief. Her intuition told her that the man who could easily see through her disguise was very dangerous, but the warm breath emanating from him made her subconsciously not want to escape.

Not far behind the boy, Mali, Dakodo and four others were sitting on the ground under the shade of the trees. They had walked quite a distance not long ago, so they decided to find a place to rest, and finally chose a rare open space in this extremely dense jungle.

At the same time, since it is not yet lunch time, not many Pokémon want to have fun under the scorching sun - at least it is much cooler in the Poké Ball than outside.

Dakoto was watching videos, Shinji was looking for opponents he might meet in this Lily of the Valley Tournament, Jun was chatting with his brother, and Mary was staring at her phone which had gone black. From time to time, the girl looked up at Eslo who was not far away. She had just chatted with Nie Zi, who said that the Galar All-Star Game would begin soon, and it would take at most two months.

"Two months..." Mary murmured, "That should be enough... Wait, is that a little wood spirit?"

Mary's expression changed obviously. With the little wooden spirit here, it also meant...

At this moment, a slight sound of wood colliding was heard, followed by the disappearance of the shade of the trees. This brought the few people who were resting back to their senses. The four of them quickly stood up, stepped back and turned their heads, and what caught their eyes was a group of tall tree-shaped Pokémon that were two or three meters tall.

The reddish single eye, the dry trunk, the weird ghostly aura, it's the rotten wood demon!

And part of the grove that they had just chosen as a resting place was formed by this group of rotten wood monsters and small wood spirits.

"Woo..."

The rotten wood monsters let out soft groans, and although they did not release any clear malicious intent, the feeling of oppression was enough to make ordinary trainers sweat profusely.

"Kobold, the old tree Pokémon, is the evolved form of Kodama. It can freely manipulate other trees, and will make humans who destroy the forest unable to leave the forest until they die... I think you guys will..."

An untimely introduction sound came from Darko's mobile phone. It seemed to be a video introducing urban legends related to Pokémon, but it just happened to talk about the Wood Demon.

"..." Seeing several people and a group of rotten wood monsters looking at him, Dakodo subconsciously swallowed his saliva and paused the video. If it weren't for maintaining his aloof personality, he would probably have raised his hands subconsciously.

"Everyone, we have no ill will towards you or this forest..." Ah Jun spoke first. If possible, no one would want to solve the problem with violence. Besides, Pokémon like Bobo generally would not attack trainers or Pokémon that were just passing by.

Mary didn't say anything, because her emotional power did not sense any malice from the other party. At the same time, the girl turned around and looked at Aislo. She thought she had guessed the reason why the other party appeared.

Except in special circumstances, elves like the rotten wood demon rarely appear in front of the world. The purpose is not only that most of these elves are not good at socializing, but also to maintain enough mystery to deter evil-minded beings and protect the forest where they live. In ancient times, some people would worship them as ghosts and gods.

Although their mysterious veil has almost disappeared after the development of human technology, most rotten wood elves still retain the ancient custom of hiding. These elves are inherently long-lived and have been like this for thousands of years. It is still very difficult to change their style and concepts in a short period of time.

"Woo..." The leading rotten wood demon shook his head slightly, then looked at the little wood spirit who was happily playing with Eslo not far away, and uttered a somewhat serious hum, but there was not much blame in it.

"Goo!"

As Mary expected, the leader of this group of rotten wood demons just wanted the little wood spirit to return to the group as soon as possible and then migrate to another place with them. It can be seen that this rotten wood demon leader should be an old stubborn man, but he is also trying hard to accept the new era.

After watching the rotten wood demon and the little wood spirits go away, Aislo reached out and gently tapped Mary's shoulder, who was in a daze. "Mary, what are you thinking about? We should go."

"Nothing...A'Luo." The girl came back to her senses and called the boy softly again.

"I'm here." Aislo tilted his head, waiting for the other party to continue.

"When do you think they will be able to integrate into this era?" Mary was apparently asking the Rotten Wood Fairy, but in fact she was asking people like the Rotten Wood Fairy who were stuck in the old era and had difficulty moving forward, as well as other elves.

Eslo, who knew the girl very well, naturally understood what she meant. However, after a moment of fascination, he answered superficially, "It's probably the time when a new leader is born and takes over. The power of youth always drives the times and the species forward... And judging from the branches and leaves of the rotten wood demon, his age is quite old even for elves like him. He will enter old age in about 200 to 300 years."

After the leader enters old age, most Pokémon populations will elect a new leader to lead them. Of course, there are also those who directly defeat the opponent with their powerful strength.

"Two or three hundred years? It's really long..." Mary lamented the length of time. With the current development speed of humans and Pokémon working together, this world would probably be a new world after hundreds of years.

"So……"

After a pause, the girl continued her unfinished words, "What if they fail to keep up with the development of the times?"

The trend of the times, in a sense, reflects the development of the times, and the rapid change of trends will always leave some people at a loss.

“Although it’s unlikely, if this really happens…” Aislo looked in the direction where the Rotten Wood Demon and the others left, “It probably means that this planet has given up on them.”

Does a planet have will? I am afraid that no one can tell clearly except the Creator and a few other gods. If it really has will, then He should be a fair and selfless existence without any partiality.

When a population cannot adapt to the current environment, they are often faced with an extreme future of destruction. This is not cruel; it is simply the order of things.

"But why are we discussing such a heavy topic here? Have you reached the age of 'transcendental thinking'?" Eslo suddenly chuckled, "It seems possible. According to human age, you should still be in adolescence, right? Maybe I should study some works on existentialism now?"

The boy was very worried about the other party's current unstable psychological and mental state. He had also experienced a period of time, which was extremely important for a person. During that time, he would always fall into confusion and easily get stuck in a dead end.

However, after he, as a slate, truly integrated into human society, he successfully acquired a large amount of knowledge through large-scale backlog reading and spent it in a short period of time. However, during that time he still came into contact with some bad things, so Eslo was very worried that Mary would be affected. At this time, making trouble was a good choice.

'Maybe I should find some books for her to read in the future,' Aislo thought.

"Hey! What do you mean by puberty or not?" Mary was caught off guard by Aislo's sudden change. Her face gradually turned red as he teased her. Although her expression didn't change much overall, the deep worry about the future of the world just now disappeared completely. Then the girl changed the subject in a panic, "Okay, they seem to have packed up, let's go!"

Young people's shame always erupts in strange places.

Aislo slowly followed the girl's footsteps. In the past, it was always the girl and Gengar's grandmother who guided the immature him, but now the roles were reversed.

But it’s okay... The corners of Aislo’s mouth slightly raised, which represented his growth.

(ps: It is not necessarily a good thing to think about overly profound topics at a young age.

I'll go catch up on some anime, like the opening ceremony of the Lily of the Valley Conference.)