Pokémon: An Encounter with You

Chapter 499 Purple Desert

From the helicopter, you can see the vast expanse of yellow sand through the clouds.

As the helicopter lowered its altitude, in addition to the noise of the rotating rotors, the sound of yellow sand hitting the fuselage could be heard.

This is a small military helicopter. In addition to the pilot, there is a teenager in tight clothes, a smartly dressed woman, and a staff member in alliance uniform on board the helicopter.

They were examiner Qiao Ruo and Shi Qiu who set out from Youye City.

"Be prepared, we're almost there."

"One of the four B-level restricted areas in the Summer District, the 'Purple Desert'."

Shi Qiu looked down through the helicopter.

This desert is like all other deserts in that it seems to have no end. But what makes it different from other deserts is that the sand here has a visibly purple tint. From a distance, the sand blown by the wind seems to have covered the entire area with a layer of yellow and purple gauze.

"This time, your assessment will last for a week. Except for some privacy issues, your performance will be recorded by the three Rotoms throughout the entire process. I will record and grade it in real time."

"The mission is a survival mission. You have to survive here for a week. The mission details have been sent to your phone through Rotom... You can ask me for help three times through Rotom. Of course, after each help, your score will be deducted as appropriate, so please use the help opportunities with caution." Examiner Qiao Ruo said.

In desert areas, the most common problem is water, but generally speaking, as long as an oasis is found, all problems seem to be solved.

However, Shi Qiu was not worried about not being able to find the oasis.

All practical tests will certainly allow the examinees to bring all their own spirits, and the pure water produced by Manaphy is cleaner than most of the mineral water currently on the market.

Moreover, the survival test only lasts for a week. Even if there is a certain burden, Shi Qiu will not be affected too much by the violent water energy. With Manaphy's efforts, Shi Qiu has chosen to embrace the ocean power blessed by the Crown of the Sea in his body.

If it really doesn't work... He owns an entire simulator secret realm. No one can live a more comfortable life than him in the survival test...

Soon, with the increasingly heavy sound of the helicopter propeller, Shi Qiu was transported to the starting point of the assessment.

The vast desert is worthy of its name as a forbidden area. At a glance, there is no human, not even an elf to be seen.

"Before you go down to start the assessment, I need to remind you again."

Looking at the young boy who was beginning to tidy up, Qiao Ruo said, "This 'Purple Desert' is classified as Class B, the second most threatening area in the Summer District. This is extremely rare in previous gym inspection sites."

"Only the Solar Terms Gym in the Summer Zone can be considered to be of the same level of difficulty as your assessment. However, due to the special nature of the Nature Gym, which is even beyond the Solar Terms Gym, we chose the B-level restricted area above the C-level restricted area."

Shi Qiu nodded, wanting to ask aloud for a long time: "What is the basis for the division of these restricted areas? So, are there A-level and S-level restricted areas?"

Examiner Qiao Ruo pondered for a moment, as if he was considering whether to say these things.

"The so-called restricted area was more well-known to the public a dozen years ago, but recently this term has gradually faded from people's horizons."

Examiner Qiao Ruo said: "This involves a term from a long time ago, called danger rating."

"Based on the overall strength of the elf community, the friendliness of wild elves, environmental values ​​and other factors, most wild areas will be uniformly graded for danger. There are seven grades in total: S, A, B, C, D, E, and F."

"Among them, most are in the latter two levels, and starting from level D, they are all named "forbidden areas."

"However, the current unified division is no longer circulated to the outside world, and is only divided within the alliance."

Shi Qiu rarely wandered around the wild areas of the summer district, and this was the first time he heard such information.

"For example, the University of Beijing where you come from, the Peak of the Heavenly Crown is a Class C restricted area."

Tianguan is only C-rank? Maybe it’s because of Articuno?

The existence of Articuno makes this secret realm a restricted area, but Articuno's neutral and friendly attitude means that the danger rating of this secret realm is not very high.

Shi Qiu seemed to be thinking: "It's a secret realm? What about the Tianxia secret realm before?"

"Tianxia is quite special, she is A-level." Examiner Qiao Ruo looked at Shi Qiu meaningfully.

"This is the only area in the Summer Alliance that is not entirely based on danger as the rating standard. It is also the only area that incorporates preciousness as a rating standard. Otherwise, according to tradition, it is also a C-level restricted area."

"Speaking of which, the danger ratings of these wild areas were actually originally related to the gym."

About a few hundred years ago, when technology and trainer strength were not as high as they are now, the establishment of a gym was not like it is now, with the main task of inspecting and guiding challenging trainers.

When gyms were first established, their only duties had nothing to do with trainers, and they didn't even have a so-called challenge function - they were only there to protect the safety of local towns from Pokémon riots and dangerous wilderness, and to protect local residents from invasions and destruction by wild Pokémon.

The intensity of field battles at that time was so high that even now, death battles and field battles are sometimes referred to as "ancient battles."

In that era, gyms were only set up in towns near high-level restricted areas, which also reflected the strong strength of the gym owners.

"Now, the responsibility of protecting the town still exists, and the assessment standards have not been lowered, but the most important thing is still the guidance and training of new trainers."

Shi Qiu asked again: "Then, what are the S-level restricted areas in the summer area?"

Examiner Qiao Ruo shook his head and said, "Well, no matter how much information we have, it's not enough for you to know right now. If you want to find out everything, then work hard to pass this gym test. Then all this knowledge will be available to you for free."

As Qiao Ruo finished speaking, the helicopter stopped.

The starting point of the assessment has arrived.

"Here are your basic supplies, just use the rope to get down."

"Okay." Shi Qiu said.

He took the bulging mountaineering bag and put it on his back, then walked sideways to the rope hanging from the helicopter.

Examiner Qiao Ruo nodded to Rotom who was assisting in the test. "Now, your first gym test officially begins."

With Rotom by his side, Shi Qiu nimbly followed the rope to the ground of the "Purple Desert".