Chapter 277
"Then, these phenomena gradually became more frequent, and even the sky began to show abnormalities. Even during the day, the sky turned as black as night, and we could even see the moon."
Qiao Ran: "..."
Everyone present was startled by the scene Brock described. They had not experienced these things themselves, but just from Brock's description, they could feel the horror of that time.
"As for the final events... my memory isn't very clear. I only remember that during the final cataclysm, I lost consciousness completely, and even my Onix couldn't withstand it. Then, I appeared in this world."
As the Gym Leader, Brock naturally wanted to do everything in his power to protect his city. However, faced with these phenomena that defied common sense, his spirit and will reached their limits, and his strength was still far from sufficient.
"Didn't the Pokémon League send any aid? Pewter City should be quite close to Indigo Plateau, right?"
Hearing Brock's words, Sabrina couldn't help but ask. Unlike her Saffron City, which was located in the Kanto of Kanto, Pewter City Viridian City. And next to Viridian City was the Pokémon League, the Indigo League shared by Indigo Plateau Johto Region and Kanto Region.
This is the birthplace of the Pokémon World Pokémon League, the strongest Pokémon League in the Pokémon World, which combines the strength of two regions.
"No... In the end, I couldn't even get in touch with them; it was like everything had gone wrong."
Brock shook his head with a wry smile.
At that time, he naturally hoped for the Pokémon League's rescue, but no matter how hard they tried, there was nothing they could do.
"I also tried sending some Gym Trainer directly to the Pokémon League, but... they never brought back any news."
"Yeah."
Sabrina fell silent as well.
Brock experienced that feeling. She might not be able to understand it, but... as a fellow Gym Trainer, she should be able to imagine that scene.
"After that, I was already in this world, but it seems like something went wrong with time."
Brock looked up at Sabrina and the others, and a smile returned to his face.
"You're all still so young, and I'm already an old man."
He looked somewhat helpless, but what could he do? He had already lived through nearly twenty years; he couldn't very well ask someone to return the money to him, could he?
"When I first came into this world, I was always thinking about finding companions, so I searched everywhere, hoping to see if I could meet anyone I knew, or find a way back to the Pokémon World. If I couldn't go back... I don't know if my younger siblings would be able to take care of themselves..."
"But I've tried for many, many years, and I haven't found even the slightest clue. I even went to the Gym Trainer here, but they didn't believe me at all and said I was dreaming."
Qiao Ran: "..."
"Wait, you contacted the Pokémon League in this world?"
Sabrina and the others couldn't help but ask as well.
From the very beginning, they had been avoiding contact with the Pokémon League of this world, but unexpectedly, Brock had already engaged in dialogue with the Pokémon League before them.
"Yes, although he was just an ordinary Gym Leader in a small city... At that time, I had been searching alone for many years, trying many, many methods, but nothing worked... I had no choice but to give up and try my luck in the Pokémon League of this world."
Brock shook his head.
However, after listening to what I said, he felt that I was...
Dream."
That incident was a huge blow to me...
"After that, I pretty much gave up the search and simply started traveling around the world."
"Go see the world's scenery, climb the world's highest mountains, challenge famous Gym, and try the food from different places."
"Perhaps I haven't given up the search, but after nearly twenty years and traveling to most parts of the world, I haven't found anything familiar, nor have I found any clues."
Brock reached out and covered his head.
"For nearly twenty years, I've lived like this..."
"What I didn't expect was that I actually saw someone I knew on a roadside display screen."
He raised his head and looked in Sabrina's direction.
No one in the Pokémon World will forget Sabrina's face.
That time, when he saw Sabrina on the monitor, he cried for the first time in twenty years.
"It's alright... it's all over now."
Sabrina looked at him, and couldn't help but sigh deeply. If they switched places, what would have happened if she had spent twenty years in this world?
"Thank you for your hard work, Gym Leader Brock."
Cynthia on the tablet was also deeply moved by Brock's story. The weight of those twenty years could not be summarized in this short chat, but from this brief overview, she could already feel Brock's emotions.
"It's okay, I'm used to it now. What can I do if I'm not used to it?"
Brock's squinty eyes curved slightly as he forced a smile.
"If you could, would you like to tell me your stories?"
Having finished telling his story, Brock felt much lighter, as if all the pent-up emotions in his heart had been released. However, he still didn't really know the group of people in front of him. Each of them seemed to have their own story, and Brock was eager to know about their individual circumstances.
"You arrived here almost twenty years after me, so you should know what happened after the Pokémon World, right? Do you know what's going on in Pewter City now?"
Even after so much time has passed, Brock still cares about that city. Perhaps besides his responsibility as the Gym Leader, he also misses his family.
This Gym Leader, who appears as resolute as Rock-type, is actually a very family-oriented man.
"Our situation?"
After listening to Brock's story, everyone shared their own past experiences with him. Qiao Ran also revealed his ability to travel to the Pokémon World. Since the other party had already told him everything, he had no need to hide anything anymore.
At least, based on both her previous impressions of Brock and the feeling he gave her after meeting him, Qiao Ran felt that Xiao Gang was a trustworthy person.
You can actually travel to the Pokémon World?
Brock Gang became excited upon hearing Qiao Ran's words.
"What exactly is the Pokémon World right now...? Can I get there?"
"I'm sorry, the conditions for traveling are extremely strict, and... the situation in the Pokémon World isn't good right now either. It would be very difficult for us to reach some areas."
Qiao Ran recounted his experiences in several regions.
"Galar is overrun by gigantic Pokémon, the Unova Region is filled with Pokémon controlled by the Haze, and Alola... is occupied by a type of Otherworld Pokémon called Ultra Beast."
"I'm not entirely clear on the situation in the Kanto Region, but the only thing I'm certain of is that the situation there is far from optimistic; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so slow to provide support to other areas."
"Yeah."
After hearing Qiao Ran's words, Brock's newly ignited enthusiasm faded once again.
Yes, even if they now possessed the ability to travel to the Pokémon World, what could they actually accomplish?
With their current strength, it is far from enough.
Moreover, he was already quite old, and he could feel his physical strength declining. Most importantly, his fighting spirit was far less than before.
"But don't be discouraged, we are currently trying to gather our Pokémon World friends."
Sabrina couldn't help but speak up. Although things weren't quite what she had imagined, she was still very happy to see Brock, her former companion.
"As long as we have enough people, we're sure we can find a way to do something."
"Sabrina is right."
Qiao Ran nodded. Their thoughts were already aligned; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to reach an agreement so quickly in the first place.
Everything that happens in the Pokémon World must have its own reasons, and as long as they have more companions, they will surely be able to uncover a deeper truth.
Moreover, after Nebby evolved, they had other hopes of traveling to the Pokémon World —at least, those from Ultra Megalopolis did indeed use Solgaleo's abilities to travel across the world.
If Solgaleo can do it, then Nebby, after evolving, can definitely do it too.
"Alright, everyone, listen to what I have to say."
After everyone had finished telling their stories, Ping
Even the Cynthia in the board spoke.
She was also holding a notebook that she had taken out from somewhere, in which she had written down some information about everyone.
"I do have my own theory about why everyone came into this world at different times."
"Qiao Ran, do you remember when we first met, I told you about my last memory before I came into this world?"
"Hmm... I remember we were exploring some Ruins together with Caitlin?"
Qiao Ran certainly remembered these things. After all, not much time had passed, and this matter was related to Cynthia, so he couldn't possibly forget it so easily.
"Um."
Cynthia nodded and tapped the notebook cover with her pen.
"That Ruins is the Ruins of Dialga of Temporal deity."
"The reason why Caitlin and I traveled through time is actually within the Ruins of Dialga, the god of time. Don't you find that strange?"
"This..."
Qiao Ran and the others exchanged glances, their eyes widening in surprise.
Indeed... they never considered other possibilities regarding this issue, or rather, during previous discussions, they had no evidence linking the two.
"At first, I thought it was just a coincidence, since time and space share the same origin, and perhaps they intertwined somewhere. But now it seems..."
Cynthia's gaze fell on Brock.
"Perhaps it wasn't a coincidence, nor was it a mistake."
"From the very beginning, what brought Caitlin and me into this world was the power of time, which explains why I haven't been able to find Caitlin."
"Because from the very beginning... she and I weren't in the same time frame!"
"...!"
Cynthia's series of deductions left everyone present speechless. However, everything was indeed as Cynthia had said; everything matched up.
"But... this doesn't make sense, does it? What causes time travel is time itself... how can time travel to another world?"
Qiao Ran pondered for a while, but still offered a different perspective.
Changing time only allows one to remain within the same world, like the Nebby; that should be considered a power of space.
"This..."
Sure enough, even Cynthia fell silent when faced with this question.
"I'm not sure about that. After all, humans have no way of knowing the true power of the Time God and the Spatial deity."
"Perhaps... it's because the powers of two Deity worked together?"
Cynthia was unable to provide evidence for her more detailed reasoning.
"However, the only thing we can be certain of now is that Dialga, the Temporal deity, definitely Role Play a very important role in our journey to this world."
Time is the root cause of everything going astray, and it is also the decisive factor that led Cynthia to travel to this world. Even though the details cannot be restored, Cynthia's deduction still made everyone present nod in agreement.
"Indeed... the time factor is indispensable."
"So that means we've made so many videos, but we haven't attracted enough people from the Pokémon World. Maybe it's not that we're not popular enough, but rather that the time hasn't come yet for them to travel through time?"
Qiao Ran also seemed to realize something. Sure enough, it wasn't that they weren't working hard enough, or that they weren't famous enough... it was simply that their time hadn't come yet!
That's true.
Sabrina nodded in agreement, completely agreeing with Qiao Ran's point of view.
Sure enough, it's not that I've lost my appeal as International Movie Star, nor that I'm gradually fading into obscurity... it's all just the fault of time!
Today's update will be postponed.
I had some things to do during the day, so today's update will be delayed until 6 PM and 8 PM. Sorry, sorry, sorry. (Repeated "purple sweet potato pudding" - a repeated phrase)
"But even so, we can't stop our publicity efforts."
Seeing Qiao Ran and Sabrina's reactions, Cynthia could only manage a wry smile. What strange things were these two thinking now?
"The fact that what you're doing has attracted the attention of me and Brock, the Gym Leader, means it's definitely effective."
"If it can attract more people, then it's meaningful."
Cynthia has always approved of everything Qiao Ran and Sabrina have done. Although she is also very famous in the Pokémon World, she is not good at this kind of thing. Even if she had the same idea, she probably wouldn't be able to do what Qiao Ran and Sabrina have done.