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At the foot of dormant Mt. Chimney, Lavaridge Town stood amid lush greenery.

Though Lavaridge Town looked rather "barren" and simple in the Pokémon Emerald game, in reality, it not only had tall modern buildings, but hot springs everywhere.

Thanks to the volcano's influence, the vegetation was exceptionally thriving as well. Lush plants grew vigorously, making the entire town seem as though it were surrounded by Hoenn's natural splendor.

Though it could not compare to the spaciousness of a proper city, Lavaridge Town still stood head and shoulders above the many settlements called towns.

That was probably inseparable from Lavaridge Town's highly developed tourism industry.

Just as mentioned before, thanks to its exceptional geography, rather than having only one like in the games, Lavaridge Town had truly achieved the concept of "hot springs everywhere."

Walking along the lively town streets, which felt like a festival, the scent of sulfur would occasionally drift into one's nostrils. Looking in the direction it came from would usually reveal a hot spring, large or small.

Some were open-air hot springs for private household use, while others were prepared by inns for their guests.

Due to the Japanese-like culture, the hot springs here were mostly mixed-gender, though there were also hot springs open to a single gender or even to one person alone for those who felt too embarrassed.

It was just that those options came with rather unpleasant prices.

Besides the hot springs occupied by humans, the people of Lavaridge Town had not completely monopolized this natural resource.

Most hot springs in the wilderness, outside the town's living area, had deliberately been left undeveloped and preserved in their natural state for the Wild Pokémon living at the foot of Mt. Chimney.

Take the Camerupt carrying Luo Mu and the other travelers, for example. According