With the Zap Plate included, Baimu had obtained ten Plates, bringing him one step closer to his goal.
His next destination—
[Alabaster Icelands].
It lay at the northernmost end of Hisui, amid a snow-covered frozen wilderness.
Perennial snow covered everything, making it hard to imagine how the people living here avoided snow blindness.
Perhaps they simply did not?
Baimu only knew that the Pearl Team members were all remarkably hardy; they did not even need heavy coats when going outside.
That was right!
He was talking about Irida!
He remembered that girl feeling hot even in the Alabaster Icelands. Her temperature regulation was truly abnormal!
Baimu draped himself in a Cloak, wrapping his head tightly so that only his eyes and nostrils remained exposed.
Although his current physique, combined with the Magma Suit he wore, was enough to withstand the freezing winds of the Alabaster Icelands, he did not want the journey to feel unnecessarily miserable.
Being able to endure it did not mean he would not feel cold.
"Not going back to Jubilife Village?"
Porygon2 asked curiously.
It remembered that Baimu had previously promised Dawn—no, Akari—that he would go back and take a look.
Baimu said, "We'll talk after I get the two Plates in the Alabaster Icelands."
If he went back now, Professor Laventon would probably pester him with endless questions. He could rest in Jubilife Village for a couple of days then.
"Shaaa!"
Hydreigon roared, signaling for its Trainer to look into the distance.
To avoid the biting winds high in the sky, it was currently flying almost against the ground, which made their journey to the Alabaster Icelands somewhat longer.
They had departed from the other side of the foothills of Mt. Coronet at around eight in the morning. It was now nearing evening, and the