The trip from Hancheng to Xi'an would have cost only a few dozen to a hundred yuan in his previous life. Here, the ticket cost over ten thousand yuan, and the journey took a full two days.
Those two days had to be spent inside the carriage, and some of the larger Pokémon even had to stay in their Poké Balls.
That was why Xiao Ran had visited the Pokémon Center that afternoon and used its transfer device to send Primarina, Greninja, and Milotic back to the research institute ahead of time.
That way, Ye Ling could take them through their training, and his grandfather could help check their data.
He boarded the train with Ralts and Eevee instead. They were both little ones, after all, so even letting them run around and play on the train would be fine.
"By the way, there's been a lot of activity in the Wilderness Area lately. Apparently, trains on quite a few routes have run into trouble." Once they reached their compartment, Zuo Chi set down his luggage and spoke.
"Th-that probably won't happen to us, right?" Qianqian immediately panicked at his words, her face turning Bai.
"Don't be alarmist. Look how much you've scared Qianqian!" Xiao Ran said, patting his shoulder. Rumors like that circulated every day; they were nothing unusual.
Still, trains in this world really were prone to problems. They had to pass through the Wilderness Area, after all, and damage to the tracks and similar issues were common. The advertised two-day journey assumed everything went smoothly. In reality, three or four days, or even a full week, was quite normal.
"Right, right! I shouldn't have said that. Don't be scared, Qianqian. It's just some random rumor I heard!" Zuo Chi hurriedly reassured her.
"Phew, that's a relief!" Qianqian