With Mt. Chimney, a volcano that remained active year-round, the Hoenn Region had a much hotter climate than Kanto and Johto, let alone the comparatively frigid Sinnoh Region. Mt. Chimney stood between Fallarbor Town and Lavaridge Town in northern Hoenn, so as Liu Qing and Liu Yuan made their way toward Fallarbor Town, the forest gradually gave way to broadleaf trees, and cold-loving Pokémon became almost impossible to find.
By noon that day, after traveling through the forest for so long, Liu Qing and Liu Yuan had finally exhausted the food they had bought in Rustboro City. Liu Yuan was checking his PokéNav. Although he said nothing, his miserable expression and resentful gaze conveyed everything perfectly.
"All right, all right. Even if you wrinkle your forehead out of existence, we still won't get out of the forest right this second." Liu Qing set down the Pokémon Egg he had wiped clean, then reached over and smoothed Liu Yuan's furrowed brow.
"Big brother, it's not that I want to complain, but all we've had for company these past few days is this endless forest. No television, no computer, no snacks, no water to bathe in. We sleep in sleeping bags at night and have to watch out for mosquitoes everywhere, wild animals, and Pokémon attacks. I can handle all that, because the problems we encounter on our journey are valuable experiences, and they'll become wonderful memories someday. But now we don't even have food. We can't just go hungry." Liu Yuan gave Liu Qing an exasperated look. "We shouldn't have listened to you in the first place. We should have gone to Dewford Island. Even if we wanted to train, there are forests there too."
"Heh, I suppose that really is my fault." Liu Qing rubbed his nose awkwardly. "But we're