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In the forest, Qingwu stepped on fallen branches, making creaking sounds.
Qingwu looked at the lush green bushes around him. With a rumble, continuous dark clouds appeared before his eyes. The clouds collided, creating flashing silver lightning.
A strong wind appeared, scattering countless fallen leaves. The trees rustled. Qingwu, being experienced in the wild, knew this was a precursor to a storm.
"I must find a place to shelter from the rain." Avoiding getting wet in the wild is common sense for all adventurers; otherwise, catching a cold after heavy rain can easily lead to a fever.
In a place where one cannot call for help from heaven or earth, a small cold could claim most people's lives.
Qingwu, as a great breeder, only had research into Pokémon and hadn't yet mastered Nurse Joy's healing abilities.
"Good thing I exchanged for the Secret Power skill," Qingwu thought, feeling very lucky.
In the game, Secret Power can create a secret base for 2-3 people in large trees, bushes, or caves. It had the same effect in the Pokémon world.
The rain started to fall. Qingwu quickly found a large tree with abundant branches, wide enough for three people to embrace, climbed to the middle of it, and released Zubat.
"Zubat, I'm counting on you, use Secret Power." Zubat flapped its wings, emitting a white glow.
Soon, a white energy ball was released by Zubat, and it gradually merged into the tree trunk.
As the energy ball corroded, the tree trunk made a sound of being eaten away. After more than ten seconds, Qingwu directly peeled off the bark, and countless tiny wood chips poured down.
"Zubat, use Hurricane to blow these wood chips away." Qingwu held his breath and covered his nose with his hand. Zubat precisely controlled the Hurricane, swirling the wood chips into a ball.
A four-square-meter tree hole was cleaned thoroughly, emitting the fresh scent of wood.
Just then, the rain grew heavier. Qingwu recalled Zubat and entered the tree hole, placing the bark perfectly back onto the trunk.
This cave was very hidden, making it impossible for anyone to detect that there was a secret tree hole above this tree.
For easier breathing, Qingwu also drilled several pinhole-sized ventilation holes in the bark.
To observe the outside environment, Qingwu thought for a moment and inserted a waterproof HD pinhole camera outside the bark.
Among the wilderness survival items Colonel gave Qingwu, there was also an electric stove and a laptop.
So, Qingwu leisurely used the electric stove to boil some water, brew a pot of hot tea, and dry his clothes.
The nearby river's water level rose sharply due to the heavy rainfall, becoming more turbulent and surging, with water constantly slapping against the banks, making rumbling sounds.
The large tree was located near the river, and Qingwu's secret base was high enough, so his HD camera could detect the scene outside the secret base.
Qingwu's purpose in setting up the camera was to detect the surrounding environment and avoid being ambushed by other trial participants.
The second was to observe if there were any special Water-type Pokémon in the river.
He hadn't yet decided whether his third Pokémon would be a Water-type or a Fire-type.
Noah had revealed the existence of Starter Pokémon on this Trial Island.
Speaking of Starter Pokémon, Qingwu's most admired was Swampert; aside from being quadruply weak to Grass-type, it had no major flaws.
Swampert had strong limbs, a blue body with a white belly, blue fins, and orange whiskers on its cheeks.
Swampert possessed immense strength, capable of dragging a ship while swimming. It could use its fins to perceive subtle changes in tides and wind, thus foretelling the arrival of storms.
It could easily pull rocks weighing over a ton and had eyes that could see through murky water.
Its hearing was keen, and it could sense impending storms with its long ears.
In his previous life, Qingwu had a green aptitude Swampert, but it sacrificed itself early to save him.
If Qingwu could choose the type of Starter Pokémon, he would definitely choose Swampert, as it was not only loyal but also capable of Mega Evolution.
Mega Evolved Swampert had even thicker arms and body, and the two fins on its head became three, extending down its back and connecting with the tail fin, which also extended down its back.
The orange parts on its body turned orangish-red and became more numerous, and the objects on both sides of its cheeks also became sharper and longer.
At this moment, lightning and thunder filled the outside world. A huge bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, turning a towering tree next to Qingwu's secret base into charcoal, igniting a raging fire.
The fire was quickly extinguished by the rain, and Qingwu felt fortunate enough.
If he hadn't created this secret base, he might have been sheltering nearby and been struck by lightning, dying as a result.
After the lightning, heavy rain poured down. Hearing the splashing sound, Qingwu connected his laptop to the camera.
Suddenly, the raindrops connected into lines. With a "whoosh," the heavy rain poured down from the sky as if the heavens had collapsed.
At this time, a strong wind began to blow outside, and the rustling sound of leaves being swept by the strong wind was very loud in the surroundings.
From afar, the view outside was hazy, with trees and the river covered in a thin veil.
Qingwu marveled at the high pixel count of the HD camera, which allowed him to see the specific appearance of the Pokémon in the river.
The abundant rainfall caused the river to swell, and the current became even more turbulent.
Soon, the riverbanks were submerged by the surging river, and even large trees near the river's edge swayed from the force of the water.
Due to the heavy rainfall, the river became a rare paradise for Water-type Pokémon. A large number of Pokémon emerged from the bottom of the river, opening their mouths to breathe deeply.
Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Krabby, Kingler, Shellder, Magikarp, and other Pokémon surfaced one after another.
Qingwu observed everything clearly through his laptop.
However, these Pokémon were relatively far away, preventing Qingwu from using the system to detect their aptitude.
But a dark shadow flashed by, catching Qingwu's attention. Because the shadow moved too quickly, Qingwu had to rewind the camera footage.
Qingwu set the video playback speed to 0.1 seconds, magnified the dark shadow, and finally made out a Mudkip.
No, it should be somewhere between a Mudkip and a Marshtomp, as the two were very similar, and the camera couldn't distinguish them well.
"That's right, if I can see Seviper's traces in this trial base, why couldn't there be a community of Mudkip here?" Qingwu rejoiced inwardly.