On the snowy mountain peak, in a spacious cave, a milky white stalactite hung in the center of the cave.
Milky white stone milk seeped from the stalactite, dripping into a shallow pit below.
The stone milk in the shallow pit had already congealed into a paste.
In one corner of the cave, precious gems and golden coins were scattered on the ground. An orange, goofy Pokémon was admiring these dazzling gems and counting the golden coins, emitting pleasant sounds.
Outside, the wind and snow still raged. Although it was snowing heavily, the cave was as warm as spring.
A thin, black-haired boy lay on a pile of hay, with a Crobat nervously watching him.
A Dratini playfully extended its tail into the boy's nostril.
Qingwu, in a deep sleep, suddenly felt something in his nostril, and his nose tickled.
"A-choo!" Qingwu sneezed, then opened his eyes.
Qingwu looked at the unfamiliar surroundings. The Crobat was anxiously watching him from the side.
The Dratini watched him curiously with wide eyes.
"Where is this?" Qingwu looked around. When he saw the dripping stalactite, his pupils constricted.
"I can't believe there's still Earth Core Stone Milk here," Qingwu said, smelling the scent of the stone milk, and nervously swallowed.
Just then, seeing Qingwu awake, two goofy Dragonite walked over. Qingwu immediately recognized the Dragonite Leader.
The Dragonite Leader was holding some fresh berries and offered them to Qingwu.
"Dragonite, did you bite me?" Qingwu asked the Dragonite Leader.
The Dragonite Leader nodded quickly. It had been returning to its dragon's nest with its wife and child.
Suddenly, it saw an avalanche and, with its keen eyes, spotted Qingwu's fleeing figure.
So the Dragonite Leader immediately used its Extreme Speed to rush into the heavy snow and grabbed the unconscious Qingwu and Crobat.
It brought them to its cave. As the Dragonite Leader, it occupied the highest point of the mountain peak.
Qingwu took an Oran Berry and bit into it. Juice splattered everywhere. The Oran Berry would help Qingwu recover some stamina.
If Qingwu remembered correctly, the Dragonite Leader's dwelling should be at the very top of the mountain peak.
This meant Qingwu had essentially taken a shortcut, brought directly to the mountaintop by the Dragonite Leader.
Among the berries, Qingwu also saw a red, heart-shaped fruit.
This fruit exuded a powerful Dragon-type aura. Qingwu could barely believe his eyes.
This looked like a Dragon Blood Fruit, an extremely valuable Dragon-type material and one of the raw ingredients for top-tier Dragon-type Pokéblocks.
Qingwu watched as the Dratini, with lightning speed, swallowed the Dragon Blood Fruit whole, smacking its lips.
Its mouth was covered in red juice.
Such a waste! What a terrible waste! Qingwu clutched his chest, feeling heartbreak and physical pain.
The Dratini seemed to notice Qingwu's expression stiffen. Thinking Qingwu also wanted to eat the Dragon Blood Fruit, it pointed its tail in one direction of the cave.
Qingwu followed the direction of the Dratini's tail and saw that the corner was piled high with Dragon Blood Fruits, like a small mountain.
Qingwu's heart almost stopped.
How could the Dragon Blood Fruits on this Dragon Island be as common as cabbage? How did he not discover this secret in his previous life?
That's right, in his previous life, the Dragonite had been too reclusive and didn't accept the goodwill of the Dragonite clan, so it was no wonder he hadn't known about the Dragon Blood Fruit's existence.
If he had Dragon Blood Fruit, how could he have failed the trial? That clumsy, goofy Pokémon, Qingwu thought, a little annoyed.
Just then, the Dratini tore off many Dragon Blood Fruits and offered them to Qingwu.
At that moment, the Pokéballs on Qingwu's waist opened, and Deino and Swablu rushed out.
For them, the Dragon Blood Fruits were an ultimate temptation.
Qingwu watched these Dragon Blood Fruits, which could sell for 5kw Poké Dollars outside, being devoured by the three little ones, one bite after another.
His heart was bleeding.
However, Qingwu didn't want to disturb the three little ones' enjoyment.
The Dragonite rescued by Qingwu was a very gentle female Dragonite. Seeing that the three little ones quickly finished the Dragon Blood Fruits, she brought out many more.
Actually, the precious Dragon Blood Fruits, which seemed so valuable to outsiders, were nothing to the female Dragonite.
The reason was that the female Dragonite had already grown tired of Dragon Blood Fruits. No matter how delicious something was, eating it year after year would make anyone weary of it.
That's why the female Dragonite had developed a fondness for Pokéblocks and, in her ravenous eating, had devoured a month's worth of Pokéblocks that Qingwu had prepared, all at once.
The female Dragonite generously gifted the pile of Dragon Blood Fruits to Qingwu. Qingwu, feeling a bit embarrassed, poured out a large quantity of gems from his bracelet with a clatter.
As expected, the female Dragonite's eyes couldn't leave the gems.
Even the Dragonite Leader stared eagerly at the gems, only to be impatiently struck by the female Dragonite's Dragon Tail, knocking it out of the cave.
"Ralts, help me translate," Qingwu said, releasing Ralts.
As blue light enveloped the female Dragonite, Qingwu found that he could communicate directly with her.
"What a marvelous ability," Qingwu thought, truly impressed by Ralts.
"Hello, benefactor," a mature, older sister-like voice resonated in Qingwu's mind.
"Thank you very much for saving me," the female Dragonite said gratefully.
"It's only right. I have a large quantity of gems here. If you have anything you don't need, we can exchange,"
"Of course, I can also exchange berries for Pokéblocks with you," Qingwu said straightforwardly.
"Pokéblocks? You mean those transparent, springy things?" The female Dragonite was extremely fond of Pokéblocks.
After all, eating berries day in and day out, year after year, no matter how delicious, would become tiresome.
That's why the female Dragonite had secretly snuck out of Dragon Island, hoping to improve her diet, but she didn't expect that being discovered by humans would lead to endless pursuit.
"Yes, if you want them, I can make a lot and store them."
"If you have any shed skin, teeth, or scales, I can exchange them for Pokéblocks and precious gems."
The female Dragonite thought for a moment. Luckily, for sentimental reasons, she had kept a lot of Dragonair's shed skin.
She also had some broken dragon teeth left behind.
So the female Dragonite nodded and went directly to the deepest part of the cave, pulling out perfectly preserved Dragonair shed skin.
And also some teeth that she had shed during her Dragonite period.
Qingwu looked at the dragon scales faintly exuding dragon might and the sharp dragon teeth, his heart almost leaping with joy.
Qingwu was certain that this Dragonite had the strength of an Elite Four member even during her Dragonair period, Elite Four-level Dragonair shed skin.
That could fetch a high price in the black market, and many collectors would also collect Dragonair's shed skin as a display of prestige.
Qingwu saw the Dragonite Leader sneakily slip in from the cave entrance and also went to the deepest part of the cave, pulling out a pile of useless items.
The Dragonite Leader would keep trophies after defeating other Dragon-type Pokémon or powerful Pokémon. He didn't expect them to be so useful now.
Qingwu carefully organized the Dragonite Leader's trophies: an Elite Four-level Blastoise shell, the Dragonite Leader's shed skin and teeth, Salamence's dragon teeth, fragments of an Elite Four-level Aggron's metal armor, and a small blue scale.
Qingwu had never seen this blue scale before, and it radiated a strong Ice-type aura.
After some bargaining, Qingwu paid a portion of the gems and took the items the Dragonite couple didn't want.
Qingwu promised that if they could introduce other Dragon-type Pokémon for trade, he would give the Dragonite couple one gem as compensation for each introduction.
Dragon-type Pokémon's berries could be exchanged for Pokéblocks with Qingwu.
Qingwu also found several special berries in the Dragonite Leader's cave.
This was adopting a WeChat business model; Qingwu turned the Dragonite couple into his downline.
Qingwu only needed to make Pokéblocks and provide gems, while the Dragonite couple would be responsible for the sales.
Of course, Qingwu also asked for about a gourd's worth of Earth Core Stone Milk. This kind of heaven-and-earth treasure had no effect on the Dragonite couple anymore.
If it weren't for the Dragonite couple wanting to save some Earth Core Stone Milk for the Dratini, they would probably exchange it directly for gems.
After the blizzard outside subsided, Qingwu stepped out of the cave, his eyes wide with astonishment, and walked toward his distant destination.
This was the peak Qingwu had always yearned for, the place where he had lived with Dragonite for a period.
However, when Qingwu reached a certain spot from his memory, that place was covered in thick snow, not at all like a place where Pokémon lived.
Qingwu felt a pang of disbelief.
"Magmar, use Flamethrower!" Qingwu said expressionlessly.
Magmar's flames quickly melted the heavy snow. The melted snow water seeped into the snow below, even causing a small avalanche.
Qingwu saw the gray rock wall exposed after the snow melted.
Tears unconsciously streamed down his face.
"I was too early after all," Qingwu realized he still hadn't accompanied Dratini's growth.
Just then, something cold and clammy touched his face. Qingwu saw a Dratini licking his tears. The Dratini's eyes were full of confusion, wondering why tears were salty.
Dratini's appearance was fully reflected in Qingwu's eyes. Only then did Qingwu notice that this Dratini had a dragon-shaped birthmark on its tail.
Qingwu recalled that the Dragonite's tail also had a very distinct red dragon-shaped birthmark.
It was just that the birthmark on this Dratini was too small, and Qingwu had been entirely focused on finding the Dragonite from his memories.
That's right, the Dragonite's mother had died from severe injuries, and the Dragonite's father had been overcome with grief and directly resigned as leader.
So the Dratini, painstakingly hatched by the female Dragonite, became the Apple of the Dragonite Leader's eye.
But because it was his own flesh and blood, the Dragonite Leader couldn't bring himself to abandon it, which led to him neglecting it for so many years and developing the Dragonite's reclusive personality.
Now, if the female Dragonite was saved by him, wouldn't he have changed history?
No wonder he felt such a strong connection to this Dratini. So it was you, Dragonite, long time no see.
Qingwu tightly embraced the Dratini, large tears flowing from his eyes.
In this life, I won't let go again. We will overcome all difficulties and obstacles together.
Can you forgive someone who couldn't return? In my previous life, I failed your đợi, but in this life, I have returned.
After a long time, Qingwu stopped crying, his days of inner melancholy swept away.
Qingwu felt that taking the Dragonite away would be a tricky matter.
The reason was that it was the Dragonite Leader's child.
In his previous life, the Dragonite Leader had been replaced by another Dragonite, and those Dragonite were eager for this reclusive Dragonite to leave the isolated island.
So they let it go very easily. But what about this life? As a newly born Dratini, would the Dragonite Leader be willing to let go?
The Dragonite Leader and his wife watched Qingwu crying heartbrokenly, and they secretly made a decision.
The female Dragonite had a special innate ability; she could sense pure aura.
It was because the female Dragonite had sensed Qingwu's kind heart that she landed on Qingwu's yacht and entrusted her Pokémon Egg to Qingwu.
But she didn't expect that Qingwu would exhaust himself to rescue her from near death.
Every Dragon-type Pokémon living on Dragon Island hoped to escape the island and see the outside world.
Although Dragon Island was their warm and comfortable home, it was also a cage that bound them and prevented them from leaving.
Only by passing the Dragon Trial and choosing a suitable human trainer could they be allowed to leave Dragon Island.
The Dragonite Leader was one, and the female Dragonite was also one. Both of them had passed the trial, and only after their trainers died of old age did they return to Dragon Island.
Dragon-type Pokémon have long lifespans, so the female Dragonite didn't mind her child having the opportunity to venture out with a trainer.
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