The sun was nearing its set.
After half a day, Dragonite bid farewell to its homeland, and by now it had adjusted its mood and was determined to venture out with Fang Yuan.
As the day slowly turned to night, Fang Yuan and his companions halted their steps.
The Dragon Island celebration had ended, and they had only briefly toured the central area of the island; Fang Yuan couldn't help but lament that time had passed too quickly.
If there had been enough time, Fang Yuan wouldn't have minded staying longer to visit Inverse Scale Lake and Charizard Valley, as mentioned by Yun Guancheng.
Challenging powerful Pokémon in the wild also had its own kind of fun.
"I wonder how Yun Guancheng is doing," Fang Yuan suddenly remembered Yun Guancheng.
The guy had gone to take the Garchomp leadership test. Though he was not as outstanding as himself... with his Dragon Lineage identity, he should still have a chance to tame the Lead the Line, right?
Just using the identity of The Dragon Trainer and Yun Kai, a cousin of the Dragon King, Fang Yuan could think of a dozen ways to coax the little Round Land Shark into submission.
With that kind of background, if the other party still couldn't succeed, it would be quite disappointing...
"Bwoo~~~~"
As the sunset dipped, a growl came from the darkening distance. Hearing this, the Dragonite next to Fang Yuan took a step forward and let out a loud response.
Immediately after, Dragonite turned its head towards Fang Yuan.
"Bwoo~~~"
Scratching its head, Dragonite explained that the elders were calling for them.
…
After arriving at the Dragon Cave in Dragon Valley on Dragonite, where the elders were situated, Fang Yuan found that Yun Guancheng was already there, conversing with the Quick Dragon Elder.
"Hey~~" When Yun Guancheng saw Fang Yuan approaching, he greeted him with a cheerful smile, seeming in high spirits.
At this point, Fang Yuan was only accompanied by the Quick Dragon Envoy. Yun Guancheng glanced around and asked, "So, did you tame any Pokémon?"
Yun Guancheng asked knowingly. Even though Fang Yuan was strong, he was an outsider rather than from the Dragon Lineage, and Yun Guancheng was quite skeptical that Fang Yuan would be recognized by the Dragonite Lead the Line.
"Tamed one," Fang Yuan chuckled, patting the Quick Dragon Envoy on the arm as a meaningful hint.
"???" Yun Guancheng didn't react for a moment, and it was only after the Quick Dragon Envoy gave him a simple smile that he was taken aback.
"Wait a second..." Yun Guancheng stepped back and carefully reviewed the situation.
The Quick Dragon Envoy brought them from Binhai City, and Fang Yuan rode the Quick Dragon Envoy all the way... Before they parted, Fang Yuan gave some Pokémon food to the Quick Dragon Envoy, then during the celebration, the Quick Dragon Envoy took Fang Yuan to undertake the test...
And in the end, Fang Yuan simply tamed the Quick Dragon Envoy?
"Whoa." Yun Guancheng, having received a good education from a young age, generally wasn't easily shocked, unless he couldn't help it, but Fang Yuan's maneuver truly surprised him.
Although he didn't know the strength of this particular Quick Dragon Envoy, judging from its previous flying performance, it probably wasn't inferior to his own Blood Wing Dragon... And such a Pokémon was so easily tamed by Fang Yuan?
"Cough…" A cough from the Quick Dragon Elder brought their exchange to a halt.
"Dragon Island will start drifting farther away the day after tomorrow. When do you plan to leave?" the Quick Dragon Elder reminded.
Yun Guancheng glanced at Fang Yuan and said, "We'll return tomorrow. What do you think?"
Fang Yuan said, "I have no objections."
He had already tamed Dragonite, and although he did not know which Spirit Yun Guancheng managed to tame by using a day's time, he figured it had been done.
"Good, then we'll return early tomorrow morning."
...
While Fang Yuan was exploring Dragon Island with Dragonite, Yun Guancheng had already learned some information about Manafei from the Quick Dragon Elder.
However, the Quick Dragon Elder didn't provide Yun Guancheng with much information.
"The Prince of the Endless Sea, who possesses an incredible ability to exchange souls with any Spirit, has a special connection to the Temple of the Sea. No matter where he is, he can instinctively find the Temple of the Sea..."
As for whether it was Manafei that controlled the Water-type Spirits to launch the Elf Siege, the Quick Dragon Elder couldn't give a definite answer.
Yet, the Quick Dragon Elder warned the humans.
As the Prince of the Endless Sea, Manafei's strength might not be formidable, and the powerful among humans could easily handle it.
However, Manafei could leverage its innate magical powers to communicate with the souls of certain Legendary creatures in the sea and receive their help.
Such as Kyogre and Lugia.
If the situation developed to that extent, it would be an unquestionable disaster for Hua Nation.
"Having this information is enough, the Trainer Association will quickly find the key cause," Yun Guancheng said, playing with his phone.
Just before, he had conveyed the information to the Binhai City Trainers Association. The Association quickly analyzed several possibilities based on this simple information.
"What's the conclusion?" Fang Yuan asked.
Yun Guancheng looked at the information on his phone and said, "Suppose there is a world called the Pokémon World, which shattered due to unknown reasons. Under the power of the Legendary Pokémon, it merged with numerous secret locations into Earth space. Then from the phrase 'The Prince of the Endless Sea will instinctively go to its dwelling place, the Temple of the Sea,' we can infer some information."
"This suggests that although the Temple of the Sea is the dwelling place of the Prince of the Endless Sea, the Prince may not always be there. It could be moving at any place in the sea."
"If the shattering of the world caused the Temple of the Sea and the Prince of the Endless Sea to be separated, one after the other merging into Earth space, then wouldn't the Prince of the Endless Sea that arrived on Earth later seek the Temple of the Sea?"
Fang Yuan caught on instantly. He said, "You mean that, N years ago, the Temple of the Sea, in the form of a secret location, arrived on Earth before everything else and integrated with it. N years later, the Prince of the Endless Sea came to Earth, and the first thing it would do after arriving is to look for the Temple of the Sea..."
Yun Guancheng nodded and said, "In such a case, if the Temple of the Sea is destroyed, or let's say, something important inside has been taken by humans, what do you think the Prince of the Endless Sea would do? I don't know either, but if we have to pin the Prince as the main culprit behind the Elf Siege, combining the information at hand, this is as much as we can analyze for now... The Trainer Association checked the records, and indeed, eighteen years ago, close to Binhai City, a massive secret location resembling ancient ruins appeared. A lot of Trainers went in to explore, but shortly after the emergence of the secret location, the ruins sank into the deep sea, disappearing without a trace. It is said that at that time, many Trainers were unable to leave in time, going missing at sea, presumably dead..."
...
The next day.
Fang Yuan and Yun Guancheng, riding on Dragonite and Blood Wing Dragon, broke through the mist of Dragon Island and left the isle, heading towards Binhai City.
After returning to Binhai City, Yun Guancheng went back to Qinglong Dojo, while Fang Yuan first went to the Spirit Center to register Dragonite's information, and then planned to leave.
Although Fang Yuan's identity indicated he was carrying seven Spirits, no one in this world had researched the "Poké Ball Transport System," so it wasn't possible that a person could only carry six Poké Balls. For the Master Level Trainers, it was commonplace to carry a dozen or more Spirits with them.
Fang Yuan shared the news of taming Dragonite with School sister Xie Qingyi, expressing his thanks to her. After bidding farewell to the Sect Leader of Qinglong Dojo, he began booking a flight to Magic City.
In Magic City, the auction for the Key Stone had already ended, waiting for Fang Yuan to collect it. The Fang Yuan Institute in Sun and Moon Forest confirmed that its establishment was also going smoothly. Everything required Fang Yuan's attention upon his return.
However, Fang Yuan was still quite concerned about the follow-up to the Temple of the Sea, Manafei, and the Elf Siege in Binhai City, so before leaving, he specifically instructed Rotom to keep an eye on the news here. Perhaps there would be a day in the future when he would return.
It's worth mentioning that... meanwhile... Eevee had started to entice Dragonite to learn about smartphones. However, Dragonite seemed to have little interest in playing games or watching movies. Instead, it was quite fascinated by dance videos and even showed some desire to learn to dance to "Elysium."