"Roar!"
Abruptly, the Giant Gyarados's angry roar rang out. Riley and the others immediately grew tense, believing that the Giant Gyarados was about to attack Gu Yuan. Conversely, Lorelei stood calmly in place, restraining Riley and the others who intended to rush to his aid.
Equally calm as Lorelei was Gu Yuan, who stood before the Giant Gyarados. Gu Yuan had not heard any anger in the Giant Gyarados's roar.
"Human! Tell me! What is that divine aura on your body!?"
The Giant Gyarados endured the pain and straightened its body. At this moment, the Giant Gyarados's head was only a meter away from Gu Yuan. Such a close distance was enough to pose a threat to Gu Yuan's life.
"You must be referring to this. This is a feather left to me by Moltres."
Taking the Moltres's Feather out of his dimensional backpack, Gu Yuan figured that it must be due to the Giant Gyarados being favored by nature that it could sense the feather on his person.
"Your name!"
"Gu Yuan!"
"Good. I trust your promise. If you violate that promise, I will drag you down with me, even if it means my death."
"Conversely, if you can fulfill your promise, I will give you a reward."
In this moment, Gu Yuan felt that he was no longer talking to the Giant Gyarados, but rather the consciousness of nature itself. From a subconscious place, Gu Yuan felt as if something had locked onto him.
Before Gu Yuan could think deeper, the Giant Gyarados moved its massive body, struggling out of the ice surface. Even the wounds on the Giant Gyarados's body began to heal quickly, returning it to its peak condition in the blink of an eye.
Simultaneously, the crimson glow in the Giant Gyarados's eyes began to diminish, revealing the whites of its eyes.
Finally, after giving Gu Yuan a profound look, the Giant Gyarados ignored the rigorously guarded Cloyster and its partners, turned, and left.
A series of angry roars followed. The remaining Gyarados hesitated, then began to contemplate, and finally chose to follow slowly behind the Giant Gyarados. It is worth mentioning that as these Gyarados left, they did not forget to take the corpses of their fallen comrades with them.
At the same time, the seawater began to recede, gradually exposing the destroyed town.
"Phew—"
Gu Yuan let out a long breath and finally relaxed. To be so close to a Gyarados with Elite Rank strength, one that was also blessed by nature, Gu Yuan would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous.
However, in that situation, Gu Yuan was the best choice. Having telepathy allowed him to communicate with the Giant Gyarados, and Alakazam could ensure his safety. Most importantly, he was able to make an impression on Lorelei. Just having Lorelei mention this to Agatha afterward would be enough to bring credit to Agatha.
After such a long period of interaction, Gu Yuan naturally understood part of Agatha's personality. If he could bring credit to her, she might give him some benefits when she was happy. Furthermore, being known to more and more Elite Four members was an intangible resource for him, which might come in handy someday. After all, the Giant Gyarados had already been subdued by Lorelei, so the danger for Gu Yuan was minimal, which was one of the reasons he decided to step forward.
"That was very good job. If it weren't for you, this conflict truly wouldn't have ended this well."
Lorelei patted Gu Yuan's shoulder, her gentle and sophisticated voice ringing out.
"You give me too much credit. Compared to you, I only did something insignificant."
"Furthermore, ultimately, the reason this conflict occurred was due to human greed."
Gazing into the distance, the Gyarados had already turned into small black dots that could vanish at any moment, but Gu Yuan did not forget the promises he had made to the Gyarados. If it weren't for that subconscious feeling, it would be fine, but he was clearly being targeted by a special force now. If he did not resolve this matter, he might genuinely suffer some form of retribution.
"Yes, you can rest assured. Since I have come, I will definitely not let this happen again."
"Afterward, I will propose to your master and the other two Elite Four members that we protect nature and Pokémon like Magikarp!"
Straightening up, Lorelei exuded her Elite Four aura, letting Gu Yuan know that she was not just a gentle and sophisticated neighborhood older sister, but also the League's Ice-type Elite Four!
"Yes, I will also find a way to protect the natural environment and Pokémon!"
Gu Yuan would not let go of an opportunity to prove himself and immediately agreed.
"Good! Then let us work hard together!"
Patting Gu Yuan's shoulder again, Lorelei's eyes were filled with approval. In fact, the moment Gu Yuan appeared, Lorelei had already recognized him as Agatha's apprentice. As fellow Elite Four members, Lorelei had considered Gu Yuan one of their own from the start. Furthermore, witnessing Gu Yuan's performance and guessing that he was a Psychic , Lorelei understood why he was valued by Agatha.
After the brief exchange, many matters awaited Lorelei's attention. Compared to her, Gu Yuan, a quasi-Ace Trainer, was much more relaxed. First, he helped the people with some reconstruction work, then, once the remaining reinforcements arrived, Gu Yuan could rest.
After the residents of the town returned, the League explained to them that the disaster occurred entirely because of their reckless hunting and killing of Magikarp. It was assumed that even if they went back to catching Magikarp in the future, they would not dare to be as unrestrained as before.
Once the reconstruction work was back on track, Lorelei did not stay any longer. She convened a meeting with the other three Elite Four members to begin studying the protection of nature and Magikarp.
In fact, the League had noticed a long time ago that as development continued, the natural environment began to suffer damage, and more and more Pokémon were falling victim to human harm.
It was precisely because of this that regulations for protecting Pokémon were established, but they neglected the overly weak Pokémon. This incident was undoubtedly a wake-up call for everyone. If Pokémon were pushed too hard, the resulting consequences would be unbearable for most people.
Even the large families and corporations were only concerned with making their own families and companies stronger, not with destroying the entire world. On this point, everyone quickly reached a consensus.
When the League, this massive machine, focuses on one task, the efficiency is astounding. In just a few days, an entire set of regulations was completed. However, it was not disseminated immediately; instead, it was continually modified based on the characteristics of various locations.
Gu Yuan, on the other hand, left the town near the pier and went to the nearest town to wait patiently. This was requested by his master, Agatha, who said she wanted to see him.