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“Alright, now that Jigglypuff's matter has been discussed, it's time for them to continue their journey.”

After introducing Jigglypuff to the Water Friends, Zhang Yu prepared to continue his journey.

But it was at this moment that he suddenly discovered that the snowstorm, which had been about to stop, suddenly grew much stronger!

And he faintly felt that after the snowstorm intensified, some Pokémon were approaching them, using the storm as cover.

Or rather, was this snowstorm originally caused by them?

Thinking of this, he immediately looked in the direction they were approaching from.

The next second, an elegant bird Pokémon, entirely ice-blue with a small crown on its head, appeared before his eyes.

“Articuno!”

Almost subconsciously, Zhang Yu blurted out its name.

He never expected that Articuno, which he was searching for, would actually appear before him on its own.

Such a development greatly exceeded his expectations.

And his intuition told him that this shouldn't be a coincidence, but rather that while he was searching for Articuno, Articuno was also searching for him.

Or perhaps, this Articuno had been silently observing from somewhere before? Is that why it appeared at this exact moment?

But how did it know he would come here?

‘You are right, I am indeed looking for you.’

‘As for why I knew you would appear here... the reason is simple, Zapdos and Moltres made too much of a commotion.’

Articuno seemed to see Zhang Yu's regret and immediately explained.

“So that’s how it is.”

“But why are you looking for me?”

Upon hearing Articuno's explanation, Zhang Yu suddenly showed a look of realization.

Articuno had naturally witnessed the two previous battles between Zapdos and Moltres.

Under normal circumstances, those two Pokémon would fight, but certainly not this frequently.

The reason for this situation was clearly due to the intervention of other people or Pokémon.

What he couldn't understand, though, was why Articuno would be looking for him?

This was indeed very strange.

At the same time, Zhang Yu also noticed that since Articuno appeared, although it had looked at Miraidon, its gaze was almost entirely focused on him.

This meant that this matter had nothing to do with Miraidon; it was solely directed at him.

If that were truly the case, it would be even stranger.

After all, they had never even met before, let alone known each other.

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[“Huh? Why did this snowstorm suddenly get so much bigger?”]

[“Look quickly, something seems to be approaching!”]

[“What, what kind of Pokémon is this?”]

[“Could it be Articuno?”]

[“It certainly looks like Articuno, especially since Anchor himself confirmed it.”]

[“While that’s true, what I can’t figure out is why Articuno suddenly appeared?”]

[“Yeah, Anchor hasn't even found it yet, and it just showed up on its own.”]

[“That is indeed a problem, and I don’t know why, but I feel like this Articuno is coming for Anchor, or rather, it’s looking for Anchor?”]

[“You must be mistaken, right? Why would Articuno be looking for Anchor?”]

[“No, I think they’re right, Articuno very likely is looking for Anchor.”]

[“Exactly, I don’t know if you noticed, but ever since Articuno appeared, although it has looked at other Pokémon, its gaze has mostly been focused on Anchor, it didn't even give Miraidon more than a few glances.”]

[“Now that you mention it, it does seem to be the case.”]

[“If that’s really true, then why is it looking for Anchor?”]

[“I don’t know, but maybe it has something it needs Anchor’s Helping Hand with?”]

[“That shouldn't be possible, right? Articuno is a Legendary creature after all, what could possibly trouble it?”]

[“Indeed, given the power of a Legendary creature, there are very few things it can’t do.”]

[“But that’s the only reason that can explain why it’s coming to find Anchor, otherwise, it couldn’t possibly be because it’s never seen a human before and finds it curious, wanting to come and take a look, right?”]

Upon seeing the sudden increase in the snowstorm and the Articuno that followed, the Water Friends immediately let out exclamations of surprise.

Especially when they learned Articuno's identity from Zhang Yu, they became even more excited.

They had originally thought that they would only have a chance to see Articuno after Zhang Yu reached the Mountaintop, but they never expected Articuno to appear on its own!

After the surprise, confusion followed.

What could be the reason that would make Articuno appear on its own?

‘I have something I need your Helping Hand with.’

‘It’s a bit complicated to explain in detail, but for now, just follow me.’

Facing Zhang Yu's inquiry, Articuno, for some reason, did not answer immediately, but after a slight silence, it finally responded.

“Then I’ll trouble you to lead the way.”

Although Zhang Yu was very puzzled by Articuno's behavior, he did not press further, but instead let it lead the way.

Articuno nodded at Zhang Yu upon hearing this, and then flew in a certain direction.

However, it was clear that it had deliberately slowed down a bit, in order to prevent Zhang Yu and his Pokémon from being unable to keep up.

“Alright, let’s follow it and see.”

Seeing this, Zhang Yu quickly led his Pokémon to follow, and lowered his voice, beginning to introduce Articuno to the Water Friends in the live broadcast room.

“As you can see, Articuno is an Ice-type and Flying-type Legendary creature.”

“As an Ice-type Legendary creature, Articuno has extremely strong control over ice; it is said that it can even create an environment of Sheer Cold.”

“In legends, Articuno usually resides on snow-capped mountains with permafrost.”

“In addition, Articuno also has the ability to create cold air and bring down snowflakes just by flapping its wings, so any snowy mountain where Articuno resides will often experience heavy snowfall, allowing the temperature of the snowy mountain to always remain at a low temperature, and even the temperature there will become lower and lower.”

“Perhaps yesterday’s snow was caused by it.”

“As one of the three legendary birds, and the one with the best temper among them, Articuno also rescues distressed Pokémon and humans.”

“If you enter a snowy mountain and unfortunately get lost inside, and receive Helping Hand from an unknown Pokémon, it's very likely that Articuno did it.”

“But you must never cause trouble just to see Articuno; if you do, Articuno is very likely not to appear, and then you might really be in serious trouble.”

Compared to Zapdos and Moltres, Zhang Yu undoubtedly preferred Articuno more, so he introduced it in more detail.

[“Listening to Anchor’s introduction, Articuno is really powerful!”]

[“Articuno is a Legendary creature after all, how could it not be powerful?”]

[“I feel that with Articuno’s strength, even if its living place wasn’t originally a snowy mountain, it would become one after it arrived.”]

[“Indeed, one hundred percent true.”]

[“It resides on snow-capped mountains with permafrost? It seems that finding Articuno is not as difficult as imagined, at least much easier to find than Moltres and Zapdos.”]

[“Indeed, there aren’t many places that meet such requirements.”]

[“Wait! Can no one explain what ‘permafrost’ means?”]

[“Simply put, it’s a place where snow doesn’t melt all year round, a place with perennial snow, the most typical being the North and South Poles.”]

[“That’s about right, I can’t speak for foreign countries, but in our country, the most famous places are Mount Emei, Changbai Mountain, Dabie Mountain, Jiuzhaigou, and so on.”]

[“There’s also one more place, and that’s Mount Everest!”]

[“Forget about Mount Everest, ordinary people can’t go there, going rashly is truly asking for death.”]

[“Indeed, Mount Everest is really too dangerous; let alone us ordinary people, even many professionals have been left there forever. If it’s just to see Articuno with your own eyes, there’s no need to go to such lengths.”]

[“Why are you so naive? The reason they want to see Articuno isn’t just to see it with their own eyes; it’s for something else, like... helping their Pokémon improve their strength or something.”]

[“Hiss~ If you didn’t say that, I really would have forgotten about it.”]

[“Oh my god! So that’s what you guys are after?!”]

Upon hearing Zhang Yu’s introduction to Articuno, many Water Friends developed considerable interest.

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This was the first time they had directly experienced the influence of a Legendary creature on the environment.