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Chapter 222 I, the Blue Cotton Bird, am not incapable of being king.
Upon realizing this, the blue cotton bird immediately turned back and returned to the scabbard.
The sword sheath slept soundly on the cushion, its tassel drooping, its blue eyes closed, and the blade rising and falling slightly with its breath.
"xin~"
Awakened by the blue cotton bird, Dujianshe showed a bewildered expression.
What are you going to do?
The blue cotton bird immediately put on a fawning smile, its eyes narrowing into two crescent moons.
"Chirp chirp chirp~" (Little sword sheath, do you think I have the potential to be a king?)
It tilted its head, pointed to itself with its wing, and looked on with anticipation.
Single sword sheath: ?
The blue eyes on the scabbard widened, the pupils contracted, and it looked the blue cotton bird up and down.
It was just a small blue cotton bird, with a pointed beak, a big face, and beady eyes. Two thin, chicken-like feet supported its round body, and it had two fluffy wings that looked like a ball of fluff...
Do you look like a king?
Whose king looks like this?
It immediately wanted to shake its head.
The blue cotton bird, quick-witted and agile, stopped them immediately, then smiled and pulled out from behind...
A whole bunch of things, including cabbage, strawberries, watermelon, and candied hawthorn berries.
Single sword sheath: !!!
Blue eyes widened instantly.
Although it had just finished eating the parsnip and its belly was still full, for some reason, perhaps because it needed a lot of energy after being born, it got hungry again after a short while.
These foods have arrived just in time!
With a flick of its tassel, it lunged forward, its blade poised to plunge into the pile of food and begin its buffet feast.
But the blue cotton bird blocked it gently with its wing.
O one-sword sheath, take a closer look. Do I truly possess the potential to become a king?
It deliberately moved closer so that the other party could observe it better.
The tassel on the tip of the single sword scabbard fluttered in the still air, as if lost in thought.
It looked at the large pile of food on the ground, then at the blue-haired bird, and finally at the food again.
Well……
So, although this blue cotton bird doesn't look much like a king, its pointed head does resemble a crown.
Its eyes shone brightly like the stars, and its fluffy feathers made it look like it was wearing a royal robe!
Impressive demeanor!
Ah!
"xin~" (Sorry, I didn't look closely just now, but now that I'm looking at it carefully, he definitely has the potential to become a king!!!)
Upon hearing the answer it wanted, the blue cotton bird beamed with joy and hummed a cheerful tune as it flew away contentedly.
……
At the same time, in Pallet Town.
As the sun sets, golden rays bathe the training ground, casting long shadows of the Pidgeots.
"Thank you for your hard work, Pidgeot. That's enough training for today." Green reached out and patted Pidgeot's wing, feeling its firm muscles and warm body temperature in its palm.
A Pidgeot, a size much larger than a normal Pidgeot, slowly descended from the sky and landed behind Qinglv, nuzzling its owner's shoulder.
"Bi~"
Although he's currently training new Pokémon, Blue doesn't neglect his daily training with his old partners.
He has been carrying out his grandfather's tasks during this period.
Although the number of Dark Pokémon has decreased dramatically, he is still busy defeating Dark Pokémon everywhere and bringing back those black crystals that emit an eerie light to the research institute.
Hopefully, Grandpa will be able to research something.
Having just finished training, Qinglu took the white towel draped over her shoulder and wiped the sweat from her face.
I walked to a nearby rock and plopped down on it; the rock was warm from the setting sun.
He took out his phone, casually opened Douyin (TikTok) short video, and started watching videos to kill time.
This is a rare moment of free time each day.
He frequently watches videos about raising Pokémon, so big data accurately pushes relevant content to him.
At this moment, a tropical dragon appeared on the screen.
Qinglv was stunned when she saw the tropical dragon.
This tropical dragon has a perfectly streamlined body, flowing smoothly from its forehead to its back and tail, as if drawn in a single stroke.
The curve of the neck is particularly beautiful, connecting the head and torso, with not a single bit of excess fat at the turning point.
Its wings spread out on its back like fine silk, the luster of its fur shimmering in the sunlight, every feather perfectly aligned, without a single stray feather to be found.
Overall, this is an extremely well-bred tropical dragon!
No, it's the best tropical dragon I've ever seen, bar none.
However, the scene on the screen the next moment still caught his eye.
As the tropical dragon spread its wings, abundant energy emanated from its body, and emerald green light spread out in ripples, enveloping the entire land.
The light was not dazzling, but a soft light green, like the first ray of spring sunshine melting ice and snow.
The tropical dragon stood in the light, its head slightly raised, as sacred, solemn, and inviolable as a deity who governs crop growth.
As if it had heard its call, the ground began to tremble slightly.
Seedlings sprouted from the soil and quickly grew, branched, blossomed, and bore fruit.
In just over a minute, the once barren land began to bear fruit, and Qinglu's heart was filled with awe.
The scene before my eyes was nothing short of a miracle!
This tropical dragon's strength is estimated to have reached the champion level, no, it might even be higher!
Who owns this tropical dragon?
It's incredible that they were able to cultivate it to be so excellent!
He must be a veteran in the breeding industry!
He looked at the account name.
Hmm... Bird King?
What a strange name. Is this the hobby of the expert?
Although he didn't know who it was, he still subconsciously clicked the recommendation.
This is a new feature recently introduced by Douyin. After clicking this button, the video will be simultaneously pushed to all your fans and friends.
……
Liuli City.
Michael, with his blue-green hair, sat at the table, frowning in thought.
The Grand Contest has been successfully held in the Hoenn region for several sessions.
Although the process was arduous, involving staying up all night to plan strategies, coordinate venues, invite referees, and verify contestant eligibility...
Fortunately, the results were good.
Now that the level of the Brilliant Trainers has significantly improved, their popularity has naturally increased, and many more people are actively participating, unlike before when they needed to use generous rewards to attract a large number of laymen to make up the numbers.
As the Grand Contest continued, people gradually collected the Ribbon Medals.
Although no one has collected all five yet, we still need to plan the Grand Contest tournament in advance.
That's the ultimate tournament, a competition only qualified for the strongest to successfully collect all five ribbon medals, a tournament designed to rival battle trainers.
Mikoli couldn't help but think of a boy—the only person who had ever defeated him in a Grand Contest.
ark.
I wonder how he is now?
It had been a long time since we last spoke. The last time we talked was when I invited him to participate in the Grand Contest in Slateport City, hoping to redeem myself. But I learned that Gardevoir from Ark had gone to other regions to train.
What a pity.
Mikoli sighed softly, picked up the phone on the table, and swiped the screen with her slender fingers.
Watching short videos has become a daily pastime for many people, and he is no exception.
He remembered that one of the Pokémon in Ark had tried making short videos, but he didn't know how well it went.
I opened my following list, found Bird King's account, and clicked on it.
The latest video is loading; the progress bar completes a cycle, and the screen lights up.
Mikoli's eyes widened instantly.
A tropical dragon stands in a field, its body surrounded by flowing green light, effortlessly transforming the barren land into a bountiful harvest.
hiss~
Mikoli gasped, her body involuntarily leaning forward.
I never imagined that Ark's strength would reach such a terrifying level in such a short time.
As a Contest professional and top-tier Coordinator, Mikuri was quickly drawn to the way Tropius used its moves.
Her body lines are smooth and perfect, and her appearance is excellent.
The use of skills is crisp and clean, without any unnecessary movements or fancy embellishments.
It's strange, there was no deliberate effort to develop skills, no creation of combo moves, and no design for flashy presentation...
Why does it look so comfortable?
Michael frowned in thought, swiped his thumb across the screen, rewound the video, and played it on a loop several times.
After a while, his brows relaxed and he suddenly realized.
Perhaps because this tropical dragon didn't have the idea of "I want to be flashy", it used its skills extremely naturally and without any embellishment.
This is the legendary transformation from seeing mountains as mountains to seeing mountains not as mountains, and finally back to seeing mountains as mountains again.
Without deliberate design, the essence of simplicity lies in its simplicity. It is used in a simple way, yet it gives the audience the most gorgeous and comfortable feeling.
This tropical dragon also has the potential to participate in the Grand Contest!
Mikoli's eyes lit up, and he tapped his fingers lightly twice on the table.
The Grand Contest needs more high-level players. How about we contact Ark again?
This tropical dragon is quite good for the competition!
He then clicked "recommend" and "favorite" on the video.
Many of his fans are dreamers in the Grand Contest field, who enjoy studying flashy fighting styles.
Perhaps this video can offer some inspiration.
……
Hyakudai City, Hyakudai Dojo.
"Rosredo, use Energy Ball!"
On the field, Roserade swallowed the Energy Ball in one gulp. The next moment, a huge beam of energy shot out from the petals, instantly defeating the challenger's Pokémon.
The dojo apprentices below were visibly excited. "It's here! Master Caizhong's signature move!"
"With the Energy Ball Devouring Tactic, who can stand against us!"
"However, I heard that Lord Caizhong's tactic failed in Weibai Town..."
As Cai Zhong stepped off the battlefield, he listened to the apprentices' praises, but simply smiled and shook his head.
Her face stiffened when she heard the last apprentice's voice.
She once thought her energy ball devouring tactic was invincible, until recently she suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the boy from Weibai Town.
"Rosredo, let's do our best, we must win next time!"
"Rose~"
With Ark's immense strength, they must be working hard right now.
Without realizing it, Cai Zhong took out his phone. After the competition ended that day, he saw a blue cotton bird fly over with the phone in its beak.
It's said to be the Pokémon from the winning Pokémon Manor. I've just started a new account, so please follow and like it.
Follow Bird King Meow~ Thank you Meow~
I remember it; while everyone was busy with the competition, it seemed like this little bird was always flying around with a phone in its beak, asking everyone to help follow it.
Upon hearing that it was from Pokémon Manor, she followed it.
Open it and take a look; you might find a video of that terrifying tropical dragon.
This is what they call... Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated!
Yes, that's right, that's it!
Caizhong fell silent as he watched the video of the food just coming out of the oven.
Why does that tropical dragon seem stronger?
After a moment, she reopened the video and clicked "recommend".
Highly recommended!
Only when everyone knows how terrifying this tropical dragon's power is will they realize that their defeat was justified.
Anyone would lose in this situation!
……
Niangguang City.
Neon lights flickered in the night, turning the entire street into a colorful river of light.
"Who is narrating this strange tale? It is I, Qishu ciao~"
Qi Shu was waving at the phone camera, and the comments in the live stream chat were scrolling rapidly, densely packed.
Suddenly, she saw that someone in her friends list had updated their video.
A small red dot has appeared in the upper right corner of the image of the blue cotton bird.
"Ah, Bird King has updated! Let's check it out together~"
Qi Shu's eyes lit up, and he immediately connected his phone screen to the live stream for a full-screen display.
Qishu is always happy for this younger generation who started doing self-media after being influenced by him, and every time it releases a video, he will show it to everyone and ask for their support.
The live chat immediately exploded with comments:
Let's see what this rumor-mongering bird is up to this time.
[Master Qishu, could you please stop posting this all the time? I feel like all the content you film is so fake.]
Yes! Our wind sprites are so cute, why are they labeled as bad girls!
[A blogger has recently been exposing these fake news, and Bird King is just waiting to go to jail! (Comments: LOL)]
Of course, some viewers took it as a Pokémon joke and found it quite strange.
The video has started playing.
In the picture, a tropical dragon stands in a field, radiating green light, where everything grows and fruits abound.
There was a brief silence in the comments section, then the chat started spamming even more intensely:
The special effects are pretty good!
[That's fake, tropical dragons don't have that ability.]
I don't believe it, ...!
Whether they were haters or true fans, the video's views surged again after it was released.
……
In a cramped rented room, the curtains were drawn tightly shut, and only the pale light from the computer screen illuminated a disheveled face.
The table was piled high with takeout boxes, beverage bottles, and crumpled tissues, and the air was filled with an indescribable sour smell.
A man slumped in a chair, wearing fuzzy pajamas, his feet propped up on the table, his thumb idly swiping across his phone screen.
"Sigh, why hasn't Dr. Starfish updated his posts anymore!"
He sighed and tossed his phone onto the table.
He is the rumor-debunking blogger, Xiao Liulang.
I've long seen through the truth about short videos—traffic is king.
After seeing someone post a video spreading rumors, he came up with an idea: to make videos to debunk the rumors.
While others were feeling their way across the river by feeling for stones, he was feeling his way across the river by feeling for others.
The short video industry is all about the battle for traffic!
Once they win, they can turn the traffic from the fabricated videos into their own traffic.
Although he was making a video to debunk rumors, he felt like a leech clinging to the other person.
He'll update his own every time the other person updates, but if they stop updating, he won't know what to update.
He casually browsed through various leaderboards.
If all else fails, I'll just have to see what's trending and follow it; I've switched tracks.
At this time, a "Newcomer Traffic King" event caught his attention.
To be precise, it was the account currently ranked number one that attracted him.
King Bird.
Hmm...that name sounds familiar.
He recognized the account; he had been blocked by the person who shared it.
But it doesn't matter, because he usually uses more than a dozen alt accounts to watch videos, so even if he's arguing with someone, it will never affect the image of his main account.
Being blocked means you have a guilty conscience; you must have filmed videos spreading rumors before!
I opened it and sure enough!
He suddenly had an idea, and a sinister smile crept across his face.
What a great opportunity to ride the coattails of a rising star's popularity.
but……
His eyes darted around, and he rubbed his chin twice with his fingers.
This time, he had a better idea.
This time, he's going to meet the other person in person!
Let's do something big, film it, and post it online.
This is much more popular than simply debunking rumors, generating tens or even hundreds of times more traffic!
……
On the other side, the blue cotton bird looked at the pop-up window that suddenly appeared on its phone, completely bewildered.
Congratulations! You've won the title of Newcomer Traffic King and received a million-view incentive!