Manor Lord in the Pokémon World

Chapter 139: Heavenly Omen Selective Sacrifice

Star fruit?

Brewing?

Indeed, summer is the perfect time for brewing wine.

Fangzhou remembers that in the games he used to play, there was always a part in summer where he would make starfruit wine.

Besides star fruit, you can also grow hops to brew various fruit wines, flower wines, and more!

Fangzhou made up his mind to try planting star fruit today.

"Ark, the next festival is in ten days."

The mayor had already ridden his Salamence into the air when he suddenly remembered that he hadn't told Ark about the festival, so he turned back to remind him.

"Huh? What holiday?"

It's indeed time to hold the festival.

The first festival of spring is the Sprouting Festival.

Logically, there should be festivals starting in summer, similar to the Sprout Festival.

Summer has been underway for several days now, and Ark is still wondering why there's not a single holiday in sight.

"This festival is called the Astral Chosen Sacrifice, and it is a rather special festival."

"The Heavenly Sign Selection Sacrifice?" Fang Zhou was taken aback; the name of this festival was quite difficult to pronounce.

What kind of festival is the Tianzhao Zesi Festival?

The previous Sprout Festival, Weaving Festival, and Wind Festival were all very easy to understand; you could guess the general idea just by looking at the names.

But the selection of sacrificial offerings by celestial signs sounds particularly mysterious, and the style is completely different.

"That's right, it's the Heavenly Sign Selection Sacrifice. Why is this festival special? Because unlike previous festivals that commemorated a specific deity, this festival is not fixed in its commemoration of any particular god."

Is the festival commemorating which deity?

Fangzhou became even more curious, and listened as the town mayor began to explain.

"The Signs of the Sacrifice commemorates three gods: Groudon, the god of the earth; Kyogre, the god of the sea; and Rayquaza, the god of the heavens. However, it does not commemorate all three at the same time, but rather chooses one to commemorate."

The town mayor explained the origin of the festival to Fangzhou: "Summer weather is very changeable. Sometimes there are continuous high temperatures, which lead to drought and make forest fires very easy to start."

"Sometimes there are torrential rains and floods, causing floods and drowning countless Pokémon."

"Faced with such a natural disaster, it is difficult to change the situation by relying solely on the power of humans and ordinary Pokémon, so they thought of offering sacrifices to the gods and praying for their protection."

"This led to the creation of the Tianzhao Festival, which was intended to stabilize the summer weather."

Fangzhou asked in confusion, "To quell these extreme weather events, wouldn't it be enough to just sacrifice Rayquaza? Why are Groudon and Kyogre also needed?"

Rayquaza's special ability is the airlock, which, once it appears, can eliminate chaotic weather conditions.

"Well... that's what everyone thought before, but it doesn't seem to work every time we use it on Rayquaza. We gradually figured out a pattern."

"It depends on the weather conditions of that year, with the first natural disaster being the key, often setting the overall tone for that summer! That's the origin of the name of the festival, 'Tian Zhao' (Heavenly Omen)."

"If the first natural disaster is a torrential rain, which often lasts for several days, then we would offer sacrifices to Groudon and pray for the sun to rise soon."

"If there is a drought, the sun may blaze for ten days or half a month, so people will offer sacrifices to Geokah in the hope that it will rain soon."

"Of course, there is also a more chaotic situation, which is that after a rainstorm comes drought, and after a drought comes rainstorm again, which is unpredictable. In this case, the Rift Seat is worshipped."

Fangzhou was stunned. How realistic the people of Hoenn were…

"Does this really work?"

The mayor nodded seriously. "At least during my years as mayor, this pattern has always held true."

The rainstorm ended quickly after Groudon was sacrificed, and the drought ended quickly after Kyogre was sacrificed.

"So this year's Sky Festival is probably just about sacrificing to Groudon, considering the torrential rain the night before last." Ark asked the question that concerned him most, "Will there be any competitions during this festival? And how will they be conducted?"

The mayor coughed lightly. "It's really hard to say this year. So far, it looks like it's a Groudon ritual, but it only rained heavily once and then stopped immediately. It didn't rain for several days like in previous years, so... it could also be a Rayquaza ritual."

"If it's a ritual against Groudon, then it'll be a contest of Sunny Day moves to see whose Sunny Day can dispel the rain clouds summoned by my Salamence the fastest."

So that's how it is.

Ark can probably guess the format of the competition with the other two Pokémon, which will likely be a contest of weather control abilities.

After seeing the mayor off, Fangzhou returned to the house and saw the baby dragon nestled pitifully in the arms of the blue cotton bird, who was gently patting the baby dragon's back with its wings.

The baby is so upset~

The two little ones are about the same size, and the scene looks quite comical.

"Alright, baby dragon, don't be sad. Your mother said those things to you because she has very high expectations for you and is disappointed in you. If she didn't love you, she wouldn't have rushed over to see you as soon as you were born..."

Fangzhou paused for a moment as he spoke, wondering why his words sounded like an elementary school teacher comforting a wronged student.

Sigh, sure enough, I've reached that age.

"My little dragon, do you long to fly? Just like your mother, spread your broad wings and soar freely in the sky. Feel the air currents rushing past your wingtips, watch the scenery on the ground rushing past..."

Fangzhou tried his best to describe a beautiful scene to the baby dragon.

"You are no longer bound by the terrain. You can go wherever you want, even in heavy rain or thunderstorms. You can use your own strength to break the shackles of freedom with your wings."

Baby Dragon listened intently, and in a daze, he seemed to really see himself soaring through the storm, fearless.

It nodded vigorously.

The desire to fly is an instinct ingrained in the blood of the baby dragon, a fact recorded in the encyclopedia after research by countless experts and scholars.

Fangzhou patted its little paw, "Then you must work hard. Only by constantly becoming stronger can you gain the ability to fly and roam the heavens."

"Awoo~" Soothed by the tranquil atmosphere of the Ark and the manor, the baby dragon quickly cheered up, and its eyes regained their determination.

"Alright then, starting today, Great Sage, you will train with the precious dragon."

"Roar!" Infernape nodded to show it understood, and waved to Bellatrix, signaling it to come with it.

The blue cotton bird stood there dumbfounded. Where was my video footage?

That's how she was abducted!

Fangzhou walked out of the wooden house, came to the edge of the field, and took out a packet of starfruit seeds from his pocket.

"Tropical Dragon, today we're going to try planting a new crop," he said, shaking the seed bag in his hand. "This is star fruit."

"Ao Si?" The tropical dragon tilted its head curiously; it had never seen a starfruit before.

The two geckos nearby immediately surrounded it, gesturing wildly to the tropical dragon.

It can be sliced ​​into pieces, and looks as pretty as stars!

It's sweet and sour, and tastes great!

It seems they've all eaten star fruit, and they look quite pleased with themselves as they recall it.

The tropical dragon was intrigued by the words.

"Ao Si~"

Start planting! Start planting!

Under the blazing sun, the tropical dragon and two geckos busied themselves in the ground, with Ark and Swaboon joining in to help.

Just as planting began, a cloud automatically appeared over the farm, blocking out the sun.

Lugia's blessing was a huge help; it's hard to imagine how hard other farms must work planting crops in the summer.

Fangzhou took out the hoe and started thinking about Rotom again.

If Rotom were to possess a hoe and join the farm's planting team, the work would be much easier.

Thinking of this, Fangzhou beckoned the tropical dragon beside him to head to the town.

Buy Rotom and check out the new supermarket while you're at it.