Let you make animations and develop virtual Pokémon? Chapter 079

“？？？？”

“No way, what did you just demonstrate?”

“No details on key information, do players have to explore everything in the game themselves?”

“I think CEO Ye’s move is truly that of a modern-day riddler!”

The originally expectant audience hoped to learn more about Pokémon: Dream’s Derivations through this official Arceus livestream.

Unexpectedly, after watching it, there were more questions than answers.

“Wait! Did CEO Ye just say that the game is open to players with early access?”

“Currently, the only streamers with early access on the market should be Taozi and Pokémon Fan.”

“What are we waiting for! Go, go, go! Quickly head to their live streams!”

……

Douhu Live Platform, Taozi’s live stream.

Number of online viewers: 10, 000, 000+!!

Normally, Taozi’s live stream viewership consistently stayed around 200, 000.

However, today was different. Since Pokémon: Dream’s Derivations hadn’t officially launched, countless players flocked to her stream, just to watch Taozi, the streamer with early access.

“Pokémon! Launching!”

After the official live stream ended, Taozi quickly put on her VR helmet and entered the virtual world.

When she brought up the [Game Selection] panel, a unfamiliar game cover prominently appeared before her eyes—Pokémon: Dream’s Derivations!

Unlike the starters depicted on the cover of Pokémon: Dream’s Genesis, the cover of Pokémon: Dream’s Derivations surprisingly featured Ho-Oh and Lugia!

“Oh my god! The cover for this game is Ho-Oh and Lugia! What does this mean? Lugia is also a legendary Pokémon from the Johto region!”

Taozi excitedly raised her right hand and clicked on the game cover.

In an instant, a white portal slowly opened before her.

“This time, you all better watch closely and see how I get ahead of everyone else!” Taozi smirked triumphantly and stepped towards the portal.

However, the bullet comments were filled with “sour” remarks.

“Tsk, what’s there to be so smug about.”

“I just checked, the official game launch date is March 20th, which is only 10 days later than early access players.”

“Only 10 days? Surely no one actually thinks Taozi can do much by being 10 days ahead.”

“Exactly, exactly, I estimate Xiaofeng can catch up to Taozi’s 10-day progress in 3 days.”

“First time in this live stream, I want to ask why you’re all picking on the streamer, aren’t you her fans?”

Taozi was already used to the “corporate culture” in her live stream.

“New brothers and sisters, don’t be bothered. They just can’t stand to see me do well. Actually, I’m very strong. Even if it’s your first time watching my live stream, you should have heard of my, Taozi’s, achievements, right?”

“That’s right! I was the first player to catch a Pikachu, and the champion of the triathlon recently!”

As soon as she said this, the live stream’s bullet comments were filled with question marks and “Who asked?”

Taozi pretended not to see the bullet comments and approached the portal. A line of small text appeared, immediately making her a little nervous.

[Friendly reminder: Player “Taozi,” since you are entering early, you will not be able to participate in the official Pokédex support plan!]

“Phew… that’s good, that’s good, as long as it’s not a wipe.”

Taozi let out a long sigh of relief. When she first saw the prompt, she thought it was going to be a data wipe.

“Johto region, here I come!!”

With a cheer full of anticipation, Taozi leaped into the shimmering white portal.

When her vision cleared again, an ancient and magnificent scroll slowly unfolded before her eyes.

(ps: The Ecruteak City storyline in Pokémon: Dream’s Derivations is different from the original Gold and Silver series games.)

The lingering glow of the sunset cast a golden hue over the entire ancient city. Traditional buildings with upturned eaves were neatly arranged, and in the distance, two towering pagodas appeared particularly solemn in the twilight.

At this moment, a deep, distant voice echoed in her mind:

[A long, long time ago.]

[The ancestors of Ecruteak built two sky-piercing towers—the Bell Tower and the Tin Tower.]

Hearing this, Taozi instinctively looked towards the two distant pagodas.

[One day, two legendary Pokémon arrived from afar and appeared here.]

[Ho-Oh, the Rainbow Pokémon! Lugia, the Diving Pokémon!]

Before the words finished, a brilliant glow suddenly burst forth in the sky. Ho-Oh spread its shimmering wings, finally gracefully landing on top of the Bell Tower.

At the same time, the distant sea suddenly churned with colossal waves. Lugia, riding a howling whirlwind, burst from the water, firmly perched atop the Tin Tower.

[People tried to communicate and converse with these two legendary Pokémon, and eventually, a deep friendship was established between them.]

[This seemingly eternal peace, however, came to an abrupt end on a certain full moon night—]

As the narrator’s tone abruptly turned cold, the last ray of sunset was swallowed by darkness.

In an instant, a golden flash of lightning tore through the night sky!

“Boom—!!!”

Suddenly, amidst the deafening thunder, a blinding lightning bolt precisely struck the Tin Tower, and raging flames instantly engulfed the entire structure!

[The flames raged, burning everything around!]

“Ah!!!”

Taozi was horrified to find herself truly trapped in a sea of fire, and the viewers in the live stream also unconsciously held their breath.

In the flickering flames, she vaguely saw three Pokémon struggling desperately inside the tower…

With Lugia’s sorrowful cry, it soared into the sky, and torrential rain poured down.

[The Diving Pokémon and the earthly inferno fiercely clashed, until all things returned to silence…]

As the thick smoke gradually dispersed, the dawn’s first light finally pierced through the clouds.

[After this long nightmare, Lugia became utterly disappointed with humans, and dejectedly retreated to the deep sea.]

[And Ho-Oh, perched atop the Bell Tower, seemed to have seen through everything and intended to leave this place.]

[Before leaving, Ho-Oh used its power to revive the Pokémon that died in the great fire.]

In Taozi’s eyes, the distant Ho-Oh came above the burnt tower, scattering colorful light!

Under the illumination of the colorful light, three newly reborn Pokémon emerged from the burnt tower.

They looked very majestic, as if they had undergone a transformation with Ho-Oh’s help!

[These are the Legendary Beasts, as later generations would call them: Entei, Suicune, Raikou!]

However, the ancient people around them threw stones at them.

[Humans feared this power of resurrection and tried to suppress them with violence.]

[However, they never thought of retaliating against humans, and turned to leave this land, as if saddened by every action humans took.]

[In order not to forget everything that was lost, and to prevent the tragedy from recurring, people preserved the burnt Tin Tower, which stands to this day.]

Suddenly, Taozi felt her vision rapidly shift. The surrounding street scenes changed like a kaleidoscope. When time and space returned to calm, she was already in a modern city.

Only the two weathered Bell Towers in the distance, and the burnt Tin Tower, still stood there.