Chapter 91: The Larvitar Who Eats and Takes
The encounter with Kokoa was just a small interlude for Bai Feng.
After Kokoa walked away, Bai Feng called out to his Pokémon: "Alright everyone, it's time to go!"
Hearing this, the Pokémon swarmed around Bai Feng.
At noon, Bai Feng took everyone to sample the local Cuisine of Shalour City, and then they headed towards the Town where the Silvergold Stone Mine was located.
After arriving there, Bai Feng noticed quite a few Trainers coming and going in the Town. Were they all here to mine?
Bai Feng asked someone for directions to the Ore Vein Owner's residence. Upon arriving, he learned that the Ore Vein Owner did not actually live in the Town; only a Butler was in charge of Matters here.
This Mine was now almost depleted, and selling Mining Tickets didn't make much Money. Of course, its Owner wouldn't focus his attention on this.
Bai Feng promptly paid the Money and then heard the Butler say: "Esteemed Trainer sir, we have a Map of the entire Mine here. Would you like to buy one?"
Bai Feng thought for a moment and decided that having a Map would indeed be much more convenient, so he nodded: "Alright, I'll take one. How much?"
"Thank you for your patronage, 300 League Coin." The Butler immediately smiled, his face full of wrinkles.
Bai Feng heard this and thought, good heavens, the Map costs almost as much as the ticket Money. They really know how to make Money.
After paying the Money, Bai Feng Smoothly obtained the Map. He casually glanced at it and found that the Map's content was quite detailed. If he could really dig up Ore, the Map wouldn't be considered expensive.
However, just as Bai Feng was about to leave, the Butler called out to him again.
"Esteemed Trainer sir, we also have Mining Tools here. Would you like to get a set? They are very Complete, guaranteed to make your mining efforts twice as effective."
As he spoke, he produced a Bundle. After opening it, Bai Feng saw a pile of Items inside, such as Safety Helmets, Shovels, Pickaxes, and so on. They were indeed very Complete.
"How much?" Bai Feng asked expressionlessly.
This is seriously too good at making Money!
"Sir, 1000 League Coin!" The Butler said with a smile.
() You old trickster
Bai Feng almost exploded and hit him. Black-hearted merchant! The Money they made wasn't from selling tickets; it was clearly from selling Maps and tools.
However, Bai Feng ultimately bought a set.
To make sure his Money wasn't wasted, Bai Feng also asked the Butler for some News, such as whether there were any Pokémon inhabiting the Mine Cave, roughly how many people were here to mine, and so on.
Bai Feng also received another piece of News, which was that there seemed to be rare Pokémon Eevee appearing in the Mine Cave, and apparently more than one, which was why more and more Trainers were flocking to the Town, attempting to capture Eevee in the Mine.
Thanks to this News, the Butler made a lot of Money selling Maps and tools.
Bai Feng expressed doubt about the authenticity of this News. He even suspected that the Butler himself had released this News to attract more Trainers.
The more people who explored the Mine Cave, the more Money he would make.
After paying the ticket Money and buying the tools, Bai Feng was led to the Mine's Entrance by a Servant called by the Butler.
The Silvergold Stone Mine was on the opposite side of a Cliff. The only way to reach the other side of the Cliff was via a Suspension Bridge. The Suspension Bridge was guarded by people sent by the Butler, and those who hadn't paid the ticket Money were not allowed to pass.
If you tried to force your way through with violence, you could expect a wanted notice from Miss Jun Sha, because the entire Mine was the private property of a rich man. If he didn't allow you to go, you couldn't go.
After crossing the Suspension Bridge, Bai Feng appeared at a Mine Cave Entrance.
Bai Feng took out the Map and found that the overhead view of the entire Mine looked like a Bird Beak. The Mine Cave Entrance where Bai Feng was located was the position of the Bird Beak.
But in reality, the entire Mine did not have just one Entrance. When the Mine was not yet depleted, to facilitate mining, mining workers had successively dug out several entrances and exits, which were now marked with red dots on the Map.
Bai Feng counted, there were a total of seven.
After changing into his Mining Outfit and putting on his Safety Helmet at the Entrance, Bai Feng carried his Pickaxe and went in. He only brought Larvitar and Heliolisk with him. Larvitar was also holding a mini Shovel in its hand.
When entering the Mine Cave, Larvitar hummed a little tune, its mood visibly becoming Beautiful.
Although the Mine was depleted, the facilities inside had not been dismantled yet. Mine Lamps were hung in two rows along both sides of the Passage, illuminating the entire space brightly.
Bai Feng and his two Pokémon hadn't gone far when they encountered a Trainer. He was wearing the same outfit as Bai Feng, carrying an identical Pickaxe, and was accompanied by a Houndour.
The Trainer's first reaction upon seeing Bai Feng was vigilance. His Houndour also immediately issued a Warning Signal towards Bai Feng and his group.
Bai Feng had no intention of interacting with Others and quietly walked away with his two Pokémon.
After walking for a while longer, Bai Feng suddenly saw Larvitar walk to a Corner, scoop up a lump of Soil with the mini Shovel in its hand, and stuff it into its mouth.
"Hey, hey, hey... Larvitar, what are you doing? Why are you eating now?" Bai Feng shouted.
"Munch munch..." Larvitar's cheeks puffed out, and in a moment, it swallowed the lump of Soil.
"Yo~~" Delicious!
It turned out that although the Mine was depleted, the Soil inside still contained a large amount of Minerals Similar in composition to Silver Gold Stone. These Minerals were what attracted Larvitar.
After understanding the Reason, Bai Feng felt very complex, feeling as if he had never fed Larvitar enough, to the point where the child was hungry enough to eat Soil.
"Alright, eat if you want to."
Bai Feng took Larvitar and Helioptile and walked deeper into the Mine Cave little by little. Along the way, they didn't find a single Silver Gold Stone, but Larvitar dug a little here and dug a little there, eventually eating its little belly round and full.
When it really couldn't eat anymore, it asked Bai Feng to take out a Bag to help it collect the Soil to eat when they got Home.
In short, anyone who came here would lose Money, except for Larvitar.
Larvitar seemed to be naturally able to distinguish which Soil contained rich Minerals and which Soil was relatively barren. The Soil it chose was all high-quality Soil.
You ask how Bai Feng knew? Larvitar said so itself. It also said it was worried Bai Feng couldn't carry too much, so it had already discarded the slightly inferior Soil.
Bai Feng almost rolled his eyes after hearing its words. Thank you very much.
In the end, half of the space in Bai Feng's originally relatively empty Space Backpack was used by Larvitar to store its "Refreshing Snacks".
Along the way, Bai Feng and his group successively encountered several other Trainers, but everyone kept to themselves, only acknowledging each other before parting ways, not even saying a word.
When they reached a Fork in the Road, Bai Feng suddenly noticed that the Mine Lamps ahead were all broken. The surroundings were completely dark, making it impossible to see the Situation ahead.
Bai Feng took out a Flashlight from his person. This was also one of the Items he bought from the Butler.
It must be said that although the Butler was greedy for Money, he did indeed Prepare everything necessary.
The light from the Flashlight was naturally not as good as the Mine Lamps, but it was enough to see the way.
However, just then, a sound of something cutting through the air suddenly echoed in the Mine Cave. To Bai Feng's right, an Arbok had appeared at some point. It was raising its Tail and fiercely striking towards Heliolisk using Poison Tail.
Heliolisk was the most threatening presence among Bai Feng's group. If someone wanted to launch a sneak attack, they would naturally attack it first.
A Blue Light suddenly flashed in Bai Feng's eyes, directly affecting the Arbok, causing its attack movement to pause for an Instant.
Bai Feng's current Psychic Power was still relatively weak; it was impossible to completely restrain a Pokémon, but just being able to make its movements pause for an Instant was already enough.
Heliolisk's Speed was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared from its original Location and then appeared behind the Arbok.
At the same Time, the Arbok's Poison Tail also struck down, but unfortunately, it hit nothing.
Before the Arbok could Prepare its next wave of attack, Bai Feng's Psychic Power fell upon it again. Simultaneously, Heliolisk's attack arrived.
It was seen radiating intense, dazzling golden Electric Current all over its body, illuminating the entire Passage.
Due to being suppressed by Bai Feng's Psychic Power, the Arbok's movements paused again, and it had no Time to dodge Heliolisk's Parabolic Charge.
"Hiss~"
With a scream, the Arbok fell to the Ground, its body twitching.
Heliolisk was now a Double A-Rank Pokémon! Its Strength was only slightly less than Bai Ye's. Coupled with its extremely skilled use of Skills, how could the Arbok withstand its full-power attack?
However, Bai Feng's attention was not on the Arbok. Just now, using the light generated by Heliolisk's golden Electric Current, Bai Feng seemed to have noticed that something was hidden in the darkness not far away.
Indeed, just as Bai Feng shone the Flashlight beam in that direction, a black shadow suddenly darted out from the darkness, pounced towards Bai Feng directly.
Fortunately, Bai Feng was already Prepared. He spread his Psychic Power outwards with all his Strength, fully intercepting the unidentified Creature rushing towards him.
At this Time, Larvitar also reacted.
"Yo~"
Its tender voice echoed in the Mine Cave. Larvitar's head lit up with white light, and then it lowered its head and fiercely slammed into the black shadow using Iron Head.
"Bang!!!"
The black shadow was quite large, but it was still sent flying by Larvitar's Iron Head, directly sticking to the wall not far away.
Larvitar was small, but its ability was not small.
Through the Flashlight, Bai Feng finally saw its true appearance. It turned out to be a Sandshrew.
Just as Bai Feng was wondering why the Sandshrew and Arbok had attacked him, Heliolisk suddenly darted out again using Quick Attack.
A flash of Electric Spark was seen in the darkness in the distance, followed by another scream.
"Someone?"
In an Instant, Bai Feng understood that he had been ambushed by another Trainer. The Mine Lamps here were probably deliberately broken by the other party.
Not long after, Bai Feng saw Heliolisk dragging a Slovenly Middle-aged Man out of the darkness. His body was flickering with golden Electric Current and twitching from Time to Time, clearly having been hit by Heliolisk's Electromagnetic Wave.
This was the Trainer of the Arbok and Sandshrew.
After throwing the Slovenly Middle-aged Man aside, Heliolisk pointed towards where the Slovenly man had been hiding.
"You mean there are still people over there?" Bai Feng asked in surprise.
"Aybo~"
Heliolisk nodded.
"His accomplices?" Bai Feng asked.
"Aybo~ Aybo~"
Heliolisk quickly shook its head.
Hearing this, Bai Feng cautiously walked towards that direction, holding the Flashlight. When he got there, he saw three people lying haphazardly on the Ground.
Clearly, Bai Feng was not the first person the Slovenly Trainer had ambushed; he had successfully ambushed the three people before.
Bai Feng checked the Situation of the three people. Fortunately, the Slovenly Trainer didn't have the guts to kill people; these three had merely fainted.
"Heliolisk, use your Electric Current to stimulate them slightly."
"Aybo~"
Heliolisk nodded, then walked up to the three unconscious people, and a faint Electric Current flickered from its fingertips.
As Heliolisk placed its finger on one of the people, that person's body twitched, and then they suddenly opened their eyes.
"Ah, ah, ah... What happened? What happened?"
The person suddenly sat up from the Ground.
"Are you alright? Do you remember what happened?" Bai Feng asked.
The three people lying here were two women and one man. The first to receive Heliolisk's electric therapy was naturally the male.
It was then that the male Trainer noticed Bai Feng's presence.
"I... I think I was ambushed by someone." The man rubbed the back of his head, which was still faintly aching. "Could the person who ambushed me be you?"
Bai Feng: ...
You deserve to be ambushed.
"What do you think?"
The man chuckled: "Hahaha... I'm just kidding, just kidding."
Do you still think you're funny?
"You saved me, right?"
The man's intelligence finally came online.
Bai Feng nodded and told the man what had happened.
Then Bai Feng used the same method to wake up the two girls.
Among the three, the male Trainer was the oldest, probably over 25 years old. The two girls were about fourteen or fifteen and seventeen or eighteen respectively.
The male Trainer's name was Qi Shu, the slightly older female Trainer was named Mei Ling, and the younger one was named Mo Mo.
Upon learning that Bai Feng had saved them, the three were naturally extremely grateful.
From the Slovenly Trainer, the three retrieved their confiscated Pokeballs and Space Backpacks.
"What are you three going to do next, continue exploring or leave here?" Bai Feng asked.
Qi Shu was a bit hesitant. He wanted to continue exploring. After all, he had paid the Money and bought the equipment. Wouldn't it be too much of a loss to just go back?
The two girls were decisive. They immediately stated that they wanted to leave here. After experiencing what just happened, both were quite frightened.
Hearing this, Bai Feng said: "Alright then, since you are going out, you can take this person with you and send him directly to the Police Station." As he spoke, Bai Feng pointed to the Slovenly Trainer who was still twitching on the Ground.
The Slovenly Trainer was terrified when he heard he was being sent to the Police Station, but because of Heliolisk's Electromagnetic Wave, he couldn't even speak a Complete sentence, let alone beg for mercy. He could only twist his face continuously.
But no one paid him any attention.
Hearing Bai Feng's words, Mei Ling said: "Leave this Matter to me!" As she spoke, she glared fiercely at the Slovenly Trainer.
Mo Mo also nodded along.
Seeing that Mei Ling and Mo Mo were both leaving, Qi Shu thought for a moment and said: "Then I'll go with you too. It's a bit worrying to let you two girls escort a criminal."
Mei Ling immediately beamed with joy: "That's great, I feel much more at ease."
(End of Chapter)