He knows Pokémon better than me.

"Lucky, there's no one else here."

This seemed to be a remote path, and no one was competing with him for it - mainly because there were no glowing minerals or kerosene lamps here, so few people would go in this direction.

But the single sword scabbard I saw just now proves that I found the right place!

"Pica~!"

The light was easy for Pikachu to see. It jumped directly onto the high stone platform, and its whole body suddenly lit up with a soft orange, illuminating the entire area.

Flash magic!
Looking around, this place doesn't look like the small mine behind the mountain at home. The raw ore is laid out in order, and you just need to crack them one by one like playing a game.

The ore here is completely embedded in the rock wall or the ground and can only be dug out bit by bit.

Keng! Keng! Keng!
So Xiaozhi took the lead, picked up the copper pickaxe and hit the rock wall. Every hit could embed a ten-centimeter hole in the wall, and small cracks spread out in all directions.

"Mei Lu!"

Next came Meltan, who swung his iron fist at the place where Xiaozhi had dug a crack.

After eating "Melutan Candy" for several days in a row, the condensed nut fist has become harder and more powerful.

Xiaozhi suspected that Meltan's characteristic had officially transformed into "Iron Fist".

Clang bang! Clang bang! Clang bang!!
With continuous punches, the small drill hole was shattered and a large pile of rubble collapsed, occasionally mixed with some special minerals different from ordinary rocks.

So Xiaozhi quickened his movements, swinging the copper pickaxe repeatedly, and the hole he embedded became deeper.

Just this skillful and powerful movement is probably enough to make many Galar masters know that they are experts.

Clang bang! Clang bang!!

Meltan stuck to Xiaozhi, constantly swinging his iron fists, occasionally skimming to the side.
How come the trainer is faster than it? Soon, Xiaozhi has left him several steps behind.

"Meilu!!"

Meltan quickly focused his attention, and the movements of Nut Fist also became much faster.

"Chirp!"

Majiana chanted behind them, activating the Ox and Horse Encouragement Aura, which doubled their mining efficiency.

As for the teddy bear, it was still holding onto Xiaozhi's waist like a doll.

There was no "boxing" item in its training plan, but as it stared at the two people's mining movements, a hint of novelty flashed in the eyes of the little bear.

It seems quite fun.

"Ji~!"

So it jumped down, and punched like Meltan—

However, Meltan's liquid metal body can extend into fists, and he can punch while standing still.

But the puppet bear has short arms, so he has to jump up every time he punches the rock wall.

Bang! !
Although each punch is more powerful than Meltan's and can directly create a big hole, taking the pre-jump swing into account, the efficiency of the two little guys is actually on the same level.

This time the pressure came to Xiaozhi, so he also used his Mario to the fullest, and the copper pick danced out afterimages, hitting the
The mountains in this area were shaking violently continuously, which stunned the Galar miners nearby and made them tighten their helmets subconsciously.

Why does it feel like it's about to collapse?

Two hours later.

After punching so hard, Meltan was already gasping for breath due to exhaustion.

The doll bear's face also looked a little tired, and its body was covered with a lot of stone chips and dust, turning from the original pink bear into an old gray bear.

The same thing happened to Xiaozhi, as if he had been beaten too many times, and a layer of white paste appeared on his body.

However, the record is still brilliant!
Originally, this stone chamber was only three square meters in area, but now three people have directly excavated it into a three-bedroom and one-living room with an area of ​​over 100 square meters!
The gravel and powder on the ground piled up half a meter high, making it almost impossible to move. "Thank you for your hard work, take a good rest from now on."

Xiaozhi temporarily put Meltan back and placed the teddy bear like a doll on the stone platform next to him.

"It's up to you!"

Then he released the young general Tengchu and asked him to help him sort the ores.

"Kick the ordinary stones and rock gravel to that side, and kick the special minerals to this side."

"cowry!"

Young General Tengchu nodded and stroked his forehead with his fingers. In an instant, his head was covered with a layer of cold metallic light.

Immediately afterwards, his whole body seemed to turn into hard metal steel, especially his legs, which directly turned into diamond legs!

The Freedom Characteristic is activated!
Tengku has become a Steel-type Pokémon.

The characteristic comes from the "Iron Head" move, which is a tactic that Tengchui came up with after he got scared when facing the bully, the Stone Ding last time.

It must master steel-attribute moves to be able to kick through rocks!

Of course, I am not proficient in the Iron Head moves yet and cannot use them in actual combat, but it is still possible to use them to trigger the "Freeman" feature.

"cowry!"

Then, the young Tengchui swung his Vajra Leg and began to kick away the gravel on the ground. Sometimes, because of his strong force, he would kick it directly into powder.

boom!
When encountering stones or props of different colors or shapes, he will reduce the force as much as possible and kick them towards Xiaozhi like juggling a ball.

This process can help it control the strength of its legs.

Xiaozhi sat on the stone platform next to him and began to sort the ore kicked by Tengchui.

"Iron ore? Received."

"Copper ore is fine too, take it!"

"Coal. That's enough."

"Wow, there's gold ore, take it!"

The Tri-Fold Rotom floats beside him, and when it encounters a new ore, it will immediately make a sound to remind you to identify it.

For example, for ordinary ores, Xiaozhi only collects about 20 of each type and discards them when they are full. These are not rare items.

Behind him, Machado had emerged, magnifying his shadow like a pool that would never be filled.

Phew! Phew!
Xiaozhi didn't even raise his head. He grabbed the ore and threw it into the shadow behind him, his movements becoming more and more skillful.

It’s true that it is a real mine. The types of minerals it produces are far beyond what the small mine in the mountain behind my home can offer.

Even among the raw diamond ore, he dug up three.

However, Xiaozhi has little interest in diamond mines. As for diamonds, he can get more and better quality ones from Diancie.

As for Lucario, he can rub diamond ore into diamond swords with his hands.

It’s a different era now, there’s no need to slay dragons, and trainers don’t need any sword weapons.

Of course, after digging for two hours, Xiaozhi not only dug out ordinary industrial ores, but also a lot of Pokémon-related items.

"If Mr. Daigo comes here, I guess he won't come out for 24 years, right?"

Xiaozhi smiled secretly in his heart.

The quality of the mines in the Galar region is not comparable to the poor mines in Hoenn. (End of this chapter)