Pokémon: The Sims.

Chapter 468 Entering the Fossil Mine
Follow the guidance of the instruments manufactured by Bratano.

Wu Ge and Cynthia headed southwest from Miare City.

The journey only stopped in the ancient town of Guxiang, which is located right next to the sea.

"Originally, only one aquarium in Guxiang Town was famous, and in fact, very few people came here to see the aquarium; they came to see the sea instead."

Cynthia shook hands with the travel brochure and, like a little tour guide, began introducing it to Wu Ge.

"However, many fossils were later discovered in nearby mines, so a fossil research institute was established here that can be visited by tourists, and the ancient town of Xiangzhen gradually developed as a result."

"Ah~"

Wu Ge yawned.

"Lucario, are you listening to me?"

"There are some."

"Then tell me, what was the most famous thing about Guxiang Town in the past?"

"do not know."

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Even Cynthia, who has become increasingly gentle in the last two years, is showing signs of redness.

Although she still had a smile on her face, her cheekbones twitched involuntarily.

"So, what location is marked on that machine?"

"I don't know, but it's near Guxiang Town. I think it's that mine where they found a lot of fossils, right? After all, it's all stone."

Cynthia extended a finger and touched her lips.

Wu Ge had already told her where Xerneas was.

Therefore, Cynthia knew that even if she went to the place marked on the machine, she wouldn't find Xerneas; at most, she would only find some colored stones.

Although I was somewhat disappointed that I couldn't go looking for Xerneas.

However, she quickly accepted the situation and changed her goals.

The Carlos region is not just about Zernias.

Besides, Cynthia had already met Yveltal before.

Meeting the latter is far more risky and difficult than meeting the former.

The Oranse Forest is now completely surrounded by the Kalos League. Unless she becomes a Gym Leader or one of the Elite Four, she definitely won't be able to get in.

It's better to just give up and save yourself the mental strain.

The current Cynthia.

The goal is to explore locations in the Carlos region that are clearly steeped in history.

These fossil caves near Guxiang Town are one example.

You can also collect some colored stones to take back to your grandmother and Dr. Yamanashi for research.

They entered the ancient town of Xiang.

I booked a hotel nearby for three days.

After having lunch at a nearby restaurant, we headed towards the Pokémon Center.

The Elf Center of a town.

Its status was comparable to that of an intelligence exchange center in a village.

They don't know the location of those fossil caves now.

But you'll know once you take a walk around the Pokémon Center.

It took five minutes to get from the hotel to the Pokémon Center.

It took one minute to go from entering the Pokémon Center to exiting.

"Should we go straight there?"

Wu Ge turned to look at the little golden retriever beside him.

"No, let's go to the Friendship Store first to buy climbing ropes, flashlights, pickaxes, and other equipment."

Cynthia uses her Pokédex to record the items she wants to buy.

Wu Ge nodded with satisfaction.

Not bad.

As expected of the meticulous Cynthia.

Although I sometimes have trouble making decisions, I'm never ambiguous when it comes to making plans.

Placed in the previous life.

He was basically the one who made the plans and prepared the props.

Or just don't make any plans at all.

Let's just charge in with Kona.

Another half hour passed.

Wu Ge now carries a hiking backpack.

There are indeed many mines located near Guxiang Town.

In ancient times, the terrain around here was probably very flat, suitable for the survival of ancient Pokémon, or perhaps this was a large hunting ground.

In short, according to Miss Joey's wishes.

Fossils can be found in any mine.

However, what remains are mostly fragmented ores, which are insufficient to revive a complete and healthy Pokémon.

Regional alliances are now attempting to reconstruct these fragmented ores, or to find as many localized ores of the same species as possible to piece them together.

Wu Ge understood almost immediately upon hearing this.

How did Pokémon with bizarre appearances, like Dracovish and Thunderbird, come into being?

It's time to make a choice.

Cynthia's condition has flared up again.

"Emmm, this mine by the sea looks nice, but won't it be damp inside?"

"There are many mines at the foot of the rocky mountain, and they are all connected. Going to one is equivalent to going to many."

"But Miss Joey said that the deepest one is in the forest, and that's where we should go if we want to make any discoveries."

"Ugh."

The dog sighed.

Wu Ge took the machine that Blatano had given him out of Cynthia's backpack.

I compared it with Cynthia's map.

"Let's go to the forest, that's where you can find rainbow ore."

Wu Ge stuffed the map back into his bag from Cynthia's hand, then grabbed the little golden retriever and set off.

"Lucario is so domineering, it's different from Mom's Lucario."

Cynthia smiled slightly.

To be precise.

Her Lucario is unlike any other Lucario.

It is the best, most special, and most charming Lucario in the world.

Wu Ge ignored her.

Until they arrived at the mine entrance marked on the map.

"Put on your protective gear, grab your flashlight, and summon Garchomp."

"Ah."

Cynthia nodded obediently, like a little girl who obediently followed her mother's instructions.

Garchomp has arrived.

However, instead of slashing Wu Ge twice after coming out, he stretched his neck and sniffed the scent emanating from the mine.

"You smelled it too?"

Wu Ge turned his head to look at the great white shark.

A faint smell of feces wafted from the mine.

Humans cannot smell it. But for a dog, the smell is very strong.

"Roar."

Garchomp narrowed its eyes.

She said it was the scent of her kind.

"Hmm, it looks like this mine is the territory of a Garchomp."

Wu Ge nodded.

Put a pile of shit at the door.

This is not urinating or defecating anywhere.

Rather, it is one of the methods some Pokémon use to deter weaker creatures from this place.

It's the same principle as a tiger marking its territory with its urine.

"Go in, it's not a big problem."

Wu Ge led them inside.

Since more than one group of people have entered this place to mine,

That means the Garchomp doesn't seem to mind the arrival of humans and might just turn a blind eye.

Or perhaps his strength isn't very high; he might be on the verge of just evolving, and most experienced trainers could handle him.

The reason I called Garchomp in was...

This is because Garchomp is more sensitive to changes in this type of terrain.

For example, a major earthquake.

Garchomp was able to detect it before Wu Ge did.

Go deeper.

"There are really a lot of fossils."

Cynthia saw many strange stones stuck in the corners.

They were not much different from the fossils they had seen before.

If I had to say something...

The problem is that these fossils are too small.

So small that it's not even clear what part it is, let alone what kind of Pokémon it is.

"Hmm, should we take some back as souvenirs?"

"good idea."

Cynthia nodded slightly and took out a small shovel.

Dig up the fossils and put them in your backpack for safekeeping.

They moved forward along the only road, gradually decreasing in altitude.

You'll encounter some Pokémon along the way, but only a few.

Moreover, they are mostly weak creatures that immediately hide or lie on the ground pretending to be dead when they see Wu Ge and Garchomp.

Wu Ge guessed.

They've been walking for over thirty minutes, and they're probably still in the outermost part of the mine.

When will we finally see a group of Pokémon living in a mine?

That would probably mean we've entered the slightly central part of the region.

There's a fork in the road ahead.

Wu Ge muttered something.

It is located more than 300 meters underground.

They finally encountered their first fork in the road.

Moreover, this fork in the road branched out into seven different paths.

It's time to make a choice again.

"Um"

"Go this way."

Wu Ge made his choice before Cynthia could hesitate.

"why?"

Cynthia glanced at the dark tunnel with a puzzled look.

She wanted to know why Lucario had chosen this place.

Since she couldn't see anything particularly different about these paths, perhaps Lucario could teach her some experience.

"Look at the ground."

Wu Ge stretched out his finger and pointed to the ground.

Cynthia and Garchomp looked down and shone their flashlights, discovering footprints on the ground.

Visibility was poor in the mine.

Without light, the human eye cannot see the ground very clearly.

But Wu Ge has excellent night vision.

Therefore, it is possible to detect the marks left on the ground and even on the surrounding walls.

"Has someone taken this route?"

"Hmm, judging from the footprints, it was probably not long ago. He might be a seasoned veteran. We can follow him."

Wu Ge nodded.

Rather than relying on luck and wandering around aimlessly in the mine like a headless fly, it's better to...

Why not try following those experienced miners who frequently go down into the mines?

No matter what.

They definitely know more than these newbies who aren't even half-baked.

"Well, let's go."

. . .

Ahead lies the path that Wu Ge and his companions have chosen.

A boy wielding a pickaxe is fleeing at full speed with his armored dragon.

pity.

No matter how much the little guy struggles with his four short legs, his running speed is really not fast.

Even though they were already panting heavily.

But he still couldn't stop.

"Damn it, how come so many scythe helmets and fossil helmets suddenly appeared?"

Carbon Stone casually wiped the sweat and dirt from his face, glanced back, and saw clouds of dust rising at the edge of his vision.

More than twenty Pokémon emerged from the sandstorm.

Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be Pokémon that should have lived in ancient times—Kabuto and Kabuto.

This is clearly a surviving scythe-helmet tribe!
Kabutops are ancient Pokémon with a brutal nature.

Their brain capacity doesn't seem to be very large, so they can't remember much, and they rarely think.

Every day consisted of hunting and sleeping.

Basically anything that can be seen and fought is classified as prey.

"Shielded Dragon, keep going! As long as we reach the fork in the road, we'll have a chance to escape!"

Carbonstone spoke to the armored dragon struggling to follow beside him.

"Cough cough..."

The shield dragon wanted to respond, but was powerless to do so.

His two front legs suddenly gave way, and he fell forward.

(End of this chapter)