Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master...

"Maybe there's some romantic story behind it."

"Heave-ho, heave-ho, I heard there used to be a moonstone mine here. Those were very rare evolution items, but they're not commonly seen now."

"Can you put down the rock on your back before you talk to me?" Xiaoxia looked at Xiaozhi, who was doing squats with a huge rock on his back, with a dark expression on her face.

The very self-disciplined Xiaozhi started completing his prescribed training as soon as he woke up this morning.

This time, he was accompanied by Riolu and Pikachu again.

The two little ones each carried a rock about the size of their heads and did squats with Ash.

Xiaoxia worriedly advised Xiaozhi, "Excessive exercise can actually be harmful to your health, do you know that?"

"Don't worry, Xiaoxia, my body is far from reaching its limit!" This is the confidence of a super rookie.

Xiao Zhi discovered from childhood that his physique was different from ordinary people, with super strong resistance to blows and extremely fast recovery.

Could it really be a Saiyan?

With two final squats, Ash completed today's task.

He doesn't even bother to look at the rewards; it's always the same ones anyway.

Such self-discipline is not due to the system, but because I genuinely enjoy the process of becoming physically stronger after putting in the effort.

Daily quests are fine, but the weekly quests that were just refreshed yesterday are really giving Xiao Zhi a headache.

[Weekly Mission: Pokémon Wolf: Raid Misty at night and make the girl scream!]

【奖励：体力+1~50；速度+1~50；自由点数+1~5；20%概率获得技能‘断崖之剑’】

This system is too dazzling and oppressive.

While people in the Pokémon world are generally precocious, this is just too much.

Something was off from that previous mission in Ward X at night.

Ever since I started traveling with Xiaoxia, every time I refresh the page, it's like this.

It was as if he absolutely had to complete a task related to Xiaoxia.

Moreover, the upper limit of the reward range is ridiculously high.

Isn't this tempting him to commit a crime?

However, judging from the situation with Miss Joey last time, it seems that as long as the literal meaning is correct, the task can be considered completed.

If all else fails, Xiaozhi will have to use pebbles to flick Xiaoxia's forehead tonight.

Although the rewards will be less generous according to the system's usual practices.

However, the weekly missions are really important, as they are a major source of Ash's attribute points, and it's not good to keep getting stuck like this.

Xiaoxia pointed to the road leading up the mountain and said to Xiaozhi, who was changing clothes after finishing his workout.

"Since it's a necessary route, let's go to Mount Tsukimi together and take a look."

Ash didn't object to the suggestion. "Okay, I also want to go and see if there are any wild Pokémon nearby."

[Ding! Side quest triggered: Capture a rare Clefairy from Mt. Moon]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +250; Free Attribute Points +2; Random Poké Ball +1; Move: Mega Punch;]

Clefairy is a Fairy-type Pokémon that loves peace and is kind-hearted. Its main habitat is Mt. Moon.

However, examples of Pippi being found are extremely rare.

"That sounds like an insult to me, but a million-ton punch... I can't miss it!" After wiping Pikachu's sweat with a towel, Ash and Misty went up the mountain together.

Before they had gone far, Ash and his friends heard a commotion.

"These are Zubats!" Ash saw a man in a white coat curled up by the roadside, being attacked by a group of blue bats with no eyes and huge mouths.

This Pokémon is called Zubat, a bat-like Pokémon that can fly using ultrasonic waves it emits. It hides in dark caves and rarely appears outdoors during the day.

It is highly unusual for so many supersonic bats to attack a human under the sun.

But Xiaozhi and his friends didn't have time to think too much; saving lives was the priority.

Pikachu used Thunderbolt to drive the Zubats away.

After a blinding flash of lightning, the supersonic bats scurried back into their burrows.

However, the adult who was attacked was also electrocuted by Pikachu's attack.

"It's so numb! But it's so amazing, I'm so touched, thank you so much, it's like you gave me a second life!"

The man in the white coat suddenly stood up from the ground and hugged Xiaozhi.

Ash quickly pushed aside the white coat and asked, "Uncle, why were you attacked by Zubat?"

"Uncle? I'm not that old. I'm Li Ke, a researcher of love and courage at the Nibi City Science Museum!"

Upon learning that Ash was a certified Trainer with a Pokédex, the researcher volunteered to lead the way.

Inside the cave at Mount Tsukimi.

Li Ke led Xiao Zhi and his friends into the abandoned mine and introduced the cave to them.

"Ash, look how bright it is in here, just like daytime. Some strange people have turned this cave into this mess, which has caused the Pokémon to lose their balance."

Looking at the ridiculously bright cave, Ash finally understood why Zubats would attack humans during the day.

"Those supersonic bats went mad because of these rays, others like Paras couldn't help but keep growing mushrooms on their backs, and the pangolins were so dry they were almost dehydrated, it's terrible."

"Pee~" Even Pikachu couldn't help but wrinkle its little face when it heard this.

"I patrol around like this to protect Mount Tsukimi from damage by bad guys."

“Mount Tsukimi had already been damaged once before due to the moonstone veins.”

Li Ke continued with heartache, "This place had gradually returned to normal after the mines dried up, but recently someone came and messed things up again..."

Just as Li Ke was tirelessly introducing the situation of Mount Moon, a chubby white Pokémon carrying a rock hopped past Ash and his friends.

Ash immediately recognized the Pokémon: "That's... Clefairy."

I never expected it to appear so suddenly.

"So cute!"

Unlike Xiaoxia, who was focused on Clefairy's appearance, Xiaozhi immediately noticed the stone in Clefairy's hand. "What Clefairy is holding is... a Moonstone!"

"Didn't they say the moonstone veins were already depleted?" Xia asked, puzzled.

"It's definitely depleted." Li Ke didn't understand either, so the others could only follow the little dog to see what was going on.

Pipi, who hops and skips around, moves surprisingly fast, and the mine tunnels are as complex as a maze.

Just as Ash and his friends were about to lose them, Clefairy's scream came from around the corner ahead.

"Hahaha, I finally caught you! Now you have nowhere to run!" Pipi hugged the stone, looking weak, pitiful, and helpless as she curled up in the corner.

The shadow of Meow Meow, magnified by the light, enveloped Pipi's petite body.

"A talking Meowth?" Upon seeing the familiar Pokémon, Ash immediately realized that Team Rocket was nearby.

I knew they wouldn't stay in prison so obediently when I handed them over to Officer Jenny.

I didn't expect to break out of jail so quickly.

The quality of prisons in the Pokémon world is worrying.

Meowth was equally surprised to see Ash. "You're that little brat who made us suffer before!"

"I never expected to run into you while we were on a mission at Mount Tsukimi!"

Pikachu quickly jumped off Ash's shoulder and ran to Clefairy's side to comfort it.

Misty glared angrily at Meowth and said, "So it turns out Team Rocket was the ones who caused trouble in this cave!"

"In that case, we must drive them away for the sake of the Pokémon in the cave!"

Having finally discovered the culprit disrupting the Pokémon's lives, Ash will not stand idly by.

"You little brat, we haven't avenged our previous grudges yet!" Suddenly, a burst of energetic background music rang out in the cave, and two figures holding halberds appeared behind Meow Meow.

"To prevent the world from being destroyed!"

"To protect world peace!"

……

Chapter 8 Taming Pipi

Those familiar, cringeworthy lines—it's definitely the Rockets.

After finishing her opening remarks, Musashi pointed at Ash with tears in her eyes and said, "Do you understand how much we suffered to escape this world, you brat!"

"This time, the Rockets, reborn from the ashes, are going to give you a real beating!"

This was the first time Li Ke, a researcher, had encountered such a scene.

"Your actions have caused all the Pokémon in the cave to go mad! Do you even realize how outrageous this is?!"

These words did not make the Rockets feel the slightest bit guilty; they remained as shameless as ever.

"Who cares about that!" Kojiro said dismissively. "Because we only have one goal."

"We just want to use Moonstones to enhance the power of our Pokémon so we can conquer the world quickly, meow!"

Ash was speechless. He still had to knock all these bad guys away. He kicked a nearby rock and shattered it, then kicked the fragments toward Team Rocket.

"I won't let you get away with this! If you want stones so badly, just pick up any stone and get lost!"

Musashi and Kojiro gasped as they narrowly avoided the falling rocks.

"Is this guy even human?!"

Ultimately, Team Rocket mustered the courage to release their Pokémon.

"Don't be so arrogant! We were just careless last time. Let's use the gas bombs!"

"Arbok, attack!"

With the battle about to begin, Ash instructed Misty to find the right opportunity to take the defenseless Rogue and Clefairy away from the narrow cave.