Pokémon: Starting with Lucario and Gardevoir

[Task ID: 5042.]

[Quest Content: This quest is issued in the Hunting Grounds of Lilycove City. Capture the escaped Aerodactyl from the Hunting Grounds. Completing the quest will reward you with 400 million Alliance Credits.]

[Requirements: None.]

[Timeframe: Complete within three days of accepting the task.]

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Aerodactyl is a Pokémon that was resurrected from a fossil.

Legend has it that in ancient times, the fossil pterosaur was an extremely ferocious Pokémon.

Every part of their body is a weapon that can inflict damage on their opponents.

The tips of the wings are sharp stone blades.

Its claws can even crush rocks.

That huge mouth has an astonishing bite force.

As long as you can hold onto your opponent, you won't let go!

Even its tail, used for balance, is as sharp as a spearhead.

There are no specific requirements for this task.

Anyone with common sense knows how powerful the fossil pterosaur was.

Previously, Hao Yan didn't have any Flying-type Pokémon, so he could only sigh at the high bounties.

Hao Yan casually shut down the computer.

"Xiaolong, Xiaolu, Xiaoou, we're heading to Shuijing City tomorrow."

"Let's make money!"

"Luca!"

"Awoo!"

"Shauna!"

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Chapter 99 Something's Going Wrong, Something's Alarming

Lilycove City is a city located in the eastern part of the Hoenn region.

This is arguably the place where the richest people live in the entire Hoenn region.

So here, there is a huge department store.

The store has a wide variety of goods; whatever you want, you can buy it.

The city of Floating City also has a harbor where some ships from other areas dock.

The hunting grounds were what truly prospered Water Lily City.

The hunting grounds cover a very large area.

It contains all sorts of Pokémon that live there.

Trainers can catch the Pokémon inside!

The first step is to pay the money!

5000 Alliance Coins, one entry.

Even after paying the fee, it's not a matter of catching fish at will; there are specific regulations.

That means that before entering the Safari Zone, you must leave all your Pokémon and all your empty Poké Balls at the entrance of the Safari Zone.

To catch the Pokémon inside, you must use the Safari Balls provided in the Safari Zone.

You can't bring your own Pokémon in, which means that wild Pokémon, if they go berserk...

Then the trainer is in danger.

We can't fight them; we can only throw the ball at them.

The probability of taming it is then extremely low!

It must be said that these two requirements are extremely demanding.

However, every day, a large number of trainers still risk their lives and tirelessly go inside to catch Pokémon.

Because there are many rare Pokémon here.

Some trainers will buy extra food that Pokémon like in hunting areas to increase their catch rate.

For example, berries, energy blocks, or even toys.

The daily income, the daily flow of money in the hunting grounds, is like the harbor of Lilycove City, flowing in and out!

Therefore, hunting grounds account for the majority of taxes paid by Water Town.

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"Are you Mr. 13?" Yu Shu, the person in charge of the hunting area, looked at Hao Yan with a face full of distrust.

There's nothing we can do; Haoyan is just too young!

Young and powerful bounty hunters are far too few!

Trainers and bounty hunters are essentially two different concepts.

No matter how strong a trainer is, they may not be able to do the job of a bounty hunter well.

However, a strong bounty hunter must also be a skilled trainer.

"It's me," Hao Yan replied succinctly, taking out his bounty hunter badge and showing it to the other person.

He had seen this situation far too many times.

The moment Yuuki saw the B-rank bounty hunter badge, the distrust on his face vanished.

"Mr. Thirteen, please!"

He immediately and politely invited Haoyan into his office, changing his address from "you" to "you (formal)".

Hao Yan, who had just sat down in the hunting area, didn't waste any words. He looked at the somewhat desolate hunting area and asked, "Why is the hunting area so empty now?"

The person in charge sighed and said, "Well, that's all because of those few fossil pterosaurs."

"We are inside the park, although there are no detailed divisions between areas."

"But Pokémon each have their own preferred habitats."

"But for some reason, that group of fossil pterosaurs living deep inside..."

"It ran all the way to the wilderness area and isn't leaving."

"They drove the wild Pokémon that originally lived in the Wild Area to other places."

"This rush immediately destroyed the ecological environment of the entire park."

"That's not the worst part. The worst part is the trainer. The Aerodactyl attacked before the trainer even got close."

"Last month, two trainers broke their backs after being accidentally grabbed by an Aerodactyl and thrown from the sky."

"We have no choice but to temporarily close the park."

Hao Yan was somewhat puzzled after hearing what the person in charge said.

Fossilized pterosaurs are also known as the rulers of the sky.

They usually prefer to live on cliffs.

It's quite strange that they've now occupied the wilderness area.

Hunting areas are major taxpayers in Water Lily City; if a hunting area doesn't make money, it naturally doesn't pay taxes.

Hao Yan asked, "What about the Shuijing City Hall? Didn't they send anyone to check on it?"

Upon hearing Haoyan's question, the person in charge became even more frustrated and said, "We've already contacted them and requested support from the alliance."

"The Alliance dispatched several skilled investigators who beat up these fossil pterosaurs and then drove them all out of the wilderness."

"But after a few days, these fossil pterosaurs recovered and once again took over the wilderness area."

"I tried several times, but it was no use."

"Later, they said they would ask Professor Oak from the Kanto region to come and take a look."

"Professor Oak had already agreed, but when it was time to meet, he said he had something to do and would have to come back later."

After understanding the whole situation, Haoyan understood.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Fossilized pterosaurs wouldn't leave their familiar places for no reason. Now that they're gathered in the wilderness, there must be something in the wilderness that's attracting them.

Haoyan also experienced the Stone Cave, where the Steel-type Pokémon underwent a strange transformation.

"If we can get a batch of valuable items like we did in the Stone Cave, then this harvest will be much more than just 400 million Alliance Coins!"

With this in mind, Haoyan sought out the person in charge and asked for a map of the hunting area to study in detail.

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Chapter 100: The low-lying grassland and the stone spheres—something's wrong.

In the wilderness area.

Haoyan was standing on a high place, holding binoculars, observing.

Haoyan looked towards a clearly low-lying grassland.

This low-lying meadow, as if sunken in, is out of place with the surrounding terrain.

Within his sight, a group of fossil pterosaurs lay on a patch of grass, their eyes unfocused, basking in the sun.

The fossil pterosaur, which usually gives off a fierce impression, now looks like a kitten that has inhaled a lot of catnip, played around for a while, and is now exhausted and lying on the ground.