Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Only those trainers with exceptional skills can apply for the necessary passes based on their past achievements, and these passes will be issued after verification.

Moreover, it's the kind of place where you can only enter and exit once temporarily.

Whether you can apply multiple times depends on whether it's approved or not.

This is also to prevent some trainers from losing their lives in the pursuit of powerful Pokémon.

Tetsuya was still very curious about the Cerulean Cave.

He vaguely remembered that Mewtwo had stayed here for a while.

However, that must have happened after the other party escaped from Sakaki.

Mewtwo is still kept in a metal shell and used as a fighting tool.

With the idea of ​​occasionally going to train his partner, Zhe asked Minglan, who was in charge of approving passes, for a long-term type.

Although he can most likely get the job if he applies for it himself, the timing is uncertain.

If you can use the back door, why waste time?

Tetsuya considers himself to have some experience in this area.

God knows how an orphan could be so adept at being a member of the privileged class; perhaps this is the troubles of genius.

"Here you go, but I still need to give you a word of advice."

Grandpa Minglan's expression was somewhat serious. "The inside of Hualan Cave is very dangerous, extremely dangerous. If you find anything wrong, evacuate immediately. Do not harbor even the slightest bit of wishful thinking."

Chapter 578 The Dark and Damp Underground Cave (Revised in 3/4 of an Hour)

Is it really that exaggerated?

Tetsuya frowned.

There isn't much discussion about Cerulean Cave on the Trainer Forum.

Moreover, most of it is just useless nonsense.

He felt it was highly questionable whether these people had even entered the Hualan Cave.

Judging from Minglan's words, the danger inside was much higher than he had imagined.

After all, the other party knew his strength.

Even so, she still gave him such serious instructions.

Minglan shook her head helplessly: "Let me put it this way, once when I went deep into the ocean, I encountered a fast-swimming frog whose level was almost champion level."

"If I hadn't brought all the Pokémon with me just in case, I might have lost my life in there."

"hiss."

Tetsuya gasped instantly.

One point needs to be made clear here.

With Minglan's strength, dealing with a near-champion peak fast breaststroke swimmer should not be a difficult task under normal circumstances.

The problem is...

In the wild, Pokémon of this level are rarely found alone.

A group consisting of one Elite Four-level and several near-Elite Four-level Infernapes still has a population of four or five hundred, not to mention a group whose leader is a near-Champion-level peak.

Excluding the newly hatched elves who aren't very good at fighting, there are still a huge number of them, easily reaching four figures.

Of course, in the Cerulean Caves, this number might be cut in half.

But unfortunately.

Of the half that was cut off, most were ordinary-level "cannon fodder".

The remaining ones are the real main fighting force.

Elite level, near-King level, and even a very small number of King level.

It's no exaggeration to say that even if they were all elite-level, with over three or four hundred individuals, even champion-level Pokémon would be terrified.

The reason it is called the Elite level is that Pokémon that have reached this level of strength generally have very good combat experience.

Their robust physique and abundant energy allow them to unleash strength comparable to their rich experience in battle.

Let's look at it from another angle.

Even if you use a water gun to hit each enemy, and you hit them accurately with one shot per second, it would still take nearly ten minutes.

In that time, the opposing leader would probably have torn the trainer to pieces.

Wild elves don't follow the rules of formal battles.

Once it discovers that you are the one giving the orders, it will immediately target you and launch a frenzied attack.

"To catch the thief, first catch the king" is a very useful tactic.

The elves understood this too.

"In short, the danger level of Cerulean Cave is among the highest even in the entire Pokémon world. To this day, the League still doesn't know the specific situation inside. If you want to go in and explore, you must be extremely careful."

Minglan said this.

Tetsuya laughed: "Now that you mention it, I'm even more curious."

No wonder Mewtwo will stay here in the future.

It looks like there must be some secrets inside.

Unfortunately, I didn't play many games in my previous life, so I don't know the specifics of the situation.

Tetsuya admits that sometimes, human curiosity is a really deadly thing.

Upon seeing this, Minglan shook her head even faster.

He had been young once too, so he naturally knew what trainers of the other person's age were thinking.

It's not to the point where I think I'm the most important person in the world, but I'm definitely not worried that my abilities won't be enough to handle unexpected situations.

"These are the records I left behind during my previous exploration. You can keep them."

As Minglan spoke, she pulled out a notebook with a slightly yellowed cover from inside her clothes.

"However, it's not very relevant, as my last visit was three or four years ago."

It's not just the migration of the elven races; the terrain and topography may have changed significantly as well. You'll need to adapt accordingly.

He added.

"Thank you so much."

Zhe did not refuse and accepted the notebook directly.

I took a quick look through it after receiving it.

It even records the general situation of Minglan's first entry into Hualan Cave more than 30 years ago.

With these things, he was able to gain a basic understanding.

“Your generation is in a much better situation than we were back then.”

Thirty years ago, there were no Pokémon wristwatches, let alone Pokédexs.

When traveling, the only source of information is the handwritten notes of other trainers; if there's even one inaccurate entry, it could cause huge problems.

Looking at Tetsuya, who was fully armed and exuded the aura of a modern Pokémon trainer, Minglan suddenly felt a pang of emotion for some reason.

Tetsuya carefully put away the manuscript and replied, "You can't say that. Without the exploration and improvement by senior trainers, even Professor Oak wouldn't have been able to develop the Pokédex, would he?"

In the world of Pokémon, powerful trainers are always among the most respected.

Professions such as breeder, Pokémon researcher, and coordinator all evolved from trainers and Pokémon.

Technology is no exception.

the most important is.

Tetsuya knew this was just the beginning.

The future appearance of the Rotom Pokédex will truly represent the initial fusion of Pokémon and technology.

3D dragons and the like were just an accidental product.

The battlefield was even surrounded by a barrier resembling ancient ruins, unlike now where powerful Psychic-type Pokémon are needed to maintain order.

Minglan nodded, then shook her head: "As people get older, they like to talk about these random things."

In short, just be careful. I don't want my precious granddaughter to lose her teacher so soon after starting to learn from you.

"Don't worry, I value my life very much."

Tetsuya's eyes sparkled with a different kind of light.

Over the next few days, he carefully read the notes Minglan had given him.

Due to the passage of time, the text on it is somewhat unclear.

However, this does not prevent us from extracting useful information from it.

"Therefore, there are several underground rivers inside the Hualan Cave, which are basically connected to the ocean outside."

Not only will you see Pokémon unique to the Kanto region, but you'll also find quite a few from Johto, Sinnoh, and even Hoenn.

However, the most powerful and common Pokémon are still mainly of the Kanto type.

This includes the Zubat, Golduck, Golem, Tyrannosaurus, and Poliwag tribes.

One morning.

As Tetsuya walked along the main road, he recalled the notes in his notebook.

"There are many items produced inside, some of which are not very precious, such as Heart Scales and Large Pearls, while others are precious, such as Dark Stones and Black Sludge."

Because wild Pokémon are generally very powerful, the drop rate is not low, which is proportional to the level of danger.

This is why, despite the fact that Cerulean Cave has not yet been fully explored, the League still allows it to be open to some trainers.

In terms of resource abundance, this place is in no way inferior to Viridian Forest.

"If it's a Dark Stone, there might be Ghost-type Pokémon inside?"

Tetsuya carefully considered his options.

Fortunately, he is different from the average trainer.

Having superpowers, he has no worries about falling into the traps set by Ghost-type Pokémon.

Unless the opponent is strong enough to be a champion.

Whether he falls into it or not doesn't make a huge difference; it's all doomed anyway.

He rubbed his hands together, which he had "ravaged" before setting off.

Tetsuya squinted as he gazed at the distant mountain peaks.

"Pidgeon, let's go."

Seeing that he had already left the outskirts of Cerulean City, he decisively released his tool bird.

"Beep—"

soon.

With a sharp bird cry, the human and the elf disappeared into the morning mist and white clouds.

All that remains are the trees bent by the wind whipped up by the eagle.

When Tetsuya landed again, a heavily guarded village appeared before him.

"Hello, please show your pass."

The trainer, dressed as a guard, kept a close eye on the young man who had suddenly appeared, accompanied by Houndoom.

They only relaxed their guard after the other party produced a pass to verify their identity.

"You can move freely within the village area, but you need to inform Nurse Joy at the Pokémon Center when you enter the underground cave, as we need to record the approximate time you enter."

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