Pokémon: I, Xiaozhi, return to the beginning

"Please use it, I'm sorry because there are no trainers here today, and it's past lunch time... so there are only a few things left."

Miss Joy brought bread, ham, and milk to the three of Xiaozhi who were sitting in the dining room. It can be seen that there is no lunch prepared in the Pokémon Center today.

"It doesn't matter, these are enough."

Xiaozhi and the others didn't care much about the choice of lunch. After all, Heijin City seems to be facing more serious problems than they imagined. Looking at the yellow sand flying all over the sky outside the window, they don't have much appetite now.

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The three of them had their own concerns, and it took about half an hour to finally settle the food on the plate. At this moment, the wind and sand outside were still as strong as ever.

"You said, is there any connection between the two things?"

"what's up?"

After hearing what Xiaozhi said, Xiaoguang asked curiously.

"You're talking about the connection between the disappearance of all the wild Pokémon in the mountains and the wind and sand blowing in Heijin City?"

"Yeah." Xiaozhi nodded and said, "After all, the two events seem to have happened recently, don't they? I think it's a bit of a coincidence...or it's better to say it's suspicious."

For Xiaozhi's guess, both Xiaogang and Xiaoguang agreed. After all, they couldn't think of other reasons besides this possibility.

"Ask Miss Joy."

In the end, they decided to ask Ms. Joey to confirm the situation around Heijin City. If the sudden disappearance of the wild Pokémon was due to some known reason, their conjecture would be self-defeating.

only--

"Huh? Did you say that you haven't found wild Pokémon in the mountains along the way?"

Miss Joy herself looked even more surprised than they were.

"It shouldn't be... When Mr. Piaotai went to build roads in the mountains recently, he said that the Pokmon in the mountains seemed to be in good condition, and he even helped them a lot... It's been a while since then. How could the wild Pokémon in the mountains disappear in just one day?"

Miss Joy frowned. Obviously, she and even the people in Heijin City didn't know about the disappearance of the wild Pokémon in the mountains. After learning about it from Xiaozhi and others, Miss Joy also realized that something was wrong. .

"I see. In short, I will report to the alliance first. Also, are you going to challenge the Black Gold Gym?"

Miss Joy said, her eyes turned to Xiaozhi.

"Yes."

"Since this is the case, can I trouble you to tell Mr. Piaotai this information? Mr. Piaotai's words are still in the mine. He seems to think that the current sandstorm weather has something to do with the situation in the mine. Therefore, he is investigating among."

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After receiving Miss Joy's entrustment, Xiaozhi and the others can only start to walk towards the Heijin Charcoal Pit in the south of Heijin City, which is commonly known as the mine.

Fortunately, before leaving, Miss Joy thoughtfully gave each of them a face mask, otherwise they would be submerged in sand when they walked into the mine with only a handkerchief.

"Tsk, it's really bad... If this weather continues for a few more days, it feels like the entire Black Gold City will be completely paralyzed."

Walking on the way to the Heijin Charcoal Pit, Xiaozhi complained while shaking the sand and stones stuck in his shoes that he couldn't shake cleanly.

Right now, the sand and stones in Heijin City are almost submerged to the ankles. If this continues, it will turn into a desert sooner or later.

"Why haven't you reported it to the alliance after everything is like this... This has become a disaster, right?"

Xiao Guang also looked tired, obviously unable to understand this matter.

And Xiao Gang, the former head of the gym in Nibi City, obviously has more say in this matter than Xiao Zhi and Xiao Guang.

"After all, Heijin City has encountered similar weather before, so it is not easy to report to the alliance for help... And if you encounter any troubles, you have to ask the alliance for help, it will appear that the local gymnasium owner is not capable enough, Perhaps there is such a consideration in it.”

Xiao Gang's guess was reasonable, and Xiao Zhi and Xiao Guang nodded their heads in unison after hearing it.

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Although there was no trouble on the way from the Pokémon Center to the Black Gold Charcoal Pit, the wind and sand outside seemed to be getting bigger. After finally hiding in the mine to shake off the sand, Xiaozhi and the others had no strength left , the pain of moving forward in sand and dust is much more painful than moving forward in heavy rain.

"Pickup~"

On the contrary, Pikachu, who had been hiding in the backpack from the very beginning, looked energetic. He stopped at the entrance of the cave to watch the flying sand outside, and praised twice with a look of surprise on his face. It was not until Xiaozhi grabbed it and Pikachu stopped to continue admiring Pikachu. The leisurely mood of the scene.

"Don't be emotional here, hurry up and find Mr. Piaotai... If the current problem of Heijin City can't be solved, I feel that the gymnasium battle can't be carried out."

"Pickup~"

"But speaking of it, there seems to be no one at the entrance of the mine. Could it be that they are all on holiday?"

To Xiaogang's surprise, there is no one in Heijin City, and there are no people in the mines in Heijin City, or is it that the people in the Heijin Mine have already entered the depths of the mine?

"Is it okay to just go in like this? Nothing will happen..."

Xiaozhi stood at the entrance of the mine and looked in. Although most of the places were lit, if he looked at the deep pothole below, he could clearly see that the underground had not been completely lit. It might be a little problem for them to go in so unprepared if the position where the hyacinth is located is the deepest part.

"...But there is no equipment near the door... Anyway, let's go inside for now. If you can't find Mr. Hyota in the place where the lights are on, let's wait for him to come out at the door. "

Xiaogang's proposal was agreed by Xiaozhi and Xiaoguang, and then they began to advance cautiously in the mine, but relying on Pikachu's hearing, it should be guaranteed to advance in such a claustrophobic environment ?

The three of them groped forward along the extension direction of the miner's lamp laid on the wall, and at a certain point in the process of advancing, Xiaozhi seemed to feel a black shadow flashed in front of his eyes, but looked down. Looking at Pikachu, it didn't seem to be aware of it. Xiaozhi thought that he had misread it for a moment, so he didn't continue to pay attention to his feeling for a moment.

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