I, the Pokémon Master, now resign

......

After finishing the conversation with Uncle Mountain Climbing, Bai Chen's mind also became active.

Mining competition... It sounds really interesting. Let alone participating in this activity, Bai Chen has never even heard of it. The content of the competition should be the same as the name of the competition. It is to compare who has dug out more ore Bar......?

You can try it out.

Because Bai Chen didn't know much about the specific rules of the contest, he wasn't sure whether he could get the prize. After all, it was the first time he participated in the event, and he felt that this event should have a very important relationship with personal luck. Bar.

Anyway, he's going to find Piao Tai in the future, so let's sign up together by the way~

Bai Chen made a decision in his heart.

The waiting time in line is not particularly high, and it was Bai Chen's turn in about 10 minutes.Bai Chen stepped forward and dialed the number of Dr. Yew's Research Institute, and the call was connected soon, and the face of Dr. Yew's face appeared on the communication screen.

"Did you finally call?" The first time the phone was connected, Dr. Yew said with some dissatisfaction: "I have been waiting for your call since yesterday, what is going on with you?" What's the matter? It's fine to subdue it, but why was the Poison Rose in such a bad state when it was subdued? It's covered with scars all over its body?"

"Eh..." Bai Chen had already guessed that Dr. Yew would ask this question, but when he heard her say that with his own ears, Bai Chen still felt a little embarrassed. "That, that... It was all done by the Monarch Snake!"

After thinking about it, Bai Chen still blamed Monarch Snake.

But in fact, there was nothing wrong with him saying that, after all, Bai Chen didn't continue to give orders at that time, and the subsequent beatings were all the actions of Monarch Snake himself, and had nothing to do with him.If there is something to say...it should be that Monarch Snake's behavior is his acquiescence, and it is also what he thought.

"Oh...really..."

Dr. Yew scratched his hair irritably.

"Please don't do it again. At that time, I was shocked when I saw the condition of the poisonous rose. I didn't even dare to take a nap, so I kept observing its condition. Although I don't know that you and that one What happened to Poison Rose, but if there is a similar situation in the future, please use the healing ball to subdue it?"

"I...I'll prepare some...."

Bai Chen said in a low voice, after all, he was the one who caused this situation anyway, so it is really unrealistic to want to put aside the responsibility so easily.

"Oh." Seeing Bai Chen's appearance, Dr. Yew sighed again, and stopped blaming him, but asked, "Then what Pokémon do you want to exchange? Hurry up and decide, I see you It seems that they are still queuing up, right?"

Dr. Yew found that there seemed to be someone else standing some distance away from Bai Chen, who should be waiting to use the phone in the Pokémon Center, so he reminded him.

"Actually, apart from Poison Rose, I also plan to change the lineup at hand."

After finishing speaking, Bai Chen put one baby ball after another on the conveyor machine.

......

"Whoo~ it's finally over."

After hanging up the phone call of Dr. Yew, Bai Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief, even though he had experienced many battles, he would feel nervous when facing three people, three of whom were Kamizlei, Lei Wen Miss Joy of the city, and Dr. Yew.

They were the ones who helped him the most on the road to his dream, and Bai Chen dared not complain at all when facing these three people.

Of course, there won't be any.

"That's it..."

Ice Ibrahimovic, Poison Rose, Monarch Snake, Vulcan Moth, Menus, Absolu.

These are the six basic Pokémon he carries with him now.

In addition to them, of course there is Darkrai who exists as a special individual.

It is said to change the current lineup, but there are not many things that can be changed. The Monarch Snake is his trump card, so he must carry it with him. Secondly, there must be a Pokémon that can fly. This quota is generally only between Vulcan Moth and The Scorpio Kings exchanged with each other, and Bai Chen naturally had to take Bingyibu's words in order to appease the dissatisfaction it had accumulated for so long.

On this basis, because the newly acquired Pokémon still need to be trained, generally speaking, Bai Chen will not change them at will. This continues until the change is made when going to the next region.

"And after that..."

After confirming the Pokmon he was carrying, Bai Chen walked towards the front desk of the Pokémon Center. Although there were still many trainers near the hall, during the ten minutes he was waiting, at least Miss Joey was surrounded by It's free.

"Hello, are there any spare rooms?"

Bai Chen stepped forward and asked.

"Huh? Room? Please wait...."

Maybe it was because there were too many people in the past two days, and even Ms. Joy herself was not sure, but after searching on the computer, she smiled and said in a slightly rejoicing tone:

"It just so happens that there is the last one left in the room. There are too many people coming here from other cities to participate in the mining competition in the past two days."

Having said that, Miss Joy couldn't help but jokingly said.

The location of Heijin City is quite special. Basically, every trainer who wants to travel in the Sinnoh area will definitely pass through Heijin City. However, even with such a geographical advantage, Heijin City is difficult to retain people because it is located in a mining area. So lively scenes like this are really rare.

Bai Chen and Ms. Joey were chatting with each other one by one. During this period, Ms. Joey had already helped Bai Chen check in, but when registering Bai Chen's identity, there was a flash of light in her eyes. Confused, I wanted to confirm something with Bai Chen, but Bai Chen just made a "shh" gesture to her, and then left here, walking towards the location of the Heijin gymnasium.

...............

516 Black Gold City, Underground Mining Area

"Huh? Is the owner not here now?"

When he came to the door of the Heijin gymnasium, Bai Chen expressed his intention to come, but he got the news that Piao Tai was not there from the assistant of the gymnasium.

"Yes, I'm really sorry... Mr. Piaotai should be mining in the underground mining area, but if you want to register to participate in this mining competition, I can also help you."

"...Then please."

Originally, Bai Chen wanted to ask Mrs. Piao to sign up, and by the way, ask him if he has many Light Stones, so I can buy them from him.Although there are also commercial buildings in Heijin City, the commercial buildings here are not large in scale, and there should be no relatively rare stones of light in them. This kind of evolutionary stone is not like ordinary water stones and thunder stones, which can be bought in most places. I realized that even the commercial buildings in Feiyun City need some luck to find the Stone of Light, let alone Heijin City.

Although the mining area in Heijin City does produce evolutionary stones, as far as Bai Chen learned from travel magazines, the Stone of Light does not seem to be among them.

It is not easy to buy through normal channels, that's why Bai Chen set his sights on Piao Tai, the owner of the Black Gold Gym. Although he is a fossil lover, it is inevitable that someone who likes fossils like him will have some rare evolutionary stones of.

Maybe.

"I still have to go to the underground mining area... Alas, it is obviously an event held by him, why is he not in the gymnasium the day before the event?"

It would be understandable for Bai Chen to fish, but to mine...

Should it be said that it is an interest?

Although he had a lot of doubts, Bai Chen still hid all these questions in his heart, thinking that it would be rare to use them, so he put the Pokémon watch on his wrist and called up the map function inside.

He hadn't used it much before, so Bai Chen still didn't take it seriously, but when he opened the map of the Pokémon watch today, he realized that the map marks in the Pokémon watch were really detailed.There are almost everything from the road map of Heijin City to the detailed distribution of specific streets. It is no wonder that Keigo and the others were troubled by the inability to obtain the distribution map of a small iceberg relic, and even almost wanted to use Pokémon. The dream watch is delayed.

I just don't know how they drew the map in the black gold mining area, it must have been approved by Piaotai, right?

"Want to enter the black gold mining area? What to do?"

After walking for about half an hour and going downhill for a long time, Bai Chen finally came to the entrance of the black gold mining area, but as expected, he was blocked before entering.

"I have some personal matters to find Mr. Piaotai. I heard that he is now in the black gold mining area, so I came here."

Bai Chen explained in this way, if the other party really refused to let in, Bai Chen would have no idea, at worst, just wait here for a while.

In other words, he should not stay in the mining area all night, right?Shouldn't it? !Firstly, he is the owner of the Heijin Gymnasium, and secondly, there will be an event held by him tomorrow. In this case, he should restrain his interest a little...

"Are you looking for Mr. Hyota..."

Obviously, as the manager of the underground mining area and one of the managers of the Black Gold City, Piao Tai has a very high status in the hearts of the absentees.

The guard looked at Bai Chen, and felt that what he said should be the truth, but he didn't know whether his matter was urgent or not.

"I see."

After a little thought, the guard still didn't want to stop Bai Chen. After all, the underground mining area is not a place that cannot be entered, and there will be a mining competition here tomorrow, so many contestants have come to inspect it in advance in the past two days The terrain is different, and it's not too late for Bai Chen to come in alone.

"The mining area is very large. I don't know exactly where Mr. Piaotai is. If you want to find him quickly, I suggest you ask the miners inside." The guard said, then turned around. , took out two things from behind and handed them to Bai Chen. "In addition, if you want to enter the mining area, remember to wear a dust mask and a safety helmet, otherwise you will be in trouble if you encounter any danger...By the way, you should be a Pokémon trainer, right?"

"Yes."

Bai Chen nodded his head to express his gratitude, took what the other party handed him, and then replied.

"That's good. In this case, you shouldn't be afraid of the Pokémon in the mining area, right? Although the dangerous guys inside have been almost solved by Mr. Piaotai, but in this dark place, there are no accidents. For the sake of it, don’t go to those dangerous places if you don’t have to.”

After listening to the guard's suggestion, Bai Chen finally entered the mining area under the guard's gaze.

"It's really warm..."

Putting on the mask and helmet, Bai Chen couldn't help feeling so emotional.

Originally, Bai Chen thought that there was a high probability that he would be turned away this time, but he didn't expect that the other party not only let him pass, but also prepared protective items for him.However, if you think about it carefully, your preparations are really not enough. Although you should not encounter any danger in the developed places, this place is underground after all, and accidents may happen at any time. If you don’t prepare these things well, you will encounter something I'm afraid it's too late to even cry when I'm in trouble.

only......

"It's so bright..."

Walking in the mining area, there is no feeling of darkness around, but bright lights and fires everywhere.The wall-mounted lamps are connected into lines one by one, and different lines are connected into surfaces, completely lighting up the entire area.The original feeling of darkness no longer exists here, and the sense of loneliness is indeed not felt. No matter where you walk here, you can hear the clear sound of picks and shovels hitting stones, and there are countless miners in the process. The sound of conversation.

If it weren't for the lack of basic buildings, the scene here might be more lively than the urban area of ​​Heijin City, right?At least it should be more lively than the environment in today's weather.

Although the scenery in the black gold mining area is much better than I imagined, there is still a shortcoming...

"So Boring......"

Although it is not dark or cold, the sweltering heat in the underground mining area is real. If there is no wind blowing from some caves, Bai Chen should be sweating by now, right?Fortunately, there is no rain in Heijin City today, and there is no sign of rain. Otherwise, if it becomes humid at the same time, it is really not suitable to treat people here.

Bai Chen complained in his heart, following the source of the sound, he quickly found the construction personnel inside.

"It needs to be dug here... But there are not enough manpower and machines, should we continue to do it?"

When Bai Chen walked towards the miners in front, he could only hear them discussing something. In Bai Chen's eyes, they seemed to be distressed because of the boulder blocking the front.

"What are you going on with? Anyway, tomorrow isn't all...huh? Are you?"

Just when they were discussing intensely, Bai Chen's appearance attracted their attention.

"I'm sorry to interrupt everyone's conversation. I'm here to find Mr. Pyota. Do you know where he is?"

"Looking for Lady Piao?"

The other party looked at Bai Chen strangely, as if curious why he came to find Piao Tai at this time.Although it was strange, he still didn't have the idea of ​​hiding it, but pointed to the position on his right hand.

"In Tai's case, there is a high probability that it will be in an undeveloped place over there, because it is only in that place that rare fossils can be found."

"Really... I see, thank you."

Bai Chen simply thanked him again, and then left in the direction pointed by the other party.

The miners felt strange about Bai Chen, and Bai Chen also felt strange about them, but what Bai Chen felt strange about was their conversation just now.

"Anyway, tomorrow...? Tomorrow should be a mining competition, right? What does holding a competition have to do with that boulder?"

Bai Chen thought about it and couldn't think of any connection, so he simply let it go.

After knowing the approximate location of Piaotai, Bai Chen's forward speed has also increased a lot. If it were the same as before, he might have to keep asking along the way, but since he just discovered the Pokémon Watch After he had a map of the mining area in his pocket, he kept looking at the map on his watch.

In addition to having detailed maps of various places, the watch even shows Bai Chen's current location. This function almost completely solved his road-crazy attribute, and he would never get lost even in the intricate mining area. up.

"I didn't expect this to be so convenient, but it has such a useful function, why did I still get lost when Mary was there..."

Unlike herself, Marie has been very interested in Pokémon watches from the very beginning, and has always worn them on her wrists. It stands to reason that she can also use this function, but if this is the case, why did they spend all day Are you all lost?

Bai Chen couldn't figure it out.

However, since he has never used a Pokémon watch, it is only natural that he can't figure it out. After all, this positioning function was added by these geniuses. The previous Pokémon watch only had the most basic map function.

Following the guidance of the map, Bai Chen quickly left the brightly lit shallow mining area and came to the area to be developed.

The scene here is different from the one just now, in line with Bai Chen's basic understanding of the mining area——

The area has not been fully developed, so naturally there is no light source. Compared with the place where the thousand-layer area is electrified, there are only sporadic fires swaying with the occasional wind.The wind passed between several stones, making bursts of choking sounds, adding mystery and fear to the already dim mining area.

I don't know if it's because the event will be held tomorrow, and it's clearly an area to be developed, but there is no sound of miners talking around, and the whole area is basically no man's land.

"Will it really be here..."

Fortunately, the safety helmet also has its own headlight, so Bai Chen doesn't have to dig out the flashlight in his backpack, but the more he walks in such a place, the more Bai Chen doubts that Piao Tai will really be here. Mining?

Perhaps out of an instinctive sense of vigilance against the crisis, Bai Chen threw a Pokémon ball after walking a short distance and called Absol out.

"If you sense someone somewhere, go there."

Bai Chen said so.

"Abo~"

Although Bai Chen still has a few main forces on his body, if we want to talk about the ability to perceive the surroundings in this environment, it still depends on Absolu and Darkley.It's just that the difference between the two Pokémon should lie in whether there will be any strange effects.

It doesn't matter if Absol is seen in a dark environment, and it's not scary, but if Darkrai is accidentally seen...

Maybe in the future, news of the black gold mining area being haunted would spread like wildfire. If it really happened like that, it would be nice if he didn't ask for compensation from himself, let alone the stone of light.

With the help of the headlights, Bai Chen and Absol moved forward cautiously in the mine. After going through a few corners according to the guidance on the Pokémon watch, Absol finally had a reaction .Absolu, who was walking in front, stopped suddenly, looked around, then closed his eyes and listened intently to the looming movement.

in front?It's not a problem.

Seeing Absol's reaction, Bai Chen looked at the map on the Pokémon watch again.In front of them is a three-way intersection, and no matter which intersection, it is the last road in this area to be developed. If Absolu has not heard any movement here, then it is really important to know where the lady is. is a puzzle now.

Looking at Absolu who was listening carefully to the movement around him, Bai Chen was not in a hurry, but just stood there and waited quietly.