Pokemon: How Are You Cultivating Immortality in the Pokemon World?

On the surface, this Dongting area doesn't seem to have any Water Stones, but the Lotad Chief clearly wasn't lying, so there's only one truth.

"Do I have to dig myself?" Lu Li thought with some distress.

Lu Li didn't want to do this kind of high-risk mining work. Leaving aside whether he had the time, if he was unlucky and the cave collapsed, even as a cultivator, he would be crushed to death.

Of course, the greater probability was suffocation.

This kind of work should be left to Sandshrew. Lu Li decided to find one to cooperate with when he left.

"Huo~"

(Should we leave here first?)

Lu Li didn't speak, but scanned the entire cave with his mental power. Judging from the digging marks, the cave had obviously been dug before.

However, it wasn't dug by humans, but by Pokémon that had been mining here for a long time, and their claws probably weren't sharp, more like shovels.

Thinking of this, Lu Li glanced at the Lotad Chief's duck-like paws.

Hmm! The marks match.

No wonder they were digging Water Stones so slowly, it turned out they weren't suited for the job.

It's a pity the Lotad Chief didn't become a capitalist. As the overlord of this area, the Lotad Chief was fully capable of oppressing other Pokémon to mine here.

Lu Li quickly discovered a special point. Following his mental power to a corner, Lu Li ordered the Charmander next to him, "Charmander, dig here. We'll leave when you find something."

Charmander, who had long wanted to leave, didn't care about being uncomfortable and quickly dug with its sharp claws, and soon a blue stone was dug out.

It was a fist-sized Water Stone. If cut well, it could probably be cut into three Water Stones.

In other words, Charmander earned 300,000 just by moving its claws.

Looking at the Water Stone in his hand, Lu Li sincerely sighed, "No wonder so many trainers risk their lives to run into the wild and secret realms. This speed of making money is really outrageously fast."

The Lotad Chief looked at the Water Stone in Lu Li's hand in surprise. It had never dug up such a big Water Stone.

After Lu Li put away the Water Stone, he squatted down and looked at the Lotad Chief, asking with a serious expression, "Lotad Chief, how about we make a deal?"

"Ga?"

(What?)

The Lotad Chief looked at Lu Li in confusion.

Lu Li, revealing his true intentions, said his purpose, "From now on, you will guard this place for me. I will have Pokémon come here to dig Water Stones. As a reward, your tribe can freely use the Water Stones they dig up."

The Lotad Chief tilted its head and thought for a moment, then nodded, agreeing to Lu Li's deal.

Lu Li didn't know how many Water Stones were in this cave, but one thing was certain, there was definitely a Water Stone vein here, and its value might even be over 10 billion.

According to the alliance's rules for wild development, generally whoever discovers an unclaimed mine first and registers it with the alliance owns it.

However, Lu Li hadn't considered reporting it to the alliance.

After all, the alliance doesn't guarantee sending people to help you guard the mine.

In fact, if he really dared to report it, he would probably die in an accident while exploring the wild tomorrow, and then the mine would change owners again.

Lu Li, not trusting humans, chose to trust the relatively simple-minded Pokémon.

The most important thing now was to secure the gains, and worry about the future later.

After tricking the Lotad Chief, Lu Li left the Water Stone mine with Charmander and the others.

Charmander couldn't wait to leave this place. After all, a place full of Water-type energy was like being submerged underwater for Charmander.

As he was leaving, Lu Li suddenly thought of the Lotad Chief's friends.

Pokémon living in caves, the first thing Lu Li thought of was Zubat.

Zubat…

Lu Li had a slight desire to capture one, but it wasn't strong.

If there was one with super good aptitude, Lu Li wouldn't mind capturing one. As a powerful Pokémon with a base stat of 535 after its final evolution, it would indeed be worth capturing if its aptitude was good.

However, the probability of such a Pokémon appearing in the wild should be no higher than finding a mine.

"Lotad Chief, can you take me to meet your friends?" Lu Li asked with a smile.

"Ga~"

(Will you hurt my friends?)

Lu Li shook his head, "Of course not."

"Ga~"

(Then come with me.)

The naive Lotad Chief trusted Lu Li again.

Under the Lotad Chief's guidance, Lu Li quickly met its friends.

Lu Li originally thought there would be Zubat here, but now, Lu Li wanted to say that his perspective was ultimately too small.

Looking at the group of Noibat hanging on the wall, Lu Li was directly stunned.

He never expected there to be dragons here.

Question: Gyarados, Noibat, Charizard, who is the Dragon-type Pokémon?

Answer: Noibat!

This was a real dragon, a dragon with Dragon-type attributes.

"Could it be that my first dragon is about to come?"

Lu Li's heart was beating faster as he looked at the Noibat in front of him with burning eyes.

"Weng~ Weng!"

(Light! Why is there light here!)

"Weng~ Weng!"

(Take the light away quickly!)

Listening to the Noibat's grumbling cries, Lu Li awkwardly turned off the flashlight.

"Hello, I'm a friend of the Lotad Chief. I came here specifically to meet you," Lu Li quickly said.

"Weng~"

(Are you the legendary human?)

Among the Noibat, a Noibat with strength close to the Elite level landed in front of Lu Li and curiously sized him up.

Lu Li nodded.

None of the Noibat had evolved. In the games, Noibat needs level 48 to evolve into Noivern. Converting it to real-world strength, that would be late Elite level.

Although reality is different from the games, it is equally difficult for Noibat to evolve into Noivern. At the very least, they have to break through the Elite level to have a chance of evolving.

Lu Li used Spirit Eye Technique to check the 12 Noibat here, and found that the highest aptitude was only Elite level, and that Noibat was already very old.

With his current discerning eyes, Lu Li instantly abandoned the idea of capturing Noibat.

There was no way, the aptitude of this group of Noibat was too low.

But then the question arose, how did this group of Noibat appear here?

Normally speaking, a powerful Pokémon tribe like Noibat should occupy territory in the core circle of the mountains.

Lu Li curiously asked, "Can you tell me the reason why you moved here?"

The Noibat leader listened and let out a sad cry, then explained the reason for the clan's relocation to this cave.

It turned out that the Noibat were originally in the core circle, but their ancestors entered the secret realm in order to become stronger. Unable to live in the core circle, they had no choice but to bring their tribe here.

As for why they didn't follow their ancestors to the secret realm? Because the secret realm was more dangerous than the wild, and even their powerful ancestors couldn't protect them well in the secret realm.

After listening to the Noibat's story, Lu Li's eyes flickered slightly.

The previous online speculation was true. There was a high probability that a large secret realm existed in the depths of the Qingyun Mountains.

Lu Li also knew what was going on with the ominous yet auspicious divination he had done before.

Knowing the news of a new secret realm was a good thing, but it was completely useless to him now.

The danger of the secret realm was incomparable to the wild.

Lu Li guessed that the alliance most likely knew about that secret realm, but because it couldn't be developed, they chose to hide it from the public.

But thinking about it, it was normal. If it was confirmed that there was a secret realm in the depths of the Qingyun Mountains, then the peace of the Qingyun Mountains would definitely be broken, and the resulting Pokémon tide would outweigh the benefits.

The Kyushu region now emphasized stability, not aggressive advancement.

After learning more about the core circle from the Noibat, Lu Li said goodbye to the Noibat.

After leaving the cave, Lu Li looked up at the setting sun and sighed in his heart, "It seems that the fourth Pokémon can only be found in the secret realm."

Noibat was indeed rare, but unfortunately, their aptitude didn't meet the standards.

"Lotad Chief, do you know where there are Sandshrew nearby?" Lu Li asked, looking down.

"Ga?"

(What are you looking for them for? They are hard to find.)

"I have something I want to ask them to help with," Lu Li explained kindly.

"Ga~"

(They are very timid. They will dig holes and run away as soon as they see other Pokémon. You won't be able to find them.)

Lu Li: "How would I know if I don't try? Just tell me their location."

The Lotad Chief nodded after listening.

The weak Sandshrew didn't have territory in the wild. Firstly, they didn't rely on territory to live, and secondly, Pokémon that could dig holes in the wild would generally build their homes underground to avoid danger on the ground.

On the way back, the Lotad Chief specifically pointed out the area where the Sandshrew were active.

"Ga~"

(That group of timid Pokémon usually moves in this area. They occasionally come out to bask in the sun at noon.)

Lu Li nodded, silently memorizing this information, deciding to come back and take a look tomorrow.

By the time he returned to the camp, the Lomby had recovered almost completely.

Lu Li also kept his promise and let the Lomby go.

"Remember our deal, come here to find me at this time tomorrow," Lu Li instructed.

The Lotad Chief nodded, then led the Lomby down the river, and finally disappeared on the river surface.

After the Lotad Chief left with the Lomby, Lu Li clapped his hands and decided, "Alright, let's have dinner too."

After taking out the elixirs from his backpack, Lu Li began to distribute the elixirs in his hand.

"This is the Milotic's Beauty Spirit Pill, the Tropius's Grass Spirit Pill, and finally the Charmander's Fire Spirit Pill…"

Finally, Lu Li took out a Bigu Pill from his backpack and ate it.

Lu Li, who no longer had a great need for food, didn't like cooking in the wild, because cooking in the wild easily attracted wild Pokémon.

He didn't have a wild Pokémon affinity physique. According to the habits of wild Pokémon, after seeing the delicious food he made, most Pokémon would think of snatching it, instead of honestly waiting by his side for his sympathy.

Wild Pokémon didn't make a living by begging.

After night fell, Lu Li meditated in his tent.

Lu Li didn't have the idea of venturing out to explore at night. If the danger level of the wild during the day was one, then the danger level at night would be at least three, or even higher.