Pokémon: I, Xiaozhi, return to the beginning

“Please use, sorry because there are no trainers here today, and it’s past lunchtime… So that’s all that’s left. Miss

Joy brought things like bread, ham and milk to Ash, who were sitting in the dining room, and it could be seen that lunch was not prepared in the Pokémon Center today.

“It’s okay, that’s enough.”

Xiao Zhi and the others didn’t care much about the choice of lunch, after all, the Black Gold Market seemed to be facing a more serious problem than they thought, looking at the yellow sand flying outside the window, they didn’t have much appetite now.

……

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

“You say, is there any connection between the two things?”

“What’s going on?”

After hearing Ash say this, Xiaoguang asked with a curious look.

“You’re talking about the connection between the wild Pokémon in the mountains all disappearing and the wind and sand blowing inside the Black Gold City?”

“Hmm.” Ash nodded, “After all, both things seem to have happened recently, don’t they?” I think it’s a coincidence… Or it’s better to be suspicious. For

Xiao Zhi’s speculation, Xiao Gang and Xiao Guang agreed, after all, they couldn’t think of any other reason than this possibility.

“Ask Miss Joy.”

In the end, they decided to find out Miss Joy about the situation around the Black Gold Market, in case the wild Pokémon suddenly disappeared for some known reason, their conjecture would be self-defeating.

It’s just –

“Huh? Did you guys say you didn’t find wild Pokémon in the mountains along the way? Miss

Joy herself looked even more surprised than they were.

“It shouldn’t be… Recently, when Mr. Lady went to the mountains to build roads, he said that the Pokémon in the mountains looked like they were in good condition, and even helped them a lot… It’s only been a few days, how could the wild Pokémon in the mountains disappear?

Miss Joy frowned, apparently she, even the people in the Black Gold City, did not know about the disappearance of wild Pokémon in the mountains, and after learning from Ash and the others, Miss Joy also realized that something was wrong.

“I know, anyway, I will report to the alliance first, and are you going to challenge the Black Gold Dojo?”

Miss Joy said, her gaze turning to Ash.

“Yes.”

“In that case, can I trouble you to tell Mr. Lady this information as well?” Mr. Hatta’s words are still in the mine, and he seems to think that the current sandstorm weather has something to do with the situation in the mine, so he is investigating. ”

……

Having received Miss Joy’s commission, Ash and the others can only now leave towards the black gold charcoal pit south of the black gold market, which is commonly known as the mine cave.

Fortunately, before leaving, Miss Joy also intimately issued a mask to each of them, otherwise just walking into the mine with a handkerchief would be drowned in sand.

“Gee, it’s terrible… If this weather continues for a few more days, it feels like the entire black gold market will be completely paralyzed.

Walking on the way to the Black Gold Coal Pit, Ash complained while shaking the sand and stones that had fallen into his shoes that could not be cleaned.

At present, the sand and gravel of the Black Gold City are almost submerged to the ankles, and if it continues, it will turn into a desert sooner or later.

“Why don’t you report it to the Alliance after all this… This is already a disaster, right?

Xiaoguang also looked tired, obviously unable to understand this matter.

And Xiao Gang, who is the former owner of Nibi City’s Taoist Hall, obviously has more say in this matter than Xiao Zhi and Xiaoguang.

“After all, Heijin City has encountered similar weather before, so it’s hard to report to the alliance for help… And if you encounter any little trouble and have to ask the alliance for help, it will seem that the local hall owner is incompetent, perhaps there is such a consideration.

Xiao Gang’s guess was reasonable, and Xiao Zhi and Xiao Guang both nodded their heads when they heard it.

……

Although there was no trouble on the way from the Pokémon Center to the Black Gold Carbon Pit, the wind and sand outside seemed to become larger, and it was not easy to hide in the pit to shake off the sand on the body, Ash and the others had no strength, and the pain of advancing in the sand and dust was much more painful than advancing in the heavy rainstorm.

“Pika~”

Pikachu, who hid in the backpack from the beginning, looked energetic, it stopped at the entrance of the cave to watch the flying sand outside, and sighed twice in surprise, until Ash grabbed it Pikachu did not have the leisure to continue to enjoy the wonder.

“Don’t sigh here blindly, hurry up and find Mr. Qiaotai… If I can’t solve the current problems in Heijin City, I feel that the Taoist Pavilion War can’t be carried out. ”

Pickup~

” “But speaking of which, there doesn’t seem to be anyone at the door of the mine, is it all on holiday?”

What surprised Xiao Gang was that there were no people in the black gold market, and there were no people in the mines in the black gold market, or did the people in the black gold mine caves have already entered the depths of the mine?

“Is it okay to just go in like that? Nothing will happen…”

Ash stood at the entrance of the mine and looked inside, although most of the place was lit, but if you looked at the deep pit below, it was obvious that the ground was not completely lit, and if Shota was in the deepest place, it might be a bit of a problem for them to enter so unprepared.

“…… But there is no equipment near the doorway… Anyway, let’s go inside for now, and if you can’t find Mr. Tanata in the place where the lights are on, let’s wait for him at the door.

Xiao Gang’s proposal was agreed by Ash and Xiao Guang, and then they began to carefully advance in the mine, but with Pikachu’s hearing, it should be possible to advance in this claustrophobic environment, right?

The three of them groped all the way to the depths along the extension of the mining lamp laid on the wall, and at one point in the process of advancing, Ash seemed to feel a black shadow flashing in front of his eyes, but looking down at Pikachu, it didn’t seem to notice it, Ash thought for a moment that he was wrong, so he didn’t continue to pay attention to his feelings for a moment.

…….