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Chapter 225: The Great Mine and the Small Diamonds

Chapter 225 Zero's Great Mine and Small Diamonds

Although they had prepared themselves mentally, they were still speechless with surprise when the underground world finally unveiled itself before their eyes.

An endless, enormous mine shaft, with unknown crystals emerging from the walls and spreading at your feet, colorful light flowing and shimmering, illuminating the entire mine shaft. Rocks and crystals form natural steps, spiraling downwards, and the surrounding walls are filled with mine shafts and rooms of various sizes.

Occasionally, the roaring sound of flapping wings could be heard from inside the room, echoing through the mine.

Moreover, despite being deep underground, the oxygen content in the mine was very high, as if they were in an underground jungle, and everyone took off the oxygen tanks from their faces.

"Is this the legendary underground kingdom? What are these crystals?" Korni approached a huge, glowing crystal. Its smooth surface couldn't reflect her image; instead, light flowed like liquid within the crystal, seemingly containing astonishing energy. When she tapped it lightly, bubbles even appeared.

"I saw it in my parents' research notes. The entire cave is filled with minerals containing Taijing energy. Without a doubt, this is the origin of Taijing power, the legendary Zero Great Mine." Pipa exclaimed, "I didn't expect that besides Padia, there would be one even underground in Donghuang. I thought it was just a small Taijing mine."

Unfortunately, this was Pipa's first time entering the Zero Mine, and he knew very little about what was inside.

"What are these crystals used for?" Wanlong tapped the minerals beside him.

Gengar's unclean little hands snatched a piece, put it in its mouth, and with a snap, couldn't bite it off, even breaking its teeth in the process. With tears in its eyes, it whimpered.

"Naturally formed minerals, and the food source for Pokémon living in the mine," Wei Xin said, taking out his phone and taking several photos in a row, comparing the mine in front of him to the one in Padia.

It can probably supply the entire Taijinghua of the East, and its value is self-evident. However, considering the limited output of underground resources, large-scale forced mining and exhaustion of resources may lead to resource depletion.

But now that the mine has been discovered, it can no longer be kept secret. Wei Xin made a decision to discuss with the League after he got out and take over the contract and development rights of the mine. While developing it, he also wanted to ensure the living environment of the Pokémon underground.

As for money, I don't want to make it; plenty of other people will.

During the plan, Wei Xin suddenly felt a slight tremor in the waveguide. Feeling hungry, he lowered his voice and said, "Everyone, find a place to hide."

"Someone is coming out for dinner."

Everyone quickly hid behind the surrounding crystals, feeling the ground beneath their feet tremble. Soon after, a powerful aura appeared, and a Garchomp, panting heavily, slowly walked out of the rock wall.

His body was covered by a transparent, iridescent crystalline film, with 18 hexagonal crystal patterns swirling and rotating around him.

Garchomp's nose twitched slightly as it smelled an unusual odor, and it stopped in its tracks. Korrina gripped her Poké Ball tightly, Piper held the manuscript to her chest, Wanlong showed off the full ring on her wrist, Gengar covered its mouth, Weixin embedded the Fairy Z into the bracelet, and Sylveon's Poké Ball trembled slightly.

Everyone held their breath, ready to go.

Fortunately, Garchomp didn't notice the presence of the mine. It swung its claws, cleaved a crystal in half, and happily carried it to its room, where it crunched away.

Gengar couldn't help but marvel at how good his teeth were.

"Did you see the pattern on that Garchomp just now? What is it?" Kornie asked curiously.

"It's astral crystallization. You know about Padia's astral crystallization, right? Astral crystallized Pokémon can gain the corresponding astral type and ignore their weaknesses, and the power of moves of the corresponding type can also be increased," Wei Xin explained.

"Could it be that Pokémon that have undergone Star Crystal transformation can be immune to all weaknesses and have moves that boost all attributes?" Korrina exclaimed in shock.

Wei Xin chuckled to himself, thinking, "You think it's a little alpaca?"

"You're very smart," Wei Xin praised. "You're half right. Astral Transformation can increase the power of all Pokémon's type moves once, but it can't eliminate type weaknesses."

"I see."

Like a child who didn't do well in school receiving praise from the teacher for the first time, Korni scratched her helmet shyly.

Wanlong: Your face is blushing.

"The Pokémon living in the Zero Great Mine have been nourished by the Crystal Element for a long time, making them far stronger than the Pokémon outside. We need to be careful from now on and try to avoid battles as much as possible," Wei Xin said.

"Hey, should we go any further?" Wanlong asked. "Why don't we just notify the Eastern Alliance and have them send someone to investigate?"

"Rejected!" Wei Xin said firmly. "I can sense that Spinner has already arrived at the mine. We at least need to capture him."

According to information in the game, since there is a huge Zero Mine underground in Donghuang, what about the legendary Zero Treasure, Talebagos?

Is it the target of the exploration team and Spinner? Why? Is there some connection between Talebagas and the Lak element?

Fortunately, most of the Pokémon in the Zero Great Mine were extremely sedentary, and apart from Ganmee, they almost never chose to leave their rooms. In addition, Wei Xin's Aura Detection helped them avoid risks, and the four of them went through the mine much more smoothly than they had imagined.

Waveguides are so convenient.

"Hey, look down there." Halfway down, Korrina pointed to a spot at the bottom of the mine and whispered, "That's Grunt and Bisharp. They seem to be bullying other Pokémon."

The crowd turned their gazes and saw a slashing commander, leading fifty or sixty pikemen, blocking some Pokémon against the rock wall and surrounding them.

Many Pokémon have lost their ability to move.

"It's Little Diamond, and Earth Dragon Brother, Sticky Treasure and Toothy." Before Wei Xin could finish speaking, the Craftsman next to him saw his companion being bullied, snorted, and without saying a word, jumped down with his hammer.

You villains, how dare you harm my compatriots! You'll pay with your lives!

Spin it around and bring it down hard on the back of the commander's head!

"boom!"

With a loud bang, Commander Pi Zhan was knocked into the ground and couldn't be pulled out; he lost consciousness.

The sound echoed through the mine like the beating of war drums. Seeing their captain being attacked, the soldiers rushed forward. The four men exchanged a smile, revealing their weapons and the fangs of justice.

Come, count your sins!

"Lucario, Aura Missile!"

"Gengar, Focus Blast!"

"Have you eaten, Koma-dō-kō-nii? If not, you'll have to eat one of my drafts."

clang!

A group of people descended like divine soldiers, swarming forward and quickly opening up the situation. However, Wei Xin felt that they were too slow. They were just grunts; why waste time?

What if one of the soldiers escapes?

So Kirlia was released, and a Fighting-type Z-Crystal was embedded in her bracelet.

"Everyone, get out of the way! Watch this! Kirlia, your sword energy will sweep across 30,000 miles!"

"Padiya swears, what the hell?"

Piper turned around in surprise and saw Kirullian and Weixin leaping down from above hand in hand. Behind them, countless blue lightsabers fell like meteors, accurately piercing the bodies of every Piketo soldier, clearing the field in an instant. Piper then made a dashing entrance, supporting himself with one hand on the ground.

"What an amazing move!" Korrina and Lucario's eyes lit up.

Wanlong pushed up his glasses and said, "When it comes to showing off, you're the one who's really in the wrong."

The little diamonds looked at each other in surprise when they saw the human in front of them. If it were this human, he might be able to help them. It was a pity that they didn't have hands, otherwise they would definitely give him a thumbs up.

A small soldier, hiding in a corner, went unnoticed. Seizing an opportunity, it turned to escape, but was spotted by Wei Xin's Aura. Before he could command Kirlia to attack, Togepi jumped out of the ball, waving a mine glow stick in its hand.

The next second, a blazing pillar of fire rose from beneath the feet of the soldier with the dagger.

"It's a flick of the finger technique that actually produced the Oath of Fire." Wei Xin smiled. Togepi truly is the family's little lucky star.

The soldier with the dagger was defeated instantly.

"Toot!" Pokopi waved its glow stick happily and excitedly smacked the calI. Wei Xin was considering whether to teach the little guy to play Wota when he got back.

"What are you all standing there for? You've made too much noise. Something big is coming out. Everyone, get out of here!" With a laugh, Wei Xin picked up the two small, immobile diamonds and turned to run away.

The group picked up the Pokémon beside them and followed closely behind.

The next second, a fossilized pterosaur with star crystals flapped its wings below the cave. Commander Cleave, who had been knocked unconscious by a hammer, regained consciousness, pulled his head out of the ground, and was glad that he had survived. He then saw a huge shadow spreading under his feet. He flapped his wings, turned his head, and met a pair of fierce eyes.

You think you're disturbing the peace? We need to crack down on you.

If you have anything to say, go and tell my Taijing Power Flame.

Those who survive a great calamity are bound to receive a final blow.

Behind them came the pitiful scream of the Slash Commander. Wei Xin, at the front of the group, grinned wickedly. Any Pokémon bullying would be brought to justice.

After jogging for a while, Wei Xin sensed a familiar waveguide remnant. Looking at the room in the rock wall not far away, he realized it was Bangiras's waveguide, and the cave was now empty.

"Everyone, enter the cave. It's safe inside."

The group followed Wei Xin inside into the innermost room. The walls of the room were covered in burn marks and scratches, indicating that a fierce battle had taken place. Judging from the remaining aura, it seemed that Commander Slash and the Piketo soldiers had used sheer numbers to drive away Tyranitar.

The fact that they were able to drive away Super Tyranitar shows that the opponent does have some strength.

"That was so exciting!" Kornie exclaimed, leaning against the cave wall. But she saw that Wei Xin hadn't stopped. Instead, he put down his backpack and began to check the Pokémon's injuries.

Wild Pokémon are mostly wary of humans, so much so that when Piper tried to help, the Pokémon cowered in a corner, trembling with fear.

But not with Wei Xin; rather, the little ones all rushed to Wei Xin's side.

"What's going on?" Papa asked, puzzled. Although he wasn't as good-looking as Wei Xin, he wasn't scary either.

"Perhaps he was harmed by humans," Wei Xin guessed. Combining the information provided by the waveguide, Spinner was taken away by the Slash Commanders, but perhaps he was not harmed and instead reached some kind of cooperation with them.

If that's the case, an old silver coin leading an unspecified army, along with a general of unknown strength, makes the situation tricky. If they want to fight against Spinner, they might need an entire army.

However, the only known groups of people living in the mine, besides the Koma Blade soldiers, are the Little Diamonds.

Should we talk to the little diamonds about this?

At this moment, Wei Xin noticed that although the little diamond's body was mostly black, the minerals on it were exactly the same as the Taijing crystals they had seen in the cave. He attributed this to environmental factors.

"Fortunately, the injuries aren't serious. Papa, get out the medicine and treat everyone's injuries."

Because the medicine caused a stinging sensation, whimpering sounds echoed throughout the cave. Before long, the little guys regained their mobility and surrounded Wei Xin. Kirlia and Sylveon had to jump out to drive away the other Pokémon.

Retreat, retreat, retreat! If you're so capable, go find a trainer yourself.

"Meow!" The skilled blacksmith communicated with her companions and learned that the rest of her companions had been taken away by Commander Chopping. She then told Wei Xin this news.

"I understand, I'll help you figure something out. Everyone, rest here and recover your strength." Wei Xin said, scattering a can of Energy Cubes on the ground. Because he anticipated that he might encounter many wild Pokémon, he brought a lot of food, so he wouldn't lack supplies for a while.

Food made with modern technology opened the door to a new world for the Pokémon, and their eyes looked at Wei Xin with more longing, and even a hint of loyalty.

The tiny diamonds looked at each other, recalling the immense power the humans had displayed in the previous battle, and nodded as if they had made up their minds.

If it were him, he would definitely be able to help the princess.

So he hopped and skipped over to Wei Xin, bowed his head and leaned down, almost falling to the ground.

"What are those little diamonds doing?" Korni asked, puzzled.

"Perhaps, she has something to ask Weixin," Wanlong said.

"You mean you want me to come back to camp with you?" With Kirlia's telepathic connection, Wei Xin roughly understood what the Little Diamonds meant. They had come out specifically to rescue the Pokémon that had been captured by Grunt, but they were intercepted by Grunt on the way and caught off guard.

"Alright, once everyone's rested, I'll ask you to lead the way." Wei Xin readily agreed. Since Little Diamond had a camp, it meant there was a leader, and it was most likely Diancie. He had always wanted to see the Pink Diamond Princess in person, but he hadn't said anything. What if they changed their minds if they found out he was lusting after the princess?

Although he wouldn't force Diancie to join him, what if, what if she's willing to come with him?

I found a member of the Tianxi family.

But just because Wei Xin didn't say anything doesn't mean others didn't know.

"Aww!"

Kirlia sensed Wei Xin's thoughts and knew he was eyeing other Pokémon. She puffed out her cheeks and gently pinched Wei Xin's waist as a warning.

"I'll just take a look," Wei Xin said softly. "What, are you going to kidnap her?"

But just because Wei Xin didn't say anything doesn't mean others didn't know.

"Aww!"

Kirlia sensed Wei Xin's thoughts and knew he was eyeing other Pokémon. She puffed out her cheeks and gently pinched Wei Xin's waist as a warning.

"I'll just take a look," Wei Xin said softly. "What, are you going to kidnap her?"

Kirullian chuckled, "It's hard to say."

Seeing Kirlia's "Do you think I'd believe you?" expression, Wei Xin sighed and hugged Kirlia and Sylveon in his arms.

"Wildflowers can't compare to the fragrance of home-grown flowers. My favorite will always be my little darlings at home. My love for you is boundless and will not diminish no matter how much the denominator increases."

What kind of scumbag talk is this? And he's so openly scumbag! Wanlong ate cookies and chocolate, glanced at Weixin, and clicked his tongue. His level of sweet talk and coaxing girls is not just high, it's even higher than Gigantamax Duraludon.

After a short rest, the group packed their bags and, listening to the noisy shouts coming from the walls, set off towards Little Diamond's camp.