Pokémon: Starting as a Pokémon Researcher with Milotic

Therefore, it is highly unlikely that Fan Wenxin would have missed finding a strangely shaped stone!

“Actually, I was just lucky,” Fan Wenxin explained.

"I originally planned to just find some resources, but a sandstorm happened to hit the secret realm, so I had the elf use Dig to dig a temporary hiding place underground. When I came out after the sandstorm passed, I found a ruin in front of me."

"You mean this ruin is newly discovered?"

“That’s right, otherwise I wouldn’t have thought that stone could fetch such a high price. But so many days have passed now, I’m not sure if anyone else has discovered that ruin.”

After changing into their gear and paying the entry fee, the three of them finally stepped into the secret realm.

Opening his eyes, Ye Chen saw an endless expanse of yellow sand before him. The sand beneath his feet was not soft; on the contrary, it felt very solid.

After taking a couple of steps, Ye Chen suddenly felt something hard under his feet, unlike the feeling of stepping on sand.

Looking down, he saw a sand dragon lying on the sand. Startled by Ye Chen, it quickly climbed out of the sand and ran away. In the distance, several sand hippos and scorpions were wandering in the desert.

Ye Chen chuckled and said, "I never expected that my first real desert would be in a secret realm."

Mu Xue, standing to the side, released one of her main Pokémon, Dew Lion, as soon as she entered the secret realm to ensure the safety of the surrounding area to the greatest extent possible.

"The environment in the secret realm is diverse, including caves, oceans, islands, and volcanoes."

"I'm getting more and more excited!"

Mu Xue rolled her eyes and said, "There are still many secret realms that are extremely dangerous. Do you think the alliance will agree to let you enter? There are some secret realms that even I cannot protect you well."

Fan Wenxin, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but become curious about Ye Chen's identity after overhearing their conversation.

It sounds like the young woman was just a bodyguard, and they seemed to be official personnel belonging to the alliance?

However, he didn't dare to ask too many questions. After the two finished talking, he said, "The ruins are in the northwest of us, about a half-hour drive away."

It must be said that Fan Wenxin is indeed very familiar with the Sandstorm Secret Realm. Despite the endless desert, he was still able to find the right direction and lead Ye Chen toward their destination.

Along the way, Ye Chen discovered several more Pokémon, including Ultrasonic Larva, Rhyhorn, and Adolphin, whose strength levels were mostly between intermediate and advanced.

They even passed by an oasis where many elves were gathered. They seemed to be used to the arrival of humans and were not nervous at all when they saw Ye Chen and his companions. Some drank water and others rested.

Even with the chill emanating from the white sea lion, Ye Chen still felt the heat, demonstrating that the environment here was indeed quite harsh for humans.

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Ye Chen took a sip of water from the kettle and asked, "How much further?"

Fan Wenxin glanced at the map and replied, "Soon. We should be able to see it after we cross that stretch of Gobi Desert. The ruins are hidden in that Gobi Desert, and they are quite well concealed."

"Okay, then let's hurry up."

Just then, the white sea lion beside them suddenly growled a few times in a low voice. Upon hearing this, Mu Xue said, "There are quite a few people in the Gobi Desert ahead."

Ye Chen was taken aback: "This ruin has been discovered?"

Fan Wenxin also said with a puzzled look, "If we had been discovered, there should have been news, but there has been no news from here before."

"Let's go there first and talk about it later."

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

Ye Chen and his two companions, along with the white sea lion, entered the Gobi Desert. Not long after, they heard voices coming from ahead.

"I didn't expect there to be a ruin in this secret realm. It seems that it hasn't been explored yet."

"Liu Zi, you've done a great job this time. If the stuff in here is valuable, you'll get a good reward!"

"Thank you, boss! Thank you, boss! I was just lucky. I didn't expect that there would still be unexplored ruins in this ancient secret realm that has been around for more than ten years."

"Alright, do you think if we looted everything in here, it would be worth as much as the loot from several of our heists?"

"At least three pseudo-legendary ones, we've really hit the jackpot this time!"

Upon hearing these words, Ye Chen and his two companions, who were not far away behind the Gobi Desert, frowned slightly. Judging from their conversation, it seemed that a group of elf hunters had discovered this place and wanted to secretly monopolize its resources.

The League has always had strict regulations regarding the definition of poaching, and trainers are not allowed to secretly capture some extremely rare and precious Pokémon.

Similar to how some rare animals are listed as protected animals, these elves are also listed as rare elves.

The main purpose is to ensure that the populations of these rare elves can continue to multiply and grow, while also ensuring that some powerful elves remain in the hands of the alliance.

The secret realms inhabited by these elves are strictly controlled by the Alliance, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter. However, these elves are very expensive on the black market, which has given rise to a profession: elf hunters, also known as poachers.

Chapter 129 Frozen in the Ruins

These rare elves don't live in the Mad Slaughter Secret Realm, so the management here isn't that strict. Ye Chen didn't expect to encounter an elf hunter here.

Elf hunters are in charge of secretly capturing rare elves, so they are usually quite strong. At this point, Fan Wenxin couldn't help but have some reservations. Could these two people, who might be from the Alliance, handle so many elf hunters?

Fan Wenxin said in a low voice, "Why don't we retreat first and report this to the Alliance so they can send someone to handle it?"

Then he quietly observed the expressions of the two people next to him, only to find that they both looked calm.

Ye Chen asked, "Can you confirm how many people there are?"

The white sea lion snorted softly, and Mu Xue calmly replied, "It can be easily resolved."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen replied easily, "Then let's not waste any more time and just get it over with." "837"

Fan Wenxin, who was standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded. He said, "How could you make such a decision on your own? Did no one listen to what I just said?"

Those are elf hunters, not only are they ruthless, but they are also quite strong, and they usually operate in groups. How can you, a young girl, talk so big when you don't look that old?

Elf hunters do more than just secretly capture rare elves; they sometimes steal other people's elves in secret realms, and of course, they kill the original owners of those elves to get rid of them.

Therefore, elf hunters usually have several lives on their hands!

Are you really not going to reconsider?

Ye Chen turned around and smiled, "Don't worry, now that you've brought us here, your mission is complete and you can go back as agreed."

Fan Wenxin did want to leave, but considering that he had led his "benefactor" into the secret realm, it would be too inhuman to run away now!

"But... it's really inappropriate for a grown man like me to run away and leave you two young people to face danger!"

Ye Chen did not reply after hearing this, but looked at Mu Xue and said, "Let's begin."

"Ah."

Then, the white sea lion shot a freezing ray at the sand in front of it, freezing a slab of ice on the scorching sand. It then slid quickly along the ice towards the talking elf hunters.

Why just walk over like that? Wouldn't a sneak attack have a higher chance of success?

Before Fan Wenxin could react, he heard the shouts of the elven hunters coming from inside.

"what is this?"

"White sea lions? How could there be white sea lions in the Sandstorm Secret Realm?"

"Could it be that someone's Pokémon, a trainer, has led to the discovery of this secret realm by others?"

"And what about its trainer?"

"Never mind, the white sea lion is worth a lot of money, let's catch it first! Muk, go!"

"Swamp Thing!"

"Two axes fighting the dragon!"

"Scorpion King!"

……

Then there was silence. Fan Wenxin was still worried about whether the white sea lion was alright when Mu Xue said, "It's over, let's go."

What's over?

Why did it end?

Fan Wenxin looked on in bewilderment as the two walked deeper into the Gobi Desert, and quickly quickened his pace to follow them.

As he turned the corner, the scene before him completely shocked him!

The environment, which should have been a vast expanse of yellow sand and a desolate Gobi Desert, was covered with glittering ice crystals, almost too bright to look at under the dazzling sunlight.

The group of elf hunters were turned into human-shaped ice sculptures, and their elves lay on the ground nearby, also frozen, even in an attacking posture, as if they had been frozen in an instant!

The ice surface stretched from the location of the white sea lion all the way to a few meters in front of the ruins and then stopped.

Fan Wenxin was completely dumbfounded and stood aside without saying a word.

Ye Chen examined the front of the ruins. The front of the ruins was made up of various huge, cut square stones. The surface of the stones was also carved with some mysterious patterns. It could be vaguely seen that a group of humans were worshipping some kind of elf, but it was impossible to identify what kind of elf it was.

The sandy footprints extending directly into the gate indicate that some elf hunters have already entered.

"Host has been detected to have discovered mysterious ruins. Triggering options."

Option 1: Enter the exploration area and uncover the secrets of this ruin. Reward: Dragon Dive Move Learning Machine *1

Option 2: Abandon exploration and go home directly. Reward: Secret Amber*1.

What's the point of choosing? I came here to explore, and now that I'm at the entrance, how can you expect me to turn back?

Ye Chen directly selected the exploration option.

Moreover, this was the first time Ye Chen had obtained a skill learning machine from the system rewards. He wanted to study how to use this skill machine, which did not exist in reality, and perhaps he could figure out some clues.

"Are these people dead?" Ye Chen asked.