Elf: Seriously? You only get a cheat code when you're about to die?

Chapter 203 A Stone Even Daigo Doesn't Recognize

As soon as Tianxi received the group photo from Anjie, she immediately called Anjie.

"Angel, you ran into Karuno?" Tianxi asked, her voice filled with shock.

"Yes, didn't I send you a group photo?" Anjie said.

"Did you get my autograph yet?" Tianxi asked impatiently.

Anjie replied, "They sent you a photo together? And you wanted an autograph?"

Diancie said angrily, "That's a photo of you and Karuno, not a photo of me and her! I want an autograph!"

Anjie awkwardly touched her nose.

"Haha~~ I didn't expect that. Next time I run into her, I promise I'll get her autograph."

"I don't know if we'll ever meet again," Tianxi said dejectedly.

"Definitely! Definitely!" Anjie immediately assured him.

"Alright, I'll forgive you this time," Tianxi said.

After hanging up the phone, Anjie played with the Pokémon for a while, and then went to sleep with them.

The next morning, Anjie and the others were awakened by the chirping of little finches outside their window.

He sat up in bed, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and asked the three Pokémon with a smile:

Good morning! How did you sleep last night?

"Gang~" Excellent!

Snorlax was the first to answer.

"du~ki~du~" Me too.

Maya smiled sweetly.

The baby Tyrannosaurus Rex had just woken up and was still a little confused. It looked around and then looked down at the big cow bone it was still holding in its arms.

After watching for a while, it started gnawing on its own.

"Let's wash up and go out for breakfast," Anjie said as she got dressed.

"Gah~" Snorlax deftly took off his pajamas and then dashed into the bathroom.

After washing up, Anjai brought his three Pokémon to the Pokémon Center restaurant.

While eating breakfast, Magia said, "du~ki~du~" She was still a little unaccustomed to eating breakfast outside.

"Gang~" Snorlax nodded.

Baby Tyrannosaurus looked at Snorlax and Diancie with a puzzled expression. Why weren't they used to it? It tastes delicious!

After breakfast, Anjai saw a group of people pouring out of the Pokémon Center to dig for fossils, so she asked Munchlax and Magearna:

"How about we try digging for fossils?"

Magiana tilted her head and said, "Du~ki~du~" Can we dig it up? It looks like it's going to be hard to dig.

Anjie laughed and said, "We're just going to experience it. We don't really have to dig it up. Anyway, we don't have much else to do."

"Gang~ Gang~"

The little Snorlax was delighted to hear this and said it would go.

"du~ki~du~" Okay, let's go take a look.

Maya nodded in agreement.

"That shop over there sells digging kits and tools, let's go buy a set!" Angie said, pointing to a shop across from the Pokémon Center.

Because so many trainers come to Old Town to dig for fossils, and most of these trainers live in the Pokémon Center, someone opened a shop across the street that specializes in selling clothing and tools for digging for fossils.

Ange's suggestion was agreed upon by Magearna and Munchlax.

As for the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex, it wasn't interested in digging up fossils or anything like that; it was focused on gnawing on a big cow bone.

When Anjie and the others came out of the shop across the street, they had already changed their clothes.

They wore matching gray excavator suits, hats with miner's lamps attached, and excavation tools slung over their shoulders.

Anja carried a hoe, Magearna carried a shovel, and Snorlax carried a pickaxe.

"Gang~ Gang~"

The little Snorlax walked ahead happily, its two short legs treading lightly as it sang and followed the other excavation teams toward the fossil cave.

Fossil caves are places where fossils are excavated. Originally, it was a mountain, but as more and more people went to excavate fossils, it was gradually dug into a network of interconnected caves.

Following the main group, Anjie and his companions soon arrived at the fossil cave outside the town.

Watching the others go inside one after another, Ange said to the three Pokémon beside her, "Let's go in too."

"Gang~"

"duki~"

"Awoo~"

The three Pokémon followed closely behind Angel.

The light inside the fossil cave was extremely dim, and Anjie and his team had to turn on their headlamps to see anything as soon as they entered.

"Awoo~~"

As expected of a baby tyrannosaurus, it was afraid of the dark and hugged Anjie as soon as it entered the cave.

Anjie patted its huge head and said, "Don't be afraid, we're here for you."

Anjie's attempts to comfort him were ineffective; the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex remained tightly wrapped around his waist.

Okay, Anjie didn't say anything more and let it hug her.

After walking only a few steps, the little Snorlax was already wielding its pickaxe and digging.

Seeing how enthusiastically it was digging, Anjie asked, "Little Snorlax, have you found a clue to the fossil?"

"Just now?" No, that's not true.

The little Snorlax looked completely bewildered.

"Then why are you digging so enthusiastically!" Anjie said, both amused and exasperated.

"Just dig and you'll find it."

The little Snorlax scratched the back of its head and grinned foolishly.

Anjie said, "That makes sense, but this area has probably been dug up countless times, so it's unlikely we'll find anything. Let's go deeper into the area."

"Gang~~"

The little Munchlax immediately picked up the pickaxe and headed deeper into the area.

The fossil cave had been dug up by countless trainers, and the passages inside had long since become interconnected. Angie didn't know which way to go, so she let Munchlax lead the way.

The little Snorlax would walk around, stopping whenever it felt there might be fossils. It would then dig a couple of times with its pickaxe, but after digging only a few shovelfuls, it would continue on its way.

If it finds any strange stones, it immediately brings them over to show Anjie with great excitement.

In reality, the stones that could attract its attention were nothing special except for their strange shapes.

Anjie felt that it wasn't there to dig for fossils, but just to have fun.

However, Anjie didn't stop it; she let it do whatever it wanted.

The fossil cave is home to many Pokémon, including Sandshrew, Zubat, and Sableye. It is also said that Noctua lives there, but Ange has not encountered it yet.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Anjie and his group had ventured deep into the fossil cave, and gradually encountered fewer and fewer other excavators.

Ange didn't dig much at all; it was the little Munchlax that did all the digging, and occasionally the baby Tyranitar would also use its claws to dig a couple of times.

After spending a long time in the cave and getting used to the environment, the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex was no longer so afraid.

Sure enough, the little Snorlax seems to have discovered something new and interesting, and it's whispering to its baby Tyranitar in a corner.

Just then, Anjie's phone rang. He took out his phone and saw that it was Tianxi calling, and it was a video call.

"Angie, where are you?" Seeing that it was dark all around and that Anjie and his companions were dressed strangely, Tianxi asked in confusion.

"We're digging for fossils in the caves!" Angie replied.

"No wonder," Diancie said with a look of sudden realization.

"What's wrong?" Anjie asked.

Tianxi said, "I've taken on a mission for you. You'll see when you take a look."

As soon as Tianxi finished speaking, Anjie heard the system notification.

"That's all." With that, Tianxi hung up the video call.

Anjie pouted. "You hung up already? You didn't even want to talk to me anymore?"

As he spoke, he opened the system, and sure enough, a new task appeared on the taskbar.

[Excavation Task] Please excavate a mysterious fossil in the fossil cave according to the instructions - to be completed.

Mysterious fossils? Anjie fell into deep thought. What kind of fossils are mysterious?

Ammonite, Helmeppo, Primal Feathered Beetle, Lily of the Tentacles, Craniosaurus, Shieldon, Protoceratops, Archaeopteryx, Snow Dragon, Baby Tyrannosaurus, or Fossil Bird, Fossil Dragon, Fossil Fish, or Fossil Sea Beast?

After shutting down the system, Anjie discovered that a new indicator had appeared in his observation eye.

In other words, he needs to follow the indicators.

Following the directions, Ange chose a cave and called out to Snorlax, Magearna, and Baby Tyranitar:

"Everyone, stop playing and come this way."

"Gang~" Snorlax quickly dragged the pickaxe to Angel's side.

"Woo~" Baby Tyrannosaurus Rex followed closely behind.

"du~ki~du~" Wait for me.

Maya walked last.

After following the signs through a series of twists and turns, Anjie and his team had completely separated from the excavation team and arrived at the deepest part of the cave.

Finally, the indicator stopped spinning, and the arrow began to point downwards.

"Does this mean I have to dig down?" Anjie tapped the hard ground with his hoe.

"Gang~~" Without saying a word, the little Snorlax picked up its pickaxe and started digging.

"You really have a lot of energy," Anjie couldn't help but laugh.

"Gang~" Upon hearing this, the little Snorlax smiled and clenched its fist at Anjie.

Anjie resignedly said, "Fine, dig!"

As he spoke, he picked up a hoe and started digging with the little Snorlax.

"Duki~" Maya quickly helped when she saw this.

"Awoo~~" The baby Tyrannosaurus Rex was not to be outdone and used its strong claws to paw at the ground.

The player and three Pokémon had been digging for who knows how long, and had even dug out a downward passage, but they still couldn't find the mysterious fossil mentioned in the quest.

"How long will this digging take?" Anjie straightened up and rubbed his sore back.

"Gang~ Gang~"

Seeing this, the little Snorlax quickly said that Master was tired and could go rest, and it would do the digging.

"Thank you for your concern, my dear apprentice, but I can't let you work so hard all by yourself." Anjie said, pinching the little Snorlax's chubby cheeks.

"Gang~~"

The little Snorlax cupped the spot where its master had pinched it, grinning foolishly.

Anjie thought for a moment and said, "Let's eat something and rest for a bit before continuing."

All three Pokémon raised their hands in agreement.

Afterwards, Angie found a flat spot, laid out a clean cloth, and Magia took out the snacks she had made from her backpack, while Angie took out the fruit juice drink that Throwing Monkey had made for him.

This was the first time the baby Tyrannosaurus had ever eaten so much delicious food. While accepting the food from the little Snorlax, it happily rolled around on the ground.

After eating and drinking their fill, Anjie and his team continued working.

As Anjie dug, he suddenly felt as if his hoe had struck something hard.

He was overjoyed. "Finally found it?"

He cleared away the surrounding rubble, only to find to his disappointment that his path was blocked by a huge and hard boulder, not some mysterious fossil at all.

He tapped the boulder with a hoe, but found he couldn't budge it at all.

"Gang~ Gang~" Master, leave it to me!

The little Snorlax stepped forward, raising its fist.

"Okay, you come here!" Anjie said, stepping aside.

"Gah~~" The little Snorlax raised its fist, which was filled with cold air, and then slammed its fist into the boulder.

Click-clack~~

Cracks spread across the boulder, but it did not break.

"du~ki~du~" I'll give it a try too.

Maya stepped forward with great interest.

"Gang~" Upon hearing this, the little Snorlax gave its spot to Magearna.

Magiana stretched out a hand, and silver light condensed in it. The next second, a beam of silver light shot out and struck the boulder, widening the cracks on the boulder.

Magiana uses the Steel-type move Cannon.

"Awoo~ Awoo~" Seeing that both Snorlax and Magearna had made their moves, Baby Tyranitar was eager to try.

Anjie said helplessly, "Fine, you come too."

He shook his head, thinking: What good can you be, little guy?

Unexpectedly, the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex actually managed to dig a hole through the boulder. It swung its claws and rammed into the boulder, and in the next second, it had dug a hole in it.

Anjie exclaimed in surprise, "Baby Tyrannosaurus Rex, you've learned to dig holes? When did that happen?"

"Awoo~ Awoo~"

The baby Tyrannosaurus Rex excitedly jumped to Anjie's side, begging for praise.

It followed Munchlax and, while digging, automatically learned the Dig skill.

Anjie patted Baby Tyrannosaurus's head, "Good job! I'll make you some more beef bone stew when we get back!"

"Awoo~ Awoo~"

Upon hearing this, Baby Tyrannosaurus excitedly used Dig again, and soon a wide road appeared in front of Anjie and the others.

However, the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex was too low-level and had too little stamina, and soon it collapsed on the ground from exhaustion.

Anjie said, half-laughing and half-crying, "I didn't ask you to work this hard!"

"Awoo~~" Baby Tyrannosaurus hung its head listlessly.

"Alright, you can stay behind and rest," Anjie said, patting it.

With the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex digging its way through, Angie and her team found it much easier to dig.

The little Snorlax abandoned its pickaxe and raised its fist, punching repeatedly with Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, and Ice Punch, causing rocks to fly everywhere in the cave.

After an unknown amount of time, the little Munchlax suddenly cried out in surprise.

"Gang~ Gang~" Master, Master, come quick!

"What's wrong?" Anjie quickly went over to ask.

"G- ...

Anjie then noticed that the little Snorlax was pointing to a stone with special patterns on it.

"This is... a plant fossil?" Anjie looked surprised. "It looks like a fossil of some kind of lotus."

On the stone, Anjie saw patterns of lotus flowers and round lotus leaves.

"Don't damage these fossils," Angel said to Snorlax.

Although they are not Pokémon fossils, plant fossils are still very valuable, as they are of great reference value for studying the ecology of the ancient Pokémon world.

"Gang~~" Little Snorlax nodded.

Then, Angel, along with Snorlax and Magearna, carefully removed the plant fossil.

As for the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex, let it play somewhere else. It's clumsy and will only damage the fossils.

There were quite a few plant fossils, and it took Angel, Munchlax, and Magearna a lot of effort to dig them out intact.

Meanwhile, in the center of the many plant fossils, Anjie and his team finally saw the mysterious fossil mentioned by the system.

This fossil is enormous, almost half the size of Ange, and it's so round that it's impossible to tell what kind of creature it belongs to.

It was clearly fossilized along with the lotus flowers; perhaps it was playing in the lotus pond at the time.

Anyway, let's dig it out first.

Anjali then dug out the fossil with the two Pokémon and put it into the system inventory.

The moment Anjie obtained the fossil, he heard the system notification that the task was completed.

Looks like I made the right choice!

Anjie clapped her hands and said, "Alright, it's getting late, let's go back."

The cave was dimly lit, making it impossible to tell how much time had passed. In fact, Anjie and his team had been digging there for a whole day.

"Gang~"

"duki~"

"Awoo~"

The three Pokémon nodded in unison; they were indeed quite tired, but they also had a lot of fun.

Digging for fossils was just for fun; none of Anjie and his friends expected to actually find anything.

If fossil Pokémon were so easy to find, they would be everywhere by now.

When Anjie and his team emerged from the fossil cave, the sun was almost setting, and the other excavators were also gradually coming out.

Most people, like Anjie and his group, gained nothing.

Back at the Pokémon Center, Angel sent Snorlax and Magearna to take a bath one after the other.

He then used bath sand and a brush to give the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex a bath.

He was the last to enter the bathroom.

After taking a hot shower, Anjie felt relaxed all over, and the fatigue from a long day was greatly reduced.

He then took the Pokémon to dinner.

(Darkrai: Another day of being ignored?)

After dinner, Anjay noticed that many trainers were sparring in the backyard of the Pokémon Center, so he went over to join in the fun and watched a few matches with his three Pokémon.

Around 10:00, he returned to his room with several Pokémon.

Of course, he didn't forget the big beef bone he promised to give to the baby Tyrannosaurus.

After getting the new beef bone, the baby Tyrannosaurus Rex immediately started gnawing on it by itself.

While the three Pokémon were playing, Ange thought for a moment and made a video call to Steven.

The phone's projection appeared in mid-air, followed by Daigo's face.

"Anjie, what made you decide to call me?"

Anjie pointed to the mysterious fossil that she had already taken out beforehand and said:

"I have a question about this rock. Can you tell what kind of creature this fossil is?"

Daigo is very knowledgeable about fossils, and the fossil revival technology was developed by his company, Devon.

Upon hearing this, Daigo carefully examined the fossil, and after a long while, he said, "Move your phone closer."

Anjie nodded, and moved the hand holding her phone closer to the mysterious fossil.

"Hmm~~" After observing for a long time, the development frowned. "I can't tell what kind of creature it is at all. It's different from all the fossil Pokémon fossils I know so far."

"Unbelievable, I don't even recognize you." Anjie exclaimed in surprise.

Daigo said, half-laughing and half-crying, "I'm not omniscient."

After a long pause, he said, "Let me check the information and then I'll explain in detail."

Anjie nodded: "Okay, I'll wait for your news."

(End of this chapter)