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Chapter 101 Luck Favors Us

After putting on all the diving equipment, Xiaoxia explained some basic diving knowledge to Chen Mu.

"Remember to keep an eye on the pressure gauge on your right. When the residual pressure is below 60, it should rise."

Press the inflation button on the buoyancy adjustment device to inflate the diving vest and help you rise to the surface; press the vent button on the top to deflate the diving vest and help you sink.

If the equipment malfunctions, you can use gestures or telepathy to call me, and I can have a Pokémon help you return to the surface. When you feel water choking, remember to remove the regulator from your mouth and use the drain button on the front to drain the water. If you accidentally can't find your regulator, you can raise your left shoulder and then raise your right arm; this usually reaches the hose. Remember not to panic.

Have you remembered all of these?

Chen Mu tested a few buttons at hand, then gave Xiaoxia a no-brainer.

This time, the diving suit he wore had a light bulb and a camera attached to the top of his head, which would capture underwater footage in real time and transmit it back to the shore for Lianying to record and analyze.

Xiaoxia, being more skilled at diving, carried a larger handheld camera.

They weren't going into the water for sightseeing; they were going to find problems, collect data, and gather samples.

Misty's Water-type Pokémon will also go into the sea.

Just then, Little Eevee ran over excitedly, came to Chen Mu's side and kept wagging its tail, sometimes rubbing against his legs and sometimes making a clear bark.

"Bu-i~ Bu-i~"

"You want to go swimming too? This isn't for fun."

"Buyi!"

Little Eevee expressed her desire to help, and considering that the doctor had mentioned during a recent checkup that Little Eevee needed to strengthen her training in her Water form, Chen Mu thought about it and agreed.

"Okay, then you can come along too."

He and Eevee were then caught on Misty's Gyarados and launched together to a spot about 100 meters offshore.

After falling into the water, Chen Mu's experience this time was significantly better than his first dive not long ago. If the diving experience of being grabbed by Golda and jumped into the sea that night was like a horror movie set, then this dive was finally like a documentary or an art film.

The seawater was very clear, and the underwater visibility was also good due to the sunny weather.

The seabed near the shore isn't very deep; you only need to dive a dozen meters to see the underwater coral forest, and the scenery is surprisingly beautiful.

Most of the coral reefs here are formed by the solidification of secretions from sun corals. They hide themselves in this large, lush coral forest, blending almost seamlessly into the environment.

Coral reefs provide shelter from the wind, and various seaweed and kelp provide basic vegetarian food, thus supporting the entire nearshore marine ecosystem.

There are small fish and shrimp here, as well as many Pokémon that live in the coral jungle—such as Krabby, Shellder, and Staryu.

Omanycticeal and Magikarp.

Chen Mu carefully observed the various Pokémon on the nearby seabed. Before long, he also discovered two shy little guys that approached him.

Xiaoxia, standing nearby, was slightly surprised and gestured to Chen Mu from a distance, saying, "You're lucky!"

Chen Mu thought the same way. Despite having a mission on his shoulders, he stopped and reached out to help the two relatively rare little guys.

These are two seahorses.

That is, the initial form of the Kingdra Pokémon we encountered before.

In the coastal waters of the Kanto region, they are among the most valuable little stars of the sea.

Although Kingdra, the final evolution of Horsea, is extremely powerful and can be called the overlord of the deep sea, it even dares to ambush pseudo-legendary Dragonite when the couple acts together.

However, the moss horse, as its initial form, is actually a relatively weak creature in the ocean and occupies a low ecological niche.

Their unique body shape means that Horsea isn't the kind of Pokémon that's particularly good at swimming.

If they have the Swift Swim ability, they can gain considerable speed by manipulating water in the rain. However, if they have other abilities, the range of movement they can make throughout their lives is very limited.

Being bad at swimming means being bad at ocean migration, which also means being highly dependent on the environment and having a poor ability to withstand risks.

Therefore, Horsea is not very common in the ocean and is considered a relatively rare Water-type Pokémon.

The reason why Hua Lan Fishery is willing to spend a lot of money to build artificial coral forests in the near-shore waters is that it hopes to provide a suitable home for the wild black seahorses in this area and make them a star species to attract tourists after the ecological zone opens!

However, due to the short construction period, the number of seahorses in the entire area is still not large.

Chen Mu's ability to encounter a couple as soon as he entered the water was indeed a stroke of good luck.

Perhaps this is a kind of turnaround from adversity to prosperity? He thought irrationally.

The pair of wild baby seahorses that suddenly appeared, although they looked small, only about 40 centimeters long, were actually an adult pair of seahorse parents.

Horsea is a Pokémon that is extremely loyal to its partners from its initial form. When they become partners, they often intertwine their tails and move together, drifting and sinking in the sea together, and would never easily abandon each other.

This partnership will continue until the end of their lives, and they will not separate even if one of them evolves.

So what appeared around Chen Mu at this moment was a pair of adorable black seahorses.

They tentatively blew bubbles at Chen Mu, and seeing that Chen Mu did not drive them away, they circled the unfamiliar two-legged creature from head to toe, its yellow fins flapping rapidly with curiosity and joy.

A little while later, Little Ibu swam over as well.

She had already evolved into Vaporeon's form, and was several times larger than the other Horsea.

The size difference caused the two timid ink seahorses to react with shock, closing their eyes and spitting several mouthfuls of ink at Eevee.

Eevee used its agility to dodge all of Horsea's ink.

On a whim, Little Eevee stopped in the water and swished its tail, expressing its pride, as if saying to the wild Horsea: "Hehe, you can't beat me!" The two Horsea were a little angry.

But they swam too slowly, and for the time being, there was nothing that could be done about the agile Eevee in the water.

If they manipulate the water flow, they can gain a decent instantaneous acceleration, but that consumes a lot of energy, so the seahorses are unwilling to do it easily.

For a moment, the two young seahorses were both flustered and embarrassed by Eevee's teasing, and their back fins flapped even faster, almost like little motors.

Just then, one of the black seahorses seemed to be unable to hold back any longer. Its abdomen heaved, as if it was pushing something upwards towards its mouthparts in preparation for firing.

Having witnessed Kingdra gather energy to unleash "Dragon Pulse" like this, Chen Mu quickly tried to warn Eevee to be careful.

Fortunately, Eevee is getting more and more used to its new form, and having faced Kingdra before, it immediately had a warning when it saw this scene.

When the enraged horse mackerel unleashed its stored ammunition, Eevee was already prepared, nimbly dodging with a flick of its tail.

Seeing that Little Ibu was alright, Chen Mu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But the very next moment, his eyes widened instantly!

Today, luck seems to be on his side!

Because he quickly realized what the projectile the seahorse was spitting out was—it was actually a branch from the back of a sun coral!