Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

"diamond?"

Xia Yan pinched the small object between his index finger and thumb and placed it in front of the flashlight.

Under the dim beam of the flashlight, the irregular mirror-like surface of the crystal refracted the beam into tiny rays of different colors, which were reflected on the surrounding rock walls, creating a colorful and eerie scene.

"Bu-i~~"

Seeing this, not only Eevee, but also Vulpix, Bagon, and Goomy all had stars in their eyes.

So beautiful~~

After shining the light on the flashlight, Xia Yan applied slight pressure to his palm, accompanied by the application of his superpowers.

click -

Then a crisp sound was heard.

Countless glittering powders slipped through his fingers, disappearing upon contact with the ground along with the scattered specks of light.

"Buyi?"

The little ones were clearly stunned for a moment, not understanding why Xia Yan would crush such a beautiful thing so easily.

"It's not a diamond. If it were a diamond, it wouldn't be so easily crushed. It's more like a special crystal. Perhaps if some impurities are removed and it condenses further, it would become a diamond," Xia Yan explained to himself.

The little guys, including Ibrahimovic, nodded as if they understood but not quite.

In fact, they don't even know what a diamond is.

I just think it looks really nice.

Xia Yan smiled and ruffled Eevee's hair before looking into the depths of the tunnel.

A smile curved at the corners of his mouth.

"What was originally just a guess has now been proven."

Under their questioning gazes, Xia Yan didn't explain anything further, but simply continued walking deeper into the tunnel.

Anyone who has seen the movie "Dianci and the Cocoon of Destruction" knows that the mythical beast Diancie and its race of little diamonds have a close relationship with Xerneas.

When Xerneas gave Xia Yan this map of the underground world, Xia Yan guessed that it might be related to the Little Diamond Kingdom and Diancie.

After all, there's no such thing as a coincidence.

Upon seeing the barren tunnel, Xia Yan even thought he had guessed wrong.

But when Xia Yan saw the small crystal that Ibu had picked up, he understood that his guess was correct; he just hadn't truly ventured into the depths of this underground world yet.

"Xernias placed East XZ in the Little Diamond Kingdom? Interesting," Xia Yan thought to himself.

It's no wonder that so many Rock-type wild Pokémon live in what appears to be a barren tunnel.

The crystal he just crushed, though not a diamond, was rich in minerals, making it an ideal food source for wild Rock-type Pokémon.

Those crystals are produced by these tiny diamond fragments.

A small, rock-type and fairy-type Pokémon with relatively weak combat abilities.

They have the ability to produce diamonds.

and so.

The price of a small diamond has been driven up to an extremely high level on the market, far exceeding the value of the elf itself.

But no way.

The price of diamonds is even more outrageous.

Owning a small diamond is like owning a hen that lays golden eggs; if you take good care of it, you can wait to recoup your investment.

But in fact.

Xia Yan has conducted some research on these elves and their market.

With some power in the Hunter's Guild and the ability to manipulate the price of Fairy-type Pokémon, he considered whether to hoard Small Diamonds.

Whether you resell them for money or wait for them to turn into diamonds, it's a good business.

However, it was later discovered through investigation that...

Producing diamonds from small, fragmented diamonds is actually a marketing gimmick.

It's the same as how he used to hype up diamond prices worldwide, claiming they were extremely rare, and then linking diamonds to love, using the gimmick of "one diamond lasts forever" to inflate prices.

Small diamonds can be used to produce diamonds.

But it's hard.

Production is also extremely low.

They have extremely high requirements for food and living environment.

In most cases.

What the small crusher produced was not a real diamond, but rather the kind of crystal he had just crushed.

What looks like diamonds are actually just minerals.

Otherwise, let's not talk about anything else.

Xia Yan didn't believe that the German company wouldn't be interested in this kind of elf.

Of course, the Little Diamond sprite is already quite rare.

It is said that they live underground for hundreds of millions of years after they are born, and it is extremely rare to encounter them.

really.

As they ventured deeper into the area indicated by Xernias's route, they encountered an increasing number of shimmering crystals on the surrounding rock walls.

Most of them have a long, ridged shape.

Calling them diamonds is less accurate than calling them crystals.

At first, when they saw these things, the little guys, including Ibu, were very excited and found them very novel.

But as they saw more and more of them, their interest gradually waned.

in fact.

Even if these crystals aren't diamonds, they're still quite valuable. For Rock-type Pokémon, they're far more nutritious than ordinary Energy Cubes.

However, Xia Yan discovered...

There seem to be a lot of these crystals, but through some clues, it can still be found and confirmed that there should have been more crystals in this place, because there are many holes of different sizes left on the ground.

For some reason, some of the crystals disappeared.

Is the Kingdom of Little Diamonds facing its greatest crisis, just like in the original story?

The thought flashed through my mind.

rustling—

Suddenly, a soft rustling sound came from beside my ears.

Look in the direction of the sound.

In a crevice in the rock wall not far away, a sprite, its body adorned with countless sparkling crystals of varying sizes, blinked its deep blue, jewel-like eyes and struggled fiercely.

Small diamonds!

Moreover, this small diamond was clearly stuck in the small crevice of the rock, looking as if it was unable to break free.

As if sensing the gaze, the small diamond slowly stopped moving.

He blinked as he looked at Xia Yan and his group of "uninvited guests".

Panic flashed in his eyes.

Xia Yan's eyes met Xiao Suizuan's, and the other person immediately looked away.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Yan walked towards the small diamond.

But this only led to greater panic.

Om-! !

A metallic clang suddenly rang out, and the ripples of sound spread outwards from the small diamond to the four tables.

Xia Yan's expression changed slightly.

That's incredibly cowardly.

Not long after.

ka ka ka-

The sound of their orderly footsteps was like the sound of rocks hitting the ground.

A row of neatly arranged tiny diamonds came into Xia Yan's view.

Their appearance also made the previously dimly lit tunnel clearer.

The Kingdom of Tiny Diamonds!

just.

The little diamonds walking at the front, though their steps were in perfect unison, couldn't help but show surprise and curiosity in their eyes when they looked at Xia Yan and Eevee.

This may be the first time they have seen humans since they were born.

Click click click!

The rhythmic and synchronized movements highlighted the orderliness of the Little Diamond Kingdom.

The tiny diamonds stopped less than ten meters away from Xia Yan.

Looking up, it was densely packed.

There must have been at least several hundred small diamond fragments, filling the already small tunnel.

They did not launch an attack rashly.

The Little Diamond Pokémon are actually very timid Pokémon. The fact that they can now stop neatly and orderly in front of Xia Yan and the others is definitely because they are being directed.

ka ka ka-