Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Chapter Sixty-Eight: Life and Flame

Xia Yan threw out Poké Balls one by one, collecting all the Rhinos and the Rhinos.

This is all money.

He's almost broke now; after making one round of energy cubes, he's nearly exhausted all the savings he'd painstakingly accumulated.

During this time, due to the lockdown of Golden City, it was impossible to go out. Unexpectedly, a group of one-horned rhinos delivered themselves to their doorstep.

He coughed up a lot of blood.

In particular, this rhinoceros with the strength of a senior-level beast is definitely no less valuable than the giant onyx we caught last time.

That mouthful of blood instantly restored nearly half of his blood.

Put away the seven Poké Balls, six Superior Rhyhorn Pokémon, and one Veteran Rhyhorn Pokémon.

Depending on their moves, characteristics, and abilities, a single rhinoceros is worth between 100,000 and 150,000, while a senior-level diamond rhinoceros is worth between 350,000 and 400,000.

Delicious.

Put the Poké Ball at the bottom of your backpack and find an opportunity to sell it on the black market.

After dealing with these matters, Xia Yan turned his attention to other things.

Logically speaking...

Even if there was a wild Pokémon riot around Goldenrod City, it wouldn't be enough to let such a large herd of Rhinos wander directly into his neighborhood, would it?

Although Jian Er's villa is not in the city center, it is not on the outskirts of Golden City either.

Didn't the league notice?

Or is it that the alliance no longer has the power to stop these one-horned rhinoceros invasion?

If it's the former, that's fine, but if it's the latter...

This means that the safety of Golden City is completely out of control.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head. "It's not that bad. There's more than just the League in Goldenrod City; there's also Team Rocket. Team Rocket has invested a lot of effort in Goldenrod City. Just because they're not showing up now doesn't mean they'll sit idly by and watch Goldenrod City perish."

"So... you sneaked in?"

Violence—

Suddenly, the Pidgey, which was circling in the air, let out a long cry and rushed down rapidly.

“Ke Xi”.

Casey's superpowers immediately connected with Pidgey, and she told Xia Yan what Pidgey had seen.

Xia Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. "Have wild Pokémon been spotted in many areas of Goldenrod City? Quite a few trainers are already battling them."

It seems that things have really taken an unexpected turn.

Their battle with the herd of one-horned rhinoceroses was quite a commotion. Although the battle ended quickly, it's not like there haven't been any Alliance staff members showing up yet.

They must have been held back by these unexpected wild spirits.

Just then.

Casey and Beedrill simultaneously shifted their gazes to the corner, their expressions serious.

"Who?! Show yourself!" Xia Yan shouted.

"Ahem, don't do anything, it's me, a humble monk."

The first thing to be revealed was a shiny head.

It reflects the moonlight.

Seeing the newcomer's appearance, Xia Yan raised an eyebrow and gestured for Beedrill and Casey to calm down. "An Ci?"

"It is indeed I, Xia Yan. I never expected to meet you again."

Anci always wore an innocent smile, her bright eyes stood out starkly in the night, and her face was flushed with an unusual blush.

The visitor was none other than Anci, the little monk with whom Xia Yan had saved each other's lives in the fossil pterosaur cave.

He glanced in the direction Anci had come from.

You live here too?

An Ci nodded slightly and performed a Buddhist salute. "Yes, I saw you three days ago when you checked in. I wanted to come and bother you, but I thought you might not like crowds, so I didn't."

Xia Yan glanced at the surrounding environment and the luxurious villa.

and so.

A monk who sells Buddhist prayer beads and eats meat, can afford such a luxurious villa just by selling prayer beads?

Xia Yan was speechless.

If it's really that easy to make money, he's considering whether he could shave his head and imitate it.

Seemingly noticing Xia Yan's confusion, An Ci explained:

"The house doesn't belong to me. It's just that the owner of the house has been troubled by some things recently, so he asked me to help him solve them and promised that I could stay there for a long time."

Xia Yan suddenly realized.

That makes much more sense.

"trouble?"

Anci leaned closer to Xia Yan, turned to the side, and whispered, "Yes, it's haunted."

"Cha-ke-yi!!"

Upon hearing Anci's words, Pokobi immediately jumped up and hugged Xia Yan's leg.

Xia Yan rolled his eyes in annoyance and took a few steps back.

Putting everything else aside, Anci really does drink alcohol; the smell of alcohol emanating from him is overwhelming even at such close range.

Drinking in the middle of the night...

Also no one.

"Ghost-type Pokémon?"

"Hiccup—yes." Anci hiccuped. "Xia Yan, do you want to come along? The pay is pretty good."

Ghost-type Pokémon...

Generally speaking, Ghost-type Pokémon are immune to Normal and Fighting-type moves, take more damage from Ghost and Dark-type moves, and have some resistance to Bug-type moves.

Xia Yan's strongest Pokémon right now is Beedrill. He wouldn't send Beedrill to battle a Ghost-type Pokémon if he had a choice.

Moreover, the young monk Anci is quite powerful. According to him, he has been in the villa for at least three or four days without being able to solve the problem, and even invited him to stay. Obviously, the problem is quite troublesome.

In such an unstable time in Golden City, it's better to avoid trouble.

He shook his head and said, "Fine, I won't take your job. Good luck."

Anci's smile remained unchanged, seemingly not too surprised by Xia Yan's answer.

"Then I will take your kind words."

"By the way, do you know why there are so many wild Pokémon in Goldenrod City?" Xia Yan asked.

Anci's smile slowly faded, and after a slight hesitation, she said, "Perhaps, it's inextricably linked to that tunnel..."

"tunnel......"

Xia Yan understood what An Ci was talking about. Back then, he had somehow ended up in the cave of the fossil pterosaur from underground in Golden City.

If these one-horned rhinoceroses came out of that tunnel... then that seems to make sense.

"Didn't you tell the Alliance?" Xia Yan asked urgently.

“I told you, but you might not believe it, but when I tried to find the entrance to that tunnel again, I couldn’t find it,” Anci said helplessly.

Can't find it?

Will the alliance believe Anci's words and become alert?

Maybe yes, maybe no.

"Alright, anyway, there are tall guys to hold up the sky if it falls. If there's nothing else, I'll go back to sleep." Xia Yan picked up Togepi and yawned.

Anci clasped his hands together and bowed slightly, "This humble monk also wishes to continue to savor the sorrows of the world."

Xia Yan: "..."

You're probably a fake monk.

Aside from drinking and selling Buddhist beads, Anci, both outwardly and inwardly, perfectly embodies the image of a monk.

Especially his eyes; Xia Yan rarely wanted to look him in the eye.

Pure yet profound.

She waved her hand with her back to him.

Anci watched Xia Yan's departing figure and the few elves closely following him. After a slight hesitation, she spoke again.

"Xia Yan, be careful of abnormal life energy, be careful... flames."

Hearing the sounds coming from behind him.

Xia Yan paused, his brows furrowing slightly.

What is meant by "abnormal life energy"?

What is meant by "Beware of flames"?

Are we playing a charades?

Or should we speak in Zen terms?

However, when Xia Yan turned around to ask, An Ci was nowhere to be found.

He shook his head. "He's a strange monk."