The encounter with Gurkinn was just a small episode for Eddie.
After Gurkinn walked away, Eddie called out to the Pokémon, "Everyone, it's time to go!"
Upon hearing this, the Pokémon all rushed to Eddie.
At noon, Eddie took everyone to taste the special food of Shalour City, and then set off towards the small town where the Silver-gold Stone Mine was located.
After arriving there, Eddie discovered that there were quite a lot of trainers coming and going in the town. Were they all here to mine?
Eddie asked someone about the residence of the owner of the mine. When he got there, he found out that the owner of the mine did not live in the town. There was only a housekeeper who was in charge of the affairs here.
Today, the mine is almost exhausted, and selling mining tickets does not make much money at all. Its owner certainly does not want to focus on it.
Eddie paid the money neatly, and then heard the butler say, "Dear trainer, we have a map of the entire mine here. Would you like to buy one?"
Eddie thought about it and felt that it would be much more convenient to have a map, so he nodded: "Then give me one, how much is it?"
"Thank you for your patronage. 300 Alliance Coins." The butler smiled so much that his face was full of wrinkles when he heard that.
When Eddie heard this, he was surprised. The money on the map is almost as much as the ticket price. They really know how to make money.
After paying the money, Eddie successfully got the map. He glanced at it casually and found that the content of the map was quite detailed. If he could really dig up minerals, this map would not be expensive.
However, just as Eddie was about to leave, the housekeeper called him again.
"Dear trainer, we have mining tools here. Would you like to have some? They are very complete and will definitely help you get twice the result with half the effort when mining."
After saying that, he took out a bag. After opening it, Eddie saw that it was filled with safety helmets, shovels, hoes and other props. It was indeed very complete.
"How much?" Eddie asked expressionlessly.
This guy is really good at making money!
"Sir, here are 1,000 Alliance Coins!" said the butler with a smile.
You old man
Eddie almost got angry and beat him up, what a black-hearted businessman! The money he made was not from selling tickets, but from selling maps and tools.
But Eddie finally bought one.
In order to make sure his money wasn't wasted, Eddie also asked the housekeeper for some information, such as whether there were any Pokémon living in the mine, how many people came to mine, etc.
Eddie also received another piece of news, that is, there seemed to be a rare Pokémon Eevee in the mine, and there seemed to be more than one, so more and more trainers flocked into the town, trying to capture Eevee in the mine.
Thanks to this news, the butler made a lot of money by selling maps and tools.
Eddie expressed doubts about the authenticity of the news. He even suspected that the news was released by the butler himself in order to attract more trainers.
The more people enter the mine to explore, the more money he makes.
After paying the entrance fee and buying tools, Eddie was taken to the entrance of the mine by a servant called by the housekeeper.
The Silver-gold Stone Mine is on the opposite side of a cliff. The only way to reach the other side of the cliff is through a suspension bridge, which is guarded by people sent by the housekeeper. People who have not paid a ticket are not allowed to pass through.
If you want to get through by force, then wait for Officer Jenny's wanted order, because the entire mine is the private territory of the rich man, and if he doesn't allow you to go, you can't go.
After walking across the suspension bridge, Eddie appeared at the entrance of a mine.
Eddie took out the map and found that the overhead view of the entire mine looked like a bird's head. The entrance to the mine where Eddie was located was at the location of the bird's beak.
But in fact, the entire mine has more than one entrance. When the mine was not yet exhausted, in order to facilitate mining, the miners dug out several entrances and exits one after another, and now they are marked on the map with red dots.
Eddie counted them and found there were seven in total.
After changing into mining clothes and wearing a safety helmet at the entrance, Eddie went in carrying a pickaxe. He only brought two people with him, Little Larvitar and Helioptile. Little Larvitar also held a mini shovel in his hand.
When entering the mine, little Larvitar hummed a little tune, and his mood became visibly better.
Although the mine is dry, the facilities inside have not been dismantled yet. Mining lamps are hung in two rows on both sides of the passage, illuminating the entire space.
Eddie and his two Pokémon didn't walk far before they met a trainer. He was wearing the same clothes as Eddie, carrying the same hoe, and was followed by a Houndoom.
The trainer's first reaction when he saw Eddie was to be alert. Houndoom beside him also immediately sent a warning signal to Eddie and the others.
Eddie had no intention of contacting anyone else, and quietly walked away with the two Pokémon.
After walking for a while, Eddie suddenly saw little Larvitar walk to a corner, scoop up a lump of dirt with the mini shovel in his hand and stuff it into his mouth.
"Hey hey hey...Little Larvitar, what are you doing? Why are you still eating?" Eddie shouted.
"Hmmm... Hmmm..." Young Larvitar's mouth bulged and soon he swallowed the lump of dirt into his stomach.
"Wow~~" It's delicious!
It turns out that although the mine is exhausted, the soil in the mine still contains a large amount of minerals similar to the composition of Silver-gold stone. These minerals are what attract young Larvitar.
After finding out the reason, Eddie felt very complicated. He felt as if he had never let little Larvitar have enough food, and the child was so hungry that he had to eat dirt.
"Okay, eat if you want."
Eddie took little Larvitar and the Helioptile and walked deeper and deeper into the mine. They didn't find any Silver-gold stone along the way. Instead, little Larvitar dug a little here and there, and finally ate his little belly until it was full.
When it really couldn't eat any more, it asked Eddie to take out a bag and put it away for it so that it could eat it when it got home.
In short, anyone who comes here will lose money, except Young Larvitar.
Young Larvitar seems to be able to naturally distinguish which soil is rich in minerals and which soil is relatively poor, and the soil it chooses is all high-quality soil.
You asked how Eddie knew that? Little Larvitar told him that he was worried that Eddie couldn't take away too many, so he had already discarded the inferior ones.
Eddie almost rolled his eyes after hearing what it said. Thank you.
In the end, half of the space in Eddie's originally empty backpack was used by little Larvitar to store his "refreshing snacks".
On the way, Eddie and his friends met several trainers one after another, but there was no contact between them. They just greeted each other and then parted without even saying a word.
When they reached a fork in the road, Eddie suddenly noticed that all the mining lamps in front of him were broken. It was pitch black around him and he couldn't see the situation ahead at all.
Eddie took out a flashlight from his body, which was also one of the props he bought from the butler.
I have to say, although the butler was very greedy for money, he did prepare everything that was necessary.
The light from a flashlight is naturally not as good as that from a mining lamp, but it is enough to see the road clearly.
However, at this moment, a sound of breaking air suddenly sounded in the mine, and an Arbok appeared on Eddie's right side. It raised its tail and used its Poison Tail to hit Helioptile hard.
The Helioptile is the most threatening creature in Eddie's group. If they want to launch a sneak attack, they should naturally attack it first.
A blue light suddenly flashed in Eddie's eyes and directly acted on Arbok, causing Arbok's attack to pause for a moment.
Eddie's current psychic powers are still relatively weak, and it is impossible for him to completely restrain a Pokémon, but as long as he can make its movements pause for a moment, that is enough.
Helioptile was extremely fast. It disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye and then appeared behind Arbok.
At the same time, Arbok's Poison Tail was also pulled down, but unfortunately it missed.
Before Arbok could prepare for the next wave of attacks, Eddie's psychic powers fell on it again, and at the same time, the attack of the Helioptile also arrived.
I saw a strong and dazzling golden electric current bursting out from its body, illuminating the entire passage.
Because of the suppression of Eddie's psychic powers, Arbok's movements came to a halt again, and it had no time to dodge the parabolic charging of the Helioptile.
"Hiss~"
With a scream, Arbok fell to the ground and twitched all over.
Now, Helioptile is a double A-level Pokémon, only slightly weaker than Selene. In addition, it is extremely skilled in the use of skills, so there is no way that Arbok can withstand its full-strength attack.
However, Eddie's attention was not on Arbok. With the help of the light generated by the golden electric current of the Helioptile, Eddie seemed to have noticed that there seemed to be something hidden in the darkness not far away.
Sure enough, just as Eddie shone the flashlight over there, a dark shadow suddenly jumped out from the darkness and rushed straight towards Eddie.
Fortunately, Eddie was well prepared. He spread out all his psychic powers and tried his best to intercept the unknown creature rushing towards him.
At this time, young Larvitar also reacted.
"Yo~"
Its childish voice echoed in the mine, and a white light appeared above the head of young Larvitar, and then he slammed headfirst into the black shadow.
"Bang!!!"
The black shadow was not small in size, but was still knocked away by the Iron Head of young Larvitar and hung directly on the wall not far away.
Although little Larvitar is small in stature, he has great abilities.
With the help of the flashlight, Eddie finally saw its true appearance, which turned out to be a Sandshrew.
Just when Eddie was wondering why Sandshrew and Arbok wanted to attack him, the Helioptile suddenly rushed out using high-speed movement.
I saw a flash of lightning in the darkness in the distance, followed by another scream.
"Anyone?"
In an instant, Eddie realized that he was ambushed by another trainer, and the mining lamp here was probably deliberately broken by the other party.
Not long after, Eddie saw the Helioptile dragging a sloppy middle-aged man out of the darkness. His body was flashing with golden electricity and he twitched from time to time. It was obvious that he was hit by the electromagnetic waves of the Helioptile.
This is the trainer of Arbok and Sandshrew.
Throwing the sloppy middle-aged man aside, the Helioptile pointed to the place where the sloppy man was hiding.
"You said there are people over there?" Eddie asked in surprise.
"Ai Bo~"
The Helioptile nodded.
"This man's accomplice?" Eddie asked.
"Ai Bo~Ai Bo~"
The Helioptile quickly shook its head.
Hearing this, Eddie walked carefully in that direction holding the flashlight. When he got there, he saw three people lying on the ground in a mess.
Obviously Eddie was not the first person that the sloppy trainer had attacked by ambush, as he had successfully attacked the previous three people.
Eddie checked the condition of the three people. Fortunately, the sloppy trainer did not have the courage to kill anyone, so the three people just fainted.
"Helioptile, use your electric current to stimulate them a little."
"Ai Bo~"
The Helioptile nodded, then walked up to the three unconscious people, and a faint electric current flashed on his fingertips.
As the Helioptile put its finger on one of the people, the man trembled all over and then suddenly opened his eyes.
"Ahhh...what's wrong? What's wrong?"
The man suddenly sat up from the ground.
"Are you okay? Do you remember what happened?" Eddie asked.
The three people lying here are two women and one man. The first one to enjoy the electrotherapy of the Helioptile is naturally the man.
It was only then that the male trainer noticed Eddie's presence.
"I... I seem to have been attacked by someone." The man touched the back of his head which was still aching. "Could it be you who attacked me?"
Eddie: ". . ."
You deserved to be ambushed.
"What do you think?"
The man chuckled: "Hahahaha... I was just kidding, just kidding."
Do you still think you are quite humorous?
"You saved me, didn't you?"
The man's IQ finally came online.
Eddie nodded and told the man what happened.
Then Eddie used the same method to wake up the two girls.
Among the three, the male trainer is the oldest, probably around 25 years old. The two girls are around fourteen or fifteen years old, and seventeen or eighteen years old respectively.
The male trainer is named Qishu, the older female trainer is named Meiling, and the younger one is named Momo.
When they learned that it was Eddie who saved them, the three of them naturally expressed their gratitude profusely.
The three of them recovered their Poké Balls and space backpacks that had been taken away from the sloppy trainer.
"Will you three continue exploring or leave here?" Eddie asked.
Qishu was a little hesitant. He wanted to continue exploring. After all, he had already paid the money and bought the equipment. Wouldn't it be a big loss to just go back like this?
The two girls were decisive and immediately said they wanted to leave. After what had just happened, they were both very scared.
Upon hearing this, Eddie said, "Well, since you are going out, just take this person with you and send him directly to the police station." As he spoke, Eddie pointed at the sloppy trainer who was still twitching on the ground.
When the sloppy trainer heard that he was going to be sent to the police station, his face was immediately filled with fear, but because of the electromagnetic waves from the Helioptile, he couldn't even speak complete sentences, let alone beg for mercy, so he could only twist his face continuously.
But no one paid any attention to him.
Hearing Eddie's words, Meiling said, "Leave it to me!" As she said that, she glared at the sloppy trainer fiercely.
Momo also nodded.
Seeing Meiling and Momo were about to leave, Qishu thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go too. It's a bit worrying to let you two girls send a criminal off."
Meiling smiled happily when she heard this: "That's great. I feel relieved."