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Chapter 254 Another earthquake in the dry desert, visit Zhiqin Market

Author: It’s a fox, not a cat

Chapter 254 Another earthquake in the dry desert, visit Zhiqin Market

The next morning, after getting ready, the three of them went to the lower level of Boping City and set off for Zhiqin Town.

The two places are not too far apart, but there is a dry desert in between. Although people passing by have carved a path in the middle for a long time, the temperature will not drop due to this.

If you travel at full speed on foot, no accident...if you don't encounter sandstorms or anything like that, you can cross the desert in two days at most.

And there will be a watchtower half buried in the sand in the middle. Although it was a military facility built during the Padian Empire, it has been used for other purposes after the empire was unified.

A few years ago, the Padia Alliance built a Pokémon Center there specifically to provide rest for trainers traveling in the desert and avoid the danger of not being able to find a place to camp at night. It can be regarded as taking great care of these trainers and students.

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In the evening, Hoshino and the others arrived at the Pokémon Center and rested here. The sand outside was not suitable for camping at all, and it was extremely hot, so they had no choice but to run inside...

"I'm so comfortable. I really don't want to run in the desert, my hair is all covered in sand..."

After Lillie borrowed the bathhouse in the Pokémon Center to take a bath, she wiped her hair with a towel and left complaining. Nemo hadn't come out yet.

Although most of the Pokémon Centers in Padea are designed like gas stations, this does not mean that there are no places to stay at the gas stations. The supermarkets here have everything.

Hoshino borrowed the kitchen here to make dinner and was eating with the Pokémon on the sofa. Popper had been in the ball for a day and could finally be released.

Mililon couldn't stand the scorching heat of the desert. He hid in the tail of the iron bag for a day, and now he has come out to work. However, he is still honest and does not cause trouble.

At this time, Miss Joy took a cup of water to make tea and passed by. Hoshino looked up and asked curiously: "There seems to be no one in the Pokémon Center except us. Has it always been like this recently?"

"Um?"

Miss Joy stopped and looked sideways at him. Although her expression was a little melancholy, she still responded with a smile: "It was fine before. Many students from the college would come to the desert to experience and dig treasures. But this year there have been several sandstorms and strong

After the earthquake and the Alliance intervened to investigate, many people were unwilling to come."

"It's true that not many people are willing to make fun of their own lives... What about you, Miss Joy?"

"Me? There are people changing shifts here every day, but some of the assigned intern nurses are no longer willing to come. Although they don't have to be busy and can get a fixed salary, they are still somewhat boring..."

"Yeah...that's understandable."

Hoshino nodded. It seemed that the influence of Bingbing Desert these few times was indeed quite big. Then he continued to ask: "I seem to have heard some students say that they saw a huge monster with fangs walking slowly in the desert, leaving huge footprints.

, is it true?”

He deliberately described the appearance of the majestic tooth, mainly because he wanted to confirm whether the Tuzhen Treasure Master was really here. After all, Miss Joy had worked here for several years, so she might have an impression.

"Fang monster?"

Miss Joy tilted her head with a thoughtful expression, her side ponytail swaying slightly, then she shook her head and responded: "I have never seen it, and I have never heard of a trainer talking about it, let alone huge footprints on the desert..."

"But there were trainers in the past who seemed to have seen the scorch marks left by rolling wheels in the desert, and then they discussed here who didn't ride a motorcycle lizard in the desert, but drove a big car and burned the tires, which caused a lot of confusion.

Some trainers laughed."

At the mention of this, Miss Joy couldn't help laughing, and then after hearing the cry of the happy egg not far away, she said hello and left.

Just hearing this, Hoshino raised his eyebrows slightly, tilted his head and began to become confused.

Just when he started to think, Lillie came to sit next to him. Then he put his thoughts back and looked at the other person. He smelled the fragrance of his hair and asked with a smile: "How about the experience of traveling in the desert?"

"It's life-threatening, but you have to persevere, right? But what were you and Miss Joy talking about just now?"

"I'm just asking about some conditions in the Hot Desert. We'll leave early tomorrow and we should be able to arrive at Zhiqin Town in the afternoon. We can relax there."

"Um!"

Soon, Nemo also walked over from there with her long hair loose, and started to cook without any ceremony. After walking in the desert for a day without stopping, everyone was tired.

The desert is relatively calm at night. The night wind slowly blows the sand and dust. The Pokémon living in the desert also bury themselves in the sand to rest. Everything is so harmonious, and then it is broken...

A sudden sandstorm swept across the entire desert, and the earthquake that erupted almost caused the only Pokémon Center in the desert to fall into it. The impact of these natural disasters became stronger each time.

The violent shaking lasted for a while before it stopped, but the sandstorm barely calmed down until the early morning. However, the wild Pokémon couldn't sleep, and at the same time, Hoshino and the others were resting in the Pokémon Center...

Early the next morning, Ms. Joy opened the door of the Pokémon Center, and all the sand covering the door poured in in an instant. Fortunately, the iron bag activated a blizzard and blew all the sand away.

"Thank you, otherwise I don't know how long I would have to clean."

"Didi~"

Looking at this scene, Lillie and Nemo, who had been sitting on the sofa without rest all night, really wanted to curse. As soon as they came, there was a sandstorm. Who was provoked?

Hoshino was okay. After walking out of the Pokémon Center and taking a look, he looked at the yellow sand on the ground outside and felt that these things were a little strange.

If it is really the Lord of Earth Shock, he has lived in the Bingbing Desert for at least 200 years. It is impossible for such a long time to trigger these movements now and so frequently, so there is definitely a reason.

"Weird, so weird..."

He pondered for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out, so he simply ignored it and left the dry desert early, so he went over there to prepare breakfast.

Looking at the two people who were half-dead, he put his forehead on his head and shook his head, saying, "Okay, I'll make some soy milk with seasonings for you to regain your energy, but don't lie down in the middle of the road later and have me drag you with you."

"rice?"

Hearing the condiments, Mililong opened his eyes wide and looked over curiously. Then he saw Hoshino taking out a pink leaf from the bag. It was the secret: it was part of the sweeteners and had been sparingly used.

"rice!"

"Meow?"

"Didi?"

The eyes of Xinye Miao and Tie Baobao fell on the drooling Milililong at the same time. They found that the other party had a puzzled expression after staring closely at the seasonings. Then Maomao stepped forward and waved his paw to interrupt his gaze.

and asked this guy what he wanted to do.

"Meow!"

"rice……"

Seeing Xinye Miao, Mi Lilong immediately covered his eyes and shrank into a ball, feeling weak, pitiful and helpless...

"Meow……"

After finishing breakfast, they bid farewell to Miss Joy and set off anxiously to continue on their way, lest the situation like last night happen again if they were delayed for a long time.

New Leaf Cat lay on Hoshino's head, shielding him from the sun while using its hair to absorb sunlight for photosynthesis and exude a cat scent.

This time, Milililong did not hide in the iron bag's tail, but lay on Hoshino's shoulder. His eyes would move on the backpack from time to time, and there was a hint of calculation in the corners of his eyes and brows...

"Didi?"

Fortunately, no accidents occurred along the way. Although there would occasionally be strong winds blowing the hot sand over, the iron baggage would also shoot blizzards into the sky. While helping to cool down, it could also be blocked by snowflakes.

sand.

Such a convenient Pokémon made Nemo's eyes turn red. It can not only be used to fill water for bathing, but can also be used as an air conditioner and refrigerator. When you are bored, you can even use its tail as a basketball racket. How convenient!

"This is how technological products are, they were originally born to serve mankind..."

Hoshino muttered in a low voice, even though he said that, the outbreak of an omnic crisis is another matter.

As evening approached, the three of them finally saw the Padya West Sea in the distance. The lighthouse was very conspicuous, and the seaside town not far below was the destination of this trip, Ziqin Town. Looking from a distance, you could feel

What a pleasure it is to live here.

Leaving the desert, Popper's dolphin finally jumped out of the elf ball again. It looked at the town from a distance and couldn't help but feel a little lost. It had been captured by the stone bird for so long, but it didn't expect to go home.

Lillie walked forward with Little Nebula in her arms, looked at the dusk scene on the sea, and said with some surprise: "The scenery here is really nice, so quiet. Standing here looking at the dusk scenery, I feel like I have returned to the Alola area."

Feel."

"The West Sea is like this. This is one of the best places to watch the dusk in Padea. However, Zhiqin Town is also famous for its vegetable market and auction. The trading market here is quite large."

Nemo has been here several times and naturally acted as a tour guide to introduce it, but Hoshino didn't care about this and came here specifically to visit, mainly to bring Popper's dolphins back to see.

"Let's go and watch the dolphin show!"

He patted Popper's dolphin, then grabbed it and ran downhill. The Motorized Lizards followed immediately, not wanting to fall behind and reach the town.

Seeing that these guys were still so energetic, Lillie sighed softly, patted her sandy hat, and then put it on again, thinking it would be better to find a place to take a shower and change clothes...

The Zhiqin Market in Zhiqin Town is the most famous place here. There is a saying in Padiya that if you want to buy something but can’t find it, you can definitely find it if you go to the Zhiqin Market.

This is not unreasonable. The main reason is that there are many merchants in Zhiqin market, and there are also many trainers who have returned from hunting for treasures to set up stalls here. In addition, there are auctions from time to time, which has boosted the popularity.

The Zhiqin Market is right in the middle of the town. There is a large shed built on it. It is very obvious and can be seen from a distance. The fastest way to the dock is to pass through here. However, trainers often get confused by the products when passing by.

Attracted, thus forgetting to get on the boat and leave.

Hoshino came here first and was about to go to the pier, but unfortunately he also fell into the trap. His eyes were immediately attracted by the food ingredients set up by some trainers for sale, so he ran over.

"Translation woo..."

Popper's dolphin looked around. There was nothing he wanted to buy. He was just hesitating whether to leave first and go to the pier alone to see if the statue of Dolphin Man was still there.

After much hesitation, it still chose to sneak over quietly. Xinye Miao glanced at it, hesitated, and followed it, wanting to see what it was going to do...

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(End of chapter)