Pokémon: I, Xiaozhi, return to the beginning

"Please, I'm sorry because there aren't any trainers here today, and it's past lunchtime... So that's all that's left.

Miss Joy brought bread, ham, and milk to the three of them sitting in the cafeteria, and it was clear that there was no lunch prepared at the Pokémon Center today.

"It's okay, that's enough.

Ash and the others didn't care much about the choice of lunch, after all, the black gold market seemed to be facing a more serious problem than they imagined, and looking at the yellow sand flying in the sky outside the window, they didn't have much appetite now.

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The three of them had their own concerns, and it took about half an hour to finally solve the food on the plate, and at this moment, the wind and sand outside were still as big as ever.

"You say, is there any connection between the two things

?" "What's the matter?"

After hearing Ash say this, Hikari asked with a curious expression.

"You're talking about the connection between the disappearance of all the wild Pokémon in the mountains and the wind and sand blowing inside Black Gold City, right?"

Ash nodded, "After all, both things seem to have happened recently, don't they?" Or it's better to be suspicious.

Regarding Ash's speculation, Xiao Gang and Xiao Guang both agreed, after all, they couldn't think of any other reason besides this possibility.

"Ask Miss Joy. In

the end, they decided to find out what was going on around Black Gold City with Miss Joy, and if there was a known reason for the sudden disappearance of the wild Pokémon, their suspicions would be shattered.

It's just—

"Huh, did you say you didn't find wild Pokémon in the mountains along the way?" Miss

Joy herself looked even more surprised than they did.

"It shouldn't be... Recently, when Mr. Ryota went to the mountains to repair the road, he said that the Pokémon in the mountains seemed to be in good shape, and even helped them a lot... It's only been a few days, how could

the wild Pokémon in the mountains disappear?" Miss Joy frowned, obviously she, and even the people in the Black Gold City, didn't know about the disappearance of the wild Pokémon in the mountains, and after learning about it from Ash and the others, Miss Joy also realized that something was wrong.

"I see, I'll report to the alliance first, and I'm also going to challenge the Black Gold Gym?"

Miss Joy said, her gaze turning to Ash.

"Yes.

"In that case, could you please tell Mr. Lady this information as well? Mr. Lady's words are still in the mine, and he seems to think that the current sandstorm has something to do with the situation in the mine, so he is under investigation. "

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After receiving Miss Joy's commission, Ash and the others can only move towards the Black Gold Charcoal Pit in the south of the Black Gold Market, which is commonly known as the Mine Cave.

Fortunately, Miss Joy gave each of them a mask before leaving, otherwise they would have been drowned in the sand just by walking into the mine with a handkerchief.

"Tsk, that's terrible... If this weather continues for a few more days, it feels like the entire black gold market will be completely paralyzed. Walking

on the way to the Black Gold Charcoal Pit, Ash complained as he shook the sand and stones that had fallen into his shoes that he couldn't shake cleanly.

The sand and rocks of the Black Gold City are almost submerged to the ankles, and if we continue, it will become a desert sooner or later.

"Why haven't you reported it to the alliance after all this... This has already become a disaster, right?"

Xiaoguang also looked tired, obviously unable to figure it out.

And Xiao Gang, who is the former owner of the Gym in Nibi City, obviously has more say in this matter than Ash and Xiaoguang.

"After all, Black Gold City has encountered similar weather before, so it's not good to report to the alliance and ask for help to solve it... And if you have to ask the alliance for help if you encounter any kind of trouble, it will seem that the local gym owner is not capable, maybe there is such a consideration.

Xiao Gang's guess was reasonable, and both Ash and Hikari nodded their heads when they heard it.

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Although there was no trouble on the way from the Pokémon Center to the Black Gold Charcoal Pit, the wind and sand outside seemed to have become a little bigger, and it was not easy to hide in the pit and shake off the sand on their bodies.

"Pickup~"

Pikachu, who had been hiding in the backpack from the beginning, looked energetic, it stopped at the entrance of the cave to watch the flying sand outside, and praised it twice with a surprised face, until Ash grabbed it, and Pikachu didn't have the leisure to continue to enjoy the wonders.

"Don't be here to sigh, hurry up and go in and find Mr. Ryota... If I can't solve the current problems in the Black Gold Market, I feel like there is no way to carry out the Gym War.

"Pickup~

" "But speaking of which, there doesn't seem to be anyone at the entrance

of the mine, is it all a holiday?" To Xiaogang's surprise, there is no one in the Black Gold Market, and there is no one in the mine in the Black Gold Market, or is it that the people in the Black Gold Mine have already entered the depths

of the mine? "Anyway, is it okay to just go in like this? Nothing will happen......

Ash stood at the entrance of the mine and looked inside, although most of the place was lit, but if you looked into the deep pit below, it was obvious that the underground had not been completely lit up, and if Lady was in the deepest place, it might be a bit of a problem for them to go in so unprepared.

“...... But there was no equipment near the door... Anyway, let's go inside for the time being, and if we can't find Mr. Ryota in the place where the lights are on, let's wait for him to come out at the door.

Xiao Gang's proposal was agreed to by Ash and Hikatsu, and then they began to cautiously advance in the mine, but with Pikachu's hearing, it should be possible to get some guarantee to advance in this claustrophobic environment, right?

The three of them groped their way to the depths along the extension of the miner's lamp laid on the wall, and somewhere in the process of advancing, Ash seemed to feel that a dark shadow flashed in front of his eyes, but looked down at Pikachu, it didn't seem to be aware of this, Ash thought for a moment that he was wrong, so he didn't continue to pay attention to his momentary feelings.

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