Pokémon: Master System.

"Okay." Xie Tianming nodded in agreement.

“Starting today, you will coordinate your contact information and communicate at fixed intervals to exchange useful information. Xie Tianming, if there is any important information, remember to notify me in advance.”

After Xia Yu finished speaking, he turned to look at Gao Yanxin: "When you go back this time, you'd better think about how you're going to explain yourself. You should clean up the traces on the body first. We'll take the spoils we've captured with us, otherwise you won't be able to explain yourself when you get back."

Because of the existence of Pokémon, disposing of corpses in this world is much simpler.

After watching Gao Yanxin dispose of the body, Xia Yu took the captured Pokémon and left the scene, leaving Gao Yanxin alone behind.

Watching Xia Yu and his two companions leave, Gao Yanxin frowned deeply. For him, encountering Xia Yu was both a risk and an opportunity. If he could really get in touch with Xia Yu, he could completely use this opportunity to clear his name.

Given the chance, who would want to be the bad guy?

Just my sister and mother...

The thought of this made Gao Yanxin's expression shift between light and dark.

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Riding on a Flying-type Pokémon, Zhao Ruohan remained silent. She had long known that Xia Yu had great ambitions and wanted to set things right and integrate the entire Pokémon poaching industry, so she was not surprised by Xia Yu's actions.

Xie Tianming, however, was somewhat puzzled as to why Xia Yu was doing this, but his personality prevented him from asking Xia Yu directly.

If Xia Yu is willing to talk, he will naturally tell him. If Xia Yu is unwilling to talk, no matter how much he asks, it will be useless. Less talk and more action is Xie Tianming's principle.

"Thank you, Tianming." Riding on the Charizard, Xia Yu broke the silence first: "Aren't you curious why I released Gao Yanxin?"

"curious."

"Then why didn't you ask?"

Why did you release Gao Yanxin?

"........."

Chapter 217 Exploring the Underground World Again

Hao Saihong's death went unnoticed; it's common for poachers to die during poaching. When they decide to do this, they're already prepared to die.

After returning to the patrol team, Xia Yu immediately called someone to go to Bodao City to investigate whether Gao Yanxin existed, and whether he had a so-called sister and mother.

After that, Xia Yu and the other two continued their lives of patrolling the mountain and training as if nothing had happened.

A week passed in the blink of an eye, and Xia Yu also received the news that Gao Yanxin was indeed from a rural area of ​​Bidao City. His father died of illness at an early age, leaving him with only a blind mother and a younger sister, Gao Yuwan, who was still in school.

Based on this information, Gao Yanxin is indeed not lying. The only way to know the true nature of his relationship with his family is to meet them in person.

A week later, under the careful guidance of Iron Warrior and Charizard, Aerodactyl was able to obey Xia Yu and Charlotte's commands and made rapid progress.

With only a week left before leaving the patrol team, Xia Yu decided to explore the underground world alone one last time.

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The air was slightly cool, and the east was beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn. The sun rose, its warm rays casting a golden glow on the white snow.

Xia Yu made ample preparations, bringing plenty of props and equipment, and began his exploration of the underground world.

In the mountains and forests, every step leaves a footprint in the snow, and looking back, a path has been left behind where we have walked.

Xia Yu actually enjoys this kind of adventure, especially in the world of Pokémon, carrying a backpack and traveling around with his Pokémon.

Traveling across magnificent landscapes, traversing mountains and rivers, riding a fire-breathing dragon across great rivers, battling wind and waves in the ocean, climbing high mountains to overlook the surrounding peaks, listening to the rain pattering on banana leaves and the wind rustling through the leaves, doing what you love, far away from the hustle and bustle of the world—it all sounds so exciting.

Of course, the best thing would be to have a cook and a close female friend by your side, just like Xiaozhi; that would be the happiest thing.

Shaking his head, Xia Yu put his fantasies aside. Life is full of helplessness, and freedom cannot be achieved just by shouting it out.

Following the route he remembered, Xia Yu returned to the location of the hole left by Steelix. He first checked the small mechanism he had set up at the entrance to make sure that it hadn't been discovered by any Pokémon or other humans.

He then went straight into the cave, released Charizard, and spoke while stroking Charizard's head.

"Charizard, we're exploring here again. There are many powerful wild Pokémon in here, so be careful," Xia Yu reminded Charizard.

Charizard nodded, giving Xia Yu a reassuring look.

Riding Charizard, Xia Yu flew towards the underground world, passing through caves, and once again arrived in the vast underground world, where he saw those rare Rock and Steel-type Pokémon again.

Xia Yu commanded Charizard to navigate through the network of tunnels. As they went deeper, the caves became narrower, forcing Xia Yu to recall Charizard and walk instead, while releasing Gallade to clear the way.

Xia Yu made thorough preparations for this expedition, including ample food and camping supplies, as well as technological gadgets such as high-powered flashlights.

Xia Yu took out a high-powered flashlight, instantly illuminating the road ahead, and followed closely behind Gallade.

The intense light shone on the cave walls, and Xia Yu then noticed that there were occasional transparent metal pieces on the cave walls, which refracted beautiful light under the illumination.

Xia Yu hadn't discovered it during his last exploration. Perhaps he was too focused on the battle to notice the metal on the rock wall, or perhaps he hadn't gone deep enough. In any case, Xia Yu didn't find the transparent metal on the rock wall.

This time, Xia Yu brought a flashlight and discovered that the deeper they went into the cave, the more of these transparent metals there were.

Xia Yu stopped in his tracks, unable to help but think that the transparent metal and Rock-type Pokémon immediately reminded him of the legendary Pokémon, Diancie.

Diancie is a Ruby Pokémon, a mutant of Diamond Smash. Its body, which shines with a pink glow, is quite dazzling. Diancie is also the queen of Diamond Smash's kingdom.

Before she grew up, Diancie was a princess in the Kingdom of Little Diamonds, but when she grew up, she became the queen of the Kingdom of Little Diamonds.

It is said that there is a Diancie in every kingdom of tiny diamonds, but Xia Yu doesn't know if it's true or not.

Diancie, in its normal form, is positioned as a tank. It has slightly weak HP, but exceptionally high defense and special defense, as well as balanced attack and special attack, while its speed is relatively weak.

When Diancie Mega Evolves, it will transform from a tank-type Pokémon into a dual attacker, with its speed skyrocketing, its defenses decreasing, and its attack power increasing significantly, making it extremely powerful.

If Diancie really exists here, Xia Yu must be extremely careful. First of all, the strength and aptitude of the divine beasts are not low, and not every divine beast has a temperament as good as Dream God.

Furthermore, Xia Yu also needs to be careful, as he may be facing not only Diancie, but also the entire Little Diamond Kingdom.

As you continue deeper into the cave, it becomes increasingly narrow, and the chances of encountering Pokémon also greatly increase. Moreover, the strength and aptitude of these Pokémon also become higher and higher.

"Gallade, use Fire Punch!"

Faced with the overlord-level blacksmith who appeared before him, Xia Yu immediately chose to have Gallade use the Fire-type move Fire Punch!

With a layer of red flames covering its sharp elbow blade, Gallade instantly charged towards the Greatsmith, unleashing a series of slashes. Flames danced and surged forth, knocking the Greatsmith down in a single blow.

Seeing the Greatsmith unable to battle, Xia Yu didn't try to capture it, choosing to continue forward. This Greatsmith wasn't particularly talented, and Xia Yu didn't want to waste his precious Pokémon-catching slot on it.

After walking for another ten minutes, light gradually appeared at the end of the narrow cave entrance, like the dawn, which excited Xia Yu.

At the same time, the entrance was so narrow that Xia Yu had to turn sideways to enter.

After walking several dozen steps, Xia Yu passed through the narrow pass, and suddenly the view opened up before him, revealing a vast underground world.

The surrounding rock walls were covered with colorful metal, the glittering metal shining brightly and illuminating the entire cave.

Furthermore, the entire cave is extremely large, and its height is nearly tens of meters, like a hemispherical dome covering the ground. Here, Xia Yu also saw countless rare Pokémon.

Besides Steel and Rock-type Pokémon like Diamondback, Beldum, Mawile, Cocoyora, Gigantamax, and a large number of Meteorites, Xia Yu also saw Fairy-type Pokémon like Clefairy and Jigglypuff.

Seeing this, Xia Yu became even more certain of his guess that the legendary Pokémon Diancie might really exist here. Thinking of this, Xia Yu couldn't help but want to retreat, as he didn't actually want to deal with a legendary Pokémon.

However, now that he was already here, Xia Yu was not about to give up easily. He took out the Iron Warrior's Poké Ball and released the Iron Warrior.

The fairy-type energy emanating from the surroundings is also beneficial to fighters and fairy-type warriors.

As soon as Iron Warrior appeared, he sensed the dense fairy-type energy around him. He gripped the double-edged blade in his hand and absorbed the fairy-type energy around him.

Xia Yu stood behind Gallade and Iron Warrior, silently observing the dreamlike and dazzlingly beautiful scene around them.

The fairy-type energy, so dense it was almost tangible, made Xia Yu feel exceptionally happy.

Legend has it that fairy-type energy can be beneficial to the human body, and when combined with grass-type energy, it can slow down aging. Xia Yu didn't know if it was true or not, but he did feel physically and mentally refreshed by the rich fairy-type energy around him.

When Xia Yu thinks of the fairy type, he can't help but think of a certain fairy-type king. No wonder he is almost forty years old and still looks so young and beautiful. This is the charm of the fairy type.

Strange? Why do I keep thinking about her lately?

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Chapter 218 Mysterious Ritual

Xia Yu and his Pokémon suddenly appeared, attracting the attention of some Pokémon. However, these Pokémon seemed to be praying devoutly, dancing and performing some kind of wishing ritual.

They turned their gaze to Xia Yu and his two Pokémon, then made room for two others, inviting Xia Yu and his Pokémon to dance.

These Pokémon had pure eyes, seemingly not regarding Xia Yu as an enemy or a bad person. Instead, they took the initiative to invite him to dance this mysterious dance.

"What's going on?" Xia Yu had many questions in his mind. He thought that these Pokémon would attack him, but he didn't expect them to show such a friendly side.

Xia Yu couldn't help but feel ashamed. When he saw so many high-potential Pokémon, his mind was filled with the wicked thought of catching them. But these Pokémon had actually invited him to join the ritual, which made Xia Yu feel incredibly ashamed.

Damn it, humans are disgusting and greedy. How could I be so bad?

After scolding himself a couple of times, Xia Yu, along with Gallade and Iron Warrior, joined in the dance. Fortunately, the dance was relatively simple and not particularly difficult, and Xia Yu quickly learned it.

He would be speechless if these Pokémon were performing some kind of Thomas Flair or a handstand spin.

While dancing, Xia Yu silently looked straight ahead. Because of the distance and the Pokémon blocking his view, he couldn't see very clearly. He could only vaguely make out several Pokémon with the strength of an Elite Four member at the end of his vision.

Turning his gaze away, Xia Yu observed his surroundings. He could clearly see Fairy-type and Rock-type energies converging towards the center, and the Pokémon around him were praying devoutly towards the center, as if in a Halloween pilgrimage.

Xia Yu also discovered that the closer a Pokémon is to the center, the stronger it is; the Pokémon on the outermost edge are the weakest, only being rare or common.

To find out what happened, they had to keep moving forward, so Xia Yu danced as she followed Gallade and Iron Warrior forward.

As Xia Yu got closer to the center, he noticed that the energy around him was becoming increasingly concentrated, even forming visible energy tides that enveloped all the Pokémon present.