Chapter 263: Battle Subway and N and Yancy

In the desert, Yorgos gradually woke up, but accompanied by a stinging pain in his spirit.

Beside him, the Plasma grunts escorted him away from the Ancient City.

"What on earth happened..."

Yorgos's memory was very blurred. He vaguely remembered that he seemed to have seen the Volcarona in the Ancient City, which proved that the investigation was not wrong, but why on earth...

"Our memories are also a bit blurred, but it seems we were knocked down by a powerful force, and then thrown out. When we woke up, we were already outside the Ancient City."

The Plasma grunt answered Yorgos's question with lingering fear: "Lord Yorgos, there seems to be extraordinary power here! It's too terrifying, what should we do?"

"The instruments and everything were also destroyed..."

"Hmm... let's go back first, let's... find a place to rest first..." Yorgos looked at the sky full of sand and dust. He had a splitting headache, feeling like his old bones were about to fall apart. Moreover, a trace of blue brilliance lingered in the depths of his memory.

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"Aha! The guards have all left! Woah! Why did the fourth floor crack like this! In this way, there's no way to go to the lower levels, and the surrounding quicksand seems to have consciousness."

On the fourth underground floor, Clay and the workers arrived here. The previous Sigilyph and Cofagrigus were recalled by the ancient spirits, allowing Clay and them to catch their breath, and then they walked down without stopping, just happening to meet Caren returning with the instruments.

And, Xiang Guangtai who followed Caren up.

"Has that so-called ancient spiritual power stopped? Hmm, the guards have all left, well done!"

"Whoo... but those guards are different from the ones in the tower next door. It seems there's no way to let them out. I think the development and excavation work of this Ancient City will stop here..."

Originally thought that the excavation plan of this ancient city should be a good opportunity, after all, a lot of money was spent here. Who would have thought that the interior of this ruin was full of crises. In this case, the excavation plan could only be temporarily stopped. For Clay, this investment was really not worth the loss.

"Clay, the ancient spirits want to make a deal with you."

Xiang Guangtai spoke, stating the content he had discussed with the ancient spirits before, and took out a Vitality Pot.

【Item: Vitality Pot.】

【Effect: A special pottery crafted by the ancients that can store natural power and condense it into vitality. If you hold the Vitality Pot, you usually won't feel tired.】

This is something the ancient spirits thought should be taken as a gift. After all, people excavate ruins to get treasures, or to understand the secrets of the ancients.

"Hmm? You mean, those spiritual wills wandering here, they don't want this ancient city to be submerged by the sands of time, so they plan to help me turn this into a... scenic spot?"

"Hmm! Attracting tourists to come over, this was originally my work plan. I really didn't expect that those ancient spiritual powers would be so easy to talk to? I thought they would rudely drive us out and then seal this place!"

"Woahahaha! It seems they are also very reasonable! Also, this is definitely not just the idea of those ancient spirits, it should also be your proposal, right! Hey! I have to say this suggestion is really good. If there is a possibility of cooperation between our two sides..."

"Then how about this?" Clay looked at the situation on the fourth floor: "The damage to the fourth floor is unexpectedly serious. We only open the area above the fourth floor for people to explore. The area below the fourth floor will be managed by the ancient spirits. Don't disturb their peace. Also, you said there are treasures and fossils hidden in this city?"

"Ha! I'm not interested in those things, but many tourists will definitely be interested in treasures! The romance of the ancient city, the treasures buried in the desert! Good, this publicity gimmick is good, it will definitely attract a large number of tourists!"

Xiang Guangtai: "This Vitality Pot is their gift to show their sincerity. At the same time, when we leave, the quicksand that was moved away will re-submerge the area below the second floor. At that time, you will need to clean it up again, but this time there will be no guards to disturb you."

"These quicksands will also lose their power."

"Have to repeat the labor!" Clay was somewhat dissatisfied, but facing Xiang Guangtai, he didn't know why he just couldn't get angry, so he waved his hand: "Alright! It's not a big deal! It's nothing more than cleaning up sand. Now with the drawings transmitted back by the instruments, our cleaning speed will also become very fast!"

"Let's get out quickly now!"

Clay took the Vitality Pot. As soon as he got it, he felt that this pot was not a simple thing. He was thinking about whether to take it to Lenora for identification.

Everyone returned to the first underground floor, and when everyone left, endless quicksand re-buried the entrance and exit, as if the passage before had never appeared. But there was not much quicksand on the second floor, which meant that only half of it needed to be cleaned to reach the third floor.

This was happy news for Clay, and he laughed out loud again, saying that those ancient spirits were becoming more and more interesting, and they still understood human feelings quite well.

That night, the stars were bright, and the sandstorm gradually stopped.

The entrance and tower of the Ancient City stood quietly in the desert. The endless cold wilderness in the distance touched people's hearts. The sky and the earth blended with each other at the far end, making businessmen like Clay feel surging emotions.

"Ancient history, current history, intersect at the end of the sky and the earth! I originally felt that tonight was still quite unpleasant, but now my mood has completely changed!"

"Ah, also, this is as agreed, about your reward! I'm not the kind of foreman who owes money and doesn't pay!"

Clay took out a card from his jacket pocket and handed it to Xiang Guangtai, claiming that there was one million in savings in it, which could be withdrawn at will.

When the night passed, everyone rested for a short time, the dawn lit up from the end of the desert, the brilliance of the sun pierced through the ignorance, cut through the chaos, and people gradually woke up from their sleep.

Xiang Guangtai bid farewell to Clay and prepared to go to Nimbasa City. And when he heard that Xiang Guangtai was going to Nimbasa City, Clay immediately called out to Xiang Guangtai!

"Ah! Wait a moment, I have something, trouble you... to bring it to my daughter when you go to Nimbasa!"

"Because I came directly back to the construction site from outside the region, I haven't had time to go to Nimbasa..."

Clay personally carried a portable incubator out of the construction site room, and inside the incubator was a Pokémon egg!

"This is a Pokémon egg from the Galar region, and it is a Fairy-type Pokémon. I obtained it from a professor through some channels, and I am preparing to hand it to my daughter to raise."

"My daughter's appearance... in the academy in Nimbasa, the one with pink hair who is the cutest is the one. Her verbal tic is 'I don't think this is good', so you can find her easily. This is her contact information... Oh, her name is Yancy!"

"This is for you as a reward for helping, it is a super revival herb specialty of Driftveil City, which only exists on the Three Cloud Islands, a super super powerful revival herbal medicine, known as the King of Herbs!"

Clay used three revival herbs of excellent quality as a reward. And Xiang Guangtai naturally had an impression of the Three Cloud Islands. Landorus had a fertile shrine on that island, and Thundurus and Tornadus also had two small shrines. That island is famous for producing revival herbs.

The revival herbs there are indeed of good quality because the soil of that island is nurtured by the joint efforts of the three cloud gods of wind, thunder, and land.

After bidding farewell to Clay and Caren, Xiang Guangtai embarked on the journey to Nimbasa. During this process, Xiang Guangtai let Aegislash patrol around the Desert Resort first.

Still the same as before, checking if there was any tracking by Team Plasma. After Aegislash flew to a very far place and returned, it informed Xiang Guangtai that there was no abnormality within the range of flight.

However, just after leaving the desert, some strange traces appeared in the desert. Aegislash speculated that this was probably left by the person who had been tracking them before, which meant that this person was still behind them, but at a very far distance.

"Shadow Triad... The ninja-like tracking ability is really annoying. Even if they are so far apart, they can find my traces and track them smoothly?"

Xiang Guangtai found a hidden mountain cave near the end of Route 4 and released Landorus. Landorus also released a sandstorm to cover its figure as soon as it came up. Coupled with the sky full of sand and dust on Route 4 itself, and there were no villages or towns nearby, and there were very few witnesses, it was a good opportunity to leave!

"Ladon!"

Landorus bid farewell to Xiang Guangtai.

Thank you for your help, perhaps we can meet again in other places in the future! Goodbye, last king of the Ancient City!

Also, goodbye, friend from the universe! I will be careful not to let people find out when I return to the Ancient City next time.

"Calling me the last king directly sounds really unpleasant."

"See you again, Landorus."

Watching Landorus go away, Xiang Guangtai waited in the same place for a long time before leaving. When the Shadow came to search for traces, it looked around somewhat suspiciously.

What was it doing staying here for half a day? Could it be that it was discovered?

It shouldn't be. Although the other party was indeed very vigilant, coupled with the fact that it couldn't get close at all, so much information could not be collected in the first time.

Forget it, no need to think about these things.

The Shadow didn't know why, but Nimbasa was ahead... Appearing in Nimbasa City in the form of a ninja would probably be mistaken for a clown, so it's better to change the image and integrate into the surrounding masses in a brand new form.

And on Xiang Guangtai's side, passing through the gate, what he arrived at was not Nimbasa City, but Nimbasa Town. This is a small town located south of Nimbasa City in the animation. The name has a very high degree of similarity. Like Nimbasa City, there are various theme parks here, and it is also the venue for the Don George Battle Tournament.

However, Xiang Guangtai was not interested in this. Passing through Nimbasa Town, what he arrived at was the real Nimbasa City.

Nimbasa City, a glorious town with flashing electric lights, can be said to be the entertainment center of Unova. Theme parks of various sizes can be seen everywhere, as well as the Big Stadium, Small Court, and Pokémon Musical are also held here. There are also the famous Battle Subway and Battle Institute in all of Unova.

This made Xiang Guangtai have to complain again. Is it really okay to study in this highly entertainment-oriented and light-hearted town?

Which school would be opened in an amusement park?

Unova really gives people a different feeling in every city.

And then, Xiang Guangtai saw people with strange outfits... Team Plasma.

"These guys...?"

Seeing Team Plasma people everywhere is really annoying.

However, the situation in front of him seems to be that Team Plasma intends to give a speech in Nimbasa City, but the people here are busy with their own entertainment life, and no one cares about their speech, and what is even more ridiculous is—

"Your speech time happens to collide with Elesa's fashion show. I'm very sorry, your speech activity may have to be temporarily terminated."

The staff of Nimbasa City were cleaning up the venue arranged by Team Plasma, and the Sage in robes seemed to be negotiating with them. Unfortunately, this negotiation was destined to end in failure, so that the Sage could only angrily express that the people of Nimbasa City did not understand the significance of Pokémon to people themselves at all, and only indulged in playing.

But the staff answered strangely:

"Even if you indulge in playing, as long as the Pokémon themselves are happy, isn't that enough?"

This made the old Sage unable to refute, and in the end, he could only pack up his things in a dejected manner.

Of course, they didn't intend to leave. After all, Elesa's fashion show was only today. If they couldn't speak today, there would be tomorrow!

"That guy looks familiar... wait, that familiar center-parting, is it Zinzolin?"

The second-in-command of the Seven Sages in Team Plasma? Should be considered?

However, Xiang Guangtai did not chase after them, because these people had already withdrawn. Since Team Plasma had no activities today...

"Hello, I want to complain."

After complaining about Team Plasma, Xiang Guangtai left the Nimbasa City office with satisfaction.

However, it seems that there are quite a few people who came to complain about Team Plasma. Many citizens of Nimbasa City said that they had been preparing for various activities since yesterday, and they blocked the intersection and distributed leaflets randomly. In short, it was very disturbing and out of place with this entertainment city. And some tourists from other places complained even more fiercely!

So the Team Plasma people who had just packed up their things and planned to do it again tomorrow encountered an eviction order from the Nimbasa City Hall.

"Are you kidding! We are a legal organization!"

However, no matter how they protested, the eviction order would not change. It is said that they received a large number of tourist complaints, and Zinzolin was so angry that he was half dead.

Those tourists didn't understand the preciousness of life at all, nor did they understand how great Team Plasma's cause was!

Ah... alright! No way, can only go to other cities, anyway, Nimbasa is not missing you, you just drown in entertainment!

After solving Team Plasma... Xiang Guangtai found out the location of Nimbasa Academy, but Nimbasa Academy seemed to be on holiday today, and the students all went to the fashion show venue next to the Nimbasa Gym.

And before that.

Xiang Guangtai dialed Professor Juniper's number at the Pokémon Center.

Professor Juniper: "Ah! Xiang Guangtai, is there anything wrong with contacting me suddenly?"

"There is a Pokémon, I want to temporarily entrust it to you..." Xiang Guangtai briefly described the origin of Volcarona, and Professor Juniper was naturally shocked!

There is really a Pokémon in the depths of the Ancient City?!

"Although I have heard similar legends from my father before, telling that there might be Pokémon hidden in the depths of the Ancient City, saying that it might be related to the origin of Pokémon, which made me a little concerned, but I didn't expect you to actually?! Really met Volcarona!"

"And you also know it, right?! The mysteries on you are really getting more and more. If you were a Pokémon, I might capture you."

Professor Juniper could not hide her excitement. That Volcarona that had lived for hundreds of years had very important value for her research!

Although Deoxys left, the ancient Sun God came again. Happy things happened one after another! And it was actually entrusted by the ancient spirits?

Are those spirits of the ancients still in the Ancient City? The mysteries and incredible things in this world are really many!

"I originally planned to investigate the Pokémon statues in the Ancient City, saying that incredible sculptures were discovered..."

Xiang Guangtai understood now.

In the post-game of Black and White, Professor Juniper will appear in the Ancient City to investigate the Darmanitan statues and give the protagonist RageCandyBar to wake them up. However, since it is investigating the statues, why would she go deep into the Ancient City? It is hard to say whether Professor Juniper really knows about Volcarona, or perhaps she thinks it is a pipe dream?

In any case, after sending Volcarona over, Xiang Guangtai gave a few instructions, but looking at Professor Juniper's joyful look, he knew that she would probably take care of Volcarona very well. After all, this is an extremely important Pokémon!

And in Professor Juniper's backyard, Volcarona can also live freely for a period of time. When the time is longer, when he masters those special knowledge...

"Create a kingdom where Pokémon can live freely? Whoo, I didn't think about this thing before."

Xiang Guangtai took out the Xtransceiver. Clay specifically gave Yancy's contact information to him, but looking at this wonderful tail number, he probably used Clay's other work number.

Although the induction of the People of the God-Seal made him slightly closer to Clay, Clay is not the kind of guy who will easily let go of his guard against people. After all, he is a businessman. Rather, the fact that he let him help run errands is enough to surprise other workers.

"Hello... Hello?"

A somewhat crisp voice came from the other end of the Xtransceiver.

"Hello, Miss Yancy, I am the one entrusted by your father..."

Yancy: "Ah! Could it be Brother Xiang Guangtai? Father has already told me that a big brother will send me something important!"

Xiang Guangtai: "It is a Fairy-type Pokémon egg."

"Is that so?! That's great! Where are you, I'll come to pick you up right now."

Xiang Guangtai: "It doesn't matter, I'll come to find you. Are you at the fashion show venue?"

Yancy: "Ah, that... although I was invited, I didn't go. I am now at... the Battle Subway! There are rare double trains these few days! So I have been training!"

"And it's still early from the fashion show time, isn't it."

Xiang Guangtai was somewhat surprised.

According to the settings, Yancy should be a girl who likes cute items. I didn't expect her to be not in the audience of Elesa's fashion show, but in the Battle Subway, which is mainly for battles.

The entrance to the Battle Subway is Gear Station, which is the largest building in Nimbasa City and very easy to find.

Xiang Guangtai informed Yancy of his characteristics, and at the same time quickly came to the waiting area of Gear Station. At this time, he could see a little girl with pink hair standing on tiptoe and waving high from a distance.

Trainer type, School Kid!

And beside her is... a young man with green hair?!

And N was also shocked to see Xiang Guangtai. Looking at the "double partner" beside him, and then looking at Xiang Guangtai, he lowered his hat brim immediately.

This is a bit awkward.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 264 =====