Pokémon: The Bold Rat

After entrusting the handover matter to Lin Ning and Ye Ting, he took his team to the camp outside the city.

This is the most important thing!

Ye Ting’s judgment was correct. The entire city was under military control, and the only thing that could support the city was the wild mineral veins.

About sixty miles north of Huyan City, there are two small mineral veins. One of the larger ones is the most common iron ore, and the other is a spiritual ore, named You Iron Ore. The difference between this ore and ordinary iron ore is that this ore has a very obvious cold feeling when you hold it, and it is light blue all over.

"quack?"

The Godard Duck following Zhao Yiyuan took it curiously and washed it with elemental power, and wisps of water vapor came out.

"Gah!"

It was so frightened that its duck eyes widened.

There is water energy in the rocks, which is something it didn't expect.

Seeing this, Captain Jin on the side immediately smiled and explained:

“Originally this was supposed to be a large freshwater lake, but the emergence of the Tsukimiyama mountain range directly changed the topography.

It is speculated that this kind of mineral vein was created by the reaction between the energetic soil and the lake water.

That’s why we’re under a lot less pressure. Pokémon that eat dirt and ore, like Geodude, Sandshrew, and Onix, don’t like this kind of ore and rarely come here to get it.”

This made Zhao Yiyuan nod his head. It was good to have less pressure. He wished he could stay in the camp and train without going out of the gate.

"What a pity~"

“The mineral veins here are probably newly formed, so the output is very small. They will be mined out in half a year.

By then, Huyan City will certainly not be able to do without the output of spiritual ore, so our military needs to quickly find alternative mineral veins in the next few months.

This is also our most important task, otherwise we will be criticized by the higher-ups and even have our funding and resources cut.”

The sudden turn of events stunned Zhao Yiyuan, who was hammering on the rock wall.

He didn't expect that time was so urgent. If the mining was to be completed in half a year, a new development point would have to be found within three months. This would be the most reasonable way.

Otherwise, the preliminary preparation work will be delayed for more than a month. Do you really think that developing a mineral vein is as easy as playing house? You can develop it whenever you want? Mineral vein surveying and mine tunnel construction are all laborious tasks.

Otherwise, even if it is rock, it is impossible for a ground-type trainer to collect all the ore veins as a miner.

In fact, during his inspection, he discovered that there were some beginner and intermediate trainers working part-time as miners at the Spirit Mine.

Pokémon such as Diglett, Sandslash, Rhydon, and Harley are indeed good at mining.

But the ordinary iron ore is occupied by ordinary miners. After all, the spiritual ore is settled piece by piece, while the ordinary iron ore is settled ten kilograms at a time.

For ordinary workers, a monthly salary of seven or eight thousand or even more than Alliance Coins is already very good, but for trainers, earning only ten thousand Alliance Coins a month would probably make their Pokémon starve to death.

Therefore, the number of patrol teams at the Ling Iron Mine is actually smaller than that at the ordinary iron mine.

The border town has just been stabilized, and every person is precious. Ordinary people are in the wild without the protection of elves. If they are attacked, there is a 99% chance that they will be dead.

"I wonder if you can give me some advice, Jin Tuan? It's only a few months away. If I want to find a needle in a haystack, it really depends on luck~"

After a solemn bow, Zhao Yiyuan threw the difficult problem back. He believed that since Captain Jin had brought up the matter, there must be a solution.

"Haha~ I can't say I can give you any advice, Captain Zhao, you can go to my captain's office when the time comes, there is a resource map sent from above.

I remember there are still several resource points near Huyan City that have not been developed.

Lao Jin, I am not strong enough, so I am satisfied with developing a small mineral vein, as long as it is enough to report to the higher-ups. "

"Then I'll trouble you, Jin Tuan."

After another solemn salute, the two continued to wander around the mines.

“Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!”

"Hey!"

"Push harder! Sandslash King!"

"Rumble Stone, dig to the left!"

……

After finishing the entire tour, he discovered that the army not only had to maintain order in the mines, but the paths for transporting ore also needed to be cleaned regularly.

Otherwise, given the rate at which wild Pokémon reproduce, they will soon launch an attack.

After all, these ores are rocks, which are the food for ground-type elves. From their perspective, humans are bad guys who come to their homes to steal food, so they will naturally try their best to stop them.

Just as they were returning in the SUV, there was a sudden loud "roar!"

A huge rock snake suddenly jumped out of the ground, staring at the mine cart behind them.

"Kuja! Kuja!"

"Cool cough!"

When they encountered the enemy, the soldiers protecting them on the side all surrendered to the elf realm.

"An advanced Onix? Speak of the devil and he will appear."

In the car, they were just saying that this opened path was not safe and was often attacked, but they never expected a road snake to jump out so soon.

With its huge size and advanced strength, it would be difficult for the soldiers to deal with it.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yiyuan stood up and reached out with his right hand, ready to let the Gotha Duck come out to fight.

It was a good opportunity to show off the power of their new commander in front of these soldiers.

But just as he made a move, he was stopped by Captain Jin.

"No hurry, no hurry, Zhao Tuan, just wait and see how I handle it."

As he said that, he opened the car door and came in front of Onix.

"Onix, I know what you want. Take these ores and go."

Having said that, without waiting for Onix to respond, he waved his hand and the two soldiers next to him hurriedly walked back, then brought a basket of iron ore with two pieces of phantom iron ore on it and placed it in front of Onix.

"Roar!"

Although it was half a person's height compared to a human, it was only two bites away for Onix.

This made it somewhat dissatisfied. There was some anger on its stone face, and its eyes were as big as bronze bells. It tried to extort some more delicious food from the human in front of it.

Unfortunately, this expression made Jin Guoqing's face turn cold.

"Heh~ If you don't accept my toast, I'll drink the wine for you."

"Come out, Kaili!"

A luxurious ball opened in the air, and with a "swish", a monster with four arms and muscles all over his body appeared opposite Onix.

"Cool cough!"

Although the size difference is several times, the momentum of its supernatural power directly suppresses Onix.

This is the difference in life levels!

【Elf】: Super Strength

[Level]: LV52

[Moves]: Mastery: Super Strength

Skilled: Wide-area defense, Kick down, Stare, Empty-handed Chop, See through, Earth Throw...

At the same time, Zhao Yiyuan, who was sitting in the car, also "saw" the information about the strange power.

Level 52, mid-elite strength, proficient in only one move, and that is innate super strength.

To be honest, this super strength seemed ordinary to him. Whether it was Rattata, Sandslash, or Golduck, they could easily defeat it.

But that's not the case for Onix.

【Elite boss! 】

【very scary! 】

Facing this monster, it felt like it was facing several leaders of a tribe, and some of the leaders were even not as strong as this monster.

So with a "boom", it bit the ore in front of it and ran back by digging a hole.

Just when Zhao Yiyuan thought that Guai Li would chase him, he found that Jin Guoqing did not move, so he and Guai Li stared at him blankly.

When he sensed that the Rock Snake had completely left and got back into the car, Zhao Yiyuan couldn't help but ask:

"Jintuan, why did you let that big rock snake go? Although it digs the hole very quickly, with elite-level reaction ability, we can still pull it out and kill it."

"Ah."

In response to this question, Jin Guoqing touched the beard on his chin and nodded.

"Why then?"

“Because of the ethnic group behind it.”

Before Zhao Yiyuan could ask further questions, he replied immediately.

"Zhao Tuan, I was supposed to tell you all this when I was patrolling the border tomorrow, but now that we've met, I'll just briefly talk to you about it."

As he spoke, he coughed lightly and continued speaking.

“We are the city’s garrison corps. Although we have pioneering missions, our most important job is to ensure the stability and security of the city.

Therefore, it is not impossible to eliminate some powerful elf tribes in the surrounding area, but if the casualties are too great or there are serious consequences after elimination, we must communicate with them and try to get along peacefully. "

"This Onix is ​​a member of the Onix tribe in the basin not far away. Their leader is a mid-elite Onix, and there are three other Onix that have reached the elite level.

There are seven or eight of them at a high level, and more than a dozen of them. We are considered the overlord of the area around Huyan City.

Unless we are sure to catch all these Onixes in one fell swoop, even if a primary Onix escapes and causes chaos below our city, it will be no less than an earthquake.

This is still considered fortunate. If any of the escaped fish come to our mine and turn over, it will definitely cause the mine to collapse.

By then, the death rate in ordinary iron ore mining areas will definitely cause public outrage."

"So, brother, it's not that I don't want to kill that giant rock snake, but I can't kill it.

In the final analysis, it’s because I’m not strong enough.”

After saying this, Jin Guoqing's face showed helplessness and loss.

"I see~, Jin Tuanni is right, we really need to ensure the safety of the city first."

After saying these words of comfort, Zhao Yiyuan was secretly counting his chances to deal with the group of onix.

If we arrange soldiers to guard the perimeter of the basin, and have the three elves use the blizzard together, it seems that we have a good chance.

Just like Jin Guoqing himself said, he is not strong enough!

It is precisely because of lack of strength that we think about compromising!

If you are strong enough, you will naturally sweep the surrounding areas, so as to ensure true peace in the city.

"In addition, there is a Nidoking tribe around us. Although the number is smaller than that of the Onix tribe, the leaders Nidoking and Nidoqueen are both at the elite level.

I fought him once before, and I could only barely stay undefeated when my elemental power was not exhausted. Fortunately, my trump card is my strong physical fitness. Otherwise, if I were an ordinary mid-level elite, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to hold out for more than a dozen moves."

When saying this, Captain Jin had an obvious look of pride on his face.

He did have reason to be proud, after all, he had managed to survive more than a dozen attacks from two high-level elites!

No matter what, Pokémon that are bred and commanded by trainers are usually stronger than wild Pokémon.

In the next few days, Zhao Yiyuan followed Captain Jin to every road currently opened in Huyan City and gained a basic understanding of the conditions of these roads.

In the city, Ye Ting also found the actual person in charge of the two industrial zones in the north and south.

Among them, the big businessman who was only in charge of the ordinary smelting industry was very sensible. He said frankly that he did not earn much, but just wanted to save a fortune for his next generation. He could pay 50% of his income as military supplies, just like when Captain Jin was alive.

He even took out the transaction records of the past two years and after careful checking, he found that what he said was indeed true. Half of his income was given to Huyan Military Department.

The amount of money distributed to each person in the entire legion is not much, but it is also extra money. If it is stopped abruptly, it may be difficult to win over the morale of the soldiers.

So after consulting Zhao Yiyuan, everything in the South District was back to normal!

The person in charge of the South District, a middle-aged fat man in a suit and tie with a big belly, wiped the cold sweat from his head after receiving this answer.

"Although the Zhao group that came this time is young, the people under him are still quite capable."

As he said that, he sent a text message to the person in charge of the North District.

He gave in!

If Ye Ting didn't find him, he would arrange for someone in front of him to give him the share of the profits, but not 3%, but %. At most, when she finds him later, he would give her %.

After all, since you have no ability, why should you get the same salary as Captain Jin, who used to share the same hardships with you, just with a transfer order? You have to give it a try to see if the dragon from another country can defeat the local snake.

On the other side, on the second floor of a factory in the northern district that smelts spiritual ore.

In the bright office, a sturdy middle-aged man who looked somewhat like Captain Jin looked at the message on his mobile phone and smiled disdainfully.

"People without guts are only worthy of making a little money. I don't even have the surname Zhao, what can that guy do to me?

My cousin led Huyan City out of chaos. Half of this city belongs to the Jin family.

If Zhao Tuan is not afraid of stopping work, he can just give it a try! "

Having said that, he threw his phone away and looked at the report in front of the computer again, his eyes visibly filled with greed.

It has been said a long time ago that whoever gets the upper hand over the elves will definitely benefit greatly!

Not to mention core industries like spiritual mines and spiritual materials, even the slightest leak can make ordinary people eat a lot of grease.

Of course, Jin Datong was not brave enough to keep it all for himself, so the largest part was naturally given to his cousin, Captain Jin.

Not every elite trainer has a powerful family background or is supported by the league.

Especially those in the military, they can only find food locally. This is also the unspoken rule among the middle and high-level military personnel today.

But logically speaking, if you move to a new location, you should give up all these things. There is no such thing as having the best of both worlds.

Otherwise, all the elite trainers from all over the military would have been beaten to a pulp internally!

There is no doubt that Jin Datong intends to test this rule, and his confidence comes from Captain Jin.

After the handover over the past few days, Zhao Yiyuan began to understand a little bit. Jin Guoqing appeared polite and well-mannered on the surface.

But he only talked about the superficial things. If he hadn't happened to encounter it or asked me about it, he wouldn't have talked about the deeper things.