svetikya Chapter 184 Unexpected Gains
Chapter 184 Unexpected Gains
Chapter 184 Unexpected Gain (Part 2)
"Don't worry, Boss Xiaozhi, the Agate Detector No. 3 that we worked on overnight is now fully tested!"
As soon as he saw Ash reach out, Kojiro immediately pulled out something that looked like a treasure detector from behind his back.
"Why number three?"
"Scientific research results always require the experience of failure as a foundation—"
"How much research and development funding have you three bastards wasted again?!"
Xiao Zhi is now living a very frugal life.
He snatched the equipment and said he would test the effect first, and then settle accounts with them later.
After the switch was turned on, a beeping sound immediately came from the radar screen on top of the machine.
"Why is there only sound and no sound?" Zhi was a little confused about the machine.
Seeing this, Meow Meow quickly came over.
"Meow, the boss's expression means the agate is in this mountain!"
"Oh, and then the specific location?"
"Without the boss, we can only detect agate in this valley."
"Do I need you to tell me that! You three idiots!"
Bang! Bang! Bang! Ash immediately rewarded each of them with a large bag.
"You spent so much money and all you produced was this piece of junk?"
"But boss, it's already amazing that it was able to pinpoint the agate to this valley within the entire region."
"Who doesn't know that the agate is in this valley!" Xiao Zhi rewarded them with three more large bags.
Seeing that Ash's hair was standing on end in anger, the trio huddled together in fear.
"Don't hit him, boss! It can be improved; we'll fix it right away!"
"I'm so angry! You three, immediately modify it into a device that can find precise locations."
"Otherwise, I'll chop you all into mincemeat and feed you to Dun Jia!"
The three idiots were almost driven crazy by Xiaozhi, so he quickly gave them a strict order to modify the machine.
"Nachi, what should we do now?"
Xia, holding the pickaxe, was at a loss for what to do.
"Going into the valley to dig for agate like this is like finding a needle in a haystack, Xiaozhi."
"Wait a minute, I have another idea."
Although it's quite unreliable, it's the only thing we can do now.
Take out a Poké Ball and silently chant "descend," and Majestic Fang is teleported from Professor Oak's backyard into the Poké Ball in Ash's hand.
This was Ash's first attempt at a new feature since the "Unscrupulous" ability was revamped, and it was a great success.
"Come out, Majestic Tooth, since you look so much like one, you must also be a Donka."
"Go find me some agate!"
Majestic Teeth: ?
"This is truly magnificent." I had heard Zhi mention it before, but I just saw it with my own eyes.
"It really resembles the Donka, but those exaggerated fangs—"
Let him observe slowly. Xiao Zhi first showed Xiong Wei Ya the small piece of agate that Xiao Gang had.
"Anyway, that's what it is. Go find it."
Although completely bewildered, since the trainer had said so, Majestic Teeth had no choice but to give it a try.
It sniffed around and actually smelled something, so it immediately started leading the way.
However, it seems that the direction they led Ash and his friends was not into the valley, but into a patch of grass not far away.
The one who came out was Yiqi, who looked anxious, followed by a large group of Dunjia.
It turns out that the scent Xiongwei was smelling was from the agate necklace around Yiqi's neck; no wonder he led them this way.
The Dunka soldiers on the opposite side were so terrified by the sight of the majestic tooth that they began to stir.
A normal Donphan is only 1.1 meters tall, while Ash's Majestic Fang is 2.2 meters tall.
Even the largest of these Donkeys looked like a child facing an adult in front of the majestic tooth.
Moreover, among the Donjia tribe, whose tribal status was determined by their fangs, the magnificent fangs were practically divine intervention.
"Ash, is this your Pokémon?" Ichigo asked, quite surprised. "Is it some new breed of Donphan?"
"I suppose so, it's called Majestic Tooth." After all, it's an ancient species of Donta.
When Xiao Gang saw the older sister from before reappear, he immediately pounced on her excitedly.
"Miss Yiqi~, our meeting here is proof that we are connected by a red thread!"
Let's go on a date!
With a nimble turn, Yi Qi caused Xiao Gang to miss his target and fall to the ground.
"Sorry, I don't have time to play around right now. Have you seen my Donkey?"
"Miss Yiqi, what happened?" Xiaoxia asked curiously, noticing a large group of armored soldiers following behind her.
"A group of blonde girls and green-haired boys just stole my Donta armor!"
"Every Donner here is one that I have painstakingly raised from a young age. The Donner that was stolen was the smallest of the group."
Accompanied by regret and disappointment, Yiqi is now very worried about the little Dunjia being stolen.
"The blonde girl and the green-haired boy—aren't they just those bastards, Amazon and his gang?"
Upon hearing the sound, Musashi immediately came over; it was as if enemies were meeting and their eyes were filled with hatred.
"Those two bastards are here too?"
Do you know them?
"It's like this, Miss Yiqi. If I'm not mistaken, those two people should be members of the archery team."
"We've fought them quite a few times before."
Seeing Musashi's excited expression, Ash quickly pushed her aside.
"Musashi, go and supervise Kojiro and Nyanko-sensei as they improve the machine." Don't say anything you shouldn't.
Xiao Zhi quickly turned to Yi Qi and said.
"Sister, let us help you find Dunjia."
"May I?"
"Of course, this is what I and my friends should do."
Xiao Gang tried to take the opportunity to hold the older sister's hand, but Yi Qi completely ignored him.
Instead, she took Xiaozhi's hand and looked at him with teary eyes.
"Then I'll leave it to you, young man!"
"Damn it, Ash, I want to hold the hand of a pretty older sister too!" Brock said, expressing his jealousy.
[Ding! Congratulations on triggering a new side quest, "Damn it, all the agate is mine!": Please help Ichi retrieve her Don's armor from her despicable agate rival!]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +3000; Stamina +1; Free Attribute Points +1; Random Evolution Stone +1]
"So, Amado and his men captured Donja also to find agate? Then we absolutely cannot let them get away with it. Naked hatred exists between those in the same trade; competitors must be eliminated!"
Ash and his friends released their Pokémon to help search for Donphan's whereabouts.
At the same time, Ash also activated his Aura Sense to search for Kia Mardo and the others.
However, Agate Valley is very large, and Ash's Aura Sensor cannot cover it completely yet.
They could only search while running, but based on past experience, Amado and the others shouldn't have gone far.
Sure enough, the Donphans and Majestic Teeth, with their keen sense of smell, quickly caught the scent and led Ash and his friends deeper into the valley.
Everyone rushed over, with Ash arriving first as the fastest.
Just then, they saw Amado and Kosaburo forcefully ordering the kidnapped Dongyal to work for them.
"Hurry up, you've eaten so much of our high-grade grass feed!"
"We've dug so many holes and haven't found a single piece of agate! Are you kidding me?!"
The two were panting and resting, supporting their backs. Unlike Kojiro and his two companions, they were not skilled diggers with trap-laying licenses.
I was so exhausted I was practically collapsing.
"Find the agate for me now!" Amado said, picking up a whip to lash Donja.
"Stop it, Rockets!"
"You little rascal!"
When they saw Ash and his friends arrive, Yamato and Kosaburo were quite surprised.
"Even you can't stop us from getting rid of our debts! Go, Deruby!"
"Go and beat up the monkey!"
A large black dog with horns on its head and a white pig-nosed monkey with human hands and feet appeared in front of the two.
This is a new Pokémon they just applied for from Team Rocket headquarters.
With their new powerful partner, Amazon and his team are now full of confidence.
"Don't even think about it, give back Yiqi's armor!"
We can't let them dig up the valuable agate; Xiao Zhi is here to uphold justice.
At this moment, Xiaoxia, Xiaogang, and Yiqi also arrived with the Dunjia group.
As soon as Little Donka on Yamado's side saw his trainer, he immediately became excited.
"Hmph, we can't let you cause trouble!"
He took a remote control from his waist and pressed it hard.
Four tall robots immediately jumped down from the nearby mountain and blocked Xiao Gang and his group's path.
Large cannons extended from the bottom of the robot, spewing powerful jets of water that blocked them and the Donka from entering.
"How about our secret weapon? This time, we drew the blueprints ourselves!"
Amazon smiled smugly; they had put a lot of effort into building these robots.
However, the cost was that the debt accumulated even more, and eventually there wasn't even enough money to buy ammunition.
They could only fill them with water as bullets, but unexpectedly, it worked wonders against so many Dungeons.
"You're the only one left, brat! Derubi, Flamethrower!"
"Explosive Monkey, Explosive Fist!"
These two never learn their lesson.
"These two are stronger than your previous Pokémon, but they're still a long way from battling me!"
"Magnificent uses scrolling!"
Facing the opponent's flamethrower, Majestic Fang's massive body surged forward unstoppably, knocking the two newly acquired Pokémon around like bowling balls.
Even if the Pokémon of ordinary Team Rocket members look intimidating, they always appear weak and completely vulnerable.
The two Pokémon that flew off crashed back into their trainers' arms, losing their ability to battle.
[Ding! Majestic Teeth: Affection +1; Intimacy +1]
Ash took the opportunity to throw out a rope and lassoed them like a cowboy in the West.
They tied the person and the Pokémon together.
"Now! Pikachu, unleash Thunderbolt!"
"Pikachu!"
Pikachu leaps from Ash's shoulder and unleashes a powerful surge of electricity.
"Ah, it's numb! It's numb!"
"Why do we need to build robots that we can't even fit into? Doesn't that hurt more than usual?!"
With a deafening roar, Team Rocket transformed into shooting stars in the sky as usual.
"What an awful feeling!" ×2
Congratulations on completing the side quest: Do a Good Deed Today: Defeat Team Rocket and stop their plot (57/∞)
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +100; Regional Favorability +5; Regional Reputation +2]
After losing their master's control, the four robots stood there blankly, emptying their stored water and collapsing to the ground without moving.
Afterwards, Xiao Zhi collected them and sold them as scrap metal.
Yiqi and the others finally ran over and hugged their little Dunjia.
"I'm so sorry you got captured by bad guys."
[Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest "Damn it, all the agate is mine!": Please help Ichi retrieve her Don's armor from her despicable agate rival!]
[Rewards: Alliance Coins +3000; Stamina +1; Free Attribute Points +1; Light Stone +1]
After rescuing Little Donkey, Miss Ichi was very grateful to Ash and his friends.
"Thanks to Ash and the others for their help this time, I really don't know how to thank you enough."
"I have a question for you, Miss Ichiki. Why does Donpla have the ability to find agate?" Ash asked curiously.
Yi Qi didn't hide anything from him and spoke very frankly about it.
"Our village has been making agate jewelry for generations, so we have ancestral skills that can teach Pokémon how to accurately find agate."
"And the 'donjac', which is sensitive to smell and soil condition, has been a great help to experienced craftsmen in finding raw materials since ancient times."
"Zhi, you came here also to find agate, right?"
"Yes." Zhi naturally wouldn't deny this.
"In return, I will teach you how to find agate."
"Oh, is that alright?"
Xiao Zhi was overjoyed, but after all, it was someone's family's culinary skills passed down through generations; could they really pass them on to outsiders?
"Well, but only my Donkael can teach you the mighty fangs; I'm sorry I can't teach them to you personally."
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Of course, Xiao Zhi understood and quickly released his Majestic Fang.
Miss Yiqi whistled, and the largest Donkey from her group stepped out.
It carefully moved to the side of the majestic tooth.
Unfortunately, those enormous fangs still put a considerable psychological burden on Donjar.
But this Donkey was a professional after all, and it quickly adjusted its mindset.
After exchanging words in the language of black elephants, Majestic Tooth immediately nodded thoughtfully.
Donja is able to accurately locate agate by smell and by sensing the soil.
Ash's Majestic Fang has a stronger sense of smell and affinity for soil than a typical Donphan.
After understanding the trick, I quickly mastered the skill.
He immediately stomped his foot, shattering the rock face of a small hillside nearby. Surprisingly, a piece of agate was found among the falling rocks.
"Majestic Tooth is truly gifted. Generally, it would take a period of training to accurately locate Manauton."
Seeing that Ash's magnificent teeth could be successfully completed so quickly, I was extremely surprised.
"My little Donkey still can't find agate properly."
"That's all thanks to Miss Ichi, you taught Donphan so well!" Ash exclaimed, showering her with compliments.
After thanking them again, Ichi said goodbye to Ash and the others.
"Waaaaah, take care, Miss Ichi—"
When Xiao Gang saw the older sister leave, he immediately started crying like crazy.
"Okay, if you were serious, you wouldn't be disliked by people so much."
Quickly grab Xiao Gang's ear and lead him away. Now that Xiao Zhi has a way to find agate, of course he should start his digging project immediately.
After a whole afternoon of hard work, Ash and his friends indeed harvested a lot of agate thanks to the new ability of Majestic Teeth.
However, they are all of average quality and relatively small pieces, but they can still fetch a price.
Each one is guaranteed to sell for at least 10,000 Alliance Coins.
It's just not quite what Xiaozhi envisioned—the kind of agate that could fetch an astronomical price.
Just then, Kojiro and his crew arrived with the modified machine.
"Boss, boss, we've finished the machine you requested!"
"Really? Then come and give it a try!"
While Xiongwei Ya can find agate, it requires using all four diagnostic methods (observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation) to accurately locate it, making it somewhat inefficient.
If a machine could quickly locate the agate, digging up a few more would satisfy Xiaozhi's needs.
As soon as the food arrived, everyone started the machine without saying a word.
Amidst everyone's expectant gazes, the cheat device unexpectedly started beeping right under Ash's feet.
"This is--"
Bang!
After a sudden, huge explosion, Xiao Zhi, who had been standing around with his food, turned pale.
"Three idiots, I'm going to kill you all!" Zhi opened his mouth and smoke billowed out.
After so many revisions, this is the result!
"Ah! Spare me!"
Suddenly, Kojiro thought of something.
"Wait a minute, boss. It's been making a racket under your feet before the explosion. There's definitely agate there."
The trio quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, hoping the beggar would believe them one last time.
Ash eventually had Majestic Teeth dig up the spot where he had just been standing.
While the magnificent tooth-digging was underway, Kojiro and the others kept praying.
"Meow, Jiro, do you really have a letter?"
"No, I'm just stalling for time, hoping to live as long as possible."
"What?" Musashi grabbed Kojiro by the neck.
"What kind of garbage did you invent? Why did it explode?!"
"Musashi, you didn't do anything, how dare you criticize us!"
"Yeah, meow!"
The trio began to compromise again before the final trial.
Ash, meanwhile, calmly waited for Majestic Teeth to finish digging, and pondered which leg he would break later.
Suddenly, a majestic roar came from the pit.
"Oh, yes—yes—"
Unexpectedly, after digging for ten minutes, Xiongwei actually unearthed a huge piece of agate that was brightly colored and well-preserved.
"Great!" ×3
Kojiro and the others' lives were saved.
Ash took the agate to the village of the Ichigos, where merchants who buy and sell agates often reside.
Finally, with Ichi's help, Ash's agate sold for a high price of 30 million League Coins.
Now Ash has finally swept away poverty and become himself again.
After saying goodbye to Brock, Ash and Hachi continued towards their next destination.
However, they soon arrived in a forest and, quite naturally, got lost there.
"Hmph, just as I expected!"
Ash had already boldly declared in front of the forest that this would definitely be the case.
"Why be so arrogant? If you had known, you should have tried to avoid it! Really!"
Xiaoxia shook her nearly dead flashlight with a helpless expression.
"And, Zhi, don't you think Ri is weird?"
Hachi always felt something was off in the Kasakatsu Forest, as if someone was watching them.
"Pikachu~" Pikachu also showed signs of nervousness, constantly looking around.
Ash felt the same way; even though it was broad daylight, the forest was still shrouded in fog.
The sunlight couldn't penetrate at all, making it feel like being in the dark, which was eerie.
Just then, a very familiar voice rang out. "Yo, isn't that Ash?"
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