Brothers and sisters Citron and Yulijia stayed at the Fossil Research Institute. The former was very interested in the fossil recovery equipment here and had a heated discussion with the engineers in the institute.
Citron's excellent mechanical technology also greatly impressed several engineers in the institute.
While chatting, a few people started to maintain some old facilities in the institute.
Yurika, on the other hand, was still wearing a thick coat and was playing with the ice and snow dragon in the Ice Dome, seeming to have completely forgotten about the cold.
As for Xiaozhi and Serena, they came to the southeast exit of Guxiang Town alone.
Route 9 is a long and narrow road with rough ground, surrounding the slopes halfway up the mountain.
Along one side are steep mountain rock walls that go vertically upward, making it impossible to even climb. On the other side are cliffs with turbulent sea currents below.
It can be said that the only walkable part of Route 9 is this rugged mountain road.
“Do I have to ride on an armored rhinoceros to get through.”
As he walked towards Route 9, Xiaozhi thought about the advice Takeda had given him before.
Because this long and narrow slope road on the mountainside is extremely rugged and has countless rock spikes, it is impossible for humans to walk through it on foot, and the soles of the feet are at risk of being cut by the rocks every minute.
Even if you watch the road carefully, there are still many ground and rock-type Pokémon living under the ground on this road.
When it senses something passing above it, it will act like a mine and launch a surprise attack on the existence above the surface!
Therefore, if you want to pass through Route 9, you must rely on heavily armored Pokémon like Iron Rhino.
The latter's thick and hard limbs can be completely ignored whether it is faced with rock spikes or attacks from ground-type Pokémon, and can be trampled and flattened!
The armored rhinoceros not only plays a fierce racing role in the Carlos region, but also serves as a means of transportation in this special mountainous area.
"The armored rhinoceros rental shop just at the entrance seems to have been closed recently. So unless you have an armored rhinoceros yourself, it will be difficult to reach the shining cave at the end of Route 9."
This was the advice Takeda gave him before leaving.
Xiaozhi didn't care about this, he had never been anywhere.
Serena, on the other hand, walked side by side. The two of them were alone, leaving her with her head down, her cheeks red, and a little at a loss.
"Well, it seems like I really can't walk through it."
Until the two of them came to the entrance of Route 9, they looked around and saw that the long and narrow mountain road in front of them was only a straight road, and the ground was full of rock spikes.
It seems that the Pokémon here are throwing invisible rocks into the ground every day, and there are more and more of them.
If a fire + flying fire-breathing dragon steps on it, it may die suddenly as soon as it appears.
Xiaozhi even stretched out a foot and stepped on it tentatively.
Ping bang! Ping bang!
Suddenly, there were several bursts of explosions, like a cannon thrown, and gravel flew, which was very outrageous.
"This is difficult to handle"
Xiaozhi rubbed the back of his head and couldn't walk at all.
The most powerful nail sweeper may not be able to remove these rock nails even after sweeping for several days.
Beside her, Serena also patted her face quickly to focus on what was in front of her.
If her turtle feet evolved into giant turtle feet and giant armor, relying on the latter's hard body, she could easily carry the two of them there.
I still have an armored rhinoceros at home that was retired from professional competitions, but it's not easy to transport it here temporarily now.
The two couldn't help but look at a small shop next to the road.
The store door is not very big, with only one front desk and several small pastures that are separated and similar to stables and sheds. There is also an armored rhinoceros lying alone in each small shed.
However, the four big words "Closed, Do Not Disturb" at the door were clearly marked, which stopped the two of them from thinking.
"Hey, that person?"
Serena also noticed that a staff member was lying there dozing off at the front desk. The latter was wearing an orange-red tights and his hair was very avant-garde and punk, curled up like flames. He did not look like a normal service staff.
dress up.
However, the two of them didn't think so much. Since renting the armored rhinoceros was unreliable, they had no choice but to find a way on their own.
Seeing his companion's worried and anxious look, Xiaozhi suddenly grinned and comforted:
"Don't worry Serena, it's not a big problem. In fact, I have thought up a solution a long time ago~!"
Then under Serena's confused eyes, Xiaozhi took out a high-level ball.
boom!
The red light fell, and a figure solidified, and immediately flew into the air.
Serena took a closer look and saw that it was a purple-brown rock flying dragon!
It has obvious physical signs of ancient Pokémon, with a body shape of a pterosaur, and its whole body seems to be made of rock.
The wings with purple membranes spread out, and three sharp rocks protruded forward from the middle joint, like claws on the arms.
"Chahao!!!"
As soon as it appeared on the stage, this Pokémon flew high into the sky and circled, letting out a high-pitched roar, and instantly a wild and ancient atmosphere enveloped the entire place.
There was an inexplicable intimidation in the roar, which made Serena's expression tighten.
Even the members of Team Flare who were sleeping in the Armored Rhino Lodge not far away were so frightened that they woke up and fell to the ground at a loss.
"Is it a fossil pterosaur?!"
Serena looked up at this ancient overlord of the sky, covered her mouth and exclaimed.
She had seen images of fossil pterosaurs in the Fossil Research Institute just now!
It's just that this fossil pterosaur doesn't seem to be the same as the image displayed by the institute?
There are a few more gray spiked gravels on the body, head, wings, and tail, like stones attached to the outside world, or like beings growing out of the body.
After circling in the sky, the fossil pterosaur lowered its wings slightly and landed next to Xiaozhi.
"Cha~!"
Then he used his rock head to rub Xiaozhi's cheek, looking quite close to him.
"Hey, don't be so forceful. I'm not a stone used for polishing."
Xiaozhi smiled helplessly and could only hold the fossil pterosaur's head and rub it, being careful to avoid the spiked stones on the latter's body.
Just like the red Gyarados, despite its ferocious appearance, the fossil pterosaur seems to be able to grab its target into the air at any time to hunt and devour it.
However, it is also a Pokémon that Xiaozhi conquered early on, and its intimacy level is already full.
"This is my companion, Serena~!"
Xiaozhi introduced Serena to the fossil pterosaur, and then introduced it to the latter:
"This fossil pterosaur is my former partner. Speaking of it, it actually looks a bit like the red Gyarados. It is also a mutated individual, right?"
