# Chapter 90: Traveling or Mining, That Is the Question
A week passed in the blink of an eye. After such a long period of familiarization and practice, Machamp's driving skills became increasingly proficient, and it finally successfully obtained its driver's license.
The method of obtaining a driver's license in the Pokémon World is still very different from Bai Feng's previous life. As long as your driving skills are up to par, you can take the exam at any stage, any time, with no time limit.
After getting its driver's license, Machamp was like a child who had received a new toy. Whenever anything needed to be delivered in the orchard, it would volunteer to drive and help.
In short, with a truck and a driver, many tasks in the orchard became much more convenient. Sometimes, when Bai Feng went out, he no longer even rode Talonflame Captain, but chose to ride in Machamp's truck instead.
Indeed, traveling by vehicle is much more comfortable than riding a Pokémon, even if the Pokémon is equipped with riding gear.
During this week, Buneary also came back a few times. Bai Feng introduced it to Hatterene, and the two Pokémon hit it off immediately. Hatterene, in particular, seemed to really like Buneary.
However, Buneary never stayed at home for long each time, mostly returned and left in a hurry. It was very enthusiastic about learning.
In Buneary's words, it needed to work harder to finish its apprenticeship soon, so that the Pokémon at home could all eat the Pokéblocks it made itself.
Inspired by Buneary, Hatterene actually took the initiative to start learning to cook. It consulted Bai Ye on how to use the internet, and used online video tutorials to learn how to make home-style dishes more systematically.
Although Hatterene could also cook, it had previously just experimented on its own haphazardly, and had never truly learned cooking in a formal sense.
Bai Feng commented on this, saying that it wasn't necessary to work so hard; he thought the food Hatterene made was already delicious and it could just keep doing what it was doing.
It was a pity that no one listened to him.
The Pokémon were too diligent; it was truly a sweet trouble!
It was the weekend again. Since they didn't have to go to school early in the morning, after eating breakfast, the training Pokémon went to train, and the working Pokémon went to work, while Bai Feng himself sat in his room and meditated.
When the Pokémon returned from training outside, Bai Feng's meditation had not yet ended, so everyone went off to do their own things.
Since Larvitar had nothing to do, it strolled in the yard with its little hands behind its back.
Just then, Bai Ye happened to see it and picked it up. Although Bai Feng couldn't really hold Larvitar, Bai Ye could hold it with ease.
Bai Ye bounced Larvitar up and down, then asked, "Have you gained weight again?"
Because it was eating better, Larvitar was developing well. Its weight had inevitably increased significantly, and it had also grown a little bit taller.
However, compared to its weight, the slight increase in its height was almost negligible.
Larvitar didn't feel much about its weight gain, so it looked at Bai Ye with a pair of innocent big eyes, wearing an expression that said, "What are you talking about?"
"Forget it, it's a good thing for you to be a bit heavier," Bai Ye said. "Since you have nothing to do, why don't you watch TV with me?"
Watching TV alone was a bit lonely for it.
As soon as it heard this, Larvitar began to struggle, twisting its little backside, trying to break free from Bai Ye's embrace. It would rather stroll in the yard than watch TV with Bai Ye.
Bai Ye glared at it. "Don't move. We're watching TV together."
Larvitar immediately stopped struggling and could only nestle in Bai Ye's arms and go inside the house with it, its little face puffed up with anger.
Upon reaching the living room, Bai Ye took out the computer Bai Feng had bought for it, turned it on, and then settled onto the sofa to find the TV series it hadn't finished watching the previous two days.
This TV series was an idol drama, and Calyrex even made a cameo appearance in a small role. Bai Ye had been very obsessed with idol dramas recently, so it got completely hooked as it watched.
Although Larvitar was also looking at the computer as instructed by Bai Ye, its thoughts had long since drifted outside, and its two little paws were still restlessly fiddling around.
Just then, Larvitar suddenly saw an image flash across the computer screen. The image was of its favorite Silver-Gold Stone.
"Larv~"
Larvitar immediately grabbed onto Bai Ye's arm in excitement.
"What's wrong?" Bai Ye asked in confusion.
"Larv~ Larv~ Larv~"
Larvitar pointed at the computer and kept gesturing with its little paws.
"Go back?"
Bai Ye didn't know what Larvitar was so excited about, so it could only follow Larvitar's instructions and scroll the computer page back.
Before long, the image of the Silver-Gold Stone reappeared on the computer.
"So you wanted to see this!" The moment it saw the Silver-Gold Stone image, Bai Ye suddenly understood. "Let me see."
"Larv~ Larv~"
Larvitar nodded excitedly.
Bai Ye quickly finished reading the text below the Silver-Gold Stone image and then discovered it was an advertisement.
Because Bai Ye liked internet surfing, it had learned to read with Bai Feng back then. Reading general text was not difficult for it at all.
The content of the advertisement was posted by the owner of a mine, which was a Silver-Gold Stone mine.
However, the Silver-Gold Stone ore vein there had recently begun to deplete. To fully utilize the remaining value of the mine, the owner posted this advertisement to attract Pokémon Trainers to the mine for mining and exploration, promising that whatever was dug up inside would belong to the digger.
Of course, entering the mine for mining was not free; a certain fee had to be paid. However, the fee was not high, only a few hundred currency units. Once you dug up a few kilograms of Silver-Gold Stone, you could instantly recoup your investment.
That is, assuming you could actually dig some up.
Bai Ye explained the content of the advertisement to Larvitar. Larvitar's eyes lit up as it listened, its mind filled with the phrase from the advertisement: "Whatever you dig up, you can take with you."
Seeing Larvitar's silly expression, Bai Ye asked, "You don't actually want to go, do you?"
"Larv~ Larv~ Larv~"
Larvitar nodded quickly.
Bai Ye rolled its eyes at it and said, "I advise you to give up that thought. There's probably nothing left in that mine long ago. Otherwise, how could the fee be so low? You'd be going for nothing."
"Larv~ Larv~"
Larvitar immediately became unhappy when it heard this and chattered on and on, clearly not believing Bai Ye's words.
Bai Ye got a headache from the noise, so it could only say, "Alright, alright, really... I can't control you. If you want to go, go tell Bai Feng yourself. I'm not getting involved."
After saying that, Bai Ye found the TV series it hadn't finished watching and watched happily.
Larvitar absentmindedly peeked towards Bai Feng's room while keeping an eye on the computer in Bai Ye's hand, hoping that Bai Feng would finish his meditation soon.
Around noon, Bai Feng finally came out of his room.
As soon as Larvitar saw Bai Feng, it immediately grabbed the computer that Bai Ye had placed on the sofa and trotted over excitedly.
At this time, Bai Ye had already gone to the kitchen to help Hatterene, who was making lunch.
"Larv~ Larv~"
Larvitar stood on its tiptoes, holding up the computer to hand to Bai Feng, but it was too short and could only reach Bai Feng's knee.
Bai Feng bent down and took the computer, looking at Larvitar in confusion and asking, "What do you want?"
Larvitar hopped and bounced, gesturing for Bai Feng to look at the computer.
The computer had already been turned to the Silver-Gold Stone advertisement page by Larvitar, so Bai Feng saw the content at a glance.
"You want to go here?" Bai Feng asked with a frown.
"Larv~ Larv~" Yes, yes, yes...
Larvitar nodded quickly, looking at Bai Feng with a face full of expectation.
"But..."
Then Bai Feng said something similar to what Bai Ye had said.
"Larv~" Is it really not possible?
Larvitar lowered its head in disappointment upon hearing this.
"Hmm... It's not impossible to go..." Seeing how sad Larvitar was, Bai Feng had to say.
The location of the mine in the advertisement was in a town near Shalour City, not far from Biyi City, only slightly further than Lumiose City.
Shalour City is one of the oldest cities in the Kalos Region. Bai Feng felt that it wouldn't hurt to go there and take a look. Even if they didn't dig up Silver-Gold Stone, they could treat it as sightseeing.
Can we? Can we? Can we really go?
Larvitar's eyes lit up when it heard Bai Feng's reply.
"How about this, I don't have to go to school tomorrow either, I'll take you."
Larvitar immediately perked up. It nodded smugly, then walked away swaying with its hands behind its back.
This little guy... Bai Feng shook his head helplessly.
During lunch, Bai Feng asked Bai Ye, "I plan to go to Shalour City tomorrow, Mother, do you want to come along?"
Pop! Pop! I'll go, I'll go!
Before Bai Ye could answer, Brionne raised its hand. It didn't even know where Shalour City was or what they were going to do, but following Bai Feng was always the right choice.
Honey, are you taking Larvitar to the mine?
Bai Ye quickly realized the reason Bai Feng was going to Shalour City.
"Yeah, just to take a look. Otherwise, this little guy probably won't be able to sleep for days because he'll be so depressed," Bai Feng said with a smile.
Don't let this little guy's small size fool you; its temper is quite big!
Larvitar ignored Bai Feng's teasing and just kept burying its head in its food. Anyway, as long as its purpose was achieved, that was all that mattered.
But you might not find anything there.
Bai Ye said, not understanding.
Bai Feng said indifferently, "No yield is fine. We'll just treat it as sightseeing."
Everyone had been so busy because of the recent disaster before, so it was good to get out and relax and a chance to loosen up.
Alright then, I'll go too.
Once the decision was made, Bai Feng and the others packed their things that day. The next day, Bai Feng left things at home to the employees and set off with Bai Ye and the others.
Bai Feng traveled to Shalour City by a special express aircraft. Although the price was more expensive than a regular airplane, it only took two hours for them to reach their destination, Shalour City.
Because Shalour City has existed for a long time, there are a large number of ancient architecture and ruins. The entire city has a mysterious and ancient atmosphere, completely different in style from the highly modernized Biyi City.
Upon arriving in Shalour City, Bai Feng let out Brionne, Heliolisk, Chikorita, and Larvitar (Bai Ye didn't go into a Poké Ball), and took everyone for a stroll on the streets of Shalour City.
The landmark of Shalour City is a Tower of Mastery that has been passed down since ancient times. Legend says that this tower hides a secret that can grant Pokémon mysterious power.
However, no one knows what this secret is to this day.
Because the Tower of Mastery does not belong to the public place category, but rather to Gurkinn, the Gym Leader of Shalour City, under normal circumstances, outsiders are not allowed to go inside for investigation.
The current Gym Leader of Shalour City is not Korrina, as Bai Feng remembered, but Korrina's Grandfather, Gurkinn.
He also knew that what was hidden within the Tower of Mastery was actually the secret of Pokémon Mega Evolution. It's just that currently, there are relatively few discovered cases of Mega Evolution in the Pokémon World, and Pokémon Trainers do not yet have a clear understanding of the concept of Mega Evolution.
Out of curiosity, Bai Feng specifically took the Pokémon to look at the outside of the Tower of Mastery.
Shalour City, like Biyi City, is located by the ocean. The Tower of Mastery is situated at the seaside. If you don't wait for the low tide, there's no way to reach the Tower of Mastery by land.
When Bai Feng arrived there, the seawater had not yet receded, so he could only look from a distance. Brionne and the others, however, had a blast playing at the seaside.
The only one who was probably unhappy was Larvitar. They had clearly agreed to come to Shalour City for mining, but Bai Feng and the others were only focused on sightseeing, completely forgetting their main purpose.
Bai Feng: To tell you the truth, our main purpose for coming to Shalour City is sightseeing; mining is just a side trip!
If Larvitar knew Bai Feng's true thoughts, it would probably burst into tears on the spot.
Just as Bai Feng was observing the Tower of Mastery, an old man with a slightly bald head and two long eyebrows slowly walked over not far away. A Lucario was following beside the old man.
Calling the other party an old man wasn't entirely accurate; his real age was probably around fifty.
Bai Feng recognized the old man as Gurkinn, the Gym Leader of the Shalour Gym, at a glance, because his two eyebrows were simply too iconic.
Gurkinn also saw Bai Feng. Seeing Bai Feng looking out at the Tower of Mastery across the sea, he asked, "Young man, are you here for a Gym Challenge?"
Currently, the Shalour City Gym is located inside the Tower of Mastery.
Although the Tower of Mastery is called a tower, it is actually a complex of architecture, similar in style to a castle and occupying a very large area.
"No," Bai Feng shook his head. "I'm just a little curious about the Tower of Mastery."
Gurkinn was a bit surprised by this. He looked at Bai Ye and the other Pokémon playing not far away, and felt that these Pokémon were not simple.
He even thought Bai Feng was a Pokémon Trainer who had come for a Gym Challenge!
Bai Ye and the others usually ate high-grade Pokéblocks made from Grade A Berries, and every day Bai Feng helped them manage their energy, so their state made it easy to see that they were well-trained. Gurkinn had even felt a sense of expectation.
He just didn't expect Bai Feng wasn't here for a Gym Challenge.
"That's truly a pity..." Gurkinn said.
Hmm? A pity about what? Bai Feng didn't understand.
However, before Bai Feng could react, Gurkinn had already walked away with Lucario.
(End of Chapter)