Hearing that Austin was going to skip work in the afternoon to go to the back mountain, Amanda cautioned, "Be careful when you go to the back mountain. I heard there are many powerful Pokémon there."
Austin had no personal time at the Black Crest Jubilife Breeding House.
Not only did Austin have to shoot and edit videos, but he also had to make many Energy Cubes every day, sometimes even custom-made according to the Pokémon's tastes.
Besides that, there were also numerous orders for Pokémon essential oil care, fur management, and more.
In the evenings, he also had to make time to chat with Feebas and learn breeding knowledge.
Now there was also Arcanine with psychological issues.
Even if Austin were split into eight pieces, it wouldn't be enough.
Amanda sometimes worried that Austin would overwork himself.
As a mother, Amanda saw everything, and as soon as she heard Austin wanted to go for a stroll in the back mountain, she agreed without hesitation.
Austin smiled, "Don't worry, Ryu and the others, it will be fine."
"Then I'll leave it to you, Ryu, Agni, and Zenith!"
Ryu nodded solemnly.
"Cario."
(Please leave it to me!)
"Nine!"
"Gross!"
...
The eastern suburb of Jubilife City had little vehicle and pedestrian traffic, and even fewer people specifically went up the mountain.
Ryu had been to the back mountain many times and was already very familiar with the way.
Austin rode on Agni, the wind whistling in his ears, and the surrounding scenery rapidly receding.
Ryu and Agni were also advancing at full speed, moving like lightning.
In just about ten minutes, they successfully arrived at the foot of the mountain.
This was no longer within the scope of the Breeding House, so climbing the mountain meant Austin could not ride Agni; he had to climb himself.
This mountain was part of Mt. Coronet, the central mountain range of Sinnoh, shrouded in clouds and mist all year round.
It's not high, about 700 meters in this section, an easy climb for Austin's physical condition.
Austin glanced at the radar provided by Scan; as he approached the two rare Pokémon, the display range on the radar also narrowed.
Austin glanced at the radar; as he approached the two rare Pokémon, the display range on the radar also narrowed.
Through the comparison of the radar and the mountain terrain, Austin locked on the range to the main peak of the mountain.
This meant that these two Pokémon could be located anywhere on this peak, and they could be underground.
Especially Larvitar and Gible, who are good at digging holes.
"Ryu, Ryu!"
Ryu climbed once every afternoon, which counted as extra physical training.
If he encountered wild Pokémon, then they would battle.
With ample resources recently and high self-training, Ryu's strength had improved significantly.
His strength had steadily progressed from Platinum (Initial) to Platinum ( Advanced), and one more step would be Emerald.
From the time Austin awakened the system until now, it had been barely two months.
Above Emerald was Ruby.
Emerald and Ruby wild Pokémon are extremely rare, as it is not so easy for wild Pokémon to acquire resources.
With Ryu present, Austin didn't have to worry about safety.
It was winter now, and the trees on the mountain were covered with a thin layer of snow, making it look like a silver-clad world.
While climbing, Austin heard the sound of a waterfall; it was perpetually shrouded in mist here, perhaps due to the pervasive water vapor.
This was Austin's first time coming to this section of Mt. Coronet.
To find a target on such a mountain would take several days.
But Austin had Ryu, who was very familiar with the area, and more importantly, he had a method.
Austin directly used his Pokégear to search for images of future-promising Pokémon and their evolutions from each region.
Dratini, Larvitar, Bagon, Gible… all the way to Dreepy and Frigibax.
Although the likelihood of finding such Pokémon was low, it never hurt to try his luck, given how lucky he had been lately.
"Have you seen them here?"
"Luca!"
(I've seen this.)
"Take me to find it, let's go to where you saw it first."
"Arcanine!"
Agni shot out like an arrow from a bowstring.
Ryu pointed in another direction.
Since it wasn't an urgent matter, Austin and Ryu climbed at a steady pace.
Along the way, they encountered many Pokémon.
Snorunt, Froslass, Snover, Swinub… From this, it was clear that the ecological environment was quite good.
Most of them chose to avoid Ryu when they saw him.
Because most of those who dared to challenge Ryu had already been defeated by him.
The mountain did not only have Ice-type Pokémon; it was just that in winter, some hibernated, and some temporarily migrated.
After about an hour of climbing, they reached the halfway point of the mountain.
"How much further do we have?"
Ryu communicated through aura.
(At this speed, about half an hour, they are at the highest point.)
Austin murmured slightly, "Highest point…"
In the same region, the terrain occupied by wild Pokémon generally indicates their strength.
Occupying the highest point on the main peak of this section of Mt. Coronet, the probability of one of them being a final evolution is relatively high.
The mountain path was quiet, and the slope was gentle, and Austin did not climb quickly, so when he reached the highest point, his breathing was very steady.
The thin mist on the mountaintop did not dissipate, but rather grew thicker.
This was not the true summit; it was a flat area on the peak, and climbing higher without flying would be extremely difficult.
Austin had no intention of going further, plus he had already reached his destination.
What surprised Austin greatly was that there was a building here.
Because it was hidden in the clouds and mist, Austin only vaguely saw the silhouette of the ancient building when he climbed the last few steps.
Ryu pointed at the ancient building and told Austin telepathically, "This is it."
This was an old-looking two-story wooden building with a somewhat dilapidated but still tightly closed main door, and a thin layer of snow on the roof.
There should be no one here.
Ryu had said that he had been here so many times and had never encountered anyone.
Austin's first reaction was confusion: who would be so bored as to build a small building on such a mountain?
His second reaction was that the two Pokémon, though unowned, lived in such a building?
The scanning function had a special note: it would only display unowned Pokémon within a specified radius.
This meant that these two Pokémon definitely did not have a Trainer.
Unowned yet living in a man-made structure, it truly baffled Austin.
"Canine!"
Agni dashed forward into the ancient building.
"Wait a moment!"
Agni was already gone.
"Never mind, let's go in too."
"Gross."
"Rio"
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