Night gradually shrouded Mt. Moon. The mountain, which should have been utterly quiet, slowly began to grow lively.
Countless people seemed to emerge from nowhere, swarming in with entrenching shovels in hand and gleaming eyes as they dug throughout Mt. Moon, hoping to find precious Moon Stones.
According to rumors, Mt. Moon contained countless Moon Stones. Over the past few days, quite a few people had found treasure and taken it out to sell, making a fortune.
To search for Moon Stones more conveniently, they had formed teams and installed incandescent lamps throughout the caves, illuminating the entire passageway as brightly as day.
During the day, Officer Jenny from Pewter City and that annoying researcher got in the way. Although getting caught would amount to nothing more than a few days in custody, it would still waste precious time.
What if, during those few days, someone found a whole pile of Moon Stones and struck it rich?
So, to avoid unnecessary trouble, they had decided to come dig at Mt. Moon only after Officer Jenny and that researcher had fallen asleep.
But today, the atmosphere around the mountain seemed rather strange—
When the people arrived at the cave entrance carrying their shovels, they suddenly discovered that researcher Li Ke, who should have been asleep, was enthusiastically standing in their way.
Beside him stood a boy who looked like a Pokémon Trainer.
"You rotten bastards, none of you are getting through here today!" Li Ke said angrily.
It was because of these people that the Pokémon of Mt. Moon had ended up in that state!
"I've already removed all the lights from the cave. Their presence was severely affecting the living environment of the Pokémon inside, so don't do that again," Dongshu added.
The crowd frowned upon hearing this.
The lights