Rhydon's Collection

Xinhai walked forward for roughly forty or fifty meters. After passing through two forks, the space before him suddenly opened up, revealing a small cave.

The air was filled with the scent of earth and Rhydon. Some dry grass and soft moss were spread in the corner, clearly serving as its resting place.

Shiny stones and ore fragments lay scattered around the nest. It seemed this Rhydon had a habit of collecting glittering things as well.

"Everyone, spread out and look around. See if there's anything special. Be careful not to damage its nest," Xinhai instructed.

His partners immediately dispersed, searching the nest with their respective abilities.

Sandile was the first to find something. It used its short but powerful claws to dig through a loose pile of stones at the edge of the nest, quickly exposing several ores that gleamed with a metallic luster.

"Heh-oh! Heh-oh!" Sandile cried excitedly, nudging the largest ore with its snout before looking toward Xinhai, who was also searching.

Hearing the call, Xinhai walked over. After taking a look, he approvingly patted Sandile's rough head. "Well done, Sandile! That's a huge contribution!"

He crouched down and began sorting through the pile of rocks, discovering quite a few metal ores mixed within. There were even several pieces of decent-quality Tungsten Ore and Hard Iron Ore.

He carefully picked out the valuable ores and placed them in his backpack.

Just then, Eevee let out a crisp cry. "Vee!"

Xinhai looked up and saw Eevee standing beside the pile of dry grass, using its tiny paws to paw at several irregular, yellowish-brown stones along the edge.

Xinhai walked over and picked one up for a closer look. "These are Rock Ore. They should be Rhydon's food."

He glanced around the nest and understood Rhydon's sorting method: the