The entire "harvesting" process was quiet and efficient. One hive after another, filled with precious Royal Jelly, was carefully removed and stored securely.
When it came time for the four special hives containing Pokémon Eggs, the atmosphere grew even more solemn.
Blaziken slowed its movements to the absolute limit, cutting almost millimeter by millimeter.
Gardevoir's Confusion was as gentle as the softest clouds, steadily lifting the severed hives—along with the faintly visible oval shapes within—and placing them into a box lined with thick velvet.
When the last hive—a Pokémon Egg—was safely placed inside the box, Xinhai let out a long breath.
"It's done..." He looked at the several storage crates filled to the brim before him, as well as the four Pokémon Eggs still encased in beeswax. His heart was filled with the joy of harvest, but also a sense of responsibility toward those four eggs.
Xinhai looked at his partners, who had also breathed sighs of relief, and said, "Let's collect the intact Beedrill Honey from the other hives. Take everything we can carry."
His partners nodded and began inspecting the shattered hives scattered across the area.
Although many hives had been severely damaged in the earlier battle and collapse, with honey spilling everywhere, some honeycombs remained relatively intact. They had merely fallen from the rock walls or been half-buried beneath rubble, still sealing Beedrill Honey of fine quality within.
Blaziken and Zigzagoon used their nimble claws to carefully separate these relatively intact honeycomb chunks from the rubble and sticky honey.
Gardevoir used Confusion to lift the heavy hive fragments coated in honey, draining away as much excess contaminated honey as possible before placing the clean portions into the sealed containers Xinhai had taken out.
Eevee, Zigzagoon, and Sandile helped push aside smaller pieces of rubble with their claws,