Whoosh...
A gentle breeze brushed the boy's cheeks.
He sat upright on a cliff, watching the bustling construction work in the valley below.
In the Pokémon World, the presence of Pokémon meant that infrastructure projects far surpassed those of his previous life in both efficiency and construction methods.
Here, humans merely directed and supervised, lending a hand along the way. The real workforce had always been the Pokémon.
Since Yong's research institute belonged to the Pokémon League's Research Association and was officially administered by it, he did not need to contact his family's construction crew. Instead, a crew dispatched by the League would handle the construction.
Ten Machamp, ten Golem, ten Sandslash, and two Exeggutor made up all the "builders" on the crew. Their duties were clearly divided, and they worked together seamlessly.
With reassurance from Yong and Giant Onix, the enormous wild Onix that had always lived here gradually grew accustomed to the outsiders. Despite the loud noises and commotion every day, they had gotten used to it. Driven by curiosity, they even approached the crew's Pokémon on their own to help move rocks and transport sand.
The three human architects directing the crew took this in stride and were even happy to see it.
Several days passed, the foundations took shape, and the work moved from belowground to aboveground. Yong also brought his own partners over...
Though Aggron had grown much steadier, a playful streak remained in its personality. On its very first day in the valley, after learning that this place would also be its home, Aggron stepped forward without hesitation and volunteered to help build it!
Its actions immediately caught the attention of Bastiodon, Claydol, Kleavor, Boldore, and Metagross. Seeing this, Yong simply spoke with the person in charge of the construction crew and added his