That evening, stars dotted the night sky. Dressed in dirt-resistant work clothes, Su Bai shoveled sand over Onix a little at a time. Garchomp was enjoying a sand bath as well.
The sand was worth a fortune. It contained crushed Ground Gems and all sorts of nutrients beneficial to Ground-type Pokémon.
Both Onix and Garchomp were thoroughly comfortable.
Garchomp was even eating precious Dragon Stones like candy.
Crunching through a Dragon Stone was no trouble at all for those sharp teeth.
Cynthia only allowed Garchomp to eat one. For one thing, consuming too much of something so rich in energy was bad for Garchomp. For another, Dragon Stones were simply too precious.
Cynthia insisted on paying Su Bai for the Dragon Stone. Su Bai said a hundred thousand would do, but Cynthia knew its market price. She certainly wasn't going to let him lose out, so she transferred a million straight into his account.
Left with no choice, Su Bai secretly slipped Garchomp another one.
Garchomp snickered and hid the Dragon Stone in the sand, planning to eat it when Cynthia wasn't looking. Garchomp was very pleased with Su Bai.
Su Bai continued giving Garchomp and Onix their sand baths.
Normally, Cynthia should have been doing all this herself, but Su Bai had taken over the job.
At that moment, Cynthia was wearing a black swimsuit with her hair tied up, playing in the pool with Pikachu and Totodile.
Under the lights, Milotic raised its upper body high above the water, looking every bit as elegant and beautiful as Wallace's Milotic.
Seeing how much fun Pikachu was having, little Eevee cautiously approached the edge of the pool, touched the water with a tiny paw, then quickly pulled it back.
"Come on. Don't be afraid."
Cynthia opened her arms and gently