Undersea Caverns, Shipwreck Traces

"There aren't any other Pokémon here. They were probably driven away by this group of Cloyster. Go take down those Water Stones."

After using Psychic-type power to briefly observe the surrounding area, Tetsuya spoke to Solans Takao.

The latter nodded and swiftly swam upward.

The Water Stones exposed on the stone wall were not difficult to remove.

They were simply spaced a certain distance apart, so collecting them took quite a bit of time.

Meanwhile.

Tetsuya and Asakawa Chinatsu also dealt with the valuable parts of the Cloyster—the spikes on their shells.

Although Cloyster were famed for their defensive power, with shells hard enough to withstand most attacks.

The spikes they used to pierce opponents were actually far harder than their shells.

Many spears made from spikes pulled from their shells had been unearthed from the ancient tombs of hunting tribes.

Though such primitive weapons were no longer needed for hunting, the spikes on Cloyster shells still had a wide range of uses.

Of course.

Not every spike was worth buying.

An Elite Level Cloyster would have, at most, three to five spikes that could fetch a good price.

And often, that number would drop by one or two depending on how frequently the Cloyster had fought.

The two spent quite some time gathering them.

The sixteen Cloyster before them, a mix of Elite Level and Quasi-Elite Four Level, provided a full seventy spikes that met the hardness standard.

That was a rather astonishing number.

"Looks like they lived quite comfortably here. They didn't have many violent neighbors."

Asakawa Chinatsu made her judgment.

Tetsuya nodded in agreement.

If conflicts between groups broke out every few days, the Cloyster's spikes would have suffered far greater wear and tear. They would not have averaged more than four sellable spikes each.

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