Chapter 23
Pretty Good at Hiding? All Soft Sand?

“Nicely done, Kangaskhan, Dratini, Steelix.”

Shi Yi smiled at the three Pokémon.

At this time.

From the belly of Kangaskhan, a little Kangaskhan popped its head out, with a look of wanting to fight.

Shi Yi walked over and stroked the little guy's head.

“Don’t worry, when you grow up a little, I will let you fight too.”

Shi Yi promised the little guy.

If he could get a Kangaskhanite, this little guy could indeed fight alongside Kangaskhan, a mother-daughter combo.

And in the rules of Pokémon battles, this is allowed.

Just like a Rattata and Raticate... when they fight, they are outnumbered.

These Pokémon that are one being, can be on the field together.

After reassuring the little guy.

Shi Yi sent out the big guy, Sandaconda.

“Sssss!”

Sandaconda looked wronged.

Clearly he was the boss of the Sandshrew group, but he was beaten up and captured?

How could he still face his little brothers.

“Sandaconda, don't think about your little brothers anymore, come with me.”

Shi Yi said.

He walked to Sandaconda, reached out, and touched Sandaconda's body.

A soft green power emanated from Shi Yi's hand.

Under the healing power of the Ever Grande, Sandaconda's previous injuries were almost healed.

At the same time.

Sandaconda, who still harbored some hostility towards Shi Yi, under the affinity of the Ever Grande.

Became completely obedient to Shi Yi.

As if... Shi Yi was his master all along?

“Sssss!”

Sandaconda nodded, what little brothers? From now on, he was Shi Yi's little brother!

Seeing Sandaconda's personality completely change.

The group of Sandshrews that had just woken up, all slipped away.

Shi Yi didn't care about the Sandshrews’ whereabouts.

Instead, he told the Sandaconda in front of him: "Sandaconda, you should also have soft sand on you, right?"

“Sssss!”

Sandaconda's bulging sand pouch showed a small opening, directly showering down a large amount of soft sand.

Seeing this, Shi Yi's eyes lit up.

“You have so much soft sand?”

Shi Yi quickly collected all the soft sand.

Until Sandaconda's bulging sand pouch was emptied, Shi Yi had collected a total of over thirty pounds of soft sand.

“Over thirty pounds of soft sand! Sandaconda... You little guy is amazing, you're quite a collector?”

“Sssss...”

Sandaconda swished its tail, looking proud, as if asking Shi Yi... Was he awesome?

“Sandaconda, your sand pouch is flat after emptying the soft sand, how about this, I'll give you some time, you go collect another batch of soft sand?”

“Sssss???”

Sandaconda originally thought Shi Yi was complimenting it, but unexpectedly, he wanted it to fill its sand pouch again?

How could it do that.

You know.

Soft sand is not ordinary sand from the desert.

It's special sand.

To fill the sand pouch solely with soft sand, it would take at least several months to fill it up once!

Suddenly.

Sandaconda seemed to have thought of something.

“Sssss! Sssssss...”

Sandaconda pointed towards the west, as if telling Shi Yi that there was something good there.

“Huh?”

Shi Yi, possessing the Ever Grande, could sense Sandaconda's feelings.

It seemed to have a strong attachment to that direction?

“You mean, you can find soft sand over there?”

“Sssss...”

“Besides soft sand, there are other treasures?”

“Sssssss...”

“But there are powerful enemies?”

“Sssss!”

Sandaconda nodded frantically, that's what it meant.

“Powerful enemies guarding soft sand... and other treasures?”

Shi Yi frowned, he could roughly guess that the Pokémon over there were probably higher level than Sandaconda.

In the desert, there are many ground-type Pokémon groups.

The Sandshrew group led by Sandaconda is only one of them.

It's normal for other Pokémon groups to be more powerful.

“Let's go take a look.”

Shi Yi made the decision.

If he could beat them, he would take all the soft sand and other good things over there.

If he couldn't, with the Mudbray, he wouldn’t end up dying there.

“You guys go back first.”

Shi Yi took out the Poké Balls and returned Dratini, Steelix, and Kangaskhan to their Poké Balls respectively.

Then he mounted Sandaconda's back.

Although he had just captured Sandaconda not long ago, under the influence of the Ever Grande, Sandaconda's intimacy with Shi Yi was already very high.

So Shi Yi wasn't afraid that Sandaconda would betray him.

Sandaconda suddenly buried its head in the sand, then only its eyes popped out.

It carried Shi Yi and quickly moved towards the western direction of the desert sanctuary.

After moving several kilometers.

Shi Yi saw what seemed to be a fight in the distance?

“Stop! Sandaconda.”

Shi Yi told Sandaconda to stop, but to stay buried in the ground, not to come out.

Immediately.

Shi Yi took out the desert telescope he had prepared beforehand and observed the activity in the distance.

“That's...”

“A Heracross group?”

Shi Yi looked at the Sandaconda lying on the ground, and asked, "The group you mentioned with a lot of soft sand, is it the Heracross group?"

“Sssss? Sssss...”

Sandaconda shook its head, indicating that it wasn't, it was clearly the Hippowdon family.

“Strange, then isn't that Heracross fighting over there?”

Shi Yi felt puzzled.

At the same time.

He opened the data panel to check the location.

He suddenly found out... This is the northern part of the desert sanctuary!

Shi Yi looked down at Sandaconda, whose body was hidden underground, only its eyes were exposed.

Shi Yi's eyes were a bit strange... as if looking at an idiot?

“You, you are a directionally challenged, right? Can't tell directions?”

“Sssss? Sssss...”

Sandaconda turned its head away, as if trying to cover something up.

At this moment.

Shi Yi finally understood, this guy is really directionally challenged!

He was supposed to go west, but ended up going north.

Shi Yi resisted the urge to swear, and continued to use the telescope to observe the activity in the distance.

He wanted to see who the Heracross were fighting.

At this time.

Shi Yi saw a purple light appear in the distance.

“Purple light?”

Seeing this light, Shi Yi immediately reacted.

This is a purple chance!

“Haha? By chance, I actually saw a purple chance...”

Shi Yi's mouth curled into a smile.

He suddenly realized that this Sandaconda, although directionally challenged, is also a lucky star!