Huang Mao swallowed his saliva and continued towards the Fossil Excavation Interactive Zone.
Chen Kai wasn't sure if dinosaur fossil museums on Earth had this kind of project, but on Blue Star, because some Fossil Pokemon could be revived, all museums had this entertainment feature.
The Excavation Interactive Zone was a huge open-air area, covered with rocks and gravel of all sizes.
Many children were playing with sand shovels in the outer perimeter.
There were also a few students around Chen Kai's age, dressed in full work attire and carrying shovels, also trying their luck. They ventured deep into the dusty interior, bustling about, their figures appearing and disappearing in the mist, as if exploring the secrets of an ancient world.
Huang Mao excitedly grabbed a shovel and helmet and ran inside, causing the security guards to shout, "Wear your hats! The young man with the golden hair, wear your hat!"
Chen Kai, however, noticed that Zhao Jie, who loved rocks, seemed uninterested.
Chen Kai asked, "Zhao Jie, aren't you going down to try your luck?"
"This place has been developed for over ten years, with people coming and going, so there's little chance of unearthing anything particularly important anymore.
However, there's still a probability, and safety is guaranteed, so you can go in and try your luck.
It's rare to have a holiday, so I won't tire myself out."
With that, Zhao Jie found a stool and sat down, leisurely scrolling on her phone.
Chen Kai completely couldn't understand why Zhao Jie was there.
Yelena also found a stool and sat down.
Chen Kai completely ignored her.
"Well, either way, we're here to have fun, so shall we go in and experience it?" Wang Yi asked.
Qin Ying, Bai Jin, and Su Yuexi naturally had no objections. They took their tools and went in to try it out.
Chen Kai also put on his hat, slung his shovel over his shoulder, and swaggered into the Excavation Interactive Zone.
However, as time passed, the morning quickly went by. Chen Kai and Huang Mao walked out of the Excavation Interactive Zone, saw each other, and burst into laughter simultaneously.
By this time, both of them were covered in dirt. Huang Mao's hair was caked with mud, his yellow hair turning grayish-white, and his face was streaked with mud marks from sweat and dust, making him look like a little mud man.
Chen Kai was no better off. His clothes were covered in mud stains, his once clean pants were now unrecognizable in color, and his hands were full of mud, with black dirt in his fingernails.
"How are you doing?" Chen Kai stopped laughing and asked.
Huang Mao lifted the bucket in his hand. Besides digging up piles of mud and a few ordinary stones, he hadn't even seen a trace of a fossil.
Huang Mao asked, "Kai Ge, what about you?"
Chen Kai shook the shovel in his hand, which was already somewhat dull. He plopped down on the ground, threw the shovel aside, and complained,
"Where in the world are these fossils hidden? There's no way there aren't any!"
"That's nonsense. If you could dig them up so quickly, wouldn't there be Fossil Pokemon all over the streets?"
Zhao Jie, wearing sunglasses and looking effortlessly stylish, one hand in her pocket and the other holding a drink, shook her head and said.
Wang Yi and the others were behind her, looking at Huang Mao and Chen Kai with disdain.
Huang Mao looked at their clean appearances and asked in confusion,
"How are you all so clean?"
Wang Yi said, "We just tried it out for a bit. We didn't dig for as long as you two."
Huang Mao scoffed, "Hmph, hmph, when I dig up a fossil, don't you dare be envious!"
Wang Yi waved her hand, "Not envious, not envious, no one's envious of you.
So, where are we going to play this afternoon?"
"This afternoon?" Huang Mao asked in confusion, "Aren't we just going to continue digging for fossils this afternoon?"
"Ah?!" Wang Yi looked incredulous.
"It's a great National Day holiday, and you want us to keep digging for fossils, covered in dirt, with you?"
"Otherwise?" Huang Mao retorted, very puzzled.
"Doesn't the travel agency have any other activities?"
"Yes, it does."
"I entrusted this to you, and you signed me up for this kind of tour?!"
"What do you mean 'this kind of tour'? I think it's pretty good, and it's affordable."
Even the usually good-natured Wang Yi's fists clenched. She felt her cousin deserved a beating!
Ultimately, Huang Mao, at the cost of a black eye, appeased Wang Yi's anger.
Wang Yi took her girlfriends and went shopping in the city by themselves.
Chen Kai naturally wasn't interested in shopping. He and Huang Mao planned to grab a quick meal and immediately resume digging.
Just as Chen Kai was eating his three dishes and one soup, Miraidon reminded him, "Xiao Kai, the person next to you has several fossils on him."
Miraidon, having visited the museum today, was somewhat familiar with the energy fluctuations of revivable fossils.
Chen Kai turned his head to look at the person at the next table. That person was carrying a large backpack and was also covered in dirt like Chen Kai, making Chen Kai not recognize him for a moment.
But the more Chen Kai looked, the more familiar he seemed. Suddenly, he remembered:
"Ah, Director Dong!"
Dong Gang at the next table heard someone call him, looked up, and quickly spotted Chen Kai:
"Oh! Xiao Kai, did you also come here to dig for fossils?"
Chen Kai nodded, "Yes, Director Dong. Why are you also digging for fossils here?"
Dong Gang seemed to recall something vexing: "Sigh, it's those annoying things from Da City. Liang Zhi recently left Sichuan Province, leaving me alone in Sichuan Province with nothing to do, and they're not calling me back to the capital. It's really annoying."
"So you came to Zigong to dig for fossils?" Chen Kai understood.
Dong Gang shrugged, "I'm just idling anyway."
However, he immediately changed the subject, "Hey! Xiao Kai. Did you dig up anything?"
Chen Kai sighed, "I just arrived today. I dug all morning and didn't find anything.
How about you, Director Dong?"
"Don't even mention it. I've been digging for a week or so. I found a few, but Miss Zhao hasn't helped me identify them all day. It's so annoying."
Then, Dong Gang seemed to remember something:
"Xiao Kai, do you know where Miss Zhao is?"
"Zhao Jie also came to the museum today; she was just over there," Chen Kai pointed towards the Excavation Interactive Zone.
Upon hearing this, Dong Gang put down his chopsticks, grabbed his backpack, and ran towards the Excavation Interactive Zone.
"Kai Ge, who was that?" Huang Mao asked after Chen Kai finished talking.
Chen Kai said, "Dong Gang, the Gym Leader of the Rock-type Gym in Kyoto, probably a senior fossil digger."
"Bang!"
Huang Mao slammed his chopsticks on the table and also ran towards the Excavation Interactive Zone.
Chen Kai, on the other hand, leisurely finished his meal with Miraidon and the others before returning to the Excavation Interactive Zone.
Zhao Jie sat on a chair, inspecting fossils for Dong Gang with a look of disdain.
Meanwhile, Director Dong knelt, taking out one fossil after another for Zhao Jie to appraise.
"This one can't be revived, and that one can't be revived either.
This one is Anorith's Claw Fossil, but there's a piece missing in the middle of the claw, so the chances of revival are low."
"Is that so...?" Dong Gang sighed in disappointment.
However, he had already guessed that he wouldn't be able to dig up his desired fossil so quickly.
Chen Kai stared blankly at a certain fossil that Zhao Jie had kicked aside.
It was a bluish stone, with only a head-shaped pattern remaining in the middle of the stone.
If he wasn't mistaken, according to the game's appearance, this fossil was likely a 'Fossilized Drake', while according to the anime, it was a 'Fossilized Fish'.
Regardless, this fossil was useful.