Seeing that Iron Boulder showed no signs of stopping, Chen Kai quickly raised his hand and signaled, saying, "Enough, enough! I can't carry any more than this."
Hearing Chen Kai call for a stop, the orange glow on Iron Boulder's horns gradually dimmed, and its Psychic power slowly receded.
As this power dissipated, the ripples on the ground gradually subsided, the tremors ceased, the soil stopped churning, and everything seemed to return to its initial state of calm.
Chen Kai carefully put the fossils into his bag one by one, expressing his gratitude to Iron Boulder, "Thank you so much, Iron Boulder, you've saved me a lot of trouble!"
However, looking at his backpack, which was already full after only half the fossils were loaded, Chen Kai said to Iron Boulder with a hint of apology, "My bag really can't hold any more. I'm afraid you'll have to carry these wines back yourself."
"It's nothing," Iron Boulder said, eagerly using Psychic to lift all the wine into the air.
Then, he asked Chen Kai, "Did that green-skinned... uh, Iron Leaves give you an invisibility cloak?"
Chen Kai nodded, responding, "Yes."
Iron Boulder continued to ask, "Are its two little subordinates responsible for protecting you recently?"
Hearing Iron Boulder mention them, Iron Bundle and Iron Hands automatically popped out of their Poké Balls and said in unison, "Yes, we are here, Lord Iron Boulder."
Iron Boulder's gaze swept over them, showing a hint of disdain when looking at Iron Bundle, and a full face of helplessness when glancing at Iron Hands.
He shook his head and said, "That green-skinned one is too stingy. Take this."
Saying that, Iron Boulder conjured an orange sphere out of thin air. The sphere was not large, with a diameter no bigger than a fist, its surface as smooth as a mirror, emitting a soft and warm glow, as if containing endless mysteries within.
He explained, "This is a gem I made myself. It can store some things inside. I've set Taijing Energy as the key to open it. Give it a try."
Chen Kai reached out, took the small sphere, and infused a trace of Taijing Energy into it.
Indeed, the Taijing Energy entered a small space of about 2-3 cubic meters.
And with just a slight guidance from the Taijing Energy, a pile of fossils on the ground entered the space within the gem.
This small sphere, surprisingly, possessed storage capabilities beyond imagination, much like the storage rings in cultivation novels!
Chen Kai could hardly imagine that the Pokémon world had such a magical creation!
Chen Kai looked up at Iron Boulder. He knew this gem must be extraordinarily valuable, and he had only brought it wine twice. He was so excited that he found it difficult to speak: "Iron... Iron Boulder... This... This is too precious!
Although this is far from comparable to the gem you gave me, I promise I will bring you many good wines in the future, whether from home or abroad, as many as you like, I will bring you as many!"
Iron Boulder gazed at Chen Kai quietly, a look of satisfaction flickering in his metallic eyes.
Last week, Chen Kai brought a box of wine, and he finished it in less than two days.
He thought, Chen Kai comes once a week, and each time he has to carry boxes of it, how could that be enough for him to drink?
So he spent a great deal of effort making this gem, and seeing Chen Kai being so understanding, he was very pleased.
"By the way, these two bodyguards of yours are too useless. I don't trust them." Saying that, Iron Boulder raised his head, his horns glowing slightly, as if calling out to the distance: "Number 669, come here."
As soon as his voice fell, Iron Thorns, named Number 669, appeared out of thin air in front of Chen Kai.
As soon as Number 669 appeared, he bowed his head and said, "I am here, Lord Iron Boulder, what are your orders?"
"From now on, you will be responsible for protecting Chen Kai."
Number 669 bowed his head and replied, "Yes, Lord Iron Boulder!"
Only then did Iron Boulder nod with satisfaction: "Alright, that's it then. I'm taking the wine and leaving."
After speaking, Iron Boulder left an Ultra Ball and quickly flew away with several boxes of wine using Confusion, leaving only Chen Kai and Number 669 looking at each other.
"You... hello!" Chen Kai tried to greet him. Although they had drunk together once before, Chen Kai had not conversed with him. During the drinking session, Number 669 had quietly been responsible for pouring wine for Iron Boulder.
"Hello, Chen Kai." Number 669 nodded in response, then said, "I will be responsible for your security work from now on."
"Hmm! I understand, thank you for your trouble. By the way, can I call you Iron Thorns? Calling you by a number feels a bit strange."
Number 669 shook his head: "I do not recommend you call me that, because this name has not been approved by Lord Iron Boulder, but if you insist, I cannot stop you."
Chen Kai couldn't help but feel a bit troubled: Uh... in that case, what should I call it?
Chen Kai thought for a moment, then pointed to Iron Bundle and Iron Hands beside him and said, "Because they're hard to pronounce, I don't call them by their numbers, and I call them Iron Bundle and Iron Hands, so I'll still call you Iron Thorns."
"As you wish," Iron Thorns said seriously.
"Emmm... just like Iron Bundle." However, this made Chen Kai feel that Iron Thorns should be very reliable.
In the game, Iron Thorns's situation was actually a bit awkward.
Its "Quark Drive" ability, coupled with a quadruple weakness to Ground, and compared to Tyranitar, its Special Defense base stat was lowered, while its Speed only increased to 72, making it neither here nor there... leading to it being far less useful in battles than Tyranitar, and even being mocked as "Iron Trash" by many players.
However, just by looking at the nervous yet respectful eyes of Iron Bundle and Iron Hands, Chen Kai knew that this Iron Thorns in front of him might be different from the one in the game.
After obtaining Iron Thorns's permission, Chen Kai scanned it with his Pokedex:
Name: Tyranitar (???)
Type: Rock + ?
Level: (???)
Ability: ???
Chen Kai asked in surprise, "No, what does it mean for the level to show question marks?"
Iron Hands leaned over and whispered, "In your human terms, it means it's maxed out at Level 100."
Chen Kai turned to look at Iron Hands, who was only Level 79, and finally understood why Iron Boulder looked at him with that expression.
Chen Kai continued to ask, "Are the other ones also that powerful?"
Iron Hands continued, "Number 669, which is Iron Thorns, is the strongest among us. It just needs one more ritual; otherwise, it would also have a title like the Iron Valiant you encountered before."
Chen Kai said excitedly, "Does that mean I don't have to worry about that Roaring Moon anymore? Can Miraidon fly higher?"
"That evil dragon? I might not be able to fully exert myself at high altitudes, but driving it away is not a problem," Iron Thorns replied directly.
Chen Kai happily pumped his fist: "Yes!"
Who would have thought that by merely delivering wine, Iron Boulder would give him two such generous gifts! He must bring back more wine when he goes to France this time!
After getting ready, Chen Kai asked Iron Bundle for help and once again flew to a high altitude in Area Zero, quickly returning.
Big Boss reminded Chen Kai in mid-air that the honey apple seeds had not yet been delivered to the old dragon.
Chen Kai slapped his head, suddenly realizing.
Fortunately, Big Boss was reliable and had already hidden several bags of seeds in its shell.
Miraidon took a slight detour and delivered the seeds.
The old dragon was very grateful upon receiving the seeds and sincerely invited Chen Kai into their warehouse to choose treasures.
But Chen Kai felt that he hadn't spent much effort or money and was too embarrassed to pick treasures from their warehouse, and he also had a plane to catch.
So, Chen Kai immediately turned and walked out of the cave, got on Miraidon's back, and with Iron Bundle's assistance, quickly flew away.
The old dragon watched his receding figure, his eyes filled with admiration and gratitude.
He instructed the young 'dragons' beside him that whenever Chen Kai and Big Boss came again, they must be well entertained!