bdsm-fiction Chapter 312 Holding hands in the dark cave, first encounter with the Crystal Onix!
Chapter 312 Holding hands in the dark cave, first encounter with the Crystal Onix!
Chapter 312 Holding hands in the dark cave, first encounter with the Crystal Onix!
The little girl's name is Zhengmei, and her brother's name is Agong. The two of them depend on each other to maintain the shop. Previously, their father had run the shop, but their father has passed away.
As the eldest son, Agong inherited the shop, but he did not have his father's exquisite carving skills. He could also carve elves, but Agong felt that the elves he carved had no soul at all.
So a lot of glass products were made but not displayed. Even though those products were already quite good for ordinary people, they were far from enough for Ah Gong.
Therefore, the shop can only display a handful of glass products, just two or three. For Ah Gong, the glass products he can display now are the best he can make.
These are all inanimate objects, like glass bottles and bowls. He hasn't reached the level to create crystal-like elven glass products yet.
After learning about the situation, Xiao Zhi and his two friends went into the shop and met the young man named A Gong. The man was several years older than Xiao Zhi and his friends, and looked about the same age as Xiao Gang.
Inside the room were also his glass products, which, as Zhengmei said, were indeed quite good. However, Agong still felt that those glass products lacked soul.
He wanted to create glass sprites that would look so lifelike that they seemed to come to life when people saw them.
"—In that case, why don't you just imitate and learn your father's techniques? Didn't your father have such skills? Even if he passed away, he should have left behind some secret manuals or something." Xiao Zhi said matter-of-factly. Since glassmaking is a craft passed down through generations, it's only natural that some skill manuals or techniques would be left behind!
Otherwise, if I suddenly pass away one day, wouldn't the legacy be broken?
Ah Gong shook his head and said, "There's no way. No matter how hard I try to learn the skills my father left behind, I can't reach the level he achieved. But if—if I could see that spirit, I would definitely be able to do what my father did!"
"That Pokémon? What Pokémon?" When it comes to Pokémon, it's Ash's turn to get excited.
He knew nothing about glass products, but when it came to elves, he had seen and known far more elves than Ah Gong!
"Crystal Rock Snake!"
"Crystal Onix?" Ash frowned, searching his mind carefully for this type of Onix, but ultimately couldn't find it at all.
If it's a shiny Onix, then its color should be gold, which has nothing to do with crystal. And if it's a regional Pokémon, there shouldn't be any Pokémon like that.
"What kind of Pokémon is this? How is it different from a regular Onix?" Serena asked curiously, her hands behind her back as she looked at the glass artifacts on display.
"The biggest difference between it and a regular Onix is that its entire body is like a crystal sculpture. If other people's glass artifacts are like lifelike sprites, then the Crystal Onix is a real sprite made of glass, the kind that can move! So once I see it, I'll know how to make lifelike glass artifacts!"
Its entire body is like a crystal sculpture, that is, a transparent blue color. This kind of Onix is something that neither Serena nor Ash has ever seen before.
Do you know where you can find these large onyx snakes?
"It's said to be inside the Crystal Cave on the island, but—we've searched for a long time and haven't found it," Ah Gong said, looking frustrated.
The legend of the Crystal Onix is not a secret on the island, but in reality, it has always been just a legend. There is no actual evidence to prove the existence of the Crystal Onix. Over time, the people of Langgan Island have come to regard this legend as something fictitious.
But Ah Gong knew that his father had seen the Crystal Onyx, and that was why his father was able to carve crystal sculptures of that caliber!
Ah Gong believed that he had inherited all of his father's legacy. If he could see the Crystal Onix and draw inspiration from it, he would surely be able to do what his father had done.
"Oh, okay? Don't worry, we'll take care of this. Misty, Serena, let's go find the Crystal Onix!" Ash patted his chest and agreed.
Xiaoxia subtly nudged Xiaozhi's waist, her red lips close to his ear as she whispered, "Have you forgotten why you came to the Orange Islands? Do we even have the time?"
Ash came to the Orange Islands with something important on his mind. He even gave up challenging Southern Cross. If he wasted his time here, what would happen to the Sea God and Cynthia?
"Don't worry, one day is enough. We were going to rest on this island for a day anyway," Ash said, waving his hand dismissively.
Although finding Lugia was indeed an urgent matter, it would take them quite a while to get from here to Asia Island. Unless they flew, they would need to rest on the island for a considerable period of time.
If Ash hadn't caught Lapras and hadn't met Serena, he might have chosen to use Pidgeot to fly all the way to Asia Island. But after catching Lapras and meeting Serena, Ash changed his approach.
On one hand, it's about taking Serena to experience all sorts of things that happen on the journey; on the other hand, it's about training Laplace, the newest member of the team.
Ash, who originally wanted to go to Asia Island in one go, changed his plans because of the encounter between him and his Pokémon. He also felt that this might be fate. Even if he really went to Asia Island, would he be able to find Lugia directly?
Miss Joy's information does suggest that Lugia might exist on Asia Island, but it's only a possibility. Perhaps his slow-paced travels will actually yield more information about Lugia and Team Galactic.
As for why he's meddling in other people's business now—it's just Ash's personality; he's not the kind of person who stands idly by when others encounter problems.
Furthermore, Ah Gong's carving skills are actually quite good. As he said, he has inherited all of his father's skills and now he just needs an opportunity to "enchant" the crystal.
To bring a sculpted glass piece to life, you need a trigger that brings out its form, and finding the Crystal Onix is that trigger.
So after Ash finds the Crystal Onix, he can ask Goh to carve a Charizard for Serena. After helping her so much, it's not unreasonable to ask Goh to carve one for free, right? That way, Serena can save some money.
An hour later, Ash and his friends arrived at a cave. Ash had Go and Masami mark the places where Crystal Onix was rumored to have appeared. With Ash's Aura scanning range, as long as a location was marked, he could use Aura to scan and understand the situation of that area clearly.
This cave is now the last place. Ash closed his eyes, and a faint blue light shone from his body. Not far away, Serena's pure eyes were filled with curiosity and admiration.
From the very beginning, when Ash used Aura, Serena felt something was strange. Ash would come to a place, not go inside, just close his eyes, and then he could know the situation of the entire place clearly. How did he do that?
Later, Xiaoxia explained the wonders of Aura to Serena during her free time. Serena was immediately amazed, wondering how humans could master such a magical power.
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She originally thought Ash was just strong, but now it seems that Ash is more than just strong. He possesses all sorts of powers, making him a veritable humanoid Pokémon.
As Ash's Aura spread, the entire cave scene appeared in his mind. Then, Ash suddenly opened his eyes, a look of surprise on his face: "Found it! Let's go in!!"
Found it? There really is a Crystal Onix?
The two girls were stunned for a moment, then quickly followed Ash's footsteps and entered the cave.
Upon entering the cave, it was so dark that it was almost impossible to see anything. Xiaoxia and Serena were in a state where they couldn't see their own hands in front of their faces. However, Togepi, who was in Xiaoxia's arms, seemed very excited to enter this dark place.
She cried out happily, her childish voice echoing throughout the cave.
Ash reached out and grabbed Misty and Serena's soft hands, leading them through the dark cave.
Xiaoxia was used to holding hands, but Serena was holding hands with Xiaozhi for the first time, especially with Xiaoxia around. She didn't see Xiaozhi take Xiaoxia's hand, but she could guess that in such a dark place, he couldn't possibly leave his girlfriend's hand unheld and hold the hand of someone who had just joined the team.
In the darkness, Serena's face turned red, her heart raced, and she even felt her palms burning. Her heart pounded, fearing that Ash would notice her unusual behavior.
However, it can only be said that she was overthinking things. Ash did not notice anything unusual about Serena and was simply focused on walking in the direction indicated by the Aura.
In reality, while Ash's Aura can detect the shape of Pokémon, it's impossible for him to know what color they are. What Aura can do is penetrate all obstacles and then transform them into 3D models to be imprinted in his mind.
Therefore, what Ash saw was only their appearance and the energy contained within them, without any specific color.
Ash said he found it because he detected a giant Onix in the water inside the cave!
It's important to know that Onix is four times weak to water. Even if ordinary water doesn't contain any harmful energy, it's still extremely uncomfortable for Onix, the kind of water it doesn't want to touch, let alone live in!
Ash also detected that the Onix possessed Ice-type power, whereas the Onix typically has Rock and Ground-type power.
Therefore, Ash was certain that this Onix was most likely the Crystal Onix that Goo and the others had mentioned!
After all, only a mutated Onix could be so unafraid of water.
Led by Ash, the two quickly followed him to the depths of the cave. The originally dark cave suddenly opened up after they entered the depths!
Although it wasn't quite like daytime, it was different from the pitch-black darkness we'd just been in; it was as if the moonlight was shining through.
Xiaoxia looked around and found the source of the light: huge crystals!
These crystals don't look like the glass crystals in town; they're real, crystal-clear blue crystals!
The blue crystal still emitted a faint light. The clarity of this crystal is comparable to some precious gemstones. If it were sold, a fist-sized blue crystal could probably fetch tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
And this open space is filled with blue crystals! Who would have thought that such a treasure is hidden in a cave on a small island?
If all these blue crystals could be mined, they could fetch at least hundreds of millions!
While observing the cave, Misty also saw Serena and Ash holding hands. A strange light flashed in her beautiful emerald green eyes, but she didn't say anything.
Serena was initially shocked by the crystals in the cave, but after a few seconds she suddenly realized that her hand was still holding Ash's hand. So she quickly let go of Ash's hand and then glanced at Misty with a guilty look.
That glance met Xiaoxia's eyes, who returned a bright smile, while Serena gave a somewhat embarrassed smile—Xiaoxia had definitely seen what had just happened!
While it's normal to hold hands while walking in a dark cave, holding hands in front of someone else's girlfriend would definitely make her angry!
If she were in Xiaoxia's shoes, Serena would definitely be angry, even though Xiaoxia hasn't said anything yet.
Just as Serena was thinking about explaining to Xia, the calm lake in the middle of the cave suddenly stirred.
"Boom!!" With a deafening roar of water crashing against the shore, a gigantic python, the color of ice crystals, shot into the sky from the lake!
Xiaoxia and Serena stared in disbelief at the "giant onion" rising from the lake. Although it was called a giant onion, apart from its appearance, it had absolutely nothing to do with giant onions.
This giant onion is larger than a typical giant onion, and its entire body is like a crystal sculpture, almost like the crystal sculptures in town come to life.
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