Pokémon: From Magikarp

The cold wind whistled through the air, and the pine trees on the mountain were covered in white snow. Lin Shi stepped on the snow, making a crackling sound.

"Boss Lin, you are here, please come in and warm up."

A dark-skinned, square-faced man's eyes lit up when he saw Lin Shi coming, and he immediately went to greet him.

"Captain Shi, long time no see."

Seeing the man coming, Lin Shi greeted him. This man was from the Zhou family mineral exploration team.

They met once when Lin Shi was helping the Zhou family explore for minerals. At that time, he was the deputy captain. After Zhou Qizhe's problem was solved, Secretary Wang survived the disaster and was called back by Zhou Qiming. He naturally became the acting captain and is now responsible for the development of the brownstone mine.

Speaking of which, Lin Shi is still his direct leader.

Entering the house, the fire in the stove was burning brightly, dispelling the oppressive cold of winter.

Captain Shi made a cup of hot tea for Lin Shi and put it on the table. Given Lin Shi's current status and position, he could not be neglected.

"You're welcome, Captain Shi. Please take a seat. Is what you said on the phone true?"

After taking a sip of tea and feeling warm, Lin Shi quickly got to the point and asked.

"Of course, ever since Boss Lin asked our construction team to pay attention to the knocking sounds around the mine last time, my team members and I have always remembered this."

Captain Shi nodded repeatedly and said hurriedly:

"But perhaps because the noise generated by mining is too loud, we have never heard the noise you mentioned."

"But this time we stopped mining for a few days because of the Spring Festival holiday, and we did hear a strange sound yesterday afternoon. It was exactly the knocking sound you mentioned, like hammering iron."

"We guess that the other party showed up because the sound of mining stopped, so I notified you immediately and suspended the mining work until you came."

Captain Shi said with a flattering smile while looking at Lin Shi.

Lin Shi took another sip of tea and nodded. He didn't expect that Captain Shi looked honest and simple, but in fact he had a lot on his mind.

You know, if you suspend mining for just one day, it will cause a lot of losses...

"Thank you for your concern, Captain Shi. I heard that the manager of the mining team responsible for the development of the Brownstone Mine has not yet been decided. I think Captain Shi is quite suitable. He is responsible, skilled, and experienced. Let's go after the holiday."

Hearing Lin Shi's words, Captain Shi's eyes lit up, he swallowed, and immediately said:

"Thank you, Boss Lin, for the promotion. I will work hard and repay the company and Boss Lin..."

Hearing Captain Shi's compliment, Lin Shi smiled slightly and did not respond. He had inquired about this person and found that he did have some ability and had worked diligently for the Zhou family for many years. He was originally considered for the selection of the mine team manager this time, and Lin Shi was happy to do him a favor.

"Alright, Captain Shi, trust people when you employ them, and don't employ people you don't trust. Just do your job well. I'm going to go find the location of that sound."

There was no time to chat with him. According to Captain Shi's description, the sound was most likely made by the young blacksmith when casting a hammer. It might disappear at any time, so he had better leave as soon as possible.

"Oh yes, then Boss Lin, do you want me to find some team members to go with you? They are more familiar with the roads here." Captain Shi asked.

"No, too many people will make too much noise." Lin Shi shook his head and flatly refused.

As for getting lost? Such a niche text…

"call……"

Arriving in the wild, Lin Shi took a deep breath, and the cold air invaded his lungs.

“…………”

Arriving at the place Captain Shi mentioned, after a while, Lin Shi heard the knocking sound like iron hammering. The corners of Lin Shi's mouth slightly raised. Yes, that was the sound.

Little blacksmith, here I come!

In fact, for Lin Shi now, he is not so eager for an elf like the little blacksmith, but this is the elf that he loved back then. Even after so much time, he still can't forget it. Even if it is just to give himself an explanation, he also wants to subdue it.

After approaching the location where the sound came from, Lin Shi directly used the system. As his strength continued to increase, the search range also increased day by day, and now the radius is more than 1 kilometer.

After typing in the three words "little blacksmith", the radar started to rotate and Lin Shi waited patiently.

"Detection failed!"

Seeing the result, Lin Shi raised his eyebrows. It was not beyond his expectations. After all, a year had passed. Although the level of wild Pokémon in the wild would increase more slowly, such a long time was enough for it to evolve.

The detection failed but there was no cooldown, so Lin Shi immediately chose to search again. This time, the name he entered was "Skillful Blacksmith", which was the evolved form of the Little Blacksmith.

As the lightning began to explore in circles, Lin Shi's heart was slightly lifted and turned along with the lightning.

"Detection successful!"

It was not until a red dot appeared on the radar map that Lin Shi was completely relieved. After identifying the location, he immediately set off in the direction of the skilled blacksmith.

Skilled blacksmith, here I come!

In a valley covered with snow, on a few exposed rocks, a pink Pokémon that looked like a little girl with a ponytail was hiding behind a big rock, looking at the sky with a vigilant look on its face.

Compared to when it was a young blacksmith, the hammer in its hand was much bigger and harder, and its rich luster reflected the young blacksmith's strength.

"quack……"

A black and blue crow-like Pokémon is flying freely in the sky. Its feathers as hard as blades make it fearless of the biting cold wind in the northern winter. This is a blue crow, and at this moment it feels like the king of the sky.

Seeing the blue crow flying in the sky, the skilled blacksmith who had been lying in ambush for a long time's eyes lit up, his expression became excited, and he tightly gripped the big hammer in his hand.

At this moment, the blue raven was still flying. When it was completely within range, the skilled blacksmith immediately jumped out, swinging the hammer in his hand and smashing it heavily on the huge rock in front of him.

The hammer, shining with the power of steel, was so powerful that it smashed the stone into pieces with one blow. The broken stones flew towards the bluebird in the sky at an incredible speed like small cannonballs.

"quack……"

Looking at the sharp stone flying close to its head, the bluebird was frightened out of its wits. It flapped its wings quickly, making panicked sounds, and several sharp feathers fell off.

The blue crow that escaped the disaster did not hesitate. It flapped its wings and quickly took off into the air, leaving this place of trouble.

"Wow."

The skilled blacksmith called out, walked over swiftly, picked up the bluebird's feather, looked at it carefully, and finally shook his head.

It is a skilled blacksmith with extremely high artistic pursuits, and feathers of this quality cannot be used to forge its hammer.

Throwing away the fallen feathers of the bluebird, the skilled blacksmith changed his position and hid behind the big rock again. He continued to stare at the sky motionlessly, waiting for the next unlucky bluebird.

"Finally found it. It's here."

At this moment, a voice came from behind it. The skilled blacksmith looked subconsciously and saw a human in bulky clothes, who was looking at it with a smile.

The skilled blacksmith narrowed his eyes slightly and gripped the hammer tightly.

This human, it seems to have seen...

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