"Go on Frank. Take that paper. It is yours.", said Axel.
Others wanted to protest but they could not. First, it was Axel who told them to search around here. It was Axel's Pokemons that had the most contribution to the test.
If Axel were to take this valley for himself, others could not have said anything cause they had very little contribution. But Axel was not even taking this valley for himself. He was just following the agreement. That was why nobody could say anything. They also had their family pride to take care of.
Others were jealous of Frank but Frank had no interest in this valley. He was a trainer who would focus on electric-type Pokemon. He didn't need this valley. He just wanted to grow stronger as fast as he could.
However, Axel would benefit from this transaction. Frank would not deny Axel if he asked to share the resources of the valley.
Frank walked near Krookodile and took the paper. He then asked Krookodile, "I have a question to ask you."
"Go on…"
"Why are you giving humans access to these resources? You guys have been here for a long time and we are just invading. You are more powerful than any of us combined, so we cannot defeat you if we fight.
So, why are you giving these resources to us willingly?"
"I know the answer to your question but unfortunately, you are not qualified to know about it. If you need to know then you have to ask the leader of this island and the leader lives on the north side.", said Krookodile.
This thing was getting mysterious. Frank had asked a genuine question that everyone wanted to know but Krookodile didn't answer it.
They had to go to the north side and they had to meet this leader of the forest.
"Since you have claimed this valley, let me give you a brief description of it.", said Krookodile and started to walk forward. Everyone followed it and it reached toward the edge of the big lake.
"Everything here is made to help ground-type Pokemons. Specially, those that have the ground core.
First of all the lake. Water is one of the weaknesses of ground-type Pokemons. The lake is made in such a way that if a ground type Pokemon trains on this lake, it would raise the resistance of ground type Pokemons against water type."
Axel guessed it right. This lake was here to increase the resistance to water-type moves. Every body of water could be used to raise the resistance to water-type attacks but that would be extremely slow to accomplish.
Krookodile said that this lake was special and would help the ground-type Pokemons raise their resistance to water-type attacks. So, obviously, there must be something special about it.
Krookodile pointed deep inside the water and continued his orientation.
"Deep inside the lake is a massive body of ice. The ice is different than normal ice as it could spread very fast. Ice is also a weakness of the ground type and this is also used to raise the resistance of ground type. The ice is also special in a way.", said Krookodile.
It then started to walk towards the forest and then pointed towards the forest.
"This forest is also special. Grass-type moves are another weakness for ground-type Pokemons. When a ground-type Pokemon train in the lake and then go to this forest, all the trees, grasses, and flowers actively start to fight with the ground-type Pokemon.
This is made in a way to resist grass-type moves.
You must also have noticed that the trees and plants here are a bit different. We also don't know what these trees are but they also bear a certain type of fruit that would immensely help ground-type Pokemons. There are different types of fruits and they help ground type Pokemons in different ranks from elemental rank.
The Pokemon must have a ground-type core and it must at least be an elemental rank Pokemon to eat that fruit. A Pokemon only eats 1 fruit in each rank."
Krookodile then finally went to the mini desert. Krookodile was smiling while looking at the mini dessert. It looked like it was very proud of the mini desert. It was treating the mini desert as if it was its own child.
"Finally, we have this mini desert. This is the heart of the valley. You have seen all the places that would help the ground-type Pokemons in their resistance. This is the place that would help them in their ground-type moves. It has multiple uses. It would help a Pokemon in manipulating their ground-type energies, it could also help a Pokemon in their ground-type core mastery and finally, it would help in raising the physical stats of a ground-type Pokemon.
It may look small from the outside but if you step into it, you will find that it is an endless desert."
"Can we go inside it?", asked Axel. He was curious and wanted to see it for himself.
"Yes, you can but if you cannot block your body with aura, I don't suggest that you go there. The sandstorm is very heavy and your human body cannot handle it."
Only Axel, Kate, and Cody had learned 'Aura coat' and only they were able to go inside. When they went inside, they felt that they had entered a new dimension.
The place was totally different than what they had imagined. The place was like an endless desert and the harsh sandstorm was raging. The speed of the sandstorm was not so high but it was commendable.
"As you move further, the environment gets much richer and the speed of the storm increases. This place is for an elemental rank Pokemon to train. A place further is for pseudo-king rank Pokemon to train and so on.", mentioned Krookodile.
"What is at the end of this desert?", asked Kate.
"That is the funny thing. No one has been able to get to the end of this desert. The power of the storm would start to increase to the point that even Pokemons could not stand it.
Even I have not been able to get to the end of this desert. This has always been a mystery."
Axel realized why Krookodile was so happy after looking at the mini dessert. This desert was a treasure for ground-type Pokemons to train.
They came out of the desert. Others asked them what was inside and they started to talk. Axel was thinking of another thing.
Why doesn't he let Steelix train here for 4 months till he remains here?
Steelix was weak to 4 types: Fire, fighting, water, and ground itself. It could train in 2 of these types here. It could also train in the forest and deep inside the lake for some resistance.
He also wanted Nidoking to stay here too. Nidoking was also weak to 4 types: Ice, water, ground, and psychic. It could train 3 its resistance here. But he also wanted to protect himself and his teammates. Letting 2 king-rank Pokemons train here would be a stupid decision.
"Steelix, why don't you train here for 4 months? When I finish this expedition, I will come to take you with me.", proposed Axel.
Steelix also didn't have any problem with it. On the contrary, it was very happy to train here. It could feel that it gained a lot of power if it trained in this environment.
After the orientation was finished, all of them realized that Frank was very lucky to own this valley. Even though he specialized in electric-type Pokemons, he may also have some ground-type Pokemons in the future.
"Why do I see electric-type Pokemons here?", asked Frank. This was puzzling him a lot. The place was ideal for ground-type Pokemons but not for electric-type Pokemons.
"Electric types are weak to ground types. So, they come here to train their resistance. Ground types are also immune to electric-type Pokemons. It is said that if an electric type Pokemon trains here long enough, it could also hurt ground type Pokemons with its electric type moves.", said Krookodile.
"Is that true?", exclaimed Frank.
That was a huge thing. If Electric-type Pokemons could hurt ground-type Pokemons then that would change the tide of the battle. Frank being an electric type specialist was very interested in this topic.
"It is true but I have not seen any electric-type Pokemons that could do it till now. They have raised their resistance to ground-type Pokemons but hurting ground-type Pokemons is a different story. I have heard about it from my ancestors about this phenomena."
Frank was disappointed after hearing it but his hope was still there. If his Raichu could hurt ground-type Pokemons then…..
Frank also wanted his Golem and Raichu to train here but he was not as powerful as Axel. He had to have his Pokemons to protect himself. However, he had this paper so he could come here anytime.
After talking with Krookodile for some more time, they decided to return to the center side.
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They reached the center after 4 days. They had completed the east side and returned after 15 days. That was relatively faster than normal. That was also a good thing cause now they could concentrate on other sides.
After they returned, they had to first report back to the central department. They first reported about the valley and how they had claimed it. The central department was shocked. They had never imagined that such a place could also exist on this island.
As per their studies, they had assumed about it and now they finally came to know about it.
The division of resources was very strict as per the agreement. That place was basically a small pocket space. The league could share and even claim the resources of the island but they could not claim the pocket spaces in the island.
That was not included in the agreement.
"Can you at least give us access to it for a certain price?", asked Harry to Frank. He also came to know that Frank was the one who took ownership of it.
Frankly, he was surprised. There were trainers like Axel and Lance who had higher influence but Frank claimed the island. He knew something was going on here but he could not directly ask about it.
"I can give you the access for a price but I would have to discuss that with my father. I cannot make such a huge decision.", said Frank.
Harry could understand it. The decision would impact Frank's family so only Morgan could make the decision.
"When will you guys start the journey again?", asked Harry.
"We will start it tomorrow.", said Axel as he was the leader of the team.
"Don't forget to give the suits to the receptionist. They would extract the aeus energy and will keep 20% of it as per the agreement.", said Harry.
All the aeus energy that they gathered from the environment had been stored in the suit. The central department has developed the technology to extract this aeus energy from the suit and use it to make armor for the Pokemons.
Till now, they had only been able to make armor for Pokemons. They believed that they could do much more with it after they studied it a bit longer.
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The stressful 15 days were over and now Frank was giving a party to his team members. He had earned a lot and everyone was asking for a treat. He was happy to give them the treat.
"Leader, what is the plan for the west region?", asked Kate. She had fully thought of Axel as a leader from her heart.
Due to Axel, they could find the valley and Axel didn't even use his influence to take over the valley. For her, Axel was a just leader.