He knows Pokémon better than me.

Two people came down the stairs and stood about three or four meters in front of Xiaozhi.

On the left is a round-faced middle-aged man dressed as a PhD student. He is not tall, has dark skin, and wears traditional Western-style work clothes under a white lab coat.

It wore a white and purple hood with fluffy round protrusions, like a nightcap.

The clothing also had a strange gold logo on the chest area.

"Does the profession of PhD already exist in this era?"

Xiao Zhi raised an eyebrow, looked at the other person, and his eyes widened instantly.

On the right is a girl with long black and blue hair, pretty and charming, wearing an indigo-blue ancient travel outfit, tight-fitting trousers with cloth socks and straw sandals.

She wore a white cloth hat, her hair was pulled up high, and strands of hair fell on both sides of her forehead, swaying in the wind, which made her look more heroic.

"Wait a minute, isn't that Hikaru?!"

Ash opened his mouth wide. His face was exactly the same, but his appearance was completely different!
Moreover, there has been a significant change in her demeanor; she is now more efficient and capable.

Just as Xiao Zhi was about to go over and recognize him, another figure walked over from not far away.
No, it rolled over.

Gurgle~! Gurgle~!

A boy dressed in the same indigo blue outfit as Xiao Guang was tumbling closer, and the latter was wearing a dark red domed hat.

That familiar rolling motion is also from an old acquaintance!
"Isn't this my good brother Mingyao?"

Ash quickly stopped walking forward and stood still, intending to observe the situation first.

Is this outfit the uniform of the Survey Corps? And there are even men's and women's versions—

The women's version features an elongated hem, resembling a short skirt, while the men's version consists of capri pants.

"Oh Mingyao, you received the news too? Did you come here especially to celebrate with Xiaozhao?"

Dr. Blackface said with a chuckle.

Mingyao surrounded the girl, his face full of surprise:

"Hmm, Dr. Laben, I didn't expect that Xiao Zhao has only been with our Galactic Team for a week and is already a two-star investigator. I'm only a one-star investigator!"

The girl named Xiaozhao responded with a light laugh:

"Hehe~ It's alright~"

This left Ash, who was eavesdropping, completely dumbfounded.

Wait a minute, Xiao Zhao? Isn't it Xiao Guang?

Is he suffering from amnesia, or has he mistaken someone for someone else?
And what the heck is Team Galactic?!
So he wasn't mistaken earlier; the gold logo on the black-faced doctor's clothes, and the gold logo on the Mingyao team's uniform, both represent the Galaxy team?!
"?"

At this moment, Xiao Zhao was stunned and subconsciously turned her head to look at the red-clad guard next to her.

The half-face peeking out from under the low-brimmed hat looked strangely familiar.
"Pickup!"

Pikachu didn't care about anything else and happily jumped up. Xiao Zhao subconsciously raised her hand to catch it and held Pikachu in front of her.

"Hey, it's a Pikachu!"

Why does it feel so familiar?

"Pika pika~"

Pikachu affectionately rubbed its cheek against the girl's cheek, recognizing her instantly.

Waveguide power, activate!
Xiao Zhi's eyes narrowed, and an invisible blue ripple instantly spread out, giving Mingyao and the other two a strange feeling of being spied on.

Dr. Blackface was a complete stranger.

Mingyao still had the same aura, but the Mingyao in front of him was obviously two years younger than the one he knew, and he seemed as impulsive and restless as a ham.

As for "small photos"...
"Yes, it is indeed Dawn's aura." Ash was completely certain that it was different from when he had mistaken Cynthia for Elise. If he sensed carefully, he could still detect a slight difference.

But the auras of Xiao Zhao and Xiao Guang in front of him were exactly the same, even with his waveguide perception fully activated. They were the same person.

He just looked at the other person holding Pikachu with a bewildered expression.

"Xiao Guang was chosen to come to this time and space. So, during the process, was he forced to lose his memory?"

This made him quite unhappy!

"Pica~!"

Soon, Pikachu jumped back onto Ash's shoulder, and the three of them, Mingyao and Xiaoguang, looked over at the same time, each with their own thoughts.

Mingyao: "I've never seen this guard before. That can't be right. Are there people in Zhuqing Village that I don't know?"

Xiao Guang: "This person seems so familiar?"

Dr. Laben: "Pikachu? It's everywhere in the Crimson Wetlands."

However, the three stopped paying attention to Ash and Professor Laben turned back to their business:

"Xiao Zhao, although you've only been with our Survey Corps for a week, with your current strength, you should be able to help Team Pearl subdue that berserk Forest King."

"I'll tell you the location. It's in the Giant Tree Battlefield of Obsidian Plains. I've already contacted the local manager, Kikui. You can contact him directly!"

"With the Pearl Team's help, our Galaxy Team's research work in the Green Wash area will be much smoother, haha!"

Xiao Guang nodded and took out his phone to record the information.

Xiao Zhi raised an eyebrow and noticed that the former was using the same Rotom phone with the same Arceus phone case as him.

Mingyao immediately raised his hand and said:
"Dr. Raben, I want to go help too! I heard that the Forest King is extremely powerful and can unleash terrifying slashes!"

Dr. Laben nodded: "Alright, but Mingyao, you need to hurry up too. Xiao Zhao's progress in a week is already more than your progress in a month."

"Well, in that case, I'll head out first. We'll meet at the Giant Tree Battlefield!"

Mingyao immediately panicked and rolled all the way to the village entrance.

Their goal as the Celestial Galaxy Team is not to conquer or rule any place, but to investigate the ecology of the Celestial region and utilize it so that ordinary people can live better here.

Groups such as the guard group, medical group, manufacturing group, farming group, and construction group are all logistics personnel.

Only the Survey Corps specializes in going out to investigate and capture various Pokémon, and relies on completing enough "Pokédex assignments" to raise the star rating of its members.

Currently, Mingyao only has one star. I need to hurry up and catch new Pokémon!
"Hehe~ Mingyao is such a passionate kid~"

Dr. Laben smiled. Normally, it's not allowed to leave the village at night. Wild Pokémon in the Greenland region become much more ferocious at night.

It's not a big problem. The Obsidian Field, where the Giant Tree Battlefield is located, is part of Zhuqing Village, and the wild Pokémon living in the surrounding area are not of high level.

Investigators who have reached the one-star level generally won't run into trouble if they operate within this range.

"Well, Xiao Zhao, you keep up the good work. I'm going back to continue my research."

Dr. Laben hurriedly returned to the three-story villa next door, which was also the headquarters of Team Galactic.

Xiao Guang straightened his white cloth hat, gave himself a pep talk, and then walked towards the village entrance.

Although I don't know why, there is a will in my mind.

She needs to finish quickly!
Feeling both confused and impressed, Ash quietly followed, giving Zoroark, who was hiding behind him, a knowing look.

The latter understood immediately, and the illusionary property was activated again.

huh~
The next moment, Ash was already dressed in the same dark blue Survey Corps uniform, and could swagger out of the village! (End of Chapter)