He knows Pokémon better than me.

"Finally found it!"

After circling around Route 6 for a long time, Ash finally saw the giant Dugtrio statue again, or rather, the Dugtrio temple.

Sure enough, from the high ground directly opposite the temple, you could see an open space with tents pitched, and in the distance, you could see a figure wearing a researcher's coat.

"Take a good rest first, my dear dragon."

So Ash temporarily recalled his Pokémon, which was lying on the ground panting heavily. The two exchanged a glance and quickly walked over there.

Marnie is also very interested in the fossil Pokémon from Galar; she even has a sea monster fossil in her possession.

She just bought it at the treasure market in Suchuan Town. It was displayed with other minerals and stones, and she managed to snag it at a bargain price.

However, it can also be considered a bargain.
Because of the fossil forgery scandal, fossil Pokémon are not popular in the Galar region, and there were hardly any people who would buy them anyway.

Unlike other regions, fossils are extremely precious, and fossil Pokémon are a signature item for many Elite Four champions, enjoying immense popularity.

For example, Lance's Aerodactyl, Steven's Cinnabar and Ancient Armor, and Karyl's Tyranitar and Ice Giant are highly praised by many trainers!

When the two climbed up the ladder, the short-haired female researcher was sitting on a recliner, lost in thought.

Startled by the noise behind him, he instinctively tried to pack his things and run away.

However, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they were two unfamiliar young men.

"Uh, you guys aren't debt collectors, are you?"

Listening to the other person's whisper, Xiao Zhi's lips twitched. They really were living in dire straits.

No, and you don't even need to listen. Just by looking at their appearance, you can tell they're having a miserable time.

The woman with short black mushroom haircut looked to be in her twenties or thirties, and her face and body were covered in mud.

He was wearing a yellowed white robe, with some tears at the hem.

Mary's attention, however, fell on the other's feet, where a grayish-brown cat was lying, with thick fur and a charcoal-black gold coin on its forehead.

Its expression was somewhat blank, far less cunning and agile than the Kanto Meow Meow.

Xiao Zhi quickly stepped forward to explain his purpose:

"Hello, my name is Xiaozhi. I heard that fossil Pokémon can be restored here?"

He pointed to the strange machine next to him, a cylindrical culture chamber about half a person's height, with two horn-shaped inlet ports on top. This must be the fossil restoration machine, right?
Looking at it sent chills down my spine.

He had seen Shigeru's fossil restoration device at the Evergreen Dojo; the machine, which he couldn't understand at all, filled half the room, and there was a huge incubation chamber in the middle.

As for this one in front of me, it feels like I could recreate it by hand after taking Lucario apart once.

"Oh, as long as you're not debt collectors, that's fine. Hello, my name is Maoshi."

Mao Shi chuckled awkwardly, scratched his head, and introduced himself.

Unfortunately, the director of the fossil research institute had absconded with all the money, leaving the remaining researchers in debt.

Coupled with her completely ruined reputation, she can only hide in this desolate wilderness now.

"Are you here to restore fossils? No problem, my restoration technology is absolutely the best in the entire Galilee region!"

Mao Shi's expression immediately became excited, and he patted his chest to assure her.

She currently only takes on odd jobs, helping others restore fossils to earn a living, which is considered illegal work in the gray area of ​​the Galar region.

"Quick, let me see your fossil first!!" But as she walked toward Ash, she suddenly tripped over a rock and fell hard to the ground.

However, he seemed to be used to it, and quickly got up again, patted the dust off his body, and his face was covered with more mud.

Xiaozhi: "."

Suddenly, it seems a bit unreliable.

The woman in front of me lives up to her name. Perhaps we should try another place?
Seeing Xiaozhi hesitate, Maoshi quickly spoke up:
"The fossil reconstruction techniques in Galler are completely different from those in other regions! We are the only ones of their kind here!"

Fossil reconstruction techniques, like those in other regions, have long been mature and open-source.

Xiao Mao didn't build it from scratch on his own; instead, he relied on open-source technical resources from elsewhere and easily set it up locally.

The types of fossils that can be restored are also common to several regions.

However, fossil reconstructions from the Galar region are an exception and cannot be used universally.

Although the fossil research institute in Suchuan Town has other staff members scattered in other places, they also take on these black market transactions.

"However, my skills are much more advanced than Chulu, Bendan, and Ruozhi's. My success rate is close to 100%!"

Mao Shi appeared very confident.

Ash and Marie exchanged a glance. The names of the members of your research institute are all incredibly outrageous.
If everyone's name reflects their personality, then "reckless" seems to be the most normal one.

No wonder it went bankrupt.

Mary thought to herself, even if it wasn't a fake fossil, she figured one day her own people would blow up the research institute for some reason.

"Okay. These are the fossils I've collected."

Xiao Zhi could only take out the two fossils he had collected, one dark green and the other cyan, and the outlines of the fossils on them were also different.

Mao Shi took the fossil, examined it for a moment, and then smiled and said:
"Oh, oh, oh, it's a fossil dragon and a fossil fish! You're lucky, young man. Both fossils are well preserved and should be able to make a complete set."

Xiao Zhi raised an eyebrow and quickly interrupted:
"Make it into one? Shouldn't it be restored to two?"

Moreover, these two fossils clearly do not come from the same Pokémon, so how can they be matched?
Mao Shi explained with a confident smile:
"These are the special features of Galar fossil Pokémon, unlike those from other places!"

In other regions, a complete fossil Pokémon can be reconstructed using only one complete fossil.

But the Galler region is different. No matter how complete a fossil is, even if fossil restoration techniques that are already mature in other regions are used, it cannot be restored.

Even if you increase it to two or three, it still won't work.

Seeing this, Mary silently put away her fossilized sea monster.

With business coming in, Mao Shi took the opportunity to talk about the development of their research institute:
"Our research institute had already concluded that fossils from the Galar region could not be used to reconstruct fossil Pokémon."

It's possible that these fossil Pokémon are simply unable to adapt to this era.

"But one time I accidentally made a mistake and put two different fossils into the restoration machine together, which resulted in an incredible phenomenon!"

Xiao Zhi: ".?"

Mixing two fossils from different sources is a major taboo in the field of fossil archaeology.

However, it's not surprising that something like this would happen in this extraordinary research institute.

"Finally, the fossil Pokémon, which was originally thought to be beyond repair, was actually successfully revived in the incubation chamber!" (End of Chapter)