Let you make a game, what the hell is Pokemon?.

Chapter 245 What was the name of that game you were playing again?

After a long silence, the suffocating stillness within the research institute was finally broken. Dr. Charles, his face flushed, jumped up abruptly, pointed at the strange machine that was still in first place, and his voice began to tremble.

"Impossible! Reviving fossils? With this machine? What a joke!"

His usual pride was replaced by a complex expression of shock, disbelief, and a hint of barely perceptible panic. He paced back and forth, as if trying to find evidence that the machine was a fake.

Professor Oak ignored his hysteria; his attention was completely drawn to the machine.

The faint light flowing on the metal shell and the flickering of the core crystal panel, as if they were alive, all exuded an indescribable sense of realism and technology.

Although I had heard before that gamers could obtain various rewards directly from the game, this was the first time it had happened to me personally, and the feeling was undoubtedly quite unique.
"Whether it's a joke or not, we'll find out by trying it," Professor Oak chuckled as he walked over to the machine and examined it closely.

There is a clear groove on the side of the machine, shaped exactly like a common fossil.

Next to it was an even larger structure resembling a feeding port, with several lines of text symbols he had never seen before flashing beside it.

But amazingly, he completely understood the meaning of these words.

[Target fossil (empty) detected. Please add the corresponding activation ore material.]

"Test? What are you going to test it with? Fossils are precious research materials, and they're not easy to find. Are you really willing to use them like this? What if you waste them?"

Dr. Charles seemed to be getting really anxious.

"What a coincidence, I happen to have a little over one here."

Professor Oak turned around and called out in the direction where Charles's assistant, who had been scared away when Charles came in, was hiding.

"Xiao Jian! Bring me the helix fossil that's the most stable and has the weakest energy response from the batch of fossil samples I sorted out yesterday!"

The assistant hesitated for a moment, then quickly carried out a temperature-controlled box from the storage room next door and carefully took out a palm-sized, clearly textured grayish-brown fossil.

"Doctor... although this piece has weak life energy, it is still..."

He seemed a little hesitant.

"It's fine, this is it." Professor Oak took it, and it was cold and hard to the touch, a genuine fossil.

He glanced at Charles, who was also holding his breath, his eyes fixed on the fossil.

Professor Oak took a deep breath and carefully placed the fossil helmet into the groove on the side of the machine.

hum…

The machine emitted a clearer low hum, and the light from the core crystal panel began to flow, focusing on the fossil.

Immediately, several lines of illuminated text appeared above the feed inlet next to it:

[Fossil Type: Fossil Helmatidis (Rock/Water)]

[Activation required minerals: Hard Stone x3, Water Stone x1, Mysterious Amber Powder x5g...]

[Current material reserves detected: 0%]

There are quite a few materials required, a total of seventeen, and many of them are ones that Professor Oak has never heard of before.

Dr. Charles took a closer look, and his expression immediately relaxed considerably.

"Ha! I knew it! Just trying to be mysterious! These mineral names are quite convincing. Hard stone, water stone is one thing, but mysterious amber powder? Where can you find something like that?"

Professor Oak didn't speak, but his brows furrowed slightly.

This list of materials is indeed quite tricky. He recognizes some of the ores, but things like "mysterious amber powder"... he's only ever seen them in games.

Does this machine really require materials that are difficult to obtain in reality?
Just then, he suddenly noticed a line of small characters next to the feed inlet.

[The user has been detected to possess relevant ore items in the game. Do you wish to convert them into energy?]

In-game ores?

You can actually use ores in the game?!

Professor Oak had a sudden thought.

He immediately sat back down at his computer. The Emerald game screen was still set deep in the rocky cave. He quickly operated his character to open his backpack, which was filled with all sorts of mineral items he had been frantically collecting: hard stones, soft sand, scorching rocks, icy rocks... and even a few mysterious fragments that emitted a strange luster.

He tried selecting a "hard stone", and the next moment, the hard stone simply disappeared!

A faint light shone from the screen and connected to the feed inlet of the machine in reality.

The indicator light above the feeding port immediately flashed: [Detected homogeneous ore energy (hard rock), quality: excellent, quantity +1]!
"this…?!"

If his body had allowed it, Dr. Charles's chin would probably be dragging on the ground by now.

Watching helplessly as virtual ores in the game actually transform into real-world energy to power this machine?
Science no longer exists!!!
Seeing this, Professor Oak no longer hesitated. He immediately began rummaging through his game inventory.

He had dozens of hard stones, and he directly threw in the three he needed.

He remembered finding the Water Stone behind a waterfall.

Go for it!

Clearly, Professor Oak's time spent collecting items in the game wasn't a waste; the items in his inventory actually met the machine's requirements.

As the last material, "mysterious amber powder," was added (in-game), the indicator light at the machine's feed port instantly changed to "Materials plentiful! Activation process initiated!"

Om-! ! !
The entire revival furnace shuddered violently, and the deep hum instantly rose in pitch.

Countless beams of white light, even more dazzling than when the reward appeared, burst forth from the machine's complex pipes, illuminating the entire room.

On the surface of the machine, countless mysterious symbols were also rapidly flowing!
Dr. Charles was forced to retreat repeatedly by the sudden burst of bright light and energy fluctuations, shielding his eyes with his arms so he could not look directly at it.

Professor Oak couldn't help but take a half step back, his heart pounding, but his eyes remained fixed on the core of the light—the fossil!
The intense white light lasted for about ten seconds, then disappeared rapidly like a tide, and the deafening buzzing also subsided quickly, eventually turning into a steady rhythm.

"Click."

With a soft, crisp sound, the groove on the side of the machine slowly slid open.

No longer a cold stone, but instead a curled-up figure covered in a hard shell.

Its carapace is dark brown, bearing ancient, mottled marks, and its body undulates slightly, as if it is still adapting to its surroundings.

—A living fossil Pokémon!
It raised its head somewhat blankly, blinked, and seemed unfamiliar and uneasy with the surrounding light and environment, letting out a weak cry.

"Click..."

Professor Oak's eyes lit up instantly. Witnessing a fossil Pokémon come back to life right before his eyes was a profound experience for a scientific researcher like him.

If he weren't afraid of scaring the newly revived Pokémon, he probably would have already pounced on it and started to examine it closely.

It worked...it really worked!

On the other side, Dr. Charles was completely petrified, his expression quite interesting, ranging from shock to bewilderment, as if his entire worldview had collapsed.

He stared, mouth agape, at the lifelike fossil helmet that twitched slightly under the lab lights, then at the still-warm machine, and finally at the Emerald game screen on Professor Oak's computer. His brain seemed to completely shut down. No?

You really have a machine that can revive fossils?
You just give it to me like that?

As time passed, the fossil helmet seemed to have adapted a little and began to carefully touch the inner wall of the incubator with its claws, making a slight scraping sound.

"Ken!" Professor Oak's voice was a little calmer, but it was clear that he was still very agitated.

"Quick! Prepare the gentlest nutrient solution, set the temperature to a constant 27 degrees Celsius, and dim the lights! Be gentle! It has just awakened from its fossil state and is very fragile, requiring the most careful care! Once it has fully adapted and its condition has stabilized, we can slowly record the data. We must not rush it!"

"Yes, Doctor!" Xiao Jian was also so excited that his face turned red. He had obviously never seen such a scene before, and he realized that he was probably witnessing history.

He carefully took the incubator and quietly left.

Only after Xiao Jian's figure disappeared behind the door did Dr. Charles shudder as if he had been released from a spell.

He stiffly turned his head to look at Professor Oak.

His Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty, his lips trembled, and after a long pause, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"Okay...it seems it's not quite what I expected."

Professor Oak looked at him without saying a word.

After a while, Charles said again:
"Uh, Oki... um... the game you're playing... what's it called again?"

He paused for a moment before finally daring to ask the second half of the question:

"And... how do I... register?"

Professor Oak almost burst out laughing when he saw him like that.

He suppressed a laugh and pointed at the computer screen: "Didn't you say this wasn't proper research? Aren't you ashamed of your own work?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Give me the website address!" Dr. Charles blushed as if he had been stepped on, and hurriedly pulled out his phone.

Professor Oak smiled and shook his head, then sent him the official website address.

Upon receiving the address, Charles acted as if he had obtained some ultimate secret manual, rushing out without looking back and disappearing without saying a word.

After seeing off this uninvited guest, the research institute finally returned to tranquility.

Professor Oak looked at the now-quiet Ancient Revival Furnace on the ground, then glanced in the direction of the nursery, his heart still churning.

But he didn't forget another important thing.

He picked up the institute's dedicated communicator and dialed a number.

After a few rings, a clear, cool female voice came through:

"Hello? Professor Oak?"

—It was Cynthia.

“Cynthia,” Professor Oak’s voice was tinged with amusement, “I hope I didn’t disturb your game? I’ve almost finished organizing the information I’ve gathered about the connections between special rocks, ores, and ruins in the game, and I’ll send you the data package soon.”

"By the way, I saw online that you've already completed Emerald? How was it? Any new discoveries? Did you find the clues you were looking for?"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the communicator before Cynthia's voice came through again, carrying a complex tone.

"Yes, I've cleared the level. Clue... I've found a location."

"Location?" Professor Oak's heart skipped a beat.

“Yes.” Cynthia’s voice was soft, but the weight of her words was immense.

"That person... is currently in our world."

Professor Oak's hand gripped the communicator tightly, and the smile on his face instantly froze.

Of course he knows which one Cynthia is after!

He took a deep breath, his voice becoming unusually serious: "Where...are you?"

“Fengyuan’s overseas airspace.” Cynthia’s voice came through the communicator, with the sound of whistling wind in the background. “Or rather, the outer edge of that restricted area.”

"A restricted area?!" Professor Oak paused.

“Cynthia! That place is too dangerous! You know very well how much the League paid to seal it off! The magnetic field there is chaotic, the weather is extreme, and…”

“I know, Doctor,” Cynthia interrupted him, her voice firm.

“I’ve read all the reports and casualty records from there, more than once. But… this is the answer I’ve been searching for all my life. The information in the game points to that place. I will go through there; I must find him. This is my choice.”

Professor Oak fell silent.

He understood Cynthia's personality and knew that once she made up her mind, even Hydra couldn't pull her back.

He could only sigh heavily: "Sigh...you child...you must be careful! Keep in touch! If you need any support, just tell me!"

"I will, thank you."

Cynthia's voice softened a bit.

"I will go, but not now."

After saying that, she seemed to remember something and added, "Oh right, I contacted the game's producer before."

"what?!"

Professor Oak almost thought he had misheard, and his expression instantly became incredibly interesting, even more surprised than when Charles saw the Stone Golem come back to life.

"You got in touch?! How did you do that? What did he say?"

Since the game's release, the League has been searching for its creator, but he seems to have vanished into thin air.

With the emergence of various supernatural phenomena, the Alliance has begun to doubt whether this person even exists.

But unexpectedly, Cynthia is now telling him that there really is such a producer! See?

"It's through a special friend system within the game."

Cynthia explained, "When I completed the Emerald main story and became the first person to finish it, the system notified me that I had obtained a 'special friend slot', which allowed me to add the producer 'Wind' as a friend once. I tried it, and it actually sent the request... and he accepted it."

"Friend system? Accept the request?"

Professor Oak's mind works very fast.

If we could get in touch with that person...
He instantly realized the value of this matter to himself.

"Could you share his contact information or his friend code with me?"

(End of this chapter)