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Lin Xuan originally wanted to stay in the back, but he didn't expect Bai Yao to push him out directly. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and go up to greet Zhuang Sizhe, and he had to pretend to be a child by using a high-pitched voice.

"Grandpa, hello."

"Hmm, this kid doesn't look much like Sun Siming. That old guy wasn't nearly as good-looking when he was young!"

"Hehe, hehe..."

Zhuang Sizhe glanced at Lin Xuan and then smiled as he spoke. Lin Xuan could only awkwardly agree twice before turning back to glare at Bai Yao.

Then you can see that Bai Yao is trying very hard to suppress his laughter. At this time, Xiao Dian and Eevee are still inside the Poké Ball.

After all, whether it's Little Point or Eevee, as long as they appear in the field of vision, it's easy to associate them with Lin Xuan, not to mention that Bai Yao is here, who is related to Lin Xuan.

Otherwise, if the two little ones were outside, they probably would have burst out laughing.

"Alright, let's go to my research institute together first. You can ask me anything you want when we get there, since it's still early."

Dr. Zhuang Sizhe said with a smile, and then led Lin Xuan and the others to the research institute. On the way, he also sent a message to Dr. Sun Siming to inquire about Lin Xuan's identity.

Zhuang Sizhe: Why was there a child with Bai Yao? Is it related to you?

Just then, Dr. Sun Siming had finished his research and was resting with tea when he saw Zhuang Sizhe's message and quickly put down his teacup.

"I'm getting senile. I forgot to tell him about Lin Xuan, but it's not easy to explain! Sorry, anyway, it has nothing to do with you."

As Dr. Sun Siming spoke, he began sending a message to Zhuang Sizhe. Lin Xuan and the others had informed him when they were creating their identities, but he had inadvertently forgotten about it and hadn't told Zhuang Sizhe.

Zhuang Sizhe nodded reluctantly after looking at the message. Could it really be the child of a relative of Sun Siming? It doesn't look like it at all. Sun Siming wasn't that handsome when he was young.

But this thought only flashed through his mind. After all, his main job was research, not detective work, so how could he possibly think about Lin Xuan becoming younger?

Even in this slightly fantastical world, this is something that has never been heard of before.

So after receiving Sun Siming's confirmation, he stopped thinking about it, but still felt something was off and decided to pay more attention to Lin Xuan in the future.

After all, the way this child had acted just now... made him feel a little strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was strange about him. In short, he just felt that the child was different from other children.

The three of them soon arrived at the research institute, where only a portion of the staff were Chinese; the majority were locals.

Sun Siming also told Lin Xuan that Dr. Zhuang Sizhe's research institute was jointly established by the China Alliance and this side. There is more than one research institute of this nature. It should be said that Alora has similar research projects with many countries.

After all, it's a legendary Pokémon, and a very prestigious one at that.

After arriving at the research institute, Dr. Zhuang Sizhe did not linger; he immediately led them to a room.

As soon as Lin Xuan walked in, she saw several bookshelves full of books, and Dr. Zhuang Sizhe pointed to these books as well.

"These are all books related to Ultimate Necrozma. As you know, we study these things, so we have these materials stored."

"These, these are all?"

Bai Yao pointed to the many books and swallowed hard. If they were to read all of these books, it would take them forever.

"Haha, it's alright. I remember most of the contents here, at least I know which book it's in. Just tell me if you have any questions. The key question is... is this child alright?"

Dr. Zhuang Sizhe pointed to Lin Xuan standing next to Bai Yao. Although it might be a bit inappropriate to say this, isn't it a little unsuitable to involve a child in this kind of thing?

"Uh... that's what the professor said. This child is also very interested in Ultimate Necrozma and came here to learn from you."

Bai Yao said with a smile that she actually regretted giving Lin Xuan that suggestion back then.

After all, she has to cover up the lie with Zhuang Sizhe and the others now, and she's not good at lying!

"Oh! Little friend, are you interested in Ultimate Necrozma?"

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Sizhe became interested. He knew that although Necrozma was a legendary Pokémon in China, it wasn't very well-known, and only some of the stronger trainers knew about it.

After all, the legends about him mainly circulate in the Alola region, and also come from Ultra Metropolis.

"Hmm, Grandpa, do you know what type Ultimate Necrozma is?"

Hearing her own name called again, Lin Xuan had no choice but to bite the bullet and come up, once again putting on a childlike, innocent and cute expression.

"Attributes? Actually, there are not many clear records about these. Even we can only make some inferences from relevant historical materials."

Lin Xuan asked a very crucial question right from the start, but in fact, the academic community has never had a precise answer regarding the properties of Ultimate Necrozma.

"Among the data shared with us by the Ultimate Investigation Team, we learned that Necrozma has two forms. We speculate that both forms should have psychic attributes, but whether there is a second attribute, or even a third attribute that has never appeared before, we have no way of knowing."

Zhuang Sizhe shook his head, but then added:

"Besides the Psychic type, the most acceptable answer should be Fire and Dragon types, after all, Necrozma has always been called the Radiant God in local legends."

Lin Xuan nodded upon hearing this, indicating that their guess was very close to the truth. After all, Necrozma was a pure Psychic type in its normal form, but once it reached its ultimate form, it would become a true Radiant God, which is a Dragon/Psychic type.

That was Necrozma's strongest form. Lin Xuan even thought that if that guy reached his peak, his combat power among legendary Pokémon might be second only to Arceus.

Of course, it can't compare to Arceus. That guy is a true creator god. It's already terrifying that he can get close to the power of Arceus's avatar in this world.

As for why there's speculation about fire... well, it's the great god of light, and there's usually some connection between light and fire, so it's normal to think that way.

But these simple questions were one thing; it would be unusual for a child like Lin Xuan to ask about more technical things later on. So Lin Xuan silently took a few steps back to Bai Yao's side and tugged at her clothes.

It's your turn to perform!

What, what should I say?!

Just ask him...

Lin Xuan told Bai Yao about the questions she wanted to know, and Bai Yao quickly acted as a messenger, asking Dr. Zhuang Sizhe for advice.

"Doctor, I'd like to know if there are any records of Necrozma in the Alola legends? Preferably starting from the first one."

"Any historical records about Alora? Yes, I'll look them up for you."

Dr. Zhuang Sizhe nodded, then immediately turned to look at the bookshelves behind him.

He has worked here for most of his life, and he placed all these books there one by one. He remembers exactly where each book is.

A short while later, Zhuang Sizhe took a book from the bookshelf next to him and handed it to Bai Yao. Bai Yao's face stiffened instantly after reading it. Fortunately, after Lin Xuan's training, she had gradually become used to lying without changing her expression, but she still said in her heart with some panic.

I don't speak English!!!

The entire book about Necrozma, from the cover to the contents, is written in English. As for Bai Yao's English level, it's limited to saying things like "hello" and "fuck you."

As for anything more, forget about it. Lin Xuan rolled her eyes at the guy, speechless.

It's okay, just pretend you understand it.

Lin Xuan leaned closer and used his waveguide to speak to Bai Yao. He didn't really expect Bai Yao to understand anything; he just wanted her to pretend she could understand and turn the pages.

Bai Yao nodded slightly, seemingly nervous, which puzzled Dr. Zhuang Sizhe, who had been observing Bai Yao and the others.

This research institute was established jointly by the Chinese Alliance and Alora. To do things well here, in addition to scientific research capabilities, one also needs the ability to observe people's hearts. For example, just now, when Bai Yao was picking up the book, she subconsciously looked back at Lin Xuan. Something was wrong.

Let's take another look.

While Dr. Zhuang Sizhe was observing Lin Xuan and the others, Lin Xuan was also watching him. At the same time, she sensed that the other party seemed to have some doubts, but there was nothing she could do, Bai Yao's acting skills were just so-so.

It's impossible to find her a proper training course before she comes here, right? Something like that will do. Let her have her suspicions; she's unlikely to suspect me anyway.

But what surprised Lin Xuan was that Dr. Zhuang Sizhe, who looked rather rough and unrefined and didn't seem like a researcher, was actually very meticulous in this regard.

"I'll take it and have a look."

Bai Yao placed the book on the table and slowly began to turn the pages. Lin Xuan silently reminded Bai Yao when to turn the page and when to stop.

The records in this book are not very detailed, and some are even... too mythical, but if you think about it carefully, they are indeed part of the Alola region's mythology.

Are most of these myths from the Alola region?

"Yes, everything related to Necrozma, or even possibly related, is included. But some legends, even I can't guarantee their truthfulness. After all, these things have been passed down for too long, and there's no way to verify them. And no one can live from that time to the present to tell us whether they're true or false."

Dr. Zhuang Sizhe said helplessly, and then seemingly unintentionally walked behind Lin Xuan, who was also craning her neck to look at Bai Yao from the side.

Lin Xuan was looking for the earliest information about Necrozma, and it was indeed available here.

Moreover, Lin Xuan glanced at it, and the description said that the sky seemed to have been torn open, and a monster that seemed to be able to devour the light of the entire world appeared in the sky above Alola, but disappeared in a very short time.

However, during that period, parts of Alola were even plunged into brief darkness, as if all the "light" had been absorbed by the monster.

Lin Xuan didn't know how much of this legend was exaggerated, but it did sound very much like the scene Lin Xuan imagined Necrozma would appear in.

That huge opening should be the Ultra Cave, and the Pokémon that appeared inside should be Necrozma, and it shouldn't be Ultra Necrozma, but rather its form after losing "light".

However, a rather serious problem is that these legends are somewhat different from what Lin Xuan originally imagined. Lin Xuan originally thought that since Necrozma's popularity was so low, there should be very few legends about him, but now he finds out... there seem to be quite a lot!

This book is as thick as Bai Yao's clenched fist, and it's in English, so it will take Lin Xuan some time to finish reading it.

"Little boy, do you understand?"

While Bai Yao was sweating profusely and Lin Xuan was intently studying these ancient legends, Zhuang Sizhe, standing behind Lin Xuan, finally couldn't help but ask a question.

"Hmm, I can understand some of it, hehehe~"

"Wow, that's really impressive. This is basically a collection of myths and legends compiled by our research institute. There are quite a few technical terms in it, and you actually know them all?"

“I learned some things from Grandpa Sun Siming before.”

Lin Xuan could only shift all the blame onto Dr. Sun Siming. Zhuang Sizhe nodded, opened the door, and said to Lin Xuan and Bai Yao:

"You guys stay here and keep an eye on things. I'll go get you some water. Just call me if you have any problems. There's nothing much going on at the research institute these next couple of days."

"Yes, thank you for your help."

Bai Yao is now eager for him to leave; pretending to be like this here is exhausting.

After Zhuang Sizhe left the study, Bai Yao sat down on the chair next to him and handed the book to Lin Xuan.