Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

Moreover, for him, the matters of the Taijing Research Institute and the Beixiang Secret Realm are definitely the priority right now.

The entrance to the Beixiang Secret Realm was discovered near a sparsely populated canyon. Subsequently, the Taijing Research Institute was established around the entrance to the Beixiang Secret Realm.

A large number of troops responsible for guarding the area are also stationed here, so it can be said that not even a mosquito could sneak into the secret realm without permission.

Led by the officer, after passing through several camps made up of green tents, the research institute that rose from the flat ground in the canyon came into view before Su Hao's eyes.

Seemingly noticing Su Hao's amazed look, the officer smiled and said, "It is only with the combined power of Pokémon and technology that such a magnificent research institute can be built in this canyon where there are no roads."

Su Hao nodded in agreement.

Indeed, in a place where even transporting building materials is difficult, it would not have been easy to build such a large research institute without the amazing special abilities of Pokémon.

After walking a while longer, the officer stopped when the gate of the research institute and the beautiful figure who had been waiting for him appeared in front of it.

"I'll leave you here. Your mother will now show you around the research institute."

Su Hao's gaze also fell on the beautiful woman in the white coat who was waving at him.

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Inside the Taijing Research Institute.

Su Qing put one hand in her pocket and ruffled Su Hao's hair with the other: "I didn't expect you to actually get the qualification to enter the secret realm. You know, the applications of those veteran Elite Four level trainers were all rejected."

As the saying goes, every creature has its nemesis. Su Hao dared to gamble away Old Su's gold coins, but in front of Su Qing, he was as obedient as a quail, passively accepting her head pats.

In Su Qing's eyes, no matter how high Su Hao's achievements are, he will always be that child who needs to be held by his own hand to avoid falling.

But Su Qing also knows that Su Hao is now a trainer who can stand on his own. Half a year ago, she might have chosen to stop Su Hao from exploring the secret realm, but now she is much more at ease.

Now that the child is older, he can go out and explore as he pleases. As his mother, she can simply be his strong support.

With a sigh in her heart, Su Qing withdrew her hand and smiled at Su Hao, "Let's go, I'll show you around the research institute for a while first, and then we'll enter the secret realm."

Su Hao nodded and followed Su Qing's steps, asking curiously, "Mom, did you receive the message I sent you before?"

Su Qing shook her head: "No, I haven't left the research institute's premises during this time, so I've basically not received any external signals. You know, because Taijing crystallization occurs on a global scale, the whole world is now researching Taijing crystallization, and we can't afford to fall behind."

"However, the emergence of super evolution has put us far ahead of other alliances, saving us a lot of manpower so we can focus on overcoming the crystallization, instead of having to allocate some manpower to research super evolution like other alliances."

"What, is there something you need me to handle now?"

It wasn't hard to detect a teasing tone in Su Qing's voice. She knew very well that what could make Su Hao take the initiative to contact her was, if not important, but definitely difficult to handle.

"You're incredibly insightful." Su Hao scratched his head and smiled shyly. "Actually, I destroyed a branch of the R Research Institute in the Great Britain Alliance and seized their secret weapons..."

Before Su Hao could finish speaking, Su Qing stopped in her tracks and looked at him with a serious expression: "Didn't you only play in the Great Britain Alliance? How did you find a branch of the R Research Institute? What do you mean by 'destroy'?"

Su Hao: "......."

Oops, I accidentally let it slip.

Fortunately, Su Qing didn't press the matter. She merely glanced at Su Hao and said calmly, "You came to see me because of that secret weapon?"

Su Hao nodded quickly: "They seem to have technologically modified the resurrected ancient fossil Pokémon, changing their bodies..."

It materialized into a mechanical form, devoid of emotion, incapable of feeding, and solely obedient to commands... a killing machine.

"......"

Su Qing frowned, not expecting that in addition to conducting genetic experiments on Pokémon, the R Research Institute was also modifying resurrected ancient Pokémon.

"We can discuss the details after you've finished your visit to the research institute and come out of the Northern Township Secret Realm. Su Hao, you just need to tell me what Mom needs to do."

"I want to use the modified mechanical Pokémon to trace back to the location of the R Laboratory..."

.........

When asked about Su Hao's request, Su Qing simply said she would contact someone she knew to handle it. Afterward, the two went to a laboratory at the Taijing Research Institute.

As soon as Su Hao entered the laboratory, a luxurious sphere on his waist began to stir. This was because, in front of him, inside a well-sealed container made of an unknown transparent material, a strange energy was suspended.

Su Qing explained, "This is the Tai Crystal energy extracted from the Tai Crystal. It took us a lot of effort to complete the extraction. We have tried bathing Pokémon in this energy, and it can indeed enter the Tai Crystal state in a short time."

"But that's not enough. Without something to support it, crystallization can only remain in this research institute and cannot be widely used."

Su Qing's meaning was very clear: the current energy for Tai Crystallization relies entirely on the huge machine in the research institute for extraction. Once outside the research institute, even if one holds a Tai Crystal containing energy, Tai Crystallization cannot be performed.

Su Hao knew exactly why; what Su Qing and the others lacked was simply a rather special stone.

The stone can directly absorb the energy within the crystal and then release it, allowing the Pokémon to enter the crystallization state.

The name of that stone is—Taijingzhu (太晶珠).

Su Hao narrowed his eyes and opened the system shop.

He currently has over four million system currency, while the exchange price of a Taijing Pearl only requires one million system currency.

He could have redeemed it a long time ago.

If he wanted to, he could take out the Taijing Pearl right now and let Su Qing and the others experiment with it, but Su Hao knew he couldn't do that.

He had never entered the Northern Township Secret Realm, and even the origin of the Taijing Pearl was difficult to explain.

As Su Xu mentioned before, some areas of the Northern Township Secret Realm have been explored, leaving only the core area.

Given this, could he conclude that... the mineral deposits of the Taijingzhu are very likely located within the core area of ​​the Beixiang Secret Realm?

Are there Egui Pong, Sanbao Ban, and... Tao Dailang inside?

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Chapter 780 The Secret Realm of Beixiang (Part 1)

After some thought, Su Hao decided that if he had the chance to enter the secret realm and the force field that isolated everyone from it, he would then decide whether to give the Divine Continent Alliance a little boost, depending on whether there were any mineral deposits of Taijingzhu inside.

At this moment, Su Qing asked again, "Judging from the time, the experiment on the crystallization phenomenon should be starting in the next room soon. Would you like to come and watch?"

Su Hao shook his head: "I want to enter the secret realm to see the original wild Pokémon, but this is ultimately a confidential research institute, and it wouldn't be good for me to stay here too long."

This is a lie.

Su Hao didn't want to watch the experiment because he knew the details of Taijinghua's work; he was afraid he wouldn't be able to resist correcting the researchers' mistakes.

Although he knows nothing about research data, that doesn't stop him from being a master of empty talk.

Seeing that Su Hao really had no interest in visiting, Su Qing wasn't surprised. In her opinion, the kid was probably itching to go into the secret realm to explore.

"I'll take you to the entrance to the secret realm."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Qing turned around and walked out of the research room.

Su Hao suddenly asked, "Mom, do you still have the mask you sent me before?"

Su Qing paused, as if remembering something, and suddenly realized, "Oh~ the decorative mask you were talking about that doesn't have any energy fluctuations?"

Su Hao nodded expectantly.

Su Qing teased, "Yes, there are many, and there are other styles too. I didn't expect you to like this type of mask?"

Su Hao was overjoyed.

Then, Su Hao watched helplessly as Su Qing dragged a large cardboard box covered in dust out of the corner of the research room. The sound of objects colliding inside the box as it was dragged made Su Hao feel that something was wrong and he felt uneasy.

It wasn't until Su Qing covered her mouth and nose and opened the cardboard box, amidst a cloud of flying dust, that Su Hao's gaze fell upon the contents of the box, and he couldn't hold back any longer.

Well masks, foundation stone masks, stove masks, grass masks... stacked layer upon layer, there are probably dozens of them.

Su Hao: "......."

What the heck is this?

Unaware of Su Hao's hesitant expression, Su Qing picked out three masks—the Foundation Stone Mask, the Stove Mask, and the Green Grass Mask—and handed them to Su Hao: "You already have the blue mask, these masks are different."

Su Hao's lips twitched. He took the mask and scanned it with his eyes.

As expected, unlike the genuine items Su Qing had given him before, these three masks were all counterfeit products without any energy, including the masks in the box.

Su Hao couldn't help but ask, puzzled, "How come there are so many masks?"

Su Qing resealed the box, keeping everyone in suspense: "You'll understand once you enter the secret realm."

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The passage to the secret realm of Beixiang is located deep within this canyon, surrounded by military personnel who patrol and guard it 24 hours a day, making it virtually impregnable.

After leaving the research institute, Su Qing led Su Hao to the vicinity of the entrance.

After verifying his identity, the imposing man with the rank of major calmly said, "Trainer Su Hao, I will now guide you into the secret realm. Please remember the following points."

"First, free movement is permitted within the secret realm."

"Secondly, because you are a certified Gym Leader, you can decide where to spend the resources you obtain during your exploration of the Secret Realm, except for the Crystal Crystals which must be handed over and cannot be taken out of this canyon. Of course, if you want to sell resources, we will offer a purchase price no lower than the market price."

"Third, the core area of ​​the secret realm is still shrouded in a mysterious force field. If you are interested, you can observe it. It would be great if you could find a way to break it."

Su Hao nodded: "I understand, Major Lu Guang."

Lu Guang didn't add anything more. After saluting Su Hao, he stepped aside to make way for the spatial passage into the secret realm.

Lu Guang had even heard of this young genius's name. He possessed Lucario, which could temporarily unleash Champion-level power, and he himself was one of the best Gym Leaders. Su Hao's abilities were so strong that Lu Guang would not restrict his activities because of his age.

After all, looking only at the area outside the core, this secret realm is not dangerous.

Before entering the spatial passage, Su Hao