Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

But that cloud of mist was completely different. The sunlight not only failed to evaporate any of its energy, but instead fueled its blazing heat, making it even hotter and more scorching.

Xia Chen raised an eyebrow in surprise. This display... could it be a water-based move that is stronger than weaker under sunny skies?

That's something... Rainy Day Team is ecstatic.

While he was thinking, the cloud of water mist struck Milton, who was caught off guard, like a cannonball. Milton's downward pursuit was immediately halted.

After crystallizing, Milton loses its Dragon type and is not resistant to Water. This unknown Water-type move, which resembles water vapor, deals considerable damage.

The scalding, boiling water energy caused Millerton to grunt, stop its pursuit, and look down at the direction from which it had been attacked.

Then a familiar figure appeared – Orin.

In that instant, its usually calm and serene gaze unexpectedly stirred with emotion.

There was a mixture of disgust, guilt, and regret; it was an extremely complex feeling.

Xia Chen, who was below, couldn't see clearly, but he guessed that before the disaster that Milton mentioned, Milton's relationship with the administrator of the Zero Research Institute, namely Orin and Fortu, should not have been too bad.

Xia Chen had no time to care about those things. Right now, Milotic was already in a state of chaos, and Leton was next.

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"Milotic, Aqua Ring, Life Drop; Gardevoir, Healing Pulse, Healing Bell; Sylveon, please lend a hand with your life energy as well."

Xia Chen immediately deployed all the elves with healing abilities to both relieve Gu Leton's chaotic state and heal its injuries.

For legendary Pokémon, ordinary Pokémon can not only deal very little damage, but their healing methods are also very limited.

Fortunately, Sylveon and Milotic are not ordinary Pokémon, and despite the huge difference in strength, they can still achieve good results.

After a long period of rescue efforts, even the Azure Flame Blade Demon contributed its elixir, so Leton finally regained consciousness from its chaotic state, and its injuries recovered by more than half.

"I'm sorry, it was my mistake to command the enemy's rebellious spirit, which has put you in such a dangerous situation."

Xia Chen sincerely apologized to Gu Leton for his previous commanding mistakes.

The latter didn't blame her; instead, she sighed in a quirky tone and said, "What can we do? Can we just get a divorce?"

The joke eased the atmosphere on the battlefield somewhat. Xia Chen and Gu Leton exchanged a smile and then looked up at the sky together.

Over there, Bodangshui has taken over Guleton's position and is already engaged in fierce battle with Milton.

The battle just now was particularly fierce, so Milton was seriously injured, and Milton was not much better off under the frenzied attacks of the berserk state.

Milton was about to finish off the severely weakened Gullton when he didn't expect that reinforcements had already arrived behind him.

This guy exudes the same unpleasant ancient, vibrant aura as Guleton, and his appearance is wild and unrestrained, utterly devoid of beauty.

This made Milton even more upset.

Naturally, he wanted to vent his anger. Ignoring Gu Leton, who had already been rescued by Xia Chen, the purple lizard snorted coldly and raised his hand, unleashing several golden lightning dragons carrying the force of thunder.

thunder!

The incredibly powerful lightning bolts did not cause the ripples to recede. With a light touch of its toes, its dinosaur-like form leaped high into the air, appearing as if it were flying.

Xia Chen watched from below with a look of astonishment.

Suicune is the embodiment of the North Wind, so it's normal for it to have the ability to fly, as shown in the anime. The fact that this guy can fly... is somewhat out of character for him.

However, this is actually a good thing, as Milton has thus lost its air-to-ground advantage.

With light steps, it dodged several thunderclaps, and a thick, powerful water cannon immediately gushed out from the mouth of the rippling water. The deep blue torrent transformed into a water dragon, roaring as it flew towards Millerton beneath the dark clouds.

The water cannon was somewhat weak in both quality and speed, and the 100,000 volts fired from Millerton's chest easily blocked it.

For a time, it seemed that neither side could gain the upper hand.

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"What should we do? Should we help them or run away?"

For Yu Xiachen, the situation wasn't that critical, so he suppressed his idea of ​​immediately transforming into Speed ​​Mode Deoxys and running away with the bucket, and asked Gu Leton.

It is most familiar with the turbulent waters and Millardon, so it is the most appropriate tool to judge whether or not to engage in combat.

Therefore, Leighton replied earnestly, "Don't worry, Orin will handle it."

Xia Chen seemed to be thinking about something, so Leighton was talking about Orin instead of Waves, which meant that Orin had more than just Waves in her hand.

Sure enough, after a while, when Millerton realized he couldn't do anything about the rippling water in front of him, Orin finally spoke.

"Stop it, Milton, it's time to calm down."

Millerton stared indifferently at the equally calm Orin AI, his thoughts unknown.

"You know I can summon more elves from that world, even Guleton, to stop you. I don't think you want that to happen, do you?"

The AI's negotiation skills were top-notch. It first subtly flexed its muscles with a wave of water, letting Millerton know that it was not afraid of a head-on confrontation, before it started discussing terms.

As for why she didn't summon Guleton directly earlier, Xia Chen had two guesses—

Firstly, there's insufficient access; secondly, there's concern that it might disrupt the balance of Zone Zero.

The passage is a one-way street with no return; once the spirits arrive, they cannot go back. The more powerful legendary spirits appear in Zone Zero, the more chaotic things will become.

If you really pull a Milton, then to maintain balance, you'll most likely have to pull another Milton.

If this cycle continues, the world will descend into chaos.

The intensity of the ripples is just right; if all else fails, we can just summon a Paradoxical Bilgion from the future world.

Xia Chen was pondering below, while Millerton in mid-air was also considering Orin's half-threat, half-reconciliation.

It glanced at Gu Leton, who was still being healed by several elves beside Xia Chen, and finally chose to give in.

The oppressive feeling emanating from the sky suddenly dissipated, and the crystals covering Milton's body peeled off layer by layer, turning into sparkling powder that scattered.

Before leaving, it stared at Xia Chen with a meaningful look for a while, making Xia Chen feel a little uneasy. Then it flew towards the cave entrance leading to the lower level of Zone Zero.

The dark clouds disappeared along with Millerton's figure, and the crisis outside the research institute was over.

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"Um, are we leaving too?"

Having saved Gu Leton's life, Xia Chen became polite to Dr. Orin.

The AI ​​countered, "Don't you have any questions?"

These words made Xia Chen's heart itch again.

Although he said he was running away and would never care about the secrets of Zone Zero again, his mind started to wander again after the crisis was over.

The questions that had been hidden in my heart before suddenly resurfaced like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

He turned to look at Gu Leton, who returned an affirmative look.

Xia Chen readily nodded and honestly replied, "I would like to."

Orin was not surprised by Xia Chen's answer. She used a special textured Poké Ball to retrieve the rippling water and then turned to walk towards the research institute.

"Come in with me."

Xia Chen also recalled the elves outside and quickly followed.

It was the same meeting room as yesterday, with one person and one AI sitting opposite each other.

Xia Chen didn't stand on ceremony and asked the question he was most concerned about, "Why is it that only Guleton and Milton have this so-called 'supercrystallization'?"

Orin AI replied, "This was also one of the studies conducted by Dr. Orin and Dr. Futu before their deaths. However, the doctors' only responsibility for us was to maintain the operation of the research institute and prevent the paradoxical species from causing trouble. The research has been shelved for ten years."

Xia Chen was startled. Was it really such a waste to give up so easily?

He showed no embarrassment in front of AI, and Xia Chen asked directly, "May I take over this research?"

Although he had just achieved super evolution, Xia Chen's enthusiasm for Tai Crystallization remained undiminished.

After all, he knows all the information about super evolution; he can simply take things from the game animation and make some modifications based on reality.

Crystallization is a completely new field, and curiosity isn't just something cats have; Xia Chen has plenty of it too.

He didn't want this gem to be tarnished in the unknown Zero Research Institute.

"The doctor did not leave any information regarding this issue."

The artificial intelligence is devoid of emotion and acts according to Orin's "will" before her death.

"So whether or not you conduct the research is up to you; I won't interfere."

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This was a good response for Xia Chen, but his thoughts didn't stop there.

Even when facing AI, he had to be shameless to say that.

"What I mean is, can I use the research of these two doctoral students as a reference?"

Ms. AI fell silent, as if she hadn't expected Xia Chen to ask that question.

Xia Chen quickly added, "I didn't mean to get it for free. I will share the research results of the crystallization with the Padia Alliance, and most of the profits will be left to the doctor's son, Papa."

To be honest, Xia Chen, who is already financially independent, is not doing this research for profit; it's purely out of a researcher's curiosity about new things.

When Xia Chen mentioned Pipa, Orin AI became even more silent. It seems that the two doctors felt some guilt towards their only son before their deaths, and most likely they said something to the AI.

This kid is really pitiful. Not only did he not receive love from his parents when he was young, but he also grew up to be Batman.

The most bizarre thing is that he himself still doesn't know...

Xia Chen didn't know how to talk to the child the next time they met.

He was preoccupied with worry about Wayne... no, about Piper, when he heard Orin AI say, "If that's the case, I can give you the information."

Xia Chen wasn't too happy yet. He looked at Aolin, waiting for her to say "however."

However, the AI ​​didn't have the bad habit of adding "however," so Orin looked at Xia Chen with some confusion, not understanding what he was doing.

Xia Chen chuckled and sincerely thanked him, "Thank you very much!"

Afterwards, Xia Chen asked many more questions about Talebagos, and Orin answered some and refused to answer others.

Generally speaking, certain core issues were avoided, and what could be told to Xia Chen were mostly trivial matters.

Finally, Xia Chen asked, "After that, will the research institute be managed by you and Dr. Futu's AI all the time? Without reporting to the alliance or anything like that?"

After a moment of silence, the AI ​​Orin replied, "No, in ten years, we will create the illusion of a Paradoxical riot and initiate the self-destruct program. The Alliance will then send people to take over. This is... a little selfish thing on the part of the Doctor."