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

Suddenly, the fire moth felt a warm feeling in its heart, and the darkness before it seemed insignificant.

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The ultimate world has no light, and there is no distinction between day and night.

Xia Chen didn't know exactly how much time had passed, but after a long period of time, he finally saw the long-lost light in this world.

It was a cluster of buildings with a strong sense of technology, yet a unique character, with a cyberpunk feel to it.

Before this, the most technologically advanced city Xia Chen had ever seen was Niangguang City in the Padiya region, but compared to this city, the name Niangguang City seemed somewhat misleading—

Xia Chen had never seen a brighter city than this.

The most eye-catching of them all is the towering building that stands in the center of the complex, the Ultimate Metropolis Tower.

The light that illuminates the entire city comes from this tower, and then shines on the specially designed, angular buildings that can reflect the maximum amount of light, making the light play its greatest role.

Xia Chen felt that the Ultimate Metropolis Tower was somewhat similar to the Plasma Spark Tower in the Land of Light from the Ultraman series.

These are all alternative energy sources developed after the loss of light sources, and some of them have imprisoned famous villains.

The Spark Tower imprisoned Belial, while the Metropolitan Tower housed the ultimate Necrozma.

But right now, Ultimate Necrozma shouldn't be inside... right?

Chapter 515 Go and eliminate Ultimate Necrozma!

After a brief moment of contemplation outside the dazzling architecture of the Ultimate Metropolis, Xia Chen prepared to ride the Guleton into it.

As expected, the piercing alarm sounded once they had entered a certain area of ​​the metropolis.

The city quickly returned to calm after a brief period of unrest.

Clearly, this wasn't the first time the sirens had sounded in the metropolitan area.

Then, a group of humans, armed with some kind of high-tech weapon and riding vehicles that resembled motorcycles but had the ability to fly, flew out from the metropolitan complex and surrounded Xia Chen and Gu Leton in the center of the sky in an attack posture.

They were speaking in some obscure language that Xia Chen couldn't understand, their tone serious, probably a warning or something similar.

Ugh, communication barriers.

Although I can sense things telepathically, the other person can't, so there's nothing I can do; we can't achieve two-way communication.

Xia Chen shook his head inwardly, making no move with his hands, neither showing any defiance nor surrendering.

Who knows if the French military salute is considered a provocative gesture in this world?

With Gullardon in charge, these Metropolitan City residents, who even intimidate Ultra Beasts, are unlikely to pose a threat to him.

With that in mind, Xia Chen began to observe these humans from another world with great leisure.

The four people who wanted to communicate with him were all between 1.6 and 2 meters tall, similar to the humans in his world. They wore uniform, close-fitting clothing made of a special material, and their faces were covered by full-coverage helmets.

However, judging from the small amount of skin exposed, the skin color of the people in Metropolitan City is not the blue or green commonly seen in science fiction works, but rather a sickly pale color, presumably due to prolonged lack of sun exposure.

Xia Chen could tell the genders of these people by the outlines of their bodies revealed under their close-fitting clothes.

Based on his initial assessment, the humans in the two worlds were roughly the same, at least in terms of appearance.

While Xia Chen was sizing up these people from the metropolis, they were also observing him—

His clothing offered no protection whatsoever, his skin color was strikingly different from that of the metropolitan dwellers, and the elf he sat on was one he had never seen before...

Mi Ling, the squad leader of the Ultimate Defense Force, seemed to be deep in thought.

He doesn't seem like someone who lives in the ultimate world at all.

Could he be a human from another world?

Mi Ling suddenly had this guess.

No wonder she had such a vivid imagination that she guessed the truth immediately.

The technology of Metropolis itself is already at a very high level, and their history also mentions the existence of another world.

Secondly, the Metropolitan government has recently been considering forming an "ultimate investigation team" to go to that world to seek help.

Of course, most importantly, Metropolis had similar close encounters with humans from another world.

Therefore, the person in front of her, who looked quite special, naturally reminded her of humans from another world.

Mi Ling turned her head and whispered to the headquarters waiting for a reply, "The target did not show any aggression and may not understand our language. It is very likely that it is a human from another world."

The response came quickly: "It's up to you. Assess the threat level, try to build a good relationship with them, and take them to the outer city for further communication when the time is right."

"clear."

Mi Ling abruptly hung up the call, then looked at the human from that other world.

Just then, the person was looking at him with a calm gaze that held a hint of curiosity.

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Xia Chen felt that these people from the metropolis shouldn't be too difficult to get along with.

Although language is a barrier, body language and eye contact can better reflect the other person's attitude.

The person who was clearly the core of the team looked at him with wariness, but more than that, he was curious and even expectant.

Perhaps they are also waiting for someone to break the deadlock.

Xia Chen thought to himself.

If you follow the game's storyline, the people of Metropolis will proactively establish an Ultra Survey Team to seek assistance in the Alola region.

So, do they also possess the means to travel between the two worlds?

It seems to be called... "space jump"?

He couldn't quite remember some of the names.

However, even if he remembered, it wouldn't be of much use. The high technology of Metropolis was beyond his comprehension in a short time, not to mention the language barrier between them.

As Xia Chen was pondering, the Metropolitan man who was at the core of the squad arrived in front of him on a flying vehicle.

"A...Aloha!"

She greeted Xia Chen in a strange tone, using the local dialect of the Alora region.

Is this how they're trying to show me goodwill?

Xia Chen was slightly surprised, and then replied with "Aloha".

The brief greeting eased the slightly tense atmosphere considerably.

Xia Chen thought for a moment and decided to use telepathy to give this metropolitan man a brief explanation of the situation.

"Hello, I am a human from another world, and I am communicating with you telepathically. If you can understand, please nod."

Mi Ling listened to the voice coming from the bottom of her heart, somewhat surprised, and then nodded gently.

Telepathy... Interesting.

"My purpose in coming into this world is to find and bring back my relatives who have been separated from me. I hope to get your help."

Xia Chen tried to express his meaning in the simplest language possible, but this time he did not receive a nod in response.

Is he unwilling to help, or... does he want to exchange himself with her?

Xia Chen was prepared for this, and he never intended to take advantage of the help from these people in the metropolis.

He continued, "I know you are under great threat from Ultra Beasts. Perhaps I can be of some help."

Mi Ling had a sudden thought, but instead of responding directly, she made an inviting gesture, pointing towards the Ultimate Metropolis.

Xia Chen breathed a sigh of relief, finally establishing a preliminary friendship with them... no, it wasn't quite friendship, but at least there were mutual interests to discuss between them.

This is a good beginning.

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Xia Chen followed the woman with obvious female physical characteristics to the foot of a tall building on the outskirts of the city.

She seemed to have said something to the others, who then stopped following Xia Chen and returned to a more central part of the metropolis.

Xia Chen did not retrieve Gu Leton, but followed the woman into a building with the conspicuous large lizard.

The woman led the way using her iris scanner, while Xia Chen toured the high-tech environment around him.

The two did not communicate at all during the journey; in fact, they didn't have the means to do so even if they wanted to.

Xia Chen discovered that there were very few Pokémon in this place, and the few he saw were all un-evolved Ultra Beasts like Babydoll, which were very weak.

Strangely, these few Poison Babies had very normal temperaments, unlike the violent giants Xia Chen had seen before.

Does this mean that the stronger one is, the more severe the mental corruption they suffer?

Xia Chen was still pondering this question when the woman who had led the way stopped.

He looked up and surveyed the room; it was spacious and clean, with only a huge, strange instrument.

The woman led Xia Chen to one side of the equipment and put a VR-like headset on his head. Then she went to the other side and put on the same device.

Then, Xia Chen found himself in a sunny, picturesque place.

What I saw and felt was a group of gentle Ultra Beasts living in an ordinary wild environment.

Of course, the so-called "ordinary" refers to the scene before the light disappears; clearly, this is a fantasy of the metropolitan people... or a scene created by some means.

Is this the legendary holographic perception game?

Xia Chen suddenly remembered the online novels he had read a long time ago in his previous life. At that time, there was a popular genre that was based on holographic virtual reality online games.

He had imagined that one day he would be able to experience the games in the novels. He never thought that the "lifetime" series before his time travel would actually be something he could try after his time travel.

However, this doesn't seem like a game; it's more like the people of Metropolis using technology to reminisce about their sunlit past.

"Our world was once so wonderful."

A woman suddenly appeared in front of Xia Chen, a woman who, aside from her sickly pale complexion, could be described as mature and beautiful.

Although it sounded a bit sleazy, he recognized the person who had brought him in by his physique.

But how did she suddenly learn to speak that world's language?

No, maybe it's because I suddenly can understand the other person's language?