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

Undoubtedly, it looks very promising.

All one needs to give up is one or more batches of Pokémon eggs, but what one gains is an explosive development in technology.

The former is a resource that can be found everywhere on Earth, while the latter is the crystallization of human civilization and wisdom.

Conversely, it's not a loss for the Ultimate World either, as they exchange knowledge for the power to protect their home and even fight back against the alien beasts.

This resource exchange is absolutely beneficial to both worlds.

Xia Chen, acting as a bridge, can also reap substantial benefits from it.

It's a win-win-win deal, so why would he say no?

But it seems I've been tricked by this old fox...

Coming to his senses, Xia Chen gave Theonila a deep look, and the latter awkwardly avoided his gaze.

What was supposed to be a repayment turned into a transaction, making him blush a little, even though he had just been talking about "repaying kindness."

However, for the sake of the future of Metropolis, there is no other way.

Cionila thought to herself.

Xia Chen didn't dwell on the matter too much. If the elf was trading for a different technique, then logically their side would gain a slight advantage, so there was no point in worrying too much.

He put aside his thoughts and smiled, "In that case, I wish us a pleasant time helping each other."

Theonila breathed a sigh of relief and laughed heartily, "It's a pleasure doing business with you."

Although a preliminary verbal agreement has been reached, there is undoubtedly still a long way to go before the two parties can truly cooperate.

As Cionila said, first, a stable connection must be established between the two worlds.

Regarding this, Cionila stated that they are already developing space jump technology.

The two worlds were already connected by a weak spatial link due to the Ultimate Hole, and given time, they will be able to invent a device to travel to Earth.

Xia Chen naturally had high expectations for this technology, but he also did not give up the idea of ​​finding a paper sword that could split open the ultimate hole, which could be considered as a double guarantee.

In addition, whether Earth's Pokémon can grow up normally in the Ultimate World, and whether Metropolis's technology can be smoothly implemented in Earth, are all potential problems.

However, this is something we'll have to deal with later, so we don't need to consider it for now.

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The collaboration, which no one else knew about for the time being, was finalized, and everything got back on track.

Cionila respected Xia Chen's opinion and did not announce his heroic deeds to the residents of the metropolis.

Xia Chen's consideration was that, apart from meaningless reverence, exposure would not bring anything, but might instead bring endless harassment.

This kind of meaningless reward is not as good as letting myself try piloting a mech.

Xia Chen's obsession with piloting mechs has not subsided.

Cionila felt very sorry about the matter. It wasn't that he was petty, but according to him, mechs were not something that could be easily dealt with.

Things like cerebrospinal fluid adaptation, neuronal synchronization, and even driving training...

A qualified mech pilot needs at least a year of training before they can fly a mech.

Xia Chen, who knew he couldn't stay here for long, had no choice but to give up.

After having dinner with the elves, Xia Chen went to the hospital to visit Mi Ling and Ammamo, who were recovering from their injuries.

They all suffered considerable injuries in the battle against the tide of alien beasts.

Fortunately, the medical facilities in Ultimate Metropolis are very advanced, and the two people who are not in life-threatening danger are expected to be discharged in less than three days.

"Fortunately, it won't delay the investigation outside the city five days later."

Xia Chen felt relieved upon hearing the news.

Amam almost jumped up and bit someone. "Don't you have any conscience? I'm injured like this and all you want to do is investigate outside the city!"

Mi Ling advised, "Don't say that about Xia Chen. If it weren't for him, Metropolis would have faced a catastrophe."

Amam is not an unreasonable person. She personally witnessed the Fire Moth and the Azure Flame Blade Demon descending like gods, cutting down those powerful Paper Swords and Pheromosa. How could she blame Xia Chen now?

He's just venting and making jokes right now.

"But you're really strong..."

Amam is a girl with a unique way of thinking; in the blink of an eye, she jumped to admiration for Xia Chen.

Xia Chen corrected, "It's my partner who's strong; I'm just a bystander."

Amam nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, so can I get to know them?"

Xia Chen wasn't stingy, so he threw out Sylveon and Gardevoir's Poké Balls.

It wasn't that he had any particular fondness for these two elves; it was mainly because their size was just right, making them suitable for being released in the hospital ward.

Well, actually, it's just that the two of them are the most beautiful, and Xia Chen couldn't help but feel the urge to show off in front of the people in the metropolis.

Look, my little elf, isn't she cute!

It's a bit naive, but it's understandable.

Chapter 520 What Kind of Life Continues in the Dream?

Unsurprisingly, even though Sylveon and Gardevoir are among the most visually appealing Pokémon in the entire Pokédex, they still received enthusiastic love from the two girls without any deliberate attempts to be cute.

They loved it so much that they wanted to pull out the tubes from their bodies, get out of bed, and stick the talcum patch on themselves—it was truly a medical miracle.

What was that line of poetry again? "Startled awake from a deathbed illness," that's probably it.

Xia Chen was somewhat surprised that these two metropolitan residents could develop such a close relationship with the elves so quickly.

Having fought against the Ultra Beasts for over a hundred years, this powerful yet brutal race should have left a deep-rooted impression on the people of Metropolis.

In essence, Ultra Beasts are also a type of Spirit.

Surprisingly, Sylveon and Gardevoir changed their attitude in just a few minutes.

Therefore, we can draw a preliminary conclusion: in any world, most people are members of the "appearance-obsessed club".

However, a close relationship is definitely a good thing. According to the secret agreement reached between Xia Chen and Cionira, the people of Metropolis will use the power of the elves to arm themselves and fight against the Ultra Beasts.

It seems that it would be better to have mainly Eevee-like Pokémon among the first batch of Pokémon eggs shipped over?

Cute appearance, friendly personality, decent combat strength, and multiple evolutionary paths...

Most importantly, it's relatively affordable in terms of price and rarity, making it seem like a good choice.

Unbeknownst to him, Xia Chen had already begun to imagine a future timeline where the two worlds had established a cooperative relationship.

However, no matter what, we still need to find that legendary paper sword first.

In the last few days before the investigation outside the city, Xia Chen was not idle; he mainly devoted his energy to studying Ultra Beasts.

The Metropolitans have been fighting against Ultra Beasts for over a hundred years, so their research on them is definitely much more comprehensive than the information Xia Chen learned from the game in his previous life.

Moreover, the technology in the Ultimate World is even more advanced, and the data and weaknesses of these ten Ultra Beasts have long been thoroughly analyzed.

Of course, this is clear, but due to insufficient resources, Metropolis's armed forces are too weak to launch an effective counterattack against the Ultra Beasts.

These data are like a eunuch's OO (a eunuch's sexual organ); there is such a thing, but due to functional limitations, it cannot do certain things.

But Xia Chen was different. His strength was fully demonstrated in this beast tide disaster, and the old fox Theonila was happy to tell Xia Chen this information.

Even so, Xia Chen couldn't find the information he most wanted—

How can we separate Kjuroid from its host without harming the host?

According to the Metropolitan Museum's research on Xuwuid, once Xuwuid and its host have been together for more than a year, it becomes extremely difficult to separate them.

They also tried to forcibly separate the parasitized defense team members from the Nihilego, but the parasitized members died of organ failure caused by the special toxin less than half an hour after being separated from the Nihilego.

With each of the few attempts, without exception...

This is what Xia Chen believes is the biggest obstacle to saving his parents.

The Metropolitans couldn't figure it out, and neither could the Volcano, who knew so much about the Ultimate World.

Xia Chen, who had been racking his brains to find nothing, received another piece of news first—

His phone, Rotom, underwent a hardware upgrade.

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"We've equipped your phone with the latest Fibro 9th generation processing chip, the Gluttony 7th generation storage chip, and other state-of-the-art hardware. It can now operate at speeds up to 500 quadrillion operations per second and has a storage capacity exceeding 300 quadrillion bytes..."

Hearing the ridiculously high numbers, Xia Chen glanced at Rotom, who was grinning at him with a familiar grin, and felt a little dizzy.

Five trillion... just how big is that?

Could those top supercomputers of the past have even half of this number?

Moreover, considering the size of supercomputers and the size of Rotom, even though he doesn't understand computers very well, he knows that creating performance surpassing that of top-tier supercomputers using a device the size of a mobile phone represents a technological leap of more than one generation.

All I can say is, the technology in this world is ridiculously advanced...

"...In addition, we stored all the books in the Metropolitan Library's collection in electronic form into it. Furthermore, it also achieved functions such as the Internet of Things, holographic projection, virtual reality, and super medical treatment."

While the man was still introducing the new features of the Rotom phone, Xia Chen couldn't resist interacting with Rotom.

After trying out all of its new features, Xia Chen's feeling can be summed up in one word: amazing!

The combination of electronic ghosts and super smartphones is impeccable. Although some functions are gimmicky, the principle remains the same: you can do without them, but you can't do without them.

The most precious thing among them is all the knowledge in the Metropolitan Library, which can be described as the crystallization of a civilization. Once we return to Earth, with Rotom's supercomputing power, it is only a matter of time before we can replicate the various technologies of the Ultimate World.

Cionila is a reliable person, someone I can get along with!

The upgrade to the Rotom phone dispelled the gloom that Xia Chen was still shrouded in the fact that he had not found a way to deal with the Nihilego poison.

He decided to proceed as planned. At worst, he could bring his parents and Nihilego back to Earth. Xerneas would surely find a way to handle that, right?

The day after Rotom's upgrade and renovation, the twice-yearly survey outside the city officially began.

Having just been threatened by a wave of orange-level alien beasts a few days ago, the residents of the metropolis are currently in a state of extreme indignation towards the ultimate alien beasts, and their unity is exceptionally strong.

There was no one who was dissatisfied with the defense team members and the investigation activities, and even if there were, they dared not express it in such an environment.

Amidst the grand send-off of heroes by the people of Metropolis, Xia Chen embarked on his investigation outside the city with the Ultimate Investigation Team.