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

Taking a sip of the light red, unidentified wine, Theonila said with some sorrow, "To be honest, during the time you were away, there were two more waves of strange beasts. Fortunately, they were only blue and purple level, and we managed to deal with them, but the frequency is too high."

He added, "In the past, the tide of monsters would only come twice a year."

Xia Chen remained silent. Ever since he learned that dark matter was the culprit in this world, he had come to understand many things.

For example, it was no coincidence that the beast tide occurred as soon as he arrived in the metropolis; the disaster was indeed of his own making, or more precisely, it was the aura emanating from his elves.

Dark matter has no intelligence, only the instinct to destroy the world. When it sensed several powerful energy auras that suddenly appeared in this world, it had the instinctive thought of "annihilating them". Naturally, the ultimate Necrozma and other spirits under its control carried out the task.

As for why Necrozma himself didn't take action, perhaps it felt it wasn't necessary at the moment? Or perhaps Leton and the others didn't attempt to break its rule?

Xia Chen felt that the latter was more likely, since although Guleton and Deoxys were indeed not as good as Ultimate Necrozma, their combined combat power was not to be underestimated.

Why did the two waves of alien beasts occur in the Ultimate Metropolis after he left?

Could it be that the emergence of space jump technology has triggered the instinctive alertness of dark matter?

It's not impossible; after all, it's one of the few variables in this already decadent and corrupt world.

However, it still did not attract Ultimate Necrozma, indicating that in the consciousness of the Dark Matter, its threat level may not be as high as that of Xia Chen's elves.

Having figured this out, Xia Chen comforted him, "Don't worry. If it's just a blue or purple level beast tide, as long as you raise your Pokémon well, you'll be able to handle it on your own in the future."

Having witnessed the terrifying power of Xia Chen's elves, Theonila nodded in deep agreement, "I understand, and I also look forward to that day."

Xia Chen continued, "Because Pokémon eggs can't be brought over in Poké Balls, we've brought pregnant female Pokémon this time. After they lay their eggs, they'll need to rest and be observed, for example, to see if the black mist will harm them..."

The black mist is the manifestation of the spiritual pollution control of dark matter. The stronger one is, the more heavily polluted one becomes. Therefore, the one most deeply affected is Ultimate Necrozma, while humans are completely unaffected.

Earth's spirits seem unaffected by the black mist, as evidenced by Xia Chen's experience with Ultra Beasts over the past month.

This applies to both legendary-level characters like Gruulton Deoxys and champion-level characters like Sylveon and Gardevoir.

The same was true of Cynthia and the other Pokémon who came with them this time; Cresselia and Heatran, the strongest of them, were perfectly lucid.

However, the necessary observations and experiments still need to be conducted. The standard for judging whether or not one will be affected by the black mist depends on whether one was born in the ultimate world.

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Thinking of this, Xia Chen added, "By the way, this time we should stock up on more Radiant Stones. This thing is currently the only weakness of the Black Mist, and its importance may be even greater than we imagine."

Theonila nodded and said, "Of course, we had the same idea without you saying so, but the Sword Valley is very dangerous, so we'll probably need you to lead the team... Don't worry, leave the mining and carrying to us, we're the best at that."

Xia Chen replied, "Of course, that's also one of the main reasons I came back this time."

Cionira smiled broadly, "Then wish us all the best in advance."

After discussing the mining of luminous stone, the two talked about the space jump machine. After more than a month of experimentation and improvements, the machine's safety performance has been further guaranteed.

Next, you'll be able to perform fixed-point bidirectional transfers with Alola.

Xia Chen was also very happy. Although he could travel through time and space with the power of the Paper Sword, he always ended up randomly in the Ultimate World, often thousands of kilometers away from the metropolis, which was really inconvenient.

Once this technology is mastered, there will be no need to worry about this situation happening again.

After the banquet, the Metropolitan Defense Force escorted the guests from Earth to their lodgings.

Xia Chen stayed at the same place as before, while the others were arranged to stay in other rooms on the same floor.

After two days of travel, everyone was somewhat tired. Perhaps only Xia Chen and Gadalia, who had superpowers, didn't feel tired. So, everyone lost interest in chatting and went back to their rooms to rest.

The "mansion," which was less than 50 square meters, became a bit too crowded after Xia Chen let the elves out to rest, but it was still quite lively when they stayed there occasionally.

Xia Chen looked up at the fire moth that was folding its wings and clinging to the ceiling, and waved to it.

The large fluttering moth tilted its head and obediently flew down in response to Xia Chen's call.

There's something I'd like to ask you.

Xia Chen said, "Because you seem to know a lot about the Ultimate World, I wanted to ask if you know of a kind of stone that contains different types of energy, corresponding to the attributes of Pokémon."

Seeing Xia Chen's serious expression, the fire moth dared not be negligent and quickly called out in its mind, "Teacher, teacher, are you listening?"

The voice of [Light] immediately appeared, "Listen up, to be honest, this guy knows a lot."

A sense of pride welled up in Volcarona's heart. "Of course, he's my trainer... So you know about this thing too, right, teacher?"

Guang: "Hmm... This kind of stone is called a Attribute Pure Crystal. If used alone, it's a bit like an Attribute Orb, but if combined with a Radiant Stone, it can produce a wonderful power that allows a Pokémon to unleash super-strong energy in an instant."

The fire moth continued, "So do you know where it is?"

Guang replied, "I know, but it's best not to touch that thing right now."

The fire moth asked, puzzled, "Why?"

Guang didn't hide anything and explained directly, "That energy has a strong restraining effect on dark matter. If it is developed now, it may attract the attention of Ultimate Necrozma. Your current power is not enough, so it is best not to confront it head-on now."

Volcano nodded blankly, then hesitated and said, "Oh... so I have to lie to Xia Chen and say I don't know?"

Guang was puzzled. "Why do you say I lied? I didn't tell you where it was. Didn't you already not know?"

Volcano felt that the teacher's logic seemed a bit paradoxical, but it couldn't quite put its finger on what was wrong, so it could only nod.

Back in the real world, Xia Chen was still waiting for an answer.

The fire moth avoided Xia Chen's direct gaze and replied somewhat guiltily, "Um...I don't know."

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It's lying.

After all, it was an elf he had raised himself, and Xia Chen immediately saw through Volcarona's lie from her expression and tone.

However, he did not press further; Volcano had its reasons for not wanting to talk about it.

The inquiry went fairly well; at least we know that Volcano Moth knows the location of Z-Crystal, which is enough. Someday in the future, they'll be willing to tell us.

After chatting with Volcarona and helping the elves wash up, Xia Chen rested.

Silent all night.

The next day, the group had breakfast together.

Judging from their mental state, the newcomers to Earth slept quite well last night, except for Acerola, who was carried all the way by Gengar.

Throughout breakfast, she could barely keep her eyes open, and she had no idea what kind of sneaky things she had done the night before.

However, there weren't any group activities planned for today. Although we had agreed to take the Ultimate Defense Force members mining, they said they needed a few days to prepare.

Before heading to the Sword Valley together, each person is free to use their own time.

After breakfast, Acerola was carried back to her room by Gengar to catch up on her sleep.

Xinli expressed her interest in the lifestyle of people in the metropolis and planned to take the adorable Tu Wang out for a stroll.

A-Du planned to visit the defense team's mecha training. Xia Chen originally wanted to go with him, but was stopped by Gadria.

"Would you like to come with us for a walk?"

"I invite you," said Gadriya.

Xia Chen was a little puzzled, "Didn't we already spend two days shopping before we came? And it was pitch black outside, what was there to shop about?"

Gadriya pouted. "Can flying at two or three hundred kilometers per hour really be called sightseeing? Are you going or not? If not, I'll go with Cynthia."

Xia Chen thought about it. Although they had each captured a legendary Pokémon, and even Gadalia herself was no less powerful than a legendary Pokémon, he was still worried and agreed.

After speaking with Cionila, the three of them each rode their own flying spirits and left the brightly lit Metropolis.

Since she wasn't in a hurry, Xia Chen took the Minas Gerais train today.

Although it is not as fast as the Gullerton, it is more comfortable to sit on because of its larger size.

The difference between the two is roughly like that between a supercar and a minivan.

Milotic, Garchomp, and Metagross flew side by side at low altitude, their enormous, extremely bright searchlights allowing Xia Chen and his companions to see the scene within a radius of nearly one hundred meters to their left and right.

Before setting off, Xia Chen had her Rotom phone generate a "travel guide". The destination of this short trip was the [Daman City Ruins], which was 200 kilometers away.

This was Cynthia's idea; as a mythologist, she was also very interested in the history of other worlds.

Xia Chen also thought it was a good idea; perhaps there were some clues about Ultimate Necrozma in this city.

In the end, Cattleya, the one who proposed the trip, ended up being the one who just played a minor role.

Because it was a low-altitude flight, there were many more Ultra Beasts encountered along the way, including Pheromosa, Electabuzz, and Kamatari.

Without exception, they all pounced on them like madmen after encountering them, but Garchomp and Milotic easily took care of them.

Even among Ultra Beasts, whose average level is a tier above wild Pokémon on Earth, there are only a handful that can pose a threat to Cynthia's ace Garchomp.

Soon, the three arrived at the ruins of Daman City, which had long been abandoned during the Dark Ages.

Chapter 534 Horrifying Speculation

According to information provided by Rotom's mobile phone, Daman City was once the capital of a powerful regime in the Ultimate World, the Plantagenet Federation.

Judging from the images and records preserved from a hundred years ago, this was a city that was more beautiful and technologically advanced than the metropolis.

Xia Chen launched a specially made flare into the sky by the Ultimate Defense Force. It had a wide coverage area, strong light, and a long duration.

The flames exploded silently in the air, and countless bright particles like fireflies scattered and floated, illuminating a small part of the fallen city. As far as the eye could see, all that could be seen were broken walls and ruins.

Collapses, gnawing, slicing, explosions—the traces of destruction left by various Ultra Beasts tell the story of the suffering this city has endured.

On another level, this also brought some inconvenience to Xia Chen and Shirona's "archaeological" work.

However, before that, they need to deal with the Ultra Beasts who have already made this city their home.

Despite living in darkness for a long time, Ultra Beasts are unusually phototropic. Although the flares made no sound, the light attracted many cute creatures.

Those with slightly weaker abilities were still somewhat confused after being awakened, while the stronger ones had already caught the scent of their prey and pounced on Xia Chen and his companions.

The Ultra Beasts that inhabit the city seem to be much stronger; the Pheromosas leading the charge alone possess the strength of a Gym Leader to Elite Four member.

As we all know, cockroaches in the south can fly. I don't know if Daman City is in the southern part of the Ultimate World, but anyway, these Pheromosa really did fly.

Behind them, insect wings resembling veils or long, snow-white hair gently flapped, and their entire bodies suddenly pounced at an extremely fast speed.

Even the most beautiful Pheromosa is still a cockroach. Gadria's expression changed, and she raised her left hand and threw a psychic ball, which hit the Pheromosa that was attacking her squarely.

A strange, colorless, and formless energy suddenly erupted, causing a distortion in space. The Pheromosa, whose strength was equivalent to that of a Champion, was also twisted into a pretzel by this powerful psychic force and fell silently to the ground.

Xia Chen found it amusing to see that beneath Cattleya's feigned calm expression, she unconsciously let out a sigh of relief.

It seems that even the Queen of Incredibles can't change the fact that girls are afraid of bugs.