Elf: Start your slow-paced life after becoming a farmer.

Just as Cynthia was pondering whether the Pokémon Carl knew was Alakazam or Orangutan, Carl picked up his phone and dialed a number he had never called before.

The call was connected the instant Carl pressed the dial button.

"...Hello? Can you hear me?" Karl was silent for a moment before finally asking.

"What do you want?" A deep, slightly impatient voice came from the receiver.

Hearing the familiar tone on the other end of the phone, Carl breathed a sigh of relief, then asked in a familiar tone, "Mewtwo, how have you been lately? How are your friends?"

Since Carl was in a not-so-private environment, he didn't use the term "cloned Pokémon" directly, but instead used "partner" instead.

Meanwhile, on the other side, upon hearing "Mewtwo" (a transliteration of Mewtwo's name), Cynthia muttered to herself, 'Mewtwo? Is that the nickname Carl gave her?'

Thanks to Mewtwo's extraordinary senses, he could tell that there were probably other people around Carl, so he didn't correct Carl's word choice, even though Mewtwo had long considered the Pokémon he had cloned as his partners.

“Not bad.” Mewtwo said in a muffled voice, “After I left, I took them to live on a small island far from human habitation. Basically, no humans come to disturb our lives.”

"That's good, but I have a job here, would you like to take it?"

Upon hearing Carl's words, Mewtwo snorted and was about to refuse when Carl added, "Hey, hey, don't be so quick to refuse. Although I know that money is no different from waste paper to you if you want it, this is a legitimate business with absolutely clean origins. Even if you don't need the money, you can still use it to improve their lives."

Upon hearing this, Mewtwo immediately fell into deep thought. In fact, after learning to be humble and not arrogant during the battle with Urshifu, Mewtwo had been thinking about the future of itself and its companions.

In reality, although Mewtwo possesses intelligence that is unmatched by ordinary people, it is still just a newborn child, so it has fallen into confusion again during this period.

Mewtwo was actually very happy to receive Carl's call. After all, Carl was indeed the most special one among all the humans it had ever met. Therefore, it instinctively wanted to ask Carl for help, but its pride as a legendary Pokémon did not allow it to do so.

Carl's "request for help" (as Mewtwo sees it) restored its pride, but it subconsciously thought that if Carl couldn't do it, how could it possibly do it, so it wanted to refuse.

In short, in the short time it took Carl to say less than five sentences, Mewtwo's "astounding wisdom" was still running at full speed and emitting smoke.

"What do you want me to do?" Mewtwo was silent for a long time before finally speaking: "I'm just asking, I might not help you."

Upon hearing this, Karl smiled silently: "Actually, it's not a difficult task. It's just about finding a collector for you."

"collector?"

Mewtwo frowned upon hearing this. Based on its knowledge, a collector generally refers to someone who specializes in collecting rare items such as ancient books and cultural relics.

So, did Carl want to find collectors so that he could buy their collections?

Meanwhile, Zhu Lan, who was standing to the side, fell into thought after hearing Karl's words. If she remembered correctly, Karl made this call to ask the other party to help investigate clues related to the Three Sacred Birds, right? Why is it involved with the collector again?

Carl sensed Mewtwo's confusion from the silence on the other end of the phone, so he continued to explain, "This collector is no ordinary collector. He doesn't collect ordinary objects; he collects living Pokémon."

"what?!"

The instant Karl finished speaking, on a small island in an unknown sea on the other side of the planet, Mewtwo's terrifying pressure instantly permeated the island and the surrounding sea.

If there's any taboo left in Mewtwo's heart today, it's probably the time it was imprisoned by researchers shortly after its birth.

Therefore, when Mewtwo heard Carl say that there was a person in the world who enjoyed "collecting" Pokémon, it couldn't control its emotions.

“So, Mewtwo, this matter not only concerns the Pokémon he has ‘collected’ and those he might ‘collect’ in the future, but also some kind of crisis that may arise in the future.” Karl said sincerely, “So, Mewtwo, you will help me, right?”

"Of course." Mewtwo agreed without hesitation. The current Mewtwo is not the future Mewtwo whose combat power will be weakened after being "redeemed".

Furthermore, due to Carl's initial statement, Mewtwo has not slacked off in its training since that day. In a sense, Mewtwo is now like "Sasuke" from a certain ninja manga, who was just defeated in his "Sunny Pillar" form and is still in the stage of serious training.

“Speaking of which, Mewtwo, you’ve never been to my farm before, have you? Why don’t you take this opportunity to come to my farm?” Carl extended an invitation to Mewtwo for a “mysterious farm stay.”

Upon hearing Carl's invitation, Mewtwo unconsciously curled its lips into a smile that it itself was unaware of: "Okay, send me the coordinates later. I will visit your farm at 5 p.m. local time."

“Okay, then we’ll see you again at five o’clock this afternoon,” Carl said.

After Carl hung up the phone, Zhu Lan finally voiced her doubts to Carl: "Carl, why did you ask your friend to contact that collector?"

"Of course I've read the script." Carl picked up his iced latte, took a sip, and lazily explained to Zhu Lan, "Of course it's because I think that guy is highly suspicious."

Zhu Lan frowned. She didn't understand how Karl came to this conclusion, but since Karl did this, there must be a reason behind it. Karl couldn't just be putting on an act in front of her, could he?

Thinking of this, Zhu Lan asked curiously, "By the way, Karl, what's the deal with your friend named Mu Er?"

Chapter 258 Carl: You Only Have One Friend?

"Mewtwo? He's a very special being."

Carl used "he" to refer to Mewtwo this time, and Cynthia also caught a special meaning from Carl's choice of words.

“If you’re free today, you can come over to my house for dinner tonight and meet him,” Carl said to Cynthia with a smile. “After all, strictly speaking, Mewtwo is the youngest legendary Pokémon to date.”

Upon hearing Carl's last words, Cynthia's expression changed: "A legendary Pokémon? Carl, you've given me another big surprise."

It's worth noting that while Cynthia is currently the champion of the Sinnoh League, her "main job" is as a mythologist.

In the world of Pokémon, most mythologists cannot avoid the "protagonists" of myths and legends when studying them, namely the legendary Pokémon.

However, from what Carl just said, Cynthia noticed Carl's choice of words: "strictly speaking," "the youngest legendary Pokémon."

According to Cynthia's understanding, Carl's statement can also be translated as: Muu II is not actually a legendary Pokémon, and it was only recently created in this world.

So why can't Mewtwo be considered a legendary Pokémon?

In Cynthia's opinion, it's probably because Muu II doesn't exist in the legends. After all, Cynthia had just brushed up on her knowledge of legendary Pokémon recently and didn't know there was a legendary Pokémon named "Muu II".

As for how Carl came to know Mewtwo and how he determined that Mewtwo was a "Legendary Pokémon," Cynthia has no way of knowing.

But "Muse II"? The Second Dream? Could it be that the other party is related to that legendary "Dream"?

Even though Cynthia isn't a Pokémon scholar, she has heard of Mew's name. In other words, anyone with even a slight understanding of the origins of Pokémon would know the name "Mew".

In the Pokémon academic world, there is a "rumor" that is not exactly a rumor: that there exists a Pokémon called "Mew" whose genetic material contains information about all Pokémon, can use all moves, and is the common ancestor of all Pokémon.

However, according to the general understanding in the academic community, Mew has long been extinct. Even though many people say they have witnessed the existence of Mew, they have no evidence to prove the truth of their claims.

Of course, there are always a few lucky people in this world who have actually witnessed the existence of Mew, and among these lucky people, there is one person who not only saw it but also became a Mew owner.

Yes, this person is Karl.

However, Carl never thought of using Dream for anything, since in his view Dream was nothing special except for being "versatile".

Dr. Yamanashi, who knew of Mew's existence, obviously wouldn't reveal this information. He was more concerned about Carl's safety than about research, and he didn't even have much contact with Mew for this reason, lest he be tempted to study it.

Just as Zhu Lan was brainstorming, her cell phone, which was in her handbag, suddenly rang, interrupting her thoughts.

Zhu Lan took out her phone and glanced at it, then subconsciously looked up at Karl.

Noticing Zhu Lan's gaze, Karl blinked: "What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing." Zhu Lan looked away and quickly answered the phone, holding it to her ear.

"Lia, what's wrong?"

"I am currently in Zhuotai City."

"I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't wake you."

"You want to come over now? Sure, no problem, I'll send you my location later."

"Who am I with? Carl, what's wrong?"

"I need to talk to him in person. Okay, I'll wait for you to come."

Watching Zhu Lan hang up the phone, Karl raised an eyebrow and said casually, "Speaking of which, Zhu Lan, don't you think Gardner cares about you a little too much?"

From the moment Karl first met Gadriya, he noticed that Gadriya couldn't stop talking about Bamboo Orchid; no matter what she said, she could always bring up Bamboo Orchid.

In Carl's view, the relationship between Cynthia and Cattleya was more like that of "mother and daughter" than friends.

Even though Carl didn't understand psychology, he felt that anyone with eyes could see that the relationship between the two of them was a bit too "heavy".

Upon hearing Karl's words, Zhu Lan's smile faded, and she sighed deeply, saying, "The reasons for this are somewhat complicated."

'Of course I can see that,' Karl thought to himself.

In Carl's view, Cattleya was someone who hadn't matured psychologically and had an awkward personality.

Of course, Karl doesn't deny that, in terms of appearance, Cattleya is indeed a "beauty" in the universal sense, but her troublesome personality means that Karl will not like her.

Karl had reason to believe that Cattleya's personality was cultivated from a young age. In other words, Orchid, sitting in front of Karl, may have played a significant role in it, although Karl was unsure whether it was a positive or negative one.

Zhu Lan could tell from Karl's expression that he didn't want to hear about her "entanglement" with Cattleya. Although she had never had a proper relationship with Karl, she knew from the moment she met him that he was a person who hated trouble.

“I’m just giving you a heads-up. You might think you can stay with Cattleya forever, but what if?” Karl said calmly.

Looking into Karl's calm chestnut eyes, Zhu Lan smiled and sighed, "I understand what you mean, Karl. I've also been trying to help Gadriya break free from her dependence on me, but as for the results... you've seen them."

"Perhaps she should make more friends?" Karl thought back to Gadria, who served as the Queen of the United States Alliance. Although she always seemed to be sleep-deprived, she seemed to have a pretty good relationship with the Wandering Dragon.

“However, she probably won’t have much of a chance to make friends anymore, after all, the workload of the Padia Alliance is enormous.” Karl added with a smile, “But at least the Padia Alliance is relatively clean, as long as she controls her emotions a little, there won’t be any problems.”

"I hope so," Zhu Lan said.

……

"So, why did you invite Zhulan to your house?" Gadriya, wearing a white fitted dress, stood next to Zhulan, looking at the wooden sign in front of her that read "Karl Farm" with a wary expression.

“Miss Cattleya, if I’m not mistaken, you don’t only have Zhulan as a friend, do you?” Karl smiled at Cattleya. “Inviting friends to your home is perfectly normal, you didn’t know that, did you?”

"Of course I know!" Cattleya's face flushed red.

“Oh, so you don’t deny that you only have Zhu Lan as a friend?” Karl raised an eyebrow.

Cattleya wanted to retort to Karl's words, but the next moment, she looked up at the sky and said in a serious tone, "Something is coming."

Chapter 259 Doctor: What do you mean he's a relative of Dream?

After hearing Cattleya's reminder, Karl glanced at her unexpectedly.

It must be said that although Gadria's personality is not very likable, at least not to Karl, her psychic powers are indeed powerful enough that she was able to sense Mewtwo's arrival.

Upon hearing Cattleya's words, Zhu Lan looked up at the clear sky with a puzzled expression: "Lia, what do you mean?"

The instant Cynthia finished speaking, a Pokémon with a silver-white body and an appearance resembling a humanoid feline appeared in the sky.

The moment Cynthia saw Mewtwo, she realized its identity: the legendary Pokémon that Carl called "Mewtwo".

Cynthia was able to realize this not because she had exceptional observational skills, but because the other party's extremely anthropomorphic "arrogant" expression made it seem like no ordinary Pokémon.

"Hey, Mewtwo, what a coincidence, I just got home and you're here." Carl raised his hand and waved in the direction of Mewtwo. The next moment, Mewtwo instantly teleported in front of Carl and nodded to him with a very calm expression.

“Hmm, what a coincidence,” Mewtwo said.

Gadria, standing to the side, looked at the Pokémon she had never seen before standing in front of Karl, her face showing hesitation.

In Cattleya's perception, this mysterious Pokémon seemed to have been waiting for a long time, rather than arriving "by chance".

Mewtwo clearly noticed Gadri's gaze and, to prevent its actions from being exposed, telepathically "warned" Gadri: "Don't talk too much."

Cattleya's expression froze. This was the first time since she was born into this world that someone had forcibly used superpowers to break through her mind. Before today, even her ace, Miss Goethe, could not do this.

From this alone, Gadria knew that the silver-white Pokémon in front of her possessed superpowers far exceeding her own.

"Let's go inside and talk." After greeting Mewtwo, Carl led everyone along the repaired country path toward the farmhouse.

Along the way, many Pokémon that were strolling in the fields ran up to greet Carl when they saw him, especially the Miltank Pokémon that were rolling around in the fields. They all came up to Carl and kept acting cute, hoping that Carl would give them a massage.

The reason the giant milk tanks are appearing in the farming area at this time is because Karl hasn't started summer planting yet. If it were delayed by another day, these giant milk tanks probably wouldn't be here.

After all, in Carl's plan, he would be leading a group of Pokémon to plant seeds tomorrow.

Thinking of this, Carl suddenly turned to look at Mewtwo beside him. In Carl's eyes now, Mewtwo was a super seed planter.

"Ahem, Mewtwo, are you interested in farming?" Carl asked Mewtwo in a "kind" tone.

"Farming?" Mewtwo didn't know why Carl would suddenly bring this up, but after thinking about it, he finally nodded and said, "Although our numbers aren't that many right now, considering future development, I have indeed considered learning some farming knowledge."

Upon hearing this, Carl's face lit up with joy, and he then invited, "In that case, my farm is going to do summer planting tomorrow, why don't you come and give it a try?"

With its intelligence, Mewtwo quickly understood the purpose of Karl's words. However, Mewtwo didn't care, since it also needed Karl's help, so helping Karl with a small favor was within its expectations.

“No problem, but in exchange, you have to answer a few of my questions,” Mewtwo replied in a businesslike tone.

“Okay, it’s a deal.” Carl said, extending his fist toward Mewtwo.

Seeing Karl's outstretched fist, Mewtwo was taken aback for a moment, then clasped his three-fingered hand together with Karl's and touched it: "Okay, it's a deal."

Cynthia, standing beside Carl, watched the interaction between the two Pokémon with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

In Cynthia's understanding, most legendary Pokémon are very "high and mighty". Of course, this is not entirely a derogatory term. After all, legendary Pokémon have been worshipped as "gods" since ancient times. Their lives are far removed from humans, and they almost never interact with humans except in very rare cases.

Even the Black and White Dragons of Unova will only communicate with the hero they choose, and will not pay any attention to others.

This legendary Pokémon named "Mewtwo" may seem a bit aloof, but it is actually quite easy to talk to. Whether this is because it is talking to Carl or because it is naturally like this, Cynthia doesn't know.

As for Cattleya? Although she has a bad temper, she's not stupid. In front of a Pokémon whose psychic powers far surpass hers, she naturally won't throw a tantrum. Does she really think Pokémon can't talk people?

And so, in this slightly eerie atmosphere, Carl led everyone back to the farmhouse.