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

However, Karl remembered what Aoki had told him before he entered the Padia Pit, so he kept a close eye on his surroundings the whole way.

After observing for half an hour, Carl didn't find anything unusual. If he had to point out anything, there was only one thing: the number of wild Pokémon was a bit off.

“Majestic Fang, are there always so few wild Pokémon here?” Karl asked the Majestic Fang beneath him, which came from the Padia Crater.

"Roar. (I've never been to this area before, but as far as I know, there should be more wild Pokémon here than this.)"

After hearing Majestic Fang's answer, Carl was certain that the decrease in the number of wild Pokémon in this area was most likely related to the "riot" that Aoki had mentioned.

However, Carl is currently unsure whether the decrease in the number of wild Pokémon in this area led to the "riot," or whether the "riot" caused the decrease in the number of wild Pokémon in this area.

However, now that he's here, Karl will naturally investigate the matter thoroughly. This isn't out of any intention to protect Padia; it's simply because he's here, so he'll take care of the problem as soon as possible.

For Carl, investigating the "riot" was more like a side quest he encountered while playing a game. Now that he was here, how could he not complete the side quest?

Thinking of this, Karl turned to look at Guleton, who was tightly bound and hanging from the majestic tooth.

'Perhaps I can get some information from this guy,' Karl thought to himself. 'Surely this guy knows nothing about the current situation inside the Padia Abyss, except that he's being hunted down?'

……

Where is this?

The Pokémon named Guleton slowly opened its eyes, and then the memories from before it fell into a coma flooded into its mind like a tidal wave.

"Ugh—" Gu Leton subconsciously twisted his body, only to find himself firmly bound by vines, unable to move an inch.

"Phew. (The big lizard has woken up.)"

Upon hearing Guleton's whimper, the winged creature floated in front of it, looking down at it from above.

'This guy…' The moment Guleton saw the flapping wings, its body instinctively shivered.

After being knocked unconscious by more than a dozen Shadow Balls, Guleton immediately entered a state of stress. Its exposed fur suddenly bristled, and then it bared its teeth at Zhenyi with a fierce but cowardly expression.

"Snapped!"

A slap formed from fairy-type energy landed hard on Guleton's face as he was exhaling, and the sudden slap made Guleton's expression freeze.

"Phew! (Who do you think you are, daring to bare your teeth at me!)" Zhenyi coldly stared at the red-haired lizard in front of him, which seemed oblivious to the situation. As a prisoner, it dared to show such an absurd expression to Lord Zhenyi.

At this moment, Karl, noticing that Guleton had awakened, slowly walked up to Guleton and squatted down, seemingly unconcerned about the possibility that Guleton might attack him.

"Hey, Gulerton, let's have a proper talk?"

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Looking at Karl squatting in front of him, Gu Leton's lips twitched slightly.

Its sixth sense told it that if it dared to bare its teeth at the human in front of it, the "ferocious" Pokémon behind him would tear it to pieces.

Therefore, Leton nodded to Karl wholeheartedly, then wriggled its body and finally gave Karl a pitiful wink.

"Hmm...you want to break free from the vines, right?"

As soon as Carl said this, Leighton nodded vigorously.

“Of course you can, but if you’re planning to run away, you know what I’m capable of,” Karl said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Leton's expression stiffened. It had indeed considered running away immediately, but after hearing Karl's words, it knew that its chances of escaping successfully were extremely slim.

Therefore, after easily freeing itself from the vines binding it, Leighton sat "obediently" in place, showing no intention of running away.

The next moment, Karl's voice resounded directly in Guleton's mind: 'So, Guleton, can you tell me now what strange things have happened in the Padia Pit recently?'

'Hmm—(Should I tell this guy the truth?)' With its mind blank, Guleton didn't realize that Karl's voice came directly into its mind, so Karl caught the moment its thought arose.

'You still want to lie to me? Do you want me to beat you up again before you'll tell me?' Karl's voice echoed in Gu Leton's mind once more.

Therefore, Leton's expression froze. It looked at Karl's tightly closed lips and realized that Karl's voice had appeared directly in its mind.

'Hmm? (Did you hear that?)' Leighton asked Karl tentatively in his mind.

“Of course,” Carl replied mentally, raising an eyebrow at Gulerton. “I heard it perfectly.”

Therefore, Leighton peacefully closed his eyes: 'Would you believe me if I said I was just joking?'

"This is your last chance," Karl said magnanimously. "Tell me immediately what has happened inside the Parthian pit recently."

'Actually, nothing major happened, it's just...'

Because Karl and Guleton communicated telepathically, Guleton was able to tell Karl everything he knew about the current state of the Padia Crater in less than ten seconds.

After listening to Guleton's words, Karl raised his hand and rubbed his temples: "So, your kin is trying to become the 'king' of the ancient species?"

Therefore, Leighton nodded.

"Then it sees you as a threat on its path to dominance, so it wants to get rid of you?"

Therefore, Leighton nodded again.

"Tsk." Karl couldn't help but smack his lips. To be honest, he didn't think there was anything wrong with Number Two Guleton wanting to "become king," after all, this kind of situation was very common in the wild.

Even the Corviknight in Karl's team is the "King of Corviknights".

For Pokémon living in the wild, having a "boss" is not a bad thing.

As long as the "boss" can provide a safe haven and enough food for the Pokémon under his command, no Pokémon will complain.

However, this rule does not apply to Zone Zero, although Zone Zero is home to a large number of common Pokémon such as Mormoth, Giratina, and Buppu, in addition to Paradoxes.

However, Paradox Pokémon's flawed minds make it impossible for them to get along normally with ordinary Pokémon. In the eyes of most Paradox Pokémon, those "honest" ordinary Pokémon are just their backup food.

This has become the trigger for the current "riot" in District Zero.

After learning about this situation, Carl felt a bit of a headache. Although he was indeed very strong, if he wanted to resolve this "riot" without harming most of the Pokémon, he had almost no other option but to directly "eliminate" the culprit, namely the second Goreton.

Now, Karl is unsure whether the second-in-command, Guleton, who was defeated in his battle with the Martial Arts Bear Master, will face him head-on again, or whether he will command the "army" he has subdued to fight against Karl the moment he sees his group.

Even if Carl is confident that he can achieve the feat of "taking the top spot out of ten thousand" in the Pokémon "army", if things go to that point, it will probably cause great casualties.

After all, in a chaotic battle, Carl would never allow his Pokémon to hold back, because he cares more about the safety of his own Pokémon than wild ones.

Thinking of this, Karl couldn't help but glance at the large red-haired lizard in front of him.

Look at your fellow Pokémon, they all know how to recruit followers and claim territory, why are you just standing there like a blockhead? Indeed, the gap between Pokémon can sometimes be greater than the gap between humans and Pokémon.

Therefore, Leton vaguely sensed Karl's offensive gaze, but it still understood the principle that "when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head." For example, the time it spent living outside was probably the happiest time of its life...

Thinking of this, Gu Leton suddenly felt a little melancholy. If his own clansman really couldn't accept him, perhaps escaping and returning to that child's side might be a good choice.

Looking at Guleton, who had entered EMO mode, Karl blinked in confusion.

'I think I just severed the mental connection with this guy, right? Why does it look so down?'

Carl didn't understand why Guleton was suddenly in a bad mood, but he couldn't care less about his "prisoner's" feelings at the moment, because the Gengar he had sent to explore the first observation station had returned to his side at some point.

"Gengar, how was your haul?" Carl asked curiously.

Upon hearing Carl's question, Gengar immediately pulled out one "trophy" after another from its body.

Carl glanced at the scattered items but didn't find the Poké Ball he was expecting that belonged to Guleton and Milton. However, he did find two notebooks among the items that appeared to be from Orin and Dr. Fortu.

From the records in these two notebooks, Carl learned that after Orin and Dr. Fortu invented the prototype of the Crystal Bead, they received investment from a company, which led to the establishment of the Lighthouse Research Institute located in the Little Key Path.

They were only able to re-enter Zone Zero for research after their application to re-enter the Padia Pit was approved.

The document specifically mentions: "It has been confirmed that the crystallization of energy is influenced by what is tentatively called XXX (indicated by blacking out)."

Karl was certain that the blacked-out content in this document absolutely referred to the source of the crystallization, the "Treasure of Zero" that existed only in the "Great Void of Zero"—Talebagh.

In other words, Orin and Fortu had already made contact with Talebagos before the prototype of the Crystal Bead was even invented.

This led Carl to recall that in the game's DLC storyline, after completing all the events of "The Treasure of Zero," the "protagonist" could meet the "Doctor" in the Crystal Pool in Kitakami Township.

Could it be that the meeting that transcended time and space took place when Orin and Dr. Fortu first came into contact with the "Treasure of Zero"?

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In fact, there are many inexplicable plot holes in the original story of "Zhu/Zi", and Karl is currently unaware of the hidden reasons behind them.

However, Karl might be able to obtain many clues during this trip to the Padia pits.

After thoroughly searching through all the items Gengar had brought from the first observation station, Carl ordered Gengar to return them to their original positions. After all, Carl's main purpose for this trip was to capture Gullardon and Milton, and solving the mystery was not the main reason he came to the Padia Pit.

Since it was still early, Karl planned to continue until they reached the second observation station, which was also located at the top, before resting.

“So, you should be able to transform into a mount, right?” Karl asked, looking at the “Ancient Motor Lizard” with anticipation.

Although Guleton can indeed transform into the "Mount Form" that Carl mentioned, the pride of the legendary Pokémon makes it unwilling to let this human ride it so easily. After all, the human woman in the white coat had begged it for a long time before it reluctantly allowed her to ride it for a while.

Zhenyifa: stare

Martial Arts Bear Master: Stare

Steel-armored Raven: Stare

Therefore, Leighton: ?

Under the "kind" gazes of Zhenyifa, Wudao Xiongshi, and Gangaira, Guleton pouted and immediately lay down on the ground, transforming into "mount mode".

Carl immediately went to Guleton's side, placed his hands on its back, then pushed off with his feet and easily mounted it, finally grasping Guleton's two long, upturned hairs with both hands.

"Der jia!" Carl yelled, then shook the "grip" in his hand, causing Derton to instinctively quicken its pace and rush forward, but it quickly realized something was wrong and immediately stopped.

"Hey, why aren't you leaving?" Karl shook the "grip" in his hand in dissatisfaction. "Weren't we working together perfectly just now?"

Upon hearing this, Leton turned its head away. It was a noble legendary Pokémon, how could it be driven by humans at will like an ordinary Pokémon?

At this moment, Xiongwei Ya, who had been silently following the main force, glanced at Guleton beneath Karl with a complicated expression.

To be honest, although Majestic Teeth didn't care that Carl used it as a mount before, since it had become Carl's Pokémon, it naturally had to fulfill its duties as a Pokémon.

But at this moment, as Majestic Tooth looked at Guleton, who was being ridden by Karl, it felt an indescribable joy.

For most Paradox Pokémon, although they are not intelligent enough to understand what Gullton and Milton mean to them, Majesty, who is intelligent enough, always feels a kind of oppression from "class" when facing Gullton.

At this moment, looking at Guleton, who had become Karl's mount through "endurance," the "sense of oppression" that Xiongweiya felt towards Guleton turned into "pleasure."

This feeling of pleasure is quite subtle. Even though Majestic Fang is intelligent enough, its limited vocabulary prevents it from expressing its current feelings to other Pokémon.

On their way to the second observation station, apart from the occasional curious glances from wild Pokémon, Carl and his group did not encounter any unexpected events.

However, as time went on, Carl discovered that the number of wild Pokémon on this level was far too small. The number of wild Pokémon he encountered along the way was even less than the number of wild Pokémon that Kubume attracted when he performed a ritual in the camp in the Pied Cave.

Logically speaking, in a closed and vast environment like Sector Zero, the number of wild Pokémon should only be greater than the number of wild Pokémon in Pillar Cave.

This discovery made Carl realize once again how serious the so-called "riots" were in damaging the Pokémon ecosystem in Sector Zero.

About an hour has passed since Guleton awoke, and Karl, riding his makeshift motorcycle, finally saw the second observation station standing not far away.

Upon arriving near the second observation station, Carl immediately instructed Serpent Lord to use "Wood Release: Three Rooms and Two Halls Technique" to construct a temporary shelter.

Just as the Serpent Lord started getting busy, Martial Arts Bear Master immediately took the backpack that Karl handed him and began to take out a portable barbecue grill from it.

Even in the perilous environment of Zone Zero, Martial Arts Bear Master would never let Karl suffer any hardship. "Let Karl eat well" is Martial Arts Bear Master's ninja way (crossed out) Hosho creed.

Since Carl is carrying ten Pokémon, and now he also has to add a red-haired giant lizard with an unknown appetite, Ushio decides to make the most convenient and popular food – grilled meat.

As long as the barbecue grill is spread out, no matter how much meat is being grilled at the same time, Martial Arts Bear Master can accurately control the heat of the grill with its keen senses and experienced expertise.

Fortunately, Carl's barbecue grill had recently been upgraded to a larger size, and with the Pokémon food he had prepared in advance, it was a piece of cake for the entire family, including the red-haired giant lizard, to have dinner.

Watching the martial arts bear master magically produce pieces of marinated beef ribs from his backpack, the fire-breathing dragon, already fantasizing about feasting on the roasted meat, was drooling all over the place.

Compared to Charizard, the other Pokémon are more reserved in their demeanor.

Well, aside from his magnificent teeth, this guy is already considering whether to eat the beef ribs marinated by Martial Arts Bear Master raw.

Although it had lived in human society for a period of time, when it saw the martial arts bear master skillfully tying on his apron and starting to prepare meals for his family, it couldn't help but give Karl a disdainful look.

Even the little guy who used to hate me and that metal lump would personally prepare food, but this human actually had his Pokémon prepare food for him?

'This human is really high and mighty,' Gu Leton thought to himself.

After noticing the look that Guleton was giving him, Carl immediately understood what it was thinking.

So Carl spread his hands and said helplessly, "It's not that I don't want to feed them, it's just that they don't want to eat."

Carl was telling the truth. Although the food Carl made was almost identical to the legendary "Stargazing Pie," he was confident that his food would not kill any Pokémon and would meet all the standards of a high-end nutritional meal except for taste and appearance.

However, among Carl's team, none of the Pokémon who have tasted Brutus's cooking would be willing to try a bite of Carl's nutritious meal, even though the meal is indeed very nutritious.

Therefore, looking at Karl's helpless expression, Leighton's face revealed a look of suspicion.

"Hey, don't you believe me? I really can cook." Carl pretended to be exasperated. "If you want, I'll cook for you right now."

Therefore, upon seeing this, Leighton raised his hand in the direction of Master Xiong, as if to say: Then prove it to me now.