The next day, the Su Sheng trio left the guesthouse, ready to head to Professor Oak's Laboratory.
The first-generation Pokédex was complete, and today Su Sheng planned to bid farewell to Professor Oak and the group of kids.
Originally, the main characters who came to participate in the summer camp were supposed to leave yesterday.
However, because the media had surrounded the laboratory inside and out, they had no choice but to postpone it for a day.
Buzz~
Feeling the vibration of his phone in his pocket, Su Sheng took it out and saw a news notification—
《Unexpected Incident in Goldenrod City, Johto Region》
Su Sheng clicked on it and found out that an unexpected incident had occurred in Goldenrod City, Johto Region, yesterday.
The headquarters of the Pokémon Research Center in Goldenrod City, Johto, was attacked by a rampaging wild Salamence.
It caused casualties among many security personnel, and according to the report, the Johto League determined that the main responsibility for this matter lay with Norman, a native of Johto who was originally scheduled to take office in Hoenn as a future Gym Leader.
The League imposed a penalty on Norman, ordering him to “compensate the Research Center for all economic losses and be disqualified from participating in the Gym Leader assessment for five years.”
Itsuki came over to take a look and complained, "Johto, huh? Old man Damalanchi also went to Johto yesterday, right? Could there be some connection between the two?"
Salamence are Pokémon known for their violent temperament, so it's not uncommon for wild Salamence to go berserk and attack human residences.
But Itsuki had personally witnessed Damalanchi's expression change drastically after receiving a phone call yesterday.
Then, after leaving the sentence "Go to Johto immediately," he left by helicopter.
Judging from Damalanchi's expression at the time, it couldn't have been a small matter.
After all, it was enough to scare the chairman of the League like that.
Damalanchi's expression changed drastically and he ran to Johto yesterday, and today the news reported that the Johto Research Center was attacked.
What a coincidence?
"Unbelievable, Itsuki, you can actually think of so much. Has being with A Sheng for so long finally allowed your IQ to reclaim the high ground?"
Lihua teased with a slight pout of her pink lips.
Itsuki rolled his eyes, pretending not to hear Lihua's malicious teasing, and said to Su Sheng, "A Sheng, what do you think?"
News reports are not credible, or rather, cannot be fully believed, they had already experienced this.
Some things really need to be experienced firsthand to know how deep the water is.
"The Rayquaza captured by Devon Corporation."
Su Sheng's words immediately changed the expressions of Lihua and Itsuki.
Su Sheng turned his head slightly, looking at his two companions.
"Where do you think Devon Corporation will transport it to?"
At that time, all three of them saw Mr. Stone have his men move Rayquaza onto the truck, but where it was going, they really didn't know.
After all, they were busy saving Xiana at the time.
"That goes without saying, Kanaz City in the Hoenn region."
Itsuki answered directly without thinking.
Kanaz City is the largest port city in the Hoenn region, and it is also the location of Devon Corporation's headquarters.
In Itsuki's opinion, Mr. Stone caught the Sky Dragon, so of course he would immediately take it back to his lair.
Lihua glanced at Itsuki. Okay, this guy's IQ has been developed a bit, but it seems to be only a little bit.
"Could it be... the Goldenrod City Research Center?"
After a brief period of thought, Lihua gave her own guess.
"Why?"
Su Sheng chatted casually while leading the two towards the laboratory.
"When Mr. Stone brought so many people from Hoenn to Johto to catch Rayquaza, there's no way the people in Johto wouldn't know about it. They must have also participated in the assistance. Wasn't Norman, who was in charge of security at the time, from Johto?"
Lihua speculated:
"Since it was caught in the Johto region, the Indigo League definitely wouldn't let Mr. Stone take the Legendary Dragon back to Hoenn. They would try to keep it here."
"And at this time, the news says that the Goldenrod City Research Center was attacked. I suspect this is a smokescreen created by the League. The actual truth is that Rayquaza ran away, and then they just found a reason to deceive the civilians. Anyway, it's not the first time they've done this."
Itsuki, who originally wanted to retort, was speechless after hearing Lihua's analysis.
Okay, he really didn't think as much as her.
Come to think of it, the Research Center is indeed a very suitable place to lock up Rayquaza, and after catching a Legendary Pokémon, how could they not study it?
Itsuki, who had been by Su Sheng's side for so long, deeply understood this.
"So, Rayquaza is no longer in the hands of the League? Are we... not going to do anything about it?"
Itsuki blinked his eyes and asked.
"Not for now. If we're going to do something, we'll wait until that girl wakes up before we talk about it."
The "girl" in Su Sheng's mouth naturally refers to Xiana, who has been transferred to Alola but is still in a deep coma.
The water behind the Rayquaza incident is too deep.
It involves the Hoenn League, the Indigo League, and several major business giants headed by Devon Corporation.
And the Salamence attack on the Research Center, if nothing unexpected happens, was done by Xiana's junior sister, Zinnia.
Too many people and forces are involved.
Su Sheng himself has a lot of things to deal with.
Before Xiana wakes up, let's pretend we didn't see it.
【Meow~ Were you guys just talking about Rayquaza?】
Just then, a childlike, innocent voice echoed in the minds of the three.
Is this... telepathy?
The three subconsciously looked around.
But a pink shadow had already floated in front of Su Sheng and the others.
【A Sheng!】
Before they could see what it was, another black shadow pounced into Su Sheng's arms.
Who else could it be but Zorua?
"Having fun?"
Su Sheng held Zorua in his left arm and rubbed her head twice with his right hand.
Zorua nodded vigorously, 【Uh-huh, uh-huh!】
And Lihua also saw the true face of the pink shadow—Mew!
Different from Zorua's voice, but still a childlike voice, sounded again through telepathy:
【Were you just talking about Rayquaza?】
Lihua and Itsuki stared blankly at the pink cat, who was tilting her head and looking at them with her short hands on her chin.
"Uh... yes, yes, we were."
Itsuki nodded blankly.
Although they had recent experiences with Mythical Pokémon, the personality of this one... is quite different from the previous one.
"Rayquaza was caught by humans, but you don't have to worry, it has already escaped."
Su Sheng put Zorua back into the Poké Ball and continued to head to Professor Oak's Laboratory, chatting with Mew at the same time.
As if the other party was not a Mythical Pokémon at all, but just a child striking up a conversation.
【Huh? I don't care about it. I'm just curious about what happened.】
【But you said it was caught? What's going on? That big guy is so awesome, can it also be caught?】
At this moment, Mew was like Eru Chitanda possessed, her big, sparkling eyes staring straight at Su Sheng, with an expression of "I'm very curious."
Su Sheng:……
Damn, is it heartless?
Oh, it's not surprising. After all, Mew doesn't participate in any disputes, whether it's Pokémon or humans.
It only likes to play carefree.
……
……
On the other side, in Professor Oak's Laboratory.
Olivia was already waiting here for Su Sheng's arrival, and her boss, Rose, was sitting opposite Professor Oak, testing the functions of the Pokédex.
"Fantastic, truly fantastic."
After trying out the Pokédex, Rose's keen sense as a businessman immediately recognized that this would be a great invention that would sweep the world as soon as it was released, just like the Poké Ball and the TM.
Worthy of being the number one genius scientist in the League.
Buzz~
At this time, Koga's phone rang, standing on the other side of the laboratory.
Although Damalanchi rushed to Johto yesterday, Koga did not follow along.
She was ordered by Damalanchi to stay and watch Rose.
Well, mainly Damalanchi was afraid that Rose would pull some tricks again.
And that was indeed the case.
Because at this moment, Rose was standing next to a beautiful girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old, the same age as Su Sheng, as graceful as a mermaid.
Koga took out her phone and her face changed drastically.
What was displayed on the phone was a message from the League headquarters.
It was a photo of a child wearing a hood covering the upper half of her face, but judging from her figure, she was only about ten years old.
And she was directing a Noivern to frantically destroy a building.
Koga recognized this building. It was the Goldenrod City Pokémon Research Base that was just published in the news.
Behind the picture, the headquarters stated that this was the culprit who attacked the Research Center yesterday, and requested all members of the Elite Four of the Indigo and Hoenn Leagues to fully arrest her.
That's right, only the Elite Four and the Champion of the Indigo League and the Hoenn League received this information, not even the Gym Leaders.
After all, the Rayquaza incident involved too many forces, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better, even if they were their own people.
After seeing this information, Koga frowned slightly.
She had just seen the news, and now she received this information from the headquarters.
Combining it with the expression of the chairman after receiving the phone call yesterday, she knew that things were definitely not as simple as the news reported.
"What did those guys... do again..."
Koga gently bit her pink lips with her white teeth.
Although she became a member of the Elite Four, she didn't like the actions of some people within the League.
Did they do something shady again this time?
After all, if the truth was that someone attacked the Research Center, wouldn't it be enough to directly arrest the other party? Why did they have to secretly arrest them?
And in the Goldenrod City Hospital in the Johto region.
"Young Master Steven, the president is fine. You can go in now."
The doctor walked out of the examination room and said to Steven, who was waiting outside the door.
Steven nodded and put his hand on the doorknob, still thinking about what happened yesterday.
Why did that masked man want to kill his father?
If he hadn't arrived in time to stop him, his father would probably have been...
"Father, what exactly happened yesterday..."
After entering the room, Steven couldn't wait to ask his old man.
"Let's go, let's go back to Hoenn."
However, before Steven could finish speaking, Mr. Stone got up and walked out, leaving his son with a confused look.
He didn't plan to involve his son.
On the way back, Steven kept asking questions, and finally, the impatient Mr. Stone could only use the unreliable reason of "a killer sent by a business rival" to get by.
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The perspective returns to Professor Oak's Laboratory.
At the door, Su Sheng said to Mew, "I've told you everything you wanted to know. Aren't you leaving?"
Mew, floating in mid-air, hadn't recovered from the story just now.
Thinking that humans are really getting braver now. They even dare to catch that big guy Rayquaza, and they succeeded!
After a long time, Mew finally recovered and looked curiously at Su Sheng.
【Eh? Don't you want to catch me?】
The main reason why Mew doesn't like to appear in front of humans is because the humans it has encountered always want to catch it.
But this one in front of it not only doesn't catch it, but also urges it to leave?
"I'm more particular about choosing partners."
Su Sheng shrugged.
Viewers in his previous life always joked that Ash never used the traditional method of battling + throwing Poké Balls to catch Pokémon.
It was either through talking or taking advantage of loopholes.
Su Sheng doesn't really agree with Ash's method of raising Pokémon, but the way they catch Pokémon is quite similar, which is to leave it to fate.
Unless it's like Zorua, where he really needs a certain Pokémon's special ability, otherwise, Su Sheng wouldn't specifically try to catch a specific Pokémon.
Although Mew's abilities are heaven-defying, to be honest, they overlap a bit with Zorua's.
Therefore, Su Sheng doesn't have any strong desire for it.
"Alright, that's it, goodbye."
Su Sheng waved at Mew and then pulled the door handle to enter the laboratory.
"Stare～～～～"
Mew squinted its big eyes and stared at Su Sheng's back as he entered the door.
Human, you have successfully caught my attention.
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Inside the room, besides Professor Oak and Rose, etc.
The four brothers from Pallet Town, Katie, Serena, and the twin dogs, etc., the kids from the summer camp, also arrived one after another.
Today, they are finally going back to their respective homes.
But before leaving, they wanted to say goodbye to Su Sheng.
They learned a lot from his lectures these days.
"Yaaaaa—!"
A heart-wrenching scream suddenly came from the backyard of the laboratory.
Some of the kids from the summer camp curiously looked towards the backyard.
They saw Ash pressing his hand on the head of an electric mouse, while the other party looked impatient and released an electric shock, directly turning Ash into an afro.
Red, Blue, and the others were already used to this.
"Is this, is this Pikachu really suitable for me..."
Ash, who was electrocuted into a black man, lay on the ground with his butt sticking up, muttering to himself in a dying voice.
Yesterday, Professor Oak approached him and introduced him to this Pikachu.
Saying that Su Sheng thought this Pikachu was very suitable to be his partner.
At first, Ash was very happy.
Although his brain wasn't very good, he realized through these three days of lectures that Su Sheng was an amazing person.
And the other party suddenly said that this Pikachu was suitable for him... did he see some shining points in him?
Hmm! It must be like this, after all, I'm going to become a Pokémon Master!
Ash, full of confidence, hugged Pikachu in his arms, wanting to say some bold words and form a bond with it, and then... he was electrocuted into a fool.
In less than 24 hours since Professor Oak entrusted him with Pikachu, Ash had been electrocuted more than ten times.
“Pika~”
Pikachu disdainfully turned its head to the other side.
Ash was on the verge of tears.
Why did Professor Sycamore think this guy was suitable for me?
“Haha! A disobedient electric mouse and a trainer who can't even memorize the type chart, this combination is indeed a perfect match. As expected of Professor Sycamore, he really knows how to pick people.”
Gary wouldn't miss the opportunity to mock Ash.
Originally, Gary was a little unconvinced that Sycamore had Professor Oak entrust Pikachu to Ash.
But now, seeing this, he thought, 'Damn, these two are a perfect match.'
Both are third-rate!
“What did you say!?”
Ash jumped up in anger and started fighting with Gary.
Red and Blue acted as if they didn't see it.
They were used to it.
“He recovers so quickly…”
Serena couldn't help but marvel, watching Ash, who was half-dead from being electrocuted just a second ago, become so lively the next.
“Ah! Brother Sycamore, (^_^)／Good morning!”
Suddenly, Iono waved and shouted energetically.
Everyone looked up and saw Sycamore walking into the room with two companions.
May, Hilda, and others were also preparing to say hello.
Unexpectedly, Rose rushed forward with lightning speed, grabbing Sycamore's hand directly. “Professor Sycamore, long time no see, long time no see!”
May, who had just opened her mouth but didn't have time to say a word, muttered in a low voice, “This uncle, with such a big belly, can run so fast…”
Sycamore was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and said, “Oh~ Chairman Rose, long time no see.”
“I have already used the Pokédex, and it is more perfect than I imagined.”
Rose didn't hesitate to lavish praise on the Pokédex jointly developed by Sycamore and Professor Oak.
Sycamore was a little embarrassed.
It's currently just the first generation, with only the Pokémon scanning and analysis function.
Sycamore hasn't added the various heaven-defying functions of later versions, such as scanning the Pokémon's learned moves, maps, and fusing Rotom into it.
Sycamore plans to imitate Nvidia and squeeze it out little by little.
Rose suddenly remembered something and beckoned to the back.
A wheat-skinned girl walked up, looking at Sycamore with some displeasure, but also with some curiosity.
“Come, Doctor, let me introduce you. This is Nessa, the Gym Leader of Hulbury in Galar, and also the advertising spokesperson for the Pokédex later on.”
While saying this, Rose kept winking at Nessa.
Under Erika's murderous gaze and Lorelei's rather hostile eyes, the new Gym Leader braced herself and extended her hand to Sycamore. “Professor Sycamore, hello, I am Nessa.”
“Ah… hello, hello.”
Sycamore didn't know what kind of expression to show.
Rose still used this trick.
I should have done this secretly.
How could he do it in front of so many people?
“Chairman, the private plane is ready.”
Olivia walked up and said at this time.
Rose nodded and said to Sycamore, “Doctor, let's take the helicopter to Viridian Airport first, and then take the private plane to Galar.”
“Brother Sycamore, we are also preparing to return to Unova. Thank you for your guidance these days.”
May finally found a chance to greet Sycamore, bouncing up and shouting.
Sycamore didn't know if it was his imagination, but although she was far from the developmental stage, he always felt that May's amplitude was three points higher than Serena and Hilda of the same age.
“Good luck, I hope that one day, the world can tell me your news.”
Sycamore's answer made the little ones' eyes light up.
“Oh, right, take this.”
Sycamore suddenly took a few Pokédex first-generation machines from the research table and handed them to May, Hilda, Iono, and Serena.
Hilda was flattered and said, “This, this is too precious, we can't accept it!”
“Take it, it's just the first-generation version. Keep it as a souvenir. By the time you reach the age where you can go on adventures, this version will be 99% outdated.”
Sycamore chuckled.
“Blue, Gary, don't you say ‘Thank you, Brother Sycamore’?”
Nanami shouted to her two younger brothers who received the Pokédex.
You need to know that the Pokédex is only issued in the Alola and Galar regions.
Originally, her two younger brothers who were from Kanto were not qualified to own it. Sycamore's behavior was undoubtedly opening the back door for these children.
The two who reacted quickly bowed to Sycamore and thanked him, “Thank you, Brother Sycamore.”
Iono, Red, and others also thanked him.
Gou and Yamper standing in the back row looked at Sycamore, who hadn't moved for a long time, with a confused look.
No, wait, what about ours?
I feel like everyone is familiar with the characters and Pokémon before the fourth part, which is the Sinnoh chapter. It seems that everyone is not very familiar with the characters and Pokémon that appeared after that. I will try my best to upload pictures, please continue to support me. There will be updates later, I will keep my word, although I knew I shouldn't have bragged about updating 10,000 words every day, it's exhausting.
