This elf world is kind of weird

"This is……?"

Feeling the solid touch of the earth and the refreshing warmth of spring, and looking at everything that suddenly appeared in front of him, Filio was speechless for a moment.

Not only that, once the perception of space was restored, the fatigue and pain accumulated previously were wiped away, including the large and small scars on Caidou's body and the fatigue accumulated by Dream Demon and others from eating the combat cube. It seemed like a real dream.

It came suddenly and went silently.

Rows of bookshelves lined up on both sides of the passage, filled with all kinds of books with quaint bindings, written with strange characters that even Philio couldn't understand. They were neither letters nor pictorial characters, but It's like some kind of special morpheme. Although I can't understand it, it has an inexplicable beauty.

Directly in front of where he stood, at the far end, there was a stone platform with a thick hardcover book on it. It also attracted the attention of the three people from a distance of hundreds of meters, like It's a little trick played on space and time.

"&￥@"

The unknown totem swayed and made a sound, signaling the three of them to follow and take the lead in flying towards the thick book that looked unusual at first glance.

The rest of the unknown totems have gone to unknown places. Since entering this place, they have never been seen again. Only this one that seems to be the closest to people is left, responsible for guiding the three people through the "unknown trial". People move on.

"Let's go, go and have a look, and take care of yourself when you come."

Although he saw a series of events and existences that were completely beyond cognition, the faint sense of crisis surrounding him completely disappeared with the fall and destruction of the giant, and Philio's tense heart also relaxed slightly. Slow down.

After softly greeting his two companions who were silent due to shock, he stepped forward first and followed behind the unknown totem.

I don’t know how long this journey will take.

It seems to be only a hundred meters away, but when you actually step into it, you find that you can't see the end at all.

The bookshelf next to me has also changed from brand-new at first to becoming more and more old, and the breath of time is reflected in the thick dust. Only the words on the spine of the books remain the same as before, without any change.

It's like a projection of time, all the way to the end of history.

From the initial curiosity and anxiety, to the subsequent calmness, and then to the boring and boring, the monotonous repetition cycle countless times, even if she did not feel tired, made Nimo's mood begin to fluctuate.

"How long do we have to go..." Nemo poked Filio's waist without leaving a trace, and asked softly, unable to bear her temper, "I'm tired of seeing these things over and over again..."

"Wow?"

The slight sound was instantly captured by the unknown totem flying in front with its sharp ears. It stopped, turned its head, its big eyes blinked, and a hint of humanized banter flashed through it.

The light flickered, flickering on and off, and the passage of time seemed to press the "fast forward" button at this moment.

The old bookshelf began to rot, and the dusty books gradually withered, until they weathered into fine gravel, scattered under the bookshelf, and disappeared quietly, completely annihilated.

Endless time passes rapidly in this unknown space, even condensed into a base point of collapse.

"!"

Witnessing all this with her own eyes, Nimo's eyes widened and her mouth opened slightly, wanting to express emotion, but unable to make a sound.

"...This is, moving from the past to the present, the unknown totem."

Filio, who had seen something of it, walked to one side of the corridor, lightly twirling his fingertips, and a little bit of the remains of the book were stained, and in just a moment, it disappeared with the wind.

Everything in the past, he and everyone present could only be observers and could not intervene in it.

"Wow!"

Nodding in approval, the unknown totem's big eyes flashed with joy and floated high, using itself as a guide to light up an unprecedented light.

The entire world turned into a bright silvery white in an instant, except for the stone platform that seemed to be far away just now, but now appeared in front of him.

After an unknown amount of time passed, the hardcover book placed on it was still as smooth as new, as if it was transcending time and space.

"%&#"

The meaningless "Woo" sound disappeared and was replaced by a language that Filio couldn't understand.

But this time, he clearly understood the other party's intention.

With seven points of pride and three points of trust, he decisively stretched out his hand, pressed it on the cover, and gently opened this magical ancient book.

"Shh-"

The moment his hand opened the page and touched the text on the title page, a dazzling white light lit up and merged with the silver-white world. Everything in it was completely obscured by the light and disappeared.
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In the midst of chaos, Philio opened his eyes again.

Just now, an endless stream of information flowed into his brain. Even with the protection of superpowers, he fell into a brief deep sleep. Now that he woke up again, clear images appeared before his eyes. scene.

He finally knew the true information about this space, understood what it was here, and also knew the origins of the unknown totems.

This is a time journey spanning millions of years.

From the day Arceus, the God of Creation, turned most of his matter and energy into the universe, the traces of life have never faded.

Countless parallel worlds may be different, but this one commonality remains unchanged.

Time and space are only the most basic concepts. Everything is just a small passer-by in the long river of time. The birth and death of species and the change of civilization are just inevitable repetitions countless times.

But in this world, in this continent of Padia that carries the mystery of time and space, some things seem to have changed a little bit.

This starts with a legendary Pokémon that has the same attribute pattern as the creator god Arceus.

Talebagos, the creator of Taijing and Paradise, the true patron saint of Padia, is an existence that is composed of countless mysteries and is rarely mentioned in even legends.

There is no doubt that the fluctuations of time and space are always closely related to Him, but people can't find the reason - at least, the ancient civilizations millions of years ago knew nothing about it, until the day when they came to the end of civilization.

But compared to the confusion of contemporary people, they are at least convinced that the drastic changes in Padia began at that time, and the source was in the creation of this drastic change - the Great Pit of Padia.

Since then, the unknown time and space have been closely connected with this fertile world.

After enduring the losses of the disaster, the powerful ancient civilization still had enough power to completely blockade this place, and to guard against threats from the other world, it stationed a strong military force.

But as time went by, they gradually discovered that the two unknown time and spaces connecting the two opposite shores did not have any very terrible enemies. Even because the connection was extremely weak, no life form could cross it.

Over time, vigilance has lost its meaning. This world emerged due to disasters, and was revitalized by the gentle caress of time. It even re-evolved into a unique ecological structure and thus became the testing ground of this ancient civilization.

These unknown totems that have survived for countless years and have no lifespan are the partners who created countless glorious ancient civilizations. From the very beginning, they helped them seal the path of time and space, and naturally became the trial ground. The master.

Over the course of countless days and months, they witnessed an endless stream of talented challengers, some even more powerful than the three Philios, but they eventually came to the end of life and civilization.

Compared with many civilizations that collapsed in history, this civilization's lifespan can be said to be extremely long, lasting tens of thousands of years, even longer than most species, but it eventually ushered in its inevitable decline and decline. perish.

During the long vacuum period, the past history was buried here, and in the end only the name "Padia Crater" was left, which in turn became a symbol of this region and this continent, and has been passed down to this day as the last legacy of civilization.

And the only ones left who can remember and protect all of this are the unknown totems with endless lifespans and the servants tailor-made for them by that friendly ancient civilization.

To this day, these ancient remnants who keep their promises are still doing their best to maintain the balance of time and space, and will suppress the fluctuations and shocks between several worlds as much as possible.

But time is fluctuating and trembling, and everything is completely different from what it was a million years ago.

The peace of the past no longer exists, and gaps have appeared in the unbreakable seals. After millions of years of waiting, they are still unable to catch up.

This has both objective laws and human factors.

In the endless tunnel of time, although they spend their days sleeping, they have basically exhausted the heaven-level resources left for them by ancient civilizations. With no choice, they have to consume the resources that contain the power of the gods. Taijing energy crystal.

However, crystallization itself is an indispensable energy for maintaining the stability of time and space. Therefore, over time, the fluctuations of time and space cycle between calming down and intensifying. The cycle repeats, and the stable barriers become gradually fragile.

Today's periodic bursts of space-time energy oscillations are the result of the power limitations of the unknown totems.

But these objective reasons are not the main cause of today's results. What really caused great harm was the great exploration launched by the Pardean Empire in the past 2000 years, which had grown to its peak national power.

For thousands of years, a steady stream of explorers formed a huge team and went deep into this place to find the colorful treasures that the emperor desired. They exploited resources plunderingly and destroyed everything in the giant pit with crazy gestures.

Blood and death could not stop their progress, and the shocks of time and space gradually intensified with the intrusions, until a huge shock destroyed the dream of the empire with the lives of all explorers, leaving this place covered in dust again.

But the damage is irreversible. When 300 years ago, the expedition team that was completely different from its predecessors and pursued the dream of exploring the unknown went deep into this place again, powerful beings from outside the world had become this piece of land independent of Padia. Part of the "Utopia" outside.

The records in "The Book of Zhu" and "The Book of Purple" are not fictitious fantasies, but exaggerated descriptions based on reality, running wild in the imaginary world of dreamers, nothing more.

This exaggeration won the favor of the gods and summoned Talebagos, who had been playing in the world of Padia for countless years.

But even God does not have the ability to create things out of thin air.

All of this is a product derived from reality. Even the great gods who have exhausted their own energy have only added fuel to the flames, using human emotions and desires as nourishment to promote all of this, and have fallen into a long sleep for this reason. .

This sleep may have lasted to this day, or it may have continued into the future, at least in the eyes of these unknown totems who were unable to participate but could witness everything.

Peaceful days are long but short, especially for humans who have opened Pandora's box nearly 2000 years ago.

With the establishment of the Padian League, the chaotic continent was reunited, and the exploration of the Padian Crater was put back on the agenda. Only this time, they chose to use the new name proposed by the dreamers for this place: Zone Zero.

After decades of hard exploration, although this secret trial ground has not been discovered, and the balance of time and space has not been further destroyed, the trend of collapse has already formed. Even if the unknown totems try their best, they cannot reverse this irreversible trend. trend.

Therefore, a few years ago, with the Zero Zone Research Institute and the fourth observation point as the center, a large-scale space-time oscillation occurred without warning, resulting in casualties, the destruction of the observation point, and the relationship between the Zero Zone Research Institute and the space The complete fusion of crystal energy is beyond the understanding and acceptance of the Padian Alliance.

Since then, human exploration has become a handful, and the scope has been limited to the upper levels that are almost outside the perception range of the unknown totems. Until today, until they once again saw that it was worth opening the trial field and fulfilling the mission with the ancient civilization. The arrival of promising young people.

All the compatriots woke up from the long slumber to reduce energy consumption, opened the passage that belongs to the rift of time and space that only young people with pure souls can open, and guided them to the trial field.

What follows next is everything the three of them have experienced, a battle that is very different from all the trials.

Not how long he lasted, but... he completely destroyed the tyrannical and intelligent Rock Commander who theoretically could not be defeated by such powerful people and Pokémon.

"...In other words, logically speaking, as successful people who have passed the test, we should be rewarded. But because you have exhausted your reserves, not only are you unable to reward us, but you need to ask us for help. resource?"

Withdrawing from the long river of history, he returned to a slightly dim cave. Looking at the unknown totem with a bit of embarrassment, shame and expectation on his face, Philio grinned imperceptibly and looked at Zaozao. After regaining consciousness, he has been patiently waiting for his two companions.

He probably understood why other unknown totems chose this time to disappear.

This is indeed not a glorious thing, especially for these "living fossils" that live extremely long.

Thinking of this, he casually took out a ghost gem from his pocket that was intended to be used as a "snack" for the little dream demon, and handed it to the unknown totem.

"Woo! Woo!!!"

Feeling the long-lost pure energy, the unknown totem nodded repeatedly and rushed forward without any politeness. Like a Kuafu drinking water, he absorbed all the energy in the gem in an instant.

After a long drought, the unknown totem, which had exhausted almost its last energy in order to open the trial space, showed a satisfied look and lay softly on Filio's hand.

But this was far from enough. Philio could feel that the energy in its body was still thin, and an attribute gem was just an appetizer.

Not only that, dozens or hundreds of unknown totems reappeared from the void, their eyes full of the same expectation.

"...Isn't this a bit too much?"

Looking at the unknown totem that was looking at him eagerly, the corners of Filio's mouth twitched slightly, with a look of embarrassment on his face.

He himself is just a young trainer who has just escaped from poverty and may even be in debt again at any time. Such a burden is a bit heavy for his thin shoulders.

"Why panic? Leave it to me!"

At the critical moment, a strong man with real money-making ability is needed to take action. Nimo raised his head proudly, waved his hand, and dropped the large backpack specially brought from the Rotom Cell Phone Company to the ground.

The dull sound of "bang" showed the weight of this backpack.

"Zi La"

With a proud smile on her face, Nemo opened the zipper, and a precious light suddenly shone, even a little dazzling.

Filio and Caidou took a closer look and saw that most of the bag was filled with dense attribute gems. It's no wonder that Nemo's physical strength has always been poor. Even if the space backpack can reduce the weight, it is definitely not a light weight.

"woo woo woo woo!!!"

Seeing the boss's generosity, the unknown totems who were surrounding Filio immediately changed their direction and rushed towards Nemo, surrounding her tightly and cheering in surprise.

It doesn't matter what attributes they have. They are not picky eaters at all. Three times, five times and two times divided by two, a pack of high-quality attribute gems is slowly absorbed.

With such efficiency, even if a legendary Pokémon came over, it would definitely be far from possible to catch up.

With the replenishment of energy, these unknown totems that originally seemed a bit honest and silent have also regained some vitality, and even the dim cave seems a little brighter.

But it's just a point. Compared with the huge deficit accumulated over millions of years, dozens of attribute gems are just a drop in the bucket, so they can save them for the time being.

After all, this is a major event that ancient civilizations in the past also needed to deal with specifically, and it cannot be supplemented by one or two people.

But Nimo not only didn't feel distressed, she didn't even panic at all. She patted her chest lightly and said confidently: "Don't worry, I will go find our chief champion when I go back. She is the president of the alliance. We will ask the alliance to pay. I'll definitely be able to 'feed' you, just rest assured!"

"Wow!—"

As soon as these words were spoken, enthusiastic cheers resounded throughout the cave. Although these unknown totems could not speak human language, they had a unique language translation mechanism and could easily understand Nemo's words.

After waiting for millions of years, they finally welcomed a new partner, and their great joy made them cheer.

Filio looked at Caidou and nodded without revealing anything.

This is also the best way. For the wealthy Padia region, as long as the cause of the incident is found, providing money and supplies has never been a real big problem.
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After a celebration of stars holding the moon, the unknown totems reluctantly gathered around the three of them. It was the first one that secretly absorbed the most energy and flew forward without hesitation, its body lit up with pure white light.

Shining marks appeared on the backs of the three people's hands at the same time, and a string of spatial coordinates emerged in their minds. Whenever they thought of these unknown totems, the road leading here was like a map, imprinted on their minds. Deep in the soul.

"Wow!"

After doing all this, the strange unknown totem floated in front of Filio, and once again rubbed his palm friendlyly, he returned to the team, and together with his companions, slowly retreated, and his figure gradually disappeared.

Looking at these unknown heroes who have been guarding this ruins for millions of years and guarding the "border" of this world where all living things exist, the hearts of the three of them are also filled with complex emotions.

There is respect and appreciation, but also a sense of accomplishment in my own exploration.

The Padian Crater, shrouded in mystery, and the underground world full of mysteries for everyone, gradually became clear in their eyes.

"Don't worry, we'll be back to help you."

Nodding in the direction of the unknown totem, Philio put the big book in his hand neatly back into its original position, making it a perfect fit.

This record, which carries historical memories, will continue in the future, containing more content and enriching it page by page.

"Woo~!"

After the last call, the unknown totem dissipated into the void and turned into lines on the wall full of traces of time.

They fell into a deep sleep again, and the huge and dark cave returned to calm after a brief commotion.

"Swish"

The world of the three people turned into deep darkness, and in an instant, everything disappeared.

Just like a blink of an eye, when the three of them opened their eyes again, a thick and solid rock wall appeared right in front of them.

A few meters to their right was the mark left by Emperor Nabo before "entering the cave". Not far behind them were Damon and Majestic Fang, who were still thinking about each other endlessly.

Seeing the sudden appearance of the three people, the hallucinations in his eyes disappeared at the same time. He looked around blankly and hurriedly moved closer to him, confused by everything he had experienced.

"It turns out this is a real adventure... No wonder so many people like it, it's amazing!"

Facing Damon's question, recalling everything she had just experienced, and feeling the lightness of the backpack behind her, Nemo couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and became even more interested in going out for adventure.

Damon was confused: "What adventures have you experienced? Don't be the Riddler!"

"Take out that scepter for us to see. It's a trophy after all. We can't go in vain."

Ignoring Damon's confusion, Philio, who was in a bad mood, suddenly remembered the scepter that was taken away by the dream demon in the previous trial, and patted the little dream demon who had not yet recovered from the previous experience.

"Machi! Machi Machi!"

After being reminded by Philio, the little dream demon who was as obsessed with money as him reacted instantly, nodded repeatedly, and got into his own shadow space with a "swish".

"Hey hey haha" After a while of tossing, the tip of the iceberg of the scepter as huge as a stone pillar emerged from the shadow, which happened to be the part with the gems embedded in the tip.

"Oh my god... what is this? Did you dig out the lair of a legendary Pokémon? Can this also be called a scepter? The stone pillars outside the gate of our research institute are not that big, right?"

Looking at the huge scepter, Damon was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. He subconsciously stepped forward and stretched out his hand to touch this rare wonder.

Then, a miraculous scene happened.

Just when Damon's hand touched a pink gem at the tip of the scepter, the almost indestructible divine object in the trial field instantly turned into ordinary yellow sand from the position of contact, and scattered on the ground.

From this, it spread out of control, extending all the way to the vicinity of the dream demon who had just struggled to pull the bottom out of the shadow space.

Dust rose up all over the sky, turning the onlookers into ashen faces comparable to those in the training ground. A violent coughing sound spread in the unexpected impact.

"Ma...ahem...Machi?!"

Seeing his precious "trophies" disappear into nothing, the little dream demon's eyes widened to the size of walnuts, and his mouth was speechless. Tears as big as peas were quickly accumulating and were about to fall.

Looking at Damon's innocent and stunned look again, the grief quickly turned into anger, and the small ink-colored balloon appeared again, jumped up, and went straight to Damon's face.

"Machi! Machi Machi!"

"I was wrong! I really didn't mean it! Help! -"

After chasing and escaping, in the diffuse yellow sand, the sad and angry little dream demon and its punching bag ran back and forth around the spacious cave, spreading the sand and dust to further places - including a pitch-black patch of land that was inconspicuous in the darkness. shadow.

"Machi~!"

When the little dream demon got angry, Philio, who was dedicated to being a good person, hurriedly came forward to explain the matter clearly, and continued to set off towards the wreckage of the fourth observation point with his still angry companions on his head.

Along the way, Damon, who was gray-headed and bruised, felt aggrieved. Although the little dream demon didn't take him seriously, the whipping of his smart hair still hurt a little.

But what made him feel even more bitter was that his partner Xiang Weiya actually stood aside cheerfully, watching the scene of him being beaten with several people, and he was even the one who laughed the loudest.

It can be seen that the world is declining and people's hearts are not as old as they used to be.

Not long after the few people left, a gray-black figure with a lot of dust on his head emerged from the ground, with an aggrieved expression no different from Damon.

"Marta..."

If I had known these two guys were so crazy, they shouldn't have hidden themselves so close and just watched from a distance.

But...what happened?

Staring at the empty wall and the retreating figures of the four people, the clever Zhang Yifa fell into deep thought.

After a while, it realized its mission and hurriedly dived into the ground to catch up. It even forgot to dust off the top of its head, as if it was wearing a small khaki hat. Extremely interesting.
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The second half of the journey didn't have many twists and turns, and the rest of the road was fairly simple. With the help of the Motorized Lizard, the four of them quickly saw the ruins of the fourth observation point in the center.

Although the main body still maintains its basic appearance, it is not difficult to see from the messy scene all around that the function of this observation point has been devastatingly damaged, and there is not much room for repair.

And... even if it can be repaired, it is just a waste of resources in the context of large fluctuations in the lower space every few months.

This place is already considered a death place for humans.

After feeling the power of nature and the mystery of time and space, Philio followed Orin's previous prompts and entered this observation point with only a few functions left.

"It still works, Lotto!"

Looking at the communication device that was generally in good condition, Rotom's cell phone, which had not been used for a long time, lit up. He flew forward with a "swish", and after three clicks, five and two, he got the basic settings and sent out the message with Zone Zero. Newsletter of Institute One.

Not long after, with a soft sound, the big screen lit up, and Olin's figure appeared on the opposite side.

This time, she could still see the orderly laboratory and the bubbling crucible behind her.

"Dr. Olin, we have arrived at the Fourth Research Institute. What is it that you want us to help you find?"

Looking at Olin, who still looked calm, Felio remembered Ye Ci's instructions and asked calmly.
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Ouray area, Battle Mountain.

Hundreds of trainers in black combat uniforms gathered around the perimeter of the crater, staring at the huge crystal structure that was built in just one day.

As a remote area that is not fully under the jurisdiction of the Pokémon Alliance and whose local population is extremely limited, here, the plan of the Evernight Organization went very smoothly in close combat.

Under the sun, the colorful light scatters from above, which is extremely beautiful, as if it has some kind of magic power that makes people unable to take their eyes away.

On the high platform, the man in black, who showed no sign of weakness or fatigue, still wore his highly recognizable mask. His long windbreaker covered most of his arms, and the rest was firmly protected by thin arm guards. live.

Looking at the "altar" that was hastily completed without cutting any corners and perfectly met the design expectations, he nodded with satisfaction and looked approvingly at Fradali, who looked slightly sad next to him.

"The work was done well, but this time, we can't call your other subordinates and those two big guys over. In order to deal with the man on Silver Mountain, we need more targeted natural disasters."

"If you want to deal with that one, and the one in Viridian City, those two gods are more suitable."

Fradali lowered his head expressionlessly and echoed in a calm tone.

"As for Claire and Bara, although there are factors in their carelessness, I will give you the opportunity to avenge this revenge. This is my promise to you, Fradali. Even...if possible, If there is a chance, I will help you rescue them."

Seeing the true mood of his subordinates, the man in black took the initiative to step forward, patted the shoulder of the lion-headed middle-aged man who was much taller than himself, and said comfortingly.

"Yes, I completely understand."

"That's good, hurry up. Galar is not a very good place either. I hope everything goes well. Do our business first."

After receiving a satisfactory answer, the man in black turned around slowly and gave the order in a leisurely manner.

From the members of the Eternal Night Organization, to the trainers wearing the logo of the Shadow Organization, to the workers who came anxiously from nowhere, the calm crater turned into a bustling construction site.
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Thirty kilometers north of Violet Port is a deserted wasteland.

"This is my first time to come to this place. It is indeed uninhabitable and desolate. If someone really chooses a place like this, with A'du's simple-minded and well-developed personality, it is really possible. Can’t find it.”

The young man who jumped off the back of the fossil pterosaur first and had his hair style blown by the wind patted the dust on his body in disgust, looked around and let out a soft sigh.

"Thank you, Pterodactyl, for doing a great job. I'm sorry to trouble you this time, Qinglu, to accompany me on this trip. A'Du has already worked very hard, and he is no match for that person. It would be better for us to come forward." .”

Smiling and touching the rock-hard big head of the fossil pterosaur, Chi Hong jumped to the ground lightly, his distant gaze drifting to the east.

There, the outline of a towering volcano can be vaguely seen.

At the invitation of Boss Sakaki, the two legends came together. With the extraordinary speed of the fossil pterosaur, they arrived at this "barren land" that few people even knew about in the shortest possible time. (End of chapter)