This elf world is kind of weird

"Hmm...cough cough cough..."

The fourth observation point, which has not been cleaned for many years, is full of dust, especially the document storage room, a place that is rarely visited by people.

The rest of the place was barely okay, except for a few fallen bookshelves and file cabinets. Dust flew into the air at the slightest touch, causing the four people to cough, causing a slight pain in their chests.

In the mess, Philio and the others, who had just tidied up a little before entering the observation point, were once again reduced to a look of disgrace.

For the CD that Dr. Olin hoped to find, the four of them had been searching for more than half an hour in the intact and fallen filing cabinets, but they did not see anything useful.

The Rotom ring on the cell phone has already reached midnight, and it’s about to start a new day.

The wonderful experiences of fighting, traveling, and exploring. A series of events made everyone a little tired, and sleepiness gradually increased. They were still intact in the disaster. With a little cleaning, they could have a good sleep on the soft big bed. Has a seductive appeal.

"Okay, I think the living area at this observation point is still usable. You go and wash up and rest first. You won't have time to look for it again early tomorrow morning. I'll stay a little longer and then go again."

Reluctantly overcoming the urge to fight with his eyelids, Filio straightened up and waved for the three of them to go ahead, while he walked towards three small bookcases that were lying together to support each other step by step.

Before he finished speaking, he stumbled suddenly as he couldn't put his foot firmly on the ground, and stumbled onto one of the bookcases.

“Bang—bang”

The collision didn't matter. The fragile balance was instantly broken. Piles of books and file boxes fell from above, almost burying him and the dream monster above him.

"M...March!"

The little dream monster who was sleeping soundly suddenly woke up, struggled to get out of the book, and rose precariously into the air. It was obvious that he still hadn't figured out what happened, and he only felt the pain from being hit on the top of his head.

"Filio, are you okay?"

Hearing the noise, Caidou, who was closest, hurried over. While asking, he used his extraordinary resume to easily lift the fallen bookcase, revealing Filio who was buried underneath.

"...Huh? Ah, I'm fine! Do you see what I found?"

Among the old books and documents on the floor, Filio, who was also stunned by the smashing, took a while to recover, and happily raised a plastic box with a smile on his face.

"Eh...?" Caidou was stunned for a moment, looking a little cute, "Did you find Dr. Olin's CD?"

"What did you find? What did you find?!"

Behind her was Nemo, who was yawning profusely. When she heard that something was going on, she immediately cheered up and rushed forward in three steps at a time. She even almost hit an already crumbling bookcase, causing a stir. dust.

"You just asked what you found, and didn't even look to see if I was beaten out. I'm done with you." He sat up angrily, rubbing his forehead that hurt from the corner of the book, and Filio tilted his head at Nemo. He glanced at her and said, too lazy to pay attention to her, "Go back to bed. You will know tomorrow."

After saying that, he stood up on his own, picked up the little dream demon who still didn't understand, and left the file storage room briskly.

The CD, which was tightly protected by a small plastic box, also had the names of Orin and Fotu written on it. There was no doubt that they were the entrusted persons of Dr. Orin.

With it, Philio can have a solid sleep tonight.

"March! Madge~!"

Along the way, there were the clear whining and coquettish sounds of the little dream monster. Caidou and Damon also stretched themselves and left one after another, leaving only Nemo standing alone in the dusty file room, full of curiosity that was not satisfied. .

"Ouch!!! Filio!!!!!"

Stomping her foot hard, the bookcase that she had just hit seemed to be shaken by the last straw. The heavy wooden structure began to dislocate, and then it got out of hand, completely collapsing in a few seconds.

The clinking books fell on and around Nemo, making her dizzy.
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“ding——ding”

Early the next morning, under the watchful eye of Dr. Olin, it took a long time for the imaging equipment, which had not been used for many years but was still strong, to finally be activated.

Insert the disc, and after a noisy "rustling" sound, there is a video that seems a bit blurry now, but was quite clear for the technical means back then.

The content has nothing to do with any research projects. All the clips are just scenes of Pipa as a child at home, in the park, and in the laboratory.

From the cute but wrinkled-faced Mastiff to the honest, honest and extremely reliable Mastiff Godfather, the one who appears in the same scene with him the most is also his best partner.

On the contrary, as parents, Dr. Fortu and Dr. Olin did not appear much, or they showed up hurriedly at home, or they were busy researching in their respective laboratories, while taking a break to give little Pipa a little time. Snacks or toys.

And these two busy people have never appeared together in the same frame. Just like their current situation, they are in two research institutes not far apart, but they seem to be separated by a huge chasm and have never met.

"..."

Watching his son's growth experience from infancy to childhood, Dr. Olin said nothing. He just stood quietly on the screen and watched silently, with a slightly dull look on his face, as if he was thinking and remembering something.

Her abnormality was noticed by several people, but they were very sensible and didn't ask anything. However, Feilio's mind kept flashing with Ye Ci's words that day, and he was more suspicious or confused about her. Some understanding.

Dr. Olin is indeed a bit weird now, but he doesn't know why.

In my vague memory, I could only say "this doctor seems to have some problem like Dr. Futu", but there was no further understanding at all.

Frowning slightly, Filio subconsciously fell into thinking. Because he stood far back, Damon, Orin, and Nemo, who was still showing off his temper for what he had done, didn't notice.

Only Caidou tilted his head thoughtfully, glanced at him briefly, turned around as if nothing had happened, and vaguely covered him behind him.

The video is not long, and even without acceleration and jumps, it only takes less than half an hour to play from beginning to end.

After watching this video, which could not be said to show much affection, but which was precious to scientists who always worked overtime, he wondered if it was Filio's misunderstanding. He always felt that Dr. Olin's whole person It seems that some changes have taken place.

It was as if... it had become a bit more alive, from the expression to the eyes to the subtle body language, it was not obvious but could not be hidden from him.

"Huh... thank you for allowing me to see my son again when he was a child. I haven't been able to see him for many years." Dr. Olin, with his arms folded on his chest and tears faintly in his eyes, let out a long sigh of relief. His words were sincere and sincere. , "This is also my request as a mother. I am really grateful for your help."

As she spoke, she lowered her head and bowed to several people across the screen.

"You are too polite, Dr. Olin. It is human nature and I completely understand." Filio smiled and waved his hand, saying politely, "I will bring the CD to you later so you can watch it at any time. . In fact, you can also ask President Yeci directly through the communication device to help contact Paipa. I think he will also miss you."

"Ye Ci... No, it's not a good idea to bother her with such a private matter." Olin looked embarrassed and turned her head slightly, "One day, I will completely repair the equipment here. By then, I'll be able to find Pipa on my own...it won't be long."

"This... of course, this is your family matter." Although there was a lot of confusion, Filio still chose not to intervene in the other party's private family affairs. He just felt a little sorry for Pipa and pointed to the complicated and exquisite instrument aside. "Then please help us take a look. Are there any equipment repairs and adjustments here that we need help with?"

"The equipment here is already difficult to adjust with your methods. Futu and I are trying to use remote methods to restore some of the information functions inside, so that it can open the door to the last research institute. Now we have actually achieved some results, etc. After thorough adjustments, we can get out of this research institute. You don't have to worry about me, just come to the ground floor. Although you can't get out, I have ways to help."

As if she was pleased with Philio's thoughtfulness, Olin showed a hearty smile, explained softly, and then urged them to take action.

Philio hesitated to speak, but remembering the fruitless operation attempt last night, he could only nod in agreement.

Nodding with satisfaction, Olin put his hands on the experimental table, and said with a smile: "Let's meet on the ground floor, outstanding young people, but... one needs to stay at the fourth observation point to operate the equipment with me, so that we can Locate your presence here. It’s not possible to rely only on the equipment of the institute, and it’s not possible for me and Futu to work together.”

"Need someone... to stay?" Caidou blinked, "I've never heard you say that before."

"Eh? No? Maybe I was busy and forgot. The magnetic field disturbance here is particularly strong from the lower level. The institute's equipment must be used in combination with one of the third and fourth observation points to ensure accurate positioning."

Orin's smile was a little more awkward, and she subconsciously scratched her head, her ash-brown hair swaying slightly.

"That's it, it doesn't matter, then let me be responsible for the operation." With three points of regret and seven points of relief, while the three of them were looking at each other, Damon took the initiative to stand up, walked to the screen, and looked at it intently. Xiang Aolin, "I am also a member of the research institute, and it is still a bit basic to operate the equipment here."

"But Damon, don't you still want to go to the bottom floor... How about I do it? I just happen to be too lazy to walk!"

The enthusiastic Nemo couldn't bear it and wanted to replace Damon who might never have the chance to go to the bottom floor, but he casually rubbed his hair and pushed him down.

"You are an important combatant, but I can't help you much. If you can, you can take more photos for me, let your cell phone Rotom record some videos, and give them to me when you come back, then I will be very grateful!" "

With a carefree smile, Damon showed his "adult demeanor" and placed the treasured film camera in Nemo's hand. His eyes were indescribably warm, like a steady brother giving instructions to his naughty but smart sister. .

In fact, along the way, it was his extra care for Nemo, who was not very capable of taking care of herself, that saved her a lot of trouble.

"...Oh." She calmly took the camera and a set of film. Thinking of Damon's style of "shooting wherever he goes", Nimo nodded solemnly, picked up the cell phone Rotom that was fishing, He patted his chest and said proudly, "Don't worry! I'll let Rotom on my phone record all the precious scenes and package them for you!"

Filio walked past Damon and patted his arm without leaving a trace: "We will also help, but I will leave the logistics to you."

"That's good, please!"

"Dots~!"

Damon smiled heartily, and the majestic teeth in the elf ball on his waist suddenly came out, and nodded happily.

The ferocious sharp corners also add a cute and honest look.

The group of four turned into a group of three again, bidding farewell to Damon, who specially put on an old white coat and pretended to be a non-staff member of the Zero Area Research Institute. The three of them walked out of the fourth observation point and continued on the lower level of Area Zero where day and night did not matter. forward.

Starting from here, not far away is the passage leading to the ground floor. Along the spiral terrain, the large stone slab recording the map of the Padia region and the distribution of towns appeared in the center of the road as expected, even The details are almost identical to the map published by the Parthian League.

The only problem is that it seems to have existed for many years, at least... according to research, it stood here hundreds of years before the establishment of the Padian League.

The linearity and travelability of time and space are puzzling, and even Dr. Olin, who is remotely commanding, is unaware of this.

She only knew that this stone slab had already existed when a group of exploration teams arrived here nearly 100 years ago. The results of the survey and sampling showed its long history, but no one could tell the reason.

There are all kinds of secrets under this huge pit formed in ancient times, each of which is difficult to answer.

However, "answering every confusion" itself was not the purpose of Filio's trip. After taking a few photos for Damon to take as a souvenir, the three of them continued forward without any hesitation and walked into the bottom floor filled with dazzling gems.It was a peaceful journey. Not only were there no powerful paradoxical Pokémon, but even ordinary Pokémon were hardly seen. Except for the crystal flowers that could be seen everywhere - this place seemed to have become a vacuum zone of life.

Compared with the first three floors, the area of ​​the ground floor space is much smaller. It can even be said that there is only a small area that is actually located in the center of the giant pit.

But in this even somewhat "narrow" space, the powerful energy that has the same source as the energy on Rainbow Island, but whose density is completely different from the previous one, takes on a shocking form.

Even the air was filled with a bit of colorful light, and the sound of the detectors provided by the Kanto Alliance was almost continuous - this extraordinary concentration of energy was completely beyond the range of records.

And their source is right in front of the three people.

Stepping onto the ground floor, you can see two buildings with similar shapes within the visible range. They cover an area of ​​​​large size and can be seen at a glance.

It is not difficult to imagine that when they were originally designed and built, they must have carried the ambition of the Padian Alliance to thoroughly explore Area Zero and answer all the puzzles left by history.

But times have changed, and plans can't keep up with the changes. Now, all that's left here are empty buildings and two Pokémon doctors who failed to evacuate in the disaster. They don't look like researchers, but more like a period of ideals and history. Gravekeeper.

Because they are at the center of periodic energy fluctuations, the Institute of Antiquity and the Future, located just on both sides of the entrance, has transformed into a form in which human architecture and crystals are completely integrated, with completely different energies emanating from their underground and converging. In the heartland.

At the beginning of their construction, these two institutes were based on the basis of the world's cracks and reached subtle coordination until today.

"What, are you surprised? Yes, if you look at it from the outside, it will definitely look amazing. We never imagined such a result when we designed it."

Dr. Olin's voice sounded from Rotom on the phone, with a hint of teasing ease.

Philio nodded slightly: "It is indeed a wonder of technology and nature, it is amazing."

"That's why we have to revere nature and the world." Dr. Olin shook his head meaningfully and smiled, "Okay, let's not talk about it for now. You go to the left. The intelligent warning system outside the institute has been It was closed by me. Walking all the way inside, the building with the red dome is my research institute, and on the right is Futu's future Pokémon research institute, but I'm afraid he doesn't have time to care about you now."

"Okay, I've seen it. It's the most beautiful house in the middle of the study area, right?"

Philio looked at it from a distance and saw that the eye-catching red dome was completely symmetrical with the purple-roofed research institute on the right.

"Well, hurry up and come here, I will give you a little surprise!"

Dr. Olin showed an incomprehensible expression, and the originally relaxed and natural smile also had a hint of meaning.

Philio was confident that his superpowers were extending everywhere like tentacles. After ensuring safety, he took Nemo and Caidou, who were still snapping photos, towards Dr. Olin's private research institute - Ancient Pokémon. graduate School.

After a smooth journey, we arrived at the entrance of the research institute. As expected, it was the structure of "alloy and crystal fused into one" as Ye Ci said, tightly closed and emitting energy fluctuations.

From the outside, no matter what method, it seems that it is difficult to break through violence.

However, there are always those who do not believe in evil.

"Centero, use close combat to knock it away!"

Nemo, who never looks back until she hits the wall, doesn't believe what her predecessors said. Faced with an interesting challenge, she must give it a try.

With a wave of his hand, Kentero, who had transformed and grown in the battle with the giant clay doll, became more powerful and attacked separately. The horns of the bull flashed with crystal white light, and he rushed forward.

"Bam—"

Amidst the dull sound, the pitch-black bull staggered. He tried his best but failed to regain his footing, and fell to the ground in a daze.

And in front of it, the door covered by crystals did not move at all, not even a trace was left.

"This won't open the door, kids."

"Da da da……"

Accompanied by crisp footsteps, a familiar voice no longer came from Rotom's body, but appeared behind the three of them.

Philio, who was planning to make fun of Nemo a few times, turned around and his pupils suddenly shrank in shock.

"I knew you would have this expression when you saw me. It's really interesting! This robot is not designed in vain!"

In a small house next to the research institute, Dr. Olin was sitting on a soft sofa, smiling broadly, but his movements were a little stiff.

"Is this robot very flexible? This has also been my main way of moving outside in recent years. Otherwise, it would be difficult to figure out what is happening outside just relying on the equipment in the base, and it is not easy to repair some things if they are broken."

With a snap of his fingers, a smart home robot walked out of the kitchen and placed the steaming coffee that had been prepared on the table.

In a peaceful atmosphere, sitting opposite her were three people who had just come out of surprise, with different expressions.

After a brief moment of surprise, Caidou returned to her usual calm appearance, while Nemo approached Olin reluctantly and "denounced" her concealment and bad taste.

Only Philio sat silently on his seat, looking at the ring finger of Orin's right hand without trace.

He remembered clearly that when he saw Dr. Orin on the screen earlier, there was an identical small scratch there, and the Dr. Orin in front of him... was undoubtedly a robot.

In other words, Dr. Olin is probably... a robot with a concealed identity, or in other words, a piece of artificial intelligence.

The sleeping memory fragments were illuminated one by one, Ye Ci's words flashed in his mind, countless small clues were connected in an instant, and he thought of a strange possibility:
There were no survivors at all in the accident at the fourth observation point, only an AI robot that had backed up its memory and humanity and continued to complete its mission.

But... why hide it?
Question marks popped up in Philio's mind one after another, making him appear calm on the surface, but in fact the hair on his back stood on end, and little drops of cold sweat oozed from his back.

"But, the little surprise I said I wanted to give you is not just a small thing like me being able to move around freely. The real surprise is here!"

Unaware of Philio's thoughts and fears, Dr. Olin's face remained joyful. With a wave of his hand, Fluttershy Hair, who had helped the three of them a lot, emerged from the shadows in the corner and spoke affectionately. Come closer.

"Flapping hair?!"

Nemo's eyes widened and she blurted out in disbelief.

"Ma~ta~!"

Very satisfied with Nemo's surprise, Zhiyifa happily waved his "little wing hands" to greet everyone.

Especially the best playmate, Little Dream Demon.

The two little guys, who had been away for "many days", got together without saying a word and had a passionate chest-bumping celebration, although the pattern of one big and one small looked a bit joyful.

"In order to protect your safety, after communicating with Ye Ci, I sent the wing-beating hair outside - although judging from the results, this protection is not of great significance and cannot help much." Olin He hugged Fluttering Hair affectionately and stroked its soft little head. Feeling comfortable for a while, the impetuous little guy narrowed his eyes with a look of enjoyment, "But, I also saw everything you did along the way. Come on, you are all excellent trainers, and you are not the kind of arrogant people with ambitions."

Having said this, Dr. Olin stood up and said seriously: "That's why I am willing to help you, and I am very grateful for your tolerance and help for my willfulness."

"I'm just doing my duty. You're welcome, Dr. Olin." Seeing Olin and Fluttering Hair's intimacy, Filio thought about many things, lowered his guard a little, calmed down, and smiled. , "But I'm a little curious, Zhenyifa, did you leave secretly on purpose, just to see us anxious when we were looking for you?"

"March!"

"M...Mata? Mata~"

Listening to the inquiries from Filio and Little Dream Demon directed at the depths of his soul, Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment, then his mind changed and he immediately came up with a countermeasure.

The cute big eyes blinked, and his face was full of innocence and calmness. The little guy with perfect acting skills pursed his lips and shook his head, fully displaying his "cutest in the world" style.

This level of cuteness would put even a little dream monster to shame.

The only flaw was the hint of teasing that he couldn't hide before closing his eyes, and it happened to be captured by the little dream demon.

"March!"

The small ink-colored balloon appeared again, and with one swoop, the "fierce fight" between the "Big Dream Demon and the Little Dream Demon" began again.

Laughter spread in the warm room.

"Let me lead the investigation at the bottom. In fact, there are not many things that need to be investigated here. The real core is within the scope of the two research institutes. There is almost nothing in the distance, and there are no wild Pokémon. Dreams have no other existence, only crystallization.”

While Flapping Hair and Little Dream Demon were chasing each other and fighting, Dr. Olin took out a hand-drawn detailed map and placed it in front of the three of them.

Reaching out, his fingertips landed on the center of energy gathering, which is also the real purpose of the Pokémon League's investigation, the source of space-time fluctuations and special energy.

It was not a time machine hidden in the research institute built by the couple to create a "paradise", but an energy source whose origin they could not explain - a truly great creation that transcended time and space.
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Alola, Akala Island, Shady Jungle.

A girl in simple clothes was sitting cross-legged on a boulder.

The fluctuations of time and space escape from her body, intersecting with the oscillating ultimate space energy from the outside world.

High in the sky, a crack is brewing and may open at any time.

Not far away, the prepared international police are hiding in the dense forest. For this mission, the UB Countermeasures Headquarters has deployed its elite personnel to ensure that there will no longer be the tragic incident of "FALL" dying due to its own mistakes.

And for this purpose, they also invited two special friends to make it foolproof.

The island king of Ula'ula and former international police officer, Merdan.

And the young queen of Akala Island, the outstanding rock master, Li Zi.

All is ready except for the opportunity. (End of chapter)