Chapter 166

Milotic calmed down.

It discovered that Shenhe, the young lady, actually yearned for peace and daily life in her heart.

The evil spirit.

To be precise, it was not in Shenhe's heart but rooted in her destiny. It was a mysterious place, but it could be perceived.

Milotic's clear eyes revealed tenderness, and it cried out twice.

The elegant and streamlined body, like a water dragon, slowly wrapped around Shenhe, gently encircling her.

Its head drooped as it kept rubbing against Shenhe's face and shoulders.

At this time, the Hisui region was also at sunset.

The sunlight fell on this swampy land.

Milotic, whose body was covered with beautiful scales filled with rainbow-like colors, was coated with a layer of divine brilliance by the sunset.

Its figure became more beautiful as it lowered its head to soothe Shenhe's soul.

This scene fell into the eyes of Takumi and the Adepti of Jueyun Karst.

It was like a painting passed down through generations of a loving and holy serpent comforting believers.

After a long while, Cloud Retainer said with lingering shock:

"No wonder it is known as the most beautiful Pokémon."

"No wonder, in the Pokémon world, many artists have obtained inspiration for paintings and sculptures from Milotic!"

Then, the interaction between Milotic and Shenhe continued.

But Shenhe was stunned and didn't say a word.

On the contrary, it seemed that Milotic was the one taking the initiative. It chirped "Woo woo," and its rainbow-like body swam around Shenhe.

Sometimes it dived underwater; sometimes it emerged.

Takumi: "..."

Playing like this with the straightforward and cold Shenhe instead of making the situation awkward.

He saw that Milotic was working hard. Really!

Milotic is trying so hard.

Even the three Adepti in Jueyun Karst could see that Milotic was getting increasingly anxious.

Milotic: Conquer me quickly! o(╥﹏╥)o

Shenhe: ?

She obviously didn't know how to proceed to the next step.

Seeing this, Cloud Retainer said awkwardly:

"Ahem."

"Shenhe... because she has been living in the mountains, she is not familiar with the world and lacks common sense."

Even if the three Adepti don't have Pokémon, they still know how to capture wild Pokémon.

Whether it's through subduing them or playing the emotional card like now, creating a bond.

At this time, taking out a Poké Ball would capture the wild Pokémon with a steady 100% success rate.

However, Shenhe is really...

Takumi nodded, and the corners of his mouth twitched:

"This is an Ultra Ball."

He handed the Poké Ball to Shenhe, who tilted her head in confusion.

"I'll only teach once."

"At this time, you should say to Milotic—"

'Do you want to be my partner? Come, travel with me...'

The words had not yet finished.

Shenhe just took the Ultra Ball.

Milotic seemed impatient and couldn't stay outside any longer.

Its head lightly hit the Poké Ball's switch.

It actually turned into light and entered the Poké Ball.

"Ding—"

The ball didn't even shake.

The lights dimmed.

Shenhe continued to tilt her head in confusion and said to Takumi, "But Milotic didn't need me to speak."

Takumi wanted to cover his face.

This white-haired elder sister is familiar with every aspect of combat.

But inside, her emotional intelligence in dealing with people... is close to zero!

Milotic was all but giving itself away.

Seriously! You still ask why?

As the champion of this swamp, Milotic put aside the last bit of its reserve and integrity.

Shenhe makes a small move, and you can really do it! But...

This is also Shenhe's character; her personality is like this.

Takumi looked at the Ultra Ball in Shenhe's hand and said sincerely:

"Milotic, please take good care of Shenhe in the future!"

This sentence is the opposite.

Usually, mature trainers take care of new Pokémon.

But now, it is mature Pokémon who take care of novice trainers.

"Mu~~!"

*(I will!)*

*(I like Shenhe!)*

After Milotic entered the Poké Ball, its voice was full of joy.

Look, this is called a standard two-way street.

Shenhe came for Milotic.

Milotic is willing to follow Shenhe.

"Well."

"The ending is perfect."

Next, Takumi led the three Adepti and Shenhe to Jubilife Village.

The leaders of the Galaxy Team, Commander Kamado and Professor Laventon, welcomed the three Adepti from Jueyun Karst.

Professor Laventon wanted to study their animal forms. The Adepti of Liyue looked very interested.

But Takumi repeatedly warned that the three Adepti were by no means "Pokémon."

Be more respectful to the Adepti.

Adepti can easily defeat champion-level Pokémon.

Even some pseudo-legendary Pokémon can easily be suppressed or even destroyed by them.

Commander Kamado was serious for a moment, solemnly welcomed them again, and opened up some of the Galaxy Team's technical information and books for the Adepti of Liyue to read.

"Mr. Takumi, I have also recruited and hired the technical developers you need from other regions," Kamado said, then sighed.

He turned around and looked out the office window, in the direction of Mount Coronet, at the space-time rift across the sky.

There, more and more energy was leaking out, becoming more and more violent.

One-third of the sky in the Hisui region was dyed red.

"The confusion of time and space is becoming more and more serious!" Kamado said.

"Recently, our investigation team members have discovered that time-space distortions have begun to appear on the ground."

Distortion of time and space...

Takumi looked slightly puzzled when he heard it.

"In the original 'Pokémon Legends: Arceus,' the distortion of time and space is a 'treasure trove' of randomness for players. You can find rare items and powerful Pokémon inside."

Just thinking of this.

Commander Kamado continued:

"The powerful Pokémon in those time-distorted areas will go berserk, attack everyone indiscriminately, and even fight each other."

Hmm...

Takumi not only doesn't want to solve the phenomenon of time-space distortion.

He is also worried that this random easter egg might disappear.

Wouldn't it be missing a lot of time for the Teyvat characters to explore?

"If I conquer Dialga..."

"Dialga no longer fights Palkia to the death..."

"The space-time cracks in the sky disappear, and the time-space distortion areas on the ground no longer exist..."

However, then he thought about it.

Takumi thought of a cool operation.

That is to subdue Dialga and let them continue fighting!

Even release Giratina.

Quietly communicate with Dialga to see if the two gods of time and space can discuss it and unanimously target Giratina.

This is most likely feasible.

The two gods of time and space were unhappy with each other and would fight whenever there was an issue.

But what about you, Giratina? Acting out repeatedly, right?

Let me beat you until you are paralyzed and unable to take care of yourself, and then we can fight happily.

This is a cool operation.

He can borrow the external power of the two gods of time and space to severely beat Giratina.

Unruly?

Are you more unruly than Sun Wukong or someone like that?

If you don't accept it once, let the two gods of time and space beat you until Giratina becomes weak!

"The main premise is to truly conquer Dialga..."

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Next, Takumi arranged the project work of the Galaxy Team's technical research and development team and temporarily named the project "Pokémon Masters: Starting from Pallet Town."

Complete copywriting, processes, and even levels.

Takumi already had it ready, just being a classic porter.

What the R&D team had to do was fill in the materials and perfect the world.

This is a game.

This is the real masterpiece.

It will be released simultaneously on the Pokémon Phone/Pokédex and the Virtual Game Cabin.

That is to say, the work will have classic RPG gameplay.

There is also a "virtual holographic" experience that is only open to renowned characters for the time being. You can follow the character in the work immersively, starting from a new trainer and embarking on the road to becoming a Pokémon master.

"Let's see when the three Liyue Adepti can fully digest the Pokémon technology of the ancient Sinnoh region."

"After they digest it, they will learn advanced virtual holographic technology and applications."

"Sure enough, they became the leaders of the R&D department!"

"With the explosive power of the Adepti, this work will be online and released in less than half a year!"

That's right!

Takumi stopped at the entrance of Jubilife Village and clapped his hands.

Hey, didn't he plan to conquer the Temporal Pokémon, Dialga?

Let Dialga release its divine power and create a time chamber; wouldn't it be possible to greatly shorten the development cycle by letting the three Liyue Adepti go in to develop the game?

Tsk, tsk, this is using the hyperbolic time chamber as the secret weapon of the R&D department.

It's a bit extravagant!

But isn't this the meaning of conquering the legendary Pokémon?

The authority and power possessed by each legendary Pokémon can achieve incredible things that humans cannot do.

Otherwise, those careerists—Giovanni, Archie, Maxie, Cyrus—why do they have to exhaust their efforts to find those legendary Pokémon when they are so capable and powerful?

Now, the three Adepti stay in the Galaxy Team building, obsessed with technical information and unable to extricate themselves.

Shenhe, instead, followed Takumi.

"Let's go—"

"Let's go to Turnback Cave!"

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**Turnback Cave**

This cave is believed to have extraordinary powers, as if the world was born here.

In fact, one of the primary materials used in making Origin Orbs:

Origin Ore!

It can only be found here.

Takumi just wanted to get the Origin Ore and then go find the Lake Guardian Pokémon and ask them to help make another Red Chain.

Using a complete Red Chain is a bit extravagant, and the fragments can be used to create an Origin Ball.

However, this Red Chain can be split into two.

So Takumi planned to dig one more piece of Origin Ore.

Let Professor Laventon help create two Origin Balls!

One, used to subdue Dialga, who was already in the plan.

Another one, naturally, was prepared early and left for Palkia, the twin god of space.

If he had the opportunity to find Palkia's shrine later, or look for it in the Hisui region, Palkia would be equivalent to falling into Takumi's grasp!

"Huh?"

As soon as they arrived at Turnback Cave, there were fierce sounds of fighting inside.

Takumi's ears twitched:

"Did someone take the first step? Who?"

He thought for a moment, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, summoned Jirachi and Little Lugia, and together they used their psychic powers to hide their whereabouts as much as possible.

At this time, deep in the cave, three indigenous female trainers from the Hisui region and an Elite Four member guarding the cave were battling a Probopass, fighting as a team.