Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

Father Yan took a sip of soup and continued, "Furthermore, the pie needs to be made bigger. The more people who can profit from it, the fewer people will be envious."

Xia Shen frowned slightly. It wasn't that he felt his interests had been infringed upon or that there wasn't enough to go around.

His concern is that with more forces involved, there will be more miscellaneous troubles.

There might be factionalism and betrayal by allies. Although he had little experience with this, he had heard of many such cases in his previous life.

Father Yan seemed to read his mind and added, "Not many, just quality. Besides, those who benefit aren't just the direct participants; there are also those upstream and downstream..."

Xia Shen's eyes lit up, and he realized that he had been narrow-minded. Not to mention anything else, just look at Apple, how many upstream and downstream supply chains does it have?

I have more than just Moonbear in my hand; there are also the unique forms of the three starter Pokémon, Needlefish, Deer with Dark Horn, and Dark Tail...

These elves are all unique evolutionary forms of Xicui, and a huge ecological industrial chain can be built based on this.

Seeing Xia Shen's seemingly enlightened expression, Yan Jing's eyes flashed with admiration. He then said, "Let's discuss this matter when we return to Zhijiang. It certainly can't be done in the short term. Besides, don't forget your original aspiration as a trainer."

Xia Shen paused for a moment, then nodded solemnly.

After discussing the matter of Moonbear, the group talked about their experiences in the British Secret Realm over the past few days.

Yan Yan spoke with a hint of shyness, while Xia Shen listened with a smile in his eyes.

Yan Yu wore a warm, aunt-like smile, while her father's expression became somewhat complicated.

In short, after a pleasant lunch, the group parted ways temporarily.

Yan Yan and his father had stayed in the secret realm for ten days, so naturally they went back to their rooms to rest.

After cleaning up the leftovers, Xia Shen and Yan Yu went back to their respective rooms.

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As Kane said, life at sea was initially quite novel, but after a while, it became rather tedious.

In particular, Xia Shen didn't have much work at the research institute. The most fun thing for him every day was to borrow Yan Yu's Laplace and go sea fishing with Yan Yan.

But after a while, you get tired of it. With half of the winter vacation already over, I still haven't been to the secret place I've been longing to visit.

Not three to five days later, Xia Shen brought up the matter of entering the secret realm of Britain with Yan's father.

After pondering for a moment, Yan's father said, "I'm going to talk to Director Kane," and left.

Xia Shen assumed that entering the secret realm required prior permission from the research institute, so he didn't think much of it.

About an hour later, Yan's father handed Xia Shen a permit to enter the secret realm, along with a map of the areas already explored within it.

Strangely, he didn't seem to intend to enter the secret realm together; he only instructed Yan Yu to take good care of Xia Shen and Yan Yan.

Although Yan's father, who possessed the strength of a Heavenly King, was not going in with them, Xia Shen was not too worried about the trip.

Yan Yu's strength is at the master level, and Xia Shen also has a way to get people from Xi Cui. If they really get into trouble, the three of them will have the ability to protect themselves.

Furthermore, the secret realm has been explored by Britain for over a decade, so the danger is no longer too great.

As long as you don't do anything reckless or randomly enter unexplored areas, there shouldn't be any major problems.

So, at the crack of dawn the next day, Xia Shen and the Yan sisters left the research institute and headed to the entrance to the British Secret Realm.

Compared to the distance between Fallen Leaf Harbor and the Secret Realm Research Institute, the research institute is much closer to the Secret Realm.

With Pidgeot leading the way, the three Pokémon flew for less than half an hour before Xia Shen and his companions spotted several tall towers standing on the sea in the distance.

And behind the tower, there is a very conspicuous, large black hole that is extremely isolated from the surrounding space.

……

Pidgeot, with practiced ease, led Salamence and Dragapult behind it to one of the towers.

The guard immediately came forward, and Yan Yu handed over the permit without saying a word.

He picked up the phone again and contacted the research institute to confirm the details before allowing Xia Shen and the other two to pass.

The three of them mounted Dorombalto again and continued their journey.

The cave entrance not far away looked exactly like those space-time rifts in movies from my past life, existing in this space in a very abrupt way.

However, unlike the colorful cracks in movies and TV shows, the entrance to the secret realm is shockingly black, as if it can absorb all the surrounding light.

As the black hole drew closer, the three elves passed through the entrance.

Without feeling any gravity or tearing force, everything went dark before Xia Shen's eyes. When he regained his vision, he found himself in another world.

Behind them, the entrance to the secret realm remained, still eerily dark.

Several blue crows occasionally flew by in the surrounding sky, seemingly unfazed by the arrival of the three visitors.

Looking down, there was an endless wilderness. Because we were flying quite high, the only noticeable Pokémon we could see were a few large Onix.

…………

Yan Yan, who had visited the secret realm just over ten days ago, explained: "This is the southernmost part of the secret realm. Further south is the coastline, and beyond that, there is only a fog."

Xia Shen had studied the map before coming. The land in the secret realm was similar in shape to the Galar region in Sword and Shield, resembling a rectangle similar to the island of Britain.

However, compared to the map in the game, the secret realm is definitely much larger.

Xia Shen's original purpose in entering the secret realm was simply to broaden his horizons, but after learning that the Dracovish and Thunderbird had not yet been discovered, he had some new ideas...

The map my father-in-law gave me was quite detailed, marking out where there were dangers, where there were wild Dynamax Pokémon, where there were resources, and even the locations where fossils had been unearthed.

Unlike in the game, fossils are more widely distributed in the British Secret Realm.

Generally speaking, fossil fish and fossil marine mammals are more commonly found near lakes and seashores.

Fossil birds are relatively rare, and the places where they can be excavated are scattered.

As for information about fossil dragons... naturally, there isn't any, otherwise those two fossil Pokémon wouldn't still not have appeared.

Now, Xia Shen can only rely on Garchomp, who can dig holes, and Moonbear, a treasure-hunting expert.

If you really can't find it, then you can only say that you're not meant to be.

……

The three landed and walked north, chatting as they went.

Yan Yu suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "By the way, Xiao Yan, you and your dad have been here for so many days, haven't you found any suitable Pokémon?"

Yan Yan shook her head, "I didn't see any elves that caught my eye."

Xia Shen, listening from the side, was somewhat speechless. First impressions... that's a very mysterious thing.

Yan Yu then turned to Xia Shen and asked, "So, what about you? Is there any Pokémon you'd like to capture this time?"

Xia Shen shook his head as well, "I've already caught enough Pokémon. But... I'm quite interested in the fossils here."

Yan Yu asked in surprise, "You mean those two fossil spirits that were pieced together and have bizarre appearances?"

Xia Shen did not deny it: "Their appearance is a bit strange, but I have a feeling that the fossil elves in the British Secret Realm should be more than just this."

He didn't hide his thoughts. In the past few days, while researching information from outside sources, Xia Shen discovered that there was also a view in the academic community that a fourth type of undiscovered elf fossil existed in the secret realm of Britain.

However, after all these years, the investigators who tried to prove this point have all come up empty-handed.

Yan Yu sighed helplessly, "Alright then, one of you can slowly look for the Pokémon that catch your eye, and the other can slowly look for fossils that no one has ever discovered before."

Judging by their unrealistic goals, they'll probably have to return empty-handed in a few days.

## Chapter 124 A Secret Realm Within a Secret Realm, the Crowned Snowfield?

Yan Yu's prediction was correct; the three of them had been in the secret realm for nearly a week and had gained almost nothing.

Xia Shen later even asked Yuxi in his soul form to act as a detector, but still could not find any trace of the fossil dragon.

As for Yan Yan's new spirit, there's still no news.

However, neither of them felt disappointed, as they both knew that achieving these two goals was ultimately a matter of luck.

Although the main objective was not achieved, this trip to the secret realm was not entirely without reward.

Yan Yan's Garchomp and Riolu battled many wild Pokémon along the way, accumulating combat experience.

Xia Shen, relying on the Moon Bear's talent for treasure hunting, also dug up some good things.

Several evolution stones with dull colors, probably not of very good quality.

And the Black Iron Ball and the Light Clay, two Pokémon items that I don't need for the time being.

better than nothing.

This is what happens when a secret realm has been explored for over a decade; the truly valuable things have already been found by those who came before.

……

Seeing that the three of them were getting closer and closer to the first exit of the secret realm, Yan Yu asked the two of them what they thought, "What do you two say, should we go out this way or take another look?"

"I want to go out." Over the past few days, Xia Shen's curiosity about the British Secret Realm and his enthusiasm for the fossil dragon had long since faded. Instead of wasting time here, he might as well go back to Zhijiang and have a good meal.

Isn't my own secluded emerald garden much more fragrant than this place?

Yan Yan nodded in agreement.

She had just taken a stroll through the secret realm a few days ago, and this time she came in mainly to accompany Xia Shen on his tour.

"Alright, you guys go out through that cave ahead, I'm going to catch a Pokémon."

Yan Yu winked mischievously at Xia Shen, "I won't lend you the Dorombardo. You and Xiao Yan can ride the Pidgeot back together."

After saying that, she boarded the Flying Dragon and flew away without looking back.

Xia Shen looked innocently at Yan Yan, whose face was slightly flushed, and said, "Maybe... the Pokémon that Sister Yu is going to catch is more ferocious?"

Yan Yan rolled her eyes at him, but didn't expose him. She pretended to be calm and said, "You sit in the front."

Xia Shen chuckled to himself, then stopped teasing the shy girl and straddled her first, leaving room for Yan Yan behind him.

Pidgeot is a large bird-like Pokémon that is suitable for riding, but its body is not very big, so it is a bit difficult for two people to ride on it.

When Yan Yan sat down, she deliberately kept a distance from Xia Shen. Xia Shen was afraid that she would be uncomfortable sitting in the back, so she moved forward a little.

However, this resulted in a protest from Brother Diao.

Xia Shen looked down and realized that he was almost sitting on the Pidgeot's neck.

Helpless, Xia Shen had no choice but to move back, explaining, "Sitting like this isn't very comfortable for us, let's move closer..."