Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off.

Who taught you to say that, dreamlike!

The blonde beauty blushed instantly, but no one could see it.

Goodnight, Ono.

Goodnight, Bamboo Orchid Sauce.

The next morning, Natsuno woke up feeling stuffy, only to find that Tsukuro had wrapped herself around him like an octopus, using her as a pillow.

The blonde beauty had a smile on her face, probably having a sweet dream.

At this moment, Xia Ye could only move his right hand, and he reached for his phone on the bedside table.

Although I tried to be as quiet as possible, I still accidentally startled Zhulan.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and Zhu Lan gently opened her eyes.

The blonde beauty smiled sweetly and kissed Natsuno on the corner of her mouth: "Good morning, Natsuno."

Natsuno smiled and said, "Good morning."

He then embraced Zhu Lan's head and gave her another French kiss, waking her up from the beautiful morning.

While eating the breakfast brought by the old lady's granddaughter, Xia Ye finally remembered that he needed to find out about other aspects of the situation.

"Blue Green said last night that the situation in Goldenrod has been resolved and that they have captured a lot of Team Rocket remnants who fled to Johto."

"They also said there seems to be some trouble in Azalea Town, and they're on their way to visit the Master of Handmade Poké Balls, Mr. Steel."

"Nothing else for now, Zhulan-chan. See if there's any news from Crystal."

Zhu Lan tapped her phone a few times, then gently shook her head.

Natsuno shrugged: "Then let's not think about anything else for now. Let's go check out the Ruins of Alup today!"

The blonde beauty's eyes lit up, and she was a little excited. She kissed Natsuno on the cheek.

The two chose to take a taxi westward, but the taxi driver waved them off when they heard their destination.

"Guest, the road to the west was blocked yesterday. It seems something happened at the ruins."

"Why don't we go visit the Bell Sprout Tower? It shook yesterday but still stands; it's worth a look."

Natsuno's eyes lit up, and he waved his hand: "It's okay, just take us to the nearest area."

"I already saw the Bell Bud Tower yesterday, and this time I'd like to see the Ruins of Aluf. Please."

Seeing that Natsuno insisted, the driver didn't say anything and drove off.

Upon arriving in the West District, the two paid and got out of the car, looking at the cordon set up by the police officers.

Looking into the distance, you can see a lot of people studying the ruins in front of the buildings.

As Xia Ye and his companion were about to approach, they were stopped by a police officer on guard: "Gentlemen, it's dangerous ahead, you are not allowed to walk together!"

Natsuno sighed, "Could you please tell Asu-kan-shu that it was someone from the Trumpet Tower yesterday?"

The police officers were skeptical, but they still went to the ruins to find Asu.

Natsuno pulled Asu aside to verify their identities, and the two were then allowed to enter the ruins area.

The researchers surrounding the ruins were somewhat surprised to see Natsuno and his companion, but they didn't say anything and focused on studying the ruins.

Asu then gave the two a general introduction to this 1500-year-old site.

Then Natsuno asked why the ruins were sealed off and what had happened.

Asu shook his head: "Actually...we don't know what happened either."

"The day before yesterday, the researchers reported that the ruins had suddenly changed."

"The core area was surrounded by a layer of energy, isolating it from the outside. Fortunately, no one was inside at the time."

As they spoke, Asu led the two through the buildings inside the ruins, stopping only in front of a building that resembled a grand hall.

There are now even more researchers here, all using various methods to study the opaque energy membrane that envelops the entire hall.

Natsuno felt the Mewtwo ball in his arms move slightly: 'Natsuno, it seems to have gathered the power of authority; it's very strong. Be careful!'

Reminded, Xia Ye pulled Zhu Lan back two steps without making a sound and explained the situation in his mind.

The small explosion he caused at the Dragon Envoy's place was so powerful that Natsuno developed a greater sense of awe towards the power of authority.

Zhu Lan was somewhat surprised, but instead developed a strong interest in the energy membrane in front of her.

The blonde beauty's main profession is ancient studies; the older the ruins, the more interested she is in researching them.

The two looked at the stone wall surrounding the main hall, which was covered with various symbols.

Upon seeing them, Xia Ye felt that the shapes of these symbols looked very familiar: "Why do they look so much like the Unknown Totem?"

Zhu Lan glanced at Xia Ye: "What unknown totem? These symbols are clearly ancient characters."

"Ono, do you know something?"

Xia Ye didn't say anything, but took out his phone and tried to record what was written on the stone wall.

However, the symbols recorded on the outer wall, whether arranged horizontally or vertically, could not be pieced together to form correct words.

After several attempts, Natsuno gave up: "It seems that the arrangement of these symbols is not in the style of ancient language."

"It's also possible that there's some special pattern that hasn't been discovered yet."

Zhu Lan stared straight at Xia Ye: "Xiao Ye, you also studied ancient languages ​​and scripts?"

Xia Ye immediately flashed his bright white teeth and told Zhu Lan his first lie: "That's right, I learned it especially for you."

"Didn't we agree to explore all the ruins in Sinnoh together? We can't just treat this like a shopping trip without knowing anything, can we?"

"I'm not the kind of person who would cheat or be dishonest."

The wicked researcher raised an eyebrow at the blonde beauty, a smug look on his face.

Zhu Lan smiled brightly: "Well, I thought that's what Ono thought too, that going to the ruins is just a way to slack off."

Seeing that Zhu Lan had immediately revealed the truth, Xia Ye couldn't help but pinch her cheek: "You figured it out, you know me very well."

While the two were talking, the other researchers continued their investigations.

At this moment, a researcher couldn't resist releasing several Pokémon to launch a direct attack on the energy membrane.

"Since it exists in the form of energy, an attack should be effective, right?"

"What are you doing?! Stop!"

Because they were quite far away, no one could stop them in time.

Natsuno's gaze fell on the researcher who launched the attack. He felt that the other person's temperament was out of place with the others, somewhat like a Radamanthys from the gutter.

"Chichi~"

The attack landed on the energy membrane and melted away like ice and snow, leaving no trace whatsoever.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Then, Asu subdued the man in a few moves, but unexpectedly, the energy membrane suddenly began to change.

"Our cause will surely become even greater!"

Chapter 379 The Ball That Can Capture Time

But then the person who had been pinned to the ground by Asu revealed his Team Rocket uniform underneath, and burst into wild laughter.

Natsuno didn't have time to complain about why the Rockets liked that uniform so much. Was it made of gold?

But then the energy membrane began to spread upwards, turning into a high wall.

But it wasn't over yet. Suddenly, the high wall began to expand outwards, startling everyone.

"Run! If we get trapped by this energy membrane..."

Without a second thought, everyone took off running, wishing they could just crash into the wall and walk straight out.

Xia Ye pulled Zhu Lan along as they ran, not forgetting to ask Meng Huan on his shoulder for a favorable wind.

Those nearby got a little bit of it, and their steps were incredibly fast.

Finally, they narrowly escaped the ruins, only to find that an energy membrane had completely enveloped the entire area, making it impossible to see anything inside.

The researchers looked at the energy wall that seemed like an insurmountable barrier and felt extremely unwilling.

"I've studied these ruins for so long, it's my research topic!!! Damn it!"

Some people wanted to punch the energy barrier directly, but then remembered the commotion they had just witnessed and forcibly withdrew their hands.

With nowhere to vent his anger, he saw the culprit from earlier laughing wildly.

The group quickly approached Team Rocket, and Leo launched a flying kick, followed by a barrage of punches and kicks.

Xia Ye turned his head away without looking: "Chengdu and Guandu were not separated in ancient times. It is said that the people of Chengdu and Guandu have similar customs. It seems that they are right."

"That guy ruined a research project that everyone had been working on for years. Getting a beating is too lenient a punishment."

The evil researcher shook his head and sighed. At this moment, Asu pretended not to see anything and temporarily dispersed the police officers who surrounded him.

But then they heard that even as the Rockets team member was being beaten, he didn't stop laughing; his laughter grew louder and louder.

Upon witnessing this bizarre scene, the researchers all stopped what they were doing.

Is this guy a masochist? Did you get your fill of beating him up?

At this point, seeing that the researchers had stopped, Asu allowed the police officers to come up and tie up the henchman.

Lou's face was full of fanaticism, and Natsuno could tell at a glance that he had been brainwashed, so he shook his head helplessly.

"Asu, find a few people with superpowers. This guy has probably been brainwashed; you won't get anything out of him by asking him directly."

"Judging from this, the energy membrane is very likely also the work of the organization behind this person. How did they manage to do it?"

Natsuno walked up to the researchers who had just started the beating and asked them about the information inside the core hall of the ruins.

When the researchers saw that it was Natsuno, and that they had just hitched a ride with him, their expressions became friendly.

"Actually, there is not much difference between the inside and outside of the main hall. It is just that there are many stone walls covered with messy symbols."

“We have studied various arrangements and combined them with various local traditions in the capital, but we still cannot crack the code.”

"If you're interested, my Pokémon account has all the photos and all the content."