Why would you need a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

"Haha, little brother Lowe, do you also study fossils? Then we'll have to have a good chat about it later~"

Chapter 56: Super Ancient Legend

A cheerful middle-aged male voice came to his ears, and Lowe didn't even have to guess to know who the voice belonged to.

After all, this is the top floor of Dewen Company's headquarters building. The department manager next to him must have obtained special visiting permissions to unlock the door and go upstairs. The identities of people who can get here can be counted with one hand.

Lowe turned his head and saw a middle-aged man in a suit and tie, dressed very neatly, appear in front of him.

Although he is middle-aged, his facial features can still be seen. He must have been a handsome young man when he was young. The middle-aged man smiled very gentlemanly and pointed to the fossils on the wall.

"Brother Lowe, do you also study fossils?"

"Ahem, I know a thing or two...right..."

He obviously felt a little guilty when he said this. After all, it was not just knowing a little bit. It was clear that he knew nothing at all. Lowe was basically in the dark about fossil archaeology. He just happened to know those fossils that were very famous in the game.

After all, even in the game, it is a limited item that can only be obtained through a specific plot, which is enough to show how precious it is...

Speaking of fossils, we have to mention another black technology in this world, the mysterious technology that can restore and revive fossils. It is said that its source comes from the Pokémon Fossil Research Center on Crimson Island, which is a research institute founded by "Xia Bo".

This Xia Bo is also a ruthless guy. In a sense, he is Mewtwo's biological father and a technical master... At the same time, he is also the master of the Crimson Island Gym.

He once had secret cooperation with the Rockets, but now he has "turned from darkness to light" and become a technical staff of the league.

Anyway, let’s put this part of the plot aside for now. Pokémon fossils are very precious things. Even in the hands of President Zvochi, they are considered to be quite favorite collections. So when he saw that Lowe seemed to have some research on fossils, he instantly impressed him a lot.

At that moment, the middle-aged gentleman chatted with Lowe with great interest. It was said that there were still two guests who had not arrived, so they did not talk about business for the time being.

Lowe could only rack his brains and pour out all the knowledge he knew about Pokémon fossils.

In the end, there was really nothing left to talk about, so Lowe changed the subject and brought up another topic.

"Speaking of fossils, it's the ancient times. So, what about the ancient legendary Pokémon of the Hoenn region... the legend of the 'God of the Earth' and the 'God of the Sea'..."

"Oh?"

As expected, President Zifuchi was instantly attracted by this topic. The super ancient legendary Pokémon, like the mythical Pokémon, are the most mysterious existences in this world.

If the mythical Pokémon are just like the "fairy beasts" born from nature, which can call upon the power of nature, then the legendary Pokémon are the embodiment of the laws of nature...

Their strength is so strong that just "existing here" can cause all kinds of incredible phenomena...

For example, the legendary twin gods of time and space, even if they do nothing and simply exist in the same space, the conflict between their powers can cause the collapse of time and space...

Every region has its own legends. Even the remote island of Alola has four indigenous island gods and the sun and moon gods who are said to come from different time and space.

In the Hoenn region, the two legendary Pokémon that have been passed down since ancient times are the God of the Earth and the God of the Sea...

"The land beneath our feet was created by the power of two gods. In ancient times, the two gods fought countless wars. In the end, the ancient humans prayed for meteors from the sky. With the power that descended from the meteors, they calmed the anger of the two gods and made them sleep underground..."

The place of prayer that calmed the struggle between the two gods later became the final resting place of the Pokémon in the Hoenn region. Therefore, that piece of land was called "Songshin Volcano", which means "the place where the gods rest"...

…and the group of super-ancient people who calmed the twin gods with the power of the meteor were henceforth called the “People of the Meteor.”

"It is said that the Meteor People obtained some special power from the meteors, which can make Pokémon 'change their own form' for a short period of time. They call this power 'evolution beyond evolution'..."

These contents can be regarded as myths that have been passed down in the Hoenn region since ancient times. Anyone who lives in this land has heard of them to some extent.

But there are too many unclear details, such as the most important point...

...Do the Meteor People really exist? After all, there are no descendants of the Meteor People in the world today.

In addition, what was the power that the Meteor People used to calm the anger of the two gods? After that, there was no specific description of this power, and what was passed down were some vague contents.

"So, Brother Lowe, are you also interested in these super ancient legends?"

President Zfuchi seemed to have some implication, and Lowe immediately nodded seriously.

"Yes, to be honest, I am very interested. If I have the chance, I would also like to explore the secrets..."

"Haha, maybe there really is a chance..."

When President Zfuchi reached this point, there was a sudden sound indicating the arrival of the elevator, and he immediately stopped talking.

"Oh, it looks like two more guests have arrived."

The elevator door opened and Du Juan and old man Hatch appeared together. It seemed that they were the other two guests invited by President Zfuchi.

In this way, everyone is present.

"Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Du Juan..."

President Zfuchi nodded gracefully to Du Juan, who was now wearing glasses and a uniform, looking like a teacher again.

Speaking of hard work, it was indeed very hard. After all, she had to be responsible for the work of the gym while encountering major events in the mining area. However, Du Juan was still calm.

"It's nothing, it's just my job. So, let's get down to business. I still have a lot of things to deal with..."

"Well, then please..."

Seeing Du Juan say that, it just saved some boring polite words. However, everyone at the scene seemed to have no objection to this and immediately went to President Zfuchi's office and sat down.

Different from the corridor outside which was decorated like a high-end hotel, the office was quite normal inside and looked like a proper president's office. After sitting down in the reception room, we got down to business.

"I have sorted out the previous situations of the Lava Team and the Ocean Team and sent them to the Alliance. To be honest, I don't know why they are interested in 'that' thing..."

After all this talk, it seems that no one has mentioned what "that" is, the project jointly undertaken by Devon Company and Kusnogi Shipyard.

Seeing that everyone present was involved, President Zifuchi finally stopped keeping the secret and spoke out openly.

"…The latest submarine engine developed by our Devon Company and Kusnogi Shipyard has more than three times the performance of the old models currently in service. Combined with the new hull designed by Kusnogi Shipyard, this time, we can finally explore places that have never been explored in this land."

Chapter 57 Because I've Read the Script

The new project jointly developed by Kusnogi Shipyard and Devon Company is the latest model of submarine engine. With this new submarine, which is said to have more than three times the performance of the old model, it will be able to explore deep-sea areas that have never been explored before.

The Kusnogi Shipyard itself has a vested interest. As a shipyard, building submarines is part of its job, and the Devon Company's assistance in the project is purely for personal reasons of President Zvochi.

Because the ocean is the origin of life, there must be many mysteries of life evolution in the ocean. For President Zfuchi, who likes fossils and ultra-ancient culture, the deep sea is a place full of romance and secrets.

So it's no surprise that he would fund this project.

The Alliance also assisted in this matter because they were also very interested in the conditions in the deep sea. After all, when people are full and satisfied, they will want to explore more unknowns. Human civilization is built on the exploration of the unknown.

So the question is, even if we assume that we are exploring the deep sea for scientific research purposes, why the hell would the Ocean Team and the Lava Team come to snatch it?

This is puzzling. What is attracting them under the deep sea?

"Uh, under the deep sea..." Just when the scene fell silent, Lowe suddenly broke the silence, "If we talk about the biggest secret sleeping under this land, isn't it the God of the Earth and the God of the Ocean?"

"what?"

When these words were spoken, everyone at the scene was stunned.

But after all, Lowe had just talked about a similar topic with President Zvochi, so it was not too out of the ordinary for him to propose this idea here. It's just that the idea itself makes people feel incredible.

The legend about the gods of earth and sea is just a legend after all, and to be honest, its authenticity is debatable. It's like someone telling you that he wants to go to the moon just to see if there are moon rabbits and Chang'e on the moon.

If you insist on saying whether this idea is logical or not, it does seem to have a bit of logic, but basically most ordinary people would definitely not think in this direction.

If it weren't for the fact that they had just talked about this, President Zifuchi's first reaction would probably be the same as Du Juan and Old Man Hatch's, which was just one word...

……ah?

But after being astonished, everyone had to seriously think about whether there was such a possibility. After all, as I said before, the Pokémon world is a utopian world with no shortage of productivity, and most villains will not cause trouble for survival.

Because food, clothing and other necessities are basically enough for everyone to have no worries, in such a situation, many reasons for committing crimes are actually not valid. Therefore, if they really want to cause trouble, they usually target the issue of "lack of manpower".

Well, since human power is beyond our ability, we need to rely on the power of "God (Legendary Pokémon)"!

If you think about it this way, it seems that this reason, which sounds outrageous, is actually the most reasonable one?

"Could it be that we are really heading underground to search for the legendary sealed twin gods?"

Du Juan raised her head, her eyes full of disbelief, as if she wanted to say "why"?

...Why would anyone destroy the hard-earned peace for such a ridiculous reason?

If this was true, she instantly felt a strong sense of powerlessness. The source of that powerlessness came from her inability to understand human nature.

She is a teacher and a gym master. As an excellent student, she places too much emphasis on rational thinking. She cannot accept rational thinking and do such a thing just because of an ancient legend whose truth is hard to tell.

"It is not ruled out... this possibility..."

However, in the end, the top student could only bite her lips and squeeze out such words from between her teeth with a dark face. It can be seen that she really hates the Lava Team and the Ocean Team for causing trouble for such a reason.

"I will inform the Alliance of this possibility and consider it as an important clue. Thank you, Lowe, for providing... a... very meaningful guess..."

...That’s not the case. I’ve read the script!

To be honest, if he hadn't read the script, Lowe wouldn't have dared to put forward this hypothesis because it was too far-fetched.

"To be honest, I don't understand..."

Lowe glanced around him. Catman was still clinging to him like a girlfriend. Kirlia had now grown to the size of a young girl and not to be outdone took over Lowe's other hand.

"…As for me, I think the best life is to live with my Pokémon friends, challenge powerful enemies together, and become stronger together!"

This is not just a polite remark. Lowe, who once died suddenly from overwork as a corporate slave, sincerely feels that his current life is like a dream.

But even on such a good day, there are always people who want to cause trouble.

"Yes, if everyone in the world could have this idea, the world would have been peaceful long ago..."

"Haha, if everyone in the world has the same idea, it would be too boring. However, we don't require everyone to have the same idea. At least 'not causing trouble for others' is the basic principle..."

After hearing this, Masked Cat nodded in conviction, then glanced at Kirlia, as if to say, "Did you hear me? Don't cause trouble for me and Lowe, Cat!"

And Kirlia naturally and decisively chose to ignore it, and instead leaned intimately against Lowe's arm, her thoughts coming to her consciousness.

He is so considerate and caring about everyone. He is truly worthy of being the man I choose!

Originally, Lalulas chose Lowe because he thought Lowe was a good person with a gentle personality. Now, Kirlia is even more certain that her choice was right.

The relationship is so good...

This was the feeling of the others present, but they also did not think there was anything wrong with it. Pokémon and their trainers should have a close relationship.

Rather, it is precisely because of this that he can become a powerful trainer...