Why would you need a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

"This..." Liliae seemed to be very interested in Tiexuan's car, and Tiexuan spoke proudly, "...It should be officially launched in a while. This kind of pure electric car has much less impact on the environment than gasoline cars, and consumes less energy. Of course, if there are no electric Pokémon, it will be equipped with special batteries, so don't worry~"

"Indeed, it has less impact on the environment..."

Lowe looked at Liliae, who was the eldest daughter of the Aether Foundation. The Aether Foundation itself was a public charity organization that specialized in rescuing various endangered rare Pokémon, and naturally also included various environmental protection activities.

The entire Alola region is a large nature reserve, and there are many subspecies of Pokémon with special regional forms. Many of these subspecies of Pokémon are rare and endangered species, and their continued existence is the result of protection by the Aether Foundation.

It can be said that if there were no Aether Foundation, many of these local Pokémon subspecies would have likely become extinct. The efforts made by the Aether Foundation in this regard are indeed of great significance.

Liliae has received such education since she was a child, and the idea of ​​protecting nature has become as instinctive as breathing.

At this point, Lillie seemed to be in a dilemma again. After all, when she thought of the Aether Foundation, she would think of her mother. In her heart, her mother had always been a very loving person, and she was extremely gentle to both Pokémon and humans.

So, why would such a mother do such a thing...

"Ahem..." Seeing this, Lowe coughed twice and changed the subject. "Well, let's go in and take a look. By the way, didn't they say that someone had come here in advance? Did they find anything?"

"Hmm..." Tiexuan took out the navigator, but when he dialed the number, there was a dead tone...

…After dozens of blind sounds, it turned into an electronic prompt tone.

The user you are calling is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later...

Chapter 97: Zijin City Power Station

problem occurs……

This was beyond doubt. First the power station staff were unable to respond, and then the people who came to check on the situation were also unable to respond.

This continuous collapse has clearly made it clear that something unusual is happening in the power station.

"……Walk"

Old man Tiexuan's face darkened slightly. He took a step forward without saying a word, and Lowe and Liliae naturally followed immediately.

"...Follow me closely, if something happens it will be inconvenient if you are too far away."

Lowe said this to Liliae. After all, this young lady herself had almost no fighting ability. But then again, she did have one last insurance.

That is the big treasure in Liliae's bag, but the big treasure is now in a very delicate state. It is estimated that 90% of its power has been lost, and it cannot be used at will.

Otherwise, even if 90% of the power is lost, as long as it can be used freely, Liliae can rely on its power to push through in most cases.

After all, its power has been reduced by 90%... Its original form is also a legend. Gods are the embodiment of concepts and natural laws. No matter how their power is weakened, they can never lose to ordinary mortals.

In short, it is better to hold on to the real thighs on the scene than to wait for this plug-in that you don’t know whether it will work or not, so Liliae nodded obediently.

"Well, I will follow you closely. Lowe is really reliable~"

After all, Lowe had saved her from Xuwuid before. Liliae didn't have much idea about the abilities of Pokémon trainers, but she still believed that Lowe was a very powerful trainer.

After all, even Mr. Tiexuan, the gym master, was sure that Lowe could help him after hearing about Lowe's identity.

But when she said this, the masked cat who followed closely beside Lowe had a subtle expression. Lowe said with a smile, "If we really encounter any danger later, we will have to rely on you to protect everyone~"

"..." Masked Cat's expression suddenly became more subtle, but she still spread out her paws, indicating that she would take care of the matter.

Then, several people stepped into the power station. The moment they entered the power station, Liliae couldn't help but shiver subconsciously, while Lowe and Tiexuan both looked serious.

Masked Cat raised his arms helplessly, feeling annoyed as he looked at his fur that had become messy for no apparent reason. Kirlia nervously grabbed the corner of Lowe's clothes with her little hands, and a message was clearly conveyed to him through telepathy.

Something is wrong here!

Of course, there is actually no need for her to remind them, because the behavior of everyone who came in here has already made that clear.

The reason why Liliae shivered was not because she was really scared, but because of a subconscious physiological reaction. In short...

"…There's static electricity everywhere, it's really uncomfortable."

Lowe explained the reason right away. For some reason, this power station was filled with a strong static electric field, so the moment they stepped in, several people were stung by the static electricity.

Lowe and Tiexuan were prepared in advance, but Liliae was obviously not mentally prepared, so she shook instantly after being pricked by static electricity.

"Could it be that a Pokémon did this?"

After all, this scene doesn't look like an ordinary accident, and there are naturally electric Pokémon in the power station. The principle of the power station itself is to generate electricity through electric Pokémon, which is then collected, converted and stored by the power station.

In other words, although it is called a power station, the equipment here is actually only used for electricity conversion and storage, and the actual electricity generation is done by the electric Pokémon here.

Could it be that something unexpected happened to these electric Pokémon?

"Well, maybe there is such a possibility..."

Tiexuan noticed that after stepping in here, the electric monster beside him seemed a little irritable, and it looked as if there was something deep in the power station.

"Are they wild Pokémon or Pokémon in the power station? If they are Pokémon in the power station, why would they attack their trainers?"

The Pokémon in the power station are all the Pokémon of the employees in the power station, so if a Pokémon in the power station attacks an employee, it is equivalent to the Pokémon attacking its own trainer.

This situation is not uncommon. If the trainer is not nice to his Pokémon, the Pokémon will attack the trainer.

"I'm not sure. I'll have to go in and take a look..."

"Speaking of which..." At this point, Lowe thought of something, "...Actually, I've always heard some bad rumors about the power station. That rumor..."

"Yeah, I know..." Tiexuan nodded, not looking shy, "...you mean our power station is actually secretly exploiting Pokémon, and it operates by letting Pokémon generate electricity continuously, right?"

"That's right..."

Since the other party said this so generously, Lowe naturally had no need to worry and answered frankly.

Lilia, who was standing by, naturally cast a questioning look upon hearing this.

In response, Tiexuan answered decisively, "No, those are all false rumors. I can answer this with certainty... Our power station never exploits Pokémon. The Pokémon responsible for power generation are rotated regularly, and the time is controlled within the range that is determined not to affect the Pokémon. Regular physical examinations are also provided to confirm their health conditions. The Pokémon... also work on the premise of understanding this..."

This time will never exceed the normal working hours, and in most cases it is much less, and there are also sufficient "staff meals" provided...

...Yes, in theory, these Pokémon are official employees of the power station and enjoy the same rights as other employees.

"That's it..."

One-sided statements alone cannot prove anything. After all, Tiexuan himself is the person in charge of the power station. In theory, he would definitely not say anything bad about the power station.

However, Lowe was willing to believe his words, but Tiexuan immediately followed suit.

"However, the rumors are not completely groundless. I must admit that when Violet City was first established, there were indeed some behaviors similar to those described in the rumors. Of course, they were not as excessive as the rumors said, but they did have a real impact on Pokémon..."

"..."

When saying this, Lowe seemed to hear self-blame from Tiexuan's mouth. However, it was Tiexuan who was in charge of the development of Zijin City, so if there really was such a past, Tiexuan must have been one of the parties involved.

"The relationship between humans and Pokémon, the relationship between us and the land beneath our feet, the relationship between living things and nature, it's really... a very complicated proposition..."

Lowe nodded in agreement, and as he was speaking, suddenly, a dazzling golden arc burst out from the darkness...

"Beware!"

Chapter 98, I’m dying of cuteness!

"Beware!"

Suddenly, a bright yellow electric flash jumped out from the darkness.

Lowe was quick-witted and quick-handed. As soon as he spoke, Chirulian had already raised his hands and activated his telekinesis...

The incoming lightning had its trajectory distorted halfway, and it disappeared from everyone's side in a flash.

"What is..."

Lowe quickly looked and saw a ball of golden flame emerging from the shadow, and the figure covered by the flame was actually a Raichu.

"?"

It's not uncommon to see Raichu in a power station. As an electric-attribute Pokémon, Raichu will hang around places like power stations.

But the shining aura of this Raichu is clearly the special aura that only Ultra Beasts and Overlord Pokémon have, which shows that this Raichu is obviously in a different condition.

After Lowe confirmed the situation, Kirlia tugged at the corner of Lowe's clothes again. Lowe glanced and saw several figures appear in the corner.

There are strange creatures that look like enlarged versions of Poké Balls, but with facial features on them, and creatures whose bodies are shaped like three metal spheres combined with magnets and screws.

"...Spinner and Magneto"

These are all very common Pokémon in power stations, and without exception, they all shine with that golden aura.

"These are all employees of the power station..."

Tiexuan confirmed the identities of these Pokémon with just one sentence. Lowe himself was quite curious about how he discovered and confirmed it, but he saw it immediately.

On the tail of the Raichu, there is a small employee tag that looks like a label, and Magneto and Slither also have similar magnetic employee tags on their bodies.

These are their identification documents. These Pokémon are not wild Pokémon, but employees responsible for generating electricity in the power station.

"It seems that for some reason, these Pokémon have gone crazy... Is it because of this strange aura?"

If this is the case, it is completely understandable that the human employees here have collectively lost contact. To put it bluntly, without Pokémon partners, humans would have no ability to fight back when they encounter out-of-control Pokémon.

"There's nothing I can do. Although I don't know why it turned out like this, I can only let them calm down for now..."

"..." Lowe looked around, "There are important equipment around here, right? And we can't really hurt these Pokémon..."

"That's right..." Tiexuan's tone was also a little apologetic, "...I'm sorry, these conditions are troublesome, right?"

"No, there is no trouble at all~" However, Lowe replied with a smile, "I understand the situation, so..."

Tiexuan looked at the electric monster beside him and found that the little guy seemed to be getting quite annoyed. He immediately took it back into the Poké Ball. With a flash of light, Tiexuan took out the second Poké Ball...

…This time, a disc-shaped Pokémon appeared, similar to a flying saucer.

Magneto, the evolved form of Magneto, is also one of the main Pokémon that Magneto is proud of!

"Do it!"

Lowe gestured to clean up, and the masked cat next to him couldn't wait any longer. The fur on her body exploded due to static electricity, and she was extremely emotional now, like a powder keg.

After all, as a clean big cat, she is quite proud of her smooth hair. Now it has become like this, God knows how much time it will take to make it smooth again.

Just thinking about the extra effort it would take made her blood pressure rise, so she didn't hesitate at all and rushed out in one step.