I, Zhulan's childhood sweetheart, was trapped in Xicui.

Xu Li was probably somewhere in Padia, enjoying the scenery with Xiao Zhao...

Thinking of this, Xijiana remembered that she had deliberately not told Xu Li about the hardships of coming to Padia, and how she had accidentally entered the wilderness with an empty stomach because she didn't know the way, just to scare him!

Unexpectedly, I came up empty-handed.

I couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Seeing that Xi Jiana didn't say anything, Clavel continued, "Do you need me to help you contact Teacher Xu Li?"

"No, that's not necessary." Xi Jiana pursed her lips and said sullenly, "I'll contact them myself..."

……

Zero zone gate.

After entering the steel gate, Xu Li and his group entered the building of Zone Zero.

"This looks like a research institute...it's so dark."

Daigo casually touched the electronic screen beside him, and his fingers were covered with dust.

"And it's abandoned. It looks like no one has cleaned it up in at least the past year or two. Doesn't anyone go into Area Zero?"

Xu Li: "It is said that two thousand years ago, there was a legend of buried treasure here. The King of Padya at the time sent a huge number of people to explore this area. Thus was born a treasure hunt that lasted for a thousand years. Most people never returned, and they were unable to explore even the lowest level."

"It wasn't until two hundred years ago that an observation team reached the deepest part of Area Zero. The two books in Xiaozhao's hand were written at that time."

Xu Li was referring to the Red Book and the Purple Book, which he had bought in large quantities from the Zhuotai City bookstore when he arrived. But the most important ones were the two in Papa's hand.

"Because it's too dangerous inside, the Padya Alliance won't let trainers in easily."

"But I didn't expect that they didn't even have anyone guarding here."

Is the Padya Alliance so short of people? No wonder Qingmu is so worried every day.

As Xu Li was saying this, there was another noise outside.

Xiaoye shouted loudly outside: "Xu Li~Teacher, we are here!"

"Wow! It's so dark in here..." Nemo's voice came out.

But then,

Snap——

With a slight startup sound, the space suddenly lit up.

"Huh? The light is on? I, I..." Nemo's face was full of disbelief, "I'm so powerful!?"

"Um... yes, I turned on the light." Mudan raised her hand weakly. "Because this place has always been in power saving mode, I hacked into the system and disabled it..."

"Uh~haha." Neemo rubbed her head sheepishly, then looked at Mudan enthusiastically and stepped forward, "How amazing! You are...Mudan classmate, right?"

"Yes, yes." Mudan's social phobia was completely unable to cope with Nemo's enthusiasm, and she was forced to retreat again and again.

If it weren't for the fact that she wanted to thank Xu Li for helping her, and that Xu Li had something on her that she could use against her, Mudan didn't want to get involved at all.

"Did you bring the books?" Xu Li looked at Paipa and saw him directly take out two authentic Vermillion Books. He nodded and said, "Now that everyone is here, let's set off. Mudan, hack into the system and lead the way!"

Peony: "Um...Okay, okay!"

After a while, the steel wall beside them suddenly dropped, revealing an elevator leading down. They walked down and arrived at another room with a huge steel gate on the side.

Mudan pointed at the gate: "This is the gate to Area Zero..."

Xu Li nodded: "Open it."

hum...

Following Mudan's earlier operation, with the floor trembling slightly, the gate slowly opened up and down, and here was the sky above the Padia Pit.

"I can't see anything..."

Everywhere in sight was covered by thick clouds, and the Padya Crater below was completely invisible.

"So we have to jump down from here." Xu Li said.

"I see..." Neemo nodded in understanding, then looked excited, "The Pokémon of Area Zero are really exciting!"

As she spoke, she couldn't wait to take a step forward, wanting to jump down - from the sky ten thousand meters above Area Zero.

"Hey, don't jump yet..." Fortunately, Xu Li reacted quickly and grabbed Neemo's clothes to prevent her from jumping, then complained, "Are you Xiaozhi!?"

"Hmm...why?" Nemo blinked, her heart full of confusion.

Also, who is Xiaozhi?

Xu Li sighed as he looked at the Rotom phone, then smiled. "There's another person. You guys rest here for a while. I'll go pick her up."

……

The grassland on the outskirts of Jinhui Town.

"Why didn't you tell me you were here..." Xu Li said helplessly as he watched the girl get off the Tyrannosaurus. Seeing the slight sweat on her temples, he wiped it away for her.

"Ahey~!"

Xijiana just stuck out her tongue without explaining why.

Then, with a mysterious look on her face, she looked around cautiously and whispered in Xu Li's ear, "I brought you a gift... but don't tell anyone else."

“Thump, thump, thump, thump~!”

Xijiana suddenly opened the package around her waist and shook out the sparkling super evolution stones inside.

"What kind do you want? Xijiana has them all!"

Xu Li was stunned: "...Ah?"

How come the Mega Evolution Stones, which are so precious outside and coveted by countless trainers, now appear in piles in Shigana's hands, as if they are free?

He quickly reacted: "You stole all the Mega Evolution Stones from your Meteor Village?"

"Shh~!" Xi Jiana covered Xu Li's mouth and said quickly: "What, what do you mean by stealing! I am the inheritor of the Meteor People! How can the inheritor's business be called stealing?"

"Besides, I think these are super stones that no one uses. As the inheritor, what's wrong with me borrowing them?"

Xu Li: “…”

For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

"But I've already chosen one for you, Xu Li."

Seeing that Xu Li had no intention of choosing, Xijiana groped into the package and quickly took out a few super evolution stones, stuffing them into Xu Li's pocket without saying a word.

"Gyarados's, Gardevoir's, and Arachnid's, hehe, am I remembering correctly?"

Xu Li blinked, looked at the super evolution stone in his hand, and then looked at Xi Jiana who was also choosing a super evolution stone.

Good guy.

Gold coins exploded in Meteor Village, and it was their own daughter who dropped them.

"With so many Super Stones, it's hard to evolve them all at once..."

"OK!"

"Is it okay?" Xu Li was a little confused. He really didn't know.

"With several key stones, you can perform several mega evolutions at the same time."

"is it?"

"We, the Meteor People, are the origin of super evolution! Don't question our research on super evolution!"

As she spoke, Xijiana suddenly slapped her head in frustration: "I was so busy stealing the Super Stones that I forgot to steal the Key Stones. Forget it, I'll get all the Key Stones next time I go back."

Xu Li: “…”

There are too many complaints, I don’t want to complain anymore.

"Hehe, this Garchomp Evolution Stone is for Sister Takeran, and this Alakazam Evolution Stone is for Sister Nancy." As she said that, Shijiana took out two more Mega Evolution Stones.

Xu Li: “…”

After holding it in for a long time, he finally said, "Zhulan has the Garchomp evolution stone."

"Ah?" Shijiana was a little disappointed. "Then what Pokémon does Sister Zhulan have that needs evolution stones? Forget it, let Sister Zhulan choose when the time comes."

After putting away the super evolution stone and tightening the bag, Xijiana looked at Xu Li expectantly.

"Oh, right, Xu Li, Xu Li, where were you going just now? Come on, come on, I want to go too."

After sighing, Xu Li said, "Come with me. Let's go to Area Zero. Be prepared for battle."

Xi Jiana didn't care: "With Xu Li here, I have nothing to fear."

Snapped!

"Ugh~!" Xijiana suddenly covered her forehead with her hands, tears welling up in her eyes, "Why did you hit me again?"

"I can't necessarily protect everywhere."

"I got it..."

……

When I brought Xijiana back to the Zero Zone Gate.

But they all looked at the same screen, confused. Xu Li looked over and saw a man dressed in high-tech gear, with a neatly slicked-back hair. He said seriously, "Papa! Now is not the time for you to come here!"

Piper clenched her fists. "Why?"

"..."

Futu was silent, and then there was a virtual flash.

"Piper, if you want to know why, just come to the Area Zero Research Institute. All the facts are there..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dr. Fotu ended the call.

"What the hell does this mean?" Papa said indignantly. "My mother just called me and said the same thing. We haven't been in touch for a long time, so why..."

"We'll know after we go to the so-called Zero Zone Research Institute." Xu Li shrugged. "Everyone is here. Let's go down."

"I've been looking forward to it for a long time!" Nemo took the lead.

Like diving into the water, it jumped out of the gate and disappeared into the clouds.

Xi Jiana's eyes widened: "She jumps from such a high place just like that!?"

……

The upper level of Area Zero. If you drop straight down from the Area Zero gate, you will most likely land in this place.

The lawn was lush and green, as if pampered by the everlasting sunshine, each leaf bathed in its warm glow. In the distance, a waterfall cascaded down from a height like a silver chain, accompanied by the sound of clear water and drawing several gorgeous rainbows in the sky.

From a visual perspective alone, it looks like a paradise.

Xi Jiana and Xiao Zhao got off the Storm Dragon, exclaimed in amazement, blinked, and said, "It's so beautiful, and it doesn't look like the dangerous place you said..."

"Wow~!!!" Xijiana suddenly screamed.

The 'ground' beneath her feet suddenly gave way, and Xijiana was caught off guard and catapulted high into the air by the powerful force, her face filled with panic and helplessness.

Fortunately, the Tyrannosaurus caught her in mid-air. Xijiana patted her already small chest and looked at the ground where she had been in disbelief.

"What is this!? A spherical mushroom?"

“Guuuu!!”

A thick mushroom tree had sprouted from nowhere in the grass. Its red and white head was striking, resembling a spherical mushroom, but with sharp barbs on top.

At this moment, it was holding up its shield-like mushroom arms, rubbing its hands together, and looking at the people around it fiercely.

"This is the Ferocious Shroom." Xiao Zhao flipped open the Vermillion Book in her hand. "It says here that it seems to have a low IQ and is a ferocious Pokémon, like a boxer who only knows how to punch hard."

"Guuuu!?"

Hearing this, Meng'egu turned around and looked at Xiaozhao fiercely, his bright yellow eyes filled with anger.

You have a low IQ!!

Its whole body was lit up with powerful energy, and it attacked Xiaozhao while waving its fists.

Close combat!

A Fighting-type ultimate move that, if successful, cripples the opponent. This move is how Vilela became a dominant force in Upper Zone Zero, a force no Pokémon dared to challenge.