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

"What do you want to do?" Faced with the suddenly sharp eyes of the crawling wings, Xu Li was a little confused.

"Pfft..." The creeper flapped its broad red-orange wings slightly and prayed in a slightly soft voice, with a hint of impatience in its hope.

"Ah?" Xu Li blinked.

He didn't expect that the huge creeping wing would make such a weak request, and what he didn't expect even more was... the content of the request.

Xi Jiana looked confused: "Xu Li, Xu Li, what's going on?"

Xu Li: "Hmm..."

"In short, this creeping wing requests that we capture all of these iron arms."

Xijiana looked at the iron arms who were walking in a very neat row. Although they were moving towards them, they did not show any intention of attacking them.

"Huh? Why did it take Iron Arm away...?"

"Puff puff...!" The crawling wings' feet moved unconsciously. The Golden Cross looked at the iron-armed men who walked past them with angry eyes, as if they were treating them as air, and complained continuously.

Xu Li: “…”

Xi Jiana was anxious: "Oh...Xu Li, please tell me quickly!"

Nemo, who was standing by, also stared at Xu Li with wide eyes.

"Um……"

Xu Li pointed to the surroundings and asked, "What do you see?"

Xijiana blinked and looked around.

The surrounding area is just a few hundred meters of uneven ground with rocks mixed with soil. There are basically no conspicuous objects, only small grasses slowly growing out of the ground.

She said puzzledly, "There's nothing there? It's just an empty space."

"That's right." Xu Li nodded, "Because this used to be the home of the Earth Wing in Area Zero. It's just a small cave that can accommodate the Earth Wing."

“Even the landslide where Nemo fell and slid down used to be completely buried in the earth.”

"Ah...?" Xijiana compared the shape of the crawling wings, then stared blankly at the vast land around them. "So... it was these Iron Arms who expanded this place so much!? Isn't that a good thing!?"

The creeping creature flapped its wings rapidly, looking with resentment at the iron arms that began waving their bright yellow hands and hitting the rocks with bangs.

“Puff! Puff!!”

"He said the spacious surroundings and the sunlit ground made it feel uncomfortable. Besides..." Xu Li listened to the clanging of rocks around him and said by analogy, "It's like there's a construction team working around here every day, 365 days a year, arriving on time every day."

"This..." Xu Li turned to look at the creeping wing, "So why don't you leave here and find a new nest?"

"Puff puff~!" the creeping wing shouted as a matter of course.

This is its home, and it’s those big yellow guys who should leave!

While it could handle two or three Iron Arms on its own, it was truly overwhelmed by the sheer number of them. Especially since no matter how it provoked them, the Iron Arms ignored it and only fought back when it attacked. Even after the fight, it didn't hold a grudge, dragging its injured body along, unconcernedly continuing to mine, its wings numb from crawling.

Thinking of the evil deeds of the Iron Arms, Paidi Chi's face was full of resentment. He rubbed Xu Li gently with his head, urging Xu Li to take action and capture these big yellow guys.

It's seen it before! Humans have the ability to collect Pokémon and then release them again!

“Pfft…!”

Hurry up, use your special powers and catch them!

The creeping wings have a persistent look in their eyes.

Xu Li: “…”

He suddenly snorted and looked at the Pokemon viciously: "I won't catch them, I'll just catch you! Little Pokemon, you were born to enter my Poké Ball!"

“Pfft~!?”

Paidichi's eyes were full of disbelief, and he was stunned for a moment.

"Hehe... If we want to capture these Iron Arms, you need to agree to one of my requests." Xu Li crossed his arms and, seeing Padi Chi's somewhat humiliating look, said, "For the rest of our journey, within Area Zero, you..."

"Let me ride them all!"

"Puff?" The creeping wing was stunned.

"Think about it, we might only be here for a few days, but we're solving a problem you've never faced in your life," Xu Li explained patiently. "Look, what a worthy deal."

"Pfft..." After coming back to his senses, Padi Chi thought about Xu Li's words.

It seems to be true!

Being ridden... The Winged Creeper didn't really mind. It was just that carrying humans around Area Zero was a necessary motivation for the reluctant Winged Creeper.

But this time, I have enough motivation! For a quiet life in the future!

Just a few days!

"Pfft!" Padi Chi nodded vigorously.

"The transaction is successful!" Xu Li clapped his hands and stepped onto the furry, thick and soft back of the creeper.

"Xu Li has successfully tricked another Pokémon..." Xijiana's eyes widened. "Is it that easy?"

Seeing Xu Li curiously spinning around on his crawling wings, she puffed her cheeks and ran after him: "Wait a minute... I want to go up and take a look too."

Daigo and Nemo on the side were at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

……

Although the huge body of the creeping wing looks clumsy, it actually moves very quickly, like a pig rushing forward.

It's just not very responsive and smooth when turning, you need to slow down in advance, otherwise...

"Hmm~!"

Just like Xi Jiana, who was hugging Xu Li's waist tightly from behind, she was almost thrown out. The huge deflection force almost shook her confused head.

"Pfft..." The creeping wing that had been taking Xu Li for a few rounds also stopped and turned its head back.

"Okay, okay, I haven't forgotten." Xu Li smiled.

In fact, when climbing on the back of the Earth Wing, Xu Li had been observing the group of Iron Arms who were digging ore.

These are the professional fighters who are too good at playing in the game.

They gave Xu Li the feeling that they were a set procedure. As long as there was no "obstruction", they would just carry out their own tasks without being affected by the outside world at all.

Just like a robot.

Oh, and they're robots themselves.

"So why do they dig these rocks and soil?" Xu Li couldn't help but wonder.

"Pfft~!" The creeping wing looked indignant.

How does it know!

It makes a bang-bang-bang noise every day on time. It’s so annoying!

Hurry and put them in!

The resentment of the creeping wings was almost rushing to Xu Li's face.

Xu Li: “…”

He tentatively threw a Poké Ball at one of the Iron Arms.

Just as the Poké Ball triggered the capture device and was about to take the Iron Arm in, a red protective film suddenly appeared on its body and bounced the Poké Ball out.

Seeing this scene, Xijiana's eyes widened: "It's a Pokémon captured by someone else!"

Xu Li: "Didn't they say they've been digging here for a long time?"

"puff……"

"Over a year?" Xu Li was puzzled. "Then you haven't seen any humans who have come into contact with these Iron Arms?"

The creeping wing shook its head: "Pfft!"

The first time it saw the Iron Arm was when the Iron Arm drilled through the hole under the rock. The Iron Arm kept digging for the next year.

"What's going on?" Xu Li murmured. After thinking for a while, he tried to put on the seizure device from Orei, turned the Poké Ball in his hand into a seizure ball, and threw it towards the iron arm again.

It was not surprising that the snatching ball took the iron arm in, but what was surprising was that the snatching ball did not shake at all and successfully subdued the iron arm with almost no difficulty.

"Puff~!" The creeping wing made an excited cry.

Xu Li frowned.

The probability of capturing a Pokémon with a trainer using the Snatch Ball is much lower than that of capturing a normal Pokémon. This is because Pokémon with an owner will be provoked into rebellion by the Snatch Ball as long as the trainer does not abuse it.

But the iron arm before him... barely resisted...

Xu Li looked at the group of iron arms. When one of them was caught in the ball, they didn't react at all, but another one came to fill the vacant position.

"Could it be a real robot?" Xu Li took the ball and released the iron arm he had just subdued, and it landed steadily on the ground.

The Iron Arm didn't seem to be suddenly captivated, nor did it continue its 'mission' to mine. Instead, it simply stood there. Its triangular head remained motionless, its yellow eyes staring straight ahead. Combined with its massive frame, it looked unusually simple and honest.

Xu Li tried to ask it a few questions, but it just made a few stupid sounds and couldn't form a sentence to express its meaning.

But he was able to carry out Xu Li's orders very well, without any need for adjustment.

Xu Li pointed at Xi Jiana and said, "Catch her."

Xijiana's eyes widened immediately, and then a big hand with an iron arm grabbed her clothes from the back and lifted her up along with her cloak.

She stared at Xu Li angrily: "Let me go! Xu Li! You...!"

"Don't be impatient..." Xu Li laughed and stopped.

Since we can't ask it, is it possible to obtain information indirectly by directing its behavior?

Xu Li turned to Tie Bi Bang and said, "Can you find your original commander? If you do, take me there."

The man with the iron arm's eyes flashed, and his thick thighs like a sumo wrestler began to move, stepping in one direction, accompanied by Xijiana's screams.

"I haven't come down yet! Xu Li, let me go..."

Riding on the crawling wings and following the iron arms for a short distance, Xu Li and others arrived at... the third observation station.

After being finally put down, Xijiana puffed up her face and looked very angry.

Xu Li looked at the third observation station in front of him and asked, "Is your previous commander the master of this place? Futu?"

Iron Arms didn't respond.

Xu Li sighed.

Most likely, this is the case. This has been speculated before.

Piper finally understood the situation: "This Iron Arm was my father's Pokémon before? Then why did it dig that place so big?"

Xu Li speculated: "Maybe Dr. Futu..."

Piper was confused: "What?"

Xu Li didn't answer, but instead said, "Since we're here, why not explore this place first?"

With the help of Paipa's red and purple books, the door of the third detection station was quickly opened. Compared with the previous two detection stations, this place seemed much simpler, and it must have been cleaned by someone within a year.

As expected, Futu's diary was found again.

[The Pokémon of the future have been successfully transferred one after another, and the time when that book becomes reality is approaching!]

The Taijing Paradise project is going very smoothly! I'm so happy today, having a rare chance to get together with Orin... I need to keep working hard so that the three of us can live happily in the paradise. If I succeed, maybe I won't have to be so busy anymore...

"The three of us?" When Papa saw this word, he was stunned and in a trance for a long time.

Nemo patted Piper's back. "Haha, it seems your parents don't really care about you! They're just too busy with work! Maybe soon you two can live together leisurely!"

When advancing in Area Zero, Piper also shared his family situation. At that time, he was sad and said that when he was growing up, his parents Olin and Futu hardly accompanied him at all.

The last time I went home, I brought back Milton and Gulliver. That was a year ago.

After coming back to her senses, Piper nodded firmly, "Let's go! Since Mom and Dad are busy and can't take care of me, I'll go meet them at their research institute!"

Xu Li: “…”

He didn't know what to say.

He could only pat the resentful Padi Chi, and said, "We need to go back first and subdue those Iron Arms. After all, we promised Padi Chi."

"Pfft...!" The creeping wing nodded repeatedly.