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It looked even more magnificent and luxurious than any of the grand conference venues he had ever seen before!

Ash and his friends were in awe throughout the visit, and when they arrived at the venue, they were even more astonished!

They had never seen a venue like this before!

On the two sides of the huge tiered seating, there were red and yellow chairs, and in the center of the stage, there were rows of blue chairs. These chairs were clearly colored, setting the tone for the entire venue. A red curtain and a huge screen stood behind the stage, ensuring that no matter where you were in the venue, you could enjoy the performance.

But the most eye-catching feature is the huge, oval-shaped, and colorful stained glass dome on the ceiling!

Sunlight streamed down from above, filtering through the stained glass windows and bathing the entire conference in a dazzling glow!

While excessive amazement might make them think they've never seen anything like it, they still couldn't help but marvel at how luxurious it truly was!

Compared to those venues that use high-tech equipment to create dazzling effects, this place, although it looks extremely retro and complicated, does give people a different feeling!

This is the venue that best fits the word "magnificent" among the four characters of "magnificent event"!

"This is the venue for the Poplar Conference." Alice turned to the side, smiling as she looked at them. "What do you think? Isn't it amazing?"

“It’s truly amazing.” Xia You nodded. “This is the first time I’ve ever seen such a high-class venue.”

"That's right, that's right!" Xiao Guang's eyes sparkled with excitement. "It's really amazing! It gives me so much motivation! Just thinking about performing on a stage like this makes me incredibly excited! I can't wait for tomorrow to come!"

Just as Xiaoguang said, the Baiyang Tournament will be held tomorrow morning, which gives her and Xiaoyao plenty of time to adjust and formulate their competition strategy for tomorrow.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that everything is normal.

Xia You knew what was about to happen here, and she also knew that the two of them didn't have much time to adjust. In other words, none of the trainers in Baiyang Town had time to practice for this venue. What everyone would have to compete on was their accumulated experience and their performance on the spot!

After all, this place... is about to become the battlefield between Dialga and Palkia!

At that time, the entire town, including everyone still here, will be affected by the battle between these two gods of time and space!

Unfortunately, Xia You couldn't find the source of these two Pokémon; otherwise, he could have intervened before anything happened.

But it doesn't matter, since all the factors are now combined, how bad can things get...?

Hmm... it shouldn't break any more, right?

After leaving the main hall, the group passed through a side door and entered another large hall.

This should be the central area of ​​the bottom level of the entire Tower of Time.

Just like the conference hall and lobby we just visited, this place has a similar style and layout. The only difference is that there is a huge relief sculpture tens of meters high on one side of the wall.

The group stood in front of the relief and looked up. The relief seemed to depict a place in a forest, and in this forest, on a large tree, sat a girl playing a grass flute. The girl was only a teenager, with long hair and a long dress, looking like a princess. Around the tree and the girl, there were many different kinds of Pokémon, all seemingly quietly appreciating her flute music.

"So beautiful!"

The group sighed in admiration, but perhaps unaware of the meaning behind the reliefs, Alice didn't explain anything. Instead, she led them around the base of the Tower of Time and the Tower of Space, observing the peculiar pendulums of the two towers. Then, they descended the stairs to a stone chamber underground and knocked on the door.

"This is Tony's research lab. Let me show you around."

While waiting for the door to open, Hikaru looked around and asked, puzzled, "This research lab is located underground, so it should be part of the Tower of Time and Space, right? Then why is Mr. Tony's research lab here?"

Alice smiled slightly: "That's because Gaudi, who designed and built the Tower of Time and Space, was Tony's great-grandfather!"

"Gaudi is Tony's grandfather?" The group suddenly realized, "Oh, I see!"

At this moment, Alice knocked on the door a few more times, but there was no response for a long time. However, the light was on inside, so someone was obviously there. This made her feel strange, and she subconsciously pushed the door.

The door was opened directly.

Behind the room was a small room filled with books and instruments. Before Xia You, who was walking at the back, could see what was inside, Alice exclaimed and ran into the room.

"Tony!!"

Just as he was wondering what had happened, he went into the room and found that Tony had fallen asleep on the floor because he was too tired from staying up late to look through documents the night before. Alice, however, thought something had happened to him, which led to the misunderstanding.

Now that Alice has awakened her, the misunderstanding has been cleared up, which naturally makes Alice feel relieved, but she also feels a little resentful.

"Please don't sleep on the floor next time, it's easy for people to misunderstand."

“Sorry…” Tony rubbed his tired eyes and looked at the group, “I found that Gaudi’s diary also mentioned nightmares. This might be some kind of clue, so I wanted to try having a nightmare. I’m going to sleep here.”

Before anyone could say anything, Tony took out another photo from the side and handed it to Alice: "By the way, I found a photo of your grandmother in my notebook last night. It was taken with Gao Yidi."

"Eh? Grandma Alicia?"

Alice, puzzled, took the photo, while Xia You and the others beside her also subconsciously looked at it.

The photo has yellowed, but it is still clear that on a park bench, an elderly man in his seventies, dressed in a well-fitting suit and holding a cane, is sitting there, while a little girl with long hair and a long dress is standing next to him.

"Is this Miss Alice's grandmother? She looks just like Miss Alice!" Xiao Guang couldn't help but exclaim. "And what a wonderful coincidence that Miss Alice's grandmother knows Mr. Gaudi!"

As he spoke, Xiao Guang's gaze swept back and forth between Alice and Tony, the meaning of which was self-evident. He was clearly saying that since the older generation knew each other, it was perfectly normal for your generation to get together!

Alice naturally saw the meaning in Xiao Guang's eyes and was startled. She then glanced at Tony and saw that he was still in that blank and wooden state. She couldn't help but shake her head and laugh.

really...

How come little girls these days know so much?

"That's not all," Xia You's voice came at this moment, "Didn't you notice that Alicia in the photo and the little girl we just saw on the relief are the same person?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback at first, but then they thought back carefully and found that it was indeed exactly the same as the little girl playing the grass flute that they had just seen on the relief!

"It really is..."

The group turned their attention to Alice and Tony, only to find that the two of them also looked surprised, clearly having just learned about the matter.

"There's nothing wrong with that..." Alice laughed. "After all, they've taken a photo together, so they must know each other. It's perfectly normal for Mr. Gaudi to use my grandmother's image in his relief sculpture!"

Xia You had no interest in discussing Gao Di and her grandmother's affairs, but simply said, "If I'm not mistaken, this Tower of Time needs a unique type of disc to play music, right? Can you find the disc that matches the melody behind the photograph?"

"temperament?"

Alice was initially surprised, then flipped the photo over and, sure enough, saw a simple melody recorded on the back of the photo!

Looking at Xia You, she asked in surprise, "Eh? How did you know there was this on the back of the photo?"

"Don't worry about that now," Xia You shrugged. "Just tell me, is it still possible to find this CD?"

Hearing him say that, Alice looked down at the photo in her hand again, hummed along with the melody a few times, and soon knew what it was.

But before she could speak, Tony, who was standing next to her, also recognized the melody Alice was humming and stroked his chin, saying, "Is that Olasion?"

"Oracion?"

May, Ash, and Brock were completely baffled, but since they weren't Sinnoh members, they naturally hadn't heard the song before. Even Dawn knew very little about it.

“I know!” Just then, Yami, who had been completely unnoticed, suddenly spoke up, “Oración, which means prayer, is said to be a piece of music composed to quell intense anger!”

Chapter 979 Who is really number one?

Yami always speaks up suddenly at times like these, revealing her not-so-strong presence.

However, Ash and his friends had spent quite a bit of time with her and knew that this was just her personality, so they didn't pay too much attention to her and focused their attention on Olaf.

Xiao Zhi asked curiously, "Xia You, what do you want to see Olasion for?"

Xia You shook her head at Xiao Zhi, then continued to look at Alice and Tony with her eyes.

Alice hesitated for a moment: "I remember there was such a CD. I even listened to it when I was little, but... what do you need this CD for?"

Xia You naturally couldn't tell them that she wanted to use this CD as a form of insurance.

In the movie, Ash and Dawn used this disc to play a calming melody through the Tower of Time, a special instrument, at the last moment, ending the battle between Dialga and Palkia and calming the situation.

To avoid letting the incident spiral out of control due to my intervention, it is essential to hold onto this last trump card in advance.

Well... after all, he can only participate in the final battle through martial arts. Although he is confident in the strength of his Deoxys and Rayquaza, the opponents he is facing this time are the God of Time and the God of Space, so he dares not be careless.

Of course, these things cannot be told to them at all, but a legitimate reason must be found for this action.

Thinking of this, he smiled slightly: "This is naturally a countermeasure devised in advance to avoid Darkrai causing a greater impact."

Darkrai?

Upon hearing this name, the group was taken aback.

“Of course.” Xia You nodded matter-of-factly. “Didn’t you say before that the anomalies around Ash Town have been going on for several days? Plus, Ash was attacked yesterday afternoon. So no matter what the real reason is, I think it’s very important to use some calming music to quell Darkrai’s emotions in order to prevent Darkrai from escalating the incident and causing irreparable damage or panic among people.”

"Huh?" Ash's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in delight, "That's a great idea! If we get hit by that dark hole again, as long as we hear the music that calms our anger, maybe we won't have nightmares anymore!"

“That’s right!” Xiao Guang laughed as well. “And if this Olafion really has such magical power, maybe we can have a good talk with Darkrai and ask it why it’s here!”

Xiao Zhi and the others chimed in, feeling that Xia You's idea was quite good, and also having high expectations for the piece of music.

Listening to the conversation of the people around them, Alice and Tony couldn't help but exchange a glance.

These two people, one a descendant of Gaudi and the other a descendant of Alicia, the protagonist of the relief, one a scientific researcher and the other an intelligent person, are not so easily fooled.

Putting aside whether Xia You's reason was somewhat far-fetched, the fact that he knew the music behind the photo and that there was an Orasion disc here was enough to make them think more deeply.

Even so, they did not question Xia You's true reasons.

After all, judging from Xia You's words, this is indeed a feasible method.

Moreover, it's just a CD. Due to its special structure, it can only be played through the Tower of Time and Space. If it weren't for that reason, what else could it be used for?

Most importantly, unlike the nobleman Albert who stubbornly believed that Darkrai was responsible, they were more willing to believe that the recent energy fluctuations were not caused by Darkrai, but by something else or a Pokémon.

Therefore, if there were a safer way to communicate with Darkrai and deal with the situation in a non-combat manner, that would be the best thing ever!

“This…” Tony pondered for a moment, “All the CDs are in the main hall, but I don’t remember their exact location. I’ll have to look for them carefully.”

After he finished speaking, he remained standing there motionless. Seeing that Xia You was just staring at him, the dazed researcher finally snapped out of his daze and hurriedly said, "Ah? Oh, I'll go find her right now!"

“Let’s go together.” Alice shook her head. “There are just too many CDs there. If you go alone, I don’t know how long it will take you to find them.”

The group left the research lab and returned to the huge relief sculpture they had just seen.

Tony pointed forward: "This is where all the CDs are displayed."

"So this is it!"

As they got closer, Xiao Zhi and his friends realized that behind the iron railings below the relief, the discs they had thought were just decorations were actually the sound discs that Xia You and Alice had mentioned!

only……

Judging from the number of these discs, there are at least more than a hundred. They are placed at different heights and are all embedded in the slots. The discs are far apart and there are no text markings. It is indeed quite difficult to find the Orasion.

"How are we supposed to find it?" Ash scratched his head, then looked at Tony. "Do you remember roughly where it is?"

Tony shook his head blankly: "All the cello keys here are movable, they were moved a long time ago, and besides, so many years have passed, and that song is rarely played, so..."

"There's nothing we can do about it then," Xiao Guang sighed helplessly. "We'll just have to start looking for them one by one, but we'll help!"

“No need for that.” Xia You gestured for Alice to look at the back of the photo again. “Aren’t there symbols on it? Just find the corresponding disc according to the symbols.”

Alice looked down and, sure enough, saw a large note beneath the melody that she had previously overlooked. Seeing this note brought back countless memories of her time with her grandmother, reminding her of some things from her childhood.

“That’s right, this note represents Orasion! All we need to do is find the corresponding disc!” She nodded first, then looked at Xia You again, hesitated for a moment, and couldn’t help but ask, “But… Mr. Xia You, how do you know all this?”

This was also Alice's biggest source of confusion.

After all, she was 100% certain that this person had never met her or her family before, so how could he seem to know so much about such a secret matter?

Xia You thought for a moment: "This is what Cresselia told me."

"Creselia?" Alice was taken aback upon hearing this.

“That’s right.” Xia You said with a smile, “It knew that there was a Darkrai in trouble here, so it sent me here to help solve it.”

cut!

Upon hearing his words, Xiao Zhi couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Xia You's excuse is ridiculous! He actually came up with such a ridiculous excuse!

Not only him, but even Xiaoyao and Xiaoguang felt that Xia You's excuse was too perfunctory. But unexpectedly, when they looked at Alice, they saw that Alice and Tony both frowned, obviously seriously considering the possibility of this answer!

This left the group looking at each other in bewilderment.

What's going on...?

Such an obvious excuse, how come these two people didn't even realize it?

How is that possible?!

Little did they know that, unlike Xia You's 'predictive' abilities, which they had long been accustomed to, it was precisely because Alice and Tony couldn't understand the key to the matter that they had to consider this aspect.

After all, Darkrai has already appeared, so it seems less unbelievable that Cresselia, another Pokémon from the Dream and Moon universe, is involved.

Besides this reason, Alice really couldn't understand why an outsider who was visiting Poplar Town for the first time would know so much!