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Chapter 160 A Message from Another World

Chapter 160 A Message from Another World

"What kind of nonsense have you written!" The professor slammed the paper on the table with a loud bang and scolded him. He had been worried that Dr. Blatano would take notice of Wei Xin's academic research ability, but now it seemed that he had worried too much.

Wei Xin submitted a paper that required references, but there were none. He also needed data and models, but Wei Xin said he was still working on them.

In other words, this is a completely original, unfinished paper.

And so, he actually printed two copies, one for himself and one he secretly slipped to Dr. Blatano.

"My paper has a lot of solid content." Wei Xin put his hands behind his back, grinning like Tom the cat who had done something wrong and was being scolded. "I was wrong, but I'll do it again next time."

The professor glared fiercely at Wei Xin, who was standing to the side with his neck shrunken, and thought to himself, "Did I give you too much freedom, making you think that I couldn't bear to blame you for making a mistake?"

He submitted his paper to the system for plagiarism checking, and the results came out half a minute later.

"A plagiarism rate of two percent? That's more than just a lot of dry material; it's practically garbage. You couldn't even get any moisture out of it if you threw it in the trash. I suggest you take your paper to the kitchen and wipe the dishes to see if you can absorb some moisture from it." The professor sighed helplessly; he had no idea how to revise this paper.

"Young man, making small mistakes is normal. When I was a student—I certainly wouldn't have made my advisor this angry," Dr. Blatano said, placing the half-read paper on the table. He too felt the paper lacked rigor. "Speaking of which, why did you write a 'Z' on your second author's paper? Is it a pen mark?"

"No, it's a reference." Wei Xin took out the Ziegler polyhedron and placed it in front of the two.

Kidd, come and give them the whole thing.

"References?" Professor Li and Dr. Blatano leaned close to the polyhedron, and the Zygarde core poked its head out from inside.

"What happened?" Zygarde didn't do a backflip; he yawned. He was dreaming again, dreaming of a world without the Lak element.

Upon realizing that the figure before him, Zygarde, was not a toy for children to frighten, Bratano shuddered, leaped back, and crashed into the glass behind him, Carlos uttering a curse.

Professor Li was puzzled. He turned to look at Blatano, whose pupils were trembling with fright. He thought to himself, "It's just a big white worm. We in Donghuang usually throw it into a pot of oil and fry it. It has seven times the protein of beef. Are you Carlos people all so timid?"

"Zygarde Core! How did you get this?"

Professor Li asked, puzzled, "What is it?"

After taking a deep breath and calming his agitated emotions, Blatano briefly explained to Professor Li what Zygarde was.

"Holy shit!" The professor finally learned the truth and swore.

"Where did you get this? Where did you get it?" The professor was dumbfounded. Celebi, Lugia, and now Zygarde.

In the few days since Wei Xin entered the research institute, he has shown more things than he has ever seen in his entire life. He turned his head and glared at Wei Xin, his eyes shining, "What other surprises do you have that we don't know about?"

"I bought it from a street stall," Wei Xin said sheepishly, scratching the back of his head.

He told the professor about accompanying Cynthia to the antique market yesterday and casually buying the Zygote polyhedron. Now that he thought about it, the stall owner's surname was Liu, so he was probably a descendant of the Liu family. He had inadvertently sold his real family heirloom as a worthless ordinary stone.

If his ancestors knew in the spirit world...

You disdain your descendants and can't even protect the family fortune you left behind. What a wonderful opportunity for you to pass away!

"Kyrgyzstan is my reference book," Wei Xin said.

The content in the paper was all learned from Kircheid, translated, transcribed, and edited after consulting some materials. However, due to limited academic ability and time, he did not know which parts were correct translations and which were biased.

Zygard nodded. Although he only briefly mentioned his understanding of the Lak element, he was just a cell, had never been to school, and was not good at explaining or introducing things. Fortunately, Wei Xin had a very strong comprehension ability and was able to translate his words into a simple and easy-to-understand description.

Dr. Blatano reverently held up the Zygarde polyhedron. As a native of Carlos, how could he not know the legend of Zygarde? He had only read about it in books before, and this was the first time he had seen a living Zygarde core in person.

If Lak's element is related to Zygarde, then he has first-hand, no, zero-hand information. Can other Pokémon professors do that?

Professor Li picked up the paper on the table again, rubbing his head as he carefully reviewed it once more. He had just been fretting about the possibility of Wei Xin's academic fraud, but the next second Wei Xin brought out the people who had exposed the fraud. He felt his face burning, as if he had given his student a low score in history, and the next day the student brought his grandfather, who was over a hundred years old and covered in medals, into the office.

I was there back then, how could I not know what happened?

The teacher was given marks simply based on the answer key, and the grandfather broke both of her legs.

"Professor, look at my thesis," Wei Xin asked, pointing to his finger.

"I'll make a few minor revisions for you," the professor said, closing his eyes and coughing. He was relieved that the paper was only a work in progress, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to add his name. "My name will be listed as the second author."

The academic world is too complex; Kirchner, lacking the necessary skills, couldn't navigate it.

Blatano picked up the paper as if it were a brand new future for him. Who said this paper was bad? This paper is fantastic! After studying it briefly, he exclaimed, "This is what a paper written by a young person looks like. It has a beauty untouched by the red tape of academia, my friend!"

Your name is Wei Xin, right?

Blatano walked over to Wei Xin and put his arm around his shoulder: "Have you considered developing your career in other regions after graduation, such as Carlos's Miare City? The academic atmosphere there is quite good. If you really want to, you don't even need a letter of recommendation."

"Actually, it's okay if you don't graduate. You can transfer to a university in Carlos. If that doesn't work, I can get the university in Carlos to issue you a degree certificate directly. Besides, the girls in Carlos are especially cute. You know the world-famous star Karenina, right? She's from Carlos. We were old classmates."

Why don't you just say the name of the Pokémon Research Institute in Lumiose City, Blatano? The professor used his hand to swipe across Blatano's arm and separate him from Wei Xin. This was his precious student, how could he give him away so easily? He sighed. To abduct his student, he actually resorted to using a honey trap. Hakino, you bastard.

"Let's discuss academic issues first," the professor said.

"With this information, we can try to research how to treat Pokémon infected by the Rak element."

"Regarding this matter," Wei Xin and Kidd exchanged a glance, having reached a consensus last night, "I hope we can develop the anti-enhancement sphere first, rather than developing a treatment plan?"

"Anti-strengthening what?" Professor Li asked, puzzled as to why Wei Xin suddenly stammered.

"Anti-Boost Balls, or rather, items specifically designed to counter Pokémon that use Boost Balls," Wei Xin said. "As I wrote in my paper, Boost Balls are like addictive drugs that are harmful to Pokémon. If we can develop a corresponding treatment..."

And if they successfully keep reducing its cost until the vast majority of trainers can afford it, what do you think will happen?

"It's unlikely that the world will become a better place if Pokémon injured by Lackey's element can be effectively treated," Blatano said. "Because with treatment options, trainers will mass-produce and use Boost Balls in pursuit of power, and businesses will pursue profits."

The Lak element will then expand further until it is completely abused.

If the Lac element described in Wei Xin's paper not only harms Pokémon but also erodes the environment and destroys the ecosystem, the ultimate result could be the complete collapse of the entire ecosystem.

It would be tragic if their research were to become the driving force behind it all.

"Yes," Wei Xin nodded. "I once heard a doctor say that a doctor's duty is to help patients improve their health and live a healthy life, not to let them abuse their bodies more recklessly."

"Therefore, rather than having a patient cough up blood while taking medication and running barefoot on a road strewn with broken glass, I would rather just break the patient's leg so that he can never run again," Wei Xin said firmly, even though his decision might cause some Pokémon to continue to suffer.

Paddia's Unknown Element Research Group: After finishing a day's work, Papa returned to his room and took out a faded notebook from his backpack. He had found it among his parents' research materials. Opening the cover, he saw delicate handwriting on the first page, clearly a girl's handwriting, but not his mother's.

The first day of the cataclysm:

The world was destroyed.

Due to the misuse of the element Lac, pink crystals have covered the earth and oceans, and harmful dust has risen into the sky, turning it pink.

We should have realized the dangers of the Lak element sooner, or perhaps all of this is an inevitable consequence of humanity. Those guys don't care what the world will become; they only care about their own interests.

When the first champion fell to the power of the Power-Up Ball, everything collapsed like dominoes. The conflict between the land and the sea turned the Hoenn region into a forbidden zone for life, and the first civilization vanished.

The monsters created by Kanto chose to take revenge on humanity for the sake of their fellow humans, and the era belonging to humanity began to come to an end.

Mr. Alder was defeated by the Black Warrior, and the Unova region turned into a solid block of ice, devoid of any sign of life.

The Creator descended upon Sinnoh, his gaze falling upon the earth. He closed his eyes, turned away in disappointment, and abandoned us. Cynthia went alone to the Distortion World, trying to find a home where the remaining humans could survive, but we have yet to hear from her.

Following Wei Xin's advice, we traveled to Carlos to seek help from the nature guardian, Zygarde; however, the cancer of the world had already spread.

It even eroded the cells of the Zygarde, causing the immune system to completely collapse. The Zygarde expressed his helplessness and was very disappointed in humanity.

The Alola region was occupied by invaders from another world. We couldn't find any way to defeat a berserk Glutton that had absorbed a huge amount of Lacium. Even though he lost his ability to Dynamax, Mr. Leon fought to the last moment to protect the people. We could only watch his back as he left.

He led us to Paddia's underground, a place he called Sector Zero, though we had never heard of a place called Sector Zero in Paddia.

Pipa tapped the spot, but there was no response; the name seemed to have been erased by some force.

He said, "From today onwards, this place will be called Zone Zero, signifying that human civilization is starting from scratch."

Having persuaded Zygarde, it used its remaining power to create a shelter for us. Perhaps we are the only remaining humans. The outside world is too dangerous, with rampaging Pokémon and legendary Pokémon, and the ever-spreading Rak's element. No one knows what the world will eventually become. We have all given up resisting and are waiting for the day when our lives will end.

Only one person took a desperate gamble and began trying to save the world. As the world's last champion and Pokémon expert, he devised many plans: a time machine, an ark, life modification. He gave a speech and successfully convinced everyone that if the plan was successfully implemented, perhaps we could really take back this planet.

Then, the handwriting on the first page of the diary changed; it was a man's handwriting, but not Pipa's father's.

Everyone else sacrificed themselves. I am the last human being. Damn it, why did I have to be the one who survived to the end? I should be the one who deserves to die the most. Fortunately, I left humanity with a final plan. Celebi's power can travel through time and space, but my body can no longer sustain time travel. Rak elemental crystals have crawled all over my body.

So I sent one of my Pokémon back and named her Iron Warrior. She used to be called Gardevoir. She symbolizes the past and future of humanity, and I hope that when I see her again, she will remember who she is.

A third handwriting appeared at the end of the diary, and Pipa recognized it as his father's.

I am Futu. My wife and I found this notebook while researching the time machine. Well, this notebook seems to have come at the wrong time. Who is, who is, who is, and who is again? Maybe they weren't even born at this point in time. And what is the Lak element?

At least we know that the place we are standing on is called Zone Zero.

We shared this notebook with some Pokémon experts, who didn't believe the future world would be destroyed. They even thought my wife and I had forged the notebook to prove we had actually built a time machine.

No one supported us, so we decided to start researching on our own because our baby was due soon. My wife named him Pipa, what a nice name! He'll be a handsome young man, and we hope he looks more like his mother.

Therefore, as parents, we absolutely will not allow anyone to take away this child's future.