Chapter 415 The Flower of Time
In the end, the trio of Yaxuan, Zhulan, and Zhenxinzhen rented an off-road vehicle and followed Lucario, who had awakened from the scepter, to the original tree of the world.
Due to the limited vehicle space and driver, the four gym leaders Gang, Xia, Du Juan, and Laotai were not able to participate in this expedition immediately, and were waiting for the new vehicle temporarily dispatched by the royal family.
In this era where mobile phones have not yet become popular, there are still only a few people who own private cars, and there are even fewer durable vehicles that can break into the habitat of wild elves and return intact.
Although for some reason Mew suddenly disappeared while everyone was exchanging information, luckily Lucario also remembered the path and structure of the original tree of the world and was able to serve as everyone's guide.
"It would be great if this trip could be spent peacefully." Looking at the rapidly receding scenery beside the bed, Zhou You sighed, "There are no intruding Rockets or death-seeking investigators. Investigate the local ecology while waiting for Lucario to come back."
Theoretically, as long as humans don't go deep into the tree and don't influence it like the original adventurer Qi Duo, nothing will happen - it's not like Yalang hasn't been here before.
"Qiao Qiao, haven't you already collected the illustrations inside?" Xiaozhi, who was also sitting by the window, was a little confused. You haven't gone in to collect the illustrations. Could it be that this thing can add data on its own?
Hello, yes, sometimes I can wake up and find that the illustrated book suddenly turned into a full illustrated book. I heard from Nanami that Dr. Ohki can still wake up happily when he occasionally takes a nap.
"It was Eden who went inside to help me collect the illustrations before. If I go in alone and get beaten out by the three divine pillars, wouldn't I be asking for trouble?"
Thinking that he would have to go there sooner or later, Zhou Yu was not in a hurry to explore in depth.
"Speaking of which, the total of the four of us's illustrated data should be almost completed, right?" While all the illustrated collectors were there, Ye Zi took out his own illustrated book, "I just finished sharing the data with Qinglu a few days ago. Just put the data together.”
The two immediately took out the illustrations and shared the data of the Kanto region with each other, including a total of 437 types of elves (including regional subspecies), including the Fat Family and the Three Birds.
If only the elves that are unique to the Kanto region, first discovered, and whose main habitat is Kanto are considered, the number will be reduced to 151 species.
Although none of the four illustrated holders have ever conquered Mewtwo or Mew, Zhou Yu who has seen them has provided incomplete data. Considering their particularity, they can barely pass the test.
From Zhou You's point of view, it can be regarded as a preliminary complete illustrated book.
Seeing the three people talking about the types of elves in the Kanto region, Zhulan, the co-pilot, turned around and asked, "Is there so many types of elves in just one region?"
"Are there many?" Zhou You asked subconsciously. In fact, it was hard for him to imagine that there were only such a few types of creatures in such a large Guandong.
According to common sense, there should be hundreds of thousands of species of wild animals in a prefecture-level city alone, and thousands of species in a country.
The Pokémon world, which has neither ordinary animals nor is full of spirits, is too weird for people from another world.
It gives people the feeling that the entire planet is a specially created petri dish.
Perhaps it can only be attributed to the stability of elven genes - the offspring of male and female elves of different races usually follow the mother, and there is no such thing as a donkey and a horse giving birth to a rabbit.
The genes of elves are terrifyingly stable!
But at the same time, if the environment changes, new subspecies may emerge...
"The elves' military force is too strong, and the conflicts that break out when facing survival crises are also disastrous, so countless species have been lost in time." Zhulan couldn't help but sigh.
Just like the earth, countless species are extinct in this world, but the reason is not just humans.
Humans here basically have no ability to exterminate species. Instead, they are at risk of being on the verge of annihilation at any time due to the awakening of super-ancient elves and strife.
"Yes, even an elf as powerful as Genesect may become extinct due to environmental changes."
Ye Zi also sighed helplessly: "Many elves today are also on the verge of extinction. The most typical ones are elves such as Young Gilas, Coco Dora, and Coal Turtles who need to eat a large amount of specific substances to grow. With the needs of their habitat, As their supplies become increasingly scarce, they will also be in a crisis of survival.”
Maybe the extinction of all carbon-based elves is a foregone conclusion in the future, Zhou You thought to himself, and then there are elves like iron thorns and iron poisonous moths?
"Don't think so much. In short, our work of collecting illustrated books is completed!" Xiaozhi was inexplicably excited. It was obvious that he had done almost nothing but provided a few sets of data on legendary Pokémon.
But then he thought again, does this mean that other people besides Qiaoqiao will go to Chengdu to collect illustrations and challenge the gym next year like him?
Ye Zi shook her head. In fact, she had almost collected the illustrated books in the Johto area, and the rest only needed to be handed over to Xiaozhi and next year's new trainers.
Qinglu, on the other hand, plans to go to the Kalos area to skip a grade and study abroad - of course, after he overturns the Four Heavenly Kings.
"So Ye Zi, which area are you going to next?" Xiaozhi asked.
Ye Zi opened the world map of the illustration: "Feilei region, and then go to the nearby Sinnoh region."
The Philei region is very close to Sinnoh, but it has a unique culture.
The locals refused to use Poké Balls and would not tame the Poké Balls, so the entire area was almost undeveloped except for the coastal strip on the south coast.
The endless unknowns that even the locals don't understand fascinate Ye Zi very much. In addition, she is the best trainer among the four in wild fighting. Dr. Ohmu also recommended her to visit the ranger base in Chunlin Town, Feilei region.
Just when Xiaozhi was about to continue asking what a ranger was, Lucario, who had been leading the way for the vehicle, stopped.
The clear voice of Daisuke Namikawa rang in everyone's minds: "There are a large number of geysers ahead, and vehicles will not be able to pass within a short period of time."
The ability of this hand to directly communicate with creatures within the range through waveguide is enough for Yaxuan and Zhulan's Lucario to learn for a while.
Everyone had to get out of the car to rest. After a while, fountains continued to appear on the ground.
Fortunately, there happened to be a lot of hot springs and streams nearby. Lucario and Aaron often rested here thousands of years ago. Thousands of years later, it miraculously still maintains flow and activity.
As soon as he heard that there was a hot spring nearby, Xiaozhi immediately released all the elves to play in the water.
Zhou You, on the other hand, curiously plucked a nearby strange flower made of crystal-like material and brought it to Lucario, who was familiar with it, for advice.
"This is the flower of time, which allows people to see the miracle of time."
After briefly answering Zhou You's doubts, Lucario fell silent again, as if recalling the experience related to it.