Chapter 517 Mysterious Crystal
The dome, walls and floor of the entire space are made up of colorful crystals, except for the area where Luo Mu and the others are standing, which is made up of some extremely solid triangular black stone platforms.

The stone platform is fixed above the crystal that wraps the entire space, as if to prevent people from touching the crystals there.

In the center of the space is apparently the control center of the "prototype time machine." Although there are some differences in details, it is generally similar to the space that Luo Mu remembers the protagonist he controlled was brought into by the Futu/Olin AI at the end of the first round of the game.

Luo Mu was thinking before he stepped out of the elevator. He immediately asked Orin and Dr. Futu in front of him: "If a battle occurs, should we avoid letting the aftermath of the battle spread to the shining crystals around?"

"After all, the difficulty of fighting without restraint and fighting with restraints is very different."

Ordinary paradox species from ancient times and the future are easy to deal with, but Luo Mu is not sure about the specific combat power of Vermilion God and Purple God. If they are similar to the Bud Crown and the black Rayquaza, even though he has grown a lot now and has an advantage in attribute compatibility, being able to delay the opponent is already the limit.

At that time, we would probably have to use backup measures and notify the Lotus Crown King to come to our rescue.

Therefore, during the delay, you must ask in advance whether the venue is large enough for Swampert to perform, so as to avoid unexpected situations.

Dr. Olin also gave her answer to Luo Mu's question.

"Please rest assured. The solidity of these crystals is beyond your and my imagination. Even the movement of the earth's crust millions of years ago could not shake them at all."

Dr. Olin spoke very tactfully, at least he didn't say it bluntly, "There are probably very few ways to destroy the crystals nowadays."

Luo Mu also understood and stopped asking questions.

This crystal looks like Tai crystal, but it is different in some details and is very strong.

As Luo Mu stepped out of the elevator, several researchers behind him filed out. Led by Dr. Olin and Dr. Futu, they continued to work around the slowly rising control center in the center.

Pulling Papa, who was looking around curiously, to his side, Luo Mu sighed that this child probably didn't inherit his parents' research talent. He reminded him, "When the machine starts up, you take your parents and stay as far away as possible. Do you understand?"

"Why?"

Papa was a little confused. He had roughly learned about the function of the machine from several researchers. Could it be that Brother Luo Mu was not completely sure about the Pokémon that escaped from it?
He is a champion-level trainer!
"Just think of it as my intuition. You're right to do this."

Luo Mu could only attribute the reminder to his own intuition, and his voice was tinged with determination.

".All right."

Papa nodded slightly and chose to believe Luo Mu.

The control center on the other side.

Because preparations have been made in advance, debugging does not take long.

"call--"

After completing the last step of adjustment together, Dr. Olin and Dr. Futu looked at each other and exhaled at the same time.

The "Secret Treasure of Zero" which is the source of energy is also fine, so now all that's left is to activate it.

The couple slowly stood up, and they were in a very strange mood at this moment.

On the one hand, they are finally going to come into contact with the ancient times/future of their dreams, and their inner fantasies will finally come true one day. The words "longing", "hope" and "excitement" are not enough to describe their feelings.

On the other hand, they are afraid of starting the "prototype time machine".

What if it fails?
What if there is something missing?
With all kinds of complicated emotions intertwined, Dr. Olin hugged the vermilion-wrapped book against his chest, and Dr. Futu held the purple-wrapped book in his right hand, using these actions to divert some of his attention.

Several researchers led by Moru took a few steps back. Some set up video equipment for recording, while others ensured the escape route in case of an emergency.

Everyone at the Zone Zero Research Institute is looking forward to the success of the research.

Luo Mu also took out two purple-painted Master Balls with a capital M on them from his backpack and handed them solemnly to the two doctors.

"This is what President Ye Ci asked me to bring to you."

"Great! With this, we can proceed to the next step of preparing for the theoretically perfect time machine!"

The couple showed surprised expressions and each took a Master Ball.

The current prototype time machine can only theoretically transport paradoxical Pokémon from a past/future space-time to this era, but in the two doctors' imagination, a perfect time machine should have the ability to capture and subdue Pokémon.

By sending the Poké Ball to a certain time and space through a time machine, and then capturing the Paradox Pokémon and sending them to the modern era, the Paradox Pokémon brought about in this way may even be controllable in theory.

The energy consumed is also much less than directly bringing the paradox species to the modern era.

The two were able to complete the relevant theory thanks to the three paradoxical Pokémon captured by Poké Balls that Luo Mu gave to Ye Ci and that Ye Ci sent to them one after another.

"Come out, Swampert, Dragonite, and Thunderbolt."

As Luo Mu pressed the button on the surface of the Poké Ball, a red beam of light fell to the ground and turned into the figures of three Pokémon.

The two professors and Moreu are very familiar with Fenrir. Swampert even defeated Fenrir head-on and defended the 4th Observatory. Dragonite and the others are even more familiar with it.

Seeing the three generals sent by Luo Mu, several researchers felt a lot more at ease.

After all, there are no battle rules here. Before the two professors officially started the time machine, Luo Mu commanded the three Pokémon to start strengthening frantically.

Swampert used "Fitness", Dragonite used "Dragon Dance", and Rumble, which didn't know "Dragon Dance", used "Meditation", which was more suitable for it. Then the two dragon-type Pokémon used "Dragon Drum" together, making the already menacing Swampert even more oppressive.

Immediately afterwards——

"Swampert, Mega Evolution."

Luo Mu lightly touched the evolution key stone in his hand. Under the wrapping of dazzling light, Swampert's life level was further improved and he gained even more terrifying power.

The moment Mega Swampert completed its evolution, a powerful air wave burst out. If Moru hadn't held Papa tightly, he would have been almost blown away.

So, you are completely ready.

Luo Mu looked at the three Pokémon in front of him with high spirits and nodded to the two professors.

"This is really... more cautious than I could imagine."

The couple showed surprised expressions and were completely shocked by Luo Mu's caution.

Especially the Swampert that has completed its evolution again. In their opinion, its strength is probably not inferior to or even exceeds the president's trump card.

However, the sense of security is real.

The couple looked at each other and smiled. They had already discussed who would go first and who would go later, so there was no possibility of fighting.

Dr. Olin was the first to walk up to the control center and placed the "Book of Vermillion" held in his arms tightly into the grooved pedestal.

Immediately afterwards, Dr. Futu also came up and placed the "Purple Book" in his hand onto another grooved pedestal.

The prototype time machine consumes a lot of energy, and with the crystal energy they have collected so far, it can only be activated three times. The two plan to give one chance to the "past", one chance to the "future", and the last chance to "fate".

They thought it was very romantic to leave the first start of the prototype time machine to "fate".

The "Book of Vermilion" and "Book of Purple", which serve as the "starting keys", carry the authentication IDs of the two doctors. The moment they are placed in the grooved pedestal, the pre-set program automatically starts, and a voice broadcast comes from the dome.

[Olin's ID, confirm the connection]

[Futu’s ID, confirm the connection]

[The first operation of the time machine, prototype No. 1]

【Preparing.】

【Preparing.】

[Ready, time machine prototype No. 1 starts]

A synthetic mechanical sound that did not sound like a human voice echoed in the empty space. It did not sound like the AI ​​​​guardian program of the paradise.

From Luo Mu's perspective, powerful energy began to gather in the device unfolding in the dome.

The synthetic mechanical sound sounded again.

[Start teleporting, random coordinates]

In the center of the device, the constant collision of powerful energies eventually triggers an unprecedented miracle.

The stable space-time began to fluctuate, twisting in the vortex that was essentially Tai Crystal energy, and connected to an unknown space-time.

About two million years ago.

The huge figure is like a pillar of heaven connecting the sky and the earth, standing between heaven and earth.

Half of its body is submerged in the turbulent sea, and in its hands it holds a rope wrapped around the deep earth. Every time it walks, the trembling earth moves with it, making a dull roar that resounds through the heavens and the earth.

Endless rainstorms beat down on it, but it stood firm and kept moving forward stubbornly.

From a grand perspective, this is undoubtedly a magnificent and epic undertaking.

But if we look at it from the perspective of the creatures living on the continent, this is undoubtedly an unprecedented natural disaster crisis.

Scattered throughout the deep earth, a group of creatures with dark blue bodies and the shape of tortoises are suffering from such a catastrophic disaster. They let out sad wails and look at the huge figure in the distant sky, their hearts filled with a sense of powerlessness.

They tried to transform the energy in their bodies into hard crystals in an attempt to protect themselves, but due to the varying strengths, most of the crystals could not withstand the violent vibrations caused by the movement of the earth's crust and shattered.

There were also those with great power and energy who survived the crisis by relying on the constantly regenerated crystals at the cost of their own hibernation.

But the protagonist this time is not "he" but "she".

An individual with a smaller body than its peers, brighter light blue eyes, and brighter rose-red eyeliner is frantically squeezing its potential and energy in the face of an unprecedented crisis.

The brilliant crystals were formed and shattered, the injuries continued to accumulate, and facing this disaster with no end in sight, it could not help but gradually feel despair.

Eventually, there was no energy left in the body, and it was no longer possible to form a crystal to protect itself.

The earth trembled again, and this time the power was far greater than any previous time. At the end of the sight, the earth was like plasticine that could be kneaded by anyone, rumbling and rising, turning into waves.

The probability of survival under this shock wave is zero.

It looks like a tortoise and has the ability to fly, but even if it flies up immediately, it cannot avoid this wave, not to mention that the energy in its body has long been exhausted.

Is this the end?
Tailebagos looked up at the sky, wanting to see the blue sky again, but the sky had already been obscured by the thick black clouds and heavy rain.

Just like the rain clouds covering the sky, Tailebagos's heart was about to be completely covered by despair.

It suddenly felt the call from the same source.

I don’t know where the power came from, but a little energy that is insignificant compared to normal times was generated out of thin air in Tailebagos’ body.

It tried its best to use this little bit of energy to attract the call. Before the madly rising earth and the shock wave in it hit, the dazzling crystal light also fell in time on a corner of the edge of the earth.

Realizing that the crisis was finally moving away, Tailebagos could no longer suppress the overwhelming fatigue. His eyelids drooped, blinked a few times, and then closed completely.

Its consciousness also fell and it fell into a deep sleep.

Enveloped in the crystal light, Tailebagos seemed to have returned to the place of his birth. He curled up his body slightly and unknowingly turned into an exquisite hexagonal crystal.

Under the influence of Taijing energy, the crystal travels through time and space towards the future.

And what happened in a corner of the trembling continent is just a drop in the ocean compared to those grand existences, so small that it is not even recognized.

Only in another dimension of time and space that is independent of this world, as eternal as a diamond, the deep blue dragon god slowly opened his red eyes because of the fluctuation of time.

Padia region, the deepest part of Zone 0 of the Padia Pit.

Luo Mu looked at the energy ripples constantly spreading above his head and silently raised his vigilance.

Mega Swampert, Dragonite and Rhydon are also on high alert. As long as any creature that appears from there shows hostility, they will attack with all their might and fight side by side without any regard for chivalry.

After the first start-up of the prototype time machine, Dr. Olin and Dr. Fortu quietly retreated to a safe distance, each holding one of Papa's hands and staring upwards.

The first prototype time machine will be running. From which era will the Pokémon and paradoxes be brought back?
Is it the past or the future?

Several researchers also stared upwards, their breathing quickened due to nervousness.

The device on the dome kept spinning at high speed, even producing extremely conspicuous electric sparks through friction. At a certain moment when the energy reached its peak, bright white light filled everyone's vision.

The moment their vision returned, an object fell to the ground with a crisp crash.

Mega Swampert, Dragonite, and Rhydon looked at the mysterious object lying quietly on the ground, not knowing whether to release their moves or stop to charge.

What's this.?

As a human, it took Luo Mu much longer to recover his eyesight than Mega Swampert and the others. When he opened his eyes, there was no figure of any of the paradoxical Pokémon that he remembered appearing in front of him, and there was no sign of Vermilion and Purple Pokémon.

I couldn't even hear any roars, only the heavy breathing of myself and the people behind me.

Following the guidance of the three Pokémon, he saw the mysterious crystal lying quietly on the ground, which was extremely small compared to this huge space.

Looking at the crystal, Luo Mu blinked in confusion and murmured in a low voice: "What is this?"

(End of this chapter)