Chapter 568 Physical Examination of the Bear and the Sea Lion

"Hello, Miss Pico."

Luo Mu politely extended his hand back and shook it with a smile.

"I'd like to trouble you to show me around today."

"How can it be troublesome? You took in Master Gladion, and the chairman is very grateful to you."

Pico covered her mouth and chuckled. Apparently, she had also learned about this from Lusamine.

She was kind to everyone, and not to mention this incident as a trigger, her impression of Luo Mu remained quite friendly from the beginning.

After straightening the bag that had slipped slightly from her shoulder, Pico said, "Come in, we'll take the elevator directly to the reserve, and I'll show you around."

"it is good."

Luo Mu nodded slightly and followed Bi Ke who was leading the way.

Although his visit to the reserve was just an excuse, he was indeed curious about what the Pokémon Reserve in Aether Paradise looked like.

Although it is not a completely artificial wild environment like the Eco Dome, the indoor Aether Paradise Pokémon Sanctuary also simulates the natural environment of the outside world, so that the Pokémon under protective custody can live in an environment they are familiar with.

This is of great reference value for Luo Mu to build his own "Ecological Dome" in the future.

As they walked, Pico introduced.

The helipad is usually used by Lusamine herself or to receive distinguished guests, and it can lead directly to the Pokémon Sanctuary on the 2nd floor.

Even cadres like her had to take the waterway below and take a boat from the dock into the Ether Paradise.

After all, in order to guard against Pokémon hunters who may come from afar and sneak into the Aether Paradise in order to cherish Pokémon, the security work of the Aether Paradise is still quite in place.

Taking the direct elevator, which was running smoothly, soon a spacious space came into Luo Mu's sight as the elevator door opened.

Most of the reserve is covered with greenery, and there is a flowing river throughout the reserve to ensure space for aquatic Pokémon to move around.

Although it is an indoor environment, the space is quite spacious, as can be seen from the warrior eagles that occasionally fly across the sky.

The air is also quite fresh and not stuffy at all.

From time to time, staff members wearing the uniforms of the Ether Foundation hurried by, but they did not forget to greet Pico. It can be seen that these staff members recognized her very much.

Pico walked out of the elevator in high heels and introduced to Luo Mu: "The entire artificial island of Aether Paradise uses tidal power generation for energy. After all, we are essentially an environmental protection organization. We act for the protection of the environment in Alola and around the world, and the protection of injured Pokémon."

"Throughout the entire Aether Paradise, there are also wild Pokémon that have been rescued by staff from many areas. It is expected that after they have recovered, they will be released back to their original places while maintaining their wildness. Therefore, some Pokémon may not be very friendly to humans."

When Pico's voice fell, she found Luo Mu standing on the bank of the flowing river, trying to wave to attract the attention of two dancing swans that were not distributed in the Alola region.

Unfortunately, just as Bi Ke said, at least the two dancing swans just glanced at Luo Mu, turned their heads and swam away slowly.

There was no intention of paying any attention to him.

Luo Mu was not annoyed. Instead, he turned to look at Bi Ke and sighed, "What you said is true~"

After all, he had been listening carefully to Bi Ke's introduction, but he himself could act in two threads.

"Ah, yes."

Bi Ke blinked and suddenly felt that Luo Mu's train of thought seemed inconsistent with the information she knew.

After all, this was related to Master Gladion, so when Chairman Lusamine returned to the Ether Paradise in the morning, he still asked her to help look up Luo Mu's information.

Basically everything is similar to what Master Gladion said.

The other party was indeed as the young master said, a teacher, and a teacher at the prestigious Grape Academy with a long history. The news that his students defeated the Blueberry Academy team for the second time not long ago was still hot.

After further investigation, they discovered information that the other party had hidden, or had not intentionally hidden.

A retired champion trainer from the Padiya region, a hero who prevented the Orange Islands crisis half a year ago, and opened a farm to grow crops that are renowned in the food world.
At that time, Bi Ke felt that she was greatly shocked.

How did these unrelated terms come to be associated with one person?
But now looking at it this way, she could accept it inexplicably.

Bi Ke walked up to Luo Mu and was about to ask him to take him to visit the rest of the area.

But at this moment.

A series of bubbles suddenly appeared in the river in front of them, and a black shadow emerged from the bottom of the water and approached rapidly.

An indescribable creature formed by countless aquatic plants tangled together broke out of the water, making a strange cry that was not like a human voice.

"Wow!?"

Completely unprepared, Bi Ke was so frightened that she slipped and was about to fall into the water.

Fortunately, Luo Mu, who had been warned in red font, reached out and pulled him and her, thus avoiding this incident.

After patting the confused Bi Ke on the shoulder, Luo Mu turned his gaze towards the scary "unspeakable things" that suddenly jumped out of the water in front of him and saw their true faces.

A white-haired woman wearing diving equipment, her clothes wet and sticking to her body, and a Pokémon named Snorlax that makes a strange cry that is "not human".

"Hahaha, sorry for scaring you guys. No, I should say I scared you, Pico."

The woman brushed away the water plants wrapped around her head, smiled brightly, and apologized to Pico.

The little Snorlax on the side saw the water grass falling in front of him, his eyes lit up, and he picked it up and started to eat it.

Thank you for the gift of nature!

Luo Mu, who had just seen the woman this morning, twitched his lips slightly. "Dr. Barnett, what are you doing?"

"Oh, isn't this Mr. Luo Mu?" Dr. Barnett took off his diving goggles and stared at Luo Mu. "I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon."

"Let me introduce you, this is my partner, Snorlax."

Barnett was obviously quite good at communicating with people. She pulled the little Snorlax who was busy eating water plants to introduce him to Luo Mu.

Luo Mugang nodded politely, and Bi Ke beside him said helplessly: "Really, don't suddenly appear in front of others like this."

With her good temper, the most she could do was to issue such a mild condemnation.

"The water plants blocked my view, so I didn't see anyone on the shore. I'm really sorry." Barnett put her hands together, apologized sincerely, and then looked at Luo Mu. She didn't forget Luo Mu's previous question, and explained, "Snorlax and I are investigating the environment of the reserve to ensure that it is suitable for Pokémon to live."

"After all, I trust personal experience more than cold monitoring data."

"Oh"

Luo Mu felt that this scene looked somewhat familiar, so he didn't think much about it and nodded slightly.

Pico also took the opportunity to tell Barnett about her visit to the nature reserve with Luo Mu.

Sure enough, Barnett's eyes lit up and she directly asked to join them.

Luo Mu didn't have much objection to this. Moreover, when he saw Barnett, he suddenly remembered something.

Since this is a Pokémon protection area, the relevant equipment should be fully available. Although he trusts the efficacy of "Life No. 1", he thinks that for the sake of safety, it is better to verify it again through the power of science.

Considering that Doctor Barnett is here, now is the best time.

After organizing his words, Luo Mu coughed lightly to attract the attention of the two outstanding women, and then said, "Can you do a physical examination here?"

The two were stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Of course it can be done. In order to prevent wild Pokémon from experiencing stress reactions due to changes in the environment, a full set of inspection equipment is installed in the reserve.

But why did Luo Mu suddenly say this?

Under the two people's puzzled gaze, Luo Mu took out a diving ball and released the sea lion.

The sea lion was not afraid of the unfamiliar environment. It just stayed in Luo Mu's arms, looking around the protected area curiously.

"Wow, what a cute sea lion!"

Pico's voice became even gentler, and there seemed to be love in her eyes as she looked at the sea lion.

To a Pokémon protector like her, even a Mutt is a cute child, not to mention a Pokemon that is already cute.

The little Snorlax at Dr. Barnett's feet had also finished eating all the water plants. He squinted his eyes and waved to the Puffy Sea Lion with a satisfied look on his face.

"Gambi!"

"Ooooooooooooooo?"

This was the first time that the Snorlax saw Snorlax. It jumped out of Luo Mu's arms and walked forward to sniff Snorlax.

After a while, the two Pokémon started playing happily.

Looking at the ball-shaped sea lion, Barnett said softly, "Well, it seems that it has only been hatched for a few days. Compared with its peers, its body is also a little thin. What kind of examination do you plan to do?"

Barnett is worthy of being a Pokémon doctor. He immediately saw through some of the secrets of the Pokemon.

The two people in front of me are both trustworthy people who love Pokémon and are quite decent.

Since an inspection is going to take place, it is better to be honest from the beginning and avoid any possibility of accidents, rather than concealing the truth and causing misjudgment.

This is what Luo Mu personally thinks.

He simply took out another diving ball and pressed the button in the same way.

But the figure that appeared this time completely stunned Pico and Dr. Barnett.

"Kakapu Fin-Fin!?"

Pico's voice became stammering, and her eyes kept scanning between Tapu Fin-Fin, Luo Mu, and the diving ball in his hand. She was almost confused.

What did she see?
The island guardian escaped from the trainer's Poké Ball! ?
As a doctor, Barnett, who seems careless but is actually meticulous, was the first to notice something wrong.

"This color is wrong—"

She remembered that when she was invited to the home of a friend who was also a doctor on Melemele Island, she flipped through a book about the island's guardian god and saw a painting of Kapu Fin-Fin that was not this color.

"It's a different-colored Pokémon. To be more precise, it's the guardian of a different-colored island from another parallel universe."

Luo Mu calmly revealed a shocking secret, which stunned the two people who had just recovered from their shock.

A parallel world? A guardian of a different island?

Why don’t I recognize these words when they are put together?
Tapu Fin-Fin probably knew what Luo Mu was planning to do, and when he saw the surrounding environment and the rescued wild Pokémon, his slightly cold expression eased a little.

After all, after experiencing those things, it has long been desensitized to moderate development, not to mention that this is an artificial island.

After nodding to Pico and Banette, Tapu Finfin walked towards the Snorlax who was happily running over to share with his first friend, Snorlax.

The kindness and gentleness in its eyes made Pico and Barnett realize that the Pokemon might also be a Pokémon from the "parallel universe" that Luo Mu mentioned.

Just as Pico was about to speak, she suddenly spotted a very cute stuffed bear walking towards her from the woods not far away. In its hands, it was holding a stone that was several times heavier than itself, and it seemed that it was playing and entertaining itself alone.

Her eyes lit up slightly, and she called out, "Teddy Bear!"

Hearing Pico's call, the Bear Doll threw down the stone without hesitation. The heavy stone made a small hole in the ground, and the Bear Doll happily pounced on Pico.

Seeing this scene, Luo Mu, whose mouth twitched slightly because of the power of the teddy bear, seemed to remember something, and the look in his eyes when he looked at the teddy bear changed instantly.

However, now is not the time to talk about this.

After Pico came over with the teddy bear and introduced it as the Pokémon she had rescued in the forest of Melemele Island, Luo Mu nodded gently and said, "Let's go there first. We can talk about the details while we're walking."

The treatment and examination facilities for Pokémon in the Pokémon Sanctuary of Aether Paradise are not far away. After passing a separate living area set up specifically for several Dittos, the outline of the facilities can be seen.

After Pico, a cadre, passed the verification through palm prints and irises, a space filled with a lot of equipment reflecting lights but not looking cold came into view.

"Stay here and don't damage the equipment."

Knowing the power of the teddy bear very well, Pico gave a gentle reminder, placed the teddy bear on the cradle outside, and then took Luo Mu and Tapu Finfin, who was holding the ball sea lion, into the interior.

At this time, she and Barnett had complicated expressions. They looked at the Puff Sea Lion and Tapu Fin-Fin frequently, but didn't know what to say.

It was hard for them to imagine that Alola in another parallel universe would become like that.
The alarm bells in their hearts kept ringing, and they decided to pay more attention to Alola's environmental issues in the future.

"After all, the elf egg has been kept in that environment for a long time. To be on the safe side, let's give the sea lion a more comprehensive checkup."

After putting on the white coat, Barnett instantly got into the state.

She carefully took the ball sea lion from Tapu Finfin, who already knew Luo Mu's plan, and murmured subconsciously.

“It’s so light—”

She knew it without even checking.

The sea lion undoubtedly has developmental and nutritional problems.

But whether there are deeper problems or not, we may have to use the equipment purchased by Chairman Lusamine at great expense to check it out.

Before conducting the formal inspection, on the one hand, it is to familiarize the sea lion with it, and on the other hand, it is to help it adapt to the environment here.

Barnett first gave it a basic small examination, with Pico assisting beside her.

Even the cute little Snorlax was helping to the best of his ability under Barnett's instructions.

Luo Mu and Tapu Fin-Fin were waiting quietly on the side.

After a while, the basic examination results of the sea lion came out.

Barnett held a form and said slowly, "First of all, um, it's a girl."

(End of this chapter)