chsdbacks Chapter 143 The Dream Contract
Chapter 143 The Dream Contract
Chapter 143 The Dream Contract
Kona's ice cream is delicious.
Zeju really enjoyed all the Ice-type Pokémon. His Vulpix ate with such gusto that its tail flapped contentedly, and even his usually sluggish Froslass ate a lot. And yes, even his Dratini had taken a liking to it!
At this moment, in Kona's yard.
The warm sunlight shone on the Articuno's icy feathers, which had been groomed by Zeshu, making them shimmer with a deep blue light.
Ze Shu casually stroked Articuno's long tail feathers and said softly:
"Only half a day has passed, and the recovery is going quite well..."
"Don't rush. If we really have to take action, you'll definitely be involved. By the way, I heard that you three sacred birds seem to have a sense of things?"
Can you sense the locations of the other two?
"Oh, there is some kind of unseen connection, but the bond between the three of you isn't as strong as people imagine..."
"Can you only sense that the other two birds seem to be closer together?"
Ze Shu nodded slowly.
Indeed, the Moltres, an "explorer" that can fly anywhere and roam the world, can hardly share common ground with the Articuno, a "homebody" that only wants to stay at home preening its feathers and sleeping. It's already good enough that it can sense the other two around.
"Is that the direction I can vaguely sense...?" Ze Shu stroked his feathers, seemingly lost in thought.
"Sound."
Articuno's face turned away unnaturally.
From its birth until now, its body has probably never had as much contact with other people as it has now been rubbed by Ze Shu. This makes Articuno very uncomfortable, but for some reason, it doesn't want to get rid of it.
"That's the direction of Gonoshima."
At this moment, Kona came out of the house, looked in the direction Zeshu was pointing, and said.
Sawaki also said, "Team Rocket's base on the Seven Islands is right there."
Lorelei remained silent for a long while before saying, "I'm afraid the other Zapdos and Moltres have already fallen victim to Team Rocket's evil deeds. I don't understand..."
I don't understand why the Rockets did this.
"Is it worth it to harm so many lives and cause so much destruction in the name of 'conquering the world'?"
Ze Shu shrugged and said, "In an evil organization, Team Rocket is considered normal."
Team Rocket is only thinking about conquering the world and making money. Hmm, it's still unclear whether Giovanni wants to find his son. But this perfectly normal goal and pure purpose seem so unique among the evil organizations in the Pokémon world.
Kona didn't quite understand what Sawaki was saying, but she wasn't too bothered by it. Instead, she said:
"So, how do you plan to contact the Rockets?"
Ze Shu smiled; he had already thought this through.
"How do I make contact..."
"Do you remember Team Rocket on that island when we first met?"
Kona nodded in confusion and said, "So...:
Ze Shu laughed and said, "So, we'll use this method."
As he spoke, he took out several sets of clothes.
These clothes were all of the same style, all black, very simple. Only the bright red "R" embroidered over the heart instantly caught Kona's eye. She paused, stunned, before exclaiming incredulously:
"How did you get this?!"
Ze Shu replied matter-of-factly, "As an investigator who opposes Team Rocket, isn't it normal for him to have one or two Team Rocket uniforms?"
Kona was stunned and said:
"That makes some sense."
"But, as a male investigator..."
"Why are most of them women's styles?!"
Ze Shu paused for a moment, then smiled and said:
Who cares?
Most of the uniforms that Nazja got were women's, weren't they? This one men's uniform was hard to come by, after all, Nazja is an undercover agent in the league, and Rockets uniforms are not easy to come by.
"Kona, would you like to try on the style?"
"And Little Blue, didn't you say you were going to overcome your fear? Why are you hiding so far away? Time to get to work!"
"Seriously..." Little Blue grumbled, gazing at Ze Shu from afar, "Why does this kind of conversation have to happen right next to Articuno!"
"Give it a try?" Ze Shu asked with a smile.
Xiao Lan swallowed hard: "Mmm!"
However, judging from her trembling, pale fingertips, she was clearly not as calm as she appeared. Even the way she took out the makeup tools was shaky. But Xiao Lan could only muster her courage and say:
"With those terrifying Articuno around, even if I scribble all over you, you can't blame me!"
"That's exactly what we're going to do, turn it into some kind of scribbles!" Ze Shu laughed.
Articuno let out a bewildered cry.
It doesn't understand it...
How is it scary?!
The fifth island in the seven islands is a very large island.
To its north, a separate natural resort area has even sprung up.
To the southeast of Goto lies a natural area, lush with trees that thrive under the sunlight.
Normally, tourists visiting the resort come here to relax, play, or train with Pokémon.
But recently, for some reason...
Most tourists were informed by the resort that the area was closed and entry was prohibited.
"Your Majesty Athena, Lord Apollo has asked me to tell you: the time has come, don't forget today is your day..."
"I know! Leave me alone!"
"Ah, yes, yes..."
The Team Rocket henchmen who had come to remind Athena quickly retreated.
"Hmph, this makeshift research institute is incredibly rudimentary. Apollo wants this and that, he wants everything. It would be simpler for him to jump into the sea and have a child with a stinging jellyfish than to arrange this!"
Athena snorted.
As the only researcher on the Seven Islands and one of the four generals of Team Rocket, she has indeed taken on a lot of unnecessary research tasks, especially since the leader who issued these tasks is an outsider who doesn't understand the research field.
This made Athena so irritable that she practically entered menopause prematurely.
"Those who take over the island outposts, ha!"
Athena gave a cold laugh, her annoyance growing even stronger.
Just because the fishing base had some Pokémon that she needed for her research among its catch, Apollo arranged for her to meet these people. What does he take her, a researcher, for?!
Why should she, a researcher, do it personally?
snort!
But no matter how much resentment Athena harbored.
As one of Team Rocket's four generals, her loyalty to Team Rocket, or rather, to Giovanni, was beyond question. So she had no choice but to suppress her temper and slowly walk out of the extremely rudimentary research institute toward the meeting place.
Three people dressed in Rockets uniforms were already waiting there.
Athena slowly walked forward, glanced at them, but only briefly looked at their faces before giving up and saying with disdain:
"you.:"
The leader chuckled and said, "Island life is tough, Athena, please forgive us, we're inevitably a bit cunning; besides, many of our brothers were captured by that disgusting woman, Kona, who suddenly appeared! So now..."
"Everyone was in a bad mood, so it was natural to neglect personal hygiene."
Towards the end, the man's tone became filled with subtle complaints and a hint of anger.
But Athena snorted and said:
"The Rockets will remember those members who were arrested."
"As for your complaints, keep them to yourself for now. This is none of my business. Say those things before Apollo. Now,"
All I care about is whether my goods have arrived yet.
The man took out two Poké Balls, handed them over with both hands, and quickly said:
"We've arrived, we're here! I know that Pokémon used for research need to be very healthy, and these are very healthy..."
Athena merely glanced disdainfully at his filthy hand gripping the Poké Ball, abandoning her intention to take the goods herself, and simply said:
"Then come with me."
"As for the two people behind you..."
Athena turned and gazed at them, then sighed:
"never mind."
"My research facility has showers for simple bathing. Team Rocket will not mistreat any loyal subordinate, so come along."
With that, Athena turned and left.
The three quickly followed, saying as they went:
"Thank you, thank you, Lady Athena!"
I followed Athena as we walked slowly along the tree-lined path.
Soon, they arrived at a building that looked like a bulky warehouse, but the door had a combination lock.
Ze Shu witnessed Athena enter the password "big big small, small small big big" and lead them inside.
After wandering around for a while, we came to merge into a small path.
A seemingly empty laboratory with only a few research instruments came into view. However, there were many research notes on the table, as well as a box. The box that Ze Shu recognized was the same type that Nazsa had given him inside the Twin Island cave to store the "Fleshball".
"Don't look around!" Athena warned.
She first pointed out the location of the bathroom, then took out a cage and said to Ze Shu:
"Where's the goods? Put them in."
Ze Shu picked up the Poké Ball that was exactly the same as the one he had just shown and said:
"Here."
Then, under Athena's gaze, he pressed the release button on the cage without changing his expression, as if to release the Pokémon inside into the cage according to Athena's command.
The cage was made of reinforced steel and equipped with an electrical device, making it impossible for the planned Pokémon to break free. Therefore, Athena picked up the cage with peace of mind.
But then, it came into her view.
A flash of white light appeared.
And it was accompanied by a "clang" sound!
A sharp blade flashed, and before Athena could react, the cage in her hand shattered into pieces in an instant, falling to the ground with a crisp, clanging sound.
Athena's reaction speed was not slow.
Her eyes stared straight at Ze Shu, filled with disbelief:
"You're not that..."
Before she could finish speaking, there was a sudden "poof" sound.
The soldier with the dagger leaped up, not using its sharp blade, but instead striking Athena on the back of the head with its elbow—the most vulnerable part of the human body. Athena's body shuddered, as if struck by a severe blow, and after a moment of disorientation, she collapsed completely unconscious to the ground.
Pap!
The Poké Ball she had just grabbed to retaliate slipped from her hand and fell to the ground with a "thud." But before the Poké Ball could settle properly, Ze Shu caught it and sealed it tightly.
"Done."
Ze Shu clapped his hands.
He glanced at Athena, who was wearing oversized maternity clothes and had a broad figure, at his feet; she had completely lost consciousness. After checking her over, Ze Shu turned to Xiao Lan and Kona, who had come out of the bathroom but hadn't touched a drop of water, and smiled:
"It seems this Athena is quite kind-hearted despite her cold exterior. Hmm, she really is a bit of a germaphobe; it seems my inquiries were correct."
Kona sighed, "It's a pity that he's kind to people in evil organizations."
Xiao Lan retorted angrily, "What do you mean by 'kind-hearted'?! We were betrayed by the Rockets! Does that mean we should be grateful and think this woman is kind-hearted just because Athena gave us a 'bathing' opportunity?"
Ze Shu chuckled and said, "That's right!"
"Little Blue, you've been betrayed by the Rockets like a scapegoat. You should really kick Athena a few times for this."
Xiao Lan gave an embarrassed laugh.
She then realized that she had gotten a little too into the role—she wasn't Team Rocket, and they weren't the ones being betrayed.
She turned to look at her surroundings and said, "I secretly noted this place when I came. It's in a corner of Team Rocket's base, relatively quiet and secluded. It seems this lab doesn't want to be disturbed, so no one usually comes here."
"and."
"This Athena has no subordinates in this laboratory; the supplies here are only enough for her alone."
"So, we have plenty of time ahead of us."
As Xiao Lan spoke, Ze Shu had already walked to the table covered with research materials, summoned the sleepy-eyed Mewtwo, pointed to the box, and said to Mewtwo:
Are they the same?
"mew...
What's the same?
After a moment of confusion, Dreamy sniffed the air before suddenly waking up and jumping up to shout:
【That disgusting lump of flesh again!】
[It's in this box.]
[But it smells much milder than the lump of flesh we saw last time. Dream doesn't want to smell that disgusting thing!]
Dreamy looked miserable as the constant telepathic messages kept popping into Ze Shu's head.
"Don't call it disgusting; this thing actually has a nice name." Ze Shu picked up the research materials on the table, looked at them, and then smiled, "This lump of flesh...:"
"It's called the Dream Contract!"
Upon hearing this name, the dreamlike noise abruptly ceased, falling silent for a moment. But then, an even louder telepathic sound boomed in Ze Shu's mind.
I cannot accept this!!!
Why is this thing named after a fantasy?!
【I am the dream, I will not accept such a disgusting thing being named after me!!!】
Dream was so angry that tears burst from the corners of its eyes, and it clenched its little fists and waved them wildly, as if it wanted to smash the imaginary enemy in the air.
Ze Shu covered his ears, though it did nothing.
But the dreamlike telepathy was just too noisy.
He had no choice but to take out one of the little cookies that Dream loved and stuff it into the kitten's mouth.
After letting it quiet down a bit, I continued looking at the research materials in my hand. It must be said that compared to the high-tech research descriptions of the Master Silph Ball, filled with various technical terms, these materials were much more sophisticated.
The Rockets' research materials are simple and easy to understand.
Even Ze Shu could roughly understand it and gradually sort out his thoughts.
"so...."
"From Mew's eyelashes, Team Rocket accidentally discovered a fleshy mass called 'Mew Pact.' They found that this mass can fuse the genes of different Pokémon, thus creating new Pokémon with the strengths of different Pokémon."
Xiao Lan came closer and asked in confusion:
"A brand new Pokémon? What does that mean?"
Ze Shu frowned and said, "Simply put, it's 'fusion'."
"Similar to the fossil Pokémon Dracovish that was revived in the Galar region due to a deliberate mishap. This Dracovish was created by combining the original jawed fish Pokémon with an ancient Pokémon similar to Stegosaurus, thus gaining the power of both and becoming much stronger than ordinary fossil Pokémon."
"And the Rockets are planning to do the same."
"After accidentally discovering this lump of flesh, while the original plan was underway, they also came up with another plan—to try to use this lump of flesh to create powerful Pokémon to help them conquer the world."
"Moreover, because this lump of flesh is very precious, and only a few pieces were produced by accident, Team Rocket simply went all out and set their sights on the three legendary bird Pokémon from Kanto that share the same lineage."
"The attempt is to combine these three together to create a bird-like Pokémon comparable to Ho-Oh."
"Yes, the phrase 'comparable to Ho-Oh' is written here in the research data."
"That's really straightforward."
"Compared to research materials, these manuscripts are more like pie-in-the-sky promises from researchers to their bosses. This project came about unexpectedly."
But the Rockets actually did it, which is why it caused such a big commotion.
Ze Shu said slowly.
Xiao Lan blinked, then exclaimed in realization, "Oh, I see."
Koko raised an eyebrow, completely unable to tolerate this plan of casually toying with Pokémon, and said angrily, "So that's why Team Rocket lured me away!"
"We must sabotage the Rockets' operation!"
She looked up and said angrily, "Perfect! We're inside Team Rocket's base now, let's start the destruction from here, fight our way up to Team Rocket's commanders, take them out, release the other two birds, and destroy the meatball!"
Ze Shu was stunned.
I never expected that this confused Kona would be such a reckless guy.
Ze Shu advised Kona, "There's no rush."
Kona exclaimed urgently, "If we don't act, are we just going to let the Rockets' plan go smoothly?"
Ze Shu shook his head and said, "No, that's not it."
"Action is absolutely necessary."
"But, as you said, this is Team Rocket's base, their territory. If we just barge out like this, not to mention how many armed forces there are here, or whether they can stop us."
"I'm afraid that by the time we defeat these insignificant armed forces, the Rocket Team commander, having received the news, will have already fled."
After the incident at Silph Tower, Zeki had no doubt about the escape abilities of Team Rocket's executives.
We can't let them get away again...
"And these Rocket Team members are even using the island's outposts as bait to lure Lorelei away. They really think they've succeeded in luring Lorelei away, and now might be the time for them to let their guard down."
"Kona, you just ran out like that, isn't that a blatant warning?"
Ke frowned and asked, "Then what should we do? When can we take action?"
From her expression, Ze Shu could tell that Kona wanted nothing more than to rush out and freeze the entire Team Rocket base into an ice sculpture.
Moreover, the Poké Ball belonging to Articuno at Zeshu's waist was also shaking, clearly indicating that he was also impatient.
Ze Shu chuckled and said, "It should be soon."
Kona asked in confusion, "What do you mean, 'soon'?"
Ze Shu paused for a moment before saying, "We need an unlucky guy to help us draw the attention and firepower of the entire Team Rocket base so that we can move around inside."
Kona tugged at her red hair and asked, puzzled:
"How could there be such an unlucky guy? Besides us, who else in this Team Rocket base would know about it and be willing to draw the fire of the entire Team Rocket base?"
"And you said it'll be quick? Who's this unlucky guy you're talking about?"
Ze Shu chuckled and said:
"That unlucky guy..."
"Still your old friend, Kona."
"His desire to protect and maintain Pokémon is still very strong."
On the vast sea, the biting wind blew continuously, making the cloak on the back of the clothes rustle loudly.
"Dragonite, hurry up!" Lance said. "That guy found another Team Rocket base and said he's busy and wants me to take care of it while I'm at it; ugh, that guy."
"He's still sending messages now. He says: 'Let's be more open and honest, and show my strength as the Dragon King...'"
"Oh."
"I don't need him to tell me; I'll show him my strength. We'll crush this Team Rocket base head-on."
"He'll have to show me more respect from now on."
"at least...."
Suddenly, Lance sneezed, and a bit of the cold wind entered his mouth, causing him to close his mouth and pat his Dragonite.
Talk to your Pokémon and talk about "that guy".
The usually silent Dragon-type Elite Four member, Dodo, is always the one who talks more.
"Whoosh~!!"
His rounded dragon bulged out its plump cheeks.
It responded with a whoosh, and its little wings flew even more vigorously.