Dark Pokémon Lab

Chapter 350 Dark Pokémon Lab

This so-called "dark train line" is nothing more than a small, shaky carriage with no lights and pitch black visibility. Inside, there are constant clanging and the frequent clattering of Poké Balls colliding with each other, making it a truly unpleasant experience.

Fortunately, the carriage soon reached its destination and came to a stop.

Stepping out of the car, what greeted Ze Shu and the others was an underground, disc-shaped steel building—the Dark Pokémon Lab, as indicated by its sign.

"That's certainly outspoken."

Because of the commotion caused by the arrival of the Dark Line, a person quickly emerged from the Dark Pokémon Lab. He was dressed in an incongruous researcher's outfit, a wisp of hair on his forehead flashing upwards. He glanced at the box next to Ze Shu and said bluntly, "Heh, here to deliver goods? I'm Borg. The person in charge of this Dark Pokémon Lab, come in with me."

Ze Shu and the others followed in silence.

Soon, Borg led them to a room in the research institute.

"My experiment is at a critical stage! I don't have time for you guys right now. Stay here and throw all the Poké Balls in here! Remember, don't wander off!"

He pointed to a pipe, coldly uttered this sentence, and then walked into an underground elevator that led nowhere, disappearing after a while.

Tu Liuze and the other two were still stunned in place for a moment.

Ze Shu looked at the pipe that Borg was pointing to. It was a passage that seemed to connect to somewhere deep underground. The space at the pipe opening was only slightly larger than the surface of a Poké Ball. It should be a facility specifically used to process the Poké Balls that were delivered.

Zeshu had no idea what would happen if the Poké Ball was thrown inside.

"Most of the Poké Balls we brought are empty, can we throw them?" Blue whispered.

"Throw it away!" Higana haughtily raised her head. "So what if we've been found out? We're already here; do you think we can let this Borg escape?"

"He said he was conducting an important experiment..."

Zeshu said something unrelated, but then picked up an empty Poké Ball and threw it down. The pipe seemed to trigger a sensor, turning on a green light, and after a "splash," Zeshu vaguely heard a "plop" sound as the ball fell into the water.

"I think I understand what this thing is now," Ze Shu smiled.

"This should be something like an assembly line. After the Poké Ball is thrown, this pipe will automatically trigger the Poké Ball's release switch, pulling the Pokémon out and causing it to fall into what should be a 'water' area."

Higanbana gave two serious "hmm" sounds: "Ze Shu, you seem to be very smart!"

Then, still confused, she asked, "But what's the use of knowing this?"

"Of course it works." Ze Shu flicked her forehead.

With a sharp crack, Higana instinctively covered her head, but it was too late. It didn't hurt, but she snapped at Ze Shu, "Why did you flick me for no reason! Even if it doesn't hurt, it could still hurt a lot!"

Ze Shu: "————"

What kind of talk is this, this left-brain/right-brain conflict?

"It's like if I flick your forehead, even if it doesn't hurt, you'll definitely react. But now, I've dropped that empty Poké Ball, and there's not a single reaction. This at least shows..."

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"This Dark Pokémon Lab doesn't seem to be supervised by anyone else. Even if someone is, they're probably slacking off. And Borg's warning not to wander off sounds like just a scare tactic."

Upon hearing this, Higana's eyes lit up: "In that case, then we..."

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Ze Shu shrugged and walked out of the room first: "Let's explore this research institute first."

The Dark Pokémon Lab was quite large; Ze Shu estimated it would take at least several hours to walk through it completely. But after only ten minutes outside the room, they already had a vague feeling.

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"This research institute doesn't look like a building; it's more like..."

"A machine-like being with complex and diverse internal functions."

"What do you mean?" Higana asked, looking completely bewildered.

In a corridor, Ze Shu pointed to a cantilever arm on the ceiling holding a broom, then casually tossed out a leftover cookie bag from Dream. The moment the cookie bag hit the ground, a buzzing sound of machinery filled the air as the cantilever arm, like a robot, swept the trash clean.

"Wow!" Higana's eyes widened as she understood Ze Shu's words. "You mean this building isn't an ordinary building? It's a moving machine with many functions, like a cleaning machine!"

"Um.

""

Ze Shu punched again, and with a "bang," it dented the steel wall next to him.

But then a hissing sound was heard, and the cantilever arm intelligently produced a hammer, which reached to the other side of the wall and began to hammer and knock, as if forging iron, precisely smoothing out the wall surface that Ze Shu had hammered into.

What kind of precision control is this?

This research institute is a fully automated building, and it even has automatic repair capabilities.

"And there's no one left in this research institute, at least not any normal people. It's as if the entire building operates on its own." Ze Shu stroked his chin. "We came out and made this commotion, but no one came to stop us or ask any questions."

"That's strange."

"Despite having such intelligent automation, the building didn't sound an alarm for our intrusion. Could it be that the underlying code lacks this functionality?"

Xiao Lan looked at the cantilever arm that had flattened the wall with just a hammer: "And such precise control always requires a central control hub."

Just like every machine, there is basically a chip.

Not long after, perhaps an hour, Ze Shu and the others walked through the seemingly deserted Dark Pokémon Research Lab and finally found the so-called "central control" hub—it was a room, which, judging from the environment, should be Nabog's bedroom.

After wandering around for more than an hour, Ze Shu finally saw his first "Dark Pokémon" in the Dark Pokémon Lab.

"Polygon. The most basic one. It hasn't received any patches or data, and it hasn't evolved."

Ze Shu was very familiar with this Porygon. After all, he also had a Porygon partner, who was the captain of his spaceship. Now, thanks to the suspicious patch he obtained in Xicui, it had evolved into Porygon Type B—the final evolved form.

Multi-faceted Beast Type B is a round-bodied duck with extremely strong computing power and superb technical skills, capable of swimming freely in the network world. Ze Shu felt that flying a spaceship would be a waste of its computing power—it was already able to pilot a spaceship and drift at will.

The most basic polygonal beast in front of us has angular features all over its body, and its duck-like eyes reveal both "wisdom" and dullness.

But it is precisely these Pokémon that control this research institute, acting as its main controller...

"Polygon didn't evolve; it was never meant to be emotional and only follows the trainer's data..."

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"But Naborg even turned it into a Dark Pokémon."

This is completely unnecessary. It can be said that Porygon's behavior logic is the closest to that of "Dark Pokémon".

But it made the multifaceted beast even more dull.

No wonder they were walking around the research institute so freely; the polygonal beasts didn't give them any warning.

"Ze Shu! Look what I found!" Xiao Lan's voice reached Ze Shu's ears. Ze Shu turned his head and saw that Xiao Lan was holding a piece of paper. "This should be the... random thoughts and reflections written by that guy named Borg? Like a diary."

Ze Shu stepped forward to examine the writing, which appeared slightly manic.

【————Haha, hahaha, it's done! I did it! I never imagined that this Pokémon from Kanto could complete the final piece of the puzzle for the building I've always dreamed of—a building that doesn't need any staff, but only follows the instructions I set and operates intelligently on its own!】

I like this kind of thing, I only like this kind of thing!

[Pokémon—Pokémon—this is truly a wondrous species, so—is it possible—that all Pokémon could transform into something like this?]

"Huh?" Higana leaned closer to look, but looked completely bewildered. "What did he write?"

Ze Shu understood.

"In short, this is probably the mental journey of a reclusive and wicked scientist with... obsessive-compulsive disorder? or shyness and timidity."

"This Pokémon from Kanto" likely refers to Porygon. Porygon helped Borg complete his ideal automated construction, giving him a taste of success, and then...

"He's got his hands on Pokémon."

"He wanted to turn Pokémon into structures like this, devoid of emotion, that would only obey his commands. And then, and then..."

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Xiao Lan chimed in, "He developed the technology for creating Dark Pokémon."

Zeki: "This Borg is probably the founder of Dark Pokémon."

The damage inflicted on Pokémon by the Dark Pokémon technology is visible to the naked eye.

"Ah!" Higana finally understood. She puffed out her cheeks. "This, this is outrageous! How could this be! Ze Shu, let's arrest that Borg, beat him up, and lock him up in jail!"

Ze Shu hummed in agreement: "However, before that..."

Higanbana: "Is there anything else we need to do?"

"Think about it, this Dark Pokémon Lab has no other employees, only this Porygon silently controlling everything. Shouldn't we do something about it?"

"How do I do it?" Higana asked, confused.

"Then of course...to take its place."

Ze Shu looked back at the polygonal beast inside the container. It was inside a data container, and judging from the occasional flashes in its eyes, it was probably still operating the research institute.

"Isn't Borg currently conducting that crucial experiment? When he finishes it and turns around, he might find that this building is no longer his."

"But they are ours."

"Hoopa, get to work!"

Ze Shu snapped his fingers and started shaking the Pokémon.

"Shoot!" The merciless scooping machine—Hoopa, who was sleeping, was dragged out again.

As Hoopa then waved the golden ring, Ze Shu's Polygon B type II teleported from the spaceship to its side.

He pointed to the polygonal beast in the data container and said to Polygonal B, "Can we replace it?"

The Polygon B type's eyes flashed, as if it were analyzing something, but after the analysis, it gave Ze Shu a number: 99.999%. This seemed to mean: replacing this foolish Polygon B was a piece of cake.

"Take it," Ze Shu said with a smile.

The Type B Porygon suddenly burst into the data container where the Porygon was located.

Almost instantly, it gained control of the research institute and was now sensing it with its eyes closed. The silly Porygon was casually flicked by its round tail and sent flying, but Zeki caught it.

"You bastard..." Ze Shu sighed as he looked at the dazed look on the Polygon after it was knocked out. "After this is over, you can stay in my spaceship, right? Be a little helper for Polygon Type B to share data—although it may not really need it."

After thinking for a moment, Ze Shu took out a scavenging ball and scavenged the Porygonian inside.

He then looked at the Multi-faceted Beast Type B again: "Is it ready?"

The Multi-Beast Type B nodded.

After a brief handover, all the facilities in this base were under its control. Even some "insignificant" data was within its reading range.

"Check the security camera footage and see what that Borg is doing," Ze Shu said.

With a "whoosh," the screen next to me started making a clattering sound, and the image switched several times before finally stabilizing.

This is a bird's-eye view from the ceiling, in a room resembling an operating room. Borg, wearing a white coat, is seen working on a table, and on that same table lies a yellow tiger Pokémon...

Little Blue's pupils contracted: "Thunder God?!"

How could this be? The legendary Ho-Oh Guard from Kanto, how could they be here?

Moreover, judging from the situation, Lei Gongzheng was completely powerless against Borg's manipulations. He had numerous cuts and wounds on his body, and his still-open tiger eyes were glaring at Borg with fury but helplessness.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Lan was extremely puzzled.

"Raygos was turned into a Dark Pokémon. No wonder Borg said this was a very important experiment. It really is important." Zeju frowned, surprised, and asked doubtfully, "The Ho-Oh Guard's tracks have reached Orei?"

"So that means..." Xiao Lan exclaimed, suddenly remembering something, "Ze Shu, do you remember the rumor I mentioned when we first arrived in Ore!"

"Suicune! Three years ago, Suicune came to Orei, intending to purify the environment of the Orei region! However, it was powerless. And according to rumors, in the three years since Suicune left Orei, no trace of it has been found!"

"Furthermore, Suicune... the city of Silicium where clear water flows... the mayor of Silicium is praised by everyone and revered as a myth, but secretly he's promoting dark Pokémon..."

In an instant, Xiao Lan recalled fragmented pieces of information that she had never thought of before.

"You mean..." Ze Shu looked at Xiao Lan, "that shameful Suicune was also captured? And turned into a Dark Pokémon, being relentlessly exploited in Silithid City. Then, Raikou came to its rescue like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, but fell into the trap of this shadow, and now, in our eyes, it's about to be turned into a Dark Pokémon by Borg..."

Little Blue: "Mmm!"

This is a reasonable guess.

But regardless.

Xiao Lan looked at Lei Gong on the surveillance screen.

The "surgery" seemed to be at a crucial moment when, accompanied by Borg's unnatural "hehehe" laughter, Thunder God suddenly roared. But it was as if it was a final burst of energy before death. The anger in its tiger eyes gradually subsided, and a cold, emotionless haze gradually settled over them.

"We've saved this thunder god!"