Chapter 721
Hope
Chapter 721 Hope
The seeds of hope often sprout after the most persistent exploration.
In the deepest laboratory of Sunshine College, time seems to be stretched, compressed, and then stretched again.
Natsume devoted himself almost non-stop to testing Ash's magical hat.
The result was a mixed bag.
The good news is that the divine power within the hat can indeed be transferred and shared.
After a series of complex energy resonance rituals, the hat successfully established a temporary, weak connection with Natsume and the center-parted hairstyle.
When Natsume puts a hat on the man with the middle parting, and the man with the middle parting resonates with Natsume in a highly synchronized mental state, a noticeable aura of increased racial stats is indeed emitted from the man with the middle parting.
Although the effect is far less dazzling than the bond between Ash and Pikachu, it is undeniable.
This means that this amplification rule based on "bonds" is not unique to Ash, but a potential power that can be understood and even replicated to a limited extent.
This provides a theoretical possibility for Natsume's idea of skipping class to allow the three-in-one Rotom mech to try to break through a certain limit. Perhaps it is not necessary to forcibly "combine six into one", but through external amplification, the "three cores" can unleash power beyond the limit.
Worryingly, when Natsume eagerly applied this "new discovery" to his Rotom mech fusion experiment, which had been stalled for months, the invisible, damned "Barrier of Three" remained unbreakable.
On the experimental table are "Loletton", "Phantom Master Ball Rotom", and "Satellite Rotom".
And the four energy cores of the newly completed "final machine" are like four unruly stars.
Natsume tried countless combinations and used the computing power of the main world to deduce billions of possibilities.
【Tri-Unit Rotom Mech (Incomplete), Base Stats: 1125】
The system's merciless voice rang out, and Natsume gripped his hat tightly, his heart pounding with anxiety.
"Middle parting!"
Natsume waved, and the man with the middle parting understood, grabbing the hat in his mouth and running towards the Rotom mech.
"Pikachu!"
He slammed the hat onto the massive Phantom Master Ball with a dunking motion, then leaped down with his middle-parted hair.
With the halo effect, Natsume excitedly clicked on the system exploration.
"This time it will definitely surpass the highest level, Wuji Tai Na!"
Natsume looked at the panel with excitement.
【Tri-Unit Rotom Mech (Incomplete Version), Base Stats: 1250】
"System, how's it going? Have we broken through the limits of the world?!"
Natsume clenched his fists, looking nervous.
[Not surpassing Arceus.]
The system's cold voice rang out.
Natsume: "???"
Alpacas are only in the 7s, and they haven't even broken 1,000 yet!
Suddenly, Natsume froze. He realized that what the system said might not be true for every world, as the alpaca might not exist in every world.
"What should Arceus's base stats be on your stat panel?"
【2500】
The system's emotionless, mechanical voice echoed in his mind, leaving Natsume dumbfounded.
"How is that possible? How could it be that tall?"
Natsume was shocked, exclaiming that no one could possibly do such a thing.
"In any parallel universe, which Pokémon have the second highest base stats that you can sense?"
Natsume asked, skeptical.
【? ? : 2499】
The system immediately displayed a dark shadow, which Natsume could only roughly make out as a huge, angular humanoid silhouette.
Natsume:
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There really are some experts.
They actually got incredibly close to the alpaca's true form.
"Um, how tall is the Peace Dog?"
Natsume suddenly remembered something.
The Peace Dog's divine duty is that the more developed and peaceful the world becomes, the stronger it becomes.
The most direct manifestation of this is that racial stats continue to rise as the world becomes more stable.
[Peace Dog (Peace Rating: World-Class), Base Stats: 1050.]
Natsume was slightly taken aback.
When he left last time, he explored the Peace Dogs.
The other party did not break 1,000.
It seems that my promotion of Rotom technology over the past two years has had a tremendous impact on the world.
Peacedogs also benefited from this.
"I have a question. If I raise a Peacekeeper... for example, take it to other worlds and let it bring peace to those other worlds... will those other parallel worlds provide it with a boost?"
Natsume asked curiously.
【Can. 】
The system is extremely concise.
"All right."
Natsume's lips twitched.
A Rotom Mech with three units combined has 1250 power; a six-unit Rotom Mech might even be able to defeat Arceus.
But the conditions don't allow it!
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't succeed, as if he were cursed!
If he can't build the Rotom mech, then he'll have to find a way to work on the Peacedogs.
The other party's theoretical ceiling... should be quite high.
Natsume was never one to wait idly for death.
His vision suddenly broadened.
In an instant, Natsume's mind conjured up a number of Pokémon whose theoretical potential could be raised to an extreme degree.
The Rotom mech can increase a mech's strength... but requires very high technical skill.
Besides that... Peace Dog, War Dragon?
Natsume's eyes lit up, and he asked again.
"System, have you scanned Team Rainbow Rocket's War Dragon?"
【War Dragon (War Rating: World Class X8), Base Stats: 1600】
Natsume was dumbfounded.
There is more than one world controlled by that war dragon.
There were eight such hells on earth!
Damn it!
Natsume felt a pang of self-reproach for not having prepared alternative paths sooner.
"What's wrong with Natsume-nii? He's laughing one minute and crying the next."
Ash stood not far away, licking an ice pop with Pikachu.
The two tilted their heads, looking strangely at Natsume who had put a hat on the huge mecha and started stomping his feet in frustration.
"I think, I think the dean must be overjoyed, right?"
Behind Ash stood a girl with chestnut-brown curly hair, wearing a beret, who looked quite elegant.
Serena stared resentfully at the popsicles in Ash and Pikachu's hands.
She specifically bought the kind that can be broken apart so two people can share it.
Without even thinking, Ash said, "Thank you!" and then broke open the popsicle, tossing the other one to his Pikachu.
"Pikachu!"
The girl with the middle parting stretched out her dirty little hand, gesturing for Serena to share one with her too.
"Sorry, we're out. I'll go buy another one."
"Skin..." Never mind then...
The guy with the middle part thought for a moment, then climbed onto Ash's shoulder and looked at Pikachu.
"Pikachu." It's my turn to eat.
He pulled the popsicles that Ash and Pikachu were holding and stuffed them into his own mouth.
Serena:
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If only she had that kind of thick skin.
"Pikachu?"
Just as the middle-parted hair began to feel the cool sensation, Natsume suddenly appeared and pressed his head down with one hand.
After thinking for a moment, the man with the middle parting pulled the secondhand popsicle out of his mouth and handed it to Natsume, still drooling.
Natsume:
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