I, Gary, Want to Become a Pokemon Master

Chapter 724 - 724: Upper Floor of Area Zero

"Here we are. Let's head out."Professor Sada went out first, and everyone walked out one after another.

After everyone had exited the elevator, Gary looked back and found that the door outside the elevator was very special. It had been made in the style of a rock face so that wild Pokémon would not come near this place.

Only by obtaining a remote control could the elevator door be opened from the outside.

Gary couldn't help but admire the Paldea League. Just how long had it taken to chisel through a mountain wall this thick? They had even built an elevator inside it—that must have cost a fortune.

However, what Gary was even more interested in right now was Area Zero itself.

The elevator had arrived at the upper floor of Area Zero. It was basically all green grassland, along with waterfalls formed by the sloping terrain and rivers. The huge spiral terrain could be followed all the way down to the middle layer area, while the upper layer was covered by a layer of clouds. From the upper layer, it was impossible to see the situation in the layer below.

"Pay attention and keep observing. Let's go to the observation station first," Professor Sada said.

Every time they came to Area Zero to observe, they would go to the observation stations to check whether any had been damaged. If there was damage, they would repair it. If it couldn't be fixed in a short time, they would make simple repairs, record the issue, and then continue downward. The full repairs would be completed the next time they came.

The first observation station was relatively close to the elevator entrance of the Area Zero Gate, and it took three or four hours to walk there from here.

The upper floor of the entire Area Zero was still very large, covering at least 100,000 hectares. Riding a Pokémon would be slightly faster, but the exploration team also had a mission to gather intelligence.

If they rode Pokémon, they would definitely disturb the Pokémon nearby.

"Remember, observe the Pokémon carefully along the road. Paradox Pokémon look very similar to present-day Pokémon. If you don't look carefully, you'll overlook them," Professor Sada reminded.

"Got it!"

Everyone nodded.

The ancient and future species of Paradox Pokémon were very similar to modern Pokémon. The ancient Paradox Pokémon in particular were especially easy to miss.

Everyone kept observing the Pokémon that appeared around them. The Pokémon that showed up were all very ordinary species—ones you could commonly see across the Paldea Region. They saw plenty of Jumpluff and Pikachu, and groups of thirty to fifty Girafarig eating leaves from the trees.

Looking at it like this, Area Zero seemed no different from the grasslands outside. Everything was very peaceful.

"Professor Sada, if I catch Pokémon here, can I take them away?" Gary asked.

"Yes. Except for Paradox Pokémon, if you catch ordinary Pokémon, you can take them with you," Professor Sada said.

"That's really good. In Area Zero, are there any rare Pokémon besides the Paradox Pokémon?" Gary asked.

"The natural resources in the Great Crater of Paldea are very good and have never been developed. Many Pokémon that are rare in the outside world may live here. Whether you can meet them is up to your luck," Hannah said.

"Then I'll need to keep my eyes open."

Gary looked around, scanning his surroundings carefully.

Although he hadn't seen any rare Pokémon yet, he had to admit that the Pokémon in the Great Crater of Paldea had good potential. Not a single Pokémon he had seen so far had potential lower than Elite level, and even Pokémon with Gym Leader-level potential were very common.

"The Pokémon here are all developing very well." After observing for a while, Gary couldn't help but comment.

"Yes, the Pokémon here are very healthy. According to the research of our predecessors, the Pokémon in the Great Crater of Paldea are much stronger than the Pokémon outside. If it weren't for the surrounding mountain walls, there would definitely be many Pokémon hunters coming here to poach," Nick said.

"Strange. The Pokémon in the Great Crater have such high potential, so why do Paldea's Trainers have no ranking in the World Coronation Series?" Gary asked in confusion.

A Pokémon's potential determined its upper limit. The Pokémon in this Great Crater of Paldea had such high potential that even if a Trainer couldn't beat Leon, they should at least be able to win a place in the Masters Eight.

Nick and Angus fell silent at once. As Trainers, they naturally knew that Paldea Region Trainers had performed poorly on the world stage.

"That's because the potential of the Pokémon in the Great Crater has only increased in recent decades—probably after the appearance of Terastallization," Professor Sada explained.

Gary was surprised. So the high potential of the Pokémon in the Great Crater was actually related to Terastallization. But Terastallization should be related to Terapagos. Was there some connection between the two?

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"Have you thought about cracking the secret of Pokémon Terastallization?" Gary asked.

"Of course I've thought about it, but everything has to be studied over a long period. There are still many riddles in Area Zero that haven't been solved. Everything needs to be taken slowly," Professor Sada said.

Gary nodded, outwardly agreeing with Professor Sada, but he didn't really believe that she was the type to take things slowly. Her husband's death must be related to the Paradox Pokémon.

Everyone continued to press forward, and no one said much along the way.

Gary was still interested in observing the Pokémon at first, but after watching for an hour, he lost interest and hurried along the road in silence.

Everyone moved forward at a pace that was neither fast nor slow. They had originally planned to have a meal in the wild, but they arrived at the first observation station ahead of schedule.

The first observation station had been established on a cliff at the halfway point of the waterfall. From here, most of the upper layer could be observed, and even some areas of the middle layer could be seen, making it well-suited for observation.

"We're here!"

Professor Sada had thought that Gary joining this trip would slow them down a little, but she hadn't expected his performance to be so good. He hadn't slowed the Explorers' progress at all.

"Finally arrived!"

"We can have a good rest."

Garke and Hannah were both happy.

Upon arriving at the first observation station, they needed to stay here for a day, copy the data from the observations, and then issue new detection task instructions to the observation station's system once again.

Gary also carefully examined the observation station.

The observation station was composed of three small hexagonal houses—one for power generation, and the other two serving as office and living quarters. There were also medical instruments inside, specifically for use by members of the exploration team.

As everyone approached, Gary saw many marks outside the observation station's buildings. It looked like it had been attacked by Pokémon, but the marks were only on the outside, and the damage was not serious.

"Vee!"

Just as everyone was about twenty meters away from the observation station, Eevee suddenly cried out vigilantly.

"Everyone stop—something's there," Gary immediately warned.

When everyone heard Gary's warning, they all stopped and didn't dare to breathe.