Lox had no way of knowing about the farce that had unfolded between the Infinite One and the Astromancer within the tomb world, because at that moment, he was restarting his investigation in the caverns of Pharos.
Although he had previously gathered operational data on Pharos, possessing data and having an actual physical machine in hand were clearly not mutually exclusive.
When Lox returned to Alpha, the primary position, he saw a peculiar sphere the size of a human fist resting quietly atop an instrument made of Blackstone.
The classic red-on-top, white-on-bottom color scheme made Lox raise a brow.
"This is..."
His memories kept turning pages until he spoke a name that should have vanished into the river of time.
"This is a fucking Poké Ball. What the hell is that old bastard Trazyn up to?"
Seeing an artifact of human culture from the unimaginably ancient past on this timeline was clearly the work of that figurine-collecting king.
Lox did not know what those Necrons were after, but for now, their goodwill seemed greater than their malice.
Though in this universe, sudden goodwill was even more chilling than sudden malice.
He knew Trazyn's appearance was no accident. That fellow, along with the other beings behind him, wanted something from Lox.
After pondering it for a moment, Lox tossed the question aside. Among his many virtues was one in particular: he did not overthink things that had yet to happen.
He stepped forward and took the Poké Ball-like object into his hand.
At once, a stream of information entered his mind, as though a voice beside him was guiding him and explaining the information contained within.
He realized that the sphere was actually an information storage device. Functionally, it was the same thing as the USB drives used by ancient Terrans.