Everyone ate their fill and thoroughly enjoyed the meal. Ye Qing then took everyone to soak in an indoor hot spring before they finally retired to the hotel to rest.
The Qinling Mountains.
This valley had already been developed into a research institute for Ancient Pokémon.
Giant Dragonite held specially made playing cards, playing Fight the Landlord with Giant Alakazam and Giant Gengar.
They had been living comfortably these past few days. When they were hungry, there was food; when they were thirsty, there was water. Even when they were bored, there were plenty of people to teach them games from the human world.
"Alakazam?"
Giant Alakazam looked up at the sky, where a purple vortex kept swirling.
"Dragonite?"
Giant Dragonite urged him to play his cards. How could he get distracted during a card game!
"Gengar?"
At that moment, Giant Gengar also sensed something and looked toward the vortex in the sky. He felt an unusual fluctuation.
Inside the base, a researcher hurriedly reported, "Reporting to the Ghost-type Elite Four! There has been a change in the entrance to the Distortion World!"
"What happened?"
Granny Minghua opened her eyes, a trace of gravity appearing on her deeply wrinkled face.
"We're not quite sure. Something must have affected it."
"Keep observing."
Granny Minghua waved a hand and closed her eyes again to rest.
Antarctica.
Beneath ice of unknown depth.
An enormous, honeycomb-shaped base was in operation.
In a laboratory at the top of the honeycomb, Wang Yao and seven assistants were busy working on their project.
A female researcher wearing glasses asked Wang Yao, "Doctor Wang, should we use drugs to stimulate their emotions, or machines?"
"Tell me the pros and cons."
Wang Yao leaned against the lab bench and rubbed his aching forehead. He had already grown accustomed