Early the next morning, Ash and Misty woke up, had breakfast prepared by Mr. Mime, and headed to Professor Oak's Laboratory.
As for Delia, although there was an earthquake last night, she still had to go to the ranch to work since there was nothing to worry about.
"Professor!" Ash and Misty arrived at the Laboratory and found Professor Oak. At this time, Professor Oak, Eve, and Brock were having breakfast, which Brock had naturally prepared.
"You're here so early!" Professor Oak swallowed his food and nodded to them with a smile, "Have you had breakfast?"
"Already eaten," Ash and Misty both nodded and then greeted White and Brock.
After Eve responded to them with a smile, she continued eating breakfast. Brock's cooking skills were indeed excellent, tempting White to recruit him as a chef for her archaeological team.
But Eve also knew this was impossible. Judging from Brock's situation here, he wasn't just a chef.
He was studying with Professor Oak, possibly aiming to become a scholar or a breeder in the future.
After breakfast, everyone took a short rest. Then, Professor Oak led them to a research room where the three items brought back last night were stored, namely the black dumbbells, the long strip crystal, and the spoon-shaped crystal.
The research room was always under strict surveillance and could handle any unexpected situations as soon as possible to avoid a repeat of what happened to the archaeological team.
The members of the archaeological team had recovered from the deep sleep. There were no severe issues, but they felt physically exhausted and needed a day or two of good rest to recover fully.
Upon entering the research room, Professor Oak asked Ash and Brock to push the movable table over.
They visited the communicator and faced the jars where the three crystals were stored. Professor Oak made a call.
Ash, Brock, and Eve were fine, but White was nervous because she was about to meet the Pokémon Professor she admired, Professor Orchid!
Although they were only meeting through the communicator instead of face-to-face, this was already satisfying for White.
After a moment, the communicator's screen turned from gray to color. The other side seemed to be in a study room, with a bookshelf visible behind it and an elderly woman in front of the camera.
The old woman didn't look much younger than Professor Oak. She had short, shoulder-length grayish-yellow hair, and the grace of her youth could still be vaguely seen in her face.
This was an elderly woman who looked capable and noble. She was the renowned Professor in historical research and the current champion of the Sinnoh Region, Professor Carolina!
"Hey, isn't this Samuel? You unexpectedly called me today?" On the screen, Professor Orchid saw Professor Oak as soon as the call connected and addressed him by his familiar name.
"Long time no see, Orchid," Professor Oak laughed, exchanged greetings with Professor Orchid, and introduced Ash and the others.
"Is this Professor Eve? I've heard your name before, and I've also read your paper on the Pokémoya Civilization. It's very good, very outstanding!" Professor Orchid couldn't help but express her admiration upon seeing Eve.
Although Eve focused on the history of the Pokémoya civilization, she was undeniably outstanding in this field.
"No, I'm still far behind!" Eve was thrilled to receive the praise but remained modest, mainly because she knew she had much to learn from Professor Orchid.
Professor Orchid had delved into the history of almost every Region where the Alliance was established, and her wealth of knowledge was far beyond White's reach.
"Okay, Orchid, I'm calling you this time because I have three things I want you to see." Professor Oak brought the conversation back to the matter at hand.
"What is it?" Professor Orchid was curious because whenever Professor Oak contacted her, it was usually about something with a significant origin, and this time was no different.
"It's these three..." Professor Oak stepped aside slightly, revealing the three glass jars behind him containing the mysterious items.
"This is..." Professor Orchid frowned slightly, put on her glasses, and carefully observed the three objects.
"These were excavated from the Pokémoya Civilization. Yesterday..." Professor Oak explained briefly and then asked Eve to elaborate for Professor Orchid.
Although a little nervous, Eve explained the situation clearly, expressing her and Professor Oak's suspicions that the giant Gengar and Alakazam that appeared yesterday were related to these three items.
At the same time, Professor Oak sent the video taken last night to Professor Orchid, providing a clearer picture of the events.
Professor Orchid examined the three objects while watching the video. After a moment, she wordlessly left the camera's view and went to the bookshelf behind her to search for something.
Everyone, including Ash, waited patiently, and White was especially excited, feeling that Professor Orchid might truly know something.
"Found it..." A few minutes later, Professor Orchid reappeared, holding a book she had taken from the bookshelf. The book was thick and slightly worn, clearly quite old.
"These are products of the Pokémoya civilization. The dumbbell-shaped object was their initial failure, while the other long, strip-shaped crystal and the spoon-shaped crystal are products they successfully developed later." Professor Orchid opened the book, but not in front of the camera.
Ash and the others could see some strange patterns drawn in the book, some resembling flames, others like wings, and various other types.
"Could it be that... these things are the same as those three objects?" After seeing these patterns, Eve's mind raced with excitement, and she eagerly asked Professor Orchid.
"To be precise, they are the same as those two crystals." Professor Orchid put down the book and explained,
"Did you know that, in fact, the Pokémoya civilization was not destroyed by a meteor shower."
"What?!" Eve was startled, her face filled with astonishment. But then she became excited, and Ash, Misty, and Brock, who had learned about it from Eve, were also a little surprised.
"The real reason for their destruction was because of the things they created..." Professor Orchid said with a somewhat complicated expression,
"But the reason is also related to the meteor shower, so the paper you published stating that it was destroyed by a meteor shower isn't entirely wrong."
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