Chapter 6: The Book of Zhu

"Hello, uncle. My name is Papa. I'm ten years old this year."

On the way to the laboratory in the institute, Papa, who had recovered his energy, kept chattering in Luo Mu's ear.

Luo Mu had a headache. Would this chatty kid really become the slightly melancholy Papa senior in Zhu Zi?

The change is too big, isn't it?

In fact, Papa's chattering is nothing to Luo Mu. He is a man who can sit to the end of a four-hour meeting that starts on time after get off work. It's just a verbal bombardment.

However, this is the only thing Luo Mu can't stand.

After Papa called "uncle" again, Luo Mu put his hand on his shoulder and said with a smile: "Is there a possibility that I am only about eight years older than you?"

"Be good, call me brother."

".Brother Luo Mu." Papa said weakly.

Although he prefers to call Luo Mu uncle, there seems to be something hidden in Luo Mu's smile just now that cannot be touched. Papa chose to follow his heart.

Children's emotions always come and go quickly. Papa soon started to nag again, calling him brother, brother non-stop.

This time, Olin, who had been patient, could not stand her son's nagging like chanting a mantra, and said angrily: "Shut up! Go back to your room and play with the Mastiff Godfather."

Papa seemed to have long been accustomed to Olin's temper. He made a face at her and rode the Mastiff Godfather to another corner.

Olin could only helplessly watch Papa riding the Mastiff Godfather away, with a gentleness in her eyes that she herself had not noticed.

Witnessing everything, Luo Mu suddenly remembered the sad expression of the grown-up Papa.

Even though his parents stayed in Area Zero for several years to study the time machine, when the AI ​​on behalf of the two doctors contacted Papa, perhaps he realized that the parents who were talking to him had become another stranger.

That's why Papa's brows are always covered with indelible sadness.

Real emotions are too difficult for AI to imitate. Even if it inherits all the emotions, Orin/Futu AI only gradually understood these things after watching the protagonists' magnificent adventures.

Can his arrival change these tragedies?

Luo Mu fell into deep thought.

Orin noticed that the atmosphere seemed to be a little stagnant because of Papa's departure. Orin, who was still feeling guilty for wrongly accusing Luo Mu, decided to find a topic to talk about.

"Brother Luo Mu, do you know why I was so nervous just now?"

Luo Mu was interrupted from his thoughts, slowly raised his head, and a puzzled look appeared in his eyes.

Yes, he would not have thought of it if Orin hadn't mentioned it.

As an area where evil organizations rarely operate in the Padiya region, the number of criminals should be small

But Orin was so nervous at the time, as if he was afraid of something.

Luo Mu nodded and said, "I'm curious."

Olin said seriously, "The police have reported that a group of criminals from other regions seem to have fled into the Padiya region recently, and their business is to abduct or kidnap children."

"Parents with money and status blackmail the other party, and ordinary children are directly sold to evil organizations in other regions. This is why I reacted so strongly to you."

"Is that so?"

Luo Mu's eyes were stern, and he was quite disgusted with criminals who abducted children.

Although he would not find trouble for himself to be a partner of justice, if he was caught by him, the other party would definitely not have a good result.

Soon, the place where Dr. Olin and Dr. Futu, who had never met before, usually worked and studied came into Luo Mu's sight.

The research room was not like the cutting-edge place full of technology and metal in Luo Mu's impression, but it was very full of life.

The research area naturally placed a lot of high-tech equipment, but there was also a large living area in the room, especially the bookshelves were full of various books.

Noticing Luo Mu's curious look, Olin introduced him in detail the topic she was researching: "In addition to accepting commissions to create Taijingzhu, my husband and I are researching legends that have been passed down in the Padiya region since ancient times."

"The four ancient ancestral halls distributed in the Padiya region, the ultimate secrets in the Padiya giant pit. Just thinking about these, I can't help but get excited."

Olin is undoubtedly a doctor who loves research. When she talks about research, her expression is shining.

Olin walked to the bookshelf and took out a book with a red cover. She stroked the cover and enthusiastically introduced the facilities in the institute to Luo Mu.

But Luo Mu couldn't hear anything. His eyes were fixed on the book in Olin's hand, and his pupils shrank slightly.

This is Zhu's Book!

He remembered that this book was written by Haizhe, an explorer who successfully reached the bottom of the Padiya giant pit one or two hundred years ago.

The general content records the observations of Haizhe's expedition team at the bottom of the Padiya giant pit, a mysterious area named [Zone Zero] by them.

However, the content of Zhu Zhi Shu is so bizarre that the mainstream thought in Padiya is that the content of the book is Haizhe's delusion.

Zhu Zhi Shu was labeled as supernatural literature, and Haizhe himself was also called a "liar".

It is worth mentioning that the Purple Book was also released by Haizhe right after the Red Book.

Luo Mu still roughly remembered the contents of the Red Book and the Purple Book, and the Orange Academy library also collected these two books. If he really forgot them, he could go to the library to read them after class.

But what shocked Luo Mu was not the existence of the Red/Purple Book, but Dr. Olin holding the Red Book.

This means that Dr. Olin and Dr. Futu may have had the idea of ​​going to Area Zero to build a time machine and study the Pokémon of the past/future.

Once they have this idea, it will not be long before the appearance of the paradoxical Pokémon and even the arrival of the Red and Purple Cover God.

Luo Mu was silent for a while. His dream was to live a peaceful and leisurely life, but he couldn't bear to see the tragedy happen.

After hesitating for a moment, Luo Mu still asked, "Does Dr. Olin like this Vermilion Book very much?"

Olin was startled, then smiled brightly and said, "I am very interested in the huge and ferocious Pokémon with ancient wildness recorded in the book, which also prompted me to decide to devote myself to the research on Area Zero."

"You came at a coincidence. My husband and I plan to restart the Taile Project in the Padiya Pit this month, and my husband is also going out to negotiate with companies that are interested in financing because of this matter. If it's any later, I'm afraid there will be no time to make Taijingzhu for you."

"Are you also interested in the Vermilion Book?" Olin looked at Luo Mu with expectant eyes. When President Ye Ci contacted her, she specifically mentioned that Luo Mu was a powerful champion-level trainer who was not inferior to her.

If he could be persuaded to join his research team, the dangerous wild Pokémon in the Padiya Pit and Area Zero would no longer be a threat.

Luo Mu thought about it and said modestly, "I just read it and know a little bit."