I'm not a supporting character in Pokemon

Larus City——

Although the scene in front of him was far from it, Li Xiang believed that it already had its prototype here.

Generally speaking, normal development starts with infrastructure construction. Unfortunately, Chaomeng turned a corner after building its core building and used its extraordinary wisdom to step on the shoulders of human technology to develop artificial intelligence crazily.

no way.

Chaomeng does not plan to introduce too many humans for the time being, and wants to build the entire island. The labor force is too scarce, and they cannot fully meet its needs with only their strange strength and experienced construction craftsmen.

What's more, these Pokémon whose talent points are in buildings are still borrowed from the alliance, and are not so skilled in ordinary work.

Faced with the labor force that would have to be returned sooner or later, Chaomeng made a choice between going out to kidnap or finding a way on his own.

This is also due to the time when he went to see Li Xiang's regional finals. Otherwise, he would not have had the opportunity to come into contact with things like cube robots and artificial intelligence, let alone later learning and "reference".

It seems now.

Making robots is much more cost-effective than searching for Pokémon to kidnap all over the world. Even if raw materials, chips and other necessities cost Mewtwo a lot of money, living creatures are much more troublesome than dead ones.

Currently, in order to mass-produce cube robots and build infrastructure, Chaomeng is preparing more semi-mechanized factories.

And the reason why is more.

Because of--

Inside the center building.

The only people walking in the corridor were Li Xiang, Chaomeng and Magearna. Surrounded by a milky white background and countless machines and assembly line-like gadgets, they were running in a semi-automatic manner. Producing something he couldn't understand at all.

Obviously.

This tallest building on Jiaocheng Island was built by Chaomeng into a huge integrated factory. No wonder the facade always felt strange when I looked at it just now.

“Wouldn’t it be troublesome to put factories in skyscrapers?”

He couldn't help but turn his head and ask Mewtwo.

"It was a bit troublesome at first, but once the power plant is built and there are more cube robots, it will be fine. In addition to Zhuxia's technology, I also combined the technology provided by North America and the alliance headquarters, and transportation and storage have been solved. 』

Chaomeng paused, "It's just that the price is a bit expensive. Work outside has been suspended for a long time after building this place, and there is a lack of materials." 』

"It's a bit expensive...have you spent all the gold bars you got?"

"It was last year that I ran out of gold bars. I worked very hard to save money. Unfortunately, the things those people sold were more expensive than the last, especially the core chip of the cube robot, which cost over 10,000 yuan per piece - this was still a discounted price. 』

"You spent it all last year, so where did you get the money this year?"

"Bank loan, and I discovered a lot of submarine oil fields and scattered precious metal deposits. But in order not to affect the wild Pokémon living there, I can only mine them in a protective manner, which is very slow and time-consuming. I plan to arrange robots or Pokémon to mine them later. 』

"So now you..."

"I owe the bank three thousand W. The fact that they can lend me money means they are sure that I have the ability to repay." 』

Li Xiang twitched his lips and didn't know what to say.

The most powerful artificial Pokémon actually owes money to a human bank. What's even more frightening is that the bank actually borrowed it! A total of thirty million! This is the second incredible thing after the Alliance gave them a big island.

There were many strange things that followed, such as Chaomeng having to purchase human-made chips in batches, losing the help of human industry, and the entire island's construction period would be suspended, etc...

This scenario is both realistic and frustrating.

After all, human beings have developed for who knows how many years. If Chao Meng pursues them without using force, he must pay a certain price.

Mere money is nothing.

If Super Dream breaks away from the control of humans, it must develop its own black technology industry. But there is no doubt that this kind of thing cannot be accomplished overnight.

He looked to the side.

It was discovered that Magearna was looking at a honeycomb-shaped block robot, making beep-beep-beep sounds from time to time.

Are artificial life and artificial intelligence communicating?

Out of curiosity, he asked Rotom about the content of the exchange between the two, but Magearna asked all kinds of strange questions, but the square robot kept answering "beyond the scope of its functions".

This guy... actually wants to get the answer from a pure program?

Li Xiang was speechless for a moment. Although both parties were man-made, Magiana had her own thoughts and could decide what to do, while everything the Square Robot did was just a program set by the programmer in advance.

Therefore Magearna will not get the answer she wants, unless Chaomeng temporarily searches for some Chicken Soup for the Soul online and records it...

Um?

Maybe give it a try?

Anyway, just add some positive stuff to make it feel better.

He had some thoughts, but he was not anxious enough to discuss it with Mewtwo right away, at least until Magearna was not around.

Get on the elevator.

Chaomeng took them to the top floor of the central building. The dark and empty environment made Li Xiang a little confused.

But the next moment.

The entire top space lit up, with light shining from all directions, even the floor.

Majiana lifted her skirt and raised her feet, then hesitated for a few seconds before slowly putting it down.

"Welcome home, island owner, and distinguished guests, Simulated Mind No. 1 is at your service."

A human face with unclear facial features appears in the center.

Then, the surrounding walls and ceilings gradually became transparent, exposing the outside world to their eyes, and giving them a clear view of the simple buildings below and the vast coastline.

Even the distant storm can be clearly heard.

"This is awesome."

Li Xiang said with some amazement: "Three hundred and sixty degrees, even the ceiling."

He raised his head, the bright sunshine making him a little panicked.

“If we build it higher, maybe the entire island can be seen with the naked eye.”

"That's true. 』

Chaomeng nodded in agreement, "This building will continue to be built in my plan, but that should be a long time later." 』

"Because there is no money?"

"Because there is no money. 』

He honestly stated the biggest difficulty at present, "I originally planned to go back to mine oil and precious metals tomorrow to pay off the debt with 'capital'." 』

incredible.

Li Xiang touched the bank card in his trouser pocket, wondering if he could give it to Chaomeng some time. The total amount of bonuses and dividends he received after winning the championship last year has exceeded 70 million. But since he is being supported by the school and lives in the school and Kirishima all year round, he basically has no place to spend money.

Rather than just sitting around earning interest and increasing the numbers above, it's better to use it in more valuable ways.

…

Exit the central building.

Mewtwo did not forget the main topic of today - let Magearna come into contact with the Pokémon on the island.

The Pokémon on the island today are divided into three parts: those originally brought from Kirishima, those later rescued by Pokémon hunters, and the indigenous people on the island.

There are a lot of Pokémon that can be produced in three thousand square kilometers. In comparison, outsiders like Mewtwo are just a drop in the ocean.

When it first came here, it also had the idea of ​​​​peaceful coexistence and wanted to copy the ranger's operating methods. However, the Pokémon on the island were too exclusive and always came to cause trouble.

Chaomeng had no choice but to subdue all the indigenous people on the island and became their only king.

It’s hard for the ranger to say anything. After all, the former is a Pokémon, and one of Pokémon’s habits happens to be expanding its territory. Now that Chaomeng's identity is recognized, no one can interfere as long as it does not harm the lives of the indigenous people.

This is much more reasonable and well-founded than human expansion of cities and the construction of out-of-city power stations and dams.

The first thing Magearna saw were the first batch of Pokémon that came with Mewtwo.

In the vast assembly hall.

Also from Kirishima, he could feel the kindness from these ferocious-looking guys in front of him, so he didn't say anything even if the Tyrannosaurus came up to him and licked and sniffed them.

On the contrary, he released the flowers in his hand as a sign of friendship.

After going back and forth, they became familiar with each other.

Li Xiang, who noticed Magearna's happy mood, smiled slightly. After releasing his Pokémon, he gave them all the space and slowly retreated.

outside the door.

Chaomeng was suspended in mid-air, seeming to be observing something.

Looking along its line of sight, Li Xiang discovered that the position its eyes were pointing at was the dormant volcano behind the soft mountain ranges.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with it?"

Li Xiang raised his head and asked.

Chaomeng slowly fell down, paused for two seconds and then nodded, "It is waking up, and it will probably take another year or two." 』

A year or two!

He was surprised: "One or two years? It's too short. No wonder the Alliance is willing to give you this island. Can you stop it?"

"With my current strength, it would be difficult if I don't count the dark matter form. 』

Chaomeng did not shy away from his prediction, "The main reason is that its eruption volume is very large and its duration is not short. It can protect itself, but completely blocking it is a pipe dream. The best way is to solve the problem from the root." 』

"The root cause - how to solve it? Deeply penetrate the liquid layer under the earth's crust to relieve the earth pressure?"

Li Xiang asked curiously, but saw Chaomeng suddenly turned his head and glanced somewhere.

Several seconds passed.

It said: "If you want to prevent its eruption, you must let Groudon continue to sleep deep underground, and don't get up, let alone get up." 』

I see.

turn out to be--

Um? ? ?

"Wait! Groudon! Did I hear you correctly? Are you talking about that Groudon? The legendary incarnation of the earth, a Pokémon that likes to cause volcanic eruptions and expand continents?"

Li Xiang felt his lips trembling.

In just a few days, how many names of mythical beasts had appeared next to his ears? Although Magearna is the only one who has actually met her so far.

Tornado, Thundercloud, and Groudon all appear only in Mewtwo's mouth.

"That's it - you may have misunderstood, it is not sleeping under this island. 』

Chaomeng realized what Li Xiang was thinking about and explained: "The place where it sleeps is where you mentioned before, the liquid layer." The body is flowing with the flow of magma. If it wakes up here, this volcano is its only exit. 』

"...Groudon likes to drill into volcanoes?"

"The rangers and the Alliance told me this. They are not sure whether Groudon will definitely wake up, but it stands to reason that it will wake up every twenty years or so, come out of the ground to breathe, and then go back to sleep. 』

"Doing nothing else?"

"Don't do it. 』

So this is equivalent to a fat man who has lived for who knows how many years. He must go through the "door". After exiting the door, he yawns and spits. After spraying, he doesn't even clean up and goes back to sleep.

That’s too much!

Li Xiang didn't know how to complain for a while. Groudon and Kyogre were considered to be model workers in the mythical beasts in their previous lives. No matter they were included in the theatrical version, the animated specials, or the main story.

It's not like some mythical beasts that don't even have a theatrical version.

"Then what are you going to do?"

He asked worriedly. Pokémon at the Cover God level are often extraordinary. The more powerful ones can act like celestial phenomena, and the more powerful ones can beat alien creatures with a broken sword in their mouths, until the opponent cannot change. Big.

"It's still early, so don't worry. I'll go down and look for him when there are signs." 』

Chaomeng himself was very relieved when he arrived.

While the two were chatting.

A red-haired man walked out of nowhere, holding a camera in his hand, quite excited.

"I finally caught that bastard! Let him eat my food rations for a month! ××××!"

What the hell?

Li Xiang glanced at his face, and then looked at the temporary certificate and ranger badge on Jiaocheng Island on his chest, and was speechless.

Patrollers in other areas are a little bit special. For example, the one in front of me is okay if he curses directly, which is a bit outrageous.

When Li Xiang saw the other party, the other party reacted belatedly, "Oh, sorry, I was excited. Are you Li Xiang? My name is Baroque, and I was sent by the Rangers Alliance to assist Chaomeng. personnel."

"I know. 』

After Mewtwo answered, the former smiled and shook hands with Baroque.

Said to be an auxiliary, it is actually similar to a "supervisor", because there is no chance for him to intervene at all. He can only watch the whole process from the side, but he is not a supervisor.

Because life is really boring, and it happened to be a holiday these two days, he could only go and photograph the ecology of Pokémon. Then it happened that a certain bird Pokémon was lurking and ate the ranger's ration.

He tracked him almost throughout the day before he found the culprit behind him and took a picture of a masterpiece that he felt he was satisfied with.

Li Xiang admired it.

Um.

Quite cute.

However, there are actually wood owls on this island. I don’t know whether it’s because it’s in the southern hemisphere or because of the diversity of species.

…

In the Great Hall.

Seeing all the Pokémon chatting and laughing, Magearna felt very satisfied with the environment here.

A person can be deceived by his eyes, but not by his heart, and the same is true for Pokémon. Kirishima has a good environment, but it feels like sitting there because the looks that look peaceful but are actually extremely repulsive are really uncomfortable.

There was no such look in Jiaocheng Island. Even the two guys in the corner who claimed to be aborigines did not take the opportunity to show any hostile emotions.

When Li Xiang came in from the outside, Majiana had already made her decision. She put her hands on her belly and bowed slightly to express her gratitude to him, and gave him the answer without waiting for his question.

——As expected, it’s Jiaocheng Island.

The former thought that it was really not suitable for the outside, so he just sent it back. Unexpectedly, the other party actually chose one.

"Don't worry, think about it more. How you feel on the first day doesn't matter. You have to choose for yourself."

Li Xiang looked at it seriously and said, "If you don't like it, just go back. Don't force yourself, be yourself."

"Porphyrin..."

Majiana lowered her head slightly.