The Lost World of Pokemon

Text 57, Sands of Time ([-])

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() "Miss. ()" Kofi opened the door and walked in with ice chips all over his body. At this moment, Zero's lunch time was not over yet.

Zero pushed aside the pots and pans on the dining table, leaving a piece in the middle free.

He spread out the parchment in his hand, and the dots of ink on it had not yet dried.

"We conducted an experiment on the frozen curse according to your idea, and everything is as you thought. There are indeed some blind spots within the curse, and we also found traces of the dwarf's activities along the way, but his range of activities was not very large. Go deep, but only to the margins.”

"..." Zero nodded, "What about a more in-depth investigation?"

"We continued walking for a while." Coffey pointed to the circle on the parchment. "This is the range of my lover's activities, and here are the new marks we will make after we continue to explore. But the closer we get to the center, the colder air fills the sky. It became more and more unbearable for us, and when we thought we had reached the limit, we returned."

Looking at the map, maybe the central [-]% area is definitely accessible, or maybe Kofi and the others just didn't think of a good way.But this result is enough for Zero.

Looking at the winding mark on the map, Zero couldn't help but sigh. It was quite remarkable that the dwarves could find a large section of such a small passage on their own.However, it is obvious that having a theory will make things easier, and Zero will always conclude like this in the end.

She asked Kofi to put away the map, then grabbed the piece of bread on the plate next to him and took a big bite. "I went to find the dwarf this morning. Everything was as expected. The dwarf set his own bottom line. I plan to go to the dwarf in the afternoon." If you go there again, prepare yourself. What you get back in the morning, you have to pay off the bill in the afternoon."

"Miss, what kind of bottom line did the dwarf set?"

"Tell us the route in. As for the treasure inside, he only needs a small share to maintain his research and work." After stuffing a piece of bread, Zero grabbed the milk next to him and drank it in one gulp, with a long sigh. tone, "But it's obvious that he needs to change his bottom line again this time."

"Miss, what are your plans?"

"Perhaps... I plan to open a Poké Ball factory..." Zero smiled self-deprecatingly, "Just a random thought, but no matter what, I want to hire that dwarf and sign a long-term contract. So good It’s a money tree and you never know how to take advantage of it.”

"No, miss." Kofi blushed, "The dwarves at that time had no flaws at all, but since you came..."

"Okay, Kofi. No need to explain." Zero interrupted, "Prepare a carriage. I'm going to go there again, but I don't want to walk anymore."

"Well, stop for a moment." Zero stopped Kofi just as he was about to leave, "Who owns that area? I plan to buy it. Since no one wants to go in, it should be quite cheap. The land, right?”

"Please rest assured that Lord Eugene bought it a long time ago. From a certain point of view, the things that the dwarf dug out are all properties of the Golden Age. You can use this reason to settle the matter with the dwarf. It's completely It makes sense.”

"Oh." Zero felt relieved a little. He didn't expect that the old Draculai was quite foresighted. Although the IQ of this kind of humanoid elves are generally not very high, after so many years of experience, they would still be like the old man. Like fried dough sticks.

As if he knew that Zero was coming soon, the dwarf had been waiting at the door for a long time when he stepped off the carriage. A thin layer of fine snow had accumulated on his hair.

"Let's go into the house and talk, miss." The dwarf opened his hoarse voice and asked in a low voice, "Have you changed your mind?"

"Grace, take a look at this thing first." Zero motioned to Coffey to spread the parchment flat on the medium-sized table in the center of the living room.

"I know that drawing maps is not your strong point, Grace, so I am considering whether to give you a map of the arctic curse. Are you satisfied with it?"

When the dwarf heard Zero say this, he hurriedly pulled the oil lamp from behind and carefully checked the map marks on the parchment in the dim light.His face gradually changed from one of surprise at the beginning to one of disappointment.

"Miss, you are indeed not a simple person. The map is drawn accurately, and I only know one of the routes, but you have marked all the routes. I have nothing to be dissatisfied with, it's just that I really You can’t go that deep and get a little closer to the center, because the extreme cold always makes me feel life-threatening.”

The dwarf put down the oil lamp in disappointment, "It seems that there is no need for any transaction between us, miss. I am convinced of the defeat, but I hope to buy some materials from the hands of the Golden Age as a reserve for my research and work. "

"You can use all the materials provided by the Golden Age..."

"What?" The dwarf raised his head and yelled, the sound causing the snow on the roof to fall.However, his shining eyes quickly dimmed, and he realized that Zero still had conditions.

"However, I naturally have conditions." Zero looked at the change in the dwarf's child-like expression, which was very funny. She said slowly, "The golden age lacks an engineer like you. If you think about it, Yes, you can come and contact me."

It would be more difficult to make the dwarf lower his worth than to kill him.It's just that the dwarf has already made an exception once. Before the arrogant confidence was regained, Zero felt that he should take action as soon as possible.

"No need to answer right away, Grace. The main purpose of my coming here is to pay off the bill, and you will have enough time to think about it later. I am also looking for some people from the outside world who can replace you. I hope you don't hesitate for a long time. Too long, otherwise it will be awkward between us."

"Coffey."

Zero motioned to Coffey to place the thick bag of metal pliers on the table. There was a clatter, indicating that the thing was heavy.In addition to the bill, Zero followed Kofi's suggestion and gave him a good portion as a bargaining chip to make the dwarf sway.Its significance is that although dwarves are not short of money, they never mind taking more.

"I took advantage of the meal time to study your Poke Ball roughly. To be honest, although the craftsmanship is quite exquisite, it is obvious that the parts on it are nearly half less than the original. The more important point is that you used extra parts. . That function itself does not require the use of separate parts to achieve it. Grace, you used extra parts." Zero didn't know whether it was a kind reminder or a simple smile on Zero's face, "I also found that, When you open it, the gear bearings in a certain part are very worn. Considering the time of use, your work may have some flaws. Grace, you should choose something harder, such as some hard and wear-resistant gemstones. Not relatively soft tungsten.”

It was pointed out that superfluous things were used in the work, which is quite unacceptable for dwarves who pursue perfection.What's more, when it comes to the gap in the number of parts, it is completely a naked gap in technology and craftsmanship.There was an insurmountable barrier in front of him, and the dwarf looked like his eyes were red.

For example, the elf ball can be opened by a simple spring, or by a set of thousands of gears and bearings.This is the difference in craftsmanship. In ancient times, I don’t know who started to dig into this. How to make more precise Poke Balls has become the peak that ball-making craftsmen have been pursuing. And dwarves who are proficient in all things will naturally blend in here. foot.

The dwarf does not have the material strength of the big conglomerates in the Golden Age, so naturally he cannot be too particular about the materials used. This is also the reason why he has always been unwilling to do so.Now that such a very favorable condition is in front of us, it is absolutely impossible not to be tempted.He just has a little hesitation between lowering his worth and the huge temptation. Besides, accepting this huge temptation is not a particularly difficult thing. He just needs to correct his attitude and everyone will be happy.

Zero's unhurried and confident attitude drove the dwarf crazy.