"Of course it's not real," Captain Stern laughed. "It's just a replica model. However, its size is indeed larger than an ordinary Wailord, which is why it has such a strong sense of oppression."
Leaving the hall, the group entered the second exhibition hall.
Compared to the main hall just now, which was more for resting and guiding flow, this was obviously a real exhibition hall.
It could be seen that two rows of display cabinets were placed on both sides. On the display cabinets, dozens of models of Pokémon inhabiting the ocean were displayed.
Not only Pokémon from the Hoenn region, but even Pokémon from Johto, Kanto, and even Sinnoh and Unova waters were basically included. Moreover, these models were extremely realistic, and could be described as lifelike!
"So magnificent!" Seeing such a scene, Misty couldn't help but sigh with emotion. If one were to talk about liking, probably no one present liked Water-type Pokémon more than she did. seeing so many Pokémon models at this time was simply happier than winning a battle!
However, seeing that they were all just models, she couldn't help asking, "Curator Stern, why not use real Pokémon? Wouldn't that look better?"
Captain Stern smiled. "This is a museum, not an aquarium. Besides, I specialize in researching marine Pokémon. Using models allows me to better understand the body structure of Pokémon under safe conditions."
Indeed, for researchers like Stern, real Pokémon are full of uncertainty and difficult to control. But just studying models, can one really research anything?
Passing through this exhibition hall, they continued to walk inside the museum. When they arrived at Exhibition Hall No. 2, they saw an orange submarine model.
This time, without Natsui and the others speaking, Captain Stern had already acted as a guide and introduced to the group:
"This is the multifunctional submarine I made. It was designed by me personally and manufactured in my shipyard. With it, I can go down to the seabed to observe wild Pokémon in person!"
Captain Stern's tone was somewhat complacent. He seemed very satisfied with the submarine he designed.
Seeing this all the way, Max had been in a state of excitement. He first praised the submarine following Captain Stern's words, then turned to Natsui and the others.
"It's a pity that my sister and Brock didn't come this time! They missed so many things; it's a big loss!"
"What's that?" Hearing this, Misty rolled her eyes at him. "Your sister couldn't come because she has more important things to do, and Brock specializes in Rock and Ground-type Pokémon, so he has no interest in the oceanarium at all. You, don't always look at others with a child's eyes!"
Seeing Misty speak, Max immediately fell silent.
Perhaps it was the punch she gave Drew before, or the willfulness Misty inadvertently showed; he was actually quite afraid of this beautiful big sister. Let alone refute her like he usually refuted his sister, he didn't even dare to look her in the eye!
While talking, they walked all the way to the room just now, and the group stopped.
Only when they got here did they realize that this should be Captain Stern's office. No wonder Captain Stern heard their voices when Max climbed the window.
Captain Stern walked to the desk, picked up an exquisite small leather case from the side, and placed it in front of the group.
"Actually, I closed the museum today mainly to study this!"
Saying that, he opened the case directly, letting Natsui and the others see the item inside.
Several pairs of eyes looked into the case simultaneously, only to find that such an exquisite case actually contained just a pitch-black oval stone!
Looking closely, the stone was pitch black, only the size of a palm. Except for looking like it was burnt, there was nothing special about it!
"What is this?" Ash asked in surprise. "Is it some rare gem?"
"No." Captain Stern shook his head. "It's not a gem, just an unknown stone accidentally discovered on the seabed. But don't look at it like this; it's not ordinary. The burn marks you see are actually caused by its internal heat, allowing it to continuously emit heat no matter how deep it is in the seabed!"
Hearing him say this, Natsui and the others were greatly amazed. They couldn't help reaching out to the stone. Sure enough, before getting close, they felt a wave of scorching heat. And in just this short while, it seemed that the indoor temperature had also risen by a few degrees!
Natsui looked carefully at the case holding the stone again. It turned out there was a thick insulation layer inside. No wonder he didn't feel anything through the case.
At this time, Captain Stern turned on the computer beside him and showed them a perspective view of the stone. From the picture, it could be clearly seen that there was an unknown heat source in the center of the stone, continuously emitting heat outward!
"This is unscientific..." Max put his face close to the screen, pushed his glasses, and said puzzledly, "Why does a stone generate heat? It should be static..."
Captain Stern shook his head. "I have considered many reasons. Although I don't know the reason for its formation yet, I think it was definitely not formed naturally. It must have been created by the power of a Pokémon!"
"Created by the power of a Pokémon?" Ash's eyes widened. He knew that ordinary Pokémon couldn't do such a thing that defied common sense. Only those Legendary Pokémon could do this.
But with his current knowledge and experience, he couldn't even recognize all the ordinary Pokémon in the Hoenn region, let alone any Legendary Pokémon.
Fortunately, Captain Stern didn't pretend to be mysterious but spoke directly.
"Do you know Groudon?"
Groudon?
Ash was just about to ask what that was, but turning his head, he found Natsui looking calm beside him. His heart moved, and he didn't say much, but nodded.
"Of course I know. That's a Legendary Pokémon, right?"
This time, without Captain Stern speaking, Max on the side was already explaining to himself as if showing off his knowledge.
"Groudon is one of the super-ancient Pokémon. It is said to be the embodiment of the land, and a Pokémon that creates land and expands continents!"
"You really know a lot!" Captain Stern looked at Max approvingly and nodded. "He's right. And I also think this stone should be formed by Groudon's power!"
Hearing this, Natsui couldn't help stroking his chin.
Unexpectedly, just casually visiting a museum, he could actually get involved with Groudon.
And speaking of Groudon, one can't help but think of Team Magma!
The news that Captain Stern obtained this stone might not be hidden from those guys. And according to their behavior, it is very likely that they will come to snatch it immediately!
It seems that his group might have to deal with them again here!
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