Chapter 301: Joint Effort

After Huo La left with Ming Yao and Xiao Zhao, the great hall instantly fell silent again, leaving only Majamu, Gangshi and Zhu Bei, and the atmosphere was even more solemn than before.

Majamu cleared his throat, breaking the silence, his gaze heavy as he looked at Gangshi and Zhu Bei, his voice deliberately low and inquisitive: "What do you think of Huo La? And the people behind the Three Bandit Sisters, as well as the Pokémon King's rampage—are they all linked to later‑era artifacts, or even other time‑travelers?"

Gangshi did not speak immediately, but turned his head toward Zhu Bei, indicating that she should voice her view first.

Zhu Bei lowered her eyes, pondered briefly, then lifted her gaze with a firm expression, saying earnestly, "I trust Huo La."

Gangshi immediately echoed strongly, his tone bright yet serious: "Me too! That kid Huo La is reliable; if he wanted trouble, there'd be no need to hide it."

Majamu heard this, slowly nodded, his expression easing a little: "Since you both say so, we need not further monitor Huo La's actions; we can place our full trust in him."

He paused, his tone sinking again, then shifted: "Honestly, the Galaxy Team has never doubted Huo La from the start. It's just… this matter is no small issue, especially the things the Three Bandit Sisters stole… could it be…"

As soon as the words finished, Gangshi and Zhu Bei exchanged a glance, their expressions simultaneously stiffening, then both fell silent, lowering their eyes, unwilling to speak further.

Majamu watched their identical silence, already having an answer in his mind, and couldn't help but sigh lightly, his tone confident: "It seems I'm not wrong. They stole the Diamond Team's Great Diamond Ore and the Pearl Team's Great White Treasure Jade, right?"

"Captain Majamu…" Zhu Bei finally couldn't stay composed, raising her eyes to him, her gaze full of surprise and confusion, her voice urgent: "How do you know this? Those two Jades are secret heirloom treasures passed down through our two teams for generations; apart from us and a few Field Masters, almost no one knows of them."

Majamu simply shook his head lightly, his expression bearing an indescribable heaviness, his tone even: "Don't forget, I'm a descendant of heroes; our ancestors left many secret records, so there are things I naturally know."

When he finished, he sighed heavily again, his expression growing even more solemn, his voice lowered further: "There's another matter—I just lied to Huo La, didn't tell the truth."

"Hm?" Gangshi furrowed his brows, let out a light hum, his tone tinged with doubt.

Majamu offered no defense, speaking slowly, his tone heavy: "Although A Song was indeed repelled by Bei Li La, she didn't leave empty‑handed. In the chaos, she snatched the 'Origin Ore' that had been carefully stored in a secret chamber of the Galaxy Team Headquarters."

"Origin Ore?!" Gangshi sprang to his feet, eyes wide, his face full of shock, his voice full of disbelief: "Wasn't that thing only in legends? The Galaxy Team actually has one?!"

Zhu Bei beside him showed no shock; instead she furrowed her brows, her face showing puzzlement, her gaze burning as she looked at Majamu, asking softly: "Captain Majamu, what exactly is this Origin Ore? I've never heard that name."

Majamu pondered briefly, then explained slowly, his tone solemn and serious: "The Origin Ore is an extremely special, extremely rare mineral born deep within the ancient Cave; the whole Hisui likely cannot produce a second one."

"According to legend, within this ore remains the power of the Sinnoh Almighty, containing unfathomable mysterious energy."

"The Diamond Team's Great Diamond Ore, the Pearl Team's Great White Treasure Jade, and the Galaxy Team's Origin Ore—these items all seem to be intricately linked to the Sinnoh Almighty and the Time‑Space Dual Gods!" Xingyue's eyes were sharp, immediately catching the connection among the three treasures, his tone urgent and certain.

Majamu slowly nodded, his face heavy, sighing lightly: "Indeed. It seems the mastermind behind all this aims directly at the Time‑Space Dual Gods and the Creator God."

He paused again, his tone growing even more somber: "If nothing goes awry, the current rampaging disturbances of the two Pokémon Kings must also be the work of this hidden hand. Otherwise, how could the ten Pokémon Kings of Hisui coincidentally be successively corrupted by Space‑Time Power and lose control?"

When the words fell, Gangshi and Zhu Bei both lowered their eyes in silence, their expressions complex, at a loss for words—for a moment, Majamu's words struck the deepest worries in their hearts.

Majamu's gaze burned toward the two, his tone solemn and urgent: "Captain Gangshi, Captain Zhu Bei, at this point the Diamond Team, Pearl Team, and Galaxy Team must cooperate fully. Otherwise, not only could Hisui fall into a dead end, the Whole World might face irreversible changes, with no days of peace left."

Zhu Bei remained silent for a long time, then finally lifted her eyes, a hint of hope and doubt in them, speaking softly: "Captain Majamu, since Huo La came here from the future, does that mean the disaster facing Hisui now won't completely destroy the world? At least the future truly exists, right?"

Majamu did not answer immediately; beside him, Dr. Laventon spoke first, his tone precise and steady, with a hint of caution: "In theory, that is indeed the case."

"But… according to my research, there are other possibilities—Huo La's original future was stable, but since he crossed into this Time and Space, everything has become variable. If we are even slightly careless and fail to resolve this crisis, once this world is destroyed, Huo La's original future will vanish as well."

He paused, then continued to explain slowly: "Of course, there is another possibility… the Hisui we are in now and the Hisui recorded in Huo La's memories and history might be two separate branches in Parallel Spacetime, independent of each other and not influencing one another."

When Dr. Laventon's words ended, the great hall's atmosphere fell silent again, the weight so heavy it was hard to breathe; everyone kept their thoughts to themselves, no one speaking.

After a long while, Majamu was still the first to break the silence; he straightened his posture, his tone firm and decisive, dispelling some of the gloom: "Regardless of the possibilities, there is only one thing we can do now—never let the hidden hand succeed, never let Hisui fall into an irrecoverable catastrophe."

He swept his gaze solemnly over Gangshi and Zhu Bei, his tone pleading and inquisitive: "So, Captain Gangshi, Captain Zhu Bei, what do you say about the three‑way alliance?"

Zhu Bei lowered her eyes, pondered briefly, then lifted her gaze with a firm expression, her tone calm yet unequivocal: "I have no objections; for Hisui, the Pearl Team is willing to cooperate fully and fight side by side with you."

Gangshi let out a heavy sigh, his face weighed down, yet he slowly nodded, his tone decisive: "Fine, the Diamond Team has no reason to hesitate; right now, joining forces against the enemy is paramount."