After finishing the matters of Apocalypse Thunder Corporation, Mu Li immediately flew back to China overnight.
Everyone on the Trident was already captured, and the authorities had directly taken control of the Trident. Now, the only ones without a proper place were the Three Legendary Birds.
"Mewtwo, do you have a way to extract the chips from their minds without harming them?" Mu Li asked tentatively.
Originally, this task would have been most suitable for Gardevoir, but Gardevoir had expended too much Psychic energy awakening Mewtwo and was still catching up on sleep. Mu Li didn't have the heart to wake her, so he had to ask Mewtwo for help.
Mewtwo seemed quite willing to do this and quickly extracted the three chips using Psychic.
This task wasn't difficult, but it required Psychic control to reach a divine level to be done easily.
After the chips were removed, the Three Legendary Birds immediately collapsed to the ground. The continuous stimulation from the chips had caused them to expend too much life energy, which to some extent damaged their lifespan limit.
"Take them and follow me." Mu Li directly sat on Togekiss and flew to a mountaintop. Mewtwo also placed the Three Legendary Birds on the ground.
Mu Li sighed slightly, "After all, it's a mess made by humans. I'll try my best to help you all."
With that, he took the Rainbow Wing that Gengar handed him from its shadow. Then, he tucked the Rainbow Wing behind his ear and began to perform a strange dance.
Mu Li moved like a large bird spreading its wings, flying back and forth on the ground, sometimes leaping as if to fly into the sky, sometimes darting to the ground as if hunting. However, due to his stiff body, the large bird looked like a zombie bird, moving straight up and down, flapping on the ground like a drowning Psyduck.
The Three Legendary Birds and Mewtwo nearby were all stunned.
In this world, does this human have no one left to care about?
The dance Mu Li was performing was a sacrificial dance, rumored to be a dance humans performed to pray for Ho-Oh's descent. Marshadow had specifically taught him this dance, saying that Ho-Oh wouldn't appear if he didn't dance it.
Mu Li had always been skeptical about this.
Why had he never heard of such a custom?
Mu Li always suspected that Marshadow and Ho-Oh had designed it specifically to see him make a fool of himself, but he had no evidence.
Every time he wanted to summon Ho-Oh, Ho-Oh would only appear after he performed this dance.
Mu Li looked at Mewtwo and the Three Legendary Birds' reactions and gritted his teeth, "Mewtwo is one thing, but you three silly birds have the nerve! If it weren't for you, would I be doing this?"
A few minutes after the dance was completed, Ho-Oh arrived as expected.
"It's these three silly birds. They were captured by humans, and as a result of excessive stimulation, their power erupted, and now their lifespans are damaged," Mu Li explained.
Ho-Oh didn't say much, directly spewing a mouthful of Sacred Fire that integrated into the Three Legendary Birds' bodies: "With the Sacred Fire, they can continuously recover their overdrawn potential and vitality, but they should rest well and avoid fighting again."
The three birds nodded their heads continuously, their heads drooping.
"You three stay by his side. If you go back and are found again, you'll be in trouble," Ho-Oh continued, "It's very safe by his side."
Mu Li retorted, "How can I carry three such big ones? They're the Three Legendary Birds, after all. If they're exposed, how can I live my carefree life?"
"That's easy to handle." Ho-Oh flapped its wings, and a burst of colorful light flashed. The Three Legendary Birds directly transformed into three Rowlet, only their chest bows were no longer green.
The Rowlet that Articuno transformed into had a white bow, the one Moltres transformed into was red, and the one Zapdos transformed into was yellow.
"This will do. They can freely switch between two different forms. When you need them to fight, just let them revert to their original appearance."
"Rowlet, huh?" Mu Li hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly said, "Forget it, forget it. Seeing as Rowlet is quite cute, I'll take you all with me."
Mu Li took out a large backpack from Gengar's space and stuffed all three silly birds inside, just enough for their heads to stick out.
Afterward, Mu Li took out a large bag of Energy Cubes from his space and handed them to Ho-Oh: "These are for you. If you want more after finishing them, just have Marshadow come find me."
Ho-Oh nodded without saying much, only glancing at Mewtwo before greeting it, then grabbing the Energy Cubes and flying away.
"It's very strong." Mewtwo suddenly said, watching Ho-Oh's departing back.
"Of course." Mu Li shrugged, "The most important thing is that it's very kind."
"Kind?" Mewtwo asked in confusion, "Are you referring to it healing the Three Legendary Birds?"
"Yes, but it's more than that." Mu Li smiled, "I'll tell you its story later; you should like it. As for now, I need to go record a show. You're a bit inconvenient like this. If you don't mind, you can be invisible next to me, or like the three of them, transform."
Mewtwo looked at the Three Legendary Birds peeking out of the backpack, and its mouth twitched. It immediately became invisible and disappeared from Mu Li's sight.
By the time Mu Li returned to the Mushroom House, it was exactly noon.
Sha Yi had not left yet. When he saw Mu Li return, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"A Li, where did you go? Why are you only coming back now?" Sha Yi asked, staring at Mu Li with a hint of resentment. He hadn't slept well all night.
Mu Li hadn't expected Sha Yi to be so worried about him and felt a bit embarrassed: "Last night, an old friend ran into some trouble, and I went to help him resolve it. The matter was quite urgent, so I didn't have time to tell you all."
Sha Yi nodded and said, "Your friend called us this morning. Is the matter resolved?"
"It wasted a little time, but it's resolved!" Mu Li smiled, and then he showed the three little birds on his back to Sha Yi, "Look, these are the three little guys who caused the trouble. They almost died. It took some time to heal them."
"So that's how it is." Sha Yi nodded. Since it concerned the lives of Pokémon, Sha Yi could understand why Mu Li had left in such a hurry.
"Since that's the case, I'm relieved." Sha Yi smiled, "I'm also preparing to rush to my next schedule."
Mu Li was also a bit moved.
Someone he had only met yesterday, out of concern for his safety, had even postponed his original work. It was precisely such small details that revealed a person's true thoughts.
After the two exchanged contact information, Sha Yi left directly.
At this point, besides Huang Xiaochu and He Lin, everyone else had gone to the beachcombing and hadn't returned yet.
When the two saw Mu Li, they covered their microphones and asked, "Nothing serious, right?"
Mu Li smiled and said, "It's nothing big. It's just that someone wanted to use some abnormal methods to capture a Legendary Pokémon I know. I went and dealt with it."
The two were somewhat surprised to hear that this matter even involved a Legendary Pokémon: "Who is so powerful that they would capture a Legendary Pokémon?"
"Hey, an illegal company abroad. They wanted to catch that Pokémon for cloning experiments, and I wiped them out in one fell swoop," Mu Li explained.
The two were stunned, their expressions changing almost simultaneously. He Lin quickly pulled out his phone and turned to the Weibo headlines: "You're not talking about Apocalypse Thunder Corporation, are you?"
Mu Li was a bit surprised: "I didn't expect the news to spread so fast? I thought it would take another day or two?"
"It really was you?" He Lin exclaimed, "We saw this news first thing in the morning and were still cursing that company. I didn't expect it was you who wiped out their company."
Mu Li sighed, "I originally didn't intend to get involved, but this company's methods were too cruel. They sent a spaceship to capture my friend, and I saw many Pokémon that had died from experiments on that spaceship. I couldn't hold back and went and wiped out their company."
"Good riddance, good riddance!" He Lin nodded, his eyes filled with admiration as he looked at Mu Li. "Such an inhumane company, the sooner it's dealt with, the better. Otherwise, who knows how many more Pokémon would die at their hands."
Huang Xiaochu also sighed, "Yes, I once saw a genetically modified Pokémon, and its appearance was truly tragic. It didn't even look like a normal creature anymore."
"Exactly!" Mu Li agreed. After putting down his backpack, he said, "These three silly birds were controlled by that company to deal with my friend, and they almost lost their lives."
"These three Rowlet?" He Lin asked in confusion.
"They've temporarily transformed into this. They are actually Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno," Mu Li explained, "This way, they're easier to carry."
"Three... Three Legendary Birds?" He Lin and Huang Xiaochu couldn't help but exclaim.
"Yes, they should be the Three Legendary Birds from the Meizhou region, not from our country," Mu Li said. "They are currently in the healing stage, so I'll have to trouble both teachers to make them some delicious food to replenish their energy."
"That's a small matter!" Huang Xiaochu patted his chest, "Leave it to me."
He Lin, however, noticed the distinction in Mu Li's language and asked, "Aren't they Legendary Pokémon? Are there many of them?"
"Generally speaking, Legendary Pokémon are divided into two types. One type is Pokémon endowed with a certain divine authority by the creator god Arceus, such as controlling the power of space or time. The other type is Pokémon whose strength has reached a divine level, and they are also called Legendary Pokémon," Mu Li explained.
"The latter type, which doesn't have divine authority, is generally not unique," Mu Li continued. "Specifically, the distinction is quite complex. For example, some Mythical Pokémon, although their strength hasn't reached a divine level, they possess some miraculous powers and are usually also classified as Legendary Pokémon."
"So that's how it is." He Lin nodded, "Although not very clear, I generally understand. However, we haven't heard much about this knowledge. Is it confidential?"
"What kind of secret is this?" Mu Li also knew what He Lin meant, because of He Lin's identity, he might sometimes need to explain some of this knowledge on the show. If it were confidential, He Lin would naturally keep it a secret. "You two just haven't specifically delved into these Pokémon myths. In fact, people have been researching these things for a long time."
"In a while, CCTV will specifically launch a variety show to popularize this mythological knowledge, so that everyone doesn't always think those Legendary Pokémon are so mysterious," Mu Li smiled. "In the past, the reason everyone thought those Pokémon were mysterious was mainly because they didn't understand their power."
While the three were talking, Zhang Xiaoyang and the others also returned.
Zhang Xiaoyang, carrying a bucket, was about to come over and show off their harvest when he saw Mu Li, Huang Xiaochu, and He Lin each holding a Rowlet. His face immediately changed.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh!!!! Wh-wh-wh-what is this?" Zhang Xiaoyang exclaimed, "Three Rowlet!"
Mu Li almost forgot that sharp-billed birds were precisely Zhang Ge's nemesis.