"Hahaha, this is natural. This god and that legend you call are, in the end, just a few more powerful Pokémon. Asking those guys to monitor the world all day long and listen to all directions is not enough. It’s too much to impose on others.”
Mei Dan put down his teacup, leaned back in his chair casually, and crossed his arms with a sneer.
The old professor glanced sideways at the Zhulan Champion out of the corner of his eye, as if waiting for the mythology scholar's counterattack.
However, his opponent had no plans to fight back.
"Well. Judging from the current records, we have indeed not discovered such a Pokémon. From a mythological perspective, Arceus, who is known as the creation elf in the Sinnoh region, may have such abilities, but we also It is also impossible to determine whether this magical Pokémon really exists. What abilities does it have? Is it the real god who created the world? Everything is still unconfirmed, and even if it is argued, it is meaningless."
As far as Zhulan is concerned, the remarks made by Mei Dan questioning the existence of gods have been widely discussed by scholars in various fields decades ago. There are both support and opposition, but no one can make a final decision. evidence.
It wasn't until several major events happened in these years that people unequivocally observed traces of the activities of Legendary Pokémon. The scale of theism and atheism began to tilt a little towards the former, and this century-old debate began to get to the bottom of things. —But I just found some clues.
An argument without actual evidence on both sides was like a castle in the air. Zhulan didn't want to waste time in such a place, so she got straight to the point and said——
"Mr. Mei Dan. When we came to visit, Miss Zina once mistook me and Junsha as the guests you entertained. But today we came uninvited and stayed in the mansion before meeting you two." No one knows. So I think Mr. Mei Dan will have another important guest today, right?"
"Ah?" Zina, who was serving tea and water on the side, looked embarrassed that she had messed up, but Mei Dan shook his head indifferently——
"It's just to entertain the sponsor, we are all guests."
Looking at the white research coat that the owner of the hotel was still wearing at this time, recalling that Zina once said that the owner of the hotel worked in the basement, Junsha beside her became interested——
"Finance owner? Is there someone sponsoring Mr. Mei Dan's research?"
"Yes." Mei Dan nodded, "It's the founder of Hayden Pharmaceutical Company, Mr. Hayden from Zhuqing City. I can't reveal the research content. After all, it is considered an academic secret."
Zhulan had never heard of this name and was still drinking tea silently. Now it was Junsha's turn to be surprised——
"Congratulations to Hayden from Qingcheng City! That's a big shot. Hayden Pharmaceuticals is a world-class company, involved in the development of drugs and medical equipment, and has made outstanding achievements in the field of vaccines. A big boss of this level must have many subordinates There are several well-staffed hospitals and research institutes ready for use, so why do we have to hire people to conduct research in the deserted Pathé Forest?"
"Haha, once this person becomes famous, he won't be able to do whatever he wants like before. Sometimes when you are forced to have no choice, you can only rely on your old classmates for help."
Mei Dan replied with a smile, but there was still a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
I don’t know if he meant something in his words, or if he was born with such a yin and yang way of speaking.
"So, Mr. Mei Dan was once a classmate of this Hayden. Now you are in this mansion, helping him with some research that you can't come forward for?" Jun Sha pretended to be casual and asked tentatively, "Should I It won’t involve illegal activities such as illegal drugs, right?”
"If you are so worried, Officer Junsha can just bring people to search this place another day. The equipment and materials are all here. I have nothing to hide."
Meidan spread his hands indifferently.
"Can you please reveal the content of the research?" Zhulan was also a little curious and asked.
"No comment." The owner of the mansion immediately darkened his face, but then seemed relieved, "But if you want to visit the research room, I won't stop you. In short, this is the only research topic that must not be disclosed to anyone. outsider."
The research site is casually scrutinized, but the content of the research is resolutely unwilling to be revealed? Junsha and Zhulan were both a little confused.
After thinking for a while and unable to come up with an answer, the police officer had no choice but to continue asking: "In that case, why do you come to such a remote place to do research? And why do you want to hide in this kind of mansion surrounded by woods?"
Mei Dan showed his signature mean smile and pointed at the champion of the Sinnoh region with his chin: "Haha, you have to ask the believers of these myths and legends."
It turns out that the research of Professor Meidan and his sponsor Hayden began more than ten years ago.
At that time, Meidan offended many authorities in the academic field due to his overly intense atheistic views, so that he had to retire early from Binhai University where he had taught for many years. At this time, he received an invitation from an old classmate, so he simply gave up the academic battlefield against the gods, fell silent, and instead carried out some secret research sponsored by Hayden at his home.
However, things are unpredictable. Just when the name Meidan was about to disappear from everyone's memory, a sneak attack from the past hit the retired scholar like a "future prediction" move used by a super-powered elf.
Ten years ago, Mei Dan, as a staunch advocate of the atheism theory, naturally participated in many public speeches and debates, and even appeared on several TV programs. Although the scholars and experts at that time could not provide enough evidence to make a final decision, it was precisely because of this that the most intense debates always occurred when both sides of the debate were arguing.
When there is no convincing basis. In the verbal battles with his opponents, Mei Dan naturally had a tendency to speak unscrupulously.
Two years ago, Mr. Meidan’s remarks mocking theism were unearthed online.
"Haha, thanks to the impatient efforts of you mythologists, the Sinnoh region has almost become the private domain of theists. Even the little kids who are still in school are starting to look at the restored images in the Elf Book. They gestured and said, 'This is the God of Creation', 'This is the Guardian God of Time and Space', 'This is the God of Nightmares', 'This is the King of Holy Pillars' and so on... Under such a trend, those guys suddenly appeared If you see a bad old man on your phone screen advocating these anti-theistic arguments, you will naturally get furious.”
The old professor sighed: "I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but after a few days, I realized that I had become famous on the Internet. It seemed that the whole world had listened to my speech, even when I walked on the street Some people are pointing fingers at me... Damn it, I couldn’t have been as famous as I was ten years ago.”
Junsha approached Zhulan and asked in a low voice: "Is this really happening?"
The champion thought for a while and nodded: "I seem to have seen similar news a few years ago, but I didn't pay much attention to it. Maybe I only heard Mr. Meidan's name at that time."
If Hugo were here, he would be happy to explain the details of the whole incident. The guy never misses any gossip on the Internet.
"Of course, if only the videos of past programs were seen, I wouldn't have moved to such a place in despair. The problem is that after that, I started to be harassed by my old enemies - fanatical theists."
Having said this, Mei Dan showed an expression of deep disgust.
