How many elves are there in Dr. Ohki's research facility?

I'm afraid this is a question that only Dr. Ohki himself knows.

Here, he will release starter elves to some trainers, and those extra trainers will throw them to him for him to help raise. In addition, the installation of such a machine has greatly liberated the requirements for raising elves on human hands, and Dr. Ohki's hobby has been fully satisfied.

It's been two years since the machine was installed, and it's unknown how many elves have been added to Dr. Ohki's research facility during that time. Only Dr. Ohki himself can remember it clearly.

"There are a total of 3,500 elves in my research institute, and I have all kinds of elves in the Kanto region, including those legendary elves. Every dwelling place built for elves on this mountain also has traces of elves' existence.

I can remember the pattern of raising these elves, and now I have temporarily gathered a dozen researchers who occasionally come to help me raise them with me. But after all, the manpower is not enough, even if it is still recruiting, but because my method of raising elves is my own long-term exploration, so some places will be a little unique, and the raising methods and precautions for elves need to be understood and remembered by others, so even if there are new people coming, it is impossible to form enough work efficiency in a short time. So at present, the institute is inseparable from me.

I can grant your request, but I also hope that you will take the time to help me investigate this problem, please. ”

Wataru listened to Dr. Ohki's words, calculated the time, and nodded.

"Well, I don't have a lot of time. Because the task after that is so important, I'll spare a maximum of three days to help you solve this problem.

Do you think that's okay? ”

Dr. Oki nodded.

"Three days is fine, but if you don't solve it in the end, I won't be able to help you.

To cultivate more than 3,000 elves, this side requires nearly 100 cultivation methods.

If the machine doesn't run again, I really can't get out of it for the time being. ”

Dr. Ohki did not hide it in the slightest, and he told the most straightforward truth.

Watari nodded at Dr. Ohki's words and agreed.

"No problem."

Dr. Oki was relieved to hear Wataru agree to his request.

"In this case, I also looked for the reason, not the failure of the machine itself.

According to the two special investigators, the power station seems to be operating normally. And even if you let the electric genie supply the power, it won't make the machine run.

I've been so busy taking care of elves lately that I can't go out for more than ten minutes, so I don't have time to look around for signs of problems, and that's all I know. For the rest, please. ”

With that said, Dr. Ohki left.

At present, the operation of the Oki Research Institute is basically based on the gear equipment that Dr. Oki made himself before it was completely automated.

For example, automatic doors that run with gears, water diversion devices, and so on. If you think about it, it's right, Dr. Ohki didn't suddenly start cultivating elves two years ago, and although he didn't dare to raise thousands of them before that, there were hundreds, and without a little bit of equipment, one person would still be too busy.

If it weren't for these mechanisms, I'm afraid that the dozen or so people at the Oki Research Institute would be busier now, and Dr. Oki might have no time to connect Karp and Wataru.

Looking at Dr. Oki in a hurry, Karp focused on Wataru's body.

He didn't quite understand Wataru's thoughts, because helping Oki was completely unnecessary for him.

According to his own words, he still has some very important tasks to carry out after sending himself back. In that case, it would be pointless for Wataru to take time out of his limited time to help Oki.

In addition, he had made an appointment with Dr. Oki for three days, and it didn't seem like he wanted to help the elves on a whim.

So in any case, the behavior of the crossing is unreasonable here in Karp.

Wataru noticed Karp's gaze and walked out of the Oki Institute, smiling at Karp.

"You probably don't think it's reasonable for me to help Dr. Oki anyway, right?"

Karp looked into Wataru's eyes and nodded.

In the face of Cap's blunt reaction, Wataru's smile became more obvious.

"And what if I say that helping Dr. Ohki itself could be an important clue in the mission?"

Wataru just said this, and then stopped talking, and walked towards the location of the town.

Because he knew that if it was Karp, it didn't need to be very detailed, and many times it was enough to click on it.

And sure enough, Karp looked at his figure for a long time, and then reacted suddenly, blinked his eyes, and silently followed behind Wataru.

"-I see."

......

The idea is actually quite simple.

He'd said he was going to look around for clues to the Lightning Bird, and Karp was actually a little puzzled about how he was going to find clues.

As we all know, if you have to dig into some nuanced things, the time required will be extended indefinitely. Because simply going to the police station to get information and asking yourself to ask one family is two different things.

That's why Wataru chose to help Dr. Ohki and set a date for these three days.

Seeing that Karp seemed to have an idea, Wataru spoke directly.

"The best way for a special investigator to investigate local intelligence is to help the people of the town solve their problems.

After all, after something big happens, and there is something nearby that doesn't usually occur, then nine times out of ten it will not be a coincidence, and it should be related to the big events happening around you to a large extent.

This correlation may be large or small, but in short, it can bring a lot of gains in eighty percent of the time. ”

As he spoke, Wataru slowed down and focused his gaze on Karp's body.

"So, if you are a special investigator to do this kind of reconnaissance mission. There are only a few ways to investigate the place, first using the authority of the investigator to question the local police station and the elf center, and then collecting information from some trainers gathered in the elf center.

However, these things have been done by the league now, and it turns out that there is no particularly useful information.

In that case, the lightning bird has been gone for half a month.

So our best way to start is to spend about six days helping the townspeople to complete some strange events that don't usually happen, and dig up some clues from them.

If we hadn't noticed anything for the first six days - in the last few days, I'd have the dragon blast the clouds above it and take a good look to see if the lightning bird wasn't here. ”

Listening to Wataru's words, Karp also nodded, and then his eyes converged on Wataru again. But before he could say anything, he noticed that the originally lively Shinshin Town seemed to be quiet for a moment, and then—the chaotic sounds of the humans sounded like an incoming storm.

...

'Huh!? Why did the power go out suddenly? ’

'yes, I'm cooking, and all of a sudden the power is gone. ’

...

Such voices rang out in an endless stream, and it was very fast for this small town to transmit a message, let alone so many people having the same problem at the same time.

Seeing this, Wataru and Karp glanced at each other, and then the two of them spoke in unison.

"Let's go, let's go to the power station!"

......