So charming, you want me to raise Pokémon?

Chapter 168 Victorious Reunion: Professor Mulan and Kukui, and the Subterranean Steven.

Chapter 168 Victorious Reunion: Professor Mulan and Kukui, and the Subterranean Steven.

The call was connected.

"Grandma Mulan".

Because the Dynamax energy beneath Spike Town was depleted, Professor Magnolia, as a technical advisor to the Rose Corporation, spent some time in Spike Town and had a very good relationship with Nie Zi and Marie. She treated the siblings like her own children in private. Unfortunately, Nie Zi and Marie both wanted to be trainers and didn't like scientific research, otherwise she would have liked to bring them into her team.

"Oh, it's little Mary. What's up?"

Dr. Mulan's voice on the other end of the phone seemed to strike a nerve with Wei Xin, making him chuckle involuntarily. "What the hell is Little Equestria?"

Why don't I see any cuteness in Mary?

"Wei Xin!" Mary scolded Wei Xin, "This is Dr. Magnolia from Galar, show some respect."

"Sorry, sorry." Wei Xin wiped the corner of his mouth, then his mind wandered to a cute pink and black pony with the Spiketown logo on its thigh, and he couldn't help but chuckle.

So cute.

Wei Xin had a flash of inspiration. Just then, Lillie asked him if he needed someone to design the company's title and logo, which could be pasted on the company's motorcycle lizards. When the alliance opened, a bunch of people riding their company's motorcycle lizards on the road would be the best form of publicity.

......

Mary ignored Wei Xin; he was indeed quite tired these past few days, and it would be good for him to relax a little.

Dr. Mulan smiled. "Your boyfriend is quite interesting. Is he from Donghuang? Does Nie Zi know about this?"

"He's not my boyfriend," Mary said softly, blushing and glancing sideways at Wei Xin, who was smiling as he studied his thesis. "Not yet."

"I understand," Dr. Mulan said, raising a knowing glance at the wrinkles on her forehead. "So, what brings you to Grandma tonight?"

"Yes," Mary nodded. "Grandma, haven't you been researching the Lac element lately? My husband, Huai, and Wei Xin are researchers at the Donghuang Research Center. They've encountered some problems—well, not really problems. Anyway, could you please take a look at his paper? I've sent it to you."

"A thesis?" Dr. Mulan's expression instantly turned serious. As a doctor from the Galar region and a technical advisor to the Loz Group, many people in her research team would kill to get in. She glanced at Wei Xin's profile next to her. He had a handsome face, but he was too young, like a college student who hadn't graduated yet. She also thought of Mary's simple mind and lack of experience in the world, and she was greatly alarmed.

Oh no, has Mary been scammed by that jerk?

Using one's partner as a stepping stone to get close to certain research bigwigs is a classic phenomenon in academia. As a senior scholar, she detests this behavior the most. Moreover, he actually took advantage of the naive Dr. Mary Mulan. Dr. Mulan frowned, and Wei Xin in her sight became repulsive. You inherently evil Donghuang student, I will personally destroy your thesis ???

It wasn't until Dr. Mulan saw Wei Xin's paper that the authors were Wei Xin and Li Yunyi, the second author was Blatano, and the third author, whose corresponding author, Kiegeld, was yet to be decided.

Bratano!

Why did he go to Donghuang? And lead a team to study the Lak element? And he doesn't even have a first-author paper yet!!!

Dr. Mulan became interested and continued browsing Wei Xin's paper. Putting aside some unconventional errors that she could only find by deliberately nitpicking, the content of the paper, about the mechanism of action of the Lac element, diffusion principle, source and control methods, were all things they were researching. Many of the conclusions were still being verified, but judging from the progress of the paper, they seemed to have already made progress.

Only a small part in the middle was hidden because of concerns about plagiarism.

What, there's paid content too? Do you think I, a Pokémon professor, would plagiarize your paper?

At the very bottom, the design references for the method of managing the Lac element, besides a meaningless "z," also include materials written by her and Dr. Kukui. And these weren't just randomly added to fill space; she genuinely applied their theories to the design.

The drawing is a bit ugly; it's probably because I didn't learn modeling well.

However, it is feasible, absolutely feasible, and there is no possibility of plagiarism, because they themselves have not researched it to this extent.

"This is really your male friend's design," Dr. Mulan exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmm." Mary nodded. Just then, Dr. Kukui, holding his computer, excitedly burst through the door on the other side of the screen.

"Dr. Mulan, take a look at this paper. It was sent to me by a former student. It's related to the Lac element. The author is a student from Donghuang, and the name Blatano is also listed as a co-author. Moreover, Blatano is listed as the second author, and I didn't even get a corresponding authorship." Then, she noticed the deathly silence in the office. "I guess I came in at the wrong time."

"No, you've come at the perfect time. I was just looking at that paper too," Dr. Mulan said, turning to Mary. "May I ask your friend a few questions?"

She still found it hard to believe that this was a research result that a college student from Donghuang could produce.

"Okay," Mary said confidently. She didn't know Wei Xin's actual academic level, but she trusted his abilities.

Mary stood up and beckoned Wei Xin over, "Wei Xin, Dr. Mulan wants to meet with you."

"They're here, they're here." Wei Xin sat excitedly in front of the computer screen. Because of the time constraints, he didn't joke with the two doctors anymore. After a brief greeting and introduction, Dr. Mulan asked him questions about the data on Dynamax that she had written.

Thanks to his dedicated research these past few days, Wei Xin answered fluently without any fuss or evasive answers. He didn't apologize even once. Dr. Mulan was astonished; even her students might not be able to answer these questions.

This is just a freshman! Is the education level in Donghuang really that high?

It seems I need to find an opportunity to send my lazy students to Donghuang's schools for further study.

"My turn, my turn! Wei Xin, have you read my paper?" Dr. Mulan left, and Dr. Kukui excitedly sat down in front of the computer.

Wei Xin answered fluently as always. Not only that, Wei Xin also mentioned knowledge that Kukui had not written in detail in the paper, such as the island gods of the Alola region and the special aura of the Alola region.

Full marks, more than full marks.

Kukui's sunglasses nearly fell off his face in surprise. He rubbed his hands excitedly and asked, "Kid, have you thought about which research institute you want to work at after graduation? If you haven't decided, why not come to Alola? Our climate is pleasant, especially in the summer. The girls on the beach wear very little, each one more revealing than the last."

"If you want to join the league, that's fine too. I can teach you Z-Moves. They're so cool and awesome, they can beat anything in the world. I guarantee you'll be able to take down the heavens and the earth." Dr. Kukui lifted his white coat and performed a set of meaningless boxing moves on the other side of the screen.

"Get lost!" Dr. Mulan was getting impatient and didn't care about saving face. She thought to herself, "I have more wrinkles on my face than you have abs. I haven't even offered to recruit such a good prospect yet, and you, a shady guy, are already resorting to using your beauty to seduce me."

Dr. Mulan squeezed in front of the screen, her expression suddenly becoming kind: "Don't listen to him. The Alola sun is bad for your skin."

What if such a handsome young man gets tanned to a crisp? Besides, this run-down place can't even host a proper league tournament. Come to Galar, our league tournament is the most professional. The Loz Group welcomes you, high salary, great benefits. Just nod your head, and I'll write a letter of recommendation to Chairman Loz; he can personally meet you."

"Our Galar's Dynamax system is still the best, it's both cool and strong. If you agree, we can train you to be the next Leon."

"And you know Mary is Galatian, she'll be back sooner or later—"

"Grandma Mulan!" Seeing the topic suddenly turn to her, Mary blushed and stomped her feet in anger. Moreover, given Wei Xin's personality and his love for the land beneath his feet, he would definitely not be willing to marry into Galar.

Wei Xin coughed and said, "Doctors, these things aren't urgent. I haven't graduated yet."

While Wei Xin is indeed interested in Z-Moves and Dynamax, that's a matter for peacetime, and he's not interested in becoming a researcher and spending all day in an office.

"Let's get back to the design. This research used the dissertation data of two PhDs, but we are not professionals, so the research has hit a bottleneck. I hope to apply for the assistance of the two experts. Please, if the LACK element is misused again, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Silence fell on the other side of the screen. Although Wei Xin's research was astonishing, asking them to suddenly publicize their experimental results would be too late. They had to put aside their current research and take their team to Donghuang.

Seeing the two doctors in a dilemma, Wei Xin finally pulled out his last trump card. I know you are both highly respected doctors, but if I bring out Zygarde, how will you deal with it?

"What's going on? Do I have to do a backflip again?" Zygarde poked his head out of the polyhedron, squinting and looking listless.

"That's the Zygarde Core?" The two professors simultaneously adjusted their glasses, suddenly realizing that their rapid research results were due to a deus ex machina. No wonder, Sonia was awarded the title of Professor of Pokémon after discovering the legend of a possible legendary Pokémon in ancient ruins, writing two short publications.

In comparison, Wei Xin's thesis is not only full of practical information, but he also has a living mythical beast in his hands.

The two exchanged a glance and came to a conclusion.

Opportunities to study mythical beasts don't come around all the time.

Dr. Mulan stood up: "I'll contact President Loz and the Eastern Alliance to arrange visas and personnel transfers immediately."

Kukui Bosun: "I'll contact the students, the flight schedule, and the airport to try and leave tonight. We might have to sleep on the plane."

From now on, the two expert teams and three international Pokémon professors will meet at Donghuang tomorrow afternoon, after Wei Xin finishes his semi-final match.

In the Night East region, at the Shanxi mine, Daigo, wearing a searchlight helmet and carrying a brush and a bunch of tools, looking like a withered skeleton, struggled out of the mine. He removed the mask covered in thick coal dust from his face, his handsome face showing excitement as he gazed at the bright moon in space and raised the shovel in his hand: "Finally, I've finally found my way back to the surface."

He and Cocodora dug too deep underground, and when they came to their senses, they found that their cell phone signal had been cut off. They almost couldn't find their way back.

Just then, Daigo's butler, following the location, found Daigo, holding a letter, and excitedly ran towards him: "Young Master."

"Ah Fu, you've come at the perfect time!" Daigo, unable to contain his desire to share, pulled out a Dark Ball that had been stained black. "You'd never guess what I found underground in the Eastern Empire! Rock-type Pokémon not listed in the Pokédex—not just one, but a whole group! Although I haven't found their colony yet..."

He then pulled a pink crystal fragment from his pocket: "I also found this on the Pokémon down there. The crystal fragments that Padia found are also found underground in Donghuang. I knew that paper about defeating the Pokémon underground in Donghuang dropping minerals was true!"

"Quickly prepare some dry rations and food for me. This time, I must find the Taijing Cave hidden deep underground."

"Young Master, don't rush to get out of bed yet." The butler, Astolfo, handed Steven a letter written by Michael and said, "Something terrible has happened in the Hoenn region."

"With Wallace around, what big trouble could possibly happen?" Daigo was unconcerned. Although his best friend was slightly weaker than him, the Hoenn region only had some small, insignificant organizations. How could Wallace, as the regional champion, possibly be defeated?

Then I must laugh at him for the rest of my life.

When Daigo took off his gloves and opened the letter, he saw Michael's handwritten letter. His pupils contracted sharply, he trembled, and his face showed horror.

The letter begins with a single line of text.

My dearest friend, when this letter reaches you, it means I have already been murdered.

Afu said, "The league just sent a message that Mr. Mikkelsen was attacked by the Lava and Ocean teams and is now in a coma in the hospital."

Daigo pouted. So you're still alive, kid. You're trying to scare me with a letter. You're naughty.

Afu continued to recount the news that Steven had missed while he was mining: "The regional Gym Leaders have begun to assemble, but some Trainers and some illegal organizations, carrying items banned by the League, and shouting slogans against the League, have begun to attack League members."

His voice trembled: "The Alliance is about to change."