Chapter 108 Researcher Aoki_1
When Fang Yuan last inquired about Little Kabigon's training progress, Liu Le told Fang Yuan that due to Little Kabigon's bad habits, his family had specifically spent a large sum of money to hire a renowned Breeder cum Hypnosis Master to help Little Kabigon understand the Rest and Sleep Talk moves through hypnosis.
"It's almost there. The Hypnosis Master is very busy, his teaching cycle is once a week, and I heard that after four hypnosis sessions, Little Kabigon will be able to master the Rest and Sleep Talk moves smoothly."
"During this period, I have Little Kabigon practicing Mount Tai-Pressure from Above, as well as learning the Roll Technique," Liu Le said.
"Oh, that's not bad," Fang Yuan nodded.
Apart from Fang Yuan, Lin Jing and Liu Le were also becoming stronger through their own methods.
Once Lin Jing's Growlithe learns the Flamethrower attack, and Liu Le's Little Kabigon learns Rest and Sleep Talk, the three of them will be able to perform even more exquisite teamwork.
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"Home of Elves" editorial department.
An editor was reviewing those recently submitted pieces that had passed the format inspection.
"Enough already, this must be the umpteenth submission about Eevee," they said.
Seeing the word "Eevee" in the manuscript, Niu Zhiyuan sighed with a headache and took a sip of tea.
As the publication with the lowest threshold, the widest audience, and the strongest inclusivity, "Home of Elves" received a vast number of submissions every day. But recently, one of the common topics editors encountered most was about Eevee.
A short time ago, the discovery of Frozen Rocks in Antarctica and the announcement of Eevee's fifth evolutionary form had sparked a new Eevee fever.
As a result, there were many articles about Eevee in the submissions to "Home of Elves."
Niu Zhiyuan had reviewed many articles about Eevee, almost all of which were uninspired filler content. He even suspected that the authors of these papers had only a basic understanding of Eevee from film and television works and had never personally encountered an Eevee.
However, it's undeniable that the Eevee craze brought about a significant amount of discussion, and many leading journals published articles of a certain value about Eevee in each issue to attract readers.
"Huh..." Niu Zhiyuan thought it was another popularity-grabbing fluff piece, but his eyes widened involuntarily when he saw the article's title.
Title: Performance and Analysis of Eevee's Unknown Trait
Seeing the concise title, editor Niu Zhiyuan quickly looked at the abstract.
"Dangerous Premonition Trait? An ability to detect dangerous moves possessed by an opponent?"
He read the paper with a serious expression. A new trait for Eevee? At this critical moment, this paper was undoubtedly very suitable for publication and would cause quite a reaction. However, upon glancing at the author, he appeared bemused.
A high school student?
"The author's Beginner Elf is Eevee, and although they are only a high school student, the article seems reliable enough," he said.
Niu Zhiyuan took another sip of water.
Articles like this, discovering new traits, were not within his ability to handle as long as they had no major logical flaws.
Proving the authenticity of this article would require further scrutiny by professionals.
"Considering the research methods are a bit rough and simple, and the author is a student, I won't nitpick too much, so since there are no major issues..."
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Su province, Jinling city.
Qingmu Research Institute.
A thin researcher with messy hair was repeatedly comparing the results of his experiments.
Xu Qingmu, one of Su province's Pokemon Researchers, had a high reputation in the field of Normal type Pokémon. A distinguished graduate from a prestigious university, he had achieved considerable success in his decade-plus of research in the field of Pokemon.
The well-known "Adaptation Theory of General Elves" was written by him.
At the moment, Xu Qingmu was researching the differences and similarities between the Variable Hidden Dragon Pokemon's color-changing ability and that of real-life chameleons.
At this stage, there are two theories about chameleons' color-changing ability, but the Variable Hidden Dragon's color-changing ability is different from both of these theories...
"I see, emotions and state of mind can also affect Variable Hidden Dragon's color-changing capability…" Xu Qingmu nodded, recorded the results, set aside his work, and decided to take a shower and rest for a while.
After clearing the fatigue with a hot shower, he sat at the office desk, turned on the computer, and intended to review the homework from some of his students. It was then that Xu Qingmu noticed an extra email from "Home of Elves."
"Performance and Analysis of Eevee's Unknown Trait?" Xu Qingmu was taken aback and began reading carefully.
Ten minutes later...
"Dangerous Premonition Trait... a timid and war-shy nature isn't necessarily just a character flaw, but might be a special ability evolved to avoid danger."
"Notably, Eevee is particularly sensitive to the danger of Fighting Type Moves and, without training, may even show signs of fear. Besides that, high-powered moves that could be lethal to Eevee may have a similar effect, making them the best method to test the Dangerous Premonition Trait."
"This trait, if trained, could allow the Pokemon to sense even minor dangers, and obtain excellent combat awareness by anticipating danger..."
"Interesting…" Xu Qingmu mused. Eevee's timid and war-shy behavior was not a personality defect but a special ability?
What kind of thought process led to this conclusion? If only his students could be like the author of this article, capable of discovering a new trait through their own research, then they would be ready to graduate.
Xu Qingmu had also researched Eevee and dug out his previous research materials, finding that one individual did indeed have the personality described in this article. He had originally thought it was just that particular Eevee's nature, but now he wondered if it might not be that simple.
He planned to find a batch of Eevee to study, but he wasn't sure if it would be easy to find ones with the Dangerous Premonition Trait; this was not an easy task...
Meanwhile, he dialed a number: "Siyu, I have a task for you…"
Wen Siyu, an intern researcher and a graduate student at NanDa, was one of Xu Qingmu's students. Now, having taken an interest in the article sent by the "Home of Elves" editorial department, Xu Qingmu intended to verify it further. In addition to his own investigations, Xu Qingmu also wanted to contact the author of the paper.
If Fang Yuan could join the research, it would save a lot of time.
After all, from the content of the article, it was clear that Fang Yuan had been training his Eevee for a long time, already applying the Dangerous Premonition Trait in actual battles.
"Go to Pingcheng and contact a student named Fang Yuan."