radicalducati Is Chapter 10, "The Blessing of the Evergreen Forest," related to being a bad guy?
Is Chapter 10, "The Blessing of the Evergreen Forest," related to being a bad guy?
Such "I am the only one who is sober while everyone else is drunk" comments can be found everywhere. Although they do not attract much attention, some netizens will still notice them and plant a seed of doubt in their hearts.
After all, maintaining skepticism towards new things is one of the foundations for human reproduction. Curiosity killed cats, as the old saying goes. Embracing change and ensuring safety are not contradictory.
A small number of netizens also tagged Xia Ye's account or sent her private messages, trying to get a reply.
However, the latter was busy blaming others for the game they had just lost and was unaware of the uproar online.
We played two more games and won two consecutive matches. Although we were on fire, we decided to end the game halfway through, considering that it was getting late.
Xia Ye led Xiao Cai to the suite where Zhu Lan and Grandma Jie Zi Lan lived.
As she opened the door, she saw Dr. Mustard Seed Orchid returning from her meeting. Natsuno greeted her respectfully, "Hello, Grandma."
Jie Zilan smiled and invited Xia Ye to sit down next to her.
"Good boy, that's amazing. By the way, if you have any other gene-related research projects, be sure to publish them online; it will be very beneficial for you."
Natsuno nodded, remembering the words of guidance from Mustard, which were essentially the same as Professor Oak's.
I understand. I'll just make promises to netizens to get their support for me to become the leader. I'm good at making promises.
Back in his suite, Natsuno saw Professor Oak drinking tea in the living room, waiting for him to return.
"Natsuno, after the academic conference, where will you conduct your next research? What projects will you be working on? Have you found collaborators?"
Natsuno sat down and refilled Professor Oak's empty cup: "Gym Leader Giovanni found me yesterday and said that a group of Eevee that cannot evolve has appeared in Viridian Forest. I plan to go there to do some research first."
"Follow-up research is actually not easy to carry out. We don't know how to manufacture the machines needed for the research, nor do we know which technology groups to cooperate with."
Daiki nodded: "The Evergreen Forest, huh? That's a magical place. As for potential partners, I suggest we rule out the major chain breeding farm groups first."
"The vast majority of them made money through illegal means before the League's laws were established, such as forcing Pokémon to overdraw their life force to reproduce, and massively capturing wild Pokémon populations, leading to ecological collapse, and so on."
"After the law was established, although they were pressured to stop committing the crimes, it is said that they cooperated with underground organizations in various regions to conduct underground black market transactions. In short, cooperation is not an option."
"Device Technologies is the top choice among technology groups. The Zvoich family has a very strong reputation among the public and within the league, and they are trustworthy."
"I suggest you don't give out your contact information yet. Let those conglomerates contact me first, and I'll help you screen them. After all, I've dealt with most of them before. You're in high demand right now, and there are plenty of people asking you to cooperate."
"You must choose someone with good character. You are no longer just an ordinary trainee researcher. Every choice you make from now on will affect countless people and Pokémon. It's better to have fewer but better collaborators."
"The alliance will likely provide sufficient funding. Have you considered setting up a research lab? Where would you like to do so?"
Xia Ye answered the final question without hesitation, because he had already considered it: "Not for now. Let's cooperate with the technology group to build the research equipment first. Otherwise, even if we build the research lab, we won't have any equipment to use."
Then Natsuno thought of Team Rocket and decided to probe: "Professor, are there any underground organizations in Kanto? Does the League have any relevant information?"
Professor Oak looked at Natsuno with surprise: "I guess so. After all, there are always people who develop uncontrollable ambitions. We'll have to investigate with the League for details. Why are you suddenly asking this? Are you being watched?"
Professor Oak's expression was serious: "Who is it? Perhaps you should be more careful these next few days and try not to step outside the school gates to ensure your safety."
Natsuno shook his head: "No, but something does feel off. Doctor, could you get some information from the Alliance? There are some things I'd like to confirm."
Professor Oak thought for a moment, then picked up his phone and dialed a number.
"A-Du, are you on a mission?"
"Taking a vacation? It's rare for you to take a vacation. That's perfect. I came to Yuhong University because I have some very important business to discuss. I'd like to introduce you to Xia Ye."
After hanging up the phone, the professor stopped talking and invited Xia Ye to have some tea together.
Half an hour later, there was a knock on the door. Xia Ye opened the door and brought in the red-haired man in the cloak.
"Awa, you've arrived. This is Natsuno, you should know him by now. Natsuno, this is Awa, a member of the Dragon Envoy clan, currently the acting champion of the Kanto Alliance."
With Professor Oak's introduction, Natsuno stepped forward and shook hands with Watari.
Lee! The strongest of the Kanto Elite Four, but because of his lifelong rival Lorelei, he couldn't achieve a four-on-one victory and win the championship, so he could only be a substitute, Dodo!
After A-Du sat down, Natsuno poured him a cup of tea.
"Mr. Awatari, how much intelligence does the Alliance have about the underground organizations in Kanto?"
Upon hearing Natsuno's question, Watari raised an eyebrow, quite surprised: "Researchers are also interested in fighting crime? Interesting."
"There is indeed an underground organization called Team Rocket active in Kanto, engaging in various black market transactions such as underground Pokémon auctions, forcibly capturing Pokémon from the wild, and stealing Pokémon from trainers, among other evil deeds."
"Currently, the alliance only knows that the organization has four high-ranking officials, but knows nothing about the leader."
Xia Ye nodded: "Do you know detailed information about the four key figures? Do you know where their headquarters are? Or which cities they are most active in?"
Adu took a sip of tea: "Their hideout is unknown. As for the most active city, it's Changqing City."
He then picked up his phone and showed Natsuno several profile pictures: "These are profile pictures of the four top executives drawn based on the confessions of the captured Team Rocket members."
Natsuno swiped through a profile picture of Apollo and noticed that it looked nine-tenths like Apollo's face. She was a little excited and couldn't wait to speak.
"I've met this person before. He was the one who picked me up when I asked to meet him. He said he was Sakaki's younger brother, named Apollo."
At first, Awa was startled, but then she calmed down: "Sakaki shouldn't be like that. He, like me, also has the blessing of the Evergreen Forest."
Natsuno pushed up his glasses, which weren't even real: "Mr. Watari, I'd like to know, is there any basis for the blessing bestowed upon the Evergreen Forest? For example, is it only those of good character who receive this blessing?"
"If the character of the person who received the blessing changes afterward, will the blessing disappear? Or is the blessing actually random, and the good character of the person who received the blessing is all cultivated later in life?"
With a muffled "thud," the teacup in A-Du's hand fell onto the carpet, spilling tea everywhere.
Natsuno's words reversed A-Du's long-held misconceptions, leaving A-Du's hand frozen in mid-air as his mind raced.
"I'm going to arrest Sakaki!"
Hearing that A-Du had thought for a long time before blurting out such a sentence, Natsuno couldn't hold back anymore.
Dude, does having a super brain give you superpowers?
"Wait a minute, I have a plan!"