N-A-A Chapter 161 The First Champion Falls
Chapter 161 The First Champion Falls
Chapter 161 The First Champion Falls (3,000-word chapter)
The climate in Shanghai is starting to warm up, and the morning mist slides down the laboratory glass, leaving a broad path.
Wei Xin sat on the office chair, holding a cup of coffee in his hand. He yawned wearily. Eevee lay on Wei Xin's lap with its eyes closed like a small blanket, its drooping tail swaying slightly. Its brown fur rubbed against Wei Xin's thigh. Whenever Wei Xin stopped stroking her, it would turn its ears away, turn its face to the side, and secretly stare at Wei Xin with one brown eye.
Professor Li walked in with a large amount of experimental data: "The new round of experimental data is out. Unfortunately, our third hypothesis is wrong. Zygarde's cell sap cannot suppress the Lac element. Perhaps your anti-enhancing sphere will not be able to be made. We should prepare to verify the fourth hypothesis."
Zigeld sighed with relief and collapsed onto the polyhedron.
He can finally stop supplying himself with cell fluid. Currently, all the materials used in student experiments are taken from him. Although he doesn't feel pain as a cell, he can't stand having someone come in with a bucket and syringe every hour to suck on him, reducing his volume to half before bringing a bunch of Grass-type, Psychic-type, and Fairy-type Pokémon to restore his stamina.
He had lived for thousands of years without ever knowing that he could regenerate himself.
But he couldn't help it. He was just a history teacher; his greatest value in this science lab was lying still, letting others study him. The professor glanced at the paralyzed Zygarde, but he would never tell Zygarde that his cell fluid, besides the portion used for experiments,...
A portion was wasted by students, while the majority was stored in the laboratory's storage room.
Wei Xin took a sip of coffee: "Professor, why don't you take a break? Aren't you tired?"
The professor, who was already in his seventies or eighties, stayed up all night with him and Blatano.
While designing the procedures for the next experiment on his computer, the professor said, "Old people don't need that much sleep, and I don't need to grow. But you, why don't you put down that coffee first? This is your fifth cup already. How many hours did you sleep yesterday?"
Wei Xin counted on his fingers: "Six hours, that's a long time compared to the sleep of students preparing for postgraduate entrance exams."
He's been sleeping longer than he did in high school. Thanks to training, academic guidance from two PhDs, and the boost from the double efficiency card, Wei Xin's intelligence and physical condition have improved a bit in the past few days. In addition, meditation can help him recover his physical and mental strength, so theoretically he only needs four hours a day.
Wei Xin felt that he was going further and further down the path of being a beast of burden, which must be an illusion.
Moreover, he had just finished the Round of 16 with Ralts yesterday. His opponent was a Rowlet whose trainer's family was an acrobatic troupe. Its flying movements were unpredictable and difficult to deal with. Coupled with its Ranged ability (which allows it to use all moves without touching the opponent), and the fact that the opponent did not use a Power Ball, Wei Xin and Ralts found it a bit tricky.
Finally, Wei Xin had a brilliant idea, having Ralts use the rain and freezing winds to freeze Rowlet's wings, successfully defeating its opponent and advancing to the quarterfinals. It was a small outdoor activity to relax both body and mind.
The professor said, "Removing Ralts and adding melatonin to your lunch will make you unconscious for two or four hours. I just saw Ralts learning hypnosis from Alakazam on my way here."
Although Wei Xin had been repeating that he had enough sleep, the fatigue on his face was undeniable, especially for Ralts, who could check a trainer's condition through telepathy.
The professor remembered a student from another department who, supposedly in preparation for graduate school entrance exams, had learned the Da Vinci sleep method online, sleeping only two hours a day, and later—
The student then went to see Leonardo da Vinci.
However, Wei Xin doesn't need to take the postgraduate entrance exam. Considering his contributions, it's a sure thing that he'll be recommended for postgraduate or doctoral studies. In particular, after seeing Wei Xin's learning speed, Blatano even thought about taking out a sack and forcibly dragging him into his Carlos Research Center.
Wealth, degrees, and even a honey trap—if the professor hadn't intervened quickly, Blatano would have almost demanded Pokémon in return.
Wei Xin has partnered with Lillie again, using the formula in hand to apply for the opening of an energy cube workshop in Donghuang. They are going through the research center's channels, using the brand of domestic products, and with the support of the alliance, the project is progressing steadily and rapidly. It is estimated that it will be officially launched on the market in about half a month. At that time, they can just wait to collect money and achieve financial freedom.
After much thought, the professor could only come up with one possibility: he wanted to reduce the number of Pokémon suffering from the Rak's element as much as possible.
Hagexin, do you really like Pokémon that much?
Wei Xin wouldn't tell the professor that he was working so hard because he had witnessed the end of the world; anyway, telling him wouldn't change what he was doing. He didn't have the energy or time to be confused like some protagonists in literary novels: "Speaking of which, Dr. Blatano still hasn't agreed to our plan?"
Wei Xin's paper, after revisions by two professors, has passed the association's review, so at least there's no need to worry about anyone producing research results in this field faster than them.
But relying solely on him, a student who came to the field later in life, an older professor with limited room for improvement, and a PhD student rejected by overseas research groups...
The three of them, along with a group of innocent college students, don't know how long it will take to develop a method for dealing with the Enhanced Ball that others can also use, thus eliminating the Enhanced Ball from the ground up.
Despite the professor's repeated emphasis that their research was progressing at an unbelievable pace, and that many people in their research center no longer had to worry about their graduation theses.
But Wei Xin felt that this was not enough, so he suggested that they apply for assistance from overseas project teams.
He devised a plan to utilize the invisible Zygarde cells in the ecological environment to develop auxiliary tools similar to the Z-Bracelet, Max Bracers, and Crystal Spheres, which is more in line with the principles of the Zygarde immune system.
Wei Xin calls it the z-antibody bracelet.
If all trainers can be equipped with Z-Antibody Bracelets, then overpowered items can become weak items and completely disappear from the competition, giving trainers a clean and fair competitive environment.
Meanwhile, the foreign project team members, such as Dr. Kukui and Dr. Mulan, are experts in the industry. If we can bring these people into our project, the progress will be much faster.
The professor shook his head; he didn't care.
But Dr. Blatano strongly protested, saying that he would rather die here or outside than give up his academic achievements on this project.
Zygard's power can eliminate all harmful substances in the natural ecosystem. In other words, once the Z-Antibody Bracelet is developed, it can greatly alleviate the planet's environmental problems.
This will be an unprecedented academic achievement.
Wei Xin said he didn't care; he and Ziegler only wanted the Enhanced Ball and the Lac Elemental to die.
So much so that if it weren't for the need to contact the foreign project team for Dr. Blatano, and because the people of Donghuang value loyalty and righteousness, and Wei Xin doesn't like to kick someone after they've served their purpose, he might even have considered kicking Blatano out of the project team. Although the idea of a student kicking out a PhD from the project team sounds very strange from any perspective.
"Hey, what are you guys still talking about? We should get ready for the next experiment," Blatano burst into the lab.
A few days later, in the Hoenn region.
A man dressed in a blue shirt and white blouse, light purple trousers, white leather shoes, and a champion's robe sailed on the Milos and arrived alone on a deserted island.
On the deserted island, a gaunt man dressed in red, wearing black sunglasses with the Key of Evolution embedded in them and a symbol representing lava printed on his chest, and a muscular man dressed in blue, wearing a blue bandana with the symbol representing the ocean embedded in it and a Key of Evolution hanging on his chest, both rose at the same time to welcome the Hoenn champion who had traveled a long way to meet them alone.
(Team Lava Leader, Crimson Pine, Team Aqua Leader, Archie Tree; reference: Bilibili up-loader, Plasma Natural's video.)
Mikoli stepped onto the deserted island with a serious expression and demanded in a stern voice, "What have you done to Naki?"
Water Wutong and Crimson Flame Pine exchanged a glance. Crimson Flame Pine grinned wickedly and said, "Don't worry, we didn't do anything to that little girl."
"When you set off, my subordinate, Fire Goose, had already set off to take your little girlfriend back to Liuli City. But you were really obedient; I told you to come alone, and you really didn't bring anyone with you."
Archie said, "Our target has always been you, the Gym Leader of Sootopolis City, the guardian of the Temple of Awakening, the Sootopolis people who guard the Sky Pillar, and Mr. Wallace, the Hoenn Champion."
Archie and Red Pine simultaneously pulled out Poké Balls and Boost Balls, their malice written all over their faces: "For the sake of our lofty ideal of expanding the ocean (land), we must ask you to leave here."
Suddenly, a group of people rose from the sea, and the organization members wearing red and blue uniforms cut off Mikoli's retreat.
Team Aqua and Team Magma have teamed up. What could be more troublesome than this?
Mikuri sighed and said calmly, "The extinguishing of Smoked Meat Mountain, the tremors in the Haiti Caves, and the stolen Hoenn treasures—it seems you're plotting something sinister."
Mikuri grabbed his champion cape and flung it into the air. Countless water jets shot out from the seabed, instantly crushing all the unsuspecting minions. Mikuri leaped and landed on the Mega Blastoise that was rising from the sea. Crimson Pine and Archie stared wide-eyed, marveling at the power of a champion.
If they hadn't gained even greater power, they really wouldn't have dared to mess with Mikoli.
After evolving their respective Camerupt and Sharpedoes, the two pulled out Power Balls.
With the power generated by Mega Evolution and the Enhanced Ball, even unknown individuals like them can rival legendary champions.
Mikkuri stepped forward, even though he knew from the beginning that this was a trap for him: "As the champion and the guardian of the Hoenn region, even if it costs me my life and my elegance, I must completely crush you villains who are disrupting the order of Hoenn at this moment."
On his way here, he had done everything he could. The treasure hidden in the Sky Pillar had also been moved. Once Nakie was safe, all the Gym Leaders in the Hoenn region would begin to gather. In addition, he had written a personal letter to his dear friend in the Eastern Kingdom.
I'll leave the rest to you.
Three hours later, on the shore of the Hoenn region, a Pokémon from the sea brought a badly injured and unconscious Wallace to the shore. The residents of the beach found him and immediately took him to the hospital for emergency treatment.