So charming, you want me to raise Pokémon?

Chapter 18 I'm going to write a tally mark on your leg

"Holy crap, Lucario! Did a Bellsprout just use Aura Missile?"

"That mosquito coil too."

"I can understand Pokémon with hands, but why can Cloyster use Aura?"

"So, is it true that everyone in Donghuang is a waveguide user, as some say online?"

"Coach, I want to learn waveguide technology!"

"Shut up, the coach wants to learn too."

"Where's that Kuroko from before? Speak up!!!"

The scene before the netizens was astonishing, as was Wei Xin watching from outside the screen.

It's important to know that in the anime's setting, only certain special people and Pokémon can sense the power called Aura, and they are known as Aura users. Lucario, which is highly bound to Aura, can only sense and control Aura through special organs in its body.

Wudang Mountain is able to enable other Pokémon to also master the power of Aura.

"Could it be that waveguides can be acquired through cultivation?" Wei Xin murmured.

The video continued playing, followed by Qishu becoming an apprentice, practicing, and then being knocked down by an apprentice with a stick, lying on the ground with his arms crossed, mouth open and eyes closed.

"Aaaaaah, Master, it hurts so much! Master, Master!"

They'd forgotten they called themselves the Strange Tree; they were clearly in real pain.

The Taoist priest quickly helped the strange tree up and comforted it.

"This is suffering, but this is life; this is suffering, but this is Wudang; this is suffering, but this is the wondrous tree..."

"Master, I understand! I understand!"

The video then jumps to Qishu completing her cultivation, dressed in a blue Taoist robe, looking like a non-mainstream Taoist nun, and challenging the Taoist master.

After all, even if there is a waveguide cultivation method, it is impossible to put it directly online. What if someone goes astray and becomes possessed by it?

Look at how many people can learn advanced mathematics on their own by simply leaving it online.

Even with a teacher, one is not guaranteed to succeed.

The dojo battle between Qishu and Master Chen is a single-round event, with Master Chen's master Itachi facing off against Qishu's Electric Belly Frog.

After a fierce battle, both Pokémon were on the verge of defeat.

At the crucial moment that would determine the outcome, Qi Shu waved his hand, bent his knees, lowered his center of gravity, clasped his hands together, and shouted loudly.

"Electric Frog, show us the results of our training! Use Wave Missile!!!"

The sudden attack caught Master Itachi off guard, hitting him precisely. After the dust settled, Master Itachi fell backward, the outcome of the battle was decided.

However, in this gym battle, Master Chen did not use his ace Pokémon, Mega Medicham, and Qishu did not use Titanium Crystal either. Anyone with eyes could see that the two were just sparring and neither of them used their full strength.

Then Master Chen promoted Wudang Mountain and announced that Wudang Mountain would begin recruiting a new batch of students.

The result of this trip was that Qishu gained traffic and new skills, Master Chen promoted Wudang Mountain, and everyone made a fortune.

After watching the video, Ralts in Wei Xin's arms stood up and tried to imitate Qi Shu, but unfortunately it failed to release a wave missile.

"Silly boy, waveguide isn't so easy to master!" Wei Xin poked Ralts's forehead with his finger, knocking the little guy to the ground.

"However, the fact that there is actually a way to teach other Pokémon Aura Spheres makes it seem like the Eastern Region is more complicated than I thought. I'll find some time to take a trip to Wudang Mountain later."

With multiple skills and tactics, even if you don't learn the Wave Missile, you might still get some inspiration.

What if we could teach certain Pokémon special skills in the future?

I'm daydreaming again, imagining Garchomp learning Dragon Dance and Groudon learning to fly.

At this moment, Wei Xin thought of something else: if the master of the superpower gym is a Taoist priest, then who are the other masters of the Eastern Empire?

"Search it." Wei Xin entered the keywords, and then his phone showed information on the various dojo masters of Donghuang.

"The director of the Flying Department, the popular star, Brother Kun? The ace blazing chicken."

"The fighting gym owner who looks like Hao Li, the beast-faced but benevolent Li Gang, and the ace Yan Wu Wang."

"Xiao Jinteng, the Water-type Gym Leader who brings rain to the city, and his ace Swampert."

"Steel-type Gym Leader, Ma Huateng, Ace Emperor Naboo."

"Bug-type Gym Leader, Southern Xinjiang Gu Master, Hu Fangzheng, Ace Shedding Shell Ninja."

"Grass-type Gym Leader, Zhang San, why is your ace a Lopunny?"

Will your long-eared rabbit lose its spirit ring if it loses?

"Dark-type Gym Leader, Bug-type, Ace Houndoom."

"Gym Leader of the Ground type, Ding Zhen, Ace, Rapidash (Galar)"

"..."

"They're all old acquaintances," Wei Xin said with a smile.

Those people he once knew so well were now living different lives in this world.

Finally, he saw a news report.

[Kyoto University prodigy, Jiang Bei, returned after three years abroad to study under Yu Long Du, announcing his appointment as the Dragon-type Gym Leader of the Eastern Region.]

There are also photos.

He's a man with a lion in his eyes.

Sigh, wait a minute, Jiang Bei in this world doesn't seem to be a writer. Wei Xin found this person's resume and checked it repeatedly to confirm that he had never written a novel. Then he remembered the reward the system had given him earlier, a complete novel about the Dragon Clan, and he had an idea.

With the rise of Pokémon battles, the Pokémon-related industry has become a vast untapped market, with Pokémon movies, novels, animations, comics, and other entertainment products having a large market potential.

Why shouldn't I become a plagiarist?

Since he's not making this money, and nobody else is either, why shouldn't I?

You can copy, but you can't just copy randomly. It's like if you go to an ancient person and recite "Po Zhen Zi" (破阵子), "Eight hundred miles of troops are divided among the troops," the ancient person might not understand what "eight hundred miles" means. You have to do some localization.

First of all, the work cannot be called "Dragon Raja" because there are as many dragons in Pokémon as stray dogs on the street.

How about changing it to "Gods"? It sounds more sophisticated, and then add the information on mythical beasts provided by the system...

As for my writing style, just copy and paste it.

Wei Xin had a feeling that this novel would definitely be a hit and was worth a try.

Hehehe, just thinking about how the book will become a huge hit in the future, and how eagerly awaiting readers will be tormented to death by the third book, makes me chuckle...

"We have arrived at the North Campus of Shanghai University. Passengers getting off, please prepare for the next stop..."

The train has arrived at the station; stop humming.

Let's go to the student affairs office first to solve the problem of the new dormitory.

After getting off the bus and passing through the school gate, Wei Xin finally managed to reach the Student Affairs Department after a great deal of effort, as the North Campus covers a huge area.

"Sorry, there are no more premium single dorm rooms available. Would you mind switching to a double dorm room?" After a series of steps, the student affairs department teacher replied.

"Are there really no single dorm rooms left? Why?" Wei Xin glanced at the name on the teacher's school badge around her neck, Huang Hui, and asked while holding Ralts.

He believes that since the school initially promised to provide top-tier dormitories, it's impossible that they would rent out all the dormitories and not leave a single one for themselves.

Are you trying to make fun of me?

"That's right, because the previous year's seniors graduated, some of the juniors applied to change to higher-class single dorm rooms during the summer vacation..." Huang Hui explained.

Actually, someone contacted me the day before yesterday, asking me to reserve a dormitory room for one of her people. I initially wanted to refuse, but... the amount of money she offered was just too much.

[That's even enough for me to buy a new set of jewelry.]

Even if I'm exposed, it's fine. I'm just a poor student anyway. What can you do to me? What do you want?

Wait, why does your inner monologue even have its own background music?

After learning the reason, Wei Xin smiled slightly to himself.

He abruptly changed the subject, asking with great confidence, "Teacher, are you familiar with the Ether Foundation?"

"Huh?" Huang Hui was stunned when she heard the name Ether Foundation.

Why would he ask that? Could he be from the Ether Foundation too? Oh no, is he planning to give double?

Want me to give you double? You look like you're going to give me double guns, how about I give you two?

It's the Ether Foundation again.

Hearing the familiar name, Wei Xin did not feel disappointed or depressed. Instead, he felt relieved. At this moment, the image of the blonde woman came to mind again.

Rosamina, what a Rosamina.

Wei Xin flipped through his little notebook and secretly made two notes about her, one horizontal and one vertical. The first note was because she had her eye on his Ralts, and the second note was because her men had taken over his dormitory.

They say things shouldn't happen more than three times, but since I'm kind-hearted and broad-minded, I'm willing to give her two more chances.

It's not because I'm afraid of her retaliating.

Absolutely not!

Well, fortunes change every three years. I'll figure out how to teach her a lesson after I've memorized her Wubi input method.

"Then let's have a double dorm room, and pick a good one for me," Wei Xin said.

"Alright, which of these double dorm rooms do you like best?"

"Let's go with 280," Wei Xin said. He liked the number because Ralts' Pokédex number was NO.0280.

After some actions on the computer, the teacher handed the key card to Wei Xin.

"Please keep your key card safe. If you lose it, please come and report it lost as soon as possible."

But Wei Xin didn't take the key card directly. Instead, he bent down, put one hand on the desk, leaned close to the teacher, and spoke in a low voice.

"Since you were able to assign my dorm room to someone else, you should also be able to assign me a roommate, right?"

The worst thing about living in a dorm is having a terrible roommate: Chao Xiong, a night owl, a chatterbox...

Encountering these people is bad enough, as they disrupt daily life; but if you encounter someone with abnormal brain circuits, you might even face life-threatening danger.

In order to create a comfortable living environment for himself and Ralts, Wei Xin planned to make a little use of the handle he had just obtained.

Teacher Huang, you don't want your collusion with the Ether Foundation to be discovered... It seems that even if it were discovered, it wouldn't have much of an impact.

No problem, let's activate Plan B.

"Hey classmate, what are you talking about?" Huang Hui's smile was a little stiff, and she subconsciously glanced at her colleague.

Although it's not illegal or criminal for her to take money to do things, even if she gets caught, she'll at most have some of her salary deducted.

But a tree lives by its bark, and a person lives by their reputation; she still needs to save face in front of her colleagues.

"Because I prefer to be alone and need some space to myself, I should have been enjoying a happy life living alone in a luxurious single dormitory."

"However, due to the school's operational error, or perhaps some personal reasons, I lost my due rights. Is it too much to ask for some modest compensation, teacher?"

In the absence of roommates, double dorm rooms are actually of higher quality than single dorm rooms.

"If that doesn't work, I'll have to report it to the school and fight for my legitimate rights. But if they find out something wrong then, that would be bad, teacher, what do you think?"

Wei Xin's smile was very kind, but his words made Huang Hui feel inexplicably chilled.

How did he know? Could he be a mind reader?

"It's just a simple psychological analysis. Professor Huang is a smart person; he should be able to understand what this poor student means, right?"

Wei Xin deliberately emphasized the words "poor student".

"Oh, I suddenly remembered that when I went to the research center before, I met a professor named Li Yunyi. He seemed to like me quite a bit and even said that if I encountered any trouble, I could ask him for help."

"However, the professor is quite old, still working on the front lines in his seventies or eighties, and he's very busy. I think it's best not to bother him."

Embezzlement and bribery bring you smiles, but a major investigation leaves your fate uncertain.

After saying that, Wei Xin took the key card from Huang Hui's hand and turned to leave.

"Li Yunyi?" After Wei Xin left, Huang Hui was stunned for a moment. The name seemed familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a while.

But an old professor who is still working at the research center in his seventies or eighties is obviously not a simple person.

Huang Hui turned to ask her colleague.

"Does our school have a professor named Li Yunyi?"

My colleague winked: "You mean Professor Li? No, you should call him Academician Li now."