Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Why do you have two counting methods for one system? I thought beauty value and growth rate were both based on a percentage system.

What a disappointment!

Ugly Fish blew out a string of depressed bubbles, turned its head and glanced at its only companion in every lonely night, the big blue stone.

After nearly a week, the large bluestone had developed slight, visible dents from being blasted by water guns.

This large blue stone, like a pillar of shame, constantly reminds Ugly Fish that this is all the ability it currently possesses.

Perhaps only when my water gun pierces a crack in this large blue stone, big enough for me to crawl through, will I be qualified to fight other Pokémon?

Ugly Fish silently set a goal for itself.

Although he didn't know that being able to leave a dent in the large bluestone under these conditions was a skill only a beginner-level Pokémon could achieve.

This ugly fish is clearly very strong, but it is overly cautious.

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Chapter 46 Competition from the Carlos Region

Xia Chen had no idea what strange thoughts were lurking in the minds of his two elves.

After dinner, he carried Ibrahimovic on his left shoulder and the fish tank of the pufferfish in his right hand, and went shopping at Silver Department Store.

These days, he could clearly feel that the two elves' appetites had increased a lot. Originally, it was enough to go out and buy tree fruits and ingredients once every two weeks, but now he has to go once a week.

Correspondingly, the two Pokémon have also grown quite a bit. Eevee has grown from about 30 centimeters when we first found it to nearly half a meter, and the increasingly heavy feeling when you hold it in your arms indicates that it has gained a lot of weight.

Although I always get attacked for saying she's gained weight again.

Ugly Fish's body has visibly grown much larger, and its weight has increased from seven kilograms to twelve kilograms in just over half a month. One can only imagine the hardships it had endured in Yunze Lake before.

And perhaps because of improved nutrition, Xia Chen felt that the scales of the Ugly Fish had become increasingly shiny in the past few days.

In short, everything is proceeding smoothly and according to plan.

Xia Chen really enjoyed the feeling of traveling at a leisurely pace on a predetermined track.

……

A man, a cloth, and a fish were strolling around when Eevee, perched on Xia Chen's shoulder and looking around, suddenly barked excitedly.

"Buyi!"

Like a folk song duet, a cheeky voice responded from not far away, "Woof woof~"

Xia Chen was deeply impressed by that voice; it belonged to Jiang Qian's family's unique and evil speedhound!

Just as he was starting to think, he saw a bright orange dog panting as it came running towards him from the end of the shelf, with Jiang Han shouting behind it, "Growlithe, slow down!"

Xia Chen's eyes narrowed, and he immediately saw through Arcanine's impure motives.

On the surface, he pretends to miss me desperately, but in reality, he definitely wants to take the opportunity to pounce on me and make me look foolish, in order to avenge the day I rode him all morning!

That dog is full of bad ideas!

Xia Chen timed it perfectly, and just before the Gyro Dog was about to pounce on him, he nimbly turned around, and the two of them passed each other.

But how could the speeding dog stop in time? Plus, the supermarket floor was exceptionally slippery. With a pitiful "woof," the speeding dog crashed into the shelf behind it.

Fortunately, because of the existence of elves, everything in this world is built to be exceptionally sturdy. The shelf wobbled for a while, but in the end, it didn't collapse.

But since the shelf is inanimate, it doesn't feel pain. However, the speed dog that collides with the shelf is different; it howls in pain.

A world where only Arcanine gets injured has been achieved.

…………

Silver Department Store is very large, so large that it even has a large restaurant inside.

Xia Chen and Jiang Qian and her son, whom he had met by chance, sat down at a bar and chatted after ordering a few drinks.

"Eevee, long time no see! You've grown so much! I wish I could grow that fast too," Jiang Han said with a sigh, looking at Eevee, who had visibly grown two sizes bigger.

"Ee~" Eevee responded, then secretly tickled Xia Chen.

Look how well he speaks at such a young age, while you're always saying I'm fat.

So what if I'm fat? Did I eat your tree fruit?

Oh, it seems you really ate it. Then it's alright.

"Ugly Fish, you also feel more beautiful than before."

Ugly Fish blows out a string of happy bubbles. Of course, with the beauty energy cubes Xia Chen gives me every day, I'll definitely become pretty!

After greeting Xia Chen's two elves, Jiang Han looked at Xia Chen and gave him an innocent smile, "Uncle Xia, you've gotten a little older too."

Xia Chen didn't want to talk to him. This kid had pretty high emotional intelligence when interacting with the elves, but he just had to make her angry. She didn't know what he was thinking.

Jiang Qian playfully ruffled his hair, "How can you talk like that? Have you forgotten all the manners your mother taught you?"

"Uncle Xia is different."

Jiang Han made a funny face and said, "Let's go, Eevee, Arcanine, let's go play over there!"

Next to the water bar was a large elf rest area. The rest area itself wasn't very interesting, but for Jiang Han, who wasn't shy, the many unfamiliar elves inside were quite fun.

With the Growlithe watching over them, Jiang Qian wasn't worried. She gave them a couple of instructions and then let them go play somewhere else.

…………

After Jiang Han left with the two elves, only Jiang Qian and Xia Chen remained at the table, which had been bustling with activity just moments before.

Hmm. There's also an ugly fish that can't talk.

Xia Chen took the initiative to start a conversation, "Do you often come here to buy things? It seems like this place is quite far from your home, right?"

Jiang Qian took a sip of coffee. "I came here this afternoon to discuss some business, and then brought them here tonight for a stroll. The [Fairy Aura] outbreak in the Kalos region last year had a huge impact on the Elf World. No matter what you're doing, you have to seize the opportunity."

"Xiao Chen, you can also try developing in the direction of Fairy type. The top trainers I know are very optimistic about this type."

Xia Chen smiled. For a wealthy woman worth nearly 10 billion to say these things to him, someone with whom he had no vested interest, was quite considerate of him.

Jiang Qian turned her head and glanced at Jiang Han and Eevee, who were playing wildly in the Pokémon rest area, and suddenly thought of something.

She glanced around and lowered her voice, saying, "By the way, if your Eevee hasn't determined its evolution path yet, you can wait a bit. There might be some new discoveries in the Kalos region."

Xia Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he tentatively asked, "You don't mean Eevee's new evolution form, do you?"

Jiang Qian nodded solemnly, "Everyone knows that Eevee has infinite evolutionary possibilities due to the instability of its genes. The inducer could be an evolutionary stone, or it could be emotions and the external environment."

"The emergence of the Fairy attribute will undoubtedly attract a lot of researchers to explore it. However, not every one of the eighteen attributes has an evolved form, so we are still in the initial exploration stage."

"Based on the information I have, the current mainstream research direction still tends to search for Fairy-type evolution stones whose existence is unknown."

"Some researchers also think it might be similar to the three evolutionary forms of Lycanroc: day, night, and dusk, and they are trying to evolve it during the special time period when day and night alternate."

…………

Xia Chen remained silent. Sure enough, one cannot treat the people of this world as fools. The research on Eevee's Fairy-type evolution form was too dazzling. It's not surprising that the research content would overlap.

The good news is that they are currently on the wrong path.

The bad news is that I don't know how much further I have to go on this right path.

Xia Chen had no choice but to believe the information from the game in his previous life.

Firstly, almost all the evolutionary conditions in this world are the same as in the game, so there's no reason why they wouldn't work for Sylveon.

Secondly, compared to research institutes with better foundations and more abundant funding, this information is its only advantage.

Pulling himself back to reality, Xia Chen looked up and replied, "Thank you, Sister Qian. This news is very important to me."

Jiang Qian waved her hand, "It's nothing, this is just a guess at this stage. By the way, what happened to those fairy gems I gave you last time?"

Jiang Qian paused suddenly as she was speaking.

Because she suddenly thought of something unbelievable: Xia Chen currently only has Eevee and Feebas, so who is this Fairy Gem for?

The answer seems obvious.

"Xiao Chen, you didn't...have had this idea all along, did you?"

Chapter 47: Just be a minor character in an elven story.

Walking home, Xia Chen was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

He hadn't hidden from Jiang Qian that he was also researching the evolution of Fairy-type Eevee; after all, so many people were doing it, and it wasn't exactly important news.

Moreover, since the other party treated him with sincerity and told him so much, Xia Chen felt embarrassed to lie to them.

Surprisingly, Jiang Qian didn't treat Xia Chen's seemingly far-fetched research as child's play at all.

On the contrary, after some conversation, they expressed their willingness to provide him with some material support, and said they would inform Xia Chen if they learned anything about Carlos.

Xia Chen was truly flattered after hearing Jiang Qian's serious and earnest words.

After all, she didn't have God's perspective and knew that Xia Chen possessed knowledge and information from another world.

Xia Chen didn't believe there wasn't some emotional element involved in making such an outrageous investment.

He probably still remembers the friendship he and Ibu had for risking their lives to save Jiang Han.

When two kind people get along, kindness will always be rewarded with kindness in return.

Xia Chen and Yi Bu saved Jiang Han in this way, and Jiang Qian was willing to invest in Xia Chen in the same way.

Although he wasn't 100% sure, Xia Chen was confident that he would never let Jiang Qian suffer.

"Eevee, let's work hard to evolve!"

"Buy?"

Ibu didn't know why Xia Chen suddenly made such a remark. Perhaps something had happened while I wasn't around?

She silently sensed the increasingly abundant fairy attribute energy within her body. At this rate, it would probably reach the critical point for evolution in about three more months.

…………

The 10th of every month is the day Xia Chen looks forward to the most, because it is the day when a month's hard work will be rewarded.

To put it simply, it means that Pixiv (a Chinese video-sharing website) is giving away money on this day.