Pokémon: Starting as a Pokémon Researcher with Milotic

The two entered the hotel and took their seats, exchanging toasts and drinks.

Chairman Zhang asked seemingly casually, "I wonder what made Minister He come all the way from Beijing to Chengdu? Of course, if it's some kind of secret mission, then just pretend I didn't say anything."

Minister He picked up a piece of food and said, "There's nothing I can't say. You know about the recent research paper on Feebas evolving into Milotic, right?"

"Of course I know that. There's been so much news about it online lately. After all, even I want a Milotic... Could the author of that paper be from Chengdu?"

Minister He nodded and said, "That's right, I came to Chengdu this time to present him with an award."

Chairman Zhang felt relieved upon hearing this, confirming that the problem wasn't directed at him.

Then he asked, "Although that paper has been very influential online recently, it's not enough for Minister He to personally present the award, is it?"

Not only does he not need to personally present the awards, but for most published papers, the awards are even delivered directly to people's homes by express courier. Where would the alliance get so many people to travel all over the country just to present awards?

"What if the author of that paper was just an 18-year-old high school senior?"

Upon hearing this, Chairman Zhang was very surprised: "Only 18 years old!? Is...is this true?"

"I was also surprised when I first heard the news, but..."

Minister He paused here,

He thought to himself that if he were that person's son, it wouldn't be so surprising, but he never expected him to pursue an academic career.

He didn't say those words aloud.

"In short, this is something that the **Alliance headquarters has confirmed."

Chairman Zhang nodded knowingly, "In recent years, our ** Alliance hasn't had any significant research achievements. It seems we've been used as a model for this genius!"

Actually, there are more reasons why Minister He came in person than just this one, but it's just not appropriate to say it out loud.

After a hearty meal, Chairman Zhang had someone escort Minister He to the prepared room.

The secretary behind him asked, "President Zhang, who is that? Why are you receiving him with such high protocol?"

President Zhang didn't mind, only saying, "His name is He Sheng, one of the deputy ministers of the Elf Alliance's Investigation Department, mainly in charge of the conduct of internal officials."

The secretary immediately understood; so he was in charge of discipline!

No wonder, that's to be expected!

Chairman Zhang continued, "Go and find out which of the 18-year-old senior high school students in Rongcheng is named Ye Chen, and then prepare a reward."

The secretary asked in confusion, "Hasn't the alliance headquarters already prepared rewards?"

"The rewards issued by the alliance are issued by the alliance. What does it have to do with our Rongcheng? This kind of genius has unlimited potential. We should hurry up and build a good relationship with him. Okay, if you understand, go ahead."

Finally, September 1st arrived.

The day all schools reopen.

As Ye Chen walked into the classroom, he immediately felt the various gazes from his classmates.

There was envy, there was jealousy...

In short, it seems a bit different from what I thought before. Could it be that everyone already knows that Feebas can evolve into Milotic?

"Ye Chen, your luck is really something else. You even managed to turn things around after picking Ugly Fish."

The speaker was the class monitor. Because he had been the class monitor but his grades had always been lower than Ye Chen's, he had been unhappy for a long time, so he often said sarcastic things to target Ye Chen.

Unfortunately, Ye Chen never paid any attention to him, which made him even more annoyed with Ye Chen.

He was secretly pleased when he heard that Ye Chen had chosen Feebas as his starter Pokémon, thinking that he could finally outdo Ye Chen. But then came the news that Feebas could evolve into Milotic.

How could Ye Chen be so lucky to break through his defenses so easily!

You need to know what Milotic is. It combines good looks and strength, and is extremely rare. Someone even offered 100 million League Coins on the black market for a Milotic, but they didn't get one!

Ye Chen didn't react to those words at all, and simply walked past him to his seat, already used to treating him like he wasn't there.

Seeing this, the class monitor became even angrier and shouted, "What's there to be proud of? It's not that easy for Feebas to evolve into Milotic. If it doesn't evolve, it'll always be a useless Pokémon!"

Jiang Shuyun, who was sitting in the back, burst out laughing when she heard this.

The class monitor wanted to continue making sarcastic remarks to "attack" Ye Chen.

At this moment, the homeroom teacher walked in and told them to gather on the playground to prepare for the opening ceremony, and only then did he stop talking.

On the way to the playground, Jiang Shuyun walked over and said, "He said all that, and you still don't release Milotic to slap him in the face?"

"There's no need for that. He's just a clown. The more you pay attention to him, the more excited he gets. He'll deflate on his own when he's actually proven wrong."

Accompanied by rousing music, everyone arrived at the playground, stood in their respective class positions, and waited for the principal of No. 1 Middle School to take the stage to speak.

But after waiting for a while, the principal still didn't appear, which puzzled everyone. Only a few people knew that he was at the school gate greeting some important figures!

It turned out that the principal had already prepared his speech and was ready to go on stage when suddenly the Rongcheng Elf Alliance called to say that Chairman Zhang and a big shot from Beijing were going to attend the opening ceremony of No. 1 Middle School.

This completely baffled the principal!

Although No. 1 High School is indeed one of the top schools in Chengdu, is it really that famous?

Upon further inquiry, it turned out that the award was given to the academic luminary who discovered the evolutionary mechanism of the clownfish, and that luminary was actually a student at their own university!

Bombarded by a barrage of good news, the principal slapped his thigh, the pain telling him he wasn't dreaming!

After a long time, the principal still hadn't arrived, so the host had no choice but to let other projects take over and put the principal's speech last.

Finally, after all the projects were finished, the principal arrived late and stood on the podium. However, some people noticed that he was followed by two people and some staff members with cameras.

"Hey, isn't that Zhang Zhixing, the president of our Chengdu branch of the alliance? I saw him on the news. He actually came to our school's opening ceremony in person!"

Holy crap! It really is him! He's the school's star player!

"Look, someone's recording this with a camera! Are we going to be on the news?"

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Chapter Sixteen: He Sheng, Alliance Rewards

After Zhang Zhixing and He Sheng took the stage

Students at the scene immediately recognized Chairman Zhang, but He Sheng is not often seen in public, so no one recognized him.

Then the principal began to speak, and as in previous years, the theme of his speech was to review the school's past development and encourage the students to continue to work hard.

The difference was that perhaps because he was afraid of keeping the two big shots waiting, he finished speaking in just two minutes, which amazed the students in the audience!

At this moment, the principal suddenly changed his tone.

"A big event has recently occurred, and I don't know if you students have heard about it. The most mysterious and beautiful Pokémon, Milotic, has been discovered to be not a single-form Pokémon. It also has a juvenile form, Feebas! Moreover, the researcher not only figured out Feebas's evolution method, but also selflessly shared this method!"

This is not only a testament to exceptional talent, but also to moral excellence! I just received news that the researcher who wrote this paper is a senior high school student from our school!

Let's give a round of applause to welcome Ye Chen to the stage to receive his award!

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the audience, including students and teachers, erupted in an uproar.

Because of Milotic's immense popularity, this paper attracted tremendous attention as soon as it was published, and over time, almost everyone knows about it now.

But no matter how hard they racked their brains, they never expected that this paper actually came from a classmate from the same school!

One is an ordinary high school student, and the other is an elf researcher who has made great achievements that have amazed many elf doctors.

Are these two comparable?

Everyone started to recall if any of their classmates were named Ye Chen.

Ye Chen's classmates immediately turned their attention to him, and Ye Chen's class monitor turned pale instantly.

Was that paper written by Ye Chen himself?

He was a monster of this caliber, and he actually wanted to surpass him in grades. Now it seems that the two of them are not even on the same level!

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Ye Chen walked step by step toward the stage.

Under the spotlight, he did not feel scared or pressured. Didn't he already expect this scene when he decided to embark on the path of a researcher?

Moreover, I still have a lot of things I haven't brought out yet, such as Mega Evolution, Gigantamax, etc. What I'm showing now is just a small part of the game!

On the podium, He Sheng watched Ye Chen walk over unhurriedly.

That kind of look, that kind of movement.

In a daze, it seemed as if I was gradually overlapping with another towering figure!

That person must have climbed to that position step by step back then, He Sheng thought, closing his eyes and opening them again, the boy's figure becoming clear once more.

Walk onto the stage.

Ye Chen glanced at the stage and found that everyone's gaze was full of admiration as they looked at him, except for the unfamiliar award presenter whose gaze seemed rather complicated.

The principal briefly introduced the identities of the alliance's official personnel, but did not introduce He Sheng's identity, only saying that he was an award presenter sent by the alliance headquarters.

He Sheng then took the microphone.

"Now everyone regards their elves as friends and family, but this was not the case when elves first appeared a hundred years ago. I believe everyone has studied that history, so I won't go into details. What I want to say is that the reason why we humans were able to survive that dark period of history is precisely because of our courage to explore, our selfless dedication, and our strong, indomitable spirit!"

Today, I see these qualities in Ye Chen, proving that the spirit of humanity's past heroes has not been lost; it is still being passed down among us and will continue to be passed down from generation to generation! These qualities are not only needed by the Alliance, but also by humanity itself. Therefore, on behalf of the Alliance, I hereby present this award to Ye Chen!

His speech was inspiring, and the entire audience erupted in applause!

Then a staff member brought up a tray with a Pokémon egg and a bank card on it.