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

But it's also scary how forty minutes can pass by so quickly without you even realizing it.

Xia Chen reflected on those fulfilling forty minutes and secretly resolved to study this course well.

Before the end of get out of class, Teacher Mo Lan left some final words of advice.

"That concludes today's lesson. Finally, since you've all come to my class, you either have a Ghost-type Pokémon or want to raise one. What I want to tell you is that the mysteries of Ghost-type Pokémon are endless, and you should approach them with awe."

"As far as I know, there are more types of Ghost-type Pokémon in this world than those we have discovered so far. Throughout history, there have been many more types of Ghost-type Pokémon. Perhaps among the Pokémon you are familiar with, there are other forms of Ghost-type Pokémon."

As soon as she finished speaking, Mo Lan left the classroom, leaving the students, still wanting more, to savor the knowledge they had just learned.

"You really made the right choice coming to this class, didn't you, Gengar?"

Yin Li, the runner-up in the recruitment competition and a Ghost-type specialist, was quite excited as he praised his teacher to his Pokémon.

This clearly demonstrates his trust in Teacher Mo Lan.

"Kou Jie!"

Gengar nodded in agreement, seemingly having benefited greatly from the lesson.

"So what does that last sentence mean... other Ghost-type forms of certain Pokémon, like Marowak? Hey, Xia Chen, what do you think?"

Yin Li questioned Xia Chen, who was already a famous elf researcher before he was even eighteen, hoping to learn some secrets from him.

The latter, however, hurriedly got up and walked out, seemingly to do something urgent, only leaving behind the words, "I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

Watching Xia Chen's hurried departure, Yin Li and Geng Gui exchanged bewildered glances.

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Xia Chen didn't know if Teacher Mo Lan was referring to Zoroa, but he didn't want to miss this opportunity to investigate the secret that his Zoroa was a Ghost-type.

So after a brief moment of thought, he decided to catch up and ask for advice.

Mo Lan walked very fast, and Xia Chen chased after her for a while, but before he knew it, he had been left far behind and could no longer see her.

Disappointed at losing his target, he stood there for a moment, shook his head, and decided to ask about it again in the next class.

As Xia Chen was thinking this, he was about to return to his dormitory when a voice sounded softly behind him.

Are you looking for me?

Xia Chen was startled by the sudden words. He turned his head and saw that the person who came was Mo Lan, whom he had just been looking for.

I've been following her the whole way, when did she catch up behind me? Is she that agile?

Although he was puzzled, Xia Chen knew that asking Soroya was the right thing to do.

He nodded and asked, "Yes, Professor Mo Lan, I have something I'd like to ask you. It's about the Ghost-type forms of some Pokémon you just mentioned. Besides Marowak and Corsola, are there any others?"

Mo Lan maintained her calm, lake-like expression and nodded, saying, "There should be. I saw it in one of my grandmother's ancient books."

Xia Chen pressed further, "Could you tell me which Pokémon it is?"

Mo Lan glanced at Xia Chen thoughtfully, but instead of answering the question, she asked, "What's your name?"

She doesn't know who she is? Xia Chen was a little surprised.

It wasn't that he was narcissistic, it's just that Yin Li said she took attendance before class and he was the only one absent. Then he walked around in front of her for a while. Most teachers would remember a student's name after that...

This teacher, Mo Lan, seems to have a kind of... indifferent detachment from everything around her.

It's often said that Pokémon and their trainers influence each other, and that's certainly true.

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However, that's not the point. Xia Chen replied, "My name is Xia Chen, and I'm a freshman in the Trainer Department. I'm very interested in Ghost-type Pokémon. May I ask for your contact information so I can ask you some questions?"

Most teachers would readily agree to help a student like this, but Mo Lan surprisingly shook her head.

"Sorry, I don't like being disturbed outside of class time. Please ask me any questions during class."

Xia Chen nodded helplessly. Whether or not to exchange contact information was a personal choice, and he could only respect the other party's decision.

"However, I'll keep an eye out for your question. I found that ancient book in the library when I was very young. I was so young then that I can't remember exactly what kind of Pokémon it was, but I do remember that it was related to Ancient Sinnoh. Back then, Sinnoh was called... Washing Green?"

Ancient mysteries... Washing jade?

Xia Chen listened to the key information provided by Mo Lan and fell into deep thought.

Undoubtedly, my past self had no recollection of this region, as it had never appeared in either games or anime.

Of course, that's possible, but by then I would have already traveled through time.

In short, I have absolutely no idea about this region.

To uncover the secrets of the ghost Zorua, one can only wait for Moran to tell them more about the ancient book, or pay more attention to historical and archaeological information about the Sinnoh region in the future.

Wait a minute...

Xia Chen suddenly remembered something.

Isn't the second richest woman on the list in her own live stream the famous mythologist from the Sinnoh region?

Perhaps we could ask her?

Chapter 194 Ghost-type Eevee in the Green Zone?

Pulling himself back to reality, Xia Chen was about to thank Teacher Mo Lan when he realized that she had quietly left sometime earlier.

Helpless, he had no choice but to return to his dormitory alone.

After riding a shared DuduLi bike back to his dorm, Xia Chen quickly went to his room and turned on his computer.

Enter the keywords "Ancient Sinnoh, Washed Green" into the Psyduck encyclopedia, and hundreds of messages will instantly flood your computer.

Xia Chen checked each item one by one, but found that there were only a few words about Xi Cui, and even the information about this time and region in the encyclopedia entry was the same.

The descriptions of the entire region are very vague, not to mention any regional features that may have disappeared into the annals of history.

Xia Chen wasn't too disappointed; he had already anticipated this result before the investigation.

If there's a lot of information about the Greenery region online, it's impossible that there's absolutely no information about the Greenery region's Pokémon.

It seems the only option is to ask that woman for help.

Xia Chen lay in bed, opened the Pogaman chat, and found the profile picture of a blonde beauty with a Garchomp in a list called "Rich Women's Contacts".

At the beginning of the year, during the live broadcast of the Masters Tournament, when Cynthia entered Xia Chen's live stream and gave him gifts, the two added each other as friends.

However, more than half a year has passed, and the two have barely spoken. Only occasionally, before and after live streams, and during the Yveltal awakening incident, did she ask many questions about the legendary elves.

In return, Xia Chen felt it was perfectly reasonable for him to ask Xilona about Xi Cui.

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Instead of sending something like "Are you there?", Xia Chen carefully considered his words before typing a line.

"Hello, Ms. Cynthia, I would like to ask you a question. I have recently become very interested in the ancient history of Sinnoh, especially the period known as the [Cleansing], but there is very little information available online. Do you have any ways to obtain this information?"

Xia Chen turned off his phone before Cynthia could reply.

Xia Chen's experience chatting with Cynthia several times told him that it was possible for her to reply to his messages several days later.

It's not that this blonde beauty is aloof; it's just that she has to train, do archaeology, and occasionally handle league affairs, so she doesn't have much time to look at her phone.

If this girl happens to go to some remote mountain forest with no cell phone signal, she won't be able to reply to messages for at least ten days or half a month.

Therefore, Xia Chen naturally wouldn't sit by her phone like a statue waiting for her husband.

Looking at the time, it was not yet four o'clock. He shouted towards the door, "Xianbu, wake me up at five o'clock to cook!" Then Xia Chen lay flat on the bed and entered a meditative state.

A meditative state is even more immersive than a deep sleep after training to the point of physical and mental exhaustion; an alarm clock usually won't wake you unless you wake up naturally, otherwise you'd need a magic silk handkerchief to rouse you...

Although it hurt a little at first, you get used to it after a while.

The time that passed during meditation seemed to go by faster than when he was in class this afternoon. Xia Chen hadn't even realized it when a tingling, numb pain came over his body and woke him up.

As soon as Xia Chen opened his eyes, he saw four pairs of large eyes with different colored pupils staring at him, their expressions clearly saying, "Human, get up and cook!"

"Please hurry up, please hurry up! I really owe you guys..."

With a motherly tone, Xia Chen, who had just finished meditating and felt refreshed, got out of bed. Before cooking, he didn't forget to check his phone.

Well, as expected, I haven't received a reply from Cynthia yet; I guess I'll have to wait a few days.

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University life wasn't fun. Apart from two classes a week, Xia Chen spent most of his time training and ranked matches.

Within days, Xia Chen was already reminiscing about his trip to the Carlos region earlier this year.

The scenery along the way, the people and spirits I encountered, and even the difficulties and dangers I faced were all far more appealing than the daily life at Kyoto University.

However, Xia Chen could also clearly feel that his and the elves' strength and battle experience had grown a lot in just a few days.

After all, training time during travel is often fragmented, and coupled with the free and relaxed environment, the training effect is definitely not as good as that of Kyoto University, where the atmosphere of competition is intense.

In preparation for the Donghuang Youth Trainer Competition at the end of the year, Xia Chen decided to endure this period of rigorous training.

While training is progressing steadily, Xia Chen's ascent on the "Shangjing Heavenly Ladder" has slowed down significantly recently.

This is mainly due to the matchmaking system. The win rate in the earlier matches was too high, and in the later matches, Xia Chen could clearly feel that the level of his opponents began to improve significantly.

However, this mechanism is not like team games that deliberately match you with annoying teammates. If you can't beat them, it just means you are not skilled enough.

Moreover, Xia Chen doesn't care much about the win rate; he enjoys the feeling of sparring with experts who are stronger than him.

While constantly fighting opponents weaker than oneself can certainly make one an "undefeated emperor,"...

However, the consequence of doing so, regardless of strength, is that the trainer's and Pokémon's mentality will never be improved.

Even so, by September 12th, Xia Chen's ranking on the ladder had reached 74th, a position that all the freshmen could only dream of.

Also a freshman in this year's class, ranked right after him is Yin Li, who is ranked 893rd.

This ranking is actually not low. It is quite an achievement to be able to squeeze into the top 5% as a freshman.

Keep in mind that the Trainer Department alone has nearly a thousand students in their second, third, and fourth years, plus many highly skilled upperclassmen from other majors...

The reason why there is such a big gap between them is simply because Xia Chen is too abnormal.

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"Hey kid, here's your Poké Ball. Please keep it safe."