Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

"I did it! My experiment was a success!"

"Ash..."

Teacher Gang looked at Pipi, who was gesturing wildly, and asked in a low voice.

Did you knock it stupid?

"nonsense!"

Xiao Zhi's eyes widened.

"This trick only makes you smarter the more you get beaten! When I was a kid... well, anyway, I became clever after being beaten!"

“I’m asking you,” Ash stepped forward again, grabbed the overjoyed Clefairy, and stared intently into its beady black eyes, “where did you hide Bill?”

"I am Zheng Hui!"

Pipi laughed foolishly.

"No! That's not right!"

It immediately corrected itself, gesturing with its paws.

"I am now half Bright and half Pipi! Understand? Half and half! A brand new existence! Hahahahahaha!"

Xiaogang and Xiaoxia were completely confused and looked at each other blankly.

Xiaoxia even subconsciously took a small half-step back and whispered.

"Is it out of its mind?"

But Xiao Zhi seemed to be deep in thought.

When it comes to academic issues, his inspiration always strikes without fail.

He immediately understood Zheng Hui's rambling and incoherent explanation.

"So, you mean... you are Zheng Hui, no, you, Zheng Hui, have merged with Pipi?"

"What?" "Is that even possible?"

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang were both startled.

"Theoretically speaking, it is possible."

In a state of sudden realization, Ash crossed his arms and fell into deep thought.

Pikachu mimicked his posture, perching on his shoulder as if deep in thought.

"Don't forget that he made his fortune through the Pokémon Transfer System."

"The basic principle of the Pokémon Transmission System is to temporarily convert Pokémon and Poké Balls into special electrical signals, which are then materialized again in the receiving device at the other end."

"If, during transmission, two different signals are mixed or superimposed to some extent... it is possible that a fusion phenomenon will occur..."

"Huh?" ×2

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang were even more confused.

What are the basic principles, electrical signals, and superposition?

They never learned this when they were young, did they?

Only Pikachu nodded.

Although I don't know what Ash is talking about.

But the mouse knew that at this moment, it should nod knowingly!

"Kid, you're quite knowledgeable!"

Pipi—or rather, the Pipi-shaped Zheng Hui—his eyes lit up.

"Would you like to work with me? My research really needs a brilliant assistant like you!"

He wanted to pat Ash on the shoulder, but now that he was tall enough, he could only pat Ash's arm.

"No, I'm going to be a Pokémon Master!"

Ash refused swiftly.

Just kidding, Professor Oak doesn't even care, let alone Bill.

"Oh dear, don't refuse so quickly!"

Zheng Hui seemed completely unfazed and remained excited, pulling on Xiao Zhi's trouser leg with his little paws as they headed downstairs.

"Come on! Follow me! I'll show you my precious machine!"

"Those blueprints, data, core concepts! You'll definitely change your mind then! They're revolutionary..."

But as soon as he turned around while holding onto Xiaozhi, the giant cannon shooting into the sky was right in front of him.

"Holy crap! Who did this?!"

Zheng Hui was startled.

"What is it trying to bring down?! A legendary Pokémon?!"

"Hmm...it must have been you who did it."

"Pikachu".

"Oh no! My budget!"

Zheng Hui seemed to have thought of something, and his expression changed visibly.

He then quickly climbed to a control panel and, with a dexterity that belied his size, tapped a few keys to bring up an interface.

On the screen, a bar chart symbolizing the budget had completely run out of funds, flashing a glaring red warning.

My condolences.

Teacher Gang comforted her.

Having survived in the wilderness since childhood and knowing how hard it is to earn money, he naturally understands its importance.

Not to mention these expensive research projects.

"Ugh!"

With a sigh, Zheng Hui waved his hand.

"It's okay, just consider it as buying Pipi a large figurine."

"I, Zheng Hui, have nothing else but a little spare cash in my pocket."

Xiao Gang: "???"

.......

After a spirited speech, Zheng Hui led the three of them to the first floor.

They arrived at the machine that the three of them had seen as soon as they entered.

"I see. Professor Oak sent you to see me."

He explained the reason to Zheng Hui.

His gaze toward Ash became even more intense.

He might be willing to help someone else steal their employees, but he wouldn't hesitate to try and steal Professor Oak's.

Then what else is there to worry about?

Just throw some money at him then!

Apart from him, I've never seen any other researcher who's afraid of having too much money!

If one quarter isn't enough, try two quarters. If two quarters aren't enough, just cover his research expenses for a whole year!

After giving a few instructions and making up his mind, Zheng Hui crawled into the previously open machine compartment filled with electrode patches.

The hatch slowly slid up and closed.

The machine emitted a deep rumble, and light shimmered.

Two hazy halos could be vaguely seen being slowly drawn out of the machine; one was slightly more active, while the other was quiet and vacant, each directed to a different receiving unit.

The process lasted for several minutes.

Finally, the buzzing stopped.

A machine door slid open.

A young man, wearing a wrinkled white lab coat, with messy hair like a bird's nest and a pale face, staggered out of the room.

He gripped the edge of the hatch, shook his head, and tried to clear his still somewhat dizzy mind.

Holding a Poké Ball, George looked puzzled.

"Strange? Why is he unconscious? He wasn't like this in the previous experiments."

Without thinking twice, I put the Poké Ball away.

With his attention shifted back to Ash, Bright began to implement his plan.

Step 1: Showcase your core competencies!

He strode to a large table piled high with blueprints and spread out several huge design drawings with a clatter.

"Come, come, take a look at this! This is the core!"

The drawings do not depict simple mechanical structures, but rather densely packed and incredibly detailed comparison diagrams of the neural pathways of humans and Pokémon.

The notes beside him were scrawled and wild, filled with technical terms that made Xiaogang and Xiaoxia's scalps tingle at first glance.

Consciousness wavelength synchronization rate curve, life frequency forced tuning algorithm, symbiotic stability threshold prediction, cross-species mind bridging protocol v7.2...

"Amazing!"

Xiao Zhi's eyes lit up when he saw it.

Xia, who was completely baffled, could only ask questions in confusion.

"Mr. Zheng Hui...why are you researching this?"

"Good question!"