Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off.

"I was wondering yesterday if it's related to genes?"

"Moreover, I have some very special things on hand."

Sakaki relaxed completely, his body sinking into the sofa.

Do you know what Dream is?

Chapter 7: Does Giovanni really want Natsuno to create Mewtwo?!

Bad! Extremely bad!

Sakaki, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, is just lusting after my body—I mean, my brain!

What Giovanni said at the beginning really appealed to Natsuno, after all, a group of Eevee that cannot evolve is really worth studying.

But when the thick-browed, big-eyed man mentioned "dream," Xia Ye immediately understood what was going on.

The world is not entirely the same as what Natsuno knows, as can be seen from the development of academia.

But Natsuno doesn't believe that Giovanni's research on Mew was to promote a more harmonious Pokémon world. Who would believe that?

He forced a smile and continued to feign ignorance: "Ah, I've heard of it. I only know that it's a Mythical Pokémon that has been found in Kanto, but I don't know any other details."

Giovanni nodded: "According to some eyewitness information I found, this Pokémon can transform into the appearance of other Pokémon and even use the corresponding Pokémon's moves, which is why it was named Mew."

"Although there is such a Pokémon in the official Pokédex number, only the name is available, and all other information is unknown."

"Ever since your genetic theory was published, I've been wondering if Mew, this Pokémon, has a lot of genes from other Pokémon in its body, which is why it can transform into other Pokémon."

Xia Ye's expression remained unchanged as he continued to flatter, "Ah, if you analyze it that way, the probability is 98%."

Giovanni suddenly leaned forward and lowered his voice: "My family has a fossilized Mew Eyelash that we hope you can study to uncover the secrets of this Pokémon."

No, extracting genes from fossils—isn't that a prerequisite for fossil resurrection technology? I wouldn't know how to do that.

But honestly, studying the genes of the Dream is really fascinating.

Natsuno's mind raced, and her first thought was to refuse.

But he quickly thought of another problem: now that he had published his genetic theory, Giovanni would definitely find someone to create Mewtwo, regardless of whether he participated or not.

Mewtwo's extreme behavior was entirely caused by Giovanni. Is there a new solution to this problem?

For example, could one take the lead in the Mewtwo Project and then secretly guide Mewtwo towards a new path?

Even if all else fails, you could go undercover, find a day when the eyelash fossil is stolen, and then Giovanni wouldn't be able to do anything about it. That's a viable idea!

The more Xia Ye thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. His expression became excited: "I'll take this project!"

What Natsuno was more worried about was that if he didn't agree, Sakaki wouldn't let him go back.

Although this Giovanni is very different from the image of the leader of Team Rocket, Natsuno strongly suspects that he is just showing the easygoing and generous side of the gym leader. He is too small to gamble!

I'll agree for now, and we can talk about the rest when we get back. At worst, I'll just complain to my superiors!

With Natsuno's agreement, the system popped up again, seeking attention.

<New Quest Chain 2 Released: New Possibilities for Poor Lives. With the unveiling of genetic theories, Giovanni's ambitions have found a viable path. Will he prevent Mewtwo's birth, or guide it towards a new way?>

<Beginning: Head to Giovanni's secret research base; the mission will continue.>

<The contractor will enter a new branch based on their subsequent choices, and will be rewarded with Influence Points based on the progress of the mission.>

<New mission issued: Ancient rulers yearn to soar through the skies. Before the advent of genetics, no one had ever imagined resurrecting these ancient life forms by extracting genes from fossils. Research and advance this technology.>

<Influence Points will be awarded based on the progress of the mission>

Hearing that Natsuno agreed, Sakaki was very happy and stood up to shake hands with Natsuno.

“Okay, I will submit an application to the alliance in my capacity as the museum owner in a while, inviting you to stay in Evergreen City for a period of time to facilitate our cooperation.”

"Now that things have been settled, I won't take up any more of your time. I'll be happy to welcome you back in Changqing City."

After exchanging Pokémon chat friends with Giovanni, Natsuno was sent back to her school dormitory by Apollo.

After seeing Natsuno off, Sakaki walked to the mural in the lobby and pressed a button.

The wall behind the mural slowly opened, revealing an office. A real bird dressed in a business suit was waiting at the desk, and a cat boss was lying next to the chair.

Sakaki sat down expressionlessly, stroking the cat boss's head without saying a word, and listened to Makoto's report.

"Dr. Fuji's experiments on Eevee have made progress. The target individual can switch between three forms using evolution stones, but its personality is extremely unstable and it has a strong tendency to self-destruct."

"The search for Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres continues, and the search area is being continuously narrowed."

"Our peripheral members learned from someone in Cerulean City that Mew was suspected to have been spotted at Mt. Moon a day ago, and we have dispatched an action team to search for it."

Sakaki nodded and gave the instructions: "After the academic conference, submit an application to the League, stating that a group of Eevee creatures that cannot evolve has appeared in Evergreen Forest, and invite researcher Natsuno to come and study them."

"Set up a laboratory in the empty rooms of the dojo, and reduce the activity of the underground base after Natsuno arrives. For now, we will cooperate with him in an official manner and we cannot expose any other secrets."

...

"Sorry, you have no secrets from me, Boss Sakaki!"

Back in her room, Natsuno breathed a sigh of relief and her first thought was to find someone to report Sakaki.

Sadly, as a mere trainee researcher, he didn't know who to report to.

At this hour, Professor Oak was, as usual, still in a meeting, and the higher-ups of the Kanto League might not believe him based on just one side of the story.

After all, Giovanni's official identity is that of a Kanto League Gym Leader, and he has a high level of trust within the League. How can you say that he has boundless ambitions and wants to create the ultimate weapon to destroy the world?

At this stage, Natsuno speculates that Sakaki hasn't even started the Mewtwo Project yet, but there's no evidence to back it up. Aside from Natsuno, a transmigrator, no one else would believe it if you told them.

Sensing the predicament, Natsuno, feeling annoyed, couldn't help but pat Aya's head, who was engrossed in eating next to him.

Hmm, it's soft and feels extremely comfortable.

After Xiaocai finished eating, Xia Ye took out two tablets and gave one to Xiaocai.

Daily evening activities: Game time!

King of Kings, pshaw, Pokémon Grand Gathering, pshaw, Pokémon Glory is launched!

5v5 online battles, combos, items, teamwork—as a MOBA game, it is one of the most popular games in the world.

Developed by Devon Corporation in collaboration with several technology groups, it includes all known information about Pokémon and was meticulously crafted with countless efforts.

Each Pokémon has all the moves it can learn, but there are only four move slots in the game, so you have to make choices at the start.

High-power moves consume a lot of energy and are unusable in the early game, but they have a strong output in the late game. However, if you bring too many, you won't have many skills to use in the early game and you'll easily get beaten up. Moreover, high power often comes with side effects.

Low-power moves have low cost and can provide early-game pressure, but using too many will weaken your damage output in the late game.

Variation-type moves have moderate cost and can play various wonderful roles, so they are essential to have.

Furthermore, the game follows the principle of elemental advantage, so it's best to adjust your skill selection based on the enemy and yourself to avoid insufficient coverage of attacks.

However, there's no need to worry too much. Every 15 minutes in the game, you'll have the opportunity to switch individual skills, and adjusting as you play is part of the strategy.

Just as I was about to click start, a pleasant voice suddenly came from the doorway.

"Bodyguard, please open the door quickly."

Chapter 8: Pokémon Glory is so much fun!

Natsuno opened the door and invited Takeran, who was wearing casual clothes, inside.

Zhu Lan immediately spotted Xia Ye and Xiao Cai's game interface, her tone tinged with a hint of reproach: "You brat, you didn't even call me when you were playing games."

Seeing that Xia Ye was sitting in the middle of the sofa with Xiao Cai on his right, Zhu Lan sat down directly on Xia Ye's left and snatched the phone from his arms.

With the password 0603 entered smoothly, Xia Ye unlocked her phone, opened the game, and logged into Zhu Lan's account.

With endorsements from numerous PhDs and strong recommendations from regional champions, it's safe to say that nine out of ten people know about this game, and at least seven are playing it.

You can even play Pokémon games, but if it's a Pokémon that's inconvenient to play without fingers, you'll need expensive custom equipment, which most families won't do.

This also overturned Natsuno's understanding: Wow, you can play alone, just by having your own four Pokémon.

For example, at this moment, two Deluxe Balls jumped out of Cynthia's pocket, one a Shark and the other a Lucario.

Lucario also has fingers, making it very convenient to play games, directly using a mobile phone or tablet, while Shark only has two fins and can only stand behind Natsuno and watch longingly.

Shark is actually a netizen who really loves playing this game.

Lance handed her phone to Lucario, who grabbed it, logged into his account, and sat down in the chair opposite the sofa.

Seeing four players, Natsuno decided to invite a certain young lady to join. He switched to Pokémon Chat and sent a message to the account with the ID "Gadria": Playing games, Cynthia is also here, come quickly!

Seeing the reply from the other party instantly! Natsuno created a room and waited.

System notification: Player 'Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off' has created a room.

System notification: Friend 'Natsuno is the best in the world' has entered the room.

System notification: Friend 'I'll Call You Ono' has entered the room.

System notification: Friend 'Waveguide Resides in My Heart' has entered the room.

System notification: Friend 'Zhulan and Xiaoya for a Lifetime' has entered the room.

Seeing that everything was ready, Natsuno started the game immediately.

In the game's voice chat, Gadria is shouting, "I want to go to the bottom lane with Orchid!"

Natsuno ignored her; he was used to playing support. Cynthia was even more unique in her habits. The three of them let the Pokémon choose their Pokémon first (this sentence is a bit awkward, for some reason).

Counterintuitively, Pokémon don't like using their own Pokémon in the games.

Natsuno guessed that perhaps he was tired of being himself, so he wanted to try being a different Pokémon in the game, which would be a unique experience.

For example, Milotic, like Cynthia, likes to play with humanoid characters, probably because Milotic doesn't have hands or feet in reality.

Her Rock Golem prefers to play with extremely agile and flashy moves, perhaps because Rock Golem is not very convenient to move around in normal times.

In the game, any Pokémon you choose will be in its initial form. Pokémon that need to evolve will gradually evolve after leveling up. Pokémon that cannot evolve will have unique characteristics that compensate for the lack of stats caused by not being able to evolve.

Communication evolution has special locations, and the struggle for communication points to delay the opponent's evolution is a fascinating game.

Lucario first chose Blaziken with Speed ​​Boost, equipped with moves like Double Kick, Quick Attack, and Swords Dance, taking a jungle route.

Xiao Cai has locked onto Dragonite, using Dragon Claw + Water Jet + Extreme Speed ​​+ Dragon Dance, following a development path. This type of Pokémon evolves later in the game, but its stats will be slightly higher in the later stages.