Pokémon development strategy

"What's wrong? Are you going to the Sinnoh region too?"

"OK!"

Lukia nodded vigorously, her long ice-green hair dancing.

In the Sinnoh region, in Zhuqing City, Li Yizi's hometown, a gorgeous competition was held.

Rukia, who considers herself to be Li Yizi's rival, of course wants to spar with her opponent.

"I'm already a little ahead of her in terms of racing, but she's much better than me in coordinating trainers."

Lucia muttered, "I have to work hard on my driving skills, maintain my advantage, and catch up with her on stage."

"You're probably worrying too much."

In the summer race that just ended, Lukia finished 7th in the finals. As a part-time amateur racer who has only entered the industry in the past three or four years, this is already very impressive.

Let’s take a look at Li Yizi’s racing skills.

Because she had never finished the race normally, she needed more records to meet the requirements of an apprentice driver... about eighty or ninety. She had to complete eighty or ninety races normally in a row to be considered an "apprentice" and to start accumulating driver points from zero.

Even if Lucia's racing career stops here, it will be difficult or even impossible for Li Yizi to catch up.

However, Lukia doesn't think so and still works very hard.

"Shen Qi...when will you go to the Sinnoh region?"

The index fingers of both hands painted with light green nail polish touched each other lightly, and Lukia looked at Shen Qi with expectant eyes.

If...if Shen Qi wasn't so busy, then I would invite him to come to Zhuqing City to watch my stage show...

"I'm going on a field trip to the Sinnoh region. I'm pressed for time and have to travel between Lake Wisdom and Lake Ambition. The Ranger Alliance only gave me permission for two months... Hey? Why are you losing your luster? Hey!"

"It's okay... I didn't sleep well last night."

"Why is your mouth pouting like a trumpet bud?"

“No—!”

Lucia's performance is not so early, and she still has to rehearse for a while before going to Zhuqing City.

Shen Qi's schedule was much tighter, so he parked the car and headed straight to the airport.

Take off from Golden City and go to Lizhi Lake to catch thousand needle fish first. The nearest airport is in Wilderness City, the city where the water gym in the Sinnoh region is located.

There is also a large wetland reserve around, which is equivalent to the hunting zone (Fox Paradise) in other areas. It is closed during the Pokémon breeding season and open during the regular season. You need to buy special "hunting balls" and food to catch Pokémon in the reserve.

To the west of Yuanye City is Route 212, where a large swamp is located, and to the east, Route 213 turns a corner and leads to the Lizhi Lake Conservation Area.

It looks like just a turn on the map, but it is actually a huge terrain area. It is a wilderness with almost no human settlement. The only exception is the Lakeside Hotel.

This series of buildings on Route 213 is not so much a big hotel as it is actually larger than a high-end resort. It not only has places to eat, but also a resort club and inn.

It would be more appropriate to call it a resort.

However, when it was first established, there was only one building, the Lakeside Hotel. Later, it was expanded and the name has been used ever since.

"Good afternoon, passengers. Flight PM033 to Wild City in the Sinnoh region has started boarding. Passengers on this flight are requested to proceed to Gates 4 and 5 as soon as possible. Thank you."

A reminder announcement sounded in the waiting hall, and it was undoubtedly the flight booked by Shen Qi.

A backpack for carry-on items, plus a dedicated Pokémon airline box.

When traveling on an airplane with Pokémon, if you let the Pokémon out, those of average height and weight or smaller ones must buy adult tickets, one ticket for each Pokémon.

Larger Pokémon are more expensive.

Most people would choose to store Pokémon in Poké Balls, and then put the Poké Balls in a special airline box. As long as there are not too many seats in the airline box, you only need to buy a ticket for one seat to bring all the Pokémon.

July is the peak travel season for summer vacation, and the airfare from Kanto to Hoenn and Sinnoh is around 7b. Shen Qi obediently carried the airline box into the ticket gate.

Before the plane takes off, airport-specific Pokémon such as Snarfly and Blaziken fly into the sky to scatter ordinary birds and wild Pokémon and confirm that the takeoff route is safe.

Gradually, there is a feeling of being pushed on the back, followed by an upward tilt, plus a sense of being overweight.

This was Shen Qi's first time taking a plane in the Pokémon world. Except for the Pokémon flight crew providing assistance during takeoff and landing, other aspects were not much different from the plane he took before the time travel.

It took about four hours until the plane landed smoothly and the crew guided the passengers off the plane.

"What a nice... nice moist air."

Walking out of the terminal, Shen Qi made such and such an evaluation of high emotional intelligence.

The low EQ expression should be "so humid"

The humidity of the air is so high that it can be clearly felt with every breath, and the energy chakra can also detect the water-attributed energy in the space.

Take a taxi out of Yuanye City and head to the Lakeside Hotel on Route 213.

Along the way, Shen Qi just chatted with the driver normally and was not in a hurry to contact Xi Jiana.

She is a time traveler and does not want to show up too much in this world that does not belong to her. It is better to keep a low profile in this research.

Although there is no need to be as secretive as the last time we resurrected the fossil skeleton, we should try to be as low-key as possible. If we want to be high-profile, we have to wait until we have achieved some results.

"This restaurant... has a background, right?"

Arriving at the destination, Shen Qi stood outside the Lakeside Hotel. It would be an injustice to describe this building as a manor.

The area around Route 213 is mostly wilderness except for the road surface. However, the Lakeside Hotel was approved to be built on such a large piece of land, so it is obvious that its background is not ordinary.

Although this place is more than 50 kilometers away from the Lizhi Lake Nature Reserve, without some connections, you can't build a complex even if it is 100 kilometers away.

Without rushing to the booked hotel, Shen Qi called Xi Jiana.

"I'm at the Lakeside Hotel."

"Well, I'm still in Xuefeng City."

Xijiana has almost completed her investigation of the situation near Lizhi Lake. After all, the natural environment here is relatively mild and has not changed much.

Unlike the Ruizhi Lake outside Xuefeng City and the northern section of Tianguan Mountain, the entire outer frame was inexplicably removed by something, and the area of ​​the lake has expanded a lot, so it requires more effort to confirm.

As for the task of catching thousand needle fish at Lizhi Lake, it doesn't matter whether Xijiana comes or not. She said that we just need to look for thousand needle fish with potential for evil + poisonous energy, and Li Ke will explore with the instruments.

This is a situation where the answer is known in advance, guiding the researcher to reverse the problem-solving process.

"How are the scientific researchers you prepared?"

"Li Ke and Hinako from the Deep Gray Science Museum are leading the team here personally. There are a total of ten accompanying researchers."

If we want to find the thousand-needle fish that retains its ancient bloodline more clearly, the more manpower and equipment the better.

It's a pity that this is just an unfounded statement, and it is not very credible to the outside world. Li Ke is willing to transfer these people and equipment to test the waters, which is already a great trust in Shen Qi.

Chapter 541: Heavy Atmosphere

Lakeside Hotel, basic room rate is 1000b per day.

The price is much higher than that of ordinary hotels, but the cost of building such a large complex in the wilderness is skyrocketing, and there are no other accommodation options around.

Considering that there are a lot of Pokémon, Shen Qi booked a room of higher specifications. Anyway, he would be staying in the Lizhi Lake Nature Reserve with Li Ke and the others for a few days and would have to sleep in the open air, so he decided to enjoy himself in advance.

After throwing the luggage into the guest room, Shen Qi learned that the Deep Gray Science Museum expedition team led by Li Ke had just finished a meeting at the Seven Star Restaurant.

Stepping on the bluestone slabs on the ground, Shen Qi walked towards the Seven Star Restaurant.

In the game, you can play against each other in the Seven Star Restaurant, and basically they are couples or partners playing doubles.

In reality, the Seven Star Restaurant has more than one floor. Outside the door of private room 306 on the third floor, the waiter pushed open the door in advance and let Shen Qi in.

"Thank you for your hard work. You came all the way here."

Li Ke greeted them warmly, and Hinako and ten other researchers also stood up. However... the expressions of those ten researchers who came to the Sinnoh region from the Deep Gray Science Museum were varied, some were unhappy, some didn't care, and some were helpless.

It can be said that there are all kinds of human conditions.

It’s easy to imagine the reason for their strange complexions; the clues to this scientific research goal are too vague.

The scientific researchers of the Deep Gray Science Museum are composed of two parts. One part is those who are truly talented and have scientific research capabilities, and whose character is not bad.

Most of these are from the previous generation of curators, and they have feelings for the Deep Gray Science Museum. Li Ke also belongs to this type.

The other type of scientific researchers are of average level, but have the advantages of connections or other resources, understand the ways of the world and are extremely smooth, and can make more money by following Maoxiong.

All the members led by Li Ke came to the Sinnoh region to do extremely difficult research. They belong to the first category. They have both ability and good character.

Although they knew that the current Deep Gray Science Museum needed to take big steps and make its own voice, they felt that Li Ke was too impulsive.

Even though Shen Qi helped a lot in the research of resurrecting fossil skeletons, his help was not in the core R&D operations, so he was a complete layman.

Outsiders say that there is a possibility that the previously undiscovered Green Pokémon, the Green Pokémon evolution forms of Smelt and Shrike, may appear in Lake Rising and Lake Wisdom in the Sinnoh region.

Then, without any data or influence, Li Ke was made to believe...

Li Ke actually believed it and led the team to the Sinnoh region.

The researchers present hoped that the Deep Gray Science Museum would get better and better after getting rid of its former wealthy boss. It would be strange if they didn't have complicated feelings seeing Li Ke's recklessness and blind trust.

If it weren't for Li Ke's moral character and scientific research level, someone would have already applied for resignation.

Li Ke knew in his heart that the situation was quite precarious at this stage.

His thoughts gradually became purely inclined towards a desperate repayment for Shen Qi's kindness in leading him to academic glory and freedom.

If there really was a big mistake in the Sinnoh region this time, Li Ke would accept the loss and could only say that he was ashamed of his other colleagues.

"So, I choose to believe Shen Qi."

"Li Ke, you are too naive. It is not that easy to take charge of an organization."

A group of hardcore scientific researchers collectively made a big mistake, and those smooth-talkers who stayed in the dark gray science museum could only watch the joke and then become even more arrogant.

But at this stage, we cannot do without some of their resources and connections, and we cannot break away from them.

As one continues to gain strength, the other loses strength, and those who are serious about scientific research will be overshadowed.

"I…"

Li Ke has considered this issue and discussed it with Hinako.

Hinako is a girl who grew up in wealth and luxury. She has no courage or control. Apart from worrying, she can't offer much constructive suggestions, which only adds to the pressure.

"Forget it." The researcher who spoke waved his hand. "I have already persuaded you before coming here. Now that we have the manpower and equipment in place, and the Sinnoh Region Ranger Alliance has also approved the survey, there is no withdrawal."

They reminded Li Ke again to make him mentally prepared to face the storms and long-term setbacks that would follow the failure of the scientific research.

We were supposed to have a dinner after the meeting to get to know each other better, but we just dispersed.

Those researchers only greeted Shen Qi and had no interest in gaining a deeper understanding.

You can see the difference between hard-core researchers and the smooth faction.

If it were the old hands in the Deep Gray Science Museum, knowing Shen Qi's reputation in the racing world and knowing that Shen Qi has connections related to the Shanhai Group, they would try to build some connections, maybe they would come in handy someday.

"Shen Qi, I'm sorry."

Li Ke felt a little embarrassed in the empty conference room. "These researchers are good, but they have bad tempers."

"I understand. If you were one of them, you would probably have the same attitude when thinking on behalf of the Deep Gray Science Museum."

"Then let's start the investigation as soon as possible."

"Ah."

I originally wanted to take a break at the Lakeside Hotel so that we could get familiar with each other and cooperate better in the future.

Now it seems... unnecessary.

The scientific researchers brought by Li Ke just want to complete the project conscientiously, and they will have a clear conscience regardless of the final success or failure.

If it really fails, I will decide whether to stay or leave, and whether to continue to follow the Dark Gray Science Museum led by Li Ke.

The work was deployed neatly and efficiently. Shen Qi checked out the next day and headed to Lizhi Lake with the scientific expedition team of the Deep Gray Science Museum.

The three sacred lakes associated with creation are protected by the Sinnoh region at an extremely high level, with limited tourist routes open only in certain seasons.

Route 213 goes north to the midpoint of Route 214, where five off-road vehicles turn around and drive onto the wilderness trail.

The weeds around are half a person tall. This road was left by rangers and other scientific researchers. It is a gravel dirt road paved in the reed grass and is extremely bumpy.

Some of the people who were mainly responsible for working in the laboratory could not bear the ups and downs and took out plastic bags and started to eat.

My colleagues around me hurriedly comforted me, "Don't look ahead, look at the scenery on both sides. Do you see that? There are six wild Qilins over there, six in one go."

The motion-sick researcher looked out the window.