Pokémon development strategy

We had planned to rest after nightfall yesterday, and now that Shen Qi is back this morning, the investigation won't be delayed.

In the mountains further north of Lake Wisdom, where conditions are more difficult, Xijiana has begun testing some of the stags.

Shen Qi, Li Ke, and Hinako started investigating bit by bit on the south bank of Ruizhi Lake (-separated-).

Speaking of ease, land travel is easier than boating on water, but the problem is that the shores of Lake Ruizhi are covered with snow.

The snow is not as deep as in autumn and winter, but it is slippery and it is easy to fall if you are not careful.

Like Lake Aspiration, Lake Wisdom is open to the public during certain seasons, and catching and hunting are generally prohibited, so Pokémon have a good impression of humans.

There are also some frightened deer that have little human activity and have no concept of "humans". They don't know that the elf rations are delicious, so they have to put in more effort.

"Huh... I'm so tired."

After working for half a day, Shen Qi sat on a rock, breathing heavily.

The temperature near Lake Wisdom is low and damp, so much more energy is consumed during the movement. This is when Shen Qi has [Jet Energy] to fly.

While resting with the long-eared rabbit in his arms, Jigglypuff was still in high spirits, jumping around everywhere looking for the fawn that had not been checked.

In the sky, the Toucan that Li Ke was riding on flew by.

Once the Stunning Deer have searched an area, the next batch will be farther away.

In a sense, the fright-horned deer is harder to find than the needlefish.

Make some noise on the surface and the fish in the lake will come over to see what's going on.

There are Psyduck, Magikarp, Golduck, Gyarados, and Goldfish in Lizhi Lake. You can just identify the Thousand Needle Fish among them.

There is no such operation on land in the wild, so it is difficult to attract a large number of scarecrows.

In more than a week, the three men only checked 50 deer.

Xijiana checked more than twenty fawns and found nothing either.

In this way, the overall activity time of Lizhi Lake + Ruizhi Lake has exceeded one month.

The most torturous thing is when a scientific expedition ends up with nothing in the vast wilderness.

Even though Li Ke said before setting off that the team of a dozen people was only doing preliminary exploration and more people would be deployed if there were signs.

But...the vague projects and aimless searches are really eroding everyone's will.

Taking advantage of the time they took to go down the mountain to replenish supplies, the three of them temporarily resumed communication with the outside world.

At Lizhi Lake...of course there was still no harvest.

Judging from the data fed back by scientific researchers, their efficiency is much lower.

They didn't agree with this topic in the first place, and there were no clues. In addition, as the investigation progressed, the probability of catching repeated needlefish increased, so it was normal for the efficiency to decrease.

In other words, it is already very good that those scientific researchers are still following the instructions normally.

Now it feels like leading troops to war. The ineffective march has caused morale to drop. It is only thanks to the personal qualities of the soldiers and their recognition of Li Ke that they have not collapsed for the time being.

In fact, it doesn’t take two months...

If there is no result, we won’t be able to hold on until late August.

Shen Qi was still too young and inexperienced. He had never led a team on a trip or participated in scientific research, so he didn't think about it at all at first.

Besides... there's no point in thinking about it, it just has to be done.

What should I do now…contact Shanhai Company for help?

Their expertise is in marine research, minerals and fossils. At most, they brought a group of staff here out of kindness, and their mentality is similar to that of the people led by Li Ke.

The SUV stopped on the side of the road, waiting for Li Ke and Hinako to sell things, when Shen Qi's cell phone rang.

Caller: Lucia

It was early August, and her gorgeous competition in Juqing City had ended, so she should have left the Sinnoh region.

"Lukia?"

"Where are you?"

"I'm in Xuefeng City."

"Eh!"

Lucia did participate in the gorgeous competition and won the third prize ribbon, but there was still a clear gap between her and the first place winner Li Yizi.

"You haven't returned to Hoenn yet?"

"No, Zhuqing City invited me to participate in the performance celebration next month."

Research on the history of Zhuqing City’s celebrations can be traced back to Zhuqing Village hundreds of years ago, which is the initial village for players in the Arceus version.

At the end of the first week, players will also participate in the celebration of the celebration village.

Of course, Lucia was happy to accept an invitation of this magnitude, to increase the popularity of her future acting career.

"You...why can you enter the Lake of Wisdom!"

Upon learning that Shen Qi had been active in Wisdom Lake recently, Lukia's tone became more excited.

The Three Sacred Lakes only allow visitors to enter and exit the Sinnoh region when a specific barrier is set, and it is not open now.

"Scientific research..."

While waiting for Li Ke to buy supplies, Shen Qi had nothing to do, so he introduced the current predicament to Lukia.

Let alone the end of September, in a few days, Li Ke should honestly go back to the Deep Gray Science Museum and admit that his decision was wrong.

“It’s a shame, but your project is so unreliable.”

Liu Qiya, who has no scientific research background, felt that this scientific research lacked basis.

"You guys are coming back anyway, take me with you."

"Why take you?"

"I want to see Lake Wisdom, too!"

When the Three Sacred Lakes in the Sinnoh region are opened, the number of tourists will be so large that it will be meaningless to visit them.

The Wisdom Lake is now empty, which is the most natural appearance. Lukia's heart is full of expectations and yearning.

"You come to see the Lake of Wisdom now..."

"I'll help!"

It's not impossible to bring Lucia along, her ability to act and her judgment must be commended.

In terms of trust, Liu Qia and Shen Qi are friends for life and death, so there is no problem.

"I'll talk to Li Ke."

"Please!"

Although we know that Lucia is just here for fun, it has no negative impact on this scientific research. If more people search, maybe they can really find a clue from the vague possibilities.

"Ah~ Sorry for the wait~"

A sweet voice was heard, and Hinako and Li Ke walked out of the store carrying large and small bags of supplies.

The fruitless scientific expedition was disappointing, but Hinako had a simple mind and a round of shopping was enough to satisfy her.

"Li Ke, I want to discuss something with you."

Shen Qi introduced Lucia. Her background was big enough that even if you hadn’t heard of her name, you should at least know her uncle Mikoli.

"Lukia... said she wanted to come to Lake Wisdom to play and help out."

There is no need to hide anything from Li Ke, Lukia's purpose is obvious.

"Then let her come." Li Ke smiled bitterly, "She's not a suspicious person. Besides, if she really wants to come to Ruizhi Lake with her status, she can just ask her family to apply for a scientific research project. It's very simple."

During the time when he was the new manager of the Deep Gray Science Museum, Li Ke's dull mind began to develop some concepts about the ways of the world.

It would be harmless to have Lucia come to Lake of Wisdom now, and it would also leave a good impression on people.

Chapter 546: Traces of the Stalker

"Ahhh, Lake of Wisdom!"

This is Lucia's first day.

"Wow - snowy mountains!"

This is the second day since Lucia arrived.

"This... is too hard..."

On the third day of Lukia's arrival, she had already started wailing.

“The snow mountain expedition is really hard.”

"Do you think."

Shen Qi patted the frightened deer beside him and let him go.

This fawn has an energy mark and is an individual that has been checked before, so there is no need to repeat the check in a short period of time.

"Shen Qi..."

"Ok?"

Rukia, who was muttering to herself while holding the kettle, suddenly became serious.

"Are there any other people taking action in the Wisdom Lake area?"

"There are four of us, plus the friend who provided the information."

Shen Qi introduced Xi Jiana to Liu Qia, but he didn't mention her name or specific identity information, he only gave a general idea of ​​the situation.

The area where Shijiana is located is still far away from here. Even if there are traces of movement, Lukia will not be able to detect it, unless Lukia's perception is like the "divine consciousness" in fantasy novels, scanning the entire terrain area.

"wait for me a while."

Putting down the thermos, Lukia sat cross-legged, looking a bit like a practitioner meditating.

Soon, she opened her eyes and turned to look eastward toward the cedar forest area.

"There are signs of attribute energy being used there before. The user should have left, but there are still some traces left."

For safety reasons, Shen Qi asked Lucia to call out Casey and made a super power mark on the spot that could be used to teleport back instantly.

Then summon Red-faced Dragon and Double-edged Maru.

The Slowpoke and Shellder duo stayed in the Poké Ball, ready to go.

The temperature is low, so the activities of water-attribute Pokémon that are resistant to ice are still normal, but Chimaera, which is weak to ice, is a little uncomfortable.

It's just uncomfortable and doesn't have much impact. At this time, the trainer needs Dragonite to follow carefully.

Behind the cedar where he had felt something strange before, Shen Qi discovered footprints in the mud.

In an area where the temperature is below zero all year round, the low temperature makes the soil hard, and it is not easy to leave footprints on it.

There is actually a method. After many days of action, Shen Qi stays in one place for a long time. The temperature brought by humans, Pokémon and some supplies will cause a small-scale temperature rise, making the ground slightly softer, so footprints can be left.

Just now... there must be someone hiding behind the cedar and staying there for quite a long time, leaving behind such traces.

No matter how I look at it, I feel like someone is watching me.

The possibility of Xijiana is very low. She cannot stay in the normal world line for long, and her goal is particularly grand. She has to race against time to achieve it, and she has no reason to be hostile to Shen Qi.

Li Ke and Hinako...

It seems even more unnecessary.

"Right, I remembered something."

On the first day Shen Qi came to Ruizhi Lake, he received a warm invitation from Junsha.

The reason why she appeared at the Lake of Wisdom was because she received information that poachers appeared in the area. Unfortunately, she made a wasted trip and did not catch any poachers.

If the person behind Xuesong was a member of the Security Bureau, he could have just come up to say hello and check. There was no need to secretly monitor him and then leave quietly.

"I'll track the remaining energy."

"Your perception is too strong?"