Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Dr. Yamanashi ignored him.

The owner of the voice naturally picked up the instant noodles next to him and made two servings. He hadn't had dinner yet, so this was a good opportunity to take a break from his busy schedule.

After a while, once he had started eating his cup noodles, Dr. Yamanashi finished his work.

Turning around, Dr. Yamanashi was taken aback. "Oh, it's Oki. When did you get here?"

"Just arrived, perfect timing. I made you a bowl, come and have some too," Professor Oak replied vaguely.

“Okay.” Dr. Yamanashi sat down, picked up his cup of noodles, and began to eat. “The data has been calculated, but to refine it, we need help from other doctors in different regions. I talked to Odori last time…”

"What do you think of Zheng Hui's project? From a feasibility standpoint, it's indeed quite good, and it would help promote the popularity of Pokémon. The only issues are..."

The two ate their noodles while chatting away.

Professor Oak put down his bowl, noticed the package on the side, and casually asked a question.

"Who sent this?"

"What?" Dr. Yamanashi looked up and saw the package. He paused for a moment. "Oh, it was just brought over by Ang Hui. I don't know who sent it. Let me see."

Taking the package, Dr. Yamanashi saw that the sender was named Tamaki Tetsuya. He smiled and said, "It's the Tetsuya I mentioned to you last time, the one who went to the school to teach."

I turned on my watch and, sure enough, I had ignored the message.

Upon opening the package, one finds a lump of greenish-blue clay and a huge rock with a faint outline of a dragon's skeleton on it.

"Light Clay, ah, the Light Moss Research Institute just reported that they're running out of Light Clay again, I'd completely forgotten about it."

Professor Oak saw the clay, slapped his forehead, and suddenly remembered this matter. He quickly sent a message to the Alliance personnel in charge of the acquisition, asking them to increase the acquisition efforts.

"Yes, the key is this fossil." Dr. Yamanashi said, looking at the information. "This little guy found it in Mt. Tsukimi, but it's a Cephalopod fossil. This is a big discovery."

"Cranium? Aren't fossils of this Pokémon only found in Sinnoh so far?" Professor Oak was quite surprised.

"Yes, the three complete Cephalopod fossils unearthed before were all found in the Sinnoh region. This is the first complete Cephalopod fossil to appear in the Kanto region."

This could further refine our hypotheses about the ecology and geology of ancient elves, which is fantastic!

Both PhDs were very excited; every new discovery like this was incredibly interesting to them.

"That little guy hasn't replied to me yet, he's probably busy. I'll ask him about the details later tonight."

Professor Yamanashi tried calling Tetsuya's watch, but it showed that the other party was busy, so he said to Professor Oak.

"Speaking of which, you've been helping me with my research for decades now, haven't you?" Professor Oak nodded, then suddenly sighed, "Young people these days are really something, so much more energetic than we were back then."

Dr. Yamanashi chuckled, "We're only in our early fifties, not in our seventies or eighties."

"What I mean is, don't you want to go back to Sinnoh to continue your research, senior? The Kanto League can't fully support the research you want to do. Only by going back to Sinnoh can you get support." Professor Oak looked at his best friend and sincerely advised him.

My senior's talent is in no way inferior to mine; he was simply held back by some reasons.

"Let's talk about it later, let's talk about it later..." As always, Dr. Yamanashi was unable to make up his mind.

.........

Tetsuya was completely unaware of what happened after Professor Yamanashi received his package at Oak's lab. At this moment, he was still perched on Pidgeot's back, flying towards the school dormitory.

There was nothing he could do; he simply didn't dare stand up. To this day, he still doesn't understand how Lance managed to fly around on Dragonite's back. Just lying down made his legs weak for a while every time he got off.

As for his watch, he put it on silent mode after entering the cave in the afternoon, because if it suddenly made a sound in the wild, it could cause serious trouble.

He hadn't been transferred back yet, so naturally he hadn't noticed Dr. Yamanashi's call.

Soon, at Pidgeot's speed, Zhe returned to the front of the school dormitory from Nibi City.

When they entered the school, they saw several wary flying sprites observing them. After confirming that they were one of their own, they did not stop them.

Landing on the ground, Tetsuya felt an incredible sense of solid ground beneath his feet. After adjusting himself, he didn't go inside but headed straight for the school cafeteria. He was starving and had to train that night.

Chapter 104 Revenue

After enjoying a delicious dinner in the cafeteria, Tetsuya went to the school's training grounds to get used to the environment.

The facilities inside are quite complete, and some of the equipment is even newer and more effective than that of Pewter Dojo.

After exercising for a short while, he returned to his room with his three Pokémon.

Since he knew that the morning could also be used for training, he wasn't in a hurry. According to the school's schedule, the first class didn't start until 9 a.m., so he had plenty of time for morning exercise before going to class.

Afternoon classes are easier than morning classes. There's no rush in the morning, and he even finishes his classes around 3 p.m., leaving time to go out into the wild to earn some extra money.

Tetsuya figured that even if he didn't do any tasks these days, he could still earn some income; otherwise, no one could stand only spending and not earning.

Although this one-hour trip more than doubled his net worth, he still needs to plan ahead, as the funding for raising his fourth Pokémon is still a long way off.

Back in his room, after preparing dinner for the three Pokémon, Tetsuya finally sat down on the sofa and pulled up the information on his wristwatch that he hadn't looked at all that afternoon.

The first thing that caught his eye was a call from Dr. Yamanashi, whom he had marked as an important person. After seeing his message, Tetsuya immediately called back.

After a few rings, the phone was answered.

"Hello, this is Yamanashi. What can I do for you?"

"Dr. Yamanashi, it's me, Tetsuya."

He began by apologizing, “I had silenced my watch while I was exploring outside this afternoon, so I didn’t see your call. I’m so sorry.”

"Oh, it's Tetsuya. It's nothing, it's nothing. You have to be careful when you're adventuring in the wild. You should be back at school by now, right?"

Dr. Yamanashi stopped what he was doing.

"Yes, I'm back." Tetsuya responded, and then began to answer the question in Dr. Yamanashi's message, "I found this crested dragon fossil in a Tyrannosaurus Rex cave on the outskirts of Mt. Tsukimi."

I've already caught that Tyrannosaurus Rex and it's staying at the Pewter City Gym. If you need it, just contact them directly. I've already spoken to the staff at the Pewter City Gym.

I will send you the exact location of the cave later via my watch's GPS, which will also include a map.

According to the description of the Ironclad Tyrannosaurus Rex, the fossil should have been there from the beginning, and it didn't notice it after it moved in; it remained embedded in the rock wall.

I've done a quick survey of the surrounding area, and there are no other traces of fossils.

Dr. Yamanashi nodded slightly, then realized that it was a voice call and Tetsuya on the other end couldn't see his movements.

"Okay, I understand. The discovery of this fossil can explain a lot of things. Da Mu and I will have to take some people to make a trip there later."

"It's a good thing you discovered it, otherwise some other ignorant fools would have gotten their hands on it and sold it to those collectors just for money, which would have been a huge loss."

His tone also carried a hint of dissatisfaction with some trainers.

Tetsuya, of course, humbly stated that he was just lucky.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Dr. Yamanashi didn't say much. He simply inquired about the situation and said that he would pay him the reward he was owed later. Then he said that he still had experiments to do and hung up the phone.

Tetsuya waved his arm, very excited, quite good.

To be honest, he never expected that he would have such a discovery when he went back to the Ironhide Tyrannosaurus's lair and searched around. He found a complete Cephalopod fossil.

He had previously researched the relevant information and knew that such spirit fossils had only been found in the distant Sinnoh region. Their appearance in Mt. Tsukimi in the Kanto region is of great significance for various research projects.

If this fossil were sold to a wealthy collector, it would truly be a case of becoming rich overnight.

After all, not counting this one, there are only three complete Cephalopod fossils to date. Two of them are in the research institute in the Sinnoh region, and only one is privately owned.

His piece is the first of its kind in Northeast China, making it even more significant and valuable. For collectors, it is simply a rare treasure.

However, he still chose to hand the fossil over to Dr. Yamanashi.

Compared to the simpler matter of funding, Tetsuya felt that building a good relationship with the regional professors was more important. Didn't you hear Professor Yamanashi say that Professor Oak was also very interested?

Moreover, it's not that the research institute doesn't pay, it's just that they don't pay that much. If they didn't pay, why would any trainers be willing to work for free every day?

In reality, Professor Oak might be the wealthiest collector.

Tetsuya simply packaged the information he had just mentioned and sent it to Dr. Yamanashi. Then he looked at the second message, which happened to be the transfer record and notes of the Lightmoss Research Institute under the name of Ooki Research Institute.

For just that one piece of Light Clay, about half the size of a palm, the other side sent 300 million Alliance Coins.

He smiled with satisfaction. You see, these semi-monopolistic research institutes are the real rich people, not to mention their superiors.

This price was 10% higher than the acquisition price he had previously known. He guessed that they were raising the acquisition price because they needed to conduct some kind of experiment that required a large amount of resources. This kind of thing happens often.

Then the third and fourth messages were simple greetings from people he had met on the St. Anne's last trip. Tetsuya replied to them casually and didn't pay much attention to them.

He began to calculate the profits from this trip.

There's really not much to calculate. The main gains are a complete Craniosaurus fossil, two Moonstones, and the capture of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. The other gains are less than a fraction of what's included.

Tetsuya even felt that he was getting a little arrogant.

If he sells the Moonstone, he won't have to worry about his finances for the next two or three months. However, he still has other plans, but he hasn't finalized them yet. He's not in a hurry, and the price of this kind of evolution stone won't drop.

I wonder how much reward the Ooki Laboratory will offer for this fossil, but I imagine it won't be small.

He was lucky, and his skill and daring, coupled with his knowledge of the general strength of the Pokémon, enabled him to achieve this.

Who in their right mind would provoke a wild Pokémon of unknown strength? Who knows if it might be a near-Elite Four member or even an Elite Four member? Knowing the odds are slim, no one would be willing to gamble their life.

Moreover, if it were an ordinary trainer, the potential of their Pokémon would only be that of an elite, how could they possibly defeat an elite-level Rhyperior with near-Elite Four potential, especially since this Rhyperior also has a wealth of combat experience.

Not to mention the two Nidokings and Nidoqueen, and their entire retinue.

The main reason why Blaziken and Rockruff look so easy is because of their high aptitude, which makes it easy for them to defeat most Pokémon.

Outside the window, night fell, and the three Pokémon lay down in their resting room to relax, while Tetsuya took out his study materials and began to study.

The lights in the teachers' rooms next door were also always on.

Chapter 105 Training and Classes

The morning sunlight shone on the campus of the Pokémon Research School, and the surroundings were utterly tranquil.

However, many people and their Pokémon had already begun their daily training at the training ground.

In one of the gravity chambers, Blaziken lay diagonally on the equipment, with two weights hanging from his calves and a special barbell attached. He exerted his strength to lift his calves up with difficulty.

"Good, keep going, rise up." Tetsuya observed from the side while encouraging Blaziken.

Flames occasionally erupted from the Blaziken's claws; it was so exhausted that it could no longer control its overflowing energy.

Oh my!

It let out a loud cry, finished its last action, and was panting heavily.

Tetsuya removed the weight from its feet, patted its body, and then took out a few pomelos.

"Thank you for your hard work. Next is reaction training. You can go to the training area over there. I need to go to Pidgeot."

He instructed Blaziken that he had brought three Pokémon to scout the location the night before and had explained the basic training procedures to them, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

"Xia Mo".

The Blaziken stood up, ate a pomelo, and nodded to indicate that it understood.

"Oh right, there's no gravity field over there, so you'll have to bring this with you."

Before leaving, Tetsuya also left behind a weighted suit, which he had recently changed into at White Cape, as the old one was no longer sufficient for the now-stronger Blaziken.

Blaziken watched Tetsuya's departing figure, then glanced at the black weighted suit on the chair, and sighed helplessly.

The training schedule my trainer has is really too grueling, but it's true that you reap what you sow, and I'm getting stronger very quickly.

Blaziken isn't without its own Pokémon acquaintances; it's chatted with other Pokémon during training breaks, and none of the other trainers are as skilled as its own.

It took it only about five months to evolve from birth to its current strength, while other Pokémon take at least several years.

All the Pokémon Blaziken knew thought that its trainer was the best besides their own.

After eating three berries, Blaziken, carrying the remaining berries and its slack suit, walked out of the gravity chamber.

"Basam~"

Blaziken, wearing a weighted suit, walked into the reaction training arena and greeted the few Pokémon already there in a very familiar manner.

"Crunch~" "Cough~"

A blue, duck-shaped Pokémon with a red bead on its forehead raised its claws and gave a cool salute. Blaziken knew that this guy was probably a Water-type Golduck, as its trainer had mentioned it to it.

The other one to respond was a humanoid elf with four arms, named Mighty.

Despite its exaggerated muscles and overall imposing presence, Machamp has an unexpectedly gentle personality. It walked up to Blaziken and asked where its trainer was and if it needed help.

Blaziken indicated that it knew how to use it, Machamp nodded, and walked to the rest area to sit down.