Next day.
Fang Yuan and Wen Siyu, who had agreed to meet, met in front of the subway station.
The Greenwood Research Institute was established in the southeast of Golden Hill and is an important place for researching Normal-type Pokémon in the country.
At this moment, outside the Greenwood Research Institute, Fang Yuan and Wen Siyu arrived.
Fang Yuan discovered along the way that the security mechanism of the Greenwood Research Institute was really strong. He and Wen Siyu went through several procedures to enter it.
"Ding Dong~" Arriving in front of the Greenwood Research Institute, Wen Siyu walked up and rang the doorbell.
Soon after, the door was opened, and Professor Xu Qingmu, whose hair was messy but looked energetic, personally opened the door.
"You're finally here."
Before the visit, Wen Siyu had made an appointment with Professor Xu Qingmu in advance, so today the other party was not doing research work, but was waiting for the two.
"Teacher Xu, long time no see." Wen Siyu greeted with a smile, the last time the two met was in November.
"This is student Fang Yuan, and his Eevee."
"Hello, Professor Xu." Fang Yuan politely greeted Professor Xu Qingmu. At Fang Yuan's request, Eevee also honestly greeted him.
"Bu Yi!"
It waved its paw slightly.
"Hello."
Professor Xu Qingmu is probably around forty years old. Perhaps because of good maintenance, he doesn't look very old. He is thin, always has a smile on his face, speaks very kindly, and is very enthusiastic.
After leading Fang Yuan and Wen Siyu in, Professor Xu Qingmu smiled and said, "The research institute is a bit messy, because the research was late yesterday, so there was no time to clean up, please forgive me."
"Um..." Fang Yuan nodded. After entering, Eevee also wrinkled its nose. It was indeed very messy...
As if seeing Fang Yuan's doubts, Wen Siyu explained: "Teacher is not used to hiring cleaners, nor is he used to having assistants around him, so he does the experiments, cleaning, and even taking care of the Pokémon himself."
"Haha, I can handle it alone for the time being. Come and sit here. By the way, what would you like to drink?"
He looked at Fang Yuan.
"Uh... plain water is fine." Fang Yuan said.
"Me too." Wen Siyu said.
"Okay." Professor Xu Qingmu looked at the Eevee on Fang Yuan's shoulder, his gaze making Eevee feel a chill.
"I also have a special drink for Normal-type Pokémon here, would you like to try it?"
"Bu Yi..." Eevee instinctively wanted to refuse, but considering the matter of courtesy, it still thanked him with a cry...
...
After a while, a bottle of green vegetable juice-like drink was placed in front of Eevee.
Eevee's eyelids twitched. Judging from the color, it didn't seem like a very tasty thing.
But after taking a small lick, Eevee found that this thing had almost no taste.
It was just like water.
"Glug glug..." Eevee simply drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing Eevee's good appetite, Professor Xu Qingmu's smile deepened, and he said, "I'll call you Fang Yuan then, is that okay?"
"Of course..."
"Fang Yuan, have you already considered what you want Eevee to evolve into?"
Fang Yuan had been asked this question countless times, and could only reply perfunctorily, "Probably Jolteon."
"Electric-type resources are relatively easy to obtain, and my Eevee is better at speed, so evolving into Jolteon can better utilize this advantage."
"Actually, I think Glaceon is more handsome and cute, and also, you can't hug Eevee after it evolves into Jolteon, what a pity." Wen Siyu showed a regretful expression.
"It's just that Frozen Rock... is too difficult to come across, currently there's only that one in Antarctica, and Moss Rock is also very rare."
"Indeed, choosing the Electric, Fire, and Water evolutionary forms is relatively easier." Professor Xu Qingmu shook his head.
"Professor, I heard that you have a lot of research on Eevee, do you have any better insights?"
Fang Yuan followed up on the topic, not because he really wanted to ask, but purely because he had nothing else to say.
However, to Fang Yuan's surprise, Professor Xu Qingmu did not analyze from the advantages and disadvantages of the type and species.
Professor Xu Qingmu said, "Besides the research on Abilities some time ago, my research direction on Eevee is the same as most researchers, which is evolution."
"And what I'm more concerned about is Eevee's imbalance and unstable genes."
Fang Yuan and Eevee became serious, as expected of a Professor, he really had something, and diligently took notes.
"As we all know, Eevee has genes that are easily influenced by the surroundings. It is said that even its appearance will become very similar to its Trainer." Professor Xu Qingmu smiled.
"Does that mean my Eevee will become more and more handsome?" Fang Yuan joked, making Wen Siyu and Professor Xu Qingmu laugh.
"Eevee..." At the same time, Eevee glanced at Fang Yuan with a complicated mood.
Today's degree of shamelessness +1
"Genes support the basic structure and abilities of Pokémon. They store all the information about a life's species, Energy, gestation, growth, and death... The extent of a Pokémon's innate potential and talent is, in a sense, determined by its genes."
Professor Xu Qingmu continued, first talking about some common knowledge.
Then, he expressed his own views.
"It is still unclear why only Eevee carries very unstable genes and can evolve into many forms... Eevee's genes may be the key to unlocking the mystery of evolution, but research on Pokémon genes is not yet mature, so this question is destined to not be answered in a short period of time."
Not only Fang Yuan, but even Wen Siyu listened attentively...
Although she hasn't caught an Eevee yet, what if she catches one in the future?
"Evolution is an improvement in the level of life, and also a process of gene change, and Eevee is one of the Pokémon that best demonstrates this process."
"But have you ever thought about it, there are no two completely identical individuals in the world, and the genes of each Eevee are not completely the same. The most suitable evolutionary direction for them should not be determined by the Trainer, but by their genes."
"Awakening Power."
"You should be familiar with this move, right?"
Of course, they were familiar!
Fang Yuan's Magnemite possessed the Psychic-type Awakening Power, so he was very familiar with this move.
The attribute of Awakening Power depends on the individual differences between Pokémon…
Wait a minute…
Fang Yuan seemed to understand something, and he looked at Professor Xu Qingmu, who was smiling but not quite, and said, "The attribute awakened by Awakening Power, could it be the most suitable attribute for Eevee's evolution?"
"That's right. If an Eevee awakens the Electric-type Awakening Power, then its Electric-type talent will definitely be more outstanding compared to Water or Fire. At this time, evolving into a Jolteon is the best choice."
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