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While Lin Xuan was pondering these things, Dr. Sun Siming handed her a small transparent bag containing some capsules, which Lin Xuan accepted almost without hesitation.

"One pill a day, don't take too many," Dr. Sun Siming advised.

"Okay." Lin Xuan glanced at it twice and then put it away. It looked basically the same as the capsules and such sold in regular pharmacies.

The nearly one-hour drive, despite some traffic congestion, proved that Lin Xuan and his group had already left the city center.

Upon arriving at their destination, the first thing Lin Xuan and his group saw was a Growlithe lying at the gate. A normal Growlithe should be about two meters tall, but this one was a head taller. After hearing the car approaching, it only opened its eyes briefly, and after confirming that it was Dr. Sun Siming and his group, it closed them again.

Chapter 70 About Intimacy

"After all, there are some important research results and a lot of rare Pokémon inside, so security work still needs to be done well. Arcanine is like our security guard here. Its sense of smell is very sensitive, and it will be detected immediately if a stranger approaches."

After getting off the bus, Gu Yuan explained to Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan nodded and couldn't help but marvel at the research institute's wealth. After all, this Arcanine was undoubtedly a four-star level dog, yet it was only used as a gatekeeper.

"Buyi~"

Upon seeing the Arcanine, the Eevee in Lin Xuan's backpack shrank back, leaving only half of its head exposed. After all, even without being deliberately targeted, the sense of oppression that a four-star Arcanine could exert was still very strong.

Don't forget that Arcanine has the Intimidate ability. Before the appearance of the world's number one Intimidate user, it was one of the strongest Intimidate users.

The entire training center is surrounded by thick walls and is also under extensive surveillance.

Even something Dr. Sun Siming didn't tell Lin Xuan was that there were several large rock snakes and dugongs underground in the research institute, making it almost impossible to silently burrow in.

As for the seemingly weakest point, the gate, it is guarded by a very powerful Arcanine.

"Your setup is like a prison guard's."

"Go inside and you'll understand why it's arranged this way," Dr. Sun Siming didn't explain immediately.

The interior of the breeding center was not as towering as Lin Xuan had imagined. In fact, the path they were walking along was surrounded by a lot of trees, and they could vaguely see quite a few Pokémon.

"Pidgeotto, Nidoking, Lilyroot, Oddish... so many Oddish!"

If the previous Pokémon were considered normal, then the swarms of Oddish still startled Lin Xuan. The number was comparable to Ash's Tauros army, and that was only what he saw.

"Ahem~ After all, Oddish's genetics aren't particularly stable. Gloom, after evolving, can use a Leaf Stone and a Sun Stone to evolve into Vileplume and Bellossom respectively, which is somewhat similar to Eevee," Dr. Sun Siming said.

"The relationship between Nidoking and Nidoqueen is also quite special. They can almost be considered the same Pokémon, but their physical structures and internal structures are quite different. As for Lilligant... that's a special case. We'll talk about it later when we have time."

As he spoke, Dr. Sun Siming realized he had gone off-topic and quickly corrected himself.

However, Lin Xuan had some guesses in her heart, because there was only one evolution of Lily Root Doll, which was Miss Skirt, but Miss Skirt also had special regional forms.

Moreover, it's not a known regional form like Alola Reichu, but a special Emerald form. As for the specific evolution method... Lin Xuan doesn't know, since he can't possibly create an Emerald region for you.

The breeding center was divided into several areas, each inhabited by many different Pokémon. By the end, Lin Xuan understood why such robust security measures were necessary.

This place is less of a breeding center and more of a small ecological park. You can find almost all the Pokémon commonly found in China here, including the starter Pokémon Charmander and Bulbasaur, as well as Eevee, which is most important for the experiments, and even the more precious Ralts.

"You can take one back and raise it if you want." In the spirit of using something as much as possible, Dr. Sun Siming's eyes lit up when he saw Lin Xuan see Ralts, and he immediately said to Lin Xuan.

"Let's forget about it then. These two are already enough to keep me busy. I can't handle another one."

Liking it is one thing, after all, who wouldn't enjoy slowly raising a Ralts into a Gardevoir? But reason tells Lin Xuan that raising another Pokémon would probably be too much for his small living space to handle.

The sheer size and sophistication of Dr. Sun Siming's research center reminded Lin Xuan of Oak's lab in the anime; they did indeed seem to have some similarities.

Moreover, it's impossible to build something with such a large footprint in the city; otherwise, it would cost an enormous amount of money!

The main task of this breeding center is to breed various Pokémon and help them grow healthily, so the residences of the staff are basically located around the corresponding test areas.

As for the very center of this place, there was a four-story villa. When Lin Xuan saw it, she gave Dr. Sun Siming a strange look.

"You really know how to enjoy yourself!"

"Ahem, when it was being built, we thought it would be close to the test area and people would come here more often. But a lot of the equipment here has hardly been used at all, which is a bit of a waste," Dr. Sun Siming said, stroking his chin, before leading Lin Xuan inside.

"Shi~"

As Lin Xuan and the others went inside, a small, humanoid Pokémon emerged from the room.

"Aegislash?" Lin Xuan exclaimed in surprise upon seeing it, as this kind of Pokémon is relatively rare in China.

"Haha, Aiguanshi, I've troubled you to clean this place again recently~" Dr. Sun Siming stepped forward, touched Aiguanshi's horn, and said praisefully.

After receiving the praise, Ai Guan Shi walked slowly into the kitchen to prepare tea for Lin Xuan and the others.

The servant in Dr. Sun Siming's home is a female servant. Compared to the serious and earnest male servants, the female servants are much more approachable.

In countries like Great Britain, which have the largest population of lovekeepers, there is a custom of having female lovekeepers take care of children. They are also skilled at cleaning and are very popular.

"You didn't bring me all this way just to have tea, did you?"

Lin Xuan carefully took a sip of tea. Hmm... it was a little bitter and had a slight fragrance, but she couldn't taste anything else at all.

The attendant even thoughtfully offered a cup to both Eevee and Little Point. As a result, Eevee burned itself as soon as it stuck out its tongue to lick it. It stood on the sofa, frantically panting and fanning its tongue with its little paws. The attendant quickly went to the kitchen to pour Eevee a cup of cold water.

Compared to Eevee, Little Point was much smarter. He refused to drink and quietly crept up to Esper, looking like he was about to do something shady.

"Dandan?"

Do you have any Coke?

“Shi~” Ai Guanshi scratched his head.

I'll go look for it for you.

After saying that, he ran towards the refrigerator.

“Of course not.” Dr. Sun Siming shook his head, then said something that surprised Lin Xuan: “There has been progress in previous research on intimacy.”

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"Is it related to intimacy level?"

"Yes, after this period of research, we have been able to roughly confirm the existence of intimacy." Dr. Sun Siming nodded. The establishment of intimacy was only a matter of time. What surprised Lin Xuan was their efficiency.

"After all, the skills of repaying kindness and taking out one's anger, as you mentioned, have provided great help to the experiment."

Discovering intimacy levels wasn't as difficult as one might imagine, because the power of the two skills, "repay kindness" and "spread anger," is positively correlated with intimacy. Once this point is grasped, the research will become very clear.

"There isn't a good way to detect intimacy at the moment. We can only use the method of repaying kindness to judge it for the time being. This will affect the final result, but it can still roughly determine the level of intimacy."

"But... Absentee, where are those two Poké Balls in my lab?" Dr. Sun Siming wanted Absentee to fetch the Poké Balls, but then he found that Absentee was nowhere to be found.

"I'll go," Gu Yuan volunteered.

"Shi!"

【I go! 】

But at that moment, Attendant rushed back, holding a can of red iced cola, and shoved it into Little Point's hand before running quickly toward the laboratory inside. Everyone present turned their attention to Little Point.

"Dandan~"

All I asked for was a bottle of Coke~

Little Dot quietly stepped back and sat down next to Eevee, while Eevee curiously leaned over to see what Little Dot was holding.

"Buy?"

What is this? (*゜ー゜*)

"Dandan!"

【Cola! It's super delicious!】o(*￣▽￣*)ブ日

With a grin, he placed his paw on the pull tab of the can, and then...

Swoosh~

It seems that because the Servant ran over a bit too much, Cola burst out on the spot. Little was fine, but Eevee, who got very close out of curiosity, got a hiss.

"You two idiots!" Lin Xuan lightly tapped the two little guys on the head with his iron fist, and then Eevee and Little Point were taken into the bathroom by the attendant who arrived shortly afterward.

"I suddenly really want to have a Siberian Cu Chulainn!"

Lin Xuan exclaimed from the bottom of her heart, "The Esper is not only a very worry-free Pokémon for trainers, but it can even help take care of the kids, it's just too good!"

After this little incident, Dr. Sun Siming released the two Eevee from the Poké Ball. Unfortunately, Lin Xuan's Eevee was taken to take a bath by Ai Guan Shi at that time, otherwise they might have gotten to know each other.

The two Eevee seemed rather unfamiliar with their surroundings, and after being released from their Poké Balls, they simply turned their heads curiously to look around.

"These two are not from our research institute. I borrowed them temporarily from a trainer I know to assist in the research. After testing, the friendship levels of these two Eevee have basically reached the point where they can fully unleash the power of Return," Dr. Sun Siming explained to Lin Xuan.

So what do you think?

"Intimacy does exist, but whether it is necessarily related to Eevee's evolution remains questionable," Dr. Sun Siming said with a sigh.

When Dr. Sun Siming got to this point, Lin Xuan fell silent, which indeed matched what Dr. Sun Siming had said in the car.

The discovery of intimacy was definitely beneficial to Lin Xuan, since he was the one who proposed and even named the idea. Even though most of the experiments were conducted by Dr. Sun Siming's research institute, given the doctor's personality, he would never take credit for Lin Xuan's work.

If Lin Xuan becomes a researcher later, this will indeed be an impressive resume.

However, this is not so helpful for their research. After all, the determination of friendship level has not been determined to have any other uses besides being related to these two skills, and the exploration of the reason for the evolution of the two Eevee has also been greatly affected.

This was something Lin Xuan had considered before, but she didn't expect to have to face it so soon.

Dr. Sun Siming then took Lin Xuan to the habitat of the Eevee creatures. Otherwise, the discussion could have been conducted in the research institute.