The world of hardcore Pokémon can also be very warm

Qianli knew that he had opened a training house in Yuanzhong City. Yang Yan was not surprised, but he did not think of setting his father's gym in Yuanzhong City.

At first, as he said, it was not suitable for fire Pokémon to live there. Although gym leaders usually use low-level Pokémon, they still have to step up if something important happens, so they cannot ignore the improvement of their own strength.

Secondly, in his plan, he planned to place his research institute near his father's gym. Not only is it convenient to be closer to my family, but I also want to use the institute to promote the development of the city. It is a killing two birds with one stone. But that doesn't mean he wants to keep all the important parts in one city.

Even though Yuanzhong City is currently in a period of rapid development due to the opening of ocean routes and has great potential, and there was no gym before, there are no obstacles to applying to build a new gym there, but there are no obstacles in all aspects. For long-term considerations, Yuanzhong City is really not the right choice.

However, Qianli's words served as a wake-up call to Yang Yan.

Just because Yuanzhong City is not suitable does not mean that the cities nearby it are not suitable. After all, the development of Yuanzhong City will also drive the surrounding cities to move forward together.

As the saying goes, eggs are not placed in one basket, but they can be placed closer.

If Dad fails to inherit a ready-made gym in the end, then several cities around Genaka City are worth considering.

Yang Yan then inquired with Qianli about the problems that may be encountered in the early stage of the gym's operation and wrote them down one by one.

These are valuable experiences that can help dad avoid many detours.

If a challenger hadn't come to the door, Yang Yan would have planned to ask for more advice.

"Yang Yan, let's go to the stadium together. After the gym competition is over, we can continue chatting!" Qianli suddenly invited.

Recently, apart from waiting for news about the thesis assessment and review, Yang Yan had nothing important to do, so he was not in a hurry to leave, so he followed Qianli to the venue.

I didn't see Xiao Wu. I don't know if he was busy with something or if he didn't meet Qianli's requirements to watch the battle.

Qianli is relatively strict with his apprentices. If he thinks his apprentices are not good enough, they will not be allowed to watch the gym competition early.

Although Yang Yan was accepted as an apprentice by Qian Li at first, he didn't spend much time in Chenghua Gym. When he officially studied with Qian Li, he was already considered to be somewhat capable, so he didn't experience this.

Today's challenger looks about the same age as Xiao Wu, and it is estimated that he has only been a trainer for one or two years. But to be able to meet the qualifications to challenge the Chenghua Gym, the level is still very good.

At least the battle between the two sides was quite exciting under the great pressure of thousands of miles.

"By the way, if I remember correctly, Xiaosheng should be old enough to become a trainer. He hasn't been out for so long. He must be away from the gym. Could it be that Teacher Qianli has given him permission to travel?"

While watching the battle, Yang Yan couldn't help but think of that little kid Xiaosheng.

Although Xiao Sheng's attitude towards him is not very good, Yang Yan will not argue with him because of this. Instead, he feels that with Xiao Sheng's talent, he should be able to grow into a good trainer in the future.

After all, Xiaosheng has a father who is a gym leader, and his conditions are much better than his former self. As long as he does not waste his talents, he can at least reach the level of taking over the Chenghua Gym.

However, it’s really not in line with Qianli’s teacher’s character for Qianli to allow Xiao Sheng to go out early.

I don’t know if it’s because Xiaosheng had been traveling with his sister Xiaoyao earlier.

And speaking of Xiaoyao...

Yang Yan couldn't help but recall the conversation he had with Xiaozhi.

As trainers who have been traveling for many years, it is normal for them to exchange their past experiences with each other.

Because of this, Yang Yan knew that after Xiaoyao went to Chengdu, he unexpectedly met Xiaozhi.

Even Xiaozhi's trip to Fengyuan was to a certain extent the result of Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng's guidance.

And they did travel together in Hoenn.

After hearing this, Yang Yan had only one emotion, that is, the power of correction in the world is really powerful.

He asked Xiaoyao to capture Pokémon a year in advance and start the journey. He even sent Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng to leave Fengyuan, but it still did not completely affect the development of the plot. This was something he never expected.

But this is not a big deal, or it may be a good thing that it did not change the plot.

Suddenly, Qianli's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"What are you thinking about? So entranced."

Only then did Yang Yan come to his senses, it turned out that the gym competition was over.

"Is it possible that the strength of that young man just now aroused your interest? Don't tell me, although he is not as good as you before, he is indeed a good prospect."

"Today's young people are indeed getting more and more powerful." Yang Yan nodded and affirmed.

"The world is progressing, and future trainers will definitely become stronger and stronger, but it's too 'sad' for you to feel sad so early. This is not the 'Yang Yan' I know!" Qianli teased.

"Teacher Qianli is not worried about being surpassed. Does he think Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng will not be worse than their peers?"

Qianli was surprised, "Do you know the situation of their siblings?"

"I met Xiaozhi when I was in Hezhong and learned a little bit from him."

"So that's it, it's Xiaozhi," Qianli fell into memories and sighed: "That was also a very talented child. By the way, you said you met him when he was in Hezhong, then he was You just finished challenging the United League, how was your result?"

"Xiao Zhi said he stopped at the top 8." Yang Yan replied.

Qianli frowned slightly, "The top 8... I remember correctly, he was also in the top 8 in the Caiyou Conference. Two years have passed and there has been no progress. It shouldn't be."

Yang Yan also felt that it was a bit outrageous, but it was the truth.

Then Qianli seemed to think of something, "Isn't that kid Xiaozhi using the Pokémon he conquered in Hezhu to participate in the battle? If so, then the top 8 is considered a good result."

"But he keeps doing this. I don't know when he will win the league championship..."

If he calculated it this way, Yang Yan suddenly felt that Xiaozhi was not that important and "waste".

After all, even Yang Yan himself couldn't guarantee that he would be able to successfully reach the top 8 if he used Pokémon that were newly captured within a year to participate in the league competition.

Of course, he was talking about himself when he first debuted.

Because when he won the Kalos League championship, it was two or three years after his debut.

If Xiaozhi shows the Pokémon he conquered in the Kanto region and joins the Hinoki Tournament in Unova, it is not impossible for him to win the championship.

After all, the overall level of that conference was a bit subpar.

While asking Chisato for advice, he was enjoying the gym competition.

The day passed quickly, and Yang Yan, who had enjoyed two sumptuous meals in the afternoon and evening, finally did not agree to stay and chose to go home.

After Yang Yan leaves.

Mitsuko pulled Qianli mysteriously and asked in a low voice: "Dear, have you ever asked Yang Yan about that child?"

"Which aspect?" Qianli pretended to be deaf and dumb.

"What else could it be? Don't pretend like me!" Mitsuko said angrily.

"Oh, you mean that?" Qianli seemed to suddenly realize something and said, "How can I have the nerve to ask about something like this!"

"But don't be anxious, my dear. Although I didn't ask, I think Yang Yan has no plans to get married for the time being. He will be busy with his father's gym, his doctoral thesis and research institute for a while, so he probably doesn't have time to think about such things."

"Xiaoyao is about to reach the age of marriage. As a father, you must pay more attention to her. A child as outstanding as Yang Yan is not easy to meet. You should find opportunities to test his thoughts!"

"I will, don't worry, honey!"

……

Yang Yan didn't know what the Qianli couple discussed after he left.

He was thinking about whether he should ask Mr. Nagai about the situation again...

Although I was not completely idle during the next two weeks, I found time to visit Qianli, ask Nagai about the progress of my thesis, and learn about various industries and research on the power of mythical beasts. It was indeed not a very tiring job.

It's much easier than before.

In this way, Yang Yan finally received good news from Nagai.

“The final review has finally been finalized!”

"Three days later... that coincides with the day when my father and his family return. There's nothing I can do about it. I can't go to the port to pick them up, but I still need to leave an email to explain what's needed!"

In a blink of an eye, three days passed quickly.

"Yang Yan, I wish you good luck in your defense!" Qianli congratulated him in advance before entering the room.

"Thank you for your kind words, teacher. I will try my best!"

Although Yang Yan did not need to be present in person for the final defense, a stable environment was still required. So after thinking about it, he chose to borrow the video communicator from the Orange Gym from Qianli instead of using the one from the Pokémon Center.

9 o'clock in the morning.

The defense officially begins.

Through the screen, Yang Yan first saw a long table.

Sitting behind the table were five people dressed in researcher uniforms, most of them over 5 years old.

Although he was not at the scene, Yang Yan could also feel the "old scholar" temperament of these five people.

In order to avoid suspicion, Yang Yan didn't know any of these five people. To be more precise, he had no relationship with them.

Suddenly, the oldest man with thinning hair sitting in the middle looked at the screen.

"Mr. Ohki Yohiko?"

Yang Yan nodded, "Hello, seniors, I am Oki Yang Yan."

"Don't be nervous, young man. Just treat this defense as a simple communication." The old man smiled.

Although Yang Yan had experienced many big scenes and faced many life-and-death crises, this defense was too important. It would determine whether his plan could be carried out smoothly, and he could not afford to make any mistakes. So, as the old man said, he was indeed a little nervous.

"I try my best……"

The old man did not force it and randomly introduced the identities of the five people to Yang Yan one by one.

Only then did Yang Yan realize that he actually remembered these five names.

"They are all important figures in the research field. They really think highly of me!"

……

After Yang Yan greeted the five people one by one,

The old man spoke first again: "Then, Mr. Oak, could you please explain why you chose 'Intimidation Characteristics' as your research topic? If I remember correctly, 'Characteristics' should not be your area of ​​expertise. What prompted you to conduct this research?"

Yang Yan took a deep breath. He was prepared for this question.

After all, under normal circumstances, choosing to continue researching the fairy energy cube is the most convenient and easiest subject to succeed, which is also the choice made by Chinatsu.

Even Nagai had similar doubts when he first saw the paper that Yang Yan took out. It is normal for these people behind the screen to ask this question.

"The idea of ​​studying the 'Intimidation trait' came to me not long after I became a trainer, and that should be considered one of the important reasons that pushed me to embark on the path of becoming a breeder."

"As for the specific situation, it all started from a battle many years ago."

"At that time, I accidentally met an underground gang member. The Pokémon he used were all Pokémon with the Intimidation attribute. Of course, I didn't know that at the time. I only knew that the aura of those Pokémon was very special. My Pokémon was obviously stronger than his, but it couldn't exert its full combat power at all. So I became interested."

"After a hard battle, I got several strange potions from the enemy, which were the original prototypes of the intimidation potion mentioned in my paper. In addition, I also found relevant records of that person using these potions to enhance the intimidation properties..."

"I understand that you also want to have those Pokémon with strong intimidation characteristics, so you decided to carry out this research?"

After thinking for a moment, Yang Yan gave an affirmative answer, "All research initially comes from the researchers' interests and desires. There is nothing to be embarrassed about admitting this."

The old man nodded and motioned for the next person to ask.

The middle-aged researcher on Yang Yan's far right spoke next. This female researcher did not seem to be trying to make things difficult for Yang Yan. She just asked Yang Yan to give a general description of the research process and asked Yang Yan to answer some small questions.

Then, it was time for the researcher with half gray hair and the most serious look to ask questions.

The questions he asked were entirely based on Yang Yan's thesis.

Although the thesis is required to be as detailed as possible, there are always some contents that are not convenient to make public. Without this part, the thesis will lack a sense of completeness.

However, Yang Yan explained it smoothly.

should……

Next was the researcher to the right of the old man. The questions he asked were more tricky and in-depth, but they did not go beyond the paper itself.

As for all the questions related to the thesis, Yang Yan was fully prepared because Professor Nagai had given him simulations and deductions, so he should be able to pass them smoothly.

Until the last person came,

"Mr. Oak, what I want to ask is, according to your paper, in order to improve the Intimidation attribute, in addition to the Intimidation potion you developed, there is also a more critical link: blood, or in other words, killing! Aren't you worried that after your paper is officially published, trainers will start more killings in order to improve the characteristics of Pokémon?"

coming!

Yang Yan thought to himself, this problem really can’t be avoided!

He took a deep breath.

"I can't guarantee that this won't happen, but I also believe that it won't be as serious as you say."

"First of all, I wrote very clearly in the paper that it is not easy to improve the effect of the intimidation feature to a level that can affect the outcome. The intimidation potion works in a similar way to the energy cube. If you want to see a real improvement, you need to invest a huge amount of money."

"It's a huge investment, but it only improves the characteristics of the Pokémon. If you think about it carefully, you will know that this is not a particularly cost-effective deal."

"Among trainers, there are probably not many who can ignore the input-output ratio like this."

"In addition, I need to emphasize again that the intimidation potion is more to allow trainers to deal with the battlefield more quickly after a big battle, without having to worry about attracting new enemies because of the bloody smell."

"Although this is slightly different from my original intention of developing this potion, if it can help the majority of trainers and give them the opportunity to train a Pokémon with good Intimidation properties, I think this should be a good thing..."