The world of hardcore Pokémon can also be very warm

The thesis defense lasted for almost two hours in total and involved various issues.

Later, there are even some that have nothing to do with the paper at all.

However, Yang Yan could roughly tell that those on the opposite side were trying to test his basic level.

After all, "doctors" are different from ordinary cultivators. Although they study in different fields, it does not mean that there is no need to understand them at all.

Fortunately, Yang Yan's foundation was pretty good, and he never got stumped or couldn't answer.

Although he also thought that what he said was unsatisfactory in some respects, he could at least make up a few sentences, and Yang Yan thought he was good enough.

Finally, the five people in the video looked at each other, and the old man in the middle nodded and said: "Mr. Omu, the five of us have no problem, but we still have to deal with the issue of whether your 'doctoral' thesis has been passed. Let’s discuss it, and the alliance official will send you an accurate reply in 5 days, so please check it.”

Yang Yan stood up and saluted slightly, "Thank you seniors for your guidance. Thank you for your hard work."

……

Yang Yan walked out of the house and breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling that the big stone in his heart had finally fallen to the ground.

"How do you feel?" Qianli suddenly walked out and handed over a bottle of water.

Yang Yan took it, "Thank you, teacher. The defense should be okay, but I can't completely rest assured."

"Since you think it's okay, then there's no problem. Just wait patiently for the good news!" Qianli laughed, as if he was more confident than Yang Yan himself.

……

Facts have proved that Qianli was right.

Three days later, Yang Yan received an official email from the alliance. The content was a bit long, but it was indeed a congratulations on his promotion to "Doctor".

Along with it, there was also a congratulatory email from Mr. Nagai.

There was only a few minutes difference between the two. It can be seen that Nagai received the news immediately, indicating that he has been paying attention to this matter.

Not long after, Chinatsu's congratulatory email was also sent.

Yang Yan smiled and replied "Thank you".

Then he told his parents the good news.

Although it was by phone.

Because the gym had not yet been decided, the new gym leaders did not go home after returning to Hoenn. Instead, they continued to follow Kawakami to the office building of the Hoenn Alliance.

"Passed? Great, congratulations to your son!"

"Xiaoyan, you are so awesome, mom is so proud of you!"

Even though he was separated by the phone, Yang Yan could still feel the joy of his parents.

"By the way, Dad, how is the situation at the gym? Do you have any confirmation?" After getting excited, Yang Yan asked again.

After hearing this question, the atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

"Son, I won't hide it from you. The situation may not be good..."

Omu Yong talked about what happened after going there.

Although there is no accurate news announced yet, Omu Yong already feels that something is not good.

It's not Kawakami who puts small shoes on him, but Omu Yong's own problem.

He inquired that he wanted to be assigned to an existing gym, but it might not be enough given his strength.

Although during half a year in Hezhong, Omu Yu's remaining fire-type Pokémon have gradually broken through to Quasi-King, this does not change the fact that the overall level of his team is not as good as other new gym leaders.

Yang Yan didn't know if the Fengyuan Alliance would give his father preferential treatment because of him. Even if he did, he probably wouldn't be able to show it publicly. After all, the other new gym owners are watching.

The apparent fairness still needs to be maintained.

"If there is no way to allocate a better existing gym, then Dad, I suggest you take the initiative to apply for the establishment of a new gym!"

Omu Yong was stunned for a moment, "Xiaoyan, what do you mean..."

Yang Yan explained: "Dad, since you think the situation is not very good, it is better to take advantage of the time difference before the accurate information is announced and apply for the establishment of a new gym before others. In this way, some of them should be able to There’s room to choose.”

He had already had a general understanding of the conditions in several cities near Yuanzhong City and sent the information to his father.

Omu Yong thought about it and felt that it was indeed a good idea.

Rather than passively waiting for results, it is better to actively strive for them.

"Okay, I'll ask later... which city to choose..."

Yang Yan interrupted: "You can decide this yourself. After all, the gym is yours. You can choose wherever you think it is more suitable."

"Okay." Da Muyong didn't force it. Because he also knows that the alliance he chooses may not agree to it, and bargaining is inevitable. So discussing it with your son may just be a waste of time.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Yan told Qianli the good news that his doctoral thesis had been passed, and at the same time received another dinner invitation from Qianli.

……

And just as Yang Yan was on his way to Chenghua Gym, the news that he had been promoted to doctor was sweeping through the cultivator circle at a terrifying speed.

After all, Yang Yan was promoted to doctor. For such an important matter, the alliance would definitely not just send him a congratulatory email, but would make an official announcement.

In addition, Nagai has been helping Yang Yan with activities, and the news quickly spread to his friends through Nagai.

As more and more people know about it, the news will naturally spread wider and wider and become more and more sensational.

Not only because of the appearance of the new doctor, but also because of Yang Yan himself.

After many people who didn't know the reason looked up Yang Yan's information, they discovered that this new doctor was also a powerful trainer, and the most important thing was that he was still very young!

Not long after, a report titled "The Youngest Genius Doctor and Trainer in the Past 10 Years—Oki Yohiko" appeared, pushing the discussion to a climax.

The report almost covered everything about Yang Yan's achievements and growth experience since his debut.

This is not because Yang Yan did not keep confidentiality well enough, it is simply because many things are already public. It's just because the information is too fragmented.

The person who wrote this report gathered all Yang Yan's public information together, which caused a particularly big sensation.

Of course, Yang Yan himself found out a few hours later.

Because some calls actually reached Qianli here!

"Omu Yohiko, yes, he was my former gym apprentice. How did you know?"

"What are you congratulating for? My child's achievements are not mine. Why should you use me for anything..."

As more and more calls came in, the celebration had to be stopped midway.

"Yang Yan, I didn't expect that your promotion to doctorate would make the child's father busy non-stop. What the hell is this? I told him to turn off the phone!"

Of course, Yang Yan couldn't let this happen. He stood up and said, "Master, forget it. I'm here to share this good news with you and the teacher. Turning off the phone won't spoil the teacher's fun. There's no need." "

"And, to be honest, there are a lot of messages on my phone. It's time for me to go back and reply to my friends."

Yang Yan raised his phone, and the screen kept flashing.

Seeing this, Mitsuko could only give up and said, "Well, wait a few days, when your parents come back, we will celebrate properly."

……

After returning home, Yang Yan learned what happened through phone calls.

"I didn't expect the news to spread so quickly. I guess my dad might have been affected too. I don't know how the Hoenn Alliance will view this matter..."

Although Yang Yan doesn't want to be so high-profile, it seems like this is a good thing at the moment.

Anyway, no matter how eye-catching the news is, not many people will care about it in a couple of days. It would be a pity not to make good use of it.

As expected, Ohki Isamu had a very pleasant talk with the Hoenn Alliance.

Finally, after the allocation of new gym leaders was announced, he successfully chose the city he wanted.

Bai'an City is the city that was finally decided.

Bai'an City is only separated from Yuanzhong City by a small town, so it is also one of the cities being led forward by Yuanzhong City.

The reason why Oki Yong chose this city among several cities is, firstly, because the scope of this city is relatively large, and secondly, the transportation in Bai'an City is also relatively well constructed.

If nothing unexpected happens, even if he doesn't choose it, other new gym leaders who are not assigned to existing gyms may also set their sights on this city.

There is nothing else to say. There are already rumors on the Internet that the Hoenn Alliance will build a new gym in Bai'an City, because the development of Bai'an City is no worse than some other cities with gyms.

After finalizing the location, the next step is naturally to conduct an on-site inspection.

After telling Qianli the news, Qianli also thought that Bai'an City was a good choice.

So three days later, Yang Yan reunited with his parents in Bai'an City.

The family spent several days getting a thorough understanding of Bai'an City, and finally spent several hours discussing before deciding on the specific location of the gym.

In an abandoned factory 15 kilometers away from the center of Bai'an City.

Considering the future, the location is not far away. It is even a relatively good location. Even if there is no gym, after a few years of development, the land price nearby may increase several times.

Of course, this means that the area that can be approved for the establishment of a gym will not be too large. At least not like Qianli's Chenghua Gym, which has a whole back garden.

If Yang Yan hadn't transformed the fire-type terrain for his father to use, it would not be a good place to build a gym, or there would not be a suitable place in Bai'an City.

But since there is no need to consider the issue of the Pokémon training ground, then naturally just choose the best location.

After choosing the location, the next step is naturally to further negotiate with Bai'an City Hall and the Hoenn Alliance on the specific land area of ​​the gym.

This step is difficult, but it is also easy. Anyway, it will take a few days of running.

Yang Yan followed his father around and was busy all the time.

Finally, a number that both parties were satisfied with was finalized.

For this, Yang Yan paid 5 million to the Bai'an City Hall on behalf of his father.

This is still under the premise that the alliance has already given preferential treatment to new gyms. Otherwise, even if the number is increased tenfold, Bai'an City may not agree.

Of course, if you are willing to locate the gym in a remote place, you may be able to get it for a few million or tens of millions. In some places, the city government is even willing to subsidize it. But you can imagine what the development situation of such a city is like.

The location of the gym is also an important factor affecting the gym's influence.

Take the Orange Gym as an example. Although it occupies a large area, if it were replaced by another gym owner, the Orange Gym would most likely just be a third-rate gym that no one would be interested in.

Even with Qianli's own charm, Chenghua Gym is currently just a pseudo-first-class gym.

The gap between it and the truly popular gyms should not be too obvious.

If you take a closer look at those first-rate gyms, you will find that they are basically built in the most conspicuous and popular locations in the city.

These are all valuable experiences from Qianli.

So it's totally worth spending a little more now for the future.

After the site has been selected, the next step is the specific design of the gym.

There is a dedicated gym design team in the alliance, so there is no need to look for anyone else. You don’t even have to spend money on the key design drawings yourself, the alliance will take care of it.

But in this case, if you want to get a better design, you will have to wait a few more days.

Fortunately, Yang Yan's family doesn't lack that time for the time being.

On the contrary, Yang Yan could take advantage of this opportunity to apply for his own research institute.

Unlike the gym, the location of the research institute is not suitable to be too close to the city. Therefore, Yang Yan chose a place near a small hill on the edge of the suburbs.

Locations in the suburbs are much cheaper.

However, because the area required was larger and the alliance did not provide as much preferential treatment to the research institute as to the gym, Yang Yan finally paid 10 billion to acquire the land.

In just a few days, he had spent nearly half of the money he had earned from Team Plasma.

Yang Yan still needs to use the remaining part to acquire the land for building the intimidating medicine factory, so he can't use it casually.

"You only regret not having enough money when you need it. It seems that I can't escape the fate of borrowing from the bank in the end..." Yang Yan sighed after calculating the flow of funds.

In fact, if Yang Yan hadn't been worried that the news of the upcoming establishment of a gym in Bai'an City would cause the land near the city to gradually appreciate in value, there would have been no need for him to acquire the land for the research institute so early.

However, if we wait until the intimidating agent is put on the market and the funds are recovered before acquiring the land, the extra money we spend at that time will probably be much higher than the interest on borrowing from the bank.

Therefore, after calculation, he felt that this was a good deal, which was why he was so anxious.

The land for the research institute was acquired, but building it was not in his plan for the time being.

This is mainly because the money required to build the gym and its subsequent renovation is also a considerable amount of money, also based on billions.

For the sake of the future, since we have already acquired such a good piece of land, the gym naturally cannot be built too "shabby", so this part cannot be saved.

In this way, Yang Yan's cash flow would become even tighter.

Fortunately, the construction of the gym is done step by step, and there is no need to take out the money all at once.

Just hold on tight, it should be able to be turned around...

More than half a month later, construction of Ohki Isamu's fire gym finally began in full swing amidst the ruins.

The supervision work did not require Yang Yan to oversee, so he left Bai'an City and set out to find a suitable place to build a intimidating drug factory.

Intimidating the pharmaceutical factory was his next priority, and he couldn't be careless about it.

"The so-called life of hard work is just like this, right?"