"Sure,"
After Wen Siyu explained the pros and cons, Fang Yuan thought for a moment... He didn't care about much else, but most importantly, with his assistance, the validation time for the new characteristic could be accelerated, and he could get the manuscript fee faster!
The sight of money made Fang Yuan's eyes sparkle with interest.
"Really? Thank you, Student Fang Yuan," Wen Siyu hadn't expected things to go so smoothly from the start.
After sipping a little coffee, Wen Siyu couldn't help but ask curiously, "Student Fang Yuan, may I ask a few personal questions? What made you think of publishing a paper?"
She wanted to understand the thought process of a genius.
"Just call me Fang Yuan," Fang Yuan smiled, student student... it sounds kind of peculiar.
"Alright, Fang Yuan, if you don't mind, you can also call me Sister Siyu," Wen Siyu smiled.
Sister Siyu?
Fang Yuan chuckled inwardly; the last person who called herself "Sister Zhuang," Zhuang Xin, was now in her forties or fifties...
Not to mention Yang Han, who liked to call himself "Brother Yang," Fang Yuan was already feeling a bit dizzy with the use of "brother" and "sister."
Wen Siyu looked at Fang Yuan, waiting for his response.
"Speaking of that..." Fang Yuan looked at Eevee and said, "Actually, my initial goal was just to help Eevee overcome the weaknesses brought by its personality, seeing as I am a Trainer... As the training went on, I noticed something different about Eevee, and then I don't know why, I just followed the research further. Maybe it was curiosity that kept me going."
Eevee was silent, quietly eating the snacks provided by the cafe.
"My mentor always told me that curiosity is the most precious quality of a researcher," Wen Siyu looked at Fang Yuan with admiration.
"As for why I wanted to publish a paper, I think... there must be many other Pokemon with the same situation as Eevee. They might be overlooked or even scolded by Trainers because they are timid and reluctant to fight. My main goal was to prevent this from happening, hoping that my experience with Eevee could help more Trainers understand that this is not a flaw of Eevee!" Fang Yuan said with feeling.
Wen Siyu's heart trembled, suddenly feeling that Fang Yuan shone with brilliance. This must be the born researcher the professors spoke of, someone who can often push a field forward, benefiting countless Trainers...
"Well said!"
In that moment, Wen Siyu's look toward Fang Yuan became much warmer, thinking that he was a good person.
"Bwoo... Bwoo..."
On the seat, Eevee suddenly patted its throat, choked on the snack, but after recovering, it glanced at Fang Yuan, thinking scumbag!
When it came to writing the paper, Fang Yuan hadn't expressed it like this to Eevee. If it weren't for the manuscript fee, Eevee found it hard to imagine Fang Yuan would spend such a long time writing a tediously detailed paper.
However, thinking about getting a part of the manuscript fee from the upcoming paper, Eevee continued to munch on the snacks.
"So, what is the specific value of this paper?"
Fang Yuan talked a lot with Wen Siyu and eventually, the conversation turned to the manuscript fee for the paper, which was what he cared about most.
"Judging from my experience, the manuscript fee for this paper should be between one hundred to two hundred thousand. Dangerous Premonition is, after all, a very useful characteristic for combat," Wen Siyu said.
"Over a hundred thousand? That much," Fang Yuan was slightly surprised.
"A lot?" Wen Siyu smiled, "I have a junior who is an influencer. She earns tens of thousands for just one advertisement, and her monthly income equals what we researchers get from publishing n number of papers..."
Fang Yuan suddenly felt like a bucket of cold water had been dumped on him; trying to deceive me into becoming an influencer?
"If it weren't for the state support..." Wen Siyu shook her head.
The typical research results are just research outcomes and in cases where they don't bring any commercial value, it's the state that pays for the manuscript fees. For instance, the discovery of a new characteristic, and six-figure bonuses are already quite substantial.
Those research results that can be turned into long-term benefits are few and far between. That's why life isn't easy for grass-roots Elves Researchers – not everyone is like Fang Yuan with a head full of unknown data, obtaining research results with a wave of his hand.
...
The National Day long holiday.
Fang Yuan's submission status changed once again; all three reviews had passed.
Because elf-related papers were supported by national policy, there was no need to pay for publication fees, so Fang Yuan directly received a reply via email.
The reply thanked and acknowledged Fang Yuan for his research and informed him of the specific publication date for his paper.
However, what annoyed Fang Yuan was that the transfer of the manuscript fee still required approval, and it would be a while after the publication before he could get his hands on it.
"So, has 'Home of Elves' replied to you yet?"
While collecting testing data from Eevee, Fang Yuan and Wen Siyu exchanged social media contacts, so on this day, Wen Siyu sent a message to Fang Yuan.
"Yes, it's passed," Fang Yuan said.
"Congratulations, looking forward to seeing your paper published, but don't be too anxious now. The primary focus should still be on preparing for the college entrance exams..."
After chatting for a bit, Fang Yuan ended the conversation with "I'm going to take a shower."
"No rush, no rush, now I can start preparing the next paper," Fang Yuan scratched his head.
This feeling of having resources everywhere... it's really nice.
The next research target would be the timid trait of the notorious Magikarp.
After showering, Fang Yuan left the house.
He was summoned by Yang Han and Zhuang Xin to visit the Trainer Association.
Among the three members of the New Star program, only Fang Yuan was called, which gave him an indescribable feeling.
"It should be good news..." Fang Yuan thought.
In the end, as expected, Zhuang Xin brought Fang Yuan some good news.
"We've found a method for learning Shadow Ball. Additionally, from the ordinary moves secret book collection of the Ping City Trainer Association, you may choose any move to learn."
Knowing Fang Yuan's situation, Yang Han and Zhuang Xin provided him with teaching resources in advance, believing it would be of greater help to him.
"Eevee can learn Shadow Ball now?"
Fang Yuan was pleasantly surprised. He had long coveted the method for learning Shadow Ball, and now, at last, he had access to it.
Eevee was indeed in need of a new goal for learning, and Shadow Ball's timing was perfect.
However, Zhuang Xin's latter statement also aroused Fang Yuan's curiosity.
In the collection of ordinary moves secret books of the Ping City Trainer Association, he could choose any to learn...
An ordinary moves secret book enables a Pokemon to comprehend a move in a short time; in other words, it records a method for learning a new move.
Although Fang Yuan was not very clear about the number of books in the Ping City Trainer Association's collection, he assumed it wouldn't be too bad...
"You take a look first."
Zhuang Xin found a booklet and tossed it to Fang Yuan.
This was a catalog of moves secret books.
Rest, Toxic, Refresh, Hyper Voice, Dig, Double Kick...
Fang Yuan filtered through a plethora of moves Eevee couldn't learn and picked out a few that Eevee could, among them, Rest, Toxic, and Refresh all piqued his interest. In the end, Fang Yuan's attention settled on the only Psychic defensive move listed.
Reflect Wall.
"Shadow Ball and Reflect Wall, Ghost and Psychic type moves... the most difficult to learn. Just these two moves may consume months of Eevee's energy. It might be very hard to learn new moves before the competition. Are you sure?"