In the Mo University campus on Evergreen Road, there were rows of parasol trees on both sides.
Under the sunlight, the path was dappled with many spots of light, and Fang Yuan, checking the time, strolled along leisurely.
Three days after he contacted School Sister Xie Qingyi, she returned to the Demon Capital and arranged to meet him at a cafe within Mo University.
Fang Yuan rarely visited such places, and given the impressive size of Demon Capital University, he had to search for a while before he found the Demoness Cafe.
"This name..."
Looking at the cafe with its pink, girly architectural style, Fang Yuan looked around him and, feeling slightly embarrassed, pushed the door open to enter.
This was an Elf Cafe, mainly selling Elf Beverages. These coffee drinks were somewhat like nutritional supplements and were opened by those from the Cultivation Series...
There were students working part-time in the store, and when Fang Yuan walked in, a waiter immediately came to greet him.
...
On the second floor, in a private room.
Xie Qingyi took Fang Yuan's USB drive and then called out her mobile Rotom to scan it.
Soon, the contents of the USB drive were copied by the mobile Rotom.
"Besides Solar Energy, so the evolution condition is the Secret Location's environment?" she said in mild surprise.
The Space Magnetic Field, this special energy, had been researched by many, but could it actually be related to Pokemon evolution?
"I considered the Secret Location as another independent ecological system to formulate my hypothesis," Fang Yuan explained.
"Professor Birch from France has written a book on the influence of habitats on Pokemon. After reading this book, I started thinking, since habitats can potentially affect a Pokemon's form and attributes, then could the same factors in different environments also have different impacts on Pokemon?"
"I have another hypothesis," Fang Yuan said.
Xie Qingyi continued reading and came across another paper, which was Fang Yuan's speculation about moonlight energy.
She couldn't help but admire the breadth of Fang Yuan's imagination, which might even be described as fanciful.
But, considering the evolution method of the Solar Spirit, the existence of a conceptual creature named by Fang Yuan as the "Moon Spirit" was not beyond the realm of possibility.
"I think… this could also be tested together…" suggested Fang Yuan.
Besides the environment of the Secret Location and the solar and lunar energies, Fang Yuan mentioned another term.
"Positive Emotional Energy?"
"This insight came from observing the Long-eared Rabbit Pokemon. I suspect that the Solar Spirit's evolution is related to Emotional Energy, or rather, evolution requires an emotional stimulus. Thus, the Eevee used in the experiment should ideally be one that has been carefully raised by a Trainer, not a wild one. Of course, this can be verified through comparative experiments," Fang Yuan elaborated.
Xie Qingyi pondered for a moment. The information Fang Yuan had given her was quite substantial indeed.
She had thought that Fang Yuan would simply provide her with the evolution conditions of the Solar Spirit.
Fang Yuan... was indeed a born Researcher.
Upon a cursory analysis, Xie Qingyi realized that this data could be split into several papers for publication.
Fang Yuan's promotion speed… might really surpass her own.
"By the way, using your identity as an intern Researcher, I've already applied for you the qualification to capture your fourth Pokemon," Xie Qingyi suddenly said.
"That fast?" Fang Yuan was surprised. This efficiency was much faster than Ping City Trainer Association...
Fang Yuan revealed a look of joy; he had already figured out what to do when the time came.
The discoverer and first owner of the Solar Spirit was Fang Yuan, and the proposer of the existence of Moon Spirit was also Fang Yuan.
The former could prove that Fang Yuan owned a Solar Spirit, but for the latter, Fang Yuan only provided a conjecture, which did not represent that he possessed a Moon Spirit.
That was something that could be exploited.
Once the evolutionary conjecture for the Moon Spirit was confirmed, Fang Yuan planned to actively divulge a piece of information to the outside world.
As the one who proposed the existence of the Moon Spirit, he, Fang Yuan, had captured an Eevee and planned to evolve it into a Moon Spirit in this way.
In doing so, the presence of both Eevee and Solar Spirit by Fang Yuan's side would not seem strange to others.
But in fact, whether it was Eevee or the Solar Spirit, they were still the same Pokemon.
Of course, Fang Yuan could also choose to truly capture another Eevee, but such things still depended on fate.
...
Three days later.
Fang Yuan took a leave of absence from school, and none of his classmates knew where he had gone.
This time he was really gone, skipping not only general education classes but also specialty classes, which made several girls in his class, who had been secretly paying attention to Fang Yuan, feel like life had lost its meaning.
Classes without Fang Yuan... what was the point?
Liu Le, who had been stood up by Fang Yuan for several days, could not help but secretly wonder if Fang Yuan was afraid, since he had not been able to battle Fang Yuan's Chimchar with his Pot-Pot.
He even used the move of taking leave to escape… Perhaps he secretly went off to train the Chimchar!
At the Battle Society, Fang Yuan didn't show up often anyway, so the members did not find it strange that he was absent for a week.
But when Fang Yuan took this leave, a whole month had passed...
Yes, Fang Yuan had skipped an entire month.
He had been absent from class for a month, as if he had taken another brief summer vacation.
It was almost November when Fang Yuan finally returned to campus as a missing person returned.
"I originally thought it would only take a few days…" Fang Yuan thought to himself, "but the outside world is so wonderful, it's too alluring."
He followed School Sister Xie Qingyi's research team around for a few days, thinking that he could return after verifying the Sprite Form of the Solar Spirit, but who knew the benefits there were so good—besides having enough high-quality food, he could also access secret locations!
Fang Yuan shamelessly followed along, witnessing other Solar Spirits and even Moon Spirits being born right before his eyes, all in different places!
During that period, serving as an accompanying Researcher, he followed School Sister Xie Qingyi's research team to four places with space magnetic fields.
Fang Yuan had to follow shamelessly, for each contact with a new space magnetic field meant a benefit for the Trio Magnet Monsters, and after four times, their magnetic force had grown much stronger; their control over electromagnetism was ten times more efficient than conventional training.
After nourishing itself for a month, the Trio Magnet Monsters could even use the "Electromagnetic Levitation" move to bring some Electric Series and Steel Series Spirits into "Electromagnetic Levitation" status, proving its control over electromagnetic force had reached a very sophisticated level.
Indeed, for the Magnemite family, after laying a good foundation, utilizing special magnetic fields to refine their skills is the fastest way to progress.
"Now, the Trio Magnet Monsters' control over magnetic fields has grown much stronger; no one can stop their soul-stirring attack now!!"
"Next time, I'll test its power on Liu Le's Crabby and Pot-Pot."
Wearing a smile, Fang Yuan returned to Demon Capital University and started heading to the department head, Mu Lao, to report.