"Huff, huff~~"
About a few seconds later, Pot-Pot regained consciousness.
The punch from Chimchar just now had scared Pot-Pot witless, causing it to crawl backward warily, its eyes filled with despair as it looked at Liu Le.
"I..."
At the same time, Liu Le also snapped out of his daze, wondering why he couldn't remember to stop provoking the King of Squares.
Chimchar's punch had knocked Pot-Pot out cold, interrupting the Patient Style, leaving no way to continue the fight.
"Having only defense is not enough," Fang Yuan said with a chuckle.
"You should learn the Power Trick Moves as soon as possible. Then, when you use Pot-Pot and I use the Solar Spirit, we'll be even more powerful in a doubles battle."
"Do you have any special tactics?" Liu Le asked curiously.
Crabby had been trained for nearly a year longer than Pot-Pot, yet Fang Yuan claimed that the Solar Spirit and Pot-Pot together would make a much stronger team. Recalling the abilities of both Pokemon, Liu Le was puzzled and inquired.
"Pot-Pot's advantage is its hardness; its weaknesses are its even slower speed than Crabby and its lackluster attack sense..." Fang Yuan explained slowly, and Liu Le nodded vehemently in agreement.
"So pairing up with the Solar Spirit perfectly capitalizes on strengths and avoids weaknesses. When the time comes, the Solar Spirit can add Confusion to Pot-Pot's body, and all you have to do is let Pot-Pot Harden. The Solar Spirit will control Pot-Pot with Confusion to crush opponents; with hardness, strength, and speed, no one can withstand a single brick!" Fang Yuan dubbed this the Confusion Brick Smash strategy.
In the Immortal World, this would be called swordsmanship, oh no, turtle control technique.
"Crap." Hearing Fang Yuan's suggestion, Pot-Pot quickly ran behind Liu Le, looking at Fang Yuan with fear.
As for Liu Le, he was first shocked, but after thinking carefully, he found it to make so much sense...
In time, if Pot-Pot could also release poison while doing this, that would be perfect. Meanwhile, Pot-Pot could also Rest to regain its Physical Strength, leaving Fang Yuan to handle the battlefield...
"Huff, huff??" Seeing Liu Le deep in thought, Pot-Pot was bewildered. Wouldn't it be better to have Crabby thrown by Confusion?? It's still a child, after all.
...
After lunch at noon, Liu Le said goodbye to Fang Yuan and went to class. Fang Yuan had a public class, but he didn't feel like attending.
Just then, Director Mu of the Research Series sent a message to Fang Yuan, who smiled faintly and walked toward the director's office.
The professors in the Magic University Research Department are all Official Researchers, and only a few top-tier Researchers like Dr. Li Qing rarely teach classes, at most guiding the students staying on campus with potential.
Unlike ordinary universities that have started to abandon teaching and scholarship to focus solely on administrative roles such as department heads, deans, or presidents, those who teach professional courses or take on administrative roles in the Magic University Research Department are very prestigious researchers. Director Mu is a highly influential figure in Hua Nation's academic circles, so the fact that Fang Yuan received a notice from him was likely good news.
Moreover, being notified by the department head instead of a counselor meant that the news was definitely significant...
"Director Mu, you wanted to see me?" Fang Yuan said with a smile as he knocked and entered the office.
Director Mu's face was also full of smiles, with a touch of satisfaction. When Xie Qingyi introduced Fang Yuan to him and asked him to take special care of the student, he hadn't taken it very seriously.
At first, he simply saw Fang Yuan as a Research Series student with Trainer talent. Who could have imagined that in just a short month since the start of school, Fang Yuan would cause an even bigger stir than Xie Qingyi did originally.
"You've worked hard this month."
"Bringing glory to the school is not hard work," Fang Yuan replied.
Director Mu laughed and shook his head. Although Fang Yuan was a bit mischievous, he was right; Magic University indeed basked in reflected glory thanks to Fang Yuan.
Especially the Research Series, which received special commendation and even saw an increase in research funding.
In the following year, Fang Yuan's fellow students were definitely in for a treat; the volume of experiments could potentially double.
"What are your plans next?" Director Mu asked.
"To strike while the iron is hot and clinch the title of Official Researcher," Fang Yuan thought, as well as the title of Senior Researcher, which he hoped to secure within the next two years.
Quite simply, he wanted to soar to the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with professors from Magic University.
Director Mu nodded, with two more papers on the Solar Spirit, Fang Yuan indeed had the qualifications to become an Official Researcher.
Among the graduate students remaining on campus, few were Official Researchers, and Fang Yuan was already ahead of many.
"There are two reasons why I've asked to see you this time, first is because of an email," Director Mu explained his purpose.
"An email?"
"An email from England, you may have heard of the name, it's from a well-known Creature Collector named Shadow Tiger; he has offered a reward in the international academic community for Eevee's evolved forms," Director Mu said with a kind smile, watching Fang Yuan's eyes gradually brighten.
Fang Yuan took a deep breath, trying to stay calm. He had initially planned to apply for the reward after the evolution conditions were announced, but to his surprise, the other party couldn't wait and had come to him.
Logically speaking, the rewards for the evolution of the Solar Spirit and the Moon Spirit totaled two million dollars... two million dollars were all his!!
Even though the exchange rate wasn't as high as in his previous life, two million dollars were roughly equivalent to ten million RMB.
At that time, he could eat Energy Blocks like jelly beans and even start a company on the side, planning for his future.
Even for some affluent families, it was rare to have the confidence to spend millions to nurture a Trainer, so this money was very important to Fang Yuan.
"His email mentioned that if you are willing to disclose the evolution conditions, the reward would be doubled," Director Mu revealed another piece of news that made Fang Yuan's heart race.
Isn't that twenty million?
Fang Yuan's Poké Ball twitched slightly, the Eevee inside couldn't contain itself any longer, twenty million? Converted to QQ Coins, how long would he have to spend them?
"This money should be all yours, but there's another matter. The Shadow Tiger inquired whether you'd be willing to go to Oxford and Cambridge Spirit University as an exchange student and study in England for a while."
Fang Yuan shook his head, uninterested. His achievements weren't really due to studying... and with his poor English, better not.
"Forget about the exchange program," Fang Yuan said listlessly.
However, Fang Yuan was very interested in the distinctive creatures from England.
Especially the Farfetch'd from Great Britain Island, which evolved into... the chivalrous and upright knight Farfetch'd, after countless battles. It sounded so enticing.
Director Mu smiled, and after a few more words, he began to discuss the next matter.
"You've signed up for the Battle Society's dojo learning activity, right..."
"The Wind Fist Flow Dojo, for a period of twelve days."
Fang Yuan hummed in agreement. The Wind Fist Flow Dojo, established shortly after the end of the demonic beast wars, is an ancient dojo that emphasizes fist attacks as swift as the wind. It is a place that pursues the speed of martial arts techniques and has "Sonic Fist," "Qi Fist," and "Close Combat" among its Advanced Technique secret books, having trained many Professional Trainers.
After considering all options, he still felt that Chimchar was most in need of some intensive speed training!