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Demon Capital.
The Song Mountain Forest, originally with a long natural history, changed its name to the Sun and Moon Forest due to the fusion with the secret location.
Surrounding the entire Sun and Moon Forest, the Magic Capital Trainer Association established a ranger defense line at the perimeter.
However, due to the uniqueness of the Sun and Moon Forest, the main purpose of the ranger defense line was not to prevent the Pokemon inside from rioting, but to stop private exploitation of the forest's resources.
Apart from the ranger defense line, the outermost human-built structure, there were no other human structures near the Sun and Moon Forest.
But in the past few days, a research institute quietly began construction within the ranger defense line.
This research institute was closer to the Sun and Moon Forest than the ranger defense line... According to the agreement between the ruler of the Sun and Moon Forest and the Magic City Trainer Association, humans had no right to build such a structure here.
Of course... that excluded people who could circumvent the rules.
The reason why this research institute could be successfully established was that the owner of the institute had some special skills, adept in the Path of PY.
The research institute was named Fang Yuan Institute.
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The chief ranger of the ranger defense line was a Master Level Trainer from the Demon Capital University system, majoring in grass and ground attributes.
Xia Jingzhong had an impressive personal record, but now he was an old man approaching retirement age.
Fang Yuan heard that Xia Jingzhong was also a graduate of Demon Capital University and had even been the dean of Mo University Agriculture Academy, developing several new types of fruits and making a great contribution to the development of the Hua Nation fruit industry. And yet, such an elder had ended up as the chief ranger of the Sun and Moon Forest...
"I should pay him a visit," Fang Yuan said after returning to the Demon Capital. To enter the Sun and Moon Forest, he needed to get through the ranger defense line first.
Fang Yuan could easily get through, but since this was his first time here, he planned to visit Master Xia Jingzhong before entering the forest, considering they would be neighbors. Out of politeness or for whatever reason, it was appropriate to make the visit.
After giving prior notice, and guided by one of the rangers, Fang Yuan saw Old Master Xia Jingzhong leisurely bending over and watering fruit trees, apparently cultivating fruits, judging from the type of soil and the area.
Beside him, there was an Earth Plate Turtle.
"Master Xia," Fang Yuan said, bringing two cans of top-level tea leaves from the secret location to visit him.
Old Master Xia, who had already been informed about Fang Yuan's visit, heard him coming and stood up with a smile, warmly welcoming him.
Although he was no longer young, Master Xia looked full of vitality, just as robust as grass-type Pokemon.
"Good day, Master Xia, I am..." Fang Yuan introduced himself and then expressed his admiration for Old Master Xia. Although he had just looked up the information through Rotom, when Fang Yuan spoke, he was as fluent as if he had truly admired the old man for a long time.
After Fang Yuan finished speaking, Master Xia Jingzhong chuckled and said, "I'm sorry, my hearing isn't so good, I didn't quite catch what you said just now..."
Fang Yuan: "..."
I don't believe you at all.
Old Master Xia continued smiling, "I've heard about you from my granddaughter before, Fang. Now that I see you, you truly stand out. Make yourself at home, have a seat."
Fang Yuan looked around. Wasn't this a courtyard?
There wasn't even a chair. Where should he sit... on the Earth Plate Turtle?
By now, Fang Yuan was somewhat regretting visiting the old master. He wondered whether the other party was genuinely confused or just pretending...
"Your granddaughter is?" Fang Yuan changed the subject.
Could it be a fan of his? Fang Yuan didn't quite remember knowing a granddaughter of a Master Level person...
"She's Xinyan; she has mentioned you to me," said Old Master Xia.
Xinyan...
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Fang Yuan's heart skipped a beat, Senior Sister Xia Xinyan, the Breeder?
Fuck... He had no idea about this connection, no wonder her expertise in Tree Fruit was so astonishing; the family genetics were strong.
"Senior Sister Xia Xinyan..." Fang Yuan said awkwardly.
Old Master Xia nodded with a smile.
Although they now had this connection, the conversation between Fang Yuan and Old Master Xia was still very difficult, making Fang Yuan feel like he was playing the lute to a cow, which was exhausting for him.
In the end, as they chatted, the very confused Old Master Xia said to Fang Yuan, "What do you think about this place?"
Old Master Xia pointed to the Tree Fruit Garden in his backyard.
The area of the backyard was only large enough to plant five or six fruit trees. Although there weren't many trees, each one was cared for very earnestly by him.
"It's very nice... What variety is this?" Fang Yuan's family had also planted a persimmon tree in their yard, and when he was little and still wearing open-crotch pants, he often peed on it as a form of fertilization.
But planting Tree Fruit in the yard was something Fang Yuan had no experience with.
"A subspecies of the Dragon Eye Fruit," Old Master Xia explained.
He looked at the Tree Fruit as if looking at a lover, his eyes filled with deep affection.
"Dragon Eye Fruit?" Fang Yuan recalled carefully and remembered this type of Tree Fruit.
The Dragon Eye Fruit, hailed as a mysterious Tree Fruit, was said to contain the power of the land within it, similar to the Sand Scale Fruit; it was one of the top-level Tree Fruits, extremely rare and with very low production.
Top-Level Tree Fruits like the Dragon Eye and Sand Scale Fruits, even a single fruit could bring benefits to a Pokemon that were completely comparable to Fang Yuan's Advanced Energy Block.
"The one that contains the earth's power and can enhance the physical fitness of Pokemon as well as their affinity for ground energy, the Dragon Eye Fruit?"
"Yes, it's a subspecies that's easier to survive than the original Dragon Eye Fruit," Old Master Xia said. "I heard your institute has a large outdoor research area, would you like to transplant a few there?"
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Fang Yuan turned down Old Master Xia's kind offer. It was not that he had no interest in top-level products but rather that he lacked the energy to cultivate them.
In the short term, Fang Yuan had no plans to establish a Tree Fruit garden.
The Fang Yuan Institute was structurally similar to the Oak Research Institute seen in the animation.
Since it was established in the wilderness, it was divided into indoor and outdoor areas.
First, the indoors, which had two floors.
The living quarters and the library were on the second floor, these two places being for rest and occasional study.
Various research instruments were mainly placed on the first floor in the research laboratory.
In addition, there were three huge floor-to-ceiling windows on the second floor, overlooking the outdoor area.
The outdoor research area outside borrowed a part of the open space in the Sun and Moon Forest and would be transformed into living quarters for Fang Yuan's Pokemon.
It was anticipated to be divided into several areas according to the different attributes and habits of the Pokemon, which would be much larger than the indoor area.
Such an outdoor area would indeed be nice to have a few Tree Fruit, but there's no need for the very best ones, as they're too complicated to cultivate.
In time, Fang Yuan planned to raise some Plant System and Water Series Pokemon to take care of the flowers and plants in the backyard on behalf of the Pokemon.
There should be plenty of Water Series and Plant System Pokemon in the Sun and Moon Forest, and Fang Yuan intended to let Glutton coax some cheap labor over...
But for now, the establishment of the Fang Yuan Institute had just started and wasn't finished yet, so after saying goodbye to Old Master Xia, Fang Yuan couldn't wait to check on the progress.