Mentioning this matter, Tang Sheng felt a pang of stomachache.
Fang Yuan really had the gall to make outrageous demands.
When he first relayed Fang Yuan's requirements, Tang Sheng was extremely cautious, fearing that he would get thrashed by the old principal of Demon Capital University.
Tang Sheng recalled the scene when he spoke with the old principal of Demon Capital University.
"Principal, Fang Yuan wants the chance to practice in Spirit World where the magnetic field is strong."
"Fang Yuan? That's fine, an opportunity to practice in the Spirit World Mystery location... I'll just have to speak with old man Jiang about it."
"Principal, Fang Yuan has a tiny bit of a request about that Spirit World."
"Oh? A small request? What is it?"
"Dark Stone…"
"Dark Stone, huh... He must be asking for the top-quality Dark Stone, right? That's a scarce resource, but it's no problem…"
"Not exactly, he doesn't care about the quality... he wants an entire Dark Stone Vein."
"Get lost..."
...
"That's the way it is, a strategic resource like a Dark Stone Vein is not something you can squander."
"Ordinary Dark Stones from the Spirit World, the school can give you some for free. However, if you need a large quantity, the school can provide a channel for you to purchase them at the lowest price."
"Oh oh..." Fang Yuan was completely unsurprised, the Dark Stone Vein was just a casual request, no big deal if he didn't get it.
As long as he could enter the Spirit World, that would be OK!
Tang Sheng pondered for a moment and added, "As for the dreamwalking syndrome you mentioned, the school will also assist you with all its might."
"That Dragonite hasn't had any issues so far, has it?"
"No..." Fang Yuan said.
Although Fang Yuan had been trying to help Dragonite resolve its dreamwalking syndrome through training, the results were minimal.
Next, Fang Yuan planned to leverage the power of Magic City University.
Besides that, Fang Yuan wanted to travel abroad to Champion Mountain to seek Emuritto once more, trying to see if he could utilize the Legendary Pokémon Emuritto's power to solve the dreamwalking syndrome.
There are many paths to take; surely one will suit both himself and his naive Dragonite.
"Just a reminder, the old principal is very angry about you wanting to participate in the world competition qualifiers and going abroad..." Tang Sheng said with a twitching mouth.
"Why?" Fang Yuan asked.
"You, a senior researcher, not doing your proper job diligently, but instead running all over the place fighting, how does that look?" Tang Sheng glared, feeling it was indeed unreasonable.
Even if the topics researched by Fang Yuan were not as impactful as Xie Qingyi's Rotom appliances or the influence of the Fairy attribute, Fang Yuan was still a senior researcher in his own right!
If a senior researcher under twenty were to have an accident while gallivanting around...
Neither going to Champion Mountain nor participating in the world competitions was a joking matter.
Fairy King Xie Qingyi was already coming into his own, but Fang Yuan did not yet have such strength.
If Fang Yuan were to continue publishing papers, his status as a senior researcher should soon become widely known.
A young senior elf researcher running around abroad, although not necessarily dangerous, would definitely have a higher risk than an ordinary trainer.
With Fang Yuan's current status, even having a few professional trainers as bodyguards would be reasonable.
Although... these bodyguards might not even be as strong as Fang Yuan.
"But research is so boring..." Fang Yuan shrugged; he just wanted to transfer the knowledge in his mind over, carrying out these low-tech research projects.
As for deeply exploring uncharted territories, Fang Yuan found it too energy-consuming. A regular topic might take years to complete, which was just too tedious, and he was not the kind of person who could sit still for a long time.
Compared to other pursuits, Pokémon battles excited Fang Yuan's blood more. A senior researcher? That was just something he picked up along the way. Perhaps after he got older and retired, when the waves no longer called to him, Fang Yuan would consider becoming a researcher to see out his days, following in Dr. Oak's footsteps, nurturing New Trainers and the like. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
While he was young, he should adventure more!
Teacher Tang Sheng apparently didn't understand what "awesome" meant.
"Anyway, you need to be careful."
"After you become a Professional Trainer, considering you like to wander everywhere... For your safety, the school plans to gift you a Pokémon."
Being a Professional Trainer, whether exploring Secret Locations or undertaking missions, was very dangerous.
Fang Yuan, with such a promising future as a researcher, the school naturally wanted to provide the best care possible.
"What Pokémon?"
"A Ditto with the Transformation ability, bred by Dr. Li Qing."
Dr. Li Qing, a Genetic Researcher, was one of the top-level doctors at Demon Capital University, respected and married to the Principal of Mo Da.
Dr. Li Qing had several students, and Fang Yuan was familiar with two of them.
Fairy King Xie Qingyi was one of Dr. Li Qing's students.
Besides that, Dr. Chen Shengcong, the mad researcher from before, was also her student.
Fang Yuan still vividly remembered the scene where Chen Shengcong used Ditto to disguise himself as Professor Xu Qingmu. Could it be that his Ditto came from Dr. Li Qing?
"Ditto..."
Hearing that the school planned to give him a Ditto with a talent for transformation after he became a Professional Trainer, Fang Yuan couldn't think of a reason to refuse.
Ditto had a special ability to change its cell composition and mimic the cell pattern of any creature it saw, even making use of the opponent's moves.
In a sense, describing a skilled Ditto as versatile wasn't an exaggeration.
However, there were limitations to Ditto's capabilities. If a Ditto successfully transformed into Fang Yuan's Monferno, although it would use Monferno's moves, it could not copy techniques like Lightning Armor or Angry Fire Transformation, which were developed from existing moves.
Even less sophisticated special techniques like Eevee's Sand-spouting Counter-shield would not be replicable by an untrained Ditto.
Therefore, while Ditto was strong in terms of functionality, it was difficult to train one into a mighty battle Pokémon. Training was necessary after the transformation.
Fang Yuan understood this too. But even so, Ditto had many uses, and with the right use of its transformation moves, it could do anything.
Functionality was where Ditto shined the most.
Additionally, for the so-called all-transforming Ditto, Fang Yuan had some bold ideas...
"Great, these Ditto with transformation traits must all be treasures bred by Dr. Li Qing... I should thank Principal Mo and Dr. Li Qing," Fang Yuan chuckled. "Once I become a Professional Trainer, I'll get in touch with Dr. Li Qing myself."
Teacher Tang Sheng rubbed his head, looking at Fang Yuan's expectant expression and finding it hard to picture what an exquisitely bred Ditto, once in Fang Yuan's hands, would be trained into.
"As for your entrepreneurial pursuits, the school will also provide support and resources. But what new ideas do you have, kid?"
Tang Sheng asked with curiosity. University students, especially those researching Pokémon, starting their own businesses wasn't uncommon in prestigious universities. Xie Qingyi was a prime example; her studies on Rotom appliances and Fairy Pokémon food and nutrition products were currently extremely popular.
She was the epitome of beauty, wealth, and success...
In academia, only those researchers who could turn their academic findings into products with real economic value were truly impressive.
Such individuals could practically create a new industry.
Now it looked like Fang Yuan was ready to take that path, aiming to turn his research into tangible products.
The administrators at the Demon Capital University were naturally supportive of Fang Yuan's aspirations, but upon closer inspection of Fang Yuan's past research, they couldn't see any results that would particularly draw in cash.
For this reason, Demon Capital University's administration still had to rely on Teacher Tang Sheng, feeling very perplexed about what Fang Yuan was cooking up this time.
"That... I'm keeping it a secret for now," Fang Yuan said with a grin.
Pokémon Contests, Energy Blocks, Milotic evolution methods—tying up these concepts and revealing them too early would be meaningless to outsiders.