Case Model: Coal Turtle

Chapter 42 Case Model – Coal-fired Turtle

"What's wrong with this woman?"

Zhu Suihan found it somewhat baffling: "Helping to awaken superpowers, does that mean there are some strange initiation techniques within this group?"

"Waaah."

Chenglong shook his head, equally unsure of what Natsu was thinking.

"Initiation? Forget it, abilities gained through that method seem to be weakened."

It seems there's a person with special abilities in Carlos, and it's the kind that's inherited through bloodline.

To be honest, Zhu Suihan didn't know whether what was inherited was an ability or a forging method; he only remembered the Thousand Universe Wrist.

There's also the broken Jar of Punishment, and later, the muscular version of Hoopa.

As time goes by, the seal breaks down—this is an old trick. And there are always one or two people involved who either don't care about the seal or break it.

"Nothing is more important than the exam."

Zhu Suihan squeezed toothpaste onto Chenglong's mouth to clean it, and the latter directly filled a water gun in his mouth to brush his teeth, and then filled another water gun to wash away the toothpaste foam.

Zhu Suihan expressed his envy: "That's so convenient!"

"Waaah."

That is!

"Alright, you can't drink juice after brushing your teeth, you can only have some water at most."

Zhu Suihan pressed Chenglong's head down: "Get some rest. Get up early tomorrow and go to the cafeteria for breakfast."

Early the next morning, Zhu Suihan opened the door and gazed affectionately at the wolfhound carrying the letter at the door.

"Woof?"

Why are you up so early?!

"Is this for me? Thank you."

"Woof!"

The large wolfhound carrying a big bag howled, and the hyena quickly ran back, continuing to run towards other dormitory areas with its companions.

"Is there such a job?"

Zhu Suihan shook his head, took the letter and looked at it before realizing it was his exam notice, scheduled for the afternoon.

"Great, you can tell which building to take the exam just by looking at the map. It's a very thoughtful exam scheduling system."

Although Zhu Suihan knew that this was probably just a normal class in one of the classes.

However, scheduling it for the afternoon would prevent me from having to rush around in the morning to make up for lost time.

Just after leaving the dormitory area, Zhu Suihan saw a whole group of Miss Joey running around the lake.

Well, this should be a scene that would completely excite Xiao Gang.

Sweat and gait outlined perfectly defined muscles, making it no problem to hold down an unruly patient.

However, it also depends on the size. If Snorlax is sick, there doesn't seem to be any other way besides tempting it with food.

It's impossible to have a monster like Zippo in every Pokémon Center.

"Waaah."

Trainer, would you like to join?

Chenglong's eyes held ill intent. If you want to run with them, then I, Longlong, will cross the lake and wait for you at the cafeteria entrance.

Zhu Suihan chuckled: "No, I'm going to give you weight training today."

It's very simple; that burden is himself.

There was still some mist on the lake in the morning, and Zhu Suihan forcibly resisted the urge to swing the pole on the spot.

Firstly, he didn't have a fishing rod.

Secondly, he didn't know whether the lake allowed fishermen to fire at will.

"Waaah?"

The dragon's roar drew Zhu Suihan's attention back. In the distance, through the mist, there seemed to be a similar figure looking over, its eyes quite clear.

Riding a dragon?

"interesting."

The other party didn't do anything strange, just glanced at him from afar, so Zhu Suihan didn't suddenly think that the other party was captivated by his dragon.

If that's the case, then Zhu Suihan will have to use the skill of throwing sticky balls.

My son, Chenglong, is still a child!

Inside the cafeteria, Apron-wearing Machamp, whom Zhu Suihan had met once before, had probably finished get off work. The staff cooking had changed, and the Pokémon chef had been replaced by a Froslass.

So here's the question: do people really drink cold drinks so early in the morning?

The answer is yes.

Zhu Suihan ordered a fruit smoothie for Chenglong, topped with plenty of peach jam and chocolate sauce.

Don't ask why it's edible; the answer is that its dual water and ice elemental properties allow it to be quite unrestrained.

The gentle Snow Fairy personally brought over the shaved ice, looking as if she was about to feed it to the dragon bite by bite.

However, Chenglong and Zhu Suihan made her a super straw, which has now been upgraded to version 2.0, so at least it doesn't look so crudely made.

"It looks like it could be used as a blowgun."

Our summoned Lapras is in attack position and is holding the item "Trainer's Handmade Straw".

Whether it's a water gun or a charged water wave, a single breath can be more powerful than a blowgun, and its power is probably comparable to that of a heavy firearm, without the worry of the barrel overheating.

After finishing their morning exercise, Joey and the others also came to the cafeteria, including several outsiders like Zhu Suihan.

Unfortunately, these guys reached a consensus, at least when it came to watching themselves.

A handsome white-haired guy I'd never seen before, and he even used his campus card to pay the bill; he was about the same age as me.

Report! Report!

Attention all units! Attention all units! The "monkey" has arrived at the academy!

Zhu Suihan sighed: "I'm not some academic Dong Zhuo."

The student's terrifyingly large appetite successfully implemented the "staying up all night" strategy, meaning that no matter how slowly the students ate, they still had to go to class eventually.

One batch leaves, another arrives, but the only constant is Lapras, always smiling beside Zhu Suihan, inexplicably proud of its trainer's appetite.

"Let's give ourselves a little break today and prepare for the exam at noon."

Zhu Suihan still couldn't quite withstand the intense gaze directed at the monkey.

Although everyone is very well-mannered and wouldn't inexplicably strike up a conversation or bother you.

But those "look again and again" gazes always gave Zhu Suihan the illusion that "there are troublemakers around."

Everyone probably needs to get used to the extra white-haired monkeys at Joy Academy.

After playing in the water with Chenglong during the break, Zhu Suihan returned to his room, wiped the Beiming Ball, and took out a pile of documents to continue reading.

Research on reusable medicine bottles, or more accurately, medicine bottles, has begun to emerge.

As always, water resources are needed to "preserve" the medicine, and the outer layer also needs insulation material to ensure that the medicine bottle itself can always be in a refrigerator-like state.

Then, the outer material of this medicine bottle also needs to be sustainable.

In short, the preservation function can be recycled through charging.

"We could learn a thing or two from the technology of diving balls in this regard."

As we all know, for minor illnesses and injuries, you don't even need to use a Pokémon to treat them. You just need to place the Poké Ball on the treatment device and press the button.

If we study the medicine bottle in this direction and then create a similar machine to work with it, the research on the reusable medicine bottle will be complete.

If someone is sick, just press their head down and pour a "life-saving flood" into their mouth to keep them on their feet.

It was noon, and Zhu Suihan set off half an hour early, arriving at the classroom door with Chenglong.

According to Zhu Suihan's memory, this "ordinary classroom" was larger than the classroom where she used to have large lectures.

After all, there are various teaching aids and equipment to set up, so large lectures that can be listened to with just your brain might be smaller.

As is customary, Zhu Suihan chose the last row of experimental tables in the corner, which gave her a sense of security in the small space.

"I don't even know who the instructor is."

The instructor was another Joey, or rather, having seen too many Joeys in the past two days, Zhu Suihan had begun to understand the subtle differences in appearance among the Joey family members.

It's possible to tell the difference, but it's still different from Gang Ye's ability to identify it at a glance and remember the difference.

"Today is a pop quiz. I hope everyone's review has been very effective."

Ms. Joy smiled and said, "Also, everyone has seen the arrival of our new classmate. He will be taking the exam with you all, and I hope you can all give it your best."

The subtext is: You wouldn't want to see your grades surpassed by a transfer student, would you?

The white-haired monkey immediately felt a fierce gaze directed at it.

Fortunately, accompanied by Nurse Joy's clapping, the experimental tables in front of each student clattered as completely unique Pokémon models were delivered through the conveyor pipes below.

To draw an analogy, it's roughly like all the experimental tables themselves are like individual squares on an automatic mahjong machine, and the conveyor pipes below are like the "shuffling machine".

It's just too intelligent; choosing exam questions has become as random as a roulette wheel.

In front of Zhu Suihan was a long-necked, bald-headed turtle with squinty eyes, which occasionally emitted puffs of smoke from its body.

Zhu Suihan leaned closer and took a sniff. Hmm, it smelled like air freshener. No wonder it's a model.

A native of the Hoenn region, Torkoal.

Zhu Suihan glanced at the others. In any case, the models were all different, and given the course schedule, the possibility of encountering the same case was almost zero.

The Berserker Dean's words were indeed true; although there were Pokémon from other regions, they were the more common types.

The medical record, or more accurately, the exam questions, appeared alongside the coal turtle model and were placed next to the lab table.

[Investigate the cause of the coal turtle's illness and treat it accordingly.]

"That's a very general question."

It has a strong liberal arts flavor, the kind of feeling where you never know if you've answered all the key points.

The range of scores awarded is similar to that of stocks, making it difficult to predict price fluctuations.

That makes sense. If Pokémon and their trainers could accurately pinpoint their problems, they could probably resolve their ailments on their own without needing to bother a doctor.

The phrase "find out the problem" is already quite generous; normally, you'd have to try to understand some of the strange and unusual rhetorical descriptions.

The pain described as "the pain of a bulldozer digging away" is described as "like the pain of someone poking my stomach with two fingers."

All I can say is that just hearing about it makes my scalp tingle.

Zhu Suihan chose to touch the coal turtle's shell directly, but after feeling it, he didn't find anything particularly special about it.

"The texture is still normal, ruling out a simple injury like a blow."

Zhu Suihan turned the model around to continue observing it, and also took a closer look at the coal turtle's squinty eyes with a mirror.

"There's nothing wrong with its appearance, and its limbs and bones are fine. It looks very healthy, and I haven't heard any strange noises. It's quite interesting."

It couldn't possibly be paronychia from not trimming your nails, could it?

Zhu Suihan gently patted the table, and the mist from the air freshener gave off a strange villainous vibe as a smile gradually appeared on his face.

The hint was actually given when the model appeared, and it's still being developed.

The air freshener smells alright; at least it doesn't have a pungent odor.

(End of this chapter)