Hatching, My Pokémon

Let's go, brothers!

Wisdom: 7 (+2)

With a brief boost in intelligence, Wei Xin's thoughts finally became clear. His gaze pierced through layers of fog, and then he drew his bow, shot an arrow, and accurately hit the truth hidden behind the thick fog.

A possibility he had overlooked finally surfaced, having died of suffocation due to prolonged diving.

"Professor, I know what that Pokémon egg is now."

Wei Xin excitedly pushed open the door to the research lab, drawing strange looks from the people inside.

"Hmm, what happened?" Wei Xin felt the atmosphere in the research room freeze.

Oh no, could it be that there's a security camera in the restroom and they found out I was eating in there?

Professor Li closed the notebook in his hand: "Well, Wei Xin, tell me your conclusion first."

"Okay," Wei Xin took a ballpoint pen from the table, walked straight to the whiteboard in the research room, raised his hand, and drew two asymmetrical ovals.

"On my way here, I suddenly remembered that there is a very rare phenomenon in the Pokémon population."

Wei Xin drew the same pattern on the oval, and then used an oil-based pen to paint different colors on the pattern and the egg body.

"These are... fraternal twins?" a senior student exclaimed involuntarily.

"No, it's Shiny, which is an extremely rare phenomenon within a Pokémon species, where the individual's appearance differs from that of other Pokémon in the same species. It's commonly known as Shiny Pokémon, and some Pokémon enthusiasts call it Shiny Pokémon."

"You mean the difference between the individual glitter particles caused the extended incubation time?" Senior student Huang Yaxuan asked.

"Wrong!" Wei Xin crossed his hands and made a big X. "According to research results, Shiny Pokémon only differ in appearance from other Pokémon of the same type. They do not have any obvious advantages or disadvantages in terms of individual abilities."

"Then why hasn't this egg hatched yet?"

"It's simple, because it's a Shiny Ralts egg," Wei Xin said. "In the Kalos region, someone once saw a female trainer with a Shiny Gardevoir Pokémon, and the Gardevoir's colors happened to be orange and blue."

"What does this have to do with Ralts?" asked Mawley, who was wearing a white lab coat.

"If it's a regular Ralts, then of course there's no problem, but what if this Ralts' ability is Telepathy?" Wei Xin said.

"Telepathy, Ralts' hidden ability?"

"That's right, Ralts is a mood Pokémon. It can sense people's emotions with the horn on its head. It almost never appears in front of people unless it senses positive emotions. Conversely, it will avoid people with negative emotions."

"Ralts, with its telepathic abilities, is more sensitive and has a stronger ability to perceive emotions."

"Even if her special ability is telepathy, it doesn't explain why she hasn't hatched yet; she's just an egg right now," the senior student said.

Can she start leveling up from the womb?

"It's very simple. The hatching process of Pokémon is different from that of ordinary creatures. If you had seen the hatching process of Pokémon with your own eyes, you would understand that rather than the birth of a Pokémon hatching, it is more like evolution after certain conditions are met," Wei Xin said. "And some Pokémon can actively postpone or even refuse to evolve."

For example, with Lizard Cat, if you level up, I will definitely press B.

Wei Xin: "This matter is recorded in the Pokémon breeding theory published by Kyoto University."

"So let's assume that this Ralts' telepathic ability was already in effect unconsciously, even before it hatched."

"You mean, Ralts sensed that some of us harbored ill will towards her, and therefore refused to hatch?"

"It wasn't out of malice, maybe it was just embarrassment, or perhaps shyness."

"Imagine if you were lying in bed at home during the Lunar New Year, completely covered by the blankets..."

"Suddenly, you hear someone push the door open and enter, and then all your distant relatives—aunts, uncles, and great-aunts—all rush into your room at once."

"They're all holding magnifying glasses, ultrasound machines, microscopes, cameras, and video cameras, all intently waiting to see you wake up," Wei Xin said, shrugging.

"Would you be willing to get up?"

The moment you wake up, you're faced with their chain of deaths: how much money you made this year, whether you bought a house, a car, or found a partner? Let me tell you, your fifth uncle's kids go on and on.

Everyone shook their heads like rattles.

I hope it's all a dream, but even after waking up, I still dare not move.

Unravel the truth behind the Pokémon eggs and receive 5000 Action Points as a reward.

"That makes some sense," Professor Li nodded and murmured in approval.

Although Wei Xin's theories and narratives have some flaws and his wording is not well thought out, as a freshman, his ability to think about problems from such an unexpectedly unconventional perspective is a unique talent.

What surprised him most was Wei Xin's knowledge. Telepathy is Ralts' hidden ability, and there is very little information about it. There is also the Pokémon breeding theory from Kyoto University, which is something that non-professionals would not even be willing to learn about.

The old professor silently praised in his heart, "As expected of a student who took first place in the whole school with a score 30 points ahead of the second place, a student of exceptional talent."

"What's your major? Are you interested in Pokémon research?" Professor Li asked with a smile, standing up. His eyes were full of admiration. The students around him turned around, all looking surprised.

The professor is planning to recruit this person to his research institute.

That's right. These geniuses, who are hard to find even with a lantern, have been delivered right to our doorstep. If we accidentally let them escape and they were taken in by other sects, I'm afraid the professor would slap himself in the coffin years later when he suddenly recalls it.

"History and Archaeology major," Wei Xin said.

"That……"

Before the old professor could even open his mouth to recruit, Wei Xin turned his head, waved his hand, and said, "I don't accept apprentices."

It's so charming, all I want to do is raise Pokémon, and I'm ready for applause.

The old professor's negative emotions +999

"Ahem." Upon hearing this, the old professor was speechless for a moment, his wise brain momentarily blank for half a second, before he chuckled speechlessly.

The doctor was right; staying optimistic makes you look younger.

Look at the old man, isn't he so angry he's practically begging for mercy? Eight duck pieces~

"Professor, you know me well." Wei Xin smiled. From his behavior just now, he knew that the old professor had figured out his identity. However, since the old professor did not have someone throw him out, it meant that the old professor did not care about it.

After all, Professor, you wouldn't want your students to know that you mistook someone for someone else, would you?

Wei Xin said, "My dream is to become a Pokémon Trainer, so it's impossible for me to stay in the research institute and do research."

He didn't want to become a beast of burden for the research institute.

Which novel protagonist do you see who obediently stays in school and studies hard?

They definitely need to go out and gain experience, encounter secret realms, seize opportunities, and then return to school to prove themselves wrong.

I understand. You enjoy fieldwork; our research center needs someone like you.

"Do you know how much it costs to become a trainer? How much does a can of Pokémon food cost in the supermarket?" The professor took a sip of tea from his thermos.

"Five hundred thousand...?" Wei Xin said.

I'm talking about RMB, not Marks, although in some cases it can be.

God the hell, 500,000? Are you going to give a speech at a pub?

The senior students couldn't help but laugh. Should they say he was a fearless newborn calf, or that he was highly skilled and daring? This was the first time they had ever seen a student in the research center who dared to joke with a professor.

"I like your sense of humor," the professor said, putting down his thermos. "The cheapest Pokémon food in the supermarket right now costs three hundred dollars a can, and it's only enough to feed a Pokémon for three days. And that's just the cost of keeping a Pokémon alive."

"If you want to become a trainer and make your Pokémon stronger, you can't avoid another product: Power Cubes."

"Although the raw material for the Energy Cube is tree fruit, which can be found everywhere, the specific formula for the Energy Cube is controlled by other alliances and protected by their patents. Domestic manufacturers who want to produce it must pay a huge patent fee." The professor sighed at this point.

If domestic research hadn't lagged behind by decades, with most formulas and patents blocked by other regions, they wouldn't have needed to bother researching alternative products.

"The lowest quality and cheapest Super Energy Cubes on the market cost at least 5000 per box."

"Of course, you can also try making it yourself, if you have the strength and courage to stand up to the legal departments of some large companies."

"So expensive?" Wei Xin's heart sank when he heard the price of the energy cube, and when he heard that private individuals could not make energy cubes, the other half of his heart sank as well.

All he had was 20,000 yuan.

Looks like I need to find some time to study law.

Why not ask the invincible Tongzi Ge?

Brother Tongzi, if you're here, I'll draw a law professor of Professor Luo's caliber.

"However, our research institute keeps quite a few Pokémon on a regular basis, and sometimes we feed them some Energy Cubes. Of course, there are discounts when we order them, and sometimes we have some leftover Energy Cubes that we can't use, which is inconvenient to dispose of." The professor released the fishing hook.

I understand, you're trying to sway me with money.

Who do you think i am?

Wei Xin was somewhat tempted.

I said to bring the boat closer.

After all, when you're out in the world, you need influence and connections.

Unless you can single-handedly destroy the entire world!!!

Although Wei Xin was tempted, his expression remained unchanged. He wanted to see what kind of offer the old professor could make.

"As for trainers," Professor Li continued, "our research center is among the most advanced in the country. All the first-hand resources, data, and intelligence in the country have to come through our research center."

"It won't interfere with your Pokémon training. If you have time, we can even use the research center's facilities to give you some extra help."

"And you're a student now, so besides attending classes, you also need to earn credits, right?" the old professor asked.

"Joining the research institute to participate in projects, occasionally helping out in small ways, won't take up too much of your time. Even if you don't produce any results, I can still manage the academic credits. I have two graduate student qualifications every year..."

Upon hearing this, the senior students watching nearby were stunned.

It's important to know that although Professor Li has a quota of graduate students available every year, getting accepted through him is much harder than taking any regular exam outside the university.

As a leading figure in Pokémon research in China, he receives numerous offers to be his mentor each year, but he is often ruthlessly rejected.

Even those who enter the research institute may soon choose to quit due to unbearable pressure.

Do you know how much psychological damage it is to a diligent college student when a paper is returned with red circles and red crosses all over it, along with glaring and irritating annotations?

Now the teacher actually let an outsider who hadn't even entered a single door, who just happened to be passing by and wasn't even a servant disciple, walk in openly and brazenly in a sedan chair carried by eight men, with a red carpet laid out (questionable).

The huge disparity made some people feel unbalanced, and they even wanted to ask, "Why?"

Then they immediately turn hostile, making things difficult, spreading rumors, and threatening—all in one fell swoop. Finally, like a stupid villain in a novel, they get slapped to the side of the road.

She glanced at the professor again, remembering his temper and how she was usually scolded mercilessly.

He instantly lost his temper.

I'm so angry, but I'm too bad at the game to be angry.

If Wei Xin was brought in with funding, a parachuted-in player relying on connections and background, they could still grumble behind his back about the powerful influence of capital.

However, according to the files the professor just found, they know that Wei Xin is a grassroots person and an orphan. A child without a mother is like a blade of grass.

Adding grass on top of grass.

It's practically a copy of the Compendium of Materia Medica, making you want to get angry but unable to.

"Anyway, trainers raise Pokémon, and we study how to raise Pokémon here. Don't you think it was destined that you would step into this research center today?" The professor's voice trembled slightly.

Wei Xin crossed his arms, closed his eyes, and after thinking for a moment, finally relented: "If you think I'm suitable."

Seeing that the professor had set such a high price, Wei Xin was even afraid that if he didn't agree, the professor might get angry.

This child possesses extraordinary talent, which is terrifying. If he cannot serve my sect, he will surely become a great threat in the future. He must not be allowed to live.

As soon as the thermos cup was smashed, the senior brothers and sisters instantly pulled out large knives from behind their backs, rushed forward, and chopped him into minced meat.

Is it too late for me to learn super assembly now?

[Join the Pokémon Basic Biological Science Research Center at Shanghai University, reward 10000 Action Points]

Well, it seems it's too late.

"Yes!"

Seeing Wei Xin relent, the professor's hand, hidden under the table, clenched instantly, his joy overflowing, and he couldn't help but shout out.

They finally managed to get him into the research institute.

"Okay then. I'll talk to your counselor later. Let's all go to the cafeteria for lunch first. Wei Xin, take the egg out of there. We'll try giving it a different environment later."

The professor sounded a few years younger, then murmured, "Wei Xin, Sanjin, what a fine name."

"it is good."

The senior student casually removed the protective shield, and everyone got up to leave the room. Wei Xin stepped forward, reached out his hand, and the moment he touched the Pokémon egg, a blinding light instantly enveloped the entire room.

"Ralu~"

With a clear call, everyone turned around and saw that the egg, which had been silent for a long time, had hatched the moment it came into contact with Wei Xin.

Wei Xin stood there stunned; it was the first time he had ever seen a living, breathing Ralts.

Its pure white body was like milk, exuding a faint milky fragrance. Its blue hair covered most of its face, which was parted by two flat orange horns inserted in the middle, one larger facing forward and the other smaller behind.

Opening its eyes, Ralts' amber eyes pierced through its bangs. When it saw the joyful smile on Wei Xin's face, the orange horn on Ralts' head emitted a faint glow. Imitating Wei Xin, the corners of its mouth gently lifted, revealing an innocent smile. It stretched out a small hand and gently placed it on Wei Xin's thumb.

On that day, the princess set foot on the world and saw the enchanting four seasons flowing through her eyes.

[Hatched a Shiny Ralts, reward 50000 Action Points]

The others involuntarily craned their necks, opened their mouths, and exclaimed in unison, "Huh?"

"Didn't they say the environment wasn't suitable? How did it suddenly hatch?" someone asked.

What happened to the supposedly unsuitable environment? It seems the people aren't a good fit!

Is this reasonable?

Could it be that with the Earth Online update, new players can now customize their amniotic fluid?

Is it too late to go back to the spawn point and create a new account?

Wei Xin gently picked up Ralts and carefully held her in his arms.

Watching Ralts fidget with his fingers one by one using her short, slender arms, Wei Xin smiled gently and teased, "Maybe she was woken up by my handsomeness?"

Ralts, the Mood Pokémon, can sense people's emotions using the horn on its head. Although it almost never appears in front of people, it will approach them when it senses positive emotions, tending to be close to cheerful people rather than those who are depressed.