Pokémon: The Journey of Ordinary People

"Nice to meet you. I'm Naki. However, judging from your attire, you don't seem to be a local."

"Naki...!"

Zhang Yu remembered that this was Professor Uchiki who had given him a place when he first registered as a trainer. He didn't expect to meet the real person here.

"Ah! Hello, Professor Neki! I'm a traveling trainer, my name is Ayu." He briefly introduced himself.

At this time, three people in research suits walked out of the forest, two men and one woman.

"Doctor, today's investigation has basically been completed. Please take a look and see if there is anything else that needs to be modified." One of the male researchers handed a document to Dr. Uchiki.

"Well...Okay, let's go back to the institute first."

"Ayu, do you want to come with me? Can you tell me about the differences in regional Pokémon you encounter during your travels?"

Professor Uchiki was somewhat interested in the fact that there were trainers who understood Pokémon survival, and invited Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu also went there happily. That was Professor Pokémon. It was the first time he met an expert in Pokémon, so it was important to build a good relationship with him.

On the way back to the research institute, Dr. Neimu and Zhang Yu talked a lot about the differences in Pokémon in different places, but Zhang Yu only knew a little about the Orange Islands area.

But when he talked about what happened when he participated in the Poseidon Festival, Dr. Neki became interested.

"Three sacred birds and the sea god..."

"This is really important information. Thank you, A-Yu. I usually spend a long time doing research, so I don't know much about external celebrations. As a thank you, please stay here for lunch!"

Zhang Yu originally wanted to decline the invitation, but since he had already arrived at the institute, it didn’t seem appropriate to leave now, so he accepted the invitation.

Suddenly, a female researcher came close to Dr. Uchiki's ear and whispered something, which made the doctor look a little embarrassed.

"Ahahaha, um, Ayu, what flavor of instant noodles do you like?"

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After the assistant's explanation, Zhang Yu realized that Dr. Neki was obsessed with studying Pokémon, so he didn't care about eating, drinking and having fun, and it was normal for him to eat instant noodles in the research institute.

"What's wrong with instant noodles... They taste good. And they save time..." Dr. Uchiki's voice became lower and lower. In fact, this was because her research expenses were too high and she couldn't afford to hire a chef.

Now Dr. Uchiki also has an assistant who follows her purely out of his love for Pokémon.

Zhang Yu admires this spirit of dedication to scientific research, but eating instant noodles all the time is not good for the body.

"It's okay. I just happened to bring some seasonings. We can just cook and eat."

The fruit resources on Daigan Island are quite abundant. Together with his assistant, Zhang Yu picked a lot of blue oranges, peaches and other fruits. Adding the leftover rice, he simply made a pot of fruit rice pudding.

"Um!!!"

"Wow, I haven't had a real meal in a long time. I'm so touched!" said a female researcher, wiping away her tears.

The others nodded in agreement.

"Uh..." Zhang Yu looked at the people who were eating like crazy. As expected, doing research is not something that ordinary people can do. He was touched that they could eat all the food.

"Hoo! Hiccup~"

Dr. Uchiki patted his stomach in an ungraceful manner and burped.

"I'm really grateful to you today, Ayu. I'm now very motivated to do research!" Clenching his fists, Dr. Neimu prepared to go out and continue his research.

"Um...Dr. Uchiki, do you know where the Sun Stone is?" Zhang Yu did not forget the reason why he came to Daigan Island, and took this opportunity to ask the doctor.

Dr. Uchiki paused, thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"Sunstone? This thing is not very common. Only some Pokémon's special evolution requires it..."

Looking at Zhang Yu, Dr. Neimu showed an understanding expression.

"You're right, I want this child to evolve into a beautiful flower, so..." After releasing the stinky flower, Zhang Yu touched its head and said.

"Hana?" Stinky Flower tilted her head.

"The stinky flower... seems a little special... let me take a look!" As soon as Dr. Uchiki saw the stinky flower, his research spirit seemed to be burning.

He took out a magnifying glass from his pocket and carefully observed the pattern and color of the stinking flower.

Dr. Uchiki even dipped his hand into a little nectar and put it in his mouth to taste it.

"Σ( ° △ °|||)︴" Zhang Yu was shocked by the other party's fanatical research ability. Eating nectar directly was too powerful...

“Ayu, your stinking flower is well developed and seems to have a bold personality. The nectar tastes pure, but it is probably not a variety from the Orange Islands.

Some of the patterns grow counterclockwise, and look like varieties from the Hoenn region." Dr. Uchiki analyzed seriously.

"As expected of a doctor..." Zhang Yu still underestimated the Pokémon Doctor's ability. He was able to analyze so much information in just a few minutes.

"If you want to evolve into a beautiful flower... I happen to have a project about beautiful flowers, so come with me."

Dr. Neimu asked his assistants to stay in the laboratory to analyze the data, while he took Zhang Yu out to look for the Sun Stone.

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An hour later, behind a big tree, two people quietly hid their heads behind the tree.

"Doctor, why are we here? There's nothing ahead?"

Looking at the open space in front of him, Zhang Yu asked a question.

"Don't worry, you'll know soon." Dr. Neki continued to stare ahead.

"coming!"

There was a rustling sound in the forest.

"This is?!"

I saw several walking grasses coming to the open space, followed by several stinking flowers, and the queen flower and beautiful flower joined them.

"Is this the Walking Grass Family?"

Zhang Yu asked Dr. Neimu quietly.

However, he did not get an answer. Dr. Naki pointed forward and signaled him to continue looking.

"Dafu~" the largest queen flower called out, and the rest of the walking grasses, queen flowers, and beautiful flowers formed a circle.

And a few stinking flowers are in the middle of the circle.

It was 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun was at its hottest.

The leader of the Queen of Flowers placed a few stones next to the stinky flowers in the middle.

"Dafu!"

Following the command, the surrounding Pokémon began to turn in a circle.

"This is their evolutionary ritual. Just as I thought, these days are their evolutionary time." Dr. Neki suddenly said.

"Evolution ritual?" Zhang Yu nodded, thinking silently in his heart.

"Hana!"

Several Vileflowers also started dancing along with the Pokémon around them, and the stones on the ground glowed under the direct sunlight.

The bodies of the stinky flowers are also changing in the light.

Although the ceremony lasted for about 10 minutes, the evolution time of the Smelly Flower was very short and the light only lasted about 10 seconds. After returning to normal, several Queen Flowers and Beautiful Flowers appeared in the open space in the middle.

"Dafu~"

The leader of the queen flowers waved his hand, and the walking grasses on the open space followed it and jumped away.

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"Ayu, as you can see, this area is where the Queen of Flowers live. They will hold evolution ceremonies for the stinking flowers in the tribe at specific times." Dr. Neki said, pointing to the front.

"Although it is possible to evolve a Vileflower directly using the Sun Stone, my observations show that a Vileflower undergoing the evolution ritual will be larger than a normal evolved form.

But I’m not sure whether the moves will become more powerful, and this project is also aimed at studying this.”

After listening to what Dr. Neki said, Zhang Yu fell into deep thought. Of course, he hoped that Skank would evolve into something extraordinary, but how to include it in the evolution ceremony was a problem.

"This week is the time period for the evolution ceremony. You can try to get in touch with the Pokémon group. Pokémon are generally very kind." Dr. Neki saw Zhang Yu's inner concerns and reminded him.