Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 12 Another SSS-level long-term project

"what?"

Natsume let out a light exclamation and looked at a green Pokémon next to Xiaozhi.

"Metapoda, the caterpillar has evolved?"

"Yeah, it evolved during the battle with Team Rocket just now."

Xiaozhi was stunned for a moment, then proudly picked up the Metapod at his feet and showed it to Natsume.

Natsume didn't say anything, just frowned slightly, took the Rotom cell phone beside him in his hand, and pointed it at the Metapod.

[Metapod, Level 6, Ability: Molting.]

As expected, Natsume raised his eyebrows slightly.

If I remember correctly, Caterpillar evolves into Metapod at level 7, and then evolves into Butterfree at level 10.

Facing Satoshi's Metapod, which was of an abnormal level, Natsume's eyes lit up.

"System, is this Metapod considered a special individual?"

【+1. 】

Feeling the extra dollar in the system backpack, Natsume was speechless.

"What's wrong, Natsume-san? Did something happen to Metapod?"

Seeing that Natsume remained silent after scanning the Metapod for a while, the proud look on Xiaozhi's face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a look of earnest concern.

"Huh? Did you get injured in the battle just now?"

On the side, Misty also came over with a concerned look on her face. Although she hated bugs, as her companions, she saw the performance of Caterpillar and Satoshi, and it would be a lie to say that she didn't care.

"nothing."

Natsume scratched his head, turned around and began to study the battle rules system in his mind.

Seeing Natsume in a daze as usual, Xiaozhi's mouth twitched.

"It's getting late. Let's set up camp for the night. We'll probably reach Nibi City tomorrow."

Xiaoxia suggested from the side.

"it is good!"

The two of them began to build a campfire busily and took out their sleeping bags, leaving Natsume standing there in a daze.

It’s nothing, the system sent a message.

[Ding! The battle rules module has been activated. SSS-level long-term project: Data collection on gamification rules and real-world adaptation has been released!]

[Today's data collection is complete, Scratch Lottery +1, next battle time cooldown 23 hours.]

Is this a daily task?
After receiving the message from the system, Natsume came back to his senses.

This so-called SSS-level long-term project is to let Natsume use the battle rules module to pull wild Pokémon or trainers into the game battle area for a battle.

Regardless of winning or losing, Natsume will get a scratch-off ticket, but he only has one chance to play according to the game rules every day.

"System, what are you collecting this data for?"

Natsume asked curiously.

As always, the system did not respond.

He shrugged and turned around to see that Satoshi and Misty had already lit the campfire.

On both sides of the campfire, there were two sleeping bags, one pink and one blue, with a large empty space in the middle, which seemed to be reserved for himself.

"Natsume-san, where's your sleeping bag? If you forgot to bring it, I have another one!"

Seeing Natsume looking at him, Xiaozhi waved his hand and was about to take out the second sleeping bag.

"no need."

Natsume reached out and threw a small cube onto the ground.

The next moment, an inflatable tent expanded and appeared in the open space in the middle.

Seeing this, Xiaozhi and Xiaoxia both showed envy on their faces.

"Natsume-san, is there anything else? I want to live like this, too."

The moment he saw the inflatable tent, Xiaozhi's eyes lit up and he was about to go into Natsume's tent. Three seconds later, he retreated with an expressionless face.

Seeing Xiaozhi acting like this, Xiaoxia, who was full of envy, became even more curious and also looked into Natsume's tent. Three seconds later, Xiaoxia retreated with an expressionless face.

"Okay, I have to finish my paper tonight. It's nothing special, so please don't disturb me."

After saying that, Natsume went into the tent.

Seeing Natsume leave, Xiaoxia covered her face with her hands and complained speechlessly:
"Who would place so many anatomical models next to their bed? Wouldn't it be scary to wake up in the middle of the night?"

"If I sleep in there, I will definitely have a nightmare." Xiaozhi shuddered. He felt that he would not be able to sleep well tonight.

Soon, it was night.

The night in the forest is always quiet.

Occasionally, the chirping of insects blends into the crackling sound of the burning bonfire, which makes people feel safe.

"Pikapi"

Beside the campfire, Pikachu was already fast asleep, mumbling something.

On the side, Metapod sat on a wooden block, looking up at the sky silently.

The flickering firelight reflected on the emerald green shell, and the pair of dark eyes as big as green beans seemed to be filled with endless yearning for the sky.

"Click."

There was a slight sound of footsteps behind me. It was Natsume, holding something that looked like a small blanket in his hands.

"After all, I'm a newbie and don't have much travel experience. I can't leave my Pokémon out like this."

Looking at the sleeping Pikachu and the silent Metapod, Natsume gently covered them with the thing in his hand.

"Skin--"

As if he had noticed something, Pikachu turned over, pulled the "blanket" on his body, and slept even more soundly.

Taking his eyes off Pikachu, Natsume looked at Metapod beside him.

Can Pokémon's desire to evolve drive them to advance their level?

Natsume silently wrote this sentence in his little notebook.

The system does not consider this Metapod, which evolved before reaching a certain level, to be a special individual.

This shows that this is an objective fact.

As for Natsume, he had hardly read any papers on the relationship between evolutionary desire and early evolution.

Natsume, as a Pokémon researcher who is less than 20 years old and is qualified to choose Professor Oak as his mentor, it can be said that if there is a paper he has not read, it basically means that no one has published it.

Speaking of which, there's also Hikaru's Pogamon, who can suppress his evolution.
Natsume looked far into the future, thinking of the Pearl and Diamonds chapter he had read in his previous life.

Well, I feel that if we dig in this direction and produce results, we can publish it in a special journal.

There is no other way. If Natsume wants to realize his Mecha Rotom plan, he must have a laboratory where he can give full play to his potential.

However, this kind of "god-making" level laboratory and the related research assistant team must at least reach the level of a Pokémon doctor before they can apply to the Alliance.

There are two necessary conditions to become a Pokémon professor: one is to have other professors to guarantee him, and Natsume can ask Professor Oak for this.

Second, at least five of the published relevant research reports or papers must be included in special journals.

Currently, except for the previous Rotom-related research report of Natsume that was included in the special journal, the rest were rejected.

"Ah~ Let's take it one step at a time."

Yawning, Natsume returned to his nest.

No words overnight, the next day

"Pikapi——"

Pikachu's screams pierced the sky, and the fear contained in them was extremely strong. Xiaozhi opened his eyes and felt that something was wrong.

"What's wrong Pikachu!"

Ash suddenly woke up from his sleeping bag and turned to look in Pikachu's direction.

Huh? Who covered Pikachu with a blanket?

No, that's not a quilt, that's a thick picture.

Pikachu's musculoskeletal distribution diagram.