Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Xia Chen was startled by the sudden words. He turned his head and saw that the person who came was Mo Lan, whom he had just been looking for.

I've been following her the whole way, when did she catch up behind me? Is she that agile?

Although he was puzzled, Xia Chen knew that asking Soroya was the right thing to do.

He nodded and asked, "Yes, Professor Mo Lan, I have something I'd like to ask you. It's about the Ghost-type forms of some Pokémon you just mentioned. Besides Marowak and Corsola, are there any others?"

Mo Lan maintained her calm, lake-like expression and nodded, saying, "There should be. I saw it in one of my grandmother's ancient books."

Xia Chen pressed further, "Could you tell me which Pokémon it is?"

Mo Lan glanced at Xia Chen thoughtfully, but instead of answering the question, she asked, "What's your name?"

She doesn't know who she is? Xia Chen was a little surprised.

It wasn't that he was narcissistic, it's just that Yin Li said she took attendance before class and he was the only one absent. Then he wandered around in front of her again. Most teachers would remember a student's name after that.

This teacher, Mo Lan, seems to have a kind of indifferent detachment from everything around her.

It's often said that Pokémon and their trainers influence each other, and that's certainly true.

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However, that's not the point. Xia Chen replied, "My name is Xia Chen, and I'm a freshman in the Trainer Department. I'm very interested in Ghost-type Pokémon. May I ask for your contact information so I can ask you some questions?"

Most teachers would readily agree to help a student like this, but Mo Lan surprisingly shook her head.

"Sorry, I don't like being disturbed outside of class time. Please ask me any questions during class."

Xia Chen nodded helplessly. Whether or not to exchange contact information was a personal choice, and he could only respect the other party's decision.

"However, I'll keep an eye out for your question. I found that ancient book in the library when I was very young. I was so young then that I can't remember exactly what kind of Pokémon it was, but I do remember that it was related to Ancient Sinnoh. Back then, Sinnoh was called 'Washing Green'?"

Ancient mythical creature, the Jadeite Washing Ceremony?

Xia Chen listened to the key information provided by Mo Lan and fell into deep thought.

Undoubtedly, my past self had no recollection of this region, as it had never appeared in either games or anime.

Of course, that's possible, but by then I would have already traveled through time.

In short, I have absolutely no idea about this region.

To uncover the secrets of the ghost Zorua, one can only wait for Moran to tell them more about the ancient book, or pay more attention to historical and archaeological information about the Sinnoh region in the future.

Hey, wait a minute

Xia Chen suddenly remembered something.

Isn't the second richest woman on the list in her own live stream the famous mythologist from the Sinnoh region?

Perhaps we could ask her?

Chapter 194 Ghost-type Eevee in the Green Zone?

Pulling himself back to reality, Xia Chen was about to thank Teacher Mo Lan when he realized that she had quietly left sometime earlier.

Helpless, he had no choice but to return to his dormitory alone.

After riding a shared DuduLi bike back to his dorm, Xia Chen quickly went to his room and turned on his computer.

Enter the keywords "Ancient Sinnoh, Washed Green" into the Psyduck encyclopedia, and hundreds of messages will instantly flood your computer.

Xia Chen checked each item one by one, but found that there were only a few words about Xi Cui, and even the information about this time and region in the encyclopedia entry was the same.

The descriptions of the entire region are very vague, not to mention any regional features that may have disappeared into the annals of history.

Xia Chen wasn't too disappointed; he had already anticipated this result before the investigation.

If there's a lot of information about the Greenery region online, it's impossible that there's absolutely no information about the Greenery region's Pokémon.

It seems the only option is to ask that woman for help.

Xia Chen lay in bed, opened the Pogaman chat, and found the profile picture of a blonde beauty with a Garchomp in a list called "Rich Women's Contacts".

At the beginning of the year, during the live broadcast of the Masters Tournament, when Cynthia entered Xia Chen's live stream and gave him gifts, the two added each other as friends.

However, more than half a year has passed, and the two have barely spoken. Only occasionally, before and after live streams, and during the Yveltal awakening incident, did she ask many questions about the legendary elves.

In return, Xia Chen felt it was perfectly reasonable for him to ask Xilona about Xi Cui.

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Instead of sending something like "Are you there?", Xia Chen carefully considered his words before typing a line.

"Hello, Ms. Cynthia, I would like to ask you a question. I have recently become very interested in the ancient history of Sinnoh, especially the period known as the [Cleansing], but there is very little information available online. Do you have any ways to obtain this information?"

Xia Chen turned off his phone before Cynthia could reply.

Xia Chen's experience chatting with Cynthia several times told him that it was possible for her to reply to his messages several days later.

It's not that this blonde beauty is aloof; it's just that she has to train, do archaeology, and occasionally handle league affairs, so she doesn't have much time to look at her phone.

If this girl happens to go to some remote mountain forest with no cell phone signal, she won't be able to reply to messages for at least ten days or half a month.

Therefore, Xia Chen naturally wouldn't sit by her phone like a statue waiting for her husband.

Looking at the time, it was not yet four o'clock. He shouted towards the door, "Xianbu, wake me up at five o'clock to cook!" Then Xia Chen lay flat on the bed and entered a meditative state.

A meditative state is even more immersive than a deep sleep state after training to the point of physical and mental exhaustion; an alarm clock usually won't wake you up unless you wake up naturally, otherwise you'll need a magic silk handkerchief to rouse you.

Although it hurt a little at first, you get used to it after a while.

The time that passed during meditation seemed to go by faster than when he was in class this afternoon. Xia Chen hadn't even realized it when a tingling, numb pain came over his body and woke him up.

As soon as Xia Chen opened his eyes, he saw four pairs of large eyes with different colored pupils staring at him, their expressions clearly saying, "Human, get up and cook!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, I really owe you guys a lot!"

With a motherly tone, Xia Chen, who had just finished meditating and felt refreshed, got out of bed. Before cooking, he didn't forget to check his phone.

Well, as expected, I haven't received a reply from Cynthia yet; I guess I'll have to wait a few days.

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University life wasn't fun. Apart from two classes a week, Xia Chen spent most of his time training and ranked matches.

Within days, Xia Chen was already reminiscing about his trip to the Carlos region earlier this year.

The scenery along the way, the people and spirits I encountered, and even the difficulties and dangers I faced were all far more appealing than the daily life at Kyoto University.

However, Xia Chen could also clearly feel that his and the elves' strength and battle experience had grown a lot in just a few days.

After all, training time during travel is often fragmented, and coupled with the free and relaxed environment, the training effect is definitely not as good as that of Kyoto University, where the atmosphere of competition is intense.

In preparation for the Donghuang Youth Trainer Competition at the end of the year, Xia Chen decided to endure this period of rigorous training.

While training is progressing steadily, Xia Chen's ascent on the "Shangjing Heavenly Ladder" has slowed down significantly recently.

This is mainly due to the matchmaking system. The win rate in the earlier matches was too high, and in the later matches, Xia Chen could clearly feel that the level of his opponents began to improve significantly.

However, this mechanism is not like team games that deliberately match you with annoying teammates. If you can't beat them, it just means you are not skilled enough.

Moreover, Xia Chen doesn't care much about the win rate; he enjoys the feeling of sparring with experts who are stronger than him.

While constantly fighting opponents weaker than oneself can certainly make one an "undefeated emperor,"...

However, the consequence of doing so, regardless of strength, is that the trainer's and Pokémon's mentality will never be improved.

Even so, by September 12th, Xia Chen's ranking on the ladder had reached 74th, a position that all the freshmen could only dream of.

Also a freshman in this year's class, ranked right after him is Yin Li, who is ranked 893rd.

This ranking is actually not low. It is quite an achievement to be able to squeeze into the top 5% as a freshman.

It's worth noting that the Trainers program alone has nearly a thousand students in their second, third, and fourth years, plus many highly skilled upperclassmen from other majors.

The reason why there is such a big gap between them is simply because Xia Chen is too abnormal.

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"Hey, this is your Poké Ball, please keep it safe."

Inside the Pokémon Center at Beijing University, Xia Chen, who had just finished battling the Pokémon who were there to heal them, accepted three Poké Balls from Nurse Joy.

In the previous match, he faced a senior ranked 49th, and after a hard-fought battle, he finally defeated his opponent with a score of 3:2.

They regained their three-game winning streak and rose two places to 72nd.

Xia Chen, who was on a good run and whose Pokémon had recovered, wanted to strike while the iron was hot and play another game. However, the Ghost-type specialization class was coming up soon, and Xia Chen didn't want to be late this time.

After waiting a week without a reply from Cynthia, he could only place his hopes on Teacher Molan.

Following the Gengar that was waving at him, Xia Chen found Yin Li's location.

Noticing the Doronmesia perched above his head, Yin Li exclaimed in surprise, "So that's why you signed up for the Ghost-themed course! You have your own Doronmesia!"

He asked with some envy, "Which breeding base did you buy this from? My dad asked around almost all the breeding bases in Donghuang, but he couldn't find it."

Draco Messia is already a rare pseudo-legendary, not to mention that each Draco Messia has two cubs, making it even rarer, and seeing one is truly difficult.

Xia Chen patted Xiao Duolong's head and replied, "I met this little guy on Dragon Island."

There's nothing shameful about visiting Dragon Island, so he didn't deliberately hide it.

Yin Li showed the expected shock, "You've been to Dragon Island? You're a collateral descendant of the Yu Long family? That doesn't make sense, though. It's said that those who don't have the surname Long or Yu Long aren't qualified to go to the island."

Xia Chen didn't know anything about the legend either. He waved his hand and said, "Don't guess wildly. There are dragons above me."

Well, it's not wrong to say that the King of Dragon Island has a high opinion of himself and Milotic.

Yin Li was a little confused by this answer, but he didn't dwell on it too much.

Everyone has their own life, and there are many things that cannot be envied.

Just then, the school bell rang, and Mo Lan walked in quietly from the doorway.

As if surrounded by some kind of silent aura, the classroom fell silent within seconds.

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Xia Chen discovered that, apart from the course content, Mo Lan's teaching style was very formulaic.

She arrives on time, takes attendance meticulously, and doesn't care if someone is absent. She immediately starts class, and as soon as the bell rings, she grabs her lesson plan and turns to leave, like an emotionless robot.

This time, Xia Chen didn't dare to be in a daze and immediately walked out of the classroom to follow Mo Lan's steps.