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

For example, a manor must ensure sufficient privacy while also providing a wide and open view.

It needs to be big enough, but not too empty.

The dojo's facilities must be technologically advanced enough, while also preserving the surrounding natural environment to the greatest extent possible.

The overall style of the dojo should be harmonious and unified, while also reflecting the characteristics of [multi-attribute] in the design.

In short, the various "wanting both" demands really confused Yan Shu and the design team.

However, they could only obediently accept it.

There was no way around it; Xia Chen had given just too much.

…………

Designing an island of more than 30 square kilometers is not something that can be done overnight. Xia Chen gave him plenty of time, as long as he could provide a draft design before he was qualified to open a dojo.

Given Xia Chen's growth rate, it would probably take more than half a year, so he wasn't in a hurry to urge him.

During this period, he frequently visited another dojo on the lake, Yunze Dojo.

The main purpose, of course, is to visit and learn about the experience in building and operating dojos.

He did know one person from Yunze Dojo: Lu Weiyu, the second-generation dojo leader he had met at the Donghuang Youth Competition at the end of last year.

This girl has now basically taken over her grandfather's daily work and is a veritable acting curator.

She was overjoyed when Xia Chen told her that he was going to open a martial arts school on another island in Yunze Lake.

"Great! Now I can finally stop being so busy!"

That's right, what she's after is the diversionary effect that Xia Chen's newly opened dojo will have.

Zhijiang City, a well-known tourist city in southern Donghuang, attracts a constant stream of visitors every year.

If there were any trainers among them, they would definitely think, "Since we're already here, let's challenge a gym for fun."

Since taking over Yunze Dojo, Lu Weiyu hasn't watched any anime series for a long time.

In the future, there will be another gym on the lake. Surely all the trainers won't flock to her gym anymore?

"But what name are you planning to give your dojo?"

After her initial excitement, Lu Weiyu asked curiously.

Xia Chen was stunned.

To be honest, he had been thinking about opening a dojo for more than two years, but he had never considered this most practical issue.

Now, it's time to start considering this issue.

Seeing Xia Chen deep in thought, Lu Weiyu realized that this prospective headmaster seemed to have never thought about this question before.

She smiled and suggested, "Generally speaking, the name of a dojo can be the same as the name of a city or a place."

This is also the origin of the name Yunze Dojo, as it is a dojo located on Yunze Lake.

Xia Chen brought this scenario into his own dojo, "So... Zhijiang Dojo? Quan Quan Dojo?"

The first name was too boring, and the second name was too ridiculous, so Xia Chen decided not to consider either of them.

Since he needed to name both the dojo and the island, he kept thinking about this question on the way back: what name should we choose?

Such a meaningful task certainly couldn't be left to others, so Xia Chen, who suffers from naming difficulties, had another episode.

To alleviate the pressure, he even posed the question to his own elves—the elves weren't outsiders, and their choice was no different from Xia Chen's.

…………

However, the battle Pokémon are experts at naming things.

Asking a group of illiterate people to name things is asking too much of them.

Look at the answers they gave: Xia Sha Island, Gold Coin Island, Ghost Island, and even Phuket Island has come up!

Ok?

This Lixing Island sounds nice. Who came up with the name?

Xianbu obediently raised his hand, thinking to himself, "This is the name of the dojo you chose in your previous life. Don't you think it sounds nice?"

The other elves, after careful consideration, also felt that this name was much better than the one they had chosen, and had no objections.

Just when everyone thought the matter of naming the dojo was settled, Xia Chen started nitpicking again.

"But I always feel that this name is a bit too [fairy-like]."

Senbu subtly twitched the corner of his mouth. In his previous life, wasn't our family's dojo a fairy-type dojo?

"But we want to open a multi-attribute gym."

Xia Chen pondered to himself, a flash of inspiration crossing his mind, and suddenly a good name came to mind.

"[Yuanling Dojo], how about it?"

He explained, “[Yuan] can represent both [first] and [origin]. It is both [multiple] and [whole]. Doesn’t that fit our dojo perfectly?”

"The word 'spirit' naturally represents you, the soul of this dojo. So, what do you think of this name?"

The elves nodded eagerly; cultured people really do have a different kind of charlatanism.

Although I don't quite understand what my trainer is saying, it sounds pretty impressive.

Once the head of the household made up his mind, the name of the dojo and the island was temporarily decided.

Xia Chen excitedly ran to the relevant department of the alliance to register, afraid that someone else would snatch up the "perfect name" he had come up with.

However, there are only a little over a hundred dojos worldwide, so the chances of having the same name as someone else are quite low, as long as the name isn't too common.

Xia Chen successfully completed the registration.

Coincidentally, just as this matter was resolved, Pipa, who had been waiting for nearly three months, finally sent a message.

The fourth Pokémon has been found.

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July 24th.

Parthia region, western district 1.

Xia Chen saw that Pipa's hair was even thicker each time they met.

Papa looked up at the sun hanging in the sky to confirm the time, and asked in surprise, "Weren't you in Donghuang? I sent you a message this morning and you're here now?"

"I had Gu Leton bring me here directly."

After a brief explanation, Xia Chen asked, "Where is the Treasure Master Spirit you mentioned? Where is it?"

Pipa said confidently, "Do you know why I've been searching for almost three months? Because I've found the other two, one of them is on that mountain over there."

He pointed to a bare rocky mountain not far away, and then continued, "The last one is a bit special; it's located in the Honghong Desert."

The Honghong Desert is located between the first and second western districts, not far from here.

Clearly, the location is not what Pipa is referring to as special.

He said solemnly, "The last Treasure Master Spirit is a Donphan's Paradoxical Species: Iron Tracks!"

Xia Chen was taken aback. Was the Treasure Master Spirit a Paradoxical Species?

Isn't this like adding wings to a tiger?

Because of the secret plant, the Master Pokémon is not only larger, but also much stronger than ordinary Pokémon of the same level.

The same applies to Paradoxical Spirits. According to information provided in previous announcements from the Zero Zone Research Institute, the vast majority of Paradoxical Spirits are stronger than their normal forms.

The reason it's described as the vast majority is that there are bound to be exceptions, such as the future species of Tyranitar, Ironthorn.

However, Iron Tracks is no pushover. Its powerful offensive and defensive capabilities, outstanding speed, and excellent Ground and Steel type combination make it a very dangerous species, even among Paradoxical species.

With the added benefit of the secret plant, Xia Chen estimated that it should be an even more powerful Pokémon than the previous Elite Four-level Roaring Beast.

"However, why would a Paradoxical Species be a Treasure Master Spirit? Didn't they come to this world after the Zero Zone Research Institute developed the time machine?"

Xia Chen raised a question.

The appearance of the Treasure Spirit can be traced back more than a hundred years, when the Zero District Expedition brought the Secret Plant out of the Padia Pit, which is undoubtedly a product of even greater antiquity.

Could it be that the iron track has existed in the scorching desert since then?

But doesn't that contradict the timeline of paradoxical species?

…………

As the son of the director of the Zero Zone Research Institute, Piper must know some inside information.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "It's a mystery, a mystery that even those two doctors don't know. Otherwise, why would they name it 'Paradox' instead of simply calling it the Future Form or the Ancient Form?"

That made perfect sense, and Xia Chen couldn't refute it. He then said, "Forget it, we'll talk about the iron tracks later. Let's take down the one that's closest to us first."

Pipa nodded and then began to introduce the information about this Pokémon.

"Based on my speculation, this Pokémon is a Stonebird, a bird-like Pokémon unique to Padia that is rather uncouth. They like to make bags out of the downy feathers on their chests and shed feathers, then put pebbles or similar things inside and drop them from a height for amusement. The louder the sound, the happier they are."

Xia Chen clicked his tongue lightly.

Throwing objects from high-rise buildings is not just a matter of being uncivilized; it's downright parental.

The faint rumbling sound coming from the rocky mountain not far away seemed to confirm this.

Xia Chen asked, rather speechless, "...Then it's not just the stone-throwing bird playing around, is it?"

The sound can be heard from this far away, so calling it "pebbles" is a bit of a misnomer.

Pipa replied, "That's right. This place is called [Falling Rock Mountain] by the nearby residents for this very reason. It was fine before, but now it's a recognized forbidden area in the West First District because the falling rocks are getting bigger and bigger. I speculate that it's because this Pokémon has been eating Secret Plants, which has made it bigger and bigger, and it can throw bigger and bigger things as well."

Xia Chen nodded knowingly, "Then taking it down would be doing a service to the people."

Jiang Qian's follow-up research on the Secret Plants showed that the phenomenon of the Pokémon growing to gigantic size requires a continuous feeding of Secret Plants.

The first one we hit, the Steel Lord, is now almost half its original size.

However, given its inherent qualities, even if it shrinks, it will still be much larger than an average individual.

Returning to the Stonebird before us, for the safety of the surrounding spirits, we must abstain from this bird's secret plant!

With a righteous and awe-inspiring reason, Xia Chen rode his horse, Gu Le Dun, to set off to suppress the bandits.