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Chapter 104 New Romance City for Morning Exercise

Time slips away quietly amidst our busy lives.

The morning sun had just pierced through the thin mist, gilding Xinyuan City with a pale gold hue.

Lin Dao got up early and, taking advantage of the first light of dawn, went to the cave at the foot of the mountain on the outskirts of the city to see the armored dragon.

The armored dragon remained quietly lying deep within the cave, its surrounding energy fluctuations becoming increasingly stable and profound. The faint blue light emanating from the gaps in its shell indicated that it was in the final accumulation stage before its evolution.

Lin Dao used the Arceus phone to check its status, and only left after confirming that everything was fine.

After returning to their residence and having a quick breakfast, Lin Dao took Pikachu and Riolu out for their routine morning exercise, running towards the Poké Ball Building in the city center.

This habit started a month ago.

That day, while he was signing documents in his office, he lost control of his strength and snapped his pen in two, spilling ink all over the report that Shen Yu'er had just delivered.

He then tried to straighten the tilted cup, but instead of the cup, he left a clear fingerprint on the corner of the desk.

The way Shen Yu'er looked at him then was as if she were looking at a strange, powerful man who had barged into a porcelain shop.

Afterwards, Lin Dao carefully observed the changes in his body and finally realized the problem.

The awakening of his waveguide power seems to have accelerated the process of strengthening his body.

This strengthening is not uniform; rather, it is more like an exponential increase that begins after a certain critical point.

In the past few months, he has been engrossed in government affairs, meetings, and research, almost completely neglecting basic physical coordination training.

It's like someone who suddenly gains superhuman strength but hasn't yet learned how to pick up a needle with their fingers.

"I have to learn to walk again," he said with a wry smile to the worried Shen Yu'er.

Therefore, Lin Dao devised a strict physical recovery plan for himself.

The most crucial aspect is abandoning convenient transportation and running daily between the residence and the Poké Ball Building in the city center, which is equivalent to traversing half of New Edge City.

In the first few days, he misjudged the time and was so rushed that he was sweating profusely and looked quite disheveled. When he arrived at the building, it was already past the opening hours. His sweaty and disheveled appearance left the receptionist speechless.

Upon hearing the news, Li Hao rushed over and anxiously asked if they had been attacked.

"What attacked me was my own leg that lost control."

Lin Dao slumped on the sofa, waving his hand weakly.

"It's okay, from now on if I'm late in the morning—just consider it a boss privilege."

He recalled that when he worked before he traveled back in time, what he hated most was the kind of boss who was always late and had a self-righteous excuse.

I never imagined that I would become "the person I hated the most back then".

This thought made him laugh for a long time, but as he laughed, he felt a little weary.

After persisting for a few days, the results were remarkable.

His control over his own strength has become noticeably more refined.

Gradually, morning runs have become a unique sight in Xinyuan City.

Between 6:30 and 7:00 in the morning, many early risers can see a lithe young man, accompanied by an electric mouse and a blue-black dog-shaped Pokémon, rushing across the street like a gust of wind.

Their speed was astonishing, yet they were unusually quiet; their footsteps barely made a heavy sound on the ground, only the faint sound of their clothes rustling in the wind.

People who get up early along the way often see them. Sometimes, they just raise their hands to say hello, and before they can even say "Good morning, Teacher Lin," the figure of one person and two Pokémon has already run more than ten meters away, leaving only a neat back view and a faint sense of vitality in the air.

When Pikachu runs, the electric sacs on its cheeks glow slightly, while Riolu moves with light steps and occasionally uses Quick Attack to accelerate for a while before turning back to wait for its owner. Its eyes are full of seriousness and focus, and it also regards this morning run as part of its Aura Control training.

At first it was just an isolated phenomenon, but soon people discovered the "benefits" of following the forest trails for morning runs.

First, a few young trainers living nearby curiously followed along for a while, only to find that they couldn't keep up with the steady pace of the forest trail (even though the trail had been deliberately slowed down). This greatly stimulated them, and they also began to stick to morning training.

Subsequently, more residents discovered that engaging in outdoor activities at Xinyuan City in the early morning, especially after moderate exercise, left them feeling exceptionally energetic throughout the day, and some long-standing minor ailments seemed to have been alleviated.

One pass ten, ten pass a hundred.

A "morning run craze" quickly swept through Xinyuan City.

Before dawn, numerous runners could be seen on the main roads and the greenway around the city, most of them accompanied by their Pokémon companions.

Meowth, cat monsters, monkey monsters, Oddish—all sorts of Pokémon running alongside their owners have become a vibrant new daily occurrence in this city.

Shen Yu'er keenly noticed this phenomenon.

She had the group's health department conduct a small-scale survey, and based on environmental monitoring data, they reached the following preliminary conclusions:

The overall environment of New Edge City is rich in Pokémon symbiosis and a large number of special plants. The air contains certain active factors or special energy particles from the Pokémon world that are beneficial to living organisms.

Moderate exercise can accelerate blood circulation and metabolism, promote the body's absorption of these beneficial factors, and thus produce a "mildly nourishing" effect.

As a result, a "Proposal on Encouraging Employees to Engage in Appropriate Daily Outdoor Physical Exercise" was quickly issued within the group.

Shen Yu'er set an example by taking her Snivy, Foam Squirrel, and Arcanine for a jog or exercise session in the company's park every morning.

The effects were immediate; employees who persisted for a period of time generally reported that they had more energy and even caught fewer colds.

This trend quickly spread from within the group to the entire city.

The outdoor public fitness equipment area is used almost all day long, and there are even queues during peak hours.

Seeing this, some gyms that originally focused on indoor equipment quickly adjusted their strategies and launched courses such as outdoor morning running groups and park fitness training camps, which turned out to be very popular.

Lin Dao was pleased with this outcome.

Healthy citizens and trainers are the most solid foundation for the new world.

That morning, Lin Dao finished his morning run as usual, rinsed off the light sweat in the private bathroom on the top floor of the Poké Ball Building, and changed into clean everyday clothes.

Pikachu and Riolu's fur was also carefully dried.

One person and two Pokémon appeared in the company cafeteria looking radiant. After enjoying a nutritionally balanced breakfast, they arrived at the office on time.

Shen Yu'er was already waiting there. Today she was wearing a smart light gray suit skirt, her long hair neatly tied up, and she was swiping quickly on her tablet. She only looked up when she heard the door open.

"Finally here, Mr. Lin, who's as fast as the wind."

She joked, but there were faint dark circles under her eyes, clearly indicating that she had stayed up late again.

"I've told you so many times, there's no need to rush those documents."

Lin Dao took the tablet she handed him and casually pushed the untouched cup of hot tea on his table in front of her. "Have some tea first. Pikachu, give your sister Yu'er a shoulder massage."

"Pikachu!" Pikachu jumped onto the back of the chair behind Shen Yu'er and gently massaged her shoulders and neck with its little paws.

The speeddog crossed from the doorway and quietly lay down at Shen Yu'er's feet.

Shen Yu'er breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of tea, and then pointed to the tablet.

"Let's get down to business. The Rookie Tournament is only 37 days away from its official start. The number of people who have successfully registered and passed the official trainer certification has already exceeded 12 million, and it's still increasing by hundreds every day."

"Based on the previous framework, the planning department has prepared several detailed execution plans, including the competition format, venue arrangement, publicity plan, budget, etc. Take a look."