I'm live-streaming Pokémon science popularization on New World.

Chapter 92 The Troubles of a Live Stream Host

Lin Daoxian first answered some frequently asked questions that fans had recently raised through Li Hao's account backend, group email, and other channels. The content covered Pokémon basic habits, a brief analysis of the principles of different type moves, common misconceptions about the initial integration between trainers and Pokémon, and so on.

His explanations are insightful yet easy to understand, often incorporating vivid examples (sometimes he'll bring in Pikachu or Zigzagoon for a simple demonstration), making dry theories interesting and easy to comprehend.

Subsequently, within the scope permitted by policy, he also revealed some of the official and group's next moves to a limited extent.

"I know many friends, especially trainers who have successfully caught Pokémon, are very concerned about the evolution of Pokémon."

Lin Dao spoke earnestly.

"Besides the well-known natural evolution, there are indeed some evolution methods that require special conditions or items to trigger."

"For example, Growlithe has now evolved into Arcanine using a Fire Stone."

He then changed the subject, his tone becoming more cautionary.

"However, I must solemnly remind everyone, especially new trainers, never venture into the wild to search for possible natural evolution stone deposits or try to 'obtain' 'evolution items' from certain seemingly dangerous Pokémon just because you are eager to evolve your partner."

Lin Dao's expression turned serious.

"The wild environment is complex, and many places still pose unknown risks to humans. Pokémon or areas that can produce or carry evolution-related items are often accompanied by corresponding dangers."

"The government has established a dedicated materials research and synthesis department and is collaborating with qualified companies."

"Our goal is to produce stable and reliable evolution tools and related auxiliary items in the near future through safe and controlled industrialized or semi-industrialized methods, and to put them on the market at reasonable prices."

"Please remain patient, trust science and planning, and do not risk your safety."

These words served as a wake-up call for many hot-headed young trainers and reassured many parents who were worried about their children's safety.

The screen was filled with comments like "I understand," "Teacher Lin is right," and "Safety first."

Time flies by unnoticed.

Lin Dao glanced at his watch and realized it was almost 11 p.m.

The number of real-time online viewers in the upper right corner of the live stream has reached a terrifying number that would make any platform executive's heart stop.

Clearly, aside from children and the elderly who need to go to bed early, countless eyes across China are focused on this moment.

Furthermore, the tablet that Li Hao secretly handed over showed that a large number of non-Chinese real-time discussions and broadcast links had appeared online. Obviously, because the time was different from that in China, many people abroad who were open to or curious about Pokémon had used various methods to "circumvent the Great Firewall" and flock to this long-unseen live broadcast extravaganza.

Considering it was getting late and not wanting to disrupt the work or studies of others the next day, Lin Dao decided to speed things up. "Alright, friends, we've been chatting for quite a while now."

Lin Dao smiled at the camera and said, "I see it's getting late, and many people have to go to work or school tomorrow. Let's move directly to the last segment of the evening, 'Online Q&A'."

The live stream chat immediately erupted again, with countless people sending messages hoping to be selected.

Lin Dao explained, "According to the old rules, this segment was originally supposed to select five lucky viewers to connect with live and answer their specific questions about Pokémon."

"But it's really too late today. In order not to disturb everyone's rest, we will make an exception and only select one person."

"However, I promise that I will try my best to go live on the nights of tomorrow and the day after, unless there is an emergency. I will also select a few more people to participate."

Only after Lin Dao repeatedly assured them that there would be more live streams did the excited emotions in the live stream room calm down a little.

Next, Lin Dao started the early, specially customized online screening software that was rarely used later.

This software's functionality far surpasses that of ordinary random lotteries.

It can scan massive amounts of bullet comments in real time and, through complex semantic analysis and sentiment recognition algorithms, filter out those comments that describe the most urgent issues—such as those involving personal safety, Pokémon health crises, or serious problems that cannot be solved.

It prioritizes capturing requests for help that might be buried due to the rapid pace of posting, and analyzes the authenticity of the caller's identity and the severity of the problem through backend cross-verification (such as speaking history, P-address association information, etc.).

If the question is clearly related to Pokémon and the situation is urgent, the probability of it being selected will increase significantly.

The filtering results were generated quickly in the background.

The first person selected to connect had the ID 【山城小铃铛】.

The video call connected, and a girl who looked to be in her early twenties with slightly red eyes appeared on the screen. The background seemed to be a living room, and she appeared somewhat nervous and anxious.

"Hello, Teacher Lin, Brother Hao—I, my name is Zhang Xiaoling, and I live in Shancheng."

The girl's voice was slightly choked up.

"Hello, Zhang Xiaoling, don't be nervous, tell me slowly, what's wrong?" Lin Dao asked gently.

Zhang Xiaoling took a deep breath and began to tell her story.

"Here's what happened—about a few days ago, a little one appeared in my yard, I don't know where it came from—"

Yes, the Pokédex says it's a "Muk" Pokémon.

"It doesn't attack people or destroy anything; it just sits quietly in the corner of the yard. But—but the smell it emits is just too—too strong. It's a hard-to-describe, pungent stench, a bit like rotting matter mixed with chemicals. Our family and the neighbors on both sides can't live normally at all. We don't dare open the windows, and clothes hung out to dry smell like that after a while—"

She became more and more aggrieved as she spoke.

"We've tried chasing it away. It's very docile; if you chase it, it will slowly move away, but before long, it comes back when no one is looking."

"We also called the police, but the officers couldn't do anything when they arrived. They said that since it hadn't hurt anyone or caused any damage, they couldn't take any coercive measures."

"Later, several kind-hearted trainers who had already caught Pokémon came and tried to catch it and take it away, but that Grimer—it didn't seem to want to be caught at all. The trainers battled it, and it was quite strong, able to defeat people; even if they were lucky enough to catch it with a Poké Ball, it would quickly break free from the ball—and now that Poké Balls are so precious, the trainers had to give up after trying once or twice and failing."

The girl wiped her eyes.

"Now, my family and my neighbors can't take it anymore, so we have to move to our relatives' house temporarily."

"But that's our home! The police are still there guarding it to prevent any accidents, but they can't figure out why it insists on staying in our yard. Teacher Lin, we really don't know what to do!"