Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off

Sakaki stopped, said "Okay" and then walked away again.

Fuji, who overheard Natsuno's words, looked somewhat disappointed when he learned that the problem had not yet been solved.

But he quickly rallied: "Natsuno, you are an incredible young researcher."

"I'm really looking forward to working with you on this research project. What kind of miraculous life will we create?"

Natsuno took the toothpick from Aya and patted the little guy's head.

"Ah, I'm looking forward to it too, but I'm going to Crimson Island tomorrow, so I can't work in the lab for the time being."

"I guess Giovanni's people have already set up the gene sequencer by now, perfect timing."

"Dr. Fuji will do some gene sequencing tomorrow to populate the database."

"There are genetic differences between different individuals of the same Pokémon, so we need to input data from multiple individuals."

Natsuno thought of the Eevee that could degenerate and made a supplementary suggestion.

"After the Eevee's genes are entered into the experimental specimen, they can be compared with those of a normal Eevee."

"Perhaps we can find out what changes occurred in that Eevee at the genetic level, which might be of reference value."

Upon seeing Fuji nod repeatedly, Natsuno simply stood up and led the way downstairs.

"Come on, we're just killing time anyway, let me teach you how to operate the gene sequencer."

Upon arriving at the research lab on the first floor, Natsuno explained everything in detail to Fuji and then personally tested it out.

Unsurprisingly, Fuji was also shocked by the fact that two strangers had a 99.5% genetic similarity.

But he quickly realized what was happening, began to think, and asked Natsuno two questions.

One question is: "How many basic units are there in the human genome?"

After receiving Natsuno's reply, he quickly calculated the result: "3 billion, a 0.5% difference is 15 million base pairs, that's quite a lot."

The second question then arises: "So, the same genes determine the general traits of normal people, such as having two hands and two feet?"

Natsuno nodded, and Fuji felt he understood everything: "Genes aren't that complicated, most of them are the same. I understand."

Xia Ye revealed a mysterious smile and compared the tree fruit genes he had just entered with his own genes.

When the results came out, Fuji's eyes widened again: "50.2% genetic similarity?"

He rubbed his eyes and wiped his glasses, and Fuji noticed that the numbers on the screen hadn't changed.

Turning to Natsuno, he asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

Seeing Xia Ye's smile, he understood that the number was correct and true.

For the first time, Fuji sighed in front of Natsuno, "Why is this happening? I don't understand it anymore."

Natsuno shook his head this time: "I don't know, it's a topic worth exploring."

Fuji nodded, once again confirming the strangeness of the genes in his mind, and some long-held ideas in his heart began to loosen.

Natsuno didn't forget to give a final reminder: "Doctor, there are three machines in total, we can use them all."

"Look how easy this machine is to operate. Why don't you have Sakaki find a few men to be in charge of sequencing?"

"You can't work 24 hours a day; you need to rest. You need to make proper arrangements."

Seeing Natsuno stroking his chin in thought, Dr. Fuji asked in surprise, "You're actually thinking about Team Rocket now?"

But Natsuno waved his hand: "No, I didn't mean people need to rest, I meant machines. Machines need to rest."

"The test is two hours long with a one-hour break. As for the staff, we can just arrange them in three shifts, since we have plenty of people."

Why should we care about the Rockets? It would be best if they were exhausted, so we wouldn't continue to aid and abet wrongdoing.

After confirming that Fuji understood the operation, Natsuno left and returned to the rest area.

Fuji, seeing an opportunity, began searching the yard for various things to test the gene sequence.

They were asking Team Rocket members passing by to take out their Pokémon and take their fur, among other things.

Back in his room, Natsuno took out his phone and registered a new Pokémon Glory game account.

Xiao Cai also registered a new account, and the two of them, one human and one dog, started playing together.

Although he dominated the fishpond game, Natsuno felt a sense of emptiness and was very uncomfortable.

He used to play games with Zhu Lan and the others every night, but not today. He felt like ants were crawling all over him.

I took out a Rubik's Cube to feed Xiao Yuan. This time, Xiao Yuan ate five level 20 energy cubes before she felt full.

I've become stronger, and my appetite has increased too; the future looks promising.

Natsuno secretly looked forward to Sabrina challenging him again, so that Madoka could level up quickly once more.

He then drifted off to sleep in his fantasy.

The next morning, Natsuno was awakened by the noise coming from the dojo. He checked the time and it was only a little past six o'clock.

When Natsuno went out, Fuji was already having breakfast at the restaurant.

"You're awake? I knew you'd get woken up. Sit down and eat, I've taken your portions."

Xia Ye didn't stand on ceremony and sat down to eat, while shouts and calls came from the courtyard.

Seeing his questioning gaze, Fuji explained to Natsuno, "Those are all the apprentices from the dojo; they came to train this morning."

"A dojo has a large number of challengers every day, and the dojo master alone cannot handle them all."

"Challengers need to make an appointment in advance, and will be assigned to a suitable gym apprentice for a test battle based on the number of badges they have."

"Generally, you need to defeat three apprentices to challenge the Gym Leader, and usually the challenger doesn't fight the Gym Leader on the same day."

"Registration will be postponed by one to three days to allow challengers to compete in the best possible condition and without any regrets."

"The apprentices are the backbone of a dojo. Without them, the dojo master would be busy to death every day."

"You see Sakaki always running around, it's because his dojo students are very strong."

"Many challengers will make this their final stop to earn badges, especially newcomers from nearby cities."

Having learned something new, Xia Ye quickly finished his breakfast, wiped Xiao Cai's mouth, and got up to go downstairs.

"I'll go down and take a look. I've never seen this before. I want to see how they train."

Waving goodbye to Fuji, Natsuno went to the open space in the backyard, where the shouts gradually grew louder.

Xia Ye roughly counted in the corridor that there were nearly 30 apprentices, a large, dark mass.

First comes physical training, including long-distance running, obstacle courses, and shuttle runs.

Sakaki, dressed in his training clothes, led the training, occasionally turning back to cheer on his apprentices.

Natsuno also noticed a relatively thin boy next to Sakaki, wearing a headscarf and revealing some blond hair.

The blond-haired figure with the headscarf followed closely behind Sakaki, never falling behind regardless of whether Sakaki accelerated or slowed down.

After the physical training was over, the apprentices rested for a while before starting their combat training.

The blond-haired figure with a headscarf led several apprentices into a room inside the dojo.

A few minutes later, he pushed a small cart full of red and white balls back to the open space.

All the apprentices lined up and stepped forward, each receiving a ball, and began playing against each other in pairs.

Sakaki had just noticed Natsuno watching from below in the corridor, and now he beckoned Natsuno over.

"Gym Leader Sakaki is truly diligent. No wonder the Evergreen Gym is renowned for its overall strength."

Sakaki wiped the sweat from his brow with the towel around his neck, giving an apologetic smile: "Ahaha, I'm really sorry, I guess I disturbed you."

"Apollo is already waiting for you. You can set off anytime if you want to go to Crimson Island."

Xia Ye shook his head, his eyes fixed on the blond-haired figure in the middle of the field.

"No rush, we probably won't find anyone if we go that early."

"Let me watch your training first, it's really interesting."

"That child is very special."