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Chapter 100 Workplace Reality

After leaving the pool, Chen Mu looked at Adu and asked, "You must have interacted with these sun corals too, right?"

Watari nodded, confirming, "Yes, I also tried to communicate with them, but their only responses were negative things like 'We want to die.'"

Chen Mu was not surprised at all, because he had just tried to communicate using his abilities and received the same feedback.

However, his interpretation of this differed slightly from that of Watari.

"I don't think it's necessarily entirely due to negativity."

"What do you mean?"

Chen Mu pointed out, "Have you forgotten? Sun corals don't just exist in the form we see in the Quartz Ocean. They actually have another form on the other side of the ocean."

All the sun corals that can be found in the outer waters of the Quartz League are of both Water and Rock attributes.

This Pokémon is registered in the Johto region in the Pokédex, but it is actually distributed in both Kanto and the surrounding seas of Johto.

But as Chen Mu said, they are not limited to one form.

As a Water-type Pokémon expert, Xiaoxia immediately realized, "Professor Chen, are you referring to the Ghost-type form that's widely distributed in the Legar region?"

Chen Mu nodded. "That's right. So what the Sun Coral meant by 'we want to die' is likely not the passive desire to die that we subconsciously assume, but rather their desire to transform into ghost form."

In its previous life, the ghost-attribute sun coral was a unique regional form in the Legar region.

However, in the real world, any Pokémon has the potential to be distributed globally.

This idea immediately inspired everyone present.

"Graying, turning white, abandoning the physical body—these could very well be part of a transformation into a ghost!"

"It's not that we want to die, but rather that we want to change our form! This idea is indeed more in line with the normal instincts of living beings!"

Although Chen Mu did not directly provide a solution to the current crisis, this single expansion of ideas brought Du and Xiaoxia great joy, and they were no longer as confused as they had been before.

"Professor Chen, you are indeed extraordinary. You are much more quick-witted than Adu!" Xiaoxia, as expected of the big sister who used to beat up the Rockets and the Elite Four with Red, even dared to criticize the current champion at this time.

Du wasn't angry; instead, he immediately felt a renewed sense of motivation.

"I understand! I'll immediately arrange for someone to investigate any recent unusual changes in the outer sea area related to ghosts!"

After saying that, he flicked his cloak, turned around and left on the spot, moving like the wind and displaying a decisive and efficient manner.

Chen Mu opened his mouth in disbelief, and just as he raised his hand to ask the man to stay, the man had already left.

"No, there's no need to rush—I already said I need to do some on-site investigation in the nearshore area before making a decision. You guys should arrange for someone to prepare the equipment for me."

Xiaoxia overheard his rambling and chuckled, immediately declaring, "Don't worry, Professor Chen, I'll take care of your research equipment from now on."

Not only that, she also immediately arranged for her second sister, Changpu, to prepare accommodations for Chen Mu and his assistant, Lianying, in Hualan City.

Thus, on the first day after the Saint-Tiannu docked in Cerulean City, Chen Mu finally saw a temporary end to his life after meeting numerous bigwigs, experiencing a three-level leap in identity from suspect to innocent person, and then to firefighter.

Lying on the king-size bed in the luxurious hotel suite arranged by Hua Lan Martial Arts Academy, Chen Mu finally relaxed completely and quipped to himself, "I have a feeling I'm about to become famous again."

As he expected, things turned out just as he predicted.

The next day, after sunrise, his reputation soared once again!

Yesterday's farcical interview on the main road of Hualan City has finally leaked part of its content online, and Chen Mu, as the protagonist of the incident, has once again become a hot topic online.

Before his haters could even get started, just a few hours later, a detailed test report on Little Eevee was published online by the expert team from the Cerulean Dojo in conjunction with the testing.

Following this, some of the disembarking passengers revealed that Chen Mu may have been involved in the rescue of the Saint-Ténée during the journey, causing the situation to take a rapid turn in a very short time.

This time, the winds of success came so quickly that many of Chen Mu's fans didn't even get to experience the feeling of being part of surrounding their idol.

One fan commented: "I haven't even had a chance to confront the haters yet, and Professor Chen has already won a complete victory. My rating for this is 3.0. He's a complete freeloader. Professor Chen deserves to be the MVP!"

When Lian Ying came to him early in the morning with these humorous, witty, and talented comments from netizens, Chen Mu couldn't help but smile with relief.

Although he had just disembarked and was already being given high expectations and burdens, the feeling of being remembered after doing a good deed was actually not bad!

"Lianying, why do you like ecology?" He suddenly thought of asking his student, whom he should now call assistant, while eating breakfast.

"Hmm, because I think the natural ecosystem is beautiful. So many different organisms live together in one environment, connected and influencing each other. Deciphering and exploring such a circle is very interesting. It feels like uncovering another side of the world!"

Lianying's eyes seemed to shine when she answered.

Chen Mu admired this kind of driven, perfect worker. "A very good reason, Lian Ying. So, starting today, let's enter the decryption mode and explore the current mysteries of this entire sea area together!"

Your graduation trip will probably have to end early. You'll have a lot of work to do next, so you can't stop to rest yet!

Lian Ying, who had not heard about the series of secrets about the sea area yesterday, was completely bewildered.

"throat?"

Fresh graduates, before their first holiday was even over, were already experiencing the harsh reality of overtime in the workplace!

There was no way around it; since Chen Mu had been conscripted by Du and Xiaoxia, Lian Ying, as his assistant, naturally couldn't escape the same fate.

Big fish eat little fish, isn't that in line with a natural ecological rule?

After having breakfast that day, Chen Mu took Lian Ying to the beach.

At this time, this near-shore area is still under closed-off control. Apart from vehicles and personnel from the Cerulean Dojo, outsiders cannot approach this beach.

This is also to prevent news of problems in the ecological zone from spreading prematurely and causing unnecessary public opinion.

Upon arriving at the beach, they were once again greeted by Xiaoxia and Changpu.

However, Wataru didn't come today. Xiaoxia said that he has once again ridden Dragonite out to sea to search for paranormal events related to ghosts in the nearby waters.

On the beach, Xiaoxia and Changpu had already prepared a full set of data collection and analysis equipment, as well as diving gear for Chen Mu.

"Changpu and your assistant stay on shore to do the analysis, and I'll take you into the sea to collect sample data," Xiaoxia suggested.

Chen Mu nodded in agreement.

Do you have a diving certificate? Can you dive?

"Uh, no, I tried it once before when I was forced to, but I went down with the help of Pokémon."

"Can you swim?"

"I can swim."

"Okay, then I'll teach you how to dive."

Xiaoxia readily took off her coat, revealing the swimsuit she had already put on underneath.

At this moment, Lianying, who had come with her, seemed to have forgotten about the last-minute overtime work. She asked Ayame in a casual tone, "When did Teacher Chen and Senior Xiaoxia become so close?"

I always feel that teachers can quickly become familiar with very accomplished seniors, regardless of gender, no matter where they go!

Ayame placed a hand on her cheek, smiling contentedly. "Well, who knows~"