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Chapter 106 Xiaoxia's Reward

The rain in Cerulean City has continued for several days.

Watari and his team of investigators have not yet returned.

However, the Cerulean Gym has already sent the order for the Mottled Fish to the Alola League.

Xiaoxia's second sister, Changpu, said relaxedly that day, "I wonder how surprised Adu will be when he comes back and finds that we've already solved the problem."

Chen Mu reminded her, "It's not resolved yet; we still need further verification."

But to his surprise, everyone present seemed to have more confidence than he did.

"There won't be any problems!"

By that afternoon, the first batch of ordered mottled colored fish had been expedited by air to Cerulean City.

Because the Cerulean Gym had almost no requirements for the Pokémon they purchased this time, they didn't care about their aptitude, age, or training potential, which greatly improved the efficiency of the procurement!

It's estimated that the operator who helped with the procurement hasn't done such a simple order in a long time.

But ecological issues are often like this: as long as the approach is correct, the requirements for elves are not that high.

On the contrary, before Chen Mu arrived, Xiaoxia and her friends had the strongest water-type Pokémon in the entire game, but they couldn't find those little "bad guys" who were only active at night in the ocean.

After purchasing the first batch of mottled colored fish, Chen Mu did not rush to have them released into the sea, but instead cautiously suggested...

"We attached tracking devices to all of these fish and retrieved them every 8 hours after releasing them to test the food residue in their stomachs. If it only contained ordinary shellfish, sea urchins, and crab shells, then our guess may not be accurate, and the cause of the sun coral injury needs further investigation."

Even though everyone had placed the highest level of trust in Chen Mu, he still maintained the rigor of a scholar.

Make bold assumptions, then verify them carefully!

Don't be arrogant and think you have everything under control just because you remember the illustrations from your past life. You still can't be careless during the verification process.

But at this moment, Xiaoxia and the others, full of confidence, immediately helped him add the next line.

"But if we confirm the presence of the tentacles and spikes of both good and bad stars in their stomach sacs, then we're on the right track!"

Chen Mu nodded and said, "That's right."

The Grinding Teeth Fish possesses unusually strong teeth, making them incredibly sharp. They can easily crush the sharp spines on the body of the Good and Bad Starfish, allowing them to fearlessly bite off the tentacles of the Good and Bad Starfish as food.

Furthermore, because the Grindtooth Fish is a Water/Psychic type, its Psychic moves are super effective against Poison-type Stardust. This makes the Grindtooth Fish a perfect counter to Stardust in its natural environment, making it Stardust's most feared natural enemy.

In the waters of Alora and Padia, it is the presence of the tarantula that prevents the tarantula from overpopulating and threatening the ecological balance.

This is the way of balance in nature.

The reason why the Kanto region's ecosystem is not very effective against Pokémon with the Good/Bad attributes is partly due to the lack of aggressive Psychic-type marine Pokémon in the area.

In the coastal areas of Kanto, the only native Water/Psychic-type Pokémon is Starmie.

Wild gem starfish are quite docile, feeding mainly on plankton and seaweed. They are not aggressive and, despite their powerful stats, occupy a very low ecological niche in the ocean.

In the wild, gem starfish are often preyed upon by neon fish, whose stats are a full 60 points lower than theirs.

Starmie can only unleash its powerful battle capabilities when developed by a human trainer.

Therefore, Chen Mu cautiously suggested: "When releasing the mottled rainbowfish, it is best not to release too many at once. Track and locate each one. After the good and bad stars are forced out, we should also be careful with these released mottled rainbowfish."

This is also the rigor of a scholar!

We cannot ignore the situation and recklessly release a large number of Pokémon species that have never existed locally in order to deal with one crisis, which would only create a second ecological crisis.

"Understood, Professor Chen. Don't worry, with you holding the reins, we won't easily go out of control," Changpu replied confidently.

As Chen Mu looked at Changpu's ponytail today while controlling the reins, he felt as if he had accidentally slipped down and thought of some unhealthy things. But in any case, after these arrangements were issued, the Hualan Dojo's execution efficiency was still very gratifying.

Once Chen Mu has set a strategy, the entire dojo can quickly get running and implement all the tasks he assigned in a very short time.

At that moment, he even had the illusion that he might have become the acting owner of the museum.

That afternoon, the trainers at Cerulean Gym braved the rain and went out to sea to release the first batch of Mottled Colorfish equipped with tracking devices.

Watching this scene from afar, Xiaoxia, the legitimate owner of the gym, finally showed a relieved expression. She let out a long sigh of relief, holding her umbrella, and thanked Chen Mu beside her once again.

"Thank goodness for you, Professor Chen, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do."

"The crisis isn't over yet, so don't let your guard down too soon, Master Xia."

"Huh? Professor Chen, are you that meticulous? I was actually thinking of giving you a little reward in advance~"

"That's not impossible; we could do a mid-term report first."

"Pfft, Professor Chen, you really change your mind quickly."

Xiaoxia smiled brightly in the rain, finally shaking off the anxiety she had felt under the pressure of the past few days and regaining her vitality and color.

It was as if Chen Mu saw that bright spot from his childhood memories again.

"So, what exactly is the reward?" he couldn't help but ask.

Completely unaware that Lian Ying's cheeks had bulged out like she'd just eaten a steamed bun, she was completely oblivious.

Xiaoxia tilted her head, blinked her right eye, and gave Chen Mu a wink. Her playful and charming expression sent shivers down Chen Mu's spine.

When he returned to the dojo that evening, he learned the truth: "So this is the reward you were talking about—"

Xiaoxia pretended to be angry, hands on her hips, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy about something? This is the headmaster's one-on-one tutoring. Do you know how many people outside would kill for such an opportunity?"

It wasn't that he was dissatisfied, after all, this was indeed what Chen Mu urgently needed at the moment.

Seeing Xiaoxia's ambiguous smile, he immediately understood that he had been teased by the unscrupulous older sister.

Xiaoxia in this world has already completed her adventures in the story, and is now at the age of a mature woman.

The reward she gave was actually one-on-one professional guidance to each of Eevee's Water-type forms.

Regardless of whether Chen Mu felt disappointed, at least at this moment, Little Ibu's fighting spirit was full and high!

"Bu-i~"

She happily leaped into the pool in front of her and immediately evolved back into her Vaporeon form.