I'm popularizing ecology in the Pokémon world.

Clearly, if all of Chen Mu's hypotheses are correct, then there is only one truth—

Umbreon and Leafeon failed to return to the plateau as scheduled because of human intervention; human activities forcibly prevented their return home.

The culprits were the Rust Gang poachers who were arrested two days ago!

Chen Mu's voice was somewhat low as he said this.

Because he knew that this was probably not what the viewers watching the live stream wanted to hear.

"I know many people may be disappointed by this conclusion, and to be honest, I feel the same way right now."

We all hope that Eevee's appearance in Viridian Forest is a natural selection, a miracle of life's evolution, and the beginning of a beautiful history.

We all sincerely hope that they can adapt to the environment here and settle down here permanently.

Unfortunately, based on my and my team's observations so far, this is not the case.

The young Eevee, born in this forest, is not living a good life now.

Besides the temperature, the overly humid environment in this forest during spring and summer is also something they dislike.

We have no way of knowing how Umbreon and Leafeon originally came to Viridian Forest, but their continued presence there today clearly goes against their normal habits.

I deduce that it's more likely their path home was blocked by external forces. Someone deliberately ambushed and captured them on their only route back to the Quartz Plateau, forcing them to remain in the Viridian Forest to raise their offspring.

When Chen Mu stated this conclusion, his five students all nervously watched Jubei not far away.

After these days, they have figured out the elite trainer's code of conduct: all his actions are solely for the benefit of the Rockets.

However, at this very moment, Chen Mu's words to the live broadcast camera have a very high chance of causing the economic value of Viridian Forest to collapse!

In today's market, whether it's the battle market or the pet market, young Pokémon have a higher economic value.

Pokémon raised from a young age tend to have stronger battle synergy and companionship attributes.

Therefore, the selling price of baby Pokémon on the market is usually much higher than that of adult wild Pokémon.

The investment value of a large ecosystem that can stably produce Eevee pups is completely incomparable to that of a forest that can only provide a short-term habitat for adult evolved Eevee.

It is no exaggeration to say that Chen Mu's candid remarks have at least halved the valuation of the rising Forest Project.

But at this moment, he still faced enormous pressure and delivered what he considered to be the most rigorous conclusion in front of the camera.

"I know that there are probably many people outside who are hoping that I can say something like 'Eevee has adapted to Viridian Forest and can live in Viridian Forest for a long time,' including myself at first.

I also know that regarding one point that I'm willing to say is unambiguous, I might be able to stay here for the next year or two and make a lot more money.

But my professional ethics and conscience won't allow me to say that.

The Eevee babies, especially those less than a year old, are clearly not adapted to the Viridian Forest environment. What they need now is help, not to be kept in captivity!

At this point, Chen Mu seemed to suddenly remember something and couldn't help but chuckle.

He was thinking of the department head who had recently promised him a full professorship.

The director was willing to offer him a professorship in exchange for him staying in the Viridian Forest to continue his scientific research and publish papers. It's obvious that he was planning the Viridian Eevee Reserve, which was his dream project.

Actually, he had the opportunity to tell the director this conclusion before the broadcast started.

But he deliberately didn't say it.

Who told that the director to still treat him like the original owner of the body, someone who could be easily manipulated and controlled with just a carrot?

Even Jubei didn't forcefully stop him at this moment.

During the two and a half days without the live broadcast, Jubei personally watched Chen Mu run around every Eevee settlement in the surrounding area, tirelessly observing and recording every Eevee they encountered.

At this moment, the dust covering Chen Mu's body, the vicissitudes on his face, and his messy hair, a symbol of strength, all demonstrated how hard-won their conclusion was.

Such a pure scholarly spirit is something even a cold-blooded Team Rocket elite like Jubei couldn't help but admire.

Of course, part of the reason was that he had already learned that Boss Sakaki planned to give up some of the forest revenue in order to deal with the League's subsequent accountability.

So at this moment, he did not forcefully step forward to interrupt Chen Mu's live broadcast, but instead asked from a distance away from the camera during a break.

"Did you know that our Rockets team has decided to sponsor you?"

If you were simply willing to say some polite words first, stall for time, and submit your current conclusion a few months later, you could earn more than ten times your total income to date.

The current buzz surrounding Viridian Forest has captured the attention of the entire league, but ecologists from other colleges have only just set off and haven't even arrived in Viridian City yet.

Those who come later, enter the forest, find this group of Eevee deep within it, observe the phenomenon, and then submit their conclusions—all of this takes time.

Chen Mu could make a fortune just by taking advantage of this time difference.

To put it even more darkly, if Chen Mu could team up with later ecologists to conceal this conclusion and deceive investors into continuing to invest heavily, they could make money for several more months or even several years.

There are scholars like this in the world.

But Chen Mu did not make that choice; he did not hesitate for even a moment.

When faced with Jubei's question, he simply smiled nonchalantly.

What outsiders will never know is that making money from him is nowhere near as rewarding as the Eternal Power from the system! That's extraordinary power!

He said, "These past two days you've seen those newborn Eevee pups with us. When they were crying in pain because of eczema and various hair follicle diseases, didn't you feel heartbroken and sad?"

Humans may maintain the ecosystem to make money, but I think we cannot do it solely for the sake of making money.

When we receive our first Poké Ball and decide to use it to catch a Pokémon as our starter Pokémon, isn't our initial reason for doing so simply our love and fascination with these creatures?

Why is it that as we get older, we often forget this original reason because of various interests and excuses?

At that moment, even Jubei's usually impassive, expressionless face couldn't help but show a slight change in emotion.

"You are indeed a remarkable ecologist."

He praised it with great respect.

The next moment, the two turned their heads and saw Sakura smiling as she personally carried a camera and focused on filming them.

After being discovered, she playfully stuck out her tongue.

Chen Mu, who had just been looking cool for a second, couldn't help but lose his composure.

"Wait, no! Didn't I just tell you to go and film that little Eevee?"

The difference between someone saying cool lines in private and spouting cringeworthy quotes in front of a world of cameras is like public humiliation!

Even Chen Mu, who was always so aloof, couldn't help but feel a little ashamed at this moment.

But no matter how tightly he clenched his toes, it was too late; the footage had already been leaked.

And it is destined to spread widely in the coming period of time!