I'm popularizing ecology in the Pokémon world.

After getting serious, Chen Mu spent more than ten minutes carefully reviewing the students' previous itinerary records and notes, and then asked Saki and the others about their experiences over the past few days.

Believe it or not, he actually discovered some problems.

Although he was not a professional professor, he quickly noticed the naiveté and clarity that these students displayed when dealing with their projects.

"So the day before yesterday you spent a full three hours talking to that construction group representative about the importance of ecological protection, from atmospheric circulation all the way to plate tectonics?"

A boy next to Sakura obediently nodded in agreement, "Yes, teacher."

She answered with considerable pride, completely oblivious to the sarcasm in Chen Mu's words.

This made Chen Mu shake his head.

"This kind of content is more suitable for your academic papers than for the negotiation table at a lobbying event."

Even without being there in person, he could easily guess that the group representative, while outwardly appearing attentive and eager to learn, had actually been completely unaware of what was being said.

Chen Mu sighed, "Lobbying is not like giving an academic presentation."

Those who truly want to protect nature and the ecosystem should not rely solely on peddling values ​​and moral blackmail.

He then produced a research report on the diversity of Pokémon in Viridian Forest.

"In my opinion, the biggest problem facing the Evergreen Forest right now is that even in the eyes of the locals, the value of the area surrounding the forest is too low. They simply cannot see any tangible benefits from protecting the forest."

Viridian Forest was a well-known leveling spot for beginners in the games Chen Mu was most familiar with in his previous life. It was the first scene players would pass through after receiving their starter Pokémon, so the Pokémon's level was generally very low.

In today's real world, Viridian Forest has fallen to a similar status: it has become a low-value area only suitable for newcomers to practice in.

Nowadays, there are very few Pokémon species in the outer areas of this forest.

Here you can almost only see common Pokémon like Pidgey, Spearow, Weedle, and Caterpie, which are ubiquitous in the Kanto region.

There are few types of Pokémon, and their quality is not good.

As a result, apart from complete novices, even trainers with some skill wouldn't come here to hone their skills.

Apart from that, this forest doesn't produce anything particularly special.

Therefore, in the eyes of the locals, this forest is becoming increasingly useless and worthless.

This is undoubtedly the fundamental reason why the city government has neglected the protection of Evergreen Forest in recent years.

The Kanto region is not without well-preserved natural ecosystems—such as Mt. Tsukimi and Mt. Shirogane.

Because these areas have a wide variety of Pokémon, including many rare ones.

Therefore, without the need for ecologists to advocate for it, the nearby city hall naturally manages to maintain the protected area in an orderly manner.

If any factory dares to recklessly start construction on Mt. Tsukimi, its legal representative will likely be confronted by angry trainers at their doorstep that very night.

However, low-value leveling spots like Viridian Forest obviously don't receive such treatment.

This is the adult world; everything is just a calculation of costs and benefits.

But at this moment, Chen Mu still found a glimmer of hope among the thick stack of documents spread out in the room.

"Our predicament lies here, but our breakthrough may also lie here."

Take a look at this data. It shows that Viridian Forest has not always been so "barren".

In the last century, this place was also a famous Pokémon resource point in the Kanto region.

More than fifty years ago, there were still many sighting reports of Venusaur, Vileplume, Nidoking, and Arbok here.

It is evident that the natural environment of the Viridian Forest is perfectly capable of supporting a vast, complex, and vibrant multi-ethnic ecosystem.

Chen Mu pointed at the reports with his finger and earnestly instructed, "Next, our research should perhaps focus on the feasibility assessment of restoring the Evergreen Forest ecosystem."

If we can find evidence that the ecosystem here is capable of recovery, there is still hope that this place can be restored to a rich and stable Pokémon resource point.

In that case, we might not even need to negotiate with the factory. Local trainers, the city hall, nearby Pokémon merchants, and even Team Rocket would all help us stop the construction company.

I believe this is a more effective way to handle this crisis.

The transmigrated Chen Mu was not an associate professor like the original owner of the body; he didn't understand academic reports.

But he understands human nature.

Compared to dry academic lectures, the lure of benefits is often a more effective means of persuasion.

But there is an even more invincible move, called—

Selling hope!

After listening to Chen Mu's analysis, the students were all excited and filled with awe.

Subsequently, they proactively began organizing data and making various preparations.

On their way back to their rooms after the discussion, the students chatted in the hotel corridor.

"Professor Chen is amazing. We discussed it for hours, and the more we talked, the more confused we became. But Professor Chen pointed us in the right direction with just a few words."

"That's why you call him a mentor, isn't it?"

"Before, I heard many senior students say that Teacher Chen was a rip-off, that he was arrogant and liked to praise others, and that he exploited students. Now it seems that these rumors are outrageous."

"Indeed, although he is young, Teacher Chen is really talented."

Sakura was the happiest among those listening to the discussions.

As the research group leader, her biggest fear is that the supervising teacher will not do their job properly and will put all the tasks on her shoulders.

It turns out that not only did the worst not happen, but things went even better than she had anticipated.

She had a vague feeling that Teacher Chen seemed different today than before.

But it's not a bad thing after all, she shrugged, thinking happily.

After the students left, Chen Muxian put away the materials in the room.

Now that everyone has left, he can finally take some time to reward himself.

This refers to the rewards given by the redemption system.

The system gave him two ecosystem points upon initial startup, which could be used to directly redeem rewards or to participate in a lottery.

He first made the prudent choice of using 1 of his ecological points to exchange for a memory enhancement (basic) ability.

He feared that as time went by, he would gradually forget those memories from before his time travel.

Regardless, those are his very precious memories, and even if he may never be able to go back to them in this life, he hopes that he can remember them forever.

As for the remaining ecological point, he decided to take a gamble.

"Let's have a lucky draw! Give it a shot, maybe we'll turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!"

[Drawing a prize for you]

Congratulations on winning the S-level grand prize (overall winning rate 0.67%)

Gain the "Legendary" ability: Psionic Power (Direct exchange price in the shop: 168 Eco Points)

At that moment, Chen Mu's eyes widened.

Am I...am I still alive?