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Chapter 99 Contact Crisis

As Chen Mu stepped out of the expert consultation room, he had the unsettling feeling that he had been completely taken care of.

But seeing Eevee looking carefree at his feet, he couldn't bring himself to complain.

No matter how hard or tiring it is, it's all worth it for my child!

Just like the doctor said, it would be a great pity if such a talented little Ibrahimovic were wasted.

So all we can do is put him, the trainer, through some more hardship.

After they left the floor where the expert consultation was held, Xiaoxia had also dealt with the group of tabloid reporters who had been on the street earlier.

After meeting up on the first floor of the dojo, Xiaoxia rushed in and immediately asked, "Have you shown Teacher Chen those problematic sun corals?"

Changpu comforted her impulsive younger sister, "Xiaoxia, don't be so anxious. Professor Chen isn't going anywhere."

Having resolved Eevee's worries, Chen Mu knew he was destined to work odd jobs from now on, so he proactively said, "Then, Sister Xia, could you tell me what's wrong with Corsola?"

Xiaoxia said, "Just call me Xiaoxia, come with me."

As she spoke, she led the person to the artificial water reservoir in the basement of the dojo building.

On the way, Xiaoxia continued to tell Chen Mu about other recent developments at Hualan Fishery.

"Many years ago, the Cerulean Fishing Grounds did not have a near-shore ecosystem. Back then, large fishing boats would use trawls to directly haul Pokémon from the sea, and then battle and capture them on the boat."

However, that model is very harmful to Pokémon, and many fishing boats often break the rules after going to sea. In order to increase the success rate of catching Pokémon, they will do anything. It is also difficult to supervise every boat at sea.

Therefore, we have now completely abandoned this old model.

Our current idea is to learn from the Hoenn League and create a coral forest on the nearshore seabed, emulating the successful experience of Pamukkale Reef in the Hoenn League.

In this way, we can attract a large number of small marine Pokémon to the nearshore waters, thus artificially separating the nearshore Pokémon ecosystem from the open-sea fishing area, allowing tourists to catch Pokémon in the nearshore waters while fishing boats go to the open sea to catch ordinary fish.

To achieve this goal, Corsola is crucial; they are the cornerstone of the entire underwater coral forest ecosystem.

Chen Mu couldn't help but ask, "Can the food supply be met? The food supply in the near sea can't compare to that in the ocean current confluence areas, right?"

Xing Xiaoxia said confidently, "There's no need to worry about that. We're currently in the construction phase, and we'll regularly provide food and use boats to drive deep-sea fish to the nearshore waters."

As for the opening of the ecological zone, it will inevitably attract many anglers, whose baiting will naturally provide food for the coral forest.

"......"

Chen Mu felt that the fisherman had been looked down upon once again, but he had no evidence.

"So what's the problem now? Since food can be artificially supplied, why are the sun corals still migrating out in large numbers?"

Xiaoxia sighed, "That's exactly the answer we've been looking for."

As they spoke, they arrived at the edge of the large underground reservoir.

The pool here is divided into several areas, and the closest area contains several weak sun corals.

No complex ecological knowledge is required; even a normal person can tell at a glance that these elves are in very bad shape.

At this time, the sun coral in the pool was a dull grayish-white color, and some of the coral branches on its back were missing. Its originally bright body color had turned completely gray, and it was huddled in the corner of the pool, looking completely sickly.

"What are these?"

"These are some of the sun corals we recently rescued in a slightly more distant area. They were in even worse condition when they were pulled up."

At the time, their entire bodies were like brittle plaster, almost crumbling at the slightest touch. We were so scared that we didn't dare move them. We brought them back here and cared for them for several days before they finally regained some strength.

At this moment, Chen Mu also crossed his arms.

Even he found this situation somewhat tricky.

It's no longer the kind of ordinary problem that can be solved by simply searching through knowledge in one's mind or past life memories.

"Completely gray, branches broken, body extremely fragile—similar to symptoms of poisoning or an attack by a Ghost-type Pokémon. Are there any Pokémon like this in the waters near Cerulean City?"

This time, it wasn't Xiaoxia who answered him, but Du, who had been silently following him all along.

Lance shook his head and said, "I've been sending Dragonite out to patrol the sea recently, but I haven't found anything unusual in the nearby waters."

Chen Mu fell silent for a moment.

"May I get a closer look at these sun corals?" he asked immediately.

"Of course." Xiaoxia then directed Changpu to fetch a set of diving equipment, but Chen Mu waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need it.

The pool directly in front of him wasn't very deep; he could walk right into it.

I walked into the pool, then held my breath and squatted down to observe the sun corals that were showing abnormal reactions up close.

He then reached out and tried to touch the Pokémon.

Acorus was worried and tried to warn her, "Be careful!"

But Du and Xiaoxia beside her shook their heads, stopping her.

"Trust Professor Chen, have you forgotten? He possesses the power of Eternal Moon."

Changpu then remembered what the doctor in the expert consultation room had said.

This made her feel bewildered, but it also gave her a boost of confidence.

She felt a pang of sadness because she was the only non-professional trainer present. She was just working as a receptionist at the dojo because of her sister Xiaoxia's status. She had originally thought that a scholar like Chen Mu was closer to her, but now she realized that there was still a sad, thick barrier between them.

But it was precisely because of this that she had a bit more anticipation.

Will the legendary power of Tokiwa create miracles once again?

About ten seconds later, Chen Mu stood up from the water again, wiped the water off his face and took a few breaths before returning to the edge of the pool.

Meeting the expectant gazes of Wataru and Kasumi, he began to speak.

"I feel like I'm starting to get a clue."

"Really, Teacher Chen?"

"But I still need to go to the coral forests near the coast for a field investigation. There may not be just one simple reason behind it. I may need some more time to gather more information."

Unlike the somewhat naive Ms. Ayame, Chen Mu doesn't blindly believe in the power of Tokiwa within him!

Because he always remembered that Wataru, who was asking him to solve this problem, also possessed the power of Tokiwa!

However, despite possessing both extraordinary power and champion-level strength, Awa has yet to figure out the reason behind this disaster.

Moreover, he remembered Du's words: the obstruction of Hualan Fish Farm by the forces behind the scenes is saturated!