Elf: Start with small diamonds, then mutate into Diancie!

In front of the research institute's gate, a dark-skinned man wearing a white research coat stood there waving at Su Hao.

"Hello, are you Su Hao? I am the deputy director, Mi Hao, who was sent by your mother to show you around."

Su Hao remembered that his mother had indeed said she would arrange for a researcher to show him around the Institute of Evolution. He focused his gaze on the name tag on Mi Hao's chest.

[Name: Mi Hao]

[Department: Laboratory Group 1]

Position: Trainee Technician

“Yes, do you need me to call her?” Su Hao replied.

To prevent espionage and infiltration, research institutes should typically have strict entry and exit measures in place.

"No need for that. The deputy director has already shown me your photo. Please come in."

Mihao gestured with his right hand, inviting Su Hao to follow him into the Evolution Research Institute.

Upon entering, the first thing you see is the lobby, which is decorated mainly in white and gray, giving it a simple yet sophisticated feel.

"If it's convenient, may I call you Su Hao?" Mi Hao asked.

"Okay." Su Hao nodded in agreement, it didn't matter what he was addressed as.

"Well then, Su Hao, let me show you around the facilities of our Evolution Research Institute."

Mihao led Suhao to a display case exhibiting several items.

"This is a display case used by the Evolution Lab to showcase its research results. Inside are several items developed by the Evolution Lab that can help Pokémon evolve stably."

Mihao paused for a moment, then went to the first display case and introduced it to Su Hao: "These are dragon scales, the first item discovered by the research institute that can cause an evolutionary miracle."

[Item: Dragon Scale]

Quality: Good

[Description: Dragon scales naturally shed by the Seadra, enhanced with artificial processing]

[Effect: When Seadra carries this item, it will naturally absorb the energy from the dragon scales and evolve into Kingdra.]

"In the past, only one out of ten thousand Seadra carrying dragon scales could evolve from a Water-type Pokémon with some Dragon bloodline into a true Water/Dragon-type Kingdra."

"After research by the institute, a stable dragon scale that can evolve Seadra into Kingdra was finally produced. This is the first product of the Evolution Institute. The rarity of Dragon-type Pokémon also brought the institute its first pot of gold."

Su Hao discovered that the dragon scale effect on the data panel was consistent with what Mi Hao had said.

He remembered that originally, in the world, dragon scales were needed for a Seadra to carry dragon scales and complete a communication exchange before it could evolve into Kingdra.

Indeed, there are countless talented people in the real world, and some can even find alternative ways to research and develop such props.

Mihou moved to the second display case, which contained a large silver jar of mysterious solution.

[Props: Metal Film]

Quality: Good

[Description: An artificially created solution that, when applied to certain Pokémon, forms a coating that enables them to evolve and can also enhance the power of Steel-type moves]

[Effect: Applying this to the entire body of an Onix or Scyther will cause it to evolve. If the Pokémon is holding this, it will increase the power of Steel-type moves by 10%.]

"This is a metal membrane, the second stable item developed by the research institute to help Pokémon evolve. However, this time it also has the effect of increasing the power of Steel-type moves of Steel-type Pokémon."

"Applying this substance, which contains abundant Steel-type energy, to Scizor or Onix will allow them to evolve into Scizor and Steelix respectively."

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"So, Su Hao, this is the deputy director's research room. Only this temporary access card and authentication ID are allowed to enter this room. Please keep this card safe."

Mihao led Su Hao to a heavily guarded silver-white metal gate. According to Mihao, this was the core of the Evolution Research Institute, where countless cutting-edge research projects were underway.

"Normally, informal research institutes are not allowed to enter this place. Even as an intern technician, I can only organize files, maintain equipment, and analyze data outside. After the visit, I just need to hand this pass to the deputy director."

Mi Hao handed Su Hao a pure silver card with no engravings on it.

"Thank you, I understand." Su Hao blinked to indicate that he understood.

Mihao forced a smile, waved his hand to indicate that he would take his leave first: "The deputy director is inside. I still have work to do, so please excuse me."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

After politely saying goodbye, Su Hao placed the access card in front of the sensor.

Under the watchful eyes of several security personnel, a crisp "beep" sounded, and the silver-white metal door opened silently and automatically, revealing a world filled with numerous researchers and high-tech equipment that Su Hao couldn't understand.

The researchers, who were in a hurry, did not react to Su Hao entering the door. Since he was able to open the door, there was naturally no reason to doubt him.

Compared to other insignificant people, the research I have is more important.

Su Hao looked around and finally found his mother, Ms. Su Qing, in a corner of the research room.

Ms. Su Qing was on a phone call via landline at the time.

She noticed Su Hao approaching, and after gesturing to him to wait a moment with her finger close to her lips, she continued, "Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, of the batch of genetically corrupted Eevee that Interpol rescued from the underground research institute in collaboration with the R Institute and the Nova Organization, only one remains."

"According to monitoring data, this Ibrahimovic's vital signs are also deteriorating, and it probably won't last much longer."

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Blaziken

Chapter 143 A thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole.

"Okay, we'll keep you updated on Ibrahimovic's situation. Goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, Su Qing looked up at Su Hao from her office chair. Despite being middle-aged, she still retained her charm.

Compared to Su Xu, Su Hao's appearance seems to be more like something he inherited from Su Qing.

Su Xu and Su Qing met in college, became a couple after graduation, and got married and had children after starting work.

Although they coincidentally share the same surname, Su, there is no blood relation between them even if we trace their ancestry back several generations. Su Hao is definitely not the product of incest.

To avoid her long hair interfering with her experiments, Su Qing usually ties it up with rubber bands or similar accessories and places it in front of her shoulders. This way, she can easily untangle the loose braids with her hands without having to cut off her favorite long hair.

She gently stroked her long, flowing hair with both hands, and said to Su Hao with a smile, "Baby, thank you for waiting. The testing room is ready."

Su Hao and his mother, Su Qing, agreed to conduct the first step of basic examinations today to obtain some data on Tianxi, which would be made public later as evidence.

Of course, there won't be all of Tianxi's data, since Su Qing's heart is biased towards Su Hao.

Su Hao stared at Su Qing for a moment without responding. He asked in a slightly serious voice, "Is it serious?"

From childhood to adulthood, whenever Su Qing encountered a bottleneck in her research or wanted to accomplish something but was unable to, she would habitually stroke her hair repeatedly.

This is also why she keeps her hair long for scientific research, instead of cutting it short like other female researchers.

Su Hao immediately realized that Su Qing was troubled by the fact that he had only heard the ending, which seemed to indicate that there was only one Eevee with a broken gene left.

"Can you take me to see it?" Su Hao asked softly.

To be honest, Su Hao didn't quite understand what this genetic breakdown was all about, but since his mother was so troubled, Su Hao wanted to give it a try.

Can this skill, which only gods possess, and the life energy imparted by Xerneas and Celebi, save that Eevee?

For him, it didn't matter whether his abilities were exposed or not.

Since his mother, Su Qing, was already so troubled, he felt there was no need for him to hide it.

Su Qing's smile froze slightly. After a moment of stunned silence, she didn't choose to question it, but instead nodded trustingly: "Okay."

She has been working at the headquarters of the Institute of Evolution in Shanghai for a year or two now, and she returns to Yangcheng every year during her vacations to reunite with her husband and children.

She didn't watch Su Hao's growth over the past year or two; most of it came from Su Hao himself talking to Su Xu during their phone calls.

Whether it was clearing four beginner gyms or achieving the only known evolution in the world for his starter Pokémon, Diamondback, she was somewhat amazed at how well Su Hao had grown.

"Come on, I'll take you to see that child."

After calming herself down, Su Qing led Su Hao to a sci-fi-themed silver passageway.

"This is an isolation suit. The room we are going to next is a completely sterile space. We need to go through several disinfection channels before we can enter."

She took out a protective suit that looked like Baymax and gestured for Su Hao to put it on. This was the necessary equipment to enter the room where the only surviving Eevee was.

"Including the Eevee that have already passed away, according to our tests, they have at least undergone live experiments directly on Pokémon, including but not limited to live bacterial culture, heterotype energy implantation, live dissection, and gene replacement of other Pokémon species."

Su Qing's voice was very heavy, and Su Hao also fell silent.

Su Qing didn't know whether it was right or wrong for her to show the dark side of the world to her son, while Su Hao's feelings were mixed.

On one hand, he was furious that in every world there are madmen and villains who trample on life, after all, Pokémon are living, intelligent beings!

On another front, he was thinking about how many other victimized Pokémon like Eevee were hiding in obscurity.

Sensing the somewhat heavy atmosphere, Su Qing, standing in the disinfection tunnel, changed the subject: "Speaking of which, your dad went to the secret realm to train again?"

After composing himself, Su Hao nodded and said, "Yes, he said that several of the old guys in the team are showing signs of breaking through to the Heavenly King level, and he won't come out until they do."

Looking up, Su Qing sighed, "Sure enough, he still wants to go further. Being surpassed by someone a few years younger than him is always a thorn in his side."

"And then you dumped the work on Uncle Qian, right?"

"And then you dumped the work on Old Qian, right?"

The mother and son said in unison.

After all, in the eyes of the mother and son, Su's father was a battle maniac who was always busy fighting, so it was not surprising that he did such a thing.

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Pokémon: Eevee!

Attribute: [Normal]

Gender: [♂]

Feature: [Danger Forecast]

Level: [25]

Items: [None]

Techniques: [Omitted]

As Su Hao expected, when he looked at the Eevee in the medical pod, the data panel displayed was no different from usual.