Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

After exchanging a few more words about their research, the two hung up the phone.

then.

Xia Yan spoke to Cynthia, who was training Pokémon in the garden.

We quickly headed to Suiyi Town.

Just as they arrived, they saw a special cargo transport plane from the Alliance arrive at a corner of Random Town.

With the howling wind, Kiku's graceful figure, which even her white lab coat couldn't hide, along with her disheveled hair, and clutching a box in her arms, eagerly jumped off the helicopter.

He ran up to Xia Yan in a few steps.

“Mr. Xia Yan.” Kikuna’s face was flushed and she was panting, obviously because she had run a few steps.

“Miss Kikuna.” Xia Yan nodded and immediately took the box from her arms.

As soon as Xia Yan touched the box, he could clearly feel that what was inside was not an object, but a living creature!

Disordered footsteps were passed from the box to the hands.

There are quite a few.

I opened the box with a hint of curiosity.

Then, just then, eight pairs of bright, sparkling eyes, each with a different look, stared at Xia Yan as he emerged.

"Bu-i~~~"

Eight Eevee!

Kikuna quickly explained, "Because the teacher applied for a batch last time, it's a little late this time. These children are still in their infancy."

Xia Yan grinned.

well.

Eight Eevee, not one more and not one less.

However, Kikuna expressed her doubts.

"Mr. Xia Yan, aren't there only seven evolutions of Eevee? Why are you applying for eight?"

Xia Yan smiled mysteriously.

Have you ever heard of this?

I can do without it, but I can't live without it?

Chapter 166 The Gaze of the Crimson Sun

Eight Eevee, that's just right, each one corresponds to an evolution.

When the dojo opens, just tie it to the entrance, how impressive will that look?

The line of people just wanting to see Eevee's complete evolution could probably stretch from Random Town to God Town.

However, Fairy-type energy is still scarce, so Sylveon shouldn't be able to come out anytime soon, but that doesn't stop Xia Yan from making preparations in advance.

I put down the box and released the palm-sized Eevee creatures one by one.

They are all just newly hatched juvenile Pokémon, so like Latios, they cannot be put into a Poké Ball.

It's possible that it really had just hatched, and the League was so eager for Xia Yan to publish another paper on Eevee's evolution that it was sent over before its fur had fully grown out.

They were all grayish-brown, making them look more delicate and less cute.

As soon as the eight Eevee pups landed, they were somewhat flustered by the new environment, huddled together, and seemed a little lost.

but.

Xia Yan discovered it.

Among these eight Eevee, there was one that was rather bold, staring at him curiously with its big, round eyes.

Perhaps they felt that Xia Yan might not pose any threat to them, or perhaps they realized that Xia Yan might be their next "meal ticket," so they took shaky and unsteady steps.

With her short legs still a bit uncoordinated, she wobbled to Xia Yan's feet.

"Bu-ee~~" (?￣? ￣?)

The soft, sweet voice gently brushed against Xia Yan's trouser leg.

"Mr. Xia Yan, it seems this Eevee really likes you," Kikuna said with a smile, covering her mouth.

It's normal for elves to have different personalities, and this Eevee is clearly one of the more lively and daring ones.

Xia Yan squatted down and gently stroked its fur.

“Bu~Eee~~” (??.??)???

Little Eevee squinted its eyes, groaned comfortably, rolled over on the ground, and exposed the milky white fur on its belly to Xia Yan's view.

Seeing how comfortable it looked, three more Eevee creatures, with a hint of curiosity, tiptoed cautiously to Xia Yan's side.

Xia Yan treated them all equally, offering them each a comfortable massage.

Having experience massaging Cynthia and Eevee, Xia Yan knew exactly where to massage Eevee to make them feel most comfortable.

Not long after.

These eight Eevee Pokémon were completely conquered by Xia Yan.

They all stood tall and followed him closely, step by step.

It made a "bu-i-bu-i" sound.

People who don't know the situation might think that Xia Yan raised eight kittens.

However, to be fair, being surrounded by eight adorable Eevee creatures made Xia Yan feel much younger, and his face was beaming with smiles.

But even so, I'm afraid that if I don't choose the right spot, I might step on them.

Left with no other choice, Xia Yan could only take out some energy cubes to temporarily distract them.

Meanwhile, while Xia Yan was comforting the little Eevee, the staff had already moved the items from the helicopter, boxes of all sizes, to the ground.

They were all staff members of the Sakuragi Research Institute, responsible for transporting goods, and they didn't concern themselves with anything else.

All the things they moved down were, of course, things that Xia Yan had asked Sakuragi to apply for from the league on his behalf.

This includes the food provided to these eight Eevee pups for nearly a year.

After all, Xia Yan was working for the league, and applying for Ibrahimovic was to better publish his paper. There's no reason why he should have to bear all of this himself, right?

Although Eevee doesn't eat much, multiplying that by eight still results in a significant expense.

We will persist in our policy of exploiting alliances.

He accepted anything the league would reimburse him for.

In addition, there are some instruments and various materials.

Some of them were intended for use by the Eevee creatures, but some were also intended for Xia Yan to place in his own Pokémon ranch.

After all, the Elf Ranch is something that can be formed simply by throwing elves into the ground.

A domesticated elf should be raised in a domesticated manner.

This includes a simple Pokémon food maker and various supporting equipment, a Pokémon daily condition detector, a simple Pokémon healer, a range monitoring sensor, and so on.

Since the alliance was paying for it anyway, Xia Yan didn't let go of any of the "reasonable" requests he could get.

This greatly reduced his expenses in opening the elf ranch and allowed him to bring the elf ranch to fruition more quickly.

After checking that nothing was missing, Xia Yan nodded in satisfaction.

then.

Then you see Kiku standing on the ground, waving at the helicopter that is slowly taking off.

Xia Yan was taken aback. "Miss Kiku, aren't you leaving?"

Kikuna turned around, holding her notebook, and bowed slightly to Natsuhiko. "Mr. Natsuhiko, my teacher knows that you are opening a dojo and have many things to prepare and handle, so he specifically asked me to stay and help."

After a brief pause, he immediately added, "Don't worry, I was in charge of supervising the construction of the 'Eevee Lab,' and I also oversaw the construction of the private research institute that the teacher just completed. I also handled the personnel arrangements and work assignments, so I have a lot of experience."

Xia Yan unconsciously wanted to give a thumbs up.

Talent!

This is what true talent is.

No wonder so many big shots have their own personal assistants.

Sometimes, a good assistant can really help with a lot of things.

After all, assistants do the work when there's something to do, and they don't do anything when there's nothing to do...

cough cough.

In this way, Xia Yan will have fewer things to worry about and can focus more on training his Pokémon.

Xia Yan felt that he might need to hire an excellent assistant in the future.

But right.

He has too many secrets. If it weren't someone he could completely trust, Xia Yan would probably prefer to worry about him himself.

However, with the dojo construction imminent, Kikuna's appearance has clearly been a great help to him.

Xia Yan sincerely said, "Please thank your teacher for me, and thank you very much for your help, Miss Kikuna."

Kikuna smiled and shook her head, saying softly, "I also wish Mr. Xia Yan could have more time to write his paper on elves. Such trivial matters should not be a hindrance to you."

Xia Yan was sweating.

Throw out a few Poké Balls.

I summoned Beedrill, Alakazam, Togekiss, Saber, and Chimchar.

We'll set up all the equipment here first.

However, a problem then troubled Xia Yan.

That's how it is.