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He kept this in mind and decided to make it the primary principle of genetics.

At this moment, A-Du looked at the fossil pterosaur circling in the sky with eager eyes.

He looked at Natsuno again: "Natsuno, this fossil pterosaur..."

Xia Ye understood immediately from A-Du's eyes: "No, you want this one too? Don't you already have one?"

Adu's next sentence completely stumped Xia Ye: "There's a saying in Donghuang, 'Many dragons are never a burden.'"

Xia Ye rolled his eyes: "That's because having many skills is never a burden, not because having many dragons is never a burden. One fast dragon is enough to flatten you."

"You still have three, and now you want two more Aerodactyls... I mean, why don't you just get six Dragonite?"

Adu looked somewhat embarrassed: "Dragonite breeding speed is not fast, and there are many new generations in the Dragon Messenger clan."

Natsuno's eyes widened immediately: "No way, you actually thought about renting six members of the Kyubi Dragons team before?"

With a helpless sigh: Ah Du has suffered a loss due to the region.

If it weren't in Kanto, but in Galar, the single Berrybug has three evolutionary forms: Grass and Dragon.

There's also the young and promising Duraludon, two fossil Pokémon with Dragon type attributes, and the late-blooming Dragapult.

That place is so vast, the Dragon Messenger clan should move there.

Needless to say, the Padiya region is teeming with dragons, making it a great choice as well.

Natsuno asked Watari a direct question: "So besides the three Dragonite, what else is in your main team?"

A-Du counted on his fingers for Natsuno: "Charizard, Kingdra, Gyarados."

Natsuno tried hard to suppress his smile and patted Awata's shoulder hard: "That's right, team diversity!"

"So one fossil pterosaur is enough; three raptors are already visually tiring."

He politely declined A-du's request, and the latter shook his head helplessly.

The thought that A-Du's three Dragonite were all above level 75 made Natsuno gasp.

Only Adu, a member of the Dragon Envoy clan, could afford to support him; a late bloomer like him is not something an ordinary person can afford.

At this moment, A-Du suddenly remembered something and looked at Natsuno again: "That's right, the incubation chamber!"

"Natsuno, it's really difficult to breed Dragonite naturally. Is it possible for them to breed it using genetic engineering?"

Natsuno thought for a moment, then exchanged a glance with Anthony Oki.

"Theoretically, it's fine; in practice, we'll take a look."

Natsuno walked up to Wataru's Dragonite and touched its soft belly.

"Hey guys, do you have any scales that are about to detach? Could I have one for research?"

Seeing Natsuno's sincere expression, Dragonite smiled and showed Natsuno its broad belly.

It clapped twice more and made happy noises.

Natsuno was a little confused, but A-du quickly explained, "He means you can take whatever you want."

Seeing that Dragonite was so generous, Natsuno did not push his luck.

Gently stroke the Dragonite's belly, and when you feel a few paw pads that are slightly raised, just use tweezers to remove them.

Natsuno thanked everyone sincerely, and the group watched A-Du leave.

Natsuno and his group then followed Daigo into the newly built research building.

It occupies several times the area of ​​the original building, but its height is less than 20 meters.

Because it's next to the existing office building, there's an elevator that goes directly up to Daigo's office.

As Daigo walked, he explained to Natsuno and the other two, "The research building is completely independent and has the highest level of security."

"Independent energy supply, cybersecurity, and so on."

Natsuno didn't bother with any of that and went straight into the lab.

The research lab, which is several times more spacious than before, is equipped with all sorts of brand-new equipment.

Natsuno went straight to the second-generation machine, put the scales of the Adolphin into the sample chamber, and sequenced them.

The genetic information of the dragon was saved in the database, and Natsuno clicked to breed it.

This time, the machine reacted completely differently than before, and a bright red prompt box appeared on the screen.

Note: This gene sequence has high activity; the basal cells are expected to be unable to tolerate it, and there is a 99% probability of failure. Should we continue breeding?

Staring at the unprecedented pop-up notification, Da Mu and Anthony looked at each other in bewilderment.

After thinking for a moment, Natsuno clicked cancel.

Z2's voice echoed in his mind: 'That's what happens when a Pokémon matures late; their genetic order is more active than that of ordinary Pokémon.'

This also means they need a higher level of physical development, that is, stronger physical capabilities, to evolve and withstand changes in the genetic order.

'These are all genes passed down from ancient times, with a lower degree of differentiation, and can all be deeply activated to restore ancient forms.'

Xia Ye frowned: "Judging from this, it seems that the idea of ​​genetically engineered individuals achieving late-blooming success is going to fall through?"

Daiki's eyes suddenly lit up: "Not necessarily, Natsuno, you've overlooked something."

"If the gene activity is high, then we can find a way to lower it. It's not like we don't have the means to do so."

Daigo was also reminded by Daiki's line of thought and whispered some instructions to the staff.

Natsuno suddenly realized, "Oh right, we have gene inhibitors!"

"However, this dosage needs to be studied, since the drug can inhibit genes in all cells of an individual."

"Gene culture starts with obtaining an embryonic cell, and the difference is huge!"

Daigo smiled confidently and patted Natsuno on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, we've even made a micro-nano microscope that can directly observe gene sequences."

"For controlling the order of magnitude of liquids at this ultra-micro level, we can simply dilute it by an extremely high factor. We have a solution."

Daigo rearranged the work, instructing the research and development workshop to begin modifying the machines.

Natsuno, on the other hand, began working on content in a different direction.

"Doctor, how is the gene fragment analysis of the traits progressing?"

Oki and his companion operated the second-generation machine for a while, displaying some of the data.

"Nearly one hundred characteristics of the sequence have been analyzed, and the others are still in progress."

After asking around, Natsuno found the green caterpillar gene that he had previously used to study the mysteries of evolution.

The research was interrupted by the sudden appearance of Z2, but Natsuno continued the discussion.

This is just a characteristic of the scales; Natsuno then searched the database.

Another green caterpillar with escape-leg characteristics was accessed.

Natsuno simultaneously jumps the genes of two green caterpillars with different characteristics to the genes corresponding to those characteristics, and begins the comparison.

Daiki and Anthony exchanged a glance as they watched Natsuno's actions.

Seemingly understanding what Natsuno was trying to do, he began to analyze it carefully.

Soon, Natsuno made a discovery: "Sure enough! The two corresponding characteristic genes are both inside the caterpillar!"

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"It's just that the activation conditions are different, which leads to the final expression of two different characteristics."

Oki looked at Natsuno: "What are you thinking about?"

Natsuno stroked his chin: "Since it has been confirmed that the same type of Pokémon contains all the genes corresponding to the same ability."

"So, can these traits be changed later in life? By altering the corresponding activated gene sequences?"

As Natsuno raised his question, a notification suddenly popped up in the system.

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Xia Ye glanced at the system page and then focused his attention back on the screen in front of him.

Both doctors stared wide-eyed, then fell into thought.

They never imagined that a Pokémon's ability, a trait fixed at birth, could be changed later in life.

Daigo, who had been quietly observing and listening, now stared wide-eyed at Natsuno.

Natsuno frowned again: "It seems quite complicated, involving gene expression pathways."

"But it is theoretically feasible, and it can be listed as a research project in the future."

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“Xia Ye will still be in charge of the project. Once he’s at the base there, he won’t be able to disobey orders.”

In the underground base, Sakaki smiled contemptuously and looked at Masato.

"Have you arranged all the information I've been preparing these past few days?"

Zhenniao operated the computer for a while and nodded seriously: "Boss, it has been done exactly as you instructed, without any problems."

Sakaki took the USB drive from Masato and stood up.

"So, the headmaster of Evergreen Gym is going to submit evidence of the crimes committed by Team Rocket."

"I hope Adu can bring more people to wipe out this underground base."

Sakaki looked at Masato, a strange smile in his eyes.

"The area directly below the dojo has been filled in and sealed off, and all traces within a 10-meter radius have been completely removed."

"The Evergreen Gym mainly leads the League in tracking from Evergreen Forest, stopping in areas outside the Gym's territory."

"The identity of the dojo master is really too useful, so don't give it up for now."

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