Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off

Chapter 47 Raichu with Surf? Why not just change its ability to Levitate?

Natsuno's words drew attention, and the three people who were discussing in the direction of the forest turned around.

Sakaki warmly stepped forward to shake hands with Natsuno and gave a brief introduction.

"Natsuno, you're out? I was really thinking of sending someone into the forest to look for you."

"The berries in the forest have all disappeared for some unknown reason. I'm arranging a rescue to ensure the survival of the Pokémon."

"The man to my right is Lt. Surge, the Gym Leader of Vermilion City and also the captain of the St. Tenuan. He provided support by transporting a large amount of supplies."

"The man to my left is Brock, the gym leader of Dark Grey Dojo. Although he just took over the gym from his father, he has already managed it very well. He is a promising young man."

Young and promising? Could you perhaps be Aluminum Steel Dragon?

Xia Ye immediately shook hands with Xiao Gang, simply because Xiao Gang was an old acquaintance.

The jinchūriki of the Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny families with zero errors, Ash's personal chef, and a companion for many years.

Eyes in a line

Joey Jungsa can distinguish

See you on the journey

"So it's Natsuno-kun. I've heard so much about you. I've read your theories and they're truly amazing."

"You're too kind, you're too kind."

Natsuno shook hands with Ma Zhishi again, and the other man suddenly curled up his lips and tightened his grip.

A sudden pressure came from his hand, and Natsuno gritted his teeth and began to increase his strength.

Although he wasn't a physically weak college student, Zhu Lan had been pushing him to train his body since he was a child.

But in the end, they were just amateurs, no match for professional soldiers, and soon they were covered in sweat.

Sakaki laughed and said, "Lt. Surgeon, stop joking with Natsuno. Business is more important."

Upon hearing this, Ma Zhishi immediately released his grip and patted Natsuno on the shoulder.

"Not bad, kid. You managed to hold out for so long. Practice more when you have time, and we can have another match."

Xia Ye shook his aching hand, thinking to himself: I am a civil official, I will not compete with a military general like you in strength!

As the three museum owners arranged the rescue efforts, Natsuno simply stood by and listened without offering any opinions.

Leave the professional matters to the professionals, and you can even slack off and have a great time.

The thought had barely crossed Natsuno's mind when he suddenly noticed Sakaki looking at him.

Why is that old man staring at me? Is there anything I can do to help?

"Natsuno, did you not find those Eevee birds?"

"Yes, we searched for a long time and almost got lost in the forest."

"It does require a bit of luck; maybe you just missed the area."

"Alright, we've just assigned you the areas you'll be responsible for. You'll go in with Mt. Surge to escort the supplies."

"You might just happen to run into them this time."

Natsuno's mind raced, but he didn't have time to think too much.

He feigned an impatient expression and kept glancing at Ma Zhishi.

"Really? That's great! I can't wait, let's go!"

"The thought of being able to start researching such amazing phenomena makes my heart soar."

Natsuno's expression caught Sakaki's eye, and the latter's smile widened, becoming even more joyful.

"I can understand and respect your pursuit of academic excellence."

"That's why I chose to invite you here; we'll have a deeper collaboration."

Hearing Sakaki's meaningful words, Natsuno pretended to be unaware.

She smiled and nodded, "That's good, that's good. I'm really looking forward to it. I love these kinds of challenging projects the most."

Sakaki turned to look at Lt. Surge, his tone becoming much more casual.

"Mr. Lt. Surgeon, hurry up and take Natsuno Researcher there. Don't let this delay your work."

Hearing the emphasis in Sakaki's last words, Lt. Surge didn't dare to delay and pulled Natsuno towards a tent.

His expression was full of amusement: "Come on, kid, I'll show you around."

Following Ma Zhishi into the tent, and watching him direct the people inside to move things, Natsuno breathed a sigh of relief.

This is Xia Ye's plan: to create his own persona, a genius persona who is obsessed with all kinds of difficult research.

Those who are engrossed in research are less likely to resist joining the mysterious research of evil organizations.

That's not enough. Next, Natsuno will have to lower his moral standards a bit in front of Lt. Sakaki and the others.

Artificial moral exemplars, activated!

If someone has a stain on their record, the other party will think they have leverage over them, allowing them to control them and use them for their own purposes.

The character design is going well so far, and we plan to continue!

The people inside the tent were all wearing shirts printed with the name of the Vermilion Gym, and seemed to be members of the Vermilion Gym.

They all looked taciturn, but their eyes were sharp, constantly watching for any movement.

Ma Xueshi instructed the people inside to continuously load boxes labeled "tree fruit" onto the small carts outside.

The boxes inside the tent were emptied, and more than a dozen small carts appeared outside.

The group headed into the forest along a small path, with only the rumbling sound of wheelbarrows on the road.

Ma Xueshi had a blade of grass in his mouth, his hands behind his head, and a relaxed expression on his face.

"Kid, I've read your so-called genetic theory, and I understand it all, but I don't really get it."

Natsuno rolled her eyes. "What are you doing here? Is your brain all muscles? You can't even understand this?"

"But I'm quite interested in that gene editing thing that netizens are discussing."

Ma Zhishi raised his eyebrows and gently nudged Natsuno's shoulder.

"Could you add some Water-type moves to my Raichu? I don't have high requirements, just something with medium to high power like Surf or Muddy Current."

"I don't even want to think about things like water cannons or water jets; having surfing would be great."

Xia Ye was quite surprised after hearing this; this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes actually had quite a dream.

"Why don't you suggest changing Raichu's ability to Levitate? After all, Raichu's Static and Lightning Rod abilities are just so-so."

Mt. Surge slapped Natsuno on the shoulder hard: "Great! That's even better! Can you do it?"

Xia Ye didn't speak, but pointed to the sun in the sky and shook his head.

Seeing that Ma Zhishi did not understand, he had no choice but to explain.

"It's still daytime, so it's not that early to dream. I'll try putting my pillow up higher tonight and see if I can dream about Raichu's ability changing to Earth Eater."

"Genes can't be edited casually. Directly modifying traits and moves that didn't exist before is very risky."

"For electric-type and levitation, I recommend the Mama Eel King."

Lt. Surge curled his lip: "Tch, that's the Unova region. You can hardly see that here in Kanto."

"Furthermore, the Kanto League requires each gym leader to choose Pokémon from their region as much as possible, saying it's to reflect the region's characteristics."

"Although I also really like the Electric-type Pokémon in this region."

While the two were chatting, Ma Zhishi suddenly stopped and raised his hand in greeting.

The group stopped in the open space where they were.

Ma Xueshi turned to look at the others in the group and gave orders.

"Each group will transport the berries to their respective areas according to the plan, break them down, and provide them to the Pokémon to eat."

"Be careful not to damage it. This went through a lot of trouble to transport it here, understand?"

No one answered, but everyone moved quickly and efficiently.

Within minutes, a dozen people, each carrying a box, disappeared in different directions.

Ma Zhishi easily picked up the remaining box with one hand and gestured for Natsuno to follow.

"Kid, come on, let's go help feed them too."

They chatted casually as they walked.

A short while later, Ma Xueshi suddenly made an exaggerated expression and exclaimed in surprise.

His fingers trembled as he pointed to a certain area.

"Heavens, kid, look over there!"