Chapter 141 Ugly Fish_1

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This is a sprite with a earthy yellow body and blue fins.

After burrowing out of the mud, the sprite listlessly plunged into the dense aquatic plants, making Fang Yuan rub his eyes.

He hadn't seen wrong, had he?

Ugly Fish?

Fang Yuan recalled the appearance of the sprite just now, and it was indeed the Ugly Fish without a doubt...

"There are actually Ugly Fish here..."

Fang Yuan was very surprised.

But soon, he came to terms with it.

Although the numbers of Ugly Fish aren't as overwhelming as Magikarp, they're definitely not few.

It's purely because the difficulty of their evolution is so high that no one catches them.

Also, because they don't look appetizing, they're not treated as prey.

As a result, their numbers soared.

Just like the ubiquitous Magikarp that can evolve into the powerful Pokémon World, but Magikarp isn't captured or hunted to scarcity because of it.

Although the evolved forms of Magikarp and Ugly Fish are both very rare and powerful.

But all Trainers consider one issue, which is the cost of cultivation.

From the evolution methods of Magikarp, one can glimpse a thing or two.

There are two common theories.

One is growth evolution, evolving by absorbing nutrients from food and following natural laws. Generally, wild Magikarp struggle to absorb sufficient nutrients, so this is the cultivation method most Trainers choose. It is said that the resources invested during this period are immense, extremely time-consuming, but that's to be expected... Turning a salted fish into a majestic Pokémon World without a huge cost is just not convincing.

The second is rage evolution, caused by mutations in the body due to external or internal instability. Some Researchers have specifically studied this; Rage Energy can change the genes of Magikarp to some extent. But Magikarp evolved in this way... hardly obey their Trainer's commands; with flawed personalities, considered as abnormal evolution; and not every Magikarp possesses this physique, it's one in a thousand.

Actually, besides these two common theories, there is another method of evolution, a minority of people firmly believe this to be the most scientific way for Magikarp to evolve!

Some particularly outstanding Magikarp, while battling against the ocean, waterfalls, and rapids, have broken through their limits and tapped into their life potential, evolving into Pokémon World through a method from ancient myths of Hua Nation known as "the fish leaps over the dragon gate."

It must be said, there's some truth to this…

In nature, the evolution method for most Pokémon World is the second type, so most of them are aggressive and like destruction...

Researchers have conducted thorough research on Magikarp, but not so much on Ugly Fish.

Some Researchers have fed Ugly Fish nutritional products, to no avail.

Some Researchers tried to stimulate Ugly Fish's emotions with Rage Energy by analogy, to no avail.

Some Researchers tried to makeup and dress up Ugly Fish, still to no avail.

Most conceivable methods have been tried, but the specific evolution conditions for Ugly Fish have still not been found.

"Beautiful Scales and Beauty Degree, right..."

Fang Yuan looked at the pond and pondered, these are the two methods of evolution for Ugly Fish.

Mayhaps the Beautiful Scales are Milotic's special scales... This is not hard to discover, but the cost is too high, it's probably not just any Milotic's scales.

As for the concept of Beauty Degree, that's the core. It's probably not as simple as making Ugly Fish feel beautiful and dressing it up. Otherwise, with the crazy ideas of those Researchers and Trainers, there's no reason they wouldn't have thought of it. If it had been successful, Ugly Fish wouldn't still be neglected to this day. The concept of Beauty Degree is even more vague than that of Intimacy.

"Those Researchers could go bald trying to figure it out, yet the condition for evolution is easily within my grasp."

Fang Yuan took out a small box containing Energy Blocks from his pocket and shook his head.

Being unbeatable is such a lonely experience...

His light blue energy block had the effect of changing a Pokémon's temperament and appearance from the inside out, unlike the flashy and superficial effects of "make-up" and "Photoshopping." These changes were a result of energy science altering Pokémon's constitution to enhance their Beauty Degree...

Fang Yuan felt that the problem might lie here. "Beautiful appearance" was just superficial. Changing Ugly Fish's constitution with energy to elevate its "true beauty" was the key.

After all, concepts like the Beauty Degree in the game... were never merely about appearances. They were linked to nouns like "attributes," "moves," and "abilities."

"Bwoo?"

Meanwhile.

Watching Fang Yuan motionless, Eevee cocked its head to the side, oblivious that Fang Yuan was daydreaming again.

"Eevee, this could be a major business opportunity."

Fang Yuan sighed. The rarity of Milotic was well known to Earth people. A paper on the evolution conditions of Ugly Fish could bring him a considerable sum of money. As much as discovering a new evolutionary form for Eevee was a one-time thing, it was such a pity. But if the evolution conditions for Ugly Fish could be tied to the energy blocks, the resulting profits would be entirely different.

In time, the blue energy blocks would become as expensive as Evolutionary Stones to consume.

Ordinarily, energy blocks of average quality were just nutrition with higher nutritional value. But if they could have effects similar to those of Evolutionary Stones, their value could certainly skyrocket many times over, this business opportunity could have Fang Yuan counting money until his hands cramped, ensuring he never had to worry about food and drink for the rest of his life.

This was something Fang Yuan had considered before. However, after seeing Ugly Fish today, the idea once again tantalized him.

Fang Yuan tried to enter "Wise Man Mode."

"We can't rush. Before that, I need to get into university, become an Official Researcher. That way, I can take a bigger slice of the cake," Fang Yuan said as he took out a light blue energy block and tossed it into the pond like a nouveau riche, to Eevee's wide-eyed dismay.

Such a wasteful Trainer.

But indeed, energy blocks were the best bait.

As the energy block entered the water, the surrounding Pokémon all turned and swam over, uniformly attracted to the energy block.

Even the Ugly Fish that had just burrowed into the weeds swam out.

Suddenly—

Fang Yuan and Eevee turned their attention to Ugly Fish.

Unlike the lifeless Magikarp, this Ugly Fish, though initially dull-eyed, immediately became intense when it saw the other Pokémon getting closer to the energy block before it. With a swift "swoosh," it used the Collision move to dash forward, knocked the energy block out of the water, and swallowed it in one gulp!

"Using moves to grab food..."

"This Ugly Fish isn't bad, it adapts. It isn't as dumb as those Magikarp," Fang Yuan remarked.

Then, he glanced at Ugly Fish.

And after eating the energy block, Ugly Fish also gave Fang Yuan and Eevee a look.

The next second, Ugly Fish sank back into the water.

"..." Fang Yuan.

After eating, you don't even give the slightest acknowledgement?

Fang Yuan had thought Ugly Fish would come begging after taking advantage... Instead, it ate and then just took off?

"Eevee, take notes. Take advantage when you can and pull back when it's good. Don't let strangers lead you by the nose," he advised.

"Chaa!" Eevee yawned out of boredom.

Of course, it wouldn't admit it was less useful than a salted fish.

Eevee's lethargic attitude gave Fang Yuan a slight headache. He simply pointed to the already gathered Magikarp and said, "Alright, time to get to work—"

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