章 375: Chapter 364: Fantasies about the Grand Competition with China_1
The next day.
Fang Yuan registered the information for Ugly Fish at the Spirit Center in Nanwu Town.
Thus, Ugly Fish became Fang Yuan's fifth Pokemon.
"If I count the false sixth Eevee, I should be able to take the Professional Trainer assessment now..."
"However, some of the stages... I'm definitely unable to pass at present. My team is still not comprehensive enough, no hurry, let's wait another year."
Although Fang Yuan wanted to become a Professional Trainer as soon as possible, he also knew that he still lacked the substance of a true Professional Trainer.
Even though various special Energy Blocks and an abundance of resources had saved him years of growth time, Fang Yuan still fell short in terms of studying Moves and tactics.
Beyond that, the Professional Trainer assessment required each Pokemon to be strong, and Fang Yuan was definitely not up to the mark on this point.
At the very least, he had to wait until Fierce Fire Monkey and Ugly Fish evolved to be on the safe side.
After evolving, Fierce Fire Monkey should be able to reach a professional level.
As for Ugly Fish... Fang Yuan felt that it still had a long way to go since it joined the team too late.
...
Ding~~
Not long after Fang Yuan captured Ugly Fish, a luxury car arrived on the street of his old home, and a man in a blue-patterned short-sleeved shirt and sunglasses got out.
After arriving at the door of Fang Yuan's home, he took off his sunglasses, revealed a smile, and yelled, "Is anybody home?"
"Who is it?" Fang Yuan, who was in the yard collecting data on Ugly Fish, heard the knock and walked over with a puzzled look.
It's probably the community service delivery...
Uh...
When Fang Yuan opened the door, he immediately saw this smiling, wealthy-looking young man, about thirty years old, who was now politely greeting, "Are you Researcher Fang Yuan?"
Fang Yuan suddenly felt a bit odd, being addressed like this in such a village... It was too awkward.
"I am Fang Yuan, and you are??"
The man in the blue-patterned short-sleeved shirt said with a beaming smile, "A pleasure to meet you, I am the manager of the Pingcheng Dream Round Battle Club, and my surname is also Fang."
Staryao, Lightning, Wind Chaser, Dreamland — the Four Big Fight Clubs of Pingcheng. As soon as the other party revealed his identity, Fang Yuan nodded in realization. A tycoon.
No... wait, if he's just the manager of a branch, he probably isn't as rich as me.
Fang Yuan instinctively compared himself to a poor man, but didn't realize that he himself had become quite wealthy.
This is the after-effect of being used to poverty...
"Mr. Fang... are you here... to see me?" Fang Yuan didn't think the man was there to see his grandparents.
Fang Mingyao nodded; indeed, he was there for Fang Yuan.
"Then please come in and have a seat," Fang Yuan said, scratching his head.
...
After entering the yard, Fang Mingyao saw the conspicuous big tank with Ugly Fish inside and his expression revealed that he had expected as much.
"Allow me to introduce myself again..."
As they both took a seat, Fang Mingyao smiled and revealed the reason for his visit.
It turned out that he was the person who placed a bounty on Ugly Fish at the Nanwu Town Spirit Center.
At present, Dreamland Battle Club was preparing to establish a large facility in Jinling that would integrate an aquarium, water recreation, and water performances.
The purpose of establishing such a facility was definitely for profit, but to make a name for themselves, they certainly needed to have their own specialty.
One of the plans of Dream Round Club was to sign contracts with some young and beautiful female trainers specializing in Water Series Pokemon and collect rare Water-type Spirits as their trademarks.
Ride Dragon and Milotic, those graceful, mysterious, noble, and rare Pokemon would naturally be the first choices.
However, these two kinds of Pokemon were too rare, and even Dream Round Club, with its dozen branches in Su province, found it difficult to find them.
Fang Mingyao wore an embarrassed expression, as he was also very interested in the Special Ugly Fish that appeared in Nanwu Town.
Since he couldn't domesticate a wild Milotic, starting to nurture from an Ugly Fish wasn't a bad idea.
Although he was ignorant of the specific nurturing methods, Dream Round Club wasn't short on cash, and raising a bunch of Ugly Fish in reserve was not a problem.
It would be excellent if one day, out of the blue, one evolved.
He held great hopes for the Special Ugly Fish in Nanwu Town and even hired some trainers to search for it, but it seemed… in the end, someone else had beaten him to the punch.
"So, you're saying you came to me to exchange Pokemon?" Fang Yuan asked.
The law didn't allow trading Pokemon, but exchanging Pokemon had a legal process.
If the other party had come to exchange Pokemon, then Fang Yuan would have to show him the door…
"No, no, no…" Fang Mingyao hastened to shake his head, saying, "That's not what I meant."
If it had been an Ordinary Trainer who had tamed the Special Ugly Fish, he indeed would have proposed an exchange and offered additional compensation.
But before coming here, Fang Mingyao had investigated Fang Yuan's identity.
Even before he investigated, the name Fang Yuan had sounded familiar to him; after the investigation, Fang Mingyao realized that it would be very difficult to interest Fang Yuan with common resources.
He didn't believe that the conditions offered by the club could persuade Fang Yuan, who had published several papers and was emerging in the research field, to hand over an exceptionally talented Pokemon.
Nonetheless, Fang Mingyao still came.
He keenly sensed a problem: how to nurture an Ugly Fish into a Milotic was an international conundrum, even Water Masters were baffled by it, and it hadn't been scientifically verified.
Under such circumstances, a researcher like Fang Yuan still chose to tame an Ugly Fish; disregarding the Ugly Fish's uniqueness, did this mean Fang Yuan was confident he could evolve it?
Or maybe, was Fang Yuan conducting related research on Ugly Fish?
Fang Mingyao expressed his doubts, and he had guessed quite accurately.
Fang Yuan looked astonished, then he smiled and didn't deny it, saying, "I am indeed conducting related research on Ugly Fish, but there has been no progress so far."
"If that's the case, how about we invest in you?" Fang Mingyao said, "Our Dream Round Club can provide all the funding for this research, as well as experimental Ugly Fish specimens. We've already raised over a dozen Ugly Fish in our club that are considered superior specimens."
"Hmm?"
Fang Yuan was taken aback; the other party seemed to hold him in high regard… but…
Fang Yuan pretended to ponder, then said, "I need to think about that."
What he meant was, no deal.
However, instead of rejecting the offer now, it was better to find a reason later and refuse over the phone.
Fang Mingyao did not persist.
The two chatted for a few more minutes before Fang Mingyao left, citing other matters.
...
"A Water performance? You mean to learn from the water ballet of Cerulean Gym?" After closing the door, Fang Yuan recalled the words from before and shook his head. Done well, this could be a real cash draw, right?
But he would pass on the partnership. Fang Yuan had no immediate interest in being sponsored by other companies for his research.
"But the other party did give me a wake-up call," Fang Yuan murmured to himself as he sat back in front of the tank watching the Ugly Fish that had returned to its listless state.
"Once I become a high-level researcher and a Professional Trainer, I'll have enough social standing. The Energy Blocks could be commercialized soon, but instead of going straight to commercialization, could it be tied to derivative industries? Like proposing the concept of Coordinating Trainers and bringing the Glamour Contest to Earth? Being the founder of the Glamour Contest myself?"
Fang Yuan stroked his chin, musing. Glamour Contest Company… that sounded pretty good.
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