"I don't think I'll look like a true person when I come out," Qingwu offered a strange reason to Faba.
"Of course, we also don't want to expose Piloswine researcher's true identity." Faba pressed a button, and the assistant came to Qingwu's side with a tray holding two Poké Balls.
One Poké Ball contained a pink, muddy Pokémon. The other Poké Ball was empty.
"Piloswine researcher, this is a Ditto. I bought this Pokémon at a high price. It can change a person's appearance without causing any discomfort," Faba explained.
[Pokémon: Ditto (Green)]
Gender: Genderless
Level: 35
Type: Normal
Ability: Limber
Base Skill: Transform
Ditto's entire body was a faint purple.
It had two tiny black eyes, its body soft and elastic.
When sleeping, it could turn into a rock to prevent surprise attacks.
It was truly Devon Corporation's work. A green-potential Ditto was given away just like that.
"And there's an empty Poké Ball? Is this for this Pokémon?" Faba patted Beldum's (likely referring to the differently colored Beldum that Qingwu wanted) small head.
Qingwu didn't expect Faba to be so generous. He directly and unhesitatingly took the differently colored Beldum.
The differently colored Beldum was silver-white, and its price was more than ten times that of a normal Beldum.
"This Beldum was just cultivated. It's said to be a brother to Big Aggron. I'll entrust Piloswine researcher with taking good care of it in the future," the differently colored Beldum flew directly onto Qingwu's head. It looked at Qingwu with a single eye.
"The laboratory is now ready. Piloswine researcher, do you want to go to the laboratory to present your reproducibility experiment?" The assistant respectfully said to Qingwu.
Without seeing the results of the reproducibility experiment, Qingwu believed that the Faba family's promises were all empty words.
"Of course, no problem. Come out, Ditto!" A blob of soft mud clung to Qingwu's face.
Qingwu only felt as if he was wearing a high-grade mask. His breathing was very smooth.
Qingwu looked in the office mirror. He was completely a stranger.
"Very good." Qingwu slightly adjusted his facial features. Then, a golden-haired, gold-eyed youth with a very pale face and no color appeared.
Qingwu, satisfied, changed into a lab coat and headed towards the laboratory.
Devon Corporation's laboratory had five floors, from 31-35. Each floor had a large number of researchers busy conducting research.
On the 33rd floor's Metal Research Institute, a middle-aged man around forty or fifty years old was anxiously waiting for the experiment results.
In front of him was a large cultivation tank, filled with various nutrient solutions. Inside was a Magnemite.
Magnemite's large pincers were broken in half. It was quietly sleeping in the cultivation tank.
"How can this be? My guess shouldn't be wrong. How has it already been two weeks, and Magnemite's damaged parts haven't recovered yet?" The middle-aged man's eyes were bloodshot, and he hadn't slept for a long time.
He also emitted a faint strange smell.
"Chairman Faba."
"Chairman Faba."
After the laboratory's main door opened, Faba, leading a group of people, walked into the laboratory. Standing beside Faba was a golden-haired youth wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a lab coat.
"Piloswine researcher, do you want someone to introduce you to the experimental equipment?" The assistant hurriedly said to the golden-haired youth, looking a little confused.
"No need, I'm familiar with these equipment." Qingwu skillfully opened a detection instrument and placed Paras' Poké Ball on it.
"This is a metal analyzer. I need to use this instrument to analyze the specific composition of Paras' metal shell. Only then can I formulate the electrolyte to restore Paras," Qingwu said, seeing that everyone was somewhat puzzled, and quickly explained.
"Executive Borag," Faba called out to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man quickly ran to Faba.
"Chairman, why are you here?" Borag asked.
"I came to see an experiment. How is your progress?" Faba glanced at Borag's current state, and instantly knew the experiment hadn't succeeded.
Faba secretly sighed. He had invested a huge amount of money and time, yet even now, they hadn't researched a single child's egg hatching egg yet.
Faba looked at Borag with some disappointment.
"It's almost successful." Borag was extremely disheartened, not even daring to look into Faba's eyes.
"Alright, stop all work, assist Piloswine researcher with his experiment," Faba sighed, then said to Borag.
"No need. It's just a reproducibility experiment. I don't need assistance," Qingwu said calmly.
Not long after, a thick stack of detection reports appeared in Qingwu's hand.
"I need some materials," Qingwu said, then immediately listed a large string of material names.
"What are you doing standing around? Quickly gather the materials!" Faba shouted loudly at the people present, his angry voice reverberating through the entire laboratory.
Everyone was startled and immediately moved. They hastily recorded the materials Qingwu listed.
"Also, I need some berries and herbs. Steel-type Pokémon treated with bio-electrometallic regeneration technology consume their physical stamina rapidly, so they need various nutrients to replenish themselves," Qingwu said, pulling out a handful of materials again.
Everyone in the laboratory immediately became busy, preparing materials according to Qingwu's requirements.
After the materials were prepared, Qingwu first prepared many Rare Candies.
Looking at the familiar Rare Candies he prepared, Faba fell into silence. He was a little confused about this young man.
Genius breeder? Genius scholar? Or a genius trainer?
After everything was prepared, Qingwu looked at the cultivation tanks on the field. There were quite a few Pokémon in the cultivation tanks, and among them, the most eye-catching was a two-meter-tall Aggron.
Aggron's back had an extremely deep wound. At this moment, it was soaking in the cultivation tank, sleeping.
"That's my Pokémon, Piloswine researcher. Please help me out," Big Aggron said to Qingwu, his eyes fierce.
"After the reproducibility experiment results come out, I'll prepare a new formula for you. Even for the same species of Pokémon, the electrolyte must be formulated according to the metallic composition of each Pokémon," Qingwu explained. What he needed to do now was to restore the metal armor on Paras. Other experiments would be conducted later.
Qingwu placed Paras into the cultivation tank. After pressing a button, a pale green nutrient solution slowly surged up in the cultivation tank.
Qingwu adjusted the electricity in the cultivation tank to the lowest setting. After grinding the metal ores collected in the laboratory into powder, he poured these ore powders into the cultivation tank.
Qingwu knew that the principle of this electrolysis was very simple. Most people would understand it immediately. The core difficulty of this technology lay in formulating the electrolyte.
The two Paras, stimulated by the current, simultaneously opened their eyes and looked around. They found themselves in a cultivation tank.
"Don't move. You are now undergoing rehabilitation treatment," Qingwu said to Paras.
The two spear-broken Paras, upon hearing that they still had hope of recovery, immediately shed tears of joy.
"Endure it. The current stimulation will be a bit cold, but it will stimulate the activity of the metal cells in your body, absorbing the metal ions floating in the cultivation tank," Qingwu said to Paras.
Electrolysis could effectively extract trace metal ions from the ore. Paras acted as the cathode, and metal ions acted as the anode.
During the electrolysis process, Paras would actively absorb metal ions, filling the broken metallic areas in its body and increasing the thickness of its metal armor.
Of course, without anyone noticing, Qingwu added a large amount of Phantom Iron to the electrolyte.
The speed of the electrolyte dissolving was very fast.
In a short while, the two Paras had already changed dramatically.
After adding Phantom Iron, Paras's exterior, under the illumination of sunlight, emitted a faint ghostly glow.
Paras's two spears had been repaired. Its body was covered in a layer of metal. Paras's weight was much heavier than before.
Faba looked at the Paras, now as good as new, his eyes filled with shock.
This key technology was truly developed by this young man.
This kind of talent must be actively recruited!!
After Paras recovered, Qingwu said to Faba: "...Chairman, this technology has a small problem. I need to talk to you about it."
Faba's heart skipped a beat. Was there some side effect?
"Because of electrolysis, Steel-type Pokémon's weight will be much heavier than before. Steel-type Pokémon need to adapt," Qingwu explained.
"That's not a problem. Steel-type Pokémon (who are good at) have undergone heavy training. This increased weight is a small matter for them, a small matter," Faba said, breathing a sigh of relief.
In the next few days, Qingwu personally handed over the technology for formulating the electrolyte to the laboratory researchers. Under Faba's arrangement, he published a paper titled "The Savior of Steel-Type Pokémon: Research on Bio-Electrometallic Regeneration Technology."
After this paper was published, it caused a great stir. The Alliance and Team Rocket all took action, wanting to find this researcher. Devon Corporation publicly issued a statement, announcing that they had successfully recruited Piloswine researcher.
This led to more and more spies infiltrating Devon Corporation.
Qingwu not only received his promised remuneration but also obtained 3% of Devon Corporation's shares and the authority to exchange important items with the Faba family.
Don't underestimate this 3% of Devon Corporation's shares. Faba and Big Aggron jointly owned 75% of Devon Corporation's shares. The remaining shares were divided among other old family members of the Faba family.
Devon Corporation's position was somewhat like Silph Co. in the Kanto region. Now, it was a major player in the Lavender Town area. It could be said that it was a local tyrant.
Moreover, these 3% shares were the original shares. It seemed Faba wanted to tie Qingwu to his chariot.
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