The Shocking Academic World

The next morning, when Bruce arrived at Professor Charles Darwin's laboratory, he discovered that the place was surrounded by water.

Bruce took a quick glance and realized that nearly all the staff and school leaders from Metropolis University were present.

He walked through the crowd under the gaze of everyone and entered through the Laboratory's door.

Afterward, under the guidance of his older sister, they entered a quiet room.

When the door opened, the figures of Professor Charles Darwin and Director Brian Harris appeared.

"Come in quickly," Professor Charles Darwin gestured to Bruce, looking somewhat impatient.

Bruce sat down in the chair in front of both of them.

After a brief greeting, Professor Charles Darwin spoke: "We are discussing the specific procedures for tomorrow's academic conference."

"What do I need to do?" Bruce asked with curiosity.

Professor Charles Darwin spoke for a moment before answering: "What you need to do is quite simple: just explain the main content of the paper."

"Afterward, you'll need to demonstrate Mega Evolution in front of everyone."

Bruce nodded slightly; both things were within his ability.

"At the end, there will be a Q session. You will need to answer many questions related to Mega Evolution, and I will help you answer them at that time," Professor Charles Darwin continued.

"No problem," Bruce nodded.

His involvement in the paper was very high, and he was very familiar with all the content, so the routine questions shouldn't trouble him.

However, if the questions elevated to a more complex level, Professor Charles Darwin would assist in answering them.

This was also one of the main reasons why Bruce sought out Professor Charles Darwin's guidance.

Moreover, building a good relationship with Professor Charles Darwin, a prominent figure in the academic world with countless loyal followers, was very important. His influence was immense.

Even the Bayne family needed to cultivate strong relationships with such people.

After Professor Charles Darwin finished speaking, Brian Harris turned his head to look at Bruce with admiration in his eyes.

He lightly clapped: "Bruce, you did a great job."

Brian Harris gazed at Bruce with his deep black eyes, his voice a bit energetic as he said, "You have made the school proud by winning both the First-Year Student Exchange Championship and the University League Championship at the same time."

"The director is flattering you," Bruce said.

Brian Harris didn't comment and continued: "By now, you should have accumulated enough school points, and if you have time, you can visit the school's breeding house and select a Pokemon."

Bruce was a bit surprised, but then understood what the director meant.

As the current University League champion, he had earned enough points to pick a Pokemon from the breeder's house without needing additional qualifications or even being a champion.

Bruce was a bit moved but quickly realized that Galar Ponyta was still hungry and waiting for Bruce's breeder and training. This was also the key plan for the next stage: turning Ponyta into a Rapidash.

Additionally, Bruce would soon participate in the multinational youth exchange competition and needed to focus on that, leaving no extra time to raise a fifth Pokemon.

"Good director," Bruce thought.

Brian Harris nodded slightly before addressing the more important matter: "Regarding Mega Evolution, both the school and I will fully support you."

"If you need help with anything, you can ask the school."

"Thank you, Director," Bruce replied with a smile.

Brian Harris waved his hand, looked at Bruce, and said, "Although I don't know much about Mega Evolution, judging by the information I know so far, this must be an important discovery that affects all of Avalon."

"Even the entire world," Brian Harris added.

Indeed, the most shocking aspect of Mega Evolution is its high combat power. To perform Mega Evolution, certain prerequisites must be met, and they are quite challenging.

Having a Pokemon in its final form that can Mega Evolve is the simplest requirement. Secondly, you need both the KeyStone and the Mega Stone, as well as a deep emotional bond with the Pokemon.

The combination of these factors is enough to eliminate the vast majority of Trainers.

"We'll leave the rest to you. The school and I will fully support tomorrow's academic conference," Brian Harris said as he stood up and slowly exited the room.

Bruce and Professor Charles Darwin remained in the room to discuss the details of tomorrow's academic conference.

At the same time, the paper that Bruce and Professor Charles Darwin had completed together passed the review, and "Pokemon House" was successfully developed.

As soon as it was successfully published, countless scholars took notice, and many Trainers joined the excitement.

"Research on Mega Evolution"

The title was very modest, but the contents inside were pure gold.

"I once entered the Hundred Thousand Mountains to practice, and I found two incredible stones, discovering that there are hidden magical powers within them."

"Yes, the most critical elements for Mega Evolution are these two stones, which I called the KeyStone and the Mega Stone."

"The key to Mega Evolution is to make the KeyStone resonate with the Mega Stone that the Pokemon holds, and it's necessary for the Trainer and Pokemon to have a sufficiently deep bond so that the hidden power in the two stones can activate and complete the Mega Evolution."

"After Mega Evolution, the total Species Strength of the Pokemon will increase, and both Attributes and Abilities may change."

"I discovered this in my in-depth research on Gardevoir..."

The paper was very, very long, but everyone read it with intense focus.

Bruce outlined the specific process of Mega Evolution in the paper, and then Professor Charles Darwin added some specific data, using biological and genetic knowledge to speculate on Mega Evolution.

At the end of the paper, everyone saw this line:

"Therefore, if you want to perform Mega Evolution, go find the KeyStone and the Mega Stone. As long as you can find these two stones, maybe you'll be the next Trainer to perform Mega Evolution."

This paper by Bruce had sent the entire academic world—no, not just the academic world, but even the Trainer community—into a frenzy.

Evolving Pokemon again... almost no Trainer would refuse.

For a time, countless Trainers stared at the papers in front of them, displaying complicated expressions.

Obviously, Bruce was just a Trainer like them, but... unexpectedly, he made such a significant discovery.

Bruce's status as a research student still reminded everyone that he was merely a research student who loved Pokemon battles.

For a while, Mega Evolution became even more popular, and compared to the popularity from the previous night, it had skyrocketed.

No matter where you went, you could hear people talking about Mega Evolution and Mega Gardevoir.

It was precisely because of this that the view count on the video of Bruce's battle against Liam was increasing at an astounding rate, surpassing the combined views of all the other battle videos.

At this moment, every sector of society continued to pay attention to Mega Evolution and eagerly anticipated tomorrow's academic conference.

But at the same time, many academics and Trainers raised a series of questions.

"Which Pokemon can undergo Mega Evolution?"

"Do they have to be in their final form?"

"How do you find the KeyStone and the Mega Stone?"

"How can you tell which Pokemon corresponds to a Mega Stone?"

These topics would be the highlight of tomorrow's academic conference.

Secondly, Mega Evolution was a revolutionary discovery that would seriously affect the current evolution system, potentially causing difficulties from some scholars during the conference.

But it didn't matter; with Professor Charles Darwin as the mastermind, these difficulties could be handled easily.

After discussing the details of tomorrow's conference with Professor Charles Darwin, Bruce stood up and returned to his apartment.

"Speaking of which... I don't know when I'll go to participate in the competition, so I'll need to request some time off," Bruce thought to himself.

In fact, the final exams would be in a week or two, but... given the special situation, he could only keep requesting leave.

Professor Kelvin should be able to understand.

When Bruce returned to his apartment, the elder called.

"Has the meeting time been set?"

"It's confirmed, tomorrow at two o'clock," Bruce replied.

The elder hummed lightly and then said, "At that time, there will likely be some stubborn old-timers who'll try to make things difficult for you, so just ignore them and leave everything to Professor Charles Darwin."

"I see."

Immediately, the elder smiled again: "Last night, Elite Lance contacted me."

"King Lance Dragneel?" Bruce was a bit surprised.

"Yes," the elder smiled, "Last night, he was planning to go to Madison Square Garden to ask you for more details on Mega Evolution, but he got caught in traffic, and by the time he arrived, you had already left."

Hearing this, Bruce's expression became quite strange.

A big guy like Lance getting stuck in traffic?

"I gave him a brief overview. Tomorrow, he'll attend the academic conference on behalf of the Avalon Pokemon Association and the Dragneel family."

"Representing the Avalon Pokemon Association?" Bruce seemed confused.

"Yes, Lance Dragneel is an Elite in service and can directly represent the official body. But don't worry, the official is happy to hear about such an important discovery and will just gather the relevant information and conduct a series of evaluations."

"So that's the case." Bruce nodded thoughtfully.

The elder stroked his beard and smiled again: "Since last night, many people have asked me about the specific news of Mega Evolution, and I've... been evasive."

"In short, tomorrow's academic conference is highly anticipated."

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