blogombal Chapter 5: Academic Committee's Handling of the Issue, and the Online Outcry
Chapter 5: Academic Committee's Handling of the Issue, and the Online Outcry
Meanwhile, the argument in the conference room continued.
Professor Oak laughed in exasperation upon hearing what the Alliance's chief representative had just said.
No wonder Professor Oak is a senryu enthusiast; he's surprisingly inspired when arguing, spouting off whatever comes to mind:
Bizarre Promotion Path
Unless the earth dragon can perform a dragon dance
Newcomers hope there is no
"The most shameless!"
The atmosphere reached a fever pitch as Professor Oak shouted out those three powerful words at the end!
"Who are you calling shameless? Oh, so you, Yukinari Oki, pulling out your ace Pokémon, the one that dominates the Kanto League, isn't shameless?"
"You're discouraging the research enthusiasm of the new generation of researchers and harming the future of academia!"
"Stop labeling me. I didn't say I wouldn't give it to you. I just suggested that you be promoted to senior researcher this time, and then awarded a doctorate after you produce practical results. Are you deaf?"
Upon hearing the alliance representative's words, Dr. Anthony, who was sitting in the far corner, wanted to stand up and loudly announce that Natsuno had not been without practical results!
But at that moment, several other PhDs stood up, and their movements blocked him, the usually inconspicuous person, and what he wanted to say was drowned out by the voices of others.
With a helpless sigh, Dr. Anthony's eyes flashed with a hint of malice: "The academic conference will last at least seven days. Starting on the sixth day, the doctoral students will present their findings. I hope you won't be too surprised."
In the middle of the scene, Dr. Mustard came out to mediate between the two sides who were arguing.
"Xuecheng, you can't ignore our advice just because Xia Ye is your trainee researcher. The alliance representatives have some valid points."
Professor Oak, who was being held down, was about to retort after hearing this, but was stopped by Professor Ichigo's gesture of raising his hand, and waited for what would happen next.
"However, the results have only just been released and have not yet been fully disclosed to the world. No one knows the subsequent impact and potential of this research."
"Academic conferences last at least seven days, and arguing now won't get us anywhere. Let's work on this tonight and fully publish Natsuno's findings to the world, then we'll see the impact."
"If there is enough energy, I believe the alliance representatives will not refuse to grant the doctorate as an exception. Let's not be impatient."
"Let's give them a little more time and decide on Natsuno's promotion on the last night. Let's leave Natsuno's matter here for now. We still need to look at the other results from today and decide on their promotions."
With both sides persuaded, the meeting room fell silent, only to erupt into a new round of arguments, this time with different protagonists. Wherever there are people, there will be conflict; it's true everywhere.
Natsuno's academic presentation video was also edited out and quickly sent to television stations in various regions for emergency broadcast. Various official accounts on the Pokémon Audio/Video App are also releasing content.
This is the information age. As long as the League makes a decision, the news can be communicated to all regions of the world within an hour, even those regions that haven't yet formed a League, such as the Alola region, where people saw the news on television.
Users who are 6G surfing have left comments under various videos.
[Feiyun Ice Cream Flagship Store: Wow, impressive! This researcher is so young, and his academic presentation sounds so fun! Following him! Points to the link for those who want to follow: @ResearcherJustWantsToSlackOff] — 30.6 likes
[Rebuilding the Glory of the Earth Dragon: Let me sort this out. Moves are determined by genes, so does that mean Dragon Dance is also determined by genes? That means the Earth Dragon's Dragon Dance?! Rebuilding the glory of the Earth Dragon is our inescapable duty!] — 80.8 likes
[The Mantis with Insect Premonition is the strongest: I noticed that Natsuno mentioned that traits are determined by genes, so is it possible for traits to be changed later in life? OMG, go research that, you're amazing, big brother!] — 50.7 likes
A heated discussion about genes has swept the internet, but Natsuno is unaware of it.
At this moment, he was talking to Shark about how she would be after learning Dragon Dance, how she could take down a Dragonite with a single Dragon Claw, or how she could take down a Tyranitar with a single Earthquake, and Shark was all smiles as he talked about it.
Cynthia's eyes also showed a moment of distraction. As the Sinnoh Champion, she knew all too well the impact that Dragon Dance could have on Garchomp—it could be described as transformative.
Real-world combat isn't a turn-based game. Increased speed brings about comprehensive improvements: it's easier to dodge the opponent's moves, faster attack speed allows moves that the opponent could have dodged to hit successfully, and so on.
The thought of Garchomp having new possibilities made Cynthia feel a surge of excitement: "Ono, it looks like I'll have to call you Dr. Ono from now on. You're amazing, only been a researcher for a little over two years."
In this world, a doctorate is not an academic title, but a special level of research. Only when a researcher makes a sufficiently significant contribution and impact on the world will they be awarded the honorary title of doctor.
Upon hearing Zhu Lan's words, Xia Ye first raised his head slightly, then gently shook his head: "I'm probably a senior researcher. As for the doctor, just think about it; the possibility is extremely low. You should have some self-awareness."
Seeing that Natsuno didn't understand the value behind her research, Takeran patiently explained to him: "Just the fact that it can help Garchomp learn Dragon Dance is enough to make it a groundbreaking study."
"If this is possible, then can other Pokémon also acquire new moves through genetic engineering, creating new possibilities? And what about other aspects?"
"Leaving aside new possibilities, could we obtain comprehensive data about a Pokémon simply by testing its genes? Even for a newly discovered Pokémon, could we quickly determine its moves and abilities by comparing its genes with existing ones?"
Xia Ye nodded, but out of caution, he didn't dare to speak too definitively: "Although there's no way to directly detect it right now, there's a considerable possibility that we can find out through comparison."
"Including the discovery of known Pokémon, genetic testing may reveal hidden, undiscovered moves and even abilities."
Zhu Lan nodded: "So you know how important your research is, right? I bet the academic committee is arguing fiercely about your promotion."
After chatting for a while, seeing that it was getting late, Zhu Lan put away Shark and got up to leave.
Xia Ye then led Xiao Cai to the bathroom to wash up before bed.
Xiao Cai was also carefully cleaning her mouth with a toothbrush; Pokémon's oral hygiene also needs careful attention.
Lying in bed, Natsuno covered Xiaocai with the blanket and was about to turn off the light.
Noticing the light blue business card he had tossed on his bedside table, Natsuno thought for a moment, picked it up, and dialed the number on it.
He was very curious about what the other person wanted from him.
After the call connected, they didn't talk much. They agreed to meet at a five-star hotel in downtown Yuhong the next evening to discuss the details.
After hanging up the phone, Natsuno casually clicked on the Pokémon audio video, intending to watch some videos before going to sleep.
Then I saw that the message list had 999+ messages, it was overflowing.
An account that originally had only a few dozen followers now has millions of followers, and the number is still increasing.
"Why is he so popular? Has his account been hacked?"