The Breeding Center.
My cousin Vera was back on vacation,
but Li Wei still had to work as usual.
"I'm going to work."
Especially since Li Wei had been in Kalos for over half a month, his appointments were booked until next year.
Because Li Wei had been promoted to Duke of the Battle Chateau in the Kalos region and had defeated Elite Four Zhi Mi...
The impact of that live battle was far-reaching.
Of course, it might also be due to the high viewership of the Pokémon Summer Camp documentary on Sinnoh NOW.
Li Wei's fame was gradually increasing, and this was clearly reflected in his account.
In the past half-month, his follower count had reached 660,000.
Li Wei checked his data from last month.
He had gained 250,000 followers directly.
Vera waved her hand casually,
"Don't mind me, I'll go find…"
Vera originally wanted to say she was going to find Shaymin to play with,
but her words stopped abruptly as she saw Diancie skipping towards her.
Vera and Diancie looked at each other for a long time.
She finally remembered!
"Diancie? How can there be a Diancie here?"
Li Wei asked in surprise, "You know her too?"
Vera retorted, "As a historical researcher, how could I not know about this? I read about her in an ancient text."
Li Wei nodded in understanding.
It seemed Diancie's fame wasn't as obscure as he thought; she was quite well-known among specific groups.
Li Wei's mouth curved into a slight smile, "I caught her."
Vera said very seriously, "You really are lucky."
After much thought, Vera could only come to this conclusion.
Li Wei did not refute; Vera wasn't the first to tell him this, and he indeed was very lucky.
Even Li Wei himself felt that everything he had now involved an element of luck, so he cherished it even more.
Hearing his cousin mention this, Li Wei asked curiously, "What exactly was written in that ancient text?"
When it came to anything related to history,
Vera immediately became serious.
Vera closed her eyes, recalling, and slowly said,
"Diancie is born in places rich in Fairy aura, within the Carbink communities deep underground in mineral veins."
"That's roughly the meaning. If you want to know the details, you can go to the Jubilife City Library; there are rubbings of ancient texts."
"But how they are born in places rich in Fairy aura, within Carbink communities, remains two unsolved mysteries to this day."
"Places rich in Fairy aura are generally believed to be where Xerneas lives, or perhaps a blessing?"
"These are the two mainstream views."
"Additionally, whether Diancie truly existed in the past still needs a question mark."
"Of course, now it's no longer needed…"
As she spoke, Vera suddenly changed her expression,
"You're so cute, Diancie!"
Vera suddenly sat on the ground and hugged Diancie, rubbing her face against Diancie's cheek repeatedly.
It was a good thing she was selective and rubbed Diancie's cheek, otherwise, she'd be disfigured.
Like Steven, she was also a fanatical rock enthusiast, but she was more outwardly expressive...
At least Li Wei had never seen Steven act like that.
Li Wei imagined Steven doing that.
The scene was too beautiful.
If a girl did that, Li Wei could still tolerate it.
But a man, even Steven…
"..."
Li Wei helplessly covered his eyes.
Feeling exhausted, wanted to sigh.
Diancie, however, seemed to be enjoying it very much.
"Diancie, can I observe you for a bit?"
Vera pulled out a magnifying glass from somewhere.
(No problem.)
Vera suddenly asked curiously,
"Does Professor Rowan still not know about Diancie's existence? Otherwise, he probably wouldn't let this opportunity pass."
"Can you sit up first before you speak?"
Vera was sitting on the corridor floor in a mermaid pose, and Li Wei really didn't know how to complain.
"Answer my question first."
"In a few days, Oak will come to Sandgem Town, and I'll take Diancie to the Shanli Research Institute then."
Sandgem Town is just south of Jubilife City,
The distance between the two towns is very close,
just like Li Wei going to Hearthome City.
Dr. Platanus will also make a trip then.
The three Doctors will jointly study the relationship between Diancie and Carbink.
"Oak! I really want to go!"
Vera's eyes suddenly lit up.
Probably any researcher would find it hard to remain calm upon hearing Oak's name.
"See if you can ask for leave; I'll take you."
"It's settled then!"
Although studying ancient history and fossils was good,
being able to consult with Oak and Professor Rowan in person would definitely be very beneficial.
Especially since this trip they were going to study the relationship between Diancie and Carbink, which undoubtedly made Vera even more interested.
"When are we leaving?"
"Exactly September 1st, it should be about five days."
Due to the travel between Sandgem Town and Jubilife City, Li Wei could make it a day trip, which wouldn't affect the Breeding Center.
"Okay, I'll ask the curator for leave right away!"
As long as Vera said she was going to see Oak for academic study, she could get a year's leave approved.
"Diancie, where are you going?"
(To play.)
Diancie, who had just woken up, planned to go play at the children's play area, where most of the Carbink were also located.
Diancie was not very old, still in her growth stage, and Li Wei didn't make any demands of her.
Eat when she wants, drink when she wants, play when she wants.
Training, just let it be.
However, given that Diancie wanted to win applause and cheers, necessary training still had to be done.
Fairy-type training...
The first person Li Wei thought of was Valerie.
Unfortunately, Li Wei didn't meet Valerie, the Fairy Gym Leader, when he went to Laverre City.
Li Wei and Valerie also didn't know each other...
It seemed too abrupt to inexplicably ask her for advice on Fairy-type training techniques.
Li Wei decided to discuss how to train with Qinglv in person when he went to Sandgem Town.
Qinglv would also be coming to Sandgem Town this time; he had already messaged Li Wei.
Because Qinglv was also very interested in Diancie.
Besides Diancie, Carbink are also Fairy-type, and these are all applicable.
Soon, Vera followed Diancie, knowing that Li Wei had to be busy with work.
Li Wei's work today was to perform maintenance on Cynthia's Garchomp, Kommo-o, and a few other Pokemon.
Cynthia, Steven, and Lance's Pokemon all received maintenance once a month, but only four or five could be maintained in a day.
Li Wei still had to give Garchomp a salt-sand bath today to keep its skin dry and rough.
The salt-sand bath had to be done in an open-air sandpit,
So Li Wei could see Diancie and Carbink in the children's play area, and Shaymin playing hide-and-seek with Eevee and Turtwig there.
He could also see Farfetch'd training with Lucario; they were practicing the Lucario training method gifted by Kukui.
In short—cultivating inner peace.
Two words—Calm Mind.