Professor Kant observed the two Pokémon with great professionalism and meticulousness, looking them over from every angle.
As he looked, he praised them.
"It's truly unbelievable! Whether looking at their spirit, skin, physical condition, or body shape, your two Pokémon are exceptionally well-raised. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe that you, Eichi, raised them yourself. I would be willing to believe they were raised by some Senior Breeder. I am curious, how do you train them? You don't have to tell me; I just ask out of habit."
"No problem," Eichi replied. "Since the day they were born, I have provided them with the best breeding conditions I could possibly offer."
Professor Kant then asked, "I heard from Director Yanagi that you come from an ordinary family. To raise them to this extent would require a considerable amount of money. So, how did you manage it?"
Eichi smiled. "I earned the money myself!"
Professor Kant and Miss Lin were astonished. "You earned it yourself?"
After their surprise, they couldn't help but exclaim, "Eichi, the more I learn about you, the more remarkable I find you."
At this point, Miss Lin interjected, "Professor Kant, have you forgotten our purpose?"
Professor Kant slapped his forehead. "Right, I got off track. I need to customize Pokéblocks and Pokémon food for Eichi's Pokémon." He then turned to Eichi and Miss Lin and said, "Both of you, and the two little ones, follow me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Professor Kant led Eichi and Miss Lin to a small door beside the office. Opening the door, they walked into a room that looked even more like a research lab, with various instruments neatly arranged together. Professor Kant expertly walked up to a machine, flipped the switch, and said, "Eichi, have them stand on this machine."
Eichi nodded and said to Beedrill, "Beedrill, you go first, stand on the machine."
Beedrill nodded to Eichi, glanced at Scyther, and slowly flew onto the machine. Professor Kant then pressed a button, and everyone heard the machine start up, and then a red beam of light appeared out of thin air, slowly scanning Beedrill from head to tail.
Once the scan was complete, a three-dimensional image of Beedrill appeared on Professor Kant's electronic screen, along with a large amount of data. Eichi understood some of it, but the rest was completely incomprehensible.
After Beedrill finished, Eichi had Scyther step up for the examination.
After scanning both Pokémon, Professor Kant stared at the screen for a moment and said, "Eichi, both of your Pokémon have very high talent!"
Eichi asked in confusion, "Professor, how do you know that?"
Professor Kant began to explain. "You should know that we divide a Pokémon's aptitude into six grades."
Eichi nodded. Professor Kant continued, "We use this machine to determine that classification. We discovered a substance inside every Pokémon's body. This substance is invisible and intangible; it can only be observed with this instrument.
Initially, we didn't know what it was, but later, we found that Pokémon that progress exceptionally quickly have more of this substance than those that progress slowly. We then conducted more experiments, which led to the conclusion that the more of this substance a Pokémon has, the better its talent.
We call this substance the 'Active Factor.' During the check just now, I observed that the Active Factor in both your Pokémon is very high. If we use the aptitude classification, their aptitude is at the Outstanding grade. You have very good luck."
Eichi said, outwardly, "Oh? Then my luck must indeed be quite good." How could their talent not be good? I inject them with Bug Force every day.If I injected any Pokémon for this long, it would also gain Outstanding aptitude.
Moving on from the topic, Professor Kant said, "Alright. We have Scyther's and Beedrill's data now. It should take about one or two weeks for the customized food to be ready."
"Thank you, Professor Kant," Eichi said gratefully. "You've worked hard."
Professor Kant waved his hand dismissively. "Oh, it's nothing. Feel free to come and ask me if you have any breeding-related questions in the future."
Hearing this, Eichi asked, "Speaking of which, Professor Kant, I do have a question."
"What is it?" Professor Kant asked.
Eichi did not answer immediately. Instead, he said to Miss Lin, "Teacher, Professor Kant and I have a few things to discuss. You don't have to stay with us."
"In that case, I'll go take care of my duties," Miss Lin replied. "You two chat." Miss Lin then said goodbye to Professor Kant and left.
Once Miss Lin had gone, Eichi began. "Professor, I would like to learn how to make Pokéblocks and Pokémon food."
Professor Kant looked slightly surprised. "You want to learn to make Pokéblocks?" He thought for a moment. "That's fine! Normally, students in the breeding specialty only start learning to make Pokéblocks and Pokémon food in their third year. However, given your mastery of breeding knowledge, you are already on par with many third-year students, so learning to make Pokéblocks and food is not a problem. Follow me."
Professor Kant then walked toward a machine at the back, and Eichi followed him.
"This is the machine for making Pokéblocks," Professor Kant explained. "And the one behind it is the machine for Pokémon food. Let's start with the Pokéblock machine. Mine here is the best Pokéblock-making machine on the market."
Professor Kant paused, then continued, "Actually, you could buy the cheapest version of this machine in a store, but I don't recommend you buy one. First, the price is too high; you might not be able to afford it. Second, the school has machines available. We in the Breeding Department have several classrooms dedicated to making Pokéblocks and food. Although they are not as advanced as this one, they are still very convenient to use."
Eichi listened attentively, knowing he should cherish the opportunity of having a Professor teach him.
Professor Kant spoke earnestly. "You must have read about the process of making Pokéblocks in books. The raw material for Pokéblocks is Berries. To make any Pokéblock, you liquefy the Berries and then compress them into a block shape. While it sounds easy, determining the exact proportion of ingredients in the Pokéblock and knowing which Berries are needed is difficult. Not to mention, the order in which the Berries are added is also very important. Although having a machine makes it easier, making Pokéblocks is still a complex task. I'll make the simplest type of Pokéblock first so you can observe my process."