Celebi's explanation finally allowed Gardevoir to breathe a sigh of relief. As long as the Silver Wing could recover, that was all that mattered.
She adjusted her posture in front of the mirror, carefully choosing a better angle before placing the Silver Wing back into her hair.
Under normal circumstances, the Silver Wing automatically absorbed ambient energy from its surroundings. Meanwhile, whenever Gardevoir used her moves, a portion of excess energy would naturally dissipate into the air.
In this way, the Silver Wing absorbed the filtered energy released by Gardevoir, making it even more compatible with her.
At the same time, the divine aura contained within the Silver Wing—originating from a legendary Pokémon—continued to subtly influence Gardevoir's physique.
A perfect win-win situation.
Oliver then introduced the newly evolved Gardevoir to his mother and Milotic. Everyone was delighted and warmly congratulated her on her successful evolution.
Even the neighbor, Mu Xue, seemed to sense the unusual energy fluctuations and came over to take a look. However, the instant she arrived, Celebi had already vanished without a trace.
After finally seeing the guest off, Oliver walked into the Energy Cube workshop and stared at the completely ruined machine.
He scratched his head helplessly.
"Looks like I'll have to buy a new one."
Not exactly short on money, Oliver directly ordered the latest model Energy Cube machine online. Compared to the beginner-grade one he had previously used, this new machine was in an entirely different league.
Not only was the production speed significantly faster, but the internal structure was far more refined, allowing for much more precise operations.
Since the machine wouldn't arrive until the next day, Oliver shifted his attention back to the research paper that still hadn't passed review.
Logically speaking, the review process should have finished two days ago.
Could it be that some of his supporting data wasn't solid enough?
But if the paper had failed review, the system would have notified him through the message center on his profile. Yet there was no notification at all.
That left him thoroughly confused.
Pass or fail—at least send a message, right?
So Oliver contacted customer support directly.
Oliver: Hello, I'd like to ask about a paper I submitted three days ago. It still hasn't passed review—may I know why?
Customer Support: Hello! Please provide your paper's submission ID.
Oliver: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Customer Support: Thank you. Please wait a moment while I check.
A short while later, a new message arrived.
Customer Support: Hello! Our system shows that your paper is currently in an abnormal state, which may have caused it to be missed by the reviewers.
Oliver stared at the screen, completely dumbfounded.
A system bug?
Meanwhile — Inside Lu Xinghe's Research Institute
All experiments had been fully recorded.
Both the data tables on the computer and the energy fluctuation curves displayed on the monitoring equipment clearly confirmed one thing:
A brand-new attribute truly existed.
Now, Lu Xinghe could easily detect Fairy-type energy within Pokémon—but without Oliver's paper as guidance, he would never have been able to notice it in the first place.
Experimental research required countless cycles of verification, calculation, rejection, and reattempts. Only through repeated trial and error could one reach the desired conclusion.
Occasionally, however, there came moments of sudden insight.
It was like searching through a tangled mass of threads for one specific strand—picking them up one by one, carefully unraveling each. Most of the time, the thread you grabbed wasn't the one you wanted, so you had to keep going… again and again… until finally, you found it.
In Lu Xinghe's eyes, Oliver was someone gifted with that flash of insight.
This wasn't luck—it was instinct.
A kind of intuition or "researcher's nose" that allowed him to accurately grasp the correct thread among countless possibilities.
A true talent.
Lu Xinghe himself possessed this ability—and Oliver was only the second person he had ever seen with such sharp instincts.
After reporting the verified results to the upper echelons of the Xia Country Pokémon League, Lu Xinghe returned to the research he had been pursuing for over ten years.
Yet no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't calm his mind.
"…Oliver," he sighed.
"I really do want to meet this research prodigy."
In the previous era of Pokémon research, it was impossible to avoid the name Lu Xinghe.
But Lu Xinghe firmly believed—
This era would be impossible to discuss without mentioning Oliver.
Whether it was intuition or pure curiosity, he desperately wanted to meet the young man and simply talk—about Pokémon, about research, about understanding this world.
Nothing more.
Just a conversation.
The Shockwave Begins
With Lu Xinghe's confirmation, the upper management of the Xia Country Pokémon League erupted in excitement.
They immediately arranged for Oliver's paper to be published—alongside the paper on Sylveon.
The links were placed directly on the massive banner at the top of the Academic Forum's homepage.
Additionally, anyone logging into the forum's mobile app would receive a system push notification—ensuring that absolutely everyone would see it.
Just as Oliver was preparing to re-upload his paper, he switched to the homepage—
And froze.
At some unknown point, his paper had already been reviewed.
Not only that—it was pinned at the very top of the homepage.
"…What?"
He had no idea how this had happened. When he checked earlier, it definitely hadn't been there.
But since it was already published, there was no need to resubmit.
He clicked into the paper and scrolled down to the comments section.
Despite being published only moments ago, the number of comments was already exploding.
At first, many voices were filled with doubt.
"A new attribute? What are the reviewers thinking? Papers this obviously made-up shouldn't be published."
"At least check who the author is before talking—but still, an eighteenth attribute sounds impossible."
"So what if it's Oliver? Discovering a new attribute isn't trivial. He probably published one paper and got arrogant."
But after a refresh, the comment count skyrocketed again—and the tone completely changed.
These were from people who had actually read the paper.
"Did those people even finish reading the paper? After reading it, all I felt was shock."
"Anyone who reads it seriously will understand just how incredible Oliver is."
"If the League approved it, then the paper is solid. The world's balance is about to change."
"Fifty years ago, when Dr. Bruce discovered the Dark type, the League's structure shifted dramatically. Now a Fairy type discovered by one of our own? As someone from Xia Country, all I feel is pride and disbelief."
"On behalf of myself, I propose that the Xia Country League apply for the title of Pokémon Professor for Comrade Oliver."
"Wait—is that Professor Tan Shou commenting? The authority in Pokémon evolution studies?!"
It was well known that Tan Shou himself had not yet received official certification as a Pokémon Professor from League headquarters.
For him to say this meant only one thing—
He believed Oliver had already surpassed him.
"I support Professor Tan Shou's proposal!"
"+1!"
"Wait, are you all only looking at the new-attribute paper? Did you not see the link below it?"
"Eevee has a new evolution?!"
"Holy—there really is one! A Fairy-type evolution—Sylveon! That name fits perfectly!"
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