Let you make animations and develop virtual Pokémon? Chapter 009

Professor Oak had white hair and a very square face with thick eyebrows, giving him a steady and reliable air. He wore a white lab coat over a red shirt, with beige jeans on the bottom.

“Young man, come here quickly.”

Professor Oak’s voice was deep yet gentle.

Ye Xiao walked over quickly and politely said, “Hello, Professor Oak, I’m Ye Xiao.”

“Hello, Ye Xiao, I am Professor Oak, it’s a pleasure to meet you,” Professor Oak responded with a smile.

He then looked at the two young men beside him, introducing them, “These two trainers will be picking up their Pokémon with you. One is Red, who also lives in Pallet Town, and the other is my grandson, Green.”

Ye Xiao turned his gaze to Red and Green.

Red, to Professor Oak’s left, looked honest and somewhat unassuming. He had black hair and wore a red and white Poké Ball themed baseball cap backward. He had on a light red and black short-sleeved shirt, carried a yellow backpack, and wore blue jeans with white athletic shoes. It was clear that Red was well-prepared for his upcoming journey.

Green, to Professor Oak’s right, looked somewhat arrogant. He had brown hair and wore a black short-sleeved shirt with the collar open, revealing a delicate necklace around his neck. He wore purple athletic pants paired with red athletic shoes.

Seeing Ye Xiao arrive, Green eagerly spoke up:

“Grandpa, since the person we were waiting for is here, can I choose my Pokémon now?!”

Professor Oak slowly shook his head and earnestly said to Green:

“Green, do you remember what I once taught you? To become an excellent trainer, you must never be impatient, no matter the situation. You should learn from Red’s composure.”

Green immediately looked at Red, finding that Red was just standing quietly in place, not at all anxious about the next step.

“Hmph!”

Green let out a muffled snort, feeling a bit annoyed, then said to Professor Oak with a look of defiance:

“What good is just being composed? I will prove to you who will be the most excellent trainer in the world in the future! I will win the champion’s throne before Red!”

His tone was full of determination, not believing he was any worse than Red.

Live stream comments:

“Goodness, I get it now, what Green? Gary! Is that you?”

“This Green looks and acts a lot like Gary from the anime, but what about Red? Is he supposed to be Ash?”

“No way, Ash isn’t that quiet.”

“You’re all wrong, Ash should still be sleeping at home at this time.”

“See the Poké Balls on that table? They should be Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur. Boss Ye is definitely going to choose a Pokémon with these two NPCs.”

“Are you all focused on that? Am I the only one who noticed how realistic these NPCs are?”

“I noticed too, no game NPCs are this realistic. But, since they’re so real, can I beat up this arrogant Green once I get into the game?”

“Am I the only one who noticed the beginner guide is time-limited? I want to know what happens if you go to Professor Oak’s Lab after the time limit?”

“Could it be that if you exceed the time limit, you can get Pikachu like Ash in the anime?”

Faced with all sorts of strange comments in the live stream, Ye Xiao couldn’t help but be amused.

He hadn’t expected someone would want to beat up Green.

And some were guessing that going to Professor Oak’s Lab after the time limit would let them get Pikachu.

He could only say, forget about Pikachu, at most they’d get a leftover Bulbasaur.

In this game’s setting, besides the core main storyline, everything else was open and free. This meant that every action a player took, every interaction with an NPC, could lead to completely different outcomes and developments.

Take the current situation, for example: if a player arrived at Professor Oak’s Lab on time, they would have the chance to choose one of the three Pokémon first and could have a beginner battle with Red and Green.

If they exceeded the time limit, Red would pick Charmander, Green would pick Squirtle, and the player would be left with a leftover Bulbasaur, with no beginner battle, meaning they would miss the opportunity for their first level-up.

Back to the game.

Professor Oak saw that the time was right and said, “Since everyone is here, you may now officially proceed to the Pokémon selection.”

Saying this, he looked at the wooden table beside him, where three red and white Poké Balls were neatly arranged.

“From left to right, they are Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. Who wants to choose first?”

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As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Xiao said without hesitation, “I’ll go first.”

At this moment, if a player wanted to make the first choice, they had to be proactive. Any hesitation would be equivalent to giving up the priority to choose first.

Professor Oak smiled and nodded.

“Alright, then Ye Xiao will choose first.”

Green only then reacted, quickly shouting, “Then I’ll be second!”

Finally, Professor Oak looked at Red and kindly asked:

“So Red, I’m afraid you’ll have to be the third to choose, is that alright?”

Red shook his head and smiled slightly, indicating he had no problem.

Professor Oak nodded with an appreciative look, then said to the group:

“Alright! Children, go and choose a Pokémon of your own.”

Ye Xiao walked to the wooden table and decisively picked up the Poké Ball in the very middle.

Immediately after, he pressed the button in the middle of the Poké Ball, and a red light shone out. A cute Charmander appeared on the wooden table.

“Aww~”

Charmander let out a very adorable little coo, its bright eyes curiously surveying everything around it.

When it looked at Ye Xiao, it saw that Ye Xiao was also looking at it.

Charmander immediately understood in its heart that this human in front of it must be its trainer. So it held up its two small hands towards Ye Xiao, seemingly wanting a hug.

Ye Xiao, of course, wouldn’t refuse this little guy. He used both hands to pick it up, easily lifting it.

The little guy was quite light, only a little over ten pounds.

Seeing this, the viewers in the live stream were all melted by this scene.

“Cute!”

“Charmander is too cute!”

“I really want to experience it firsthand right now.”

“Yeah, I want to know what Charmander feels like to touch.”

Back in the game, seeing Charmander chosen by Ye Xiao, Green quickly took the leftmost Poké Ball containing Bulbasaur.

He knew that once the Fire-type Charmander was chosen, the only Pokémon left to choose from would be the Water-type Squirtle and the Grass-type Bulbasaur.

And if he took the Grass-type Bulbasaur, then Red would only be able to choose Squirtle, which was weak to Bulbasaur!

For Green, choosing an initial Pokémon was not just a Pokémon battle, but also a competition with Red.

He didn’t care about winning against Ye Xiao, but he definitely had to win against Red!