On the outskirts of Striaton City, a sprawling complex stood where the forest met the plains. This was the Dream Research Institute, the pride of the entire city.
The nearby forest and plains were all the institute's private property.
Crunch, crunch, crunch...
The lush forest was now filled with Sewaddle that looked as though they wore green scarves. Each diligently munched on leaves, storing up nutrients and energy for evolution.
"These Sewaddle are...?"
Dian, dressed in a white lab coat, looked at the colony of Sewaddle in surprise.
"The Shanmu Breeding Group provided this colony of Sewaddle free of charge to support Professor Fennel's research and yours."
A young male Assistant Researcher spoke respectfully.
Beside him stood a female Assistant Researcher, who consulted the report in her hands. "There are twenty-six Sewaddle with Swarm, thirty-one with Chlorophyll, and only twelve with Overcoat, the smallest group."
"All right."
Dian nodded thoughtfully. They hadn't done this for his sake, but for Fennel's.
Still, they probably wanted to be among the first to reap the benefits when the new Ability Capsule came out.
The Shanmu Group... they gathered intelligence quickly, didn't they?
Was it a deduction, or...
He glanced at the two Assistant Researchers beside him, both keeping their eyes lowered... No matter. As long as they didn't interfere with his experiments, it was fine.
Dian checked the time of day. To ensure the experiment's accuracy, he personally verified the Abilities of all sixty-nine Sewaddle once again. Only then did he separate the three groups into different breeding areas, placing an astonishing number of Everstones in each to prevent any sudden evolutions from affecting the results.
He gave it some more thought. The next step was to introduce various factors and observe changes in the Sewaddle's Abilities, as well as the effects of