March 21.
It had been nearly two months since the Pokémon Restaurant opened, and construction had begun on the Ecological Park's exhibition area.
Just as the foreman had predicted, Mayor Luca appeared at the construction site to supervise the work personally.
With Mayor Luca overseeing things himself, Li Wei had no need to worry about the quality of the work. The mayor would have to sign off on it in the end.
Watching Bidoof shape stones with their teeth and Scyther slice rocks cleanly in two...
Machoke strode along with two logs on their shoulders.
Li Wei could only marvel at how powerful Pokémon were.
Wait, Ash could probably do that too...
While construction at the park was in full swing,
Li Wei would be leaving for a week.
This was something he had previously promised Erika of the Celadon Gym, back when she invited Valerie over.
He would be going to the Breeders' Academy at Celadon University to teach a weeklong course on Pokémon breeding.
As the university that had educated Professor Oak and Professor Rowan, Celadon University was a sacred destination for countless Trainers and students.
Professor Oak had earned his doctorate at Celadon University at the age of twenty-five.
Lance, Blue, Steven, Wallace, and even Cynthia had all taught weeklong courses there.
Of course, Li Wei would not be teaching the university students themselves, but the students at its affiliated Trainer Academy.
The difference was that these students were still young-Trainers who had reached the age to set out on a journey but had chosen not to.
As the champion of the Young Breeders' Competition, capable of making perfect Pokéblocks, Super Rich Poffins, and Moltres-class Pokémon Curry,
Li Wei was more than qualified to teach the students still studying at the Celadon Trainer Academy.
Besides teaching the