The teachers skilled in agriculture, forestry, and Pokémon planting work included Jixiang and, potentially, Xiao Cui if she joined. The lineup was passable, and the Fruit Sevii Islands could not afford a better one anyway.
"Shen Qi..."
Jixiang was asking Shen Qi for his opinion. Subconsciously, she already regarded this student as the principal-in-waiting.
After all, the two teachers, Jixiang and Iron Pipe, had hardly ever left the Sevii Islands. At most, they had visited the area around Fuchsia City, so their horizons were too narrow.
"I think we could give it a try."
Shen Qi cleared his throat. "Island Chief Nana, we'd like to try bringing a group of teachers and students to the Fruit Sevii Islands for practical training over summer vacation. Ideally, we could help out."
Nana was equally frank. "I'll cover all your round-trip transportation, meals, and accommodation. If you help the Fruit Sevii Islands, I'll pay you extra."
"Don't expect that in the short term."
They were students, after all. They would have to familiarize themselves with conditions on the Fruit Sevii Islands before analyzing them. In the short term, it would be good enough if their experiments did not backfire and cause Nana losses.
"That's fine." Nana smiled kindly. "Only our family and Pokémon live on the Fruit Sevii Islands. We simply can't manage them all, so the plants on four of the islands grow naturally. They're effectively uninhabited islands. As long as you don't cause an ecological disaster, it's fine."
"It certainly won't come to that!"
Whatever else, some Pokémon High School students had undergone practical training in Berry Forest. Those students would be fine. If Zhuolang had not been due to report to university in April, they might have received even more guidance.
Reaching an understanding with Nana about cooperation was a