Chapter 50: Professor Platane
After confirming that he was definitely not dreaming and that the Reward was not a trap, Bai Feng finally felt a sense of reality. He lowered his head to look at the Document in his hand and began to seriously understand the information about this Fruit Tree.
This was a Dragon Eye Fruit Tree, with a Tree Age of over eight hundred years. It was a Grade A Fruit Tree achieved entirely through the accumulation of Time.
This Dragon Eye Fruit Tree was 18 meters tall. This wouldn't be considered tall for other Trees hundreds of years old, but for a Dragon Eye Fruit Tree, it was indeed a tall Tree.
Dragon Eye Fruit was a relatively rare Fruit Tree. Its taste was a bit strange for humans, but it was very popular among Pokémon.
This type of Tree had a characteristic: slow growth. There was a saying in the Pokémon World that if a Young Man planted a Dragon Eye Fruit Tree Seedling, the Fruit Tree would only grow and bear fruit after he had grandchildren.
This showed how slow the growth rate of the Dragon Eye Fruit Tree was. It was precisely because of this that very few people planted this Fruit Tree on a large scale, as it was simply not cost-effective.
Rarity makes things valuable. The fact that few people planted this Fruit Tree meant that this Berry had a relatively high price on the Market and was also very difficult to buy.
This Fruit Tree not only grew slowly but also didn't grow tall easily; it was actually more prone to developing horizontally.
Although the Dragon Eye Fruit Tree Bai Feng received was only a little over ten meters tall, its Tree Trunk would likely require ten to twenty people linking arms to encircle it. This showed that its Tree shape had nothing to do with being slender; it was completely a "short and stout fellow".
According to the records on the Document, this Fruit Tree originally grew in a certain Great Mountain in the Kalos Region. Its original Owner was an Altaria.
Later, this Altaria was captured by a powerful Trainer, and the Fruit Tree was brought back as a result.
Being able to possess such a Fruit Tree, Bai Feng's Guess was that the Altaria must have been quite extraordinary.
After Bai Feng had a general understanding of the Fruit Tree's Situation, Miss Jun Sha said to him, "Find some Time to transport it away. You can't keep occupying our Training Grounds; this way, we can't do any Training."
Bai Feng nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll find someone to take it away tomorrow."
Then, Bai Feng chatted with Miss Jun Sha for a while longer before returning to the Hotel.
Teacher Da Cun saw that Bai Feng's mood had visibly improved after going to the Police Station, so he joked, "What, did Miss Jun Sha give you Money?"
Bai Feng smiled broadly and said, "No Money, but something that makes me even happier than getting Money."
So Bai Feng told Teacher Da Cun about getting a Grade A Fruit Tree, and Teacher Da Cun was also quite shocked.
"The League is truly generous!" he said with a look of admiration.
Just then, Bai Ye walked over with Primarina and the others. Bai Feng excitedly wanted to pick up Larvitar, but found it a bit difficult, so he just patted its head instead and said:
"Little guy, your Meals are sorted!"
Larvitar looked confused, not understanding what Bai Feng was saying. It ate its fill every day!
Because he was in a good mood, Bai Feng took everyone out for a Feast. This time, they went to a Luxury Restaurant in Mi A Lei City and even booked a Private Room.
Teacher Da Cun knew Bai Feng was in a good mood, so he didn't say anything discouraging about wasting or saving Money at this time. He happily celebrated with Bai Feng.
After returning to the Hotel, Bai Feng called Fuyu on the Phone and told him the news about getting a Grade A Fruit Tree. He asked him to be ready to receive the Fruit Tree tomorrow. He would arrange for someone to transport the Fruit Tree back, and Fuyu would be responsible for giving the Fruit Tree to the Diglett to plant properly.
He had already decided on the Location for planting the Fruit Tree: he would plant it in the Back of the House at his Home.
After Fuyu received this news, he was very happy for Bai Feng. He felt that following Bai Feng was becoming more and more promising. Now that they had the first Grade A Fruit Tree, there would be a second, a third... Would having an entire Grade A Orchard be far off?
For a moment, Fuyu was filled with anticipation for the future.
The next day was the last day of the Berry Exhibition Conference. On this day, Bai Feng and Teacher Da Cun didn't go to the Venue early as usual.
Bai Feng asked Teacher Da Cun to wait for him at the Hotel. He himself went to find a Delivery Service in Mi A Lei City and entrusted them with transporting the Dragon Eye Fruit Tree to Couriway Town.
Because the Dragon Eye Fruit Tree was quite valuable, even though Mi A Lei City and Couriway Town weren't far apart, the Shipping Fee was relatively expensive. Moreover, the Dragon Eye Fruit Tree was indeed quite large in volume, making transportation more troublesome.
In addition, for the transportation of valuable items, Bai Feng also needed to sign a Contract and an Insurance Agreement with the Delivery Service. In short, it took quite a bit of Time.
By the Time Bai Feng returned to the Hotel, it was already noon. He decided to have lunch outside with Teacher Da Cun and the Pokémon, and only then did he pack their Stuff and head to the exhibition Venue.
The exhibition on the last day was much quieter. Many Exhibition Booths were already empty, and the Quantity of visiting guests couldn't compare to the previous days.
As soon as Bai Feng and the others arrived at their Exhibition Booth, they saw a young man, probably around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, standing beside their Exhibition Booth, looking around.
"Excuse me, is there something you need?" Bai Feng walked over and asked.
Seeing Bai Feng and Teacher Da Cun, the young man was very surprised: "Are you the Owners of this Exhibition Booth?"
"That's right." Bai Feng nodded. He felt that this young man looked a bit familiar.
"Great! I thought you weren't coming today!" Hearing Bai Feng's reply, the young man visibly let out a sigh of relief.
"Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Platane. I was just assigned here by the League not long ago. I'm a Pokémon Professor, and my Research Institute is near the Central Plaza."
Hearing Professor Platane's introduction, Bai Feng understood in an Instant where the feeling of familiarity came from. This was Professor Platane in his younger days! His Hair was still that familiar medium-length, but his face was much younger, his complexion much fairer, and his face was clean-shaven, without a single beard.
With this youthful appearance, it was no wonder Bai Feng only felt a sense of familiarity but couldn't recognize him.
Bai Feng feigned surprise and said, "A Professor, how rude of me! I didn't expect Mr. Platane to already be a Pokémon Professor at such a young age!"
Hearing these words from an eleven or twelve-year-old child, Professor Platane felt a bit out of place, but he still humbly said, "Not at all, I still have a long way to go."
Bai Feng then asked, "Did the Professor come here looking for us?"
Platane nodded and replied, "That's right..."
It turned out that Professor Platane's Research Institute had only moved to Mi A Lei City a few days ago. His Gible was very unable to Adapt to the new environment and couldn't eat any Stuff at all. It even developed stomach problems and became much weaker in just a few days.
Professor Platane was extremely anxious about this.
He had originally just wanted to come to the Berry Exhibition Conference to check out the Situation, but he unexpectedly learned about Bai Feng's existence from Others.
He asked Others for a Berry they had gotten from Bai Feng. To his surprise, Gible loved it after eating it, which was why he came looking for them here.
Actually, he had already come once in the morning, but he didn't see anyone, so he had to come again in the afternoon.
Because Bai Feng and the others arrived late, Professor Platane thought they weren't coming! Fortunately, perseverance pays off, and Bai Feng and the others finally arrived.