The question from Xia Huanao also stumped the researchers present. Logically, the only connection between "Buliangwa" and "Gua Touwa" was the character "wa" (frog). How could Gua Touwa be mistaken for Buliangwa?
Xia Huanao suddenly thought of the large equipment outside the secret realm. That thing seemed to be able to accurately identify the Pokémon within a Poké Ball. Could they borrow its operating principle?
Regarding Xia Huanao's idea, Zhang Hong shook his head: "That's a bit difficult. I've studied that equipment. It confirms the species of a Pokémon by capturing the frequency, wavelength, and other data of the energy fluctuations it emits. This method is extremely accurate and fast. However, the drawback of such equipment is its sheer size, making it completely impossible to miniaturize."
A researcher nodded: "Zhang Hong is right. That equipment is too large. If we were to use such equipment in a Pokédex..."
Xia Huanao added: "Then what's the point of traveling? It would be completely meaningless."
...
The group researched for a while longer and finally solved the problem. The next task was to miniaturize the equipment as quickly as possible and adapt the system for the daily lives of Trainers.
Xia Huanao arranged some of the upcoming work and turned to leave. As he turned, he heard a researcher behind him say, "Researcher Xia, take care of your throat."
Xia Huanao raised his hand: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
...
After a few more days of development, the research and development of the Pokémon Pokédex was finally completely finished. Everyone sat relaxedly in the conference room to discuss the appearance of the Pokédex.
"What do you think, what kind of appearance should the Pokémon Pokédex have?"
A researcher spun a pen in his hand: "What if we make it look like a mobile phone?"
"Like a mobile phone? A smartphone? That might not be a good idea. If we do that, what's the difference from making a mobile app? But we already rejected this idea at the beginning, didn't we?"
The crowd fell silent. They had indeed considered making it a mobile app, but they had abandoned the idea due to several characteristics of the Pokémon Pokédex.
This was proposed by Xia Huanao. First, it had to be fast. If it took half an hour to look up information, what use would a Pokédex be? One might as well carry a large encyclopedia.
Second, it had to be accurate. Just like mistaking Gua Touwa for Buliangwa earlier, it would be worse than a novice Trainer, or even a beginner Trainer in their second year of high school who just got their first Pokémon.
To achieve both conditions, the best approach for a mobile app would be to quickly upload the Pokémon's image after reading it, obtain the data from the official server, and then transmit it back to the app. However, this would bring up an issue: many places in this world lack network access, rendering this method useless.
Another approach would be to run the app offline. But to maintain speed and accuracy, the processing speed would need to be increased. Furthermore, to include all the data and information, including Xia Huanao's voice, the app would become very large, and the phone's battery consumption would be high, leading to significant heating issues.
Moreover, Xia Huanao and his team also considered that the world changes rapidly. The last large-scale Pokémon discovery was thirty-four years ago, and according to their speculation, another major Pokémon discovery would eventually occur. Even if there wasn't another discovery, the app would require frequent updates, which would be a tremendous amount of work. It would be better to make it in the form of a Pokédex, where data could be directly input.
Of course, for Xia Huanao's Awakened team, if manufacturing Pokémon Pokédexes could generate money, and if it were an app, how could a one-time purchase app earn as much as selling a device?
Getting back to the point, the crowd rejected the suggestion of making it resemble a mobile phone and continued their discussion.
In the end, they agreed to make it similar to a handheld game console. As for the color scheme, they decided to use the most common red and white color combination.
Shen Yu quickly drew a design sketch, which was unanimously approved by everyone. Next, they would manufacture prototypes for specific adjustments.
The manufacturing of the first prototype ended quickly. Looking at the Pokémon Pokédex in his hand, which was slightly larger than a mobile phone: "Come on, let's test it."
This time, Xia Huanao did not send out his Quaxly, but released his Rotom. He pointed the Pokédex's camera at Rotom. After a few seconds, the Pokémon Pokédex emitted Xia Huanao's voice:
"Rotom, the Plasma Pokémon. Pokédex number 479, with the Electric and Ghost types..."
Xia Huanao nodded: "Not bad. The experiment is theoretically successful. Next, we need to expand the experimental data to ensure stability. But speaking of which, how is my voice? Very magnetic, with great texture, right?"
Indeed, when Xia Huanao wasn't causing trouble, his voice was quite pleasant. To make an imperfect analogy, it had a magical quality that made one's ears "pregnant." What surprised the researchers the most was that after hundreds of tests, Xia Huanao's voice remained so stable, with no significant fluctuations.
After the experiment concluded, Xia Huanao asked everyone to rush out a few more Pokédexes. Xia Huanao placed the Pokédex in his backpack, waved goodbye to everyone, and said: "Everyone, rest here for a while. I'm going out for a bit and will be back soon."
With that, Xia Huanao left the research institute with the Pokémon Pokédex. The remaining researchers looked at each other in confusion. One person asked: "What is Researcher Xia trying to do?"
"I don't know, maybe he's going to the Pokémon League headquarters to get President Ma's approval. You should ask Zhang Hong; he has the most experience with these things."
Everyone turned to look at Zhang Hong. Feeling their intense gazes, Zhang Hong quickly explained: "No, it's no use asking me. You should ask Shen Yu; she's Researcher Xia's girlfriend."
The crowd felt Zhang Hong's reasoning was sound, so they approached Shen Yu and asked: "Classmate Shen Yu, do you know what Researcher Xia is going to do?"
Shen Yu just smiled and said nothing: "Just wait and see. It's something good."
The crowd waited anxiously for Xia Huanao's return, not until past seven in the evening did Xia Huanao leisurely walk back.
Seeing Xia Huanao, everyone swarmed him: "Researcher Xia, where did you go?"
Xia Huanao held up both hands: "Everyone, calm down. I have a few announcements to make now."
Xia Huanao held up a finger: "First, our Pokémon Pokédex has officially passed the Pokémon League's approval and can be listed for sale after production is completed."
Everyone immediately applauded. This statement meant that their efforts over the past few days were not in vain.
Xia Huanao continued: "After consultation with President Ma Lanqi, we have decided to reward everyone with one percent of the Pokémon Pokédex's sales revenue, calculated monthly."
Upon hearing this, everyone was in an uproar. How many Trainers were there in Minglong Country? Even if not everyone bought a Pokédex, the sales revenue would not be a small sum. Moreover, besides Minglong Country, there was also the international market. Even if they collectively received only one percent, it would still be a considerable income.
Xia Huanao looked at them: "Um, my previous statement was a bit inaccurate. It's one percent for each of you. Meaning, our sales revenue will be almost two percent given to you, the future stars."
Their income suddenly multiplied by more than ten times. This could no longer be described as income; it was a windfall, and it was legal. Where else could they find such a good thing?
Xia Huanao held up his index finger at them: "Shh, keep it down. This matter must be kept strictly confidential, understand?"
Everyone immediately quieted down and nodded: "We understand."
Xia Huanao extended his third finger: "There's another matter. The Pokémon League has specially approved our Awakened team to establish our own research center anywhere in Minglong Country. All research personnel who participated in the Pokémon Pokédex research will be able to join our Awakened team directly after graduating from university, responsible for our team's research tasks. The benefits remain the same."
A researcher immediately raised their hand and asked: "What do you mean by 'benefits remain the same'?"
Xia Huanao immediately replied: "Literally. For all the equipment we develop and sell in the future, you will each receive one percent of the revenue."
The researchers present were all university students and had never witnessed such a grand "recruitment." For a moment, they couldn't control their emotions. Xia Huanao said: "Please leave your contact information, and then you are dismissed."
After leaving their contact information one by one, everyone dispersed, leaving only Zhang Hong and Shen Yu before Xia Huanao. Zhang Hong asked: "Hey, Boss Xia, why are you suddenly so generous, giving away nearly twenty percent of the profit?"
Xia Huanao patted Zhang Hong on the shoulder: "Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged. I have a task for you: establish an official website for our Awakened team as soon as possible."
Zhang Hong was confused: "Establish an official website? Is something big about to happen again?"
Xia Huanao explained: "You don't need to know the specifics. Just know that our Awakened team has established a good cooperative relationship with the Pokémon League. From now on, as long as the Pokémon League doesn't incur losses, all revenue will belong to our Awakened team. So, even if I give away twenty percent of the profit, you'll still earn more than before."
Hearing Xia Huanao say this, Zhang Hong grinned: "Ah, that's great! I'll start making the official website right away. It'll be ready soon."
Xia Huanao watched Zhang Hong's retreating back: "Ah, this kid. But then again, that's just like him."
Saying that, Xia Huanao put his arm around Shen Yu: "Xiao Yu, our mission is complete, and we can rest well. I'll spend a few more days with you in Linglong City."
After speaking, Xia Huanao pouted and leaned in to kiss Shen Yu. Shen Yu pushed him away: "Don't come near me. It's getting late, and I need to rest."