Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 294 Gem Paradise, A New Level of Magnetic Field Shift
After a good rest all day, we had a delicious meal with our Pokémon, and everyone was very happy.

The following day, Lightmoss left Fanba City and arrived at Route 6.

Cobalion resides in the Blowhole on Route 6, which is also part of Mount Ross. In the cave lives an old man who seeks legends, and he has an inexplicable relationship with Cobalion.

But Lightmoss did not intend to enter the cave, because Gopalooon was certainly not home at the moment.

The three sword saints began strange activities in Unova, rarely even returning to the dream world. Naturally, they couldn't stay in their former residences, just as they didn't see Virizion in the Plains of Contemplation.

"Ahead is the Season Research Institute, which studies seasons all year round!"

The Seasonal Research Institute is located in the center of Route 6. It houses researchers studying the seasons and many seasonal deer of various forms. The institute also functions as a greenhouse, where researchers cultivate plants in temperature- and humidity-controlled glass enclosures; the plants grown change with the seasons.

On the way to Fuyu City, Moss rode a Pokémon.

However, it wasn't Torterra. Although Torterra really wanted to carry the sphagnum moss, another Pokémon volunteered to take on the job.

Sapling, a Pokémon that has never found a master, carried Moss along Route 6 through the forests and fields to express its gratitude for Moss's help. After passing through the Tourmaline Cave, it arrived at Ephemeral City. The wind from its hometown had already blown over the mountains to this road it had been longing for, and its mood was better than ever before.

I must find out where my master has gone, and whether he has really left Fuki City.

The flowers and leaves of my hometown have fallen on me, and I stride forward, full of energy.

Along this road, there are many deer that live in all four seasons.

A unique scent of grass permeates the road, the aroma of deer that emanates from all four seasons, signifying that it is summer. When those scents become soft and sweet, it means that autumn has arrived.

The seasons in the Pokémon world have a unique way of changing and a calendar system. This calendar, at least in Unova, is determined by the changes in the appearance of deer throughout the four seasons.

"Hey, isn't this the Sprout Deer?"

"Can I take up just a little bit of your time?"

Sure enough, near the Seasonal Research Institute, a researcher was strolling around and saw Lightmoss riding a Sprout Deer. He was pleasantly surprised and took the initiative to talk to her.

"Recently, we've been trying to capture seasonal deer in the area to study seasonal changes, but we're too weak; we can't even defeat wild seasonal deer!"

The researcher spoke confidently, but quickly changed the subject: "Of course, if we don't have the Four Seasons Deer, the Sprout Deer will do. Although it only has one form, it is still valuable data!"

"The flowers and grasses growing on the sprouting deer antlers change with the seasons, and the fragrance they emit also changes with the seasons. It is said that the one with the most beautiful antlers will lead the herd. Wow, your sprouting deer antlers are so beautiful!"

"It must have been the leader of the group before!"

"Look!" The researcher stroked the budding deer, which did not resist; it seemed to have remembered something.

The researcher pointed to the antlers: "This budding deer represents summer; the thicker and larger the branches and leaves on its antlers, the more majestic it is. Recent research shows that its leaves can be used to make black tea, and the flavor varies depending on the region of origin."

"So this is tea?"

Lightmoss hadn't expected this kind of setting. There are so many Pokémon, and some Pokémon have unique "products" that are gradually being discovered through people's research.

"Oh," the budding deer lowered its head and looked at the researcher, a hint of nostalgia welling up in its eyes.

"Wait a minute, why does this budding deer look so familiar? Have I seen you somewhere before?"

The researcher saw the budding deer's eyes and suddenly realized that he seemed to have seen this budding deer somewhere before. After all, those eyes had left a deep impression on him. Then, the image of an old man gradually emerged in his mind.

"Oh, you must be Mr. Vado's..."

"Yo!" the Sprout Deer exclaimed. It remembered the researcher in front of it; its former trainer had once visited the Weather Institute.

"My God, how did you get here!" The researcher was very surprised, and at this moment, the moss read the memories of the sprouting deer.

Trainer. That old man was indeed a trainer in his youth, but he was actually more of a painter.

Lightmoss: "This budding deer was previously used by Team Plasma. I took it away from Team Plasma and, in accordance with its wish, brought it back to its hometown of Fukiyori City."

Researcher: "So that's how it is. But Mr. Vado's Sprout Deer is in the Plasma Group. That group seems to be a religious group. What's going on here?"

"By the way, you said you would follow the Pokémon's wishes?"

Lightmoss: "I am a psychic who can read the minds of Pokémon and see their memories."

"Oh my! You're a superpowered person! People like you should all be... Oh, I see! Are you going to the Tower of Heaven to train?"

The researcher seemed to understand the destination of the Lightmoss's journey, and then, looking at the Sprout Deer and listening to the Pokémon's voice, he sighed: "What is it saying? I'm not a psychic, I can't understand the Pokémon's mind."

"It's asking if you know where Mr. Vado is."

“Mr. Vado, I’m sorry, I don’t know. Although I know Mr. Vado, that old gentleman has a strange temper and doesn’t like to talk to others much. I also don’t have his contact information. Is that old gentleman not in Fuki City?”

The researcher shook his head: "My name is Angus. Anyway, come in."

Lightmoss led the Sprout Deer into the Seasonal Research Institute. It was similar to the one in the game, but much more spacious, with various instruments and greenhouse plants thriving. Researchers were working methodically, and upon seeing the Sprout Deer, a crowd immediately gathered around.

"The research we're currently preparing is about whether the Four Seasons Deer brought back a Budding Deer?"

“It’s Mr. Vado’s Sprout Deer.” Angus waved his hand, and the other researchers were immediately surprised. Angus pointed to the painting on the wall: “Look, that’s the painting that Mr. Vado left at the research institute.”

"Plant and Grass-type Pokémon, such as the soaring Cuckoo, the Fragrant Mushroom and the Agaric, the water-playing Marill, representing spring, summer, autumn, and winter."

"Mr. Vado is a famous painter in Fuki City. He traveled around the world when he was young. It is said that he was on par with the wandering phantom artist Caspaschia. However, the two have different painting styles, and I, as an outsider, have no way of judging which is better."

Angus asked the other researchers, but none of them had Mr. Vado's contact information either. Sensing that something was wrong, the Sprout Deer lowered its head slightly.

Although it was expected, disappointment was still inevitable.

Angus brewed tea for the Lightmoss, and after explaining the behavior of the plasma cluster, he felt a pang of regret, while also thanking the Lightmoss.

“Mr. Wado is someone who loves his Pokémon very much. He has a very good relationship with his Pokémon. Perhaps it was Team Plasma’s speech that touched Mr. Wado’s heart and made the old man make this choice.”

"It's inevitable that Pokémon will be disappointed in Mr. Wado. Ultimately, it's all because of the bad behavior of that religious group. Neither Pokémon nor Mr. Wado has done anything wrong."

“By the way, you look familiar to me too.” Angus pushed up his glasses. “I think I’ve seen you on TV recently, but I can’t quite place you right now.”

The researchers were so focused on their research that they were rather slow to notice news about television programs.

"It's alright, I'm just a traveler."

Angus: "That's right! Thank you for helping Mr. Wado find his Pokémon. As long as we tell that old man what happened, this matter can be resolved perfectly! By the way, here's something for you. Mr. Wado is also our friend. Although it's not anything valuable, please accept it."

Angus took out a Leaf Stone.

[Item: Leaf Stone from Route 6 (a slightly special Leaf Stone).]

[Description: A magical stone that can evolve certain Pokémon. It has leaf-like patterns. It was a token of gratitude obtained from the Seasonal Research Institute. Although it is quite ordinary, it embodies a feeling of gratitude. Furthermore, because this Leaf Stone comes from Route 6, the place in Unova where the changes of the four seasons can be observed most clearly, it bears traces of the changing seasons.]

[Note: This Leaf Stone possesses remarkable potential. Through crafting or the bestowal of power, it may become a unique evolution stone.]

"Thank you." Lightmoss accepted the stone.

Angus then invited the moss to visit the Seasonal Research Institute, as well as the various plants cultivated in the small greenhouse.

“By studying the changes in these plants, we can understand the changing seasons. Different seasons have different weather, which is only natural. The power of nature is truly amazing. In the distant Hoenn region, there is a weather research institute with a Pokémon that can change its form according to the weather. Doesn't that sound a lot like the Four Seasons Deer?”

"Why Pokémon change their forms according to the seasons is a topic worth studying."

[Acquire: Knowledge about the four seasons.]

[Description: Knowledge of seasonal changes and weather variations allows you to craft measuring instruments related to climate, seasons, and temperature. Additionally, you have a chance to occasionally obtain natural items specific to the current season.]

[Note: Combined with your other knowledge, unique events may be triggered in different seasons.]

"By the way, about Fukiyo City. We detected an abnormal drop in temperature near Fukiyo City before. There have also been strong winds and heavy rains there recently, so the roads may be muddy and difficult to walk on. Please be careful if you go to Fukiyo."

"There are legends of the wind god and the thunder god near Fukiyori. Some say that the wind and rain that appear every summer and autumn are caused by the battle between the wind and thunder gods."

The moss blinked.

Oh, has the battle between the tornado cloud and the thundercloud begun?
These two will unleash a storm near the Tower of Heaven, and that's when Land Cloud will be needed to stop it.
Oh dear, the Earth Clouds went out a little late this year, so they might not be able to get there in time to suppress them.

"The examination of the budding deer is complete, and it is in excellent health."

The other researchers tested the budding deer, which cooperated well because it recognized them. However, the researchers found that this budding deer was even stronger than before, which they found incredible.

They certainly didn't think it was because the Plasma Group's food was particularly good that the Sprout Deer was so healthy; it was obviously because of the superpowered person in front of them who took good care of it.

After a short visit, the tests on the Sprout Deer were completed, and it was time to resume the journey. Angus thoughtfully gave Lightmoss a bottle of full recovery medicine and a few cherry fruits.

"The Tourmaline Cave is infested with wild Pokémon, making it a rather troublesome place. With a full-body recovery potion, we can use it when we encounter danger. As for the Sakura Berry, it's a fruit that can remove paralysis. We grow it ourselves at our research institute. We use the Sakura Berry to remove paralysis when we encounter wild Pokémon that use electromagnetic waves. It's also effective on humans!"

After exchanging friendships with Angus and bidding farewell to the group of enthusiastic researchers, Lightmoss rode the Sprout Deer and finally entered the Tourmaline Cave.

This is a cave in western Unova, connecting Route 6 and Fukiyori City in a north-south direction. The cave is filled with electromagnetic waves, which cause magnets to float in the air. You can push these magnets towards the larger magnet to continue moving forward.

The electromagnetic waves in the cave can also evolve Magneton and Nosegate into Magneton and Nosegate, which have a magnetic field similar to that of Mt. Coronet!

This is also the ideal place in Teacher N's ​​dreams. It is filled with electromagnetism and steel, and contains formulas that fascinate him. If you don't know where Teacher N has gone, you can probably find him by searching carefully in the tourmaline cave.

The electric magnets here are also one of the special materials that the Lightmoss is preparing to obtain! You can also find all kinds of rare gems in the dusty ground here. Those gems were dropped by the Dragonhead Grub family when they were digging hard underground.

Snap, snap.
Entering the tourmaline cave from the entrance, one can feel the prying eyes everywhere. At this moment, Lightmoss took out the ukulele from her backpack.

Buzzing~

While it will attract wild Electric-type Pokémon, it will also increase the Pokémon's friendship level. Ukulele's voice is indispensable if you want to safely pass through the Tourmaline Cave.

As a light and whimsical melody began to play, the sound was continuously transmitted through the cave. The Pokémon hiding in the shadows, absorbing electricity, heard the music and, while still absorbing the electricity, couldn't help but curiously gather towards the location of the luminous moss.

As the Electric-type Pokémon listened to the wondrous music, their negative emotions slowly faded away, replaced by comfort and joy.

Clap!

Aegislash escaped from its Poké Ball.

Tourmaline Cave is a paradise for Steel-type Pokémon, where a mysterious electromagnetic power exists. Bathing in this energy can make one's body more resilient and radiant.

However, Deoxys didn't like this place very much. The strong magnetism interfered with its observation of the outside world, so it stayed inside the Master Ball without moving, and at the same time, it felt a little regretful.

It's a wonderful place, but I can't move around freely here because of my physical condition. Luckily, I have the Master Ball, otherwise my condition would have been even worse.

Besides that, the ripples of water also came out of the ball on their own!

Ah, gems, what wonderful things!
It eagerly began to rummage through the ground, while turning its head to signal the Aegislash to bring its shield to hold the gems it had found!

This place is full of precious stones, all of which are good things that nobody wants!

"Well, this time nobody really wants it."

Although many people collect gems near the Tourmaline Cave, the complex environment inside the cave makes it difficult for most instruments to operate. Moreover, it is technically part of the Ross Mountain range, so mining here would inevitably be discovered by Boss Ju. This is why almost no one mines gems here.

"The Jewel of Fire, the Jewel of Steel, the Jewel of Water, the Jewel of Earth, the Jewel of Lightning, the Jewel of Rock."

You can find unique gems almost every few steps, as well as small holes dug out of the ground by screw moles and dragon moles. The gems are just a byproduct of the digging process.

[Item: Tourmaline.]

[Description: The magnetite in tourmaline caves emits a strong electromagnetic force; the repulsion between electrically charged particles causes the stones to float. It can be used to create certain specialized instruments and devices, and can also be used as a natural battery when necessary.]

This rock generates electricity, which is very appealing to Electric and Steel-type Pokémon. Giving them tourmaline can slightly promote their growth.

[Craftable items: Magnet, Treasure Hunter, Underwater Detector, Electric Generator.]

Normal growth enhancement cannot help Pokémon instantly become exceptionally powerful; otherwise, Tourmaline Cave would be teeming with powerful Pokémon.

However, the treasure-hunting device was a very useful thing. Kojiro often took it around to search for treasure. Although the treasures he found were all bottle caps, at least they were limited editions.

The underwater detector should be an important tool in the Hoenn region's sea violet and abandoned ship, right?

As for electrical generators? I don't know!
Lightmoss collected some tourmaline and put it in his backpack, thus completing his mission at the tourmaline cave.

Tourmaline also amplifies electrical magic. Lightmoss picked up a sharp tourmaline and tried to control the flow of electricity here, and of course, she succeeded.

The electric current, accompanied by the magnetic force, began to surge, gently pushing the floating magnets and creating an effect similar to "automatic door opening"!

[Obtain: Electromagnetic Force from Tourmaline Caves!]

[Description: The power of your electric magic has increased. You can now slightly sense anomalies in magnetic fields and fine-tune and control them. The magnetic field in the Tourmaline Cave is somewhat similar to that of Mount Tianguan.]

"Oh, the magnetic field has shifted to a new level; now it's just magnetic field minions."

"Hehehehe~" Rotom twitched as it ran out of Device C. It really liked the electric environment here and started dancing a strange twitching dance on the head of the moss. Luckily, there was only one, so it wouldn't trigger a time event.

The surrounding electricity is gathering! It's being absorbed by Rotom!

"You really like the environment here."

"Loto! Hehehe~ (Natural electricity, delicious!)"

“Oh, right.” Looking at Rotom absorbing electricity, Lightmoss remembered something: electricity also has a smell.

Mudfish's electricity isn't very tasty, Pikachu's electricity is delicious, and Emolga's electricity is absolutely delicious—this has been explicitly stated in the anime.

In nature, the electricity from tourmaline caves must be quite delicious, as the electromagnetic force here is very similar to that of Tianguan Mountain.

"Give it to me?" Aegislash asked Ripple. As a Water-type Pokémon, isn't it afraid of electricity?

The rippling water shook its head.

I don't feel anything!

"The Water + Dragon attribute neutralizes the damage from Electric, so Rippling Water is not weak to Electric."

Since they had come to such an interesting place, Lightmoss released all of her other companions as well.

The Earth-type Tortoise swayed the small tree on its back, seemingly oblivious to the grass and ground-type tree. It eagerly asked the Lightmoss to sit on its back.

Riolu swung its arms with a whooshing sound, its little claws crackling with electricity—it was Thunder Punch, and this move seemed to have become even stronger in this cave.

Seeing that the cave was filled with cool blue tones and was somewhat dark, the burning insects couldn't wait to pupate!

Now we can finally use flames for lighting! Warm colors do feel better, right?
The moss and the Pokémon were having a great time playing music and collecting rare stones.

"There are also octahedral gems and pentagram gems. Are these gems from the dream world? But they seem to be just decorations and have no practical use."

"Is this a unique and precious stone?"

[Item: Star Gem]

[Description: An octahedral gem that looks like a gray badge; a five-pointed star gem that looks shiny. Both gems have green and blue hues and can be found in the Dream World. They are relatively rare stones with no practical use. Giving them to Pokémon might increase their friendship level, while they can be sold for a high price to mining enthusiasts.]

[Item: Eye of the Cool Leopard]

[Description: A green gemstone resembling the eye of a leopard, extremely rare, fetching astronomical prices from mineral collectors! It's a valuable item; giving it to a Pokémon that likes to eat rocks might enhance their friendship, but it has no practical use.]

"Dorre?"

Miss Skirt found something strange in a corner of the tourmaline cave.

It's round and glowing yellow. What is this thing that's so fascinating?
Miss Skirt handed the shimmering golden bead to Lightmoss.

[Props: Electric Ball!]

[Description: A charged, golden spherical gem, containing powerful electrical energy!]

[Effect: When Pikachu holds this, its Attack and Special Attack stats are doubled!]

Lightmoss: "Oh, this is Pikachu's exclusive item! It makes sense to find this in the Tourmaline Cave."

This is an extremely rare item, almost impossible to find in the wild! In the game, it can only be found on Route 120 of Hoenn and in the Cave of the End. The chance of finding this on a wild Pikachu is very low.

"I've found the store's prized possession. I'll sell it to Ash when he starts competing in the World Championships. But if he already has it, then forget it."

Anyway, the red Pikachu probably has this bead?

The deeper you go into the cave, the more people you see. There are elite trainers training and battling here, as well as doctors.

"No pulse, the outcome is decided."

I'm talking about myself.

The doctor was extremely annoyed, while in front of him, a short-haired girl dressed in strange clothes was recording the scene. Upon hearing the doctor's self-deprecating remark, she burst into laughter.

The insect's wings reflected the cold light of the medical kit. I watched as blood seeped from the edge of the mask he was gripping so tightly; some cocoons must have their hard shells torn open by torrential rain before the dormant scales can touch the starlight.

The girl was writing furiously when she suddenly heard the cheerful and melodious voice of Ukulele and saw the incredible scene of electric Pokémon dancing!
"[A strange traveler plays an instrument that sounds like a guitar, and a melodious tune echoes as electric Pokémon guide his way, dancing joyfully. There are others around him.]"

"Hmm? Wanlong?" Guangtai stopped playing her instrument and was quite surprised to see the short-haired girl writing furiously in the distance.

"Huh? You know me?" Wanlong pushed up her glasses, somewhat surprised.

Guangtai pointed to herself: "I'm the store manager. You bought your laptop from me."

Wanlong tilted his head: "Shop?"

"Eh?!"

Guangtai's expression was serious: "There's one more thing, this isn't a guitar." With that, she raised the ukulele in her hand.

After a moment of stunned silence, Wanlong instinctively continued:

"Oh! If it's not a guitar, then it must be a bass!"

(End of this chapter)