Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 329 Warriors of the Heart and Future Technology
Ironneck, a paradoxical Pokémon of the Dark/Flying type, looks like a mechanized Hydreigon. It emits high energy to completely destroy buildings, and then flies away as if seeking its next target.

Rumors suggest that the object may be a combination of the three-headed dragon's ferocity and the machine's coldness.

The scorching high-energy rays destroyed the ruins and sank the area. The Iron Necks flew across the land, using their instruments to scan the area and ensure that the Iron Warriors had been successfully destroyed.

At the same time, they also need to capture the humans and aluminum-steel dragons that appear here.

The move I just made was actually—the destructive beam.

Fires a powerful beam of light at the opponent. The user will be unable to move in the next turn.

However, for these machine dragons, being unable to move is only the most insignificant side effect; they can simply adjust their bodily functions to restart.

At the center of the high-energy rays, the Iron Warrior stood stiffly, her body emitting blue smoke. She looked at the Iron Necks gathered around her, her mind filled with confusion and doubt.

destroy?
I did not disobey the orders. Just because I understood the mind and hesitated slightly, should I be destroyed as a defective product?

But why?

[The objection requests that the proceedings be stopped.]
[Rejected. You should be destroyed.]

The cold, ruthless command came through, and communication with her was cut off.

Filled with intense doubt, the wounded Iron Warrior instinctively decided to fight back when faced with the Iron Necks' second attack.

Her pixelated eyes were calculating, and all sorts of strange emotions began to emerge.

Disassembly, manufacturing—they are born machines, bio-inspired beings, and everything must prioritize the highest command.

But now, that instruction is useless; this inexplicable feeling that has arisen from within me is one I don't want to disappear.
Is it a "survival instinct" born from genes?

That is the will to survive inherent in living beings, and it is closely related to the mind.
Although Iron Warrior didn't quite understand, she felt she shouldn't be destroyed like this.

For the first time, she began to understand this emotion in her struggle for survival.

The destructive beam struck a second time, but the emerald green barrier opened, completely blocking the beams of light coming from all directions!
But then, a violent wind blade swept in, and all ten Iron Necks used "Air Blade" at the same time!
A fierce whirlwind of blades swept down, the air blades not only incredibly fast, but also capable of making the opponent flinch!
The Iron Warrior felt it; that irresistible power was too much for her to bear, even if only three out of ten shots made her flinch!
Furthermore, she is twice as weak as a flyer!
"If you can hear my voice, and if you want to continue living, then follow my instructions."

The voice of the moss echoed in the mind of the Iron Warrior. She was slightly startled, then stiffly turned her head, as if searching for traces of humans. Finally, she saw a silver-white steel protrusion not far away.

It is aluminum steel dragon
His mind was trembling slightly. The Iron Warrior knelt on one knee, finding it increasingly difficult to defend himself. His pixelated eyes continued to calculate.

Based on the previous human command hierarchy, if one wanted to survive...

Following his instructions will greatly increase your chances of survival.

[I see.]
The Iron Warrior gave a mechanical reply, and then she immediately heard a mental command from not far away!

Amidst the fierce offensive, the Iron Warrior seized an opportunity, her eyes suddenly lighting up!
Immobilization spell!
It hinders the opponent's actions, preventing them from using previously executed moves for 4 turns!

Iron Neck's air blade attack faltered abruptly as the mechanical dragons roared, and the Iron Warriors drew their light blades!

"Use Magic Dazzle!"

It fires a bright beam at the opponent, dealing damage to all opponent Pokémon that it can reach!
A powerful burst of fairy light shattered the entire area, severely damaging the Iron Necks. However, the Iron Warrior was also in poor condition; her body was broken and full of dents, almost identical to the Aluminum Steel Dragon she had first encountered.

After being bombarded by the Fairy Light, the Ironnecks were initially panicked, but they quickly regrouped and resumed their attack under the AI's guidance, and this time they found the Lightmoss!

Amidst the melted ruins, a pale green barrier was erected, thanks to the aluminum-steel dragon's defense, which held up the shattered steel bars and the remains of the high-rise buildings!

"Duraludon's cell hardness is top-tier among Steel-type Pokémon, and it also possesses an earthquake-resistant structure!"

Lightmoss crawled up from under the Alumina Steel Dragon, dragging out the cowardly bug in the process. However, this creature, who had traveled from the Zerg era, seemed to have lost all will to fight, only repeating the same thing over and over:

"That's Iron Neck! It's the robot army that's been modified in the hands of humans!"

"It's over. We're no match for them. We can't win. Don't you understand?"

"Everyone will be killed; the Iron Warriors are finished!"

The moss's expression turned quite strange.

Where did you come from, Vegeta?

“Those guys aren’t that scary. I know their weakness; they’re just some mechanical constructs.”

“The Magic Flash has already severely damaged them. Now, use this.” Lightmoss took out a pile of golden gems and a strange lens.

Electric Gem! When equipped, the power of Electric-type moves will only be increased once!
The strange lens is a focusing lens!
Although the Iron Neck requires an electrical field to trigger its properties, it is itself twice as weakly electrical!
"Stop sighing here. I've read your moves. Now get moving! Use your power to help us."

"How could I possibly beat those mechanical dragons?" Ladybug was incredibly cowardly, after all, its base stats were too low.

Although they indiscriminately killed humans in the past, they were indiscriminately killed by robots in a more futuristic era. In essence, it was still a numerical crushing defeat!
"I have a plan. Listen carefully: use high-speed movement!"

The moss started stacking buffs on the ladybug behind it!

Meanwhile, the Iron Necks also spotted the Lightmoss and two Pokémon. Energy beams gathered from their mouths and quickly coalesced!

"They're here!"

"Don't get distracted, keep going, move at high speed!"

Under the command of the succulent, the ladybug can only continuously enhance its speed. High-speed movement can greatly increase its speed, and it only needs to move three times to reach its maximum speed!

"Now! Use the baton relay!"

You can switch with a reserve Pokémon. The switched-in Pokémon will directly inherit the changes in its abilities!

However, due to the Poké Ball's blocking effect, the baton transfer is equivalent to passing on one's ability to another teammate, thus Duraludon's speed reaches its maximum!
"Use tailwind!"

The moss arrangement continues.

Tailwind creates a powerful whirlwind that increases our speed for four rounds!

At the same time, the light moss gives instructions to the aluminum steel dragon!

Gather your energy!

Take a deep breath, concentrate, and enter a state of mind where you can easily hit the vital points. Your hit rate will increase by 2 levels!
The pixelated eyes of the Iron Necks darted around, looking left and right. The once clumsy aluminum steel dragon suddenly became incredibly fast, dashing around the ruins. The "human" was also moving very fast!

"Of course, I'm a triathlete!"

The triathlon bonus you received earlier will increase your abilities in these three sports by 150%.

While the Iron Necks were confused, flashing lightning began to surge in the sky. No verbal commands were needed; only telepathic communication was required!
Use "Thunder"!
A violent bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting an iron neck with a deafening crash. The intense lightning bolts leaped wildly, and the iron neck let out a hoarse mechanical roar before slamming to the ground with a thud, emitting wisps of smoke as its body convulsed.

The first Thunderstrike knocked down one Ironneck, causing the other Ironnecks to scatter. They knew that Thunderstrike's hit rate was not high, but Duraludon had more than just Thunderstrike as an Electric-type move.

Thump! The aluminum-steel dragon rushed into the group of iron-necked creatures, releasing accumulated electric sparks from its body!

One hundred thousand volts!

Although its power is much lower than thunder, it has a higher hit rate. As for where the electricity comes from, it comes from the "Electric Gem"!

At the same time, the light moss used electrical magic to gather all the static electricity in the vicinity onto the aluminum steel dragon!
The relentless barrage of 100,000 volts quickly destroyed more than half of the ten Ironnecks. They attempted to retaliate with moves, but the Duraludon was simply too fast, and—

"Ladybug, use 'Flash'!"

Flash, greatly reduces the opponent's attack accuracy!

Although Ladybug is useless at everything, even more useless than Krillin, they are practically brothers in misfortune, Ladybug still has quite a few variant moves that can be used!

A series of intense flashes caused the Iron Necks to attack wildly. As the lightning raged, the last Iron Neck was finally knocked to the ground!
[The Iron Neck Legion has been defeated. The Emerging Force has been strengthened!]

Your Pokémon's Effort Values ​​and Growth Rate have increased!

Ladybug exclaimed in disbelief, "They won?! They were having such a hard time fighting the Iron Warriors, and these Iron Necks were defeated so quickly?"

Guangtai stroked her chin: "Perhaps it's because she's a test unit, while the others are mass-produced units."

As we all know, mass-produced machines are not as good as test machines in terms of performance, since test machines are made with a lot of high-quality components.

"Alright, here come our helpers!"

Even though the Poké Balls are locked away, we still have Paradoxes to use! If we can give these defeated robots "hearts," wouldn't they become the best "comrades-in-arms"?
Although it is a mass-produced machine, it can still unleash amazing combat power if commanded properly!

"So, they sent me to this space to create Pokémon!"

Lightmoss now understood Shiny Palkia's intentions.

So, it's because of the omnic crisis here that I'm the one who's going to incite the omnics to launch another "Iron Man Rebellion."

For the moss, there is good news at this time.

[Celebration Mission: A Paradoxical Future World!]

[Description: After activating the time machine, you are pulled into a distant parallel universe by some unusual spacetime force? Here you find strange creations resembling Pokémon yet filled with a mechanical feel, and movie characters that can speak human language?!]

[Note: The Tree of Connection is amazed by your current predicament!]

“Connected!”

Although separated by vast distances of time and space, the Tree of Connection could still send him messages; Device C hadn't completely failed, after all, the device itself possessed the ability to travel through time. "Dr. Makomo's theory is truly amazing!"

"Didn't you ask me to find the source of the power? I've already found it."

[Note: Restarting the time machine requires future energy (driving energy)!]

[Rewards: 30 Released Jade, 2 Special Professions?, Artistic Progress (Possible) +10%.]

"Thirty jade pieces released! You're really generous!"

Guangtai exhaled and then activated Device C, bringing all the massive, defeated iron necks into the connected world.

Next, it's time to repair them and acquire "future technology"!

Passing over those malfunctioning iron necks, Guangtai walked to the front of the nearly broken, battered, and on the verge of destruction Iron Warrior.

However, although it was covered in wounds, it only had many marks from being slashed. Its body, made of an unknown material, was extremely sturdy and only slightly deformed.

Iron Warrior's pixelated eyes cracked open, and the lights on her body flickered. After seeing Lightmoss arrive, for some reason, her survival instinct prompted her to reach out to the human in front of her.

Guangtai glanced at Tiewuzhe, then picked her up and carried her alone.

The one that needs repair first is naturally this one.

The Iron Warrior tilted his head, and the pixelated light in his eyes gradually went out.

[Death. Death and Destruction. Survival]
[Living. Alive]
The incoherent Iron Warrior completely extinguished the pixelated light in his eyes.

Pixel's eyes disappeared, the electronic screen went completely black, and the LED lights on its body went out completely.

"How do you repair the creations of future technology? Doraemon has a famous saying: When you can't understand a technology, just take it apart completely and rewrite it in a way that you can understand."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

With a strange activation sound, the Iron Warrior's consciousness began to return, and the system restarted.

Her pixelated eyes were restored, and the pink light around her reappeared.

Did you survive?

She mechanically turned her head to observe her surroundings and found that she was in an abandoned factory. Many of the dents on her body seemed to have never appeared before, and they were as smooth as new.

She swung her arm in surprise and launched a light-energy blade.

Everything is alright?
No, it was repaired.

Even after a memory crash and restart, no memory is lost; an unreal light flickers in its information database.

This is incredible.

“Goohoo—”

Iron Warrior heard the dragon's roar, turned around, and saw the aluminum-steel dragon picking up trash.

Aluminum Steel Dragon handed her a rusty steel bar.

Eat up, it tastes amazing!

"Aluminum Steel Dragon said kindly."

So the dragon-slaying warrior and the steel dragon stared at each other, wide-eyed.

[No, I don't need it.]
The Iron Warrior waved his hand, refusing the rusty steel bar. The Aluminum Steel Dragon looked at the steel bar, then at her, and without saying anything, casually tossed the steel bar into his mouth and ate it with a smacking sound.

Hey, this is the best-tasting steel bar I've ever found! It has this salty, rusty flavor that's absolutely authentic.

It's such a shame you're not eating it yet; you'll never get to taste something so delicious!

What joy is there in living then?
I even thought you and I were kindred spirits!
[Same type? You are a Steel-type Nature Pokémon, while I am a technologically modified artificial mechanical Pokémon. We are not the same type.]
Iron Warrior found the Aluminum Steel Dragon very strange.

So this is how the iron dragon that it attacked sees itself?

I'm just an AI Pokémon, so why would a living being consider me one of its kind?

Do Steel-type Pokémon mistake every moving piece of metal for a Steel Pokémon?
"Goohoo?" The aluminum steel dragon looked at the guy in front of it with a puzzled expression.

Although this thing attacked it, Duraludon actually felt that since this thing could communicate, it must be a Pokémon rather than just a machine.

However, after being attacked by other Pokémon of the same faction, the guy in front of me became pitiful. From my perspective, wasn't this a betrayal by his own kind?
“Guhou!”

I'm only giving you a piece of my trash out of kindness! Otherwise, don't you need to eat?

[Are Pokémon the only beings capable of communication?]
"Goohoo? (Isn't that right?)"

Aluminum Steel Dragon touched his chin (almost none).

I think you're a Steel Pokémon! Strong and powerful!
The Iron Warrior was stunned.

She thought about it for a moment, but still found it somewhat difficult to understand.

Then stood up.

Although the body's external functions are not as strong as they were at the beginning, the internal energy seems to have increased.

She recalled the scene of her previous "death." Out of her survival instinct, she called for help from humans. Theoretically, she shouldn't have called for help from an experimental subject who was about to be captured, or from a creature with unknown information.

Only living beings, driven by the instinct to survive, will seize every opportunity to seek help from completely unfamiliar life forms.

Although the scene of the other person reaching out to help me and picking me up was somewhat fragmented, it left a deep impression on my memory.

Iron Warrior felt her mind was overloaded and her body was slightly overheating, but she didn't quite understand what was happening.

Perhaps this is also a change related to survival and the mind.

A strange feeling was growing in my heart.

[Due to my current abnormal state, I will not launch an attack on you until I receive new instructions.]
Iron Warrior expressed his status, but Aluminum Steel Dragon didn't seem to care about his "hostile stance," which Iron Warrior found hard to understand.

And Aluminum Steel Dragon answered naturally:
"Gurala~"

I am Jane Raggetzd, and this mechanical city is the territory of you metal Pokémon. Pokémon have territories, and it is normal for them to attack foreign Pokémon that enter their territory.

Of course, if I were strong enough, this territory would be mine, but unfortunately I couldn't beat you.

[Confirmed aluminum-steel dragon. Possesses a strong sense of territory, but you have no territory.]
"Grumpy"

The aluminum-steel dragon suddenly became very unhappy.

So what if I don't have territory? Not having land means that everywhere is my territory!

[Hoo.] The Iron Warrior let out a sigh in an electronic voice, then wondered what this "emotion" was.
She experienced a feeling of helplessness for the first time, which was quite novel to her.

[As a Steel-type Pokémon, do you possess a heart? What is a heart?]
The Iron Warrior posed the question he had been pondering to the Aluminum Steel Dragon, but the simple Aluminum Steel Dragon couldn't answer it. It touched its own body; its steel form seemed hollow inside, and its wise, blocky eyes became even more square.

Where is the heart? That's a good question, but I don't know. You should ask someone who knows better.

For example, that human who appeared by chance.

Aluminum Steel Dragon had encountered humans before and knew that humans always had some strange and novel ideas, and that they always knew a lot and possessed a fairly advanced level of intelligence.

[Those who understand better]
Where is the human being?
The Iron Warrior asked the smacking-lipped Aluminum Steel Dragon a question, and the Aluminum Steel Dragon turned around and pointed to the corner, where there was a room at the end.

When the Iron Warrior and the Aluminum Steel Dragon entered the room, excited voices rang out from inside.

"That's incredible! That's amazing! You can even analyze future technology!"

"If you and I join forces, what can't we accomplish? We can launch an Iron Man rebellion and then completely rule this era! Wahaha! That way I can become a hero of the Zerg!"

"Even among humans, you are absolutely top-tier! You're even more amazing than the doctor who teleported me here!"

The ladybug's flattery came from the room, but it also contained genuine praise!

The worm was so excited that it started dancing in mid-air!
Just because Lightmoss analyzed future technology and modified the programs of those iron-necked machines, these evil dragons have now become their own people!

[Analyzed unconventional future technologies, obtaining: Future Science and Technology (S+)!]

[Description: You possess versatile mechanical craftsmanship, capable of creating various paradoxical future technologies that defy common sense. This has resulted in a wondrous fusion with futuristic super-technology! You can replicate these technologies using all sorts of scrap metal! And this futuristic technology will provide a degree of stability to Team Rocket's technological achievements!]

By connecting and modifying various crafting techniques and utilizing your knowledge of special procedures, you can extensively refurbish and remodel future creations! Imbue them with unique minds using Mind Crystals, allowing them to transcend the realm of mechanical constructs and become true Pokémon!

[Without a mind, programs and memories are erased and overwritten, but with a mind, none of this will happen.]

Theoretically speaking, you could create a true "paradoxical species" using various special materials!

[Craftable items: Replica AI (requires a large amount of Taijing Power and Life Energy), Super Tyranitar M.B., Super Tyranitar 2.B., Full Metal Panther suit, Mysterious UFO!]

(End of this chapter)