Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 414 can definitely be used next time!
Tan Xiaoshi was in a daze.

Just now, I think I was hit by a mud-bomb plane.

I've never seen that flying dragon in the sky before.

However, since it is not a steel attribute, it was ignored.

This failure was too painful and must be etched in my memory.

If I can survive.
[This can be used next time!]

On my deathbed, I seemed to see someone from my past, telling me to hold on, that what you love is your life.

With a snap, Tan Xiaoshi suddenly woke up!

Oh, I'm not dead!

"Wangwu——"

What comes into view is a handsome blue dog face.

Although it was an unfamiliar voice, the little dog in front of me was speaking to myself.

Are you awake?
The treatment was very successful.

boom!
Tanjiro's eyes narrowed, and he raised his hand to launch a spark attack, but Riolu, who was using Healing Wave, dodged it with Mind's Eye!
oh.
Riolu glanced at Tanjiro.

Oh dear, they actually ambushed the doctor?

Looks like you're recovering very well, you're full of energy!

So—even if you get punched again, you'll still be jumping around!

Thunder fist!
With a thunderous thud, the lightning fist slammed down on its chin from below. The charcoal servant, who had just regained consciousness, almost fell into a replay of the scene again. It was sent flying high into the air and landed on the ground with a thud!

"Tini?"

Victini looked at the blue-haired puppy with a puzzled expression.

Didn't we tell you to come out and treat the injured? Why are you beating up the wounded?

"Ah woo~"

Riolu waved its finger, showing an expression of not worry!

Waveguides will forever remain in my heart. In order to prevent patients from overreacting and disrupting the treatment, the "first aid punch" is also an essential part of the process.

Next time, I'll try incorporating healing energy into my fist.

Victini stroked his chin and tilted his head.

Tini doesn't understand, you seem to be lying.

"Gah~"

The fossil pterosaur couldn't understand it. They were clearly a group of evil forces. Why not just knock them out and leave? Why bother with treatment?
But Genesect's eyes flickered, pointing to a ruin not far away.

The trainer entered the ruins. He seemed to be looking for some materials; perhaps they were related to these guys?
Although Genesect hadn't been with Lightmoss for long, it knew perfectly well that its trainer would collect all sorts of strange and unusual materials.

So, these little guys with hammers in their hands probably have something good hidden away.

However, raiding the enemy's lair and taking away important things is the law of hunting. If this were 300 million years ago, if you wanted me to not eat you, you would have to give something in return, right?

"Grunt".

Listening to Genesect's explanation, the stone head of the fossil pterosaur seemed to agree.

Oh! Yes, that's it!

We participated in the hunt, and if we didn't eat the prey, we should at least take something from its lair!
We can't possibly go back empty-handed, especially since this time the prey attacked us on its own initiative!

After treating Samurai with his "Emergency Punch," Dr. Riolu turned his attention to the young blacksmiths.

They were knocked unconscious by a single divine bird strike from the fossil pterosaur, collapsing to the ground in a haphazard manner, along with the leading blacksmiths, their hammers scattered all over the ground.

"Whoo~"

Riolu boosts morale.

To heal so many people in one go—that's a real test of healing power!

Then, let's combine the secrets of healing fluctuations and vortex unparalleled techniques in our training!
Tan Xiaoshi, who had been knocked away, quickly went through the flashback again, and his dizzy mind suddenly remembered something important!

wrong!

There are only a few Pokémon here, where is the human?
Oh no, my hometown has been robbed!
It quickly got up, stumbled and staggered, grabbed a hammer at random, and ran towards the ruins' lair.

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Unnamed ruins.

These nameless ruins are plentiful in the Parthian region; you can easily come across three or five just by walking along the roadside. This is because ancient Parthia was a collection of city-states that were constantly at war before it was unified, and most of these ruins date back to that period.

In most cases, these ruins are inhabited by bronze mirror monsters or bronze bells, and occasionally you may also see a hypnotic tapir.

It's unclear how the bronze bell, which is known as the "God of Fertility" in other regions, could have become a wild monster by the roadside in Parthia.

But if you think about it carefully, it's not surprising that Pokémon as rare as Burning Bug are just as common here as stray dogs on the roadside.

However, the Bronze Mirror Monster family is no longer present in this ruin; instead, there is...
[Rare Material: Fragment of the Bronze Mirror Monster.]

[Description: These are fragments of the bronze mirror monsters that once inhabited this place. After being seized by the little blacksmith, the skillful blacksmith, and the charcoal servant, they escaped, leaving behind only these fragments of their body materials.]

Legend has it that the Bronze Mirror Monster's body can reflect the truth of things. The patterns on its back contain mysterious power, and people regard it as sacred.

[Craftable items: Ancient Bronze Mirror, Fragments of Merit Armor (advanced forging into "Celebration Armor" - requires Spirit Forging crafting).]

"Not bad! Fragments of the Bronze Mirror Monster, high-grade steel material that I had planned to collect before."

"However, the bronze mirror monsters that live here are really unlucky."

The moss even found a different large piece of bronze.

[Rare Material: Fragment of a Bronze Bell.]

[Description: What happened here is unknown; these are shattered fragments from a bronze bell, imbued with powerful supernatural and spiritual energy. It is said that items crafted from these bronze fragments are not only heat-resistant but can also summon rain from another world.]

[Craftable items: Ancient bronze bell for rainmaking, sacred stake.]

"what?"

Sacred stakes?
This thing seems to be an ancient artifact used to seal away the four evil gods.

So it was originally made from the body of a bronze bell?

That makes sense, since bronze bells are everywhere in the Parthian region. In the context of the war between humans and beasts a thousand years ago, it would have been very common for some bronze bells to be broken.

However, as an expert on steel properties, Lightmoy couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

Bronze Bell is also one of my favorite Pokémon; I used to always include one in my team when I was beating the game.

Moreover, Steel Bell is also an excellent support character in battles.

Therefore, it's no wonder they suffer so much!
Honestly, life in the Padia region is so miserable. Wouldn't it be better to abandon this wretched place, cross the sea to Sinnoh, and return to our happy home?

I'd only be used as material here, so I might as well leave and stop putting up with this humiliation!
"Here you go~"

The Shielded Swordsman suddenly floated out of the ball, examined the surrounding ruins, and seemed somewhat puzzled.

Just now, it sensed a familiar presence nearby. Although it was very faint, as a "Ghost" Pokémon, it was best at finding these dark and hidden clues.

"I never knew you had the potential to be a detective!"

"What do you mean by 'familiar aura'?"

The Shielded Swordsman recalled for a moment.

It feels like some kind of antique that was "sold" together before?

"The Sea of ​​West Padia, where most of the terrain is cliffs, there are some unnamed ruins, many high mountains, and windmills."

"So-called ancient antiques"

"Could it be?"

"The sword of calamity within the Frozen Shrine?"

If I remember correctly, the Cheese Snow Leopard, one of the Four Evil Gods, is sealed here!
It should be somewhere in the mountains, and there seems to be a low-class flying creature wandering around here, but it doesn't matter, the fossil pterosaur will teach it what a hard head is.

That guy with twice the rock strength still dares to fly in the sky? Shoot him down! "Here you go!"

The Shielded Swordsman slapped its shield.

Oh, so it was that antique companion that had come to life!

Was that guy sealed away nearby?
Wow, it's been a thousand years! I feel a little nostalgic, but not really!
I'm not an antique; I was already a Pokémon when I was sold!

Guangtai: "But in the end, isn't the so-called 'single sword sheath' just an ancient sword with a soul?"

"The formation process of the Four Evils is actually quite similar to yours. They all have strong emotions attached to precious antiques, and then they gained sentience. The birth process of Pokémon is just that strange and bizarre."

"Intense malevolent emotions have replaced the soul, which is probably why they possess malevolent attributes but not ghostly attributes, since they are not products of the soul. The soul can give birth to strong emotions, and the money-grabbing spirits are born from this, but the soul cannot be completely equal to emotions."

"Well, speaking of ancient artifacts, I'm also very interested in the Four Evil Gods' [true forms], namely the Cauldron, Bamboo Slip, Sword and Jade."

"Although the key to their liberation lies in the sacred stakes, but..."

Lightmoss pulled out the Ring of Another Dimension.

Hoopa's ring is just too supermodel-worthy!
What ancient seal? Is it as effective as this?

Guangtai: "We have this, there's absolutely no need to pull up the stake."

Aegislash: "Hey (But didn't you say you wanted to pull out a couple of stakes to see how they were made?)?"

Guangtai shrugged: "I did say that, but we haven't seen any stakes yet."

"If you see it, just pull it out. Although it's not very useful to sell as an antique, the important thing is the sealing ability of this stake."

"If we encounter any troublesome creatures in the future, we'll each put a stake in them and nail them to the ground!"

The Aegislash's single eye lit up!
We definitely need to give this move a name! And we also need to calculate its power!

In the Unova region, there are families of migrant workers who wield cement stakes. If we wield sacred stakes, wouldn't it have the same effect? ​​Plus, it comes with a sealing effect!

"Yes, there's still some left here."

Guangtai's gaze sharpened slightly.

Among the fragments of the bronze mirror monster and the bronze bell, there were also some scrap iron and iron ore of varying quality, as well as pots, pans, and broken copper and iron scraps that seemed to have been found from nowhere.

Not far from this pile of materials, next to a simple forging table that looked like a charcoal stove, sat a rather comical half-finished suit of armor.

[Item: Broken Armor with No Merit Points.]

[Description: This is an unfinished suit of armor, devoid of any spiritual power, blessed energy, or merit. Its forging is crude and clumsy, the materials used are of varying quality, and its defensive capabilities are extremely low.]

[Note: It seems someone has pinned their dreams on this armor. To use underhanded tactics and ambushes to gather materials in order to win battles—such a life cannot become a true knight.]

"He's not a righteous knight, but someone who isn't even a knight!"

"Humph!"

Suddenly, a flame attacked from outside. Before the Lightmoss could turn around, the Shield Sword Monster's large shield had already retaliated!
The flames struck the golden shield without causing the slightest ripple, and Charcoal Boy looked at the Aegislash with even greater shock than when he looked at Genesect!
If we say that Genesect's steel is an extremely excellent alloy.

The materials used in this "giant sword" have surpassed those of metals created by humankind!

This immense power made Tan Xiaoshi tremble uncontrollably!
Lightmoss glanced sideways: "When did you develop that 'oppressive' trait?"

Aegislasher Pats the Great Shield:
"Uh... (Level difference can also cause suppression!)"

"By the way, did you and the young blacksmiths forge this armor?" Guangtai shifted her gaze to Tan Xiaoshi, and could read an emotion in the latter's eyes.

Give it back to me!
That's my important armor!
Although he was trembling all over, Tanji did not back down.

The image of these Pokémon is based on the knight's page or apprentice knight.

In medieval Europe, squires would serve and learn from knights for a period of time before becoming apprentice knights, and then be knighted as full knights.

This aligns with the fact that Tanjiro could only evolve after obtaining the armor (being granted a title).

The prototype of Tanjiro is also burning charcoal.

This design and the image of the knight are inspired by the exorcism customs of the Mediterranean world.

Burning charcoal can protect people from the evil eye!
"Therefore, a knight is filled with fire and righteousness; however, a ruthless fighting style is by no means the way to become a knight."

"More like a Blade Demon than a Knight."

Blazing Blade is another popular Pokémon, existing as another evolution of Samurai.

Its evolution conditions are much simpler than those of the Crimson Armor Knight.

No need to perform meritorious deeds, nor to receive blessings.

All you need to do is find an ancient suit of armor entangled with the spirits and resentment of the dead, put it on, abandon all morality, and become a ruthless "Knight of the Ghost Flame" to complete the evolution!
Of course, in the game, the difficulty of evolving both is equal, but this can be seen from the subsequent official short videos.
The Armor of Celebration is a suit of armor possessed only by the noble families of Parthia, or by those whose ancestors had a distinguished lineage.

Spell armor can even be found in ancient ruins by the roadside.

This already illustrates the difference in difficulty between the two Pokémon evolutions.

Old armor is easy to find, and the power of ghosts is everywhere; Gastly is practically rampant in this area.

However, there are very few armors that offer blessings.

"Do you want to evolve? To become a true Sun Knight, or a ruthless Kick-Knight?"

"Knight, are you so eager for victory?"

The one-eyed Shielded Sword Monster glanced at the Lightmoss.

Ahem, I'm a little embarrassed!
I forgot what happened earlier, but anyway, I absolutely have to win!
Tan Xiaoshi, of course, didn't quite understand the witty remark made by the man and his sword.

But it can distinguish between a so-called righteous knight and a knight who will stop at nothing.
Wild Charcoal Knights have no idea what they will evolve into; they only know that they will become new knights in the future.

Similar stained glass windows can occasionally be seen in unnamed churches and ruins along the roadside.

The Crimson Lotus Knights are celebrated by heroes of ancient times.

For people, the Azure Flame Blade Demon might be an evolution of an evil path.

For Tan Xiaoshi, what it longed for was to become a Crimson Lotus Knight, its body engulfed in flames and clad in golden armor.

However, this is how humans viewed it at that time.

Ruthless sneak attacks and assaults, though driven by high hopes, will never amount to what you dream of!

Lightmoss looked at the little charcoal servant:
"If you want to evolve into Azure Flame Blade Demon, I can help you."

"Although you attacked us, I also looted a lot of good stuff from here."

“I will not return these materials to you, but in exchange, I can forge you the ‘Armor of Spells’. It won’t take me long to make this kind of ghostly artifact. It’s a piece of cake for me.”

“Your craftsmanship is too rough and clumsy. The same goes for novice blacksmiths and skilled blacksmiths. If you want to forge real battle armor, you should at least find a master blacksmith to help you.”

Blue flame blade ghost
I had seen this posture before in a human ruin.

The swordsman, his body wreathed in purple flames, was desperate for victory and would stop at nothing to achieve it.

Perhaps that's exactly what I'm suited for.

But within every Tanjiro, an inextinguishable flame burns.

If you can
Who wouldn't want to be a knight of the righteous path?
So, Tan Xiaoshi made up his mind.

Even though his whole body was trembling, he still let out a roar.

"Kapo!"

I don't want any magical armor!
All I want is my own armor!
I will use the materials I have collected myself to forge a truly evolving armor of merit!
Give me back my armor!
This will also slightly changed the Aegislash's opinion of the Charcoal Servant.

Well, although I've never seen this kind of Pokémon before, it does look a bit like a knight, and now it even has a bit of a knightly spirit.

So, shall we accept your challenge?
Lightmoss: "If you want the armor, then come and take it back yourself."

"After repeated victories comes defeat, and one tastes its bitterness. A true knight, no matter what adversity he faces, will never lose his faith. He will piece together a tattered cloak into armor and ride a emaciated old horse to conquer all corners of the world."

"So, in that case, aren't there windmills all over the mountains in the West First District that are related to knights?"

You'd better be prepared.

"My Shield Swordsman is the legendary Holy Swordsman!"

(End of this chapter)