Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 480 The Super Moose's Belly is Full of Sugar!
"In remote regions, some people physically endure Pokémon moves to train themselves or to understand the feelings and principles behind the moves. Such people are not limited to ancient trainers."

"So, Gu Dinglu, what are your feelings as you fight now?"

"With a massive cauldron above your head, representing rule and royalty, are you searching for your chosen king?"

How heavy is your cauldron?

Knowing he couldn't escape, Gu Dinglu stared intently at Guangtui with a serious expression.

Well, perhaps, the treasures of disaster are constantly being seized; this is our fate!
But let me at least struggle a little longer before I'm completely defeated!
As for the weight of the tripod...
The weight of the land is equal to the weight of the tripod!
Super Moose, take action!
The ancient cauldron deer charged forward, its body gleaming with steel-attribute power!

A massive 699-kilogram impact!
"Oh, a super moose! No wonder it's a symbol of royalty; it's not to be underestimated!"

But this attack had no effect!
The two Pokémon blocked the Ancient Deer's impact with their fists, greatly shocking the Ancient Deer!
Riolu and his apprentice's "True Qi Fist"!
With true energy carrying a storm, two identical fists slammed heavily onto the head of the ancient cauldron deer!
The terrifying surge of true energy caused the ancient cauldron deer to stop abruptly, the large cauldron on its head humming loudly!

"When shattered armor collided, sparks flew."

"The knight who has transformed into firewood is about to charge again."

"You are a Pokémon born from the earth and rocks formed from fear, so your aura will instill fear in the Pokémon around you. But do you know what fear can give rise to?"

Behind the moss, the little hero had already charged forward!

Faced with the Ancient Cauldron Deer's strongest attack, the Burning Knight was filled with fear.

But it's normal to be afraid.

Fear and stress can destroy the mind, trapping and stagnating when you're afraid of failure.

True resilience and strength will gradually emerge from within!

That new emotion is called—

courage!

Lightmoss: "Raise your momentum and unleash all your power!"

"This is a move that Riolu learned; it's an attack that never fails! The name of the move is..."

"Zhenqi bomb!"

Tan Xiaoshi unleashed a massive spherical energy blast from his hands at his opponent, the powerful energy beam covering the area in front of him!
"Ding-ding!"

The ancient cauldron deer staggered backward, blasted into a state of near collapse by the true energy blast, staring in disbelief at the little knight before it!

It could clearly feel the fear in its heart, but the raging flames and the blazing sunlight gave it courage.

The charcoal and firewood, meant to ward off evil, gathered a great deal of light, and then incorporated flames and true energy into them.

Then, the little knight unleashed his most terrifying attack, pouring all his power into it.

The ancient dinglu's red eyes flashed, and finally it stuck out its tongue to express its anger.

Ok.

The sunlight, which had been sealed for a thousand years, is truly dazzling!

It suddenly raised its forelimbs!

So, accept this; it's my final "earthquake"!

My super intelligence tells me it's time to use my super power!

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When the Ancient Cauldron Deer awoke again, it found the other three Treasures of Calamity surrounding it.

A Master Ball was placed on the ground, clearly indicating that it had been defeated.

However, Gu Dinglu stared at it for a long time but still couldn't figure out what the ball was.

A thousand years ago, there were no Poké Balls!
As always, Leopard kept slapping the cauldron, making sharp, grating noises as it scratched at it.

The bamboo slips on the snail's back rotated, recording the battle's outcome and its own embarrassing moments, making this humiliating defeat the hottest topic of the moment. For Gu Dinglu to lose like this, it seems, has even abandoned all sense of shame regarding the Four Calamities.

The goldfish blew fire bubbles, preoccupied with eating its fish food, blowing air at itself. Just like always, no rush, no rush.

"Gu Dingding"

Well, anyway, the four calamities have reunited.

I'm sorry, I couldn't get the trainer to use his full strength!

Indeed, the inflation of combat power is an aspect that cannot be ignored in the Pokémon world. Just look at how much human stats have inflated over the past thousand years!
Holy crap, they're still strong even without being nerfed!

It's just like those fighting power novels that were popular in ancient times!
Episode 1: The Four Calamities are Born.

Episode 2: The Demise of the Padian Empire!

Episode 20: Padia is invincible, but an enemy comes from outside Padia!

Episode 100: An unexpected encounter with a monster hunter, despite all efforts, he cannot defeat him.

Of course, those guys who look like babies are no pushovers either!
In short, it boils down to this: numerical inflation, firepower inflation, this world is beyond saving.

"Ancient Deer, a Pokémon unsealed from an ancient shrine."

We met before the Shrine of Dust.

Like the Earth-type Tortoise, it has a cautious nature.

I like bitterness.

Sometimes I stick my tongue out to mock others.

"Oh, you're awake! The strongest ever! How are you feeling now? The treatment is over." "Your previous mutterings were wrong. The final episode should be, 'The Weak Pokémon and the Mighty Gate!'"

"That's what you call a surge in combat power!"

Guangtai finished recording, looked at the awakened Ancient Cauldron Deer, and greeted it.

At the same time, I came into contact with the ancient Dinglu cauldron and wrote down its detailed information.

[Legendary artifact: The Cauldron of Calamity [Three-Legged Cauldron]]

[Description: This legendary cauldron was once a national treasure of an ancient region in the East. Having absorbed too much malice and greed, as well as the fear from a bloody ritual, it has become a cauldron that brings disaster.]

[Effect: Pokémon that stay near the cauldron will have their Special Attack stat lowered. The cauldron is the original form of the Ancient Cauldron Deer and cannot be used by other Pokémon.]

The cracked cauldron symbolizes national warfare and the bloody rituals performed to seize power and defeat enemy states. This adds to the cauldron's history as both a sacrificial vessel and an instrument of torture, which may be the root cause of the calamities brought by the ancient cauldron and deer.

Let me see your cauldron.

"Gu Ding, Gu Ding!" Gu Dinglu cried out in alarm.

Oh my god, no tamer!
"Even if you scream your lungs out, it won't do you any good! Listen to me, let me see!"

"Goodness gracious!"

Guangtai carefully examined the cracked heavy cauldron, rode on the ancient cauldron deer, and made the super moose let out a "dudududu" howl!

[I've learned how to forge the Cauldron of Calamity!]

[Learned: Ancient casting techniques!]

[Description: Through enchanting the ancient blacksmith's workshop in the dream world, one can forge fantastical, powerful ancient artifacts within the dream world and bring them into reality.]

[Craftable items: Ancient Crown, Bronze Bell, Legendary Three-Legged Cauldron, King's Sword (Rotten Sword), King's Shield (Rotten Shield) — (Requires Melmedan Iron).]

[Ancient Pokémon restraints, shipwreck anchor (Steel-type), Retribution Beam (an ancient aerial fortress cannon), Rainbow Altar, Rainbow Grail.]

[The Jewel of Life (requires a Stone Tablet or Source of Life - can be separated), Seven Great Treasures (Mysterious Dungeon), Bond Scarf, Skill Gummies (unlock "Amazing Skills")!]

"We can actually craft Life Gems now?! This way we can collect the extra stone slabs!"

The precious gem of life.

Unlike the "Orb of Life," these are two different things. The Orb of Life was created by Arceus using a large stone slab and is an important tool that can change the ecological environment of a region. In the theatrical version of "Arceus: The Dimensional Change of Time," the Orb of Life was given to Arceus's friend, Damos.

This precious gem was one of the triggers for the entire movie's events, and it was also the culprit that caused the Great Lord of Sinnoh to fall into slumber a thousand years ago.

"However, the power of ordinary stone tablets is limited, and it is certainly not as good as the original one that Arceus personally rubbed. In other words, mine is at most a high-quality counterfeit. The effect will definitely be greatly reduced. It would be good if it could achieve 30% of the effect of the original."

As for the King's Sword and King's Shield, Guangtai thought that these were merely byproducts, and they also required the iron from the phantom beasts.
Hmm, the materials needed to create the "Rotten Sword" and the "King's Sword" that is not rotten are different.

But there shouldn't be any difference in the effect, right?

Anyway, the sword and shield were just a vessel for power; the true power of the sword and shield has been obtained by those two dogs.

"I can also make a prototype of the bronze bell, but the bronze bell is regarded as the god of harvest, which means that the bronze bell can bring rain? But if that's the case, why don't I just go and ask a bronze bell for help?"

"However, considering the Bronze Bell's special ability to open [another-dimensional portal], Dr. Barnett's research materials from the Space Research Institute during the Sun and Moon era included research on the special spaces of the Bronze Bell, Palkia, and Giratina."

"So, this bell might be able to open the ultimate hole?"

"Besides that, the Retribution Beam Cannon is also worth mentioning. It is an ancient weapon created by the ancient people of the Oblibiya region to suppress the people. The Retribution Beam Cannon is extremely powerful. One shot can annihilate an island. It is much more powerful than the things that third-rate villains in the movie put together."

"And the creator of that fortress must have been the one wearing golden armor; he once..."

"It once attempted to control Arceus. Therefore, in the Ranger storyline, Arceus almost reenacted the timeline of the Overlord, attempting to unleash divine punishment upon the Oblibia region."

"Considering that the plot of Trails of Light takes place right after The Overwatch, and it follows this theatrical version, therefore..."

"Hmm, Arceus is really popular."

"The powerful techniques unlocked by the 'Skill Gummy' are a special system in the Unbelievable Maze. If you can learn them, you'll be on an illegal path with no turning back."

"Ah, speaking of these ancient items, hmm, there's also the Bond Scarf. I think I could make it before, but this thing is an invincible item! Its material is... Xerneas's branch! The one who originally made it was Mew!"

Guangtai released Gu Dinglu, who, as if granted a pardon, immediately lay down.

Just as the ancient dinglu breathed a sigh of relief, it discovered something delicious near its mouth.

Uh, what is this? Let me lick it!
"Gu Ding!"

It's candy! But it's bitter?
But you know what? This flavor is actually pretty good!
"The belly of the super moose is full of candy, but ordinary candy is sweet, only candy made from certain tree fruits is bitter."

"This is a bittersweet candy made with banana fruit, you could also think of it as an energy cube, it tastes pretty good, right?"

The allure of the moss-covered ancient deer:
"It is said that in the faraway regions, the tropical Hoenn and Alola regions, there are bitter berries called Jacin Berry, Passion Berry, and Bodhi Berry. Although ordinary Pokémon do not eat them, you and my Torterra happen to be Pokémon that like bitter tastes."

"Then, if you follow me, you'll have a chance to eat this tree fruit. Would you like to try it? After being sealed away for a thousand years, how about going to a sunny place for a stroll?"

There was a thoughtful look in the eyes of the ancient dinglu.

then--

Let's do it, brothers!

Wow, there should be candy inside the Super Moose's belly!

I've never tasted anything so bitter in my life!
The ancient deer began its tongue-sticking-out performance:
"rerorerorero——!"

Lightmoy: "Uh, although your way of expressing it sounds a lot like a goat sticking out its tongue, it seems you agree!"

(End of this chapter)