Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 521: Item-based combat incorporated into the curriculum? Battle puzzles, mechanical dice!

At the Zero Zone Research Institute, after giving Yaji his advice on the path to the championship, Hikari paused for a moment, and Yaji suddenly brought up something.

"Well, besides that, I feel it's necessary to add something. Just like the great blacksmith village you mentioned, and the special items it provides are related suggestions."

"Although this is just my personal idea at the moment, I will probably convene the four Heavenly Kings of the Alliance, as well as the staff and the principal of the academy to discuss it together. You can also offer more suggestions to optimize it."

“I think that since we’ve already added challenge facilities and have a construction plan for those facilities for the next three to five years, it’s worth considering.”

"So, following the rules of other regions' battle zones, such as the Black Skyscraper and the Battle Subway, I think it's necessary to include how to make good use of items in battles in the school curriculum."

Item-based combat?

Guangtai was quite surprised, and Aolin AI was also slightly taken aback.

"Well, the normal way to use props is a course at the intermediate level or above in the academy. It already exists, so why do you say we need to add it in?"

Orin AI was a little confused, but then she realized something: "You mean, apart from carrying attribute-boosting items and tree fruits, other items?"

When Lightmoss enhanced the Cosmic Superman, it used various tools, and Orin AI quickly understood this.

"It's not that complicated." Ye Ci smiled, but in Aolin AI's opinion, this guy was probably preparing for the selection to broaden his mind.
The champion, who was also the president of the league and the chairman of the academy, coughed lightly and said in a gentle voice:

"In order for the young shoots of Padia to grow strong, the new Item Battle Technique can be offered as one of the new courses. It is said that Trainer Schools in other regions have courses on this topic."

"Through the channels of United, I learned about the battle software developed by Battle Company and Devon Company, and some of the items in it really caught my attention."

"Therefore, I plan to introduce some props. Of course, these props will be very rare at the beginning, and this is just an idea for now."

"How to use known battle items and berries flexibly in battle is also a very important part of the teaching. Generally speaking, only elite trainers, gym leaders, and veteran trainers use items in battle."

"Item battles are an upgraded version of regular battles, so after you've challenged all eight gyms, we can offer upgraded challenges."

"This is necessary for selecting outstanding trainers."

Orin AI: "The Elite Four assessment? Will it be used in gym battles? This will increase the difficulty of tests, treasure hunts and training, which may discourage students or turn them into puppets who only know how to battle. I don't think that's good."

"The purpose of setting up challenge facilities is to improve one's combat skills. I think combat itself should be beneficial to both mind and body. If the school focuses too much on combat as everything, there will probably be problems."

Guangtai thought about it for a moment.

I must say, Orin AI truly lives up to its reputation as the most advanced AI; what she said makes perfect sense.

In past generations, such as the rival "Mighty" in the Hoenn region, it was initially the protagonist, guided by May or Haruka, who led him onto the path of battle and helped him overcome his frail and sickly condition. However, because Mighty repeatedly lost battles against May and Haruka, he eventually developed a battle obsession.

Hatching eggs requires a 6V rating, constantly training new Gallade and Pokémon, and pushing your EVs to the maximum. The equipment configuration is also carefully selected, and you even fully charge the battle facilities in various regions, even in Alola, and open the Battle Tree in Tower Tower.

Even in Master Bao, the dialogue of the fully charged slap moves is "I want to win" and "I absolutely want to win!"
If Nemo's battles are simply about having fun and enjoying the thrill of combat...

So, a fully charged player is truly a dedicated battle enthusiast, with the sole goal of winning!

Moreover, a similar incident occurred at Blueberry Academy.

The excessive focus on the battle environment led to incidents of Wu Li bullying random classmates. Later, some teachers from Orange Academy also believed that focusing too much on battles also had its downsides.

Hikari: "Hmm, I have reservations. My idea is to turn item battles into an advanced elective course."

"Items can make the battle more varied and create opportunities for strategic maneuvering with your opponent, and there are many different types of items available."

"Attribute enhancement, ability improvement, ability variation, move power, hit rate and evasion, critical hit, extended duration, status effect, alteration of elemental weaknesses, alternative escape, reduction of effects, and health-related effects."

"Items are important, but what's even more important is the Pokémon that's compatible with them. It's the Pokémon's characteristics and abilities, as well as the trainer's tactics and thinking, that combine with the item to make the item seem powerful."

"In this situation, it will naturally appear that you are more powerful."

"Initially, we could slightly increase the difficulty of the battles by adding items like [Berry] to the Gym Leader's tests and challenges, what do you think?"

"Let's talk about the rest after the infrastructure is built."

Ye Ci was somewhat surprised: "As a prop craftsman, I thought you would strongly support my idea."

"In that case, alright, I'll consider your thoughts."

"Hmm, so you're only using berries in the gym test? That's not bad. We should definitely proceed step by step. Sorry, I guess things at school lately have made me a bit impatient, and I've been rushing things."

"That's true. Since there's a village of great blacksmiths who can forge items, students who enjoy combat will find the village's location on their own. We don't need to interfere too much."

Orin AI: "It can also allow specific gyms to use fixed items and set usage limits, which can motivate students to research countermeasures and also get gym leaders to take action."

"Just as Lightmoss said, once trainers start thinking, their combat level will naturally rise without guidance."

Ye Ci nodded. She felt that this advance discussion was very beneficial, and at least now they had almost reached a conclusion that could be put into use immediately.

But, until then.

Ye Ci: "Regarding the atlas survey of the Padia region, I've already thought of something. Dr. Orin, the researcher we can assign, do you remember Mr. Claver and Ginya?"

Orin AI: "Professor Claver, I haven't heard his name in a long time since he left our research team. I guess he's doing research at another institute now?"

“Ginja was also one of the researchers at Taijinghua before. I remember he worked at the Zero Zone Gate. He must be a bit carefree and very leisurely, so he might not be very efficient at work.”

Ye Ci: "Work efficiency and such are not important now. Being too hasty can easily lead to problems, can't it?"

"Claver and Genia have expressed that they are more interested in the ecology of Pokémon than in research on crystallization, so I think they would be very suitable candidates for ecological research on the Padilla region."

Orin AI: "Putting aside Ginya, Professor Clavel seems to be quite old. Is it alright to let him participate in the ecological survey? Although he used to be very energetic and didn't seem like an old man at all."

Ye Ci was quite surprised: "Dr. Orin, your personality is indeed a bit different from that one. If it were that one, he would have completely agreed with my idea and strongly recommended Mr. Claver."

"Well, that's a good thing. Don't worry, we won't rush the ecological survey, and we'll also refer to the atlas survey methods used in other regions."

In the communication screen, Yeci smiled and looked at Guangtai:

“We will select capable students and provide them with Pokédex entries. Although the Padilla region does not yet have its own Pokédex, Professor Juniper is willing to provide it to us, so we can use the Unova region’s Pokédex for now.”

"Although there are some system incompatibilities, these can all be adjusted. Currently, we can provide two illustrations for the item, while other regions are said to provide three illustrations at once, which is a bit of a pity."

"I plan to give one of the illustrations to Piper, Dr. Orin. What do you think?"

This completely silenced the Orin AI.

Ye Ci remained silent, simply smiling at the doctor on the communication screen. After a long pause, the AI, Orin, suddenly spoke:

"You dare order around even underage children like that?"

Ye Ci felt like she had heard this phrase somewhere before.

Oh right, it was Aoki who said that.

Oh dear, I'm just nurturing some excellent young shoots!
"It seems better to wait until Pipa enrolls in school before handing him the encyclopedia."

Yeci eventually conceded a little, but Orin AI never expected that this guy would really seize any opportunity. He had originally told Pipa not to fight the Pokémon League, but now he had been "specially recruited" by Pipa.

“This person is really…” Orin AI and Guangtai exchanged a glance. Yeci smiled and changed the subject, saying to Guangtai:
"So, King Lightmoss, I've heard that you're preparing to challenge Unova's Champion Road, is that right?"

"The Unova Elite Four's Blueberry has already returned. Next, you need to come to the Padia League headquarters to complete all the formalities for taking office."

"After that, you'll be leaving Padiya for a while, right?"

"Before you begin your challenge, on behalf of the Padia League, I wish you a successful journey and hope you can overcome the arduous trials and reach the Hall of Fame in the Unova region. If you do, the Padia League will be honored."

Of course!

Yatsuta hopes that Hikari can beat Alder!

If they defeated the Unova Alliance, wouldn't that mean the Padia Alliance was stronger? Although Moss is also one of the bosses on the Unova side, being the Elite Four member in Padia at the same time greatly increases the prestige of her position.
Will the students at the academy train even harder because of this?
As he entered the Hall of Fame, a hint of anticipation appeared in Ci's eyes.

It must be said that the Hall of Fame is indeed a place that can instill a great sense of mission and accomplishment in others.

To leave their names in the history of the Pokémon League, or rather, in the shared history of humans and Pokémon!
It will be passed down from generation to generation as times change!

Perhaps the Padia League should indeed re-establish the Hall of Fame, even though the Padia region has the Orange Academy's "roster" specifically for students who have made outstanding contributions to the school.

However, in terms of its sacredness, it is still somewhat inferior to the Hall of Champions. After all, not every student will look up the list, while the Hall of Champions is something that everyone knows about!
"I wish you good luck in your military campaigns!"

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Guangtai and Aolin AI assigned a lot of work to Yeci, but unexpectedly, this guy still managed to shirk some of it by issuing a "collection guide", and even pre-booked Pipa as the person who would work overtime.

This might not be something to be happy about for Pipa, who was happily cooking.

Orin AI felt that because of the Zero Zone incident, that guy might have a different opinion of his child, and one of the five pioneering brains that Lightmoy proposed seemed tailor-made for Pipa no matter how you looked at it.

Of course, Lightmoy explained that the Brain of Pioneer can be replaced, which is different from the Alliance staff. Moreover, as a Gourmet Hunter and with Orin AI as his mother, he basically doesn't need to worry about the future.

Guangtai: "He can live as he pleases, and I think that's the most important thing. The development of the mind is just a small period of experience in the process of growing up."

"Furthermore, President Yeci will recruit other talented people in the future, so as for Papa, he can just leave whenever he doesn't want to continue."

Orin AI thought for a moment and nodded:

“Indeed. If we take you as the benchmark, even if you don’t plan to continue working as one of the Elite Four, you can leave this place directly. Although I don’t expect Pipa to become as strong as you, Pipa now already shows the intention to challenge the path to the championship and become stronger.”

"It seems inevitable that he will take on the role of the pioneering brain, but I still want to tell him that sometimes, he needs to be brave enough to say 'no' to extra work."

After taking on the role of a mother, Orin AI began to think completely about Pipa, seemingly intending to make up for the part of Pipa's lost family affection in the past. Now she seems to pay extra attention to her child.

Afterwards, the Orin AI began discussing the management of Zone Zero with the future Three Sword Saints. Iron Rock was completely repaired by the Light Moss, and the Heart of Terakion was retrieved. Its head turned twice, and the coldness in its electronic eyes completely disappeared.

[Haha! It feels so good to have rediscovered my inner peace! This body is really amazing, every joint looks just like the real thing! Hey look, my head can keep turning! Glug glug glug!]
Terakion's personality was already somewhat comical and silly, and now Iron Rock has completely inherited Terakion's personality, leaving Ironhead and Ironleaf speechless.

He probably got a concussion from being cleaved by a sword; his personality is so different from before.

At the same time, the two holy swordsmen also programmed the Iron Warrior with the final skill – the Powerful Blade Attack!
In this way, the Iron Warrior will have complete control over the special program of the future Three Sword Saints!
Meanwhile, on Guangtai's side, after understanding the time machine and many of the technologies from the Zero Zone Research Institute, they began manufacturing props. Some of these technologies were not yet fully mature and were previously provided to academies and businesses.

"Those documents aren't really that useful." While talking to the Three Sword Saints and helping the Iron Warrior input the program, Orin AI noticed Lightmoss looking at the dusty documents and spoke up to remind her:
"Those were some technologies that Dr. Orin researched before receiving corporate investment. Some of them were related to Taijinghua, while others were just failed or unfinished design drawings. Later, some of these technologies were provided to various companies, and some funds were earned. Subsequently, Taijingzhu was successfully developed, and investment from giant companies was obtained."

"These design drawings are probably useless to you, who possesses future technology."

Guangtai: "No, time machines and high-precision technologies are useful, but these early blueprints that were previously provided to companies are also very useful."

"I understand the technology involved. And, just a moment."

Guangtai put down the design blueprints and began collecting mechanical parts and various chips from the research institute. At the same time, Orin AI also saw Guangtai drawing something on some mechanical parts and chips, like circuit-like traces.

Handcrafting high-end products? Is this the spirit of craftsmanship?

Aolin AI waited a little while, and indeed it didn't take her long; Guangtai quickly picked up the finished product.

[Item: Transformation Dice!]

[Description: A green die with a question mark on it. It only rolls good numbers. When carried, it allows you to unleash more moves in a combo.]

Orin AI: "Dice, what kind of item is this?"

Light moss:

"Old trick, the 'Genius Dice'. It can fix the number of consecutive moves of certain Pokémon to the maximum, that is, fire them continuously. It is an item that enhances firepower output."

"Simply put, some Pokémon, when using a series of moves, may be unable to unleash multiple or high-frequency attacks due to exhaustion or technical issues. However, if they are equipped with this item, it will change the Pokémon's move execution technique, allowing them to achieve a 'bombardment' style of combat through continuous attacks!"

One of the last pieces of the puzzle for battle items is complete!
Lightmoss pondered in her heart:

"In addition, the methods and conditions for making other props were explained, including the sewing method for the boxing gloves, which I also learned."

"There's also a special item called [Fairy Feather]. A portion of the feathers was taken from Zhenyifa's body. This is a rare item that can enhance the power of fairy-attribute moves. It was also added during the Zhu Zi period."

In addition, it seems that although Dr. Orin had not been to other regions, she had some ingenious ideas in her early research. After these ingenious ideas were understood by Lightmoy, special props could be made in specific locations.

[The Great Earth Membrane - The End of the Cave (Carlos or Alora).]

【The All-Purpose Umbrella – Crown Snowfield (Frozen Village)】

Room service – Lords Tower.

The clues to these items haven't appeared for a long time, and if they are made, they can basically complete all the puzzle pieces of regular battle items.

Of course, this refers to the conventional approach, since there are also unconventional things. For example, the technology for creating the [Destruction Gene] obtained from Kyurem. Although this thing is theoretically related to Mewtwo, Kyurem is also related to genes.

However, the effect of this item seems rather useless now; it greatly increases attack power but also inflicts confusion for 256 rounds. This item even spawned another item, a potion called [R].

The special potion that appears in "Detective Pikachu" was originally the dream of John Wales, the director of a Pokémon Research Institute in a certain region.

He wants to use Mew's cells, which contain all the genes of Pokémon, to develop a panacea that can cure Pokémon.

However, the raw materials purchased were actually Mewtwo's cells, which caused the drug's effects to malfunction.

Because Mewtwo carries the "Destruction Gene," Pokémon will go berserk, their eyes will turn red, they will become extremely aggressive, and they will not obey their trainer's commands when they come into contact with R.

Orin AI was quite surprised: "Can something like this be developed using early technology left behind by the doctor himself?"

Lightmoy: "Don't underestimate the other researchers. Even if I didn't develop this tool, someone else would have developed it sooner or later."

In the era of the Messenger Bag Shop, only the branch in Bright City sells this newly added item. This can be seen as a new battle item developed after Dr. Orin provided the technology to the company in its early days and it was thoroughly studied.

Meanwhile, the mechanical dice are also a key battle item for Torterra.

"There are interesting things hidden in early technology. Next, I'm going to build a special machine to help you temporarily shut down the time machine."

That thing, of course, is the "prop printer" that infuriates the craftsmen!

(End of this chapter)