Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 610 Bear Apprentice: Dolphin Hero, what exactly do you think I lack?

Perhaps the long night in Galar is not so easy to begin. Chairman Loz still has a love for Galar in his heart. As the leader of an oligarch and a giant corporation, he is serious about at least one thing.

That is, he truly loved Galar.

So, whether it's collaborating with the Angel Company in a faraway place or with the clowns who claim to be royalty, the goal is to find the "sword and shield." However, the so-called sword and shield are probably just a wild legend, and their location has never been found to date.

Although he could ask his younger brother, the famous explorer who had even won the Galar Championship and served as the Steel Gym Leader, to explore, there was no doubt that the man who loathed him would absolutely refuse his request.

Without professional explorers and archaeologists, it would be impossible to find the artifacts passed down in mythology. However, the so-called royal family's search for those two items was merely to assert their "legitimacy."

What royalty, what descendant of heroes, what revered by thousands, or just a bunch of frauds?
1000 years from now, nothing will exist.

The reason I cooperated with them wasn't because they sponsored the Galar Championship with a lot of money, but because they claimed they could emulate the legendary heroes and subdue the out-of-control [Wishing Star].

Although it's unclear whether those unreliable clowns' "family tales" are useful, based on my investigation, those two guys might actually have some connection to the legendary "sword and shield."

"It might come in handy," Chairman Rose thought to himself.

"Let's put these things aside for now. Whether it's analyzing the machine blueprints, the royal family's demands, or seeking the secret technology of the Kingdom of Azot, Galar really can't cooperate with Carlos. What that leader of the kingdom said about the hatred spanning 3000 years, even 500 years ago, is really something."

"However, under our company's construction, the living conditions of the people in Galar are clearly better than in Carlos. Even now, I've heard that there's a 'Miare Gang' in the Carlos region, made up of orphans and homeless people."

“In the past, Carlos had also suffered hardship and disaster, and people in various places reached out to help the suffering. However, those who received help asked them for more alms. What happened after that is unclear.”

"In order to reduce social instability, we provide relief or support to orphans, the disabled and other groups who are unable to work, set up welfare facilities, and provide jobs for the poor who are able to work."

"Gallar, impoverished by resources, has defeated Carlos, who possesses abundant resources; this is yet another victory in 500 years."

President Lorz rubbed his temples.

To ensure this victory lasts forever, and for a prosperous future, it doesn't matter who helps.

If Angel Corporation's assistance is truly effective, then uncontrollable energy can be transformed into controllable energy. Taking risks in the face of huge profits is necessary, but this is also for the sake of Galar!
by that time.

Two clowns who call themselves royalty are unnecessary! Let them do whatever they want, whether they search for the sword and shield or withdraw their investment!
Let's treat this as a celebration before the start of the dark night.

The Champions Cup is about to begin, and this year's participants... Although the number of players has increased, many were forced to withdraw due to previous defeats, so we have to add another batch.

After several months, the Champions Cup can finally open ahead of schedule. And because of the Martial Arts Tournament, this Champions Cup will definitely be regarded as an "appetizer" of the Martial Arts League and will receive a lot of attention!
Even those who dislike regular Pokémon battles to hone their skills, or who are not interested in Dynamax tournaments, will choose to watch this Champion Cup to pass the time and improve their abilities!

The commercialization of sports is precisely where the success of the Galar model lies.

Boosting economic growth and increasing public awareness of sports will encourage even those who aren't professional trainers to participate.

"The history of Galar needs to be changed, and the one who will change it is me. I am the savior!"

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This is the Galar region, located in the northern part of this world, surrounded by an endless blue sea.

As is customary, a [gate] was left behind in a town in the Hoenn region.

I rested for two days.

As day and night once again transitioned, the place they arrived at by "divine speed" across the azure sea was the incredibly distant Galar region.

Although geographically, Galar should be close to Carlos and Padia, in reality it is only adjacent to Carlos and quite far from Padia.

"It seems someone has calculated the size of this world; in short, it is quite enormous."

As she set foot on distant lands, the illusory souls of the princes seemed to faintly appear beside the Lightmoss. However, the crystal pendant was, after all, just a fragment of the original stone, and upon arriving in such a remote place as Galar, the signals from the blue and yellow crystals became weak.

Moreover, as the light moss recounted the history of this place, the princes' souls seemed to recall some chaotic memories, which quickly caused their illusory souls to fall into a deep sleep, completely severing their connection with the pendant.

In the northern part of a certain region, in the center of a mountain range, shaped like the bottom of a pot, the climate is arid.

Here, they encountered unexpected explorers, and while searching for treasure...
"The world 3000 years ago. The hero of sword and shield drove away the darkness. The forgotten King of Abundance also made a contribution, but lost most of his memories and power, as well as his beloved horse and temple."

"Later, as time passed, the king became complacent, the radiant flower ceased to bloom, the villagers lost their fertile land, and even their arduous offerings could not bring the flower back, ultimately causing the king to lose his faith."

"Just like the legend of the two kings native to Galar, whether they are true kings or false kings."

"The false kings, the Galar royal family, have dedicated themselves to covering up the traces of Zacian and Zamazent in the legends for generations in order to maintain their authority, which resulted in the royal family itself disappearing from the public eye."

Lightmoss addressed the explorer before her, and the tall, dark-skinned man showed great interest:
"Wow, your stories are very interesting, I've never heard them before!"

His hands kept moving as he recorded the story and wrote it down in his notes:
"I'm currently investigating the interesting legends of this region, or in short, collecting the most outlandish rumors. For example, I just discovered the red tree that attracts legendary flying Pokémon and gathers them together!"

"Well, I don't know exactly where that big tree is."

Lightmoss: "[Where the sun reaches its highest peak, there stands a giant, pale red tree that resembles a flame, where legendary wings gather on its branches.]"

"The great tree is located in the southern part of the Galar region, at the end of the mountains called the Crown Snowfield, on the edge of the sea."

The dark-skinned man said, "Wow! You know so much about this? Why? This part wasn't shown on TV!"

"I watched a lot of TV programs before I found this kind of information."

Hikari: "Does the Galar region broadcast legends on TV like a program called 'Unsolved Mysteries'?"

The dark-skinned man who appeared here was none other than Guild Master Rose's younger brother, the former Galar Champion, "Pione"!
He is also the father of Xia Keya and Mudan.

However, the location of this encounter is not the Crown Snowfield in the story.

That's to be expected, since the Crown Snowfield expedition was an activity carefully prepared by Pione for his daughter, Shakoya. It took place after EXPANSION ~The Gathering of Stars~.

That is, in "Wings of Dawn", before Leon stepped down as champion and invited masters from all over the world to participate in the competition.

At that time, Shakoya and Pione were on a train heading to the Crown Snowfield.

It's still far from the time of Shakoa's rebellion. After resigning from his position as champion, Pione traveled to many places as an explorer, and there are descriptions in the League Cards such as "he personally made travel guides".

This is also why his daughter, Shakoya, loves adventure.

Of course, liking adventure is one thing, but not liking having your dad around is another.

As for Peony, it's hard to imagine that Pione, a master craftsman, could have taught a mechanical genius known as "Meteor Hacker".
Meanwhile, since the Alola event had not yet occurred, the researchers studying Dynamax Dens had not yet moved from Alola to Galar, so there was no Dynamax Den Research Institute in the snowy plains, and the Dynamax Adventure event did not exist.

Now, there is probably only a "half-dead" ultimate cave over there, hidden in the deepest part of the cave, spreading strange and terrifying ancient legends.

"Ah, the so-called excellent explorer is one who gathers information from all useful channels; I call that efficiency!"

Pione gave himself a thumbs-up, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, then looked at Hikari's subtly expressive face and asked:

"However, it's truly fortunate to have met such a learned traveler as you on this Isle of Armor!"

"In terms of trainer type, you and I are both [backpackers] right now!"

Lightmoy: "The so-called trainer type is just a general term used by others to refer to trainers. There's no need to take it seriously."

Meanwhile, the dark-skinned Pione adjusted his adventure hat, revealing a wistful expression.

Because the place wasn't a snowfield, they weren't wearing the heavy adventure suit; although the colors were the same, it was very light and thin.

Pione: "I used to be very focused on battles and competitions because I was always compared to my older brother when I was young, so I used to be very rebellious."

"Later, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I ran away from home under an assumed name. Finally, I was appreciated. But after experiencing all sorts of things, although I reached the top, I still felt that the life in the league was not suitable for me."

"Ah! Only someone like you, whom I've met by chance, can I speak to you without any reservations. There's a saying, 'meeting by chance,' you know... Anyway, it's precisely because we don't know each other and are only here to investigate legends and explore that we've met!"

"Anyway, thanks to you, I've collected many interesting rumors and stories!"

"I see. There are many ideas about the ecology of Pokémon in the Galar region and their respective legends that I never thought of before."

Pioni organizes the survey findings from his notes:
"(1) Regarding the Rune script on the Death Tablet, the serpentine runes are an ancient painting infused with a strong curse, containing ancient curses from other regions. Ancient people used runes to carve on boulders to commemorate the deceased. This is very similar to the stone tablet in Grass Road Town! So it was corrupted by resentment, causing the original Crying Mask to die? This is really creepy."

"The (2nd) one is related to the Farfetch'd soldier, a variety of leek called Lancelot hahaha, although I've always found that kind of Pokémon very interesting. By the way, the leeks from the Galar region have always been famous all over the world!"

"The (3) giant rocks have a habit of gathering together from various places at a specific time every year and arranging themselves in a circle at the same interval. This may be related to the position of the sun or the energy of the land."

"(4) Dragapult's initial form, Dragapult, was originally a creature that lived in the sea. No wonder it would swim around the sea in groups at dusk. This was a habit it had inherited from its previous life. And now that it has become a Ghost Pokémon, it has inherited it as well."

"The legend of the (5) Galar Sun Coral: Long ago, the ancient sun corals living in the Galar region died due to the drastic change in environment caused by a meteorite that fell in the suburbs. Hmm, a meteorite, could it be that they were killed by the [Wishing Star]?"

"Well, I'm not a professional Pokémon scholar. I mainly explore and investigate because it's fun. Of course, I've never heard of Professor Laben, but Professor Mulan might know him?"

"By the way, isn't this your first time in Galar? These are things that even Dr. Mulan might not have investigated thoroughly."

As Pione was saying this, he suddenly paused, thinking of Dr. Mulan's work in recent years, and couldn't help but shake his head.

"It's normal that the investigation isn't clear, after all..."

Lightmoss: "Ah, it's because Professor Magnolia is researching Dynamax, isn't it?"

"In order to revitalize Galar, all researchers were sent to study the Wishing Star. Finally, several years ago, they created the Giant Bracelet that allows artificial control of Galar particles, as well as a detection instrument that can detect energy points." "As a result, Galar's towns underwent a wave of redevelopment and a major reshuffle, and towns that previously had no energy points gradually lost their populations."

Pioni stood on tiptoe: "That's right, you seem to know quite a bit about the history and development of our region in recent years."

"The same was true in the industrial towns I used to live in. Not only that, but in many towns without energy points, the gym leaders were demoted to the second tier and could hardly attend competitive events, and the towns gradually declined."

"At the same time, a new metropolis rose from the ground and quickly gained worldwide fame. It was the city of Gongmen, which was developed under the guidance of a guy I dislike."

"What a disgusting change. But Galar has indeed prospered, and I have nothing to say about it."

"By the way, you were supposed to be watching the Galar Championship, so why did you come to this [Island of Armor] beforehand? This used to be an uninhabited island, but it was developed after a famous martial artist bought it."

Lightmoss: "Because this place contains very important materials, called Armor Ore, which can only be found on this island. There is also a special mushroom called Maximbo, and the rather precious Max Sweet."

"In the Crown Tundra we mentioned earlier, there is also a [Extreme Ore] that is very similar to Armor Ore. It seems that it can be used to make a special [Ointment] to change the characteristics of Pokémon."

"There are still a few days before the Champions League starts in Galar, so I plan to stay here for a while."

"Change a Pokémon's ability?" Peony stroked his chin. "Come to think of it, my Xiaxia has always wanted to change the ability of one of her Pokémons, even though she only recently got that Pokémon."

Have you heard of fossil restoration? It's a technology developed in a very remote place.

Peony couldn't help but sigh as she spoke: "The technology to revive ancient Pokémon sounds amazing, right? But I've heard some strange rumors, it seems to be due to some kind of unfair competition within the paleontology community."

"In short, someone took the Galerian fossils to other regions, but nothing was reconstructed; the fossils were fake!"

"How about that? Pretty sensational, right? They even reported it on TV. Ah, although it's a scandal, it has nothing to do with me, so I'll just treat it as a joke."

"Hmm, but your behavior of collecting stones is very similar to that of a 'Gentleman of Minerals' and a 'Stone Collector'! There are similar people in Galar too. Was their name Uncle Digger or Aunt Digger again?"

Guangtai knew that the fossil incident in the Galar region was a metaphor for the British misspelling fossils, as well as the so-called "fossil forgery" and "fossil wars." The fossil restoration machine was the newest technology in the world, developed in the Kanto region and later promoted to various regions.

However, the fossil reconstruction techniques used in the Galar region do not appear to have adopted those used in the Kanto region.

This is probably due to the "fossil wars".

This directly led to the discovery of four bizarrely shaped objects from fossils unearthed in the Galar region, and the fact that the researcher studying the fossils, Mosh (the clumsy one), was a complete amateur.

What do you mean by "for some reason, the fossils in the Galar region are incomplete"?
It makes it seem like fossils from other regions are completely intact. Apart from the Unova region, where else can you find complete paleontological fossils?
However, later in the Crown Tundra, some passersby will say, "I haven't been back for a long time. I don't know why there are so many stone-like Pokémon here, as well as ancient creatures I've never seen before." Therefore, you can encounter wild fossil Pokémon like the Ice Giant in the Crown Tundra.

The reason for this is unknown, but it may be because the Crown Snowfield still retains a very primitive ecosystem.

Reviving fossil Pokémon doesn't necessarily require a fossil restoration machine; mysterious scientific creations like the Grand Cathedral of Altomarre can also accomplish similar feats.

The only difference is that the restored character will not have a soul, and their class will become Berserker.

Lightmoss: "In that case, I'll give you this newly made item. It can change the baby Tyrannosaurus's ability, changing Strong Jaw to Sturdy. After evolution, the baby Tyrannosaurus's ability will become Hard Head, which is a very useful ability."

"The [Specialty Plaster] is made by crushing and mixing the armor ore in this way."

[Item: Special Plaster]

[Description: A poultice that can change a Pokémon's ability.]

[Effect: When used on a Pokémon with a common ability, that ability will become a rare ability! When used on a Pokémon with a hidden ability, that ability will become its primary ability.]

The advantage of special plasters lies in their ability to convert between different properties.

The carving of dreams can only change a Pokémon's ability to a Dream Ability, but it cannot be changed back. Although most Dream Abilities are stronger than the original ones, there are a few exceptions.

Starting with Generation VIII, the Dream Ability was renamed the Rare Ability, meaning that even under normal circumstances, many Pokémon have a small chance of possessing the Dream Ability, thus enriching part of the Pokémon lore.

"So this is the kind of thing you're talking about, the kind of thing that changes abilities! I haven't even told you what Pokémon my Xiaxia has. How do you know her Pokémon is Baby Tyranitar?"

"That's a newly recreated Pokémon!"

Pione suddenly realized the problem!
wrong!

You only mentioned fossils. There are tons of fossil Pokémon. How dare you assume the types of fossils?

Pioneer: "Hey, is this really our first time meeting? You're not a fan of mine, disguised as a backpacker, researching all sorts of legends, trying to cater to my interests, and deliberately meeting me here just to get close to me, are you? Or do you have designs on my Xiaxia?!"

“Your imagination is too rich.” Lightmoy shook her head: “Although you are a celebrity in Galar, I am a minor celebrity in other regions as well.”

"Yes, she's quite famous among the students at the school."

"What, you used to be a teacher?" Pioneer ignored what Lightmoist said. He looked Lightmoist up and down several times to make sure she wasn't a die-hard fan, then put away the Special Ability Balm.
"Although you can be quite suspicious at times, it seems you're not really interested in my Xiaxia."

"Fine, since you say this stuff works, I'll try it out later! It's a really strange thing, but if it's a specialty of this island, then it might be worth a try."

"Hey. You know so many legends, but do you know the story of this island?"

Guangtai nodded: "Of course, the legendary martial artist Mastedt was a legendary figure who held the Pokémon League Championship for 18 consecutive years before 'Dynamax' was introduced into battle, and no one has been able to break his record to this day."

"After retiring, as he traveled around the world, his personality underwent a dramatic change for some reason. One day, he suddenly bought a deserted island."

It's said to be an uninhabited island.

It's actually Ireland upside down.

"The Isle of Armor is named after it."

"However, more importantly, the old man Mastad discovered a special kind of Pokémon in the mountains far from Galar. It had been traveling, trading and exploring with ancient merchants for hundreds of years, and some of them eventually settled in the mountains."

"That being said, the Galar region is a large, isolated island far from the mainland. Apart from the Crown Snowfield and the mountains on the Isle of Armor, there seem to be no other mountains."

"That Pokémon is called Kubrick, and its evolved form is called Urshifu."

A Poké Ball on Lightmoss's body opened, and it stood tall and proud, like a bear apprentice with a white bandana, staring at the steel-clad man in front of it.

Pione's eyes immediately sharpened:
"Oh! It's Kuma's apprentice? Wait, you actually have this kind of Pokémon?!"

Lightmoy: "Throughout history, that region has been the one that people traveled to to explore, trade, and discover unknown lands."

"Padia".

"This bear apprentice seems to have arrived there many years ago, but its homeland is not Galar."

“Then you should visit the dojo!” Peony strongly recommended: “That old man is an expert in breeding these Pokémon!”

"Gym leaders from Galar have come here to train before, but the old man's test wasn't easy to pass. It seems like it tormented him to death!"

Guangtai: "I do have that idea about learning martial arts. Martial artists should communicate more. My apprentice Xiong thinks so too, so this is one of our goals for the next few days."

"beat."

Apprentice Xiong nodded.

In fact, it was Lucario's situation that greatly affected the bear apprentice.

We were once training partners. Although Lucario was the senior, we were all Pokémon who had interacted with Marshadow and learned new moves from the God of Martial Arts.

However, over time, and with the gap between initial levels, coupled with the emergence of entirely new features, the situation has changed.

When did a sad, thick barrier rise between senior and junior brothers?
In terms of martial arts, it has been completely replaced. As a pure fighting attribute, it is not like the Arrayed Soldiers who can engage in "Legion Warfare". However, in individual battles, Lucario's Ultra Instinct is enough to deal with almost all enemies.

So, what is the meaning of my fighting, and what is the training goal of purifying myself of evil? To say I'm purifying myself of evil is simply a matter of fighting attributes countering evil attributes, however...
There is no specific corresponding move.

Even if I complete all the scrolls, plus the scrolls of evil and water... no, rather, what direction will my evolution take?

[Dark Nether Strike], a technique that brings evil to its highest level?
What is the "Water Flow Combo" technique, which represents the mastery of the Water Style?
Therefore, during his practice a few days ago, Xiong's disciple asked another companion for advice.

"beat."

Dolphin Man, tell me, what exactly am I lacking?

As another Pokémon related to the Fighting type and the ocean, Dolphin's strength is also steadily increasing.

Whether fighting Groudon or otherwise, it can fight in water or deal extremely high damage on land.

As expected of a Pokémon that is about to become a world ranger, it has already become one of the key damage dealers in the team, even though it has not been in the team for very long.

"man!"

Dolphin Man's answer was...

strengthen!

Although the answer is simple and unadorned, it truly contains the truth of the world!
King Kuma, you'd better watch out for those chosen Pokémon!

(End of this chapter)