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Chapter 105 Preview: Am I the Only One Who Can Play the Crystallization Mode? (4k, 10,000 words in one day!)

Lin Qunzhi's Venusaur is certainly not as strong as Cynthia's Loreleido.

But for Tire Cat, there are definitely many things she can learn.

For example, the use of rattan whips.

After becoming a trainer, Xia Chi paid more and more attention to the use of non-Pokémon moves, such as the vines in the flower bud under Tirion's neck.

In intense Pokémon battles, these details can often be the deciding factor.

For example, the battle with Nemo's Bone-Patterned Crocodile the night before last.

In short, a morning has passed.

Although they didn't gain any fear points or "experience points," Xia Chi and Ti Lei Miao still felt they had benefited greatly.

In the afternoon, a package from the Zero Zone Research Institute in the Padiya region was handed to Xia Chi by a Dragonite.

Two months ago, Xia Chi thought Kuailong Express was a scam, but now she really likes it.

As long as the locations aren't in the Antarctic and the Arctic, the "send today, arrive tomorrow" delivery service from Kuailong Express is truly convenient.

Especially when sending urgent mail.

The package was sealed in three layers, inside and out, and it took Xia Chi quite a while to open it.

On a goose down mat, four crystal fragments shimmering with different colors were prominently displayed.

Grass green, aqua blue, fiery red, and rock gray.

Undoubtedly, this is a fragment of the Primal Crystal that, when consumed by a spirit, can convert its Primal Crystal attribute into the corresponding attribute.

In fact, there is no definitive answer in the game's storyline regarding the nature of the crystals on the Evil Mask.

Many players speculate that it is the crystal used to make the crystal bead.

However, Xia Chi was more inclined to another guess, which was that the fragments of Taijing in front of him were the same ones.

One very direct reason is that when you use the Crystallize ability on a monster wearing the corresponding mask in the game, it is not the monster that gains the Crystallize ability, but the mask itself.

This is enough to show that the core crystal that gives the mask its power is itself capable of crystallization.

It is a keyhole, not a key.

Therefore, Xia Chi asked Ye Ci with certainty that he had obtained the Taijing fragments representing the attributes of the four masks.

Wearing the fragments of the Grass Crystal and the Green Grass Mask, Xia Chi arrived at Xue Zhong's house alone.

The old man with white hair and beard was clearly ready to repair the mask.

When Xia Chi came to visit, Xue Zhong had already found the tools needed to repair the mask.

"Since the core power of the mask lies in the gemstone, wouldn't it be simpler to make a new one?"

Before repairing the mask, Xia Chi asked this question.

"Let alone the fact that I, an old man, do not possess the exquisite skills of my ancestors."

Xue Zhong shook his head and said, "Besides, if it's a brand new mask, is it still a crucial treasure for the Egui Peng?"

Xia Chi remained silent.

The deceased, unattainable ideal is the one who can never be defeated.
Repairing the mask took a considerable amount of time, and Xia Chi had been guarding it from day to night without finishing.

What surprised Xia Chi even more was that Xue Zhong hardly stood up or moved at all during the whole process.

Xia Chi was worried that the old man's health couldn't take it, and wanted to let him rest for a while, but the nanny stopped him seriously.

"Chirp chirp!"

"The nanny said not to interrupt Xuezhong when he's working, or he'll get super angry, Loto!"

The translation function on the phone's Rotom app worked for the first time.

Hearing this, Xia Chi had no choice but to continue waiting on the side, not daring to leave even for a moment.

He wasn't just worried about something going wrong with the Green Grass Mask; he was also concerned about Old Master Xuezhong's health.

Another three hours passed.

It wasn't until the two bowls of udon noodles that Grandma Shu brought had completely cooled down that Xuezhong finally finished outlining the last stroke of the mask repair with the wedge.

"It's done."

Xuezhong's voice was so hoarse it was unbearable.

He stood up, but the long sitting and concentration made him dizzy and unsteady.

Xia Chi and the nanny quickly stepped forward to support Xue Zhong, who was about to collapse, and fed him apple cider vinegar to replenish his sugar levels.

After a while, Xuezhong, whose face was still a little pale, pointed to the green grass mask on the table and said, "Take a look. What do you think?"

Xia Chi was both amused and exasperated.

Since you're burning so intensely to become relics as quickly as possible, why bother about the mask?

He joked, "If Ponpo is still not satisfied after all this repairs, I promise I'll help you scold it!"

Xuezhong smiled, feeling that this young outsider believed in that history even more than he did.

I believe that Ergui Peng is not the murderer, but a victim who has been slandered for hundreds of years.

so good!
Perhaps he can truly help Egui Peng overcome the psychological trauma that has lasted for hundreds of years?
After resting for a while and recovering, Xue Zhong shook off Xia Chi and the nanny's hands that were supporting him and laughed, "This old man still has to help E Gui Peng repair the remaining three masks in the future, I'm not that old yet."

The babysitter bug chirped happily, "Chirp!"

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Because Tira and Misdream haven't eaten anything and have been keeping me company the whole time.

Xia Chi declined Grandma Shu's invitation to stay for dinner and took the elves back to the resort to eat.

Before leaving, he asked Xuezhong about the whereabouts of the other three masks.

As expected, those three masks, as precious relics of that period of history, are preserved in the Beishang Township Museum, not far from Baoban Square.

Xia Chi certainly wouldn't steal it.

Although stealing it and returning it to Ergui Peng would be returning it to its rightful owner, he wouldn't use such underhanded methods that could easily leave him vulnerable.

Xia Chi had another way of getting the people of Beishang Township to obediently hand over their masks.

It's just not the right time yet.

We returned to the resort and had dinner after 10 p.m.

The combat maniac Nemo had naturally invited him long ago, but at that time Xia Chi was preoccupied with repairing the Green Grass Mask and did not receive the message.

Even if I received it, I wouldn't have time to deal with it.

Senior Ziyu sent two messages of concern in the afternoon and evening, respectively. After not receiving a reply, she stopped bothering her, demonstrating her high emotional intelligence as always.

After giving each of them a brief reply, Xia Chi washed up and prepared to go to sleep.

He had no intention of going out to search for the Evil Spirit with the repaired Green Grass Mask.

Not only is it hard to find someone like that, but even if you do find one, offering them up proactively seems like sycophantic behavior.

It's common knowledge that simps don't get a house.

Xia Chi wouldn't do something so degrading; he would quietly wait for E Guipeng to come to him.

In the following days, Xia Chi spent almost all his time in a cycle of training, fighting, and resting, and he hardly ever left the resort.

My fear level naturally skyrocketed.

Nemo, Ziyu, the Blueberry Academy "Elite Four" introduced by Ziyu, and several other representative trainers from other regions.

Anyway, no two trainers are the same in battle.

These high-quality trainers and Pokémon brought Xia Chi a lot of fear, even though his win rate could only fluctuate around 50%.

It wasn't that Xia Chi was deliberately hiding his strength; the only trump cards he kept were Tire Cat's [Shift] and Dream Demon's [Lord of the Underworld].

But these up-and-coming trainers are truly monstrous! Xia Chi has been fighting for several days, and afterwards, he has hardly seen any opponents with Pokémon below level 40 in the system's battle log.

Keep in mind that Tilley and Dream Fairy are only level 23 and 26 respectively at this point.

With an energy level that is almost doubled, it's naturally difficult to fight.

But the rewards are also substantial.

After about ten days in Beishang Township, the fear value in the system, which had been stagnant at 420 for a long time, finally increased, and increased like crazy!
On the seventh day, it broke the 500 mark.

Xia Chi also contributed a [Small Lucky Lantern] and a [Basic Equipment Forging Tool].

At the same time, the damage increase of [Evil Attribute Bond] has reached a terrifying 50%!

To put this into perspective, the legendary King of Swords, Zacian, possesses the [Unyielding Sword] trait, which grants a 50% increase to physical attack upon entering the battlefield.

This is enough to prove the terrifying nature of the [Evil Attribute] bond growth.

The increased fear value further boosted the strength of Tirey and Misdreavus, making it more efficient to farm fear value.

Thus, stepping on the right foot with the left, one spirals upwards.

Perpetual motion machines are a type of machine.

This time, the [Basic Equipment Forging Tool] finally yielded some good stuff!

The Goddess's Tear, which grants +10% to total energy.

All that's missing is one more Tear of the Goddess to synthesize a perfect energy sustain item, the Blue Buff.

Now that it was confirmed that the final piece of equipment for the Dream Demon would be it, Xia Chi directly equipped it with the Tear of the Goddess.

Therefore, with the addition of Hextech Gunblade and Dark attribute synergy emblem, Misdreavus miraculously became the first of the three Pokémon to achieve "three divine items".

The items obtained from the [Small Lucky Lantern] were so surprising that Xia Chi couldn't take her breath away—

Crystal Beads!
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To be honest, Xia Chi was quite dumbfounded when he saw the crystal beads that the lucky lantern burst out of.

No, Brother Tongzi.

This thing doesn't even exist in the Pokémon world of this timeline, and you've already created it ahead of time?

Does this mean a preview of the version, a version of Taijing that only I can play?
But Brother Tong, are you sure this is a reward that can be obtained from a small lucky lantern?
The value of the Crystal Bead is comparable to that of a Champion-level Pokémon training program!

Xia Chi was beginning to understand what Tongzi meant; it didn't consider the timeline when judging the value of items.

A single crystal bead is indeed priceless at this stage.
However, when tert-crystals became widespread, tert-crystal beads were indeed not that precious.

But what's with this sudden, inexplicable appearance of a crystal bead?
[A fragment of a Primal Crystal was detected on the host's hand; obtaining a Primal Crystal Bead is perfectly reasonable!]

It's definitely in the river!

What else could Xia Chi say? "Long live Brother Tong!"

Are they still cursing me?

So, a timescale of ten thousand years is just a drop in the ocean for the life of a system?

That's terrifying!
After ending her daily interaction with Tongzi, Xia Chi took out the Taijing Bead from the system's inventory.

This is a deep purple round gemstone, about the size of an orange, with a metallic sheen on its surface. If you look closely inside, you can almost see iridescent crystal light.

There is a silver-white metal ring around the spherical cross-section, and a neat hexagonal button is embedded in the ring.

Clearly, this is not a naturally formed stone.

Xia Chi speculates that the researchers used Taijing Stone, which contains Taijing energy, as the core and manufactured it through a special process.

Pressing the button will release the crystal energy, transforming the spirit into crystal.

Why don't you give it a try?
Xia Chi was like a child who had just received a new toy, unable to contain his excitement and curiosity.

Although I don't know how many times I used Taijinghua in the battle between Zhu Zi in the game.

But can games and reality be the same thing?
Speaking of which, since Tilley Cat has never eaten any Tai Crystal fragments, her Tai Crystal attribute should be Grass, right?

What would Taijingcaocao be like in real life?

Xia Chi was about to call Tire Meow over to experiment with the secrets of crystallization.

Something suddenly came to mind.

It seems that the crystal bead needs to be recharged after each use?

This Taijing Bead is clearly no exception, and even if it is, Xia Chi wouldn't dare to gamble on it.

We don't even know where the Taijing energy is replenished right now, which means that once we play this game, there won't be a next time.

Thinking of this, Xia Chi's burning heart immediately cooled down.

Therefore, the most suitable scenario for using the Crystal Orb is the crucial battle of the World Pokémon Academy Tournament.

However, although there are no Tai Crystals to replenish energy, there are plenty of Tai Crystal fragments in Zone Zero.

Xia Chi thought that in a couple of days he could ask Ye Ci for two more Tai Crystal fragments to feed Tire Meow and Dream Fairy, in order to change their Tai Crystal attributes.

As for which crystal attribute to switch to, Xia Chi decided to wait until the final day to decide.

The Taijing attribute can be countered, resisted, or even completely resisted by the opponent's preferred Pokémon.

The opponent who witnessed that scene must have felt utterly hopeless.

Xia Chi thought to himself with this wicked amusement.

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Saturday, October 2.

It snowed again in Beishang Township today.

White is always the main color of winter in Beishang Township, and the snow on Guishan Mountain, which had not yet melted, was covered with a thick layer.

Tire Cat was no longer as excited as she had been when she first saw snow half a month ago. Instead, she complained a bit that it was inconvenient to take a walk outside with Xia Chi when it snowed.

As always, the dream demon was happily basking in the snow outside, and in no time her entire light and airy body was covered in white, making her look like a snow fairy from afar.

The Rotom phone floated in mid-air, playing the tokusatsu show "Flying Leg Locust" for Tyranitar, similar to the card art from his previous life, for him to fight.

Every time Flying Kick Locust is knocked down, the little guy shouts excitedly.

Whenever a monster is defeated, Yugira always becomes particularly frustrated.

Undoubtedly, these children's films full of positive energy usually end with the monster being defeated.

And often at times like this, Yukira would be so angry that he could only eat half a basket of rock crystal soil.

With nothing much to do at the resort, Xia Chi started trying something she'd never experienced before – working out.

In fact, he had had this idea for a long time.

I was just busy with live streaming and video editing before, so I didn't get around to doing it.

There are still two weeks until the start of the competition, and Ponpo hasn't shown up again.

Xia Chi then thought of starting to cultivate a fitness habit in Beishang Township, so that he could continue to maintain it when he returned to Donghuang.

Under Xia Chi's influence, Zi Yu and Ni Mo, who originally didn't like exercising, also came to the resort's gym.

The main reason is that Beishang Township is too boring in winter.

Snow scenes are novel for a day or two, but you'll naturally get tired of them after a while.

The so-called "Six Selections in the North" is a complete scam and has nothing to do with the Ten Views of Padiyaa.

Only the Crystal Pool has a decent view, but in this cold weather, the pool is frozen solid, harder than tiny diamonds.

Nemo, who loves adventure and travel, is starting to feel the strain.

(A total of 1.3 words were updated today. The bonus chapter for the first subscription reward has been completed. Hooray!)

(End of this chapter)