My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 232 Gem Inlaying and Enchantment

"Tell me, are you a Smeargle or a Ditto?"

Tong Hua was amused by Mu Mu's words. He put away the magic book and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Senior brother, why don't you just say I'm Zoroark?"

With such a vivid imagination, it's a real shame you don't write novels.

Tibrim hopped over to Tong Hua and poked his leg with her little paw.

"Ooh." "Kuku."

If Riolu and Grovyle hadn't already witnessed the power of the Leather Grimoire, they probably would have had the same expression as Mumu.

"Junior brother, if you're not a humanoid Pokémon, then I really don't understand—"

How exactly did you manage to use those moves?

"It's a long story. Let's go back to the library first, and I'll explain it to you on the way."

On the way back to the library, Tong Hua patiently explained the principles of the magic book to Mu Mu in a way that Mu Mu could quickly understand.

"In short, just like the equipment used by rangers, this book can also borrow the power of Pokémon."

However, the principle behind the hunting daemon is that it communicates with the Pokémon's mind and temporarily borrows the Pokémon's power to fight.

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This book allows you to copy Pokémon moves and use them once.

Tong Hua opened the magic book and showed it to Mu Mu, "Look at these patterns. These are how Tibrim's magic was recorded."

Mumu felt the strange energy emanating from the magic book, but still found it hard to accept. This was something that seemed to only appear in fairy tales. "I don't understand the complicated stuff either. In short, junior brother, you have so many secrets that it's impossible to count them all."

Mu Mu scratched her head, giving up on further investigation. She figured she'd just stay by Tong Hua's side and drink her soup; as for the more complex matters, she'd leave that to the professionals.

Back at the library, Tong Hua wrote furiously, using different colored pens to highlight key points and even hand-drawing illustrations.

Soon after, before 4 p.m., a picture book-style research report was completed.

"It's done!" Tong Hua closed the report with satisfaction.

This report is a work he created by imitating the styles of Jessica's "Planting Notebook" and Feng's "Fishing Notebook".

Its title is — "Brimwyn's Magic Research Notes".

This research report is less of an assignment and more of a beautifully illustrated journal. The cover is bound in dark blue faux leather, with delicate strokes depicting the outline of Brimwyn, and adorned with scattered magical runes.

It's worth mentioning that most of the painting was actually done by Mumu.

The remaining tasks were completed by Riolu and Grovyle, both experts at drawing maze maps. Tong Hua was only responsible for writing the copy, designing the layout, and the final binding.

The bound report exuded a faint scent of ink, and Tong Hua and Mu Mu and the others flipped through this collaborative work with satisfaction.

"Although I knew you had a talent for drawing before, it feels like you've drawn even better than you have a few months ago."

"Hehe, it's all thanks to Meimei. I've been accompanying her to sketch everywhere during my recent break, so I've been trained as well."

When Meimei was mentioned, Mumu's face unconsciously turned slightly red, and her green hair on her head seemed to turn pink.

"Alright, I'll go hand in my assignment then," Mu Mu said to Tong Hua as she picked up the report.

"Is that enough effort we've put in?"

"Um."

Watching Mu Mu's departing figure, Tong Hua also stood up and stretched to relax.

"Then let's practice alchemy for the rest of the day."

I'll be level 10 soon, I wonder what new skills I'll unlock?

Just as Tong Hua was leading his Pokémon to search for secluded corners on campus to practice alchemy—

Something interesting is happening at the fairytale ranch.

"Terrifying?"

Bubble Chipmunk and Messenger Bird were busy in the kitchen, while Sweetie and Orion were helping the three Alcremie fairies.

The Pokémon worked together, producing batches of delicious snacks.

The desserts that customers inside and outside the store eagerly await deliver a taste of happiness!

Even without Tong Hua, Happiness Dessert Shop still operates as usual.

At this moment, the pickpocket cat and the two Celebi, who should have been helping in the kitchen, suddenly disappeared.

After searching for a long time without success, the foam squirrel turned around and went back to the kitchen to help.

"Meow~" "La beep~"

Little did they know, the three Pokémon that hadn't come to help were all slacking off on the roof.

The Catcat lay lazily on the roof tiles, squinting and enjoying the afternoon sun. Two Celebi also lay on the roof, each occupying a corner. The three Pokémon were quite far apart.

If a pickpocket cat is lazy so it can be active at night, then these two Celebi are lazy for the sake of being lazy.

Although it could also be argued that he hid on the roof to avoid being seen by outsiders.

But the truth is, they were simply looking for this rare moment of leisure.

Just like Tong Hua sometimes wishes to be alone without her Pokémon, Pokémon sometimes also want their own space.

"Buzzing".

Just as the two Celebi were enjoying the pleasant afternoon sun, the three female bees entrusted to them by the Queen Bee came over and beeped.

The rabbi quickly got up and asked them what they wanted.

Three bees buzzed around the Celebi, chattering away, making a bit of a commotion for the green Celebi.

"La-hua!"

At Green Silabie's command, the three bees took turns speaking.

After the three bees finished speaking, Green Silabbi summarized and realized that it wasn't really a big deal.

It means the queen bee is coming back soon, and she's bringing back six new three-necked bee companions.

"La beep?"

Pink Shirabi tilted his head in confusion. "This is nothing serious?"

Only one day has passed! The queen bee has already doubled her colony size so quickly!?

Moreover, how did the three bees know about this? Could it be that the queen bee has already returned to the pasture?

"Buzzing".

Pink Celebi flew to the edge of the roof and looked towards the entrance of the ranch.

Sure enough, in the distance, a swarm of bees could be vaguely seen flying toward the pasture, led by the majestic queen bee.

"Phew, I've finally reached level 10."

After making several more recovery potions, Tong Hua looked at her profession panel.

Alchemist: Level 10

[Status: Luck increased, cold resistance increased, fishing ability increased, experience points increased.]

Experience points: 520/5900

[Professional Skills: Crafting, Processing, Inlaying]

The new skill, gem socketing, as the name suggests, allows you to socket gems into the slots of equipment, thereby enhancing the equipment's attributes.

"This is troublesome. I remember that in the game, once the equipment reaches a certain level of proficiency, it can be refined to create gems for socketing."

The principle seems rather mystical. I remember the gist of it being that long-used weapons and armor are imbued with people's thoughts, and through special technology, these thoughts can be crystallized.

The substance formed by this crystallization is called magic crystal.

By embedding the generated magic crystals into new equipment, the new equipment can inherit this power of longing, enhancing its performance and attributes.

But I haven't unlocked the Refinement skill yet, so where am I going to get magic crystals? Doesn't that mean the Inlay skill is just for show?

Furthermore, you need holes to socket equipment, and the skill for creating those holes hasn't been unlocked yet.

However, I remember that according to the game's mechanics, each piece of equipment should come with at least one slot when crafted, right?

While pondering, Tong Hua picked up the leather-tanning magic book beside him. After unlocking the inlay skill, he indeed found the previously undiscovered hole slot on the spine of the book.

"Even if there are slots, you still can't set them without gems—hmm?"

Tong Hua, who picked up the magic book, had his intelligence slightly enhanced. It was this crucial attribute boost that sparked a flash of inspiration in him!

"But since other materials can be replaced by things from this world, can magic crystals also be replaced by other things?"

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This sudden inspiration made Tong Hua feel that it had great potential, but the only thing she could use to experiment with at the moment was a Light Stone.

I originally planned to take it back and see if I could use it for the evolution of the Bubble Squirrel.

"There's nothing else we can try right now. We do have a Mega Evolution Key Stone at home, but we can't just use that casually—"

Tong Hua took out the Light Stone she had obtained yesterday, her eyes showing some hesitation.

But soon, reason was buried by curiosity and the desire to explore.

Anyway, after graduation tomorrow, I can use the credits to exchange for things —

"Now we can only give it a try!"