My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 233 Light Stone Type I

In the deserted grove, Tong Hua took a deep breath and placed the Light Stone on a flat stone platform.

"Ugh?" "Kuku?"

Riolu and the Forest Lizard were still sparring and training on the side when they saw Tong Hua making a move, so they stopped their match and came over.

"Bree~"

Tibrim swaggered over, looking like he was ready to watch a good show.

Tong Hua looked at the Pokémon that had gathered around and explained with a smile, "I'm going to embed this Light Stone into the Spellbook now."

If successful, the magic book should receive further attribute boosts, and its quality might even increase.

"Huh?" Even after hearing Tong Hua's explanation, Riolu still didn't understand.

Seeing this, Tong Hua didn't waste any more time and immediately began to demonstrate the operation.

"First, we need to refine this stone of light. We need to treat it as a rough stone and process it into a gemstone that fits the size of the hole."

Tong Hua casually picked up a red stone from the ground. The information panel showed that it was a flint.

Since there are no suitable cutting tools, we'll use the most primitive tools instead.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The hard flint struck the light stone placed on the stone platform, sending fragments flying.

As the stone was struck repeatedly, many tiny cracks appeared on its surface. Tong Hua did not slow down and continued to strike it steadily.

"Be careful to avoid the core it contains, and only cut away the outer parts —"

Tong Hua tapped with complete concentration, each strike landing precisely on the edge of the Light Stone. Amidst the flying debris, the shape of the Light Stone gradually became more regular.

"Bree————"

Tibrim observed silently from the side, his smiling expression gradually turning serious.

As a witch, she had also studied alchemy for a period of time, and the material processing techniques that Tong Hua used at this moment were undoubtedly textbook-level.

As the fragments on the surface of the Light Stone continued to peel away, a naturally formed rune was revealed at its core, radiating a soft light.

"Almost there, almost there—now it's time for the final polishing—"

Riolu and the Forest Lizard also held their breath, watching Tong Hua's actions intently. They could feel the energy contained within the Light Stone gradually gathering.

With a few precise taps at the end, the Stone of Light was finally crafted into a perfect hexagonal gemstone.

The internal runes were preserved intact, shimmering with a mysterious luster in the setting sun.

"It's done!" Tong Hua breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

[Light Stone Type 1: Quality D, a handcrafted gemstone made from Light Stone. It possesses a unique radiance. Recommended processing methods (gold carving, gold refining).]

Based on the size and quality of the cut gemstones, they can be roughly divided into twelve grades, from Type I to Type Twelve.

If it weren't for the limitations imposed by the size of the holes in the tools and magic books, Tong Hua's skillful hands would surely have been able to create even more advanced gems.

However, although this hand-cut gemstone is not as perfect as the machine-cut one, it has a unique, rustic and primitive beauty.

The next step is the most crucial one: setting.

After activating the skill, Tong Hua aligned the gem with the groove in the magic book and carefully pressed it down.

With a soft "click," the gemstone was perfectly embedded in the groove.

Surprisingly, the runes inside the gem resonated with the grimoire, causing the pages to turn automatically and emitting a warm light.

[Inlay successful!]

[Tanning Leather Magic Tome: Quality D, its effect is enhanced after being inlaid with a Type I Light Stone.]

[Effect: Greatly increases Intelligence and Agility when possessed; also increases the number of skills that can be recorded and their maximum strength.]

[Review: The book itself contains hidden surprises.]

Recommended processing method (alchemy).

"What do you mean? A flashbang?"

After reading the information panel, Tong Hua scratched his head in confusion.

Although the comments on this panel are often abstract, they are sometimes quite accurate.

Urged on by Tibrim and Riolu, Tong Hua, with a try-it-out attitude, opened the newly refurbished tanned leather magic book—

The next second————

"Holy crap!" "Bree!" "Ooh!" "Kuku!"

Tong Hua was dazzled by the sudden bright light and quickly closed the book.

"So it really did mean exactly what it said—"

There really are flashbangs in this book, no, this should be the light from the Light Stone—”

The three Pokémon were startled by the sudden bright light and took a few steps back.

Tibrim rubbed her eyes with her little paws, complaining "Bribri" as if she had been dazzled by the light.

Riolu and the Forest Lizard shook their heads, trying to dispel the afterimages in front of them.

Tong Hua looked at the magic book in his hand with a mixture of amusement and exasperation: "I thought I had finally created something without any negative effects, but now it's become a double-edged sword."

Tong Hua carefully turned the pages again, this time mentally prepared, and squinted her eyes beforehand.

A soft light flowed across the pages, but it was no longer as glaring as before.

"Looks like I still need some time to get used to it —"

Tibrim curiously leaned closer, this time being smarter, and carefully observed from the side.

"Bri?"

"Can this light be controlled?"

Tong Hua tried to concentrate and imagine adjusting the intensity of the light.

Surprisingly, the light from the grimoire did indeed dim gradually according to his will, eventually settling at a comfortable brightness.

"Great! Now it can be used normally." Tong Hua breathed a sigh of relief.

Riolu and the forest lizard also gathered around again, showing great interest in the glowing book.

"let me see----"

Tong Hua carefully observed the changes in the magic book. In addition to becoming glowing, he could also sense that the upper limit of what the book could hold had indeed increased.

"It seems to have increased in power by 50%, and the number of moves it can accommodate has also increased to nine."

As the sun completely sank below the horizon, night began to fall.

Tong Hua discovered that the magic book automatically emitted just the right amount of light in the dim environment, making it perfect as a lighting tool.

"That's a useful function." Tong Hua held up the magic book with satisfaction, and its soft light illuminated the surrounding path.

On the way back to the dormitory, Tong Hua kept testing the new features of the magic book.

He discovered that by concentrating, he could precisely control the intensity and range of the light emitted.

It can illuminate places tens of meters away at its furthest point, while at its closest it only makes the pages of a book glow faintly.

As they approached the teaching building, Tong Hua suddenly noticed that the light from the magic book was ignoring her control and had begun to flicker slightly.

"What's going on? The light bulb is broken?"

He stopped and noticed a faint light pattern appearing on the page, which combined to form an arrow pointing in a certain direction.

There's a path over there that leads to the cliffs by the coast.