My electronic Pokémon came true?

When the master's granddaughter went out, Nan Xian noticed that the little girl had a strange expression on her face.

"Sister Nan Xian..."

It was a long-awaited farewell, but Qianhui looked a little nervous. She was relieved when she saw Nan Xian, but she didn't completely relax.

"Grandpa went out this morning and hasn't come back yet."

"Is the master not here?"

Nan Xian was very surprised.

Steel has an upright character and does things in a methodical manner, he will never let anyone down.

Since he said he would come back, Gangtie would definitely wait for him at home. Unless there was an emergency, why would he go out?

"It's like this. Recently, a group of bad guys who claim to be Team Rocket suddenly came to town."

Qianhui stumbled over what she knew.

"They occupied the Well of Slowpoke these days. Grandpa was so angry that he wanted to talk to them this morning, but they haven't come back yet..."

"...That's it."

The white-haired girl fell silent.

To be honest, Nan Xian himself almost forgot that the security in the Johto area was not as stable as he had imagined.

Even in the nature park near Mankind City, members of Team Rocket openly poach. It is also normal to see Team Rocket in the rural town of Juniper.

His own master was not used to seeing this kind of thing, and logically, Team Rocket would not dare to put a finger on the craftsman with such a huge reputation in the Johto region.

——But it’s hard to say whether the old craftsman can control himself.

Nan Xian recalled the plot in the original game, which was extremely similar to the current situation. The corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily, and he wanted to sigh deeply.

"I understand. Please put my luggage away for me first. I will go find the master."

Chapter 95 Steel: What haven’t I seen?

The Slowpoke Well in Hinoki Town, also known as the Sea Hare Well, is located to the east of the town.

There are a large number of wild Pokémon living inside the Well of Slowpoke, the largest of which is Slowpoke.

In the history of Hinoki Town, 400 years ago, the town experienced a long period of drought. The residents at that time saw Slowpoke yawn, causing heavy rain to fall from the sky, ending the drought.

Therefore, the people of Hinoki Town have a special respect for Slowpoke. Over time, even the Well of Slowpoke has become a famous attraction in the Johto area.

The well is open to the public, and allows Trainers to enter and capture Pokémon except Slowpoke.

Nan Xian was naturally very familiar with the Well of Slowpoke.

She is not a local resident, but she has lived in Hinoki Town for three years. Moreover, she has experience in gaming in her previous life, so she understands why Team Rocket is obsessed with the Well of Slowpoke.

The source is still that group of Slowpokes.

Although the residents of Hinoki Town have a special feeling for Slowpoke, in fact, Slowpoke is not a particularly rare Pokémon.

This pink, plump Pokémon with dull eyes and a dazed look every day has low abilities and is notoriously dull-witted.

Unless a trainer is breeding Slowpoke specifically to evolve it into Slowshell or Slowking, the biggest impression that ordinary people have of Slowpoke is its tail, which is said to be very delicious.

Slowpokes exude a strange sweet smell from their tails, which they use as bait to catch food in rivers and lakes.

Also, because Slowpoke's sense of pain is very dull, it will not notice when its tail is bitten off by its prey.

In the Alola region, Slowpoke's tail is a common delicacy.

People there raise Slowpokes. During the breeding process, the tails of the Slowpokes will naturally break off and be collected and used as food.

Nan Xian was also initially concerned about the practice of eating Pokémon's body parts.

But any situation is only afraid of being taken to extremes.

Although the people in the Alola region eat Slowpoke's tail, they also provide food to Slowpoke.

The tail that evolved from Slowpoke in the natural environment is itself a consumable. This practice is actually no different in essence from people drinking milk from a large milk can.

Humans raise Pokémon, and Pokémon respond to human support.

As long as they still respect each other, their specific actions will not lead to alliance intervention as long as they do not cross the line.

And now, what the Rockets are doing is going beyond the line.

When Nan Xian entered the Well of Slowpoke, he saw the old craftsman leaning against the well wall with a thoughtful look on his face.

The girl couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Master, what are you doing here?"

Steel was also extremely surprised when he heard the unexpectedly clear sound.

"Nan Xian? Why are you here?"

"Because I didn't find you when I went to the workshop, Chie became worried."

Nan Xian stood in front of Gang Zi, staring at the old man who felt extremely guilty.

But when he thought of the dangerous situation, Tietie became nervous and couldn't help but want to stand up.

"Ouch!"

The old craftsman cried out in pain, covered his waist and sat back trembling.

"Ah... Nan Xian, you saw it too. I sprained my waist and can't leave for a while."

"So, go back and call the police to find Junsha first. Tell her that Team Rocket is here to steal Slowpoke's tail. Let Junsha bring people over to deal with it."

Steel looked a little nervous.

Before Nan Xian arrived, the old craftsman was not panicked at all. He was just angry and wanted to severely reprimand Team Rocket for their unscrupulous behavior.

But the safety of one's own apprentices is equally important.

It doesn't matter to Gangtie himself, but he absolutely cannot drag Nanxian into this.

So Gangtie immediately urged Nan Xian, just wanting him to get out of the well quickly and not stay in this dangerous place.

But then again, how could Nan Xian possibly listen to his master?

"Master, I am no longer the same person I was some time ago."

The white-haired girl kept shaking her head and took out a turquoise Friends ball from her pocket while speaking.

"I got a partner, went through a lot of training, and even got a gym badge."

Nan Xian's words were not surprising to the experienced old man.

——Although if it was some time ago, Steel would indeed be shocked for a while.

But when Nan Xian was enjoying the festival in Yuanzhu City, Gangtie saw her figure through the live broadcast on TV.

The girl herself was still unaware that the master had seen her in a miko costume with a strange Pokémon by her side.

No matter how eloquent Nan Xian was, Gangtie would never agree to let her stay.

The tough-tempered old craftsman had made up his mind, and Nan Xian couldn't change it with just a few words.

however.

Gangtie opened his mouth and was about to speak, but suddenly he saw the Youyou ball in Nan Xian's hand. The words that were on the tip of his tongue could no longer come out.

"and many more."

The old craftsman's expression suddenly became extremely serious.

"Give me this Friendship Ball of yours... show it to me."

Tietie even put down his hands that were covering his waist, looking anxious, as if he had seen something incredible.

Oh—it’s really amazing.

Steel has made and touched more Poké Balls in his life than almost anyone else in the world.

No one knows more about handmade Poké Balls than Steel. When he was young, he even had life-and-death friendships with some of the strongest trainers of the time, and had in-depth discussions with them about the future of Poké Balls.

But even with such profound experience, when Gangtie saw the Youyou Ball in Nan Xian's hand, the old man forgot the crisis of the situation at the moment. The criminal gangs in the Johto area were still wandering around. The brilliance that suddenly burst out of his eyes could even illuminate the dim bottom of the well.

Even Nan Xian couldn't have imagined that Steel could see the specialness of the Poké Ball at a glance. She wanted to say something, but Steel's expression was as if he had almost swallowed the Poké Ball.

"Ok."

So the girl looked helpless, swallowed back what she was about to say, and handed the Youyou ball to Steel first.

Just as the old man held the Friend Ball in his palm, the green and white Poké Ball shook and suddenly opened.

"Bonnie?!"

After having enough rest, Eruption sensed the surrounding situation and hurriedly got out of the Poké Ball. When he saw Nanxian waving at him, he still looked confused.

Tietie glanced at Erguiyan, but didn't ask in a hurry. He focused his attention on Youyou Ball first.

"This texture, this luster..."

Gangti originally wanted to open the Poké Ball. After Uruk-York appeared, he carefully examined the inner wall of the Poké Ball, but found that Nanxian's method of processing the inner wall of the Poké Ball was still the same one he taught him, and there was nothing special about it.

"wrong."

The old craftsman frowned and found that things were not simple.

"Why is the inner wall of your tangerine ball so smooth?"

Chapter 96: Nan Xian’s Killing Intention

As a senior Poké Ball craftsman, Steel didn't see the specialness of the Friend Ball at first glance, but after officially getting started, he immediately noticed that the veins on the inner wall of the Friend Ball were surprisingly smooth.

——This should be something that is impossible to do.

The raw material of the Poké Ball, the cone, has a large number of natural veins on its inner wall. Craftsmen use jade silk to fill the veins neatly, turning the cone into a Poké Ball with various effects.

But acquired products have their limits after all.

The craftsmen have to work very hard to protect the inner walls of the cones from damage, and most apprentices waste a large number of cones before they can become masters.

Even for an experienced craftsman like Gangtie, the limit of what he can do is to fill in all the fine lines visible to the naked eye, and then add some meticulous external processing, and finally he can make the most standard tangerine balls that are like works of art.

When his fingertips touched the outer shell of the ball, Gangtie naturally knew that Nan Xian had not yet focused on the exterior of the Poké Ball. Like most young craftsmen who had just started their apprenticeship, she only cared about making the Poké Ball, but did not realize that there was still room for improvement in the Poké Ball.

But it was precisely because of this that Nan Xian did something that Gangtie could not even imagine.

“You fill the inner wall of the cone, all possible veins, with jade powder.”

With the help of the tiny light coming from the wellhead, Steel raised the Friendship Ball, and through the reflection he finally saw what the girl was doing.

"It's incredible. Such an action should have caused a lot of tiny scratches on the inner wall of the cone."

The jade that can stimulate the performance of the cones is not fragile. Craftsmen still need to be very careful when cutting it into jade threads and filling them into the inner walls of the cones for fear of damaging the natural veins.

It’s not that no one has ever thought of using jade powder to fill in fine lines that are invisible to the naked eye.

However, when the jade powder falls into the inside of the cone, no matter how gently you apply it with your hands, the large amount of powder rubbing against the inner wall will inevitably create countless wounds.

In the end, the craftsmen were unable to make the Poké Balls they wanted, and instead wasted the cones and jade.

The more Gangtie thought about it, the more he couldn't understand how Nanxian made the Youyou ball.

"...Master, now is not the time to talk about this."

Nan Xian was helpless.

She understood Steel's obsession with the handmade Poké Ball. Before returning to Hinoki Town, the girl even imagined how shocked the old craftsman would be when she placed the Poké Ball in front of his master.

——But things should be done according to the occasion.

Not only is the situation critical, but Team Rocket is also operating in the dark in the river at the bottom of the well. The old craftsman sprained his waist and cannot leave the Well of Slowpoke for a while.

Gangtie can immerse his entire mind on the Youyou Ball, but Nanxian cannot be as willful as his master. He sees that Gangtie is unwilling to take his eyes off the Youyou Ball.

Nan Xian let out a long sigh.

"Master, this is the Poké Ball I prepared for Pokémon. If you really want to study it, I'll replace it with an empty one for you first."

"Oh?"