Chapter 111: Soul Forging Craft

Dusk Stone, as black as the night, is a magical stone that can make certain specific Pokémon evolve.

Xiang Guangtai took the Dusk Stone.

【Rare Material: Dusk Stone】

【Effect: A magical stone that can make certain specific Pokémon evolve. As black as the night.】

【Obtained Craft: 1】

【Soul Forging Craft (C+): Can apply Ghost energy in forging, so as to forge items with supernatural characteristics. Dusk Stone is also one of the main materials for this type of craft.】

【Through craft production and collecting corresponding Pokémon materials, you can obtain "Charcadet's Armor" / "Cursed Shovel".】

Cursed armor and tools!

Charcadet's Armor is an evolution item for Charcadet, which can evolve into Ceruledge through it.

And the Cursed Shovel is an item in the card game, a red iron shovel emitting ominous supernatural power, looking somewhat like the small shovel of Palossand.

In the card game, when a Pokémon attached with this card is knocked out by an opponent's Pokémon move, discard the top 2 cards of the opponent's deck.

"Well, the effect might be similar to moves like Destiny Bond and Grudge." Xiang Guangtai thought so.

Destiny Bond: After using the move, when knocked out by an opponent's attack, the opponent will also be knocked out. Using it consecutively will fail.

Grudge: When knocked out by an opponent's move, apply a grudge to the opponent, making the PP of that move become 0.

But this Dusk Stone cannot be used as a material for forging now!

"Yoomoo——!"

Doublade became excited upon seeing the Dusk Stone!

This must be the stone that can make me evolve into the final form!

"Oh, it seems that the one using this stone is this Pokémon of yours." Steven looked at Doublade: "I have seen this Pokémon in the Kalos region; it seems to be called Doublade, a composite attribute of Ghost and Steel..."

"This Pokémon is cultivated quite well, better than any Doublade of the same type I have seen!"

Steven did not stint on his praise. After seeing the second Eviolite with his own eyes, his mood also became relaxed and happy. This time, he finally observed Doublade carefully.

Doublade had also drawn its sword, generously letting Steven observe it. The more Steven checked the luster of Doublade's blade surface, the more surprised he was in his heart. Whether a Steel-type Pokémon is cultivated well or not can be judged intuitively from the luster. A good Steel Pokémon's appearance should be smooth, without rust spots, without damage, and without obvious bending or deformation...

The sword body is as bright as a mirror, the scabbard is tough and beautiful, and the two eyes are even shining like gems!

Although it is a Ghost type, the ribbon does not have the common damage and defects of Ghost-type Pokémon, but is very gorgeous and elegant!

Steven nodded secretly.

As expected of a mysterious craftsman living in the Celestic region, he also has unique skills in cultivating Pokémon!

Before coming to Celestic, Steven had been thinking about what kind of person Xiang Guangtai would be. After all, Xiang Guangtai appeared too strangely and mysteriously, and living in a hidden location made it easy to associate him with a special person with ancient heritage.

If it were in a game, he would probably be a "hidden craftsman" who upgrades equipment, and one must do some special tasks to unlock this character, and then create unique equipment!

Devon Corporation also dabbles in the gaming industry, and Steven had played some RPG games before, so he unconsciously made some associations.

Being able to cultivate a Steel-type Pokémon to this extent, speaking of which, his cultivation techniques must be stronger than mine!

Although I am an expert on the Steel type, I am not a person specialized in cultivation. However, my good friend Wallace and the teacher of the Sootopolis Gym, Juan, often help me cultivate Steel-type Pokémon. Their cultivation techniques are very powerful.

Unlike the cultivation methods of regular trainers who love battles, professional Pokémon Breeders and Pokémon Professors have their own set of cultivation methods.

They pay more attention to the maintenance and care of the Pokémon's body and their daily diet, and at the same time, they will use targeted cultivation items and allocate Pokémon to suitable cultivation locations to help Pokémon grow better.

In many places, Breeders will also raise a large number of different types of Pokémon, or work part-time as ranchers.

Top Breeders can even customize their own reinforced cultivation plans for Pokémon of different attributes, or even different types. Therefore, the knowledge mastered by Pokémon Breeders is much more than that of normal trainers! Sometimes, top Breeders are Pokémon Professors themselves, such as Professor Oak in the Kanto region and Professor Elm in the Johto region!

As for Professor Birch in Hoenn, Professor Birch's research direction is "Pokémon's habitat, distribution, and ecology." In terms of cultivation, he is worse than Professor Oak and Professor Elm. After all, the research directions are different, but in the cultivation and research of Pokémon in their natural state, he is an authority in the academic world!

So, Steven changed the topic:

"I saw some items related to Pokémon cultivation in the store before. This time, I also plan to purchase some special products, especially cultivation items related to the Steel type!"

Steven's expression changed slightly when he said this, and his smile seemed a bit bitter:

"Two years ago, a major event occurred in the Hoenn region. Perhaps you have heard of it—organizations named Team Magma and Team Aqua, because of their own selfish desires, tried to expand the land and the ocean, eventually triggering the awakening of ancient Pokémon. Fortunately, the situation was quelled by two powerful trainers. In that event, I also realized my own inadequacies."

"As a trainer, sometimes I was too slack and neglected the cultivation of Pokémon in terms of battle. So after that event, I often bought some high-quality minerals for my Pokémon to eat. However, the things eaten want to be transformed into real power, which cannot be achieved by simple absorption. Otherwise, there would be no Pokémon Breeders."

"Food is just one part of cultivation. After seeing the state of your Doublade, I confirmed that your cultivation techniques are not inferior to my friend Wallace!"

Coordinator trainers also belong to a variant of Breeders in many cases. After all, if you want to make Pokémon strong, beautiful, and smart, you must know how to take care of your Pokémon. You must have sufficient understanding of their habits, diet, cultivation, and even psychological problems!

Xiang Guangtai was quite stunned!

My cultivation technique level is about the same as Wallace's?

"This praise really makes me flattered! I will take it as your recognition of my craft techniques!"

"You want Steel-type cultivation items? That's perfect, come in with me."

"My workshop has just received a batch of materials, and I am preparing to make some items. Also, the ancient rock you wanted is ready."

The secret workshop of Celestic... Steven also looked at this ancient building curiously.

What kind of magical items will be waiting for him inside!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 112 =====