Chapter 114: Steven

Steven didn't know how many times he had been surprised.

The small workshop seemed to hide endless magical items. Every time he discovered one of them, more items would surge in front of him like a tide!

"This quality of Energy Root... is this handmade?"

Steven couldn't believe his eyes. The quality and precision of the Energy Root in front of him, no matter how he looked at it, should be machine-made, and it must be that kind of expensive high-end machine. But after Xiang Guangtai said "of course it's handmade" with an embarrassed face, Steven didn't know what to say for a while!

Because he didn't have the money to buy expensive machines, he practiced his manual skills to the extreme!

"Even the Gym Leader of Sootopolis Gym, Juan, rarely makes this kind of high-quality Rare Candy by hand... this is Rare Candy, I won't misidentify it!"

Steven really felt that Xiang Guangtai was a bit too outrageous!

Other people use machines to rub Rare Candies, you rub them by hand?

This is not something that ordinary Breeders can rub out!

And Steven tasted one himself!

Without a doubt! Whether it is the taste or the fineness, it is of top quality, and even in terms of "deliciousness," it is not inferior to the candies made by those well-known Breeders!

Different colored candies have different main flavors. Pokémon will not eat flavors they don't like, but for humans, all kinds of flavors can be accepted and tasted with their unique features. This is the so-called "deliciousness"!

Of course, May's Energy Roots have to be excluded...

And what Xiang Guangtai heard was:

"Sure enough, the Gym Leader of Sootopolis Gym can also rub Rare Candies by hand. He is worthy of being a top Coordinator! I still need to continue learning in this regard. There must be higher quality Energy Roots above Rare Candies. When I go to Hoenn for certification, I should visit these top Coordinators..."

This is also normal. After all, the Hoenn region has fertile soil and a warm climate, and berry production crushes all other regions. Sootopolis even has a berry market specifically for selling berries, focusing on all kinds of fruits that you can't think of but can buy.

However, many berries in the Hoenn region are not suitable for planting in other regions, which is also an important reason why they cannot be transplanted to other regions.

"This is Rare Candy, which can improve all the abilities of Pokémon after eating!"

Xiang Guangtai began to promote his exclusive products!

Perhaps Rare Candy can only get a little praise from Steven. After all, there are other Coordinator masters in the world who can also rub high-quality candies by hand, but because it is too troublesome, it is faster and more efficient to use machines.

But!

Rare Candy, this is something that neither humans nor machines can make. It is a product that can only be made through his own hands!

In the animation world, Rare Candy has never appeared. Only a doctor from Team Rocket has researched similar things, but the effect is very different from normal Rare Candy. It was originally developed to improve Pokémon's abilities, but the result was to make Pokémon giant and lose control!

"Also this, Celestic Secret Medicine, can slightly improve all five physical fitness items of Pokémon, and it is better to eat it with Rare Candy!"

Steven listened to the abilities of these magical items and took a deep breath, falling into a state of contemplation.

He was not doubting the abilities and effects of these products.

There is nothing to doubt about this at all!

Steven was thinking about other things. His eyes became more and more fervent when looking at Xiang Guangtai. This was also a decision he made again after seeing the magic of the workshop with his own eyes!

After seeing the magic of the workshop with his own eyes, such a thought gradually emerged in Steven's mind.

"Mr. Xiang Guangtai... have you considered leaving Celestic?"

Steven said his inner thoughts!

Not only in excavation, he and Xiang Guangtai have a common language, and Xiang Guangtai is also highly accomplished in cultivation, plus the workshop can make magical items. Steven felt that these items would definitely become popular and mainstream in battles in the future!

This is a matter of time!

"What do you mean?" Xiang Guangtai was a bit puzzled.

Steven went straight to the point: "I'll just say it! Mr. Xiang Guangtai, I think your cultivation techniques and item production techniques are very unique. If you are interested, have you considered leaving Celestic and coming to the Devon Corporation in the Hoenn region to work?"

"Of course! It's not to let you give up your current identity to be a researcher. What I hope is that you can lead the development of some special products at Devon Corporation!"

Devon Corporation is a large company located in Rustboro City in the Hoenn region. A few years ago, it was still a small company that mined iron ore and refined steel, but now it has developed to be comparable to the Silph Co. in the Kanto region and has become a well-known large enterprise in the world!

And gradually, Devon Corporation's research direction has also expanded from steel and energy to research on Pokémon and trainers. Pokémon Multi-Nav, Devon Scope, diving equipment, Luxury Balls, Premier Balls, Net Balls, Timer Balls, etc., are all products of Devon Corporation. They even started research on the Pokémon Dream World a long time ago, but the progress was not smooth, and finally, it was Professor Fennel in the Unova region who took the lead in developing the C-Gear.

This is also natural. After all, the main entrance to the Dream World, "Entralink," is in the Unova region. Hoenn is too far away, and the signal is not good.

For Hoenn people, Devon's products have long permeated every aspect of their lives.

Steven rarely recruits talent from outside. This kind of work is done by his father, Joseph Stone. After all, Joseph Stone is the president of Devon, and Steven is just the young master. But Xiang Guangtai's items made Steven feel that if Devon Corporation didn't recruit him, large enterprise companies in other regions would also find Xiang Guangtai sooner or later!

Since that's the case, of course, I have to get the moon first!

Although this kind of thinking is a bit rude, Steven believes that in the face of technological development, the future of manual craftsmen is bleak.

It will be crushed by the technical power of large companies and produced in an assembly line sooner or later. Steven originally wanted to say this, but then thought that if Xiang Guangtai's dream was to be a top craftsman who relies on popularity and exclusive skills like Kurt, then his words would seem impolite.

However, even for Kurt, his son is working at Silph Co. and holds an important development position!

The development of modern basic Poké Balls was actually re-developed by Kurt's son based on the traditional production technology of Apricorn Balls, and even the most powerful "Master Ball" was developed according to this technology!

Steven stared at Xiang Guangtai with burning eyes, his expression sincere and earnest!

The crafts of Celestic, those mysterious ones, and more crafts that have not been displayed—Steven has no doubt that Xiang Guangtai has hidden techniques. If these techniques can be used in the development of modern technology...!

Devon Corporation will become the light of Hoenn and completely catch up with and surpass other large enterprise companies!

Facing Steven's recruitment, Xiang Guangtai pondered, but didn't think for too long, and shook his head:

"Crafts carry the wisdom of predecessors. Some things cannot be replicated by technology! Although I, as a manual craftsman, seem to have no persuasiveness in saying this, you also know that there are top craftsmen in every region, and they will not easily sell the techniques in their hands to large enterprises."

"The power of science is indeed great, but I think some handmade products need to be made by craftsmen themselves. If machines are used, their effects and functions will be greatly reduced, or even disappear completely. In this world, there are such strange situations!"

Steven's excited expression gradually calmed down, and he sighed with a smile:

"I knew it, top craftsmen have a strange persistence, and they are not so easy to recruit."

"However, I still want to give it a try."

"Actually, even if our company doesn't do it, other local enterprises will sooner or later notice your products and try to imitate them. Whoever can research products first will have a first-mover advantage in business!"

"So, my second set of ideas is, if you are willing, Devon Corporation can cooperate with you!"

"It's about cooperation on brand-new items related to Pokémon! Whether it's battle or cultivation, we can get involved! In terms of cooperation, the most important thing is copyright cooperation for products, and we will try to develop degraded versions of similar items. If you are willing, you can serve as a technical consultant at Devon Corporation. You don't need to come to Hoenn to work; you just need to hold a post!"

Xiang Guangtai understood everything Steven said.

From the first day he traveled here, he already understood!

So, if it's selling technology, Xiang Guangtai is unwilling.

But if it's cooperation, then it can be discussed!

"This day will come sooner or later. I knew it on the first day I became a craftsman. However, if it's Devon Corporation, I think it's not bad."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 115 =====