Chapter 152: Powerful Grotle!

"Although this thing doesn't have a shiny appearance, it is much more precious than those beautiful gems."

By the way, Xiang Guangtai also knew why a special individual like "He Yue" appeared in this forest, and it was also a Shiny one.

It wouldn't be strange if it was related to Arceus. The so-called increasing the potential limit and producing special changes probably referred to this kind of thing. He Yue of the Sinnoh region became that way after experiencing hundreds of years of cruel life. It could be said that it was exactly the appearance changed for survival after the potential was greatly stimulated.

However, in the Sinnoh region's permanent forest, in the game, it was impossible to see where the environment there was cruel...

"With the Guardian Stone, I can make Ancient Amulets and the three great amulets. Hmm, just like what I saw in the game."

"Power of Creation... and the power related to Arceus is..."

There are quite a lot of abilities related to Arceus. This power is probably the power of those people in the Hall of Origin!

In the movie *Hoopa and the Clash of Ages*, the people of the Hall of Origin showed that miraculous golden energy. In past memories, Ghris, the leader of the Hall of Origin who sealed most of Hoopa's power, used this power to instantly catalyze plants from seeds to maturity, and it could also be used as a substitute for telekinesis to stop Pokémon from moving. It could even be used to burn unique items through this power plus specific Plates—that was the Prison Bottle!

If this power was used to make orbs... then the "Life Orb" made of five natural elements could also be replicated in his own hands.

That kind of orb is not the same thing as the Life Orb often mentioned. The Life Orb is green and has the powerful power to turn extremely barren land into fertile soil.

Xiang Guangtai held the wheel-like sharp corners of the Guardian Stone tightly with both hands and felt the energy of this stone through the mysteries of rock!

A hidden energy was stimulated from the Guardian Stone and connected with Xiang Guangtai. However, as described in the visible information, it was not the time to grant the Power of Creation yet.

The stone had not fully awakened, and the Power of Creation hidden within it needed a medium to activate.

But at least the second function had an effect. Xiang Guangtai felt some changes in his body, and then invited Steven to touch this stone.

"What is this feeling... Huh?"

Like Xiang Guangtai, Steven, who had a deep study of rock science, sensed the Guardian Stone for the first time. The stone amplified a certain power of his. Steven blinked, loosened his hand with a serious expression, clenched it into a fist, touched his body again, and finally placed his hand on his heart.

Xiang Guangtai: "Eh, what's wrong?"

"I feel... my body has become very relaxed." Steven looked at Xiang Guangtai in disbelief: "Is it the power of this stone?"

"Actually, after the incident in the Hoenn region two years ago, I occasionally felt quite exhausted. When I checked my body, the doctor said he couldn't find the cause. Just now, the fatigue accumulated in my body seemed to have disappeared. Now I feel very good, and..."

Steven's hand moved away from his heart and pressed his eyes. Unlike ordinary people's eyes, the highlights in Steven's eyes were slightly less.

"And since then, my vision has declined... but now, I can see very clearly!"

Listening to Steven's self-narration, Xiang Guangtai recalled a certain setting of Steven.

In the early settings long ago, Steven was set as a Champion with eye disease, so his pupils were slightly hollow in the manga and anime, but this setting seemed to have been discarded later. However, considering the self-narration just now and the fact that Steven once had a vague impression of the three Legendary Giants...

This strange feeling of fatigue and the problem of declining vision might be problems projected from the *Pokémon Adventures* parallel world?

When Celebi adjusted the future, maybe it shared the fatigue of Steven from another world?

"This is a good thing! Anyway, this stone has miraculous power. It is a stone related to a Pokémon called 'Arceus,' but whether this stone was created by it, I don't know."

"It's a pity that although the stone has miraculous power, it can't play any role in alleviating the land degradation, but it can indeed bring some protection to humans and Pokémon."

Steven: "The more I explore in this region, the more I can find stones I've never seen before. Hmm, although except for gems, other stones don't shine and their colors are very inconspicuous, they all have their own history and their own stories. Every stone has its reason for existence. This strangely shaped stone has miraculous power, and it must also have an unknown beautiful story."

"This thing is very useful to you, right? I can see it. It's a pity it can't be my collection. Well, anyway, this is not for me, but I still want to thank the power of this stone, and thank you too."

Steven smiled. His state had never been as good as it was now. He patted the tall He Yue again. The latter scratched his head with his claws, indicating that there was no need to thank him, and that compared to a stone, making this land regain its vitality was the most important thing.

"Of course, let's make this place return to abundant land now."

Xiang Guangtai first took out some items from his backpack, including a small mirror. Under the gaze of both Steven and He Yue, Xiang Guangtai reached his hand toward the mirror surface and then reached through!

"?!" Steven's expression was full of surprise, and He Yue was also stunned on the spot with wide eyes.

"You... you reached your hand into the mirror?!"

Although there are all kinds of strange things in the Pokémon world, Xiang Guangtai's operation still opened Steven's eyes. This kind of scene had really never been seen before! Is this the strength of a Shinto craftsman?

"The mirror itself is nothing special, it's just that the opposite side of the mirror connects to a new world. A friend of ours lives there, and not long ago I asked him to hoard some materials for improving soil there. It just happens to be used now."

Xiang Guangtai called Giratina in his heart and explained the reason, so he could take items from the Distortion World through the mirror. Thinking about it this way, it was just like carrying a portable space.

Moreover, this was "opening a door" from the real world. Although Giratina's power was restricted and it couldn't even reach Hoenn, if Xiang Guangtai carried the mirror surface to travel everywhere, then Giratina could also see the appearance of other regions and project its power there!

"These are volcanic powders I prepared using volcanic ash from Stark Mountain, which can significantly increase soil fertility, improve the soil environment, and make plants mature quickly. Then, I have a special technique that can make new soil gradually erode old soil, so as to quickly improve the land... Hmm, just treat it as a superpower."

"Then, give these soils to Turtwig."

Xiang Guangtai released Turtwig and added volcanic powder to Turtwig's back. Turtwig felt the power of the Ground type surging in its body. Although it didn't have the Ground type now, its control over earth energy had far surpassed ordinary Ground-type Pokémon! Xiang Guangtai also handed a bag of volcanic powder to He Yue. After the latter took it, he immediately felt that it was full of rich Ground-type power and hurriedly opened it, ready to swallow it!

Hey, hey, you can't eat this... Eh, you ate it?!

Xiang Guangtai looked at He Yue in surprise. Although this guy had the Ground type, soil shouldn't be on his menu, but it seemed that He Yue was very satisfied with the taste of this powder?

The Pokémon menu is really strange! Does it really eat whatever it needs to supplement?

"Na~" Turtwig accumulated power and looked at Xiang Guangtai, ready to use Mud-Slap at any time!

"Gachi?" He Yue looked at Turtwig, somewhat confused.

Xiang Guangtai: "My Turtwig has the ability to prepare the soil it gets and then spray the prepared new soil out with Mud-Slap. If you want the soil to be fertile, you must rely on it."

"Na!" Turtwig nodded, somewhat proud.

"Then, put the prepared new soil into the big pit dug..." Xiang Guangtai had just finished speaking, and He Yue immediately used "Dig" on the side of his feet!

A big pit was dug immediately!

"Use Mud-Slap!" Xiang Guangtai snapped his fingers, and Turtwig immediately sprayed out all the power accumulated in its body. The prepared nutrient soil was sprayed into the big pit, and the new soil filled the pit. Then, under the effect of Xiang Guangtai's "special knowledge," a visible pale brown wave spread to the surrounding land.

"This is just the first step. Next, we need to dig the same pits everywhere in this valley and then fill them with new soil. After the base of available new soil increases, the power of the land will recover. The next work is what I have to do... Mr. Steven, I want to borrow Metagross."

Metagross was quite happy, even happier than Steven himself, which made Steven look at it with a strange expression.

How come this guy acts like Xiang Guangtai is the master?

Metagross, of course, couldn't expose all its thoughts, and could only respond with an awkward smile, but its mouth was too big, and it didn't seem very friendly when it smiled, making Steven shake his head helplessly.

Metagross muttered in its heart.

As long as I work, I can become stronger. I can't miss such a good opportunity. Fortunately, I can fly and also possess powerful psychic power, which can greatly save work efficiency. This is my own unique luck!

Xiang Guangtai borrowed Metagross not only to save time by flying, but also needed Metagross to help guide the ley line energy and change the flow of ley line energy, making this almost "dried up" ley line active again.

But this was not a simple matter. Arbitrarily changing the flow of ley line energy might cause major problems, let alone such a large area, so it needed Metagross's psychic power to assist at this time!

And Doublade and Unown! Xiang Guangtai naturally wanted to turn this area into a "block" as well.

The valley was carved with strange patterns. To better help with the work, Steven and the two Metang naturally participated. When the huge "array" was laid out, the barren area of the valley was basically all included.

Steven: "This area is really big. When looking down from high altitude, I can find that the shape of this valley is a bit strange, a bit like a crescent moon, and I also found meteorites."

"Maybe the barrenness of this valley is related to meteorites."

Steven explained: "I heard that strange meteorite fragments were once found in the Unova region. It is said that in ancient times, a huge meteorite passed through the atmosphere, split into many fragments, and fell to the ground, and influenced the whole world through these fragments, and the largest one is in the Unova region. This kind of meteorite will cause drastic changes in climate and the anxiety of Pokémon."

Xiang Guangtai thought, thinking that this was indeed possible. The weakening of ley line energy happened a long time ago. Maybe something really fell here and affected the soil environment here, or caused the ley lines to shift their flow.

On the other side, Turtwig was filling in new soil, and He Yue kept sprinkling those volcanic powders on its back. After filling dozens of pits, Turtwig felt that it needed to rest for a while.

It had completed so much work! Turtwig was very tired!

Its gaze wandered, and it curiously stared at the Guardian Stone.

That stone exuded power that made Pokémon feel at ease.

Huh, what is this stone?

The curious Turtwig wanted to touch the stone, but its cautious personality made it shake its head in its heart, thinking it should observe again. So it walked around the stone several times. He Yue spoke at this time, explaining the origin of the stone, and said that Xiang Guangtai and Steven had both touched the stone, and the effect was super effective.

Huh? In that case...

Turtwig nodded and then cautiously touched the stone.

Afterward, white light lit up on its body. That was the light of evolution!

"Turtwig?"

When Xiang Guangtai came back, he saw such a scene. In the light of evolution, Turtwig's body began to grow larger, gradually elongated, and the back shell also bulged!

"Haya!"

The white light of evolution disappeared. Appearing in front of Xiang Guangtai was a turtle-like Pokémon with a yellow back shell, but the yellow shell was still formed after the soil hardened, and on the shell, there were two bushes, but the color...

"What's going on with this color?" Xiang Guangtai was stunned!

Turtwig evolved into Grotle!

But! The two bushes on Grotle's back should be green, but now they had become red and green!

After contacting the Guardian Stone, the Power Herb and Turtwig merged into one, becoming a "Powerful Bush"?!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 153 =====