Chapter 19: Draco Plate

In the game where he appeared, Volo, as a member of the Ginkgo Guild, would also sell some supplies to the protagonist at certain fixed locations. However, according to his own slip of the tongue, it seems he often slacked off in the guild and ran to investigate various ruins.

Volo was both slacking off and complaining, making the guild leader very troubled.

However, in the game, he would guide the protagonist to obtain various "plates," thereby trying to realize his ambition. Of course, his result was being defeated by the protagonist on the spot.

Xiang Guangtai recognized the attribute of this plate. The dark red plate is the Draco Plate!

"Why, do you recognize this plate?" Volo thought in his heart, staring at the change in Xiang Guangtai's expression.

He had felt all along that he should have met Xiang Guangtai somewhere, but no matter what, he couldn't remember, and as time passed, this feeling became stronger and stronger.

In the past, only the right person could obtain a "plate." However, in this era, plates are often taken away by some strange guys and passed around in their hands, and the number of plates is also different from the past.

It is said that similar plates will appear in every region, and in the underground caves of the Sinnoh region, similar plates are occasionally dug up.

Compared to Volo's thoughts, Xiang Guangtai was thinking about another thing.

In the game, the Draco Plate was placed in Eterna City in the Sinnoh region, and it was right behind that large statue of Dialga and Palkia on the outskirts. It can truly be called "picking it up by walking randomly on the side of the road"!

The original owner naturally wouldn't know this, so he had never gone under that statue to look for it. Xiang Guangtai didn't know if there was a Draco Plate in Eterna City in this world, but he didn't expect to see another one here...

Wait, rather than saying this is a Sinjoh plate, it should be a Johto plate, right?

There are no scattered plates in the Johto region. They must be obtained from the captain of the S. S. Aqua. And when the captain talks about plates in the game, he says they are "strange things obtained from the Sinnoh region," and then he will give them to the protagonist of the Johto region.

If the plates were originally scattered in Sinjoh rather than Johto...

And considering that this thing, as a very difficult item to collect, indeed has a great attraction for artisans.

【Mythical Craft: Draco Plate (Not Obtained)】

【Description: A Dragon-type plate. After carrying it, the power of Dragon-type moves will be enhanced.】

【Can obtain unique crafts, and clues for mysterious craft production.】

The thoughts converging in his mind made Xiang Guangtai stunned for a moment, and then he made up his mind—

"Hmm, the price of 20,000, can you give me a discount?"

Xiang Guangtai suddenly responded to Volo, pulling the latter back to reality from his thoughts. Hearing the request for a further discount, Volo couldn't help but scratch his face with his finger, showing a sweaty expression:

"... Ha? This is a special item. Anyway, it can increase the power of a Pokémon's corresponding attribute moves. The price of this kind of item is generally at this price point."

Xiang Guangtai spread his hands very naturally: "If you give me a big discount, next time I can give you some items. How about it? I guarantee they are very effective and can let you sell them at a higher price!"

"I am an artisan. It doesn't matter if you give me a discount, right?"

Hmm... Volo began to think and weigh, but didn't think for too long. He directly agreed to Xiang Guangtai's request:

"You are right. As a merchant, I indeed have a close connection with artisans. Alright, knowing one more artisan means one more sales channel for my materials. However, if you have good things, please be sure to prioritize me."

"Then I'll give you a 20% discount!"

Xiang Guangtai successfully obtained the Draco Plate, and Volo also began to take out other goods from his backpack.

Razor Claw, Repel Herb, Sitrus Berry, and even Smoke Balls, some smear-type Potions, some materials on Pokémon...

Evolution Stones—Ice Stone and Ye Zhishi.

Xiang Guangtai's eyes suddenly narrowed, thinking that it turned out that the Ye Zhishi being marked at the Sinjoh Ruins was how it happened.

And, a blue and white Beach Sand Sand Luobo...

"Hmm, that radish is very good. It can grow very well in frozen soil," the Mountain Elder suddenly spoke, pointing to the blue and white radish: "He said this was originally a root vegetable that grew on the beach. After improvement, it can be planted in frozen soil. The taste is both sweet and spicy, which is truly wonderful."

"He promoted it to me, so I bought it, and it is currently being sown."

Beach Sand Sand Luobo, although the appearance is very similar to "Ice Sand Sand Luobo," it is actually two different agricultural crops.

"Eh, this is an important material that can survive in the north of Sinnoh. It is a special agricultural crop of Sinnoh. Sinjoh doesn't have this kind of agricultural crop, because it was improved more than a hundred years ago."

"However, there are very few people living in cold areas. I heard that most regions seem to be quite warm, so this kind of radish is also difficult to promote. I am also very happy that it can be sold in Sinjoh."

Volo held up a finger, looking very happy. When talking about buying and selling goods, he was genuinely happy from the heart.

Xiang Guangtai also felt that this radish should be very useful. He remembered that this thing could be used to make Double-Pickled Vegetables. After eating, for 5 turns, the damage caused by the Pokémon would increase by 1.5 times!

It is equivalent to increasing both physical attack and special attack by one level.

Sure enough, Volo discovered that he was staring at the Beach Sand Sand Luobo and immediately began to promote it:

"You are very interested in this radish! Let me tell you a secret quietly. People in Sinnoh now don't know that this kind of radish can be made into a special food. Just add Hard Stone, Rolling Bean, and Imperial Leaf, and pickle them into pickles through the pickling process, and you can get a special food called 'Double-Pickled Vegetables'. If fed to Pokémon, it will make the Pokémon very powerful!"

"I also have some of these materials here. As for the Beach Sand Sand Luobo, you can get one for 1,000 Poké Dollars! If you want to buy seeds, the price can be 10% off!"

"Also, Double-Pickled Vegetables require two sets to make one portion."

1,000 Poké Dollars... Xiang Guangtai remembered that the price of the radish sold by the Ginkgo Guild was 800.

The others were also sold more expensively!

Didn't expect that times have changed, and prices have also risen.

"Smoke Ball, Potion..." Xiang Guangtai also chose some items needed for field work, but for the Razor Claw and those two Evolution Stones, the price increase by this guy was outrageous.

Ice Stone 12,000, Ye Zhishi 10,000, and Razor Claw was 20,000.

Xiang Guangtai carefully considered it and decided to buy only two Evolution Stones.

"Then thank you for your patronage!" Volo sold the goods, his mood became pleasant, and the expression on his face became more and more happy, his smile bright.

At this time, Xiang Guangtai put the purchased things into his backpack one by one.

The materials and crafts obtained made a large amount of information surge into his head, making Xiang Guangtai's head ache slightly.

It was like the feeling of high mental concentration.

【Uncommon Material: Hard Stone】

【Effect: Crystal clear mineral, like rock salt. It is a favorite food of Grass-type and Rock-type Pokémon and can attract them to gather where it is thrown.】

【Obtained knowledge: 1】

【Mineral Search: Can find already obtained minerals more easily.】

【Uncommon Material: Imperial Leaf】

【Effect: The king of fragrant herbs that shines with brilliance. Adding it to medicine can increase their recovery amount.】

【Obtained knowledge: 1】

【Medicine Amplification: The recovery amount of medicine is additionally increased by 5%.】

Plus some strange materials on Pokémon that Xiang Guangtai purchased. What "Bidoof's fur, Starly's feathers, Shinx's mane, Snover's fruit, Drifloon's hair, Gible's scales."

Dujianqiao waved its blue ribbon on the side, continuously stuffing these goods into Xiang Guangtai's large backpack.

And after this, the information was all about crafts and rare materials. However, among the crafts, the Smoke Ball and smear-type Good Potion were purchased from Volo. Although they were unique items, they didn't have any special events or clues themselves, and only had the same effects as in the game.

"The money I just earned was spent again!" Xiang Guangtai sighed helplessly.

【Rare Crop: Beach Sand Sand Luobo.】

【Description: A special radish improved in modern times, which can grow vigorously in the environment of ice and snow. It is a plant that has adapted to the harsh environment.】

【Obtained craft: 1】

【Frozen Soil Cultivation Craft (C+): The plants grown will become more cold-resistant.】

【Rare Material: Ye Zhishi.】

【Description: A magical stone that allows certain specific Pokémon to evolve, with leaf-like patterns.】

【Obtained craft: 1】

【Moss Cultivation Craft (D+): There is a certain probability that "Luminous Moss" will grow in the cultivated high-quality moss. The rock covered with high-quality moss will turn into "Moss Rock" over time, slightly improving the energy of Grass-type Pokémon.】

【Rare Material: Ice Stone.】

【Description: A magical stone that allows certain specific Pokémon to evolve, with snowflake-like patterns.】

【Obtained craft: 1】

【Unique Ice Sculpture Craft (C): Basic and unique ice sculpture technology, slightly improving the energy of Ice-type Pokémon. If Ice-type Pokémon participate in the carving, they can make an artificial version of "Icy Rock".】

【Mythical Craft: Draco Plate】

【Description: A Dragon-type plate. After carrying it, the power of Dragon-type moves will be enhanced.】

【Obtained career knowledge: 1】

【Dragon Tamer: Can improve friendliness with Dragon-type Pokémon.】

【Obtained unique craft: 1】

【Obtained clues for mysterious craft production: 1】

Xiang Guangtai's heart suddenly froze.

Career knowledge?

Dragon Tamer is indeed a profession that often appears in the Pokémon world. There are such professionals in every region, and their inheritance locations are different.

And what followed were clues for the production of important crafts?

When obtaining the knowledge prompt, it was indeed explained that obtaining rare and precious materials would obtain corresponding craft technology, and at the same time open its unique craft route, while possibly obtaining clues for the production of some unique/precious/mysterious crafts.

And something like a plate is actually considered a craft rather than a material, because it can't be processed further, right?

Xiang Guangtai thought so, and continued to read the subsequent information content.

【Ancient Sculpture Craft (B).】

【Description: We create Pokémon sculptures in the outside world.】

【Through craft production, you can obtain the item "Ancient Statue".】

【Effect: Crafts carved through ancient sculpture craft will all possess the special nature of "Antique". Obtaining different ancient crafts can manufacture "Ancient Statue/Ancient Pot/Ancient Crown/Ancient Bracelet" respectively.】

【Requirement: Ruin Stone/Ancient Rock/Ancient Crystal. In the production process, at least a small part of ruin rubble needs to be inlaid.】

【Mysterious production clue: 【Clear Bell】 — Useful locations, Ecruteak City/Mt. Silver.】

【Required materials: Rainbow Wing, Suicune's Crystal/Rainbow Rock/Ancient Crystal.】

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