Chapter 194

Officer Jenny and the others downstairs had already left. Although the reporters still wanted to get more headlines from Molly, Dr. Hale's assistant and the mansion's butler politely asked them to leave.

The remaining people were only those related to Dr. Hale and those involved in this incident. The Team Rocket trio took this opportunity to leave quickly, not forgetting to thank Guangtai for his guidance before leaving!

"Promotion and raise, reaching the peak, what a wonderful feeling!"

Need to work harder and harder, strive for more funding, and then capture more rare Pokémon...!

But the first one to capture is still Pikachu!

The trio was immersed in daydreams and flew away in a hot air balloon. Guangtai watched them leave, also feeling satisfied.

The fooling is over, everyone is happy!

"With the green-skin technology of the trio, I can really build high-level items by hand just like in the game."

Of course, items like crafting tables cannot appear in the real world... but now it's hard to say!

If I acquire the ancient mysterious science seen in the information before, then let alone making item crafting tables, what about mass-producing Magearna.

The power of science is truly great...

"By the way... since I've already seen James..." Out of a desire to try, Guangtai used the leftover wood from the high-imitation Lunar Wing he made earlier to do some simple processing.

【Craft: Dream Wang Guan (Bottle Cap).】

【Description: An extremely rare bottle cap made from the leftover wood of the Dream World, imitating the shape of a Gold/Silver Bottle Cap. It is a product that cannot be obtained in the real world. Some bottle cap enthusiasts will spend huge sums of money to acquire it!】

【Effect 1: Chance of obtaining rare bottle caps +80%, chance of obtaining treasure +20%, such as — increasing the winning rate of "another bottle" by 20% when buying soda, and it is also effective for scratching lottery tickets.】

【Effect 2: After entering the Dream World, you can perform "Dream Training" on Pokémon with high growth, raising some ability values to the maximum, but this special bottle cap will be consumed.】

【You actively performed a special craft production and additionally acquired "Bottle Cap Craft (D+)." Combined with the myth-drawing craft, the bottle caps you make will be regarded as rare — precious — priceless, and will begin to circulate in the market, possessing the same value and collection use as genuine rare bottle caps.】

Guangtai: "..."

What a subtle craft. Although it's a bit strange, it feels like I can make a lot of money by imitating bottle caps...

In the blink of an eye, he suddenly found an item sparkling in the corner of the tower. Guangtai walked over and picked it up. The style of the bottle cap was...

【Craft: Johto Region Limited Edition Moomoo Milk Bottle Cap (Green).】

【Description: A bottle cap of a special drink that was once released in limited quantities in Goldenrod City in the Johto region, now out of print. To the average person, it is no different from trash, but in the eyes of professional bottle cap collectors, it is a priceless treasure. If sold to a bottle cap collector, the other party will spend a huge sum of money to acquire it.】

【Effect: If a bottle cap collector acquires it, happiness +100%.】

【If handed over to specific collectors in certain regions, extreme training can be performed. Although this bottle cap is not a Gold Bottle Cap, because it is a limited edition, it can have the same effect as a Gold Bottle Cap.】

I really found a rare bottle cap!

But a bottle cap collector would be very happy to find a limited edition bottle cap anyway.

How could a bottle cap refresh in this tower full of miscellaneous items? Could it have been dropped by Molly or Dr. Hale?

Walking down from the tower, he happened to see Professor Oak waiting for him!

"Mr. Guangtai, we thought you had left! What's wrong? Is there anything else up there?"

"No... just a bit concerned, checking if the space-time structure here is stable." Guangtai made up a reason. After Ash and the others saw Guangtai use spiritual power to catch the Unown and drive them back into the time rift, they had no doubt about Guangtai's words.

And Professor Oak came up with glowing eyes!

"Oh! Nice to meet you, I'm Oak from Pallet Town! Are you the craftsman Guangtai who lives in the God City! You're so young."

"The items I bought from you before have been very helpful to the research of myself and other professors!"

In the eyes of the outside world, Professor Oak, as a leader in the scientific community, inevitably gives people a rigid impression, but that is really just a stereotype.

As everyone knows, the anime has a small segment, nicknamed "The Suffering of Oak."

Professor Oak always finds many Pokémon from his magical backyard as special guests for popular science. When he is halfway through the popular science, he will touch the Pokémon, often touching their reverse scales, resulting in being violently beaten by the Pokémon!

Among them, there is no lack of legendary Pokémon, so Professor Oak will personally experience "Flamethrower," "Hydro Pump," "Thunderbolt," "Psychic," and even Regigigas's "Crush Grip." Even so, he remains unscathed and persistently starts the next cycle of being beaten, perfectly interpreting what is called a "Super Pallet Towner."

Later, there was a professor with the same experience... Professor Kukui of the Alola region would also physically resist Incineroar's Blast Burn to write research reports.

Therefore, Professor Oak is not a rigid old pedant, but a practical researcher who is quite childlike and even particularly likes to "court death."

So, after Professor Oak started studying those items and saw their effects with his own eyes, his curiosity about Guangtai was already full!

"It's thanks to you that this incident was resolved. I didn't expect to meet you here! To tell you the truth, I am very interested in those special items... although I am not a researcher of item-related subjects myself..."

Professor Oak was full of interest and chatted with Guangtai about his previous research on those items, wanting to understand the reason why they worked. Guangtai could only answer briefly:

"Spiritual power."

"Spirit?" Professor Oak was slightly stunned, touching his chin thoughtfully.

Guangtai smiled and nodded: "That's right, just like the incident caused by the Unown this time, the heart, spirit, and will contain power. This power is not fake, but truly exists."

"However, they do not manifest entirely as special powers like psychic, spiritual, or aura."

"Sometimes, overly ancient ruins and items will harbor the spirit and thoughts of ancient people. That is an ancient technique of injecting one's own spiritual will into stone and causing it to change. By shaping it through complex external craftsmanship into the image of a specific Pokémon, it can possess unique functions. This is the 'Ancient Stone Statue' I sold to you before."

"Shape also possesses power. The appearance of Pokémon, the appearance of humans, and even the appearance of gods—different shapes, colors, and personalities all possess power."

Guangtai's words made Professor Oak even more surprised, because the point that "personality possesses power" was a study that had only been confirmed in recent years. Different personalities of Pokémon would lead to the increase or decrease of corresponding abilities. In the past, people did not understand this.

After all, systematic and targeted research on Pokémon only started with Professor Oak and Professor Rowan.

Before this, there were very few professors who conducted research on Pokémon. Perhaps it could only be traced back to Professor Laventon of the Hisui era. At that time, people held serious vigilance toward Pokémon.

"Not only personality, but even appearance and color are rich in power? This is truly an incredible perspective. I hadn't thought about this problem before."

After all, no one would doubt common colors, nor would anyone point at humans and ask "why are humans this shape." These things seem to be natural, and have been so since ancient times, without the need for questioning.

Perhaps occasionally someone would simply analyze it, saying that this body is for better survival in nature, and the different colors represent concepts such as camouflage. However... besides this, these phenomena themselves contain unknowable greatness.

Changes in shape and color will lead to changes in Pokémon's abilities, which means... regional forms!

Professor Oak thought of a research topic that was rarely mentioned, which had recently been gradually paid attention to by more and more scholars.

"You are truly quite knowledgeable. Is this also knowledge from ancient times?" Professor Oak's interest in Guangtai became even stronger, and he even suddenly extended an invitation:

"Oh, if you are willing to do me the honor, would you like to come to Pallet Town? I have always wanted an assistant who is proficient in ancient knowledge! Just like Dr. Hale!"

As he spoke, Professor Oak saw the Unown E floating up from behind Guangtai.

"By the way, the research on Unown hasn't ended yet... it's really troublesome."

"Professor Oak." Guangtai suddenly spoke: "Regarding Unown, I suggest you'd better persuade Dr. Hale."

"Although this is a bit abrupt, I must... say it."

"Please ask him not to study this content anymore. If he continues to study it, uncontrollable situations may occur. If it really doesn't work, please slow down the progress of the research."

(End of chapter)