Chapter 196

During the time before Cynthia arrived, Guangtai also took the time to add some new facilities to the workshop. With the knowledge of cheap rapid production, the speed of building items was no longer what it used to be, and many tasks could be completed easily.

Stone, wood, ice, steel, Spirit Realm materials, berries, and herbs could be obtained infinitely from the Pokémon Ruins Town. By handing the products manufactured by the workshop to the Pokémon in the Ruins Town, a mutually beneficial win-win link was formed between the two sides.

The wooden shed originally used to shelter Regirock from the rain was completely renovated by Guangtai and became a new building.

Bright and clean, large pieces of glass formed a crystal-clear giant treasure box, forming a sturdy and transparent space. For plants, this was a near-perfect growth environment. Temperature, humidity, and light were always stable, and the cold of this ancient God City could no longer ravage them.

【Craft Building: Ancient Greenhouse (Style of Ancient City and God City Ruins).】

【Description: A greenhouse exuding an ancient atmosphere, built with special ruin techniques, using glass as covering material. It has good light transmission and a beautiful appearance. Because it has a special local environment and soil, it can cultivate many ancient crops and make them gain benefits and growth. The plants in the greenhouse will not wither all year round and will continue to grow and bear fruit.】

【Effect: Plant growth speed +200%, quality, taste, deliciousness, happiness +100%, temperature, humidity, light are "adaptive," survival difficulty decreased by 80% — even the most delicate seeds can grow vigorously in this greenhouse!】

【Effect: "Greenhouse Local Environment" — Pokémon related to Grass, Water, Fairy, Psychic, Ground, and Dragon will be calm, and this greenhouse is more suitable for their growth.】

Guangtai grabbed a handful of soil. This soil was transported from near the Bingshan Ruins. Using the soil knowledge he acquired before, he made it proliferate and spread here. It didn't take long to get a piece of brand-new ancient soil!

This soil can also be used to adjust the floating island ecology of the Distortion World.

【Material: Ancient Soil (Peat Soil).】

【Description: Soil from a very distant era, which has turned into peat. It is a precursor to coal, with a very low degree of coalification. It can increase the fertility of ordinary land, promote plant growth, improve soil structure, and provide a large amount of nutrition.】

【Effect: Improve soil fertility, promote plant growth. It can also be used as fuel after drying. If made into dry coal blocks and handed to Ursaluna, it will cause it to evolve into Bloodmoon Ursaluna. The new peat soil created through soil-type crafts has the effect of strengthening the energy of Ground-type Pokémon. The power of Ground-type moves +20%. After Pokémon that use "soil" as food eat it, they will grow better. It works best when eaten with Fierce Earth Food.】

The plants to be cultivated in the greenhouse are of course important plants, such as Oran Berry, Starf Berry, and Gracidea. Although he also wanted to move important medicinal materials like Revival Herb, Heal Herb, and Royal Leaf into the greenhouse, the space in the greenhouse was limited, and there were no extra materials to build a second one for the time being.

Moreover, medicinal materials like Royal Leaf are quite cold-resistant themselves, and some even prefer cold and dislike heat. Putting them in a greenhouse might be detrimental to their growth.

On the contrary, Revival Herb, regardless of whether the climate is cold or sultry, from the warm and humid Hoenn and Alola to the snowy Sinnoh and God City, has its traces.

"There are many ancient plants in the world, and there are quite a few useful ones. Let's pick some when traveling to various places."

Guangtai released Grotle!

"Haya!"

Grotle was very satisfied with the greenhouse environment. This place was very suitable for its growth. The red shrubs on its back swayed, and after a while, it actually bore special fruits that looked like acorns.

This kind of fruit was tasted by Ash and the others in the original anime, and the taste was quite average, but bird Pokémon like Starly loved it very much. Guangtai also pinched one to taste. In the information, it was displayed as 【Grotle's Fruit】. As for the taste and effect...

Feel a little more energetic?

Is this a mutation effect after symbiosis with Power Herb?

Plants planted on Grotle's back have a chance to mutate. It seems that even the fruits borne have extraordinary effects. It might be better to soak them in water to drink.

And with a greenhouse, berries, and rare plants that can be planted, naturally something is missing.

Sprinkler!

Of course, it is more convenient to use drip irrigation technology in the greenhouse, using plastic pipes to send water through holes or drippers on the capillaries to the roots of the crops for local irrigation.

But since he has mastered special knowledge, how can he not make a sprinkler?

【Craft: Cheap Sprinkler.】

【Description: Just connect it to a river with a water pipe, and it will automatically water the nearby pieces of land every morning. The disadvantage is that it is easily damaged; it is recommended not to let Electric-type Pokémon get close.】

【If there is a Water Gem as power, there is no need to connect to a river to water. The flaw is that it will consume the Water-type energy of the Water Gem. When the gem loses its energy, it will become an ordinary stone.】

"The description actually doesn't need a water pump to use Water-type energy to water... hmm, isn't this an artificial 'Water Gun' and 'Rain Dance'?"

The use of this thing is not very great. Although the description looks quite convenient, the workshop is already connected to the Ruins Town, and Pokémon that have mastered the "Rain Dance" move... Hisuian Electrode is one of them.

As long as that guy rolls around in the nearby farmland, heavy rain will fall down. There is no need to worry about water sources. The God City region has a lot of wind and snow, so ice and water energy are enough.

However, with slight modifications...

So, half a day passed.

【Machine Creation: Cheap Sprinkler Robot (Blastoise Style)】

【Description: An agricultural robot modified from various materials, which can undertake the work of watering, irrigating, and organizing land. The style is Blastoise, and the sprinkler is made into the shape of a water cannon. It can absorb lightning to convert into power, but the flaw is that it must be manually remote-controlled. The strong power can be used to move heavy objects.】

【Flaw: It has almost no resistance to strong hitting moves like Iron Tail. When destroyed, it may trigger an explosion on the spot. Randomly manipulating or pushing the remote control too impatiently may also cause malfunction or short circuit, resulting in machine damage — after all, it is a cheap product.】

【Slightly forged the parts with fire. As a tool, it will possess a basic effect.】

【Effect: Irrigation efficiency +20%. If enough water flow is sprayed, it will trigger a rainbow and increase the happiness of plants, which can promote plant growth.】

【Note: Never place it in an area close to a cemetery or an area with high ghost energy. It may attract a Pokémon called "Rotom" to enter, causing the machine to run wild and cause unnecessary losses!】

No matter how cool the appearance of the robot is, because it is a cheap product, it can never be automated and must use a remote control. This is an important identifier for machines produced by the Team Rocket trio.

Guangtai tried to control it and found that it was actually quite easy to use, and the power was quite strong.

As for charging, there is no need to worry. Just let the three pillars in the Ruins Town use Electric-type moves. Thunder, Charge Beam, everything is ready. The God City forest lacks everything, but it doesn't lack electricity.

After all, the foundation of this technology is to capture Pikachu. Absorbing electricity and converting it into power is just a basic operation, but it will immediately collapse if it encounters moves like Iron Tail and Crunch.

"But it's much more convenient with a robot."

"The note says it will attract Rotom... oh yes!" Guangtai knocked his palm as if waking from a dream!

Dong-!

If there are Pokémon like Rotom or Porygon to control it, wouldn't it be "automated"!

Rotom, Wash form?

Wrong, Blastoise form!

Speaking of which, in the special edition, there really was a Rotom that entered the body of a giant robot!

Perhaps, I can find a way to capture one?

The Rotom Phone and Rotom Computer of the later era also utilized the characteristic that Pokémon like Rotom will drill into electronic equipment, thereby artificially developing many commercial Rotoms. These Rotoms are not good at battling and are artificial Pokémon specially used to serve society.

As for Porygon... because of some unspeakable problem, the current research progress seems to be stagnant.

Guangtai also repaired the farmland and medicinal fields, added new hardwood fences, and carved some unique patterns on them, so that they could become a building whole, thereby producing a special local environment.

【Craft Building: Ancient Farm.】

【Description: An ancient farm built with special wooden ruin techniques, containing "farmland," "medicinal field," and "orchard." All hardwood fences have mysterious carvings, making this place produce a special local environment. All plants will grow faster and better, especially for older plants. The fertility of the soil will also gradually increase. Ground-type, Grass-type, and Water energy will react violently in the soil. It works better with lightning effects, but it needs frequent maintenance, otherwise the farm state will become "abandoned."】

【Effect: Richness +100%, product quality +50%, soil degradation decreased by 90%.】

【Effect: Local environment of the field — Ground, Grass, Water, and Electric-type Pokémon will grow better, happiness +100%, intelligence +50%, stamina +50%.】

【Suggestion: It is recommended to install a lightning rod.】

By the way, he also inserted a large scarecrow, placed some Torchic-shaped weather vanes, and experimentally added a Trainer Mailbox and a Spirit Realm Mailbox, as well as a "Weather Box" created in the Distortion World.

【Craft Building: Weather Box (Stone, Original Craft).】

【Description: A box that can be used to place weather rocks. It has a mysterious stone base, painted with primitive and strange rune murals. The exterior is also stone carving. It cannot provide weather forecasts. If you want to achieve this function, you can install a Natu statue. The effect of its Future Sight will be changed to weather forecast. It uses original craft, which will be slightly different from the original weather box.】

【Effect: Pokémon use weather moves on the weather box, which can extend the duration of the weather. Under the bonus of the stone weather box, its time will be further extended, amplifying the range and effect of the weather, and by posing different postures or sacrificing different berries, it can be further adjusted.】

【Note: Acquisition of special weather — style of the Embedded Tower — after learning the carving style of this ancient ruin, acquiring Red Orb, Blue Orb, Green Orb, or Rainbow Meteorite can make the weather box appear with options for "Harsh Sun," "Heavy Rain," "Air Lock," or "Turbulence."】

The Embedded Tower is an ancient ruin in the mountains behind Cianwood City in the Johto region. People from Hoenn built this huge tower here, and its top is said to be able to reach the sky. It is a facility built by ancient Hoenn people in Johto to worship Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza.

"There are quite a few ruins in Johto. Let's go and see them when traveling."

After the farm was built, it soon attracted many Grass-type Pokémon. When Guangtai was building the fence, he saw Cherubi that originally lived in the ruin fruit forest run in, as well as some Bellsprout and Paras that came out of the forest, and Budew that came from the Light Valley. Sunflora.

On the fruit trees, Cherubi and Cherrim appeared, showing happy smiles and swaying, absorbing sunlight. After fully bathing in the sunlight, they showed a vibrant appearance, and the petals opened like small pink suns.

These Pokémon are beneficial to the ecological environment of the farm and the growth of plants, but some "pests" have also appeared.

Burmy appeared on the Oran Berry tree. In order to resist the cold wind, Burmy would use small branches and fallen leaves as materials to make a straw raincoat to wrap around its body. With different clothing materials, Burmy also has different appearances, and for fruit trees, they are not "beneficial."

The fruit orchards in the distant Kalos region specifically mentioned the harm of Burmy to berries, but for these Pokémon, they are just looking for a place to live.

Guangtai picked the Burmy off the tree. These Pokémon didn't resist, just stared at Guangtai blankly. The various knowledge and abilities related to planting possessed by the latter made Bug-type Pokémon like Burmy feel very comfortable. In their observation, Guangtai was like a human-shaped moving tree, and even some Burmy climbed onto Guangtai's back and hung on it with a pat.

Guangtai hung these Burmy on a large oak tree in the distance. This tree, transplanted from the Oak Forest, had been ripened to a quite tall degree, surpassing ordinary oak trees. The shadow covered a large area of grass. After the Burmy hung on it, they didn't feel uncomfortable and swayed their bodies happily.

Lilligant waved her leaves happily at the other end of the farm. She smashed every piece of hardwood deep into the soil to ensure they wouldn't shake or loosen, jumped lightly onto the wooden stake, and then... High Jump Kick!

That terrifying kick made Guangtai recall the incident of being resuscitated by Close Combat, and he couldn't help but feel a dull pain all over. It happened that the reinforcement work of the fence here was also completed. Guangtai explained the usage of the Weather Box to Lilligant and then headed to another new facility.

Near the Ruins Town.

The Bingshan Ruins have now been labeled 【Freezer Warehouse】. All items that need to be frozen and stored are placed in the Bingshan Ruins. It is a natural ice cellar and a place for ice sculptures. Due to the awakening of Regice, Guangtai found some newly appeared Ice-type Pokémon in the Ruins Town.

Near the Bingshan Ruins, a 【Ancient Mushroom Garden】 was added. Various mushrooms and fungi that originally grew nearby could grow better in this area. As for the local environment, it used "Bingshan Local Environment," which has a bonus to Ice, Grass, and Ground types.

Guangtai used stone bricks to enclose it and placed many stumps in it, using sawdust, wheat bran, gypsum, and other materials as culture media.

This mushroom garden also has some unique effects.

【Description: An ancient mushroom garden built with special ruin techniques, making mushrooms and fungi grow better here, but note that the spores of mushrooms may spread to the vicinity and need to be harvested in time.】

【Note: Mutated "Glowing Mushrooms" may appear. This mushroom is a specialty of Galar's Glimwood Tangle. After this location is abandoned, mushrooms and fungi will continue to grow. At this time, you can choose the growth path — "Mushroom Forest."】

【Note: Mushroom Forest is an area in the Mystery Dungeon world, where many huge mushrooms grow in the forest. A tiny hollow stump will be generated in the middle of the forest.】

【Suggestion: If you don't want to see mushrooms grow bigger than trees, you must take care of them often. If you want to see a unique giant mushroom forest, then leave it abandoned for half a year. Huge mushrooms can gain benefits through special crop cultivation crafts and become 'Pokémon Houses,' but there is a risk of spore spread, which requires corresponding knowledge to lift spore reproduction.】

Hmm, Pokémon House, the same effect as giant glowing broccoli.

However, the spore problem is indeed a hidden danger. Only Pokémon like Shroomish, Breloom, Amoonguss, and Parasect like this environment.

Guangtai doesn't plan to build mushroom houses for the time being. At least before acquiring the ability to eliminate spores, he won't let the mushrooms grow too huge. As for taking care of them, this place will almost never be abandoned. Regice's Bingshan Ruins are adjacent to the breeding ground. As long as the ice pillar comes over for a turn, everything will be solved.

Direct sunlight, dryness, and cold are the environments that fungi hate most.

More and more Pokémon are gathering in the Ruins Town. However, not all Pokémon will spontaneously maintain this paradise. Some Pokémon are attracted by the resources and berries here. After simple battles with the Pokémon guarding the berries, they understood the situation here. And on the roadsides of several ruins, Pokémon fighting can be seen everywhere, but that is just "sparring."

Wild Pokémon inherently have combativeness. Even if the food problem is solved, many Pokémon love "battling" and will even spontaneously "group battle" at a certain point in time.

This example has appeared in the wild in many regions, such as the Clawmark Hill in the Alola region, which serves as a place for wild Pokémon to battle each other and level up. Many Pokémon that want to become stronger or just want to fight will gather in this natural battle place.

"Frequent fighting on the roadside may damage the ruins, causing damage to fruit forests, gardens, ponds, and mushroom cultivation fields."

"To solve this problem... right, a battlefield." Guangtai thought of a battle location, which was the training ground of Scyther. It cut down all the trees there to declare sovereignty and forbade other Pokémon from entering its territory. However, after it stayed in the Distortion World, that training ground became ownerless.

Connect that training ground with mysterious ground craft and modify it slightly, and you can build...

Guangtai asked the three legendary giants to help.

One day later.

【Craft Building: Battle Arena (Battle Hill).】

【Description: An ancient battle venue built with special ruin techniques, with images of many Pokémon carved on rocks and giant trees, like an ancient primitive circular arena, a place specially built for Pokémon battles.】

【Effect: Battling in the Battle Arena, the effort values obtained by defeating enemies will be doubled, and growth and training degrees will be +20% extra.】

The effect of Battle Hill is very good. Under the guidance of the three pillars, many Pokémon that were eager to fight crowded into the circular arena made of giant trees. They spontaneously gathered together, just like human spectators watching a game, pushed forward the Pokémon that wanted to fight first, and when they fought together, they cheered and shouted from behind!

And the three legendary giants were like hosts, waving their arms on a high platform, as if this "Battle Tournament" was held by them!

The giant wooden walls here all used the wood that Scyther had cut down. In order to make the wood rejuvenate and be stronger, Guangtai placed some stone statues of Cherubi and found some Grass-type Pokémon gathered here, telling them how to maintain this battle field.

As long as there are Grass-type Pokémon, these giant trees will not rot or decay, nor will they become fragile.

But note one thing... don't set the wood on fire when using Fire-type moves! For this reason, every battle here must be watched by Water-type Pokémon!

Fortunately, there are many Psyduck and Wooper in the Ruins Town. Some came from the wetlands, some came from the Light Valley. Guangtai even saw a Politoed in the crowd of onlookers, clapping hard for the battling Pokémon, acting as an atmosphere group!

Politoed's hidden ability is Drizzle, but this Politoed is wet around it, obviously its ability is "Damp."

When Guangtai was building the Battle Arena, the traveling merchant with a large backpack also returned to the cabin in the God City Ruins. The harvest from this trip was quite fruitful.

At the same time, from the distant horizon, a Garchomp crossed the peaks and found the location of the God City Ruins!

(End of chapter)