Chapter 247: Zitan and the Genius Artist

In the game, if you want to exchange dream furniture with Miss Zitan, you need to use various berries. However, you cannot grow berries on the Unova land within the game; you must go to the Dream World to plant them.

As Miss Zitan's dreams surged, Guangtai sensed an incredible change occurring within her. That pink energy, which one only feels when entering a dream, appeared in her heart.

It's dream energy!

"The most beautiful furniture, worthy of appearing in everyone's dreams! I must start drawing now!"

"Thank you for your help!"

Zitan began her tracing. Following the work Guangtai provided, she simultaneously began to draw according to the dream designs in her heart. Her hand speed was also very fast, sketching rapidly on the canvas. In no time, she had designed exquisite furniture blueprints with distinct personalities!

The nightmare-style furniture looked very Gothic, while the dream-style furniture leaned toward Baroque or Rococo, or even a fairy-tale style.

"So, did you really come to find her just to help her draw furniture?"

Professor Juniper was a bit confused; she couldn't see the dream energy on Zitan, but Guangtai pointed it out directly:

"Miss Zitan is also a psychic."

Professor Juniper: "Eh? Ah?"

She had known Zitan for so long; how could she not know that Zitan was a psychic?

"Miss Zitan has the ability to project real-world furniture into dreams and then map the inspiration from those dreams back into reality. This dream ability is innate; she doesn't even know she possesses this power herself. Now, I need to observe her work to heal people's hearts."

The stronger people's will, the more powerful the Entree Forest becomes.

Guangtai's answer left Juniper very puzzled. She thought for a moment: "... In other words, you think everyone needs this 'dream' of Zitan's?"

Guangtai chuckled: "Don't you have a dream? Completing the Pokédex, investigating the origins of Pokémon, and proving them—that is your dream, isn't it? Dreams are ideals, and ideals can be transformed into reality."

"Dream furniture will also affect people in the real world. Art is the manifestation of dreams; it truly possesses power."

Professor Juniper understood immediately!

If one only spoke of dreams and human hearts, she would still be in a state of not understanding, but when it came to ideals and reality, she understood perfectly!

Isn't this the content of the Unova founding legend!

Juniper: "So you want to study this power in Zitan?"

Guangtai: "That's right, that's about it."

"If you had read the news earlier, you should know something about Team Plasma. These people, under the guise of 'saving Pokémon,' are destroying the hearts of the people of Unova and crushing their dreams."

"In ancient Unova, the most important power was dreams."

Even the splitting of the Unova Dragon was due to the splitting of dreams. It can be said that ancient Unova was a very idealistic region.

This made Professor Juniper interested as well. Her specialty was not just investigating the origins of Pokémon; in the process of investigation, she inevitably dealt with many ancient legends. After a long time, she and her father developed a keen interest in archaeology.

"There are quite a few organizations like Team Plasma in Unova, but they are all legal, and the Alliance can't do anything."

Professor Juniper shook her head. She didn't like those inexplicable organizations either, but religious activities were indeed not illegal here.

But the things Team Plasma caused in Castelia City were indeed a bit big. Attacking passersby in Unova for no reason... Ah, it seems the one they attacked was the person in front of us. Not only did they attack, but the key point was that they didn't even win—that was the most shameful part.

"Ah, it's done, it's done! Thank you so much!"

"I've been troubled by a lack of inspiration since a week ago, and this time I've finally finished!"

While the two were talking, Zitan had already finished her work. In a great mood, she handed the drafts to the two. Only then did she remember to ask who Guangtai was.

Especially the artistic style in the drawing just now; it was simply... at the level of a great artist!

"I am just an artifact craftsman and traveler. Sometimes, I also moonlight as an artist."

Guangtai took the drafts, and at this moment, the Entree Forest's reward notification arrived.

【Task completed!】

【Rewards: Release Orb x2, Dream Design Draft x1, Genius Certificate x1, Dream Projection x1!】

【Dream Design Draft: A special design draft that can only be seen in dreams. It can design dream furniture of different styles, as well as different dream buildings and dolls. Through Dream Projection, these items can be projected into others' dreams.】

【Genius Certificate: Proof of a genius designer. Inspiration +50%, Work Beauty +100%, Social Evaluation +100%, Mysticism +50%!】

【Note: Mysticism will allow you to understand content related to mystic science faster, and your effects when using special abilities will be better. When used for painting, creating artworks, or designing furniture, Mysticism will possess special power, manifesting abilities based on the work's prototype.】

【Dream Projection: Can accurately project your own dream-related powers and items into others' dreams. Occasionally, special items dreamed of in dreams can be restored in reality through Dream Projection. Some special items can be manufactured through this channel, requiring knowledge of the Voice of the Otherworld, with a success rate of 10%.】

【Projectable Items: Diploma, GB Player, Shiny Charm, Encouraging Letter, First-Strike Ticket.】

【Items Requiring Voice of the Otherworld: History Gate, Phantom Gate, Victory Certificate, Guardian Cube, Lost Cleaner, Hope Amulet.】

【Can manufacture dream-related medals, which can also be projected into others' dreams in a waking state.】

"Phew! The products designed this time will definitely become hot-selling items! Your work is truly amazing!"

In the game, Miss Zitan did not show her Pokémon, but this time she enthusiastically called out her artistic partner.

It was a Crustle!

"I often use the huge, rectangular rock on Crustle's back as material for furniture carving, so my little Crustle has many, many 'furniture and building shells'!"

Without Zitan needing to give an order, the Crustle ran toward the furniture pile itself. When it came out again, the rectangular rock on its back had turned into a gorgeous little palace.

"How about it? It looks great, right? This is something I made based on the temple style of the Unova League. There are many more pieces of furniture that go with this mini temple!"

"I would like to ask you to help me with some designs so that I can get more inspiration and create more exquisite furniture... Ah! It's not that I want to ask you to help for free; I will certainly pay for it!"

She wanted to rely on Guangtai's artistic works to create more stunning furniture, and Guangtai was happy to do so.

"Of course, but I would like to ask, do you sometimes see Pokémon in your dreams?"

"Hmm, it seems so?" Zitan recalled. She had indeed seen many Pokémon in her dreams. Even though she wasn't a trainer, she sometimes felt it was strange.

"In fact, you possess a special dream ability."

Guangtai explained to the incredulous Miss Zitan while extending his hand:

"I would like to ask about the world you see; can you describe it to me simply?"

Professor Juniper spoke up in time: "Lord Guangtai is a psychic. Hmm, he told me before that you have a psychic ability called Dream Power. I found it quite incredible."

"Eh! Psychic? Do I have it?" Zitan pointed at herself. Listening to Guangtai's request, Zitan began to try hard to recall.

"How should I put it? At first, pink illusory mist or something would surge over, and then I would see many Pokémon in my dreams. Sometimes I would also enter a strange black-and-white dream and talk to some people, but I would forget all their faces and words upon waking up. And in the black-and-white dream, my identity is not the furniture designer I am now."

The black-and-white world, which is the world of others. The Entree Forest said that some people would occasionally fall into it and return quickly. For them, it was just like having a dream.

"My mind is often filled with all sorts of ideas, sometimes making it impossible for me to think, but every time I wake up from these dreams, I feel my mind is very clear."

"By the way, I have seen a strange Pokémon in my dreams, round and chubby, pink, and it looks extremely beautiful. I seem to play with it often."

"Eh, is it Munna?" Professor Juniper was a bit surprised and explained to Guangtai:

"This is a very rare Pokémon. Its form is nearly oval and spherical, and its whole body is a gentle light pink. It always floats in the air and will appear by the pillows of Pokémon and people suffering from nightmares in the middle of the night to eat those nightmares."

"Look, it's this guy." Professor Juniper took out the Pokédex, opened it, and presented Munna's appearance to everyone.

"Research shows that if a dream is eaten by Munna, one will not remember the content of the dream upon waking."

"Your dream was eaten by Munna! The reason you had no inspiration for a week was because your dream disappeared, but because last night..."

Professor Juniper's words stopped there.

In short, it was because of the cosmic nightmare last night that Munna ran away, which is why Zitan regained her inspiration.

Munna will spit out smoke after eating a dream. When it eats a happy dream, the smoke is pink; if it is a nightmare, the smoke is black-gray.

However, Munna hates spoiled dreams. Although it does eat nightmares, it is also very picky about the "deliciousness" of nightmares.

The cosmic nightmare last night was clearly beyond Munna's taste range; it was not on its menu and might have scared it, which is why Miss Zitan retained her dream.

"It will probably come back after a while. Speaking of which, this Pokémon was once considered by the people at the Dream Research Institute to be the key to the Dream World, but there have been no results."

"Eh!" Zitan was a bit scared now.

If it were an ordinary person, it wouldn't matter if their dream was eaten, but she was a designer. If a designer lost their inspiration... it's like an artist losing their artistic cells; that's a very terrifying thing!

"It's okay, I have a way to preserve your dream."

Guangtai extended his hand: "Please shake hands with me."

Zitan was a bit confused but agreed to Guangtai. The moment their hands grasped, a medal projected from Guangtai's heart into Zitan's dream, and the latter let go of her palm as if she had been electrocuted.

Zitan: "Eh, just now was..."

Guangtai: "A dream medal constructed with psychic power. It can protect your dream."

【Item: Goodnight Medal.】

【Description: A medal used to awaken a Pokémon. If you hold this medal while falling asleep, you will not be disturbed by any external forces and can have a quiet or active good dream.】

【Effect: Quality Sleep +100%, Idealism +10%, Dream Growth +10%.】

Zitan touched her head incredulously, feeling as if a physical question mark was about to pop out of her head. Even Professor Juniper didn't understand.

Projected psychic power just by shaking hands?

Ah, psychics are really convenient!

"Alright, from today on, you don't have to worry about that Munna. However, after it discovers it can't eat your dream, it will likely go find other people with dreams. If you want to become friends with it..."

A Pokémon that uses dreams as food, huh? It's not easy to raise this kind of Pokémon!

"Next, let's talk about the design cooperation. I hope your furniture can become a hot-selling product and then be sold to every household in Unova."

"However, nightmare furniture must be sold in sets with dream furniture. Art contains people's will and emotions, so the furniture designed will also affect people's mood changes."

"For this, I can provide more design drafts. This is just a small effort for me, including the Munna that Professor Juniper mentioned... Pink dream furniture might be able to stimulate more people's dreams."

Staying in Nacrene City for a day, drawing many design drafts, and giving Zitan inspiration, Guangtai left his contact information for Zitan, and then left with Professor Juniper.

However, after Guangtai left, Zitan relaxed her mind a little. Those exquisite artworks were placed in the warehouse studio, looking like a small, exquisite gallery.

She turned on the TV. She usually watched art channels to find inspiration, and without bragging, she was also a somewhat famous person in the designer industry.

The TV was playing news about the art gallery in Castelia City.

Inside the art gallery, a reporter was interviewing Gym Leader Burgh.

"Castelia Gallery, that is the holy land and paradise for artists! However, I think Guangtai's artworks are not inferior to the artists in those galleries."

She thought so while watching the program, but as she watched, she suddenly felt something was wrong.

Eh? Some of the artworks in the Castelia Gallery, especially the painting of Larvesta that the program was highlighting, why does it look a bit like...

An artist's artistic style is very distinct; only the artistic style of those who are just starting out would make people unable to distinguish it.

Although Guangtai's style is like a replica of many artists' styles, there are a few points that those artists' works do not possess: that is, a sense of antiquity, a sense of fantasy, and a sense of the bizarre.

The works placed in the gallery all possess a sense of myth and legend. This is the most distinct artistic impression Guangtai left for Zitan.

【"... This painting of Larvesta is the work of a young genius artist. It is said that the young artist is currently traveling. It can be said that he is a figure at the level of a wandering phantom artist..."】

【"... Look at this exquisite painting, and this set of clothing, this sculpture of myth and legend... Every work is shocking..."】

【"... According to Gym Leader Burgh, this set of clothing will soon be exhibited in Nimbasa City. Please look forward to Miss Elesa's fashion show..."】

【"... I am Burgh, very honored to be interviewed. What I want to say is that truly good works will speak for themselves. The expression of art, the transmission of emotion, I believe everyone has felt such power in these few works. His works have a rare purity."】

【"In fact, artists from multiple cities and even overseas have already highly praised and evaluated these works. Without a doubt, that is a true genius artist, even younger and more excellent than me. Everyone can look forward to his new works..."】

She was originally drinking tea in front of the TV, but because of Burgh's evaluation, she was so astonished that her teacup hung in mid-air.

Zitan saw the signatures on those artworks, and her eyes widened suddenly.

Subsequently, the teacup was put down. Zitan pondered in front of the TV for a long time, then suddenly punched the air!

"Unova's newest genius artist helped me design furniture?"

"I really didn't expect... I... That's great! So, aren't these pieces of furniture of mine his new works!"

"Isn't this dreams coming into reality! That's great, that's great! Phew! My luck..."

"Is exploding!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 248 =====