Chapter 252: Searching for the Dream Tree!

Water Dragon, Grass Psychic, Fire Bug.

Guangtai looked at the three old partners in front of him and suddenly found that their attributes could just be put together to form a starter trio.

And not far away, many other Pokémon appeared. They looked curiously at Guangtai, this "Sky Island Owner". Some of them had personally seen Guangtai's challenge in the Shendu Ruins, and they were quite excited, discussing the situation at that time.

After appeasing Larvesta, Larvesta couldn't wait to tell Guangtai about its "learning" for so many days!

That, that!

Larvesta crawled!

It learned a lot in the Ancient City. That Volcarona hidden underground is very powerful, and that room has an incredible aura, powerful, bright, like the sun, hot and full of glorious power!

Volcarona said that those are spiritual powers left over from ancient times, and only Pokémon and psychics can feel them!

Then it taught itself how to fire special pottery, and through firing pottery, it mastered unique ancient fire techniques!

"Ancient City pottery, is it from the last room?"

In the game, in the last room where Volcarona is caught, there are sun murals full of fantasy and ancient colors. Volcarona stays in front of the murals, and all around are many pottery jars.

"Mela!"

Larvesta said that those pottery jars also have special power. Just touching them can get vitality. It seems to be the part left over after ancient people fired them, called "Vitality Pottery".

It said while spraying fire out, stretching the flames into different postures in mid-air, and at the same time controlling the temperature of the flames. In the gaze of Guangtai and other Pokémon, the flames Larvesta spat out began to change into different colors!

Freely controlling the temperature of the flames to present different colors, this is the ancient fire control technique, and the exclamation of the Pokémon also made Larvesta very useful. It proudly continued to show the fire moves it learned:

Blue flames emerged from the five tentacles!

"It's Will-O-Wisp."

Powerful white flames erupted from its body, shooting directly into the high sky, and the super high temperature was eye-catching!

"It's Overheat!"

Blowing out hot breath like a whirlwind, sweeping out to the surroundings!

"It's Heat Wave!"

Larvesta was very happy. It learned these moves from Volcarona and could freely control these sprayed flames!

Volcarona has a big move, but it hasn't learned it yet, called "Fiery Dance"! It seems to be a very powerful move!

This doesn't matter. Guangtai has the statue of Arceus, which can allow Pokémon to learn skills after evolution in advance, but it can only learn one, and it is a high-power skill with strong randomness. Fiery Dance... Although the power is not great, it has special effects. Should it be within the learning range of Arceus's stone statue?

Hmm? But thinking carefully, there are quite a few high-power moves that Volcarona can learn: Flare Blitz, Hurricane, Double-Edge, Fire Blast. Among these moves, except for Double-Edge which is a bit pit, the others are not a loss if learned.

What is the point of a Bug-type using Double-Edge, and Volcarona's physical attack species is only 60.

"I will bring you back from the depths of the Ancient City soon."

Guangtai touched Larvesta, thinking about the news about the Ancient City now.

Completely buried under the quicksand, and the internal environment is complex. Even in the game, it is not easy to find Volcarona's sun room. If you are not careful, you will be completely lost in it, let alone the fact that the underground of the Ancient City is pitch black. Without Pokémon with Flash moves, you can't move forward at all.

This is also the reason why Guangtai didn't go to the Ancient City. Not only is it difficult to enter, but it is even more difficult to get out.

And now, Larvesta's words confirmed again that there are still ancient spiritual powers left in the Ancient City... Perhaps the reason why that city has terrible winding labyrinths is because the spiritual power of the ancients is still wandering in it.

And besides Volcarona, there should be...

"Mela!"

Larvesta said that it secretly slipped out from the depths of the castle and saw a pile of strange one-eyed big birds with weird patterns on their bodies!

They launched an attack on themselves, and Volcarona helped itself beat them away!

"Big bird, it's Sigilyph. They are the guardians of the Ancient City and are suspected to be a kind of man-made Pokémon."

Man-made Pokémon, especially those rubbed by ancient people, are not few. Almost every region has a few, some are suspected to be man-made, in short, they are by no means natural products.

Kanto region is Porygon, Hoenn region is Baltoy and Claydol, Sinnoh region is Bronzor and Bronzong, Unova region is Sigilyph, Golett, Golurk...

"It seems I have to thank that Volcarona properly. Perhaps it has some wishes and is unwilling to leave the Ancient City? If it has any needs... I will help."

As for gifts... Charcoal is something all Fire-type Pokémon need, so let's take this as a thank-you gift.

Now far away from Shendu and Johto, it is very difficult to buy wood from Ilex Forest, but affordable charcoal is quite a lot, but those charcoals are not as excellent as the ones I fired myself.

Or... buy a "Flame Orb" on the market?

Toxic Orb and Flame Orb, although expensive, can be bought, and they are not as precious as Life Orb.

It's just that if you want the kind of particularly good quality, you need to search and explore in special locations. These orbs are super crystals of natural energy.

Or, make a high-quality orb with Release Orb, just need fire-attribute materials that are burning, such as Fire Crystal, Volcanic Stone... But thinking carefully, the difficulty of getting these two things is not lower than Flame Orb.

"Fortunately, Volcarona took you in. This way we can meet in reality soon. Volcarona should know the way out of the Ancient City, right? Let it help bring you out of the ancient city when the time comes?"

Guangtai hopes to let Volcarona, who is familiar with the Ancient City, help, but Larvesta said that Volcarona never goes to the upper level. It is said that a strange Pokémon lives in the middle and upper levels of the Ancient City. It stays here to accumulate power, making Volcarona unable to go up.

If you want to come out of the ancient city, you must defeat that Pokémon. That Pokémon... only has an upper body, and the lower body is a cloud. This is what Volcarona said.

"Hidden in the sand, a Pokémon that lives in the middle and upper levels of the ancient city and accumulates power, the lower body is a cloud... Wait?!"

Isn't this the scene that appeared in the anime "Pokémon Generations"!

That Pokémon that lives in the same city as Volcarona is...

"Landorus!"

It is the legendary God of Agriculture, and there are shrines dedicated to it in several locations in Unova!

And Landorus's ability is Sand Force... That's right, in a sandstorm, it will increase the power of Rock, Steel, and Ground-type moves by 30%!

Landorus will absorb the power of wind and thunder, transform it into special energy, give the earth abundance, and make all things grow!

Pokémon shrines also possess power, which will summon corresponding Pokémon. And the three Cloud Gods, except for Enamorus, will wander between the Unova region and the Sinnoh region. Compared to Tornadus and Thundurus, Landorus is relatively easy to talk to.

But no matter how easy it is to talk to, it is ultimately a Pokémon. If its territory is violated, it will probably attack violently. In the anime, Landorus was also summoned by the Reveal Glass. At that time, it was not calm at all as it was on the Abundant Shrine, but launched an attack on Ash and others together with the other two clouds.

As one of the weather gods, although it represents abundance, beyond abundance, it hides in the desert, silently accumulating the power of harvest. It is an ancient god buried in the ancient city.

And theoretically, its power should be at its peak in the abundant autumn.

Now, it is autumn.

Landorus's power should reach the highest peak of the year. If someone prays for abundance, it will appear.

Then, by the same token, the two weather gods representing thunder and storm will also begin to wander around autumn!

"Hmm, although I have the confidence to defeat

There is still another exit to the Dream World; thinking of this, Xiang Guangtai suddenly realized that Walking Wake seemed to have never mentioned the most important thing in the Dream World.

Let's prepare for both possibilities!

"Walking Wake, have you ever seen the Dream Tree?"

"Awooo? (What is that?)"

Walking Wake blinked, revealing a look of pure innocence and three parts confusion.

Ah, as expected!

Walking Wake had always said it was in a deep forest, which of course was the Entree Forest, but it had arrived there without passing through the Dream Tree!

In other words, due to space-time fluctuations, Walking Wake appeared directly in the Entree Forest after waking up from the dream!

It skipped the process of "sacrificing" to the Dream Tree!

Pokémon in ordinary dreams need to pass through the tree-hole altar under the Dream Tree to reach reality! Offering dream berries and then heading to the Entree World—that is the rule of the Dream World!

"Then now we can go look for this Dream Tree! Its power should also be able to help us."

But having said that, it is not easy to find that giant Dream Tree among the different floating islands; at the very least, the Pokémon here have all indicated they have never seen such a thing.

"Tree hole, tree hole... Huh? A tree hole?"

"The White Treehollow of White Forest?"

Xiang Guangtai suddenly remembered a place that might be related to the giant Dream Tree, which is White Forest. White Forest also has a large tree and a tree hole; although the interior is a man-made challenge facility, perhaps the tree hole itself is natural?

It just so happens that he needs to go to White Forest once to look for traces of Alder, as that is the third location where Alder stayed.

He must have discovered something; perhaps Alder's disappearance has something to do with the Dream Tree! Although Alder's final destination was Opelucid City.

"Simply put, by sacrificing to the Dream Tree, one can cross space and time to head to the Entree Forest, right?"

"Calyrex, do you also want to go to the Entree Forest?"

"I have no such intention. The Dream World is quite good. Besides, in my current state, even if I were to go to the Entree Forest and travel with you, it would only be adding to your troubles."

"My friend, I shall await your arrival in Galar! That said, I don't really want to return to reality right now. It is better to wait until you have mastered the technique of linking dreams and reality before you come to awaken me. I cannot bear to part with the farmland here."

The big-headed Calyrex used its psychic powers to pour water on its head to soothe the burns, while incidentally munching on a Starf Berry.

The vegetables here are big and delicious, and after tending to the farmland for so long, there are all kinds of brilliant vegetables. But what about the Crown Tundra? It is filled with barren soil everywhere, and besides, the true Radiant Flower has not yet been planted there!

"The goal has not yet been achieved; how can I wake up so easily? Do not abandon our dream; continue to sleep!"

"Of course, I have no such intention, but another Pokémon might pass through the Dream Tree. Speaking of which, I originally intended to ask you this question: how exactly does one enter the Entree Forest? Other than Walking Wake, the other Pokémon have no clue."

Calyrex pointed toward the distant Labyrinth of Training: "That fellow is inside the labyrinth. It calls itself..."

"Entei. But I am a fake."

A rough voice came from the labyrinth. A Pokémon treading on flames, as majestic as a lion, walked out from the Labyrinth of Training.

"Long time no see, human."

"You are... the phantom Entei from the Crystal Tower! Ah, you successfully entered the dream!"

Xiang Guangtai recognized the Pokémon before him!

The phantom Entei nodded: "That's right. For such a long time, I have been able to hear Molly's call. Whenever Molly enters a dream, I would take shape within her dream. But one day, I suddenly found myself in a strange place that looked like a canyon; the whole world appeared black and white, without color."

"I kept moving forward in the canyon, and in the end, for some reason, I unexpectedly arrived in this Dream World."

The black-and-white Inverted World?

Xiang Guangtai was somewhat surprised.

Although the phantom Entei was born from Molly's dreams, the Johto region and the Unova region are very far apart. To think the phantom Entei could actually reach the Dream floating island through Unova's Inverted World.

Are the dreams of people from different regions connected?!

"I heard from other Pokémon that as long as one wakes up from a dream, one can return to reality. However, I have no physical body in reality, and the dream of the true Entei is not connected to me."

"I am the embodiment of Molly's dream."

"However, when I learned that you are the owner of this Dream floating island and the workshop, I thought that perhaps you, this strange human, might have some way. Calyrex also told me the same thing."

"The Dream Tree you speak of, what exactly is..."

Xiang Guangtai: "It is an important existence in the Dream World. By planting dream berries and sacrificing them to the Dream Tree, one can make a Pokémon appear in the Entree Forest. However, even if you reach the Entree Forest, that is not the real world, but an alternate dimension world relative to the real world."

"However, after entering the Entree World, by using a special device to capture you, we can bring you from the Entree Forest into the real world. We are currently working on developing this device, and we have already made breakthrough progress."

The phantom Entei was immediately overjoyed and nodded: "In that case, leave the task of finding the Dream Tree to me. I will find a way to head to other floating islands to search..."

"If only I could become a being of reality..."

The phantom Entei's final destination is of course to return to Molly's side, but Xiang Guangtai sighed in his heart: is another Legendary girl about to appear?

The starter Pokémon is Entei, a minor legendary... The strength of the phantom Entei is on par with the real Entei, and in some situations, it might even be stronger.

"Rest assured, I will help you."

Xiang Guangtai made a promise to the phantom Entei!

On the other side, Calyrex looked at Deoxys, who had been silently observing this Dream World.

"Hmm... You... give me a very strange feeling."

【Oh, this is my first time coming to this new world. It is truly marvelous. The world within the dream is different from the nightmares I had back then. The world here feels very friendly to me, embracing everything. Strange emotions have arisen in my heart.】

【I came here from the brilliant stars.】

"Coming from between the stars? Hmm... there was a fellow like that before... it was, it was..."

Calyrex's big head spun rapidly, quickly recalling who else had "used" this setting!

Right, it was that giant poison dragon that fell from the sky!

"Don't dwell on this setting; actually, Reshiram and Zekrom also fell from the sky in the past."

Xiang Guangtai knew which Pokémon Calyrex was thinking of at this moment.

Eternatus, the Poison-type giant dragon that came with a meteorite, brought the Darkest Day to Galar, as well as energy and Dynamax.

"I never imagined... that those two legendary dragons also came from the universe!"

"Yes... they seem to have been the same Pokémon in the past, only they seem to have lost their past memories. And my new partner, Deoxys, is a brand-new life form that came from the universe. It comes from a brilliant heavenly kingdom entirely different from our world. It underwent a long trek and journey through the universe, hoping for its own birth."

Xiang Guangtai introduced Deoxys to Calyrex, while on the other side, Riolu, Larvesta, and Walking Wake began to play together!

The blue-furred puppy finally met the other two partners Xiang Guangtai always talked about, and they all seemed very impressive!

Larvesta's fire-control technique just now made the blue-furred puppy's eyes light up. Under the confused gazes of Walking Wake and Larvesta, the blue-furred puppy held up a finger!

Ah, can you perform that one more time? The one from just now! I want to learn it too!

Please!

"Mera?"

Larvesta didn't understand, so it demonstrated the previous fire technique again, and the next moment, Riolu used Role Play!

Then it copied it!

Flames also appeared between Riolu's paws, and it also displayed exquisite fire-control techniques. This scene greatly surprised Larvesta; it stood face-to-face with its little hands, its eyes shining brightly, and it spewed out Will-O-Wisp again.

This time, Riolu still perfectly replicated it!

Wow! Larvesta wanted to clap its hands, but its hands couldn't touch each other, so it could only wiggle in place to show it was very happy!

After copying it, Riolu gained a slight understanding of Larvesta's control technique. The technique for controlling fire can also be used to control Aura and waves, which made Riolu overjoyed. It thanked Larvesta, indicating that its technique was very useful!

"Awoo!" Walking Wake also became excited; it sprayed water vapor into the sky and then glanced at Riolu.

How about it? This move is my signature; can you use it too?

"Wang wu! (No problem!)"

After watching, Riolu condensed its Aura and then quickly used the same "water vapor"!

Splash! The water vapor dispersed in the sky, triggering a rainbow!

The three Pokémon communicated through their moves, rapidly increasing their intimacy and friendliness, and in the blink of an eye, they were playing together.

Meanwhile, Calyrex was asking Deoxys about Eternatus.

Both of you came from the universe... although the universe is very large, perhaps you encountered it during your past travels?

【That kind of giant meteorite is indeed a traveler in the universe. Its appearance is that of a giant comet, but the one you speak of was twenty thousand years ago; I hadn't been born yet at that time.】

【Regarding its story, I once heard a little bit about it in the brilliant realm. Legend has it that this giant dragon comet comes from an infinite realm and will carry one-third of the stars in the universe to crash into a certain world, subsequently swallowing everything in that world. It is said to be a life form born from a mixture of ether, sky, and nothingness.】

【To think you actually led other Pokémon to defeat it in the ancient era? Calyrex, your power is truly formidable, worthy of the title of King of Ancient Galar! It truly leaves me deeply shocked! You protected this world, allowing it to continue to endure; you are a true king.】

"Hmm! It wasn't that great! That was my duty! Hehehe..." Calyrex was too embarrassed by the praise, completely forgetting that it was still in its powerless state, and laughed somewhat carried away.

But so what! At least it was very impressive in the past!

As for now, let's trust in the wisdom of future generations!

Look at this cosmic friend before me, this upright and kind warrior of light; what he said spoke right to its heart!

"By the way, Deoxys!"

Xiang Guangtai suddenly asked Deoxys: "When you launch a move, can you perform this action?"

As he spoke, he placed his hands in a cross shape.

【Hmm... it looks very special; I can give it a try.】

Deoxys deliberated, feeling that Xiang Guangtai's suggestion was very interesting.

So, what move should be launched with this action?

(End of chapter)