Chapter 253: The Dyeing Effect of the Shiny Charm

Naturally, having finally returned to the Dream World, Xiang Guangtai wanted to test the dream projection ability he had previously acquired.

Through projection, one can cast creations from their own heart or dreams into the dreams and hearts of others, while also crafting unique items that can be brought into reality via dreams; this is clearly a superior ability to that of a Dream Treasure Hunter.

With this, the restriction of only being able to bring one item out of the dream world is almost non-existent, though the focus is on projecting special items.

Xiang Guangtai focused his spirit, and soon a lottery ticket appeared in his hand.

【Item: First-Strike Ticket.】

【Description: It looks very much like a supermarket shopping card, printed with a red and white Poké Ball pattern.】

【Effect: Can only be used once during battle; the user is guaranteed to move first, ignoring the priority of the opponent's priority moves.】

An item for seizing the initiative in battle, its stability is entirely superior to the Quick Claw. After being projected through the dream, it can be crafted in reality using Mystic Inscription Crafting, and the usable inscriptions will increase as a result.

Xiang Guangtai then casually projected several other special items:

【Item: GB Player.】

【Description: A music player that can play special songs. A switch can be used to toggle between songs.】

【Unique Effect: Super Music—Can play unique music to gain buffs or enhancements; when performing these pieces, one might gain the favor and attention of musicians.】

【Note: The GB Player in the dream contains special music from almost every region, which is very different from the original player.】

【If one participates in special performances, concerts, or converses with specific musicians, they can comprehend "Knowledge of Music and Rhythm."】

【Can craft items such as "Metronome," "Ukulele," "Sky Music Box," "Offering Flute," "Infinite Flute," "Sun Flute," "Moon Flute," "Mystic Music Box," "Song Stone," "Tambourine," and "Electric Guitar." Can obtain special melody knowledge.】

【Item: Letter of Encouragement.】

【Description: A letter mailed to someone, filled with encouragement and expectations.】

【Effect: Confidence +100%, Persistence +20%, Perseverance +20%; when held by a Pokémon, it activates when HP falls below one-third, significantly increasing the power of moves of the primary type.】

【Item: Shiny Charm.】

【Description: A miraculous Shiny Charm that makes it easier to encounter Shiny Pokémon when possessed.】

【Effect: Increases the chance of encountering Shiny Pokémon.】

【Note: The charm's special effect can be unlocked in Aspertia City; this is Professor Zhen Gu's latest research, closely related to the origin of Pokémon. It is said the charm itself is made of meteorite, emitting incredible fluctuations.】

Xiang Guangtai tested these items, gave the Letter of Encouragement to Riolu and the First-Strike Ticket to Walking Wake, and then watched Riolu and Walking Wake engage in battle.

Riolu used Quick Attack!

However, Walking Wake, wielding the First-Strike Ticket, shook its large head at this moment and spat out powerful water vapor!

The attack speed of this water vapor was extremely fast, so fast that Quick Attack couldn't react, and it was hit head-on! Riolu's small frame was in great danger after being hit once; at this moment, Xiang Guangtai noticed the power of the First-Strike Ticket gradually fading.

A card that can only be used once in battle, existing between science and mysticism—is its essence a product of... mystic science?

The battle continued!

Before long, a powerful force suddenly surged within Riolu!

The power of Fighting-type moves was now multiplied by 1.5!

"In other words, now all Pokémon of any type, as long as they hold a Letter of Encouragement, can enter their own near-death burst mode, just like activating 'Blaze,' 'Torrent,' or 'Overgrow.'"

Riolu fired a Vacuum Wave, and under the powerful amplification of the Star Aura, it pushed Walking Wake's move directly back, which took Walking Wake by surprise. The blue-furred puppy before it was one of the strongest Pokémon Walking Wake had ever encountered!

Much more formidable than that Zoroark! It's just that its frame is too fragile!

"Alright, the test battle ends here. How do you two feel?"

"Wang Wu! (Feels very powerful!)"

"Ao~ (Indeed, it's great!)"

The two Pokémon stopped fighting.

Aside from the battle here, Deoxys, guided by Calyrex, headed to the Labyrinth of Meditation, which was originally built for Mewtwo, a place for Psychic-type Pokémon to train.

When the test battle ended, Riolu's body began to turn illusory; this was a sign that the time for dreaming had come to an end.

"By the way, hasn't Mewtwo come in recently?"

Calyrex, returning from the Labyrinth of Meditation, answered Xiang Guangtai's question: Mewtwo hadn't entered the Dream World since heading to Oblivia, likely still searching for eternal life.

Next came the time to say goodbye.

"It seems we have to leave again this time, but with the Dream Mist, I can come here as I please until it is completely consumed, no longer bound by restrictions."

Looking at the surrounding floating islands, more and more small floating islands were connecting, and this main floating island had become larger and larger due to Calyrex's constant invitations, almost like a continent floating in the Dream World.

Moreover, those Pokémon were all doing their own things; they weren't wandering aimlessly. Although some Pokémon were watching the battle or entering the labyrinths to train, more Pokémon were focused on their own tasks.

Grass-type Pokémon were focused on cultivating vegetables in the fields, while Rock and Fighting-type Pokémon were building small houses; many stone huts were rising from an open space not far from the workshop.

Steel and Electric-type Pokémon were transporting items from other floating islands; Xiang Guangtai even saw buzzing Thunder Stones, which meant some Pokémon had come from Chargestone Cave.

Flying and Normal-type Pokémon were busy planting trees, while Ice, Water, and Ground-type Pokémon were digging pits, creating lakes, fountains, and cold caves.

Xiang Guangtai instructed Calyrex, expressing that the Plasma Society was searching for dreams. Hadn't they encountered it before? Master N's Zoroark. Xiang Guangtai worried that the Plasma Society would target that Zoroark and enter this world through its dreams.

Even if Master N himself viewed the Dream World as a paradise for Pokémon, the people under him certainly didn't!

"Hmm! I will be careful. Although the powerful combat forces on the floating island have disappeared, I am Calyrex, the King of Bountiful Harvests who rules Galar; I will never allow a mysterious organization to run wild here."

Calyrex had recovered some of its strength, after all, a large number of Pokémon believed in it.

"By the way, take this."

Xiang Guangtai handed the GB Player to Calyrex: "You can listen to some good music with this. It contains... well, a very large amount of music. After listening, you will gain some positive buffs."

"The method of use is..."

The dream gradually faded away, and that beautiful world vanished like a hallucination.

Xiang Guangtai woke up in the early morning, stretched, and saw Riolu beside him also gradually waking up.

Today, he still had to continue helping Professor Zhen Gu build the C-Gear.

Meanwhile, Calyrex in the dream was puzzledly fiddling with the music player in its hand. After pressing the button according to Xiang Guangtai's instructions, the music player suddenly emitted extremely wondrous music!

Whoa! What is this sound, what is this feeling?

My mission, my future?!

What is this tragic, epic music that feels like stepping onto the road of a final battle?

Eternatus, I am coming to slay you!

The music currently playing is the music of Route 10 in the Unova region!

【Music Playing: Unova Route 10.】

【Effect: Increases all stats by one stage, All Stats +25%, Conviction +50%, Action Points +100%!】

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"The bond with Professor Zhen Gu and Professor Juniper has significantly increased!"

Three days passed quickly, and the development progress of the C-Gear accelerated significantly!

Professor Zhen Gu stated that according to the current progress, the test version of the C-Gear could indeed be built within ten days!

And the remaining parts were Professor Zhen Gu's domain.

How to match the connection to Aura, how to make the dream and reality align, how to utilize the Dream Mist to make it a usable energy source for the device—this required several days of precise calculation. During this process, Zhen Gu's sister, Miss Xiang Zi, would help Zhen Gu with this part of the research.

And as everyone knows, the effect of the prototype is generally stronger than the mass-produced models that follow. Professor Zhen Gu had a large number of ideas she wanted to implement on the C-Gear, and she enthusiastically described that grand blueprint.

Wi-Fi connection, wireless connection, and infrared connection, instant messaging, connection, world synchronization, emotion testing, investigation radar, and even matching the Entralink.

"With so many functions, testing them all will probably take more than ten days, and I don't understand these things either."

Xiang Guangtai rubbed his temples and suggested to Professor Zhen Gu that they should temporarily "castrate" the functions that weren't needed.

For some reason, during the process of talking and cooperating with Professor Zhen Gu, the knowledge Xiang Guangtai obtained was:

【Obtained: World Communication Knowledge.】

【Description: This is knowledge that allows for better communication and exchange between people. At the same time, you can act as a "Communicator," allowing some Pokémon that need to evolve through trade to evolve through your power. You can also communicate between different worlds, and this knowledge is applicable to the development of the C-Gear.】

【Craftable Item: Linking Cord.】

【Note: Cannot obtain complete C-Gear development knowledge from Professor Zhen Gu; it is restricted by some strange space-time power. If the C-Gear development is completed, additional information might be obtained.】

Additional information, restricted by some strange space-time power... Xiang Guangtai thought, there are many incredible things in Unova, and the C-Gear is indeed related to space and time. Its many functions allow people to freely travel between several worlds; theoretically speaking, this involves the authority and abilities of Dialga and Palkia.

This was the first time Xiang Guangtai had seen knowledge protected by space and time; this intellectual property... really couldn't be taken!

Moreover, if the C-Gear's connection function is artificial Aura, does that mean that by switching different Auras, we could even travel through more worlds, or even travel through time?

So, to ensure the integrity of the timeline, must this device be developed by Professor Zhen Gu?

No matter how the process changes, the result must be so. Thinking about it this way, the one protecting Professor Zhen Gu's intellectual property might just be the Dream Tree.

By the way, is it possible for the C-Gear to become the precursor device for the Arceus Phone?

Professor Zhen Gu was a little disappointed: "Eh, is that so! I was thinking the first finished product must be made very excellently... Hey, then let's do it according to your idea."

"If there is a chance in the future, I will install more systems. Ah, dreams keep emerging! I can't even think anymore!"

"Regardless, thank you! Your technical level is truly amazing! If only I had an assistant like you, many of my dreams could be realized quickly!"

Zhen Gu's eyes were filled with affection, but that wasn't the love between a man and a woman; she simply wanted to trick Xiang Guangtai into helping her develop more machines:

"If you have nothing to do after you're busy, just join my research team!"

Xiang Guangtai: "No, that won't work."

"Eh~~! How heartless." Zhen Gu sighed. She had long guessed this answer. After patting her cheeks, she returned to her energetic attitude:

"Forget it! Anyway, if you change your mind, you can come to me anytime! Next, I will make good use of your knowledge and technology. Come here to get the C-Gear in ten days!"

Saying goodbye to Zhen Gu and Xiang Zi, in the distant sky, Aegislash flew back.

Using spiritual power to confirm that there were no Plasma Society members active in the surroundings, that guy dressed like a ninja should be one of the Shadow Triad.

That guy had been following him since they started in Mistralton City, but he must have been far away, which is why he wasn't discovered by Aegislash.

The blue crystal didn't give a warning, indicating that the opponent was indeed not there.

Getting into Professor Juniper's car, they passed through Accumula Town midway. This town had two musicians and was also a location for Plasma Society speeches in the game, but the Plasma Society hadn't paid attention to such rural towns yet; they were active in the big cities.

Xiang Guangtai wondered whether he should go to Accumula Town to see those two musicians on his way back...

Thus, quickly passing through Accumula Town, the final destination was Nuvema Town.

The hometown of heroes, the place where everything begins. In the Special manga, there is actually a nameless town next to Nuvema Town, and the protagonist Black moved from the town next door.

It was the same here; there were quite a few villages and towns around Nuvema Town, and at the same time, Nuvema Town was close to the sea, and the kind-hearted tidal wind blew leisurely through this remote town.

"These Pokémon can live here carefree. Many fruit trees are planted in the back mountain, and there is rich terrain, and there is a river leading to the sea nearby. For Pokémon, it is an ideal habitat."

"By the way, there are two things I want to entrust to you."

After entering the laboratory and taking those Pokémon to the back mountain of the laboratory, Professor Juniper suddenly mentioned giving some items to Xiang Guangtai, and soon, she took out two items.

"This is a Pokédex. This is both a machine similar to a recorder and a handheld database. It can provide convenience for Trainers' adventures, and you can also look up information about Pokémon through scanning or manual searching."

"Entrusting the Pokédex to different Trainers to collect and organize Pokémon data, and making detailed information for every Pokémon—this is the work of us Pokémon Professors."

"And this is my latest research, the Shiny Charm."

"Possessing this charm makes it easier to encounter Shiny Pokémon. After studying many Shiny Pokémon, I have reached some conclusions, especially in the Nature Preserve... Therefore, I made this item. As for whether it is effective... I can only say that the chance of encountering Shiny Pokémon is still too low; they are too precious."

"I believe that the appearance of some Shiny Pokémon is related to the fluctuation of magnetic fields, so corresponding technology was also used in the charm. Essentially, it is a detection item that can detect the special wavelengths possessed by Shiny Pokémon, thereby attracting them to meet the holder of the charm."

【Item: Shiny Charm (Reality).】

【Description: A miraculous Shiny Charm that makes it easier to encounter Shiny Pokémon when possessed. Gifted by Professor Juniper.】

【Effect: Increases the chance of encountering Shiny Pokémon.】

【Extra: The Dream Charm has projected onto the Reality Charm! The unique effect of the charm has been unlocked!】

【Unique Effect: The Shiny Charm from the dream has been projected in the correct location, thus enabling the Shiny Charm in reality to possess special power. By using special power on it, such as Psychic ability/Creation power/Aura, one can "re-evaluate" Pokémon, allowing the Pokémon's color to switch between Shiny and normal colors.】

【Note: After a Pokémon becomes Shiny, one can obtain some unique materials possessed only by Shiny Pokémon, such as Red Gyarados scales, Golden Volcarona's golden scales, etc. The re-evaluation ability is ineffective on Pokémon currently hatching.】

Eh?

Seems a bit interesting?

The new unique effect is "dyeing"? And this function is quite practical; one can obtain materials from some precious Pokémon without causing any impact on the Pokémon itself, and it can be changed back after the evaluation is finished.

If I can't find a Shiny Pokémon, I'll just modify one myself, right?

Xiang Guangtai took the charm, looked at the Aegislash beside him, and then used the Shiny Charm.

In an instant, Aegislash's body began to turn black, changing from the original golden giant sword into a black giant sword, and the white sword edge suddenly turned into a terrifying blood red!

"Ge-eh? (Why did my body change color?)"

"Eh?!!" Professor Juniper was dumbfounded: "... It became a Shiny Pokémon! What did you just do?"

"Just... used a little bit of Psychic ability." Xiang Guangtai brushed it off casually. The Shiny Charm performed a second evaluation, and the black Aegislash turned back into gold.

Aegislash touched its body and found no changes.

But the black form just now was quite cool!

Aegislash raised its ribbon arms and gave a thumbs-up!

"Wait, this isn't something that can be brushed off with Psychic ability, right! I am the developer of the Shiny Charm. You must know that although Shiny Pokémon are not necessarily stronger in physique than those of normal colors, it is clear that they were stimulated by some kind of natural force to become that appearance, which is quite important for the research on the origin of Pokémon...!"

"In short, can you demonstrate it again? What kind of Psychic ability is that golden ripple power you showed before?"

However, at this moment, the laboratory door was opened.

"Sorry! Is Professor Juniper back? According to the agreement, I'm here to pick up my Pokémon!"

A young girl with a high ponytail and a heroic bearing strode in, and she was stunned when she saw Xiang Guangtai.

"Ah!" The girl's eyes lit up.

"It's the news celebrity!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 254 =====