Chapter 256: The Wind and Metronome of Accumula Town

In the dream, the phantom Entei's search for the Dream Tree continues, and Larvesta lies dormant in the depths of the Ancient Castle.

And in reality, after staying in Nuvema Town for a whole day, helping Professor Juniper with research, he also got familiar with Hilbert, Hilda, and others.

They added each other as friends, and these young people even started a group chat for the Unova Fellowship.

Of course, the distribution of medals cannot be left behind.

These young people who are watched by the Entralink Tree will cause great waves in Unova in the future. The ancient tree has already foreseen it.

Perhaps, some things are really destined?

"The bond with the heroes of Unova has increased!"

【Obtained: Cheren and Bianca's Ideals and Truth.】

【Description: These are the companions of the heroes who have not yet set off on their journey, knowledge for working hard to become excellent Trainers.】

【Effect: Theoretical Guidance +50%, Motivation +50%; Research Investigation +50%, Self +50%.】

【Description: Your works are easier to guide others; by motivating yourself, you can have almost equal battles with Trainers stronger than you.】

【Description: You are more likely to encounter Pokémon you haven't seen before; when centered on yourself, it is difficult for others to see through your next move in battle.】

When talking about the Plasma Society, the friends had small disagreements, but overall they still thought it was just a mysterious organization and there was no need to listen to them.

But when they learned that the Plasma Society attacked Professor Juniper and Xiang Guangtai at the Dream Ruins, their impression of this organization fell to the freezing point.

Hmm, actually attacking others at the ruins, this is no longer an ordinary mysterious organization, we must strike hard!

Unova is still too free!

And when Xiang Guangtai demonstrated how to use the Shiny Charm to switch Pokémon to Shiny and then switch back, the eyes of all the friends were full of longing and outwardness, and some Pokémon were even more interested in this!

For example, Hilda's Tepig. This Tepig started wagging its tail as soon as it recovered, especially wanting a "skin package."

Seeing this little pig so active, Xiang Guangtai also used the Shiny Charm to re-evaluate it!

I have to say, Tepig's Shiny color is really good-looking. The initial form is a "little golden pig," looking like a symbol of wealth. And when it evolves into Emboar, those fiery flames will turn into cyan-blue flames, looking extremely cool.

"I'm looking forward to getting my own Pokémon more and more... Hey, why is there still a year left? Hilda is really lucky."

Bianca complained, but she also knew that even if she started her journey next year, her father would be very unhappy. If she left this year, her father would definitely have a big fight with her.

Professor Juniper was focused on the research on Deoxys. She recorded enough data, and also investigated Hilda's Shiny Tepig and Xiang Guangtai's Shiny Charm, which made her laugh and cry. It was clearly an item she developed, but she had to go back and re-study it...

Professor Juniper grabbed her hair: "Ah! No clue at all, is it really caused by Psychic ability?"

"Yes, I said it was Psychic ability." Xiang Guangtai answered straightforwardly.

Anyway, it's about the same!

Hilda: "Is Mr. Xiang Guangtai going to Nimbasa City next? That's the biggest and most famous entertainment city in Unova! And the Battle Subway, which has to be mentioned, is one of the most interesting challenge facilities in all of Unova! Second only to Unova's difficult passes!"

"Unova's difficult passes? Ah, that's Black Tower and White Treehollow!"

Hilda planned to set off on her journey immediately after Professor Juniper's strange research ended. Although she also decided to challenge Gyms midway to let her Pokémon grow, if she wanted to train, going to the Battle Subway was actually the same.

After all, it's not a game. Defeating the Pokémon of the Battle Subway can also grow, and the Pokémon there are very powerful. Challenging the strong can make her and her Pokémon make continuous progress.

"I'm going to Nimbasa just to pass through there. Next, I plan to go to the Ancient Castle first, then Mistralton City or White Forest."

Mistralton City's Celestial Tower is the second location Alder investigated, and Xiang Guangtai also holds the Giant's Key, perhaps he can go to Twist Mountain to see the King of Giants.

The reward of the Giant's Heart made Xiang Guangtai very concerned, and now that he was targeted by the Plasma Society, he urgently needed to improve his strength.

Being targeted by such a large organization is like this. Xiang Guangtai even felt that he would inevitably conflict with some local villain organizations when going to other regions in the future... no, it should be said that conflict is inevitable.

Precisely because of this, although many Gym Leaders and Trainers said he was very strong, Xiang Guangtai would not really think that he was strong enough to be invincible.

Just as Giovanni in this world said—let's say it first, no matter how strong a person is, it is possible to lose a battle.

This sentence should have been said by Giovanni at the World Tournament in the game. At that time, Giovanni had lost his identity as the boss of Team Rocket and became a senior Trainer focused on battling and pursuing his original intention, as well as constantly becoming stronger. Therefore, he would say such a thing, and after the battle, he would express "hope to continue battling with the protagonist in other places in the future."

However, in the current world, although Team Rocket has been destroyed several times by Red, Ye Zi, Ethan, and Lyra, it has not disappeared and still exists in Kanto and Johto, but it has shifted from large-scale activities on the surface to the dark. In the global market, Team Rocket is still a cross-regional super-enterprise.

It's just that Giovanni himself is brooding over being defeated, which is why he has embarked on the path of cultivation again.

Ah, thinking about it this way... after all, it is a world line where Red and Ye Zi exist at the same time, and if there is also the plot of Celebi traveling through time, Ethan followed closely and beat Giovanni up, so it is normal for Giovanni to be beaten three times in a short period of time, and his Dao heart is broken. After all, the Kanto region doesn't raise idlers.

So the Giovanni here has taken the "half-game route."

"Oh, you are going to challenge Unova's difficult passes! Hmm, although I also want to go, let's go to the Battle Subway to train first!"

"I will set off from Route 1, and then move towards Nimbasa City step by step! In this process, I will catch enough partners!"

"By the way, buying enough items from you is also a must!"

Hilda was very optimistic about those items, especially the Focus Band. Xiang Guangtai didn't expect her to be so fond of this luck band, and it could be triggered directly in the previous battle. Perhaps this battle girl's luck is really good?

However, Hilbert, Cheren, and Bianca haven't started their journey yet, so battle items don't mean much to them, but in order to study carefully, they also bought quite a few useful things from Xiang Guangtai's backpack.

Bianca focused on medicine, and Xiang Guangtai recommended Max Revive and Revival Herb to her.

Cheren focused on theory, and Xiang Guangtai recommended Red Card and Choice series to him.

Hilbert focused on tactics, and Xiang Guangtai recommended...

"Courage Charm, Hard Charm."

Hilbert chose two charms.

And these two items, one is to improve confidence and eliminate negative emotions, and the other can reduce damage from any source. They are very useful items for Pokémon battling, and of course, they are also effective for people.

"Yeah, generally speaking, Braviary should be equipped with better items, such as Life Orb... but it's a pity that my Life Orb is not for sale..."

"So, besides Life Orb, you can also use the Choice series to improve its output, or..."

And the Life Orb is such a big bead, there is no way for Braviary to carry it. This is not a Mega Stone, just tie it somewhere. The orb is much bigger than the Mega Stone.

And Braviary fears Rock, so the equipped item can also be Heavy-Duty Boots.

Xiang Guangtai felt that he could craft Heavy-Duty Boots and Assault Vest now. After all, the Arceus suit could be crafted, let alone these two. It's just that the Arceus suit requires a lot of Release Orbs, and he is busy accumulating orbs now.

Release Orbs are universal items. Accumulate as many as you can!

Of course, there is a newer choice.

Xiang Guangtai handed a Power Herb to Hilbert. These were all picked from the back of Torterra.

"Power Herb, rarely seen on the market, can make Brave Bird release instantly!"

"The Unova region doesn't seem to be outstanding in cultivating herbs."

Although in the game, most people don't bring Brave Bird, after all, it requires charging and wastes an item slot, and there is even a risk of missing.

But in real battles, Brave Bird is undoubtedly a very powerful move! Xiang Guangtai had already learned about it in the previous battle.

On the other side, Professor Juniper's research on Deoxys also basically came to an end.

One day was enough for a professional professor to summarize a lot of useful information through instruments. Before, advance research had been carried out on Zhen Gu's side, and after returning to Nuvema Town, some research projects were added.

And for every Pokémon Xiang Guangtai carried with him, Professor Juniper also made detailed records. The more she investigated, the more curious she became.

"The bond with Professor Juniper has significantly increased! Although the time we've known each other is short, you are like-minded and have experienced many things. You can be said to be close friends."

"There are still many mysteries about the investigation of cosmic power. Psychic and Fighting power, as well as Rock power, can make cosmic power appear; ancient regional forms disappear due to climate change; the posture of legendary kings, granted by gods, is related to the myths of Sinnoh."

"The things summarized, universe, climate change, gods, plus the human activities I thought before will also make some Pokémon appear, geological structural movement..."

"Thank you for your care, my research project has made great progress... Ah, this is a little bit of my heart, give it to Deoxys to use!"

Professor Juniper handed out an item that looked like an egg shape.

【Item: Lucky Egg.】

【Description: An egg full of happiness. The Pokémon holding it will gain slightly more experience points. Experience +50%.】

【Effect: The growth rate of Pokémon holding a Lucky Egg will accelerate.】

"This is a special item occasionally found in nature. According to research, this egg cannot hatch, and it contains incredible power. Sometimes weak Pokémon will carry this item to evolve quickly. It can improve the growth rate of Pokémon."

"Although Deoxys is very powerful, its growth rate is very low, manifested as a short battle time. Although there are your potions, I think this Lucky Egg must also be helpful to it."

"Ah! And these!"

Professor Juniper took out a box of items that looked like capsules, about twenty or so.

【Item: Prism Energy.】

【Description: A universal artificial energy that can be absorbed by any Pokémon.】

【Effect: When held by a Pokémon, it is used as energy of any type.】

"This is an energy capsule, a newly developed item that can be used to replenish the energy consumed by Pokémon during battle. I tested it, and it can extend Deoxys's activity time outside the ball."

From the shape, it looks very much like "Booster Energy." It can only be said that the appearance of energy capsules is about the same.

Xiang Guangtai was quite happy: "Thank you, Professor Juniper, these things are very useful for Deoxys."

Professor Juniper: "Where is it, I should thank you. Thanks to your help these past few days, various incidents have been calmed down, and you also helped me and Zhen Gu with research."

And the Master Ball floated, attracting everyone's attention.

"A Pokémon from the cosmic heaven... it's really curious! Is there a world where Pokémon live beyond the universe?"

Hilbert and the others began to imagine the universe and asked about Deoxys's hometown with great enthusiasm. Young boys and girls are full of longing for the future and the stars. They are always enthusiastic and willing to accept all new things and turn them into their own power.

Saying goodbye to Professor Juniper, Hilda, Hilbert, and others, Xiang Guangtai set off on his journey first. First... is to return to Accumula Town.

Lush vines are proof of prosperity, and it has the characteristic of being able to overlook beautiful scenery because of the peculiar undulating terrain.

Accumula Town also has a Battle Club opened by the Don George family, but Xiang Guangtai is not interested in this.

In the game, the two musicians live in a house on the stairs on the upper right. Inside, they play the piano and jazz drums. If you talk to them, the protagonist will be asked if they want to listen to the performance. If the answer is yes, the person asking will add his part to the town's background music.

"Although I want to visit, I don't even know their names..."

The two music NPCs in the game cannot see their names. Xiang Guangtai could only follow his memory and come to the highest point of Accumula Town, and sure enough, he found that music house.

Speaking of the music he mastered... excluding the various background music in the GB Player, there is only one Ancient Song.

And this Ancient Song is a different version from the one in the Castelia City cafe, it is purely music from ancient times.

So, rather than visiting the other party, it is better to let the other party take the initiative to visit him.

Let's try it.

Xiang Guangtai took out the carved musical instrument from his backpack, using a flute, which was a replica made for carving the Azure Flute.

Let's play the Ancient Song with a flute! Right at the highest point of Accumula Town!

Miss Yangkui also said in the game that every time she passes by Accumula Town, it always reminds her of a melody she doesn't know who played.

When the sound of the Ancient Song resounded over Accumula Town, in the music house, the two musicians who were worried about the score heard the melody for the first time. They stopped to listen, their expressions changed from curiosity to excitement, listening intently to the melody of the Ancient Song!

The wind and plants of the entire Accumula Town seemed to become active under the effect of the melody, bringing this melodious ancient sound to the distant other side.

"Dark brown memories emerge in the heart, and the tired soul is healed because of this... Your melody is simply wonderful! Please must play a song with us!"

The door of the music house was opened, and the two musicians walked out of the house excitedly, came to the edge of the high platform, and issued an invitation for a duet to Xiang Guangtai!

"Ah, sorry, let me introduce myself. I am the jazz drummer Zhu Pai, and this is the pianist Bai Hexian!"

"In fact, recently we felt that we couldn't play music well anymore. How should I put it, it's a bottleneck period. Originally, we planned to go to the wild to listen to the sounds of Pokémon more to find inspiration for performance, but we didn't expect to hear such heart-touching music today!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 257 =====