[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves":3,"chapter-master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-chapter-274":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Master Craftsman in the World of Elves",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2256865,4402,"Chapter 274: The Ghost of the Phantom Bridge","master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-chapter-274",274,"\u003Cp>【Task Completed!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Reward: Released Jade ×3, Phantom Mechanics ×1, Triple Acceleration Energy ×3, Miraculous Fluctuation ×1.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Phantom Mechanics: Knowledge used to construct phantom machines, apparently stolen by the Tree of Connection from someone in Riven City. Machines built with this can project phantoms and dispel them.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Can Craft: Phantom Dispelling Ring, Phantom Core, Pen Camera.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Triple Acceleration Energy (Capsule): Can be used at any time during battle. When an opponent uses a move against you, it instantly triples one of your Pokémon’s stats. Acceleration Energy always activates faster than the opponent’s move.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Miraculous Fluctuation: A powerful emotional residue left in the Phantom Bridge elevator, originating from another world. It enhances your spiritual power. You have mastered “Emotions of the Soul”: you can gather specific emotional energy and channel it into a soul to guide it.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Note: Strong emotions linked to the soul are not limited to negative ones—intense positive emotions can also give rise to positive spirits.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Rotom could be considered a spirit born from positive emotion? Though “pranks” and “mischief” aren’t positive acts, Rotom is always happy and joyful when causing trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this way, most Ghost-type Pokémon seem happy while scaring people—even those born from negative emotions often feel cheerful while roaming the wild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some Ghost-type Pokémon also feel joy when absorbing others’ vital energy; compared to ordinary Pokémon, their notions of good and evil are far more blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Ghost-type Pokémon born from positive emotion is the Treasure Spirit of Paldea, said to have been born from the passionate energy of souls merging with coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Note 2: The power of the soul seems capable of triggering temporal vortices. What exactly this power is, even the Tree of Connection does not know.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai thought deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things related to time are deeply mysterious. Though the time-regulating deity Dialga is frequently beaten up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if time were to be personified as a Pokémon, it would be like a Pokémon with a visible HP bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you can see the HP bar, you can defeat it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering how long the workers had suffered under Rotom’s pranks, Guang Tai did not immediately release the three Rotoms here, but instead boarded the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Rotom causing trouble, the elevator moved extremely fast and smoothly, zipping in a flash to the Phantom Bridge—where, at midnight, an extraordinarily rare scene unfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crowds of people came and went, all fearing the elevator on the opposite side might break down, and had begun running across the Phantom Bridge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry, hurry, rest at the station on the other side!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People and Pokémon sprinted energetically across the bridge—especially the crowd on Guang Tai’s side, who had just listened to Ukulele’s performance and now felt refreshed with boundless energy. Their collective enthusiasm gathered an emotional energy across the bridge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai’s spiritual power clearly sensed this emotional force; his Psychic and Solar Spirit senses perceived it clearly too. Through his Seeing Through power, he could even see people’s souls burning fiercely—some particularly powerful ones radiated energy resembling the fighting spirit of heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were probably Elite Trainers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m burning! I won’t lose!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see who reaches the other side first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bizarre race had begun, and passersby joyfully joined in without hesitation. Trainers and Pokémon ran merrily, completely ignoring that it was midnight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheers echoed across the Phantom Bridge, leaving those on the opposite side stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People from Black Market, White Forest, Village Bridge, Ripple Town, and Qinghaibo—all arrived exhausted, hoping to quickly reach the rest station on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, they heard the enthusiastic shouts from the other side of the bridge—and then saw a massive crowd of people and Pokémon sprinting toward them like a mad race!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve got rare Pokémon! Kid, want one? Magikarp for only 500!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like in the game, Magikarp Man had spawned on the Phantom Bridge—but he must have boarded the elevator from Riven, slipped into the crowd, and seized the opportunity to hawk his wares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Unova, Magikarp really was rare. Compared to the overabundant Gyarados, Magikarp was uncommon here, and obtaining one in-game was extremely limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai patted Magikarp Man on the shoulder and opened his palm as the man stared at him oddly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mind Shatter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selling Pokémon is unethical. Though Magikarp Man is essentially a comedic merchant and Magikarp itself is a comedic Pokémon, the buying and selling of Pokémon is rarely discussed. After all, aside from Magikarp Man and the Viridian Game Corner, who else sells Pokémon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, Team Rocket and Pokémon Hunters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even the Viridian Game Corner is ultimately controlled by Team Rocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there are many Magikarp Men—perhaps they’re like Joyces, part of a family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A family dedicated to fishing for Magikarp?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wahhh! What did I just say? I was going to sell Magikarp?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember now—how hard I worked to catch my first Magikarp. Then I became greedy, packaged it as a premium Pokémon, and sold it everywhere. Did I ever consider Magikarp’s feelings?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even though Magikarp are always dumb and slow, they must be watching me! I’m a despicable person!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I—I’ll release them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This terrified Guang Tai, who quickly grabbed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey, I told you to empathize with Pokémon’s feelings—not to randomly release them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Releasing Magikarp in Unova? Now it’s truly a Magikarp invasion of America!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai quickly persuaded the man: Magikarp are too weak in Unova; in water, they’d just get beaten by Gyarados. Better to keep them with you, train them well, and someday evolve six Gyarados to crush every Shorts Kid on the road and restore Trainer glory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man nodded in agreement. Now he felt his heart was pure, and strength surged within him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, young man! I was about to lose myself in Magikarp trading—you saved me and the Magikarp!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I originally planned to make money and head to Black Market to keep doing this—but now I’ve changed my mind. I’m going to White Forest!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai’s expression grew strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magikarp Man never changes his original intention. Others smuggle various Pokémon—you just fixate on Magikarp? Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After parting from the man—though “parting” wasn’t quite right, as he suddenly burst with energy and sprinted ahead—Guang Tai remained near the rear of the crowd. When the front group crossed the bridge’s center, waving and shouting as if celebrating a victorious meeting, not only those on the opposite side were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the edge of the Phantom Bridge, a girl stood motionless, gazing at the enthusiastic crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure hearts, positive enthusiasm—these invisible energies fell upon her like gentle rain, giving her the illusion of truly being alive. She watched silently as the people passed before her, each radiating vibrant life, each accompanied by joyful Pokémon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl pressed her hand to her chest, letting the midnight sea breeze brush her hair—but the strands no longer stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her soul churned with chaotic, sorrowful memories—but now, those chaos and sorrows had slightly receded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, it’s you, isn’t it? Hello. It’s sudden, but… how? Did you feel the passion of life?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai walked up behind the short-skirted girl and greeted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl before him was precisely the target Guang Tai had come to meet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phantom Bridge’s Ghost Girl—the dark soul of the Stranger’s Home in Shanlu Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head. Her appearance matched her living self; her soul was solid, not the slightest hint of unreality. She stood quietly, silent, only a hint of curiosity in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a Spiritualist could realize the girl before them was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai sensed the power of the Spirit World echoing here—a profound, bottomless force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet sending her soul away on the Phantom Bridge would be meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her nightmares and obsessions had not faded; she must obtain the Crescent Feather and dispel the nightmare first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This soul here was merely a projection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—I was sent by Cresselia.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai’s words made the ghost girl’s eyes widen slightly. She wanted to speak, but as this was only a projection, she could not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the half-forgotten memories, the only persistent attachments remained: her parents, Cresselia, and Kecleon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Guang Tai activated his Spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enthusiasm and joy spreading across the Phantom Bridge were gathered by Guang Tai, coalescing into a radiant energy orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the ghost girl touched the orb, the positive emotions flooded into her soul!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Negative emotions were greatly dispelled; she now resembled her living self more closely. A ripple crossed her calm face—and then, the blue crystal pendant on Guang Tai’s chest began to glow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sadness and fear gradually faded. Her face lit up with intense curiosity and joy. Unable to speak, she circled Guang Tai, examining him as if he were something miraculous, then pointed to herself, then to a direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How does it feel? Pouring the passion of life into your soul—even nightmares can be resisted!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know—the direction you’re pointing is Shanlu Town, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will free you from your eternal nightmare. It was Cresselia’s request. You’ve waited on this bridge all this time, wanting to return the Crescent Feather to that Pokémon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai voiced the ghost girl’s obsession. Seeing her slightly disappointed expression, he comforted: “Don’t worry—Cresselia hasn’t appeared not because it doesn’t want to meet you. Perhaps it has something more important to do. That’s why I’m here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I may have already found the source of your nightmare—and the source that materialized it. They might be two different Pokémon. I recall your parents were researchers, correct?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghost girl was surprised, but before this strange big brother, she nodded earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah… big brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, the ghost girl was much older than Guang Tai. She died when the Phantom Bridge was just built.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did your parents study dreams?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Guang Tai’s hypothesis. He began conversing with her—though really, he was speaking while she listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Stranger’s Home in Shanlu Town held many books; only researcher families typically possessed such collections. Even if her parents never studied at the Dream Ruins, they must have understood dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, after the ghost girl fell into eternal darkness, they quickly gathered extensive data on dream-related Pokémon, attempting to find a way to free her—like summoning Mismagius to “eat dreams,” but it failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, they even sought out Dialga and Cresselia, legendary Pokémon from Sinnoh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, among all records, the local Pokémon, Dream Eater, was conspicuously absent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not because they ignored it, but because they didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dream Eater only appeared at the Dream Ruins. Even in later generations, obtaining it was extremely difficult, and it did not exist anywhere else in Unova.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanlu Town was far from Three Shining City. Before the Phantom Bridge was built, the internet wasn’t as advanced as now. The poor parents could only desperately search global myths, hoping to find a way to save their daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mount Road Town was far from Three Radiance City; before the Fantasy Bridge was built, the internet was not as advanced as it is now, and the poor parents could only frantically search through myths and legends everywhere, hoping to find a way to save their daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Pokémon can emerge from dreams into reality, and if Dr. Bannett saw the Spirit Forms of the Three Cloud Deities in the Dream Rift—and first defined the concept of an alternate dimension—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could Dream Eater and Dream Eater be Pokémon that originally came from the dream world into reality?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since normal Pokémon enter reality from dreams as hidden traits, Dream Eater possesses a standard trait, mirroring the core theme of Black and White: everything is inverted and opposite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Galar, although Dream Eater can be encountered in many places, one key detail stands out: every encounter occurs during foggy weather. In the Pokémon world, fog symbolizes “mystery,” even “the afterlife.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this day, across nine generations and all spin-offs, no Pokémon can actively summon fog—this alone speaks volumes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after nine generations plus all spin-off works, the fact that no Pokémon has ever been able to summon \"Mist Sky\" speaks volumes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead girl listened in silence, deeply astonished—she never expected that Guang Tai, this mysterious big brother, would know so much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only I had met you sooner, perhaps I wouldn’t be like this now—those chaotic, shattered memories seem to be piecing themselves back together!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead girl struggled to speak, trying to smile and form the shape of her lips, meaning:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please, return the Crescent Feather to that Pokémon. Though I missed it, I’m still deeply grateful to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And thank you for coming to help me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she bowed to Guang Tai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine. Wait a little while—I’ll come to help you soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can trust me, because I wasn’t just sent here by Cresselia. From my own perspective, helping others needs no reason.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Guang Tai chuckled softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But in terms of age, I should call you sister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if awakened by old memories, the undead girl stared at Guang Tai, then forced a faint smile. She closed her eyes—and vanished right there on the Magic Bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How I wish I could have met you while still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll carry the passion of everyone here, waiting for you in my nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She returned to that nightmare, waiting for the right “visitor” to fulfill her final wish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, the nightmare would no longer be pitch black—it would be filled with friends. The warmth of life would protect her soul, driving away all sorrow and fear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wah! What—she, she vanished?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A startled cry came from behind Guang Tai. Though others approaching from another direction were blocked by energetic runners, so few noticed what happened, someone nearby had seen it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strange gentleman—the old gentleman—stared in disbelief at the spot where the undead girl had vanished. He wiped his face with a handkerchief, rubbed his eyes hard, thinking he’d seen a hallucination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Guang Tai knew: this old gentleman hadn’t seen it by accident. He’d been watching this spot all along—especially watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve been watching for a long time, haven’t you? No need to be so shocked. There are many supernatural forces in this world. How much of what I said to the girl did you hear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai asked him directly. The old gentleman fell silent for a moment: “I didn’t hear much… It was just a sad thing, overall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I only heard half. But something about the conversation felt off, so I came closer. I thought the girl was a poor mute girl, and you kept saying strange things—I should’ve stopped your harassment, morally and logically.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you… aren’t ordinary!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve met psychics and spirit mediums before, but I’ve never actually seen a ghost. Today I’ve witnessed one. Are you some legendary figure who helps ghosts fulfill their wishes? Those kinds of characters usually appear in games, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me introduce myself—I’m Scott. You mentioned some terms I didn’t understand. Anyway, let’s meet again up ahead—we’ll definitely see each other again! Are you heading to the Black Market? Or challenging the Black Skyscraper?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai: “No. I’m passing through the Black Market to reach White Forest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scott studied Guang Tai carefully for a long moment, then shook his head: “No. You give me the feeling of being utterly upright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll stop in the Black Market. I’m certain. This feeling never lies—it’s just like two people I met before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was on the Saint Anne in Leafport. I was investigating a Trainer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll meet again! Sorry—I have to go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the gentleman Scott left, Guang Tai heard Deoxys’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【What kind of Pokémon caused the nightmare trapping this life? Why did it do this? Or was it merely driven by instinct?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I know you’ll save her—but I still beg you… help her.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. It is the sacred duty of the Light Warrior!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2627,"2026-06-19T14:14:17.420Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","801626ca1fc2f0e9e27466c4d4009668349cbbf661e8c4d72003d53f2e1f6d42","master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-chapter-275","master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-chapter-273",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmaster-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-cover.jpg"]