Chapter 65: Shining New Life

Johto Region, New Bark Town.

Professor Elm also received the package from the Divine Capital.

The reason he bought the Arceus sculpture was that the shop's description wrote that this sculpture would bring special effects to the hatching of Pokémon. As an expert in Pokémon cultivation and Pokémon Egg Group research, ever since Professor Elm clarified the special phenomenon of Pokémon eggs, starting from the Johto region, including other surrounding regions' Day Care centers, there has been an extra special business of "raising Pokémon eggs".

However, Pokémon eggs always appear suddenly. Even Professor Elm has never discovered the moment when a Pokémon egg is laid.

"Being able to make the hatched Pokémon more powerful, and even having the opportunity to encounter a unique new life... what does this mean exactly... could it be a change in ability?"

The shop's description was vague. Professor Elm tried to ask the other party, but the reply was 【"You will understand once it hatches."】

It seems that it will cause a very extraordinary impact. This may also be the reason why there are only 3 of this sculpture. If the other party is not a liar, Professor Elm feels that he should really thank his own hand speed.

It just so happens that he has a batch of unique eggs here.

Of course, Professor Elm also knows that another colleague of his bought this sculpture, and that person is Professor Rowan of the Sinnoh region. He is also his senior, and his research on evolution and ability was learned from Professor Rowan. Professor Elm had also communicated with Professor Rowan before this. According to Professor Rowan's guess, this Pokémon with a special shape is likely related to the legends of the Sinnoh region.

Originally thought it was an original artistic image, but didn't expect it to be related to an unknown Pokémon in mythology... And, even if Professor Elm knows nothing about sculpture art, he can feel the intense ancient atmosphere from the boutique statue in front of him. If he listens carefully, there seems to be a faint sound of music, but if he concentrates a little, that sound will disappear, as if it were his own illusion.

Beep-beep—the video phone rang. Professor Elm hurriedly connected. The person on the other side of the phone was his teacher, Professor Oak!

"Teacher, the timing of your call is just right. I am about to hatch a batch of new Pokémon eggs."

Professor Elm greeted Professor Oak, and Professor Oak also became interested: "So, are you going to use that sculpture?"

The three unknown Pokémon sculptures were actually purchased by the three professors, and the last sculpture was bought by Professor Oak.

【"I also bought some other sculptures, but there have been many things recently, so I didn't have time to test the effects of those sculptures. I have already asked Professor Rowan about the carving of that unknown Pokémon. He seems to be letting the Sinnoh Champion investigate this matter. She is an excellent archaeologist."】

【"I am preparing to buy more items and then conduct a unified test in one go. For this reason, I also invited several very powerful Trainers to help me..."】

"Cough cough! In short, let me see what happens when the new Pokémon eggs hatch. This is also a test."

Professor Oak said, but his expression was a bit strange, but Professor Elm didn't notice this, but excitedly connected the video phone's video remotely to the Pokégear so that Professor Oak could remotely observe this batch of eggs about to hatch in all directions.

Professor Elm came to the hatching device and explained to Professor Oak: "This is a batch of 'first partner' eggs, that is, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile eggs."

The so-called first partners refer to the Pokémon that new Trainers get when they embark on their journey, usually given by the professors of the research institute, possessing many characteristics such as fast growth and strong ability. The first partners chosen by the research institutes in all regions are carefully selected, and some first partners are also cultivated by the Alliance or the professors themselves and distributed uniformly to new Trainers who wish to receive Pokémon.

However, wild populations can still be found in the wild.

As an expert in egg group research, Professor Elm is naturally one of the best breeders. The Pokémon eggs he possesses are all cultivated in his research institute. Now, in the three hatching devices, three eggs are quietly waiting for the moment of hatching. From the fluctuations of the instrument, one can distinguish whether the Pokémon egg is about to hatch.

"According to my recent research, I found that before hatching, some Pokémon can actually see the outside world and perceive our existence... Now, I am going to place this sculpture between the three Pokémon eggs."

Professor Elm waited nervously for the moment of hatching. However, when to hatch is entirely the Pokémon's own will. The hatching device can only play a helping role and cannot replace the Pokémon to make a choice.

Professor Oak also knew that this was a long process, so he also waited with a serious face. But in the next instant, the Arceus statue emitted a faint light!

This sudden abnormal change surprised both professors!

"That sculpture...! Emitted light!"

Accompanied by the shining light, the three Pokémon eggs placed in the hatching device also lit up. That change was undoubtedly a sign of imminent hatching!

"Three eggs, at the same time?!"

Professor Elm's assistant was also checking the instrument. Professor Elm only had one assistant, so the two were often busy. At this time, the assistant's expression was quite shocked because violent fluctuations appeared on the instrument!

"The hatching process is quite violent, completely different from before! Professor..."

"Observe the changes in the instrument carefully and gradually adjust the power to the safety threshold!" Professor Elm stared nervously at the three eggs, and Professor Oak on the other side of the video phone also had a serious face.

The light on the three eggs gradually became intense. As the power of the hatching device decreased, the appearance of the three eggs also began to change!

There are two types of Pokémon hatching processes: one is breaking out of the shell from the egg, and the other is directly turning into a new life together with the egg. And what is appearing now is the latter!

"Chiko?"

"Cynda...?"

"Totodile!"

Three Pokémon hatched at the same time, turning into Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile in the intense light!

Among them, a bright star-twinkling effect appeared on Chikorita's body in an instant!

At the same time, Professor Elm discovered for the first time that these three Pokémon appeared very large in the hatching device... They were larger individuals compared to their own kind!

In the natural world, the larger the Pokémon, the stronger the competitiveness among their own kind, which means their strength and speed far exceed other individuals of the same kind. However, Pokémon cultivated in the research institute rarely show differences in large and small sizes because the hatching conditions provided in the research institute are about the same, and the probability of hatching particularly powerful individuals is very low.

But now, these three are obviously different from those hatched before!

"How could this be? This is truly an amazing change! Hurry up and open the hatching device!" Professor Elm asked the assistant to open the device, and at the same time stepped forward. Facing the three curious Pokémon, Professor Elm's eyes were fixed on Chikorita!

The color of Chikorita's leaves is different, no, the color of its body is also different!

"Chiko-chiko?" Chikorita looked at Professor Elm with some confusion, and Professor Elm was incomparably excited at this trip!

"Is this... a unique new life?!"

Out, the egg hatched a shiny!

On the other side of the video phone, Professor Oak was also surprised and muttered to himself: "A shiny Pokémon..."

"It has been discovered before!" Professor Elm hurriedly took the conversation: "In conventional natural environments, the probability of shiny Pokémon appearing is very low, and there is no regularity when they appear. Previously, Team Rocket created a red Gyarados through special experiments at the Lake of Rage. At that time, research believed that the red Gyarados was because it retained the color on the Magikarp, but later a golden Magikarp individual was discovered, which could also become a red Gyarados through normal evolution."

Professor Oak pondered: "Hmm, different colored Pokémon have indeed been discovered in the Orange Islands, which are changes caused by changes in the natural environment. That kind of Pokémon is between shiny and regional forms."

"However, we have already verified the function of this sculpture. It is undoubtedly of significant importance for research on hatching, cultivation, and egg groups!"

Professor Elm forcibly calmed his excited mood: "After this batch of Pokémon hatches, they will soon be handed over to new Trainers to use. I must hurry up and study them!"

"Research on the sculpture..."

"Oh, then leave it to me." Professor Oak was also full of interest: "What kind of power influenced the color of the Pokémon and made them stronger? Before hatching, the sculpture emitted light, as if it were telling us in advance that a new life was about to be born. It should have had an impact on the surrounding hatching environment, which led to this situation..."

"Hmm... things related to mysticism are things that science cannot understand. Similar situations have happened many times in this world..."

Professor Oak said, and at the same time, his eyes also changed, as if he had thought of some distant memories.

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Divine Capital, Traveler Workshop.

Xiang Guangtai clicked off the pop-up customer window and let out a long breath.

Some old customers who have bought products, and some new customers, have put forward valuable opinions to themselves!

"Ice-type items, Never-Melt Ice and Snowball? But I don't know where to get them. Climbing the ancient spirit peak is too dangerous."

"Dolls can indeed be tried to be made. Substitute dolls and Clefairy dolls? I still have some materials here, it should be enough."

"Supernatural paper, this is a good idea. I really haven't thought about using paper as a supernatural item. Maybe it will produce unexpected things, just like the curse email sent by Gengar from the Ancient Explorer that time? In that case, I should let Doublade learn modern characters... No, or it would be better to use ancient characters to write books! It can also increase mystery! Now put the paper in my warehouse into the fourth room for supernatural infiltration. Wrap it with supernatural cloth, and then let Doublade process it, it should be able to produce supernatural paper faster."

"Paintings and decorative carpets, wallpaper, tea sets... Psychic-type glass whistle, my painting level is still a bit different from my sculpture level, but if it is drawn according to the ruin style, maybe it can be done!"

"Musical instruments, I haven't made them, but maybe I can try through forging technology. The materials needed are brass, or Bronzor fragments? I don't know if I can buy them."

Although Bronzor is not a rare Pokémon, most of them gather in ancient ruins or abandoned buildings and ancient tombs, so it is not so easy to encounter.

"In that case, I need to buy various item materials from the outside world in large quantities. It just so happens that I have earned a lot of money recently, use it all!"

Xiang Guangtai began to search for necessary items and materials on the computer. Some Pokémon materials can be bought online, such as Wigglytuff's hair, which is a high-level Pokémon material and can be made into high-level wool, so there are special ranchers raising them. But some can't, and the rarer ones are even harder to obtain.

"Recent income has accumulated about 3 million through selling sculptures and various items."

The prices of some sculptures are not uniform, some are cheap and some are expensive, plus the inventory is different. Among them, the Arceus sculpture brought Xiang Guangtai a profit of 600,000, and other sculpture products added up to about 1.5 million.

The rest, two kinds of charms, battle items, light pottery, lure food... these also have 1 million.

"At the same time, there are some unrecorded incomes, Ghetsis and Mustard's sculpture products are not included, and they will be recorded after receiving the goods."

"Buy various Pokémon materials, as well as common ores, cotton to fill dolls..."

"Cotton, Whimsicott's cotton is a specialty of Unova."

"Minerals, Galar's mines are rich in brass, and high-quality minerals related to Copperajah."

"As for paintings, Smeargle's tail pigment in the Johto region is top-notch!"

"Cloth, the wool woven from Wigglytuff's hair in the Kanto region is the highest-level product."

These Pokémon are very common, living with humans for a long time, and have a symbiotic, mutually beneficial relationship with humans, so they can be bought online with just a little search. However, because high-level products are very expensive, Xiang Guangtai's funds shrank rapidly.

"Just buying some more of these four materials cost 1.88 million, and now there is 1.5 million left..."

"Art scrolls and stained glass from Alto Mare, unique musical instruments from Alamos Town, retro-style crafts and clothing from Rota City, volcanic ash from the Hoenn region..."

"Spent 1.1 million. Sure enough, the price of artworks is really not cheap."

Xiang Guangtai looked at his balance. Although there is about 400,000 left, it is enough for him to buy some extra materials.

It's just that when Charizard and the others send things over next time, it should be very hard for them!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 66 =====