Chapter 68: Specialty Wood Carving?

Bō dàng shuǐ spoke as it bent down, howling loudly; Guāng Tái flipped onto Bō dàng shuǐ’s back, and Bǎihé gēn wáwá swayed its leaves and leapt onto Bō dàng shuǐ’s crown.

Riding a giant dragon, so majestic!

“Roar~”

Bō dàng shuǐ swiftly galloped through the Dream Forest, carrying Guāng Tái and Bǎihé gēn wáwá, soon arriving at a grassy clearing piled high with objects—this was the White Dragon’s dream, a place that never vanished and connected to other Pokémon’s dreams, so Bō dàng shuǐ used it as a storage depot, temporarily stashing all the treasures it had “picked up” from other dreams here before moving them into the Connected Forest.

“Aow~”

Among the scattered items were vast quantities of Pèitáo fruits. Guāng Tái crouched down, sifting through the pile: among the many berries he found several Pokémon materials, while Bō dàng shuǐ pointed at them with its claws—these were the “treasures” it claimed to have “picked up” from other Pokémon’s dreams:

【Rare Material: Ghost Gold Ingot.】

【Description: Actually ordinary gold swallowed by the Death Coffin, infused with ghost energy—apparently forced out by Bō dàng shuǐ—leaving the Death Coffin in great pain.】

Guāng Tái: “.(_..)？”

【Rare Material: Spiral Tablet.】

【Description: The spiral tablet from the chest of a Mudkip, ripped off by Bō dàng shuǐ—the Mudkip lost its dream.】

Guāng Tái: “.(;°ロ°)？”

【Rare Material: Illusion Mane.】

【Description: The fiery red mane from Zoroark’s head, capable of inducing illusions, torn off by Bō dàng shuǐ—its trainer is astonished by its dream ordeal, soothing Zoroark and assuring it it’s not bald.】

Guāng Tái: “.(′ロ`)？”

【Rare Material: Leader’s Credential.】

【Description: A fragment like an ancient blade, only carried by the Axe Commander who leads groups of Cutiefly—broken and taken by Bō dàng shuǐ—the Axe Commander is now utterly abandoned.】

Guāng Tái: “It’s really”

【Rare Material: Garchomp’s Steel Horn (Tip).】

【Description: The yellow steel horn of the legendary Holy Swordsman Garchomp; after meeting Bō dàng shuǐ in a dream, they fought fiercely—Bō dàng shuǐ bit it off with Flame Fang—the Holy Swordsman is now furious!】

Guāng Tái: “This is getting ridiculous!”

Bō dàng shuǐ has been wreaking havoc in the dream world, terrorizing Unova—how many Pokémon dreams has this thing invaded? Even the Holy Swordsman’s dream?!

Garchomp, known as Steel Ram, is indeed weak to Fire—probably thought it had the upper hand when it saw Bō dàng shuǐ was a Water-type, but Bō dàng shuǐ landed a Flame Fang right away and stunned it, snapping off its horn.

But thankfully, all this happened in dreams; the Pokémon weren’t seriously harmed in reality—aside from psychological trauma.

“Aow~” Bō dàng shuǐ showed no remorse for its actions—instead, it roared proudly, lifting its head high, as if declaring it had carved out a vast empire for Guāng Tái!

These were all the things those Pokémon cherished most or were most proud of in their dreams—and now they’re all mine! Isn’t that amazing?!

“To be fair, that’s pretty impressive.”

Guāng Tái had to admit Bō dàng shuǐ’s raiding prowess—even Bǎihé gēn wáwá, seeing so many unique Pokémon materials, jumped up in shock. Bō dàng shuǐ’s vanity swelled instantly; it lowered its head and growled softly at Bǎihé gēn wáwá, nudging her, as if boasting to its little companion.

Next time you need something, just call out—even though you look weak, I’m strong! Bō dàng shuǐ’s low growl conveyed this, then it savored Bǎihé gēn wáwá’s admiring gaze, happily flicking its tail—and occasionally glancing at Guāng Tái, as if waiting for his second approval.

“Alright! Fine, you’re impressive!”

This was the highest praise between men!

“Aow!” Bō dàng shuǐ flicked its tail even higher!

After sorting through the materials, Guāng Tái discovered even more useful items.

【Rare Material: Grass Stone.】

【Description 1: A Grass-type stone. When held, it boosts the power of Grass-type moves by 1 time—ideal for Grass-type Pokémon to carry for growth.】

【Description 2: Natural elemental energy forms corresponding crystals; specific environments can be artificially cultivated to rapidly accelerate their formation.】

Besides the Grass Stone, there were also—

Dragon Stone, Electric Stone, Psychic Stone!

If taken out of the dream, they grant corresponding knowledge—just as when Guāng Tái took the crown fragment from Bō dàng shuǐ last time, he knew exactly what to do.

“These are Unova’s specialty stones, found by digging in Dusty Grounds—excellent items!”

“Thank you, Bō dàng shuǐ!”

This time, sincerely!

Guāng Tái patted Bō dàng shuǐ’s cheek; the dragon immediately purred proudly.

After all, no one wanted these shiny things—Bō dàng shuǐ had taken them all from dreams!

But Guāng Tái remembered that Dream Seekers could only carry out one item at a time—so he’d better move all these stones to his dream home first.

At the same time, Guāng Tái thought of the trees around him!

This was a forest in the dream world—would the wood here have any special properties?

Guāng Tái touched a tree and tried to observe its information; soon, details began gathering in his mind.

【Rare Material: Dream Tree (Little Forest).】

【Description: A unique tree of the dream world, cultivable only within dreams. Through special carving techniques, it can be shaped into a dreamlike wooden sculpture—usable only once, capable of changing the traits of Grass, Bug, Poison, and Electric-type Pokémon into rare traits.】

Guāng Tái was stunned!

Only two items can alter a Pokémon’s trait: the Trait Capsule, which swaps the first trait for the second; and the Trait Ointment, which changes a common trait into a hidden one.

In the Paldea region, Trait Ointment costs 500,000—already after widespread availability of other items!

Although the Dream Wood Sculpture can only alter traits of four types of Pokémon, it’s still incredibly powerful—Guāng Tái couldn’t imagine how high a price this would fetch if sold!

“Dream Seekers can only carry out one item—this tree it is!”

“Bō dàng shuǐ, use Dragon Tail on the tree!”

Guāng Tái looked at Bō dàng shuǐ; it roared, swung its two thick, whip-like tails, and snapped a giant tree clean off!

CRASH! The tree fell with a thunderous crash. Bō dàng shuǐ turned to Guāng Tái.

Should we carry this tree back?

“Yes, bring this fallen tree home too!”

“Gaaow!”

Bō dàng shuǐ turned, its whip-like tails coiling around the tree—conveniently.

Guāng Tái opened his backpack, stuffed all the Pèitáo fruits and stones inside, then brought along Bǎihé gēn wáwá, commanding Bō dàng shuǐ to cross the Rainbow Bridge.

THUD! The great dragon arrived at Dream Home, placing the snapped Dream Tree on the open ground before the cottage.

【Acquired Craft: Dream World Woodcarving (B)—can carve statues in Dream World style; requires Dream World wood to function—woodcarvings induce sleep in Pokémon and transform their traits into rare ones.】

Guāng Tái touched the tree and only now gained the craft; he exhaled in relief, then burst into excitement.

Next, he pulled all the Pèitáo fruits and stones from his backpack—most importantly, the Bright Stone.

Looking at the humble Dream Home, Guāng Tái wondered how to carry the Bright Stone’s flame out—why not cut down more trees here, burn them into charcoal, then take them out?

Then, I’ll need to develop this place further.

(End of Chapter)