Chapter 7: Unique Eviolite

Polishing takes a long time, but with the addition of skilled craftsmanship, the progress is much faster. Guang Tai wears work gloves and a mask, puts on an apron with some stains and dust, and prepares grinding tools.

Rust removal, surface treatment, polishing...

There is no sun outside, the rain gradually stops, but the world becomes increasingly dark, indicating that time is passing.

The rust on Honedge's body gradually disappears, and after long polishing, it becomes as bright as a mirror, looking like brand new.

The effect brought by "Grinding Craft" is quite good, and it also improves the efficiency and speed of grinding, which makes Guang Tai re-examine the knowledge he obtained.

Some effects don't seem to appear in the thought information.

Honedge looks very happy!

It dances lightly in mid-air and slashes the air with its newly polished sword body, and Guang Tai also sees another layer of information:

【Craft Bonus: After being polished by your exquisite craftsmanship, Honedge has undergone some changes. The sharpness and toughness of the sword body have increased, and its offensive ability has grown slightly.】

【Will slightly increase the damage of cutting-type moves.】

Guang Tai nods secretly, his mood happy.

A newly polished weapon should be sharper and tougher.

"Yo!"

Honedge dances cheerfully in mid-air. It feels that it has become more powerful when swinging its body!

"Do you know how to use cutting-type moves? Want to try it now?" Guang Tai asks Honedge, while looking out the window.

The sky is quite dark, indicating that a long time has passed, but fortunately, there is still some faint light falling through the gaps in the clouds at the edge of the mountains.

The latter's eye blinks, and then a faint silver-green energy surges on the sword blade. Observing carefully, one will find that this energy seems not to exist, seemingly just a reflection produced by the sword blade being too sharp and bright.

Guang Tai opens the door and goes outside with Honedge. The scent of soil and damp air rushes over, and Honedge also concentrates.

Honedge uses "Fury Cutter"!

A sharp cutting sound cuts through the air, leaving a clear sword cry, and Guang Tai's eyes light up. Even Honedge itself is the same. It starts to slash the air continuously, and the power of Fury Cutter increases with the number of attacks, until finally, the sword pressure airflow where the sword blade slashes seems to stir up a small whirlwind, and the grass and water droplets on the ground are cut and dancing all over the sky!

Afterward, for the final blow, Honedge chooses a relatively distant stone. When the sword tip touches the rock, a straight crack appears on it, splitting the stone into two with one swing!

"Although it wasn't used against an enemy, there is no doubt that just looking at it, it has a sense of power."

"Fury Cutter, a Bug-type move, but it can be mastered by many Pokémon. The person who discovered this move should be Bugsy, the Gym Leader of Azalea Town. Speaking of which, it turns out you already knew how to use this move in that era?"

"Yo~? Yo, yo." Honedge blinks, shakes its sword body left and right to represent shaking its head, indicating it doesn't know either.

Anyway, it knows this move itself.

If other Pokémon don't know it, it's probably because they are not swords.

For a sword, the so-called "Fury Cutter" is a very normal attack method!

"Hmm, hmm, this is also normal." Guang Tai ponders simply. The so-called research results are also conclusions obtained from careful observation. If there are no Pokémon in the natural world that master this kind of move, then the discovery of moves would be out of the question.

After helping Honedge remove the rust, the next work is polishing the Eviolite.

However, the grinding method for stones and minerals is different from weapons. If it is a stone with low hardness, sandpaper must be used for hand grinding to prevent the stone from shattering.

But fortunately, Eviolite is quite hard. This thing itself is an item that increases a Pokémon's double defense. Guang Tai recalls the obtaining clue he saw just now, and the fact that past game worlds never explained the source of Eviolite, he can't help but guess.

Perhaps this stone is formed by the evolution energy of a large number of Pokémon affecting a certain mineral in the surroundings.

Therefore, using this stone affected by evolution on a Pokémon that can evolve but has not yet evolved can significantly increase their defense and special defense.

But all this is just random guessing. After all, he is not a Pokémon Professor.

And when Guang Tai finishes polishing the Eviolite, the sky is completely dark, and the day ends just like that.

Guang Tai stops his work and carefully examines the Eviolite emitting a light purple luster, while various thoughts begin to gather in his mind:

【Completed a task, obtained "Unique Eviolite"!】

【Evaluation: An Eviolite with quite high polishing precision. The stone's power is not only fully released but will also affect the Pokémon's state to a certain extent!】

【Craft Effect: If a Pokémon holding this item can evolve, its defense and special defense increase by 50%.】

【Unique Bonus: The inner potential guided out by Eviolite has increased. If worn for a long time, the Pokémon's defense and special defense abilities will have greater growth!】

【Obtained Knowledge: 1】

【Better Grinding: You have obtained more knowledge about grinding.】

Knowledge gathers in his mind and gradually settles.

As for the unique bonus of Eviolite, Guang Tai is quite interested.

In the game, the total damage calculation needs to calculate comprehensive values such as physical defense, special defense, HP, etc., and also calculate the effort values of one's own Pokémon and the difference with the opponent, and also see if they are restraining or resisting types.

But the training of Pokémon in the real world has no upper limit. Even weak Pokémon can become quite powerful through years of battle, and there are even opportunities to become special individuals, thereby immunizing against the enemy types they originally feared.

"The potential of a Pokémon wearing this stone will be developed more thoroughly. Wearing the stone for a long time will make double defense grow continuously... This effect is somewhat like a 'base point enhancement item'. It's just that I don't know if it's effort values or individual values that are growing."

Guang Tai looks at the Eviolite in his hand with satisfaction. Although he only did the grinding work, in short, the effect of this product will be better than natural Eviolite!

And speaking of which, Guang Tai remembers that in the Pokémon world, whether it is the game or the anime, people who skillfully use items in battle are always a minority, and most people, including Gym Leaders and even the Elite Four, don't use items.

"How can the weak Bug type rise? Eviolite is the perfect item for Scyther!"

At the same time, Guang Tai also remembers the unique settings regarding knowledge and craft—

Every time a new work project is completed, a clue for a new material will be randomly obtained.

The thoughts in Guang Tai's mind gradually combine:

【Material Clue: Ruin Stone Block】

【Rocks processed or chiseled by ancient humans have a mysterious quality under the baptism of time, different from common rocks. They cannot be used as raw materials for sculptures or buildings. If you master the corresponding carving craft, you can make special "Symbolic Stone Slabs" through Ruin Stone Blocks.】

【Obtaining Location: Ruins in various places, Sinjoh Ruins, Rocky Mountain Ruins, Ice Mountain Ruins, Blackgold Ruins.】

【Corresponding Craft: Ruin Carving Craft.】

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 8 =====