Chapter 75: Orders from the Giant

In the forest, scattered light fell on the ancient giant.

The figure with quite a sense of oppression stood quietly not far from all the Pokémon.

Regirock, the Rock Peak Pokémon.

Its entire body is composed of gray and orange rocks, and there is an "H"-shaped pattern composed of seven orange dots on the front of its head.

It has two sturdy rock arms, the hands are two huge gray rocks, and the shoulders are composed of huge and towering orange thorn-like rocks, connecting the hands with several pieces of broken rock.

The torso is a columnar rock with an uneven surface, and there are two orange pieces on the left chest and above the right leg. The legs are short. There are three spikes made of orange rock on the back.

In legend, it is one of the Pokémon created by "Regigigas" using crystals of rock energy.

Like Xiang Guangtai, all the Pokémon, whether it was the Lilligant or the Cherubi, or the Voltorb and the Electrode, all became highly nervous!

"Ma-ma-hu!"

The Hisuian Electrode naturally recognized the stone giant in front of it; that was the guy who caused the forest commotion not long ago!

It dug for stones and moved stone materials everywhere, invading the habitats of many Pokémon, but fortunately, it didn't care about those habitats; it just left after moving the stones away. As long as the Pokémon didn't attack it, it wouldn't fight back.

Doublade translated the Hisuian Electrode's words to Xiang Guangtai, and Xiang Guangtai also stared fixedly at the rock giant.

Just as the stone slab predicted, the legendary giant... had really come!

Plus, when he went to the Rock Mountain Relic before, he had already discovered that Regirock was not in the relic.

And those stones in the Rock Mountain Relic... Xiang Guangtai understood now.

Oh no, he had taken away many of the stones in the relic. Although he only took a small part, wouldn't this legendary giant be angry because of this?

But he had the Celebi stone carving; he didn't know if that effect of reducing the probability of being attacked would work on a Legendary Pokémon.

In terms of attributes, the Rock type is very weak on the defensive side, but the strength of the legendary giant cannot be underestimated. Legendary giants basically exist in every region. Of course, it seems there is no legend of giants in the Johto region.

As for the Kanto region, there are three legendary giants in the Tree of Beginning. Perhaps those three are the giants of the Kanto region. Because they have never had contact with humans, they have never been sealed and have been active in the Tree of Beginning to this day.

"A giant of Johto? Or, a giant of Hisui?"

In ancient times, the people of Johto and the people of Sinnoh once had intersections. They lived in the Hisui region and built many temples. Perhaps at that time, three giants followed the people of Johto to this place and once lived with the people of Sinnoh.

"Regi..."

Regirock stood motionless like a stone statue, its entire body covered with traces of damage, as if it had just experienced several battles.

Afterward, it raised its right arm toward Xiang Guangtai.

Xiang Guangtai thought it was going to attack, and Doublade immediately stepped forward, preparing to block!

Here it comes!

The Steel type has an advantage in battles against the Rock type. Although the opponent is a Legendary Pokémon, but... at least it could last a few rounds, right?!

However, the expected attack did not come.

On the right arm that Regirock raised, a very beautiful flower was embedded.

"Regi—"

Regirock made a sound toward Xiang Guangtai, and at this moment, Xiang Guangtai suddenly felt Regirock's inner voice.

That was the knowledge from the ancient crystal, "Crystal Heart." It can communicate mentally with ancient Pokémon.

In Xiang Guangtai's perception, the forest seemed to have quieted down. The giant in front of him had sunlight scattered on its body, and its raised right hand was handing him a bouquet of flowers. In its heart, it was repeating this sentence.

After giving the flowers, everyone is friends. Don't worry, I have no hostility! Flowers are a symbol of friendship.

"The legendary giant wants to be friends with me?"

"No hostility?"

Xiang Guangtai thought of the dilapidated Rock Mountain Relic, and an incredible thought suddenly popped into his mind.

Come to think of it, could it be that this legendary giant has been looking for him all these days?

Could it be?!

"Regi—"

Regirock seemed to see that Xiang Guangtai was hesitating; it made a sound, expressing again that it had no hostility.

At the same time, it seemed to be a bit excited.

Finally found you... that's what it said!

Xiang Guangtai moved forward. At this time, Doublade also vaguely understood Regirock's words. Although it was surprised, it remained vigilant, so it hurriedly followed Xiang Guangtai, and the Cherubi also nervously hopped over!

The two Pokémon and Xiang Guangtai, the human, came before the giant.

Xiang Guangtai took the flower; this flower was truly very beautiful.

The ancient giant picked up the flower and gave it to the human. This scene gave Xiang Guangtai a strong sense of déjà vu of the City in the Sky, and that flower was—

【Rare Material: Gracidea.】

【Description: On days like birthdays or anniversaries, it is sometimes tied into a bouquet and given away to express gratitude. It is a rare flower that expresses gratitude.】

【Obtained Craft: 1】

【Special Crop Cultivation (C+): Can better cultivate the special crops you see. Flowers cultivated through cultivation techniques will have an incredible fragrance, which can greatly increase friendliness with Pokémon.】

Xiang Guangtai took the flower in a daze, and Regirock also lowered its arm.

The ancient giant had a heavy rock body, but Xiang Guangtai found that there were many traces of slashing on its body, and the rocks had cracks. Regirock seemed to see Xiang Guangtai's confusion, but it didn't answer Xiang Guangtai immediately; instead, it took an orange-red stone from its body.

That orange-red stone was embedded in Regirock's chest. Because that part was originally orange, Xiang Guangtai didn't see that the place had been repaired at first.

It handed the stone to... the Cherubi.

"Wa-wa?!"

The Cherubi was startled, not knowing what this giant wanted to do. The H-character on Regirock's face flickered, seemingly discovering that the Cherubi didn't dare to accept this stone, so it handed the stone to Xiang Guangtai instead.

This is a gift.

It saw the battle just now.

Fighting to protect one's own group, knowing the meaning of protection—very good. So this stone is something to help the Cherubi become stronger.

Xiang Guangtai perceived Regirock's intention and suddenly realized something, hurriedly taking the orange stone!

【Rare Material: Sun Stone.】

【Description: A magical stone that can make certain specific Pokémon evolve, just like the sun.】

【Obtained Craft: 1】

【Environmental Carving Craft (C+): Can carve unique texture styles in caves and temples, with the ability to make Pokémon calm and peaceful; combined with soil from different regions, it can create a unique "local environment" in a small area. The different environments carved can have some influence on the corresponding Pokémon in the habitat.】

"This is a Sun Stone!"

Although Sun Stones can be mined in the strata, among wild Pokémon, only Solrock carries them.

Therefore, there is also a guess that Sun Stones, like Moon Stones, are a unique meteorite that fell from the sky.

And the legendary giant Regirock digs up stones from all over the place to repair its body, so it is completely normal to dig up unique, rare stones!

The H-character on Regirock's face flickered.

"Sasha, shali, sha," Regirock made a sound different from just now.

Regirock was very reassured by Xiang Guangtai because Xiang Guangtai had been favored by the Forest God.

"A craftsman favored by the Forest God," Xiang Guangtai understood Regirock's words and was slightly startled.

Regirock was making a request.

It really came to find him!

Because it saw that the Celebi shrine had been repaired, it started looking for him, but it didn't leave the forest, so it didn't know where he had gone.

Until today, it discovered his footprints and came to this Relic Fruit Grove!

Previously, because of the fighting of some Pokémon in the forest, the temple collapsed, so it woke up and drove away the Pokémon that invaded the temple! That was a huge bear, a black giant, and a mantis.

After driving away this gang, it started collecting huge stones to rebuild the temple, but on the way, it was always actively dragged into battle. That Scyther would come to challenge it for no reason. Although it was beaten away every time, it would come back again not long after.

That Scyther mastered the move "Brick Break," which is why it had so many missing rocks on its body. However, that guy wasn't very strong either.

"Brick Break is a Fighting-type move, and the three giants, including the giant king Regigigas, are weak to Fighting, so it's normal to be beaten like this. But because the Scyther itself is not a Fighting-type Pokémon, the power of the Fighting moves it uses is limited, so it couldn't beat Regirock."

"However, Scyther is 4x weak to Rock, and it actually dares to challenge the legendary giant. Is it that suicidal? Could it be a Boss Scyther?"

Although the three giants are relatively weak, they are at least Legendary Pokémon. A mere Boss Scyther that is 4x weak to Rock wants to go head-to-head with a Rock giant—it's simply tired of living!

Evolve into Scizor first and then come back!

And the black giant, is it Dusknoir?

A huge bear... Ursaring? Or...

Xiang Guangtai thought of an incredible answer, but thinking about it carefully, this is the vast and incomparably ancient Hisui Forest! It is very normal for "Ursaluna" to appear!

And because of Regirock's awakening, it seemed to make the Pokémon in the forest a bit nervous. Although it only wanted to repair the temple, it was always hindered.

And its repair method was to use large stones to block the wall where the temple collapsed. As for the statue inside, it had no way to repair it.

The people who once lived here had long since dispersed, and the gathering place near the temple had turned into a forest, leaving only some tombstones. The houses of the past had all become ruins. Under such circumstances, wanting to repair the temple was clearly very difficult.

However, Xiang Guangtai appeared and repaired the Celebi shrine.

From the moment Regirock woke up, it discovered the destroyed shrine, and it recognized that shrine.

That was built by the people of Sinnoh for Celebi a thousand years ago.

A craftsman who could repair the shrine must also be able to repair the temple!

"So, you want me to help you repair the temple!"

Xiang Guangtai had never done temple repair work, but he had just obtained a new craft from the Sun Stone. Combined with the ancient architectural craft he obtained before, perhaps he could give it a try?!

Ancient architectural craft + relic carving + environmental carving = the ability to fully reproduce ancient architecture! That's what the craft knowledge said!

And Regirock made a new sound.

"Regi—"

Regirock even indicated that it wouldn't let Xiang Guangtai suffer a loss. Its temple had many excellent stones and materials. If it was repaired, it wouldn't matter if all the extra materials were given to Xiang Guangtai!

And moving heavy, huge stone materials was a piece of cake for it; Xiang Guangtai only needed to be responsible for the carving!

"You sought me out so sincerely, and I also got something from your temple... I have no reason not to accept your order!"

"Alright! I can give it a try, but you have to wait for me for a few days; I have to wait for a friend."

Xiang Guangtai agreed to Regirock!

"And before that," Xiang Guangtai looked at Regirock's body, "Your body is damaged quite seriously. If you don't mind, how about letting me help you repair it?"

The H-character on Regirock's face flickered.

"Regi—?"

Body... repair?

Ah... many years ago, someone also helped me repair my body. It's been a long time!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 76 =====