[{"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-93":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},2256684,4402,"Chapter 93: A Flood of Customers Has Appeared","master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-chapter-93",93,"\u003Cp>“Unknown craftsman”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai scratched his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does Chi Ri keep rubbing salt in the wound? Why say such blunt truths!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not that the world lacks a soul—it’s simply that he loves machines so much he’s emotionally stunted and socially inept, which is why he wants to destroy the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Guang Tai didn’t know how to reply; he typed out many words, then deleted them, finally settling on “You’re welcome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever, Chi Ri did send me the mechanical manual—it’s a valuable item!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pinnacle of handcrafting is crafting machines with bare hands; in the Pokémon world, such individuals are exceedingly rare. The only two people Guang Tai could think of were Chi Ri and Akmora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, if we count Pokémon, Mewtwo in the movies seems capable of handcrafting strange devices too. Though I don’t know whether the machines on the island it occupies were made by it or left behind by Team Rocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My own ability corresponds to the six crafting paths from a certain game; the mechanical path was unlocked last, mainly because it requires vast knowledge—many precision instruments demand extensive foundational knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems Chi Ri spent his inactive time in Galactic gathering and studying those machines—preparing to build the Red Chain? If so, many of Galactic’s machines may have been handcrafted by Chi Ri himself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Ri has had a deep interest in machinery since childhood; in the game, an old woman in the coastal residential area recounts rumors about his youth, saying he was an excellent student who loved operating machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a house in the desert region of the Battle Frontier, you can meet his grandfather, who mentions having had unrealistically high expectations for Chi Ri as a child, ultimately leading him astray and depriving him of emotional education.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this void, the only comfort Chi Ri received was Rotom, who suddenly emerged from a machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Rotom’s room, there is a notebook detailing Rotom’s forms and a diary chronicling his encounter with Rotom—written by Chi Ri.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Chi Ri still had any attachment to the world, it wasn’t his parents or grandfather—it was Rotom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This too is a peculiar bond between a Pokémon and a human.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the game, anime, and Special Edition storylines, only the Special Edition version of Chi Ri received a good ending and came to understand the meaning of the heart; in the game and anime, his endings were either vanishing into a ruined world or being obliterated alongside the new world by the Time Duo Dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is the heart? Emotion, will, and knowledge combined—that is the essence of the heart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending off the peculiar client Chi Ri, the next client to handle was one with the ID 【Black Gold Miner】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Black Gold Miner】: “I saw your shop has something called the Break Gloves—they can dig efficiently and even use Pokémon moves? What’s the price and delivery time for customizing this tool?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, a custom tool customer? Black Gold Miner—that’s a worker from the Sinnoh Black Gold Mine, then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai quoted a price and began promoting the Break Gloves, describing their practicality: during field exploration or when problems arise in mines, ordinary digging tools are far less useful than these gloves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Black Gold Miner】: “No problem! I’ll place the order now! You’ve been a huge help!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A huge help?” Guang Tai was puzzled, but figured it must be due to large rocks or other obstructions during mining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you’re breaking rocks, would you like to buy a sculpture imbued with destructive power?” Guang Tai took the initiative to promote: the sculpture of Dreepy he’d carved for Kuiqi had a destructive efficiency boost; making it smaller would make it far more portable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah! Actually, I’m not trying to break anything!” 【Black Gold Miner】 seemed embarrassed: “I bought these gloves just to increase my digging speed and train my tunneling skills—I treat digging as cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I also have a dream: I’m honing my tunneling skills in the coal pits, and someday I’ll connect the entire world with underground tunnels—just like Sinnoh’s Underground Path! Then I’ll collect tons of fossils and open a Fossil Museum—right inside the underground city I dig out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, if you make tunnels like the Underground Path, won’t that compromise building foundations?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai had always wanted to complain about the Underground Path—almost the entire Sinnoh region is hollow underneath, yet people above are so carefree—don’t they worry their houses might suddenly sink?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, in the remakes of Pearl and Diamond, even more massive caverns appeared underground—so now the entire Sinnoh region is basically hollow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you need any other digging tools? I can customize them too,” Guang Tai continued asking, trying to promote; the other side didn’t hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Black Gold Miner】: “Customize? Oh, that’s great! I saw the interface before, but I already set my heart on the Break Gloves, so I didn’t ask further—but if I can get even more efficient digging tools through customization, that’d be even better!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll start by customizing a whole ‘Exploration Set’! Oh! Sorry, you might not know what I mean—the Exploration Set is just a hammer, pickaxe, shovel, and hard hat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem. Delivery will take about one to two weeks—I’ll give you an excellent Exploration Set.” Guang Tai extended the timeline; otherwise, too many orders piling up would exhaust him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While gaining knowledge through work is certainly satisfying, sustained high-intensity labor would overwhelm him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came a message from client 【Emerald Glimmer】—someone already added as a friend, though Guang Tai couldn’t recall when they appeared in his list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this ID—Guang Tai froze, then recognized it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was familiar—he remembered! This was Cai Zhong’s ID!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original owner had once met Cai Zhong in Hearthome City, when Cai Zhong ordered a Gym statue—he was very familiar. Cai Zhong was the Gym Leader of Hearthome, a Grass-type specialist with a distinctive orange bobcut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Hi! How have you been? How’s life been since you moved to the Johto region? I saw your shop online—monthly sales still seem good. Are you adjusting well to the new region? Has your mood improved?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they were similar in age, the original owner had gotten along well with Cai Zhong—he was a longtime customer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad. The workshop is stabilizing. Living away from people has calmed my mind considerably.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai replied: “Psychological recovery takes time. I’ll likely stay in Johto for several more months. Though I’m in Johto, I’m currently near a village deep in the mountains—no big cities around.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Is that so? I hope you recover soon. By the way, I noticed your shop has a custom tool interface—I’m curious, have you learned any forging techniques?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. What do you want to customize?” Guang Tai sent: “I use a unique crafting method, blending Pokémon materials, to create tools with special effects—like the items in my shop. You’ve seen them, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Those items really caught my attention—the Aura Sash, the Grass Glass Whistle—are those really real, or just marketing?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Zhong seemed astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“I run a Grass-type Gym, so tools… watering can, pruning shears, spade, hoe, soil aerator? There are just too many options!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember your Gym has many trees—these tools would make a great gardening set. Why not customize them all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai promoted: “Buy the full set and get a 20% discount—total around 100,000 to 200,000. These are tools with special abilities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Really? Then I’ll take the whole set! Since you’re pushing so hard, you must’ve truly mastered some incredible forging techniques! That’s great—if work goes smoothly, your mood will improve too, right?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“By the way, I’ll also buy the Grass Glass Whistle and the Aura Sash!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Alright then! Wishing you all the best in Johto!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Zhong purchased the custom service, along with the Grass Glass Whistle and Aura Sash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai labeled part of Cai Zhong’s custom items as the Garden Set, when another message arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fearful Heart】: “Kid… your spiritual knowledge is unusual. I studied your talismans carefully—are you connected to the Spirit World? Are you even a ghost?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With strange clients, always be polite—some, once you get to know them, turn out to be quite decent people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This client’s message… earlier, Wujiang had said the same thing in the merchant group—Guang Tai’s spiritual power might be linked to the Spirit World, but it left him baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the basic spiritual knowledge he learned be “Basic Spiritualism of the Spirit World”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe because I once nearly died.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai could only say that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fearful Heart】: “So you nearly died? That sounds genuine. When you say ‘nearly died,’ you mean you truly ‘died’—your body was dead, your soul crossed into the Spirit World. Did you know? Some people who revive after near-death gain strange spiritual powers. They say the dying pass through the barrier of the Spirit World—perhaps that’s why your spiritual power is so extraordinary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve always believed only such people qualify as true Ghost experts—even I don’t count. But not everyone who nearly dies receives the Spirit World’s gift; some simply die and stay dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here, take this. It might help you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Nature of Ghost Pokémon and Souls · PDF”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I sensed the aura of a Ghost Pokémon on your talismans—perhaps that very Ghost Pokémon saved your life. You should thank it well. Sometimes soul bonds are imperceptible, yet undeniably real. This is my personal cultivation insight on Ghost Pokémon—not anything precious, but it includes teachings on soul cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? Such a valuable thing just sent over casually?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai was startled—but then saw the author of the file… Kiko?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kanto’s Elite Four?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s Kiko. No wonder her tone felt odd—she’s always been like that! Speaking of Kiko, you can’t avoid mentioning Professor Oak. Now that she’s no longer an Elite Four member, I wonder which city she lives in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai accepted it gratefully: “Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fearful Heart】: “No need to thank me. I’ll keep an eye on your Ghost items. You—you must nurture Ghost Pokémon well. If you can, switch to battling. Being a craftsman is such a waste of talent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai remembered this old woman was a battle fanatic; he didn’t know what to reply, then had a sudden idea: “Oh! By the way, I’ll add you to my group chat! This is my merchant group—full of Ghost-type experts from all regions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fearful Heart】: “...This group? Sounds interesting. Are there many battle experts in it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guang Tai performed the action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fearful Heart】 joined the group chat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Only two updates today—my stomach flu flared up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1762,"2026-06-19T14:14:16.243Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","27690370e58c75e330221ba3b4019466ab23640a990e9da03ac470a51735ebc9","master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-chapter-94","master-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-chapter-92",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmaster-craftsman-in-the-world-of-elves-cover.jpg"]