Chapter 99: Magical Candy a Great Success!

Loga fruit, premium peach fruit, crystal honey, and powdered fragments of certain tree fruits.

Guang Tai processed them according to the knowledge in his mind.

First, dry many tree fruits, crush them, mix them into tree fruit powder, and stir-fry the powder.

Then, cut open the loga fruit and peach fruit, juice them using a Sealeo juicer, blend the juices, while preparing molds and adding crystal honey into the pot as it simmers, heat it continuously, stirring constantly to prevent sticking; once thickened, keep stirring.

When the hardness approaches that of a steamed bun, remove the solidified juice, place it into the molds, sprinkle the stir-fried tree fruit powder on top, and let it cool completely before cutting into pieces.

Cooling was simple: just place the Ice Stone to the side, and instantly a chill seeped into the solidified juice, hardening it completely within moments, ready to be cut.

After Guang Tai finished his busy work, the sky outside gradually darkened, turning to dusk.

『Crafting completed!』

『Crafted item: Magical Candy.』

『Effect: Energy-filled candy. When given to a Pokémon, all its stats will grow.』

『Unique effect: Slightly increases a Pokémon’s random three EVs. +10% chance to learn a move.』

Magical Candy could occasionally be found on roadsides in the game and was an important item for leveling up, but it rarely appeared in the anime. In this reality, Magical Candy’s “level-up” effect had been replaced with “all stats grow.”

Because when a Pokémon levels up, its stats naturally increase with the level.

This is also a form of indirect leveling.

A Pokémon described as “well-trained” in the game simply means one with a high level.

Guang Tai happily took out the crafted Magical Candy.

Miss Qun was carving under the guidance of Doujianqiao, while Lei Jiluo was hauling stones and wood, and also crafting Ancient Rock.

Unknown Totem E was stuck to the wall, pretending to nap.

“Try this!”

Guang Tai called the Pokémon over; Miss Qun was the first to stroll over, Doujianqiao floated in second, Caomiaogui hopped in third, followed by Lei Jiluo and Unknown Totem.

“How’s your carving today?” Guang Tai asked Miss Qun and Doujianqiao with a smile.

“Qun~!”

Miss Qun was delighted, saying her carving had made great progress; though Doujianqiao, her senior, still saw many flaws, she vowed to work harder and more seriously in the future.

Doujianqiao was truly strict! Completely different from his usual careless state.

Lei Jiluo helped a lot too! She said her sculptures could now be placed inside the shrine!

Caomiaogui, meanwhile, had been watching my carving very seriously—he’s a perfectly qualified audience!

“Yōu yōu wū”

Doujianqiao looked smug, his eyes half-lidded with pride.

Not bad—under my guidance, Miss Qun’s sculpting skills have improved somewhat, but it’s still not enough!

Then Lei Jiluo came over, holding a pile of Ancient Rock, displaying his work.

“Ah, thank you, just set it here. Here, eat some candy.” Guang Tai’s words slipped out, then he immediately felt awkward.

Lei Jiluo can’t eat candy.

This isn’t a game—even without a mouth, you can still eat.

Come to think of it, the Pillar Pokémon all lack mouths—they’re eternal Pokémon.

But looking at the other Pokémon, Guang Tai suddenly realized a frustrating truth.

Among the Pokémon he knew, excluding Shili Bi and Caomiaogui, none of them had mouths!

“Oh! Got it—wait a moment!”

Guang Tai hurried back with the Magical Candy, dried it, and ground it into powder.

『Crafted item: Magical Sugar Powder.』

『Effect: Energy-filled sugar powder. When sprinkled on a Pokémon, all its stats will grow.』

『Unique effect: Slightly increases a Pokémon’s vitality. +10% chance to learn a move.』

“Phew, that’s better!”

If it can be ground into Magical Sugar Powder, why not just dissolve it in juice?

So Guang Tai tried again.

『Crafted item: Magical Juice.』

『Effect: Energy-filled juice. When absorbed by a Pokémon, all its stats will grow.』

『Unique effect: Slightly boosts all of a Pokémon’s base stats. +10% chance to learn a move.』

Hmm, the effects differed slightly, but the core ability of Magical Candy remained intact!

And all the unique effects were excellent—though the crafting level of Magical Candy was low, the finished products were still quite impressive.

Guang Tai brought out the candy, juice, and powder; the Pokémon, puzzled by his return, gathered curiously around him when he reappeared.

“These are energy-rich foods. Absorbing them will make you stronger. Effects are similar—choose whichever you like.”

Guang Tai pushed the iron tray forward; Miss Qun picked up the juice with her leaf-arms and began absorbing it with her other hand.

Caomiaogui simply ate the regular candy directly.

Doujianqiao picked up the candy and, as usual, used his spectral ribbons to absorb its nutrients.

Lei Jiluo chose the sugar powder; Guang Tai kindly scooped it up and evenly sprinkled it over Lei Jiluo’s body.

Unknown Totem also chose the candy; it lightly touched the candy, which instantly vanished, fully absorbed—even Doujianqiao was stunned!

Wait, how did you do that? You’re a Psychic-type Pokémon!

Unknown Totem E: Yes, this is Psychic power!

That ghostly sword is weak—it takes forever to absorb!

After consuming the Magical Candy products, all the Pokémon felt noticeably stronger!

What an incredible candy!

“Great! Magical Candy is a success!” Guang Tai was delighted to see everyone grow stronger: “Loga fruit has ripened abundantly—now we can eat these candies every day!”

And for these Pokémon, there’s no need to worry about cavities from too much sugar—they don’t even have mouths!

The only one who needs to worry is me!

Since the new item was successfully made, how could Magical Candy not be sold? Guang Tai thought: the crafting process isn’t difficult—the problem is simply the difficulty in obtaining large quantities of Loga fruit and other tree fruits; some take long to grow, others are extremely rare.

And premium peach fruit is required—in the game, the finest peach fruit is called “Phantom Peach Fruit,” said to bear only one fruit every few years. The highest-grade peach fruit, grown with meticulous care, shines uniquely, appearing only once every several years.

Without Shili Bi’s help, obtaining such premium peach fruit would take me a very long time. Though I have some cultivation knowledge, each harvest will likely yield only a few.

“Come to think of it, how far is my premium peach fruit from being Phantom Peach Fruit? But even premium fruit is quite rare in the world.”

“In any case, if Magical Candy goes on sale, let’s start with 100 pieces—each customer can buy at most 10.”

In the game, the shop price for Magical Candy is 10,000—but in reality, due to limited Loga fruit and premium peach fruit yields, selling it for 10,000 would be far too cheap.

Also, the shop’s reputation has improved; we no longer need to rely on ultra-cheap goods to attract customers. Though affordable, high-quality items draw clients more easily, gathering materials as a craftsman is no easy task.

Of course, Guang Tai planned to add some notes to this product.

For Pokémon without mouths, substitute with equal amounts of sugar powder or juice—the effects are nearly identical.

If possible, Guang Tai wished the quantity could be x999—but he simply didn’t have enough Loga fruit or other tree fruits! To make 999 Magical Candies, he’d need to consume at least half his fruit stock!

“Come to think of it, since my Pokémon don’t eat ordinary food, my food consumption is still very slow, and the foods I make have subtle beneficial effects.”

“Next time, should I try gathering rare ingredients—like secret seasonings?”

As Guang Tai pondered, his thoughts coalesced into information.

These were the new moves the Pokémon had learned through the power of Magical Candy!

『Congratulations, Xiang Guangtai’s Miss Qun has gained experience and growth.』

『Learned move: Sun Blade!』

『Congratulations, Caomiaogui has gained experience and growth.』

『Learned move: Protect!』

『Congratulations, Lei Jiluo has gained experience and growth.』

『Learned move: Body Slam!』

『Congratulations, Doujianqiao has gained experience and growth.』

『Learned move: Destiny Bond!』

The Pokémon cheered joyfully, discovering they had learned new abilities! Doujianqiao’s body shimmered with eerie ghostly energy; Lei Jiluo swung his arms, sensing his body’s incredible transformation—as if his defense had turned into offense;

Caomiaogui felt energy flow, then conjured a pale green, translucent barrier before him—that was Protect!

But the greatest change was Miss Qun!

Shhh—!

Miss Qun’s two leaves blazed with brilliant light; she absorbed the sunset’s rays, concentrating them on her leaves, undergoing an astonishing transformation!

“Duo Lei!”

Just as when absorbing sunlight to release Sunbeam, Miss Qun strained to shift the light to her leaf-arms, using the Leaf Blade technique to channel the new move—until the glow along her leaf edges swelled, forming a massive light sword!

Sun Blade?!

Guang Tai stared, stunned. Sun Blade is the physical version of Sunbeam—collecting full sunlight in the first turn, then unleashing it as a giant light sword in the second. But a Sun Blade that can be held without releasing… what kind of move is this?

Sun Leaf Blade?

The light sword was Miss Qun’s arms—she swung it happily, slicing through the sky, making the other Pokémon flee in fear!

“Dancing while wielding twin light swords—perhaps it could be called Sun Dance?”

Guang Tai named Miss Qun’s new dance!

And Lei Jiluo’s learned Body Slam is also a rare and vital move—looks like I’ll need to make more Move Tutors.

And amidst this lively scene,

the Unknown Totem floated before Guang Tai, locking eyes with him.

Then it glanced at the other Pokémon?

No, what are you all so happy about? What happened? Why did you suddenly start using moves?

Guang Tai rubbed his chin:

“Oh right, the Unknown Totem only knows one move—Awakening Power—so the effect of learning moves doesn’t work on you!”

The Unknown Totem widened its eyes!

Huh? This thing has that effect too? And why did it have to be this one that broke down!

Looking at the four excited Pokémon, the Unknown Totem was overcome with sorrow and flew straight up to stick itself to the ceiling.

The joys and sorrows of Pokémon do not reach one another; the Unknown Totem only found them noisy!

(End of Chapter)