Chapter 396: Awakening
Seeing Alain's expression, Bai Feng guessed what he was thinking and reminded him with a smile, "Underestimating your opponent too much can lead to a fall."
Hearing this, Alain composed his expression.
Bai Feng continued, "I am older and the Master here, so I won't take advantage of you. You go first!"
Alain didn't stand on ceremony, nodding, "Then I won't be polite. Charizard, use Flamethrower to say hello to Braixen."
"Roar~"
Charizard responded, flapping its wings and flying to High Altitude. It opened its mouth and sprayed a pillar of fire towards the Braixen below.
Braixen didn't dodge or evade. Holding a Wooden Staff, it casually waved it, and a similarly thick pillar of fire appeared, colliding with Charizard's.
The Wooden Staff in Braixen's hand was not simple; it was also a Relic of Zhi Huo. It was previously held by Bai Ye, but after Fennekin evolved, Bai Ye passed it to Braixen.
This Wooden Staff could simultaneously amplify Braixen's Psychic power and control over flames.
Boom!!!
The two pillars of fire exploded in Mid-air, sparks flying everywhere. They were surprisingly evenly matched.
Seeing this scene, Alain was stunned. That Braixen's strength was actually comparable to Charizard's. Was this the strength of the strongest Pokémon Trainer in the Pokémon League?
Seeing Alain slightly distracted, Bai Feng smiled, "It's our turn to counterattack. Braixen, Psyshock."
"Hey na~~~"
Braixen sweetly responded, then lightly waved the Wooden Staff in its hand. A purple-red beam of energy shot towards the Charizard in the air.
Alain was startled and quickly shouted, "Not good, Charizard, dodge quickly!"
Charizard flapped its wings, first ascending, then rapidly descending, easily dodging Braixen's attack.
But before it could relax, the Psyshock that missed actually turned a corner and hit it again.
Bai Feng smiled, "My Braixen is very good at Psychic-type moves. You absolutely cannot underestimate it." However, before evolving into Delphox, Braixen did not possess the Psychic type.
Charizard was hit by Braixen and swayed in the air. It finally managed to regain its balance with difficulty, then rapidly flapped its wings, fanning out streams of Air Slash that shot towards Braixen.
Braixen moved nimbly, easily avoiding the attack. Several deep gouges were carved into the Ground by Charizard's Air Cutter.
However, just as Charizard's attack ended, Braixen's eyes flickered with intermittent purple radiance. Charizard, which was just about to use Flamethrower, suddenly found that it couldn't use the move.
The move Braixen just used was a move that Bai Ye and Da Meng were very good at—Imprison.
Charizard and Braixen are both Fire-type Pokémon. Their Fire-type move pools have a very high overlap. With Imprison used, Charizard couldn't use any Fire-type moves that Braixen knew.
Charizard spun around in the air in frustration.
Fortunately, Alain knew what had happened and shouted to Charizard, "Charizard, calm down!"
A Pokémon Trainer's calm emotions can affect their Pokémon. Soon, Charizard regained its composure.
Realizing that Braixen was not easy to deal with, Alain finally decided to use his full power. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the Mega Ring on his wrist, which was inlaid with the Key Stone used to initiate Mega Evolution.
"Charizard!" Alain called out to Charizard.
"Roar~~~" Charizard responded excitedly, finally free from being suppressed.
As for the Mega Stone Charizard wore around its neck, Bai Feng had seen it long ago.
"Mega Evolution, the power that surpasses evolution! Charizard, respond to my heart! Mega Evolution!"
As Alain's words fell, the Key Stone in his hand and the Mega Stone around Charizard's neck burst forth with brilliant radiance.
Listening to Alain's chuunibyo lines, Bai Feng felt awkward enough to curl his toes.
Well, he used to do that too, so he wouldn't laugh at others.
When the radiance dissipated, Charizard had changed its form.
However, what surprised Bai Feng was that Alain's Charizard did not evolve into the X Form as in the canon, but instead evolved into the Y Form.
But it was also normal.
In the canon, Alain's Mega Stone and Key Stone were obtained from Lysandre, while the current ones were given by Professor Sycamore. It was normal for them to be different.
Mega Charizard Y's Ability is Drought. So, as soon as the evolution was complete, the weather changed to Sunny Day.
It was a pity that most of Charizard's Fire-type moves were currently unusable, which instead benefited Braixen, who could freely use Fire-type moves, from this Sunny Day.
Looking at the imposing Mega Charizard Y, Bai Feng smiled, "Since Charizard has evolved, let's evolve too!"
Hearing this...
Charizard: ()???
Alain: ()???
Braixen can also Mega Evolve?
Hearing Bai Feng's words, Braixen pulled a pendant from its body. What hung on it was an Everstone.
Casually throwing the Everstone aside, Braixen's body also emitted a bright radiance. When the radiance dissipated, a brand new Pokémon appeared before everyone.
It was none other than Delphox.
So it wasn't Mega Evolution, just normal evolution.
But controlling normal evolution so casually didn't seem right, did it?
After Delphox successfully evolved, Alain even noticed that the space around it was slightly distorted, but it quickly returned to normal.
Illusion?
Alain couldn't help but rub his eyes. But he didn't find any more abnormalities.
Of course, it wasn't an illusion.
After evolving, Delphox finally gained the Psychic type. Its Psychic power was greatly enhanced in an instant. Because it erupted suddenly, it affected the space.
"We've both evolved, so let's start again," Bai Feng said to Alain with a smile.
"Charizard, Dragon Pulse!" Hearing Bai Feng's words, Alain shouted loudly to Charizard.
"Roar~~"
Charizard opened its mouth and spat out a blue-purple energy wave that swept out.
Unable to use Fire-type moves anymore, Charizard had to use non-native Dragon-type moves.
Compared to Charizard X, Charizard Y is more skilled in Special Attack, so the Dragon Pulse it spat out looked very imposing.
However, Delphox looked very calm. It gently waved the Wooden Staff in its hand, purple radiance flashing in its eyes. The next second, the Dragon Pulse was frozen in Mid-air, as if a time-stopping button had been pressed.
Delphox used Psychic, relying on its powerful Psychic power, to freeze Charizard's Dragon Pulse in the air.
The radiance in Delphox's eyes flashed again. With a "Boom," the Dragon Pulse exploded in the air. The resulting airwave sent Charizard flying.
Fortunately, after Mega Evolution, Charizard gained even better flying ability, said to be comparable to a jet airplane. Therefore, it quickly stabilized itself again.
It rapidly flapped its wings, shooting out countless Air Cutter, like a sudden gust of rain, towards Delphox. However, Delphox merely waved its Wooden Staff, controlling circles of flames to shoot out, incinerating all the Air Cutter.
Mystical Fire could be said to be Delphox's signature move.
After destroying the Air Cutter, the Mystical Fire did not disappear. They were like red lotuses blooming in the air, circling around Charizard non-stop under Delphox's control.
No matter which direction Charizard tried to dodge from, the flames would force it back to the center of the encirclement.
Boom!!!
The flames suddenly surged, instantly engulfing Charizard. Charizard flapped its wings, stirring up a gust, trying to disperse the flames, but the flames were like bone-sticking maggots, constantly clinging to its body, causing it intense pain.
Charizard naturally couldn't get rid of those flames, because they were being controlled by Delphox using Psychic power!
Finally, Charizard couldn't endure the continuous burn of Mystical Fire any longer. It exited its Mega Evolution form and fell to the Ground after a cry of pain.
Seeing this scene, Delphox put away its Wooden Staff, and the flames on Charizard's body instantly dissipated.
Bai Feng walked to Delphox's side, patted its head, and whispered to it, "Congratulations on evolving." Then he looked at Alain and said, "The result is out. How do you feel?"
Alain was a little disappointed. He had always thought his strength was pretty good, but he didn't expect the gap between him and the strongest Pokémon Trainer in the Pokémon League to be so large.
He had previously thought that Bai Feng using Braixen was looking down on him. Now it seemed that Bai Feng was completely holding back.
"I still need training," Alain said.
Bai Feng nodded, "More training is a good thing. Only by constantly honing yourself can you keep climbing to the peak."
Alain nodded and said no more.
"Alright, the battle is over. It's time for us to leave," Brother Dong Yu stepped forward and said.
"Okay, let's go."
Saying that, Bai Feng used Psychic power again to carry them into the air. However, before leaving, he fed the unconscious Charizard a bite of G-Max Sweetness, and Charizard immediately woke up.
After returning to the Gate, Alain and the others left in Brother Dong Yu's car.
After watching Brother Dong Yu and the others go down the Mountain, Bai Feng was about to go Home when he suddenly saw an Unfezant flapping its wings and flying over.
"Bai Feng! Bai Feng!"
"What is it?" Bai Feng stopped and looked up at the Unfezant above his head in confusion.
"Jirachi has awakened. It wants you to come over," Unfezant said.
"Jirachi is awake?" Bai Feng looked surprised.
Jirachi had been sleeping for a long time, so long that Bai Feng had almost forgotten its existence.
"Let's go, let's go see!"
Saying that, he walked towards the Star Peach Fruit Tree behind the Backyard.
This Star Peach Fruit Tree was an S-Rank Fruit Tree, cultivated from the tree root Bai Feng bought at the auction back then. Over the years, with the joint efforts of him and Pokémon like Meganium, Sa Lu De, Eldegoss, and Florges, the entire tree was lush and bore a large amount of fruit every year.
Jirachi was buried under this tree.
When Bai Feng arrived at the tree, Jirachi's phantom was playing hide-and-seek with Pokémon like Fletchling and Rookidee in the Tree Canopy. Silver bell-like laughter echoed among the leaves.
Seeing Bai Feng approach, Jirachi quickly flew down from the tree.
"Jirachi, long time no see!" Bai Feng greeted it with a smile.
"Long... time no see?"
Actually, Jirachi had no concept of time while sleeping. To it, it felt like it had just met Bai Feng yesterday.
"Why did you call me here?" Bai Feng asked in confusion.
Jirachi waved its hand towards the Ground, and a glossy black stone broke through the earth, falling directly into Bai Feng's arms.
Just as Bai Feng was completely confused, Jirachi spoke, "In about half a month, the Millennium Comet will appear, and my body will also awaken from its deep sleep. At that time, I will fulfill my promise and use the power of the Millennium Comet to help you make Fangxing Mountain fertile."
Bai Feng looked surprised, "So soon?"
Jirachi nodded.
"I will only be awake for seven days, and then I will fall into a deep sleep again. At that time, please trouble yourself to bury me under this tree again," Jirachi requested.
Bai Feng patted his chest and guaranteed, "Don't worry, I will."
Jirachi looked at Bai Feng and said, "After this sleep, I won't wake up again for another thousand years. By then, I'm afraid you won't be here anymore."
"Ah?" Bai Feng was stunned upon hearing this, "We'll see each other again in a thousand years!"
Jirachi had always been in a deep sleep and didn't know that Bai Feng had been given Plates by Arceus and could live for a very, very long time with the power of the Plates.
Hearing Bai Feng say this, Jirachi was instead stunned.
Seeing this, Bai Feng chuckled, and then told it the story of his encounter with Arceus.
After listening, Jirachi's jaw nearly dropped.
"You kid are too lucky! I haven't even seen Arceus!"
"It's alright," Bai Feng said humbly.
"Anyway, we'll be able to meet again in a thousand years," Jirachi said happily, "During this time, you must take good care of my body and don't lose me."
Bai Feng guaranteed, "Don't worry, I definitely will."
"Alright then, let's wait for the Millennium Comet to arrive! My body will wake up seven days before the Millennium Comet arrives. See you then."
Saying that, Jirachi's phantom turned into a streaking light and drilled into the stone in Bai Feng's arms, disappearing.
Bai Feng patted it and softly said, "See you then."
Then he carried Jirachi back Home.
Back at Home, Bai Feng saw his Mother elegantly sitting on the sofa drinking tea, while the newly evolved Delphox sat beside her, holding Zorua in its arms.
Zorua hadn't evolved into Zoroark yet, so it looked at the Delphox, which had evolved to its final form, with great envy.
Bai Feng walked up to them, placed the stone that Jirachi had turned into on the table, and said to the three Pokémon, "You guys are quite leisurely!"
Hearing this, Bai Ye quickly pulled Bai Feng to sit next to her.
"Sha na~ Sha na~~" Let's sit together for a while!
Bai Feng waved his hand, "I'll go and transplant Zhi Huo's crystal into Delphox first, and then I'll come back and sit with you later."
After two years of careful cultivation, Delphox's state was optimal and could immediately undergo the crystal transplant from Zhi Huo.
"Sha na~ Sha na~" Okay, I'll wait for you.
Bai Ye said helplessly.
Bai Feng stood up and beckoned to Delphox, "Delphox, let's go."
"Hey na~~" Okay!
Saying that, Delphox left with Bai Feng.
However, just as Bai Feng left, the mobile phone he left on the table rang.
(end of chapter)
Chapter 397: New Life
Bai Feng had performed the task of transplanting Crystals into Pokémon many times, so he was skilled and familiar with the operation. He quickly returned with Delphox.
Delphox adapted very well to Zhi Huo's Crystal. It didn't even go through a stage of being unable to adapt. After the transplant, it easily mastered the newly acquired power, as if it was naturally compatible with that Crystal.
Seeing Bai Feng and Delphox return, Bai Ye held up his mobile phone and said, "Bai Feng, someone just made a call to you!"
"Who?" Bai Feng looked puzzled.
Bai Ye shook his head and handed the mobile phone to Bai Feng.
Bai Feng took the mobile phone and glanced at the caller ID, surprised to find that it was Mister Alder who had called.
Why would Mister Alder call him?
Although he had the title of Strongest Pokémon Trainer in the Pokémon League, it wasn't a specific position, and there was nothing concrete he needed to do.
Regardless of the matter, Bai Feng decided to call back first and ask about the situation.
The telephone was quickly connected, and Mister Alder's sound came from the other end.
"Bai Feng, what have you been doing lately? Are you busy?"
Bai Feng laughed, "You know me, I'm a free person, what is there to be busy about?"
"It's good that you're not busy," Mister Alder immediately said happily upon hearing this. "There's something I'd like to ask for your help with now. I wonder if you can."
Bai Feng asked doubtfully, "Tell me first. If I can help, I definitely will."
"Alright," Alder's voice was full of joy. "It's not a big matter. I just want to ask you to make an appearance and participate in an exhibition match."
In fact, after Bai Feng obtained the title of Strongest Pokémon Trainer in the Pokémon League, he was sometimes questioned because he made too few appearances and there were no battle videos circulating.
So, taking advantage of this opportunity, President Dama Lanqi wanted Bai Feng to make an appearance so that the public could get to know him.
"Exhibition match? What kind of exhibition match?" Hearing Mister Alder's words, Bai Feng asked doubtfully.
"It's like this..." Mister Alder replied.
It turned out that the Pokémon League planned to hold a large-scale event facing the entire Pokémon World – the Pokémon World Championships.
Anyone could participate in this competition, including current Pokémon League Elite Four and Champions. The competition would ultimately determine the eight Strongest Pokémon Trainers in the Pokémon World, the so-called Eight Masters.
After the competition began, participants would be divided into four different levels based on their subsequent records, from lowest to highest: Normal Level, Super Level, Advanced Level, and Master Level.
Among them, the Master Level consisted of the eight Strongest Pokémon Trainers, temporarily held by the various Champions of the Pokémon League. They were Blue, Lance, Steven Stone, Cynthia, Alder, Calyrex, Leon, and Bai Feng, who was known as the Strongest Pokémon Trainer in the Pokémon League.
Before the finals began, the eight Master Level Pokémon Trainers did not need to accept any Pokémon Trainer Challenges until the regular events determined the eight Strongest Advanced Level Pokémon Trainers. These eight Pokémon Trainers would then challenge the eight Master Level Pokémon Trainers, thus starting the Championships finals.
The eight Pokémon Trainers who ultimately emerged victorious from the sixteen Pokémon Trainers would become the new Eight Masters.
Recently, the Pokémon League would hold an opening assembly for the World Championships, so Mister Alder hoped that Bai Feng could have an exhibition match with one of the other Eight Masters at the assembly.
After listening to Alder's introduction, Bai Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "President Dama Lanqi, you listed me among the Eight Masters without my consent?"
Alder said seriously, "Besides you, who else is suitable?"
Bai Feng said helplessly, "The Pokémon League still has many veteran Pokémon Trainers, right?"
Alder said helplessly, "Those old friends are no longer willing to participate in this kind of event. Now is the era of you young persons.
Besides, you only need to participate in the finals, you don't have to fight from start to finish."
Bai Feng thought that was true. "In that case... alright, since you, the elder, have personally come to say this, I can't not give face."
Hearing Bai Feng say this, Mister Alder was indeed very happy. "Good, good! I'll send you the relevant matters for the opening ceremony later. Prepare well."
After hanging up the telephone, Bai Feng quickly received the information sent by Mister Alder and learned that the opening ceremony would be held in a month.
After reading the information, Bai Feng thought for a moment and made a call to Ash Ketchum.
Soon, Ash Ketchum's energetic sound rang from the other end of the telephone.
"Hey, Uncle, you actually called me yourself!"
"Pika~ Pika~~"
Pikachu's sound also came from the telephone.
Bai Feng chuckled, "What, is it that strange for me to call you myself?"
Ash Ketchum said dissatisfiedly, "Of course! Every time I'm the one who calls you."
"You've already called me, so naturally I don't need to call you again. You can't blame me for this!" Bai Feng said shamelessly.
Ash Ketchum: ...
"Alright, I have serious business to discuss with you, stop messing around," Bai Feng said.
"What matter?" Ash Ketchum asked doubtfully.
"Are you still planning to participate in the Pokémon League assembly now?" Bai Feng asked.
"I'm still considering it," Ash Ketchum said with a headache.
In recent years, Ash Ketchum had successively participated in the Indigo Plateau Conference in Kanto, the Pokémon League assembly in the Orange Islands, and the Silver Conference in Johto, winning the Champion title every time.
Now he was traveling in the Hoenn region, but he was considering whether or not to continue participating in the Pokémon League assembly. It seemed that the Pokémon League assembly could no longer provide him with training effect.
Hearing Ash Ketchum's words, Bai Feng thought for a moment and said, "Actually, it's fine if you don't participate in the Pokémon League assembly. There's now a better stage for training. Do you want to know about it?"
"What stage?" Ash Ketchum asked in surprise.
"It's like this..." Bai Feng told him about the Pokémon World Championships.
"I've decided! I'm not participating in the Pokémon League tournament anymore, I want to participate in the World Championships!" Ash Ketchum said excitedly.
Bai Feng said, "Then you'll have to prepare well. This competition will ultimately involve matches against the top Pokémon Trainers and Pokémon League Champions. It will be hard to win until the end without giving it your all!"
"Don't worry, Uncle, I'll definitely prepare well! I still want to challenge you in the end!" Ash Ketchum said with high spirits.
"Alright, I'll be waiting for you. Make sure you don't get eliminated halfway. It would be too embarrassing if you don't even get the opportunity to enter the final finals," Bai Feng said jokingly.
"I won't!" Ash Ketchum retorted.
After chatting with Ash Ketchum for a few sentences, Bai Feng hung up the telephone.
In the blink of an eye, several days passed. Seven days before the Millennium Comet was about to arrive, Jirachi awakened as promised.
The one who awakened Jirachi was naturally Unfezant. It had long formed an indissoluble bond with Jirachi, and only it could awaken Jirachi.
In the blink of an eye, another seven days passed. Today was the day the Millennium Comet arrived. Bai Feng brought his Pokémon to the Space Disk to watch, while Jirachi levitated at High Altitude, quietly waiting for the right moment.
At the same time, Ash Ketchum and his group encountered trouble.
Seven days ago, Ash Ketchum and his group encountered an amusement park during their journey. From there, they learned the news that the Millennium Comet was about to arrive, so they stayed to watch the moment the Millennium Comet appeared.
At the amusement park, Ash Ketchum, Brock, May, and Max met two magicians, a man and a woman, named Butler and Diane.
While watching Butler and Diane's magic show, Max heard a mysterious call and met another sleeping Jirachi at Butler's place.
It was clear that Max, like Unfezant, had been chosen as a special object to awaken Jirachi.
So Butler, who knew everything, invited Max to be his companion. As expected, at the same time that Bai Feng's Jirachi awakened, Max also awakened another Jirachi.
Butler's purpose in traveling around with a mobile amusement park and performing was to find someone who could awaken Jirachi. He was very lucky; he found one.
With Jirachi awakened, Butler finally exposed his true purpose.
It turned out that many years ago, he was a scientist for Team Magma. His experiment was to revive a complete Groudon using a part of Groudon's body.
However, he failed and was eventually driven out of Team Magma.
Butler was unreconciled, so he painstakingly searched for Jirachi, wanting to use the power of Jirachi and the Millennium Comet to continue his experiment.
It is said that Jirachi and the Millennium Comet can fulfill anyone's wish.
In the middle of the night, Butler wanted to use Jirachi to awaken the power of the Millennium Comet, but unexpectedly failed. This also attracted the attention of Ash Ketchum and his group.
At this moment, Jirachi was covered in injuries under Butler's control. Max took advantage of Butler not paying attention and took Jirachi away.
Just as Butler wanted to take back Jirachi, an Absol appeared.
The injured Jirachi told Max that it wanted to return to Forina. Forina was the place where Butler found Jirachi.
The Absol that appeared earlier and saved Max was also a Pokémon that had tracked them all the way from Forina. Its purpose was to take Jirachi home.
Finally, Butler's companion, Diane, told Ash Ketchum and his group the location of Forina and drove them towards Forina.
Diane and Butler were childhood sweethearts and deeply loved Butler. She didn't want to see Butler continue to fall deeper into the wrong path, which was why she decided to help Ash Ketchum and his group.
Jirachi can only awaken for seven days every thousand years. As long as seven days pass, Butler's ambition will naturally be shattered.
However, they didn't know that Butler had installed a tracker on the car they were riding in when they left. Butler eventually learned their destination.
After seven days of long journey, Ash Ketchum and his group finally arrived at Forina. Forina was a very beautiful and fertile place.
As soon as Absol and Jirachi returned, countless Pokémon walked out from the Forest to welcome them.
The reason Forina was so fertile and beautiful was that every thousand years, Jirachi would awaken and pour the power of the Millennium Comet into The Earth, nourishing this land.
With Diane's help, Ash Ketchum and his group came to the place where Butler found Jirachi. It was a special Cave. There was a crack above the Cave, and through the crack, they could just see the Millennium Comet twinkling in the Night Sky.
The time had come; the Millennium Comet had arrived.
The Millennium Comet would not exist for too long and would soon disappear.
During these seven days, Jirachi and Max had become good friends. But even so, Jirachi still had to say goodbye to him, because Jirachi could only be awake for seven days.
After a tearful farewell between the person and the Pokémon, Jirachi planned to return to The Earth to sleep again. Today was the last day it could awaken.
However, at this moment, many needle-shaped objects suddenly appeared in the Cave. They shot out streams of electric current, combined with each other, and finally formed a special cage, locking Jirachi inside.
Butler appeared.
Butler shook off Ash Ketchum and his group by riding an aircraft. Using a special device, he put Jirachi onto it. Under the effect of the device, Jirachi was forced to open its Wish Maker.
The Wish Maker shot out a beam of light towards the Sky, responding to the Millennium Comet. Not long after, the Millennium Comet gave Jirachi a response, feeding its power back to Jirachi.
On the device holding Jirachi, a tissue fragment of Groudon was also installed. As the Comet's power descended, this fragment reacted. Above The Earth, a strange monster slowly took shape as a result.
Relatively speaking, Bai Feng's side was much quieter. His Jirachi opened its Wish Maker by itself without being forced and shot a white light pillar towards the Sky, guiding the descent of the Millennium Comet's power.
The Millennium Comet quickly gave it a response, pouring power back into it.
Jirachi projected the accumulated power on its body towards The Earth of Fangxing Mountain. A huge blue light pillar descended from the Sky. As long as this power landed on Fangxing Mountain, Fangxing Mountain would become even more fertile than Forina.
However, just as the light pillar was about to fall, it suddenly took a turn and projected onto Eternatus that was levitated at High Altitude above the Space Disk.
Bai Feng: ()???
Jirachi: ()???
What the heck is going on?
Jirachi really wanted to recall the power, but at this moment it couldn't do it anymore. It could only let the power of the Millennium Comet be continuously absorbed by Eternatus.
Eternatus absorbed more and more power. It was already in its Eternamax State, and its whole body became even more brilliant. The purplish-red radiance made its entire body look like crystal.
After an unknown amount of time, a sudden change occurred. Eternatus's body suddenly broke apart piece by piece, turning into fragments that fell from the Sky. Not long after, it exited the Eternamax State and finally completely disintegrated.
But what astonished Bai Feng was that when Eternatus's body broke apart, it revealed a small Eternatus being nurtured inside.
The Eternatus that Bai Feng knew was over twenty meters long, including the body he had at Home. But the one floating in the Sky at this moment was only seven or eight meters long.
Was this nurtured by that core over two years? Bai Feng stared blankly at the Sky. He hadn't noticed it at all before.
The power of the Millennium Comet was still continuously pouring into that small Eternatus. The aura on the small Eternatus's body also became stronger and stronger.
After another unknown amount of time, that Eternatus suddenly opened its eyes glowing with red light and at the same time let out a roar.
"Ang~~~"
Bai Feng seemed to hear the joy of New Life in its sound.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 398: Forgina
After absorbing enough energy, Eternatus completely awakened. It floated over to Bai Feng and said to him, "Human, thank you for your help all this time."
If Bai Feng hadn't brought its core out of the meteorite, if Bai Feng hadn't continuously supplied it with energy from Clefairy, Clefable, and Minior over the past two years, and if Jirachi hadn't accidentally supplied it with the energy of the Millennium Comet (which it actually snatched itself), it wouldn't have been able to be reborn.
"You... you're welcome?" Bai Feng said blankly.
A fully formed Eternatus suddenly appearing was completely unexpected, and he didn't know how to react for a moment.
"You... what are your plans next?" Bai Feng tentatively asked Eternatus.
Eternatus also cautiously asked, "Can I not stay here?"
"Yes! Of course, you can!" Bai Feng quickly said.
He was naturally overjoyed that Eternatus was willing to stay. Otherwise, wouldn't his efforts over the past two years have been wasted? His Home still needed to produce resources like G-Max Sweetness and Max Mushroom, which couldn't be done without Eternatus.
With the fake Eternatus gone, having the real Eternatus here was even better.
"That's great! That's great!"
Eternatus excitedly spun in circles in the air.
"Then, please take care of me from now on," Bai Feng said to Eternatus.
"Please take care of me too," Eternatus replied.
Seeing Bai Feng chatting with Eternatus, Jirachi shouted, "Before the Millennium Comet disappears, I'm going to continue injecting energy into the Earth of Fangxing Mountain!"
Bai Feng loudly responded, "Okay!"
Jirachi charged up its power, and after finally filling its energy again, it cast a light pillar onto the Earth of Fangxing Mountain.
The moment the light pillar struck The Earth, the earth vein began to pulsate outwards, illuminating the earth veins of Fangxing Mountain and the other Mountain Ranges Bai Feng owned nearby.
In an instant, the trees on the Mountain began to sprout branches and leaves and grow wildly. Those fruit trees that had only grown for a few years suddenly grew to tree ages of over a decade, several decades, or even hundreds of years.
The closer the fruit tree was to the light pillar projected by Jirachi, the faster it grew.
Absorbing a large amount of power from the Millennium Comet didn't just increase the tree age of the fruit trees; it also increased their energy rating. Grade B became Grade A, and Grade A became Grade S...
However, it was very difficult for A-Rank fruit trees to transform into S-Rank. Only the A-Rank fruit trees on Sea God Mountain, which had a good foundation to begin with, and some of the A-Rank fruit trees that Bai Feng had been cultivating for many years were able to complete the transformation.
As for the fruit trees that were already S-Rank, they began to grow wildly in size and height, soon becoming large enough to cover the sky. The S-Rank Star Peach fruit tree in Bai Feng's Backyard had now grown to cover more than half of the Fangxing Mountain Mountain top.
All the fruit trees began to quickly flower and bear fruit, and the air was filled with the aroma of flowers and fruit.
Not only were the plants on the Mountain affected, but Diancie's Mineral Kingdom was also affected. Circles of earth vein energy rippled through the Mineral Kingdom, giving birth to countless precious ore.
Under the sweep of the earth vein power, the diamond on the Carbink shone brightly.
And the sacred diamond in the center of the Mineral Kingdom was radiating a brilliant pink radiance.
Diancie and Tyranitar stood beneath the sacred diamond. Circles of earth vein energy surged into the sacred diamond, which then transformed into Rock type energy and projected it onto Diancie and Tyranitar.
The two Pokémon involuntarily activated Mega Evolution.
The diamond on Diancie became even more brilliant and sturdy, while the barbs on Tyranitar became more ferocious and terrifying.
And there were the Grass-type Pokémon.
Meganium stood quietly beneath the S-Rank Star Peach fruit tree, bathed in the abundant earth energy. Its skin seemed to glow, and waves of attract aroma drifted from its body.
Sa Lu De was in a similar situation. Green vines extended from its back, emitting a brilliant radiance.
While Bai Feng was delighted by the changes in his Orchard, Ash Ketchum was already facing huge trouble.
The monster Groudon, resurrected by Butler using Jirachi and the Millennium Comet, was now frantically devouring everything in Forgina: trees, Rivers, Pokémon... everything was being swallowed by it.
Even Butler, the culprit, had been devoured by it. Diane was also caught in the same fate.
Ash Ketchum, Brock, May, and Max were currently riding a Flygon, fleeing frantically. Max was holding the unconscious Jirachi in his arms.
Countless translucent tentacles extended from the monster's body. Anyone or anything touched by a tentacle would be devoured.
Flygon opened its mouth and spat out a Boomburst, shattering a pursuing tentacle, but the tentacle quickly recovered and continued to chase them.
Then, two more tentacles attacked from the left and right.
"Pika~~~"
"Gallade~~"
Ash Ketchum's Pikachu and Gallade attacked simultaneously. Thunderbolt electrocuted one tentacle, and Psychic Blade cut off the other.
But the two tentacles quickly recovered and continued to attack Ash Ketchum and the others from the left and right.
Looking at the approaching tentacles, Max, holding Jirachi, cried out, "Sister, are we going to die?"
Although May was also scared, she still held Max and tried to comfort him, "No, Sister will protect you."
Brock also anxiously said to Ash Ketchum, "Ash Ketchum, this method won't work. That guy will catch us sooner or later."
Ash Ketchum was very angry now. His ace Pokémon were all left with his Uncle. He only had Pikachu and Gallade with him. The remaining few he had only recently caught in Hoenn and couldn't possibly contend with the monster.
Just then, he suddenly remembered something, so he quickly asked Brock, "My mobile phone! Right, where's my mobile phone!"
"Here, it's here!" Brock quickly took Ash Ketchum's mobile phone from his person and handed it to him.
Ash Ketchum took the mobile phone and quickly dialed his Uncle's telephone number.
"Hello, Ash Ketchum, what's the matter?"
His Uncle's voice quickly came from the other end of the telephone. Ash Ketchum shouted loudly, "Uncle, help! I'm about to be finished if you don't hurry!"
Bai Feng was just enjoying the changes on Fangxing Mountain when he suddenly heard Ash Ketchum say this. His face immediately changed, and he quickly said:
"Wait a moment, I'll be right there."
It was only then that he suddenly remembered that when the Millennium Comet descended, Ash Ketchum and the others were also experiencing the movie plot.
After hanging up the telephone, Bai Feng said to his Mother beside him, "Mother, watch the Home. Da Meng and Er Meng and I will make a trip."
Bai Ye nodded and said, "Okay, you go. Come back quickly!"
As soon as the Millennium Comet disappeared, Jirachi would fall into slumber. Bai Ye was worried that Bai Feng wouldn't have time to say goodbye to Jirachi.
Although they would meet again, that would be a thousand years later.
"Okay!" Bai Feng nodded, then said to the two Mewtwo, "Let's go."
The two Mewtwo nodded and followed Bai Feng into the Summoning Circle one after another.
As soon as the one Human and two Pokémon came out of the Summoning Circle, they saw a tentacle whipping towards them.
Bai Feng disappeared from his Original spot with a Teleport, while Da Meng and Er Meng each threw a Shadow Ball, completely destroying the tentacle.
"Ahhh! Uncle, help!"
Bai Feng heard Ash Ketchum's call for help and also saw an extremely thick tentacle about to devour Ash Ketchum and the others.
He activated the Summoning Circle, and immediately a spatial portal appeared directly in front of the Flygon. The Flygon quickly carried Ash Ketchum and the others and plunged into it.
Passing through the spatial portal, Ash Ketchum and the others arrived right beside Bai Feng, and the tentacle missed.
Finally safe, Ash Ketchum let out a long sigh of relief and said with lingering fear, "Uncle, I almost didn't get to see you again."
May and Max also looked at Bai Feng with curiosity in their gaze. Although they knew Ash Ketchum had an Uncle who was the strongest trainer in the League, this was the first time they had actually met this Uncle.
"Okay, let's solve the current crisis first," Bai Feng said, waving his hand.
Seeing that Bai Feng, Ash Ketchum, and the others had gathered together, the monster controlled seven or eight tentacles to surround them from all sides. May and Max were so scared they closed their eyes.
However, just as those tentacles were about to devour Bai Feng and the others, they suddenly froze, as if a time-stop button had been pressed.
Bai Feng's eyes flashed rapidly with purple radiance, and those tentacles instantly shattered into pieces.
Today, Bai Feng could already exert powerful combat power using Psychic Power.
Seeing this scene, May and Max covered their mouths in disbelief.
"So... so powerful!"
Meanwhile, the two Mewtwo had arrived directly above the monster Groudon. The monster controlled its tentacles to attack them, but their speed was too fast, and the monster's tentacles couldn't keep up at all.
Although this monster looked like Groudon, besides being covered in wildly flailing tentacles, it couldn't use a single move.
Against this kind of guy, Da Meng didn't even consider using Mega Evolution.
After dodging a few more tentacle attacks, the two Mewtwo stood shoulder to shoulder in the air and simultaneously swung their left hands. Two huge transparent blades shot out.
Psychic Blade.
The two huge blades instantly cut the monster Groudon's head into three parts, with only the neck area still slightly connected.
But to the Mewtwo's accident, the monster quickly gathered itself back together and returned to its original appearance.
Just then, they heard Bai Feng remind them, "This monster is rooted in The Earth and is constantly drawing power from The Earth. If we don't find a method to stop it, it will be very difficult to completely eliminate it!"
Jirachi injected the power of the Millennium Comet into the Earth of Forgina, and Butler's device was used to create this monster, so this monster was connected to the Earth of Forgina.
If the monster used up the power of the Millennium Comet, it would definitely continue to extract Forgina's original life force. Once the life force was depleted, Forgina would become a barren land.
Hearing Bai Feng's words, the two Mewtwo immediately understood. They simultaneously pointed at the monster, and radiance flickered in their eyes.
The next second, the monster began to hiss and struggle. It turned out that it was being pulled up from The Earth little by little by Da Meng and Er Meng working together.
The monster's body was soft, like not-so-rotten mud. As it was pulled away from The Earth little by little, its feet still grew a large number of tentacles that ingrained themselves in The Earth.
Seeing this, the two Mewtwo continued to pull the monster higher and higher into the air. Under extreme tension, the monster's tentacles ingrained in The Earth were stretched thinner and thinner.
Unwilling to be uprooted, the monster's body erupted with countless tentacles to attack Da Meng and Er Meng.
Bai Feng appeared beside the two Mewtwo with a Teleport. His entire body burst forth with intense radiance, and his Psychic Power spread out like a storm, instantly shredding all the charging tentacles.
"Roar~ Roar~~ Roar~~~"
The monster hissed unwillingly, constantly twisting its body, and was finally pulled away from The Earth by Da Meng and Er Meng working together.
Bai Feng activated two summoning rings, and the next second, Senior Ninetales and Delphox stepped out from them.
After two years of consistent training and controlled diet, Senior Ninetales had now regained its past beauty, no, it should be said it was even more beautiful than before. Its figure was slender and graceful, and its fur was shiny and smooth...
"Senior Ninetales, Flamethrower!"
"Delphox, Mystical Fire!"
Senior Ninetales opened its mouth and spat out a stream of fire, which wrapped around the monster's body.
Delphox waved its wooden staff, and scarlet spiral flames shot towards the monster, instantly engulfing it.
The flames of the two Pokémon intertwined, emitting terrifying high temperatures, constantly scorching the monster. The monster struggled desperately, but the two Mewtwo held it tightly with Psychic Power.
After being pulled away from The Earth, its power greatly decreased, making it impossible to break free from the control of the two Mewtwo.
Sizzle~~~
The burn of the flames caused the monster's body to emit sounds. Its body began to solidify and lose its activity.
After an unknown amount of time, the monster was finally scorched into a huge statue that couldn't move at all.
A gust of wind blew, and the statue actually turned directly into scattered points of radiance. The radiance drifted with the wind, floating to every corner of Forgina.
Wherever the radiance went, the flora that had been destroyed by the monster revived.
The moment the monster turned into radiance, the Pokémon it had devoured regained their freedom and ran into the Forest in a panic.
Butler and Diane, the couple, also regained their freedom. The two hugged each other, still not understanding what had happened.
Ash Ketchum and the others sat on the back of the Flygon and shouted excitedly, "That's great, that's great, the monster is defeated!"
Max looked at Bai Feng with bright eyes, his small face flushed with excitement, "So cool! So cool!"
Bai Feng suddenly remembered that Jirachi was waiting for him at Home, so he teleported beside Ash Ketchum and said to him, "You handle the matter here. I have something I need to rush Home for. After you've finished dealing with things here, I'll pick you up to rest at my Home, okay?"
Ash Ketchum patted his chest confidently and said, "Don't worry, Uncle, I'll handle it."
Bai Feng nodded, reopened the Summoning Circle, and left Forgina with the two Mewtwo, Senior Ninetales, and Delphox.
Looking at Bai Feng's disappearing back, Max's eyes were still sparkling. "Ash Ketchum, your Uncle is too handsome! I wish I had such a handsome Uncle too."
"Of course!" Ash Ketchum puffed out his chest proudly.
May hit Max playfully, laughing, "You can only dream about it!"
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 399: Visiting
When Bai Feng arrived Home, all his Pokémon had already gathered under the Star Peach Fruit Tree. Jirachi was surrounded by the Pokémon, quietly levitating in Mid-air, looking sleepy.
Seeing Bai Feng appear, it perked up slightly. "Bai Feng, you're finally back! I was almost asleep waiting."
"There was a bit of an accident, which caused a delay," Bai Feng said apologetically. "I almost didn't make it back in time."
Jirachi didn't mind but joked playfully, "If you hadn't made it back, I would have spent this millennium cursing you in my dream."
Bai Feng flicked its forehead. "I don't care."
Jirachi glanced at the Sky. The Millennium Comet had already disappeared. It withdrew its gaze and said, "Time's up. I need to fall into slumber now. Goodbye, Bai Feng. It was nice meeting you, and I look forward to seeing you again in a millennium."
"Me too." Bai Feng said sincerely.
"Me too," Bai Feng said sincerely.
Withdrawing its gaze from Bai Feng, Jirachi then looked at Unfezant.
"Unfezant, thank you too. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have woken up early, nor would I have been able to enjoy so many extra days of being awake. I'm very happy to have met you."
"I'm also very happy," Unfezant said to Jirachi with tears in its eyes, reluctant to part. "Jirachi, I'll miss you." Without Jirachi, it wouldn't have met Bai Feng.
Jirachi didn't show much sadness, merely comforting Unfezant, "Train hard, and we'll definitely meet again."
Unfezant nodded solemnly.
Finally, Jirachi mustered its last bit of mental state and said to the other Pokémon, "Goodbye, everyone!"
As its voice fell, Jirachi's body emitted waves of white radiance, then transformed into a glossy black stone.
Putting away his reluctant emotions, Bai Feng said to the Pokémon, "Alright, let's settle Jirachi so it can slumber peacefully."
Just then, Meganium stepped forward and volunteered, "Bai Feng, Bai Feng, leave this matter to me!"
"Okay," Bai Feng readily agreed.
Saying this, he handed the Cocoon of Slumber that Jirachi had become to Meganium.
Meganium didn't have hands, so it naturally couldn't take it. Its petals around its neck suddenly overflowed with specks of green light. The green fluorescence flowed down its feet into The Earth. Immediately, the Ground swelled up into a mound, and then three thick brown tree roots broke through the Plot of Land from the mound.
The three tree roots intertwined, slowly rising, finally forming a wooden pillar in front of Bai Feng. A circular platform with a slot formed at the top of the wooden pillar.
Bai Feng looked at Meganium with admiration and placed the Cocoon of Slumber into the slot.
The top of the slot then slowly closed, tightly wrapping around the Cocoon of Slumber, and then gradually retracted back into the Ground.
Before long, the Cocoon of Slumber was carried deep into The Earth by the tree roots and disappeared.
Seeing this, Bai Feng patted Meganium's neck. "Well done."
Meganium rubbed against Bai Feng's palm in response.
Meanwhile, Ash Ketchum and the others were also saying goodbye to another Jirachi.
"Max, I'm about to fall into slumber. Can you grant me one last wish?" Jirachi said reluctantly.
"Of course, you can. Tell me," Max said, wiping away tears.
Jirachi's eyes shimmered with tears. "I want to hear May's lullaby one more time."
Jirachi had woken up to May's lullaby and therefore loved this song very much.
This lullaby was a song May's Mother used to sing to May and Max to help them sleep.
Hearing this, Max looked at his Sister.
May nodded and said, "Of course."
Jirachi said happily, "Thank you, Max, thank you, everyone. I like Max, and I like everyone. You are all my friends."
So, May gently hummed the lullaby.
Listening to the lullaby, Jirachi's body swayed gently, and light began to emanate from it. This was the sign that it was about to turn into a Stone Cocoon.
Max was reluctant to see Jirachi go and couldn't help but hum along with his Sister. Brock and Ash Ketchum were also moved and softly hummed along.
"Max, everyone, goodbye!"
Accompanied by everyone's singing, Jirachi transformed into a Stone Cocoon and quickly sank into The Earth, disappearing.
Just then, the other Pokémon emerged from the Forest, watching Jirachi fall into slumber.
"Awoo~~~"
On a boulder, Absol let out a long howl towards the Sky, as if bidding farewell to Jirachi.
"Roar~~~"
"Screech~~~"
"Woo~~~"
...
As Absol's sound faded, calls rose and fell throughout the Forest, all bidding farewell to Jirachi. They were thanking Jirachi for making Forgina fertile and prosperous.
After seeing Jirachi off, the four found a location to sit down and quietly process their feelings of separation.
After a long while, the overly quiet atmosphere made Max feel unable to adapt. He suddenly said, "Ash Ketchum, your Uncle said he was coming to pick us up. Is that true?"
"It should be true... My Uncle never lies," Ash Ketchum said with slight hesitation.
"That's great! To be able to visit the Strongest Trainer in the League's Home, I'm so lucky, like I won the lottery!" Max cheered, his sadness from parting with Jirachi significantly dispersed.
In contrast, Brock was much calmer. He had been traveling with Ash Ketchum for several years and had already visited Bai Feng's Home several times, becoming quite familiar with Bai Feng.
May couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Ash Ketchum, where does your Uncle live?"
"I know! I know!" Max immediately raised his hand and shouted upon hearing this.
"You know again?" May glared at Max.
"Of course!" Max proudly adjusted his glasses. As a Pokémon fan, how could he not know information about the Strongest Trainer in the League?
"Then tell us," May said.
Hearing this, Max immediately began to speak eloquently.
"Ash Ketchum's Uncle lives in Biyi City in the Kalos Region and is a very famous Berry Master."
At this point, Max suddenly narrowed his eyes and said with a precocious air, "I'll tell you a secret quietly, it's said that nearly 40% of the high-grade berries used by Pokémon Trainers within the Kalos League are provided by Ash Ketchum's Uncle."
May looked surprised upon hearing this. "How do you know something like that?"
Max's glasses reflected a bright radiance. He said mysteriously, "I can't tell you my message source." In reality, he had overheard his Father talking to others.
May and Max's Father is Norman, the Gym Leader of the Petalburg Gym in Petalburg City in the Hoenn region. Norman holds the title of "Strongest Trainer in the Hoenn League below the Elite Four" and holds a significant position in the Hoenn Pokémon League, thus knowing some unknown secrets.
Hearing Max's answer, May was very angry and gave him a whack on the head.
Max looked at his Sister tearfully, pouting and muttering, "Even if you hit me, I won't tell you."
May snorted, "I don't care to know anyway."
Suddenly, May exclaimed in surprise, "Oh right, Ash Ketchum's Uncle lives in Kalos, how did he suddenly get here?" She remembered the dimensional ring Bai Feng activated when he left.
What kind of ability was that?
Max clearly realized this problem too, so they all looked at Ash Ketchum.
"That's something you don't know!" Ash Ketchum puffed out his chest proudly, his nose held high.
"Pika~ Pika~" Pikachu imitated him, standing on Ash Ketchum's shoulder, hands on its hips, head tilted up, looking very smug!
Gallade shook its head helplessly nearby.
As the discussion grew more lively, the four's feelings of separation lessened considerably.
Just then, a dimensional ring appeared not far from them, and Bai Feng stepped out of it.
"Have you finished handling things here?"
Seeing Bai Feng appear, the few of them immediately stood up and ran towards him.
"Everything's handled," Ash Ketchum said.
"Alright then, let's go."
Bai Feng was about to take Ash Ketchum and the others Home when he suddenly noticed Butler and Diane watching from not far away. He frowned and looked at Ash Ketchum, asking,
"What's going on with those two?"
Ash Ketchum replied, "Mister Butler and Miss Diane have decided to stay in Forgina and help the Pokémon who lost their homes rebuild them."
Although Forgina, which had been destroyed, regained vitality due to the power of the Millennium Comet, many Pokémon still lost their homes because of it.
The culprit of this matter was Butler, and now that he had truly repented, he wanted to do something to atone for his sins. Diane, who deeply loved him, also resolutely decided to stay with him.
Hearing this, Bai Feng no longer paid attention to the two and turned to walk into the dimensional ring first. Seeing this, Ash Ketchum quickly called for Max and the others to follow.
Through the dimensional ring, Ash Ketchum and the others arrived at Bai Feng's Home.
"Bai Ye, Lopunny, Hatterene, Audino, I'm here!" Ash Ketchum greeted the Members of the Home familiarly.
"Pika~ Pika~~"
Pikachu darted off Ash Ketchum's shoulder and directly rushed into Bai Ye's arms to charm. Bai Ye quickly pulled it away.
"Gardevoir~ Gardevoir~" Pikachu, you're so dirty.
Pikachu quickly jumped out of Bai Ye's arms, twisting and turning to check its body. Indeed, it found itself covered in dirt.
After being entangled with the monster Groudon for so long, it would be strange if it wasn't dirty!
Brock also politely said to the four Pokémon, "I'm here to bother you again."
"Audino~ Audino~"
Audino was very enthusiastic to see Ash Ketchum and the others and quickly stepped forward to take their luggage.
May and Max were slightly reserved, but seeing Ash Ketchum casually accepting Audino's hospitality and Brock not being particularly formal, they felt relieved and handed their luggage to Audino.
"Pika~ Pika~~" Ash Ketchum, wash me.
Pikachu ran to Ash Ketchum's side, tugging at his pants leg and saying.
"Hatterene~ Hatterene~ Hatterene~"
Hatterene stepped forward upon seeing this and said.
Bai Feng quickly provided the translation. "Hatterene has prepared bathwater for you. You all look dusty from your journey, so you should wash up first."
May's face lit up with joy upon hearing this. She had wanted a good bath for a long time.
"Lopunny~ Lopunny~" After you've washed up, come over for the feast.
Lopunny also stepped forward and said, and Bai Feng translated for them again.
"Yay!"
Ash Ketchum cheered and ran towards the Bathroom holding Pikachu.
He knew exactly where the Bathroom was in Bai Feng's Home.
"Gallade~ Gallade~~" Ash Ketchum, clothes!
Seeing this, Gallade quickly picked up the change of clothes that had just been taken from the luggage and chased after Ash Ketchum and Pikachu.
Bai Feng looked at Brock, May, and Max, smiling. "Let Hatterene take you to the Bathroom!" They weren't as familiar with Bai Feng's Home as Ash Ketchum.
The three responded and followed Hatterene, each holding their clothes.
After taking a bath, the four came out feeling refreshed and clean.
"Pika~ Pika~" Bai Ye, smell me, I'm fragrant.
Pikachu jumped back into Bai Ye's arms, holding up its arm and insisting that Bai Ye smell it. Now it was not only clean but also fragrant.
Bai Ye helplessly smelled it, then scratched Pikachu's chin. Pikachu excitedly rolled around in its arms.
Bai Feng said with a smile, "Alright, everyone must be hungry. Hatterene and Lopunny have prepared a feast for you, hurry and eat!"
Saying this, he led the four into the Restaurant. The four indeed saw a table full of delicious food.
"Wow!"
"Wow!"
Ash Ketchum and Max exclaimed simultaneously, while Pikachu had already jumped onto the table and grabbed a soup dumpling, eating it with relish.
"Is all this prepared for us?" May asked with wide, round eyes.
"Of course, don't be shy here," Bai Feng nodded. "Oh, right, you can also let your Pokémon out, they must be hungry too."
Hearing this, Ash Ketchum unceremoniously released his Pokémon. Besides Pikachu and Gallade, he also had Corphish, Taillow, and Treecko, which he had just caught in the Hoenn region.
As soon as the three Pokémon came out, Ash Ketchum said, "Later, I'll take you to meet my old partners."
Taillow was calm, Treecko was aloof, and Corphish brandished its pincers intimidatingly.
Seeing this, Brock also released his Pokémon: Forretress, Lotad, and Mudkip.
Bai Feng saw this and said to May, "May, let your Pokémon out too, and then everyone hurry and eat."
"Huh? Oh, oh~~" A slightly dazed May then took out her Poké Ball and released her Pokémon: Torchic and Beautifly.
Currently, she only had these two Pokémon.
After all the Pokémon were out, Audino took out plates one by one and placed them in front of them, then poured Pokéblock for them.
The Pokémon's stomachs had been rumbling with hunger for a long time, so they immediately buried their heads and ate ravenously.
Bai Feng's Pokéblock was too delicious, and the Pokémon ate like they were starving.
Bai Feng shook his head helplessly. "Eat slowly, no need to rush, no one's going to snatch it from you."
Seeing the Pokémon eating so happily, Ash Ketchum and the others couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Seeing this, Bai Feng smiled and said, "You guys hurry and eat too, Pikachu's belly is almost round."
Hearing someone mention itself, Pikachu, who was holding a soup dumpling and stuffing it into its mouth, subconsciously looked over. Its bulging mouth forgot to chew, and a vegetable leaf was stuck to the side of its mouth.
Pikachu: o(*////▽////*)q
The four quickly sat down to eat.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 400: Bustling with Activity
While eating, Max suddenly choked. He happened to see a cup of tea on the table that wasn't there before, and picked it up to drink.
Ash Ketchum saw this scene and quickly shouted, "Don't drink that!"
Max's hand holding the cup paused. He looked at Ash Ketchum with a confused gaze: Why?
May also looked at Ash Ketchum and asked, "Can't that cup of tea be drunk?"
"Of course not!" Ash Ketchum said, shouting at the teacup, "Polteageist, are you playing a prank again?"
Immediately, under the astonished gazes of the few people, a small head suddenly popped out of the tea in the teacup, and it even made a funny face at Max.
"Ahhh~~~"
Max was so scared that he directly threw the teacup in his hand away.
The teacup didn't break when it fell on the ground. Instead, after rolling around, it grew short legs and ran back and forth on the ground, looking very smug.
Everyone was stunned.
"Gallade~ Gallade~" And you too.
Just then, Gallade picked up a teapot from the table.
Seeing that it had been discovered, the teapot struggled fiercely in Gallade's hand.
Gallade hadn't been holding it too tightly, so the teapot broke free from its restraint just like that.
The teapot fell on the ground, also grew hands and feet, and gathered with the teacup. Then, hand in hand, they hopped around, emitting unintelligible laughter.
Seeing this, Ash Ketchum explained to the others, "That teacup and teapot are both Pokémon. The teacup is Polteageist, and the teapot is Polteageist. They both love playing pranks."
When Ash Ketchum came to Bai Feng's Home, he had been tricked by Polteageist and fallen for Polteageist's schemes, so he was quite wary of them.
Max and the others were very surprised upon hearing this, as they had never seen Polteageist or Polteageist before.
Then Ash Ketchum pointed to other objects in Bai Feng's Home and introduced them, "Look over there, and there, and the potted plant decorations over there. Those aren't real potted plants at all, they're Cursola! And that small box in the corner over there, that's Gimmighoul!"
Two years had passed, and Gimmighoul still hadn't evolved into Gholdengo as it wished.
About a year ago, Bai Feng would put a coin into its box every day. So far, it hadn't collected five hundred coins, which is why it hadn't evolved.
"And the chandelier on the Roof is Chandelure."
Chandelure heard someone mention it, swayed a couple of times, and the candlelight on its body flickered rapidly.
Every time Ash Ketchum introduced one, May would point her Pokédex at it, and the Pokédex would announce information about that Pokémon.
Just then, Lopunny heard the commotion and walked in. It bent down and picked up the Polteageist and Polteageist from the ground, scolding them with a stern face:
"Milu~ Milu~~~" You two snuck out to cause trouble again, didn't you?
Polteageist and Polteageist were caught red-handed and quickly shrank their heads. They didn't dare resist Lopunny.
"Milu~ Milu~~" You guys keep eating.
Lopunny said with a smile. Then, carrying the two Pokémon, it left the Restaurant. Although Ash Ketchum and the others didn't understand what Lopunny said, they understood its meaning.
Max couldn't help but say, "Ash, your Uncle's Home is really interesting."
"Right? I think so too. There are so many Pokémon here. I used to love playing hide-and-seek with the Pokémon here," Ash Ketchum said.
May, however, said, "Really? Why do I feel like something's off?" She felt a little scared of the House full of Ghost-type Pokémon.
"Sister, you don't understand," Max said seriously.
"Hmph~" May glared at Max, then ignored the two of them and buried her head in her food, eating diligently.
Brock watched their childish bickering and shook his head helplessly.
After eating their fill, Ash Ketchum and the others came out of the Restaurant. Just then, Pheromosa, sitting on Liepard's back, also swayed out of the Room, followed closely by Salazzle.
Bai Ye, sitting on the sofa, glanced at Pheromosa.
"Gardevoir~ Gardevoir~" You sure know how to enjoy yourself.
Pheromosa stroked Liepard's neck proudly and said, "Muchi~ Muchi~" Liepard and I have a good bond.
Liepard nodded and walked outside with elegant steps.
May stared at Pheromosa's back and asked Ash Ketchum, "Is that one a Pokémon too? It's so beautiful!"
Ash Ketchum nodded and said, "Yeah, it's called Pheromosa."
May held up her Pokédex and pointed it at Pheromosa, but found that the Pokédex couldn't identify it.
Just then, Pheromosa seemed to sense something. It turned its head and saw May pointing the Pokédex at it, so it playfully winked at her.
*(ˊˋ*)*
May was instantly captivated.
Ash Ketchum explained to her, "Pheromosa is a special Pokémon from a place called Ultra Space. Our Pokédex doesn't have information on it."
"I see..." May was very disappointed. She had been thinking that if she had the chance to encounter a Pokémon like that, she would catch one too.
Ash Ketchum continued, "Uncle's Pheromosa is also a big blogger! If you don't believe me, look!"
Saying that, Ash Ketchum took out his mobile phone, found the platform where Pheromosa is a blogger, found Pheromosa's account, and showed it to May.
May, following Ash Ketchum's lead, quickly found Pheromosa's account on her own mobile phone. She randomly clicked on a video, was instantly captivated by the content inside, and decisively clicked "Follow".
From now on, she would be a fan of Pheromosa and would dress up her own Pokémon beautifully!
Ash Ketchum said to May and the others, "I'll take you to see my old partners!"
"Okay, okay!" Max said excitedly, "Let's hurry."
"Uncle, is that okay?" Ash Ketchum shouted to Bai Feng who was not far away.
"Go ahead. Before I picked you up, I already notified them that you were coming. They should all be waiting," Bai Feng replied.
"Yay!"
Ash Ketchum cheered and ran outside.
When Ash Ketchum arrived outside the Yard, his Pokémon were already waiting there. Seeing him, the Pokémon were overjoyed.
Leading the charge was naturally Meganium. It sprinted and pounced on Ash Ketchum, almost crushing him flat. Luckily, he was a Super True New Human.
"Meganium~ Meganium~" Ash, Ash, I missed you so much!
Meganium kept licking Ash Ketchum's cheek with its tongue.
In the original work, Meganium didn't evolve to its final form, but now Meganium lives here with Bai Feng and undergoes high-intensity special training with its partners every day. It couldn't help but evolve.
"Alright, alright, Meganium, you're crushing me," Ash Ketchum said helplessly.
The one who finally rescued Ash Ketchum from Meganium was Venusaur.
Venusaur used two thick vine whips to tie up Meganium and easily lifted Meganium up. Venusaur is one of the top-ranked Pokémon in Ash Ketchum's strength.
In the original work, Ash Ketchum's Venusaur also didn't evolve to its final stage, only retaining its initial form.
Ash Ketchum's Bulbasaur was originally a peacemaker by nature, liking to settle disputes among Pokémon. But after coming to Fangxing Mountain, it found that it couldn't beat this one or that one, and couldn't resolve any conflict at all. So, it made up its determination, worked hard, and finally evolved into the powerful Venusaur, becoming the team's lubricant.
In the same situation as Venusaur and Meganium were Squirtle, Totodile, and Cyndaquil. Now they are Blastoise, Feraligatr, and Typhlosion.
In the original work, Squirtle went to the Fire Department to be a firefighter, but there is no Fire Department here.
Besides these Pokémon, Ash Ketchum also keeps Charizard, Kingler, Grimer, Snorlax, Heracross, Noctowl, and thirty Tauros here with Bai Feng.
"Everyone, I missed you all so much!" Ash Ketchum hugged each of his Pokémon one by one, even Grimer was no exception.
Then he introduced his new partners to everyone.
"Ash, are all these your Pokémon? They look so majestic!" Max couldn't help but lean over and say.
Ash Ketchum's Pokémon heard someone compliment them and immediately puffed out their chests proudly: Of course!
Just then, Bai Feng also walked out of the House with the Pokémon from Home. Ash Ketchum asked in confusion, "Uncle, where are you going?"
Bai Feng explained, "We plan to tidy up the Orchard. Look, the flora on the Mountain has grown like this, we have to clear it."
Reminded by Bai Feng, Ash Ketchum only then realized that his Uncle's Orchard had changed drastically. How did those fruit trees grow so big? And they bore so much fruit!
Actually, May wanted to ask Ash Ketchum as soon as she came out, does your Uncle really live in Biyi City? Or some wilderness jungle?
You can't blame May for thinking this way, only that the trees on Fangxing Mountain are now too tall and dense.
"Uncle, how did the Mountain become like this?" Ash Ketchum exclaimed.
Bai Feng didn't hide it from him and told them that he also had a Jirachi here.
"So that's how it is." May and the others were very surprised.
Ash Ketchum thought for a moment and said to Bai Feng, "Uncle, I'll help you!"
Bai Feng asked, "You don't want to rest?"
Ash Ketchum shook his head, "Not at all." Just reunited with his Pokémon, he was excited!
Max also echoed, "Me neither." He was currently very interested in Fangxing Mountain and the Pokémon on the Mountain.
May and Brock also immediately expressed their desire to help upon hearing this.
Seeing this, Bai Feng said, "Alright, you can all come together."
As soon as the few people walked into the Orchard, they saw several Gogoat and a group of Skiddo grazing with their heads down.
Many of these Skiddo were the children of Ash Ketchum's Tauros. Ever since Ash Ketchum's Tauros came to Bai Feng's Home, Bai Feng's Gogoat started getting pregnant frequently.
It was really... hard to describe.
Bai Feng said to Ash Ketchum and the others, "You guys just help put the picked fruit into the baskets."
Tidying the Orchard involves not only picking all the ripe fruit but also trimming the branches and leaves that have grown messily on the fruit trees.
Now, Bai Feng's fruit trees have grown too tall and large. It's difficult for Ash Ketchum and the others to complete either picking fruit or pruning the fruit trees. They can only do some simple work.
Hearing Bai Feng's words, Ash Ketchum and the others immediately replied with full energy, "Got it!"
Then they saw Machamp, Diggersby's family, and Baodao Panda's family carrying a pile of baskets over.
Bai Feng had already contacted the Pokémon League. After the fruit was harvested, the Pokémon League would immediately send people to transport them away.
The quality of this batch of fruit was very high, and the quantity was also large. Bai Feng was going to make a big profit this time.
After assigning work to Ash Ketchum and the others, Bai Feng began assigning work to the Pokémon.
"Da Meng, Er Meng, you two come pick fruit with me!"
Hearing Bai Feng's call, the two Mewtwo descended from the sky and appeared beside Bai Feng, one on the left and one on the right.
Seeing the two Mewtwo, Max and May's eyes widened. They remembered these two Pokémon vividly; the scene of them battling monsters was simply too shocking.
"Liepard, Pheromosa, Xiong Da, Xiong Er... you guys trim the branches!"
"Baodao Panda, Diggersby... you guys collect the trimmed branches and leaves, grind them into powder, and give them to Eldegoss and the others to make fertilizer."
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As Bai Feng issued command after command, the Pokémon began to get busy in the Orchard.
Da Meng and Er Meng flew into the air, radiance flickering in their eyes. Immediately, the fruit above the Tree Canopy automatically detached from the fruit trees. Then, as they waved their fingers again, the fruit piled up on the ground in small piles, waiting for Ash Ketchum and the others to put them into baskets.
Bai Feng and Bai Ye stood on the ground, their eyes also flickering with radiance. Thus, the fruit below the Tree Canopy automatically fell off, also piling up on the ground in small piles.
In just a moment, one person and three Pokémon harvested a large amount of fruit. The efficiency was astonishing.
Of course, if they didn't have such high work efficiency, with so many Mountains of fruit, Bai Feng and the others wouldn't know how long they would be busy.
"So... so amazing," May's eyes were dazzled as she couldn't help but praise.
Ash Ketchum rolled up his sleeves and said with great enthusiasm, "Let's get started quickly too!"
"Oh!!"
Ash Ketchum's Pokémon responded to Ash Ketchum and cheered along.
Besides Ash Ketchum and the others, Lance, Calyrex, and their Pokémon also came to help.
Lance's Charizard gently waved its Dragon Claw, instantly cutting off a branch that needed trimming. Immediately after, his Dragonite descended from the sky, picked up the branch, and soared into the sky, flying to the place where fertilizer was being made. It also quickly waved its Dragon Claw twice, cutting the branch into fine powder and dropping it into the fertilizer pool.
Calyrex's Pokémon were not to be outdone. Hawlucha landed lightly on a branch, and with a Brick Break, the branch snapped. Gourgeist and Goodra came in response. Gourgeist used Psychic, carrying the branch into the air, while Goodra directly used two thick, powerful tentacles to carry the branch on its body.
There was also Steven Stone's Metagross, which easily transported the fruit that Ash Ketchum and the others had packed into baskets to a Clearing not far away using Psychic, waiting for Talonflame, Corviknight, and others to come and transport the fruit to the Warehouse Downhill.
Cynthia's Togekiss and Braviary also joined the transportation team.
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In short, with the help of one Pokémon after another, the Orchard presented a scene of bustling activity. Basket after basket of fruit was sorted and transported to the Warehouse Downhill.
(End of Chapter)