# Chapter 266: Cool for Less Than Three Seconds
Before long, Bai Feng entered his new class, which was the graduating class of the Intermediate School.
Many students in the new class were filled with curiosity about him, this student who had suddenly undergone grade skipping. As soon as class was over, they came to talk to him.
Bai Feng interacted with his students, neither getting too close nor too distant.
In the blink of an eye, it was time again for the yield of A-Grade Berries on Sea God Mountain. After notifying the Breeder Association to come and collect the fruit, Bai Feng led the Pokémon to start picking the Berries.
The number of Employees on Fangxing Mountain was now much higher than before, making the work considerably easier. For tasks like picking Berries, a group of Phantump, Eldegoss, and Gossifleur weaved through the forest, quickly picking all the ripe Berries clean.
The picked Berries were sorted and boxed by Clefairy, Clefable, Pancham, and others. Then, Diggersby, Pangoro, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, and others transported them together. Finally, Machamp drove them back to Fangxing Mountain, where they could wait for the Breeder Association personnel to pick up the goods.
The Breeder Association's personnel were very efficient. Not long after Bai Feng notified them, a cargo aircraft appeared above Fangxing Mountain.
This time, the association's President, Mr. Louis, was not here to pick up the goods. Mr. Louis is a busy and important figure, usually very occupied; it was already rare for him to come once.
This time, it was a Branch Chief from the association's Branch in Biyi City.
To facilitate coordination with Fangxing Mountain, the Breeder Association's Branch in Biyi City specifically established a new department solely responsible for liaising with Fangxing Mountain.
As soon as the department was established, the Branch Chief personally visited Fangxing Mountain, so this was not the first time Bai Feng and this Branch Chief had met.
This Branch Chief was named Shen Tian, 33 years old, and very tall. Bai Feng estimated he was at least 1.9 meters. He liked to wear black suits; at least, that's how Bai Feng saw him dressed every time.
Although Shen Tian's appearance was normal, his demeanor was outstanding. He gave off the feeling of a scholar, and talking to him felt like basking in a spring breeze.
Getting off the aircraft, Shen Tian smiled and shook hands with Bai Feng. "I've come to bother Mister Bai Feng again."
Bai Feng quickly said, "We'll have plenty of opportunities to interact in the future, so don't talk about bothering me."
"That's true. Then I won't be polite with Mister Bai Feng anymore!" Shen Tian said in a familiar tone, as if Bai Feng were an old friend he had known for many years.
Then the two began discussing work matters. Bai Feng introduced the situation regarding this batch of Berries to Shen Tian, who listened very carefully.
On the other side, the subordinates Shen Tian brought also began coordinating work with Dongyu, checking the quality of the Berries, weighing the Berries, and so on. The group was bustling with activity.
The quantity of this batch of Berries certainly couldn't compare to the last time, after all, the previous Berries were the accumulation of many years on Sea God Mountain.
After Sea God Mountain came under Bai Feng's care, Bai Feng performed pruning and management on the fruit trees, and also trimmed their shape. Therefore, for the first time yielding fruit, the output would definitely decrease.
Although the yield of the fruit decreased, the quality of the fruit greatly improved. Whether it was the taste, or the size and appearance of the fruit, they were all significantly better than before. Therefore, the price of this batch of fruit also slightly increased.
So overall, although Bai Feng's income this time was a bit lower, it was quite a bit higher than expected.
After all the Berries were loaded onto the aircraft, Shen Tian bid farewell to Bai Feng.
"Mister Bai Feng, I'll be taking the Berries now. If you need anything, you can contact me anytime!"
"Alright, thank you, Branch Chief Shen Tian, for making this trip!"
Watching the Breeder Association's aircraft fly further and further away, Bai Feng said to Dongyu and the Employee Pokémon, "Everyone has worked hard during this time. I'll give you prize money later!"
Hearing this, the Pokémon immediately let out deafening cheers.
Not long after the Berries were taken away, Bai Feng received the payment from the Pokémon League, totaling 6.2 billion! Bai Feng felt that it wouldn't be long before he might join the ranks of top Tycoons.
As soon as the payment was received, Bai Feng immediately distributed the prize money to the Employees.
After distributing the prize money, he saw the Floette gathered around Florges, seemingly chatting about something, their faces full of smiles.
"Floette, come here!"
Bai Feng called out to the Floette.
"Laabei~ Laabei~" What is it? Is something wrong?
The Floette flew to Bai Feng's side one after another, looking at him with curiosity. Florges also walked over behind the Floette.
"Wait for me for a moment, I have a gift for you."
After speaking, Bai Feng turned and walked into his Room. Before long, he came out holding a box.
The Floette looked at the box Bai Feng placed on the table, filled with both curiosity and expectation. They had just received prize money, and now there was another gift. Why was Bai Feng so generous today!
"Look what this is!"
Bai Feng opened the box, revealing piles of crystal-clear gems inside.
Seeing these stones, the Floette immediately let out excited cheers.
"Laabei~" It's a Shiny Stone!
"Laabei~ Laabei~" Is this really a gift for us?
"Laabei~" Can we really evolve now?
...
"Of course, it's a gift for you. This is my promise to you!" Bai Feng said with a smile.
To collect eleven high-quality Shiny Stones, Bai Feng put in a lot of effort. He constantly used Water Stones to trade for evolution stones of other types, and then used those evolution stones to trade for Shiny Stones, going back and forth.
Hearing Bai Feng's answer, the Floette thanked Bai Feng one after another, and Florges also looked grateful.
"Alright, there's no need for too many thanks. We're a family. Helping you evolve is something I should do." Saying this, Bai Feng took out the Shiny Stones from the box one by one and handed them to the eleven Floette.
The moment the Floette touched the Shiny Stones, the light of evolution emerged, gradually enveloping their entire bodies.
Within the white radiance, the Floette's body size continuously grew, increasing from around 20 centimeters to over 1 meter tall.
Eleven Pokémon evolving together was quite a spectacular sight, and the attention of the other Pokémon was also drawn to this side.
When the radiance dissipated, eleven Florges with different colored flower heads appeared before Bai Feng.
"Floooorges~"
"Floooorges~"
...
Having successfully evolved, the Florges happily discussed their respective changes, their joy evident.
"Congratulations, you've finally all evolved into Florges!" Bai Feng said with a smile, congratulating the Florges.
At this moment, Hatterene thoughtfully brought over a full-length mirror, allowing the Florges to see their evolved form more thoroughly.
The Florges were extremely satisfied with their evolved form, gathering around the mirror to look at themselves repeatedly, each one quite vain.
Seeing this, the other Pokémon also expressed their congratulations to the Florges one after another.
After seeing off the Florges, Bai Feng prepared to meditate for a while. But before he even reached the door of his Room, he saw Heliolisk walk over holding the Eternatus Core and hand the Core to Bai Feng.
"Has the energy been fully absorbed?" Bai Feng asked after taking the Core.
At this time, the Core had turned a deep black color, indicating that there was no energy left inside. A Core originally full of energy would emit a purplish-red radiance.
"Aibo~ Aibo~"
Heliolisk nodded, then quickly ran off. It was eager to have a sparring match with Volcarona.
Because it had absorbed the energy from the Core, Volcarona's strength had recovered to half of its former level. Therefore, it often sparred with Heliolisk. Although it wasn't Heliolisk's opponent, it was gradually adapting to its recovered power.
Volcarona could emit a radiance like the sun. Heliolisk sometimes used its combined power with Sunflora for training. Therefore, its bond with Volcarona had always been good.
After watching Heliolisk leave, Bai Feng took the Core and found the Clefairy and Clefable. At this moment, they were on a platform on the Roof of Bai Feng's Home, dancing around the Giant Moon Stone!
The Clefairy and Clefable had asked Bai Feng to place the Giant Moon Stone here because it allowed them to be closest to the moon when dancing on moonlit nights.
Seeing Bai Feng arrive, the Clefairy stopped their dance one after another.
Holding the Artificial Eternatus Core in his hand, Bai Feng said to them, "Starting today, you will officially begin working!"
After several months of training, the Clefairy and Clefable were already able to skillfully use Cosmic Power and had been looking forward to starting work soon.
The wages and benefits Bai Feng provided were too good. If they didn't work constantly, they felt like the wages were burning their hands.
Hearing Bai Feng's words, the Clefable Leader walked to Bai Feng's side, took the Artificial Eternatus Core from his hand, and placed it on top of the Giant Moon Stone.
There was a slot on top of the Giant Moon Stone. The original Moon Stone there had long since turned into Moon Stone powder, which was absorbed by the Clefairy when they evolved into Clefable. Now, it was perfect for placing the Artificial Eternatus Core.
After placing the Artificial Eternatus Core, the Clefable called out to its kin. The other Clefairy and Clefable then formed two circles around the Giant Moon Stone, the inner circle being Clefairy and the outer circle being Clefable.
"Clefable!"
With a command from the Clefable Leader, the Clefairy and Clefable immediately flapped their small wings, swayed their arms, and danced the cute Clefairy Dance with synchronized steps. This dance was beneficial for them to jointly use the move Cosmic Power.
The Clefairy and Clefable using the move together was much more efficient than working individually. This was a result they had obtained after many experiments.
As time passed, a special magnetic field was generated between the Clefairy and Clefable. Bai Feng couldn't help but move a little further away from them, because he felt that if he got too close, he might interfere with this magnetic field, thus affecting the Clefairy and Clefable's performance.
Before long, a giant light pillar descended from the Sky, engulfing the Giant Moon Stone and the Artificial Eternatus Core placed on its top. Bai Feng noticed that the Artificial Eternatus Core began frantically absorbing the cosmic energy present in the light pillar.
This Artificial Eternatus Core inherently possessed the function of automatically absorbing energy.
"Clefairy~ Pi~ Clefairy~ Pi~"
"Clefable~ Clefable~"
...
The Clefairy and Clefable danced the Clefairy Dance repeatedly, using the move Cosmic Power over and over, while also chanting rhythmic and melodic songs. As time passed, the originally dim Core began to emit a purplish-red radiance.
This was a sign that energy was present in the Core, and it also indicated that Bai Feng's previous hypothesis was correct.
When the Clefairy and Clefable were tired, Bai Feng took down the Core and said to them, "You rest for a bit. I'll go test the Core's effect."
Taking the Core, Bai Feng flew into the Sky and quickly found the Pseudo-Eternatus that was playing a game of chase with an aircraft.
Bai Feng shouted towards the Pseudo-Eternatus from afar. It immediately gave up chasing the aircraft and twisted its body as it flew towards Bai Feng.
"Come on, let me install this for you and test the effect!"
Bai Feng flew to the Pseudo-Eternatus's side holding the Core and installed the Core into its chest and abdomen. As a purplish-red radiance burst forth in its chest and abdomen, streaks of red light coursed through the Pseudo-Eternatus's entire body.
Eternatus's body is composed of two types of exoskeleton-like structures, purple and red. The red parts are similar to crystals. Originally, when the Core was not installed or the Core had no energy, the red parts were in a dim state. But as energy flowed out from the Core and coursed through the Pseudo-Eternatus's entire body, the red crystal parts began to emit bright radiance.
"Roar!!!"
The Pseudo-Eternatus let out a long roar towards the Sky. Immediately, an energy sphere condensed from its mouth, quickly turning into an incredibly thick blue-purple beam that shot towards the Sky.
Originally, there were layers of white clouds in the Sky above Fangxing Mountain, but under this attack, the cloud layers instantly dispersed.
Seeing this move, Bai Feng's face showed surprise. Could this be Eternatus's signature move, Dynamax Cannon? Being able to use Dynamax Cannon meant that the Pseudo-Eternatus might also be able to use other moves.
After firing one Dynamax Cannon, the Pseudo-Eternatus didn't seem to be finished venting. Streaks of purple beam suddenly shot out from its Core, sweeping outwards in all directions.
That... seemed to be Dynamax Energy! Bai Feng exclaimed inwardly.
Calyrex's Hawlucha happened to be flying leisurely nearby and was accidentally hit by one of the beams. In an instant, its body size began to rapidly increase, and it quickly transformed into its Dynamax form.
However, this form of its only lasted less than three seconds before returning to its original state. It turned out that after the Pseudo-Eternatus's outburst, it had completely exhausted the energy in the Core.
This was probably the legendary "cool for less than three seconds."
The Core returned to its dim state, and the red crystal parts on the Pseudo-Eternatus's body also dimmed. It tilted its head back and continued to roar, wanting to fire another Dynamax Cannon, but unfortunately, there was no reaction from the Core. Angrily, it raised a claw and fiercely pounded its chest twice.
()??? Hawlucha, still in a daze, looked bewildered. What happened?
Bai Feng flew helplessly to the Pseudo-Eternatus's side and said to it, "Alright, let's try again when the Core has accumulated enough energy!"
Saying this, he took the Core out from the Pseudo-Eternatus's chest and abdomen.
(End of Chapter)