**Chapter 296: Tinkaton's Scheme**
After listening to the accounts of Bramblin and Brambleghast, Bai Feng and the others fell silent. The residents of this Town acted truly unscrupulously.
When Raihan questioned the Town Mayor with the truth he had learned from Bramblin and Brambleghast, the Town Mayor's gaze darted around, and Bai Feng and the others knew that Bramblin and Brambleghast hadn't lied.
Afterwards, Raihan gathered all the Bramblin and Brambleghast together and, with Bai Feng translating, negotiated with them. He hoped that Bramblin and Brambleghast would leave the Town and promised them that the Town residents would receive the punishment they deserved.
Raihan spent a lot of effort before successfully persuading Bramblin and Brambleghast to leave.
For Bai Feng's help this time, Raihan solemnly expressed his gratitude to him. After they parted ways, Bai Feng decided to return to the Kalos Region.
Later, when Raihan contacted Bai Feng, Bai Feng learned from him about the punishment imposed on the Town residents by the higher-ups.
All the Town residents were not only fined but also required to carry out afforestation around the Town, striving to restore that barren land into a lush green landscape as soon as possible.
And the Bramblin and Brambleghast were the supervisors of their afforestation project. If anyone dared to act deceptively, and they had their Stamina absorbed by Bramblin and Brambleghast again, the Pokémon League truly wouldn't intervene.
Bai Feng's Aircraft was parked on top of the Macro Cosmos building. He returned to Macro Cosmos, said goodbye to Chairman Rose along the way, and then took the Aircraft back to the Kalos Region.
After several days of flying, the Aircraft successfully landed on a Helipad on the Mountain top of Fangxing Mountain. This Helipad was newly built later, and several Aircraft of different designs were parked on it. Besides the first one belonging to Bai Feng's Home, which was shaped like a Mantine, there were also those shaped like Drifloon, Togekiss, Swanna... In addition, there was a specially customized one shaped like Mewtwo.
These Aircraft were all products later manufactured by Team Flare. Almost as soon as Team Flare launched a new model, Bai Feng would enthusiastically buy one.
The Aircraft were usually flown and maintained by Mewtwo. Solosis, the official Pilot, was almost entering his retirement phase.
As soon as Bai Feng and his group got off the Aircraft, Lopunny and Hatterene came over and greeted them.
"Milu~ Milu~"
"Rim~ Rim~"
Compared to four years ago, Lopunny's figure had grown taller. A typical Lopunny's height is usually around 1.2 to 1.3 meters, but the one at Bai Feng's Home was a full 1.6 meters, almost the same height as an adult woman.
Moreover, don't let Lopunny's slender and graceful figure fool you; its hidden power is terrifying. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the strongest powerhouse on Fangxing Mountain; perhaps only Tyranitar could arm wrestle with it.
Hatterene's appearance hadn't changed much, but if you looked closely, you would notice that the airflow around it was constantly twisting. That was a special phenomenon caused by the influence of its Psychic power.
Although Hatterene's strength was growing stronger, its demeanor was becoming increasingly gentle, especially when it was working while wearing an Apron, looking just like a virtuous wife and loving mother.
It must be said, the Hatterene at Bai Feng's Home was quite different from wild Hatterene.
Wild Hatterene are quite brutal, known by titles like "Goddess of Violence" and "Forest Witch." In any forest where Hatterene live, you'll hardly see any other Pokémon.
Bai Feng walked up to the two Pokémon, gently patted their shoulders, and said, "Thank you for watching the house!"
He then chatted with the Pokémon as they walked towards Home.
They hadn't walked far when they suddenly heard a clanging sound. Bai Feng helplessly rubbed his forehead, then looked at Hatterene and said, "Is Tinkaton fighting with Rookidee and Corvisquire again?"
"Rim~ Rim~"
Hatterene's expression was equally helpless, but it had grown accustomed to this. Tinkaton would have a fight with Rookidee and Corvisquire every now and then.
Over four years, the original Qiao Duanjiang also evolved into Tinkaton after diligent training, becoming a dominant force on Fangxing Mountain.
After Qiao Duanjiang evolved into Tinkaton, it spent its days dragging its giant iron hammer around the Mountain, hammering away, determined not to leave any stone on the Mountain intact.
Later, on the several mountains at Bai Feng's Home, except for the large stone Bai Ye usually used for Calm Mind, you could hardly see any intact stone. They had all been turned into fragments under Tinkaton's hammering.
Of course, this was a good thing for Fangxing Mountain. The shattered sand and stone, mixed with the fertilizer produced by Eldegoss and Gossifleur, would make the Land of Fangxing Mountain more fertile.
For this reason, Bai Feng always turned a blind eye to Tinkaton's behavior.
Besides this, Tinkaton also eyed the patrolling Corviknight team covetously every day.
Logically, wild Tinkaton stare at Corviknight to seize their Steel Armor Feather as material to forge the large iron hammers they hold. But the one at Bai Feng's Home doesn't lack material!
Although Tinkaton is usually unreliable, it's quite serious about its work, so it has saved up a considerable amount of wages. It doesn't worry about food or drink and rarely needs to buy anything else; almost all its money is used to buy Iron Ore for forging material.
What's more, it has also latched onto Tyranitar's leg, sneaking into the Mineral Kingdom with Tyranitar from time to time to steal material.
As a result, that large iron hammer of its was forged to be incredibly shiny and also very heavy. You probably couldn't find a more extravagant Tinkaton than this one; that iron hammer just looked like it cost a fortune.
If a thief ever stole Tinkaton's iron hammer and sold it, they would definitely make a fortune.
It wasn't that no Pokémon had their eyes on its iron hammer. Bai Feng remembered when Steven Stone's Aggron first came to Fangxing Mountain, it once snatched Tinkaton's iron hammer. Oh, right, Tinkaton was still Qiao Duanjiang back then.
That iron hammer was almost rolled up and swallowed by Aggron, which is why Tinkaton still dislikes Steven Stone's Aggron to this day. If it weren't for being unable to defeat it, it probably would have already dismantled Aggron's armor to use as forging material.
It was also after that incident that Tinkaton's bond with Tyranitar improved; Tyranitar was the one who helped it get its iron hammer back.
Of course, Tyranitar's original intention wasn't to help Tinkaton retrieve the hammer; it just wanted to have a sparring match with Aggron. Getting the hammer back was just an accident.
Since it couldn't defeat Aggron, it went to provoke the Corviknight, or more accurately, provoke the Corviknight's children, Rookidee and Corvisquire, because it also couldn't defeat Corviknight.
Originally, there were only two Corviknight on Fangxing Mountain. They usually lived together with Talonflame. Over four years, the two Corviknight successively formed couples with Talonflame and bore offspring.
The offspring then paired with other Talonflame, and new offspring were born. Gradually, the Corviknight Tribe also developed. Although their numbers weren't as large as Talonflame, they were still a decent size.
As for Tinkaton, when it was still Qiao Duanjiang, it had provoked Corviknight before. Unfortunately, it lost the fight and was severely taught a lesson. Now, it started bullying the Corviknight's children, Rookidee and Corvisquire, with all its might.
The Corviknight didn't interfere much with this. They felt that Tinkaton was a form of tempering for their children.
Bai Feng walked a bit further and indeed saw Tinkaton swinging its hammer and smashing things around. Every time it smashed, the ground would shake violently.
Several Rookidee and Corvisquire were flying above its head. Tinkaton couldn't hit them as they were skilled in flying, so it was panting with exhaustion. Meanwhile, the Rookidee and Corvisquire were loudly mocking it in the air and even found opportunities to forcefully peck its head a couple of times, making Tinkaton scramble away covering its head.
Of course, Tinkaton wasn't truly foolish; it also knew how to use scheme.
See? After being pecked countless times, it suddenly threw away its hammer and lay panting on the ground, looking completely exhausted.
Seeing this, the Rookidee and Corvisquire eagerly flew down to peck it again.
At first, out of caution, the Rookidee and Corvisquire would peck once and immediately fly away. But gradually, they found that no matter how they bullied it, Tinkaton just lay motionless on the ground, seemingly truly exhausted.
So, they grew bolder. There was even a Rookidee that ran onto Tinkaton's body and bounced around, looking very smug.
However, just then, Tinkaton suddenly sprang up. The Rookidee were startled and scattered and flew away in panic, but some were too slow to escape. One of the Rookidee was grabbed by Tinkaton.
"Chirp!!!"
The Rookidee was squeezed so hard its tongue stuck out.
"Tinka~~~" Don't run away!
Tinkaton roared at the fleeing Rookidee and Corvisquire.
The Rookidee and Corvisquire wouldn't listen; they continued to run away.
Seeing this, Tinkaton squeezed again, and the Rookidee in its hand screamed again.
"Chirp chirp chirp~~~" Brothers, Sisters, save me!
The little one cried so hard, tears and snot flowed freely.
Seeing this scene, the other Rookidee and Corvisquire glared angrily at Tinkaton. But Tinkaton just held the Rookidee's small claws, swung it slightly, and then added with a threat:
"All of you, pull!"
So the Rookidee and Corvisquire looked at each other, then started pulling their feathers resentfully.
(;`) "Chirp~"
() "Caw~"
The Rookidee and Corvisquire pulled their feathers while crying.
Actually, before Rookidee and Corvisquire evolved into Corviknight, they didn't possess the Steel type. Their feathers were completely useless to Tinkaton. Tinkaton was just having fun.
"Hehehe!!!"
Seeing the Rookidee and Corvisquire losing more and more feathers, Tinkaton laughed smugly.
"If you can't reach a spot, pull each other's!"
Tinkaton continued its threat.
Before long, except for some downy feathers, all the other feathers on the several Rookidee and Corvisquire were plucked clean. They couldn't even fly anymore, looking exactly like newly hatched chicks.
"Hehehe!!!"
Seeing this, Tinkaton threw away the Rookidee in its hand, smugly hoisted its hammer onto its shoulder, hugged the pile of feathers, and walked away triumphantly while singing. It planned to use these feathers to decorate its slightly shabby Room.
"Tinka~ Tinka~ Tinka~"
That cheerful singing directly reached Bai Feng's ears, causing Bai Feng to shake his head helplessly.
Without feathers, the Rookidee and Corvisquire couldn't fly. They could only hop and jump towards Home, constantly complaining about the one Rookidee whose feathers hadn't been plucked.
"Chirp chirp chirp~~~" Anyway, they'll grow back soon. Why are you guys so angry? It's not the first time, after all.
That Rookidee complained to its Brothers and Sisters.
Hearing this, the Brothers and Sisters were all enraged.
It's because you get caught every time!
On the way back, Tinkaton happened to encounter a Corviknight flying over its head.
"Tinka~ Tinka~ Tinka~"
It held up the feathers in its arms and flaunted them at the Corviknight. However, the Corviknight merely glanced down at it dismissively and spread its wings to fly high, completely unconcerned.
All you're doing is helping my little ones grow sharper and sturdier feathers!
Tinkaton was so angry it smashed its hammer on the ground several times.
One day, I'll make you pay!
On the way back, Bai Feng and the others encountered Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and four Pangoro who were undergoing martial arts training.
These four Pangoro were the original four Pancham brothers and sisters. They had also completed their evolution long ago.
However, Xiong Da and Xiong Er were still in their Kubfu forms and had not evolved into Urshifu.
Kubfu requires special conditions to evolve into Urshifu. They need to obtain the Scroll of Darkness or the Scroll of Waters and undergo special training according to the methods recorded on them to complete the evolution.
But Bai Feng hadn't seen the Scroll of Darkness or the Scroll of Waters, so it was naturally impossible for him to know how to help Xiong Da and Xiong Er complete their evolution.
However, although Xiong Da and Xiong Er hadn't completed their evolution, their strength far surpassed that of the four Pangoro. For example, the four Pangoro were currently besieging Xiong Da and Xiong Er.
"Kuma~"
"Kuma~"
In the Bamboo Forest, Xiong Da and Xiong Er stood back to back, in an attack stance, their eyes darting around as they vigilantly observed the surrounding environment.
This Bamboo Forest was specially planted by Bai Feng for the Pangoro. The Pangoro's biggest hobby was eating bamboo.
"Hah!!"
"Hah!!"
Suddenly, the Pangoro sister and the Pangoro sister darted out from the Bamboo Forest, raised their fists, and used Bullet Punch to strike towards Xiong Da and Xiong Er.
"Kuma~"
"Kuma~"
Xiong Da and Xiong Er let out a coordinated shout, lowered their stances, then suddenly exerted force, using both punches and kicks together, instantly kicking the two large-sized Pangoro flying.
Just then, the Pangoro brother and the Pangoro brother suddenly darted out from who knows where, but the two little bears seemed to have anticipated it. They still used a combination attack, neatly and decisively sending the two brothers away.
Xiong Da and Xiong Er were using Close Combat, learned from Cynthia's Lucario.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 297: The Space Disk and the Calm Mind System
After continuously kicking away four Pangoro, Xiong Da and Xiong Er stood back-to-back again. Their gazes were sharp as they constantly surveyed the surrounding environment. Their fists were held in a ready-to-strike posture. Their serious expressions, combined with their small figures, looked quite adorable.
The four Pangoro that had been kicked away re-hid themselves in the Bamboo Forest.
Rustle rustle rustle~~~ A breeze swept through the Bamboo Forest. The sound of the wind and the bamboo leaves colliding and rubbing against each other interfered with Xiong Da and Xiong Er's judgment.
Suddenly, from four directions in the Bamboo Forest, black ring-shaped energy waves shot out simultaneously, heading straight for Xiong Da and Xiong Er.
It was Dark Pulse!
Seeing this, Xiong Da and Xiong Er remained calm. They were highly focused, and their eyes seemed to flash. Just as the Dark Pulse was only inches away, the siblings simultaneously threw out their right fists. The powerful punching force brought up airwaves, and a faint whooshing sound could be heard.
It was Focus Punch!
Focus Punch is a powerful Fighting-type move. It requires Focus Energy before use and can only be used when the user is highly focused. Its power is extraordinary.
Boom!!! Fists and energy waves collided. The Dark Pulse was directly shattered under the powerful punch, turning into scattered energy that splashed in all directions.
Immediately after, the two little bears didn't hesitate, consecutively swinging their left fists. The other two Dark Pulses were also shattered.
"Pangoro~"
"Pangoro~"
As two roars came, the Pangoro Brother and the Pangoro Brother each hung from the top of a bamboo stalk. Relying on the excellent flexibility of the bamboo, they swung through the air, planning to use Body Press to flatten Xiong Da and Xiong Er.
Their round, fluffy big bottoms were quite comical. If they were sat on, they might indeed be flattened.
Xiong Da and Xiong Er remained calm and composed, maintaining a stance of responding to all changes with no change. Their appearance truly had the air of martial arts masters.
The moment the Pangoro Brother and the Pangoro Brother let go of the bamboo and smashed towards the siblings, the siblings' eyes narrowed. They exerted power simultaneously, using their momentum against them. Using the inertia from the Pangoro Brother and the Pangoro Brother still swinging in the air, they quickly grabbed one leg of each respectively and swung them around continuously in the air.
"Pangoro~ Pangoro~"
"Pangoro~ Pangoro~"
The two Pangoro cried out in panic in the air. Finally, when they were dizzy and disoriented, Xiong Da and Xiong Er used Fling to throw them together.
Bang!!! The two Pangoro collided in the air. After a scream, they fell to the ground. At this point, they were groggy and had no strength left for battle.
Xiong Da and Xiong Er adjusted their postures, continuing to wait for the sneak attack from the Pangoro Sister and the Pangoro Sister. At this moment, the Pangoro Sister and the Pangoro Sister actually walked directly out of the Bamboo Forest with their hands raised.
They had tear-streaked faces and were actually surrendering.
"Pangoro~ Pangoro~" We won't fight anymore, we won't fight anymore, we surrender.
"Pangoro~ Pangoro~" Exactly, exactly, it's boring, we get beaten up every time!
At this time, the Pangoro Brother and the Pangoro Brother also got up from the ground, clutching their bottoms.
"Pangoro~ Pangoro~" You guys should go find others to spar with next time. Getting beaten up every day, I can't stand it anymore.
"Pangoro~ Pangoro~" Exactly! We receive the same training every day, and we've even evolved, so why can't we ever beat you?
The four Pangoro brothers and sisters complained back and forth.
In fact, the strength of the four Pangoro was not weak. They had stayed on Fangxing Mountain for several years and enjoyed top-tier benefits. Their strength couldn't possibly be weak.
The main reason was that Xiong Da and Xiong Er were powerful enough. Although the two little bear cubs hadn't evolved, they ultimately had the foundation of Legendary Pokémon, which ordinary Pokémon couldn't compare to.
Xiong Da and Xiong Er put away their postures and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Kuma~ Kuma~" This is probably the legendary exceptional talent!
Xiong Da said seriously.
"Kuma~ Kuma~" Brother's showing-off moment is here again!
Xiong Er held his belly and laughed non-stop. The four Pangoro also couldn't help but sit on the ground and laugh heartily, pounding the ground while laughing.
Every time Xiong Da won, he would show off.
"Kuma~ Kuma~" You... if you keep laughing, I'll hit you!
Xiong Da became angry and embarrassed, raising his fist to threaten his Sister and the four little partners. But Xiong Er and the Pangoro were not afraid of it. Xiong Er even struck a pose and beckoned to his Brother.
"Come here!"
Xiong Da and Xiong Er had similar strength. Xiong Da naturally lacked confidence in trying to teach Xiong Er a lesson, so he could only glare at his Sister with a depressed look.
At this moment, Bai Feng walked out of the Bamboo Forest with Bai Ye, Mewtwo, Hatterene, and Lopunny.
Seeing Bai Feng, Xiong Er immediately pounced and hugged his calf.
"Kuma~ Kuma~" Bai Feng, you're back!
Bai Feng bent down and stroked its head. "I saw your battle just now. You've made great progress! It seems you haven't been slacking off on your training!"
Hearing Bai Feng's praise, Xiong Er shyly pressed its head against Bai Feng's leg. Xiong Da, on the other hand, put his hands on his hips, lifted his head proudly, wishing his eyes were on top of his head.
He tilted his head too high and stuck his belly out too far. Xiong Da didn't stand steady and sat down on the ground with a thud.
Xiong Da: (ω)
So the four Pangoro couldn't help but snicker again. To prevent Xiong Da from noticing, they deliberately turned around, but their constantly shaking shoulders gave them away.
"Kuma~ Kuma~" Are you guys laughing at me again?
Xiong Da stamped his foot and questioned the four Pangoro.
"Pangoro~ Pangoro~" No, no, we just have stomachaches.
"Pangoro~ Pangoro~" Absolutely not, you saw wrong!
...
The Pangoro quickly denied it, shaking their heads like rattles. But their uncontrollable corners of their mouths already exposed their recent actions.
"Kuma~ Kuma~" See how I'll deal with you today.
Xiong Da raised his fist and ran towards the Pangoro. Seeing this, the Pangoro scattered in all directions. Thus, the sound of them chasing and playing echoed in the Bamboo Forest. One moment it was Xiong Da's angry shouts, the next it was the Pangoro's unrestrained and arrogant laughter, then it was Xiong Da's smug threats, and then it was the Pangoro's pleading in a good-natured tone...
Watching the farce in the Bamboo Forest, Bai Feng shook his head helplessly. He looked at the well-behaved Xiong Er and said, "Let's go Home. We won't mess around with them here."
"Kuma~"
Xiong Er nodded happily.
So Bai Feng and his group walked towards Home with Xiong Er.
On the way back, Bai Feng could vaguely see Garchomp and Metagross battling in the air, Dragonite and Charizard, and Gardevoir and Gothitelle, Milotic and Gyarados, etc., fighting on the ground.
These were all deposited Pokémon. Fangxing Mountain was this lively every day.
Speaking of the biggest change on Fangxing Mountain, it was the addition of a huge disk architecture outside Fangxing Mountain, Fangcun Mountain, Fangyuan Mountain, and Sea God Mountain.
This architecture was very huge, occupying the area of two mountains, and was the most conspicuous existence on the entire Fangxing Mountain.
Bai Feng named this architecture the Space Disk. In essence, it was a miniature Giga Eden. Although building this Space Disk didn't cost as much money as the Giga Eden, it was still quite expensive.
Of course, Bai Feng didn't spend a single cent to build it. Rose funded its construction to thank Bai Feng for his help.
If Bai Feng had to pay for it himself, he would probably have had to spend a lot of the money he had earned over the past few years.
Rose knew that Bai Feng had created a fake Eternatus using a special method, so he proactively offered to help Bai Feng build the Space Disk and even gifted Bai Feng hundreds of Minior to raise inside.
Although the Space Disk was a miniature Giga Eden, its internal structure and functions were quite different from the Giga Eden.
For example, the Giga Eden simulated a complete Space environment internally, only suitable for Eternatus and Minior to exist. Other Pokémon entering would likely be crushed to death by the vacuum environment.
But the Space Disk was different. It only had a light gravity environment inside. However, compared to the Giga Eden, its advantage was that Psychic-type Pokémon or Psychics like Bai Feng could roam in Space in spirit form while using Calm Mind inside, absorbing the special energy in Space to temper and enhance their psychic power.
How was such a special environment built? This was naturally thanks to Mewtwo.
Because over these four years, Bai Feng had been continuously teaching the Minior the Cosmic Power Move. Along with this, Mewtwo had more contact with the Minior and gained a deeper understanding of the Cosmic Power Move.
One day, Mewtwo suddenly discovered that when a large number of Minior used the Cosmic Power Psychic-type Move simultaneously, they would form a special magnetic field. This magnetic field connected to the mysterious and vast Space. This was also the reason why Minior could quickly obtain energy from Space using the Cosmic Power Move.
Mewtwo tried to sense that magnetic field with its psychic. Immediately, its consciousness entered an unknown world. It was completely dark there, but it flickered with scattered radiance, and countless meteorites were levitating around.
It tried using Calm Mind in the unknown Space. Immediately, it was surprised to find that the efficiency of using Calm Mind there was several times higher than its usual Calm Mind.
This greatly surprised Mewtwo. So, after its consciousness detached from that unknown Space, it told Bai Feng about this discovery.
Bai Feng attached great importance to this. So, he also tried to sense the magnetic field that Mewtwo mentioned. Unfortunately, he could neither enter the Space Mewtwo spoke of nor sense that magnetic field.
He also had Bai Ye try, and similarly, Bai Ye couldn't sense it either.
However, Bai Feng did not give up because of this. Instead, he attached even greater importance to Mewtwo's discovery. After continuous research, he finally understood that the reason he and Bai Ye couldn't sense the magnetic field Mewtwo mentioned was because their psychic power strength was insufficient.
So, if he and Bai Ye wanted to sense the existence of the special magnetic field, they needed to start from two aspects: either enhance his and Bai Ye's psychic power, or increase the magnetic field's presence.
Obviously, Bai Feng and Bai Ye's psychic power couldn't just become stronger instantly. So, the only method was to find a way to enhance the presence of that magnetic field.
So Bai Feng utilized Macro Cosmos's research team and successfully captured the magnetic field that Mewtwo sensed using high technology. When Mewtwo's psychic power connected with the magnetic field, that magnetic field would become very obvious for an instant, making it easy to capture.
So Mewtwo, utilizing Macro Cosmos's Laboratory, successfully developed a system that could enhance the special magnetic field after several years of research.
However, this system still had a flaw: even if it enhanced that special magnetic field, Pokémon with insufficient psychic power strength still couldn't sense the existence of the magnetic field.
For example, Bai Feng could only sense the existence of the magnetic field when performing a mental power link with Mewtwo or Bai Ye.
In other words, this system had a usage threshold. Currently, in Bai Feng's Home, besides Bai Ye and Mewtwo, others like Hatterene and the Meowstic siblings couldn't use this system for Calm Mind.
However, this was already enough for Bai Feng. Later, when Rose helped Bai Feng build the Space Disk, Bai Feng applied this system inside.
After the system enhanced the presence of the special magnetic field, it not only facilitated Bai Feng and the others' training but also improved the efficiency of the Minior obtaining energy.
The concept for this system was proposed by Mewtwo, so its patent right belonged to Bai Feng. Bai Feng allowed Macro Cosmos to use it, and similarly, they needed to pay Bai Feng a fee every year.
The Space Disk had only just been completed before Bai Feng's trip to the Galar Region this time, so he hadn't used that system for Calm Mind many times.
Looking at the huge disk architecture in the distance, Bai Feng decided to go experience it tonight.
After returning Home, Bai Feng felt as if all the bones in his body had gone soft, and he collapsed directly onto the sofa in the Living Room.
"Phew~~~ Home is still the most comfortable!" he sighed.
At this moment, Xiong Er wiggled its little bottom and climbed onto the sofa. It used its hands to pinch Bai Feng's arm and then pounded his leg. Bai Feng instantly felt all the fatigue in his body disappear.
He looked at Xiong Er in surprise. "When did you learn this skill? And it's so professional!"
"Kuma~ Kuma~"
Hearing Bai Feng's praise, Xiong Er showed a shy expression, but its motivation became even stronger, and it worked harder to give Bai Feng a Pokémon massage.
"Hatterene~ Hatterene~"
At this moment, Hatterene also brought Bai Feng a cup of tea. After hearing Bai Feng's question, it explained the reason to him.
It turned out that recently Xiong Da and Xiong Er had been training with Flint's Infernape. Every time their training finished, Flint's Infernape would help Xiong Da and Xiong Er with Pokémon massage like this to relieve body fatigue. Gradually, Xiong Er also learned some of Infernape's massage techniques.
Seeing Bai Feng lying tired on the sofa today, Xiong Er had a flash of inspiration and thought of using the same method to help Bai Feng relieve fatigue.
After listening, Bai Feng sighed with a smile, "Oh my, I never thought I'd be able to enjoy a Pokémon massage service one day. It's really not easy!"
"Not bad, not bad." Bai Feng scooped Xiong Er into his arms and rubbed his face against its fluffy head.
This little bear "pillow" is really good!
Hatterene was amused by Bai Feng's actions and shook its head helplessly.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 298: Targeted by "Caterpie"
Bai Feng held Xiong Er and dozed off on the sofa for a while, until Lopunny came to call for dinner, when he finally opened his eyes.
After dinner, Bai Feng took a walk on the Mountain for a while, then took Mewtwo and Bai Ye to the Space Disk.
The overall shape of the Space Disk resembled a round plate usually used for serving dishes at Home, but the top was covered by a transparent light shield.
This light shield could be opened, similar to the dome of Giga Eden. If the Pseudo-Eternatus and Miniors living inside wanted to come out to move around, the light shield would automatically open, which was very convenient.
Moreover, the light shield's defense was extremely strong. Even a full-power attack from Mewtwo wouldn't easily damage it. No wonder the construction fee was considerable!
Besides the construction fee, the daily maintenance fee for the Space Disk was also quite substantial. This part of the money needed to be borne by Bai Feng himself.
Bai Feng and the others walked into the Space Disk, only to see Pseudo-Eternatus twisting its massive body and flying back and forth in the air. Many colorful Miniors were gathered around it.
Pseudo-Eternatus chased the Miniors back and forth, and the air was filled with the clear, bell-like laughter of the Miniors, as well as the roar of Pseudo-Eternatus.
The Unown are truly getting more and more used to using Eternatus's body for activity.
Besides the Miniors, the Cleffa, Clefairy, and Clefable families, who previously helped Pseudo-Eternatus collect energy, also moved into the Space Disk to live.
Now, in addition to taking turns with the Miniors to help Pseudo-Eternatus collect energy, they also take responsibility for the Miniors' daily life.
Because the Space Disk has a light gravity environment, the Cleffa, Clefairy, and Clefable floated around like balloons in the air.
The Cleffa still couldn't move freely in this special environment and could only float around uncontrollably.
But the Clefairy and Clefable could use the pair of small wings on their backs to achieve true flying in the light gravity environment without affecting their actions.
There were many small holes on the walls of the Space Disk. Of course, they only looked like small holes from a distance, because the interior of the Space Disk was too large. In fact, all those small holes were small and exquisite Rooms, used as residences for the Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable, and Miniors.
The Rooms had a normal gravity environment.
The Clefairy family's giant Moon Stone was fixed at the center of the Ground in the Space Disk. The Clefairy still often danced around this Moon Stone.
Because the top here was transparent, moonlight could shine in without obstruction. So, as soon as the time was right, Clefairy would use the power of the Moon Stone to evolve into Clefable.
Seeing Bai Feng and the others enter, the Miniors, who were originally playing around Pseudo-Eternatus, immediately swarmed over, chirping around Bai Feng and showing great closeness to him.
Bai Feng patted them and said, "Alright, have you played enough today? We're going to start training!"
Hearing this, the Miniors obediently nodded one after another, and then rose into the air like meteors, forming nested circles.
"Clefable~~~"
Just then, the Clefable Leader flew over and handed the Eternatus Core of Pseudo-Eternatus to Bai Feng.
"Thank you," Bai Feng patted the Clefable Leader's head. "Thanks for taking care of the Miniors."
The Clefable Leader shook its head. This was nothing to them. Besides, Bai Feng paid wages, and they really liked their current carefree life. They were also full of gratitude towards Bai Feng for bringing them this peaceful life.
After chatting with the Clefable Leader for a few minutes, Bai Feng took Bai Ye and Mewtwo and flew into the center of the circles formed by the Miniors, simultaneously establishing a Psychic Link with the two Pokémon.
"Alright, let's begin!"
As the move was activated, all the Miniors began to use Cosmic Power simultaneously. Various colors of radiance faintly flickered on their bodies.
At the same time, an inexplicable magnetic field filled the Space Disk.
Bai Feng held the Eternatus Core, levitate cross-legged in the air, and began to spread his psychic power outwards, merging with the magnetic field.
Meanwhile, Bai Ye and Mewtwo also sat back-to-back with Bai Feng and entered a meditation state.
The moment his psychic power merged with the magnetic field, Bai Feng felt a moment of trance, as if his soul had left his body and his consciousness was floating lightly. When he came back to his senses, he found himself in a pitch-black Space, surrounded by huge meteorites with uneven surfaces.
Mewtwo and Bai Ye's spirit forms were right beside him.
If they hadn't established a Psychic Link before merging with the magnetic field, they would have appeared in different locations when entering this Space.
"Let's start meditating!" Bai Feng said to Bai Ye and Mewtwo.
Here, they couldn't communicate through language communication and could only converse through telepathy.
Mewtwo and Bai Ye nodded, then closed their eyes and meditated with Bai Feng.
During the meditation, Bai Feng could clearly feel a strange energy flowing into his spirit form along with his diffused psychic power. This energy would transform into his psychic power as he meditated, continuously strengthening his spirit form.
This kind of progress was very noticeable. Although this wasn't the first time Bai Feng had trained in this way, he still felt it was very magical.
As time passed, Bai Feng gradually felt his spirit form becoming heavier. He knew his limit had been reached, so he said to Bai Ye and Mewtwo:
"I can't keep going. You two continue your training."
Bai Ye and Mewtwo felt they had trained enough for the day. Seeing that Bai Feng was leaving, they also decided to leave with him.
What Bai Feng didn't know was that not long after they left that Space, a green Dragon-shaped Pokémon appeared nearby.
It looked left and right, found nothing, and was a little angry. Then it flicked its tail, turning a nearby meteorite into powder.
In the following days, Bai Feng had a rare period of leisure. Every day he was either busy in the Orchard or playing with Pokémon...
Of course, he would also regularly go to the Space Disk for meditation training. Psychic power training requires perseverance.
However, what Bai Feng never knew was that every time they finished their training and left, a green Dragon-shaped Pokémon would come over to check the situation, but it just never managed to meet Bai Feng and the others.
This evening, Bai Feng and the others went to the Space Disk for training as usual. But as soon as they entered that Space, they saw a huge meteorite, covered in flames, smashing towards them.
Because they were not physical bodies, the meteorite passed directly through their bodies.
But even so, the momentum of the meteorite just now was too great, and Bai Feng was still a little scared.
Before Bai Feng could breathe a sigh of relief, the flaming meteorite actually exploded. Immediately after, a humanoid Pokémon appeared in Bai Feng and the others' line of sight.
That Pokémon even glanced at Bai Feng and the others.
Deoxys?!
Bai Feng couldn't help but exclaim, though his voice couldn't be heard by anyone.
Deoxys didn't pay attention to Bai Feng and the others. Just as it was about to fly away, a green figure suddenly blocked Deoxys's path with lightning speed.
Rayquaza?!
Bai Feng exclaimed again.
Rayquaza also glanced at Bai Feng and the others, but quickly withdrew its gaze. Dealing with this Deoxys was more important right now.
Originally, Rayquaza was foraging in Space and accidentally saw a meteorite of very good quality. It flew over, about to taste it, when unexpectedly the meteorite flew away directly.
It chased the meteorite, flying and flying, not wanting the meteorite to explode halfway, and a Deoxys flew out from inside.
A perfectly good food turned into a Deoxys, who wouldn't be angry?
"Roar!!!"
Rayquaza let out a roar and used Crunch to pounce towards Deoxys.
Deoxys did not dodge. Its body twisted for a moment, and its form quickly changed. Its figure, originally slender and slim, became somewhat bulky.
It had switched to its defense form.
Deoxys is a DNA Pokémon, Psychic type. It is a Pokémon born from the DNA of a space virus attached to a meteorite being subjected to laser irradiation. Because of this, it has four forms: normal form, attack form, defense form, and speed form.
Each form grants Deoxys different specialties, with the defense form specifically enhancing its defensive capabilities.
The transformed Deoxys crossed its arms over its chest and simultaneously created a transparent light shield in front of it.
Bai Feng was, of course, very familiar with that light shield, because Bai Ye also often used that move, Reflect.
Despite taking double protective measures, Deoxys was still knocked back repeatedly under Rayquaza's attack, even smashing several large meteorites.
While retreating, a Psychic shot out from the crystal on Deoxys's chest, attempting to repel Rayquaza.
But this Rayquaza's nature seemed a bit reckless. It took Deoxys's attack head-on without retreating, and swung one of its claws, slamming it fiercely onto the Reflect in front of Deoxys.
Crack~~~
The Reflect shattered directly, and half of Deoxys's body was smashed, dissipating into scattered energy in the Night Sky.
This Rayquaza's strength was clearly much greater than Deoxys's.
Deoxys changed form again. This time it became its speed form, its body becoming incredibly slender and slim. It dodged Rayquaza's subsequent Dragon Claw and simultaneously used Recover.
Deoxys's Recover was extremely exaggerated. The missing half of its body recovered instantly.
This strange ability was not only related to its extremely high strength but also to its special identity as a DNA Pokémon. Mewtwo can also use Recover, but it can't do it to the same extreme as Deoxys.
Rayquaza was also somewhat surprised by Deoxys's powerful self-healing ability. A large amount of golden light suddenly condensed in its mouth. The light gathered together, transforming into an energy light pillar that shot towards Deoxys.
It's Hyper Beam!
This was Rayquaza's full-power attack! If hit, Deoxys would lose at least half its life, if not die.
Deoxys originally wanted to dodge, but suddenly a black ghostly face appeared directly above it. Deoxys's body instantly froze.
It was the move Scary Face, a move that makes the opponent fearful and lowers their speed. Deoxys was successfully intimidated.
Although it only froze for an instant, that was enough for Rayquaza. The golden light pillar instantly engulfed Deoxys.
Fortunately, at the last moment, Deoxys finally broke free from the intimidation and changed its form back to defense form.
But even so, under Rayquaza's full-power attack, Deoxys's lower body was still gone.
Just as Deoxys was about to use Recover again to heal its injuries, Rayquaza had already pounced over. It grabbed Deoxys by the neck and intended to use its other claw to dig out the crystal on Deoxys's chest.
If it couldn't eat the meteorite, this crystal was also a great supplement.
The crystal on Deoxys's chest was actually its brain. Any part of its body could be rapidly repaired by continuously replicating DNA through Recover, but losing its brain meant true death.
However, the moment Rayquaza made its move, its body froze.
It turned out that Mewtwo had intervened.
Although Mewtwo was currently only a spirit form, it did not prevent it from using psychic power, only that most moves could not be used.
Mewtwo used psychic power to restrain Rayquaza's body, preventing it from moving.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Deoxys's body rapidly recovered under Recover. At the same time, it used Teleport to escape from Rayquaza's control.
Rayquaza roared in anger, but Deoxys had already transformed into its speed form and quickly disappeared from its sight. Before leaving, it cast a grateful gaze towards Bai Feng and his group.
As soon as Deoxys left, Rayquaza broke free from Mewtwo's psychic power restraint. It angrily used the move Outrage and charged towards Bai Feng and the others. However, Bai Feng and the others were just spirit forms, and its attack couldn't touch them.
The reason Bai Feng had Mewtwo intervene to save Deoxys was because he guessed that Rayquaza couldn't do anything to them as spirit forms.
Because the meteorite that housed Deoxys had just passed directly through their spirit forms.
Of course, this didn't mean Bai Feng and the others couldn't be harmed at all.
If it were Deoxys, its Psychic-type moves could definitely interfere with Bai Feng and the others' spirit forms. Unfortunately, Rayquaza didn't have a single Psychic-type attack move.
After a commotion, Rayquaza not only failed to harm Bai Feng and the others but also ended up in a confused state because it used Outrage, ultimately injuring itself all over.
In the following days, whenever Bai Feng and the others appeared in that Space for meditation, Rayquaza would appear at the same time, watching Bai Feng and the others with a sinister gaze. If looks could kill, Bai Feng and the others would probably have been torn into pieces long ago.
Sometimes Bai Feng couldn't help but use telepathy to chat with Rayquaza, for example, advising it: "Anyway, you're not short on food, why bother going after Deoxys? Let bygones be bygones."
Or, "Aren't you bored here? Want to chat with us?"
But Rayquaza never said a word.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 299: Lycanroc and Planting Trees
On this day, Bai Feng rode in the large truck driven by Machamp, heading all the way into the Deep Mountains. He sat in the passenger seat. The carriage behind was filled with Pokémon: six Pangoro, three Diggersby, seven Clawitzer, etc., while Gengar, Mismagius, Chandelure, and others flew in the sky.
Two aircraft also flew in the sky, piloted by Mewtwo and Solosis respectively. Both aircraft were also filled with Pokémon.
Where were they going? To plant trees, of course!
Over the past four years, Bai Feng hadn't just stayed on the few mountains near his Home where he had already planted trees. Instead, he began developing the entire Mountain Range he had purchased. Whenever he had free time, he would take his Pokémon to plant fruit trees on one mountain after another.
In these four years, he had successively developed around twenty mountains, each filled with fruit trees.
Of course, Bai Feng didn't have time to meticulously cultivate these fruit trees, only letting them undergo wild growth. Yet, even so, some fruit trees had already begun to flower and bear fruit, yielding abundant harvests and showing excellent growth.
This was all thanks to Diancie's Mineral Kingdom continuously expanding, gradually reaching into the Deep Mountains. The Carbink diligently managed the earth vein, causing the earth vein's influence to spread outwards.
To develop the entire Mountain Range, Bai Feng even specifically set aside a mountain dedicated to cultivating fruit tree saplings. Many of the seeds for cultivating these fruit tree saplings were fruit pits remaining from the Grade S Berries they had consumed over the years.
Because the seeds were of good quality, some fruit tree saplings could reach Grade C in Energy Rating as soon as they sprouted. A small number could even directly reach Grade B.
This was the result of Bai Feng not having much time to use his Golden Finger for cultivation. Otherwise, that portion of fruit tree saplings could likely all reach Grade B.
However, there were too many fruit tree saplings needing cultivation, and Bai Feng didn't have time to tend to them meticulously. Therefore, Meganium took care of these fruit tree saplings most of the time.
Nowadays, Meganium was practically more professional than Bai Feng when it came to cultivating fruit trees. Bai Feng only had the advantage of his Golden Finger.
The further east one went into the Mountain Range Bai Feng bought, the closer it got to the Deep Mountains and the more inaccessible it became. Just as Fangxing Mountain was on the edge of the entire Biyi City East District, it was also the western edge of the entire Mountain Range.
To be honest, even Bai Feng himself hadn't fully explored the deepest parts of the Mountain Range.
The vehicle sped all the way into the depths of the Mountain Range. Along the way were the mountain hills Bai Feng had already developed. Looking at the fruit trees on the mountains with their excellent growth, either laden with abundant fruit on their branches or with flowers vying for beauty, Bai Feng's heart was filled with pride and a sense of accomplishment.
His purpose for planting these fruit trees wasn't to sell all the fruit they bore. He simply felt that these mountains were empty if left unused. Rather than letting them be covered in messy, ordinary trees, it was better to plant them entirely with fruit trees.
To be honest, ever since he graduated from School, he had been quite idle. Besides tending to the Orchard, he didn't have much else to do. He couldn't possibly spend all his remaining time on training, could he? That would make life too boring.
Now that he had finally achieved financial freedom, shouldn't he properly enjoy life?
He said he came to the mountains to plant fruit trees, but in reality, the ones doing the work were the Pokémon. He himself was actually just here for an outing and enjoying the scenery.
The Deep Mountains were actually quite interesting. Sometimes he could even find some unexpected discoveries or surprising encounters.
For example, the Pokémon that suddenly appeared behind Bai Feng's vehicle now were all Pokémon Bai Feng had encountered in the mountains.
"Awoo~~~"
Following a long howl, Wolf-like Pokémon suddenly darted out from the Orchard, one after another. They emerged from two different directions: one side in a quadrupedal form, the other in a bipedal, upright form.
The Pokémon on both sides were Lycanroc.
This kind of Pokémon, Lycanroc, evolves into different forms depending on the time of evolution (during the day, night, or dusk). These forms are the Midday Form, Midnight Form, and Dusk Form, respectively.
Because the Dusk Form is relatively rare, most Lycanroc are either Midday Form or Midnight Form. For instance, these two Lycanroc Tribes that appeared now did not have any Dusk Form members.
These two Lycanroc Tribes were originally two groups of Pokémon living in these Deep Mountains. Their relationship with each other was poor, and conflicts often occurred.
Over a year ago, when Bai Feng came here to plant fruit trees, he unexpectedly encountered them. The Pokémon from these two groups actually united, wanting to drive Bai Feng and his group out of here.
Because they felt that Bai Feng and his group were the outsiders.
Are you kidding? This mountain is mine! If anyone's leaving, it's you! So, in the end, Bai Feng took action and gave them a good beating.
However, Bai Feng didn't drive them away. Instead, he chose to hire them.
This Mountain Range was so vast; he couldn't possibly just ignore it. So, he hired the two Lycanroc Tribes to patrol the mountains for him.
He didn't treat them like the regular Pokémon employees in the Orchard, providing food, lodging, and pay. He simply promised that after the fruit trees he planted bore fruit, the Lycanroc could eat as much as they wanted.
The Lycanroc naturally had no objections. For wild Pokémon, this was already excellent welfare.
One must know that there weren't originally large areas of fruit trees in this Mountain Range. Only scattered fruit trees grew in some areas. Wild Pokémon spent most of their time each day running around searching for food. While the Pokémon wouldn't starve to death, they definitely went hungry often.
Now, with readily available food that was not only filling and plentiful but also meant they wouldn't be driven away, they were naturally happy.
Bai Feng planted many varieties of fruit trees, planting a different kind on each mountain. It could be said that there were fruit trees flowering and bearing fruit throughout the four seasons, so the Lycanroc didn't have to worry about not having anything to eat.
Thus, the patrol issue for the mountain hills where Bai Feng had finished planting fruit trees was contracted out to the two Lycanroc Tribes. They governed their respective areas, one responsible for the southern Orchard and the other for the northern Orchard. They didn't interfere with each other and no longer fought, mainly because they didn't easily meet each other during normal times.
Seeing Bai Feng and his group arrive, the Lycanroc were very happy. Although the benefits Bai Feng gave them were not as good as those of the official employees at Fangxing Mountain, they were still grateful to and close to Bai Feng.
They chased Bai Feng's vehicle all the way until Bai Feng and his group reached their destination.
As soon as Bai Feng got out of the vehicle, the two Lycanroc Leaders each brought their fellow Tribe members and gathered around Bai Feng. The two Tribes hadn't met for a long time, and their sudden encounter created a tense atmosphere.
Seeing the two Lycanroc Tribes baring their fangs at each other, Bai Feng smiled and patted the heads of the two Leaders. "Alright, you don't have a competitive relationship anymore. You finally got together, so don't glare at each other like that." As he spoke, he took out a handful of Pokéblocks and fed them to the two Lycanroc Leaders respectively.
However, Lycanroc are very responsible Pokémon. Seeing that there weren't many Pokéblocks, the two Leaders didn't eat them. Instead, they chose to carry them in their mouths and feed them to the young Rockruff in their Tribes.
"Seriously, I didn't say there weren't enough for everyone. There's no need to be so humble."
Seeing this, Bai Feng shook his head helplessly. He then took out another pile of Pokéblocks and fed them one by one to the remaining Lycanroc and Rockruff.
After they finished eating, Bai Feng patted the heads of the two Lycanroc. "Alright, you two continue your patrol. We're going to start working!"
"Awoo~~~"
The two Lycanroc nodded, then let out a long howl. Each led their fellow Tribe members back to the area they were responsible for and soon disappeared from Bai Feng and his group's sight.
Actually, Bai Feng having the Lycanroc patrol didn't mean he wouldn't let wild Pokémon eat a little bit of the Berries in the Orchard. In fact, Bai Feng didn't mind if some wild Pokémon entered his mountains to eat something. What the Lycanroc needed to guard against were people or Pokémon who would damage the fruit trees or waste Berries excessively.
Of course, this was the Deep Mountains, and it was owned Land. There were almost no people, but wild Pokémon often visited.
"Alright everyone, come down and get to work!"
Following Bai Feng's command, the Pokémon disembarked from the large truck one after another. The two aircraft also landed in the Clearing. From one, tall Trevenant walked out, and from the other, Eldegoss, Gossifleur, and Florges flew out one by one.
The Pokémon quickly ran into the mountain designated by Bai Feng and began working, each performing their assigned task.
The Trevenant, stepping with their tree root-like feet, walked up to the large trees. Using both hands to hug the trunk of the large trees, they pulled upwards with force, and the large trees were uprooted one after another.
Rumble... snap... The commotion of trees being pulled from the soil, branches breaking, and other sounds were incessant.
Ever since the earth vein was activated, the soil of Fangxing Mountain had become increasingly fertile. The Trevenant rooted there also grew taller and taller, each at least two to three meters high, and they appeared to possess immense strength, performing strenuous tasks effortlessly.
The large trees that were pulled out would have their branches and leaves quickly cut off by Liepard using their sharp claws and Leavanny using their slender blades, leaving only the bare, thick trunks.
The branches and leaves would be collected by Eldegoss, leading the Gossifleur, and composted into fertilizer. The trunks, on the other hand, would be moved aside by the large Pokémon like Pangoro and Diggersby.
Eldegoss and Gossifleur have very special innate abilities. As long as their fluff is added to materials like branches and leaves, these materials can quickly ferment into fertilizer. The effect is much stronger than normal fertilizer, and it's pure and pollution-free.
These large trees had undergone many years of growth. Their trunks were very good timber. Later, Bai Feng would use Distortion Space to transport them Home. Whether for building houses or constructing the Orchard, they were excellent choices.
After the ordinary trees were cleared away, only some weeds and low shrubs would remain on the mountain. This was when Gengar, Mismagius, and Chandelure would make their appearance.
Gengar used Will-O'-Wisp, Mismagius used Mystical Fire, and Chandelure used Fire Spin, repeatedly scorching the cleared soil.
After being repeatedly burned by the flames, not only would weeds, shrubs, and other plants turn into fertilizer and enter the soil, but pathogens, insect eggs, weed seeds, and so on in the soil would also disappear completely with the burning flames.
Next up were the Clawitzer. Raising their large pincers, they used Water Pulse to cool down the Land, making it moist and soft.
This wasn't a good time to use Rain Dance. Although Rain Dance was quick for watering, it wasn't easy to control. If there was too much rain, making the Land muddy, planting trees later would be trouble.
After the Clawitzer finished sprinkling water to cool the Land, Tinkaton, Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and the Florges made their appearance.
Tinkaton, Xiong Da, and Xiong Er would find stones on the mountain that were too large. They would use Gigaton Hammer and Rock Smash moves respectively to break the stones, then evenly scatter the crushed stone onto the Plot of Land.
Tinkaton liked smashing stones. Bai Feng specifically gave this task to it. This fellow was initially unwilling. It was happy smashing stones on its own, but once others assigned this as a task, it lost interest.
Of course, whether it smashed them or not wasn't up to it.
Later, as it kept smashing, Tinkaton got carried away and forgot that it was a task. It smashed away with great joy.
As for Xiong Da and Xiong Er, they proactively requested to take on this task themselves. They felt this work could effectively train their fists.
The two little fellows raised their fists and used the Rock Smash move, smashing a large stone with each punch. Their movements were very clean and sharp.
Of course, not all stones needed to be smashed. Too many stones on the mountain wasn't good, but having no stones at all wasn't good either.
Bai Feng would only have Tinkaton, Xiong Da, and Xiong Er smash the stones that were excessively large. He left the smaller ones alone, as a suitable amount of sand and gravel could increase the soil's aeration.
While Tinkaton, Xiong Da, and Xiong Er were smashing stones, the Florges would fly overhead on Talonflame, scattering specks of green energy into the soil. The soil would instantly become full of vitality.
After all this was done, it was time to officially begin planting the fruit tree saplings.
Bai Feng opened the Distortion Space and, along with Bai Ye, Mewtwo, Solosis, Natu, and others, used Psychic to move bundles of fruit tree saplings out and hand them over to the Trevenant for planting.
The Trevenant efficiently dug holes, planted the trees, and filled in the soil. Then, the Clawitzer performed a second round of watering. Finally, Meganium used Jungle Terrain to nourish the saplings that had just been planted.
After several years of training, Meganium's Jungle Terrain had become even more powerful. The saplings it nourished quickly grew new foliage, and their root systems also gained New Life. They didn't look like they had just been planted at all.
While the Pokémon were working hard, Bai Feng leisurely acted as the supervisor. He set up a table in the Clearing and placed tea and pastries on it. He drank tea and ate pastries, truly enjoying himself.
On the table, Polteageist emerged from the teapot, pushing up the teacup lid. With its small hand holding another teapot, it squinted its spiral eyes and poured tea for Bai Feng.
After Polteageist finished pouring the tea, Alcremie would add a little cream into the teacup and have Polteageist gently stir it. A cup of milk tea emitting an aroma was then complete.
Over the four years, many Pokémon on Fangxing Mountain had completed their evolution, naturally including the former Sinistea and Milcery.
(End of this chapter)
**Chapter 300: Maushold and Meganium**
Sinistea saved up a lot of money over the years, so it bought itself a genuine antique Cracked Pot and successfully evolved into Polteageist.
Of course, to buy this teapot, it spent everything it had.
Milcery, through years of helping Hatterene make pastries and constantly accumulating experience, finally used a Strawberry Sweet to evolve into an Alcremie in the Vanilla Cream Form.
Half a day quickly passed. Bai Feng saw that it was about time, so he called the Pokémon to stop what they were doing and come for lunch.
On the soft Grassland, Bai Feng distributed the Pokémon's food to them, and they sat on the Grassland eating heartily.
Food tasted even better after hard work. Some Pokémon ate ravenously, like the Pangoro, while others, even when very hungry, ate gracefully and politely, like the Florges.
Bai Feng, Bai Ye, and Mewtwo also gathered around the table and began to eat.
After lunch, everyone rested for two hours before starting work again.
With nothing else to do, Bai Feng said to Bai Ye and Mewtwo, "Mother, Mewtwo, let's go take a look around!"
Bai Feng hadn't thoroughly explored this area yet. After finishing planting on this Mountain, he would need to continue planting on the next Mountain, so it was essential to investigate the surrounding situation.
"Gardevoir~"
"Okay!"
Bai Ye and Mewtwo responded and followed Bai Feng into the nearby Mountain Forest.
However, they hadn't gone far when they saw a Midday Form Lycanroc running quickly towards them, carrying a white bundle in its mouth. As it got closer, Bai Feng realized that the Lycanroc was carrying a mouse-like Pokémon in its mouth.
This little mouse was only the size of a palm, a small bundle struggling non-stop in the Lycanroc's mouth and letting out squeaking sounds.
Tandemaus? Or Maushold? Looking at the white bundle, Bai Feng fell into confusion.
Tandemaus and Maushold are the same kind of Pokémon (Pokémon Researchers generally believe that Maushold's special coexisting ecosystem is the Evolution of Tandemaus), but the number of Clan Members is different. Tandemaus consists of two mouse-like rodent Pokémon, while Maushold consists of three or four.
Since there was only one in the Lycanroc's mouth, Bai Feng couldn't immediately determine if it was a Member of Maushold or a Member of Tandemaus.
The survival form of Maushold and Tandemaus is similar to Exeggcute and Falinks.
"What's going on?" Bai Feng asked the Lycanroc, looking puzzled.
*Spit*~
The Lycanroc spat the little mouse onto the Ground. The little mouse bounced twice on the Grassland, then rolled over once, and finally fell flat on its face.
It got up and tried to run, but the Lycanroc was quick-eyed and quick-handed, running over quickly and stepping on it with one foot. The little mouse couldn't help but let out a squeak, which made Bai Feng feel a pang of sympathy.
What a pitiful and cute little guy.
After the Lycanroc's explanation, Bai Feng quickly understood the reason why this little mouse was caught.
It turned out that while the Lycanroc was on patrol, it accidentally discovered several little mice digging up a fruit tree that was already full of fruit.
If they were just stealing fruit, the Lycanroc would have turned a blind eye and pretended not to see them. After all, Bai Feng had instructed that wild Pokémon who steal, as long as they don't go too far, should be ignored.
But those little mice actually wanted to dig up the fruit tree itself! This was truly unbearable! So the Lycanroc attacked them. Who knew that the four mice were quite fast and even knew to run in different directions? In the end, the Lycanroc only caught this one.
After listening to the Lycanroc's account, Bai Feng knew that this should be a Member of Maushold, because the Lycanroc said it saw a total of four mice.
Maushold has two forms: the Three-Member Family Form and the Four-Member Family Form.
"Speak, why did you want to steal my fruit tree? Weren't there enough fruit for you to eat?" Bai Feng lifted the little mouse by the scruff of its neck.
"Squeak squeak squeak~~"
The little mouse struggled with all its might, using both its hands and feet, but its destiny's scruff was pinched, and no matter how hard it struggled, it was useless.
The little mouse was quite stubborn. No matter how Bai Feng used threat, it just wouldn't speak.
"You won't talk, huh?" A dangerous radiance flashed in Bai Feng's eyes. He extended a finger and put it under the little mouse's armpit. "Tickle~ Tickle~ Tickle~ Let's see if you'll talk."
The little mouse initially kept a straight face, but as time passed, it finally couldn't hold back and started laughing uncontrollably.
"Squeak squeak squeak~~~" Hahaha~~~ Help, help!
It laughed and called for help at the same time.
At this moment, Bai Feng's expanded Psychic Power finally sensed the anomaly.
Maushold Pokémon are very protective of each other as companions. They are like a complete individual, always together. If one of them encounters danger, the other Members will definitely not abandon it.
So Bai Feng guessed that the other three little mice would definitely appear nearby soon. As expected...
As a purple radiance emitted from Bai Feng's eyes, three little mice floated out of the Forest uncontrollably. They were quite clever, knowing to hide in different locations.
These three little mice consisted of two larger ones and one smaller one. The other smaller one was the one in Bai Feng's hand, making a total of four. They all looked quite similar.
Seeing their other companions also caught, the little mouse in Bai Feng's hand started squeaking in panic, but the four little mice still gathered together.
The relationships among Maushold Members are relatively complex. Some might be a couple with children, some might be Brothers and sisters, and some might have no blood relation at all, simply living together...
Bai Feng didn't know what the relationship was between these four little mice.
With their companions as a threat, Bai Feng quickly learned the reason for their digging up the fruit tree from the Maushold. It turned out they had met a Meganium, and that Meganium said that if they could bring a fruit tree back to it, it could guarantee that the Maushold would never have to worry about food again.
Also, from their mouths, Bai Feng learned that these four Maushold were four Brothers and sisters, the two larger ones being the Brothers and the two smaller ones being the sisters.
Hearing the four Maushold say there was a Meganium, Bai Feng instantly became interested. Meganium are not common Pokémon.
"Would you take me to see the Meganium?" Bai Feng said to the Maushold with a gentle smile.
The four Maushold looked at each other, hesitating. Although they had only known the Meganium for a short time, they didn't want to bring trouble to the Meganium.
"Don't worry, I won't harm the Meganium. Don't you want to never lack food in the future? As long as you take me to see the Meganium, you can follow me from now on. All the fruit trees on this Mountain are mine, and I guarantee you can eat as much as you want!"
Bai Feng's words successfully moved the Maushold. They also didn't think Bai Feng looked like a bad guy, and they knew that many wild Pokémon came here to steal berries, and the Lycanroc would just turn a blind eye.
Since the Lycanroc listened to this human, it meant that the Lycanroc's actions were permitted by this human, indicating that this human was not a bad guy.
"Squeak squeak squeak~~"
After thinking it through, the Maushold nodded at Bai Feng, agreeing to his request.
It wasn't that they were disloyal, it was just that this human offered too much!
"Very good!" Bai Feng nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the Lycanroc and said, "Lycanroc, continue your patrol!"
"Awoo~"
The Lycanroc nodded upon hearing this, leaped, and disappeared into the Jungle.
As soon as the Lycanroc left, the Maushold all breathed a sigh of relief. Facing this big dog that had chased them for two miles, they were truly a little scared.
"Alright, let's go!"
As soon as Bai Feng finished speaking, the Maushold bounced and hopped ahead, leading Bai Feng and the others deeper into the Deep Mountains.
After walking for who knows how long, Bai Feng and the others crossed Mountain after Mountain. Eventually, they became impatient with walking, so they simply picked up the Maushold and used Psychic Power to fly into the air, letting the Maushold guide them from above.
Gradually, they left Bai Feng's "forces" range and finally stopped above a Mountain Valley. This Mountain Valley was very hidden. If they hadn't been in the air and had the Maushold leading the way, Bai Feng wouldn't have easily noticed it was a Mountain Valley.
The Mountain Valley was dense, filled with towering giant trees everywhere. Even sunlight struggled to penetrate the gaps in the leaves into the Mountain Valley. The Maushold were native residents here, skillfully leaping and weaving through the Forest.
According to the Maushold, this Mountain Valley used to be just an ordinary Mountain Valley with not so many large trees. Later, the Meganium came, and the Mountain Valley gradually became what it is today.
Hearing this, Bai Feng was shocked. An ordinary Meganium probably couldn't achieve this level, right? He and Bai Ye and Mewtwo exchanged glances. They all realized that the mysterious Meganium was probably extraordinary.
Bai Feng couldn't help but recall the legend about Meganium. The exhaled breath of Meganium contains a magical power that can revive withered vegetation.
Bai Feng's Meganium couldn't do this. At most, it could give life force to vegetation, making it grow more vigorously, but it couldn't revive withered vegetation.
Soon, Bai Feng and the others were led by the Maushold to see that Meganium. But this Meganium was completely different from what Bai Feng had imagined. It didn't have smooth, green skin, nor did it have vigorous life force. Instead, it was as aged as a piece of dry tree bark, and its originally green skin had turned a withered yellow.
This was an ancient Meganium!
The Meganium was lying on the Grassland, resting. Its skin was not smooth and delicate like that of an ordinary Meganium, but rather had ring-like textures, similar to the annual rings of ordinary trees. Furthermore, the latter half of its body had grown together with several trees surrounding it.
In other words, it couldn't even move.
However, what was magical was that with each rise and fall of the Meganium's breathing, a dark green aura would spray from its nostrils. This aura dispersed into the air and was absorbed by the trees. The trees instantly grew new shoots and became even taller.
Even Bai Feng and the others, when touched by that aura, felt as if they were bathing in an ocean of Forest, feeling completely refreshed.
Magical power!
Bai Feng thought: This must be the reason why the entire Mountain Valley became covered with towering giant trees in just one year!
According to the Maushold, this Meganium arrived in the Mountain Valley just over a year ago.
However, they didn't know that the Meganium's end was near; they just thought the Meganium was a Pokémon with a naturally unique appearance.
Sensing the arrival of Bai Feng and the others, the Meganium slowly opened its eyes and laboriously lifted its head. Its eyes were no longer clear, only showing a cloudy haze, indicating its extreme age.
Grass-type Pokémon are naturally long-lived, and coupled with this Meganium's powerful strength, it had probably lived for a long time. However, it seemed its final day had arrived.
"Meganium?" Human?
The Meganium looked at Bai Feng and his group with confusion.
Bai Feng smiled and said to the Meganium, "The Maushold ran to my Orchard to steal fruit trees. I learned of your existence from them, so I came to take a look."
"Meganium?" You can understand Pokémon speech?
The Meganium looked surprised. It suddenly seemed to remember something, then excitedly asked, "Meganium~ Meganium~" Is your name Bai Feng?
There aren't many humans who can understand Pokémon when they need to.
Now it was Bai Feng's turn to be shocked. He was certain he had never met this Meganium. How did it know him?
"It's me! Do you know me?" Bai Feng asked, puzzled.
Upon receiving Bai Feng's affirmative answer, the Meganium became even more delighted. A brilliant smile bloomed on its face, which already had woody textures, and its cloudy eyes seemed to regain a hint of clarity.
It tried to struggle to stand up, but its back half was completely grown together with the large trees. No matter how it struggled, it couldn't break free from the several large trees growing on its body.
Finally, the Meganium weakly lay back down on the Ground, but its face still beamed with a smile.
"Meganium~ Meganium~ Meganium..." I came to The Earth just to find you, but unfortunately, my body is useless, and before I could find you, I...
At this point, the Meganium's expression turned gloomy. It was essentially waiting to die now.
But fortunately, hard work pays off; it finally met the person it wanted to find.
It originally just wanted to help the Maushold, to cultivate a fruit tree for them before it died so they wouldn't have to worry about food, but it didn't expect the Maushold to bring Bai Feng.
Could this be the result of good deeds?
After listening to the Meganium, Bai Feng asked again, "Why were you looking for me? Have we met before?"
The Meganium shook its head. "Meganium~ Meganium~" We haven't met. Do you remember the Zarude you once helped?
Zarude? Bai Feng suddenly understood. "You know Zarude?"
The Meganium nodded. "Zarude told me to come find you."
Of course, the Meganium was lying. In reality, Zarude just wanted the dying Meganium to seek refuge with Bai Feng so that the Meganium could live out its natural lifespan. But the Meganium was concerned about Zarude, so it lied.
"Bai Feng, I sense the aura of the same species on you. Would you like to make a trade with me?" The Meganium looked intently at Bai Feng with its cloudy eyes.
(End of Chapter)