Master Craftsman of the Pokemon World

In front of the computer, Guangtai used the computer's camera to scan the rough Evolution Stone and sent the image to the other party.

"Eh, is this the stone?"

After seeing Guangtai's description and the picture, A Bi was very surprised and confirmed again. He had studied many items but never found any information about this stone.

In the animated world, this stone had never even appeared.

Guangtai recalled that, according to the progress of the game era, the first researcher to discover this stone was from the Unova region.

When describing the effects of the Evolutionary Stone, Guangtai did not use strange statements such as increasing both defenses by 50%. After all, in the real world, no professor had ever tested the specific base stats of Pokémon. This was quite normal.

"That's right, as I said, the Evolution Stone can only be used on Pokémon that can evolve but haven't yet. It is a miracle stone for weak Pokémon, and the greatest boost for some Pokémon that are already quite powerful. With this stone, they can even be stronger than their evolved forms!"

"If you need it, pay a deposit, and I can help you polish it. Moreover, after my craftsmanship, the effect of this stone after polishing will be better than the current effect."

Guangtai sent the message, but the other party did not reply immediately.

He was probably considering and thinking. After all, when facing something completely unknown, most people would wonder if they were being deceived.

"Well, I agree." A Bi's consideration did not last long. He sent a new message: "You are a friend of Mr. Steel, and I am here to seek special items. If I don't buy it just because I doubt the effect of the item, then I would be putting the cart before the horse... I am a researcher, and I will personally confirm the effect of the stone."

Hoo!

He got it!

Guangtai breathed a sigh of relief!

The first business in the new region was negotiated, a good start.

The agreed delivery time was a week later. As for the mailing method, it was surprisingly possible to apply for flying mail from Blackthorn City. It was probably Pokémon like Dragonite or Pelipper doing remote collection.

So, the deposit needs to be...

"Ten thousand Poké dollars."

The deposit was 20% of the total price. Since Evolution Stones were almost impossible to buy in the game worlds of previous generations, and could only be found on the road or given as gifts, it was not until the ninth generation of Scarlet and Violet that Evolution Stones became a normally purchasable item. Its purchase price was 50,000 Poké dollars.

Guangtai sold it completely according to the game's pricing. He didn't plan to be a black-hearted merchant for the first order.

It would be terrible if he scared away the customer.

Tap. Tap tap.

A strange knocking sound came from the air. Guangtai raised his head and looked towards the door in confusion.

"Someone's knocking?"

Deep in the house, a cold atmosphere gradually rose.

Getting up and going over the counter, he opened the door of the cabin and found that there was no one outside.

The rain was still drizzling, dark clouds covered the hills, and the distant forests, valleys, and snow mountains were obscured by fog. The sky was dark, hazy, and things could not be seen clearly.

Tap tap tap—

The knocking sound appeared again. Guangtai repeatedly confirmed that there were no wild Pokémon passing by to take shelter from the rain near the door. In the nearby village, there were only some wisps of smoke, no one was active, and only weeds were swaying miserably, beaten by the rain.

Guangtai listened carefully for a while and found that it was not coming from outside, but from...

Following the sound into the house, he came to the door of the basement.

A look of doubt and vigilance gradually appeared in Guangtai's eyes.

He had just come out of the basement and didn't find anything inside!

Could it be... haunted? Ah, this is really a common thing in the Pokémon world. I didn't expect to encounter it right away.

A haunted house on a rainy day, the atmosphere is quite well set.

Indeed, there is a spirit world in the Pokémon world, and there are supernatural short stories in every generation. Haunting is too normal in this world. In addition, I have taken over the body of the dead original owner, so maybe the original owner's soul is still here.

"If you are a ghost... in short, rest in peace."

"...Although I haven't exorcised ghosts before, the ghosts in the Pokémon world also have the Ghost type. Since they have a type, there is a way to solve it."

The item master is not best at using force, but at using items. As the saying goes, there is a high wall between fighting with bare hands and fighting with weapons.

Guangtai did not enter the basement directly, but quickly returned to his room and began to make "preparations for battle."

The warehouse is for materials, and the finished props are outside.

The first thing he took out was a box of pink-purple dried fruit. Guangtai put it in his mouth and chewed it:

"Jaboca Berry, when attacked by a super-effective Ghost-type move, it activates and halves the damage of the Ghost-type move once."

This is a berry from the Sinnoh region. Vague memories show that these berries also exist in some nearby forests. After all, these berries were brought to northern Johto by the Sinnoh people a thousand years ago.

This kind of berry has had incredible power since ancient times. It resembles a flower and has a strong sweetness, making it an excellent choice for making desserts. At the same time, some people dry it and use it as an amulet. If you live in a haunted area, it is necessary to keep this kind of berry product at home.

Following this, Guangtai put on protective gloves and opened the locked cabinet in the corner, which contained some important materials and exclusive props.

The first thing Guangtai took out was a pale white incense. Cleanse Tag. The effect of this item is that, when carried by the Pokémon in the front, wild Pokémon will be less likely to appear. Some Pokémon dislike this fragrance.

After taking out the Cleanse Tag and lighting it, a pleasant fragrance gradually floated out of the holes in the incense burner. Then, Guangtai took out a string of Growlithe tooth necklaces from the second layer of the cabinet.

"Growlithe's fangs are not a battle item, but a kind of treasure material, which still contains the Dark-type Pokémon's type energy. Also, since Growlithe has the Fire type, there is also Fire-type energy residue in these teeth."

Guangtai put on the Growlithe tooth necklace, and took out the Johto specialty, Rage Candy Bar. This local snack can eliminate most of the abnormal statuses you receive.

Then, he groped to the bottom layer of the cabinet, which contained some dry mud balls wrapped in green leaves, which were items called Sticky Glob.

Afterwards, Guangtai took out a recording pen placed inside the lower layer, which contained a recording of the Dark-type move [Snarl].

Of course, this is just a recording pen. It can't cause sonic energy attacks on others, but can only produce extremely loud noises to make the other party feel annoyed. The source of the recording is the low-quality Murkrow that are common in the forest.

Finally, he also needs to bring a few Poké Balls.

Fully armed, eating and drinking, the monkey show is over, and Guangtai, who is ready, opens the basement.

When the electric light came on, the light suddenly filled all the shelving areas. Guangtai jammed the door, making sure it wouldn't be blown open, and walked in.

A cold breath hit him. Guangtai shivered slightly. This was the body's instinctive reaction, and Guangtai could confirm that he didn't have this feeling when he left the basement before.

One step, two steps, Guangtai always felt that something in the basement was watching him, and the fragrance of the Cleanse Tag in his hand, the wisps of smoke, gradually drifted to every corner of the basement.

"Carvings, Star Pieces, antique handicrafts, Fire Stone, Power Band, Shell Bell, Geodude's skin fragments..."

Creak.

The basement door suddenly made a sound.

Guangtai immediately turned his head to look at the direction of the door, and at this moment, a black shadow rose from behind Guangtai!

In the dark basement space, a blue eye lit up!

"Yo—!"

Honedge's heart is happy!

The person outside was really fooled!

In short, take my "Shadow Sneak" first!

This is how knights say hello!

The extremely fast black shadow accurately hit Guangtai!

Effect!

The effect doesn't seem good?!

Honedge's eyes were full of confused expressions, and Guangtai, who was hit by a Shadow Sneak, was only staggered, and immediately stood firm. Guangtai turned his head and saw the ancient sword floating in the air, seemingly stunned, and revealed the expression of "as expected":

"It seems the effect is not good!"