Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 1: The Tool Craftsman of the Divine Capital Ruins

In the mountainous area northeast of Lake of Rage in the Johto region.

Near the ruins of Shendu.

On the map of the Pokémon world, this place is described as "a blizzard zone where ancient legends intersect and is blocked by a wall of ice and snow."

June 6th, early summer.

Event: Rain will occur in some locations.

On a hill far away from the village, there is an abandoned workshop.

The overall structure of the house is made of a mixture of brick and wood. The wooden walls on the outside have long been rotten, and moss is all over the stones. The hilly ground outside the workshop is full of rocks and dense weeds.

The old-fashioned clock in the room had stopped, the brick stove was cold, and on the wall hung a somewhat scribbled hand-drawn map with many locations marked on it and new notes.

The rain wet the windows.

Guang Tai woke up to the sound of dripping rain, and what came into his sight was an unfamiliar ceiling.

Memories began to sort themselves out in my mind, and soon I understood the whole story.

This is the world of Pokémon.

Pokémon are a group of magical creatures that live in this world and possess incredible powers. They can be found everywhere, and the humans in this world also have all kinds of wonderful technologies. With magical creatures and magical humans, this world has also become magical.

With the progress of the times, the attribute powers of Pokémon have gradually been applied to human production and life, and this kind of thing has existed since ancient times.

Too many memories caused Guangtai's head to ache. He recalled that the original owner used to work in the Sinnoh region, but due to family reasons, he inherited a serious mental illness from his mother. His mother died of illness a long time ago, and his father was killed by a wild and violent Pokémon a few years ago.
"Are Pokémon dangerous creatures?"

Because of these reasons, the original owner decided not to work anymore, so he returned to the "hometown" his father had mentioned. This workshop was found according to the notes left by his father, but when he found it, it seemed to have been abandoned for many years.

The original owner was a "prop craftsman".

In the Pokémon world, item craftsmen have appeared in every generation of games. For example, the old man in the shallow cave in the Hoenn region is a shell craftsman, Mr. Steel in the Johto region is a Poké Ball craftsman, and Mr. Xue Zhong in Kitakami Township is a mask craftsman.

In the popular sense, props refer to props used in battles, but if the concept is broadened, even ordinary household utensils and work tools can be considered props.

A prop craftsman is naturally a craftsman who collects materials and makes new props. This includes Poké Ball craftsmen, Noble Phantasm craftsmen, wood carving craftsmen, stone carving craftsmen, glass craftsmen, etc., as well as professions such as prop merchants and material merchants.

Whether it is looking for natural props or looking for raw materials to make artificial props, it requires frequent activities in the wild. However, the rewards for experiencing danger are not much. At least in this era, prop craftsmen are almost becoming the dust of history. Perhaps transforming into material merchants is their future destination.

Next, the research results of organizations such as Devon, Silver, and the Ether Foundation, and their assembly line products will completely cover the craftsman industry.

After waking up, I couldn't help feeling a little hungry.

"I'm a little hungry. Now that things have come to this, I'll eat a pomelo first."

The pomelo is bright yellow in color and looks like a pear. It is a kind of tree fruit in the Pokémon world. The effect when carried is different from that when used directly. When used directly, choose 1 Pokémon traveling with you and restore 1/2 of its maximum HP.

At the same time, it is also the raw material for making the item "Full Medicine".

Looking at the computer that was not turned off, Guangtai began to browse the online legacy left by the original owner. Most of the product pages on the online store were antique crafts and sculptures.

The carving craft is a skill passed down from the original owner's family. Because of this, the original owner is good at making some props related to carving and grinding, but most of them are decorations, such as the stone carvings at the entrance of the gym.

When Guangtai was browsing the store page, he suddenly received a new email.

Is it a customer?
The power of science is so great!
This is the time to say it, right?

Even though it is located in a recognized hidden area, it can still be connected to most parts of the Pokémon world. This is the convenience brought by the development of the times.

Perhaps because of the occasional visits from ruins researchers, a signal station was built here for convenience. Of course, the communication methods in the Pokémon world are somewhat black technology, such as those rangers, no matter how remote the mountain area is, even across one or two large areas, they can communicate with the headquarters.

Guangtai opened the email and saw that it was an inquiry email.

"The content says that he is looking for an item that can enhance the durability of Pokémon. This client was introduced by Mr. Steel. By the way, my father is acquainted with Mr. Steel."

Light Moss's memories surged. Mr. Steel from the Johto region was a famous Poké Ball craftsman, and his craftsmanship was enough to be called a master. The original owner's parents and Mr. Steel were old acquaintances, which was not surprising. Mr. Steel had some acquaintances in many regions, probably because of the master's connections.

Introducing some clients to myself is also to take care of my business for the sake of my old friends. As a prop craftsman, my job is to help customers customize the props they need. At the same time, I will also identify the quality of some props and repair some damaged props. The development of the Internet has made the original offline customization much more convenient.

Since business is not doing well, online consultation is also an important business.

"If you're looking for durability, should you choose an evolved or non-evolved Pokémon?"

"If it's a Pokémon that hasn't evolved, then I recommend you use the 'Evolution Stone'."

Guangtai quickly typed a reply to the customer, but what Guangtai didn’t expect was that the message sent by the other party was “?”.

"What is the Evolution Stone?" the customer sent a message with a strong sense of confusion.

Hmm? Don't know about Evolution Stone?
Guang Moss was slightly stunned, then typed out a reply: "It is a stone that can greatly increase the defense of unevolved Pokémon. It is lavender in color."

"?"

"There is such a stone? I have never heard of it."

The client's reaction made Guangtai start to ponder, so Guangtai asked about the client's occupation, whether he was a professional fighter and a trainer registered in the league. However, the answer he got surprised Guangtai.

"Ah, because it would be rude to say it directly in an email, I am actually a bug-type gym leader."

"Because the bug attribute has many weaknesses, I thought about how to make the bug attribute stronger, so I started researching props."

There are bug-attribute gym leaders, etc. In Kanto and Johto, and even with Hoenn and Sinnoh, there is only one bug-attribute gym leader in these four regions!

It's Ah Bi, the gym leader of Hinoki Town! He's the youngest genius gym leader!
"Hmm, the gym leader doesn't know about the Evolution Stone? What's the current period?"

Guangtai was a little surprised, then quickly recalled that the original owner seemed to have one!
But the original owner was right. The original owner didn’t recognize the evolutionary stone and thought it was jade!

Old, uncared-for memories came flooding back. Guangtai described the function of the Evolution Stone in detail to A-Bi, and then asked him to wait for a moment.

Guangmoss walked to the deepest part of the workshop, where there was a sturdy oak door, and inside was the warehouse and basement of the cabin.

The original owner had not been back for long, and many props were piled on old shelves in the basement without enough time to be sorted and classified.

Entering the basement, there were piles of materials, stones and wood everywhere. In addition to the common materials dropped by Pokémon, there were also many antique crafts and some antiques picked up from various places.

Guang Moss searched among the antiques and soon found his target: a dull purple stone inlaid on an ancient sword, with a label like 'ancient sword inlaid with jade' attached below.

The surface of the gemstone is slightly rough.

As for the ancient sword that carried the jade, the soil seemed to be completely integrated with it. It had been buried underground for who knows how many years. The blade was stuck in the scabbard. Maybe it was rusted? And the pattern on the surface was blurred.

Memories surfaced. This ancient sword was found in an ancient relic some time ago. It was probably in the northwest of Mt. Yuemizhan, near the Quartz Plateau. In the past, there were many small kingdoms in that area, but now they have all turned into ruins and dust, with only one country still existing.

Guangtai reached out, took down the ancient sword, and carefully examined the jade on it.

Just as this thought came to mind, many thoughts suddenly emerged in Guangtai's mind!

Those messy, surging thoughts disrupted the original thinking content and reorganized it into incredible information.

[Precious material "rough natural stone"! ]

【Get relevant knowledge: 1】

[Ancient Treasure Hunter: It is easier to find and access hidden rare minerals, fossils, antiquities, and materials, and you can see their information after contact. ]

[Number of processes to be obtained: 1]

[Unique grinding technology (C-). Comment: After years of practice, you have acquired good grinding skills. Now any rock, mineral, antique, or tool that you grind and repair will be better in appearance and practicality than the original, and its function and performance will also be improved. ]

[Through crafting, you can obtain the item "Evolution Stone". 】

"Huh? This is...!"

Guangtai was stunned for a while, and suddenly realized that this might be his golden finger!
After traveling through time, I still haven’t realized the problem with the cheat code. Does it turn out that I need to “work” to unlock it?

(End of this chapter)