Let you make a game, what the hell is Pokemon?.

Chapter 192 The Reward of Emotional Threshold, Mythical Resonance!
Ling Feng paused for a moment as he looked at the dazzling golden prompt in the center of his vision.

[Congratulations, host! Player "Cynthia's" emotional threshold level has been raised to LV3!]

"Has he really broken through?" A hint of surprise flashed through his mind.

Cynthia's emotional threshold had remained stagnant at level two for quite some time, which surprised him. He had even given her Mega Stones as a reward before, but it hadn't increased her emotional threshold further. He hadn't expected it to suddenly rise now.
To be honest, this is indeed a noteworthy change. After all, as one of the earliest special players, Cynthia's every growth means that the system can draw more energy from her, which also indirectly reflects the influence of the game content she created on the trainers in this world.

But what happened? How did he suddenly break through?

With this question in mind, he immediately brought up the system interface and switched to the Emerald game progress leaderboard. When he saw the familiar name at the top of the leaderboard, the progress bar clearly showed that he had reached the top of the current version.

—In other words, her storyline has progressed to the crucial moment when Rayquaza quelled the war between the two gods and the sky suddenly cracked open with an Ultra Void!

Ling Feng couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Playing so fast? You've already reached the latest progress in one go?

Has Cynthia become addicted to the internet?
At the same time, Ling Feng suddenly understood the key to breaking through the threshold.

This game progress means that she has just finished experiencing the CG animation of the three gods' battle, which she had put a lot of effort into choreographing—the battle between Groudon and Kyogre, and finally Rayquaza's arrival to quell the conflict.

He spent a lot of time working on that CG. Although the initial version automatically generated by the system was grand, it always felt like it lacked soul and detail. It was more like a direct display of the power of the mythical beast, lacking that epic sense of rhythm and emotional tension.

He revised the video repeatedly, adjusting the camera movements, such as the perspective when Rayquaza shoots up from the Sky Pillar and the special effects when it dives and crashes into Groudon. He enhanced the impact of each of its attacks and the environmental destruction effects, making the heat wave from the Lava Ball explosion and the distortion of the high-pressure water cannon more realistic. He even carefully selected and adapted the background music.

The music used when Rayquaza appeared was solemn and grand, while the music for the final battle was changed to a powerful and urgent rhythm, aiming to achieve a cinematic level of impact.

Now it seems that my efforts were not in vain, and the effect was outstanding, successfully breaking through the emotional threshold level that Cynthia had been stuck at for so long.

To be honest, from a game developer's perspective, the sense of accomplishment that comes from directly touching the deepest part of a player's heart through meticulously crafted content is definitely more satisfying than simply gaining emotional points.

Just then, a series of new system notifications popped up, interrupting his thoughts.

[Ding! Special player "Cynthia" has been detected to have reached LV3 in emotional threshold level. Congratulations, host, you have received an upgrade reward!]

[Reward 1: 5000 Mood Points!]

[Reward 2: S+ Rank System Item Box x1!]

[Reward 3: Unlock a special character ability related to the player "Cynthia's" core trait - [Mythical Resonance]!]

Five thousand emotion points were instantly credited to his account, significantly increasing his total point reserves.

The "S+ level system item box" gleamed with an alluring light, lying quietly in the system space. It was obvious at a glance that it could yield good items.

System items are different from ordinary items; they include things like invitation cards and dimensional communicators!

Or it could be a special tool that hasn't appeared before, one that could greatly assist game development.
However, Ling Feng's gaze only quickly swept over the first two options before he bypassed them and directly landed on the last ability option, which emitted a unique, soft golden light and had a name with a somewhat ancient charm.

Special character abilities? Mythical resonance?
Curiosity arose in his heart.

The system had vaguely mentioned before that when a special player's emotional threshold reaches a high level, it might reward him with some special abilities related to the player's core traits, but he always thought that it would take some time, or that he would only gain some auxiliary skills.

I didn't expect Cynthia to break through to level three so quickly and unlock an ability that sounds pretty cool. The name "Mythical Resonance" sounds like it's closely related to those legendary beings.

As his attention focused, a detailed explanation panel about [Mythical Resonance] rapidly unfolded before his eyes. The text wasn't the cold, black system font; instead, it resembled inscriptions carved on an ancient stone tablet.
【Mythological Resonance】(s+)

【introduce:
Originating from the echo of a soul relentlessly pursuing mythological lineages, this ability grants the holder a unique talent for communicating with mythical Pokémon (Legendary Pokémon/Mythical Pokémon).

【Effect:
1. When interacting with mythical Pokémon, you will gain a natural affinity bonus, ignoring language barriers and being able to directly perceive their emotional fluctuations and inner thoughts.

2. Increases the gain of Emotion Points from Mythical Pokémon by 1000%!

3. You can view the [Bond Scale] between yourself and specific mythical lifeforms. When the Bond Scale reaches certain milestones, you will receive additional rewards.

Ling Feng's pupils contracted slightly, his attention almost instantly drawn to the crystal-clear "1000%".

Ten times! This increase was indeed a bit beyond his expectations.

The base number of points gained from legendary Pokémon is already quite high; multiplying that by ten results in an extremely substantial return.
Not only that, it also allows him to completely ignore language barriers and read the inner thoughts and true emotions of legendary Pokémon!

This effect is practically tailor-made for connecting with those high above, often incomprehensible beings; it truly lives up to its awesome name, "Mythical Resonance."
At this moment, before the prompt ended, another line of smaller text appeared, providing more details:

Please note that special rewards are available when the Bond Level reaches 60 (Friendly) and 100 (Resonance), with the reward for reaching 100 being particularly generous!

After reading all the introductions, Ling Feng opened his mouth slightly, thought for a moment, and was momentarily speechless.

He had indeed speculated before that a champion like Cynthia, who focused on the research and inheritance of mythology and history, would likely have abilities related to concepts like "legend" and "history," but he didn't expect it to ultimately fall into the category of "favoritism with mythical creatures."
This isn't mythological resonance, this is a guide to building affinity with legendary Pokémon!
They've even come up with a system like the Bond Scale, which is similar to a nurturing game. Will they unlock exclusive storylines and gift-giving features next?
Oh my god, Love and Pokémon!
He couldn't help but raise his hand to rub his forehead, feeling a truly complicated feeling in his heart.

It's absolutely impossible to say that this ability is useless.

A tenfold increase in emotion points is already insane. Furthermore, the ability to communicate and read each other's thoughts without barriers means that many unnecessary misunderstandings and conflicts can be avoided when facing legendary Pokémon, and you might even obtain valuable information.

Most importantly, this thing also has a favorability node reward, which is a huge benefit in the long run.

But the problem is... the prerequisite for using this ability is that there are legendary Pokémon!

That would be quite awkward—in the world they live in, legendary Pokémon are truly just legends; there aren't even any reliable eyewitness reports in reality, let alone any firsthand encounters.

No, that's not accurate either.

Ling Feng suddenly remembered that there seemed to be an exception in this timeline—Mewtwo.

This is a legendary Pokémon artificially created by Team Rocket using the genes of the Mew Eyelash fossil!
Although it is still under Team Rocket's control, it is indeed the only known, real-life legendary Pokémon in the world today.

With a mix of verification and curiosity, he opened the newly unlocked [Mythical Resonance] ability panel. Sure enough, below the "Legendary List," which was mostly blank and waiting to be filled, lay a solitary name: [Mewtwo].

The [Bond Scale] value displayed after the name is a rather glaring [-10].

Ling Feng almost collapsed when he saw the bright red negative number.

Negative ten? That's an incredibly low initial favorability rating!

How can there be negative numbers?
However, upon closer reflection, this seems quite reasonable. As a being created by humans and potentially subjected to experimentation and constraints, it's perfectly normal for Mewtwo to harbor strong vigilance, distrust, and even anger towards humanity as a whole.

Although I am an outsider, I am still a human being, so it makes sense that my initial favorability rating was negative because of this.

He continued to read the panel instructions and learned that raising the scale to 60 and 100 corresponded to the "Friendly" and "Resonance" stages, respectively, and that he could obtain corresponding rewards. This seemed like a long-term development goal.

Out of curiosity about the actual effects of the ability and to understand Mewtwo's current state, Ling Feng tried to use the [Invitation Card] item he had used before to try to link with Mewtwo.

However, almost immediately after the command was issued, the system responded: [Link failed. The target unit is in a special energy shielded state or deep hibernation, and a valid connection cannot be established at this time.]

Is Mewtwo in a state of deep sleep, with its consciousness in a state of confusion?
Or is it that Team Rocket's ongoing experiments or sealing devices are generating powerful energy interference that is blocking external links?
Ling Feng considered various possibilities, but could only temporarily give up trying.

It seems that this newly acquired and seemingly powerful ability, which can only be theoretically applied to, is currently unavailable to anyone.

He shook his head helplessly and decided to ignore it for the time being. In any case, it didn't seem to be of any use right now, as it only worked on Mewtwo, and Mewtwo's situation was special.

But then, Ling Feng suddenly realized something else.

It's true that the legendary Pokémon in my world have disappeared, but what about the new Pokémon world that I connected to and traveled to using the dimensional communicator?
Are there any traces of legendary Pokémon in that world?
Are they just existing only in historical legends, or are they like ordinary Pokémon, with more explicit records or even occasional appearances?

Next time I have the chance to go there, I might try asking that female PhD student. As a researcher, she might know some important information.

Moreover, when this is mentioned, a deeper thought emerges.

Even if there are no active legendary Pokémon in that world with the code PM-0734, since the Dimensional Communicator can take him to one Pokémon world, it can take him to many more.

With so many worlds and countless possibilities, there will always be some worlds where Pokémon are said to actually exist and be active, and perhaps even develop in a way that is completely different from the ordinary Pokémon world, just like that technological world.

That kind of place is the true stage where the [Mythical Resonance] ability is best suited!
However, despite thinking about it, Ling Feng currently has no intention of actively putting this idea into practice.

The reason is simple: the risk is too high!
Legendary Pokémon possess a level of power far beyond that of ordinary Pokémon. They can alter the weather, tear apart the earth, fill the oceans, and even influence time. Their personalities are also often unpredictable; some are compassionate, some are majestic, and others are irritable, easily angered, or hostile towards humans.

While his new skills could increase favorability and enable mind-reading and communication, which sounded wonderful, they did not essentially grant him any ability to defend against or counter that power.

If you're unlucky enough to run into a mythical beast that's in a state of rage or extremely distrustful of humans, it might not even attack you proactively. It could just be an unconscious energy fluctuation that could kill you instantly.

This uncertainty is far too great, and the risk factor is too high; it's far beyond what he should be dealing with at this stage.

In contrast, using the Dimensional Communicator to explore new, relatively "safe" Pokémon worlds and acquire more Emotion Points is a more practical and less risky option.

Connecting to more worlds will provide you with more stable channels for earning points.
With that in mind, he immediately tried to restart the [Dimensional Communicator] in his inventory and selected the "Search New World" option.

However, the system notification popped up again—

[WARNING: Search command cannot be executed! You need to acquire at least 10,000 Mood Points in the currently connected world (PM-0734) before you can unlock the new world search function!]

Ten thousand points?

Ling Feng stroked his chin, quickly making a mental estimate.

The threshold isn't too high. Given that "The Darkest Nightmare" was just released there, it's in the stage where it can reap a lot of initial emotional points from new players. It should only take a couple of days.

He wasn't in a hurry. Anyway, there were still many places to explore in that new world, its unique technology and Pokémon, and that Genesis Engine—he could take some time to learn about them in detail.
It's not too late to go to a new world after you've thoroughly understood the situation in this world.

(End of this chapter)