My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 285 The Magic That Grows Wings

Tong Hua stood in front of the worktable, took a deep breath, and wore a confident smile.

"I'm going to start now. Please step back a little and be careful not to get burned."

As he spoke, he lit the firewood beneath the crucible.

"Wow, she really looks like a witch from a fairy tale!" Jessica exclaimed excitedly as she stood to the side.

"But shouldn't we add water first? Won't the pot crack if we dry-boil it?"

Hearing her say that, Tong Hua extended an index finger and gently shook it.

Come on, you big-toothed raccoons!

Add water!

Several large-toothed raccoons came running at the sound, lining up to enter the shop and help. They quickly filled the cauldron with water guns.

"Lili!"

After doing all that, they quickly left and searched the ranch for places where help was needed.

After all, their patriarch, Big-tailed Tanuki, had personally requested that they work 200% or even 300% of their effort to offset their overwhelming luck.

Knowing she couldn't persuade them otherwise, Tong Hua obediently arranged as many opportunities as possible for them to appear and help out.

"What's with that group of giant raccoon dogs? They're so cute!"

"Meow~"

The wind, which had been standing outside, suddenly came in with the charming cat.

"They're old friends of the ranch and have helped me a lot," Tong Hua explained with a smile as she put the first batch of ingredients into the steaming crucible. "I always feel like they're particularly enthusiastic about working."

Fishing, fish farming, transportation, and even civil engineering—they can handle anything.

"Hey, that's really impressive." Feng nodded thoughtfully, but his gaze followed the few big-toothed raccoons that hurriedly left until their figures disappeared into the corner of the ranch.

"Alright, let's focus on the potion." Tong Hua clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention back to the bubbling cauldron.

"Can it really be made? A potion that can make people grow wings?"

Jessica leaned closer, her eyes fixed on the bubbling water in the crucible, her tone filled with both doubt and anticipation.

Tong Hua didn't answer directly, but smiled mysteriously. She gently plucked a few leaves from some dried crops hanging on the wall inside the house.

"Actually, I feel that the best way to make this kind of medicine is to add ingredients from Ditto, that way it should achieve the perfect effect."

"But it should be fine if we don't have any," Tong Hua said, putting the leaves that emitted a strange fragrance into the crucible. "We'll use these dried dandelions as a substitute."

Dandelions have a long flowering period, from April to midsummer and then to September, with dandelions blooming continuously.

As a plant that can be used in medicine, Tong Hua had collected a large quantity of it near the ranch when he first unlocked the Alchemist class. Besides that, he had basically explored all the materials around the ranch.

In ancient times, Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs; today, Tong Hua touches all things.

"Add a little more Sky Shards condensed from flight-attribute moves—"

As Tong Hua spoke, she took a small piece of Sky Crystal that shimmered with a pale blue light from the material shelf and carefully put it into the crucible.

The broken crystals dissolved instantly upon entering the water, as if stirred by an invisible current. The clear hot water was instantly tinged with a hazy blue color, and fine bubbles began to rise on the surface, like the surface of a lake under a gentle breeze.

"Finally—let's add some wool from Woolbraid and down from Chinchillas!"

As Tong Hua spoke, she took out two small tufts of fluffy, snow-white down from the drawer under her worktable.

One clump of pure white fur came from a Woolstätten. The other clump was from a Chinchilla, with its unique, incredibly fluffy, oily downy fur.

"?! Why would we need this?" Jessica's eyes widened in surprise. "And by the way, is it really safe to drink medicine with these things added?"

Even the wind beside her showed a curious expression, while Charming Cat peeked out from her arms, staring at the two fluffy balls of fur, its tail tip swaying gently.

"Bri?" Tibrim floated closer, seemingly wanting to see what Tong Hua was up to.

"Hehe, you'll find out soon enough."

Tong Hua smiled, clenched the two clumps of hair in her hands into two balls, and threw them into the crucible.

The moment the fluff touched the liquid surface, it did not sink to the bottom. Instead, it seemed to be lifted up by an invisible wind and swirled on the rolling liquid surface.

Then, a strange thing happened.

The two clumps of fluff began to dissolve at a visible speed, evenly merging into the blue liquid.

The addition of these fluffy fibers makes the color of the potion softer, like the sky after a rainstorm.

The liquid in the crucible began to boil and swirl violently, as if a small whirlwind was being generated within it.

A faint steam, carrying the scent of grass and sky, wafted out; it wasn't unpleasant to smell, but rather refreshing.

"It smells so good!"

"That's really good!"

Jessica and Dudu were captivated by the aroma; compared to the rich, sweet scent they had previously encountered in the Alola region, this fragrance was much more delicate.

Tong Hua focused intently on controlling the heat, while slowly stirring the liquid in the crucible with a long glass rod.

As he stirred, the liquid gradually became viscous, and its color became clearer and brighter, like the purest sky.

"Almost done—" Tong Hua muttered to himself, removing the firewood and letting the crucible cool naturally.

Tibrim quickly fetched several small glass bottles that had been prepared beforehand and carefully poured the warm potion into the bottles with a long-handled spoon.

[Winged Elixir: Quality D, a light, foamy-like drink that grants wings as a limited-time effect.]

[Effect: Wings Growth (Small): The person who drinks this will grow wings perfectly suited to their body. Duration: 30 minutes.]

[Comment: I really want to fly freely in the sky! Here you go!]

Recommended processing method (alchemy).

Tong Hua picked up a bottle of the cooled-down [Winged Medicine]. The potion was a clear sky blue color, and tiny bubbles seemed to rise slowly inside, like a wisp of breeze sealed in the bottle.

"It actually succeeded!"

Tong Hua herself could hardly believe it. Just as Tibrim had said, her luck was simply too good to be true.

He handed the medicine to Jessica. "Want to try it?"

Jessica took the bottle, swallowing nervously and excitedly. She glanced at Tong Hua's encouraging look, then at He Tibrim beside her who was equally curious, and finally made up her mind. She uncorked the bottle, tilted her head back, and drank the potion in one gulp.

The taste of the potion was very peculiar, like drinking a mouthful of fluffy cloud that tasted of grass and sky, with almost no weight.

"It feels so light!" Jessica had barely finished speaking when a sudden change occurred!

A soft blue light suddenly emanated from her back, near her shoulder blades.

Then, a pair of translucent wings, seemingly made of light and a gentle breeze, with a slightly fluffy, downy texture, slowly unfolded!

These wings are not large, and their shape is somewhat similar to that of a butterfly, but they are more ethereal, with a faint glow at the edges, and they create subtle air currents when they flutter gently.

"Wow!!!"

Jessica herself was startled, turning her head to look at the wings that had suddenly appeared on her back, both surprised and amazed. "It really—it really grew!"

"Try it quickly, you only have thirty minutes."

Tong Hua urged them on from the side, while Tibrim and Feng were completely dumbfounded.

What was happening before their eyes was completely beyond their comprehension; the shocking facts were too much for them to accept for a moment.

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