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Just when he was about to give up, a thought flashed through his mind: if modern materials don't work, what about ancient methods?

He quickly checked the Poké Ball information and exchange details on Arceus's phone. There were not only instructions on how to make regular blue and white Poké Balls, but also instructions on how to make deluxe Poké Balls, which required more points. Lin Dao directly searched for ancient and regional variants.

Soon, he found his target: the Poké Ball crafting technique in the Green Region (Ancient Sinnoh).

These ancient Poké Balls do not require fine metals; they only need specific berries, wood, and a special type of jade.

Its principle is closer to "natural resonance," using the energy field of the material itself to guide the Pokémon to shrink.

Lin Dao handed He Zhong a detailed list of materials.

The efficiency of the state apparatus was once again demonstrated.

The next day, a batch of high-quality cones, finely textured wood, and several pieces of warm, translucent jade, said to originate from a special vein, were delivered to the camp by special vehicle.

The ample quantity of materials clearly provides sufficient support for the forest road.

Over the next few days, whenever night fell and the live broadcast ended, rhythmic tapping, polishing, and subtle assembly sounds would echo from Lin Dao's workshop.

He uses simple tools to process the cones, boiling, softening, and shaping them, combining them with carefully cut and polished wooden parts, and then embedding jade stones cut and engraved with simple energy circuits in a specific way as the core.

Throughout the process, he did not deliberately avoid others, and even tacitly approved the recording equipment that He Zhong had arranged in the dark. He originally planned to use this technology as one of the bargaining chips for cooperating with the world after success.

Li Hao watched Lin Dao burying himself in a pile of wood, stones, and fruit shells every night, sometimes frowning, sometimes shaking his head and sighing. He was incredibly curious, but Lin Dao just smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll find out when the time comes."

Although He Zhong would send the recorded data back every day, the expert team was still baffled after the initial analysis. They couldn't understand what could be produced by these seemingly primitive processes, and could only continue to study other things that Lin Dao had made before.

The workers' shed echoed with hammering and occasional sighs day and night, until the night after the live broadcast ended, when a surprised whisper suddenly came from inside the shed.

When Lin Dao walked out holding a sphere that exuded a woody fragrance and a subtle warmth, the gloom that had been on his face for many days was finally dispelled by a smile.

The sphere was about the size of a fist, with an orange-yellow upper part featuring an ingenious air vent and a button design in the middle, while the lower part was made of white wood.

【Emerald Poké Ball (Handmade)】

Status: Perfect

Function: It can stably store Pokémon, and the space inside the Poké Ball has a gentle effect of soothing the mind and slowly restoring physical strength.

"Brother Lin!" Li Hao, who had been keeping an eye on things, immediately came over. Seeing the smile on his face, he exclaimed in surprise, "You've been hammering and tinkering for days, and you've finally achieved something? What... what is this wooden ball? A handicraft?"

He Zhong also came over upon hearing the sound, his sharp gaze landing on the wooden ball in Lin Dao's hand.

He turned to Li Hao and He Zhong, smiling mysteriously: "It's a secret. We'll introduce it together during tomorrow's live broadcast."

Lin Dao walked out of the work shed and looked at the Pokémon sleeping soundly in the camp.

Pichu curled up next to Growlithe, the two little guys sleeping soundly. Growlithe had been practicing Flamethrower under Salamence's guidance these past few days and had already reached level 30, greatly increasing its strength.

The kangaroo, cradling its cub, leaned against a rock, its breathing steady. The serpent bear slept faithfully at the entrance of Li Hao's tent.

Lin Dao made up his mind. He walked over to Growlithe and gently woke it up.

"Growlithe," Lin Dao crouched down, using language and gestures Pokémon could understand, "I want to officially become your trainer. Not just a verbal agreement, but a contract made with a Poké Ball, just like in the Pokémon world. Are you willing?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Growlithe stood up, raised its head, and let out a firm and clear bark: "Woof!" Then, it gently nuzzled Lin Dao's hand with its head; this was a decision it had made long ago.

Lin Dao then asked Pichu and Kangaskhan.

Pichu bounced around happily, tiny sparks flying from its cheeks; the Kangaskhan looked down at the child in its arms, then nodded solemnly, trusting this human who had saved its family and quelled the forest disaster.

Only Salamence, when Lin Dao sought its opinion, fell into deep thought.

It looked toward the specially made incubator in the center of the camp, where its eggs were placed, their shells gleaming in the moonlight.

The Salamence groaned a few times, but did not reply immediately. Instead, it turned and flew towards its nest.

Lin Dao understood its hesitation.

Salamence is the guardian of this forest, a near-legendary being, and its selection requires further consideration.

That night, Lin Dao returned to the workshop and made five more Emerald Fairy Balls.

As proficiency increases, production speed becomes faster and quality becomes more consistent.

As the first light of dawn appeared in the east, six perfect Emerald Fairy Balls were neatly arranged on the worktable.

A new day, a new history, is about to begin.

The next morning, in the live broadcast room.

As always, viewers flooded in, and the live chat was filled with speculation about today's lesson.

"Good morning, Teacher Lin! Are you introducing us to some new friends today?"

"I heard you visited Heracross yesterday? That's amazing!"

"Will we teach any new wilderness skills today?"

In front of the camera, Lin Dao looked at the jade ball in his hand with a rare slyness on his face.

"I won't teach anything else today," he paused, glancing at the rapidly scrolling comments on the screen, then suddenly a playful thought crossed his mind, "If this gets over a million likes, I'll teach you live how to apply to Growlithe to become its 'exclusive two-legged creature'!"

The screen was instantly flooded with question marks and exclamation marks.

"??????"

"Teacher Lin, are you in Ganzhou?"

"Are you looking down on our typing speed?"

"Who do you think you are! Brothers, let's give you a thumbs up!"

The number of likes in the live stream skyrocketed, instantly surpassing ten million.

"Ahem! Alright, I won't keep you in suspense any longer." Lin Dao's smile faded, and his expression became serious and solemn.

Lin Dao directly raised up a striking orange and white wooden sphere.

As the camera zooms in, the details of the sphere become clearly visible: the wood grain, the intricate structure, and that indescribable "presence."

"Today, I'm going to show you something that may reshape our future with Pokémon."

Lin Dao's voice was clear and strong, "This in my hand is called a 'Poké Ball,' one of the greatest inventions in the Pokémon world, a bridge connecting humans and their Pokémon partners."

A barrage of question marks instantly filled the screen:

"Poké Ball? What ball?"

"Made of wood? Is it a handicraft?"

"What's it for? A Pokémon toy?"