Chapter 386: Fooling Around
Transplanting Mega Stones for Pokémon was already second nature to Bai Feng, so after having Audino lie down on the bed, he operated skillfully.
Audino was a bit nervous at first, but as the procedure went on, it fell into a daze and slept. When it woke up again, the transplant was already finished.
Bai Feng patted Audino and said, "Alright, it's done. Hurry and get up."
It's already finished?
Audino sat up from the bed and asked.
Bai Feng nodded. "Yeah, how do you feel?"
Audino shook its head, seemingly not feeling anything different.
However, just as it was about to get down from the bed, it heard a cracking sound from beneath its body.
()???
"Hahaha~~~" Bai Feng couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard the sound.
Audino looked down and saw that the place it had just been pressing with its hand had collapsed.
It lifted its hand and looked at it repeatedly, not understanding why its strength had suddenly become so great.
"How do you feel now?" Bai Feng said with a chuckle.
So strange.
As soon as Audino finished speaking, the place its other hand was pressing also collapsed.
Its face instantly fell.
How can I work like this!
Audino complained to Bai Feng.
Bai Feng comforted it, saying, "You'll adapt after a while."
Okay.
Audino was a bit disappointed. Not being able to work made it feel a bit unsettled.
"Let's go, I'll take you outside to train. Train more, and you'll adapt quickly!"
Saying this, Bai Feng used Psychic to lift Audino up and strode towards the outside.
Audino was startled by Bai Feng's sudden action and cried out loudly in the air.
When they got outside, Bai Feng put Audino down in the Clearing. Audino looked at him with a resentful expression.
Bai Feng quickly apologized with a smile. "Hahaha~~ Next time I'll definitely tell you beforehand."
There's a next time?
Audino patted its backside and got up from the Ground. When its hand pressed onto the Ground, it accidentally pressed another dent into the Ground. When its foot stepped on the Ground, it also accidentally stepped a hole into the Ground.
Seeing this, Bai Feng said, "You'll be fine if you move around more."
Audino listened to Bai Feng and started running back and forth in the Clearing, and according to Bai Feng's instructions, it began to feel and control the power Inside the body.
Audino wasn't the first Pokémon Bai Feng had transplanted a Mega Stone for. Bai Feng had plenty of experience in this area, and gradually, Audino's situation got better.
While Audino was training, Bai Feng suddenly saw Big Bear and Second Bear passing by, laughing and joking.
"Big Bear, Second Bear, come here," Bai Feng beckoned to the two Pokémon.
The two Pokémon thought something good was happening and ran excitedly to Bai Feng's side.
Bai Feng, what's up?
"You two spar with Audino!" Bai Feng pointed at Audino and said to the siblings.
Big Bear and Second Bear were immediately unhappy when they heard this.
Bai Feng, you're looking down on us!
Big Bear shouted.
"How am I looking down on you?" Bai Feng was confused.
Audino just got here, how could it be our opponent? And you say you're not looking down on us!
Second Bear continued.
"So that's it..." Bai Feng looked at the two Pokémon with a half-smile. "You two try first, maybe the outcome will surprise you~"
Big Bear and Second Bear exchanged glances, not understanding what Bai Feng was up to, but they still came to Audino's side, one on the left, one on the right.
Audino: ω)
Bai Feng took out his Key Stone and said to Audino, "Audino, come on, let's show them something shocking."
Audino had just finished transplanting the Mega Stone, so it definitely couldn't Mega Evolve on its own. Therefore, Bai Feng wanted to try if using the Key Stone would succeed.
Hearing this, Audino immediately pulled a long face.
No way! It really didn't like battle. Washing and cleaning at Home every day, cooking, and cleaning up, that was its biggest hobby.
Big Bear and Second Bear also felt that with Audino looking so weak and helpless, how could it be their opponent?
At this moment, Audino had already started recalling the method Bai Feng taught it before, activating the Mega Stone Inside the body.
Suddenly, the Key in Bai Feng's hand and Audino's body simultaneously erupted with dazzling radiance. Audino's multi-colored radiance and the white radiance on the Key Stone intertwined, and Audino's appearance changed.
By the time the radiance faded, a completely new Pokémon appeared before Bai Feng, Big Bear, and Second Bear.
Audino, originally composed of pink and beige, now had its body covered in three colors: pure white, light yellow, and pink. Its originally simple body also seemed to be wearing a gown.
Those large flapping ears were like an angel's wings.
It actually succeeded on the first try, Bai Feng was a bit unexpected.
Big Bear and Second Bear were also stunned.
It's Mega Evolution!
Which Pokémon on the Mountain that can Mega Evolve isn't a big shot? Now the siblings finally no longer treated it lightly.
"Then the battle begins!"
As Bai Feng's words fell, Big Bear and Second Bear had already launched their attack, and they were even using their signature move.
Unseen Fist! One could see a black aura rise around Big Bear's entire body. The next second, it raised its fist and rushed towards Audino.
Surging Strikes! At the same time, Second Bear's body was suddenly wrapped in blue water currents. The next second, it turned into a jet of water and crashed into Audino.
Audino rarely battles and stood frozen in the Original spot, actually not knowing how to react.
"Audino, Disarming Voice!"
Fortunately, Bai Feng gave the command in time.
After Mega Evolving, Audino changed from a simple Normal-type Pokémon to Normal/Fairy type. Using Disarming Voice had a same-type power boost.
Also, whether it was Single Strike Style Urshifu (Big Bear) or Rapid Strike Style Urshifu (Second Bear), they were all countered by Fairy type, especially the Fighting/Dark-type Single Strike Style, which was even four times weak to Fairy.
Audino indeed lacked battle experience, but fortunately, its battle instinct was still good. After hearing the command given by Bai Feng, it was able to respond immediately.
Before Big Bear and Second Bear could even get close to Audino, waves of pink sound waves struck them wave after wave, causing them to be forced to stop.
Taking this opportunity, Bai Feng also said, "Audino, Trick Room!"
Audino's speed was very slow, and even Mega Evolving couldn't change this. However, once Trick Room was activated, the situation became completely different.
As Bai Feng's words fell, a square transparent Space suddenly appeared, enveloping Big Bear and Second Bear within it.
They instantly felt restrained by some power, and their movements became incredibly slow.
Seeing this scene, Bai Feng smiled.
"Audino, Dazzling Gleam!"
One could see Audino emitting multi-colored radiance from its entire body, turning into a streaking light and crashing into Big Bear.
Big Bear wanted to dodge but found its movements were sluggish and there wasn't enough time at all.
At this critical moment, a spiral water current suddenly descended from the sky, blocking between Big Bear and Audino.
Audino, which should have crashed into Big Bear's body, plunged headfirst into the rapidly spinning spiral water current, made dizzy by the water current.
Help!!!
Seeing this scene, Bai Feng patted his head. As expected! Audino is a support Pokémon, and even Mega Evolving can hardly change its role, just like Meganium.
If it were another Pokémon, that Whirlpool just now would have been shattered!
That spiral water current was created by Second Bear using Whirlpool.
Big Bear, who had just escaped a disaster, seeing an opportunity had arrived, immediately flashed its body and came to the side of the spiral water current. It raised its fist emitting cold air and smashed it with a punch.
Ice Punch!
Only the sound of cracking could be heard as the spiral water current quickly froze, quickly turning into a block of ice that fell onto the Ground.
Seeing this scene, Big Bear proudly raised its head. Hmph hmph~ See! We still won. What if it can Mega Evolve?
What Big Bear didn't see was that the block of ice behind it was cracking little by little.
Crack~
With a crisp sound, the block of ice turned into ice crystals and disappeared. Audino appeared back in the Original spot almost completely unharmed.
After Mega Evolving, Audino might be slightly lacking in attack power, but its HP was high enough, and its defenses were also strong enough. It's not easy to defeat it.
Brother, be careful!
Second Bear loudly reminded Big Bear, but it was already too late.
Boom!!!
Audino blasted Big Bear's body with a Dazzling Gleam, sending Big Bear rolling several times on the Ground.
Big Bear rolled around on the Ground in pain.
Unfortunately, one attack couldn't make Big Bear faint. Fairy type is indeed four times effective against Fighting/Dark-type Big Bear, but Audino's own strength was insufficient.
Don't look at how it has already had a Mega Stone transplanted, but because it still couldn't fully adapt, it therefore couldn't fully unleash the full power of the Mega Stone, nor could it reach the Touching upon Legend level.
Also... Big Bear was strong enough.
Big Bear and Second Bear are also Legendary Pokémon. Although their current strength still can't compare to Bai Feng's carefully trained main Pokémon, they are definitely at the top of Fangxing Mountain's Pokémon pyramid. It was impossible for Audino to defeat them instantly.
The moment Audino used Dazzling Gleam to knock down Big Bear, Second Bear used the move Chilling Water.
A bone-chilling stream of water sprayed onto Audino's body, making it shiver all over from the cold. Its entire body seemed to have lost consciousness.
When Second Bear attacked again, it wanted to dodge but found its entire body incredibly stiff and couldn't move its feet at all.
While the Chilling Water move lowered its attack, it also lowered its body vitality. In this situation, even with Trick Room's boost, it was useless.
Boom!!!
With a loud noise, Audino was sent flying backward by Liquidation.
"Audino, Life Dew!"
Bai Feng said to Audino.
Hearing this, Audino casually sprinkled, only to see drops of blue water fall onto its body. All its injuries instantly recovered as before.
Big Bear: [shocked expression]
Second Bear: [shocked exclamation]
Cheating!
The two Pokémon still wanted to flank Audino, but were stopped by Bai Feng.
"Alright, alright, that's enough!"
Big Bear and Second Bear only then finally stopped.
Audino also slightly breathed a sigh of relief. It really didn't want to fight. Cooking was more interesting.
Seeing Audino's relieved expression, Bai Feng said to it with a smile, "If you don't like battle, then don't. Today was to help you adapt to your new power. I won't force you in the future."
Audino nodded happily and exited its Mega Evolution form.
Bai Feng then looked towards Big Bear and Second Bear and said, "How about it? Still looking down on Audino? You two didn't even gain an advantage fighting one-on-two!"
Actually, Bai Feng knew very well that if they continued sparring, Audino would definitely lose.
But he wouldn't say it out loud. It's good to keep the siblings on their toes so they don't get arrogant.
Hearing this, Big Bear and Second Bear indeed became a bit dejected.
Bai Feng just wanted to warn them, not to discourage them, so he encouraged them again, "Don't be discouraged either. With your aptitude, as long as you work hard, dealing with Audino in the future will be easy."
Hearing this, Big Bear and Second Bear immediately became full of drive again. They left happily hand in hand, saying they were going for special training.
After sending Audino Home, Bai Feng went to Metagross and the others' Laboratory.
In one Room, a Giant Dragonite was lying inside.
Dragonite had its eyes open, clearly its consciousness was clear, but it allowed Metagross, Alakazam, and two Indeedee to fiddle with it.
Various instruments were flashing in the Laboratory.
This Dragonite was precisely the Giant Dragonite Bai Feng captured at sea.
Originally, this Dragonite had been sleeping in Bai Feng's Distortion Space, but Bai Feng felt that letting it sleep like this forever wasn't a method, so he woke it up.
After waking up, Dragonite originally wanted to cause a big fuss, but Bai Feng gave it a suggestion, which was that he could try to help it find a method to restore its normal size, but the Giant Dragonite had to stay at Fangxing Mountain and do part-time work for him.
The Giant Dragonite's strength was extraordinary, already far surpassed ordinary Legendary Pokémon. To be able to have a Pokémon of this level working at Fangxing Mountain, Bai Feng couldn't be happier!
After a slight pause for thought, the Giant Dragonite agreed. There was no other way; its colossal size made it very difficult for it to make companions, to the point that it endured loneliness year after year.
It was truly fed up!
Finally, Bai Feng handed this task over to Metagross and the others.
Metagross and the others were overjoyed. It just so happened that ever since the research on Refined Shining Stone concluded, they had been resting. Having work couldn't be happier.
Big Meng would sometimes also bring Second Meng to join in the research.
The two Mewtwo's intelligence was too high; they learned anything instantly and were also particularly good at research.
However, although this research had already lasted for several months, progress was not significant. This made Metagross and the others felt very frustrated.
(End of this chapter)
# Chapter 387: Diagnosis
Various instruments were attached to Dragonite's body, and the Metagross were pacing back and forth in front of the instruments.
Bai Feng walked into the Laboratory and asked Alakazam, who was busy recording something in a notebook, "Have you found anything unusual?"
Alakazam frowned deeply. "We did find an anomaly, but we're not sure if it's related to Dragonite's size increase."
"Oh? What kind of anomaly?" Bai Feng asked with interest.
Alakazam pulled out an X-ray from under the notebook, pointed to a shadow on it, and said to Bai Feng, "Look, it's here."
Bai Feng was surprised. "Here... is this Dragonite's stomach?"
Alakazam nodded. "That's right, there's some kind of foreign object in its stomach. But we're not sure if it's something that grew Inside the body of Dragonite, or if it swallowed something by mistake."
There was a special life magnetic field around Dragonite's stomach. Even with the most advanced detection equipment, it was impossible to determine exactly what was inside its stomach.
Bai Feng asked, puzzled, "Have you asked Dragonite? Does it remember swallowing anything special?"
Alakazam nodded helplessly. "We asked. It said it doesn't remember."
Bai Feng also smiled helplessly. "This fellow..."
"So, have you figured out how to remove that thing?" Bai Feng asked again.
Whether it was a swallowed foreign object or something that grew, it definitely needed treatment.
Alakazam shook its head and said dejectedly, "We can't solve it. We're not doctors, and we're not sure what's inside Dragonite's stomach, so we don't dare to act rashly."
"I see..." Bai Feng fell into thought upon hearing this. "It seems I need to find a helper for you."
"A helper?" Alakazam asked suspiciously.
"Yes!" Bai Feng nodded. "You wait at Home, I'll go ask around!"
With that, Bai Feng strode out of the Laboratory.
As soon as he left the Laboratory, he called out Dragonair, rode it, and flew towards the outside of Fangxing Mountain.
Since it was about healing Pokémon, he naturally had to find a professional. When it comes to healing Pokémon, who could be more professional than Nurse Joy?
The helper Bai Feng wanted to invite was Nurse Joy.
Dragonair's speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, Bai Feng arrived above Biyi City Pokémon Center.
Speaking of which, this was the first time he had left Fangxing Mountain in several months.
Patting Dragonair's neck, Bai Feng said, "Let's go down."
"Woo~~~" Dragonair nodded and landed in the Courtyard of the Pokémon Center with Bai Feng.
Recalling Dragonair into its Poké Ball, Bai Feng stepped into the Pokémon Center and immediately saw Nurse Joy behind the counter, busy with her head down.
Just as he raised his hand to greet Nurse Joy, someone suddenly came over and asked, "You're Mister Bai Feng, right?"
Bai Feng was taken aback by the question. Before he could answer, the other person said with a definite tone, "You must be Bai Feng, exactly like on television and the internet!"
He looked very excited. Bai Feng subconsciously took a step back, but the other person immediately followed forward and shouted loudly:
"Mister Bai Feng, please have a Pokémon Battle with me!"
Good heavens, his shout was like throwing a match into a pile of firecrackers. The entire Pokémon Center instantly boiled over.
"Mister Bai Feng? Where are you, Mister Bai Feng?"
"Ahhh~~ It's really Mister Bai Feng, Mister Bai Feng, please give me an autograph!"
"Mister Bai Feng, please battle me!"
"Mister Bai Feng, I want to have your babies!"
"Mister Bai Feng, is there any method to quickly become as strong as you?"
...
Almost instantly, Bai Feng was completely surrounded by all the Pokémon Trainers in the Pokémon Center.
To be honest, because he hadn't left Home for the past few days, Bai Feng hadn't had a direct sense of his fame. It wasn't until today that he finally knew what trouble fame could bring him.
He was really curious how Steven Stone, Wallace, and Calyrex usually traveled, especially Wallace and Calyrex. One was a Top Coordinator, and the other was the most popular movie star of the moment. They must be sought after by many people, right?
Have they ever been surrounded like this?
Without the slightest hesitation, Bai Feng used Teleport and disappeared from the Original spot.
Bai Feng's sudden disappearance stunned everyone. Where was Mister Bai Feng? Where did that big Mister Bai Feng go? Was the Mister Bai Feng they just saw merely an illusion?
Some people had indeed come to the Biyi City Pokémon Center specifically to wait for Bai Feng after learning that he had settled there. So, these people were now very suspicious that they were experiencing illusions because they wanted to see Mister Bai Feng too much.
Everyone looked around the Lobby of the Pokémon Center for a long time but couldn't see Mister Bai Feng again, so they gradually dispersed.
Meanwhile, Bai Feng was currently in a Treatment Room inside the Pokémon Center. He patted his chest and thought: This is too scary. It seems I need to be more careful when going out next time.
He had originally planned to go to the Sea House to relax after a while, but now it seemed that might not be possible.
Nurse Joy looked at the commotion in the Pokémon Lobby and chuckled unkindly. Suddenly, a voice sounded in her mind, startling her.
"Nurse Joy? Nurse Joy?"
Clang~~~
Nurse Joy was so startled that she dropped the paper and pen she was holding.
"Happy~ Happy~" What's wrong?
Blissey looked at Nurse Joy in confusion.
Nurse Joy asked fearfully, "Blissey, did you hear someone calling me?"
Blissey shook its head, indicating no.
Nurse Joy hugged Blissey tightly and looked around vigilantly. "Could there be ghosts in broad daylight?"
Blissey patted her, as if saying, what silly things are you saying?
Just then, the voice sounded again.
"Nurse Joy, I'm Bai Feng. I'm in Treatment Room 13. Could you please come over?"
Bai Feng?
Nurse Joy was startled.
"I'm using Psychic to communicate with you via Telepathic Communication. Others can't hear it."
So that's how it is! Nurse Joy breathed a sigh of relief. She let go of Blissey, patted its body, and said, "Blissey, watch things here. I'll be right back!"
"Happy~~"
Blissey nodded in agreement.
Nurse Joy followed Bai Feng's instructions to Treatment Room 13 and indeed saw Bai Feng inside.
"It really is you. You scared me, I thought..."
Bai Feng said sheepishly, "Sorry, it's a special situation."
Nurse Joy teased, "You're a big celebrity now. I never thought I'd be this familiar with the Strongest Trainer in the Pokémon League someday. It's something I wouldn't even dare to dream of!"
Nurse Joy still clearly remembered how Bai Feng looked the first time Officer Jenny brought him to the Pokémon Center. It was hard to believe that over ten years had passed in a flash, and the young boy who couldn't even speak clearly back then had grown into an existence that others could only look up to.
Bai Feng said with a wry smile, "Stop making fun of me. I came to see you today because I need your help with something."
"Need my help with something? What is it?" Nurse Joy asked curiously.
"It's like this..."
Bai Feng explained Dragonite's situation to Nurse Joy in detail.
"I see..." After listening, Nurse Joy fell into thought. "How about this, I'll come over to your place after I get off work."
"Okay, thank you for the trouble." Bai Feng said gratefully. "Do you want me to come pick you up then?"
"Of course!" Nurse Joy said with certainty. "Don't think I don't know, ordinary people can't even get into your Fangxing Mountain."
"Alright!" Bai Feng smiled. "I'll have my Machamp drive over to pick you up later."
"Not coming to pick me up yourself?" Nurse Joy joked.
"If Nurse Joy wishes so, it's not impossible," Bai Feng also said with a smile.
Nurse Joy chuckled and patted Bai Feng's arm. "Machamp picking me up is fine, otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave the house."
"Then it's settled. I'll be going now!"
After saying that, Bai Feng used Teleport and disappeared from the Treatment Room.
"He really is elusive," Nurse Joy said with a smile, shaking her head as she left.
In the blink of an eye, it was evening. Machamp, following Bai Feng's instructions, drove to the Pokémon Center and picked up Nurse Joy and Blissey, taking them to Fangxing Mountain.
It was Nurse Joy and Blissey's first time visiting Fangxing Mountain.
The car drove on the circular Road, with lush fruit trees on both sides covered in flowers. A gust of wind blew, and petals fluttered towards the Sky, incredibly beautiful and spectacular.
There were also figures of busy Pokémon among the trees. Everything looked so beautiful and harmonious.
Nurse Joy and Blissey leaned against the window, looking out, and couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so beautiful!"
Machamp responded proudly, "Of course."
Unfortunately, Nurse Joy couldn't understand what it was saying. Although Blissey understood, it couldn't provide translation for Nurse Joy.
After the car reached the Mountain top, Nurse Joy and Blissey got out of the car carrying a box and saw Bai Feng standing not far away to welcome them.
"Welcome to Fangxing Mountain," Bai Feng said with a smile.
Nurse Joy looked around and saw busy Florges in the Flower Field not far away, Fletchling and Rookidee chasing each other in the Sky, flapping their wings, and Gogoat and Skiddo leisurely grazing on the Grassland... She couldn't help but exclaim:
"Your place is truly like a paradise on Earth!"
Her tone revealed deep envy.
"You flatter me."
Although Bai Feng was humble with his words, a proud smile unconsciously appeared on his face.
Fangxing Mountain was something he had built little by little over ten years. Of course, he was happy to be praised for it now.
"Do you want to rest for a while before seeing Dragonite?" Bai Feng suggested. "There's no rush anyway."
Nurse Joy waved her hand. "Let's see Dragonite first, and then you can give me a proper tour of Fangxing Mountain's scenery!"
No matter when, Nurse Joy always put her work and the health of Pokémon first!
"Alright, whatever you say. Follow me!"
With that, Bai Feng activated the Summoning Circle, opened a Spatial Portal, and brought Nurse Joy and Blissey to the Laboratory.
Looking at the Laboratory filled with high-precision instruments, Nurse Joy said enviously, "I really envy you rich people!"
She also wished she had a Laboratory of her own.
Unfortunately, a Laboratory was too expensive to build, and she couldn't afford it.
Bai Feng smiled but didn't say anything.
Dragonite was not in the Laboratory at this time. Bai Feng had sent it to the Sea Area near the Island where he and Bai Ye used to live using the Summoning Circle, allowing it to move around there.
Its size was simply too large, making even flying difficult. Wherever it went, it was a disaster. Therefore, there were few places other than the sea where it could move freely.
"Wait a moment, I'll Teleport Dragonite over," Bai Feng said to Nurse Joy.
Nurse Joy nodded and watched as Bai Feng activated the Summoning Circle. Through the huge Spatial Portal, Dragonite slowly emerged, piece by piece, and then collapsed onto the Ground.
Although she had already heard about Dragonite's size data from Bai Feng, seeing it in person still left Nurse Joy deeply shocked.
After walking around Dragonite with Blissey, she said to Bai Feng, "Can I start?"
Bai Feng nodded. "Anytime!"
Upon hearing this, Nurse Joy opened the medical kit she had brought. She and Blissey took out the instruments one by one and then began to inspect Dragonite's body, touching here and there, looking here and there... From time to time, she would also use a pen to record the inspection data.
Just like that, a full three hours passed before Nurse Joy put away the tools in her hand.
"How is it?" Bai Feng stepped forward and asked.
Nurse Joy looked a little tired around her eyes. She looked at the recorded data in her hand and said:
"We can basically confirm it. This Dragonite has both a tumor growing Inside the body and a foreign object present. However, the tumor and the foreign object have grown together, which is why it was difficult to detect them simultaneously.
As for why its size is so large... I'm sorry, I haven't been able to find the reason yet."
Bai Feng shook his head. "It's alright, let's take it one step at a time. So, do we need to remove the tumor and the foreign object?"
"Of course!" Nurse Joy said decisively. "If those two things remain Inside the body of Dragonite, they will definitely harm its health."
Bai Feng nodded. "Then I'll have to trouble you with removing the tumor and the foreign object."
"Don't worry, I'll do my best. But I still need to prepare some things before the surgery. Have Machamp pick me up from the Pokémon Center again tomorrow evening," Nurse Joy said.
"Okay!"
After leaving the Laboratory, since the time of day was already late, Bai Feng directly invited Nurse Joy and Blissey to stay for dinner at Home.
Nurse Joy and Blissey were instantly conquered by the culinary skill of Lopunny and the others. All evening, they praised Lopunny, Hatterene, and Audino repeatedly, and as they were leaving, they said emotionally:
"Bai Feng, you are truly so happy!"
Bai Feng smiled. "Thank you, I actually feel that way myself!"
Finally, Bai Feng personally escorted Nurse Joy and Blissey back to the Pokémon Center.
The next day, Nurse Joy and Blissey were again picked up by Machamp in a car.
This time, they brought another medical kit over, but this one was even larger. If it weren't for Machamp's help, it would have been a problem for Nurse Joy and Blissey to even bring it up the Mountain.
For this surgery, Alakazam and Indeedee also had to assist Nurse Joy, otherwise, Nurse Joy and Blissey wouldn't be able to handle it all by themselves.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 388: See You Again, Eternatus
Before the surgery, Nurse Joy needed to inject Dragonite with anesthetic.
But Dragonite was covered in thick scales, making it impossible for Nurse Joy to administer the injection. Therefore, some of Dragonite's scales needed to be removed.
This job could only be done by Bai Feng.
He said to Dragonite, "Dragonite, bear with it!"
"Dra~~~" Dragonite nodded.
Bai Feng used Psychic, and following Nurse Joy's instructions, lifted a scale from Dragonite's abdomen, then pulled hard.
Dragonite let out a cry of pain as the scale was pulled off by Bai Feng.
More scales would need to be cleared away during the surgery later, otherwise Nurse Joy wouldn't be able to operate at all.
One of Dragonite's dragon scales was larger than Bai Feng's face, which was quite exaggerated, and this wasn't even the largest part on its body.
He knocked on it with his hand, and the scale made a solid thudding sound, very thick. As expected of the scale of a Dragonite bordering on legendary status.
This was a dragon scale, from a Dragonite of legendary status, no less. It could be considered a treasure, usable for the evolution of some Pokémon.
Nurse Joy had already skillfully injected Dragonite with anesthetic, using general anesthesia. Considering Dragonite's excessive size, Nurse Joy increased the dosage of medicine.
Before long, Dragonite drifted off to sleep.
Nurse Joy then used her hand to outline an area on Dragonite's plump belly and said, "Clear away all the scales in this section."
Dragonite's belly was truly enormous, like it was ten months pregnant. No wonder it couldn't fly.
Because Bai Feng had long used Golden Finger Energy to manage energy circuits for Pokémon and condition Arbor Diagrams for fruit trees, he was very skilled at delicate work. In no time, he had completely cleared the area Nurse Joy indicated.
After removing the scales, Dragonite's skin was pink and tender, looking very soft.
Because Bai Feng was very careful, not a drop of blood seeped from its belly.
Bai Feng collected all the peeled-off dragon scales. He estimated there were at least a dozen pieces!
"I'm going to start."
Nurse Joy put on her surgery gown and mask, held the scalpel, and gestured towards Dragonite's belly.
Bai Feng nodded and quietly stepped aside.
Nurse Joy used the sharp scalpel to slowly cut open Dragonite's belly. Blissey, Alakazam, Indeedee, and others were assisting her nearby.
Time passed minute by minute. After about four or five hours, the surgery finally ended. The wound on Dragonite's belly was stitched back up, and a tray held by a Male Indeedee contained a tumor covered in blood.
Seeing Nurse Joy remove her mask, Bai Feng quickly stepped forward and asked, "Is Dragonite okay?"
Nurse Joy shook her head, "It's fine, the surgery was very successful." Then she pointed to the tumor on the tray and said, "That's what was inside Dragonite's belly."
Bai Feng looked at the fleshy, bloody mass and felt a bit nauseous.
But Nurse Joy was used to such scenes. She beckoned to the Male Indeedee. When the Male Indeedee brought the tray to her, she cut open the tumor with the scalpel and took something out from inside.
It was a black stone, about the size of a human head. Having been polished year after year within Dragonite's blood and flesh, it had begun to crystalize.
Strangely, Bai Feng sensed Eternatus's aura on the stone.
Could this stone be related to Eternatus?
No wonder Dragonite had grown larger day by day. The aura emanating from this stone was none other than Dynamax Energy!
Perhaps to restore Dragonite to its normal size, they would need to find Eternatus and ask.
It would take some time for Dragonite to wake up, so Bai Feng took Nurse Joy Home to rest. After she had rested well, he kept his promise and took her on a good tour of the Mountain.
Dragonite didn't wake up until that night. Its surgery wound had recovered completely after drinking a can of G-Max Sweetness.
However, the scales on its belly would likely take some more time to regrow.
After seeing Nurse Joy off, Bai Feng took the stone removed from Inside the body of Dragonite to see it.
"Dragonite, do you have any impression of this?"
Dragonite lowered its body and stared at the stone for a long time, then suddenly slapped its head and said, "Ah! I remember now!"
"Tell me quickly," Bai Feng said.
It turned out that Dragonite had an origin. It came from a gathering place for Dragon-type Pokémon – Dragon Island.
Its parents were members of Dragon Island, so it was also born there.
Years ago, its parents were out and accidentally brought a Human to Dragon Island.
Initially, the Pokémon on Dragon Island had no defenses against this Human and even warmly welcomed him. But they didn't expect that Human to be a Poacher!
During the time he lived on Dragon Island, the Poacher secretly sent messages outside, eventually attracting a large number of Poachers, causing huge loss and casualties to Dragon Island.
The Pokémon of Dragon Island worked together, paying a great price to repel all the Poachers.
Dragonite's parents felt they were the ones who had brought disaster to Dragon Island, and thus perished while fighting desperately against the Poachers.
Dragonite, who was just a Dratini at the time, became an orphan.
Although the Elders on the Island knew it wasn't Dratini's fault at all, the other young Dragon hatchlings on the Island began to bully Dratini, saying that Dratini and its Dad and Mother were traitors to Dragon Island.
Often bullied and without friends, Dratini was very sad, so it secretly hid in a forbidden area on Dragon Island.
The Elders had warned the young ones not to go near there, but whenever Dratini felt sad, it would secretly hide there and cry.
Because it was too hungry, it would also devour a type of black stone ore there to fill its belly.
Thinking back now, Dragonite believes it might have become so large because it ate that kind of ore.
Although Dratini didn't eat much each time, over time, the ore remained in its body and accumulated, eventually gathering into the black stone that Bai Feng saw now.
The reason Dratini left Dragon Island back then was because it discovered its size was getting bigger and bigger, and it had also had enough of being bullied, so it quietly left that Place of Sadness.
Looking back now, it was a very, very long time ago. It wondered if anyone looked for it after it left, or if anyone felt sad for it...
After listening to Dragonite's story, Bai Feng fell into deep thought. What exactly was this ore? And what was its relationship with Eternatus?
Finally, he decided to take Dragonite to Galar to see Eternatus. Perhaps after seeing Eternatus, all his questions would be answered!
The next day, Bai Feng opened the Summoning Circle and appeared with Dragonite in Giga Eden in the Galar Region. This was where Eternatus resided.
Giga Eden was as popular as ever, filled with tourists who came to see Minior.
Bai Feng and Dragonite avoided them and went to the depths of Eden.
The Staff Members here were very familiar with Bai Feng and greeted him warmly when they saw him.
"Mister Bai Feng, long time no see!"
"Long time no see." Bai Feng asked a Staff Member, "Is Eternatus here?"
Sometimes Eternatus would take some Minior out to play, so it wasn't always in Giga Eden.
But Bai Feng was lucky today; Eternatus was indeed there.
The Staff Member nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, would you like me to call it for you?"
"Thank you for the trouble," Bai Feng said gratefully.
"No trouble at all, no trouble at all," the person repeatedly waved his hand. Bai Feng was a celebrity now, and being able to speak a word with him was an honor.
The Staff Member pressed a button, and before long, specks of light drifted over from the dark Space. As they got closer, it was clear that these specks of light were glowing Minior.
The Minior clustered around Eternatus.
Seeing Bai Feng, Eternatus was very happy and kept twisting its body behind the transparent barrier.
Eternatus's side was a vacuum environment, so Bai Feng couldn't go there. He could only interact with it through the barrier.
"Eternatus, long time no see, how are you?"
Eternatus nodded repeatedly. Here, it ate well, slept well, and had many Minior to play with. Every day was extremely happy.
It was just a little annoyed that Bai Feng hadn't come to see it for so long.
"Alright, alright, I'll come see you often from now on!" Bai Feng soothed Eternatus.
Hearing this, Eternatus finally calmed down.
Bai Feng took out the stone and asked Eternatus, "Eternatus, do you know what this is?"
Eternatus stared at the stone through the barrier for a while, thinking hard, but still couldn't remember what it was.
However, it felt a very familiar and kind aura emanating from the stone.
Seeing Eternatus frowning, Bai Feng quickly said, "No need to rush, think about it slowly. It's not too late to tell me when you remember."
Eternatus sighed slightly in relief upon hearing this.
"Oh, there's one more thing I'd like to ask for your help with." Saying this, Bai Feng released Dragonite.
The Space in Giga Eden was large, perfectly fine for a huge Dragonite.
"I suspect this Dragonite's body became so large because it was affected by Dynamax Energy for a long time, so I wanted to ask if you could help it return to its original state," Bai Feng said to Eternatus, pointing at Dragonite.
Eternatus looked at Dragonite through the barrier for a while, then suddenly its whole body burst into purple radiance.
At the same time, purple specks of light also floated out from Dragonite's body, passed through the barrier, and drifted into Eternatus's body.
Purple specks of light also overflowed from the black stone in Bai Feng's hand.
As time passed, fewer and fewer purple specks of light floated out from Dragonite's body, and its size also shrank little by little.
By the time no more purple specks of light floated out from Dragonite, its size was not much larger than a normal Dragonite.
The average height of a normal Dragonite is 2.2 meters. This Dragonite was probably around 2.7 or 2.8 meters, which was already considered a normal height.
There are individual differences between Pokémon; being a little bigger or smaller is nothing.
At the same time, the stone in Bai Feng's hand crumbled into a pile of gray-white powder after losing its purple specks of light.
Dragonite lifted its arms and looked left and right, feeling its body was incredibly light now. Then it heard Bai Feng say, "Congratulations, Dragonite, you've finally returned to normal size."
"Dra~ Dra~~" I really returned?
Dragonite asked in disbelief.
"Really, really!" Bai Feng quickly said. He had also fulfilled his promise to Dragonite this way.
"Dra~ Dra~~"
Dragonite excitedly flew around Bai Feng, its happiness irrepressible, unable to be expressed even in words.
It hadn't flown so easily and happily in a long time.
Having absorbed the Dynamax Energy from Dragonite and the stone, Eternatus fell into thought.
The feeling it just had was too familiar, too kind, but it couldn't remember where this feeling came from.
Seeing Eternatus constantly looking down, Bai Feng asked with concern, "Eternatus, what's wrong? Is something not right?"
Eternatus shook its head and told Bai Feng about the feeling it had just experienced.
Bai Feng also fell into thought upon hearing this. He had a precognition that there was definitely something in the forbidden area on Dragon Island that was related to Eternatus.
"How about... I go take a look!" Bai Feng said to Eternatus after a moment of silence. "If I find anything, I'll come back and tell you!"
Anyway, he was free now, so there was no harm in searching for the legendary Dragon Island.
Eternatus nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. It was responsible for the energy supply of the entire Galar Region and therefore couldn't leave the vicinity of Hammerlocke City casually. It could only entrust this matter to Bai Feng.
Bai Feng then looked at Dragonite and said, "Dragonite, can I ask you to come along? I don't know Dragon Island, so I'll have to trouble you to guide me."
"Dra~ Dra~~" Of course!
Dragonite nodded repeatedly. It had left Dragon Island hundreds of years ago and actually really wanted to go back and see.
However, Dragon Island was probably no longer the same place; even among Dragon-type Pokémon, not many could live for hundreds of years. The Pokémon it knew had probably mostly passed away...
Thinking of this, its emotions couldn't help but feel a little low.
Afterward, Bai Feng stayed with Eternatus in Giga Eden for half the day before taking Dragonite Home.
As soon as they returned to Fangxing Mountain, Dragonite flapped its wings and flew into the Sky, flying freely in the Mountain, venting the emotions in its heart. Bai Feng, staying at Home, could hear its excited roars from time to time.
It didn't fly back until it was exhausted.
Later, Bai Feng introduced it to the other Pokémon on the Mountain. It received a warm welcome from everyone. The friendly Meganium once again gave away its shed petals as a welcome gift.
Dragonite, who had been lonely for hundreds of years, loved making friends and quickly became familiar with everyone.
Several days later, Bai Feng, riding in the aircraft piloted by Mewtwo, left Fangxing Mountain with Dragonite and his group of Pokémon, embarking on the journey to find Dragon Island.
The Pokémon World was so vast that Bai Feng naturally didn't know where the so-called Dragon Island was. He could only rely on Dragonite to guide the way using its memory.
After flying for several days, Bai Feng and his group appeared over the vast Ocean. Dragon Island, Dragon Island, was naturally an Island.
Once at sea, Bai Feng recalled the aircraft into Distortion Space and released Lapras, having it use Gigantamax to serve as their sea mount.
The Gigantamaxed Lapras was no less comfortable than a luxury yacht; riding on it was very pleasant.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 389: Leisure and Reunion
After Gigantamaxing, Lapras's back had a spacious platform, and Bai Feng and his Pokémon stayed there to rest.
Today was sunny and beautiful. Lapras slowly cruised on the sea, while Bai Feng and his Pokémon held a party on its back. They prepared various types of food and drinks, chatting and laughing along the way, clearly treating this search for Dragon Island trip as a vacation.
Bai Ye held a goblet, leaning against a railing. Her white dress fluttered gently in the sea breeze, truly elegant and intellectual, even charming the Wingull flying in the sky into bumping into Lapras.
Tyranitar and Meganium put their two large heads together, muttering about who knows what, occasionally letting out strange laughs. Anyone who didn't know might think they were up to no good!
Diancie occasionally took some of their favorite food from the table and placed it on the plate in front of them, taking very good care of them. Truly a thoughtful little cutie.
Heliolisk and Lopunny huddled together, being lovey-dovey and feeding everyone a mouthful of dog food.
Primarina was already quite old, yet it still stuck close to Bai Feng along with Fennekin and Zorua, competing with them for attention and leaving Bai Feng with a black line over his head.
Da Meng, Er Meng, and Deoxys, three Legendary Pokémon, sat in a row at the edge of the platform, pretending to be profound in the sea breeze, exuding the aura of melancholic literary youths.
Unfezant and Dragonair danced in the air against the wind, occasionally letting out high-pitched cries.
Only Dragonite sat there alone, spacing out.
When it was at Fangxing Mountain, it was still actively and happily making friends with everyone. Why is it so listless now that it's out?
"Alright, stop messing around!" Bai Feng glanced warningly at Primarina and the others.
The three Pokémon immediately shrank their necks, not daring to make any more noise.
Bai Feng put the food and drink in his hand back on the table, walked over to Dragonite, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Dragonite glanced at Bai Feng and said softly, "I don't know what Dragon Island is like now."
At this moment, Dragonite felt a sense of apprehension about approaching home.
Bai Feng patted its shoulder and said, "Don't worry, no matter what Dragon Island becomes, whether it welcomes you or not, we'll be with you!"
Dragonite looked back at its laughing and chatting companions behind it, suddenly felt a surge of courage, and nodded vigorously at Bai Feng.
"That's more like it! Come on, let's go eat something!" Saying this, he pulled Dragonite up.
This guy was quite heavy; he almost couldn't pull it. Luckily, he used Psychic to support it, otherwise, he would have definitely made a fool of himself.
Walking to the dining table with Dragonite, Bai Feng was about to continue eating the fried skewers he had left, but found that the fried skewers were no longer on the table.
Meanwhile, Primarina was holding a wooden skewer in its hand, licking it repeatedly. The wooden skewer was almost sparkling from being licked. And wasn't the drink it held in its other hand the one he had half-finished?
"Primarina? What are you doing?"
Hearing Bai Feng's voice, Primarina stiffened all over. It silently hid the wooden skewer behind its back and said as if nothing was wrong:
"N-nothing at all!"
Saying this, it drank the half-finished drink in its cup at an extremely fast speed, then put the empty cup back on the table.
"Nothing at all? Then where are my fried skewers? Where's my drink?" Bai Feng asked faintly.
"I don't know." Primarina's gaze darted left and right. "Maybe... maybe Fennekin and Zorua snuck a bite. They're really greedy!"
Seeing Primarina slander them, Fennekin and Zorua immediately protested.
"Stop slandering people! We all saw it, you were the one who stole and ate them!" Fennekin said indignantly.
"Exactly, exactly!" Zorua followed, nodding repeatedly.
"Hey~~~ You two little rascals, how dare you slander Sister!" Primarina said, reaching out to pinch Zorua and Fennekin's ears.
"Help! The perverted big Sister is bullying us!" Fennekin yelled, about to run, and Zorua quickly followed.
However, they had barely run two steps before Primarina trapped them with Bubble. The two little ones rolled around inside the Bubble, and soon saw stars.
"Primarina, what is this?" Bai Feng walked behind Primarina and pulled out the wooden skewer it was hiding.
The evidence was found. Primarina stammered, "I just wanted to taste what your fried skewers tasted like..."
Bai Feng pointed speechlessly at the plate not far away and said, "Aren't there still plenty over there? They have the same flavor as the ones I ate."
Primarina pouted and whispered, "You didn't eat those ones..."
"What?" Bai Feng didn't hear clearly and asked again.
"N-nothing..." Primarina said, "Those were far away, I was too lazy to get them..."
"Oh, you're incredibly lazy!" Bai Feng tapped Primarina's head.
Bringing the plate of fried skewers closer, Bai Feng then took a few skewers and handed them to Primarina, Dragonite, Fennekin, and Zorua, then opened a can of beer for himself.
Fried skewers with beer, happiness forever!
"Ah~~~" Taking a big gulp of beer, Bai Feng sighed comfortably.
While chewing on food, Zorua looked up at Bai Feng and asked, "Bai Feng, is that good? Can I have a sip too?"
Hearing this, Fennekin immediately used Psychic to take a cup of juice from the table and put it in front of Zorua. "Drink what? Kids drink juice!"
Then it looked at Bai Feng and asked, "Bai Feng, I'm not a kid anymore, can I have a sip?"
Bai Feng gave it a firm tap on the head, then likewise took a cup of juice and placed it in front of it. "You're also a kid, drink juice!"
"Hmph~" Fennekin hugged the cup discontentedly and gulped down the juice.
Bai Feng then looked at Dragonite and said, "How is it? Blowing in the sea breeze, eating fried skewers, isn't it great?"
Dragonite nodded quickly, finishing a skewer in the blink of an eye.
After eating and drinking their fill, Bai Feng and the others leaned against each other, blowing in the cool sea breeze, looking sleepy.
"Woo~~~"
At this moment, Lapras suddenly let out cries, startling Bai Feng and the others awake from their drowsiness.
"What's wrong, Lapras?" Bai Feng asked.
"Woo~~~~"
Lapras cried out again.
Bai Feng looked in the direction Lapras indicated, only to see that a storm had appeared on the sea surface at some point. On both sides of the storm, two groups of Pokémon were facing off.
On one side were Seadra and Horsea, and on the other were Lapras.
Seadra, Horsea, including their evolution, Kingdra, are generally Pokémon that live in the deep Sea Area. They rarely appear in shallow seas or on the sea surface, making them particularly uncommon.
Bai Feng was a bit confused as to why they would conflict with Lapras.
The cry of Lapras on Bai Feng's side attracted the attention of the two confronting sides. They both looked over here at the same time.
"Woo~ woo woo~"
"Woo woo~ woo woo woo~~~"
Just then, two Lapras in the Lapras group suddenly cried out excitedly. Bai Feng realized they were calling out to him.
He stared at those two Lapras for a long time, then suddenly thought of something.
Could that group of Lapras be...
Thinking of this, he quickly Recalled his other Pokémon into their Poké Balls, then had Lapras revert from its Gigantamax form, and said to Lapras, "Let's go over to that group of Lapras."
Lapras nodded and swam towards that group of Lapras.
After getting close to the Lapras group, Bai Feng tentatively asked the two Lapras that had called out to him, "Are you the group of Lapras from near Cinnabar Island back then?"
"Woo~ woo woo~"
The two Lapras nodded quickly, simultaneously looking at Bai Feng's Lapras with eyes full of affection.
As expected! Bai Feng thought to himself.
Suddenly, a thick Hydro Pump shot straight towards them.
"Woo~~"
Bai Feng's Lapras opened its mouth and fired an Ice Beam, freezing the Hydro Pump into an ice sculpture. Then it unleashed another Ice Beam, freezing the Twister created by the Seadra as well.
Because the Sea Area was sufficiently humid, the Twister created by the Seadra contained a large amount of water, making it easy to freeze.
Seeing that the Lapras had brought help, the Seadra and Horsea immediately surrounded Bai Feng and the group of Lapras.
"Bip chu~ bip chu~~"
The leading Seadra cried out wildly at the Lapras. Bai Feng listened for a long time and finally figured out what was happening.
It turned out the Seadra were demanding the Lapras hand over the Dragon Scale.
Bai Feng looked at the Lapras group in confusion and asked, "Did you take the Seadra's Dragon Scale?"
Hearing this, the Lapras all shook their heads. They were just passing by and had no idea about any Dragon Scale.
Bai Feng understood. He thought, what use would Lapras have for a Dragon Scale anyway? Why would they steal things from Seadra?
"Seadra, you've misunderstood. The Lapras didn't take your Dragon Scale." Bai Feng explained to the Seadra.
"Bip chu~ bip chu~~~"
However, the Seadra didn't believe Bai Feng and the Lapras. They thought the only Pokémon appearing nearby were Lapras. Besides Lapras, who else would steal their Dragon Scale?
Hey~ They're being unreasonable. Seeing the Seadra becoming more aggressive and looking like they wouldn't give up, Bai Feng immediately knew that they couldn't resolve this peacefully today.
Seadra are indeed temperamental, just like the legends say!
When the Seadra launched Twister again, Bai Feng said to Lapras, "Lapras, Frost Breath!"
Lapras understood. It opened its mouth and blew, a large amount of cold air gushing out, instantly freezing the Twister into an ice block. Even the Seadra and Horsea began to shiver under the invasion of the cold air.
"Lapras, Sing." Bai Feng instructed again.
"Woo~~~"
Lapras responded with a cry, and a melodious singing began to emanate from its mouth. Before long, the Seadra and Horsea all fell asleep.
Seeing the situation under control, the Lapras all breathed a sigh of relief. It was then that the two Lapras who had called out to Bai Feng swam over to Bai Feng's side, looking expectantly at the Lapras beneath Bai Feng.
Bai Feng's Lapras looked at the two Lapras in confusion. At this moment, Bai Feng explained to it, "Lapras, they are your parents."
Back then, Lapras's parents had to follow their Tribe on a long migration and couldn't guarantee the safety of the newly hatched Lapras Egg during the journey, which was why they entrusted Lapras to Bai Feng.
The couple originally thought they would never see their child, whom they hadn't even met yet, in this lifetime. They didn't expect to meet Bai Feng again today.
Hearing Bai Feng's words, Lapras was startled. Bai Feng had told it about its background long ago. It didn't expect such a coincidence today, being able to meet its biological parents.
Lapras's parents affectionately nudged their child, rubbing their heads against its neck to show closeness. However, Bai Feng's Lapras was a bit unable to adapt.
Although the ones in front of it were its parents, they were meeting for the first time after all.
Seeing Lapras's awkwardness, Bai Feng spoke up in time to help it out.
"Lapras, where are you going?"
"Woo woo woo~~~" One Lapras briefly described their migration route to Bai Feng.
After listening, Bai Feng showed a surprised expression. "Hey~ It turns out we're going the same way for a while! Do you want to travel with us?"
Hearing Bai Feng's words, Lapras's parents showed joy on their faces. This way, they could spend more time with their child, couldn't they?
As for having the child return to the Tribe, they hadn't considered that problem.
Judging from how Lapras dealt with the Seadra and Horsea just now, its strength is very strong. Bai Feng must have invested a lot of resources to train it.
They had no right to ask Bai Feng to return the Lapras he had painstakingly raised. They also knew that the child had better future prospects following Bai Feng.
Moreover, it was clear at a glance that their child was living very happily. As long as their child was happy, they were content and asked for nothing else.
The other Lapras also agreed to travel with Bai Feng. After all, being with Bai Feng meant safety.
"Woo~~~" What about the Seadra and Horsea?
Lapras asked Bai Feng.
"Let's wait until they wake up and ask what exactly happened. There's no reason to be wrongly accused for nothing." Bai Feng replied.
Lapras nodded in agreement.
About half an hour later, the Seadra woke up one by one. After all, they were just asleep, not unconscious.
Seeing Bai Feng and the others, the Seadra immediately retreated with the Horsea. Having experienced what happened before, they clearly knew they were no match for their opponent.
"Wait, I have something to ask you!" Bai Feng quickly called out to them. "Anyone who dares to leave, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Hearing this, the Seadra and Horsea immediately froze.
"Did you really lose the Dragon Scale, or are you just trying to extort us?" Bai Feng asked.
"Bip chu~ bip chu~" We really lost the Dragon Scale, we're not extorting you.
The leading Seadra said tearfully.
"What exactly happened?" Bai Feng asked.
"Bip chu~ bip chu~~"
The Seadra recounted the process of losing their Dragon Scale to Bai Feng.
This Sea Area is the territory of the Seadra. Because of their temperamental nature, almost no other Water-type Pokémon are willing to be their neighbors.
Seadra's evolution into Kingdra requires the assistance of a Dragon Scale, but the Seadra Tribe didn't have any Dragon Scales. So, one of their members traveled thousands of miles (an exaggeration) to the legendary Dragon Island and brought back a precious Dragon Scale.
But there was only one Dragon Scale, and many Seadra in the Tribe. Everyone passed it around, reluctant to use it, and in the end, they could only enshrine the scales in their territory.
Who would have thought that when they went to check the place of worship today, they would find the Dragon Scale had disappeared, and the two Seadra guarding the Dragon Scale had also been knocked out.
The knocked-out Seadra were ambushed and couldn't see who had attacked them at all. Coincidentally, the Lapras Tribe appeared in their territory at this time.
(End of this chapter)
**Chapter 390: Rejected**
After listening to Seadra's account, Bai Feng said speechlessly, "Then you shouldn't randomly accuse others!"
Seadra muttered softly, "There are no other Pokémon here, who else could it be but them?"
Bai Feng said, "You're too arbitrary. The sea is so vast, it's very easy to hide a Pokémon. Maybe the scale thief is quietly hiding somewhere!"
Hearing this, a Seadra burst into tears with a wail.
"What should we do? That was our only Dragon Scale. If we lose it, where can we find another one!"
They couldn't even bear to use it themselves, and in the end, it was stolen. It was too tragic!
As that Seadra cried, the other Seadra and Horsea also started crying, making Bai Feng's head hurt from the noise.
"Can't you just go to Dragon Island and ask for another one!" Bai Feng said helplessly.
"Waaah waaah waaah~~~" Seadra cried while saying, "Will they just give it to us if we ask? We're not related to them!"
They'd also feel embarrassed always asking others!
"Waaah waaah waaah~~~"
The Seadra and Horsea cried even more sadly.
Suddenly Bai Feng slapped his forehead, "Right, there might be a method to help you find the Dragon Scale."
The crying of the Seadra and Horsea stopped abruptly. One of the Seadra asked with tears in its eyes, "What method?"
Bai Feng took something out of his backpack and said, "We'll lure it out again. See if it comes again. If it does, we'll catch it!"
"What a big Dragon Scale!"
Seeing the thing in Bai Feng's hand, Seadra said dumbfounded.
What Bai Feng took out was the Dragon Scale he peeled off Dragonite during its surgery.
Dragonite's Dragon Scale was of even higher quality than the one the Horsea sought from Dragon Island. After all, Dragonite is also a Legendary Pokémon.
The Seadra and Horsea were so "tempted" by the Dragon Scale in Bai Feng's hand that their saliva was almost dripping.
Bai Feng held up the Dragon Scale and said proudly to the Seadra, "See? I have plenty of Dragon Scales. I don't care about yours at all! If Lapras and the others want it, I can even give it to them!"
When the Seadra and Horsea heard this, they immediately looked at Lapras and the others with envious expressions.
Lapras: What's up? Dragon Scales are really useless to us!
Led by the Horsea and Seadra, Bai Feng arrived at the place where they usually stored the Dragon Scale. He placed his Dragon Scale there.
Primarina could create bubbles for Bai Feng to breathe In the water. Plus having psychic power, Bai Feng could freely enter and exit the seabed.
After placing the Dragon Scale, Bai Feng hid with Primarina, Seadra, and Horsea. As for Lapras and the others, they stayed on the sea surface, to avoid scaring it away.
Time passed minute by minute. The Dragon Scale lay there quietly. No thief appeared.
Did the thief not notice? Or was the Dragon Scale not attractive enough?
Thinking this, Bai Feng secretly used psychic power again. He placed two more Dragon Scales there. Pure dragon aura immediately permeated the area.
Seeing that Bai Feng had other Dragon Scales, the Seadra and Horsea's eyes turned red with envy. They wished they could take all the Dragon Scales for themselves.
"Woo~~~" Just then, Primarina suddenly patted Bai Feng. Bai Feng looked in the direction Primarina was pointing. He saw that from a clump of dense seaweed, several reddish-brown leaves slowly emerged.
That's not right. Those weren't reddish-brown leaves, but a part of Dragalge's body.
Dragalge, Poison type plus Dragon type, a seaweed-like Pokémon. Its appearance resembles a seahorse, but it's wrapped in organs similar to seaweed. It likes to disguise itself as seaweed to confuse enemies. It is a violent Pokémon.
No wonder the Seadra and Horsea couldn't find the scale thief!
That Dragalge was very careful. After appearing, it looked left and right, constantly vigilant of its surroundings. It disguised itself as seaweed. It only moved a little after a long while.
Bai Feng didn't want to waste time. He directly used telepathy to instruct Primarina, "Primarina, catch it for me!"
Hearing Bai Feng's command, Primarina shot out with a whoosh.
That Dragalge was quite alert. The moment Primarina appeared, it turned its head and tried to run. But Dragalge's speed is very slow. It was caught by Primarina almost instantly.
Slap!!! Primarina immediately pinned it to the ground. Dragalge wasn't having it. Its body secreted poison, trying to poison Primarina.
But Primarina had already been warned by Bai Feng, knowing Dragalge's toxic nature. So after pinning it down, it immediately trapped it with a bubble. Dragalge was instantly helpless.
It frantically attacked the bubble, but with its strength, it couldn't break the bubble Primarina created at all.
Seeing that Primarina had caught Dragalge, Bai Feng gave Seadra, Horsea, and Primarina a look, signaling them to go to the sea surface to talk.
Soon, Bai Feng and the group of Pokémon returned to the sea surface. Dragalge was still struggling desperately.
"Don't waste your effort. You can't break it," Primarina said to Dragalge.
Hearing this, Dragalge looked at Primarina pitifully and said, "Why did you catch me? I didn't do anything bad."
Primarina said with a half-smile, "How do you know we caught you because you did something bad? Couldn't we have caught you because we wanted to use the seaweed on your body as something to go with drinks?"
Dragalge's whole body stiffened upon hearing this. It said softly, "My body is poisonous, it doesn't taste good."
Primarina deliberately teased it, "I just like eating things that are a bit poisonous. After eating, my whole body feels tingly, it's very comfortable."
Dragalge: ...Mommy, there's a pervert here!
"Alright, Primarina, stop teasing it," Bai Feng said helplessly. He looked at Dragalge and threatened it, "You'd better tell the truth. Where did you hide Seadra's Dragon Scale? If you don't tell me... if I have to get rough, your fate won't be pretty!"
As he spoke, purple radiance flickered in his eyes. Psychic power pressed towards Dragalge.
Poison type Dragalge has weak resistance to the Psychic type. Naturally, it also feared Bai Feng's psychic power. It immediately trembled with fear.
"Are you going to talk?" Bai Feng increased the psychic power's pressure on it.
"I'll talk! I'll talk!"
Dragalge couldn't bear the pressure of the psychic power. It cried and confessed its crimes.
Through Dragalge's confession, Bai Feng was surprised to learn. It turned out that Dragalge also originated from Dragon Island. It had secretly followed the Seadra that left Dragon Island, which was how it came here.
Because of the incident back then, Dragon type Pokémon on Dragon Island are not allowed to leave the Island easily. But Dragalge had a heart that yearned for freedom since it was young. Its biggest wish was to leave Dragon Island and see the world.
However, the Elders on the Island did not agree. Therefore, it had always been melancholic.
Later, Seadra came to the Island to seek a Dragon Scale. Dragalge took the opportunity to sneak out.
But after coming out, it found that the outside world was not as beautiful as it had imagined. It had to hustle for a living every day. Even its training was delayed.
In order not to delay its training, Dragalge came up with a bad idea. That was to steal the Dragon Scale that the Seadra cherished. To use the Dragon Scale for training.
After hearing Dragalge's words, the Seadra cursed loudly, "That's our Dragon Scale, how could you use it without permission?"
Their Dragon Scale couldn't be used anymore, could it?
Seadra evolve with the help of the Dragon Scale. Essentially, they borrow the Dragon-type energy contained within the Dragon Scale. So if all the Dragon-type energy was absorbed by Dragalge, what use would it be then?
Hearing the Seadra's questions, Dragalge lowered its head guiltily.
"Where is the Dragon Scale?" Bai Feng asked.
"I hid it," Dragalge said weakly.
"Take us to find it!" Bai Feng ordered it.
"Okay~"
Under Dragalge's lead, Bai Feng and the others found the Seadra's Dragon Scale in a clump of coral.
Just as the Seadra had expected, because too much Dragon-type energy had been consumed, that Dragon Scale could no longer be used.
The Dragon Scale the Seadra sought belonged to Salamence. The deep blue scale was very thick. But now the scale's luster was dim. A considerable portion had turned gray and white.
Seadra angrily questioned Dragalge, "What are you going to compensate us with!!!"
Dragalge is also a very violent Pokémon. Seadra kept yelling at it, how could it not have an opinion?
"It's just a Dragon Scale, isn't it? At worst, I'll just compensate you!"
"Easy for you to say, go on and compensate us!" Seadra was furious seeing Dragalge dare to talk back.
"Compensate then, what's the big deal. Who isn't a Dragon type Pokémon!"
Dragalge acted impulsively. It actually directly pulled its own scales outwards. Blood instantly flowed out from the area where the scales were lost.
"Here!"
Dragalge fiercely threw that Dragon Scale onto Seadra's face.
Seadra had never suffered such humiliation. It tore off the scale and threw it back fiercely, "Can your damn scale be used? Get lost!"
Not all Dragon type Pokémon's Dragon Scales can be used as Dragon Scales. Dragalge's strength is not strong enough. Its Dragon Scales contain insufficient Dragon-type energy. It simply cannot help Seadra evolve.
Slap~ That Dragon Scale was slapped back onto Dragalge's face.
Seeing that both sides were arguing fiercely, Bai Feng quickly used psychic power to separate them.
"Dragalge, don't go too far. You were wrong to steal others' things first. How can you still be so self-righteous?" Bai Feng reprimanded Dragalge.
"Then what do you want me to do? I already used the Dragon Scale!" Dragalge shouted, giving up entirely.
Bai Feng suddenly said, "It's not that there's no method to solve this."
"What method?" Dragalge was startled.
"I can compensate for you, but you have to take me to Dragon Island," Bai Feng said.
Although Dragonite also originated from Dragon Island, it has been away from Home for hundreds of years. It has long forgotten the route in its memory.
Hearing Bai Feng's words, Dragalge's expression changed drastically. It immediately refused, "Impossible!"
The tragedy caused by Humans setting foot on Dragon Island back then is still vivid in memory. Dragalge grew up listening to this story. How could it possibly be willing to take Bai Feng, this Human, to Dragon Island?
"Unwilling?" Bai Feng asked.
"Unwilling!" Dragalge said resolutely.
"I have no ill intentions!" Saying this, Bai Feng released Dragonite. And said to Dragalge again, "My Dragonite also originated from Dragon Island. It's just that it has been away from Home for too long and has already forgotten the way Home."
"Really?"
Dragalge sized up the Dragonite in front of it, which was emitting a terrifying aura. Its gaze was full of doubt. It had never seen this guy before!
It wouldn't say it knew all the Pokémon on Dragon Island, but it was at least familiar with their faces. It had no impression of this Dragonite at all.
"Really!" Bai Feng nodded.
"True!" Dragonite also nodded.
"I'm still unwilling," Dragalge said.
Who knows if what Dragonite said is true. It can't read minds.
Even if it's true, the tragedy from hundreds of years ago also warned it not to do that.
"Alright then, I won't force you," Bai Feng spread his hands.
The Seadra and Horsea immediately swam over and surrounded Dragalge.
Dragalge trembled with fear.
It's not just Dragalge that knows the location of Dragon Island, there are also Seadra.
"Seadra, which one of you is willing to take me to Dragon Island? I will give it a Dragon Scale," Bai Feng said to the Seadra.
Hearing this, the Seadra immediately became excited.
"Don't agree, none of you are allowed to agree!" Now Dragalge protested. It anxiously shouted.
The Seadra quickly quieted down again. They did not agree as Bai Feng had expected.
Although they did not originate from Dragon Island, Dragon Island had the kindness of gifting them a scale. Although they didn't get to use that Dragon Scale, it was because of their own negligence. They kept the kindness of Dragon Island's gift of the scale firmly in their hearts.
They really wanted to evolve, but they couldn't betray their benefactor just because they wanted to evolve.
Bai Feng greatly admired and appreciated the Seadra's integrity and gratitude. So he said, "How about this, you can exchange your own treasures with me for Dragon Scales."
Anyway, these Dragon Scales were useless in his hands. Giving them to a group of grateful Pokémon made him happy inside.
Hearing this, the Seadra immediately cheered. One by one, they dived In the water, went Home to get their treasures.
When the Seadra returned, a pile of various things appeared before Bai Feng.
A section of brightly colored coral. It seemed to be a Corsola's horn, not bad.
A sparkling pink pearl. It seemed to be produced by Clamperl, also not bad.
A stone covered in moss. It seemed to be the fossil of some Water-type Pokémon, quite good.
A very beautiful scale. It seemed to be Milotic's Prism Scale, very good.
A round Pokémon egg. Looking at the pattern, it must be a Horsea egg. Bringing your own child to exchange is completely unnecessary!
A Pyukumuku curled up into a ball. Kidnapping other Pokémon is also completely unnecessary.
An irregularly shaped stone. As soon as Bai Feng touched it, three bright red heads popped out. It turned out to be Alolan Dugtrio.
Bai Feng was speechless. I asked you to bring things to exchange, I didn't ask you to bring other Pokémon too. They're also part of your collection, right?
There was also a wet treasure chest. Bai Feng knocked on it with his hand. The box made a metallic thudding sound.
He tried to open it again, but didn't succeed.
There was also a pile of jars and bottles, looking a bit like antiques lost in the sea.
These also seemed not bad.
He picked up an ancient-looking cup.
(End of Chapter)