At the center of the cordon, a simple circular altar had already been set up.
The altar wasn't large, only about ten meters in diameter, and was covered with stones from Mt. Moon and some strange metal fragments.
As Daisy's voice fell, a dazzling white light slowly descended.
"Clefairy!"
A large Clefairy landed steadily in the center of the altar, excitedly looking at the moonlight in the sky.
This fairy was entirely pink, with a body shaped like an irregular pentagram and a small wing growing from its back.
Bathed in moonlight, Clefairy's wings immediately emitted a faint glow.
"This Clefairy is actually raised so well, it's nearly a meter tall, isn't it?"
"Wow, finally saw a Clefairy! I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to catch one after today."
"Such a cute fairy Pokémon, fairy types are unbeatable!"
"Right, strength is only temporary, cuteness is the ultimate pursuit."
Amid the continuous praise of the surrounding trainers, Daisy's Clefairy gently began to dance at the center of the altar.
Next to her, a psychic Pokémon that had already been prepared activated its psychic power, steadily lifting Daisy and placing her in the center of the platform.
Daisy winked lightly at Axel, then started dancing together with Clefairy.
As a coordinator, Daisy was even more alluring than usual when dancing. Her every frown and smile made people unwilling to look away from her.
With Daisy's graceful movements, beautiful large eyes appeared in the shadows of the nearby cave.
"Clefairy!"
"Clefairy!"
A crowd of Clefairy came rushing out of the cave, stepping onto the altar and dancing around Daisy and her Clefairy.
The moonlight in the sky suddenly brightened, and endless fairy energy appeared out of nowhere, enveloping the entire area around the altar.
All the trainers present released all of their fairy-type Pokémon, looking toward the center altar with a heart full of reverence.
Axel also pressed the Poké Ball and released the well-rested Gardevoir.
Whoosh!
Gardevoir's beautiful eyes sparkled as she gently held Axel's arm.
The fairy energy surrounding her continuously adjusted, resonating with the energy drawn out by the Clefairy.
The Clefairy ritual was not only a ceremony but also a filtering process.
The more similar the energy was to the one on the altar, the greater the benefits it would bring.
Ever since that day on the back of Ho-Oh seeing Mt. Moon, Gardevoir had set a small goal for herself.
She must rise above level 40 in this ritual and become a true gym-level Pokémon.
After several minutes, the moon in the sky grew larger and larger, and the fairy energy nearly solidified into substance.
The entire altar could no longer contain the fairy energy, and pink light particles gradually spread outward.
Daisy stopped dancing and took a harmonica from her pocket, playing a melodious tune.
"Clefairy!"
The Clefairy immediately danced even more rapidly, casting the Moonlight move around Daisy.
The moon in the sky instantly showered down with a large amount of light, indiscriminately covering all the Pokémon on the mountaintop.
Under the baptism of moonlight, the central stones on the altar emitted a dazzling white light.
As a crescent moon pattern appeared on one of the stones and it evolved into a Moon Stone, a chain reaction seemed to ignite across the entire mountaintop.
First, a large number of stones on the altar emitted white light and evolved from ordinary stones into Moon Stones.
As time passed, some trainers on the outer edge also found their stones evolving.
The stones in their hands, like those on the altar, were natural ores dug out from Mt. Moon.
Although the evolution probability was much lower than those in the altar, the transformation was still real.
"Damn, I've struck gold! I paid five thousand and now I've made ten thousand!"
"Sh*t! If I had known, I wouldn't have sold it!"
"I finally dug up a Moon Mountain Stone, and it actually became a Moon Stone in someone else's hands?"
Those who obtained Moon Stones all cheered wildly.
As resources that could allow specific Pokémon to evolve or rapidly cultivate fairy-types, each Moon Stone could sell for a high price of up to a million.
Normally, one million was enough to raise a level-30 Pokémon.
But these people were in the minority, most trainers' ores remained unchanged, not showing a single sign of transformation.
"Damn it, this is infuriating! Why won't the stone I bought evolve?"
"Don't be mad, bro. Anyway, they won't be taking their Moon Stones with them."
"Why not?", The trainer who had just complained froze.
"Because... I'm Team Rocket!"
Lance suddenly pulled off his cloak, revealing the Team Rocket logo on his uniform.
Two flashes of light, and a Weezing and a Golbat appeared in mid-air.
Lance crossed his arms as Golbat grabbed his shoulders and lifted him into the sky.
His ascent acted like a signal, and more and more people threw off their cloaks, revealing the Team Rocket uniforms underneath.
"I now declare, you're surrounded!"
"Everyone, hand over your Moon Stones and Poké Balls to the Rocket members nearby, then get the hell out of here obediently."
The moment Lance appeared, the entire Mt. Moon fell into chaos.
Almost all the trainers tried to escape, afraid that their Pokémon would be snatched by the infamous Team Rocket.
Even the Clefairy who had been dancing on the altar stopped in fear, staring nervously at the Team Rocket members launching attacks.
If this continued, this year's ritual would definitely be interrupted.
On the entire field, the only ones who remained calm were Axel and Little Blue, and also Red and Daisy, who had seen his strength.
Lance narrowed his eyes, his hooked nose making him appear extremely cold.
"And Miss Daisy on stage, please come with us to Team Rocket today as well."
Daisy glanced at Lance but didn't stop her movement, still playing the captivating melody.
Lance's tone turned gloomy, "Miss Daisy, if you keep this up, I'll get angry!"
"If you keep yapping, I'll get angry too."
"Who?"
Lance turned his head toward the voice, but before he could react, a whizzing sound cut through the air.
Immediately afterward, a hard bead slammed accurately into Lance's chest.
"Damn, you actually dared to throw a rock at me?"
Lance looked at Axel, his tone full of disbelief.
Ever since he became a Team Rocket executive, no one dared to disrespect him upon meeting him.
Even the few Gym Leaders on the League side would only bring out their main Pokémon when facing him, not throw rocks.
But now, a brat actually threw something at him?
"I didn't throw a rock at you," Axel calmly explained.
"I f*cking saw you throw it!"
"Oh, that was a Toxic Orb."
Lance: "???"
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