Chapter 193: Key Stone
Bai Feng released all of his Pokémon, then called out Xatu and Togekiss, introducing the couple to everyone.
Xatu had a more rational nature. Since it had already agreed to follow Bai Feng, it was naturally prepared to get along well with Bai Feng and his Pokémon. Therefore, although its attitude towards everyone was slightly distant, it was polite and friendly, earning a unanimous welcome from the group.
As for Togekiss, it seemed more aloof and wasn't very willing to interact with others. However, thanks to Xatu's persuasion, its behavior wasn't too impolite.
"Alright, now that everyone's acquainted, let's eat!"
Hearing Bai Feng's words, Xatu and Togekiss were stunned.
Eat again? They had already eaten their fill of Pecha Berries in the Distortion Space before coming out.
They now resided in the attic of the Small building beneath the Pecha Berry tree, where they could eat as many delicious fruit from the full tree as they wanted.
Bai Feng distributed the plates to each Pokémon, then took out Pokéblocks and allocated food according to their appetites.
Togekiss looked at the crystal-clear food on the plate in front of it and couldn't help but swallow its saliva. Hearing the sounds of the other Pokémon gobbling down their food, it thought: *It looks really delicious.*
*Burp~~~*
Unfortunately, it had eaten too many Pecha Berries and couldn't help but let out a full burp.
Xatu was better off; it hadn't eaten as much as Togekiss. Seeing the other Pokémon eating with relish, it also picked one up and put it in its mouth. Immediately, it was amazed by the delicious food.
This was much more delicious than eating the fruit directly!
"Kiss~ Kiss~" How is it? How is it? Is it good?
Togekiss asked softly, its tone full of curiosity and eagerness.
"Dio~ Dio" Delicious, very delicious!
Xatu said, full of amazement.
"Kiss~ Kiss~" Is it really that good?
Togekiss looked doubtful.
"Dio~ Dio~" When have I ever lied to you?
Togekiss thought about it and realized it was true; its husband had indeed never lied to it. So, this little block was really that delicious?
At this moment, Bai Feng asked curiously, "Togekiss, what's wrong? Does it not suit your taste?"
Hearing this, Togekiss stared at the Pokéblock on the plate for a few seconds, then picked one up and ate it.
The moment the Pokéblock entered its mouth, Togekiss finally understood why everyone was eating so happily. It turned out this little block was such a delicious thing.
But before Togekiss could savor the taste, its stomach suddenly started to hurt.
"Kiss~ Kiss~"
Togekiss rolled on the Ground, clutching its stomach.
"Dio~" Wife, what's wrong?
Xatu immediately rushed over with concern.
"Togekiss, what's wrong? Where do you feel uncomfortable?" Bai Feng asked anxiously when he saw this.
But Togekiss would never tell Bai Feng the embarrassing fact that it had overeaten, so it just clutched its stomach and groaned, refusing to say where it felt uncomfortable.
Bai Feng had no choice but to say, "Wait here, I'll go call Nurse Joy." With that, he ran out of the Training Room.
Soon, Nurse Joy rushed over with a medical kit and Bai Feng. After an inspection, she smiled and said to Bai Feng, "It's nothing serious, just overeating. I'll get you some Digestive Tablets later. Feed them to Togekiss, and it will be fine after a while."
Bai Feng: ...
*Are you an idiot? You ate even though you were full!*
Nurse Joy then gently stroked Togekiss's wing, "You should eat in moderation. Overeating is not good. Be careful next time."
(ω) Togekiss buried its head in its wings in shame and anger, not making a sound.
Next, Bai Feng followed Nurse Joy to get the Digestive Tablets. After feeding them to Togekiss, Togekiss indeed felt much more comfortable.
Seeing Togekiss lying motionless on the Ground, still refusing to take its head out from under its wings, Bai Feng said:
"Togekiss, let me give you a Pokémon Massage. You'll feel even more comfortable."
Togekiss didn't make a sound, so Bai Feng took it as a yes. He sat beside it and began massaging it using his Golden Finger.
Since communicating with Nanami, Bai Feng's Pokémon Massage skills had improved even further. As he found Togekiss's acupoints, he gently pressed with his hand infused with Golden Finger Energy.
In that instant, Togekiss felt its soul float up to heaven, as if it were lying on soft clouds. Its soul drifted and drifted, not knowing where it was going.
"Kiss~"
By the time it came back to its senses, it had already let out a groan that would make one blush.
Before long, Togekiss completely melted into a puddle of spring water under Bai Feng's devilish hands. This left Xatu, who was watching from the side, completely stunned.
In its opinion, Bai Feng hadn't done anything special to Togekiss, so why did Togekiss make such a sound?
Seeing Xatu staring at him blankly, Bai Feng smiled and asked, "Do you want to try too?"
Without waiting for Xatu's answer, he pulled Xatu down in front of him and began freely stroking and pressing its body with his hands.
*Ah, pervert!*
Qiao Duanjiang, the only Pokémon present with a sense of shame like a human girl, shyly covered its eyes with its hands but couldn't help but peek through its fingers.
"Dio~"
At this moment, Xatu finally understood why its wife had reacted that way just now.
Finally, the couple returned to the Distortion Space in a daze.
Lying in the small nest Bai Feng had specially prepared for the couple in the attic of the Small building, Xatu and Togekiss simultaneously thought: *Following this human doesn't feel bad.*
After giving the couple a Rejuvenation, Bai Feng gave one to the other Pokémon as well. Today was also the day to help them unlock their Hidden Energy Circuits.
Especially Pidove, today was the day it would light up its last Hidden Energy Circuit, meaning it could Evolve today.
Pidove was the simplest among all of Bai Feng's current Main Pokémon in terms of Hidden Energy Circuits, so it took much less time to light up all of its Hidden Energy Circuits compared to other Pokémon.
The Pokémon's Hidden Energy Circuits were lit up smoothly. After completing all of this, Bai Feng removed the Everstone from Pidove.
"Coo coo coo!!!"
Pidove called out excitedly. The next second, its whole body burst forth with sacred radiance—that was the Light of Evolution!
Bathed in the Light of Evolution, Pidove's size began to increase. Before long, it grew from a small ball to the size of an ostrich.
"Coo coo coo!"
With a cheerful, excited cry, the Light of Evolution enveloping Pidove suddenly exploded, and a brand new Pokémon appeared before Bai Feng. This was Pidove's Evolution form—Tranquill!
Compared to Pidove, Tranquill was not only larger in size but also had stronger, more powerful wings, claws as sharp as knives, and a more heroic appearance, no longer the chubby, cute look it had before.
"Congratulations, Tranquill!" Bai Feng said, stroking the feathers on Tranquill's neck.
"Coo coo coo~~"
Tranquill affectionately rubbed its neck against Bai Feng's palm, expressing its gratitude for his care and training all this time.
After dealing with the Pokémon, Bai Feng returned to his Room from the Training Room. But just as he lay down, a chilling voice sounded in his ear.
"Little brat~~~"
Bai Feng was startled and jumped off the bed in a flash, then turned on the light.
"Why are you so agitated!"
Appearing suddenly in Bai Feng's Room was Gastly, whom he had parted ways with earlier that day.
"What do you think? You'll scare people to death like that!" Bai Feng said angrily.
"Tch~ Humans are just timid," Gastly said, pouting.
"Why are you looking for me? It's the middle of the night, don't tell me you just want to chat!" Bai Feng said irritably. His heart was still pounding from the scare.
"That... I need your help with something," Gastly said sheepishly.
"No, goodbye, I'm going to sleep," Bai Feng said, lying back down on the bed, pulling up the blanket, and closing his eyes.
"Hey, hey, hey~ Don't sleep yet!"
Gastly floated in front of Bai Feng, stuck out its long tongue, licked Bai Feng's face, and used the Lick Move.
﹌(Д)﹋ Bai Feng felt an electric current shoot through his body, and he instantly lost all sensation.
"You... You... You're sick!" Bai Feng glared at Gastly, speaking one word at a time.
"Haha..." Gastly laughed awkwardly, "Sorry, I was in a hurry."
After a long while, Bai Feng finally recovered from the Paralysis State. He roared, "Is this your attitude when asking for help?"
"Oh, come on, what do you want? I apologize to you," Gastly's tone was finally not as arrogant as before.
Bai Feng turned his head away, not looking at it, "I don't have an obligation to help you."
"Alright, alright, I knew you humans wouldn't act without seeing a rabbit."
Gastly's body twisted for a moment, and then a glove embedded with a round stone fell onto the bed.
The glove was tattered and looked very old. The stone emitted a seven-colored radiance, and there was a seven-colored spiral pattern in the center.
"Is this a Key Stone?"
Bai Feng looked at the stone in surprise and said.
Gastly clicked its tongue in wonder, "I didn't expect you, little brat, to be quite knowledgeable. Not many people know about this thing."
"How do you have this thing?" Bai Feng asked curiously.
Gastly said proudly, "I've traveled the world for so long, what kind of treasure haven't I seen?"
"Is that so?" Bai Feng looked completely unconvinced, "Why don't you take out two more things to open the eyes of this country bumpkin?"
*You little rascal aren't honest!* Gastly looked at Bai Feng with a half-smile.
"Cough, cough, cough..." Feeling uncomfortable under Gastly's gaze, Bai Feng had to cough to hide his embarrassment.
"Are you going to help or not? If you help, this Key Stone is yours!" Gastly said.
Bai Feng was indeed very interested in the Key Stone, so he asked, "Alright, tell me, what kind of help do you need?"
"You can use Teleport, right? I want you to take me somewhere," Gastly said.
Bai Feng looked at it in surprise upon hearing this, "Is there somewhere you can't go?"
Aren't Ghost-type Pokémon supposed to be able to go anywhere? Especially an existence of Gastly's level.
Gastly said angrily, "It's all because you humans are too cunning! You even installed Alarm Systems that go off when Ghost-type Pokémon get close!"
It turned out that after Gastly brought Lapras to Cinnabar Island, it started investigating the whereabouts of Lapras's Tribe.
Fortunately, Gastly was quite lucky. It met a Krabby near the Dock and found a clue from it. Following this clue, it tracked them to a Villa Area.
According to the nearby Pokémon, they had indeed seen people transport a group of Lapras into a Villa.
But when Gastly planned to enter the Villa to check the situation, the Alarm System inside suddenly went off. Fearing that alerting the people would harm the Lapras Tribe, it had to temporarily retreat.
After that, it tried several times elsewhere, but the alarm would still sound as soon as it got close to certain areas of the Villa.
Fortunately, when those people didn't find Gastly, they just assumed it was Wild Pokémon that had intruded. Otherwise, who knows what might have happened.
If the Lapras Tribe were transferred away, it would all be for nothing.
In desperation, Gastly had no choice but to come to Bai Feng, this human, for help.
"Alright, I'll help you with this, but you have to give me the Key Stone first," Bai Feng said.
"You little rascal really are..." Gastly was quite annoyed by Bai Feng, "Forget it, forget it, here!"
Saying that, Gastly used Psychic Power to control the tattered glove and threw it into Bai Feng's arms.
Bai Feng put the glove away and asked, "When do we leave?"
"Of course, now!" Gastly said.
"Now?"
"That's right, the moon is dark and the wind is high... Jiejiejie..." Gastly let out a creepy, sinister laugh.
"Alright then," Bai Feng said helplessly. It seemed tonight would be a night of insomnia!
Just like that, Bai Feng followed Gastly and flew out from the Room's balcony.
The Villa Gastly mentioned belonged to Wensen, the richest man in Cinnabar Town. It was said that he owned the largest Pokémon Tourist Park in all of Cinnabar Town, where many rare Pokémon resided.
Now Bai Feng suspected that the rare Pokémon in this richest man's Pokémon Tourist Park in Cinnabar Town were obtained through illegal means.
Led by Gastly, Bai Feng quickly arrived at Wensen's Villa. Although it was already midnight, the entire Villa was still brightly lit, and many bodyguards were patrolling back and forth, with Pokémon accompanying them.
Gastly said to Bai Feng, "You Teleport us behind those bodyguards. As long as we follow the bodyguards, we won't have to worry about triggering the Alarm System!"
Bai Feng looked at it in confusion, "But won't the bodyguards discover us this way?"
"You don't have to worry about that, watch me!"
Saying that, Gastly flew onto Bai Feng's shoulder. Immediately, Bai Feng's body, along with Gastly, began to slowly dematerialize. Before long, he became an invisible person.
"You have this trick too?" Bai Feng said in surprise.
"Hmph hmph~~ I've lived for so long, I have more abilities than you can imagine!" Gastly said proudly.
Bai Feng felt like it was showing off.
Teleport activated, and the next second Bai Feng and Gastly appeared behind a team of bodyguards.
At this moment, the Houndoom beside the bodyguard seemed to sense something and barked in the direction of Bai Feng and Gastly.
The Houndoom's Pokémon Trainer quickly asked, "What's wrong? Houndoom, did you find something?"
However, at this point, Houndoom suddenly quieted down and obediently turned away.
"What's the matter? Don't bark randomly if there's nothing wrong!" The Houndoom's Pokémon Trainer complained to Houndoom in dissatisfaction when nothing happened.
Seeing this, Bai Feng silently gave Gastly a thumbs-up.
It turned out that Houndoom had indeed sensed Gastly and Bai Feng through smell just now, but what kind of existence was Gastly? It was an expert proficient in Hypnosis! How could a small Houndoom be presumptuous in front of it?
(End of Chapter)