Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 1008: Chapter 1225: Water Soul OrbChapter 1009: Chapter 1226: Terraflux Magma

On Bathers Lagoon, Julian sat atop Milotic's head, exploring the area.

The lake's surface reflected Milotic's alluring form. As its tail swayed gently, it moved across the water like a graceful dragon—smooth, steady, and fast.

From time to time, it let out soft, pleasant sounds, its slender eyebrows gently swaying, clearly in a very good mood.

After all, this was the first time its trainer had ever ridden on it.

Milotic: 'It feels like my trainer likes me even more now.'

Among Water-type Pokémon, Julian only had Milotic and Slowking. Slowking's body clearly wasn't suitable for this, so naturally Milotic was the choice.

Of course, riding a Flying-type Pokémon would work just as well.

But riding Milotic suited the scenery better—and since Bathers Lagoon was so beautiful, Julian wanted to take his time enjoying it.

As Milotic swam ahead, a large group of Feebas followed behind, including one shiny Feebas that was entirely white.

Julian had no intention of catching it. Feebas were about as numerous as Magikarp, so with such massive populations, the chance of a shiny appearing was naturally higher.

Just like with Magikarp, even now, Pokémon researchers still hadn't fully figured out how Feebas evolved into Milotic.

So far, no decisive clues had been found regarding its evolution.

And in the wild, the number of Milotic was far lower than that of Gyarados.

This showed that Feebas's evolution conditions were even harsher than those of Magikarp.

As for Magikarp evolving into Gyarados, researchers had at least produced one research finding: anger.

By harnessing the power of rage, Magikarp had a small chance of evolving into Gyarados.

Of course, how to make a Magikarp "properly" angry was another challenge entirely.

After all, you couldn't just beat or torture it to provoke anger—because if it really evolved into Gyarados that way, the first thing it would probably do was kill you.

Julian spent ten points in the System Shop to buy a bag of fish food.

From time to time, he scattered some, attracting a swarm of Feebas competing for it.

"This little guy is pretty strong."

Julian noticed that the white Feebas managed to push aside many others and grab the most food, which surprised him slightly.

After all, shiny Pokémon were usually not accepted by their peers, so most of them were physically weaker than normal individuals, and many even died young.

But this shiny Feebas was different—its physical strength actually surpassed that of ordinary Feebas.

"Milo~"

Milotic let out a soft cry, and with a slight flick of its tail, it instantly created a large wave that sent all the Feebas behind it flying—especially that white one, which was knocked the farthest away.

"You've started acting like Arcanine now too, huh?"

Julian chuckled and patted Milotic's head when he saw this.

Clearly, it was jealous—that was why it had smacked the Feebas away. Especially that white Feebas, which had been directly targeted.

Milotic's face flushed slightly.

But when it thought about how its trainer was famously a bit of a playboy who liked new things, it worried—what if he suddenly decided to capture that white Feebas?

If that little thing evolved, wouldn't it become a serious competitor?

Milotic was already stunningly beautiful—but if it were a shiny Milotic, wouldn't its charm be off the charts.

Although Milotic was confident it was the most beautiful in the world, it still didn't want an extra competitor.

Bathers Lagoon wasn't very large, and Julian finished exploring it in three days, finding one sub-Ultimate Water-type treasure.

Naturally, he gave it to Milotic.

On the fourth day, Julian arrived at Tranquility Cove.

Bathers Lagoon had been formed by seawater from Tranquility Cove passing through a sandbar.

Tranquility Cove itself was a part of the ocean within this Primal Secret Realm.

It took Julian nearly half a month to fully explore Tranquility Cove, where he found one Water-type Ultimate treasure and three Water-type sub-Ultimate treasures.

[Water Soul Orb: Carrying this orb increases the area of rainfall by 50%, and increases rainfall intensity by 30%. Under equal conditions, weather effects created by the user are extremely difficult to override.]

This Water-type Ultimate treasure wasn't something to be consumed—it was a held item.

Many Pokémon possessed weather-based moves that could alter the weather of their surroundings.

For example, Water-type's Rain Dance, Fire-type's Sunny Day, Ice-type's Blizzard, and so on.

Under favorable weather conditions, the power of moves of corresponding Types increased.

In rainy weather, Water-type moves were strengthened, while Fire-types were weakened.

And the duration and scale of weather effects were directly related to the Pokémon's strength.

An Elite-level Pokémon could easily change the weather of an entire city.

And for a Champion-level Pokémon, the area it could influence would be even larger.

With favorable timing, terrain, and moves, seizing the advantage of weather certainly granted a certain edge.

If two Pokémon of equal strength—one Water-type and one Fire-type—used weather moves at the same time, two scenarios could occur:

One was that their weather effects canceled each other out.

The other was that rain formed above the Water-type Pokémon while harsh sunlight formed above the Fire-type Pokémon—both weather effects succeeded, but neither could override the other.

To truly influence or replace the opponent's weather, there was only one determining factor: strength.

And the Water Soul Orb didn't just increase the coverage of rainfall—it also enhanced the intensity of the rain itself.

In other words, at the same level, if a Charizard used Sunny Day, the presence of the Water Soul Orb would make that Sunny Day fail to take effect.

Unless that Charizard also possessed a similar treasure that boosted weather abilities.

And the Water Soul Orb wasn't restricted by Type.

In theory, any Pokémon that could use Rain Dance could carry it.

However, since Rain Dance was fundamentally a Water-type move, Water-type Pokémon would naturally use it with greater effectiveness than non-Water types.

Julian naturally gave it to Milotic.

The orb itself was also very beautiful. Julian used a cord to hang it around Milotic's neck, adding a few more points to Milotic's charm.

"Milo~"

Looking at its own reflection in the water, Milotic was delighted.

Truth be told, if Julian had a Dragonair, it could have brought out the full potential of the Water Soul Orb.

After all, Dragonair was also known as the "Weather Dragon" because it could use the orbs on its neck to influence multiple types of weather—sunny, rainy, thunderstorms, even blizzards.

The Drake family even had trainers who specialized in weather strategies. And to preserve Dragonair's ability to freely manipulate weather, they would have it hold an Everstone, preventing it from evolving into Dragonite.

Based on Julian's estimation, if Milotic used Rain Dance at full power with the Water Soul Orb, it could affect the weather of entire Silver province.

Making it rain continuously for one or two months should likely be possible.

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After finishing the exploration of the Tranquility Cove, Julian finally arrived at the last area of the Cobalt Coastlands—the location of its King's domain, the Molten Arena.

"This environment… most Fire-types wouldn't even be able to survive here."

Sitting on Moltres's back, Julian looked down at the Molten Arena below.

The entire Molten Arena was essentially a vast expanse of ground bubbling with magma. In some places, the magma erupted like geysers, suddenly bursting forth and shooting as high as a thousand meters into the air.

Because of all this magma activity, the temperature across the arena had reached well over a thousand degrees. Under such extreme heat, even most Fire-type Pokémon couldn't endure it.

Even Elite-level Fire-type Pokémon wouldn't be able to remain in this environment for long—of course, exceptions included species naturally resistant to extreme heat, like Magmar or Magcargo.

Compared to Kleavor's Grandtree Arena and Lilligant's Brava Arena, this Molten Arena was by far the harshest in environment.

Even with Julian's Mega Pallet Town physique, if he actually set foot on this ground, he would be reduced to ashes in an instant.

In such an environment, even Water-type Pokémon would dry out and die.

"I wonder what kind of Fire-type Pokémon rules this arena," Julian muttered curiously.

"Tres~"

Moltres: "It might be one of my kind."

There was even a hint of pride in its tone.

"That's definitely possible," Julian said with a smile.

After all, with the Molten Arena's overwhelming Fire-type environment, it would be absurd if its ruler wasn't a Fire-type Pokémon.

"Got it."

Julian noticed a large red dot suddenly appear on his Dowsing Machine.

Without a doubt, the size of this red dot indicated a World-class treasure.

He patted Moltres, signaling it to fly toward the red dot—located to the east.

The Dowsing Machine had a scanning range of 50 kilometers, and at Moltres's speed, that distance was nothing—just a few wingbeats.

In less than two minutes, Julian arrived at the location of the red dot.

"It should be inside the magma…"

Below them was a magma pool several hundred meters wide, with bubbling molten magma constantly churning—and unlike the usual red magma—

The magma before his eyes was actually reddish-purple.

Julian had never seen magma of this color before.

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[Terraflux Magma: Magma flowing from depths of over 100,000 meters underground, possessing extremely high temperatures. If Fire-type Pokémon can withstand it and soak within it, it can purify their Fire-type origin essence, increase physical strength by 2 to 5 times, boost Fire-type moves power by 50%, grant a 100% burn chance, and reduce Water-type damage by 40%.]

[Note: The total duration of soaking in Terraflux Magma must be no less than half a year.]

[Note: The energy contained in this Terraflux Magma is sufficient for absorption by two Fire-type Pokémon.]

[Note: The deeper the immersion, the more energy absorbed, reducing the required soaking time.]

[Note: It takes one thousand years for the Terraflux Magma to fully recover its energy.]

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Julian instinctively scanned the magma with his Probing Eyes.

And a look of shock immediately appeared on his face.

It seemed that the so-called World-class treasure wasn't beneath the magma—rather, the magma itself was the treasure.

This Terraflux Magma reminded him of the Dragon Pool in the Dragon's Den secret realm—also a location-type treasure.

Treasures like the Dragon Pool and this Terraflux Magma, both being environment-type treasures—and especially one being an Ultimate treasure and the other a World-class treasure—were extremely rare.

And such environmental treasures shared a common trait:

Even if all their energy was completely absorbed, given enough time, they would slowly recover.

Of course, that recovery time was incredibly long.

For example, this Terraflux Magma—if fully drained, it would take a full thousand years to restore.

"Tres!"

The moment Moltres saw the magma, its eyes filled with intense desire.

It could clearly sense the immense benefits this magma would bring to it.

Moreover, Moltres itself was a Pokémon that lived within volcanic magma, capable of absorbing its energy to strengthen itself or heal injuries.

So the attraction of this Terraflux Magma to Moltres was enormous.

The fact that it hadn't immediately dived in already showed great restraint.

"Calm down for a moment."

Julian patted Moltres's neck.

When he came to the Molten Arena, he had already expected that the World-class treasure here would most likely be Fire-type—

So the question was: who should he give it to?

If he gave it to Arcanine, then it could likely use this opportunity to break through and reach the Champion tier.

But if he gave it to Moltres, it could further boost its already formidable strength.

Of course, all of that was secondary. What really gave Julian a headache before was that no matter which one he gave it to, the other would definitely be resentful and feel he was playing favorites.

Other treasures could be overlooked, but this was a World-class Treasure.

No matter how big-hearted Arcanine and Moltres were, there was absolutely no way they could give up on such a thing.

But now, the situation had solved itself.

The treasure in front of him turned out to be a rare environment-type treasure, and its energy was just enough for two Fire-type Pokémon.

Perfect.

It completely resolved the dilemma that had been bothering him just moments ago.

As for why he didn't let Moltres go down immediately, it was because Julian still hadn't found the Pokémon that ruled this arena.

According to his Probing Eyes, to gain benefits, soaking in the Terraflux Magma required at least half a year.

This wasn't something you could finish in a few hours, or even a few days—

The baseline was half a year.

And that six months was cumulative time. There was no way Arcanine and Moltres could stay submerged nonstop without eating or resting.

And given the magma's terrifying temperature, they definitely couldn't remain immersed continuously.

Factoring in rest periods, it would likely take more than half a year—possibly even a full year.

With such a long timeframe, Julian didn't want any interruptions.

So his plan was to first locate the ruler of the Molten Arena and defeat it.

Eliminate the only potential threat—then he wouldn't have to worry about anything disturbing Arcanine and Moltres during their soaking.

At his waist, Arcanine's Poké Ball was shaking nonstop. Because of the Terraflux Magma, it was desperate to come out.

And also because that stupid bird was already outside, it was afraid of being left behind.

"Relax. Both of you will get a share this time."

Julian patted Arcanine's Poké Ball.

These words were not only for Arcanine—but for Moltres as well.

The moment Moltres heard that, it became unwilling, and said: "Master, I can eat enough for two all by myself. Why give any to that dumb dog? With its brain, giving it such a treasure would just be a waste."

Moltres was still unaware that the so-called treasure was actually the magma below—it thought something hidden within the magma was attracting it.

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