my pokemon player.

After Ryan checked the drawn rewards with a complicated expression, he closed the panel, stood up and left the study, and came to the warehouse in the castle.

As soon as I reached the door of the warehouse, two candle flames emitting purple light floated over, and a rustling sound came from the shadows.

Ryan was not afraid when he saw this. Instead, he smiled and said:

"So it's Candlelight Spirit, is it your turn to guard the warehouse today?"

"Moxi Moxi~"

The candlelight spirit nodded with a smile. Their calls sounded very similar to the Japanese language used for making telephone calls, which sounded quite interesting.

"Wow~"

Before Ryan and the Candlelight Spirit could chat for a few more words, a grayish-white figure jumped out from the shadows, circling around Ryan with its tongue hanging out.

"Isn't this a grave dog? You've worked hard too."

Ryan squatted down and reached out to touch the grave dog's head.

But there was a candle on its head, so it was not convenient to touch its head. Ryan could only scratch its chin.

The grave dog closed his eyes contentedly and wagged his tail with such joy that it almost broke.

"Hey~"

Gengar also emerged from Ryan's shadow and greeted his brothers.

Its prestige among the ghost-attribute Pokémon in Firefly Town is still very high, especially after it evolved into Gengar, it directly became the boss of Candlelight and the others.

It’s not easy. Ever since the dream demon chose to follow Xu Ruofeng, it finally has a younger brother.

Although it cannot be the boss in Ryan's team, it has to play both sides between the big sister and the second sister.

But at least it can be the boss of ghost-attribute Pokémon like Candlelight!

Hearing the Candlelight Spirit greeting it respectfully, Geng Gui grinned with his teeth bared.

It turns out that being the boss feels so good. He must find some time to find some younger brothers.

Gengar is also considering the ghost-attribute Pokémon in the wild. Compared to the wild environment where they have to hide here and there, Firefly Town is more suitable for them to survive.

Just as Gengar was thinking about where there were other ghost-attribute Pokémon in the wild, Ryan took out a few Poké cubes and fed them to Gravehel.

Then he stood up and fed the Candlelight Spirits a few more pills as an extra reward for them for guarding the warehouse.

The reason why it is an extra reward is that they are paid for guarding the warehouse. Not only can they get Pokémon food and Poké cubes, but they can also play in the haunted house that is about to be built.

Yes, for ghost-type Pokémon, scaring humans in a haunted house is not a job, but a reward from Ryan.

In the past, they could only scare humans secretly in the wild, so there was no opportunity to scare people openly like this.

Therefore, the ghost-attribute Pokémon are grateful to Ryan and obey his orders.

Even if Ryan asked the candle spirits to suppress their nature and not let them absorb human vitality, the candle spirits would do so.

Of course, Ryan wouldn't do that.

Absorbing life force is the nature of the Candlelight Spirit, just like Gastly's natural love of playing pranks.

This nature cannot be suppressed blindly, otherwise there will be a risk of falling into rage in the future.

The best approach is to guide them and allow them to release their nature moderately.

Gastly and the others like to play pranks, so Ryan built a haunted house for them.

The candlelight spirit always can't help wanting to absorb vitality, so don't force yourself to endure it. You can absorb a moderate amount of vitality.

Some people may say, you are talking about lightness, vitality is so important, why don’t you let the candlelight spirit absorb your vitality.

First of all, many people have a misunderstanding about vitality, linking it with life span.

In fact, the so-called vitality should be called energy. After being absorbed by the candlelight spirit, humans will only feel physically and mentally exhausted and feel that their bodies are hollowed out, but energy can be restored.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, if the candlelight spirits can really absorb human lifespan, who would dare to subdue them? Humans would have physically exterminated them long ago.

What? The illustrated book says that the candlelight spirit is very scary, not only can it absorb souls, but it can also take humans to the spirit world?
Why don't you mention that the illustrated guide also says Alakazam's IQ is as high as 5000, and that he claims to be able to remember anything, but in the game he can't even remember the fifth move!
In addition, there is a monster with super strength that can throw opponents to the other side of the horizon, and a giant rock monster that can blow away mountains with a single energy bomb.

If these Pokémon are really as powerful as described in the illustrated guide, then what use would there be for legendary Pokémons?

Therefore, the Pokémon encyclopedia contains some exaggeration to a certain extent. Sometimes Ryan even doubts whether the information in some Pokémon encyclopedias was written by themselves, and he just praises himself.

And even if the information in the Pokémon Encyclopedia is too exaggerated, it does not say that the Candlelight absorbs lifespan, only that it absorbs life energy.

From this we can see that the horror legends about Candlelight, like other ghost-attribute Pokémon, are mostly rumors. Maybe they were just lies told by adults to scare children at the beginning.

Some rumors also say that Gengar is a Pokémon that waits for an opportunity to take people's lives, and the purple fat man is described as particularly evil.

Ryan glanced at Gengar, who was smiling foolishly with his hands on his hips, and shook his head helplessly.

This guy would be happy for a long time when a Pokémon called him boss, so how could he have any bad intentions?

I can only say that rumors are scary. Sometimes, rumors are more poisonous than poison. An inadvertent rumor can destroy a family and make a Pokémon homeless.

Ryan sighed, then took the initiative to reach out to the candlelight spirit.

Seeing this, Zhuguangling stepped back repeatedly and shook his head desperately to express his refusal.

"It's okay, it's just a little energy, it won't cause any harm to me."

Ryan smiled and comforted him, saying that he had Celebi's blessing and his vitality was very strong.

Even if he let these two candlelight spirits absorb freely, Ryan would not feel tired.

Players also have this passive effect, so they are very suitable for capturing Ghost-type Pokémon such as Candlelight.

The candlelight spirits shook their heads after hearing this. Even if their energy could be restored, they did not want to absorb Ryan's energy.

Ryan saw that the candlelight spirit was so stubborn, so he could only persuade her gently:
"You keep enduring, but one day you will be unable to endure it anymore. Rather than falling into a violent state at that time, you might as well try to control your nature now."

When Candlelight Spirit heard this, she also felt that what Ryan said made sense.

So they approached Ryan's fingers with determined eyes and carefully absorbed a little bit of Ryan's vitality.

As a result, Ryan's vitality was of extremely high quality, and he was able to fill up the Candlelight Spirit with just a little bit of it.

The candlelight above their heads suddenly became brighter, emitting a sparkling purple light.

"Moxi Moxi~"

The Candlelight Spirit burped happily. If the Pokémon Cubes filled their stomachs, then Ryan's vitality satisfied their spiritual needs.

Ryan took his hand back and felt that his body was not affected in any way.

"Sure enough, this little bit of vitality can't affect me. I can even recover in an instant." "Although the candlelight spirit is not strong and the blessing of Celebi is effective, it can also prove that as long as we can control the degree, the candlelight spirit will not cause harm to humans."

Thinking of this, Ryan looked up and said to Geng Gui next to him:

"Geng Gui, please tell the other ghost-type Pokémon not to suppress themselves, but to control their nature."

"If you like to play pranks, go play in the haunted house. If you want to absorb life force, come to me or the trainers. They are eager to get close to you."

"But don't indulge yourself too much, lest you develop a bad habit of absorbing life force at will. Even if the trainer's life force is strong, you must eat small meals frequently and not just absorb one person."

After listening to Ryan's instructions, Gengar stretched out his short hands and patted his belly, indicating that he would take care of it and would definitely convey Ryan's orders to every ghost-attribute Pokémon.

"Okay, you guys continue to guard here, I'll go in first."

Ryan waved to the Candlelight Spirit and the Grave Dog, and they reluctantly returned to the shadows.

Looking at the three candles that didn't seem out of place, Ryan couldn't help but sigh in his heart that these elusive ghost-attribute Pokémon were quite suitable for guarding the warehouse.

On the one hand, it is not easy to be discovered, and on the other hand, it can intimidate thieves with bad intentions.

Anyone who sees the candlelight floating in the air will feel a little bit of fear in his heart, especially in this ignorant and backward era when people believe in the existence of ghosts. The effect is particularly prominent.

"crunch~"

With the friction sound of the warehouse door opening, Ryan stepped into the warehouse.

What came into view were several treasure chests filled with gold coins.

Ryan has always advocated currency circulation, believing that money can only play a role in circulation and transactions, and he does not like to hide money in the warehouse.

As for the boxes of gold coins in the warehouse, they are used to stimulate and attract money-seeking spirits.

Whether it is in treasure chest form or in walking form, the money-seeking spirit has a deep desire for the gold coins in the treasure chest.

That's why Ryan put several boxes of gold coins in the warehouse and asked Candlelight Spirits to guard the warehouse to create a magnetic field and environment that can attract ghost-attribute Pokémon.

After all, he had heard of the reputation of the Pokémon with the special number 1000. Although the conditions for the evolution of the Pokémon were difficult to meet, people still had to have dreams. What if they came true?

It’s a pity that he placed the treasure chest for a short time and still failed to attract the money-seeking spirit.

Ryan withdrew his gaze from the treasure chest with some regret, and turned to look at several other boxes where props were stored.

These boxes contain evolution stones, Pokémon's carrying items, cone-shaped Poké Balls, and the goal of his trip.

Ryan walked to a small box, slowly opened it, and took out a round marble.

Then he took out a bracelet from the panel, which also had a round bead inlaid on it.

The difference between the two beads is that the pattern inside the former is colorful, while the latter is a hollow black pattern.

Ryan suppressed his inner excitement, put the bracelet on his wrist, and then threw the colored marbles in his hand to Gengar.

Gengar stretched out his short little hand to take the marble, and stuffed it into his big mouth without thinking.

"Shut up! This thing can't be eaten!" Ryan quickly spoke out to stop him.

"Hey?"

When Gengar heard Ryan's shout, he could only put down his hand awkwardly, and then looked at the marbles in his hand curiously.

What is this little thing for?

As if seeing Geng Gui's doubts, Ryan explained:

"The marble in your hand is called a Super Stone. When used with the Key Stone on my wrist, it will allow you to surpass the limits of evolution and achieve Super Evolution!"

That’s right, the bracelet Ryan took out from the panel was the super ring with the key stone, and it was also the advanced reward he drew.

He had a conflicted expression before because he didn't know whether he should be happy or disappointed about drawing the key stone.

Speaking of disappointment, the importance of Key Stones is self-evident. Without Key Stones, Pokémon cannot mega evolve, and the Super Stones dug up will just gather dust in the box.

As for being happy, Ryan always felt that the key stone should not be a high-level reward. If he drew a key stone in the intermediate lottery, he would jump up with excitement. If it was a high-level lottery, it would be a little less interesting.

But then he thought, maybe the key stone is very valuable.

Not to mention that there are not many trainers in the game and animation who own Key Stones, the origin of Key Stones is also unclear. Unlike Super Stones, which are widely distributed, Key Stones are instead given by others.

Take the real world he lives in for example. Players have dug out several super stones on the Iron Stone Mountain one after another, but they haven't found any key stones. Ryan even began to wonder if there are no key stones left in the Iron Stone Mountain.

In short, no matter whether the key stone is really a precious item, as long as it can meet Ryan's needs, it is a good item.

Not to mention that after you draw the key stone, you can also buy it in the panel store. Although the price is not cheap, it is not as exaggerated as the Master Ball. It can even be said to be more affordable.

At least the first-tier players can afford it if they grit their teeth. It has high universality and can further improve the players' strength.

After figuring this out on the way, Ryan was no longer troubled, but was very glad that he could draw the key stone. At the same time, he was looking forward to seeing the mega evolution.

Ryan looked at Geng Gui with eager eyes and asked impatiently:
"Have you felt the energy in the super stone? Has your body reacted?"

Seeing Ryan's anxious expression, Gengar didn't hesitate and immediately closed his eyes, carefully feeling the super stone in his hand.

After a while, it opened its eyes and shook its head embarrassedly, indicating that it felt nothing at all.

Ryan frowned slightly when he saw this, and muttered to himself:

"Is this not Gengar's Super Stone? Or is the bond between Gengar and I not strong enough?"

"If the bond is not strong enough, then who can complete the mega evolution with my bond?"

"Sweet and Cold Queen is definitely okay, but it doesn't look like it can mega evolve."

"Gardevoir can mega evolve, and the bond between us should also meet the requirements for mega evolution, provided we find its Mega Stone."

"Wait! I remember there was a super stone in the box whose color was very similar to Gardevoir, maybe."

Ryan then opened the box and took out a super stone that was white in color with red and green patterns inside.

"Please don't let it be Venusaur and Aledo's Mega Stone!"

Ryan prayed silently, then took out the Poké Ball, released Gardevoir, and handed the Super Stone to the other party.

Gardevoir had already heard the conversation between Ryan and Gengar in the Poké Ball, so without Ryan saying anything, it took the Super Stone, closed its eyes and felt the energy in the Super Stone.

As a result, as soon as it closed its eyes, the super stone in its hand and Ryan's super ring emitted dazzling light.

At this moment, Ryan seemed to feel Gardevoir's emotions, and so did Gardevoir.

Ryan and Gardevoir looked at each other, the corners of their mouths couldn't help but rise:

"Is this the mega evolution? Looks like Dragonite won't be needed tomorrow." (End of this chapter)