Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

Chapter 224: Meditation and Cultivation

As soon as Ange opened the system, he saw that the [Emergency Mission] on the taskbar was marked as completed.

He excitedly rubbed his hands together and clicked to claim the reward.

“Congratulations, Master, for completing the [Emergency Mission] and helping Desert City overcome the crisis caused by Hoopa's release.

Reward: Constitution +5, Intelligence +5, Individual Value +10, Title [Hand of God] (20% increased chance of special effects when making food).

Seeing this reward, Ange's eyes widened in disbelief.

Title [Hand of God]! This reward is too practical!

Compared to it, the originally decent rewards of Constitution, Intelligence, and Individual Values suddenly became insignificant.

Ange quickly opened his information panel.

Ange

Race: Human

Gender: Male

Age: 17 (+500)

Constitution: 78

Intelligence: 38

Culinary Evaluation: A young and promising chef with outstanding culinary skills.

Title: Hand of God (20% increased chance of special effects when making food)

Sure enough, there was an additional title column!

Not only that, but the system's evaluation of him had also undergone a huge change.

Outstanding culinary skills, a young and promising talent! What a pleasant evaluation to hear!

After admiring his panel for a while, Ange began to process the 10 Individual Value points he had just obtained.

After thinking for a moment, he first added one point to Komala.

Komala was only one point away from being full in Individual Values. This one point was very important to it. It would be a pity not to add it, and Ange himself would feel awkward.

Komala

[Type] Normal

[Ability] Comatose

[Gender] Male

[Level] 91

Special Attack: 31

Special Defense: 31

Speed: 31

That's more like it! Ange was satisfied.

With 9 points remaining, he naturally continued to add them to Inteleon.

Ange added 5 points to Special Defense, maxing out Inteleon's Special Defense Individual Value.

The remaining 4 points were added to Defense, which was the only one not yet maxed out.

Inteleon

[Type] Water

[Ability] Sniper

[Gender] Male

[Level] 59

[Skills] Snipe Shot, Pound, Growl, Water Gun, Water Pulse, Sucker Punch, Bind, Soak, Water Shuriken, Rain Dance, Hydro Vortex, Whirlpool, Water Sport, Swift, Dark Pulse, Ice Beam, Shadow Ball, Blizzard.

[Individual Values]

HP: 31

Attack: 31

Defense: 24

Special Attack: 31

Special Defense: 31

Speed: 31

At this rate, it won't be long before Inteleon becomes a Pokémon with full Individual Values (commonly known as 6V)!

After that, Ange claimed the reward for the daily task and went to sleep.

The rewards for the daily tasks were still unremarkable.

Of the three fixed daily tasks, only "Entertaining Guests" did not require Ange to do it himself, so it was completed.

The other two, "Cultivating Aura" and "Training Culinary Skills", he didn't have time to do, so there were no rewards.

The next morning, Ange woke up to a surprised scream.

Diancie shouted, "Ange, get up and look!"

"What's wrong?" Ange opened his eyes groggily and rubbed them. He was surprised to find a Pokémon in his tent.

"Baltoy? Where did it come from?" he asked blankly.

“Yajii ~ Yajii ~ ~”

The Baltoy was going crazy, constantly shaking its body, trying to break free, but because Diancie was holding it tightly, it could only fret.

The way it was acting… it felt like he had seen it somewhere before.

That's right! It was the Claydol possessed by Hoopa's released consciousness!

Thinking of this, Ange quickly searched for the Claydol, but couldn't find it anywhere.

"Could it be… that this Baltoy is the Claydol transformed?" Ange guessed, looking at the Baltoy.

Diancie said, "I think so too."

She woke up in the morning and saw the Baltoy lying sprawled out not far away, sleeping.

Looking at the Baltoy's wailing appearance, Ange became more and more certain of his guess.

Legend has it that Baltoy are actually Claydol Pokémon made by ancient people using special powers. They used to live with ancient people in large numbers, but now they are mostly found in ancient ruins and tombs.

Now it seems that this legend does have a certain degree of credibility.

There are also examples of abandoned dolls turning into cursed dolls because they are full of resentment, so it's not surprising that clay can turn into Pokémon.

Ange suddenly thought that Claydol was something Yveltal had actively helped him obtain. Could it be that Yveltal had foreseen this situation?

With this guess, Ange was a little dumbfounded.

Perhaps this Baltoy has some special features, after all, it was created by the God of Life with the consciousness of a Mythical Pokémon.

Even the water and sand used to make it were influenced by the power of Kyogre and Groudon respectively.

Ange used the Observation Eye to look at Baltoy.

Baltoy

[Type] Ground, Psychic

[Ability] Levitate

[Gender] Genderless

[Level] 1

[Skills] Harden, Mud-Slap

[Individual Values]

HP: 31

Attack: 31

Defense: 31

Special Attack: 31

Special Defense: 31

Speed: 31

A Pokémon with full Individual Values! Ange couldn't help but look surprised!

But after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense.

Ange continued to look and found that, apart from the full Individual Values, he didn't see any other special features on Baltoy.

The Observation Eye is not omnipotent. Besides the surface data, it cannot see anything else.

But Pokémon are very magical creatures. In addition to the most basic data, they also possess various talents and abilities.

So Ange wasn't surprised that he didn't see anything special about Baltoy.

Of course, it is also possible that this Baltoy was not special in the first place.

It was just that this was the first time Ange had seen a Pokémon that was only Level 1.

Seeing that Baltoy was still acting crazy, Ange directly punched it.

“Can't you be quiet? You caused such a big problem, and you still have the nerve to yell here!”

Baltoy covered its forehead and looked at Ange with a look of accusation, but in the end, it didn't dare to make any more trouble.

There was no way, it didn't have any strength now, and to Ange, it was just a lamb to be slaughtered.

“Be obedient, understand? Otherwise, I'll throw you away. You're so weak now, you'll only be bullied outside. You won't even have time to cry then, so cherish me!” Ange brainwashed Baltoy.

Although Baltoy was irritable, it wasn't stupid. It knew that following Ange was the best choice now, so it honestly nodded.

After dealing with Baltoy, Ange walked out of the tent.

Before long, everyone else woke up one after another.

When they learned that Claydol had turned into Baltoy, they were as surprised as Ange.

After everyone had a pleasant breakfast together, it was time for them to part ways.

Barza and Meray were going to take Hoopa and the Prison Bottle back to the Valley of Origin.

Ash and Serena were going to continue challenging the Gyms and the Tripokalon.

Ange was preparing to set off home.

Barza and Meray took Hoopa and separated from Ange and the others directly in the desert, while Ange and Ash's group traveled together to Desert City.

After sending Ange and the others to the train station, Ash said, "Goodbye, Mr. Ange!"

"Goodbye!" Ange nodded, "Come to Azoth again when you have time, and I'll treat you to a meal!"

"We will definitely go again," Clemont said.

Bonnie also said with tears in her eyes, "Diancie, Passimian, Doublade, goodbye! Take care of yourselves!"

The Pokémon nodded and said goodbye to Bonnie one after another.

"Bonnie, take care of yourself too," Diancie said.

Z1 also poked its head out of Bonnie's bag. It looked at Ange and the others, and then at Z2 on Salamence's back.

“Goodbye, my dear friend!” it said in a voice that only Z2 could hear.

“Goodbye, take care!” Z2 also said in a voice that only Z1 could hear.

After the farewell, Ange took Diancie, Passimian, Doublade, and Baltoy onto the train to Couriway Town.

Salamence then soared into the sky with Z2 on its back.

“Human, goodbye! Thank you for your care,” Z2's voice echoed in Ange's heart.

“Goodbye, Zygarde,” Ange also said silently in his heart.

Then, the train set off towards Couriway Town, and Salamence flew parallel to the train for a while before disappearing into the sky.

On the train, Ange and Diancie sat side by side, Doublade hovered above, and Passimian and Baltoy sat opposite them.

Looking at Baltoy squirming on the seat, Ange warned it, "You better be honest with me. Otherwise, you'll get what's coming to you!"

As he spoke, he gestured with his fist, which was as big as a casserole.

Hearing this, Baltoy immediately became honest.

From the Arid City to Hundred Carat City, it only took Anjie and the others two hours by train.

Stepping out of the station, Anjie stretched languidly.

"Finally back in Hundred Carat City!"

Seeing that it was almost noon, Anjie said to his Pokémon,

"Let's find a place to have lunch!"

"Okay!" Diancie nodded.

"Yo ~"

"Passi ~"

Doublade and Passimian also nodded in agreement.

So Anjie took out his phone and pulled up the Hundred Carat City tourist guide, and soon selected a very popular restaurant in Hundred Carat City.

"Let's go."

Following the guide, Anjie and the others quickly arrived at the restaurant.

Anjie booked a private room and quietly and comfortably enjoyed a meal inside with his Pokémon.

After eating, they rested in the private room for a while before leaving.

As they were leaving the private room, they brushed past someone.

Originally, Anjie was busy talking to his Pokémon and didn't notice the other person, but that person suddenly stopped and called out to Anjie.

"Please wait a moment."

Hearing this, Anjie stopped and looked at the person in confusion, "Are you talking to me?"

This person was an older woman, tall and slender, with purple hair and a cloak, accompanied by a male and female pair of Espurr.

"Yes!" The woman nodded.

Anjie sized up the person in front of him and quickly recognized her identity, "Are you Ms. Olympia, the Gym Leader of the Hundred Carat Gym?"

From the corner of her cloak that was lifted, Anjie seemed to see a vast and deep starry sky.

Ms. Olympia is a psychic among special ability users, said to have the ability to predict the future, hence the title—'The One Who Opens the Way with Starlight'.

"I am," Olympia said with a smile.

"May I ask why you called me?" Anjie asked curiously.

Olympia looked thoughtfully at Baltoy at Anjie's feet, "Your Baltoy is very unusual."

Her eyes and the eyes of the two Espurr next to her all emitted a faint purple light.

Anjie thought: It seems the rumors are true, Ms. Olympia is indeed a very capable person.

Receiving Olympia's praise, Baltoy proudly puffed out its chest.

Hmph ~ ~ Now you know how great I am, right!

Anjie asked curiously, "Can you tell what's so different about it?"

Olympia shook her head: "I don't know, but I can see that it contains a powerful force."

Hearing this, Anjie looked down at Baltoy.

A powerful force? Where? Thinking this, he even reached out and knocked on Baltoy's forehead.

"Bal-toy ~ ~" Baltoy covered its forehead, looking at Anjie with an angry expression.

Olympia thought for a moment and asked Anjie, "May I ask what your name is?"

Anjie replied, "Anjie, Anjie Azoth!"

Hearing this, Olympia looked surprised, "Azoth? Are you… that Prince of the Azoth Kingdom?"

"Ms. Olympia knows me?" Anjie was taken aback.

Olympia nodded with a smile, "I've heard some rumors about His Highness."

Anjie nodded. His awakening from five hundred years ago could be considered a novel piece of news, so it was normal for Ms. Olympia to have heard of it.

"Would His Highness like to visit the Hundred Carat Gym?" Ms. Olympia suddenly suggested.

"Huh? Now?" Anjie asked in surprise,

Ms. Olympia nodded, "Yes."

Anjie asked, "But weren't you here for lunch?"

Ms. Olympia said, "Missing a lunch won't make much of a difference."

Anjie thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'm not in a hurry, you have lunch first, and I'll wait for you."

Olympia said, "Wouldn't that take up too much of His Highness's time?"

"It's okay," Anjie said with a smile, then looked at the Espurr at Ms. Olympia's feet and said, "Besides, even if you don't eat, the Espurr will still need to eat."

"Meow pa ~"

"Meow pa ~"

Hearing this, the two Espurr shyly glanced at Anjie, then hid behind Ms. Olympia, peeking out to secretly size up Anjie.

Olympia looked at her Espurr and then said with a smile, "His Highness is a gentle person."

Olympia accepted Anjie's suggestion, first taking the Espurr to eat lunch, and then going to the Hundred Carat Gym with Anjie.

The Hundred Carat Gym has a very unique design, with a very Psychic-type Gym atmosphere.

After entering, Anjie saw several Gym apprentices making strange movements with their Pokémon. Their Pokémon were also rare Psychic-type Pokémon.

Such as Smoochum, Duosion, Meditite, etc., and even Ralts.

Ms. Olympia explained, "They are all meditating."

Anjie asked in surprise, "Are they all psychics?"

Ms. Olympia shook her head, "No."

How could psychics be everywhere?

Then she explained, "A psychic's psychic power comes from their mental strength, and everyone has mental strength, but some people are strong, and some are weak.

Strong people become psychics, but that doesn't mean that weak people can't practice meditation.

Meditation can improve a person's concentration and also allow them to be one with their Pokémon, which is very important for trainers with Psychic-type Pokémon."

Hearing this, Anjie suddenly understood, "So that's how it is."

Olympia said with a smile, "Would His Highness like to try meditating with us?"

Anjie readily agreed, "Okay!"

"Then His Highness, please follow me."

Then, under the leadership of Ms. Olympia, Anjie came to the place where she usually meditated.

The air here was filled with floating models of planets, and the environment was like the night sky, very beautiful.

"How do you meditate?" Anjie asked.

"His Highness, follow me," Ms. Olympia said, then smiled and looked at Baltoy, "Baltoy, you too."

"Bal-toy ~ Bal-toy ~" Baltoy now very much wanted to restore its power, so it nodded very readily.

Olympia sat down cross-legged, closed her eyes, and placed her hands on her lap, interlaced.

Her two Espurr did the same.

Anjie and Baltoy followed suit.

Of course, Baltoy had no legs, so it could only interlace its hands.

Seeing this, Passimian and Diancie also followed along to learn.

Soon, Olympia's voice rang in the ears of Anjie and his Pokémon.

"Discard all distractions, concentrate your mind, empty your heart, imagine yourself roaming in the vast universe…"

As she spoke, a layer of purple light gradually appeared on Ms. Olympia's body, and she and the two Espurr slowly floated into the air.

Meditation is not a simple matter. At first, Anjie couldn't get into the state no matter what.

But as time went on, with Ms. Olympia's constant guidance, his mind slowly became calm, and everything around him disappeared, as if only he existed.

The Pokémon also gradually entered a state of meditation.

Of course, Anjie, Passimian, and Diancie were not psychics and could only sit on the ground, only Baltoy floated into the air.

After an unknown amount of time, Anjie opened his eyes, feeling that his mind had been baptized, incomparably relaxed and refreshed.

Ms. Olympia also stopped meditating, and she asked Anjie with a smile, "Your Highness, how do you feel?"

Anjie said, "Very magical, thank you, Ms. Olympia."

"It's nothing," Ms. Olympia shook her head and said, "To meet in the vast sea of people, you and I can be considered destined."

Then Diancie and Passimian also withdrew from the state of meditation, and Anjie asked them:

"How do you feel?"

Diancie replied: "Meditation is so wonderful, I feel so relaxed now."

The distracting thoughts in her mind were swept away.

"Passi ~ Passi ~" Passimian nodded along.

Then Anjie was surprised to find that Diancie had an additional Meditation skill in her skill bar.

Meditation: Focuses the mind, increasing the user's Special Attack and Special Defense.

Passimian didn't have it. Although it could relax its mind through meditation, it couldn't learn obvious skills.

Anjie looked at Baltoy, who was still floating in the air meditating, and sure enough, he found that it also had an additional Meditation skill in its skill bar.

Meditation is really a good practice, even if you are not a psychic, you can still benefit a lot.