Master Craftsman of the Pokemon World

June 25th, clear skies.

As planned yesterday, I'm heading to the outer forest to gather wood.

The best wood will be used for carving wooden sculptures, while the ordinary wood will be used for firewood. The workshop is running low on wood.

Koke took the Doublade stone statue and the Petilil stone statue, shouldered the wood-carrying frame, and picked up the logging axe.

"Yowu (⊙╰X╯⊙)~"

Doublade also waved its ribbons at Petilil, fluttering along behind Koke.

Petilil rarely enters the house at night. Even when Koke invites her in, she says she feels more comfortable in the soil and doesn't get that feeling inside the house.

Koke knows that it's the knowledge he imparted to this land that's at work. The effect of the 'lush terrain' makes this place full of vitality, so for Petilil, who loves the soil, staying outside is more comfortable than going inside.

"I'm counting on you to watch the house today!"

Koke had already written down the plan yesterday and informed the two Pokémon about it in the evening. Petilil also raised her little skirt, trying her best to wave, the three leaves on her head swaying in the wind.

"Peti~"

I'll be back soon!

There aren't any other wild Pokémon nearby, so there's no need to worry about wild Pokémon attacking. The only ones who come to my house are the Diglett, but they should be staying in the village since the cultivating season is over.

Besides, even if a Pokémon does appear, Petilil using Sunny Day + Solar Beam would be enough to scare it away.

Petilil's little skirt is clenched like a fist!

I'm in top condition right now, and I'm not afraid of any opponent!

After Koke and the two Pokémon entered the forest, the Pokémon that had been following Petilil also quietly left from near the workshop and quickly entered the forest!

Petilil turned her head in confusion!

There it is again, that strange feeling of being watched... Huh? It's gone?

Crossing the nearby snowmelt stream, they entered the outer forest, where sunlight filtered through the trees.

This is just the edge of the Sinno Forest's extended power. There are no strong Pokémon living here, and people from the village often come here to cut firewood, but it's still a bit far for the village, so they chose the logging areas closer to the village.

However, Koke didn't see the village's abandoned logging areas, perhaps because they weren't in the direction he came from.

"Let's cut trees around here."

Thinking this, Koke found a spot that wasn't easily noticeable and buried the Petilil statue at the base of a relatively thick tree's roots.

But only halfway.

The statue that Koke buried can allow trees to quickly regain new vitality.

Plus, the trees in this world grow very quickly anyway.

The statue began to work, and Koke clearly felt that some trees were emitting a strange vitality. This feeling is difficult to describe, but Koke guessed that it was probably because he made the 'symbolic slab,' which greatly improved his mental power, allowing him to perceive this strange environmental change.

Trees also have life, so when they experience vitality changes, he can feel it.

The surrounding trees seemed to rustle, as if wind was blowing through.

"...It's like they're about to speak... Right, let's try the psychic power training that Itsuki mentioned, even though it's daytime."

Koke stared at a tree for a while.

Focusing his attention, Koke seemed to hear the voice of the forest. In that moment of distraction, his attention scattered, and Koke lost that wonderful feeling again.

"Eh? Is it really working?"

This is just ordinary concentration, Koke pondered.

Does the mental boost from the symbolic slab mean I have an entry-level talent for psychic powers?

Koke talked to the trees, making Doublade look at him with puzzled eyes. They sharpened their blades, eager to cut down trees and test their swordsmanship skills.

"Okay, let's start now. Doublade, use Swords Dance! Cut down those thick branches!"

"Yo~!"

White light shone on both of Doublade's blades simultaneously. Swords Dance was unleashed x2, instantly cutting down the thick branches of a tree!

The branches crashed to the ground, making noise, and both of Doublade's consciousnesses felt that they were very cool at that moment!

Although it's just cutting down a tree... There are still two things!

The two swords suddenly glared at each other, making "Yopu" and "Yowu" sounds!

Left sword: I was the fastest to cut just now!

Right sword: I was clearly the one who cut faster!

"Okay, even after becoming two consciousnesses, the chuunibyou personality hasn't changed," Koke muttered to himself, then continued to command:

"Don't fight, Doublade. The split consciousnesses will return to normal after evolution. Now, continue using Swords Dance!"

"Yopu! (⊙)╰!"

"Yowu! (⊙)╰!"

The two swords answered in unison, and then immediately glared at each other again!

Left sword: You were calling me just now! I'm the original!

Right sword: You were clearly calling me! I'm the original!

"You both did very well!" Koke was a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, both swords thought that work was the important thing right now, so they began to compete secretly, following Koke's instructions, the blades flying up and down, constantly cutting off the branches!

Lumberjack! Lumberjack! Double-speed lumberjacking!

Koke directed Doublade to chop down the thick branches, and for those trees whose main bodies were relatively thin, there was no need to cut branches, and the main body could be cut down directly.

After working for a morning, they collected enough wood. Fortunately, there was the Doublade stone statue. Although the 5% logging speed bonus doesn't seem high, if you lengthen the logging time, you will find that it still increases a lot of efficiency.

The forest rustled, the Petilil statue constantly emitting vitality, and Koke thought that his knowledge could also be used on this forest land. If he transformed this place into a lush land, coupled with the Petilil stone statue, he could make the trees grow continuously, achieving the effect of repeatedly restoring this forest land.

Originally, a major key to logging is to frequently change the location of the logging area. Always exploiting in one forest area will affect the growth of trees. This is called over-logging, which leads to the destruction and fragmentation of the forest ecosystem.

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However, with the forest recovery ability of the Pokémon world, this ordinary logging probably won't affect the growth of trees at all.

"Near Azalea Town in the Johto region, there is a well-known charcoal shop. They have Farfetch'd, and the charcoal artisans will go to the Ilex Forest, which is dedicated to Celebi, to cut down high-quality wood, and they can keep the water clean and the air fresh. It's incredible."

"The charcoal house is also reflected in the game... that little plot of chasing Farfetch'd..."

"Speaking of which, I've been burning a lot of wood recently. This time, I want to make 'charcoal'... Although it may not be as good as that Farfetch'd charcoal shop, it should allow me to master crafts related to burning or fire."

While Koke and Doublade were entering the depths of the forest, the grassy green Pokémon reappeared next to the Petilil wooden sculpture. She had been observing in secret.

She emitted a bright glow, curiously pulling the wooden sculpture out of the ground and repeatedly looking at it.

It can actually make trees grow again?

She blinked her eyes, and intense curiosity grew in her eyes!

That human is really amazing!

Azalea Town, Johto region.

Steven Stone discovered the new listings in the workshop as soon as possible. He quickly opened it to check, but found that the new listings were just some small sculptures.

Although those stone sculptures had some special effects noted behind them, they looked like they were just trying to fool people.

Stone sculptures... Indeed, from the information obtained so far, that craftsman's family craft is indeed sculpture.

Steven visited Mr. Steel. Mr. Steel wasn't too familiar with this Hoenn Champion, but when he heard Steven inquire about a craftsman, Mr. Steel immediately knew why he had come.

"Oh, it's him. Abee asked me about these things last time. I didn't expect even the Hoenn Champion to come looking for him."

Mr. Steel was a little puzzled. In his impression, Koke's skills didn't seem to be very famous before. He was just an ordinary craftsman. What's more, Abee and the others were asking about stones, not the craftsman himself.

Hmm, when did that kid transition into a material merchant?

But it's a good thing to be valued. Maybe these people will become familiar with him in the future and will often patronize his shop. Often, craftsmen rely entirely on old customers for their income without fame and exclusive skills.

"His family used to be good at carving... They were quite skilled at wood carvings and stone carvings. This carving technique used to come from Johto, but his family later went to the distant Sinnoh to develop. Then, about a few years ago, I learned of his father's death. I don't know where he is now. I heard he returned to near Johto."

Mr. Steel recalled, and it was quite normal for craftsmen to choose to develop in other regions.

There are also famous sculptors in the Johto region. Pryce of Mahogany Town is a well-known ice sculptor. It's a fantasy to try to beat Pryce in the sculpture track. It just so happens that the Sinnoh region is also enthusiastic about various carving arts, so it's not wrong to go there to develop.

"I see, thank you."

Steven got the information he wanted, then left Mr. Steel's residence and went to the Azalea Gym to visit Gym Leader Abee.

After Steven left, Mr. Steel, out of curiosity, wanted to follow Koke's workshop online store. After all, he also wanted to know how Koke's technology is now, but he is quite uninterested in these online contents, so he had to ask his granddaughter for help:

"Chie! Help Grandpa follow this online store. Grandpa doesn't know how to operate it!"