Chapter 183: Seven Nuts
Of course, what Lu Li cared about wasn’t those abandoned various metal parts, but the few nuts among those parts.
In Generation VII, Meltan’s description is like this.
Melmetal is worshipped for possessing the power to produce iron, and for some reason, it suddenly awakened after 3000 years.
In Generation VIII Sword, Melmetal’s description is like this.
When Melmetal’s lifespan is nearing its end, its body will rust and disintegrate, and in the end, the tiny fragments will revive as Meltan.
The one-eyed giant described in myths from distant regions is actually what Melmetal looks like after Gigantamax（Gigantamax）.
There are three important pieces of information.
First, Melmetal possesses the power to produce iron, and in the real world, this should be an application of the Steel Laws.
Moreover, based on his understanding of this world, the iron produced by Melmetal is definitely not normal iron, but something like a Pokémon Secret Treasure, or even possibly a Divine Item.
Second, Melmetal’s lifespan is limited, and when it dies, it will differentiate into Meltan, which is Melmetal’s juvenile form.
This piece of information is the most important（Key Point）!
Finally, Melmetal can also Gigantamax, and Lu Li doesn’t know if Melmetal in this Pokémon World has this ability?
Among these three pieces of information, the second one is the most important; Melmetal has a limited lifespan in the game, but not necessarily in the Pokémon World.
Because in this world, Divine Beasts have outrageously high prestige, and Lu Li thinks that in this world, Melmetal’s lifespan limit is actually returning to the Origin of Laws.
Of course, this is just a guess, and none of that matters; what’s important is “the tiny fragments will revive as Meltan.”
This is the most crucial part.
Under the scan of his spiritual sense, Lu Li discovered several special nuts.
Those nuts looked ordinary, but Lu Li saw “spirit” in them.
In other words, those nuts are alive.
Considering that the tiny fragments left after Melmetal dies will revive as Meltan, the identity of those few nuts is self-evident.
With his heart racing, Lu Li said to the two women beside him, “Follow me.”
Ekaterina and Yao Yifei looked at each other, thinking Lu Li had found traces of Unown, and the two women hurriedly followed Lu Li’s steps.
In the anime, Melmetal is formed by the fusion evolution of multiple Melmetal, but in Pokémon GO, evolving a single Melmetal only requires 400 Melmetal Candies, without needing multiple Melmetal individuals in the evolution process.
If those few nuts are really Meltan, Lu Li can’t even imagine what huge opportunity he will gain.
Lu Li doesn’t know what Melmetal Candy is made of, but as an alchemy master, Lu Li is confident that if Melmetal Candy really has that effect, he can definitely refine the pill for Melo to evolve.
What does this mean?
This means it will be able to mass-produce Divine Beasts!
Although it’s just a Tier 3 God, it’s still a god!
Even if we take ten thousand steps back, if Melmetal in the real world can only evolve through fusion, that’s fine too; after all, one Divine Beast is still a Divine Beast.
Seeing Lu Li unhesitatingly drill into an underground passage, Yao Yifei didn’t even have time to ask how Lu Li knew there was a passage here.
The group passed through the underground passage and arrived at the underground secret vault of the temple.
Soon, Lu Li stopped in front of a secret room.
“The temple’s underground secret rooms have all been investigated, and only worthless things are left.” Yao Yifei explained while holding her phone nearby.
Yao Yifei still very much believed in the information provided by the Alliance officials.
Lu Li just smiled mysteriously upon hearing this, then raised his hand and beckoned toward the secret room.
Soon, those seven nuts containing souls were pulled out by Lu Li using his spiritual sense.
“Nuts?”
Ekaterina looked puzzled at the nuts flying out of the secret room.
“Psychic?” Yao Yifei looked at Lu Li in surprise.
Yao Yifei asked in surprise, “You, this guy, are also a Psychic?”
“What else?” Lu Li asked back with a smile.
Yao Yifei: “…”
Yao Yifei suddenly realized; thinking about it, it made sense—if Lu Li were really just an ordinary person, how could he have counter-killed Old Wu.
But if he’s a Psychic, it’s possible; if he caught him off guard, Lu Li could indeed counter-kill Old Wu.
“This guy has so many secrets.” Yao Yifei thought to herself.
But more than that, she felt fortunate and smug because she had bet on the right one.
Ekaterina was unfazed by this; after all, Lu Li already had a stereotype in her mind.
As an Ideal Messenger, having Psychic power is normal too.
“So the good stuff you mentioned is these few nuts?” Ekaterina looked curiously at the nuts in Lu Li’s hand.
Lu Li was also pondering whether to tell the two women about the identity of these nuts.
If there were only one or two, Lu Li definitely wouldn’t consider it, but now there are seven.
Moreover, what if Melmetal in this world can’t evolve through Melmetal Candy? How many Melmetal would be needed for fusion evolution?
After much deliberation, Lu Li finally decided to come clean.
First, Ekaterina has done him many favors, and Yao Yifei is the same.
If it weren’t for the two of them, Old Wu’s ambush really might have taken him out.
Thinking of this, Lu Li smiled and said, “If I said these are legendary gods, would you believe me?”
Ekaterina and Yao Yifei naturally didn’t believe it; both looked at Lu Li with expressions of “what are you talking about?”
“When Melmetal’s lifespan is nearing its end, its body will rust and disintegrate, and in the end, the tiny fragments will revive as Meltan.” Lu Li just said with a smile.
“Where did you hear that?” Ekaterina still didn’t believe it.
Divine Beasts have endless lifespans; how could they have lifespan limits?
“Let me rephrase: when Melmetal returns to the Origin of Laws, its body will rust and disintegrate, and in the end, the tiny fragments will revive as Meltan.” Lu Li looked confidently at the two women.
Seeing the fully confident Lu Li, Ekaterina lost her confidence this time, and Yao Yifei even more so.
Ekaterina was a bit unsure because in her mind, Lu Li was the Ideal Messenger, and it was normal for an Ideal Messenger to know some information about Divine Beasts, right?
As for Yao Yifei, she completely didn’t believe it; after all, the most powerful Pokémon she’d seen in her life was just a Champion, she’d only seen Divine Items once or twice, and living Divine Beasts even less.
“Don’t believe me?” Lu Li looked at the two women with a grin.
Yao Yifei nodded without hesitation, while Ekaterina hesitated a bit.
“How about we make a bet?” Lu Li looked at Yao Yifei.
This was a perfect chance to set a trap, and with Yao Yifei cooperating so well, he felt bad not taking it.
“Bet what?” Yao Yifei wasn’t intimidated by Lu Li at all.
“If the nuts in my hand are really Divine Beast cubs, then you’ll be mine from now on.” Lu Li didn’t hide his interest in Yao Yifei at all.
“Ah!”
Yao Yifei looked at Lu Li with both shock and anger.
This dog boy actually covets my body?
Besides that, Yao Yifei felt a little thrilled inside.
After all, Lu Li himself has considerable charm, not to mention his talent and ability, and he’s nearly 10 years younger than her, which indirectly proves her own appeal.
“Bet it is.”
Yao Yifei, who didn’t know how she could lose, nodded without hesitation.
But Ekaterina next to her didn’t think so; the more confident Lu Li acted, the more she believed him.
But those few nuts in Lu Li’s hand really looked quite ordinary; according to Lu Li, they were things left behind after a Divine Beast died.
So why didn’t these nuts have any energy fluctuations? Divine Items are easy to recognize, and their attribute energy fluctuations can be detected by almost any Pokémon.
And even further, if these nuts are really Pokémon, why do they have no aura of life? Even Ghost Type Pokémon have vitality.
As for Steel Type Melmetal, even more so.
“Wait until I activate them, and I’ll give two to you both.” Lu Li happily put away the nuts, not forgetting to paint a picture for the two women.
“Now that you say it, I actually hope you’re telling the truth.” Yao Yifei complained.
Ekaterina nodded in deep agreement; at this moment, she hoped Lu Li was telling the truth too—after all, it’s a god! So what if the type doesn’t match?
Lu Li emphasized, “Just remember our bet.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll absolutely honor it.” Yao Yifei sneered.
After sneering, Yao Yifei’s facial expression suddenly changed as she realized she might have been tricked.
“Wait! You just said what I have to pay if I lose, but you haven’t said what you pay if I win?” Yao Yifei questioned.
Lu Li smiled and said, “If I lose, I’ll give you the flower garden.”
Hearing this, Yao Yifei raised an eyebrow; now it was her turn to feel unsure.
It wasn’t that Yao Yifei lacked confidence in winning, but Lu Li’s stake was too big.
You know, Lu Li’s flower garden includes those two Gracidea Flowers, and most importantly, Lu Li has figured out how to propagate Gracidea Flowers.
Now it’s just a matter of large-scale cultivation; in other words, Lu Li’s flower garden can absolutely be called a priceless treasure.
“Are you sure? Your flower garden should include those flowers, right?” Yao Yifei asked cautiously.
To be honest, she didn’t really want to take advantage of Lu Li.
“Of course! It’s decided—do you really think you’re not worth a flower garden?” Lu Li deliberately taunted, afraid she might back out.
Hearing this, Yao Yifei instantly fell silent.
What more could she say?
She couldn’t admit her own value was less than that flower garden.
Ekaterina looked at their interaction with some suspicion.
Oh no!
Another Fairy wants to steal Little Pudding, and it’s a real Fairy this time.
On the surface pretending not to care, Ekaterina now looked at Yao Yifei with some vigilance.
Before, she only had to compete openly and covertly with Qu Suxin; now a third party suddenly appeared, and most importantly, this new competitor was clearly going straight for the top spot.
Cursing Yao Yifei inwardly for rushing into it, Ekaterina deliberately interrupted their interaction.
“So there’s no Unown here? You came down just for these nuts?” Ekaterina asked.
Hearing this, Lu Li nodded helplessly.
He had already decided: if he couldn’t get the talisman before the Grand Festival, he would give up the competition.
After all, now he had Divine Beast cubs; why risk it for a Pseudo-Legendary?
“Then let’s head to the next ruins.” Ekaterina urged deliberately.
Hearing this, Yao Yifei glanced subtly at Ekaterina.
Having mingled in celebrity circles, Yao Yifei wasn’t some naive fool; she could tell Ekaterina had deliberately interrupted her chat with Lu Li.
However, Yao Yifei didn’t call it out and instead cooperatively took out her phone and pulled up the map.
“The closest to us now is a mausoleum, but that mausoleum seems to have been looted too,” Yao Yifei said.
Lu Li said, “Then let’s head to the next destination.”
Riding on Dragonite, the three soon arrived at the next destination.
After arriving above that mausoleum, Lu Li directly activated his spiritual sense scan.
Moments later, Lu Li, with a dark face, set off for the next destination.
Too clean.
That mausoleum had been looted too thoroughly—clean to the point where even Pokémon with Pickup Ability would leave crying.
On Dragonite’s back, Lu Li inwardly criticized the Alliance’s protection of ruins.
But thinking about it, it made sense; the Pokémon Alliance in this world has no protection measures for ancient ruins—once an undug ancient ruin is found, the discoverers are the first to sweep it.
The second to sweep is the officials, a thorough sweep that leaves no oily water for later generations.
“Don’t look so glum; except for some special ruins guarded by Pokémon, normally, developed ruins won’t leave good stuff,” Ekaterina comforted.
Lu Li agreed that Ekaterina made sense, but the nuts in his backpack had something to say.
Nine hours later.
Having spent nearly half the time on the road, Lu Li had to stop to rest.
One reason was that his spiritual energy was almost depleted, and also Ekaterina and the others were tired.
After finding a safe place and setting up the tent, Lu Li sat by the fire pit, preoccupied, studying the nuts in his hand.
These seven nuts have spirituality, meaning they are nurturing life; now what he needs to do is accelerate this process.
If successful, Lu Li will harvest seven Divine Beast cubs.
Thinking Lu Li was sad about not finding Unown, Ekaterina came over and sat beside him.
Then she comforted him, “Don’t be too upset; our efficiency is already high enough. If we really can’t find it, Qu Suxin will definitely come guard you then, so you just focus on the match.”
“I’m not upset; I’m just thinking about something,” Lu Li denied with a smile.
What a joke!
Before coming, he had already prepared a second plan or even a third; there might be some disappointment, but he definitely wouldn’t be too sad.
“Eat something; I see you haven’t eaten all day,” Yao Yifei also sat on Lu Li’s right and handed him some rations.
Surrounded on left and right by two beauties, Lu Li felt no anxiety of being in a love triangle.
“Thanks!” Lu Li thanked her softly as he took the rations.
