Chapter 217: Alchemy Saint Body Beldum
No, in this world it can’t be called Spirit Gathering Array, after all this world doesn’t have spiritual energy at all.
To be precise, it should be called Energy Gathering Array.
The effect is to continuously gather the surrounding attribute energy, thereby increasing the attribute energy concentration within the scope.
However, even the Energy Gathering Array isn’t actually useful for Melmetal. What Lu Li really wants to use is the Enhanced Energy Gathering Array.
If the Energy Gathering Array slowly gathers all the surrounding attribute energy together, then the Enhanced Energy Gathering Array simply and crudely forces the surrounding attribute energy into a certain area or object.
Melmetal absorbs energy too slowly, so Lu Li can only use this method to accelerate its growth speed.
The Energy Gathering Array can also be considered a basic formation in this world, so Lu Li can set it up.
Unown directly solved the two problems that had always troubled him: runes and formation patterns.
Unlike the Spirit Gathering Array which only needs spirit stones to set up, the Pokémon World’s Energy Gathering Array is much more troublesome to arrange.
In the Cultivation World, spiritual energy is the foundation of everything. No matter what it is later, whether fire spiritual energy or thunder spiritual energy, their origin is all spiritual energy.
But the attribute energy in this world is different; they don’t have underlying energy. Don’t think that Arceus is normal attribute, but the connection between normal attribute and fire attribute, electric attribute is not as close as the connection between spiritual energy and thunder spiritual energy.
So if the Energy Gathering Array in this world is really divided by attributes, the types would be numerous.
Melmetal needs the Enhanced Energy Gathering Array, but this world doesn’t have Iron Stone, although there is its superior substitute, Steel Gem.
But he really isn’t extravagant enough to use Pokémon Secret Treasure to set up formations.
Fortunately, Steel Essence can substitute for the non-existent Iron Stone. The only drawback is that the demand might be quite large.
Using spiritual sense to drive the Steel Essence, Lu Li began to set up a small Enhanced Energy Gathering Array.
The scope of the Enhanced Energy Gathering Array is only as big as a basin, and the effect is to forcibly stuff all the surrounding Steel-type attribute energy and Steel Essence into those few nuts.
As for whether it can eat it?
You can forever trust the appetite of divine beasts; they aren’t unable to eat it, they just eat slowly.
Half an hour later, the Steel-type Enhanced Energy Gathering Array was ready.
The advantage is that it works, the disadvantage is that it works too well.
Lu Li roughly calculated that the sleeping Melmetals would consume about ten grams of Steel Essence per day.
What is this concept?
Lu Li roughly calculated that his current Steel Essence reserve is 2 kilograms, which he exchanged for 50 tons of steel materials.
The purchase price of one ton of steel is about 10,000 League Coins, so 50 tons of steel is worth 500,000 League Coins.
This price isn’t actually high for him now, but the real trouble is the conversion rate.
After all, steel refining also takes time.
“Let’s do it this way for now. If it really doesn’t work, think of other ways.” Lu Li didn’t treat them differently.
Melmetal does need Steel Essence a lot, but Lu Li still decided to leave one kilogram of Steel Essence for Onix.
That child Onix is quite honest and also very hardworking, so of course he as the trainer has to support it strongly.
Just as Lu Li made the decision, a new accident occurred.
The incubator nearby suddenly emitted a piercing alarm sound.
Looking at the constantly flashing red warning light on it, Lu Li quickly opened the incubator.
Beldum is about to hatch.
After the incubator was opened, the Pokémon Egg inside burst out with dazzling radiance.
After the radiance dissipated, a silver-white Beldum floated out from the incubator.
Since it had just been born, the white Beldum floating in the sky swayed unsteadily, just like a toddler learning to walk.
“Welcome to this world, Beldum.” Lu Li said softly.
“Beldum~”
（Hungry~）
After hatching, Beldum’s eyes flickered with curiosity as it looked around this new world.
It quickly locked onto Lu Li, and the Beldum that couldn’t communicate fluently yet made a not very loud growl, expressing its straightforward and simple need—hungry.
Lu Li quickly took out a portion of Steel Essence and handed it to Beldum.
Beldum has a crown-like structure above its head, with a long body and a huge claw at its hips.
Beldum’s head is nearly spherical, embedded in the ball-and-socket joint at the front end of its body, with a huge red eye in the center.
All of Beldum’s cells are magnets, and like normal Pokémon, Beldum can also eat berries and milk.
But Lu Li has a better choice, which is the Steel Essence refined earlier.
This thing is a natural and mild heavenly material and earthly treasure for Beldum.
Beldum instinctively absorbed the Steel Essence handed over by Lu Li, and almost as soon as it absorbed it, Beldum’s hunger disappeared.
After Beldum had eaten its fill, Lu Li used a towel to wipe its metal body.
Looking at the little one in front of him, Lu Li sighed in his heart: “Onix… another one has come to compete with you for food.”
Beldum’s main attribute is Steel-type, while Onix only gains Steel-type after evolving, so if talking about need, Beldum actually needs Steel Essence more than Onix.
Lu Li originally planned to use this Steel Essence plus the artifact refining knowledge from the Cultivation World to research a special Metal Coat.
But now it seems this plan can only be pushed back a bit.
Beldum’s growth speed is already relatively slow, and plus Beldum takes the split evolution route, it needs even more energy.
So Steel Essence will be essential for Beldum, followed by Steel-type pills.
“Alright, I can only be a workhorse again.”
Fortunately, the orchard had a harvest once, otherwise he wouldn’t even be able to be a workhorse.
Lu Li named the pill needed by Beldum as Steel Energy Pill.
The main function of the Steel Energy Pill is definitely to increase the growth speed of Pokémon with main attribute Steel-type and sub-attribute Psychic.
Lu Li, with n times of experience, was already familiar with the process.
Light the fire, then put in the materials.
10 minutes later.
Lu Li glanced at the Steel Energy Pill in front of him.
“You can play with this.” Lu Li handed the Steel Energy Pill to Beldum who had come over to watch the excitement.
Beldum looked puzzled at the thing Lu Li handed over.
This thing seems edible?
So… the trainer is making food for me?
Beldum suddenly realized, not daring to disturb nearby, but curiously watched the blazing Alchemy Furnace, its red eyes trembling slightly.
An invisible psychic instantly enveloped the entire Alchemy Furnace. As Beldum used Psychic to wrap the Alchemy Furnace, the temperature in the room dropped significantly.
Noticing this, Lu Li turned his head in surprise to look at Beldum.
His own Beldum’s Psychic talent seems not weak.
“Beldum, have you also learned Psychic Fangs?” Lu Li asked.
Beldum tilted its head and thought for a moment, then decisively nodded.
“As expected.”
A gleam flashed in Lu Li’s eyes.
Charmander with invincible flame conjuring talent, plus Beldum which excels in Psychic and is itself Steel-type.
Isn’t this alchemy combination here?
Thinking of this, Lu Li suddenly felt the future was more promising.
“Beldum, you’re great.”
Excited, Lu Li gently touched Beldum with his left hand.
The clueless Beldum happily responded, thinking it was praised for helping the trainer block that uncomfortable high temperature.
Unaware that it had been targeted by the big capitalist, Beldum was still happy for getting praised by Lu Li.
“Beldum, watch and learn well from the side, especially my use of spiritual power.” Lu Li casually instructed.
The reason he let Beldum observe nearby was purely preschool education, with the purpose of cultivating Beldum’s interest in alchemy.
“As long as you learn this trick of mine, you can freely refine delicious things in the future.” Lu Li continued to coax the newly hatched Beldum.
Beldum’s computing power is far superior to humans; if in the Cultivation World, that would be a natural alchemy and artifact refining sacred body.
For Pokémon alchemy, Lu Li always felt it was actually very promising.
Beldum watched with great interest as the berries in the furnace slowly turned into pills.
Two hours later.
Beldum had been watching Lu Li refine pills the whole time, and Lu Li soon refined the pills needed by Beldum for half a month.
“These are all for you. Next, we’re going to make for the other companions.” Lu Li continued to explain.
Beldum nodded, indicating it understood.
Next, Lu Li planned to refine pills for Yao Yifei’s Pokémon.
………..
Lu Li was called out of the Alchemy Room by Yao Yifei.
“You this person!”
“Even if your physical fitness is good, you need rest! If I didn’t come to call you, were you planning to stay inside all day?” Yao Yifei nagged endlessly nearby.
Lu Li, rubbing his ears, looked dumbfounded at Yao Yifei in front of him.
“Uh… why did you come back so soon?” Lu Li asked.
“What do you mean so soon? I sent you back at noon, and now it’s 12 at night! Bao Bao said you didn’t even eat dinner or lunch?” Yao Yifei put her hands on her hips, eyes wide like copper bells, looking like she was here to hold him accountable.
Lu Li: “???”
Why is Yao Yifei so off today? She didn’t seem this nagging before?
Before today, Yao Yifei always gave him the feeling of someone with strong boundaries.
“Sister Yao, trainer stuff isn’t about going all out? I’m busy for you, you’ll definitely be grateful later.” Lu Li tried to explain, but Yao Yifei was more concerned about his current state.
Hearing this, Yao Yifei became even more agitated. Lu Li was ruining his body for her, making her feel even more guilty.
“For me? Not eating on time, not sleeping properly, if you go on like this, your body will collapse sooner or later. Don’t think your physical fitness is strong so you can do whatever you want; it’s because you’re still young.”
“Don’t worry, with my physical fitness, staying up three days and nights is no problem.” Lu Li waved dismissively.
Don’t you understand the value of a cultivator!
He is a real cultivator, not those all-nighters. Not to mention three days and nights, even a week straight is fine.
At most, just pop a Bigu Pill earlier.
“Good? You’re good? Look at your facial expression, sallow yellow like a ghost! Look at your hands, full of blisters from playing with fire!” Yao Yifei got angrier, her voice rising eight degrees.
Before, the reason she helped Lu Li had some utilitarian motives, but now, she genuinely admired… even liked Lu Li.
Exceptional talent, treats people around him extremely well, good temper, plus handsome and good temperament.
She was really a bit moved.
“Sister Yao, don’t make a fuss, these are minor injuries, and it was just an accident.” Lu Li still didn’t take it seriously.
His alchemy indeed had no danger, the blisters on his hands from fire were mainly from furnace explosions, as for the sallow facial expression?
Lu Li felt Yao Yifei should go to the hospital to check her eyes. The reason he looked so haggard was purely from being annoyed by the brat.
Beldum’s alchemy talent is indeed remarkable, but the flaw is also fatal: Beldum has no fire attribute.
During their later coordination, the furnace explosions happened because Beldum’s spiritual power and his flames couldn’t synchronize, leading to some mistakes.
But these aren’t issues. At least under his assistance, Beldum successfully refined a few most basic Steel Energy Pills.
Since the quality was too low, Lu Li had no intention of giving these low-quality pills directly to Beldum.
Such good stuff, mix with water and sell later would be great.
Yao Yifei sighed, saying earnestly: “I’m not blaming you, but you’re pushing yourself too hard. You’ve already stayed up two days in Deep Gray City. I thought you’d rest well when you came back.”
As a trainer, Yao Yifei isn’t the pretentious type.
Sometimes when necessary, trainers can fight high-intensity in the wilderness for days and nights, but for survival, no choice.
But Lu Li is different; he’s purely using himself like a workhorse, grinding his life every day on all sorts of weird things.
Wei watched with keen interest nearby. Lu Li getting scolded is something you don’t see often.
After all, Lu Li has no elders himself, and she as subordinate can’t go scold the boss Lu Li, right?
Lu Li likes high-intensity grinding on weird stuff; she had advised him before, but Lu Li just doesn’t listen.
To not let Lu Li be so busy, Wei proactively took over all household chores, including managing the farm and interfacing with those wild Pokémon.
But the problem is even if she took all that, Lu Li is still so busy, and seems even busier.
“I think Older Brother really should pay attention to rest. This time I’m on Older Sister Yao’s side.” Bao Bao said, raising her little hand.
Wei nodded in deep agreement, saying: “Lu Li, you really don’t take your own body seriously, and you don’t listen to advice.”
Lu Li: “…”
Lu Li helplessly suggested: “Where’s Wobbuffet? If you don’t believe me, just get him to check my body.”
His workload is indeed scary for ordinary people, so it’s necessary to explain properly while at it.
