bookbashuk Chapter 125 A wise person knows when to yield.
Chapter 125 A wise person knows when to yield.
Lin Ye stopped the twin sword sheaths in time, replaced them with the sword, and then sent Gastly to check on them!
"Don't rush, let's confirm the grade of the 'Dark Stone' first!"
"Hmm, I understand. I'm so glad Brother Lin reminded me."
Gastly flew to the damaged part of the giant tree, pried it open with both hands, enlarging the hole, and then swaggered inside.
Not long after, Gastly flew out with its round belly and landed next to Lin Ye, vomiting violently.
It didn't spew out any gas, but rather fist-sized, jet-black gems!
"The Stone of Darkness"!
Lin Ye roughly counted, and there were about thirty "Dark Stones," which was an astonishingly large harvest.
After picking and choosing, he found that most of these "Dark Stones" were of low quality, which was in line with his expectations.
Surprisingly, there were still two mid-quality ones left!
Lin Ye was overjoyed. These evolution stones alone were worth tens of millions. Even if he split them with Naki, the trip would still be worthwhile.
So Lin Ye immediately divided the "Dark Stones" into two piles, and he and Naqi took one intermediate-grade and sixteen basic-grade "Dark Stones" respectively!
After he finished all this, Lin Ye discovered that Naqi had already awakened the defeated leader of the crows and was chatting with him enthusiastically using some kind of rhetoric and conditions.
Soon, Naki successfully captured Crowhead with a Poké Ball. The latter offered no resistance. After the ball's indicator light went out, signifying capture, she released it again.
"What? You managed to win this one over too? No wonder you're a young lady who specializes in serving flying Pokémon!"
"I've already spoken with the crow leader, and it's agreed to come with me and become my Pokémon."
"Just as I thought, but your speed is truly impressive! Whether it was the previous red Gyarados or this crow-headed creature!"
"Hehe~, what can I do? It's my major!" Naqi laughed.
"I took a liking to this crow leader when it was fighting the dream demon. It has reached this level by training alone in the wild and has also mastered a powerful fire-attribute move. Once we get back and train it a bit, it will definitely be of great use."
"Congratulations! First you caught a Shiny Gyarados, and now you've caught this exceptionally gifted Crowhead."
It probably won't be long before Miss Naki is able to train another "Gym Leader-level" Pokémon!
"Hehe~, I appreciate your kind words. Actually, I didn't expect that running away from home out of desperation would lead to such good luck all the way."
First, I made a friend like you, and then I caught several Pokémon that I really liked. It seems like I've turned misfortune into blessing.
Oh, by the way, Lin Ye, have you found a satisfactory "Dark Stone" yet?
"I was just about to tell you! There are over thirty in total, including two mid-grade 'Dark Stones.' We'll split them equally. As for whether or not to let the dual sword sheaths evolve..."
A hint of hesitation flashed in Lin Ye's eyes!
He also knew that the intermediate-quality "Dark Stone" was the ceiling he could reach at this stage.
Even among the direct descendants of powerful families, not every high-quality evolution stone has the opportunity to be used.
Once his twin sword sheaths evolve to the "Master" level, he will be able to achieve a significant leap in rank and strength.
They could even immediately consider taking action against those old devils entrenched on Mount Sumeru, thus rapidly increasing the strength of their Pokémon.
"Sigh... whatever. Regardless of whether I use this intermediate-grade 'Dark Stone' or not, I need to upgrade my dual sword sheaths to the peak of 'Professional Grade' first."
Thinking of this, Lin Ye turned to Naqi and said, "Miss Naqi, what happens later will be a little unusual, so please keep it a secret!"
"Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped!"
Miss Nagi is naturally well-informed and would never be frightened by anything new, even if Lin Ye displayed superpowers no less powerful than Nagi's on the spot.
Unexpectedly, after seeing what Lin Ye did, her mouth remained agape in astonishment.
But she watched helplessly as Lin Ye used some kind of magical ability to extract the ghost energy of the Dream Demons, especially those "professional-level" Dream Demons, and then, right in front of her, he poured it into the body of the Twin Swords Sheath. After absorbing it, the latter's energy aura surged.
"My goodness! No wonder Ranran and the others said your Pokémon training speed is practically cheating, it turns out you really are."
"This move only works on Ghost Pokémon, and in order not to damage their future potential, it won't absorb much."
Lin Ye still intended to make use of these dream demons, so he couldn't possibly exterminate them completely; he only skimmed the surface of their energy.
However, due to the sheaths' sheaths being so numerous, they steadily pushed their energy levels all the way to the "professional" peak.
After absorbing the group of dream demons until they were weak, Lin Ye absorbed all the fear accumulated in their fear orbs, greatly increasing the power of his necromancy.
Ultimately, he himself reached the pinnacle of the formal mage level, and was only one key bottleneck away from the lofty level of the archmage in the magical world!
After finishing his business, Lin Ye took out a low-quality "Dark Stone" and waved it at the listless dream demons.
"Do you want it?"
"Woo~~"
Although the dream monsters were incredibly eager, they had absolutely no trust in this person who absorbed their own energy and the fear they had painstakingly accumulated.
Seeing that no ghost spoke, Lin Ye focused his attention on the "professional" dream monsters and said:
"I can give you a chance to become my subordinates. I can guarantee that I will no longer absorb your source energy, but you will need to offer up the fear I collect regularly."
The dream demons looked at each other, none of them willing to step forward and be the guide.
"Wow, you've got guts! Too bad, guts alone won't make you evolve, you need the 'Dark Stone'."
Here's what I'll do: whoever steps forward and submits to me first, I can reward them with a "Dark Stone" and appoint them to lead all the Misdreavus and even Ghost Pokémon in this forest.
You've all seen my abilities; I'm destined to unify this region's ghosts and spirits.
While several "professional" Dreamweavers hesitated, the strongest being who had mastered "Magic Dazzle" suddenly floated out first, indicating that it was willing to accept Lin Ye's command.
"Good~~ As the saying goes, a wise man submits to circumstances. No wonder you are the strongest among these dream demons."
As Lin Ye spoke, he first set up a tracking spell on the demon to prevent it from escaping in the future, and then threw the low-level "Dark Stone" to it as promised.
The latter immediately caught the black gem and, unsurprisingly, evolved into a dream monster.
Although it did not directly advance to the "Gym Leader" level, its energy fluctuations steadily reached the peak of the "Pro" level. Moreover, with the increase in basic stats brought about by the evolution, it would not be an exaggeration to say that its strength doubled on the spot.
Seeing Lin Yezhen give the "Dark Stone", the other dream demons also put aside their previous grudges of being sucked out and swore allegiance in a large group.
"You're all a bit late, but that's alright. From now on, just collect fear for me. Once you reach a certain amount, you'll all have a chance to evolve."
"Brother Lin, now that we've dealt with these dream demons, shouldn't we get down to business?" Twin Sword Sheaths asked impatiently.
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