Chapter 223: Transplant
Looking at the picture of the Gardevoir Mega Stone, Bai Feng hesitated for a moment, then decided to tell the truth to the Netizen named Princess Jimeiya.
He hadn't posted the bounty with the intention of getting a steal; otherwise, he wouldn't have offered such a high price. If people were willing to sell to him, great; if not, that was fine too. It was a matter of mutual consent.
Although Mega Stones were rare, most ambitious Pokémon Trainers wouldn't choose to sell them. But surely there were poor people who obtained Mega Stones by accident? What if they were willing to trade a Mega Stone for money? After all, 200 million Pokémon Dollar was enough for an ordinary person to live a worry-free life.
Bai Feng was betting on that slim possibility.
Soon, Bai Feng finished editing a simple introduction to Mega Evolution and sent it to the Netizen on the other side.
After a while, the Netizen replied to Bai Feng again.
"Thank you very much. I've had this stone for a long time, and my Gardevoir has always loved it, but I didn't know its purpose. Today, I finally got the answer.
I'm very sorry, but I cannot trade this Gardevoir's Mega Stone to you. However, I have another similar stone, which should also be a Mega Stone. I can give it to you."
The first part of the message from the Netizen, Princess Jimeiya, was within Bai Feng's expectations, but the second part surprised him.
"Give it to me?" Bai Feng replied.
"Yes, give it to you, as thanks for your sincerity."
"Actually, I can buy it. I'm not short on money," Bai Feng replied again.
"No, no, no, no money is needed. I'll give it to you, let's just be friends!" the other side replied.
Bai Feng was stunned by Princess Jimeiya's generous gesture. She could just give away something worth 200 million? Could the other party really be a Princess?
The Kalos Region is actually the region with the largest number of autonomous countries within the entire Pokémon League. These autonomous countries are usually only about the size of a city. They possess a high degree of autonomy while maintaining many old systems.
This was a product of the Pokémon League's compromise with the old era forces when it was first established. Therefore, identities like king, princess, and prince still exist.
Before long, Princess Jimeiya sent a picture of the second Mega Stone. It was a Lopunny Mega Stone.
The moment Bai Feng saw it, his eyes lit up. It was actually a Lopunny Mega Stone! Wasn't this just what he needed? He didn't get the Gardevoir Mega Stone, but a Lopunny one would work too. Didn't he happen to have a Lopunny at Home?
"Please send me your Address, and I will mail this stone to you!" Princess Jimeiya sent another message.
"Okay, thank you very much!"
Bai Feng sent his Address information to the other party. Someone was giving him a Mega Stone for free, of course, he wouldn't refuse!
This was truly a pleasant surprise. Just like that, Bai Feng gained a generous female Netizen and received a Lopunny Mega Stone for free.
Hopefully, he wasn't being tricked! Bai Feng silently prayed.
The female Netizen should live in the Kalos Region, just like Bai Feng, so the delivery speed was very fast. After only three days, a Delibird landed at Bai Feng's Small Courtyard Yard Entrance and handed a small box to Bai Feng.
After signing for the package, Bai Feng eagerly opened the box. Inside, sure enough, lay a yellowish-brown circular crystal. In the center of the stone was a black and brown intertwined spiral pattern.
It really was a Lopunny Mega Stone!!!
The female Netizen was sincere and did not deceive him!
Bai Feng joyfully took the Lopunny Mega Stone out of the box and walked towards the House with a happy grin.
Bai Feng wasn't in a hurry to find Lopunny and test it. He needed to first figure out the secret of the Mega Stone. Otherwise, if a problem suddenly occurred during the experiment and harmed Lopunny, it wouldn't be good.
Back in his room, Bai Feng sat on the bed and began inputting Golden Finger Energy into the Lopunny Mega Stone.
But to Bai Feng's surprise, the moment the Golden Finger Energy touched the Mega Stone, it began to absorb the Golden Finger Energy autonomously and frantically, using the Golden Finger Energy to release its power.
After an unknown amount of time, the Mega Stone suddenly burst forth with intense seven-colored radiance in Bai Feng's hand, and countless white light overflowed from the Mega Stone.
The white light within the seven-colored radiance was actually the ancient genetic factors left behind by the original master of this Mega Stone. It is precisely through these ancient genetic factors that a Pokémon obtaining a Mega Stone can stimulate the genetic factors Inside the body, achieving the process of changing form and completing evolution.
The Mega Stone also contained surging energy. This energy also belonged to the original master of the Mega Stone. The power amplification a Pokémon gains after Mega Evolution comes from this energy.
Furthermore, there were a large number of black impurities inside the Mega Stone. If Bai Feng were to directly transplant the Mega Stone Inside the body of Lopunny, it would mean that these impurities would also be transplanted.
He began to try using Golden Finger Energy to purify those impurities and found the process was not difficult, similar to how he helped Mew and Mewtwo expel impurities.
Time passed second by second. Black energy began to overflow from the seven-colored radiance spilling from the Mega Stone. The black energy gradually turned into nothingness and slowly dissipated the moment it came into contact with the air.
After an unknown amount of time, the inside of the entire Mega Stone finally became clear and transparent, no longer containing a trace of impurities.
The purification ability of the Golden Finger Energy was even more powerful than before.
The moment Bai Feng recalled his Golden Finger Energy, the seven-colored radiance overflowing from the Mega Stone also gradually retracted.
Bai Feng looked at the Mega Stone in his hand again and found that after the impurities were removed, it became even more crystal clear, emitting a charming luster.
Fortunately, he checked it beforehand. Otherwise, with so many impurities entering Lopunny, who knows what would have happened!
Putting away the Mega Stone, Bai Feng noticed that the sun outside had already begun to set. He had actually sat here for an entire afternoon without noticing the quiet passage of time.
Coming out of the room, Lopunny and Hatterene had already started preparing dinner in the kitchen. After eating dinner, Bai Feng called out to Lopunny and took it to the room where they usually did rejuvenation.
After entering the room, Bai Feng said to Lopunny, "Do you remember what I told you the other day? The Mega Stone arrived today. I don't know if this experiment will be successful or if there's a risk, so it depends on your own feelings. If you're scared, we can forget about this experiment."
"Miiroo~ Miiroo~" I'm willing to try, take a gamble and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!
Lopunny clenched its fists and said with a determined gaze.
"Hahaha~"
Bai Feng was amused by Lopunny's actions. It had learned that phrase from Bai Feng.
"Alright, that's true. Then let's begin."
"Miiroo~"
Following Bai Feng's instructions, Lopunny lay down on the bed.
"Here we go~"
Lopunny nodded, feeling a little nervous Inside the body.
Bai Feng held the Mega Stone in one hand, continuously inputting Golden Finger Energy into it; with the other hand, he held Lopunny's paw, using Golden Finger Energy to activate its energy circuit core.
Senior Ninetales, Mew, and Mewtwo, the crystals in their energy circuits were all located at the energy circuit core.
When the Golden Finger Energy simultaneously touched the Mega Stone and Lopunny's energy circuit core, the two seemed to respond to each other.
The Mega Stone suddenly burst forth with intense seven-colored radiance. At the same time, in the areas where Lopunny's Hidden Energy Circuits had been lit by Bai Feng, scattered white radiance also appeared.
Bai Feng understood. That was Lopunny's own ancient genetic factors Inside the body resonating with the genetic factors inside the Mega Stone.
Then, the seven-colored radiance emanating from the Mega Stone began to continuously surge into Lopunny's body. Bai Feng could clearly feel that the energy and ancient genetic factors stored in the Mega Stone were decreasing.
The decreased portions all entered Lopunny's body.
Bai Feng asked, "Lopunny, how do you feel? Is it uncomfortable?"
"Miiroo~ Miiroo~" Not uncomfortable, just feel a bit swollen Inside the body, a little strange.
Lopunny turned its head to look at Bai Feng and gently shook its head.
"Good, as long as you're not uncomfortable. If you feel any discomfort, be sure to tell me immediately, and I will stop the experiment right away," Bai Feng instructed it.
"Miiroo~" Okay!
Lopunny nodded.
About an hour later, the Mega Stone in Bai Feng's hand disappeared, and a crystal quietly levitated at the energy circuit core of Lopunny.
Phew~~~
Seeing this, Bai Feng let out a long sigh of relief. He had finally succeeded halfway!
Why did he say it was only halfway successful? Because although the Mega Stone had entered Lopunny's energy circuit core, it was not in a working state.
For it to start working, Bai Feng needed to continue adjusting it. Only by connecting the circuits on the Mega Stone to Lopunny's energy circuits could Lopunny's energy flow into the Mega Stone, and the energy inside the Mega Stone could flow into Lopunny's body.
Bai Feng carefully wrapped the Mega Stone with Golden Finger Energy, making it continuously rotate and adjust its position.
The moment the Mega Stone was wrapped by Bai Feng's Golden Finger Energy, silver-white light bands appeared on it. This was part of the original master's energy circuit.
While adjusting the position of the Mega Stone, Bai Feng also had to connect these silver-white light bands into Lopunny's energy circuits, making them part of Lopunny's energy circuits.
During the process, Bai Feng was very nervous and careful, afraid of making a mistake that could cause irreversible effects on Lopunny's energy circuits.
He felt like he was performing an incredibly delicate surgery. If he didn't possess Psychic and couldn't perform subtle manipulations through Psychic Power, he wouldn't dare to continue.
It was precisely by relying on Psychic Power that Bai Feng was able to grasp and fix the constantly twisting light bands on the Mega Stone, and then use Golden Finger Energy to place them one by one into their rightful positions.
When all the light bands on the Mega Stone were implanted into Lopunny's energy circuits, it suddenly began to frantically absorb Bai Feng's Golden Finger Energy. At the same time, both the Mega Stone and Lopunny's own ancient genetic factors were glowing.
Bai Feng was startled because the Mega Stone and Lopunny's energy circuits had directly absorbed Bai Feng's Golden Finger Energy, unlike before when it was returned.
It should be known that Bai Feng's Golden Finger Energy was originally not consumed when helping Pokémon with conditioning and purification of energy, but it also couldn't recover automatically. It could only increase little by little through continuous use, eventually achieving advancement. Once consumed, it could never be recovered.
As the absorption of Bai Feng's Golden Finger Energy increased, the light bands implanted into Lopunny's energy circuits on the Mega Stone began to become completely integrated with Lopunny's own energy circuits, as if they originally belonged to Lopunny.
At the same time, the ancient genetic factors inside the Mega Stone, which belonged to the original master of the Mega Stone, were all assimilated by Lopunny's genetic factors, becoming something that belonged to Lopunny itself.
This meant that Lopunny's body would have a considerable amount more ancient genetic factors than other Lopunny.
At this point, Lopunny's body began to burst forth with seven-colored radiance, and its appearance was changing. However, this change stopped halfway through. The radiance disappeared, and Lopunny returned to its original appearance.
Just now, Lopunny was clearly attempting autonomous Mega Evolution, but because the Hidden Energy Circuits were not fully lit and the energy transport efficiency in the crystal was insufficient, the Mega Evolution was interrupted.
Bai Feng's theory was that only when he helped Lopunny light up all its Hidden Energy Circuits would Lopunny be able to achieve autonomous control over Mega Evolution.
Ordinary Pokémon can Mega Evolve by using the Bonding Power between the Pokémon Trainer and the Pokémon, forcibly using the Mega Stone to temporarily open the Pokémon's Hidden Energy Circuits and stimulate the ancient genetic factors within the Hidden Energy Circuits. Therefore, they can only borrow a portion of the power inside the Mega Stone, and there is a time limit.
But once Lopunny's Hidden Energy Circuits are fully lit, it can fully inherit all the power inside the Mega Stone, and there will be no time limit when performing Mega Evolution.
This was simply a step to heaven!
Moreover, even if Lopunny's Hidden Energy Circuits were not fully lit, the Mega Stone was already transporting energy into Lopunny's energy circuits through the lit portions.
After just a short while, Lopunny's body had gained a considerable amount of energy, and its Strength/Power had also greatly increased.
Everything was developing according to very good expectations, except that Bai Feng's Golden Finger Energy Inside the body sharply decreased by nearly one-twentieth.
If he helped several more Pokémon with this transplant, Bai Feng suspected his Golden Finger Energy would eventually be completely drained. He didn't know if he should feel fortunate that Mega Stones were rare things.
The transplant finished, Lopunny opened its eyes. Bai Feng asked it, "How do you feel?"
Lopunny replied, "A little strange, feels like my body is almost out of control."
Bai Feng smiled and said, "That's normal. Your body suddenly gained too much power that doesn't belong to it. Only after you fully adapt to them will you be able to control them, and this feeling of incoordination will naturally disappear."
Lopunny nodded upon hearing this. It propped itself up with its arms, wanting to sit up, but suddenly with a "clang," the bed beneath it directly collapsed.
Lopunny scrambled off the bed in a panic, but the moment its feet touched the smooth floor, a series of cracks appeared on the ground.
(End of this chapter)