Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth-Chapter 514: Blacklight Core

"Found a Dragon Orb, not bad at all."

Steelix looked at Julian with an expectant expression, clearly seeking praise—after all, it had dug this thing up from a thousand meters underground.

For a tunneling expert like Steelix, that depth was child's play.

Ignoring Steelix's eager face, Julian examined the pale purple Dragon Orb in his hand. Like the Water Orb he had previously found in the pond, this was a unique treasure exclusive to this secret realm—at least, no other known secret realms had such orbs.

And its function was similar to the Water Orb as well, just with a different elemental affinity.

[Dragon Orb: Can raise a Dragon-type Pokémon's potential from Cyan to Blue (100% success rate). Useless on Pokémon with Blue potential or higher.]

Aside from Kartana, which he had recently caught and whose potential was still at Cyan, all of Julian's other Pokémon were at Blue or above.

So, for now, this Dragon Orb was useless to him.

Dragonite had purple potential, and Garchomp had blue potential.

If he could find a Grass Orb or Steel Orb, though, he could use it on Kartana.

Both the Water Orb and now the Dragon Orb had been extremely well-hidden. Without the Dowsing Machine, there was no way he would’ve found them.

Especially this Dragon Orb — buried a full kilometer underground.

And only the size of a thumb. No normal person would ever stumble upon it.

Seeing Steelix still staring eagerly at him, hoping for praise, Julian sighed helplessly said, "Good job."

In terms of temperament, this guy was a lot like Arcanine — both had childish, immature personalities.

Of course, that didn't mean Julian disliked that; it’s just that Steelix’s massive size gave a feeling that it should act more mature.

It was like seeing a loli face on a bodybuilder’s frame — the contrast was just too much.

Steelix: "I also found something else."

"What is it?" Julian asked.

At the same time, he glanced at the Dowsing Machine and, sure enough, another red dot appeared where the Dragon Orb had been. This red dot was smaller than the Dragon Orb’s, but not by much.

Earlier, it had been hidden under the Dragon Orb’s signal, which was why Julian hadn’t noticed it.

At the time, he had wondered why there were only nine red dots within fifty kilometers. He had thought that the number of treasures had dropped, but it was just overlapping signals.

Steelix: "Rocks."

"Dig some up and let me see," Julian said.

As soon as he heard "rocks," his interest was piqued — they could serve as Aggron’s food, and even its main diet.

Steelix drilled back into the ground and soon returned, gently placing a rock in front of Julian with its mouth.

As someone quite knowledgeable about stones, Julian didn’t immediately use his Probing Eyes to check its info — instead, he picked it up and started inspecting it manually first.

The stone was covered in black crystalline formations, but it wasn’t something as common as obsidian.

Julian, ever the professional, pulled out a magnifying glass and began inspecting it closely, muttering to himself with thoughtful hums—"hmm—oh—ah—so that’s how it is" as he examined it.

Steelix: 'Looks so professional.'

Five minutes later, Julian put down the magnifying glass.

And activated his Probing Eyes.

'Dammit, I’ve never seen this kind of rock before. I have to see what kind of strange thing you are — hurry up and reveal your true form!'

Under the Probing Eyes, the information about this stone appeared clearly.

[Blacklight Ore: Formed over millions of years from fallen fragments of Necrozma’s darkened crystals.]

Seeing this description, Julian’s eyes widened in shock and delight — he hadn't expected this rock to have such a big origin; no wonder he hadn't recognized it earlier.

Necrozma—a legendary Pokémon shrouded in mystery even in the anime, let alone in reality.

In this world, there were no official records of its existence.

Even with Julian’s two lifetimes’ worth of knowledge, he knew very little about it.

"How much of this stuff is there?"

Steelix: "A lot."

"Dig it all out for me," Julian said.

Originally he had thought there wouldn't be much, so hearing Steelix say there was a lot surprised him.

To speed up the digging, Julian even sent out Aggron.

With these two mining experts working together, the efficiency skyrocketed.

In just half an hour, the two Pokémon had dug up over twenty tons of Blacklight Ore—partly because Aggron couldn’t resist munching on it as it worked. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

The taste seemed to suit Aggron just fine, making it dig even faster.

They kept digging for over five hours, creating a pit over a kilometer wide and over a hundred meters deep — basically, they had dug out a small lake.

In the process, they even found three pure black crystals, each about the size of a basketball.

These crystals were so dark they seemed to absorb sunlight itself.

No—they actually were absorbing it.

Julian watched in awe as the light around the crystals warped and bent, visibly being sucked into them.

[Blacklight Core: Fragments shed from Ultra Necrozma’s body.]

[Effect: When used, the Pokémon continuously absorbs sunlight to restore its stamina (Restricted to Steel- and Rock-types).]

Ultra Necrozma—a Pokémon so powerful that, in terms of base stats alone, it surpassed even the "alpaca" (Arceus).

However, Arceus had its eighteen plates, and with them, it was practically invincible.

Arceus: "With my Plates, I own the world."

But constant sunlight absorption for stamina recovery? That was insanely useful.

Sure, many Pokémon had recovery moves, but those required the Pokémon to have enough energy to use them in the first place.

Stamina and energy were two different systems.

Reading a book mainly consumes mental energy, while moving bricks primarily drains physical stamina.

However, in Pokémon battles, using moves consumes both stamina and energy simultaneously.

And recovery moves often consume more energy than regular moves.

But now, with the Blacklight Core, things change—it passively absorbs sunlight to restore stamina without consuming any energy.

"You three, each take one," Julian said.

Metagross, Steelix, and Aggron all three met the Steel/Rock-type usage condition.

And there happened to be exactly three cores.

Aggron wasted no time—it swallowed the core whole, and Steelix followed suit, gulping it down in one bite.

Only Metagross ate more gracefully.

After eating, none of the three showed any signs of discomfort.

Julian trusted his Probing Eyes—if it didn’t mention any side effects, then there were definitely none.

In fact, the Blacklight Core helped Aggron the most — as a Totem Pokémon, it already boasted monstrous stamina reserves.

Now, after eating the Blacklight Core, it was like adding wings to a tiger.

With the Blacklight Core’s sunlight absorption, it was practically unstoppable in prolonged battles.

With unbreakable defense and continuous stamina regeneration, unless an opponent overpowered it completely, Aggron could outlast anything.

However, if it encountered a cloudy day with insufficient sunlight, then the stamina recovery would definitely drop a lot.

And at night, it probably wouldn't recover stamina at all.

Julian stored the remaining Blacklight Ore into the system space — this much Blacklight Ore would be enough for Aggron to eat for quite a long time.

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