In the midst of a crisis, Carbink gaining a deeper understanding of defensive moves became the opportunity for its mutation. Terrance was inspired precisely by that form of Carbink.
With Carbink's current mastery of Light Screen, it could completely construct a prismatic cocoon with Light Screen, wrapping itself inside.
Then, with the help of Ninetales's Ice Moon, Carbink could serve as the core of Ice Moon, and, through the conversion of Fairy Aura, exclusively absorb the immense Fairy energy that had gathered.
This method reminded Terrance of the term "empowerment." With Fairy Aura responsible for the conversion, this could be considered a form of energy empowerment.
You know, apart from those few Pokémon with rare Abilities, energy generally cannot be transferred directly between Pokémon.
Of course, there are always exceptions. The legendary Pokémon Victini, which possesses both Psychic and Fire type, has the ability to directly transfer its internal energy to other Pokémon through touch!
Legend has it that a Trainer who captures Victini will never lose, because Victini can generate limitless energy within its body, endlessly boosting its companions strength. Because of this, Victini is known as the Victory Star, a Legendary Pokémon!
Actually, Xerneas's Fairy Aura is similar to Victini's ability, but neither Xerneas nor Altaria can generate infinite energy as Victini can, which is why Victini is so special.
However, by combining Ice Moon and Fairy Aura, Terrance had already mastered the art of breaking down and recombining Fairy energy perfectly. So why couldn't this energy be reabsorbed and utilized by Pokémon? Terrance thought boldly.
There was once a Trainer who developed a technique allowing Grass-type Pokémon to swallow Energy Balls drawn from nature, resulting in a temporary power-up. However, this method puts a huge strain on the body and is not the proper path… Now, Terrance wanted to recreate this technique with Fairy-type energy.
Let Carbink assimilate the Fairy energy released from various Pokémon to enhance itself! If, after being absorbed by Ice Moon, broken down and converted by Fairy Aura, and finally assimilated through Carbink's defensive moves, could this energy not be reused?
If such an immense amount of Fairy energy were absorbed by Carbink, it should surely undergo a mutation!
Even if it's not a 100% conversion, even a 50% efficiency would definitely yield better results than merely relying on Fairy Aura's enhancement.
After all, Carbink, Kirlia, and Ninetales had already built up a resistance to Fairy Aura's support. After being enhanced by Fairy Aura a certain number of times, the effect had weakened significantly; it was not a long-term solution. That's why Terrance was so overjoyed to see Carbink use the move Light Screen to create a defensive space to envelop itself.
If this worked… he would, based on Fairy Aura, create a new way for support Pokémon to absorb Fairy energy even faster!
In fact, if there was a suitable medium, Terrance could even use this method to create rare objects containing Fairy energy!
Things like Fairy Gems… he could practically have as many as he wanted. That was far more terrifying than mere Fairy Aura enhancement.
Thinking of this, Terrance couldn't help but smile proudly. But at this moment, Lorelei wasn't concerned with whatever Terrance was thinking. Instead, her expression was tense as she sensed the movements from behind.
"Keep retreating."
"Okay."
By now, Terrance had already recalled all his Pokémon, leaving only Kirlia to assist with their retreat. Lorelei did the same; apart from Articuno, she left no other Pokémon out.
With Lorelei leading the way, after leaving the path of black ice, the two of them and Kirlia climbed onto Articuno's back and quickly flew upward from the underground cave. At the same time, the sound of the cave collapsing echoed from below.
"Kirlia, disperse the ice."
During their ascent, the air currents stirred up the surrounding walls, and unstable ice immediately swept toward them along the air currents. At that moment, Kirlia cast a powerful Confusion barrier to protect them.
After a while, the two returned to the fork where they had entered. Once there, Terrance suddenly felt that the temperature around them was even colder.
"It seems the shattering of the Never-Melt Ice has begun to feed back into Seafoam Islands, and the changes are slowly underway…"
Lorelei looked back inside, feeling a bit emotional.
"Terrance, you go ahead and leave first, wait for me outside." After confirming that it was completely safe, Lorelei turned to Terrance.
"Alright, be careful, Master Lorelei." Terrance nodded, though his reminder was probably unnecessary. A place like Seafoam Islands likely wouldn't pose any danger to a top-level expert.
After that, Terrance quickly retraced his steps back outside. By now, quite a few people were heading toward the interior of Seafoam Islands. Clearly, most had heard the commotion just now, and some had even noticed the subtle changes occurring on the islands.
These changes weren't obvious yet, and would require a long time to fully manifest. Unlike the belated realization of humans, the Pokémon around Seafoam Islands could sense these changes much more keenly.
As human Trainers gradually entered the Seafoam Islands, a spectacle unfolded.
Countless Ice-type and Water-type Pokémon poked their heads out from the sea, formed groups on their own, and began landing on Seafoam Islands.
There were so many Pokémon that Terrance was startled when he emerged from the cave. The scene was eerily reminiscent of the crab invasions from his previous life. The sheer scale made the Trainers wary of acting rashly, so they could only quietly watch as the Pokémon moved past.
This process lasted neither too long nor too short. By the time the Trainers reacted, the Pokémon had already gone past them.
Although they hadn't directly experienced what changes had taken place in Seafoam Islands, seeing these Water and Ice-type Pokémon flock to Seafoam Islands as if on a pilgrimage made most people realize that something extraordinary was happening.
Just as photos of Pokémon landing on Seafoam Islands began circulating online, about to spark heated discussion, Lorelei found Terrance.
"Where's Articuno?" Terrance asked.
"Already taken care of," Lorelei replied with a slight smile, tossing him an object as she spoke.
Catching the surprisingly heavy item in a hurry, Terrance examined it and was stunned. He looked up. "Never-Melt Ice?"
"You came here for this, didn't you? Though it's not the legendary Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Never-Melt Ice or Thousand-Year-Old Never-Melt Ice, this Hundred-Year-Old Never-Melt Ice is even more suitable for you. While it hasn't existed the longest inside Seafoam Islands, its energy is at its peak right now. I asked Articuno to help find it. Consider it my thank-you gift to you."
Holding the fist-sized chunk of Never-Melt Ice, which emitted no cold at all, Terrance smiled. "In that case, I'll gladly accept."
Indeed, although this Hundred-Year-Old Never-Melt Ice wasn't as shocking or precious as the Thousand-Year-Old Never-Melt Ice whose news had spread across the internet or the Ten-Thousand-Year Never-Melt Ice at the core of Seafoam Islands, it was still a rare treasure. It was far superior to the artificial Never-Melt Ice Terrance had acquired before. With this, Ninetales was in for a treat.
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