The moment he saw the grade of the item, Lin Feng froze.
And when he saw its effect, his mouth fell open.
Revival?
A second chance at death?
What kind of joke was this?
Was this another Sacred Ash?
"Xiu Xiu...."
Serperior slithered over to him and placed the peach in his hands, clearly telling him to eat it.
[Serperior, do you know what this peach does?]
After recovering from his shock, Lin Feng's expression became somewhat complicated.
That "certain obsession" mentioned in the description should have been caused by Serperior earlier, when it had slithered beneath the tree and frantically used Grassy Terrain to force the fruit to grow.
[Xiu Xiu!] (Who cares if I know? Hurry up and eat it.)
Serperior's tail slid onto the sofa and wrapped directly around Lin Feng.
The meaning was obvious.
[If you don't eat it, I'm not letting you go.]
"Alright, alright, I'll eat it."
"But I have to turn it into a dish first. It'll work even better that way."
The skin of the peach had already been pierced by Serperior's fangs.
On top of that, Pecha Berries were not exactly easy to preserve.
That meant Lin Feng had to cook it today.
Even his inner hoarder couldn't justify keeping it any longer.
Hearing this, Serperior finally loosened its tail.
"Gardevoir?"
Gardevoir, who was sitting nearby, became curious.
[It's.... another ingredient with the same effect as Ho-Oh's Sacred Ash. Eating it can trigger a second chance at life. Cough, I mean, if someone dies, they can be revived afterward.... But it probably has to happen within a short period of time.]
Lin Feng explained the effect to Gardevoir.
Gardevoir froze for a moment.
Then she relaxed.
She looked toward Serperior.
No wonder it had insisted that Lin Feng eat it.
"Wait a moment. Let me see what kind of good thing I can make out of this~"
Lin Feng grinned.
This thing had come at exactly the right time.
Now he didn't even need to explain himself anymore.
He carried the peach into the kitchen.
He didn't need to think for long before deciding what to make.
Energy Cubes!
There was nothing more suitable for a special ingredient like this than Energy Cubes.
And this time, Lin Feng wasn't going to use only the peach.
He washed away the fine fuzz covering its surface, cut it open, removed the pit, and chopped the flesh into smaller pieces before putting everything into a blender.
At this point, Lin Feng took out a small bottle from his storage ball.
Inside was a fine powder.
The powder shimmered faintly, as if an endless amount of life force was flickering within it.
It was Sacred Ash!
There was practically no ingredient more perfectly suited to this peach.
Lin Feng couldn't help feeling excited about what kind of dish these two ingredients would produce together.
He added the Sacred Ash.
Then he started blending!
Once the peach had been turned into a smooth puree, he added the appropriate setting agent.
He carefully controlled the temperature.
He adjusted the proportions.
He made one final check.
Half an hour later....
Ten glossy Pecha Berry Energy Cubes were freshly finished!
The sweet fragrance of peaches filled the kitchen.
Lin Feng immediately activated his [Eye of Investigation].
[Legendary Dish: Sacred Peach Energy Cubes]
[Energy Cubes made using specially cultivated Pecha Berries and Sacred Ash. They possess the culinary effect of reviving the dead.]
[Dish Effect 1: Revival]
[A person who is about to die or has just died can consume this Energy Cube and be completely revived, restoring all conditions to their previous state. After consumption, this effect can be stored within the body.]
The effect was straightforward.
And there was only one effect.
When Lin Feng first saw it, he froze.
But he soon realized that it made perfect sense.
A single Pecha Berry and a portion of Sacred Ash already possessed the ability to revive a dead living being.
When these two ingredients were combined, it might seem like they hadn't produced any additional effects.
But there was one major difference.
Quantity!
Originally, he only had two chances.
Now he had ten!
In other words....
These were ten extra lives!
Or, in simpler terms....
Ten golden tickets that could save him from death!
Holding the ten Energy Cubes, Lin Feng walked outside.
Serperior and Gardevoir were still waiting.
Clearly, they weren't going anywhere until they saw Lin Feng eat the fruit and turn it into something usable.
"Alright, alright!"
"Gardevoir?"
"Xiu Xiu?"
The two Pokémon simultaneously asked Lin Feng what the Energy Cubes did.
[The effect hasn't changed. It's still exactly the same as before. But there was only one piece before, while there are ten now. And all ten have exactly the same effect~]
Lin Feng spoke excitedly.
[Gardevoir....] (One became ten?)
Gardevoir was somewhat shocked.
It was practically like watching a magic trick.
Yet it had happened right in front of her eyes.
"That's right, that's right."
[Xiu Xiu] (Then hurry up and eat one)
Serperior urged him from the side.
[Hmm.... I think....]
Lin Feng originally felt that there wasn't much point in eating one himself.
With his physical constitution and his ability to resist damage from Pokémon moves, it was unlikely that he would encounter an accident serious enough to require it.
It would be better to keep all ten for emergencies.
Of course, his hoarder tendencies were acting up again.
But Serperior's eyes clearly told him something else.
He absolutely had to eat one today.
Otherwise, all the effort it had put into forcing the fruit to grow would have been for nothing.
There was no way around it.
Lin Feng could only swallow the Energy Cube in one bite.
"Do you two want one as well?"
He could feel the explosive flavor of the peach spreading through his mouth as he asked.
Serperior shook its head.
Its life force was now connected to the World Tree.
Ordinary life energy was basically useless to it.
Gardevoir also gently shook her head.
[Gardevoir....] (Let's save them for when they're actually needed.)
She understood how precious these Energy Cubes were.
That was why she didn't immediately use one.
If another Pokémon needed one in the future and they had already been used up, that would be a disaster.
[Alright.]
Lin Feng didn't insist.
After all, if he only wanted to store life force, the Pecha Berry wine brewed with deer antler had the same effect.
It might not completely restore someone's condition, but it was still more than sufficient for preserving vitality.
These Energy Cubes were different.
Their true value was in resurrection.
That was the crucial part.
Lin Feng put the remaining Energy Cubes away.
He then promised Gardevoir that he would be much more careful with his safety from now on.
Only then could the matter finally be considered settled.
...
After the appearance of the Time Ripple, the following few days became peaceful once again.
Every day, Zoroark guarded the Time Ripple.
Lin Feng also waited patiently for Celebi to arrive.
Meanwhile, deep within the Earth God Mountain Range....
In the densely forested mountains, the legendary rumors surrounding the earth veins that had circulated more than a decade ago had seemingly faded into silence.
A convoy of massive excavators moved through the mountain forest with official permission.
The machinery rumbled forward.
Pokémon disturbed along the way fled toward the distant forest.
One after another, they disappeared into the depths of the wilderness.
No one knew what secrets were buried beneath those mountains.
And no one knew what would be uncovered once the excavation truly began.
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