Chapter 1: The Little Youth and the Gardevoir
On the nameless Coast, white waves crashed against the golden Beach, where a half-finished Raft lay.
Just then, a half-grown youth walked out from the nearby Forest, dragging a thick Log in his hand.
Heave-ho, heave-ho, heave-ho!
"Damn it, I'm exhausted!"
Halfway there, the youth suddenly threw the Log onto the ground and plopped down on it, panting heavily.
"Ah~ What sin did I commit to suffer like this!"
"Coo coo coo~" Useless! Useless!
Just then, a Pidgey flew over from who knows where, stood on a branch, and mercilessly mocked him, making strange chirping sounds. It looked incredibly smug.
"Keep mocking! Keep mocking! I haven't even figured out my Lunch yet!"
The youth casually picked up a Stone from the ground and threw it hard at the Pidgey.
"Coo~"
The Pidgey lightly flew up from the branch. The Stone the youth threw didn't even touch a single Feather on it. After that, it circled above the youth's head, and only after teasing him enough did it leave triumphantly.
"I can't stand this Island for another minute, it's absolutely infuriating." Saying this, he angrily stood up again, dragging the Log under his butt as he continued towards the Seaside.
By the time he dragged the Log near the half-finished Raft, he was almost collapsing from exhaustion.
"What a sin~ I'm still just a child!"
This youth is our protagonist. His name is Bai Feng, and he's eight years old (approximately? Because when he was too young, he didn't remember some things). Ever since he could remember, he has lived on this deserted Island.
As for how he got to this Island, sorry, he doesn't remember.
For the first eight years of his life, Bai Feng lived in a daze. Why? Because he didn't live in the human world and didn't receive human guidance and teaching. His knowledge, habits, intelligence, etc., were not fully cultivated, so he lived almost like an idiot.
Until recently, he was watching Nuzleaf fighting in the Forest. At the time, they were probably fighting too intensely, and the two battling Nuzleaf started going wild.
The other watching Pokémon knew to dodge, but only Bai Feng, this little idiot, stood still. In the end, he was affected by the shockwave generated by the battle and hit his head on a Stone.
This collision brought back his memories from his previous life.
Bai Feng was a transmigrator, living in a world called Blue Star in his previous life.
One day, he was walking on the street when he suddenly heard someone shouting about a robbery. Then he saw a man sprinting towards him, holding a woman's shoulder bag.
Since the thief was running towards him, he thought he should at least try to be a hero once, so he planned to stop the thief.
However, he wasn't the only one who wanted to be a hero. A girl next to him also wanted to stop the thief. The two of them rushed forward together and accidentally collided.
Bai Feng was standing by the roadside at the time. That collision knocked him into the road, and he was directly hit and killed by an oncoming electric bike that was going incredibly fast.
Truly, dying before even succeeding! It's enough to bring tears to one's eyes. Even dying in a struggle with a thief would sound better than being killed by an electric bike.
Frustrating~
Perhaps because his death was so frustrating, the heavens gave him another chance, and he was even reborn into the world of Pokémon.
Bai Feng resignedly tied the newly moved Log onto the Raft, striving to finish the Raft as soon as possible and then leave this isolated Island.
Halfway through tying, a Gardevoir suddenly appeared beside Bai Feng. It was holding a pile of Berry in its arms and gently called out to Bai Feng with a soft expression: "Gar~ Garde~" Baby, come eat!
"Coming, coming!"
Bai Feng walked over to the Gardevoir, sat down on the Leaves the Gardevoir had spread out, picked up a Pecha Berry piled on the Leaves, casually wiped it twice on his Clothes, and started eating.
His extremely simple Clothes were made by the Gardevoir using Sewaddle's Spider Silk combined with Leaves. Besides covering his Private Parts, they served no other purpose.
Fortunately, the Island Climate was hot, so he wouldn't freeze even if he didn't wear Clothes normally. Otherwise, whether Bai Feng could even live to be eight years old would be a question.
Seeing Bai Feng eating heartily, the Gardevoir asked: "Garde~ Garde~" Baby, do we really have to leave here?
The Gardevoir felt that ever since her son fainted a few days ago and woke up, he had become strange. Not only did he give himself a name, but he also vowed to leave this place.
Wasn't living here before quite good? Why insist on leaving! The Gardevoir, who was very satisfied with her current life, expressed great confusion.
Looking at the vast, boundless sea outside, the Gardevoir was a little scared.
Hearing the Gardevoir's words, Bai Feng couldn't help but sigh.
Speaking of the Gardevoir, it was another wave of bitter tears. Heaven knows how distraught he was after recovering his senses and learning that his mother was a Gardevoir.
But don't misunderstand, he was a proper human, not a Pokémon, nor half-human, half-Pokémon. The Gardevoir was just his adoptive mother. (Probably? Anyway, where he actually came from, he didn't know, and the Gardevoir didn't know either.)
According to the Gardevoir herself, she found Bai Feng by the Seaside.
As for why Bai Feng could understand Pokémon language? As a child raised by Pokémon, and having grown up among various Pokémon, what's strange about him being able to learn Pokémon language?
Before recovering his senses, although Bai Feng had always lived in a daze, it was precisely because of this that he possessed a pure heart and gained the ability to communicate with Pokémon.
"The outside world is very exciting! It's so boring to stay here your whole life. Once you see the outside world, you'll know how good it is out there," Bai Feng replied.
The Gardevoir looked confused: "How do you know the outside world is exciting?"
"Oh, I just know!" Bai Feng couldn't explain, so he changed the subject. "Are you done eating? If you are, let's quickly start Training!"
Although the Gardevoir had evolved to its final form, it had always lived a lazy and carefree life before, and its personality was a bit... well, if you had to describe it, it would be "my silly, sweet mother."
So after Bai Feng returned to normal, he began to train the Gardevoir according to a Plan.
At first, the lazy Gardevoir was very unwilling to cooperate with the troublesome Training Plan Bai Feng had made, but Bai Feng advised it:
"The outside world is very dangerous. If we don't have the Strength to protect ourselves, will we just wait for death if we encounter danger? Aren't you afraid, Mom, that your precious son will be bullied by Villains?"
How could that be allowed!
The Gardevoir certainly didn't want her son, whom she had worked so hard to raise, to be bullied by others. If anyone was going to bully him, it could only be her, hmph~
So the Gardevoir could only accept the Training with tears in her eyes.
Although this Island was deserted, it had one advantage: there weren't any powerful or dangerous Pokémon, so the Gardevoir had always just muddled along.
But no one knew what the situation was like outside. What if they encountered danger and had no means to deal with it? Wouldn't that be terrible? In any case, Bai Feng couldn't leave without any preparation.
If "Mom" wanted to leave with him, she had to have some Strength to protect herself. If "Mom" wasn't willing to go, then Bai Feng would trick another Pokémon on the Island into accompanying him.
Fortunately, although the cruel heavens had mercilessly thrown him onto this deserted Island, they also gave him a little compensation.
After recovering his senses, he discovered he had a Golden Finger. This Golden Finger wasn't something he gained after recovering his senses; he had it from the beginning, but he was so dull and foolish before that he didn't know how to use it at all.
It was precisely because he had this Golden Finger that Bai Feng had the confidence to survive in this unknown world.
After exploring for the past few days, Bai Feng already had a rough idea of some of the functions of his Golden Finger.
Hearing Bai Feng's words, the Gardevoir obediently lay down on the Leaves spread on the ground.
Although the Training was hard, the Gardevoir really liked the "Massage" before and after the Training.
After the Gardevoir was lying down properly, Bai Feng placed his hand on its Back. Then the Gardevoir felt a warm current flow from Bai Feng's Palm into its Body.
With the appearance of this warm current, the Gardevoir felt all the Cell in its Body begin to tremble. An intense feeling of pleasure surged throughout its entire Body.
"Garde~ de~ de~"
The Gardevoir couldn't help but squint its eyes and let out a series of ambiguous moans.
This was Bai Feng's Golden Finger, and also what the Gardevoir considered a Massage.
After recovering his senses, Bai Feng strangely perceived a Special Energy within his Body. This Energy originated from his Heart and could be controlled by him to travel throughout his entire Body, or be guided by him to flow out of his Body.
After experimenting on different Pokémon on the Island, he discovered that this Energy could not only help Pokémon recover from Fatigue but also purify and compress the Energy within their bodies.
Every type of Pokémon had a unique set of Energy Circuit within their bodies. This was something Bai Feng discovered when using his Golden Finger to examine their bodies.
Using the Golden Finger, Bai Feng could easily observe the Structure and real-time Variation of the Energy Circuit within a Pokémon's body.
Normally, these Energy Circuit would automatically absorb a type of Special Energy floating in the Air, storing this Energy within the Pokémon's Body. Pokémon would also become stronger as a result.
The reason Pokémon could use Moves was because the Special Energy within their bodies could create Resonance with another type of Energy in the Air, which he temporarily called Type Energy.
For example, the Water Gun Move was formed by the Special Energy within a Pokémon's body creating Resonance with the Water-type Energy in the Air. The reason Water-type Moves increase in Power during Rainy Weather is because Rainy Weather gathers the surrounding Water-type Energy, making this Resonance more pronounced and easier.
Bai Feng named this Energy within Pokémon Origin Energy, because this Energy was related to a Pokémon's Strength. Perhaps saying Strength wasn't entirely accurate; it should be Level. Because whether a Pokémon was strong or weak, the amount of Origin Energy wasn't the only determining factor.
Origin Energy's influence on a Pokémon's Level could be reflected in two aspects: Quality and Quantity. Under the same conditions, a Pokémon with more Origin Energy stored in its body had a higher Level, and a Pokémon with higher Quality Origin Energy in its body had a higher Level.
Furthermore, the degree of a Pokémon's control over the Origin Energy within its body also affected the Strength of their Combat Power. That's why Bai Feng said that Origin Energy only represented a Pokémon's Level, not its overall Strength.
The power of Bai Feng's Golden Finger lay in its ability to assist in compressing a Pokémon's Origin Energy, allowing the Pokémon's limited Energy Circuit to store more Origin Energy.
In addition, it could remove Impurity from a Pokémon's Origin Energy, making it more pure. The purer a Pokémon's Origin Energy was, the stronger its Resonance with external Type Energy would be, and the more powerful the Pokémon's Moves would become.
When the Energy Circuit within a Pokémon's body absorbed Energy from the Air, they would more or less absorb some Impurity as well. Therefore, the Origin Energy within a Pokémon's body was not 100% pure.
According to Bai Feng's observation, 100% pure Origin Energy should be light blue, clear like a bright sky. However, Origin Energy containing Impurity would more or less have hints of green, purple, red, or green colors.
For example, the Gardevoir's Origin Energy was mixed with various colors. Bai Feng felt grateful if its Purity could reach 60%.
Bai Feng carefully controlled his Golden Finger to move through the Gardevoir's Energy Circuit, helping it compress and purify its Origin Energy.
He had to be completely focused during this process. Otherwise, if he damaged the Gardevoir's Energy Circuit, it would be disastrous.
The Energy Circuit within each type of Pokémon were different, and there were subtle variations even within the same species. The starting point of the Gardevoir's Energy Circuit was the red Sensory Organ on its Back, and the endpoint was the red Sensory Organ on its Chest.
After controlling the Golden Finger to make a difficult circuit like this, Bai Feng was drenched in sweat, while the Gardevoir was so comfortable it was almost falling asleep.
The process of Bai Feng helping the Gardevoir compress and purify its Origin Energy was also the process of him training his Golden Finger. Every time he finished a "Massage" for the Gardevoir, he felt his control over the Golden Finger become stronger.
"Alright, get up quickly, it's time for Training!"
Bai Feng shook the Gardevoir, waking it up. The Gardevoir reluctantly crawled up from the Leaves, its eyes full of accusation.
"As a mother, shouldn't you protect your child properly? You're so weak now, how will you protect me in the future!" Bai Feng's tanned little face wrinkled up. "I'm so pitiful, having to worry about so much at such a young age. Will I not grow tall later!"
Hearing this, the Gardevoir's expression immediately changed. The maternal radiance in its heart was completely ignited. It clenched its fists and said: "Garde~ Garde~" Baby, don't worry, Mom will become stronger!
"Alright, I'll believe you this once. Let's see how you perform from now on." After saying this, he skillfully climbed onto the Gardevoir's Back. "Okay, let's start. Run ten laps around the Beach today!"
"Garde? Garde de~" Ten laps? Wasn't it only eight laps yesterday?
Bai Feng said, allowing no argument: "Today's you is not yesterday's you. Stop talking nonsense, start running!"
The Gardevoir could only resignedly start running lap after lap on the Beach.
After Stamina training, there was Move Training. In any case, the Gardevoir wasn't idle for the entire afternoon. Bai Feng, meanwhile, would tinker with his Raft whenever he had a chance.
Just like that, a week passed in the blink of an eye. Bai Feng's Raft was finally finished. He chose a day with gentle Wind and beautiful sunshine, planning to set sail.
(End of Chapter)