Tetsuya began to loot the "spoils" from Antel's body.
As expected of a Pokémon Trainer who had wandered outside for many years, there were indeed quite a few things inside.
Just in terms of Pokémon, there were two Liepard and three Pawniard. Then there were thirty empty Poké Balls, twenty thousand Pokédollar in cash, a large quantity of Potions and various items for curing abnormal status conditions. These were indeed essential supplies for traveling in the wilderness.
There were sleeping bags and tents, as well as some Pokéfood. However, what puzzled Tetsuya was that Golett's food was stored separately. After opening it, there was a special smell.
There were also five Icy Rock, five Damp Rock, five Ghost Gem, five Ground Gem, and five piles of Light Clay. Tetsuya did not quite understand what these items were used for.
From the bottom of the backpack, Tetsuya found two books, one new and one old. Judging by the titles, they should be methods for raising and training Golett.
Tetsuya took everything away along with the backpack, leaving only Antel's "corpse" behind.
Originally, he had chosen a very secluded part deep within the forest. In such a place, even if a person died, no one would care. With a large number of carnivorous Pokémon roaming around, within less than a week there would not even be bones left.
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Riding on RaDittash, Tetsuya left the forest without stopping. What appeared before him was a vast grassland. On the grassland, clusters of Grass-type Pokémon could be seen.
Most Grass-type Pokémon were relatively gentle, so it was comparatively safe.
Tetsuya found a place far from Pokémon and prepared to camp.
Taking advantage of the faint light of dusk, Tetsuya first released the five Pokémon he had "confiscated" from Antel. All five Pokémon were currently in a frozen state. Tetsuya was not worried that they would harm him.
He once again took out Swinub, which could intimidate them.
Tetsuya took out Ice Heal and sprayed the five Pokémon from head to toe. Then he placed Pokéfood in front of them.
There was still some distance to the next town. These Pokémon had to be nursed back to health. Otherwise, they would definitely not be able to sell for a normal price.
After using Ice Heal, about half an hour later, the five Pokémon had regained consciousness. However, their bodies were still very weak. When they saw Tetsuya, they all revealed hostile gazes.
The five Pokémon that had been recalled into their Poké Balls naturally did not know that Antel was already dead. Naturally, they would not have the slightest goodwill toward Tetsuya who had suddenly appeared before them.
However, Swinub was right beside Tetsuya. Even if all five attacked together, they would not be Swinub's opponent. Of course, they did not dare to act rashly.
"Eat your food quickly. Stop thinking about that shitty Trainer of yours."
After speaking, Tetsuya ignored them. Hunger would naturally wear down their will. Soon one Pawniard could no longer endure the torment of hunger and began to eat. Immediately afterward, the other four also began to eat. However, while eating, they remained vigilant toward Tetsuya.
After they finished eating, Tetsuya directly recalled them and put them into the backpack. After all, they were only goods.
Afterward, Tetsuya also released Piloswine and Golett. Ditto also reverted to its original form. Tetsuya first prepared food for Swinub, Golett, and Ditto.
Piloswine had suffered quite serious injuries. Tetsuya cleaned its wounds, disinfected them, applied a Potion, and wrapped them with bandages. Only then did he place its food in front of it.
The Everfrozen Ice was almost completely licked clean. In about another week, he would have to use his own Eternal Ice.
Now Tetsuya was still completely at a loss regarding how to raise Golett, so he could only look at the two books from Antel's backpack.
It turned out that the old tome was written entirely in ancient script, with a history of at least three hundred years. He had done some research on these matters, so reading it was not too difficult.
The other new book was actually a translated version of that ancient tome. It seemed that Antel had spent money to have it translated.
From the preface of the tome, it could be seen that this Golett had existed within an Ancient Relic -the place-, used by a tribal leader from the Unova region to guard the relic.
Golett was also a product of ancient civilization. It was said to be a Pokémon made from clay using ancient science. Some believed it was a Pokémon manufactured by the technology of a legendary ancient civilization. It moved because of the energy burning within its body, but no one could clearly explain what kind of energy it was.
However, this tome contained detailed methods for creating Golett and methods for enhancing its energy.
Golett was created by ancient people who used Icy Rock, Damp Rock, Ghost Gem, Ground Gem, and Light Clay, grinding, fusing, and molding them in a certain proportion. But this was only a shell and did not possess life.
For such a shell to have life, it required a "ghost" to possess it. In fact, many Ghost-type Pokémon were "produced" in this way. Shuppet was said to have formed when resentment attached itself to an abandoned doll and turned it into a Pokémon. Shedinja was formed when the shed husk left behind after Nincada evolved was inhabited by a ghost, creating a new life.
Most Golett were also formed in this way. Because the composition of the clay contained a large amount of Ghost Gem, which were things that the deceased favored, and Icy Rock and Damp Rock both originated from shaded mountains, which were also things close to ghosts, when wandering spirits gathered to a certain number, a new life would be formed, which was Golett.
However, this Golett had been used by the tribe to guard a relic. Naturally, they could not allow any Ghost-type Pokémon to cause trouble inside. Therefore, they made use of Dusknoir's ability to absorb wandering spirits with nowhere to go into its elastic body.
It was precisely by extracting and fusing the spirits of several Dusknoir that were most compatible with Golett's body, then sealing them into the clay body. After a period of fusion, the current Golett was formed.
In this way, Golett also possessed some of Dusknoir's abilities. It would absorb some wandering spirits and even Ghost-type Pokémon that intruded into the relic site.
However, the most vicious method for Golett to enhance its own strength was to eliminate the Dusknoir absorbing spirits, so that it could effectively fuse with its own soul. Naturally, its power would be improved.
It was just that for Dusclops to evolve into Dusknoir was extremely difficult. They rarely appeared in the wild and mostly appeared in the Sinnoh region. It seemed that for the time being, it was impossible for him to have such plans.
Only from the creation of this Golett did he understand why it possessed such great potential. However, this book only recorded this much. It was evident that this Golett was merely a symbol of a relic and had not undergone any battle or training. It seemed that Antel had merely stumbled upon it by chance.