Chapter 473 474: Legendary Dish, Sacred Liquor-Filled Chocolate
The dish itself was surprisingly simple.
It looked like an ordinary liquor-filled chocolate ball.
In fact...
That was exactly what it was.
The only difference was the filling.
Instead of ordinary liquor, it was made with S+ Rank Pecha Berry Wine.
On top of that...
Lin Feng had mixed in finely ground powder made from one of Ho-Oh's Sacred Feathers.
As a result...
The dish had become a Legendary-grade Cuisine.
Legendary Dish: Sacred Liquor-Filled Chocolate
A premium liquor-filled chocolate crafted using Ho-Oh's Sacred Feather and Pecha Berry Wine. It contains an immense amount of life energy capable of helping Pokémon surpass their natural limits.
Effect 1: Limit Break I
After consumption, a Pokémon's aptitude increases dramatically. The first serving produces the greatest effect. After the third serving, the effect becomes nearly negligible.
Effect 2: Limit Break II
After consumption, all Individual Values increase by 1 to 3 points, depending on the Pokémon's species. Effective only the first time.
Effect 3: Limit Break III
Contains abundant life energy. Raises a Pokémon's current level by 1 to 10 levels, depending on its existing strength.
(Extremely attractive to Pokémon trapped at a bottleneck. Effective only during the first three servings.)
Effect 4: Ashen Grace
If the Pokémon suffers a fatal injury, Sacred Ash will automatically activate once, restoring half of its injuries.
One-time effect.
Effect 5: Poison Resistance
Removes every type of poison.
Afterward, poison resistance permanently increases by 25%.
Effect 6: Lightweight Drinker
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Effect 7: Completely Drunk
...
Effect 8: Sweetheart Never Gets Angry
After eating, the Pokémon enters an exceptionally cheerful mood.
Until that happiness is exhausted...
It will absolutely never become angry.
Eight separate effects.
To be honest...
This was the most powerful dish Lin Feng had ever seen.
Granted...
The final three effects came naturally from the liquor-filled chocolate itself.
And the first three "Limit Break" effects were simply different stages of the same enhancement.
Even so...
Lin Feng couldn't help but marvel at how absurd this recipe was.
Three different forms of Limit Break.
One improved aptitude.
One enhanced Individual Values.
The last...
Simply raised a Pokémon's level directly.
That was ridiculously overpowered.
Unfortunately...
One Sacred Feather wasn't enough to make very many chocolates.
Still...
Lin Feng felt this was exactly what Marshadow needed.
A Level 99 Marshadow...
Had probably been trapped at that bottleneck for countless years.
...
"Marsha?"
The anger that had just ignited inside Marshadow instantly froze.
What...
Was this?
The tiny chocolate emitted an irresistible attraction.
Marshadow couldn't explain why.
It simply felt...
Compelled to have it.
That confusion...
Combined with the overwhelming temptation...
Made Marshadow react instinctively.
The moment Lin Feng tossed the chocolate toward it...
Marshadow darted forward and swallowed it in one bite.
The chocolate melted instantly.
Its sweetness was rich without being overwhelming.
It was unlike anything Marshadow had ever tasted before.
Yet...
The very first thing it noticed...
Wasn't the flavor.
It was a familiar aura.
An aura so familiar...
That Marshadow's entire body trembled.
Its eyes widened.
Impossible!
That aura...
Belonged to Lord Ho-Oh!
Before it could even recover from the shock...
A strange warmth filled its heart.
It felt as though every wonderful thing in the world had happened at once.
Its mood instantly brightened.
Then...
The dormant energy inside its body exploded.
The bottleneck that had imprisoned it for countless years...
Finally began to crack.
Its power...
Rose once more.
Pokémon: Marshadow
Gender: Genderless
Type: Ghost / Fighting
Ability: Technician
Potential: Divine
Individual Values
HP: 31
Attack: 31
Special Attack: 31
Defense: 31
Special Defense: 31
Speed: 31
Level: 100
Watching Marshadow finish the chocolate...
Lin Feng eagerly activated his Eye of Insight once again.
Its Individual Values hadn't changed much.
Apparently...
Even a Legendary-grade dish couldn't push perfect IVs beyond their natural limit.
Compared to that...
The System was still superior.
After all...
It had once rewarded Serperior with medicine capable of breaking the Individual Value limit entirely.
The only obvious change...
Was Marshadow's level.
It had risen from 99...
To 100.
That was already within Lin Feng's expectations.
After all...
Breaking through after reaching Level 99 was unimaginably difficult.
Looking at it this way...
The chocolate didn't seem to have changed Marshadow all that much.
But...
It had certainly brought Lin Feng an incredible reward.
Congratulations!
Marshadow's Happiness has increased from -20 to 60.
Rewards Obtained:
• 10 Bags of Premium Golden Fertilizer ★
• 3 Premium Rare Candies
• Fragment of Zamazenta's Rusted Shield
An increase of 80 Happiness.
For a Legendary Pokémon like Marshadow...
That was an unbelievable improvement.
But...
The last reward...
Was that actually serious?
Lin Feng immediately checked the description.
Legendary Ingredient
Fragment of the Rusted Shield once carried by the legendary Shield King during battle.
It appears to possess unusual effects on Fighting-type Pokémon.
"...That's insane."
Lin Feng couldn't help muttering.
Because...
This thing was classified as...
A cooking ingredient.
In other words...
As long as the System recognized it...
Almost anything could become an ingredient.
After taking one last glance at it...
Lin Feng returned his attention to reality.
...
At this moment...
Marshadow was still immersed in the effects of Sweetheart Never Gets Angry.
Honestly...
That final cooking effect couldn't have appeared at a better time.
Marshadow had been furious only moments ago.
Now...
Its mood had completely transformed.
Combined with the breakthrough in power after years of stagnation...
Even its normally expressionless face slowly formed a smile.
But...
Once the happiness settled...
Another emotion followed immediately.
Panic.
What...
Had it just eaten?
That unmistakable aura...
Contained Lord Ho-Oh's divine presence.
Which meant...
This human had definitely used something belonging to Lord Ho-Oh...
To cook this food.
And...
Marshadow had just eaten it.
But...
Just moments earlier...
It had been furious because it believed this human intended to turn Lord Ho-Oh's Rainbow Wing into food.
Yet now...
"Was it good?"
Lin Feng had no idea what was running through Marshadow's mind.
Seeing the smile on its face...
He casually asked.
Marshadow answered honestly without hesitation.
"Marsha..."
"It was delicious."
"Haha! I knew you'd like it."
Lin Feng grinned.
"After all..."
"It was made using one of Ho-Oh's Sacred Feathers."
"...Marsha..."
Marshadow suddenly felt...
As if its entire world...
Had gone dark.
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