Chen Kai skillfully took a bowl from his backpack and threw the sweet leaves into it to crush them.
Under his pounding, the fresh leaves quickly turned into glittering specks, and a sweet fragrance wafted out.
Afterward, he took out a baguette from the orange gem, motioned for Grovyle to cut it in half, and then evenly spread the shimmering powder onto the cut surfaces.
As expected, a pink halo instantly appeared on the baguette's surface, and tiny diamond stardust slowly swirled within the bread's pores, making the entire baguette glow as if enchanted.
"Alright, Miraidon, dinner time!" Chen Kai said, releasing Miraidon from its Poké Ball, then handed over most of the baguette.
Miraidon's pupils contracted sharply when it saw the glowing bread, and it lunged forward almost impatiently, snatching the baguette and devouring it ravenously.
As it swallowed bite after bite, the scales on its body gradually began to shine.
Chen Kai nodded in satisfaction; it seemed to be working.
He then made a few similar baguettes and distributed them to his companions.
Hydrapple happily coiled around its baguette, savoring it blissfully.
Xiao Mei took a small piece and tasted it with a curious expression.
Grovyle, on the other hand, nibbled at it in tiny bites, as if it were a rare treasure.
Even Chen Kai himself, after taking a bite, couldn't help but widen his eyes—a wonderfully sweet yet not cloying taste instantly bloomed on his tongue, as if countless stars were dancing joyfully on his taste buds.
The Exeggcute nearby, however, dared not try it easily and could only watch Chen Kai and the others eat with longing eyes.
Seeing this, Chen Kai extended a finger, lightly dabbed it on the baguette's cut surface, picking up some of the crystal vine powder, and said, "Come, want to try it?"
The Exeggcute hesitated for a moment, and finally, a slightly bolder shell approached, carefully touching Chen Kai's finger.
In an instant, the Exeggcute's eyes widened abruptly, its entire shell trembled slightly, followed by joyful "gurgling" sounds, clearly completely conquered by the sweet taste.
Seeing this, the other Exeggcute also gathered around, scrambling to taste it.
"Haha, don't fight, there's enough for everyone!" Chen Kai laughed, spreading more powder to ensure every Exeggcute could have a taste.
Seadra seemed uninterested in this delicacy; it merely glanced at it before returning to its Poké Ball, as it didn't much like the cave environment.
Iron Bundle and the others were also uninterested in food; their metallic shells gleamed coldly in the dim light of the mine, and they stood guard vigilantly beside Chen Kai, clearly protecting Chen Kai and his Pokémon who were enjoying their meal.
Soon, after Miraidon finished eating, it fell into a deep sleep; when it woke up, its body would surely recover another portion, leaving only two more ingredients until complete recovery.
Diancie had finished observing the Garchompite; this stone was filled with Ground and Dragon-type energy, and the ite carried by that Ampharos also faintly had the aura of Dragon-type energy, with absolutely no Fairy or Rock-type energy.
Based on the knowledge passed down to her, this was indeed not the lost treasure of her predecessors.
She sighed softly, looked up at the recovering Miraidon, and murmured, "So... it's for healing a companion..."
This human, who was both cunning and somewhat mischievous, seemed to care exceptionally for his Pokémon, which significantly improved Diancie's impression of him.
Moreover, it was the first time she had learned that this plant could be used to heal Pokémon, a fact even previous Queen Diancies had never known.
"Hey..." She hesitated, moving a little closer to Chen Kai, and asked, "Human, do you need these leaves to heal it?"
The Carbink that had been surrounding Diancie instinctively wanted to shield her again.
Chen Kai looked up, still chewing on his baguette, and said indifferently, "Otherwise? This stuff can't be used as money."
Diancie was silent for a moment, then floated a little closer, asking curiously, "How did you know it could heal injuries?"
The Carbink guards were greatly alarmed, but they couldn't do anything about their Queen, so they could only chatter in Diancie's ear, reminding her to maintain a safe distance.
Chen Kai naturally couldn't reveal his transmigration, so after pondering for a moment, he said, "You can look it up in books or search online! Human knowledge is quite vast; as long as you put in the effort, you'll always find the answer.
As the saying goes, 'Where there's a will, there's a way!'"
"What's 'online'? Do Spidops's webs have the function of gaining knowledge?" Diancie asked with a curious expression.
Because the Fourth Generation Queen Diancie had lost the precious ite when she went out, subsequent Queen Diancies were reluctant to venture into the human world, so they were completely unaware of human development over the past few centuries.
The current Diancie had never even left her own kingdom, so she knew even less about what the internet was; she thought "going online" meant climbing onto the spider webs spun by Bug-type Pokémon.
"No! It's the internet, uh... it's a tool that allows people to get information anytime, anywhere." Chen Kai said, taking out his phone, trying to explain to Diancie what 'going online' meant.
Although there was no signal in the mine, his phone still had some videos and pictures; he opened a popular science video about the Vosges Mountains and handed it to Diancie.
Diancie had now completely closed in on Chen Kai; she carefully took the phone, and when she saw the dynamic images on the screen, her eyes instantly widened, and her diamond-like body even glowed slightly from shock.
"This... this little black box... can hold human knowledge?!" She incredulously poked the screen with her finger, accidentally sliding to the next video—a funny compilation of a Pikachu dancing.
"Pika-Pika ~ ♪" Cheerful music came from the phone.
Diancie was so startled she almost dropped the phone, exclaiming, "This box can Sing?!"
Chen Kai suppressed a laugh and said, "This is called a 'video'; humans use it to record images and sounds.
If you go outside the mine, you can connect to the internet, and you can search for any questions you have..."
As Chen Kai explained, Diancie continued to stare at the phone screen, while the Carbink guards remained nervously gathered around, their diamond bodies tense, constantly wary of Iron Thorns suddenly attacking from the side.
But their Queen Diancie—was completely absorbed in this novel world.
In the Diamond Kingdom, where entertainment was scarce, she held Chen Kai's phone, her pink diamond crown flickering with the changing light of the screen, her eyes fixed on the TV series playing—a historical fantasy drama cached by Miraidon called "Love of a Thousand Years: The Overbearing Trainer Falls in Love with Me!"
"Why is this trainer saying such cheesy things to Gardevoir?" Diancie asked, pointing at the screen, her face full of confusion.
"Uh... that's called 'emotional expression'." Chen Kai was a bit embarrassed, chuckled dryly, and bluffed, "Humans are like that with Pokémon they like."
Diancie said thoughtfully, "So that's how it is; it's much more direct than our Diamond Kingdom's courtship rituals."
Chen Kai scratched his head; he naturally wouldn't watch such a drama. He thought Miraidon had saved it and secretly complained to himself why Miraidon would cache such a melodramatic TV series.
Iron Hands, standing nearby, felt like its toes could dig out a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment right then.
Because there was no signal on the mountain and it had to help Chen Kai keep watch every night, it was really bored. Hearing that Chen Kai would stay in the mountains for a while, it had just saved this yesterday when it returned to town, to pass the time during its night watch.
Now that it was being played in public like this, even its face couldn't help but flush.
Fortunately, Chen Kai didn't notice and still thought Miraidon had saved it.
So Iron Hands quickly hid back in its Poké Ball, fearing that others would see through it.
Seeing Iron Hands return to its Poké Ball, and finding the Carbink guard team too noisy, constantly chattering in her ear, Diancie told them to retreat, leaving only the strongest, Star and Radiance.
Seeing this, Chen Kai also recalled Iron Thorns and Iron Bundle to their Poké Balls.
The originally tense atmosphere, which had been on the verge of conflict, immediately eased considerably.
Star and Radiance looked at each other; they hadn't expected their Queen to be so fascinated by human things.
Radiance couldn't help but whisper, "Your Majesty, could this be a human trap...?"
"Shhh!" Diancie said without lifting her head, "It's at a crucial part; if you say another word, you'll retreat too!"
Radiance dared not speak anymore.
Chen Kai sat cross-legged to the side, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
He never imagined that a majestic Mythical Pokémon would be so obsessed with such a melodramatic drama.
However, this situation wasn't bad either.
Time quietly slipped away, until—
"Ding!" The phone's low battery alert sounded.
"What?!" Diancie looked at the red battery icon in shock, "Is it going to die?"
"It's just out of Charge." Chen Kai took the opportunity to retrieve his phone, "I'll let you watch again after it's charged."
Diancie stared reluctantly at the black screen, taking a while to snap out of it.
She cleared her throat, trying to regain her queenly dignity, but her wandering eyes still betrayed her reluctance.
"Okay, I'll give it back to you first." Diancie returned the phone to Chen Kai, the glow of her pink diamond crown softening considerably.
She watched Chen Kai hand the phone to Xiao Mei for charging, then glanced at Miraidon, who was still sleeping and recovering, and finally let down her guard.
"Human," she floated up a bit, her tone regaining the majesty befitting a queen, but with less hostility, "Since you've gotten what you wanted and have no other ill intentions... why don't you come to my palace for a visit?"
Chen Kai raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Aren't you worried I'll steal your treasures?"
Diancie snorted softly: "Hmph! Just tell me if you're coming or not!"
Diancie knew that Chen Kai had many opportunities to ambush her just now, but he didn't, which made her feel that the human in front of her was at least not utterly evil.
Chen Kai looked back at Miraidon; its breathing was steady, but it clearly needed more time to wake up.
Since he was idle anyway, Chen Kai grinned: "Then I shall respectfully accept."
Diancie put her hands on her hips and nodded in satisfaction: "Hmph, that's more like it.
But will your friend come along?"
Chen Kai paused: "What friend?"
Diancie raised a slender finger, pointing to the seemingly empty area: "Look, that human just like you, isn't he your friend?"
Chen Kai suddenly turned his head, staring intently at the empty space Diancie pointed to, but there was clearly nothing there!
