Arceus's Pirate Journey

Chapter 255: Chapter 254: Electivire and the Scholars

From Sky Island, you can overlook the entirety of Wano Kuni, where the brightly lit Flower Capital contrasts sharply with the sparsely lit surrounding villages.

Besides the Flower Capital and the place where the General lives, most areas are shrouded in darkness, with only the Hundred Beasts Pirates’ abode illuminated differently.

This is a result of Arceus leading the renovations. Even though there was technology for power generation and storage, initially, Kaidou wanted to go for a retro style on Ghost Island. However, Arceus thought using torches to light up such a large house was really foolish.

Therefore, beneath Ghost Island is a large power storage device. In this unscientific world, many energy conversion rates have become extremely high. For instance, human-powered generators supplied the primary power for Ghost Island at first, later supplemented by some solar energy.

The ”all-purpose” Queen once again demonstrated his usefulness. Initially, he wanted to build a hydroelectric power station at the waterfall behind Ghost Island, but the flow and position of the waterfall were insufficient to meet this need.

Building a power station there might even reduce the waterfall flow outside the Hidden Port, causing the opening to be exposed, so the idea was abandoned. The factories in Wano Kuni mainly relied on human power, and there was no significant demand for electricity.

However, as the level of intelligence of the devices on Ghost Island increased, the demand for electricity gradually rose. Rotom could satisfy the power consumption of the appliances it inhabited, but not all appliances had Rotom.

Therefore, not long after Sky Island was brought back, Ghost Island’s power supply also entered the Pokemon era.

The Pokemon supplying electricity vary depending on the region, with Electivires residing on the upper Sky Island and the lower Ghost Island.

As the evolved form of Electabuzz, Electivire is larger, with thicker arms and a special pattern on its back, resembling a double-headed plug when viewed from behind.

Unlike Electabuzz, which steals electricity from power plants, the evolved Electivire no longer needs to do this and can even generate power for other appliances.

However, their voltage is uncontrolled, so they charge into a giant battery.

Though there’s only one, the power output of Electivire is incredibly terrifying. Just one Electivire can provide all the electricity needed for a large city’s buildings for a year.

Electivire’s power generation is proportional to its heart rate. When its heartbeat accelerates, the power output increases, ranking among the highest in electric-type Pokemon.

Theoretically, if there is one Electivire, there is no worry of a power outage in summer. There’s also no fear of scenarios resembling a citywide shutdown.

The power consumption of Ghost Island is a breeze for Electivire. It mustn’t get too excited, for it could inadvertently blow out the battery.

In fact, one Electivire can simultaneously meet the power needs of both Ghost Island and the upper Sky Island. Having two is simply for convenience, eliminating the need for people to run up and down when the battery runs out, and also for safety reasons.

Pokemon like Whimsicott have ordinary combat power, but Electivire is different.

In battle, its internal voltage rises sharply. It habitually grips its tail, which is sparking with electricity, to use as a charged attack against enemies. It can press the tips of its two tails onto its target, releasing over 20,000 volts for an attack.

Though this voltage may not seem significant to some, it’s enough to pose a threat to the ordinary residents of Ohara, and there’s also the Thousand-Year Dragon and the oft-appearing Olga.

Her regular physical training no longer yields much effect. Practical combat is the fastest way for her to level up.

The main place supplied with electricity is the Hundred Beasts Pokemon Center, where the equipment cannot afford power outages. Zeraora does not have a power supply; he is still training by pedal-generating electricity.

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Electivire has flexible working hours, completing its workload in half an hour each day. The rest of its time is its justified leisure, like picking fruits in the forest. Although they do not build houses on Sky Island, planting trees is no issue.

Just sow seeds and plant saplings, and the trees on Sky Island tend to survive more easily.

Though night was falling, some scholars didn’t rest. While they studied history, they weren’t researching history at every moment.

Some scholars among them were just there to help. Their main research direction was paleontology, but compared to Electivire, the gap with ancient creatures was significant. This fantastic creature piqued their interest more.

”Do you think about how it generates electricity, just by swinging its arms? Such a large power output is not scientific.”

”Science? Can normal creatures grow like this? I don’t think any living being could evolve this way; it’s probably the result of modification.”

”I don’t think so. Its structure, though strange, functions with each part, and its intelligence is high. No one could have modified such a creature.”

The two had a disagreement on this point, neither convincing the other, while Electivire wasn’t in the mood to pay them any mind. To it, these were just two very peculiar-minded scholars.

Meanwhile, today in the New Tree of Omniscience Library, a troubling incident occurred. When Robin returned there, she found the place filled with floating cotton, with Doctor Clover already submerged in it.

This was because, before Robin returned, a Whimsicott drifted in with the wind. Due to the unique cyclone environment of Wano Kuni, they wouldn’t fly out of the region.

However, this Little Sky Island was within Wano Kuni’s cyclone, so a Whimsicott rode the wind and drifted here, slipping in through a window.

Pranks are in the nature of Whimsicott. Each time they enter a new room, they scatter their sun-fluffed hair everywhere. Those cotton tufts were proof of the Whimsicott’s presence.

Initially, the scholars didn’t understand what was happening and thought someone’s quilt had burst. At 2,000 meters, the nights are quite chilly, so they all had warm clothing.

However, as the cotton increased, they realized something was up and finally discovered the Whimsicott perched on the rooftop.

With a Hundred Beasts Pirates identification tag around its neck, it established its ownership. This Sky Island had no weapons, so the scholars could only climb ladders to try and capture it.

But to the Whimsicott, it seemed like the scholars were playing with it. Not only was it unafraid, but it also giggled and hopped around.

Its nimble figure leapt everywhere, beyond the scholars’ reach, while the cotton continued to scatter throughout the process, culminating in this situation.

A group of scholars was submerged in a sea of cotton, while the Whimsicott was laughing on top of a bookshelf. Suddenly, two hands appeared beside it and grabbed it...