Raw Terastal Orb

Luo Mu didn't dislike the golden finger, he just felt it had come a bit too late.

Even a donkey from a production team would shake its head at this.

While Luo Mu was secretly complaining in his heart, the special prompt system seemed to have encountered an unexpected situation and froze for a moment. A line of text slowly appeared.

[Detection complete. Although the host's strength is the weakest among Champions, they are indeed a genuine Champion Trainer. Did this system arrive late?]

"What do you mean weakest? Apologize to me right now, kora!"

Luo Mu skillfully retorted with a rolled 'r'. Although he was aware of his true strength, and the Chief Champion hadn't actually gone all out during their battle, he still felt annoyed being called the weakest by this system that claimed to have arrived late.

However, the golden finger seemed to have gone into a coma again while Luo Mu was surveying his territory, occasionally displaying text like "Self-checking."

Luo Mu ignored it. Based on years of internet experience, he figured he couldn't get rid of this golden finger anyway, so he might as well focus on more important things.

After he had walked around the undeveloped land, contemplating where to build structures and designate pastures, the prompt system popped up again.

[Binding complete. Although the host has achieved the goal of becoming a Champion, there is still ample room for improvement in strength. How about we travel to other regions!]

"That's a great idea, but allow me to refuse." Luo Mu firmly rejected the playful text that danced before his eyes, as if afraid he wouldn't see it.

[.]

Seeing the system fall silent, Luo Mu realized this thing was more like an emotional chat partner than the robotic prompt systems from the novels he'd read before his transmigration.

But judging by its desperate attempts to get his attention, Luo Mu knew with his toes that this system had no ability or authority to give him any mandatory commands.

Besides its prompt function, whose effectiveness was unknown, it could probably only tell jokes with him.

Still, that was fine. If there were any forced missions, his free soul would rather die on the spot than endure them, though he would be reluctant to leave the Pokémon who had accompanied him all this way.

After all, he had finally escaped the grueling 996 lifestyle, working himself to death with overtime and the absurd holiday adjustments. Now, he was just an ordinary farmer who wanted to live a peaceful and leisurely life.

"…In the land, in the clouds~, and in that girl's skirt~"

Humming a familiar tune, Luo Mu, like a retired old man, strolled to the only duplex building standing on the large plot of land he had purchased.

It was a three-story Western-style house that looked quite old. Luo Mu remembered the mayor of Pingdie Town saying that a childless elderly couple, who relied on each other, used to live here.

But after the old couple passed away a few years ago, their land and house had been abandoned.

The reason Luo Mu was able to buy such a large plot of land, though abandoned, was full of potential.

It was because of a clause in the old couple's will stating that after their deaths, the land would be donated to Pingdie Town free of charge. If Pingdie Town chose to sell the land, the proceeds would be used to develop the town.

They were truly kind people in every sense of the word.

Entering the house, Luo Mu explored all three floors and gained a thorough understanding of the three-story house left by the old couple.

The building itself covered an area of nearly two hundred square meters.

It had all the necessary rooms, and the third floor had a balcony where one could grow flowers and sunbathe. Although old, this was indeed Luo Mu's dream house.

Once it was thoroughly cleaned and the dusty old furniture was dealt with, he could move in.

"However, some things are indeed unusable and need to be cleared out."

Luo Mu planned to clean up first, then go to town to buy some bedding, and move in tonight.

Aside from the necessary expenses for raising Pokémon, most of the money he had saved diligently over the past year was spent on purchasing the land. As for the hotel he was currently staying in, he should cancel it; there would definitely be many more expenses ahead.

Thinking that some of the heavier items inside might be too much for him to move alone, Luo Mu took a Poké Ball from his waist, a smile tugging at the corner of his lips, and pressed the activation button.

With a flash of red light, a Swampert, sturdier than its usual kin and with a fierce gaze, appeared before Luo Mu.

This Swampert, which looked like it could shake the earth with a single punch and make little girls cry, had its fierce expression visibly soften the moment it met Luo Mu's smiling eyes.

"Swampert, could you help me move these things outside to get some sun?" Luo Mu said with a smile, pointing to the dusty, musty furniture behind him, which had been neglected for years.

Among them were tables, chairs, sofas, and some sealed boxes whose contents were unknown.

Swampert nodded slightly, its powerful arms, which exuded a sense of security, easily lifting the sofa, which bore many marks of time, and walked straight out of the room.

"Heave ho!" Luo Mu also rolled up his sleeves and headed towards the stacked sealed boxes, intending to move them into the sunlight while the weather was good to see what was inside.

If there were any memorable items belonging to the old couple, he would take them to their tombstone.

If there were other items, he would sort them out and see if any could be useful for the construction of the farm's pastures or agricultural areas, thus saving some money by utilizing them.

After all, he didn't have much money left after buying the land, so he had to be very careful with his finances.

[In the third cardboard box from the left, counting from the left, on your right front, there is a magical crystal. It will have a significant effect on the improvement of your strength.]

Luo Mu paused his movement to lift the cardboard box, raised an eyebrow, and looked at the box the prompt mentioned. Without a word, he walked to the box indicated by the prompt and squatted down, a look of obvious curiosity on his face.

Something that could improve his strength?

It seemed this system had no intention of giving up and was preparing to improve his strength through indirect means.

Driven by the desire to test how accurate its prompts were, Luo Mu decided to use a small utility knife to cut open the seal on the cardboard box and began to search inside.

Before long, Luo Mu saw the "magical crystal" mentioned in the prompt.

The object was encased in a bright blue crystal shell that still glittered even when covered in dust. But the shell wasn't the main point; the main point was the gray-black "raw ore" encased within the shell.

"It's this thing?"

Luo Mu was somewhat amazed. He had considered many possibilities for items that could improve strength as described by prompt systems, but he had never expected it to be the necessary item for Terastallization unique to the Paldea region—

the raw ore of a Tera Orb.

Reminder: The existence of the golden finger is mainly to occasionally act as a foil and assist the protagonist. It will not be heavily focused on in the early stages. The true golden finger of this book is the protagonist's own strength and his understanding of Pokémon.