At present, aside from the four Pokémon that had appeared in the Champion League, Terrance was also carrying Gallade and Castform.

Altaria and the others had been left at Mt. Chimney, guarding Carbink who had transformed into a cocoon. Froakie and Togepi were there as well.

Although there were no poacher gangs to provide real combat for them, with Mismagius around, it was impossible for them to remain idle.

One terrifying illusion after another constantly tempered them, almost every moment increasing the two little ones’ battle experience. It was no different from clashing with poachers.

This kind of simulated training was extremely necessary.

Even though Froakie and Togepi coordinated well, there had still been several moments where a moment of carelessness nearly cost them their lives. If Terrance had not intervened secretly, relying only on these two little ones to take the lead might succeed once or twice, but it could never succeed every time. There was no shortage of clever opponents among their enemies.

Mismagius’s illusion training was perfectly suited to their current situation. It allowed them to accumulate experience while completely eliminating danger.

"Speaking of which, Beautifly, did you sense any movement?"

Inside the ruins, Terrance suddenly lifted his foot, then slowly set it back down again, a puzzled expression appearing on his face.

"Hm?" Beautifly was startled when it heard this, then shook its head in confusion.

"Ah, right... it was probably just my imagination," Terrance said with a smile. "How about this, go train the usual way. We’ll eat in four hours. Oh, and take Castform with you. Without it, it won’t be easy for you to encounter a massive sandstorm."

After speaking, Terrance released all the Pokémon he was carrying.

"Ninetales, as for you, that Never-Melt Ice has probably consumed about twenty percent of its energy. It can still be used, but the practicing method like simulating Snowy Weather won’t help you improve much anymore. In that case, let’s increase the difficulty of the training next."

During the process of simulating Snowy Weather using the Never-Melt Ice, Ninetales had obtained the opportunity to step into top-tier. At the same time, during that process, the Never-Melt Ice inevitably wasted twenty percent of its energy.

This energy had not been absorbed by Ninetales; it had simply been lost. The reason for this loss was Ninetales’s insufficient control. However, if it repeated that kind of training now, Ninetales would no longer waste any energy. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

But from another perspective, Ninetales no longer needed the Never-Melt Ice to practice controlling Snowy Weather, because it had already perfectly mastered the method of using Snowy Weather. At this point, its proficiency with Snowy Weather was no less than Castform’s.

"This time, we’ll simulate an Ice Mirror prison!" Terrance said seriously as he looked at Ninetales.

Back during experiments at Mt. Chimney, Terrance had conceived a combo move—one that could also be called a domain.

Fairy Domain, Ice Crystal Magic Mirror.

Within the Fairy Domain lay the main battlefield of Terrance’s fairy army. The core of the domain was Altaria’s Fairy Aura and Ninetales’s Ice Moon.

In addition to that, the first line of defense Terrance had envisioned was the "mirror surface."

The Fairy Domain would be wrapped in reflective "mirror surfaces," forming a massive prison of mirrors. Wherever the mirrors existed, the charm of the Fairy Type could be brought to its absolute peak.

This mirror surface could be Reflect, Light Screen, Magic Bounce, or an Ice Mirror formed from ice-and-snow energy.

In terms of reflective effect, Magic Bounce was the best. However, the battlefield changed endlessly, so one could not rely on a single type of mirror surface alone. What Terrance was currently having Ninetales do was simulate an Ice Mirror prison using the ice-and-snow energy within the Never-Melt Ice.

Terrance planned to let Ninetales try first. If it could accumulate successful experience, then when Diancie was born, the formation of the Fairy Domain would proceed much more smoothly.

Previously, with Fairy Aura and Ice Moon as the core, the Rotom Pokédex had constructed 51 tactical templates for the Fairy Domain. Among them, 44 relied on terrain, while the other 7 had relatively broad applicability. What Terrance was guiding Ninetales to construct was precisely one of the seven universal mirror-prison tactical templates.

"The ’sea of star’ that Ninetales displayed in the Pokémon Contest was inspired by the concept of a ’domain.’ Unlike the ’sea of star,’ the Ice Mirror prison is called a domain precisely because there is nowhere to escape... Compared to the difficult-to-control ’sea of star’ combo move, if Ninetales can completely integrate the ’sea of star’ technique into the mirrors, it can achieve the same tactical value. After all, the ’sea of star’ was originally created more for performance and contains many flashy elements. But in real combat, it’s best to eliminate those complicated aspects. A single simple mirror surface is the best weapon..."

By controlling the ice-and-snow energy within the Never-Melt Ice to simulate the prison structure of the Fairy Domain—the Ice Mirror formation—Ninetales could improve its control over ice-and-snow energy while also becoming more attuned to Ice-type energy. It was essentially an advanced version of its previous training, only far more complicated. Terrance could already imagine that the energy wastage rate of the Never-Melt Ice would become quite astonishing next. After simulating dozens of the mirror-prison tactical template, the lifespan of this Never-Melt Ice might very well reach its end.

"Gardevoir!" Terrance called out the next moment.

"Use your Telepathy and computational ability to assist Ninetales in constructing the external form of the Fairy Domain. At the same time, observe the changes inside the Never-Melt Ice. After all, the final Fairy Domain will be supported by both of you together, not by Ninetales alone."

Gardevoir could also master moves like Magic Bounce, Light Screen, and Reflect. In forming the Fairy Domain, it was an indispensable part as well.

Hearing Terrance’s words, both Ninetales and Gardevoir nodded lightly. Then Terrance took the Never-Melt Ice out of the sealed container in his backpack and tossed it to Gardevoir.

The reason he had Gardevoir temporarily assist Ninetales instead of pursuing the new direction he had just conceived for Gardevoir was because Terrance had considered the weather here. The desert was not suitable for Gardevoir to learn Rain Dance. Forcing the training would only halve the efficiency, and neither Terrance nor Gardevoir lacked the time.

"Gallade, you stay here and continue absorbing the Genetic Potion," Terrance said finally.

"Gall~ade!" Gallade nodded.

Soon, the Pokémon all got to work. Ninetales and Gardevoir took the Never-Melt Ice to simulate the Fairy Domain tactical template, while Castform and Beautifly went outside for some sparring practice. In addition, Castform and Beautifly also had the task of teaching Pupitar how to use Sandstorm, but that task was not for now. It would begin after Pupitar had eaten its fill.

Based on past experience, it was impossible for Pupitar to eat its fill in a short time. As for exactly how much it needed to eat before being satisfied, with the quality of the ore beneath the pit getting higher and higher, even Terrance couldn’t say for sure... but one thing was certain: it would definitely take quite some time!

****Please support on pat*eon for extra Chapters; there is date to date subscription enabled on patreon. [There is a 7-day trial version availabe on patreon.]

https://www.pat*eon.com/dmtranslations

You can read ahead upto 65 Chapters on my pa*reon.