He knows Pokémon better than me.

Actually, Ash also has his own little schemes.

While Uncle Caihua was teaching mint cultivation techniques, Rotom was taking pictures with his phone not far away.

The people washing jade didn't recognize the phone and just thought Xiao Zhi was playing with a brick out of boredom.

"That's all. When we get back, we'll show it to Shamy."

It's not just about sowing seeds, watering, and fertilizing; there seem to be other methods involved.

can't read.

It wasn't a big problem; he carefully saved the video.

With Shami's level 3 farming skills, he should be able to figure out how to cultivate these different types of mint.

If artificial cultivation of variegated mint could be achieved, his Watchtower Castle's financial problems would be completely solved.

Lucario no longer needs to knit sweaters at a high intensity every day (996)!
"I wonder how things are going with my older cousin?"

Thinking about this, Ash felt a little nostalgic for his castle farm, but with Mr. Mime managing it, there shouldn't be any problems.

When we leave the Xicui area, let's ask Mr. Yabai if he needs any mint seeds or something.
Seeing that the master and apprentice were still exchanging planting experiences, Ash didn't stay there any longer. Instead, he climbed over to the open space next to the farmland and watched Lucario teach the Double Bear Fist.

In fact, the training ground and farm in Zhuqing Village both hold hidden secrets.

Even the street stalls selling roasted taro cakes are connected to the mysterious ninja.
This made Xiao Zhi curious about the other buildings and facilities in Zhuqing Village. He would wander around the village whenever he had free time, hoping that there might be something interesting hidden there.

The Pokémon ranch emphasizes free love, resulting in extremely chaotic relationships among the Pokémon living there.

After circling around the perimeter twice and seeing some strange scenes, Ash was immediately discouraged.

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Then he arrived at the commercial street.

There's a bargain booth here, run by a woman named Zuowen. Xiaozhi looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure out who she resembled in the future.

The barter stalls operate on the principle of exchanging goods, and they sell quite a few strange and unusual items.

There are even modern evolution items like the Magma Amplifier and Electric Amplifier that can evolve Magmar and Electabuzz, which can actually be handcrafted in the Greenland region.
Of course, it looks very rudimentary, and it feels like it might explode at any moment when actually used.

There was even a floppy disk on the stall, presumably containing "upgrade data" to allow the 3D dragon to evolve.

Damn it, where did floppy disks come from in this era?

However, when it comes to unusual and strange items, the Ginkgo Merchants Association's stalls have a much wider variety.

Xiao Zhi quickly walked to the stall of an old acquaintance and started browsing!

Before leaving Xicui region, he planned to collect a bunch of things unique to this era.

Yinren was sitting in front of the stall, leisurely smoking.

Upon seeing Ash approach, he waved his hand grandly, displaying great generosity:

"Choose whatever you like~"

Ash didn't just take it for free; he left behind a small bag of Mastery Seeds.
Over the past two weeks, thanks to his and Xiao Guang's efforts in spreading the word, both the King Kong Team and the Pearl Team, as well as the Galaxy Team itself, have noticed the extraordinary skill mastered by this person.

This has led to a surge in the price of once cheap and unwanted seeds, with prices changing daily.

Many people have even ventured into the wild, hoping to obtain Master Seeds from wild Pokémon.

"Huh? Why is the probability so low?"

"Didn't they say it was 1/5? I feel like it's 1/20 now?"

The trainers who were washing jade were completely bewildered.

Furthermore, they don't know how to utilize convenient moves like "Thief," so each attempt involves completely defeating wild Pokémon to obtain loot, which is extremely inefficient. Therefore, the number of Mastery Seeds on the market hasn't increased; in fact, their prices have even risen further.

Some experienced trainers have also set their sights on the leader Pokémon in various regions.

The greater the risk, the greater the reward; these Pokémon carry a greater number of Mastery Seeds!
I don't know if it's just my imagination, but it seems like the eyes of these leader Pokémon have become clearer this month?

However, it took him a tremendous amount of effort to kill a low-level leader, and as he touched his body...
As a result, not a single seed was found!

It feels like the wild in the Xicui area has been thoroughly plundered by someone!

"Oh, this thing is incredibly expensive right now!"

Yinren exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the dozen or so Master Seeds that Xiaozhi had taken out.

Even in their Ginkgo Merchants Association, the expert seeds on their stalls are now sold by the seed.

Moreover, they are basically sold out as soon as they are put on the market; they are the hottest products right now.

"I see. No wonder it's so hard to find proficient seeds in the wild."

Yinren stroked his chin, looking at Xiaozhi's "rich and powerful" appearance, and quickly figured out the connection.

"Hehe~"

Xiao Zhi chuckled like an honest man and then began to examine the goods on the stall.

Across from the stall was a girl dressed in the Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce uniform, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with short blonde bob hair and a smiling face.

"Since you're Boss Yinren's friend, feel free to choose anything. I'll give you a 20% discount!"

Tracy looked at the dozen or so Master Seeds, which were glowing, and her gaze towards Ash became even more friendly. She said enthusiastically:
"Would you like me to introduce these products to you?"

Xiao Zhi nodded; there were indeed quite a few unfamiliar items on the stall.

There are all sorts of tree fruits, but they seem to be things you can find in modern times, so there's no need to buy them.

However, special fungal plants such as sword-dancing mushroom, iron-walled wood ear, and shadow mushroom are completely unseen in modern times.

Ash bought three of each, to take back for Lucario and Shaymin to study carefully.

"This is the key ingredient, the truffle. It can be used to make elaborate rice dumplings, and it will give Pokémon the 'Enthusiasm' effect~"

"This is sweet truffle. The 'Upside-Down' dish made with it can reverse a Pokémon's own abilities!"

"Double pickles made from beach turnips can make Pokémon moves deal double damage!"

Cui Li introduced the products enthusiastically.

Xiao Zhi nodded repeatedly. All of these were materials he had never heard of before, as well as various consumable medicines made using the ancient method of washing jade.

"Um, could you say it a little slower? Say it again."

So Ash took out his Rotom phone and started taking pictures of the oddly shaped plant materials on the stall while recording audio.
I don't know, but I'll just leave it to Shaymin and Lucario when the time comes.

The Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce's booth consisted of three tables, with the leftmost one displaying various food ingredients and consumables.

In the middle are various items for use, such as the Water Stone, Fire Stone and other evolution stones that Ash is very familiar with.

The variety is complete and dazzling.

Besides evolution stones, there are also various green Poké Balls—

For example, there's the jet-black Heavy Ball, the cyan Feather Ball, and even upgraded versions like the Super Heavy Ball and the Winged Ball! (End of Chapter)