Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 591: Night Tour of the Shrine, Harvest Festival

Naoki hasn't set up a stall for a long time.

It has been more than four years since he last set up a stall.

That time, he and Gulden rented a stall at the cherry blossom party in the Elif Cherry Orchard and sold some simple Chinese dishes.

So what should we sell this time?
Crops? Fruits? Fresh Moo Moo milk? Apples? Or just some simple snacks?

But they were not in a hurry, as the celebration would not be held until tomorrow night and they had a full day to think.

Mayor Thomas has set up many stalls this year. They only need to rent a stall in advance and then they can set up the stall here.

Although there is still one day before the Harvest Festival, many passing trainers and tourists have heard the news and come here to visit in advance.

During this period, they encountered a group of wild Pokémon causing trouble. Naoki wanted to go and take a look, but when he got there, he saw that a trainer had already solved the problem before him.

Naoki heard from Ivan next to him that a soldier in formation accidentally fell into the barrel of fireworks, and the rest of the soldiers in formation blocked the townspeople's way and prevented anyone from approaching.

The trainer noticed that something seemed to be wrong with the Line Soldiers, so he went over to investigate, and then found the Line Soldiers that fell into the barrel.

In the end, everyone was happy and stood on the grass together to watch a beautiful and grand fireworks show.

So happy! It's time to go home!

It was late in the evening, and the bright moonlight was shining on the earth, illuminating the road to the pasture. In the quiet night, one could occasionally hear the cries of insect Pokémon coming from the grass.

The Pokémon in the ranch had fallen asleep early, and Naoki patrolled the ranch with a flashlight to check if any Pokémon were lost.

After making sure that everyone was there, he went back home to wash up with peace of mind.

Gulden was so sleepy that he lay on the edge of the bed, yawning and forcing his eyes to look at Naoki.

"Go to sleep! I'll take a shower and then go to sleep!" Naoki touched its head.

"Ah, gash..." Gulden yawned, two tears squeezed out of the corners of his eyes, then he rested his head on his arms and closed his eyes peacefully.

Before going to bed, Qi Shu suddenly let out a cry of surprise.

"What's wrong?" Naoki stood up quickly.

Qishu looked at his belly in disbelief: "The baby seemed to move just now! She was kicking me!"

"Hmm?" Naoki put his head forward, and after a while, he really felt a movement coming from Qishu's stomach.

"Baby, I'm daddy, can you hear me?" Naoki tried to communicate with the baby.

The baby in the belly did not respond, as if everything that just happened was Naoki's illusion.

Qi Shu burst out laughing: "How could she hear it? She's only a few months old."

Naoki: "..."

Forget it, go to sleep!
*
At the same time, in the western part of the Galar region, in the town of Suden.

Along the rugged mountain roads, Sonia, carrying a backpack, slowly explored this unknown area.

The terrain here is very complex and steep, with towering peaks and bottomless valleys standing side by side, and the mountain ranges stretch endlessly.

Apart from some backpackers and explorers who love mountaineering, almost no one comes to this kind of place.

Sonia had not originally planned to come here, but according to her investigation, she found that the hidden mysterious hero was very likely in a place like this.

"It should be just ahead." Sonia murmured as she looked at the map in her hand.

She took out a Poké Ball from her waist, and with a flash of white light, a huge bird Pokémon covered in steel-like black feathers, with a stern expression, appeared in front of Sonia.

"Steel Raven, please take me there!" Sonia said, pointing to the valley below.

If nothing unexpected happens, that would be the end point of her journey and the hiding place of the fourth hero.

The Steelix then spread its huge wings, and when Sonia rode on it, it leaned forward and rushed downwards.

The wind blowing through the valley hit Sonia's face, and at this moment, Rotom's cell phone suddenly rang.

Sonia took it out and looked at it, then pressed the answer button, and Dandi's face appeared on the screen.

"How's your investigation going?" asked Emperor Dan.

"I have found the place recorded in the mural and will be there soon. What about you? You won't get lost again, will you?" Sonia asked with a smile.

"Of course not!" Dan Di immediately retorted: "I just... there is just one thing I can't figure out. What exactly does President Luo Zi want to do by using Wuji Taina?"

"Don't worry! We already know the truth about An Ye, don't we?" Sonia said, "Even if Wuji Taina wakes up, we still have you, the strongest champion."

Emperor Dan was slightly startled.

Sonia continued, "As well as the Sword King and the Shield King, I suspect that the phenomenon of wild Pokémon becoming Gigantamaxes that have appeared frequently in various places in recent years is due to the influence of the Ultimate."

"It didn't exist in the past, but it has become active in modern times... This means that the Eternal Taina has gradually begun to recover. Before it officially wakes up, we should prepare in advance."

Emperor Dan nodded solemnly: "I understand."

"That being said, I have arrived at the location and will start investigating the cave ruins. See you later!"

After the call ended, Sonia jumped off the Steel Crow and looked up at the cave in front of her.

In Quanguan City, after hanging up the phone, Emperor Dan leaned against the wall and fell into deep thought.

But at this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Your Excellency Emperor Dan?"

Dan Di turned around and saw a tall woman wearing a burgundy miniskirt on the upper body, black stockings on the lower body, and a white coat looking at him.

Emperor Dan was slightly startled.

That's President Roz's secretary, Oliver.

"What a coincidence!" Oliver said with a smile, "Why are you suddenly here at the Quanguan Arena today?"

"Come and see if there are any outstanding trainers." Dan Di replied without changing his expression.

"Is that so..." Oliver nodded: "In that case, I won't bother you anymore!"

After saying that, Oliver turned and left.

When she turned around, her expression changed immediately.

When they arrived at a deserted place, Olive took out her cell phone and made a call.

"We have found out the identity of the person who sneaked into the energy plant last time!"

*
The next morning, Naoki and the Pokémon began to prepare for tonight's night market stall.

After a night of thinking, Naoki had figured out what to sell.

That’s candied haws!
If there was anything that his ranch had in abundance, it was the various kinds of fruit from the trees and the apples from the apple orchard on the other side of the river!
After special cultivation by Naoki, the apples are of very high quality. Each one is big and round, sweet, crisp, plump and juicy, and is in no way inferior to the apples from Kitakami Township, the famous apple town.

"Mama?"

Seeing Naoki sitting there boiling sticky syrup early in the morning, Frosty Milk Fairy thought that Naoki was going to make some desserts that it had never eaten before, so it rushed over excitedly, stood in the big bowl of syrup, and curiously poked its head to look inside.

When the other Pokémon heard what Frosty the Frost said, they thought Naoki was going to make something delicious for them again, so they stopped running outside and turned around and ran to Naoki's side.

Suddenly, Naoki was surrounded by Pokémon.

Babu Tubo, Ibrahimovic, Ergui, Flutterwing...

"I'm making candied haws." Naoki looked at them with a smile and asked, "Have you heard of it?" "Mama..."

I've never heard of Frosty Milk Fairy, but the name sounds so delicious!
It happened that Naoki had already made the syrup. He put the syrup away and then took out freshly picked fruits and apples from the fruit basket beside him.

After washing these fruits, remove the roots and stems, cut them in half, and use a knife to dig out the cores.

Finally, put them on bamboo sticks and put them into the bowl of clear syrup and roll them around a few times. Then, call on Glaceon to blow some cold air on them, and a string of candied haws is ready!
The crystal clear syrup has completely solidified, wrapping the distinctly colored fruit pieces inside. It appears shiny and translucent under the natural light and looks very tempting. It does not look like food, but rather like a decorative craft.

[Tanghulu (C): Made from syrup boiled from rock sugar and various tree fruits, it tastes sweet and sour and is a very good snack.

Cooking effect: Sweet Syrup lv1, slightly improves the quality of syrup, honey, and juice brewed by eating this cooking Pokémon.

Comment: People say that candied haws are sour, but they are also sweet in the sourness. 】

Naoki took a glance at it, and the information about the string of candied haws emerged in his mind.

Improve the quality of syrup...

There are not many Pokémon in the Pokémon world that have the ability to brew. Naoki can only think of Pot Pot brewing tree juice, the sweat of the Tianzhu family, and the honey brewed by three bees...

Although the effect is minimal, it’s better than nothing!

Naoki held up the string of candied haws.

The Frost Fairy's eyes were immediately attracted by the string of candied haws: "Mama!"

It looks delicious!
"Try it?" Naoki picked one of them and handed it to Frosty Fairy.

After tasting it carefully, a happy expression instantly appeared on Frost Milk Fairy's face.

"Mama!"

"Bamo..."

The other Pokémon also looked envious, so Naoki shared the remaining candied haws with them.

The fruit pieces covered in crystal syrup have the unique sweetness of rock sugar, which blends perfectly with the fruity aroma. The taste and flavor are both superb!
Soon, the Pokémon who had finished eating the candied haws looked towards Naoki eagerly.

That expression seemed to say: They still want to eat!

Naoki smiled and said, "Okay, I'll continue to do it for you."

So, the situation evolved into that Naoki and Glaceon were in the front, while Leontoon, MotoGoblin, Babotu and the other Pokémon were eating in the back.

As a result, the basket of fruits that Naoki specially prepared was eaten up by the group of greedy Pokémon in the house before he could even use it to set up his stall.

Even the pot of syrup he had cooked was almost gone.

Naoki: "..."

He twitched his lips. Aren’t these Pokémon too greedy?

But Naoki felt that it was more like everyone was enjoying the food together, so they kept eating one after another.

When they saw that the fruits that Naoki had prepared to use to set up his stall were eaten up by them, Pokémon such as Bubble and Groundhog immediately showed embarrassed smiles on their faces.

"Ouch~"

Dragonite stepped forward first, picked up Naoki's fruit basket with its big claws, and prepared to go to the orchard to pick some more fruits for Naoki.

The rest of the Pokémon also rushed over to help pick fruits.

The Pokémon of Qi Shu also ran over to join in the fun.

Qi Shu on the sofa watched this scene with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work!"

"Fortunately, there is no Pokémon with the Glutton attribute at home." Naoki couldn't help but say.

After finally feeding all the Pokémon at home, Naoki finally had time to prepare the candied haws to sell in the evening.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, after dinner, Naoki set off for the night market under the Toyotomi Shrine with some candied haws.

Gulden, the strongest one, carried two boxes, Frosty Fairy stood on Naoki's shoulders, and Babu Tubo carried a bag containing some water and some simple food that they would drink when they set up the stall later.

Erguilang and Saifuhao followed behind, calling "boni boni" non-stop, obviously looking forward to the upcoming celebration.

When the group arrived at their destination, all the surrounding stall owners had already arrived early. They were greeting each other and packing up their stalls.

Seeing Naoki coming, some people who knew him greeted him with a smile.

"Good evening, Naoki!"

"Hello to you too, Mr. Chris!"

Naoki took out the candied haws from the box, inserted them into special molds, and placed them on the stall. Soon, rows of red candied haws appeared on the stall. They were very tempting under the orange light and looked beautiful.

"Your baby should be born soon, right?" The shop owner next to him smiled and wished: "Congratulations! You will be a father soon!"

"Well, there are still four months left." Naoki nodded.

He glanced around and saw many stalls.

There was an uncle selling Magikarp in a transparent fish tank or pool, someone selling wooden sculptures of the same style as Raphimosa, someone selling Pokémon masks, and there was also someone selling food like Takoyaki, various props, and handmade Poké Balls.

In short, there are all kinds of things for sale, and the night market is very long and looks very lively.

Looking at this scene, Naoki couldn't help but sigh: "When I first moved here four years ago, Ziqin Town wasn't this lively. Now it has changed so much!"

The town where the culture of the Rape Crown King prevails, the seaside town with developed commerce, and the agricultural town with abundant products and resources have attracted people from all over the world to settle in Ziqin Town.

In the past two years, some high-rise buildings have begun to be built in the town. Naoki always feels that it will not be long before Ziqin Town will develop into Ziqin City.

"That's great! Niangguang City was like this before." Qishu said, "Later, a port was built there, and gradually, the city prospered and became what it is today. In the future, maybe Ziqin Town will also build a port leading to other areas! Then it will be much more convenient to go to other areas!"

Naoki was filled with emotion, and then nodded gently: "Yes! The times are developing too fast!"

From afar, tourists from other places who came to visit the Harvest Festival and traveling trainers were walking in with their Pokémon.

Those boys and girls are always full of youth and energy. Some trainers are quickly attracted by the signboards of Eruption and the golden Saifu.

"Boni~" Erguiyan shouted happily, and then recommended the stall's merchandise to the two customers.

The teenage trainer realized that it was not polite to stare at other people's Pokémon without buying anything, so he quickly asked, "How much are these candied haws?!"

"300 Alliance Coins a string!" Naoki said.

300 Alliance Coins? So cheap!
The Eevee on the trainer's shoulder has started drooling, it wants to eat!

"I want three!" said the young trainer.

"Okay!" Qishu took the money, and Naoki packed three strings of candied haws and handed them to the other party.

One tree fruit costs 20 Alliance Coins, and a bag of rock sugar for making syrup costs 500 Alliance Coins. After deducting the cost, the net profit of a string of candied haws is more than Alliance Coins.

What a huge profit! The price of 300 made Naoki feel that it was a bit expensive. He originally wanted to order 200, but this person actually thought it was cheap...

"Looks like I'm going to make a lot of money today!" Qishu was quite excited.

At this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the crowd.

Naoki turned his head and saw rows of flames lighting up one after another on the mountain road leading to the Toyotomi Shrine.

This means that the celebration of the harvest and the fertility celebration of the Bud Crown King has officially begun!

(End of this chapter)