Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 747 Bamboo Orchid and Alice Visit the Farm!
"A container shaped like a treasure chest, containing different flavors of ice cream?"

Stroking his chin, Luo Mu thought about it more and more, and the idea seemed quite feasible.

The idea behind Alcremie's creation is essentially an alternative form of blind box.

Before Luo Mu's transmigration, what were the selling points of so-called blind boxes on the market?
Luo Mu believes that the most important selling point should be that "uncertainty".

The intense excitement, or dopamine release, that comes from the uncertainty of opening a blind box is what makes it addictive.

In addition, the "gambler's mentality" and the allure of the "hidden items" that buyers want will further stimulate their desire to buy repeatedly, causing them to forget about practical considerations such as their funds and whether they need so many blind box contents.

This is actually no different from gambling; both are based on the underlying logic of "seeking thrills."

Alcremie's idea was to transform the "external" form of blind boxes into treasure chests, but in essence, it was still the same old system.

However, Alcremie itself probably doesn't realize this.

It simply caught a glimpse of "inspiration" during its conversations with the Money Spirit and Shemi.

It felt that the treasure chest containing the ancient gold coins of the Money-Grubber was both innovative and visually striking as a container.

More importantly, it also retains a certain degree of fun.

To be honest, Luo Mu thinks that with the idea of ​​SoapCream, one could even try opening a dessert and ice cream shop.

The "Treasure Chest Blind Box Ice Cream" is the store's signature product.

The main attraction is the surprise or shock brought by the various flavors of ice cream in the treasure chest.

Actually, the combination of food and blind boxes is not a particularly clever choice.

After all, figurines and blind boxes can be stored and collected, but food cannot do that.

Humans have a limited capacity to eat, and food will spoil if left out for too long, which means it is unlikely to attract people to buy in large quantities.

Even though ice cream is a dessert, it can be preserved for a relatively long time under refrigeration.

In contrast, items in blind boxes have virtually no shelf life. Even if they are kept for a long time, they will at most lose some paint or accumulate some dust. The two are simply incomparable.

Even though Luo Mu had thought of all this, he couldn't put it into practice since he had no intention of opening a store at all.

Perhaps after Soap Milk Fairy participates in the competition and successfully obtains the "Pastry Chef Level Certificate", it will have plans to open its own dessert shop.

But that's definitely not now.

Thinking of this, Luo Mu's lips curled up slightly, and he asked Frost Fairy, "Have you come up with any ideas about the flavor of the ice cream yet?"

"Maffei!"

Frost Fairy nodded emphatically and, through the telepathic connection with the intelligent gorilla, began to explain her creative ideas to Luo Mu.

"Heh heh, that's quite an idea."

"Original milk ice cream, which is almost guaranteed to be a safe bet, as well as hazelnut ice cream, dark chocolate ice cream, strawberry ice cream, mango ice cream and matcha ice cream, which offer variety and are also reliable options."

"The current idea for novel categories that differ from the usual flavors is rice-scented ice cream, caramel cookie ice cream, durian ice cream, rum raisin ice cream, honey jasmine ice cream, and bayberry ice cream."

"And there are two other innovative ice creams that are quite gimmicky—uh, pistachio ice cream and grass and floral goat milk ice cream?"

"I can roughly figure out how to do the first part, but what does the second part mean?"

Luo Mu paused, a puzzled look on his face.

Before Alcremie could explain, Shaymin stood up proudly, her once-smooth belly now drooping down.

There are three layers of ridiculous swimming rings!
"Jamie!" (Of course, it has to be Mimi who says it!)

Shemi raised her chin with a rather haughty air, then awkwardly turned around, shaking the bushy green grass on her back with a rustling sound.

In an instant, a strange, refreshing fragrance spread from the center of Shemi.

"Maffei!"

Upon smelling the aroma, Alcremie clapped her hands excitedly.

That’s the taste!

This unique Shemi fragrance combines an incredibly refreshing and invigorating scent with a rich floral aroma!

The goal was to collect and extract this aroma, and then use it to flavor the ice cream made from the slightly grassy milk of the goats they rode.

Even if CreamyCream can't guarantee that this new product will be popular or ignored.

But he found it very challenging, and besides, desserts themselves require constant innovation and development.

"That's a pretty good idea." Luo Mu clapped lightly, giving positive feedback.

He genuinely thought Alcremie's idea was excellent.

With so many different flavors of ice cream included in the blind box, it could be used as a choice for a competition entry or as an idea for future store openings.

They won't be bad.

Then, Luo Mu smiled and said to Alcremie, "Can I offer an idea too?"

"Maff?"

Alcremie tilted her head, pretending to listen.

"Since we're going to use a treasure chest as a container, then the contents should also include a grand prize, or perhaps a hidden prize would be more appropriate?"

Luo Mu shook his finger and winked at Frost Milk Fairy.

After receiving curious glances from Alcremie, Shaymin, the Moneygrubber, and even the Gorilla, Luo Mu didn't keep them in suspense and continued:
"First of all, this hidden flavor doesn't have to be particularly delicious, or rather, it doesn't have to be more amazing than any other ice cream flavor."

Do you understand what I mean?

"Maff?" (Then why is this considered a hidden item?)

"good question!"

Luo Mu plopped down on the chair that Zhi Hui Xing had conjured with his telekinesis, slapped his thigh hard, and began to impart his experience in a profound and earnest manner.

"The so-called hidden flavor doesn't necessarily have to be better or tastier than other flavors. After all, everyone has different tastes, and even Alliance Coins have people who don't like it."

"Therefore, when choosing hidden ice cream, we don't need to make it taste amazing."

"While maintaining the taste at a high standard, we also need to 'package' the hidden gems so that diners can recognize their value. That's what we need to do."

Luo Mu knew that some of what he was saying might not be so "good" to the innocent and pure-hearted Frost Fairy.

But since the decision was made to create something unique and interesting, it is undeniable that the things I learned about surfing the internet before my time travel do have considerable "reference value".

"To make 'hidden' Pokémon popular, it is very important to create their uniqueness."

"For example, we could sprinkle or cover the ice cream in the treasure chest with a thin layer of edible gold leaf."

"Or perhaps later, after the Money-Gathering Spirit evolves, we can put the gold coins it creates into a few hidden treasure chests," Luo Mu told Frost Milk Fairy.

The ordeal didn't end until the guava, who had been running wild outside, returned for dinner.

Throughout dinner, Alcremie just kept her head down, seemingly lost in thought, and Luo Mu knew that it had taken his advice to heart.

However, how exactly to implement it depends on Alcremie's own plans.

The next morning.

Luo Mu received a long list of purchases from Alcremie.

The above are basically the ingredients that Soap Milk Fairy plans to use to make various flavors of ice cream.

Some of the fruits are grown on the farm, and Alcremie also plans to use tree fruits to create new flavors of ice cream.

However, he had to personally go out to purchase some of the materials.

Rice is easy to obtain. If Frost Milk Fairy really needs it, Luo Mu can easily get a batch of rice seedlings with a taste, aroma, and texture that are similar to the "Wuchang Rice" in his memory.

Then find an open space on the farm and have the Swampert, Mudstalker, and Gopher cultivate a new field, and then transform it into a rice paddy.

Finally, I begged the King of the Ribbons to use his power to make the rice ripen and be harvested overnight.
Next, you just need to extract the rice from the rice ears using the traditional method.

However, the farm does not grow fruits such as durian, bayberry, or pistachio.

There's no need to dedicate a whole area to growing rice just for ice cream; rice can at least be cooked as a staple food or made into delicious porridge.

"Considering the quality of the materials, do I really have to drive to Tabletop City?"

Looking at the long list in his hand, Luo Mu stroked his chin.

Although these items are not unavailable in Flatbread Town, Luo Mu wanted to provide the best possible quality for Alcremie.

Nowadays, thanks to the sale of various products, the farm is not short of money, so if it has the means, it will naturally choose better options.

It just so happens that when Ms. Feng visited me recently, she also shared with me the locations and contact information of several suppliers of other ingredients used in "Pai Shu Lei Mousse".

Luo Mu decided to go there directly to make the purchases.

The amount of cargo doesn't need to be too large; a pickup truck will suffice.

However, considering that summer is approaching and the weather has become visibly hot, the air in some places where the sun shines directly seems to be distorted.

Their own pickup truck doesn't have any refrigeration or preservation functions, and it's not one of those refrigerated trucks. If they just go there like that, before Luo Mu can bring the purchased ingredients back from Zhuotai City, some of them will probably spoil on the way.

So, what should be done in this situation?

This kind of question is certainly no challenge for Luo Mu.

Even if the car can't cool down, there's still Pokémon!

There are plenty of Ice-type Pokémon on the farm!
Alolan Sandslash couple and their offspring, Alolan Sandslash.

The Snow King and his wife, along with their child, Snow Hatter.

Delibird and Ninetales are also Ice-type Pokémon.

However, Luo Mu felt that simply calling them along might not achieve the most perfect "cold chain transportation" effect.

His target was two legendary Pokémon.

Snowstorm Horse or Regice.

The cold air they release could probably deliver the food back to the farm intact, even in the sweltering heat of summer.

Not to mention now.

Considering that Snowstorm Horse is an incredibly shameless guy, he will most likely take the opportunity to ask for something in return, such as ice carrots and Poni carrots.

To be even bolder, one could ask Luo Mu to help match it up with the Nine-Tailed Fox.
Compared to being blackmailed by the Snowstorm Horse, Luo Mu felt that Regice was a better choice.

Firstly, its very existence is equivalent to a natural icehouse within a radius of several meters, and that's while it's still containing its power and coldness.

Secondly, Regice is truly a "very well-behaved" Pokémon.

Unlike the blizzard horse, it is not irritable and reckless, and has now learned to control its strength, so Luo Mu feels more at ease bringing it into the city.

The process proceeded as Luo Mu had predicted.

While Luo Mu was driving, Regice remained mostly silent on the open cargo bed in the back of the pickup truck.

Because of its presence, people along the way stopped to look or turned around to stare curiously in this direction.

But it is also because of the existence of Regice.

When Luo Mu received the goods from the supplier introduced by Miss Afeng, who was said to have come all the way from the Hoenn region.

Under the astonished gaze of the other party, who seemed to be saying "Are you kidding me?", Regice calmly raised his arm, and a perfectly timed chill immediately enveloped the entire open cargo container.

When Luo Mu drove back to the farm, all the goods piled up in the open cargo bed in the back of the pickup truck, even though they had been exposed to the sun all the way, were still in the same condition as when Luo Mu received them from that supplier.

"This natural refrigerator is much more reliable than any refrigerated truck."

Luo Mu smacked his lips, genuinely feeling that sometimes the power of Pokémon was just too convenient.

Regice was sent back to the flower field to continue squatting. Luo Mu called over Swampert and the others, and in a few quick movements, they unloaded the goods and neatly piled them into the ice storage, waiting for Alcremie to use them as needed.

Over the next two days, Soap Milk Fairy used these ingredients as a base, constantly adjusting the proportions to develop a mature recipe, creating different kinds of ice cream with flawless taste and texture.

Meanwhile, Luo Mu wasn't idle either.

Now that Alcremie has that idea, I, as its trainer, must find a way to help it achieve it.

The method of making the treasure chest where the Money-Seeking Spirit resides is definitely not suitable as a container for ice cream.

After all, it was made of wood.

Furthermore, the container should not be too large. Since it is edible ice cream, the size should be adjusted so that it can be held in one hand.

Using plastic as a material is definitely not suitable, as it is difficult to degrade and easily damages the environment. It would be best to use materials that can degrade naturally to make the "treasure chest".

Luo Mu pondered for a long time, and after spending a whole day researching with Zhi Huixing, he finally determined the method.

They want to use corn to make containers for ice cream, which are "corn cups" shaped like treasure chests!
The technology involved was not actually a difficult problem. Luo Mu quickly found a factory with the technology and could help set up a production line to mass-produce the "treasure chests".

Almost the day after Luo Mu placed the order, a batch of samples was delivered to the farm.

at the same time.

April 21, in front of the farm's main gate.

A blonde woman dressed in revealing clothing also quietly visited the place with a young girl with darker skin.

(End of this chapter)