Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master...

The immense force sent debris flying everywhere, and a large crater appeared in each of its four directions.

At this moment, the large milk tank lost control of its rolling speed and direction due to the slippery ground and suddenly fell into the pit.

Following the curve of the crater, it was thrown straight into the air.

"Now's the time! Moon Bear, unleash your Thunder Fist once more!"

The height at which the giant milk can flew was just enough for the tall Moon Bear to punch it.

A fist crackling with lightning, accompanied by raindrops, instantly placed Milk Tank under the powerful strike of lightning.

"Miru!!"

The rolling was interrupted, and the giant milk tank fell from mid-air, billowing black smoke.

He lay down on a muddy field.

"Hold on, big milk tank, it will become round again after use."

At this moment, Milk Tank had not completely lost its fighting ability. After hearing Xiaoxi's anxious shouts, it still tried to struggle to get up.

The adorable Goldenrod Gym apprentices watching the battle also cheered for Miltank.

"That won't do, Moon Bear will use Earthquake."

The powerful tremor delivered the final blow, causing the entire dojo to shake and dust to fall.

After the scene calmed down, Big Milk Tank finally lay on the ground unconscious.

"Milkyr is unable to battle. Ash from Pallet Town wins this match!" The referee's verdict came immediately.

"Well done, Yueyue Bear!"

"Roar!"

[Ding! Moon Bear: Affection +4; Intimacy +4]

Xiaoxi put the Miltank back into her Poké Ball, puffed out her cheeks, and stomped her foot.

"Damn it, I lost! Ash, your Ursaring is just too strong."

A square badge was handed to Ash by Xiaoxi.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the main quest: Regular Badge!: Defeat the fully-golden Gym Leader, Akane.]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +5000; Stamina +2; Attack +2; Free Attribute Points +3]

[Standard Badge: Increases the power of Normal-type moves by 5% when possessed]

This dojo challenge trip has been successfully completed.

But just as Ash and his friends were about to leave, Xiaoxi suddenly called them back.

"Using a gym challenge as a token of gratitude for helping out is too lenient."

Xiaoxi also wanted to ask Xiaozhi about Ursaring's evolution, so she decided to invite them to her grandfather's Miltank farm.

"My family owns the largest dairy farm in the Johto region. Would you like to visit?"

Chapter 221 The Demon King is Gone, Tragedy

Ash became interested as soon as he heard about Milk Tank Farm.

He was surprised to discover that the large milk jugs he often bought for Xiao Hei and the others were actually produced on Xiao Qian's family farm.

"Of course, no problem!"

Isn't the point of traveling to see all sorts of things you've never seen before? Xiaoxia and Lihua naturally agreed to go and visit together.

The three of them followed Xiaoxi to her grandfather's farm in the suburbs.

Thankfully, there is only one straight road from the dojo to the farm, so even someone as directionally challenged as Akane knows that if she keeps walking along the road, she won't get lost.

Soon they arrived at a large ranch, where many large milk tanks were scattered across the vast pasture, grazing leisurely.

"Hey, Grandpa Howard!" Xiaoxi's grandfather was a cheerful old man with a white beard and wearing a denim outfit.

Upon seeing Xiaoxi arrive with Xiaozhi and the others, she immediately and warmly led them to the ranch's restaurant to entertain them.

"Come on, Xiaoxi's friends, please feel free to eat all the dairy products from our farm, don't be shy."

He brought over a large bowl of all sorts of dairy products—milk, cheese, and various other delicacies—all of which smelled incredibly delicious and tempting.

Upon smelling the familiar scent of milk, Blackie took it upon himself to run out of the Poké Ball.

"Hoo, hoo!" (I smell milk! Where is the milk?)

Lugia has now grown to 1.5 meters tall, and such a large creature suddenly appearing in the restaurant is naturally quite eye-catching.

This startled Xiaoxi and her grandfather.

"What a handsome look! Even though he's dark-skinned."

"That smooth exterior! Even though it's black."

"This sacred aura! Even though it's black."

"W-W-W-Is this Lugia?"

"Huh!" (Wasn't the phrase "although it's black" redundant?)

As Lugia in her Negotiate form, Little Black is extremely proud of her skin.

"Roar, roar!" (This is the symbol of the Demon King; foolish humans truly don't understand!)

The Johto region also has a Lugia faith, so most local residents can easily recognize what Lugia looks like.

But when they actually saw a Lugia appear before them, the two were still incredulous.

Xiaoxi was overjoyed to see a legendary Pokémon appear right in front of her. She wanted to reach out and touch it, but she didn't dare.

All I could do was take out my camera and stare at it with shining eyes.

This made Xiao Hei very proud, and his expression was quite like that of a bowl of eight-treasure porridge.

But they're just kids after all; they were drawn out by the smell of milk, so they must be after milk.

But Xiaoxi and Havad couldn't understand its cries. They just watched as the Lugia kept flapping its wings, pointing at the table and calling out, not knowing what it wanted to do.

Thinking it was some kind of sacred ceremony being performed, they quickly took out their cameras and started snapping pictures.

Xiao Zhi was both amused and exasperated, and quickly spoke up to prevent Xiao Hei from crying.

"Actually, this child really likes drinking your farm's milk. If you give it some, maybe you'll let it touch you."

"Really!"

The two hurriedly went to the warehouse and brought back a large basin of fresh milk, prepared it, and handed it to Xiao Hei.

"Hooray!" (I'll spare your lives!)

After finishing the drink, Little Black spread its wings wide with a "come on" expression (○｀ 3′○).

"If you're a demon king, don't act like a prostitute!"

"Is this Lugia...?" Xiaoxi and Howard carefully touched the little black creature's body and marveled at it.

Xia and Lihua were so tempted that they joined in the queue to pet Xiao Hei.

Little Black was surrounded and stroked by a group of people, looking blissful, its face covered in white liquid... The more I look at it, the stranger it seems!

Just then, Ash suddenly came to Hawad's side and spoke to him in a friendly manner.

"Grandpa Hawad, does your ranch need new investment?"

After drinking the milk, Xiaozhi had an idea.

After all, it's a pretty good ranch, and later we can set up the Goldenrod City teleporter in Milkpool Ranch.

This way, you can save money on buying and setting up space teleportation anchors, so it's a win-win situation!

"Investment? Young man, you must be joking." Xiaoxi's grandfather immediately burst into a hearty laugh.

"You should know that my family's ranch is the largest dairy farm in the city-state area."

"How much money do you think it would take to invest in our ranch?"

Xiao Zhi simply handed over a check in response.

Grandpa Xiaoxi's smile vanished abruptly, and he sat back down on the table with a serious expression.

"Sorry, my voice was too loud just now."

"Xiaoqian, quickly bring this outstanding young talent some fresh milk!"

"Grandpa, you're being embarrassing."

But under her grandfather's sharp gaze, Xiaoxi had no choice but to comply.

Soon, a fresh glass of milk was brought to Xiaozhi.

"Young man, although I hate to say this because Xiaoxi is here, the farm has indeed been having some difficulties lately."

"Especially since that company called Crimson Group moved into Manjin City." Hawad looked quite troubled.

"Since they launched their low-priced dairy products with a southern flavor from the Orange Islands, it has had a significant impact on our farm's sales."

"Although the ranch remains the largest milk supplier in the city, many of the downstream buyers have gone out of business."

It seems that Kojiro and his two companions are really capable in business.

"Grandpa, I've never heard you mention this before." Xiaoxi was also hearing about it for the first time.

"That's because I didn't want you to worry. After all, you already work hard enough as a gym leader."

Hawad knew that Xiaoxi was an upright child and would not use her privileges as the curator to provide unfair assistance.

More importantly, different dojos have different methods of inheritance; some are passed down within families, while others are passed down from master to apprentice.

Xiaoqian became the current gym leader only because of the recommendation of the previous headmaster of the Goldenrod Gym.

Hawad naturally didn't want Xiaoxi's resume to be tarnished because of his own affairs.

To this, Xiao Zhi can only say that it doesn't actually need to be that complicated.

"Grandpa Haward, your ranch can supply the Crimson Group from now on."