My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 174 The Craftsman's Skills and Secret Seasonings

"Eat."

After carefully collecting the Alliance Coins that had appeared out of nowhere, Tong Hua made two more servings of cheese and handed them to Foam Squirrel and Sweet Wuni.

"Terrible!" "Oh my!"

The two little ones instantly perked up and happily ate with their friends again.

Tong Hua, meanwhile, began to examine the three bottles of secret seasoning in her hands with great curiosity.

[Secret Sweetener: Quality A, a fantastical seasoning that only appears in literature. There are even anecdotes claiming that tasting its sweetness revitalizes the stomach and cures loss of appetite.]

[Secret Sour Seasoning: Quality A, a seasoning with an outstanding sour taste, said to also have excellent fatigue-relieving effects. Only a very few people know of its existence.]

[Secret Bitter Seasoning: Quality A, a fantastical seasoning with a strong, bitter flavor. Legend has it that it can significantly boost the body's immunity, but the veracity of this claim is unknown.]

The three bottles of secret seasoning were all grade A!

This was the first time Tong Hua had ever seen A-grade quality seasoning! Previously, most of the seasonings he used were purchased, and some were produced by Sweet Wuni, Mini Fu, and Salt Stone Treasure, but the quality was mostly C-grade, and he rarely even saw B-grade seasonings.

Tong Hua originally thought that she would have to wait until Mini Fu and Salt Stone Treasure evolved before she would be lucky enough to get higher-level seasonings.

I never expected to get three Grade A seasonings just by completing a talisman quest!

And this is refreshed weekly! You'll have a chance to get it every week from now on!

Tong Hua carefully held the three bottles of the secret seasoning, intending to keep them as a keepsake.

"Such good stuff, of course we should stock up on it first!"

Perhaps the gear-shaped dish will come in handy when making dishes later.

Unfortunately, even at level 45, I still haven't unlocked the Time Gear cooking recipe—"

In addition to these three bottles of secret seasonings, Tong Hua also unlocked a new skill as his cooking profession level reached 45.

[Cook: Level 45]

[Status: Luck increased, cold resistance increased, fishing ability increased, experience points increased.]

Experience points: 600/195000

[Professional Skills: Manufacturing, Intermediate Processing, High-Speed ​​Manufacturing, Striding, Creative Manufacturing, Craftsman's Skills]

"The craftsman's skill?"

Tong Hua looked at the job panel and curiously clicked on the detailed introduction of the new skill.

"Can only be activated when used with recipes of D quality or lower?"

"A huge amount of effort is being expended to push for 100% project progress!"

It would have been fine if she hadn't looked at it, but after reading the detailed introduction, Tong Hua was completely dumbfounded.

To achieve 100% project progress, in layman's terms, means to complete the finished product instantly.

Skip all processing steps and turn raw materials directly into finished products!

"This is simply a divine skill, but does it consume a lot of energy?"

We need to test it out quickly.

Tong Hua was thrilled and immediately wanted to try it.

Tong Hua eagerly took out the simplest ingredients for a fruit salad and concentrated on activating [Craftsman's Skill]. A soft golden light flashed, and the fruit and vegetables on the table instantly transformed into an exquisite salad!

"Ugh—"

After the flash of golden light, Tong Hua felt as if her vision suddenly swayed, but it immediately returned to normal.

Tong Hua first checked her experience bar. It seemed that using this skill to cook would not grant her any experience.

Looking at the salad on the table, its quality was indeed grade D.

"Chirp chirp?" The messenger bird looked at the salad that had suddenly appeared on the table in surprise, tilting its head curiously.

"Hehe, pretty impressive, huh?"

Tong Hua carefully inspected the fruit salad she had made and even tasted it herself.

It tastes no different from what he makes himself; it's just plain delicious.

"This salad seems to be fine, but this skill doesn't grant experience, and the finished product's quality is limited to D grade—"

It seems the biggest use of this skill is probably for mass-producing goods when busy. However, since we already have a skill that can instantly prepare dishes, who knows, maybe in the future there will be skills that can instantly prepare C-grade, B-grade, or even A-grade dishes!

And it's not just chefs; almost every profession might have this skill, which would be incredibly useful!

Thinking of this, Tong Hua's lips curled up slightly, and she felt even more motivated to level up in the future.

"Meow~" The pickpocket cat next to her saw Tong Hua's happy expression and couldn't help but come over and act cute.

"Oh right, let everyone have a taste too." Tong Hua picked up a bowl of cheese and walked into the room, only to find that Green Celebi, who had been watching TV, had somehow run out.

"How conscientious!" Tong Hua thought that Rabbi Green was fulfilling his promise to himself, and went out to exercise after watching TV for half an hour.

In reality, Green Celebi was rushing towards the treehouse in the Windswept Forest because she sensed that someone had secretly opened the wooden box containing the "Gear of Time" again.

After launching the strawberry cheesecake as the store's latest limited-time product, Tong Hua and the Pokémon got busy in the kitchen and store again.

Meanwhile, in the wind-swept forest.

"Ugh?" "Kuku?"

Riolu and Sceptile, who were just about to take a break and pause their training at the waterfall, only then realized that Ampharos, Pink Celebi, and Lucario were all gone.

Riolu used its waveguide power to probe and discovered that everyone seemed to be above the waterfall.

The two exchanged a glance and decided to go check it out. When they climbed the rock wall beside the waterfall and reached the treehouse made of giant vines, they discovered an electric dragon...

Lucario and Pink Celebi are having a pleasant conversation with the giant vine.

The Pokémon were still discussing the Green Celebi's homemade Time Gear, and they had a wildly imaginative storytelling session about its origins, focusing on the possibility that the gear might be alive.

Uh—no, it should be called an investigation.

"Do you think the Gear might actually be some kind of Pokémon in disguise?" Ampharos scratched its head. "After all, it's a living thing, so it could be a Pokémon we don't know about, right?"

This guess was the first to be rejected by everyone. Lucario firmly objected, saying, "If it were really as you say, I would definitely have noticed it."

While that thing's aura is alive, it's definitely not a Pokémon with self-awareness like ours. It's more like—some kind of living plant or mineral.

Pink Celebi chimed in: "So what exactly is this wooden gear made of?"

It doesn't seem to be ordinary wood.

The giant vine gently tapped the floor with its tendrils to attract everyone's attention: "Momo—"

I know that; the rabbi told me about it before.

It seems to be using—

Before the giant vine could finish speaking, a green figure flashed by and covered the giant vine's mouth!

"Ugh!?"

When the Pokémon realized it was Green Celebi, they discovered that the figure was indeed Green Celebi.

"Ahem!" Electric Dragon coughed twice guiltily, then turned his face to the side.

Lucario and Pink Celebi were the same, but Riolu and Grovyle were completely bewildered, having no idea what had happened.

"you--"

Green Shirabi loosened the giant vines, put his hands on his hips, and glared at everyone.

"Didn't I say I'd let you know when the time came?"

Seeing the green color, Rabi got a little angry, and the electric dragon quickly smoothed things over: "Mew-woo—"

We were just curious—we wanted to help Celebi-chan regain her powers—

I really only glanced at it, please don't blame the giant vine!

Pink Celebi flew over and said sincerely, "Little Green, we really need your help—"

Green Rabbi's expression softened somewhat, but he still hesitated: "La-bee—"

I'm sorry, but I really can't tell you the details about that gear, and there's a reason for that—"

Lucario keenly sensed something: "Could it be related to the fact that the gear is a living thing?"

Green Celebi looked at Lucario in surprise and nodded: "That's right—I didn't expect you all to have already figured that out."

There are some secrets you really can't uncover any further right now.

The forest lizard seemed to understand: "I see. Since you've said that, let's leave it at that."

Just like in our world, the existence of the Gears of Time is an absolute secret, not to be revealed casually—

Upon hearing this, the electric dragon and the pink Celebi nodded in agreement.

The Pokémon finally reached a consensus to temporarily cease investigating the secret of their self-made Time Gear. Green Celebi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at everyone gratefully: "Thank you for your understanding. When the time is right, I will definitely tell you everything."

By the way, when I came out just now, Tong Hua and the others seemed to be making new desserts and wanted everyone to try them.

Let's hurry back and try it!

Upon hearing about the new dessert, Dianlong excitedly exclaimed, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go back and try it!"

So, everyone, along with the giant vine, returned to the fairytale ranch.

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