My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 275 Closed-Door Cultivation

"Buzzing".

The queen bee was satisfied with the progress. She gracefully flapped her wings and surveyed the wide underground space that the raccoon family, Celebi, and Totoro had worked together to create.

Dozens of honeybees busily moved about, following the queen bee's instructions, using collected resin, nectar, and special saliva to build the initial shape of amber-colored nest cells on the inner walls of the cave.

The so-called Amber City is actually just an oversized beehive. Considering the current size of the queen bee's family, the size of the cave is quite suitable.

"La beep".

Silabi nodded. There were less than ten days left until Tong Hua's birthday, so they had to hurry up and finish the project to brew the "sweet, terrifyingly sweet honey".

"We need to prepare the other gifts as soon as possible. We shouldn't have to worry about Xiaofen and the others."

The remaining task is to ensure the surprise remains a secret until her birthday. How can I guarantee Tong Hua won't approach this cave?

The rabbi's little brain worked at lightning speed, and soon, a brilliant idea came to mind.

"Bree!"

When Tibrim heard Rabbi's request, his beady eyes lit up immediately, his little hands clenched into fists, and he agreed without hesitation.

"It's just about keeping that kid busy, don't worry about that!"

"With me here, I'll lock him up in the basement and make him focus entirely on learning alchemy! Bree!"

Tibrim waved her little hand confidently, her curly hair swaying slightly with excitement.

She had long felt that Tong Hua's talent in alchemy had been wasted on miscellaneous tasks, such as traveling and farming, so she took this opportunity to let him "cultivate in seclusion."

"Whoosh!" Celebi happily flew around Tibrim once, now the plan was foolproof.

So, just as Tong Hua finished adjusting the brewing equipment in the cellar and was about to check on the Pokémon in the ranch as usual, a small figure blocked his way.

"Bri!" Tibrim put her hands on her hips and looked up at him with a serious expression.

"Uh—Tibrim? What's wrong?" Tong Hua's heart skipped a beat when she saw the little guy's posture, and she had a bad feeling.

"Bri! Brie Brie!"

Tibrim gave him no time to react, took a step forward, grabbed his trouser leg tightly with her small hands, and pulled him hard towards the elevator leading to the underground alchemy workshop!

The force was so strong that Tong Hua couldn't break free for a moment. Her little face clearly showed four words: no room for refusal!

"Wait—I still have work to do—"

"Bree! Leave the things in the fields to the Wood Tortoises!" Tibrim said without turning her head, her tone resolute.

"But what about the dessert shop—"

"Cinnamo, the pickpocket cat, and Alcremie will handle it! Don't worry about it, Brie!"

Your most important task now is to learn alchemy!

Tong Hua was practically "escorted" by Tibrim to the elevator entrance leading to the Alchemy Workshop.

"Huh?"

Sweet and cold, who was watching TV on the living room sofa, and several miniature Fu tilted their heads in confusion as they watched Tong Hua being half-pushed and half-forced into the elevator by Tibrim.

Tong Hua cast a helpless yet pleading look at her, but the beautiful and elegant queen simply waved her leaves gracefully, as if to say, "Good luck to you."

The elevator doors slowly closed, shutting out the outside world. Tong Hua looked at the sulking Tibrim beside her and sighed helplessly.

A few seconds later, the elevator doors slowly opened, and Tong Hua was driven into the alchemy workshop by Tibrim.

Tong Hua's lips twitched when she saw Tibrim tiptoe and skillfully inscribe a faintly glowing magical rune on the door lock.

"Um—Tibrim, is it really necessary to lock the door?"

"Bree!"

Tibrim turned around, her little face stern, hands on her hips, and spoke in an unquestionable tone.

"Of course it's necessary, Brie!"

You've been so distracted lately! Traveling, farming, cooking, brewing wine! It's time you focused your time and attention on me!

See that little window over there? I'll have someone bring you food. If you need any missing ingredients, you can have them brought in through there.

"You're not leaving here until I'm satisfied with your learning progress, Bree!"

'

Tong Hua looked at the elevator door that was firmly locked by magical runes, then at the mountains of materials and all kinds of instruments in the alchemy workshop, and finally the light fell on the troublesome little witch in front of her with her hands on her hips and a determined attitude.

He opened his mouth, trying to struggle: "Is this really necessary?"

Pushing too hard will break the string!

"Bri!" Tibrim immediately interrupted him, waving her small hand, and Tong Hua shut up instantly.

"Don't worry, even if the string breaks, I have a way to fix it."

"Just accept your fate and make the potion that will restore me to human form, Bree!"

Seeing Tibrim's "I won't give up until I get my goal" attitude, Tong Hua suddenly felt like she was being forced by her parents to do summer homework.

Although he never did summer homework, and his parents never supervised his studies—

Moreover, the way Tibrim waved her hand just now opened the door to Tibrim's memory palace in Tong Hua's mind.

It seems this time it's for real.

Tong Hua sighed silently to herself, then replied quietly.

"Alright, but you'd better not regret it."

As they spoke, Tong Hua brought up his job panel and then skillfully opened the [Rune List] to make selections.

Although submitting a levitational at such a low level seems like a disadvantage, Tong Hua's goal wasn't to complete the levitational quest in the first place.

Instead, check the items and crafting recipes needed for the quest, using the Levene List as a recipe encyclopedia!

"Hmph hmph hmph~" Tong Hua hummed a little tune as she stood in front of the worktable. Her sudden change in attitude surprised Tibrim, who was standing next to her.

Alchemist: Level 15

[Status: Luck increased, Cold resistance increased, Fishing ability increased, Experience points increased ————]

Experience points: 5200/13100

[Professional Skills: Crafting, Processing, Inlaying, Simple Crafting]

I almost forgot to mention that Tong Hua unlocks a new skill at level 15 called "Easy Production," which has the same effect as the "Craftsman's Skill" skill for the Cook profession. You can instantly produce the lowest quality finished product as long as you have the ingredients ready.

With Tong Hua's current level, he was just able to accept level 15 talisman quests, so he began to select from the level 15 quest targets.

"Hmm—an ash wood magic staff, a hard leather magic book, an engraved hard leather magic book, a potion of stamina, a potion of willpower, and a potion of strength?"

Looking at the six mission objectives marked with their levels in the list of talismans, Tong Hua fell into a long period of contemplation.

"Which one should I choose? Sigh, I might as well just do them all!"

It's just three pieces of equipment and three kinds of potions anyway, and those two magic books can be upgraded from the existing tanned magic books. All you need to do is change the cover.

The real difficulty is probably just collecting materials, but since the teacher said they would help send in the missing materials —”

Tong Hua stroked her chin, then casually looked up, her gaze sweeping over the small window, a sly smile playing on her lips.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony—"