Pokémon: All About the Breeding House

Chapter 503 The Black-Hearted Gengar

Fang Yan followed Grandpa Mu Zhi into the house, where Grandma Mu Zhi was chatting with her long-lost best friend on the sofa.

Fang Yan didn't disturb the two elderly people who hadn't seen each other for a long time. He quietly sat on the single sofa opposite the two elderly people, as arranged by the young man, and gently stroked the head of the Röntgen cat in his arms.

As for why it's not the Nine-Tails—

That's because Ninetales is too big, and it wouldn't be appropriate for it to just walk into someone else's house like that. Besides, there are already a lot of people in the living room, and if Ninetales came in, it would make the place feel crowded, which is impolite. So Fang Yan put Ninetales back into its Poké Ball and only brought Xeno'jiiva and a few invisible Pokémon in.

He stroked the Röntgen cat's head while listening to the conversation of the three old men.

Every time Grandpa Muzhi tried to interject, the old lady would make a sarcastic remark. But Grandpa Muzhi didn't get angry. Instead, he took the sarcastic remarks as compliments and even felt a little proud.

Fang Yan thinks that Grandpa Mu Zhi must have been a very eloquent person when he was young.

After they chatted for a while and caught up, Grandma Muzhi pointed to Fangyan and introduced her to her good friend, "Do you remember the nursery I mentioned to you on the phone? The nursery we went to together when we were young. It reopened last year, and the owner is the person in front of you. He is a descendant of Sister Jasmine."

The old lady looked at Fang Yan with a questioning look in her eyes. Fang Yan smiled and nodded, "Hello, Grandma, happy birthday."

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Now that you mention it, it does seem somewhat similar.

The old lady spoke up.

Fang Yan was stunned for a moment. It seemed that, apart from Pokémon, this was the first time someone had said that he resembled his great-aunt.

After chatting with the grandmothers for a while, Fang Yan felt that the atmosphere was just right, so he said, "Grandma, actually, Grandpa Mu Zhi and Grandma Mu Zhi asked me to prepare a gift for you this time."

After speaking in dialect, to everyone's astonishment, Gengar produced a large cake, beautifully presented and quite substantial.

"You even prepared cakes and other treats for me? I had my kids go to Shuangye Town to buy them for me."

Grandma Muji held Fangyan's hand, interrupting her, and said, "Sometimes, people want to eat the sweets at the nursery but can't."

The old lady looked at Grandma Muzhi curiously, and Grandma Muzhi continued, "You should know that although Fangyan is the owner of the breeding house, he is very knowledgeable about Chinese herbal medicine. At the same time, he is also a very skilled food therapist. Look at the old man. When we met a few years ago, didn't he have to use a cane to walk? And he had to rest for a while after walking for a short time. Now look at him again."

The old lady stared at Grandpa Muzhi for a while, noticing his rosy complexion. "Could it be—"

"So, please accept this gift. There's no need for formalities between us."

Seeing that the old lady had accepted the gift, Fang Yan grinned at Grandma Mu Zhi, who shook her head kindly.

You child—

Fang Yan pretended not to see Grandma Mu Zhi's complaint. He stood up and said to the group, "Since the gift has been given, I'll leave now. I'll come back to pick you and Grandpa Mu Zhi up after I've finished what I'm doing."

"Okay, be careful. You don't need to pick us up. We can get home on our own. We don't want to delay your plans."

"It's alright, my matter is rather complicated to handle. Grandma, I'll be going now."

After saying goodbye to the others, Fang Yan walked out of the house, stretched, and then led the Röntgen cat and the others for a stroll around the village.

The houses in the village all have a very typical design, and Fang Yan discovered that the houses in this world generally occupy a large area, which may be related to the large land area of ​​this world.

There are many houses in the village, but most of the villagers are middle-aged or elderly, and it is rare to see young people.

Young people either travel to pursue their dreams, or they go to big cities to study or work.

Almost every inhabited house has its own vegetable garden. In addition, the village has a large area of ​​farmland. Fang Yan rode the Nine-Tailed Fox to the hillside and looked at the farmland below. After crossing a small river, he saw that only a small part of the farmland was planted with crops, while most of the farmland was overgrown with weeds.

Why is that? Is the farmland not being fully cultivated? Or is there some other reason?

Without Fang Yan needing to speak, Jiuwei had already carried him to the farmland. Fang Yan sat on Jiuwei, greeted a passing uncle, and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

The middle-aged man, carrying a hoe, was unusually enthusiastic. "You're not from our village, are you?"

Fang Yan shook his head, and Gengar floated out of the shadows, handing the uncle a glass of tree juice.

"This is your elf? It startled me! Did you give it to me?"

Gengar grinned and nodded.

The uncle didn't stand on ceremony, took the tree juice and drank it. "Phew, in this weather, a chilled drink is definitely the most comfortable thing."

Only then did Fang Yan speak: "Uncle, how did you know I wasn't from this village?"

Upon hearing the question in dialect, the uncle casually replied, "Although I don't understand Pokémon, I know that the Ninetales you're riding must be very strong. Just by looking at its size, I can tell that you're a trainer. It's very easy to guess that you're a trainer. There are very few excellent trainers in our village."

"Besides, how many people are there in our village? I've seen almost every young person, but I've never seen you before."

Fang Yan nodded. "That's right. I can be considered a resident of Futaba Town, because I run a breeding farm near Futaba Town and Masago Town, and I'm the owner of the breeding farm now."

"Are you the owner of that animal nursery?"

"Uncle, do you know me?"

Fang Yan was somewhat surprised; had he become so famous now?

"My sister told me that the Pokémon egg my niece received as a birthday present was bought from your breeding center. It was a good deal, and the Eevee that hatched from it was very cute. Our whole family loves it."

The uncle explained in dialect with a smile on his face.

"So that's how it is."

Fang Yan nodded and said something, then looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and asked, "Uncle, can I ask you a question?"

"Go ahead and ask. I'll answer any question that isn't particularly difficult."

The uncle was very generous.

"Well, I was observing from that hillside just now, and I noticed that our village used to have a lot of farmland, didn't it?"

"Of course, you see, from here to there, all of this is farmland that our village has reclaimed."

The uncle stretched out his hand and gestured to Fang Yan, indicating a range far wider than Fang Yan understood.

"But it seems that only a small portion of the farmland is planted with crops, while most of the other farmland is abandoned. Why is that?"

Hearing the dialect, the uncle sighed and said, "What else could it be? We're short-handed."

"At first, so much farmland was reclaimed because our village still had a large population. Twenty years have passed, the young have become middle-aged, the middle-aged have become elderly, and the children have grown into young people who have left the village for big cities. Over time, there has been a shortage of manpower, so some of the farmland has been abandoned."

After listening to the dialect, I looked around and found that most of the people working in the fields were middle-aged, and there were also some elderly people working.

"In addition, many Pokémon come to destroy our crops, such as Spearow, Pidgeotto, Rattata, and Little Rattata, so the harvest is often not very good. Therefore, some people have started to choose to plant berries."

The man took a sip of tree juice and continued, "But these problems are mostly solved now. Officer Jenny from Twinleaf Town often brings her Seviper to help me catch those Rattata and Rattata that steal crops or berries. The only problem now is that we don't have enough manpower. It's very hard work to cultivate those abandoned farmlands. It's a pity that we don't have any Pokémon here that can help with the cultivation. Otherwise, it would be better to rent a few or pool our money to buy a few."

As the uncle spoke, he started talking about other things.

As Fang Yan listened to the uncle's words, he kept thinking about some things.

If we let the Milk Tanks come and cultivate the farmland, that should work, right?

The best helper for cultivating farmland is the cow, and dairy cows are cows too, right?

The goat mounts—cattle have horns, and goats have horns too, so the goat mounts and the Milk Tank should be similar, right?

You can also order a batch of Tauros eggs from Professor Oak and his friends, which can be sold to the people in the village, or you can order a batch of Tauros and rent them out.

Fang Yan was surprised that Officer Jenny would ask the Piketosca to help solve the problem of the Rattata overpopulation.

What's the difference between a little Rattata and its companions seeing a Sparrow Snake and seeing their natural enemy?

As the uncle spoke, Fang Yan listened attentively. When the uncle got tired of talking, Fang Yan looked at him and said, "Thank you, uncle. I understand now. I won't disturb your work any longer. I'll go take a walk around the area."

After saying goodbye to the uncle, Fang Yan wandered around the village a few times, then followed the village road through the forest to other villages. After visiting three or four villages, he found that the problem was almost the same for all of them: a shortage of manpower.

On a mountain, Fang Yan rode on the back of the Nine-Tailed Fox. Based on the description of the Starhawk, Miss Gothic drew a map on a tablet and kept making changes with the Starhawk's prompts. After finally drawing a rough map, it nodded to Fang Yan.

Fang Yan took the tablet, glanced at it, nodded in satisfaction, handed it to Gengar to put away, and then looked down from the mountaintop at the lush, verdant forests divided by the mountain range.

Sinnoh Island is like this: it's mostly mountainous, especially the southernmost town of Futaba, which is surrounded by plains, mountains, forests, and ocean.

"So beautiful—"

Fang Yan gazed at the distant ocean and murmured to himself.

"What is that thing?"

Fang Yan squinted at the distant sea surface, where a giant blue Pokémon leaped up and then dived into the ocean.

"Why does it look so much like a bighead carp? Could it be that the bighead carp woke up early?!"

Fang Yan rubbed his eyes and stared at the sea for a long time, but he didn't see that figure again.

He was worried, so he sent Latias to check on him. After a while, Latias flew back to his side and shook his head at him.

"Everything is normal."

Fang Yan scratched his head. "Could it be that I really saw it wrong? That's strange—"

"Latias, could you please keep an eye on the sea for me for the next few days?"

"it is good."

Latias responded and then flew towards the sea.

"Tini~"

I'll go too.

Victini wagged its wing-like tail vigorously and followed Latias trotting along behind him.

Looking at Victini's appearance, Fang Yan asked somewhat uncertainly, "Um, don't you guys feel that Victini... seems to have gotten a lot stronger?"

"Kou Jie Yi"

No, I didn't think so. "Shut up, Gui Gui. You're not allowed to comment on body shape issues anymore."

"Goblin!"

What gives you the right?! Are you questioning my judgment? Hmm?

Facing Gengar's crimson gaze, Fang Yan expressionlessly reached out and patted its large belly. Can you believe it? A Poison/Ghost Pokémon, when his palm touched its belly, it actually bounced back and forth.

This is a disgrace to Ghosts! A disgrace to Ghosts that can be attacked by Normal-type attacks!

"Kou Jie Yi"

Hehe, it seems I've been eating a bit too much lately.

"If you don't pay attention, you're doomed. If you lose a fight, it'll be embarrassing. People will say, 'Oh my, is this the Gengar that defeated Cynthia's champion Garchomp? How come it's so useless?'"

Gengar: !!!

"Goblin!"

I'm not afraid at all. I just enjoy the process of putting food into my stomach. I can digest it in no time.

Fang Yan opened his mouth wide, "What do you mean?"

Then, right in front of Fangyan, Gengar shrank its body and turned into an ordinary, fat man.

dialect:???

Can this be done?

"口桀"

Don't you know that we Gengars all have extradimensional stomachs? We won't die suddenly, and we won't get fat.

"So—you said that to Latias on purpose?"

Gengar blinked and tried to act cute in the dialect.

Fang Yan wasn't buying it. Pointing at Gengar, he said mercilessly, "I'm telling you, you're dead meat, Gengar! I'll tell Latias that you can't gain weight!"

"Goblin!"

Yameru! I'm going to die!

"Let me tell you, you're really doomed! No wonder Latias stopped dieting; you're the culprit!"

"Goblin!"

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No! I won't allow it!

"You scheming devil, you're dead meat, I'm telling you—let go of my mouth, waaaaah—Mama—Mama—"

Fang Yan and Gengar returned to the village, each clutching their heads, and found a group of people gathered together, including Grandpa and Grandma Muji. He quickly dismounted from Ninetales' back and went up to Grandpa Muji to ask, "Grandpa Muji, what happened?"

Grandpa Muzhi turned around and saw Fang Yan. His face immediately lit up with a smile. "It's alright, it's alright. Manager Fang Yan is back. He has a solution."

Fang Yan looked completely bewildered, staring at more than a dozen pairs of eyes. He took a step back, leaned against Jiuwei, and asked in confusion, "What happened?"

Grandma Muji explained, "It's like this, isn't it Grandma Xingzi's birthday today? The whole family came back to celebrate with her, and they also brought her most beloved granddaughter. She had a bug treasure bag, and when she went out to play with it just now, a few bee-like bees snatched it away."

Fang Yan looked at the cute little girl in the middle of the crowd, who was crying so hard that her tears and snot were stuck together.

"So that's how it is."

Fang Yan stepped forward, knelt down in front of the little girl, and said, "Don't worry, I'll get the bug treasure bag back for you right now."

"Really?!"

"Really, can you tell me where those beedrills stole the insect treasure pack?"

The little girl wiped her nose, then casually wiped it on Fang Yan's hand and pointed in a direction.

dialect:----

Fang Yan still had a smile on his face, and patted her head, "Wait for Uncle—wait a moment, big brother will get the bug treasure bag back for you soon."

"Um.

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He used his dialect to reassure those around him, then mounted the nine-tailed fox and headed in the direction the little girl pointed.

As they entered the forest, a flash of red light appeared, and Miss Skirt jumped out of her Poké Ball, sat on Ninetales' back, and wiped the snot off Fang Yan's hands.

"Laji".

The little girl always liked to cry.

Upon hearing this, Fang Yan lowered her head, patted the flowers on its head, and said with a smile, "You were the same when you were little."

Miss Skirt pursed her lips and said nothing more.

"Goethe".

found it.

Miss Gothic's voice rang out, and Fang Yan looked in the direction of the voice and found that there were indeed several Beedrill hanging Bug Bags on the tree, preparing to bully this Pokémon he had never seen before.

"Gentlemen, could you please do me the honor of returning my insect treasure bag?"

A voice in a dialect sounded behind the Beedrills. The Beedrills turned around and saw a human. A dangerous red light flashed in their eyes.

Beedrill has never been a gentle Pokémon. After seeing Fangyan trespass into their territory, it raised its stinger, ready to pounce on Fangyan.

"call out."

Fang Yan's nine-tailed beast roared, and the surrounding temperature began to rise. At the same time, a mighty Mk Eagle descended from the sky, staring intently at them.

"So, do you want to fight or give it back to me?"

While the Beedrills were still hesitating, Ninetales unleashed a Flame Shot, burning down all the surrounding bushes.

Without the slightest hesitation, the bees took off running.

At the same time, many large bees flew out from the nearby bushes and scattered in all directions.

"Oh ho? You tried to ambush me just now? Nine-Tails, well done, I'll give you extra food when we get back."

"Whoosh~"

Fang Yan held the insect treasure bag in his arms, rode the nine-tailed beast slowly back to the village, and returned it to the little girl.

"Make sure to take better care of it next time."

After having dinner at Grandma Xingzi's house, Fang Yan went back to Shuangye Town with Grandpa Muzhi and Grandma Muzhi.

"Manager Fangyan, has the matter of the animal nursery been resolved?"

"Yes, I've walked around a few times and I have a general idea. I'll discuss it with Gengar and the others when I get back, and that should be about it."

"It's good that there's progress. I was afraid of taking up your time today."

"No, that's not true. It's okay to slack off occasionally."

at the same time.

The seas far from the Sinnoh region.

Manaphy is sitting atop the head of a giant chubby fish, heading towards the place where it had been when it was still a Pokémon egg.

Sinnoh region — wait for me.

Manaphy thought to himself.

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