Pokémon: All About the Breeding House

Chapter 522 Miss Gothic's Great Harvest!

Fang Yan and Granny Orange arrived at the entrance of a forest. Granny Orange looked at the forest and asked, "Is this the place?"

Fang Yan nodded. "Muk Eagle said that there are a lot of Paras and Parasters around here."

After speaking, Fang Yan looked at Grandma Orange and asked, "Grandma, what should we do now?"

Grandma Orange frowned, looked at Fang Yan, and said somewhat displeasedly, "You, do you think I'd use my age and seniority to boss you around? Before we came here, I already said that since you're the champion, you should do as you say. Besides, aren't you a Pokémon professor just like him? Don't you know better than me how to handle this kind of thing?"

Fang Yan smiled awkwardly upon hearing this. Seeing this, Granny Ju snorted softly and said, "Respecting the elderly and caring for the young are good virtues, but when it comes to important matters, those with ability always come first."

"I understand, Mother-in-law. Let's go in and observe the situation first."

"Yes, don't worry, I won't hold you back."

Fangyan and Granny Orange entered the forest. The outer area was quiet, but it became noisier as they went deeper. Many Pokémon living in the forest came into their sight.

Fang Yan casually glanced at the wild Pokémon that were curiously watching them, then focused his attention on the base of each large tree.

At first it was fine, there were only a few Paras or Parasters lying on the trees occasionally, but as they went deeper, Fang Yan found that there were more and more Paras or Parasters lying on the roots of the trees that were exposed above the ground.

The ecosystem in the Pokémon world is excellent, which results in trees that generally grow quite tall. As a result, many thick roots protrude from the ground, forming intricate areas that allow weaker Pokémon to use these exposed roots to avoid predators.

Fang Yan felt a chill run down his spine as he stared at the densely packed Paras and Paraster lying beneath the towering tree in front of him.

People with trypophobia would probably faint on the spot if they came here.

"Kou Jie?"

What the hell is this? It's terrifying!

Gengar jumped out of the shadow of the dialect, and was also stunned by the scene before it.

Grandma Orange glanced at the Gengar next to Fang Yan and found that this Gengar was even better trained than her own Gengar.

However, she quickly turned her attention back to Paras and Paraster in front of her.

"Fang Yan, what should we do now? With so many Paras and Paraster gathered together—this forest probably won't last two days, will it?"

"This is only what we can see on the surface; who knows how many more Paras are underground—"

Fang Yan frowned and said something.

Paras is a Pokémon that digs holes to absorb nutrients from tree roots, but Paraster rarely digs holes; it prefers to lie directly on the surface of trees to absorb nutrients.

"Kou Jie?"

What? How would I know?

"Oh, I wasn't talking about you, I was just giving an example."

Fang Yan shoved the Gengar in front of him aside, then took out Rotom's phone, took a few pictures, and sent them to Professor Oak.

"口桀一"

Oh.

"My original plan before I came was to use force to drive them all out of the forest," Fang Yan said.

"I can help you," Granny Orange replied in the local dialect.

Fang Yan shook his head. "No, there are too many of them. They can also be found underground. If we want to drive them out of this forest completely, we'll probably have to use fire or ice-type moves on a large scale. But fire-type moves can easily cause wildfires, which could destroy this forest."

Fang Yan continued, "Ice-type magic won't be able to drive them out of the ground. And if we forcibly drive them out of the forest, they will scatter and flee out of fear, and might even run to other forests."

"If we don't separate them, they will soon gather together again and continue to absorb the forest's nutrients."

During a break in the dialect conversation, Professor Oak's call request rang. When the call was answered, Professor Oak appeared on the screen with a serious expression.

"I saw the pictures. I didn't expect there to be so many. And according to Officer Jenny's report, there seems to be a group of Paras or Parasters heading towards you from not far away."

"Again?"

"Could we try to disperse them?"

Fang Yan shook his head and repeated what he had just said to Granny Orange to Professor Oak.

"What you said makes a lot of sense, but my idea is that we could first disperse them and let them scatter to various forests. Then we could arrange for people to disperse them again from each forest, and so on, to differentiate them into numbers that would not cause damage to the forests, and then distribute them to different forests."

"Where are we going to find so many people?" Granny Orange chimed in. "With Lance out of the picture, Team Rocket seems to be stirring again, and there are pirates appearing in the sea. We simply can't spare enough people to handle this. Even if we could, it would take too long and isn't realistic."

After pondering what Professor Oak had just said, Fang Yan first released Miss Gothic and asked her some questions. Only after receiving her nod did he speak up, saying, "I do have an idea."

Professor Oak and Granny Orange immediately turned their attention back to him.

"Perhaps we can take advantage of their current gathering to drive them out of the forest to an open area, then count them, divide them into equal groups, and then take them to different forests."

Grandma Orange looked at Fang Yan with a puzzled expression and asked, "Didn't you just say that using force might destroy this forest?"

"We don't necessarily have to use force. We can lure them out with some of their favorite foods. I can try to make the food, but the follow-up work will probably require some manpower."

Professor Oak and Granny Orange exchanged a glance, and then Professor Oak said, "Let's do it your way for now."

""

"I'll talk to the alliance about manpower, and we'll transfer some people from nearby areas first," Granny Orange said, tapping the ground.

Fang Yan nodded, "Okay, then I'll go and prepare the food first."

After speaking in dialect, Fang Yan opened the Reverse Path in front of Granny Orange and led Gengar inside.

Staring at the vanished Fangyan, Granny Orange looked at the Rotom Phone floating in front of her. Professor Oak was on the screen. She pointed in the direction Fangyan had disappeared and asked Professor Oak, "Who exactly is he?!"

Professor Oak smiled and said, "He's somewhat acquainted with the ruler of the Distortion World in the Sinnoh region."

Grandma Orange gave me a look that said, "Do I look like an idiot?"

Is this considered somewhat familiar?

If you hadn't told me, I would have thought he was the master of the Reversal World!

Back in the backyard of the breeding house, Fang Yan first asked Gengar to dig up some Grancia flowers from the flowerbed, while he and Miss Goth went to the fruit tree area in the planting area and dug up some roots from each fruit tree.

Afterwards, I went to the forest area and borrowed some sweet honey from the Queen Bee. I juiced the Grancidia flowers and tree roots, and then added the sweet honey and Chinese herbs to it. A bucket full of herbal essence was born.

After everything was ready, Fang Yan reopened the reverse passage and returned to the Kanto region.

As soon as Fang Yan stepped out of the Reversed World, he was startled. Standing next to Granny Orange was Professor Oak and a short-haired woman he knew very well.

Miss Officer Jenny and her subordinates were also present.

"Master Rika? Long time no see."

Hearing Fang Yan's words, Li Jia looked at him and gave him a gentle smile.

"Hey, it's been a long time, shopkeeper with dialect accent."

"Professor Oak is here too?" Fang Yan looked at Professor Oak beside him, and Professor Oak nodded.

"After all, this matter is not to be underestimated. Are you ready?"

"Pretty much, Gengar."

As soon as the dialect was spoken, Professor Oak saw Gengar pull out a large bucket. He opened it and found that it was a bright green beverage with a faint fragrance of grass and wood, mixed with the aroma of Chinese herbs and honey.

"This is----"

"This is made from a sweet blend of Gracia flowers from our breeding house, some roots from the tree fruit trees, Chinese herbs from the planting area, and the queen bee."

Fang Yan felt a pang of heartache whenever she thought about the origin of this bucket of beverage.

"Professor Oak, I uprooted nearly a quarter of our Grancia flowers in the nursery just for this bucket of root drink—"

"Thank you for your expense. After this is resolved, I will apply to the League for a reward as compensation for your losses," Professor Oak said, patting him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, Professor Oak, I'll definitely handle this matter perfectly today."

After that, Fang Yan explained his specific plan.

He and Gengar would go into the forest and sprinkle some root drinks on the areas where Parasects were most concentrated. Then, they would spread the drinks along the clearings outside the forest to lure the Parasects and Parasects out. Once they were lured out, Gothic would use her psychic powers to suppress them in place and divide them into several areas. Then, Officer Jenny and the investigators would use nets or similar tools to pack them up and take them to other forests to prevent them from gathering in large numbers again.

After he finished speaking, he looked at Granny Orange and said, "Granny Orange, could you please stop those Paras coming towards this forest and drive them back?"

Grandma Orange nodded, "Don't worry."

After saying that, Grandma Orange turned around and left.

Fang Yan then looked at Lijia, "Gym Leader Lijia, you're a Grass-type Gym Leader, and you know a lot about Grass-type Pokémon. Could you please explain the precautions to Officer Jenny and the others, and then guide them on how to catch the Paras that have escaped from the forest?"

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Finally, Fang Yan looked at Professor Oak and said, "Professor Oak, then I'll trouble you to keep an eye on things from the side and make sure none of them escape. Dali and the others will cooperate with you."

"Okay, then I'll keep watch outside for you."

After arranging everything, Fang Yan patted Gengar, who was floating to the side, and said, "Let's go, Gengar."

"口桀"

In the forest, Fang Yan looked at the densely packed Paras and Paraster, suppressing the tingling sensation on his scalp, and said to Gengar beside him, "Gengar, go, put the root drink among them."

Gengar floated over carrying a small bucket, then suddenly splashed it, spilling all the root-based drinks onto Paras and the others.

Fang Yan looked up and saw the Mk Eagle perched on a tree trunk, watching him. He threw the root drink in his hand into the air, and the Mk Eagle instantly took flight, flapping its strong wings to scatter the root drink around the forest.

"口桀"

Run!

Gengar, carrying its small bucket, darted past Fangyan, shouted something, and then moved away from him.

Fang Yan looked back and saw Paras and Parasters surging toward the traces of the root drink left by Gengar, and countless Paras crawling out from underground, a living mummy horror.

"Oh my god!"

Fang Yan flipped over and sat on Nine-Tailed Fox's back. "Quick, Nine-Tailed Fox, run!"

Ninetales ran nimbly through the forest. As it passed Gengar, Fang Yan reached out and grabbed Gengar's tail, dragging it away.

"I told you to eat less, but I pretended not to hear. Now look what happened, running so slowly!"

"Kou Jie—"

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Don't pull my tail! Waaaaaah~

Gengar kept leaking air from Fangyan's hand.

Lijia and Officer Jenny stood nervously at the forest entrance, watching the forest interior intently. As the sounds coming from within grew louder, their hearts pounded with each passing moment.

A figure darted out from the bushes, leaped over their heads, and headed straight for the agreed-upon location.

"Master Rika, get ready!"

"yes!"

Lijia and Officer Jenny ran back to their designated waiting positions.

Immediately afterwards, countless Paras and Parasters poured out of the forest, following the trails left on the ground.

At the end of the trail was a large open space, and there was a large barrel placed there.

The M'k Eagles fanned themselves in the air, making the enticing scent even stronger, and Paras and Parasters became increasingly impatient, rushing towards the open space.

After the last Paras ran out of the forest, Fang Yan, sitting on the back of the Nine-Tailed Fox, shouted, "Miss Goth!"

Miss Goth floated in the air, raised her hands, and her terrifying mental power suppressed Paras and Paraster to their spot.

Gravity! Paras and Paraster were almost unable to move.

Then Miss Gothic used her mental powers to separate them into their respective areas.

Some Paras and Parasect broke free from the pressure of gravity and fled in all directions, but they were all driven back to the main force by Mighty, Miss Skirt, Latias, Kangaskhan, Dragonite, Tauros, and Arcanine.

"Goethe————"

Fang Yan nodded and looked at Lijia, "Master Lijia, it's up to you now."

Rika nodded, and then she and Officer Jenny stood up at the same time, leading the investigators to the open space. Upon seeing this, Miss Gothic removed the gravity.

The Officers' ladies, waving their nets, grabbed Paras and Paraster, put them in the car, and drove them away.

Batch after batch, the number of Paras and Paraster in the open space decreased significantly.

Fang Yan, sitting on the back of the nine-tailed fox, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

Everything is moving in a positive direction.

"call out?"

What's going on?

Nine-Tailed Fox turned its head and looked at the forest, where it saw another group of Paras and Paraster running out. After seeing the fate of its kin not far away, it stopped and turned to run back into the forest.

"There are still more?! No, we can't let them get away! Starhawk, use Storm!"

The M'k Eagle arrived in front of the Parasant group, flapped its wings to create a storm, and blew away a large number of Paras and Parasants, who fell to the ground unconscious.

However, there were too many Paras and Paraster, and they scattered and fled under the attack of the Munk Eagles.

The next second, they were forced back by the scorching heatwave, coalescing into a large group and running out of the forest.

Behind them, a gigantic figure, enveloped in brilliant, blazing flames, charged toward them, accompanied by a swarm of flames.

Wherever it went, flames followed.

Paras and Parasect are Pokémon with the highest number of types that are weak against them.

Cordyceps is four times weak to fire-type attacks, and with the added benefit of dry skin, it becomes five times weaker.

Therefore, faced with the Nine-Tailed Fox's super-powerful ultimate explosive bullet, they could only keep running towards the outside of the forest.

Even Paras, who was underground, was forced to come out and join the fleeing crowd.

Those that run slow will be roasted into cicada pupae or roasted mushrooms.

"Latias!"

Fang Yan, sitting on Latias's back, shouted something.

Latias nodded, and the water energy within his body began to gather, then he exhaled it into the air.

Dark clouds filled the sky, accompanied by lightning and thunder.

In the blink of an eye, a heavy rain began to fall, extinguishing the flames produced by the Nine-Tailed Fox in the forest, and then it chased after the Nine-Tailed Fox.

boom!

Fang Yan was startled. Looking at the lightning in the sky, he guiltily patted Latias and whispered, "Latias, should we fly lower?"

Why?

"It's thundering up there, wrong thing."

"What are you afraid of? It won't hit us."

"But I just set fire to the forest, I'm a little panicked."

"Oh, okay."

Latias obediently lowered the altitude.

Sitting on Latias's back, Fang Yan looked down at the Nine-Tails chasing after Paraster and the others. Luckily, he had managed to get the Nine-Tails to circle around in time.

Latias prayed for rain, and the trees and grass that Nine-Tails had just ignited were instantly extinguished.

Looking at Rain Dancer following behind Kurama, Rika couldn't help but exclaim, "Latias is amazing—to be able to control his power so perfectly."

After the Parasters were also driven to the open space, Nine-Tails returned to its original state, lazily yawned, and then leaped to Professor Oak's side to avoid getting wet in the rain.

And after the flames on Kurama disappeared, the rain-seeking spell also vanished.

Fang Yan looked at Miss Skirt on the ground and gave her a smile.

Miss Skirt returned a sweet smile, then slightly lifted her skirt in a gesture, before beginning a graceful dance and heading towards the forest.

Fangyan dismounted from Latias's back, took Miss Skirt's little hand, and danced together.

"That is—"

Miss Officer Jenny's eyes widened, and Lillia turned around as well. She found that flowers were blooming all around, and the flower stamen above Miss Skirt's head was gathering amazing plant energy, which then shot into the sky.

Petals fall in profusion, flowers bloom in full glory.

This is not just a move used for attack, but also a move that brings new life to the forest.

The dark clouds dispersed, the sun appeared, and along with the sunlight came a faint glow.

As the light fell upon the forest, the trees, whose leaves had turned yellow due to the absorption of nutrients by Paras and Paraster, began to rapidly shed their dead leaves and sprout new tender leaves.

The trees and grass that were burned by the Nine-Tailed Fox have also sprouted new buds.

Miss Skirt, the Celebi of the Breeding House, Fangyan's little elf, is currently lying weakly in Fangyan's arms.

Fang Yan picked up Miss Skirt, looked down at her, and said softly, "You've worked hard, get some rest."

Miss Skirt nodded weakly, then closed her eyes and fell asleep in Fang Yan's arms.

Grandma Orange, who had just returned from afar, stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the scene.

"This guy—no wonder he's a champion—"

Watching Paras and Paraster being captured and taken away with clear division of labor, Fang Yan nodded, finally resolving the situation.

Fang Yan was holding Miss Skirt in a daze when he felt someone tap his shoulder. He turned around and found Gengar looking at him like a thief.

"What's wrong?" Fang Yan asked softly, afraid of disturbing Miss Qun'er in his arms.

Gengar gestured to him with the mushroom in its hand.

Fang Yan looked at the mushroom in its hand and frowned slightly. "Why does it look so much like the mushrooms on Paralas and Paraster?"

"Kou Jie————"

Shh! Lots of mushroom spores have fallen from them.

"Why are you even taking the mushrooms from their backs? Haven't you heard that mushrooms are the true forms of Paras and Paraster?"

"Kou Jie?"

What does that mean? Does that mean we can't eat these?

"etc!"

Fang Yan seemed to have remembered something.

"I remember that before Paras evolved, the mushrooms on its back, when dried, had the effect of prolonging life? And I recall that the mushroom spores that fall from Paras were—also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine?"

Fang Yan and Gengar exchanged a glance, then simultaneously raised their eyebrows.

"Miss Gothic, Miss Gothic, Miss Gothic, here."

Miss Goth looked at Fang Yan with suspicion from the air and found him and Gengar waving at her, looking like they had done something wrong.

It floated curiously to Fang Yan, tilted its head, and said, "Gothic?"

What's wrong?

"Let me tell you, Miss Goth, look at the mushrooms in Gengar's hand. These mushrooms fell off Paras's back. I've heard that dried mushrooms have the effect of prolonging life. I don't know if it's true or not, but look over there."

Miss Goth looked at the open space but saw nothing.

"Goth?"

What?

"Spores, mushroom spores, those mushroom spores that fell from Paraster's back, I heard they're also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine!"

Fang Yan leaned close to Miss Gothic's ear and whispered something to emphasize it.

"This is a completely natural Chinese medicine. Perhaps we can combine it with the Chinese herbs in our breeding house to develop new and different Chinese medicines."

Miss Goth's eyes widened. Traditional Chinese medicine!

"Gothic?!"

Are you sure?!

"That's what I read in the book. I'm thinking, could we take them back and study them carefully?"

Miss Goth nodded earnestly.

"Gothic!"

Leave it to me!

When it comes to traditional Chinese medicine, Miss Goth is always very serious.

It openly and honestly collected the fallen mushroom spores using its mental powers, while Gengar went to collect the fallen mushrooms.

Looking at the clump of mushroom spores in front of her, Miss Gothic couldn't help but smile.

Then it looked at the Parasters who were obediently waiting to be captured, its eyes darted around, and then it narrowed its eyes.

"Goethe————"

I've put in so much effort just now, shouldn't you repay me now?

Immediately afterwards, Fang Yan saw that all Parasect Pokémon would roll over on their own and shake their bodies incessantly.

Once the body could no longer produce any more mushroom spores, it was knocked unconscious by mental force and lost consciousness.