Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 11 The Unique Scent of the Quipon Tree

The next morning.

After getting up and tidying up, Mingyou went to the backyard to check on the condition of the yam beans before making breakfast.

It's only 6:30 in the morning, and the little wild boars in the backyard are still sleeping and dreaming, with half of their bodies buried in the soil.

Mingyou arrived at the plot of land where she had planted the seeds yesterday, and to her surprise, tender shoots had already sprouted. Only one night had passed, and according to the information displayed by the sprouts, they would mature in just one and a half months.

"Wow, that was fast! Or is it because there are wild boars nearby that the time was shortened?"

He glanced at the sleeping boar not far away; if the succulent was cared for by a Ground-type Pokémon, it would indeed have that effect.

In that case, he should express his gratitude properly, so he checked the little wild boar's information...

[Little Boar: A pig-like Pokémon with a憨厚 (honest and simple) and slow-witted personality. It loves digging in the soil to find fungi. It would probably love to eat mushrooms, but be careful not to give it poisonous mushrooms, as they can easily cause an upset stomach.]

"You like mushrooms? I just bought some shiitake mushrooms yesterday, they should like them too, right?"

Mingyou smiled. Because he had a little Snorlax at home, he bought a lot of cheap ingredients yesterday so that there wouldn't be enough for the little Snorlax to eat.

Then he went back to the living room, took out a watering can to water the yam beans, and then went to the kitchen to start preparing today's breakfast.

The little Snorlax woke up on time, walked to his side, looked up, and stared blankly. Anyway, it did no work and was the epitome of someone who didn't lift a finger and had everything done for it.

"Gambit~"

"Wait a moment, I cooked porridge this morning. It's better to eat something light in the morning."

As Mingyou spoke softly, he was also thinking about something in his mind. Since Munchlax had used its card, he didn't know how much favorability it currently had.

There should be an improvement, since Ponpo leveled up to level 4 last night. There's no reason why Munchlax wouldn't stay the same. I just don't know if the effects of the cards will improve as the friendship level increases, or if they have to be reset after being restored.

Thinking about all this, he finished making breakfast and took the sliced ​​mushrooms to the backyard.

The little wild boar had a very keen sense of smell. It smelled the mushrooms from a great distance, its pink nose sticking up high. It immediately ran over and stopped in front of Mingyou.

"Hmph~"

"Don't rush, don't rush, they're all for you."

Mingyou smiled and squatted down, placing the plate in front of them. If she had known these little guys liked it, she would have bought more yesterday.

As the little wild boars happily ate, a burst of blue particles emanated from them, eventually coalescing into five cards with illustrations of the little wild boars on the front and ice and ground-type symbols on the back.

Watching the cards spin in front of her, Mingyou reached out and collected them all, then checked their information...

[Little Wild Boar (lv1): After using on a mushroom spore, its species changes to a Mushroom Spore, and it has a chance to learn one of the following moves (Ten Thousand Horsepower, Ice Spike, Mud Throw, Ice Shard)]

"Mushroom... is this really necessary...?"

Mingyou almost lost control of her expression; the names of these variants were just too simple and crude.

Who came up with this name? Would a normal person really buy something like this? It seems... they probably would? The weirder the name, the faster it sells.

The information for each card is the same, but since growing mushrooms is quite troublesome, Mingyou doesn't have any plans for it yet, and the funds don't support it either, so she can only put it aside for now and wait until she earns her first pot of gold.

He reached out and stroked the little wild boar's striped brown fur, smiling as he said, "I'll bring you some when I go to town to buy things again in a while. Please take good care of those yams for me."

"Hmph~"

……

After finishing breakfast, Munchlax didn't go to sleep, but instead wandered around the grove, seemingly still hungry and wanting some fruit for dessert.

Mingyou followed it around the orchard, mainly looking for a good spot to plant other fruit trees later.

Fortunately, although the orchard was large, it only had exactly 50 apple trees planted, with plenty of open space in between, so he wouldn't have to cut down the trees to plant others later.

"It does feel a bit deserted, even though there are quite a few wild Pokémon living here."

When Mingyou returned to the front of the villa, he realized that although there were quite a few wild Pokémon, there weren't as many as he had imagined, and most of the Pokémon living here were quite young.

Grandpa has lived here for decades, so this shouldn't be the case. Or have all the wild Pokémon that used to live here left?

Thinking about this, he suddenly realized something: grown-up children always have to leave home. If the manor were like the orphanage he spent his previous life in, how many children who left the orphanage would return like him? The answer is none…

Although the Pokémon that left will never come back, Grandpa will stay here. I guess he must be very happy to see these Pokémon grow up healthy and go to a wider world.

"The constant encounters and partings with Pokémon—isn't that also a part of life?"

Mingyou felt a pang of emotion, but he didn't know if he would ever experience it himself, nor what decision he would make if he actually encountered such a situation.

Before she knew it, it was already noon again. Seeing that the little Snorlax was looking up at her again, Mingyou could only pat its head and walk into the living room...

A day passed quickly, and it was 9 a.m. the next day.

Mingyou is in the orchard, marking each apple tree and recording its location and status with her phone for future care.

He started yesterday afternoon, and today there were only a few trees left, but just then, a strange bird call suddenly came from the sky, startling Alethos, who was living in the orchard, and he began to stir.

Mingyou quickly comforted them, then walked to the front of the villa, where she saw three big-billed gulls carrying a large package, perched there.

There was also a deliveryman wearing a blue and white uniform and a hat shaped like a long-winged gull.

The other party was about to make a call when he saw him arrive. He put down his phone, walked over, and said very politely, "Big Peacock SF Express, your package has arrived. Please sign for it."

"OK."

After verifying the information and inspecting the goods, Mingyou signed for the express delivery and took the package off the toucan.

Seeing the deliveryman mount his beak and prepare to leave, he asked curiously, "By the way, deliveryman, can I usually send packages directly through you? Like fruit or something..."

Upon hearing the question, the courier took out his phone to check, and then replied apologetically, "I'm sorry, the nearest station of our Big Pea SF Express is in Iwate City. We don't have one in Kitakami Township, so we don't support door-to-door pickup at the moment."

"What if I pay more?"

"Hmm... Paying three times the shipping fee shouldn't be a problem, or you can join us and set up a logistics station in Beishang Township. In that case, we will also build a dedicated route between Beishang Township and Beishang Township."

"That's alright then..."

Mingyou's lips twitched as she watched the other person leave.

Big-Pegasus Express is already expensive, and this is three times the shipping cost... I don't even want to think about how much money I'll have to invest in the beginning. I'd better go back to Padiya sometime and sell that house in Niang Guang City.

Ignoring all that for now, he took out the three ponkan trees and immediately buried them in a pit that had been dug not far away. These ponkan trees had already blossomed, and the fruit would probably ripen even faster than the apple trees.

He specifically chose trees that would bear fruit quickly, but perhaps because of this, several of the ponkan trees seemed to be struggling to adapt to the new environment after being planted.

"These transplanted ones seem really hard to raise... Never mind, I'll try using cards first!"

After reading the information about the tangerine trees, Mingyou did not hesitate to take out the card of the Evil Ponkan and use it on one of the tangerine trees in the best condition.

As the card shattered and turned into nutrients absorbed by the tangerine tree, the tree itself seemed to emit a dazzling light that began to flow among its branches, and the information in Mingyou's mind also began to change...

[Malus: Adapting to the soil. It will take another month for the Malus to ripen. When cared for by a (Grass, Fire, Water, Rock) type Pokémon, the growth cycle will be shortened, diseases will be prevented, and the fruiting rate will be increased. During the flowering period, the tree emits a unique scent that attracts Pokémon of the corresponding type. These scents have special effects, so please be careful.]

"A unique flavor?"

After reading the message, Mingyou was slightly taken aback, and her gaze subconsciously fell on the small white flowers on the tangerine tree.

A sweet fragrance of tangerines suddenly wafted from the small white flowers, passing by his nose, spreading around him, and reaching deep into the orchard.

Some Pokémon that were resting were instantly attracted by the unique fragrance, and when they came to their senses, Naruto felt that the fragrance was somewhat familiar, similar to the fragrance on Grimmsnarl, but much stronger!

"I'm hungry, I want to eat tangerines..."

(End of this chapter)