Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 147 Alpaca Brand Fertilizer, Let's Make Pumpkin Lanterns Together (4000 words)

Mingyou was holding a squash and discovered that once it was caught, it would become docile, but as soon as it was let go, it would immediately start jumping around again.

"It's quite heavy. This one squash could last me at least two days if I ate it every meal..."

He weighed it in his hand by feel, then looked at the squash next to him being hugged by the pummels.

I harvested a total of twenty-three squashes, but three of them were eaten by Munchlax...

"You can eat whatever you want, but don't eat it all at once, it's too wasteful of the benefits."

Mingyou reminded Munchlax that the effects of these Squash buffs do not stack. No matter how many you eat, the buff lasts for three hours, and you have to wait for the buff time to end before it can be renewed.

"Gambit~"

You can eat whatever you want.

The little Snorlax smiled happily. It didn't care about anything else, not even its own physical strength had increased. As long as it could eat, that was all that mattered.

"Alright, let's think about what to do with this thing first. I still don't know how to eat a squash..."

Although there are still a few days until Halloween, let's research the ingredients we're unsure about first, and then prepare properly over the next few days.

Someone from the Sinnoh region contacted him yesterday and will come to Kitakami Township at the beginning of next month to establish a Pelipper Logistics Station in Greentown, without requiring any franchise fees.

This will make it much more convenient for Beishang Township to send express packages in the future, without exorbitant express delivery fees.

It became much more convenient instantly. As for establishing logistics routes, that was their business, and Mingyou didn't need to worry about that. The first step had finally been taken.

But that's far from enough...

If a railway cannot be built in Kitakami Village to connect the Sinnoh and Kanto regions, transporting large quantities of goods will always be a problem.

There was an opportunity before, but the people who were building the railway were rejected by a group of old men from Beishang Township. Now that other places have been completed, they naturally won't care about this place anymore, so it has to be him who makes the change.

"We must develop Beishang Township into a world-renowned tourist destination!"

Mingyou has actually been thinking about this for the past two days, but apart from the natural scenery, the only things that can attract people to Beishang Township are the legend of Baoban and the hot springs that are only open in winter...

The conditions are what they are; since we can't use them directly, we should find a way to create them!

"I need to come up with something that can attract tourists and is affordable for ordinary people, instead of resorts that are only for the wealthy... I need to think about it."

Thinking this through, Mingyou carried the squash into the kitchen for today's breakfast.

He tried making a pumpkin pancake using the same method as cooking pumpkin. Although he wasn't particularly satisfied with it, as he hadn't fully brought out the flavor of the ingredient, Ponpo and the others quite liked it...

That afternoon.

Mingyou called over Xiong Da and Xiong Er, wanting them to teach him how to use the stone slab. The stone slab's effect was too important for the development of his manor, so he had to figure it out as soon as possible.

"Awooo..."

Moonbear shook its head. Although it remembered the earth stone slab, having lost part of its memory, it no longer remembered how to use it.

Fortunately, Ursaring remembered everything. Since Mingyou needed it, as her Pokémon, it would naturally do its best, and so it accepted the stone tablet...

Looking at the brown stone slab in its hand, it realized it hadn't used the other's power for countless years and couldn't help but feel nostalgic... for the adventures it had once shared with its companions, challenging myths and legends.

"Awooo!"

The Moon Bear hurled the earth stone slab into the air, and the slab emitted a dazzling brown light that spread outwards.

The sky over the entire Kitakami Township seemed to dim and lose its color under this light, causing many Pokémon to stand still, staring blankly in that direction, as if they could sense some kind of power.

At this moment, the earth slab standing in the air shed its brown surface, revealing its true appearance. It became enormous, its shape changed to an irregular hexagon, and it radiated colorful light.

"This is……"

Mingyou stared blankly at the sky. Even he could clearly feel the natural energy emanating from the stone slab, and the soil beneath his feet seemed to become softer and shinier.

"Awooo!"

Looking at the stone slab, Moon Bear seemed to suddenly remember something, and its emotions immediately became excited. It released its power and, together with Moon Bear, grabbed the stone slab and slowly placed it into the vegetable garden in the backyard.

That's about right. Even if they can't fully unleash the power of the stone slab, they can easily control the range of its release.

"Awooo~"

"Wait, let me take a look first..."

Mingyou couldn't wait and quickly checked the current results of some crops in the backyard. Just as he arrived in front of the pumpkin bear seeds he had planted more than half a month ago, something happened that surprised him greatly.

Its roots and stems were growing rapidly, and soon it began to flower and bear fruit!

Just when everything stopped, a message reminded me that the pumpkin bear would be ready in just five days, exactly on Halloween night. You have to remember that there was still more than a month to go before that!

"This... is a bit too incredible."

Mingyou didn't know what to say. She felt that with the current soil, there was no need to use fertilizer anymore. There couldn't be anything more effective than this. The earth slabs were now the manor's fertilizer.

If Team Galactic found out that he was using the stone tablet as fertilizer, they'd probably explode on the spot. How could they be so wasteful of such a precious resource? This belongs to the Sinnoh Grandmaster!

"marvelous!"

Mingyou happily hugged Ponpon and jumped up. This alpaca fertilizer is really effective!

"Mmm~"

"So now there's only one emerald green stone slab left. If that works too..."

The idea was good, but Mingyou didn't know how to proceed. He heard from Heyuexiong that the "King" who controlled the emerald green stone slab, Miss Xicuiqun, had passed away long ago.

"Awooo~"

Helge shook his head. It doesn't necessarily need a "King" to use it. The tablet has long since ended its mission and anyone can use it now, which is why the Galactic Team members can mess around with it.

"So, Ponpo can use it too?"

"Hmm?"

"Awooo~"

The Moon Bear nodded. Theoretically, it was possible, but it would take some time to become proficient. Even it had grown from a cub to a full-grown Moon Bear before finally mastering the power of the Earth Slab.

However, even if no one uses a stone slab like the Emerald Slate, which is closely related to nature, simply leaving it in a certain place for a period of time can still affect the surrounding area, just like it did on Lily of the Valley Island.

"I see!"

Mingyou nodded gently, intending to dig a hole and bury the emerald green stone slab, leaving it like this for the time being.

But at that moment, Ponpo took the initiative to extend her hands, indicating that she wanted the emerald green stone slab so that she could contribute to the manor.

"Mmm~"

"Um... do you really want it?"

Mingyou was just asking as an example; she didn't actually plan to give it to Pengpeng, as it would be too troublesome and time-consuming.

"Mmm!"

Ponpo's expression was very determined; she also wanted to do something for this family.

Seeing its attitude, Mingyou remained silent for a moment, then reached out and patted its head, saying with a look of relief, "Alright then, but don't force yourself."

"Mmm~"

Ponpo reached out and took the emerald green stone slab, hiding it inside her cloak. No one knew how such a small and adorable creature managed to hide so many things inside her cloak; it was perhaps a mystery.

After the stone slab was perfectly placed, the pangolins living in the backyard felt very comfortable due to the influence of the slab's power.

Then a flash of light appeared, and a Sandshrew evolved into a Sandslash King right before their eyes. This was the effect of the stone slab, and it affected not only the backyard but the entire manor.

"Awooo~"

Just then, Ursaring suddenly spoke up to warn that the light emitted when the stone slab reverted to its original form was too conspicuous and might attract some humans or Pokémon to the area.

"It doesn't matter. Those people from Greentown wouldn't dare come here. As for wild Pokémon... whatever, just don't cause any damage to the manor when they come. And don't attack them."

Naruto treats all Pokémon equally, unless you are truly evil, like those three who killed Ponpo's companions.

But he's been dead for hundreds of years, he can't possibly win a resurrection match against the old man and then jump out...

Soon, they went back to their work.

The light emanating from the stone slab did attract some wild Pokémon, such as the pond in the backyard... In fact, in terms of size, it could already be considered a lake, only the water was a bit shallow.

However, most Pokémon just glanced around out of curiosity and then left. Seeing so many Pokémon living here, many wild Pokémon are actually unwilling to approach and are very wary.

But there are exceptions, such as some guys from very remote areas of Beishang Township...

In the blink of an eye, time has already passed to the snowy land, and tonight is the start of Halloween.

Mingyou, who originally planned to use a squash for Halloween, decided to see which one was better before making a decision after seeing that the pumpkin bear was almost ripe.

So early this morning, he and Ponpo went to the backyard. After the earth slabs had "irrigated" it for the past few days, the soil in the backyard had become visibly shiny. You could tell from the expressions of the long-haired pigs that they were very comfortable living here.

Moreover, in just a few days, all the crops planted in the backyard have basically ripened again.

Including those white fox tomatoes that can attract Ghost-type Pokémon.

He doesn't sell any of these; he keeps them all to cook for Ponpo and the others. And he hasn't seen any Ghost-type Pokémon attracted to them.

And of course, there's today's main character!

"Mmm!"

Ponpong dodged the squash that could hit people and ran all the way to the plot of land where Pumpkin Bear was planted. Looking around, there were hundreds of pumpkins... and that was only because there wasn't enough space in the plot. Mingyou only used some of the Circle Bear cards to plant them, otherwise she could have planted at least five or six hundred.

"Mmm~"

"Here it comes, here it comes."

Mingyou approached Ponpon and was taken aback when she saw these pumpkin bears, which were slightly smaller than squash. How to describe their pumpkin shapes...?

At first glance, it looks somewhat like a bear's head, with a pair of round bear ears and a five-pointed star pattern on its left eye. However, upon closer inspection, it doesn't resemble an edible pumpkin; it looks more like a pumpkin hat.

[Pumpkin Bear (B+): A pumpkin shaped somewhat like a bear's head. It is sweeter than regular pumpkins and provides better illumination when used to make jack-o'-lanterns. It also makes a unique sound when the wind blows through it. Eating it will improve proficiency in sound-type moves and heal damage to the vocal cords.]

[Additional effect: After consuming, you will understand the moves - close combat, and learn them faster.]

"Great! We've found the materials, and even the pattern is marked. Let's just dig along the pattern!"

Mingyou was instantly delighted. There were enough pumpkin bears. She would pick some later and have everyone help her hollow them out.

The pumpkin flesh that's been scooped out is used to make pumpkin pancakes and pumpkin balls, while the remaining shells are used to make jack-o'-lanterns to decorate the villa—that's the atmosphere you need for Halloween!

Mingyou nodded in satisfaction, then said, "Let's pick all these pumpkin bears, and then..."

"Mmm~"

Before he could finish speaking, Ponpo picked a pumpkin bear and hugged it to her arms. What an adorable bear!

But the next second, Mingyou continued, "Then hollow out all these pumpkins..."

"Hmm?!"

This is terrifying! Are they really going to hollow out the bellies of these adorable bears?!

"Uh, this is food..."

Mingyou was startled by Ponpo's reaction, so she explained to her that these pumpkin bears were born to be eaten so that everyone could have enough to eat; it was their duty.

So we should be grateful, hollow out their bellies, eat them all, and then make them into pumpkin lanterns to hang on the windowsill.

"Mmm"

Ponpo understands... We should be grateful!

"That's right, let's call everyone over to help. We'll be eating these pumpkins tonight."

"Mmm~"

Time flies, and it was afternoon in the blink of an eye. In the living room of the villa, the little Snorlax ate the pumpkin in its hand and was lying there sleeping.

Latias put the pumpkin lantern that Mingyou made on its head, then rested its head on Snorlax's belly and went to sleep, with a pumpkin that had been half-cut out but the owner was too lazy to cut it further beside it...

Since Smoothie didn't know how to do these things, it disguised itself as a tea canister and placed it on the bookshelf. Meanwhile, Riolu was very serious and had already made several pumpkin lanterns, which were also very beautiful.

And it was teaching Aipom and the others how to make jack-o'-lanterns. Many Pokémon that came to join in the fun were learning from it.

Ponpo has already gone upstairs with Mingyou to decorate, so it's not here. Only Gible is holding its ugly-looking pumpkin lantern. Although it's the result of its own hard work with its claws, compared to Riolu's, it's worlds apart from its own.

"shark……"

Thinking back to the last time I made a teacup, it seems to have been the same. Although I tried really hard, I wasn't very good at delicate handicrafts.

"Leo?"

After helping Pachirisu make the jack-o'-lantern, Riolu looked at Gible, who seemed to have something on his mind, and decided to go up and ask him.

It's completely different now than it was in Binhai City, because it really loves the environment of the manor and enjoys living here with everyone.

"Leo~"

Do you need help?

Riolu asked with a smile, his attitude very friendly. After hesitating for a moment, Gible nodded. It also wanted to make a nice jack-o'-lantern, but it really didn't have the ability.

"Leo~"

It's okay, I'll teach you!

Riolu noticed its mood, so it took Gible with it and went to the backyard, intending to pick two more Pumpkin Bears to teach them step by step.

As they walked together toward the backyard, with Halloween approaching, an autumn wind blew the evil spirits here...

……

(End of this chapter)