Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 16 begins selling fruit; first, find a sucker.

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After recording all the tangerines, Mingyou looked at the Silent Flower and the others, and smiled slightly: "Eat if you want, but there's one thing I have to say..."

He told them about some of the effects of the tangerine, such as not eating too much fruit at once, and that it's best to eat it after the buff effect has been digested.

Regarding the same attribute, he naturally suggested that the Bulbasaur and the others eat the Green Grass Mandarin Orange. Of course, they can eat other kinds if they want, but then they can only taste the flavor and it won't have any effect.

After saying this, Mingyou reached out and picked a green grass tangerine, skillfully peeled off the skin, and the dew on it instantly splashed everywhere.

The flesh of the tangerine is crystal clear and, like the peel, is emerald green. At first glance, it has a strange and eerie appearance, as if it has been dyed.

He broke off a piece of fruit and put it in his mouth. The moment he bit down, a rich aroma of grass mixed with the original fragrance of the tangerine spread out.

The texture is delicate and smooth, with bursts of juicy goodness filling the mouth, refreshing and delightful...

"So sweet..."

After eating a piece, Mingyou froze on the spot.

He looked at the fruit in his hand, and for a moment he wondered if he was really eating a tangerine. He had never eaten such delicious fruit before.

"It will sell! It will definitely sell like hotcakes!"

Now the market isn't just about Pokémon anymore. He never expected that this fruit would taste so good. He's sure that many people will be willing to pay a high price for a delicious treat!

Then he ate the second piece, the third piece... a palm-sized tangerine, and finished it all. He was so satisfied with the taste that he even wanted to eat another one.

However, he also knew that while these tangerines could continue to be cultivated, the current focus should be on their development, and they would consider other options once they had made money.

As he began to make his plans, the Silent Flower and the others finally couldn't resist and instantly took away many of the Green Grass Ghost Oranges. Only the one that reached the (B-) quality was left untouched because Mingyou had instructed him not to touch it.

The fruit-eating insects are very small and hide inside apples. Even if the trumpet bud helps them pick the fruit, they can only share one apple in pairs, which reduces the effectiveness by half.

However, each of them had only one acorn, and just after one acorn was eaten, its body suddenly emitted a light of evolution.

It gradually grew larger, developing thick, brown legs and arms, and its face resembled a long-nosed mask, with a leaf growing from its head...

[Longnoseleaf: A prankster Pokémon. Its evolution was sudden, and it wasn't even prepared for it. It loves climbing trees with its companions. Playing with it more should quickly increase its affection.]

"That's how it evolved?"

Mingyou was drawn to this sudden situation, and the evolved Long-nosed Leaf was completely different from the previous Dumb Flower. It simply waved its hands curiously a couple of times before adapting to this new power.

"Pheasant~"

The long-nosed leaf jumped for joy, and the other acorns nearby immediately gathered around it, casting envious glances while also feeling happy for their companion.

This is the power of the Mystic Orange. These acorns and trumpet buds will probably evolve soon, making the manor even more lively.

Mingyou smiled and nodded, then said, "Then let's leave the rest of these tangerines untouched for now. Let Ponpon and Munchlax have a taste first. There will be other fruits later."

"Knock it down~"

"Pheasant~"

"Click~"

The chubby flowers nodded happily. They would take care of things here and wouldn't let the other guys come and steal the fruit.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

After saying that, Mingyou walked back to the villa and suddenly shivered. She realized that she had come downstairs in her pajamas, and it was quite cold here in the morning.

He glanced at the little Munchlax sleeping in the living room. His only worry was that the little Munchlax might run over and eat all the fruit. He decided to wait until the little Munchlax woke up and then give it a heads-up.

After changing his clothes and tidying up in his bedroom on the second floor, he returned to the living room, sat down on the sofa, took out his phone, and prepared to start selling fruit.

If he was worried before that the fruit wouldn't sell well, now he has no such concerns at all. As long as the quality is good, there's absolutely no worry about selling it. He's prepared to lose money to build a good reputation first...

Despite the torturous internet speed, instead of going to Taobao, he registered an account on a trading platform similar to online auction called "Xianyuwang" and listed the tangerines there.

This website primarily serves trainers. Some people pick up items while traveling and adventuring in the wild, but then decide to sell them here since they don't need them.

This page gets a lot of daily views. You can also spend more money on promotion to put your items on the homepage, making them easier to sell...

"Let's find someone willing to take the plunge first. The price can't be too low, otherwise it won't be effective if they just buy it all up easily. Hmm... let's sell three for 648!"

Selling so many fruits for just three pieces would surely make a normal person ask, "Are these tangerines made of gold beads or silver coins?" But Mingyou thought the price was just right.

Some trainers do have the money, and if it's really useful, then it's definitely worth buying. But people aren't stupid, so they can only fool the suckers.

The beginning is always the hardest. If no one buys it, Mingyou will have to compromise and lower the price. But for now, let's try it out first...

After paying all the handling fees and promotion fees, Mingyou looked at the "Salted Fish King" platform and the logo of the Golden Carp King, and began to wait nervously, while thinking about the next step after success.

If he really makes it happen, then this place can't be so simple anymore. He definitely needs his own trademark. Peacock is used by SF Express, and Magikarp is used by Kingfisher, so he'll use Ponpo!

However, there was no way he would hear anything for a while, so he put down his phone and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. He would talk to them after he had filled his stomach.

Meanwhile, outside the villa.

After eating the mandarin orange, the flowers played around the fruit tree, using their movement to better utilize the fruit's benefits.

In the orchard, a tea canister with a painted face floated over like a ghost. From the gaps on both sides of the canister, it extended small, liquid green hands, grabbed a leaf, turned it into powder, and merged it into its body.

This appears to be one of Smocha's ways of eating; it grabbed several apple tree leaves along the way and ate them before finally returning to the villa to rest.

But as soon as it reached the door, its attention was drawn to the Silly Flower and the others. Then its gaze fell on the less than two-meter-tall Ponkan tree, and it paused for a moment.

"What?"

What kind of fruit tree is this? I've only been gone a few days, how come there's already this tree?

Smocha had no idea what had happened. It hadn't been at the villa for days, but had instead wandered around Green Town, only returning today.

Also a Grass-type Pokémon, it hesitated in the air for a moment, feeling that the green fruit on the tree was somewhat attractive to it.

So Smocha quietly moved closer...

Meanwhile, in the Kanto region south of Kitakami Village, in the city center of Cerulean City, a mysterious azure-blue city surrounded by waterways.

A chorus of complaints could be heard from inside a giant egg-shaped aquarium and swimming pool.

"Why can't it evolve?!"

A delicate-featured orange-haired girl, dressed in a school swimsuit that fully revealed her figure, had lost her playful expression and looked at a Magikarp in the pool with utter helplessness, shouting...

(End of this chapter)