Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 245 The Effect of the Ancient Orange: The Roaring Tail is Born (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Hearing that the Queen of the Lace Crown wanted to form a band, Mingyou hesitated, saying that not only did they need 18 different attributes, but they also needed to know 18 different styles of playing... Why don't you go find two green onions to throw around?

He was so delusional that he didn't even know what to say. Besides, Big Turnip himself doesn't know any music at all, right? And he thinks he can teach others?

"You..."

Mingyou rubbed his forehead and shook his head, feeling that this guy had been making empty promises to him ever since he arrived, and sometimes it was hard to tell who the boss was.

He ignored the other party and, at least until he saw some results, he was too lazy to continue dealing with the matter of the Queen of the Brilliant Crown. He just wanted to see what kind of work the other party could produce.

So he left and went back to researching the new cards. This time they were all fruits. Fortunately, in order to deal with various types of cards, he had already planted many different kinds of fruit trees in the manor. He could just find a good-growing one and go there to use the card.

Seeing him leave, Calyrex put its hands behind its back, its expression gradually returning to calm. After a long silence, it said to Jigglypuff and the others beside it, "Turnip really got underestimated. It's up to you guys to prove it wrong!"

"Ding ding!"

Meanwhile, near the video game store.

Kirullian was eager to find her sister and surprise her, but after searching for a long time, she couldn't find her sister, which puzzled her.

"Nair?"

"Naido?"

The Iron Warrior's slightly electronic voice came from not far behind. Kirlia turned around, greeted him, and told him about herself.

"Naido..."

My older sister...

Iron Warrior is a man-made Pokémon. Although it has the genes of Gardevoir and Gallade, it does not have any siblings and therefore cannot understand things related to this.

"Nair!"

Seeing that it didn't understand, Kirullian waved her little hand and earnestly explained to it.

Just then, a figure slowly walked out from behind Kirlia and picked it up with green hands, seemingly to give it a surprise.

"Nai~"

"Nair!?"

Hearing the voice, Kirlia quickly turned her head to look. It was her older sister! But... something seemed off. Her sister was now wearing a white dress and had short, curly green hair. Even her height was... no, she had evolved!

Its face immediately showed surprise. It didn't expect that its sister would evolve into Gardevoir after only a few days... It had originally wanted to give the other a surprise, but in the end, its sister was still better.

A younger sister will always be a younger sister...

Looking at the two sisters who had a close relationship, the Iron Warrior stood still, seemingly trying to analyze and understand the relationship between them.

Just then, it seemed to sense something and suddenly turned around, looking in the direction of the arcade.

"Naido?"

A look of confusion flashed in the Iron Warrior's eyes. Just now, it seemed to have seen something purple flash into it, and the aura of the other party even felt somewhat familiar to it, but now everything had disappeared.

After a moment of silence, it ignored it completely. Then Kirlia began to introduce it to Gardevoir, and it paid even less attention...

Soon after Mingyou signed a cooperation agreement with the Padia Alliance and successfully established a channel between the two places, the manor's shipments surged.

As a result, the number of tourists to Beishang Township has gradually increased. In just a few months, the poisonous sticky cake incident seems to have been completely forgotten. The residents of Cuilu Town have also resumed their businesses as tourists have come.

Just a week after Naruto returned home, news came from the Maglev Train Railway Company in Goldenrod City, Johto Region: they were planning to open a railway connecting Kitakami Township with the Kanto and Sinnoh regions.

Everything has been agreed upon, and construction is expected to begin this summer, with the road expected to be open to traffic by the end of the year. This is remarkably fast, which speaks volumes about the profits generated by the estate's fruit industry.

All of this was within Mingyou's plan, even much earlier than expected. Although he wasn't particularly worried about it now, the Queen of the Raiguan had taken care of everything for him, doing all the dirty and tiring work. Since he was pretending to be the boss, he naturally had to pay the price.

After a week, both Iron Thorn and Iron Warrior have adapted to life in the manor and become friends with everyone. Although the latter is still a bit aloof, he can't resist everyone's enthusiasm.

Zhenyi has completely fallen in love with life here. He sleeps on Mingyou's bed at night and spends his days following Pangding and the others to find victims and listen to them sing. It seems he really has plans to start a band.

Unfortunately, apart from the increase in victims, there doesn't seem to be much progress. As a result, many Pokémon in the manor are now frightened and run away when they see them appearing in groups, which is a big headache for Mingyou.

And so, the peaceful daily routine quickly led to a day in mid-May...

With summer approaching, the temperature in Kitakami Township has risen considerably. When Naruto left Padia last month, he brought back some Pokémon eggs that needed to be adopted from the old lady at the breeding center.

Eevee, Burning Bug, and Little Blacksmith... basically all of them have hatched now.

Gardevoir and Arcanine usually take care of these children, and their birth has brought new life to the manor.

However, as the number of different types of Pokémon increases, the farm has to consider the construction of an ecological park. Otherwise, having all Pokémon in the same orchard environment will not help their growth and will only force them to adapt to this environment.

Now that he has enough funds, Mingyou is focusing on this matter. However, before that, the tangerines from Gulai that he was also very concerned about and looking forward to have finally ripened today!

That morning, as usual, he wore a sun hat to protect himself from the sun and went to the orchard with Ponpo. Before they even reached the location of the orange trees in Gulai, they saw some squirrels gathering there in the distance.

It seemed that some fruit had appeared that greatly surprised them, so Mingyou quickened her pace. As soon as she arrived in front of the fruit tree, she was startled by the huge oranges on the tree that were almost crushing the branches!

These oranges have red peels with distinct white, purple, and blue gradient patterns, and each one is about the size of a basketball.

In ancient times, the oranges we grew were known to grow big!

[Ancient Orange (B+): An ancient orange from a billion years ago, large and plump, loved by ancient Pokémon that had achieved physical immortality. It is a long-extinct species, and has a unique ancient flavor. Eating it slightly increases physical strength.]

[Additional Effects: Upon consumption, one gains ancient power, maximizing attack for 3 hours, and has a very low chance of activating an ancient bloodline.]

Mingyou plucked one of them, checked its information, and while surprised that it was a species from a billion years ago, she was also curious about the last sentence of its additional effect: "Activate ancient bloodline? What does that mean?"

"Mmm~"

Is this edible?

Ponpo was very curious about the taste of such a big orange.

Mingyou snapped out of her reverie, smiled, and nodded: "Yes, let's pick a few more. These oranges won't be sold for now, so feel free to eat as many as you like."

He wouldn't dare to sell fruits and vegetables without fully understanding their effects; he couldn't afford to take responsibility if something went wrong.

So let's figure out the effects first...

I carried a bunch of oranges back from the orchard, and they were all quite heavy. After traveling such a long distance back to the villa, I felt like my body was about to give out.

"Call them over to eat oranges."

"Mmm~"

Watching Ponpo leave, Mingyou, filled with curiosity, peeled one of the oranges to see what was inside. To his surprise, the peel was much harder than he had expected.

With a little effort, he peeled it open, revealing plump, red segments of orange flesh inside. The sweet aroma of oranges immediately wafted out, making his eyes light up.

"It's very juicy, but I wonder how it tastes. Since it's a fruit that ancient Pokémon like, Winged Wing should like it, right?"

"Mengmeng~"

Who's calling me?

Zhenyi flew leisurely into the house from outside, looking very happy. Fatty and the others followed behind him. Lacecrown had quietly become a hands-off manager, and now the little guy was all being taken care of by Zhenyi.

Seeing them arrive, Mingyou broke the orange into pieces and said with a smile, "Come and have a taste~"

"Mengmeng?"

Zhenyifa stepped forward, and the moment it saw the ancient orange, its face was full of surprise and astonishment, because it had eaten something very similar before... when it was still a dream demon, it was sent to ancient times by a mysterious force, where there were many such oranges.

Hearing its surprise, Mingyou smiled calmly: "Haha, this is indeed how oranges are grown in ancient times."

"Mengmeng~"

Zhenyi didn't care why this stuff was even there; he just grabbed a piece and popped it into his mouth, savoring the burst of juice. This was the taste! So delicious!

Seeing how happily it was eating, the other members of its band also picked up a piece of orange, took a bite out of curiosity, and were instantly overwhelmed by the delicious burst of fruit pulp.

Delicious!

"Haha, eat as much as you like."

Looking at them, Mingyou's face was full of smiles, but at this moment, he suddenly noticed that Jigglypuff's condition seemed a little strange.

"What's wrong?"

"Ding ding..."

After finishing the tangerines, Fatty stared wide-eyed, seemingly lost in thought, and stood there dumbfounded. This sudden behavior worried his friends.

But in the next second, Jigglypuff suddenly raised its hands, let out a roar, and its body seemed to radiate evolutionary light, gradually becoming larger and revealing a pair of cute little tiger teeth.

Its original blue eyes have now turned yellow, with two patches of blush below them. The tuft of hair on its head has gradually extended, forming a long, curled tail resembling a fern sprout, with a purplish-red tip, somewhat similar to the tail of an extended comet.

"Ding ding!"

"ha?"

[RoarTail: Paradox Pokémon. Although its body has grown larger, its dream of singing remains unchanged. Become its audience to gain its favor.]

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(End of this chapter)