Pokémon Ranch Story

"Looks like you've agreed!" Taking in the mud donkey's expression, Xia Mu patted him with a smile, but then changed the subject.

"However, you still need to wash your bodies every day! You can't be so dirty."

The mud-covered donkeys looked at each other. Living in the wild, he spent every day in the mud and was now filthy.

"Muddy boy, muddy boy!"

The mud donkeys all nodded in agreement to Xia Mu's request.

"That's settled then. You two get along well. I'll give you a bath in a little while."

Xia Mu left temporarily, allowing the mud donkeys to adapt to the unfamiliar environment on their own.

Fortunately, Xia Mu managed to collect three at once.

If it were just one of them, it definitely wouldn't be so easy for it to adapt. But with three of them together, and with companionship, I believe the mud donkeys will adapt much faster.

Leaving the donkey hut, the Fire Lion stood outside, peering inside.

Seeing that the mud-covered donkeys had adapted much, the patriarch relaxed a little.

After letting out a low growl at Xia Mu, the other party strode off and disappeared into the forest in the blink of an eye.

For this Pokémon, the wilderness and grasslands are its true home.

Night had fallen, and the firelight from the fireplace in the ranch cabin illuminated the room.

Xia Mu sat cross-legged on the floor, taking notes in his notebook with one hand.

The foam squirrel in my arms peeked out curiously, but upon seeing the dense text, it suddenly felt a headache coming on.

The little body slipped through the arm and climbed into the marsupial pouch.

The Kangaskhan stayed by Natsuki's side, neither crying nor making a fuss, as if that was enough.

Are you sleepy?

Xia Mu looked up.

"Long hoo~"

The kangaroo shook its head, and the foam squirrel yawned deeply.

"Wait for me a little while longer!"

Xia Mu reached out and pinched the foam squirrel, then looked at her records.

Spring of the 198th year of the League calendar, January 13th.

Income: O

Expenditure: 6000 Alliance Coins

Remaining funds: 12467 Alliance Coins

The major expenses were building the ranch hut and the donkey hut, while the remaining miscellaneous expenses were for purchasing daily necessities.

His ranch is still in its early stages, and there is a shortage of various supplies, so he has to buy everything himself.

These days, Xia Mu has been spending money without earning any, and now she has to raise four Pokémon, which increases her expenses.

Tomorrow is shopping day again.

Xia Mu silently calculated in his mind, hoping that the first batch of crops could ripen as soon as possible.

While lost in thought, Xia Mu began to have some strange and random thoughts.

The light before my eyes shines brightly; it certainly works.

Since the mud donkey eats soil, why doesn't he create a special dish with soil as the main ingredient?

It's worth a try. We'll discuss it again after he comes back from shopping tomorrow.

Closing his notebook, Xia Mu glanced at the drowsy Kangaroo and Foam Squirrel.

After putting on a coat, Xia Mu went to check out the donkey hut.

The three mud donkeys huddled together, snoring loudly. Seeing that they were adapting well, Xia Mu felt relieved.

I went up to the eaves again and took a look at the noisy bird.

Everyone was sleeping soundly.

Xia Mu then returned to the house, picked up the dazed Foam Squirrel from the Kangaskhan's arms, and lay down on the bed.

Soon, the room was filled with even breathing sounds.

At this very moment, as night falls on the continent of Carlos, deep beneath the ocean of the distant continent of Fengyuan.

A small, adorable blue Pokémon opened its eyes from its slumber and sensed a peculiar smell.

Manaphy's eyelashes trembled as she looked at a Pokémon not far away.

With a gentle tap of her small hand, an egg fell into the Pokémon's arms.

Mama mama~

Manaphy whispered words of encouragement in the Pokémon's ear, patting its rough fish head in a gesture of support.

Then I watched as the Pokémon left the deep sea, following some mysterious guidance, crossing the Hoenn Ocean, passing through one archipelago after another, until it finally arrived in Kalos.

Manaphy waited and waited at the bottom of the sea as the messenger departed with the gifts from the ocean.

After a day or two without seeing the messenger return, Manaphy began to yawn.

He sank back to the seabed and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Manaphy thought to herself that if she took a nap, the package should be delivered by then.

Xia Mu, located in Carlos, had no idea that the "gift from the ocean" mentioned in the cheat code was actually Manaphy's egg.

Xia Mu will definitely be shocked when he sees this.

For Manaphy, the only thing that can be called a gift from the sea is its offspring, Phiona.

Actually, Manaphy also had her own thoughts; she didn't want to take care of the baby.

Grandson of the Sea, Phiona.

It is the only mythical beast that can reproduce in large numbers, but it is not very strong.

But that doesn't affect its divine beast nature.

Even the weakest legendary Pokémon is still a legendary Pokémon, vastly different from ordinary Pokémon.

Chapter 20 Sending a Flower

"Oh ho ho, you mud donkey!"

Xia Mu lay by the fence, brushing his teeth as he greeted the mud-covered donkeys that came out of the donkey hut.

"Ni Ni~"

Upon hearing Xia Mu's voice, the three mud donkeys brayed happily at him and quickly gathered around him.

Each of them had an excited expression and their eyes were full of fighting spirit.

Having enjoyed such good treatment, they can't wait to work on the ranch.

"Don't rush!" Xia Mu reached out and stroked them one by one, smiling as she said, "After we have breakfast together, I'll arrange your work."

Xia Mu observed the Mud Donkeys' condition closely. They were adapting well and were not afraid of being in an unfamiliar environment. Xia Mu believed that it wouldn't be long before they would become friends with the other Pokémon.

Today's breakfast was the same as usual, but the portion was much larger.

A large bowl of pumpkin porridge—this is the breakfast for the mud donkeys.

Xia Mu had observed that the mud donkeys were not very old and were still in the growth and development stage, so drinking more milk would be good for them.

The chatterbird's breakfast consists of a few tree fruits and small insects it catches in the vegetable garden; it has a buffet every day.

Foam Chipmunk's favorite food is red date glutinous rice cake, while Xia Mu and Kangaroo are still big Burger Kings.

After breakfast, Xia Mu led the mud donkeys to the vegetable field.

"You little mud donkeys, your job is simple: just use your tilling technique on this vegetable patch once a day." Xia Mu raised his hand and drew a circle, instructing, "Don't miss any corner."

Muddy donkey: (?o?o?)

The tilling technique was the first technique I mastered besides the mud-playing technique.

Almost every mud donkey can do it, the difference lies in their skill level.

The cooking effect of pumpkin porridge makes up for the lack of proficiency, and can improve the proficiency of the moves in a very short time.

Then Mud Donkey stepped forward, his little face tense and more serious than ever before.

This is their first job in their new home, and they must give it their all to repay Xia Mu.

The three mud donkeys looked at each other, and having spent so much time together, they easily understood each other's meaning.

They raised their front hooves in unison, their hooves stomping heavily on the ground.

The clay donkey emitted an earthy yellow light, which gradually disappeared into the earth, transforming into ripples that spread outwards, causing the earth to tremble slightly.

In the area swept by the earthy yellow light, the crops seemed to be infused with new life, and the slow-growing crops sprouted and grew rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, the crops that were once just seedlings have stretched out and entered the second stage of growth, with green buds shyly waiting to bloom.

Natsuki: Ah!

Is this a technique for tilling the land?

Judging from the results alone, it wouldn't be wrong to say that it controls the earth.

Earth Mastery, Xerneas's signature move. Just from the name, you can tell that this move is great for farming.

Logically speaking, it's impossible for those mud-covered donkeys to have mastered such powerful plowing techniques.

Then it can only be the effect of pumpkin porridge.

This is the first time they've eaten it. Xia Mu doesn't dare to imagine what would happen if the mud donkeys ate it every day, over time.

"Nini~" I'm so tired, I feel like I'm about to collapse.

"Mud!" Me too.

"Muddy?" Should we check if Xia Mu is satisfied first?

The three mud donkeys turned around to look at Xia Mu, wanting to gain its approval.

Xia Mu noticed the mud-covered donkeys and felt a pang of sympathy for their tired expressions.

The little ones used every ounce of their strength to please him, no wonder it had such a great effect.

Xia Mu paused, reached out and stroked the fields with affection, praising them, "You guys are amazing. From now on, I'll leave all these farmlands to you to manage, okay?"

"Muddy, muddy..." Don't worry about it, leave it to us!

"Yes, they are all good children."

"But you don't need to exert yourself too much in the future. You can do it multiple times. Just try not to tire yourself out and get plenty of rest."

The mud donkey licked Xia Mu's palm, indicating that they had heard and would no longer worry Xia Mu.

From this moment on, the mud donkeys officially joined the ranch and became an indispensable part of it.

Xia Mu provides them with shelter and food, while the mud donkeys work for him, tilling the land to make the crops grow quickly.

Neither side is good without the other.

After the mud donkeys regained some strength, Xia Mu led them back to the donkey hut.

He carried his toolbox out of the house, not forgetting that he had promised to build a mud pit for the mud donkeys.

Choose an area and have the mud donkeys help dig it deeper.

He took out a shovel and built steps along the edge. After thinking for a moment, he laid a layer of wooden planks on the steps and inserted wooden stakes on both sides of the steps to fix the planks.

The mud donkey only needs to stand on the wooden steps and rinse it from top to bottom with a water hose, without getting the rest of the area wet.

It took Xia Mu quite a while to finish this task.

Beside him were eager little mud donkeys, impatient to go in and take a bath, covering themselves in mud and rolling around in it.