Pokémon Ranch Story

It hasn't even been halfway through yet.

Hungry, the mud-covered donkeys lost their desire to play. They looked at the newly sprouted pasture on both sides of the donkey hut.

The three hungry ghosts exchanged glances.

Let's eat! Let's eat!

On the other side, Xia Mu had no idea that the mud donkeys had even gnawed the lawn clean, implementing a strategy of digging three feet into the ground, with grass and soil going into their bellies together.

He created several other strange dishes, using ingredients as bizarre as mud, making the kangaroo's face look incredibly distorted.

I never expected Xia Mu to play such a perverse game.

I'm wondering if I should have her taste the dishes later.

With that thought in mind, the kangaroo left quietly to play with the foam squirrel and the motorcycle lizard.

Chapter 43 Bizarre Recipes and 'Eating Kings'

【Grass Dumplings (D-): A strange dish, made by wrapping lush hay in glutinous rice flour, steaming it, and then shaping it into green grass dumplings. Ordinary Pokémon cannot eat them, but they are very popular with some Pokémon. Effect: Slightly increases a Grass-type Pokémon's understanding of Grass-type moves after consumption.】

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Suo Diu Er (C): A creative dish that involves selecting pebbles with a diameter of 3 to 5 centimeters, adding eight kinds of seasonings and stir-frying them until the pebbles are coated with seasonings. The flavor is then enjoyed by 'sucking' the pebbles.

Effects of consumption: It can slightly restore energy after consumption.

Special effect: When consumed by a Rock-type Pokémon, it increases its type power. (Note: One pebble will be permanently lost.)

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Following Mud Cookies, these are two more dishes that ordinary Pokémon cannot use.

The grass dumplings worked as Xia Mu had anticipated; this dish was just right for his mounts, the little sheep, and had a large market in Salo City.

He could easily take advantage of the beach festival to expand his sales and sell grass dumplings to his colleagues on Highway 12 who have lambs as mounts.

In contrast, the effect of the later "Suo Diu Er" is not much different from that of the green grass dumplings.

Why is it C?

Xia Mu had a question.

I picked up a pebble and tried to eat it as instructed.

It's called "suodiu'er," but it's actually just frying stones.

It's bursting with the flavor of spices when you eat it.

Other than that, there's nothing special about it.

Looking around, Xia Mu searched for the kangaroo beast.

Huh? Where did they go?!

It was just nearby a moment ago! It disappeared in the blink of an eye.

It seems we need to try it with other Pokémon to see the effect.

There were no motor lizards nearby, and the miniature Fu sunbathing on the windowsill couldn't eat, so Xia Mu went to the donkey hut.

"What?! We've been robbed!"

I stared in shock at the donkey hut, the whole area around it was completely bare.

The previously planted pasture grass was completely eaten up, roots and all.

After a quick scan, he found the culprit.

Three mud donkeys lay on their backs on the ground, their round bellies exposed, lazily greeting him.

"Nini~" I'm so full!

"Hey~" Xia Mu, we're so full.

"Muddy!! Help me, Xia Mu, I can't turn over!"

Xia Mu: "..."

Black lines appeared on his forehead; those mud-covered donkeys had gone too far.

Overeating is not a good habit and puts a huge burden on the body.

Three minutes later, Xia Mu turned the mud donkeys over and stared at them with a serious expression.

Sensing something was amiss, the mud-covered boys buried their heads, trying their best not to look at Xia Mu.

“I’ve been too lenient with you. You turn around and don’t listen to what I just said.”

Xia Mu squatted down and made the mud donkey look into his eyes.

“These hays were meant for you to eat as snacks, but you ate them all, roots and all.”

"Mud Donkey Boy lowered his head and whispered."

"Nini~" I'm so hungry.

"Hungry?" Xia Mu glanced at his watch. "It's not even three hours since breakfast."

"And you ate it, but why did you eat the roots too?"

"Look at you all now, you're so full you can't even move. Aren't you feeling uncomfortable?"

We must absolutely not let the mud donkeys develop the bad habit of overeating.

I ate normally, and in less than half a month I gained more than half my weight. If I keep eating like this, I'll become a ball.

For the sake of the mud donkeys' physical and mental health, their food intake must be strictly controlled from now on.

He scolded the mud donkeys, making them fully aware of their mistakes.

Xia Mu made them lie down obediently and massaged each of them to help them digest.

"How do you guys eat so much? Don't you feel full?"

Logically speaking, the only creatures that can eat themselves to death are those without a concept of satiety or baby Pokémon.

Mud Donkey is a Pokémon with intelligence comparable to humans. It wouldn't force itself to eat something it can't handle!

Enjoying Xia Mu's massage, Ni Lu Zai explained with a wronged expression.

"Nini~" (She doesn't know how to eat, and no matter how much she eats, she's never full.)

The mud-covered donkey was also very aggrieved, its eyes brimming with tears.

"Could it be due to the cooking effect of the mud cookies?"

Xia Mu thought to himself, the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

[Cooking Effect: Increases the speed at which Pokémon accumulate energy.]

Where does energy come from?

Aside from daily accumulation, isn't it all obtained from the food we eat?

In other words, this effect accelerates the rate at which Pokémon consume energy, making them extremely prone to hunger.

That makes sense.

Because the mud donkey helped taste the food, the mud biscuit cooking effect was activated.

The mud donkeys, due to hunger, had no choice but to eat pasture grass.

This is just Xia Mu's guess, and it's not 100% correct; it still needs to be verified.

Thinking of this, Xia Mu immediately went to get three mud biscuits and gave them to the mud donkeys to eat.

Having just been scolded for being greedy, the mud donkeys cautiously asked several times before finally taking small bites of the mud biscuits.

After waiting quietly for a while, Xia Mu could clearly see that the mud donkey's round belly was disappearing at a visible speed.

Excess food in the stomach is immediately digested and converted into the energy needed for the growth of the mud donkey.

"Nini~"

Without the burden of his big belly, the mud donkey nimbly flipped over and stood up.

It stretched out its neck and stuck out its tongue to lick Xia Mu, indicating that it was fine and that Xia Mu didn't need to worry about them.

With a relieved pat, Xia Mu said, "I'm sorry, Mud Donkey, I wronged you just now."

Mud Donkey shook its head. Xia Mu was only trying to help them; she had just massaged them. Mud Donkey wasn't angry at all.

"Wait a minute, I'll make you a mud cake as compensation."

"mud!"

There was delicious food, including their favorite mud cake, and the mud donkey happily bounced around.

He pounced on Xia Mu and pinned him down, his three tongues scanning back and forth, making the mud donkey incredibly excited.

Natsuki is the absolute best!

Re-scatter pasture seeds around the donkey hut and let the mud donkeys show off their plowing skills.

Xia Mu then went to prepare mud cakes for them, and also made some mud cookies and grass dumplings.

Both of these can be prepared in advance, so there's no worry about them spoiling.

Making Suo Diu'er is much more complicated; it can only be made on the spot.

Xia Mu did a lot of things in order to make a lot of money at the beach festival at night.

Around noon, the marsupial and the motor lizard returned, chatting and laughing.

Seeing Natsuki packing food, Kangaroo quickly stepped forward to help.

Foam squirrels and motor lizards followed closely behind.

Since he was going to sell food, he felt it was better to package it up rather than just piling it up in a big mess.

I spent the whole afternoon busy with one thing.

As the last rays of the setting sun shone on the pasture, Xia Mu and the others had finished their dinner.

You need to arrive early to set up your stall.

I don't know where the stall that Zhimi found for him is.

For this trip, Xia Mu brought all the Pokémon from the ranch with him, his waist covered with Poké Balls.

The annual beach festival in Sara City is something not only Natsuki is looking forward to, but also his Pokémon want to go.

Apart from that noisy bird, he now has his own flock of birds and is quite happy.

The growth of the flock of birds is entirely on the shoulders of the noisy bird.

Let him stay on the pasture with the flock of birds.

Chapter 44: The Beach Festival Begins!

At 6 p.m., Natsuki rode his motorcycle lizard with his Pokémon to the golden beach in Sara City.

The decorations were completed a few days ago, and the place is filled with a festive atmosphere.

A long beach was adorned with colorful ribbons, and lights of various colors flickered, attracting the foam squirrels to reach out their paws.

The motorcycle lizard and the mud donkey carrying food on its back were no exception.

This was the first time they had participated in such a celebration.

They craned their necks and looked around, their steps unconsciously slowing down.

Natsuki has also participated in many local festivals during her travels, and all of them are very lively.

The beach festival in Sara is no exception, and even tourists from other regions participate.

Its appeal is largely due to a tradition of the beach festival.

At the end of the festival, participants are treated to a special soup prepared by all the chefs.