Pokémon Ranch Story

He needed to make some preparations before the noisy bird left.

For example, you could ask the owner of the Cocobul Pavilion for help and have the best craftsman in Salo City make a silver anklet with the ranch's address engraved on it.

If Pokémon could use the Space Bag, Natsume would have her Chatot carry one and fill it with food and emergency supplies.

The chatterbox was quite moved and said that it would ask a Pokémon to help send a message to let them know it was safe after some time.

Xia Mu still felt uneasy. The chatterbird was going to follow Lugia all over the world, and he was worried that the chatterbird wouldn't know the way home.

He planned to create a special dish to give the noisy bird a few more boosts.

After opening the refrigerator and taking out the ingredients, Xia Mu began to prepare one dish after another, hoping to achieve the effect he wanted.

Xia Mu chopped up the fruit he had just bought from Saluo City and juiced it. After thinking for a moment, he took out a special tree fruit.

The Sand Scale Fruit is entirely green and has sharp spiky skin; it is a type of fruit that can increase the speed of Pokémon.

Peel off the outer skin and add it to the juice to make a mixed juice.

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Sand lily fruit juice (B-): Pure natural fruit juice, a mixed juice mainly made from sand lily fruit, with a sweet and sour taste.

Food Effect: Increases escape speed. After consumption, the Pokémon's speed is greatly increased when escaping, and there is a small chance that it will definitely escape.

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Xia Mu's face lit up with joy, and he immediately called over the noisy bird, making him drink the juice.

I asked it if it felt anything different, and the noisy bird said it seemed to be moving a little faster.

After getting rid of the noisy bird, Xia Mu prepared several more dishes, but this time none of them suited his taste, and the results were mediocre.

[Fruit Pizza: Cooking effect, restores stamina (large)]

【Roasted Fish with Sour Fruit: Cooking effect, Fishing Skill LV1, makes it easier for Pokémon to catch fish and less likely to go hungry】

Unfortunately, there was a time limit, so it wasn't the cooking effect that Xia Mu needed.

Xia Mu let the motorcycle lizards and marsupials eat, so as not to waste a single piece of food.

……

"We've run out of ingredients!"

Frustrated, I scratched my head. I'd run out of the ingredients I bought, and I still couldn't make a second suitable dish.

Xia Mu washed his face and planned to take a walk in the ranch to see what the Pokémon were doing.

Foam Chipmunk, along with Mini Fu and Flowerbee, is picking flowers for the Noisy Bird, preparing a farewell gift.

The three buzzing bats and the mud donkey were whispering among themselves, discussing how to prepare such a farewell gift for the noisy bird.

The motorcycle lizard and the marsupial, having just eaten grilled fish, are now happily catching fish on the beach.

They found fish and shared them with the flock of birds, preparing food for them on their journey.

Everyone is doing their best to help the noisy bird.

Suddenly, Xia Mu's eyes lit up.

He called over a bubble squirrel and asked it to inform the other Pokémon so they could prepare an ingredient for the chatterbox, which he planned to cook into a suitable dish for it.

The mud donkey and the buzzing bat cheered. With Xia Mu's help, they no longer had to worry and hurried off to find suitable ingredients.

The marsupial and the motor lizard each caught a pretty little fish.

The foam squirrels also sprang into action.

Soon, the food prepared by the Pokémon was delivered to Natsuki.

After a quick glance, Xia Mu figured out how to make it.

A unique dish, imbued with the blessings of Pokémon, was created by Natsuki.

Looking down, information about the dish surfaced in his mind and appeared before his eyes.

Chapter 69 The Bird That Never Loses Its Way

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Meat and vegetable platter (A): A dish made with the simplest ingredients, but different because of the unique emotions it embodies.

Cooking effect: Permanent Guide. When consumed, it grants the Pokémon the ability to never get lost and to always find its way home.

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This is it; this is the cooking effect that Xia Mu wanted.

This way, he wouldn't have to worry about the noisy bird running too far and not being able to find its way home, and he could feel more at ease.

Summon the noisy bird and let it eat it all.

Xia Mu then earnestly gave instructions on various matters, like a child about to leave home, full of reluctance.

He was afraid that the noisy bird might encounter danger outside.

"Quack~"

The noisy bird nodded, indicating that it remembered everything Xia Mu had said.

I almost forgot one thing: taking photos.

I said I'd send my mom a family photo, but I haven't had time to take it yet.

The noisy bird is about to leave; if I don't take a picture now, I won't be able to.

Xia Mu rushed to the city of Saluo, found a photo studio, and asked someone to come to the ranch to take pictures of them.

The background is a ranch cabin, with Natsuki in the middle and Pokémon surrounding him.

Even Zapdos was there, hovering in the sky.

Then, with a 'click' of the shutter, the scene was completely captured in the photo.

Please ask them to print a few more sheets; Xia Mu will hang one in her small house and send one to her mother.

He had originally wanted to take a picture of the noisy bird, but the photo studio didn't have those super tiny photos, so he had to give up.

Time flies, and soon it was time for the noisy bird to leave.

Natsuki stood at the ranch gate, bidding farewell to Chatot and Zapdos with all the Pokémon, seeing them off.

"Go! If you ever don't want to travel anymore, come back to the ranch. The ranch will always be your home."

Xia Mu waved goodbye to the noisy birds with reluctance.

Two exceptionally loud calls followed, and the chatterbird and the Zapdos took to the sky one after the other.

Then, flocks of bird Pokémon flew out of the forest, following behind them as they flew out of the ranch and towards the sea.

They flew and flew along the ocean currents formed by the flight path of Lochia.

When they got tired, they would stop on the deserted island to rest and replenish their energy before continuing their flight.

After flying for an unknown amount of time, the noisy birds spotted another continent.

From a great distance, they saw a snow-capped mountain that pierced the clouds.

After discussing it, the chatterbird and the Zapdos decided to pause and rest.

So the flock of birds landed beside a huge lake.

The chattering bird stopped here for the time being, standing in front of a wooden sign and curiously examining the words on it.

As it grew curious, a clear and melodious voice resounded in its heart.

"This is Xinqi Lake. What are you doing here?"

The noisy bird was startled and looked around. Finally, it spotted a pink Pokémon on the lake surface, which was also looking at them curiously.

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The departure of the noisy bird left Xia Mu feeling melancholy for a long time.

Life on the ranch had to go on, and Xia Mu's life returned to normal.

Harvest the ripe crops in the field and put them into the harvest box before evening.

With a substantial income coming in every day, Xia Mu's savings are once again approaching 100,000 Alliance Coins.

The materials he had used to build the silos and chicken coops had been replenished, and he could upgrade the hut soon.

Speaking of the chicken coop, this little guy, the Motor Lizard, guards the hens every day, waiting for them to lay eggs, and today is no exception.

Having finished her daily work, Xia Mu was just about to rest for a while when she called over the foam squirrel and gave it a couple of rubs.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the motorcycle lizard standing upright and wobbling as it ran towards him, seemingly holding something in its two paws, in a cautious manner.

"Motorcycle Lizard, what are you doing?"

Xia Mu and the foam squirrel both cast curious glances, waiting for the motorcycle lizard to answer.

The motor lizard looked excited and carefully released its paw, revealing a round egg.

"Were those eggs just laid by the hen?"

"Gaaao~"

The lizard had been waiting for several days for the hen to lay an egg, and even fought with the rooster over it.

"You want to eat?"

"Gah-"

The motorcycle lizard shook its head vigorously, carefully placed the egg on the ground, and gently sat down on it.

Xia Mu immediately understood what the Motor Lizard was trying to say.

He wanted to hatch chicks.

"Want to hatch chicks? One isn't enough."

"Gah!"

The motorcycle lizard was a little disappointed; it turned out it couldn't hatch chicks after all.

It is eager to hatch chicks in order to increase the number of chickens so that it can harvest more eggs and help Xia Mu.

Patting the egg, Xia Mu suggested, "We can save these eggs and hatch them into chicks together once we've collected a batch."

"Gah!"

Motor Lizard nodded in agreement and eagerly pulled Xia Mu aside, asking him to help make a small box specifically for holding eggs.

He wants to hatch lots and lots of chicks so that the ranch will never run out of eggs.

This summerwood is easy to make, as it's only for temporary egg storage.

First, make a square wooden box, then use small wooden strips to divide the interior space into small squares, and fill the bottom with straw to prevent bumps and knocks, and you're done.

The motor lizard happily placed the eggs inside, carried them into its small house, and put them in the corner where it usually slept.

After washing his hands and putting his tools away, Xia Mu glanced at the sky and headed towards the tulip field.

Five flower buds were seen diligently moving through the flower field, collecting nectar and storing it in glass bottles outside the field.

Three bottles were already filled to the brim with bright yellow nectar.

Xia Mu rubbed a little on the edge and put it in his mouth to taste.

The nectar collected by Hua Beibei is different from honey; it has a unique floral fragrance and tastes exceptionally sweet.

After covering the three types of nectar, he waved to the flower field and shouted, "Hua Beibei, that's enough for today. You can all take a rest."

"Beibei~"

The sound came from afar, and then several small and cute figures flew out of the flower field.

Five flower beauties, each carrying their favorite flower, surrounded Xia Mu.

Xia Mu reached out and caught one of them, then gently flicked it on his forehead.

"That's enough. You all need to get some rest."