My Pokémon Story of Seasons

Chapter 82 Special Training

Old Jack nodded in satisfaction and added, "In my opinion, you can participate in many of the activities at the festival."

The agricultural product competition requires submitting some of your own grown crops for display. You probably don't have much hope of winning an award, but the giant milk tank obstacle course and cooking contest offer a better chance.

Old Jack looked out at the fields; the potatoes and strawberries he had planted were almost ready for harvest.

"Big Milk Tank Race? Is there such a thing?" Tong Hua scratched his head, suddenly remembering that he seemed to have seen something similar in an animation.

"Don't worry, the big milk pot I gave you was carefully selected. Although she has never officially participated in a competition, if she were to participate, she would definitely at least get a place."

Old Jack pulled a pipe from his pouch, lit it, and started puffing away.

"Besides, it won't do you any harm to show your face at the festival."

"Aren't you planning to open a dessert shop? Participating in a cooking competition would be a good way to promote it."

"That's right," Jessica chimed in, pulling out a bottle of "juice" from her belongings and taking a sip.

"Ha! It's not bad to eat it with tea, but drinking it is definitely the best."

"I understand." Tong Hua nodded after thinking for a moment. "We'll participate in all of these competitions!"

"It's my first time attending a spring festival, and I'm actually quite excited!"

After seeing off the village chief and Jessica, Tong Hua and the Pokémon went to the fields.

"A crop selection—"

Judging from the village chief's tone when recommending the three events, the giant milk tank obstacle course and cooking competition should be no problem, only the crop judging...

Tong Hua squatted down and checked the growth of the potatoes and strawberries.

The potato leaves are growing very lushly, and each tuber you dig out weighs over 200 grams, which looks quite impressive.

The strawberries grew densely, their bright red fruit emitting an enticing sweet fragrance.

"Strange, the plants are growing very well—" Tong Hua scratched his head in confusion, "Why would the village chief say there's no hope of winning an award?"

Could it be that all the crops in the village are alien varieties, capable of growing exceptionally large?

Tong Hua took out the letter listing the festival activities and carefully read the regulations for crop selection.

"Huh?" Sweet Wu Ni imitated Tong Hua's expression, tilting her head in deep thought.

After much thought, Tong Hua finally shook her head.

"Never mind, none of that matters. We'll just pick them all first thing tomorrow morning and choose the best ones to enter in the competition."

The important ones are the other two projects—”

Having figured this out, Tong Hua stood up.

They walked towards the grassland.

"Terrible!" "Oh my!"

Foam Squirrel and Slimy, two Pokémon, eagerly followed behind Tong Hua, openly vying for his attention.

"Game." The forest tortoise, who was working in the field, couldn't help but give a wry smile when it saw the two of them like this.

Isn't this good enough?

"Fufu?" Mini Fufu looked at the forest turtle, then at Tong Hua who had gone into the distance, seemingly lost in thought.

"Worm." The worm that was bathing in the ditch crawled over and poured some water on the forest tortoise.

"Game." The forest tortoise thanked him and turned back to its daily work.

On the meadow, Big Milk Pot and Salt Stone Treasure were lying together sunbathing.

Since Saltstone moved into the Pokémon House and became Miltank's roommate, Miltank has been very happy every day.

One reason is because someone is there to keep them company; the other is because—

"Milky." Milkcan suddenly licked the salt block on Saltstone's head.

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Saltstone was clearly used to this, but given his size, he was completely powerless to resist Milkcan and could only let Milkcan lick him.

"Oh, you two seem to be getting along quite well," Tong Hua said with a smile as she walked over from the chicken coop.

He had just stopped by to take a look, and the hens had recovered, with a few warm white eggs still in the egg collection box.

Calculations show that the cooldown period for the side effects of the Egg Power boost is only five days, while the effect is that it can produce ten days' worth of eggs at once.

This increased egg production is equivalent to doubling the laying hen's output. The trade-off is that the hens will become exhausted.

Various methods are needed to supplement nutrition.

Overall, it's quite profitable. Tong Hua already plans to replenish their chicken feed to boost their egg power later.

Let's lay another batch of eggs.

"Knock knock!" Upon seeing Tong Hua arrive, Yan Shi Bao felt like he had seen a savior and quickly broke free from the big milk can's restraints, jumping into Tong Hua's arms.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around."

Tong Hua smiled and patted Salt Stone Treasure's head, then turned to Milk Pot and said, "The village chief just came to inform us that tomorrow is the Spring Festival, and we're going to participate in Milk Pot's obstacle race. We need to practice hard today."

"Miru!"

The big milk tank immediately stood up, perked up, and barked to indicate that it understood.

Tong Hua led the Pokémon to the open space at the entrance of the ranch, and with the help of the passing Bichon Frisbees, they quickly built an obstacle course using barrels, haystacks, and ropes.

"Big Milk Jar, you must have practiced obstacle courses when you were at the village chief's house, right?" Tong Hua stood to the side, having prepared a basket of snacks as a reward for Big Milk Jar.

"Milu." Milk Tank nodded. When it comes to running, she's very good at it.

"Now, let's start with the basic movements."

Tong Hua clapped her hands. "First up, hurdles!"

The big milk tank took a deep breath, pushed off with its hind legs, and easily jumped over the first obstacle.

Foam Chipmunk and Sweetie turned into cheerleaders, clapping happily on the sidelines.

"Great!" Tong Hua took out a Baofen reward milk can. "Next, let's try consecutive obstacles."

As training progressed, Big Milk Tank's movements became increasingly fluid.

It deftly maneuvered around the barrel, steadily stepped over the haystack, and finally executed a beautiful slide tackle in front of the rope obstacle, completing the entire sequence in one smooth motion.

"Absolutely perfect!"

Tong Hua excitedly recorded Big Milk Tank's performance, "Keep this form in tomorrow's competition."

Salt Stone Baby peeked out from Tong Hua's arms, looking at the big milk tank with admiration. "Knock knock!" It suddenly jumped down, wanting to try to cross the obstacle as well.

"Be careful!" Tong Hua quickly followed. Yan Shibao leaped with all his might, but because he was too small, he crashed directly into the wooden barrel.

"Miloo!" Big Milk Tank quickly ran over and gently nudged the dizzy Salt Stone with its nose.

Foam Chipmunk and Sweetie also gathered around, looking at their little friend with concern.

"Are you alright?"

Tong Hua checked and found that Yan Shibao was just a little dazed, which put her at ease.

He smiled and ruffled Yan Shibao's hair: "Sweetie, you can play with these things when you're older."

"Knock knock—"

Tong Hua spent the rest of the day practicing with Da Nai Guan.

Occasionally, a few tourists would take photos at the entrance of the ranch and then be invited inside by Tong Hua.

Before leaving, I bought some Baofen as souvenirs.

Regarding the price, since they are high-end handmade pastries, and considering the added value of increased intimacy and luck—

After considering all factors, Tong Hua finally set the price at 300 Alliance Coins per Baofen.

"Welcome to visit again next time."

As the sun set, Tong Hua saw off the last group of tourists.

To his delight, not a single person thought the price was too high. On the contrary, some people thought it was so delicious that the price seemed too cheap.

And now, Happiness Dessert Shop has finally opened successfully.

"From now on, the fresh milk from the ranch will no longer need to be shipped out; it will all be used as raw material for Baofen."

Oh, and the same goes for tree fruits. We don't know how large-scale production the current yield can support—should we plant more fruit trees and raise more large dairy farms?

Anyway, after the festival tomorrow, I'll go check with Grandpa Yang first. If he has Miltank or other suitable Pokémon, I'll buy some more.

Having made up her mind, Tong Hua returned to the kitchen and busied herself preparing dinner.

You know, tonight's dinner is very important!

After all, the competition is tomorrow. If I'm lucky tonight and manage to cook a dish that's advantageous for the competition, wouldn't that be a huge win?

"It would be great if we could make a dish that permanently increases speed; it would be extremely useful for Miltank and Forest Turtle. Unfortunately, we haven't seen such an effect yet."

Should we choose dishes that have already been made and whose effects we know for the sake of stability, or should we make new dishes to gamble on unknown results?

After some thought, Tong Hua decided to play it safe and prepared a dish that would restore her energy and stamina, so that her son could conserve his strength for tomorrow's competition!

Before going to bed, Tong Hua wrote in her diary as usual. She had been busy with the establishment of the dessert shop for the past few days, and now that she had some free time, she could finally relax.

"I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's spring festival."

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