Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 1 Pokémon Ranch, Launch (New author, new book, please support!)

On Aquamarine Star, in the Eastern Alliance, in a dilapidated ranch.

"Shocking! An earthquake has struck a forbidden area deep within the Silver Mine of the Eastern Alliance, and a gigantic Tyranitar has emerged from the shattered mountain. Currently, this Tyranitar is rallying all the Tyranitar in the Silver Mine and is marching towards the Eastern Capital!"

"A new species of Pokémon has been discovered in the western secret realm of the Eastern Alliance. Scientists have confirmed that this new species of Pokémon is a new evolution of Eevee, with the Grass type. Related research is underway."

"Recently, the Dragon-type Elite Four member has once again issued a challenge to the Fairy-type Elite Four member, vowing to fight the Fairy-type Elite Four member for another three hundred rounds and avenge his previous defeat."

"A mysterious place will appear at Shenwei Lake soon. Please stay away from it."

"Trains who love Gardevoir are in luck! We recommend a mug with a Gardevoir design. The mug is covered with Gardevoir-related design elements. Feel free to call our hotline..."

Have I...time-traveled?!

Looking at the newspaper on the table in front of him, filled with news he had never seen before, Su Yu felt completely unfamiliar with it.

—I just took a nap, and when I woke up I found the whole world had changed?

Fortunately, he had transmigrated, which meant that Su Yu was no longer stuck in his previous life of endless grinding and had come to this world where Pokémon and reality were intertwined.

He glanced at the date on the newspaper on the table; it showed the date was several months ago. After a moment of disorientation, Su Yu regained memories of this world.

It turns out that the original owner of this body was also named Su Yu. This Su Yu was originally an orphan. After his parents passed away, he lived with the owner of this ranch, who was also his grandfather.

Just a few months ago, the old man passed away, leaving Su Yu this ranch in front of him.

However, due to the old man's chronic illness, he gradually became unable to manage the ranch, and over time, the ranch slowly turned into its current dilapidated state.

It is worth mentioning that although the Pokémon world began to merge with this world thousands of years ago, the trainer culture has only gradually developed and become mainstream in society in recent years.

Furthermore, due to the significant increase in land area resulting from the merging of the two worlds, expanding into new territories became the mainstream practice in human society. Naturally, ranchers, as part of these pioneers, became a highly sought-after profession.

Among these powerful ranchers, some were no longer content with simply managing a ranch. They expanded their territories, gathered populations, and even built cities to govern their regions. Such people could no longer be called ranchers, but were respectfully addressed as "lords."

A lord with a sufficiently large territory can generate just as much buzz as some Heavenly Kings. And this situation is tacitly approved by the Eastern Alliance.

After all, the land is so vast and there are so many wild Pokémon, making it extremely difficult to develop the land, so naturally a large number of people are needed.

For the Donghuang Alliance, it would be even more eager for more pioneers.

It was under these circumstances that the original owner gave up his studies and returned to this ranch, deciding to start his pleasant life as a rancher.

And then...and then he died...

The original owner of this body was also a workaholic. He had been studying day and night to prepare for his medical school entrance exams, but his body simply couldn't take it anymore, so he returned to the ranch. However, he only got to enjoy his newfound freedom for a few days before passing away.

"There's nothing I can do about it... But now that I've transmigrated here, I'll live a good life for you."

"But this ranch is all empty; it seems like there's nothing there at all?"

Not far away, in the dilapidated sheepfold, there seemed to be traces of cattle and sheep having lived there, but now it was empty. The ranch cabin of his own family was still habitable, and most of the things inside were arranged as they were in the original owner's memories.

And besides that... there's nothing else.

"They really are utterly poor..." Su Yu said speechlessly.

Just as Su Yu was preparing to clean up the ranch cabin, the owner of the neighboring ranch suddenly approached him.

Upon opening the door, one is a short, bald, Mediterranean-looking old man with hair only around his head. He is holding an incubator containing elf eggs.

On the elf egg inside, orange-yellow fire patterns appeared and disappeared intermittently.

This person looks very old, but in reality, he is of Su Yu's uncle's generation and is called Uncle Yang.

Upon seeing Su Yu, Uncle Yang was overjoyed:

"You're finally back! After your grandfather passed away, you stayed in the city studying, saying you wanted to achieve something in medicine. It really worried me..."

"But it's good that you're back. Your grandfather's only wish before he passed away was that you would inherit this ranch. When you told me that you decided to give up your studies and come back to run the ranch, I was happy for your grandfather."

The college entrance examination in this world is just as important as it was in the previous life. However, unlike the college entrance examination in the previous life, the college entrance examination in this world has incorporated a mechanism similar to the postgraduate entrance examination in the previous life.

In addition to the required core subjects, candidates also need to self-study several courses related to their chosen major. For example, battle-type candidates need to study battle and combat command, while breeders need to study Pokémon nutrition and other related subjects.

The same applies to the Pokémon medicine program that the predecessor wanted to apply for.

However, while this mechanism diverts students earlier, it also makes the process more difficult. Those who succeed in these exam subjects are all individuals with a certain aptitude for their chosen major.

That's why the old man was so worried when his predecessor, who was already a senior in high school, decided to pursue a career in medicine. If he passed the exam, his future would be bright, but he wouldn't be able to fulfill the old rancher's dying wish.

But hoping that someone fails the exam seems a bit unethical and inappropriate.

Fortunately, Su Yu is back now, and the ranch owner's future is not entirely bleak. If managed well, the income can be quite substantial.

And having finished reminiscing, the Mediterranean old man also said:

"It's good that you're back. It's a pity that the ranch has been neglected for too long, and many places need repair. To the east of this ranch is a fertile piece of land that your grandfather cultivated, where some crops can be grown."

"To the west is a grassland where you can graze livestock, and to the south is a lake where you can fish if you like."

"North of the lake is a field of Gracidia flowers. It's winter now, but next spring you can take good care of it. Gracidia flowers can fetch a good price in town!"

The old man seemed to admire the grandfather very much, and he continued:

"This ranch is quite large. Your grandfather is a capable man to have managed such a huge ranch. However, you need to be careful to bring the free-range livestock back to the pen at night. After all, this is still a ranch, and there are quite a few wild Pokémon around. Be careful that the livestock don't get caught."

"Oh, by the way... these things were left to you by your grandfather. In addition, your grandfather also left you 100,000 Alliance Coins, which can be used to buy seeds and livestock. The money is still with me. You can come to my place to get it if you need it."

As he spoke, the Mediterranean old man handed the incubator he was holding to Su Yu. In addition, there was a letter on the egg.

Looking at the egg, Su Yu tilted his head, his face full of confusion.

A Pokémon egg left to me by my grandfather?

What kind of Pokémon could be inside?

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