Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 10 Water Stone

Continue along the edge of the forest.

By the time they arrived, Su Yu's backpack was completely full.

Feeling heavy on his back, Su Yu was reluctant to continue.

Just then, a Drum mouse suddenly fell from the tree. The Drum mouse looked to have an injured foot and its expression was one of great pain.

Since this Drum Mouse is injured, why don't we...

Um... cough, hold on, illegally consuming Pokémon is a serious offense that can land you in jail for life, not to mention Dedora doesn't taste good either.

As luck would have it, Su Yu had brought some wound medicine with him before he went out to gather herbs. He stepped forward and gave the dummy rat a simple bandage.

When the dummy mouse saw humans approaching, it initially showed a frightened expression and trembled as it tried to get away.

Seeing this, Su Yu explained:

"Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you. Besides, this medicine also has a pain-relieving effect. See, the pain stops immediately after spraying it on, right?"

As soon as the medicine was sprayed, Dongdong Mouse felt the pain in its wound immediately subside. This made it lower its guard and trust the human before it.

While bandaging the dummy rat, Su Yu asked:

"Do you have any other companions? Or do you live alone in this forest?"

Generally speaking, Dedric, a small Pokémon, lives in groups in the forest. The whiskers on its cheeks act like small antennas, allowing it to easily communicate with its companions using electricity.

Upon hearing this, Dongdong Mouse looked towards a clump of grass not far away. As Dongdong Mouse's gaze fell upon it, the clump of grass suddenly twitched.

"These Pokémon are so naive... they just told me right away."

Su Yu couldn't help but sigh.

If he were a bad guy pretending to be kind at this moment, wouldn't this dummy mouse and its companions all be doomed?

However, he wasn't a truly evil person. He just still wanted to see Dongdong Mouse's companions. So, Su Yu pulled out his trump card.

He took out a box of Power Cubes suitable for Electric-type Pokémon from his backpack. As soon as the box was opened, a fragrance immediately wafted out.

Upon seeing the Power Cube, Dedric's eyes immediately lit up. If Dedric was like this, how could the Pokémon in the nearby grass possibly sit still?

Su Yu deliberately waved the Energy Cube in the air, intending to hand it to Deddle. At that moment, the Pokémon in the nearby grass finally couldn't sit still any longer.

They surged out all at once, and there seemed to be quite a few of them. They rushed up and surrounded Su Yu.

Su Yu was startled by the sudden appearance of such a large group of Pokémon; the sheer number...

"Oddish, Bellsprout, Little Yorkshire, Sandshrew, Patchlet, Drowsy Mouse, Digger Rabbit..."

The sheer number of them surprised even Su Yu. Moreover, these weren't just one of each type of Pokémon; there were several of each type.

Su Yu saw about six or seven Oddish alone. This puzzled Su Yu greatly; how could so many Pokémon hide in such a small patch of grass?

They kept chirping, begging Su Yu for energy cubes.

"Okay, okay, don't rush, we have them all!"

Seeing this, Su Yu had no choice but to start distributing the energy cubes one by one. Fortunately, he was already preparing to return to the ranch, and these energy cubes were of no use to him, so distributing them all here wouldn't be a problem.

Soon, the energy cubes were all distributed. Of course, Su Yu didn't forget to give the injured Drum Mouse a few extra energy cubes.

"Knock knock, knock knock~"

Seeing this, Dongdong Mouse also expressed its gratitude to Su Yu.

At this point, Su Yu was also preparing to return. After all, the energy cubes had been distributed, and he had gathered enough herbs, making this trip quite fruitful.

As he stood up, he asked the dummy mouse:

"Do you live here all the time, or do you move around occasionally?"

"Knock knock, knock knock~" (I've always lived here, it's hardly changed)

Upon hearing this, Su Yu nodded. Fortunately, the original owner of this body aspired to become a Pokémon doctor and had some understanding of the languages ​​of some Pokémon, which was why she was able to understand Dedric's words.

"I'll come visit you again when I have time. By the way, I live to the south of here. There's a pretty big ranch there, and I'm Su Yu, the rancher. You can go there if you want to find me."

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. I've been out for so long, I should head back."

Su Yu said this.

However, at that moment, the injured Drum Mouse stopped Su Yu. Just as Su Yu was wondering what was going on, the Drum Mouse sent another Drum Mouse back to its nest, bringing back a crystal-clear blue gem.

Dumbledore found this stone by chance while playing in the forest. Before that, Dumbledore had seen a trainer fascinated by a similar stone.

Therefore, Dongdong Mouse thought that Su Yu would like this gift.

"This is... a water stone?!"

Su Yu recognized the stone. If he remembered correctly, water stones were still in high demand on the market and their price wasn't low; they could probably fetch over 100,000 Alliance Coins.

After all, this is a magical stone that can enable some Pokémon to evolve; that function alone is enough to make many people rush to buy it. Even if you don't have a Pokémon you need at home, who knows, you might get one in the future?

This stone won't depreciate in value, and since you don't need it yourself, you might even be able to pass it down to future generations. Therefore, buying a water stone is almost a guaranteed profit.

Besides these, there is also a group of collectors who crave rare stones. These people are even more fanatical about stones, and they will spare no expense if they find a stone they like.

When Su Yu thought of wealthy people who collect stones, he couldn't help but think of that familiar yet powerful figure.

——Dawu.

After the Pokémon world merged with Planet Aquamarine, some people from the Pokémon world came to Planet Aquamarine. However, it seems that the region where that acquaintance is located has not yet arrived, so selling the stone to that person seems unrealistic.

"..."

Returning to reality, looking at the water stone, Su Yu finally decided to accept it.

Firstly, this stone is of no use to the Drum Mouse; on the contrary, it might lead to the misfortune of possessing a treasure that is considered a crime.

Secondly, Su Yu's ranch is indeed short of money, so this Water Stone came at just the right time.

"I'll bring more delicious food for this guy next time, as a way of making up for it."

Su Yu thought to himself as he patted the head of the dummy mouse.

Su Yu was overjoyed to receive the Water Stone. Seeing this, the other Pokémon began searching for similar items they could give to Su Yu.

After all, Dedric has already given away tickets. If these freeloading Pokémon don't give away tickets, wouldn't it seem like they really like free tickets?

At the very least, the Pokémon's pure conscience wouldn't allow them to do that.

However, after searching their entire bodies, they couldn't find anything valuable. After all, they didn't usually have the scavenging habit of the Drum Mouse.

Seeing this, Su Yu smiled and said:

"Alright, stop looking. I didn't give you energy cubes for anything in return."

"However, if you find anything good, you can take it to the ranch and trade it with me. I'll treat you to something of equal value. For one thing, there will be plenty of energy cubes."

The Pokémon listened and secretly remembered these words. Several Oddish even made up their minds that after Su Yu left, they would begin searching for those precious stones.

Just as Su Yu was about to leave, suddenly, the sounds of battle came from afar, causing the ground to tremble.

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(End of this chapter)