Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 100 The Arrival of Fish Fry

However, building the cold storage facility is not urgent; the more important thing right now is dealing with the fish pond.

That evening, Su Yu contacted the fish fry seller and arranged for the fish fry to be delivered the next day, confirming the quantity of fish fry to be delivered.

The fish fry seller was someone Su Yu knew through Uncle Yang. The seller's fish farm seemed to be located near Seagull Town, some distance from the ranch.

Upon hearing Su Yu's request, the merchant replied:

"As per your request, the total is 40,000 Alliance Coins."

So expensive?

Su Yu glanced at the number of fish fry he had ordered, and hmm... it seemed he had indeed bought a bit too many. After all, this was to ensure that all five fish ponds could be fully utilized.

As a result, the cost of the fishpond exceeded Su Yu's initial estimate of 190,000 Alliance Coins, reaching over 200,000.

However… the initial investment had already been made, and Su Yu couldn't back down now. Buying more fish fry was fine; it would help the fishpond develop faster.

Immediately, Su Yu confirmed the delivery time with the merchant and then hung up the phone.

"Fortunately, many parts of the ranch have developed now, and the woolly sheep and riding lambs can generate a stable income. Otherwise, it might not be enough to support my extravagant lifestyle."

Su Yu thought to himself.

And time quickly passed to the next day.

Early in the morning, Mela brought her Pokémon to the ranch to begin finishing up the last remaining fishpond.

The four fish ponds in front were all completed, and the water was now very clear. Not long after they were dug, Su Yu scattered in a lot of materials to improve the water quality.

While Meila and the others were busy, Su Yu stood by and watched. At this moment, Ke Rui unzipped his tent and came out.

Seeing Su Yu standing not far away watching, Ke Rui walked over curiously and asked in confusion:

"What are you looking at, Rancher Su?"

"It's nothing. The fish pond is just about to be completed today, so I came to take a look," Su Yu replied.

Hearing this, Ke Rui nodded knowingly. He looked at the fishpond; no matter how many times he had seen it, he was still awestruck by the scenery of this ranch. Simply put, it was one of the most beautiful places he had ever seen in his many travels.

It seems that every blade of grass and every lake here possesses an indescribable and unique charm, attracting Ke Rui.

Su Yu guessed that this might be the effect of the environmental modification fluid. However, Ke Rui was quite peculiar; others weren't attracted to the scenery, so why was Ke Rui the one drawn to it?

For this reason, Ke Rui seems to be planning to stay at Su Yu's ranch for a while longer and appreciate its style.

Su Yu didn't have any objections to this. "You want to stay? Sure, just pay up, I don't care about the rest."

After watching Meila and the others work for a while, Su Yu turned and left to attend to matters at the ranch.

As he was leaving, he ran into Farfetch'd and Squirtle, who were leisurely strolling by, carrying buckets and fishing rods. They seemed to have just finished working in the fields and had arranged to go fishing together.

When they met Su Yu, both Pokémon greeted him. Not long after they left, Ke Rui's voice came from behind Su Yu.

It seems that Farfetch'd and the others made an appointment with Ke Rui yesterday, and the three of them were going fishing together this morning?

This scene reminded Su Yu of the three of them sitting together in an internet cafe in his previous life.

……

Su Yu was busy until the afternoon of that day.

By this time, Mela's fishpond was already finished. However, during this period, Ke Rui found Mela some more things to do.

The incident started because Ke Rui and the Farfetch'd were fishing together.

Seemingly feeling that fishing in the muddy conditions was too unpleasant, and having just happened to see Meila and the others finish their work, Ke Rui, for some reason, had the idea of ​​paying out of his own pocket to build a fishing platform by the lake.

After having this idea, Ke Rui came over to get Su Yu's approval. Su Yu didn't have any objections, since the money for building the fishing platform was coming out of his own pocket.

As for Meila... Su Yu told her to just charge her the normal fees, there was no need to be too polite, our construction team also needs to eat.

Therefore, after completing the five fish ponds, Meira came to Moon Lake and built a fishing platform with cement on the lakeside.

Once the fishing platform was mostly completed, Su Yu finally saw the arrival of the fish fry merchant.

The fish fry merchant was driving a large truck, and the truck bed was filled with buckets of water and fish fry.

Two other vehicles followed behind the fish fry merchant's truck.

The convoy stopped in front of Su Yu's hut, and the fish fry merchant didn't waste any words. He immediately came up to Su Yu to confirm the number of fish fry and Su Yu's identity.

After confirming that he had delivered the fish fry to the right place, the fish fry seller immediately said:

"Let's not waste any more time; we're in a hurry. Where do you want us to transport these fish fry?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yu pointed towards the fishpond. However, Su Yu was still uneasy, so he summoned Growlithe and rode it to lead the way, taking the fish fry merchant towards the fishpond.

Upon arrival, the fish fry merchant, along with his men, began unloading the buckets filled with fish fry from the truck and dumping them into the fishpond under Su Yu's direction.

As they poured the fish, the fish fry merchant looked at the spacious fishpond in surprise and exclaimed:

"Wow, your aquaculture operation is quite large. The investment must have been substantial, right?"

"Um...indeed, it cost me a lot of my savings," Su Yu replied immediately.

As fish fry dealers and their associates dumped the fish, buckets of fish fry were released into the fish ponds.

Upon arriving in the unfamiliar environment, the fish fry were startled by the people coming and going on the shore before they had a chance to explore and fled to the depths of the fishpond.

Mela, who was building a fishing platform not far away, heard the commotion and came over with her family of monstrous creatures. Seeing people carrying buckets of fish fry back and forth on the shore, the monstrous creatures quickly came to help.

For physically demanding jobs, they are a perfect match for their expertise.

Each of the four hands grabbed a bucket of fish fry, and with the help of the super-strong family, the dumping of the fry was much faster. Before long, all three truckloads of fish fry had been dumped.

Seeing the once deserted fishpond now teeming with swimming fish fry, Su Yu nodded. With that, the initial investment for aquaculture was almost complete.

(End of this chapter)