Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 103 The Shock of the Drummer

"Your luck is... absolutely incredible."

"Where did you find this?"

Looking at the Mega Evolution Stones in his bag, Su Yu said this.

Although no trainer in this world has yet mastered Mega Evolution, Su Yu had guessed that there must be quite a few Mega Stones scattered all over the world.

After all, the power of Mega Evolution is said to come from the two legendary Pokémon Xerneas and Yveltal. Since the Pokémon world has been scattered to various places along with the Secret Realms, there is no reason why the Mega Stones have not been scattered as well.

The set of Mega Evolution Stones that Dongdong Mouse found further confirmed Su Yu's conjecture.

Upon hearing this, Drum Mouse explained to Su Yu how it found the stone. It turned out that Drum Mouse had found this set of Mega Evolution Stones by chance while searching for the Water of Life.

That place was originally a secret realm. In recent years, the spatial barrier of that secret realm has disappeared, and it has gradually merged with this world, which is why Dongdong Mouse and the others were able to enter and search for it.

"Oh, I see."

Su Yu nodded. Then, he hesitated as he looked at the set of Mega Evolution Stones in his bag, wondering whether he should accept it or not.

Keep it; these Mega Evolution Stones seem a bit too expensive. Based on current market prices, once the secret of Mega Evolution is revealed, a set of Mega Evolution Stones like this could easily fetch two to three million.

But I can't accept it... This Mega Evolution Stone is useless to Drow Ranger, so it's definitely better to leave it with Su Yu to make it useful.

"Never mind, let's just accept it."

After some hesitation, Su Yu accepted the stones. He also promised that when he built his new house, he would definitely build a small villa for Dongdong Mouse as well, so that Dongdong Mouse could also enjoy it.

Now that he had accepted the set of stones, Su Yu felt obligated to repay Dongdong Mouse in some other way.

However, for now, let's just make do with wooden planks, since Su Yu can't call Mela anytime soon.

He took the stones that Dongdong Mouse had brought back to his room and put them in a special safe. Inside were all the stones of special value that Su Yu had collected recently.

This includes the meteorite obtained from other ranchers during the previous match-fixing incident, the water stone previously given by Dongdong Mouse, and so on.

After placing the stones, Su Yu took the wooden planks and other building materials to the back mountain and began to build a temporary shelter for the wild Pokémon.

During this time, the porter who came with the Drum Drum rat secretly ran over and helped Su Yu build their temporary little nest.

With just one person and one Pokémon, they were busy until noon, and several temporary shelters had already been set up.

Looking at this shabby temporary shelter, Su Yu felt that it was completely uninhabitable. He asked in bewilderment:

"As expected, it's still too rudimentary?"

Perhaps he should have "helped" these wild Pokémon build their homes based on their characteristics, instead of simply building a small hut for himself.

For example, the screw mole likes to live in the soil, the big-toothed raccoon likes to live in the water, and the Patchlet and the dummy like to live in the trees.

Based on the style of dwelling these Pokémon prefer, help them build their own little houses.

With that in mind, Su Yu finally summoned all the Pokémon and asked them to express their thoughts.

Furthermore, Su Yu tried his best to build their dwellings according to their ideas.

This busy period lasted until four o'clock in the afternoon.

Fortunately, the little porter seemed to be quite skilled in construction, and it was very good at building small houses for Pokémon, which helped Su Yu a lot.

After finishing all that, Su Yu returned to the cabin and began preparing dinner.

Because Squirtle and Farfetch'd caught quite a few fish these past few days, Su Yu cooked several fish at once when making dinner.

Steamed fish with rice flour, crucian carp soup, grilled fish, braised fish, and other dishes are served in turn, along with a few stir-fried country-style dishes made with fresh vegetables just picked from the fields.

Make some stir-fried clams and stir-fried snails; these side dishes are quite tempting and look very appetizing.

Because there were suddenly many more Pokémon in the ranch, Su Yu cooked a very large meal today. He didn't know how much the wild Pokémon could eat.

After all, these people had traveled a long way to work on the ranch, so Su Yu had to make sure they were fed well. It was foreseeable that Su Yu would spend significantly more time in the kitchen in the days to come.

After all... there are more Pokémon coming to eat now.

For Pokémon, what Su Yu made was merely food. What they actually used to fill their stomachs was specially prepared Pokémon food.

Just like rice is a staple food, and when eating staple food, you can pair it with some side dishes.

Fortunately, Su Yu hadn't used up all the energy cubes he won in the previous rancher competition, so he could still use them for free for a while longer.

Inviting the Pokémon from the ranch to come and eat, Su Yu also asked the porters to help move the table outside.

With so many Pokémon, it would be too crowded if they all stayed inside to eat.

Upon hearing Su Yu's call, Farfetch'd, Squirtle, and other Pokémon all returned.

As for Ke Rui, he seems to have gone to town early this morning and hasn't returned yet. When asked, the Great Green Ducks and the others don't seem to know where Ke Rui is either.

"Let's eat first then."

Su Yu thought to himself.

The Caterpie and the other Pokémon were already used to this lavish spread, but it was a completely different sight for the Dedric and the other wild Pokémon.

At this moment, the group of Dongdong mice were excitedly discussing the new and interesting things they had seen on the ranch that day.

After arriving at this ranch from the forest, the Dongdong mice were like mountain people entering the city, seeing things they had never seen before.

Like the flocks of woolly sheep and riding lambs grazing on the neighboring ranch, or the vast farmland of Su Yu's ranch, and the expansive fishpond specifically used for aquaculture.

This was all incredibly unbelievable to Dongdong Mouse and his friends, constantly challenging their worldview.

And when they arrived at the table and saw the abundant food...

Dongdong Mouse was immediately stunned.

It assumed that Su Yu's family's dinner would consist of just a few tree fruits, something to make do, and then it went straight to sleep.

After all, that's how they've always done it in the forest. Before the fruit harvest, they don't have enough fruit to enjoy.

However, to its surprise, Su Yu's family had such an abundant amount of food.

"Knock knock..." That's true, this is human territory after all.

Deddle had learned about humans' skill in farming and food storage from Pokémon that had visited human ranches.

It was only today that it truly saw it. Before, Su Yu had given it so many energy cubes, but it hadn't given them a second thought.

It was only today that it saw how human pastures operated and how people lived a life free from worries about food and clothing, and only then did it truly gain a profound understanding of this matter.

Meanwhile, the Scyther and the Diglett exchanged a glance, also feeling that this trip was definitely worthwhile.

Life here seems much more pleasant than in the forest. Food is plentiful, and all you need to do each day is complete your work to earn enough for food and lodging.

"Sha~"

I wonder if my friends in the forest will regret not coming with me if they find out.

(End of this chapter)