Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 12 Herb Farm Planning

After listening to Officer Jenny's words, Su Yu finally decided to go forward and make contact with the tropical dragon.

After all, this is a powerful asset. If he could capture it, Su Yu would have a respectable Pokémon. In particular, Tropius would be very suitable for his ranch.

The only problem is whether Su Yu can gain the approval of Tropius. After all, some Pokémon have very high requirements for their trainers, and trainers who are too weak simply cannot catch their eye.

Upon seeing Su Yu approach, the tropical dragon obediently lowered its head, allowing Su Yu to pet it. The tropical dragon had a good impression of Su Yu, after all, Su Yu had healed its injuries.

"Tropical Dragon, the bad guys have been driven away now. What are you planning to do next? How about you come and stay at my ranch for a while?" Su Yu said, patting the tropical dragon's neck.

Upon hearing this, the tropical dragon sadly shook its head, its head bowed, presumably lost in thought.

"This..." Su Yu said, puzzled.

Officer Jenny, standing nearby, explained:

"It must be missing its fellow tropical dragons. As far as I know, this poaching gang recently captured a whole group of tropical dragons, which should include its companions."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu understood. He said:

"You can come to our ranch too. We have a lot of Pokémon on our ranch, and they, just like you, are all thinking about getting stronger."

"You probably want to become stronger too, right? Only by becoming stronger can you rescue your comrades, and I will help you."

"Woof!" (Su Yu is right)

The Growlithe dog standing nearby chimed in.

Upon hearing this, the tropical dragon pondered for a moment. Then, its gaze hardened, and it nodded to Su Yu.

Upon seeing this, Su Yu was overjoyed, never expecting it to actually work!

"Then let's come in here. Once we're inside, it means we've officially become partners, and I'll definitely help you." Su Yu took out a red and white Poké Ball.

Tropical Dragon didn't hesitate; it simply nudged the Pokémon with its head and transformed into a red light, entering the Poké Ball.

Officer Jenny, seeing this, smiled as well. She said:

"Come on, aren't you going back to your ranch? I and the big bird will give you a ride."

As she spoke, Officer Jenny released Pidgeot, whose wide wingspan was a full three meters, exuding an overwhelming aura.

However, at this moment, the Tropius spontaneously jumped out of its Poké Ball and called out urgently to Su Yu:

"Hooray hooray!"

"It seems your tropical dragon would prefer to carry you itself," Officer Jenny said with a smile.

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you, Tropical Dragon!" Su Yu said.

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Flying out of the mountains is much faster than Su Yu walking into them.

In just a few minutes, Su Yu returned to the ranch from the forest; it would have taken him an unknown amount of time to walk there. After landing, Officer Jenny briefly said goodbye to Su Yu.

"I have some things to attend to at my station, so I won't stay any longer. I'll let you know if there's any new information about the poaching gang. I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, Officer Jenny climbed onto Pidgeot's back and rode away.

Afterwards, Su Yu returned to the ranch cabin he hadn't visited in a long time.

Just then, Yang Hao poked his head out of the sheepfold, his hair still covered with bits of grass. He looked at Officer Jenny's departing figure and asked疑惑地问道:

"Su Yu, what's going on? It's only been a few days, and you've already gotten into trouble with Officer Jenny?"

"And how come you're back so soon? Didn't you say you'd be back at least... Oh my god, a tropical dragon!"

At first, Yang Hao didn't look closely, only looking up when he heard Su Yu returning home. It was only then that he noticed the enormous creature beside Su Yu.

Compared to humans, tropical dragons are quite large. Not to mention their long necks; when they raise their heads, the huge height difference can easily make one's nerves tense, as if being targeted by some predator.

"Alright, Tropical Dragon, stop scaring that fat guy, you're going to scare him to death!" Su Yu said with a smile when he saw Tropical Dragon staring straight at Yang Hao.

Along the way, Su Yu and Tropius became quite familiar with each other through conversation, which is one of the benefits of learning a Pokémon language.

Pokémon like Meowth, which can communicate with humans, are popular everywhere. Su Yu thought that if the ranch couldn't continue operating, he might as well become a translator.

Humans who can speak Pokémon language are still very rare in this world. The original owner of this body was only able to learn it because of her great talent.

Upon hearing Su Yu's words, the tropical dragon lowered its menacing gaze. It let out a strange, shrill laugh as it shared the fruit from its neck with Yang Hao as an apology.

In response, Yang Hao angrily retorted:

"Who are you calling fat? I'm just a bit stocky, but I'm 1.85 meters tall, much taller than you!"

"Mmm...it smells so good. Where did you find this top-quality dragon fruit? This fruit could fetch a high price in town."

"Really?" Su Yu didn't notice. He only knew that this tropical dragon was quite strong and had managed to escape from the poachers, but he had never tasted the fruit of a tropical dragon.

"Looks like I've struck gold."

At this moment, Su Yu was sorting the medicinal herbs he had collected. He glanced at the grasslands and farmlands in the distance, which were becoming increasingly fantastical due to the environmental modification fluid, and thought to himself that perhaps these herbs could be planted in the fields.

At least the environment here is definitely no less than that in the mountains, right?

"Hmm... Among the herbs we collected this time, there are two Vitality Roots. We can give them a try."

If this works out, Su Yu won't need to go into the mountains to collect herbs anymore. He can harvest a large amount of medicinal herbs while lying at home, and these herbs can be sold for a good price.

At this moment, Yang Hao also came out of the sheepfold. Seeing Su Yu sorting the sheep, he asked curiously:

"How was the harvest this time?"

"Hmm...that's pretty good. I plan to sell some of these herbs first, and then try planting the rest."

"By the way, do you have any connections to sell medicinal herbs?" Su Yu asked.

"Hey, simple. Why don't you just ask Grandpa Liu about this?" Yang Hao replied.

Hearing him say that, Su Yu remembered it. The so-called Grandpa Liu was someone who traveled around the pastoral area buying and selling agricultural products.

To put it bluntly, he's just a middleman. He buys agricultural products from everyone and then sells them through his own channels, making money as a middleman.

It wasn't that Su Yu was unwilling to sell them himself, but it would take a lot of time, and his own sales volume was small.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Su Yu decided to contact this so-called Grandpa Liu.

"By the way, while you were away these past few days, I gave your Wooloo some special training. They're really high-spirited now, saying they want to have a battle with your Growlithe, and that they want to see who's herding whom."

A battle?

"Have they learned to become round?"

Yang Hao nodded.

Seeing this, Su Yu simply chuckled and said:

"Let them go find Growlithe themselves. I can't be bothered with this; I'm busy."

"Oh, by the way, I need to talk to you about something. I don't have the money to buy a smartphone, so could you help me find someone online, his name is…?"

After entrusting Yang Hao with this matter, Su Yu went back to the house to prepare dinner. There were a few more mouths to feed on the ranch now, but fortunately, they weren't too difficult to raise.

"Looks like you're the least troublesome one."

Looking at the tropical dragon by the window, Su Yu said this.

That evening, Growlithe returned home looking quite disheveled, apparently having lost its fight with the three lambs.

"You're back? We're having hot crab congee tonight! How does it sound, doesn't it?"

Upon returning, Su Yu immediately threw in the crab claws of the hairy cliff crab he had found earlier and cooked them into porridge. He also added scallions, ginger, and various seasonings to the porridge, making it smell incredibly fragrant.

However, the Growlithe had long lost its appetite and barked at Su Yu a few times, looking quite defiant.

"What, you want to get stronger after being defeated by the Woolstaff?"

"How about this, let's eat first, and then we'll think about it together, okay?"

In response, the tropical dragon poked its head in through the window and echoed the sentiment.

"Hey~!" (What about mine?)

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(End of this chapter)