Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 147 Sowing Rice and Adding Finishing Touches to Insect Painting

After Zheng Ya and the others arrived, at nine o'clock in the morning, Lusamine, along with Gladion and Lillie, also came to the ranch.

"Good morning."

Upon seeing Su Yu, Lusamine nodded and greeted him.

Behind her, Lillie was holding an incubation container. Inside the container was a Pokémon egg.

"Is this... the Pokémon egg you picked out last time?" Su Yu asked in confusion.

"Yes." Rosamund nodded, adding:

"It is said to be an egg laid by an Ice-type Ninetales."

Ice Ninetales... No wonder they're from a wealthy family. This kind of Pokémon is extremely rare in the Eastern Empire; they usually need to be transported from other regions.

"You guys have fun, I have things to do, so I can't join you."

Su Yu said tactfully.

Su Yu was aware of Lusamine's plans. She had come to the ranch this weekend intending to bring Lillie and the others for a picnic.

It seemed inappropriate for Su Yu, an outsider, to interfere in a family picnic. Therefore, Su Yu made an excuse and slipped away.

After Su Yu left, Lusamine looked at the beautiful scenery of the ranch and, unusually, smiled.

"Let's begin then."

After spreading out a picnic blanket on the grass, Lusamine took out various foods and drinks from her basket and began their picnic.

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Meanwhile, on the other side...

After summoning Squirtle and Rhinoceros, Su Yu began cultivating the rice paddies.

After all, it's already mid-March, and it's time to start sowing rice.

However, to grow rice, a paddy field is needed. Therefore, Su Yu needs the help of Ironhide Rhino and Squirtle.

Fortunately, with the help of Pokémon, the construction of the paddy field was quite fast. Just then, Alcremie drove her ducks past the paddy field.

Seeing what Su Yu and the others were busy with, Frost Milk Fairy asked curiously:

"Mama?" What are you guys doing?

"Sowing rice," Su Yu said matter-of-factly, but seemingly feeling that the answer was somewhat perfunctory, Su Yu added:

"After these rice plants are planted, we'll be able to eat fresh rice in just a few days. Besides, if there are pests in the rice paddies, you can also drive the ducks to the rice paddies."

"Ducks are the natural enemies of those pests. We will be able to use ducks to wipe them out completely."

After all... Flying-type is super effective against Bug-type!

"Mama!"

Upon hearing this, Frost Fairy imagined the scene of ducks pecking at pests in the rice paddies and nodded excitedly.

When the time comes, it will definitely bring the ducks over immediately.

Su Yu asked curiously:

"By the way, where are you taking these ducks?"

"Mama~" Let's take them to Moon Lake!

There are farfalle ducks fishing over there. After you drive the flock over there, the farfalle ducks will take care of them. That way, it can go to the flower field and play with the horseflies.

Su Yu: ...

That must have been really tough for the ducks. They had to fish, take care of the flock, and manage the onion fields. Even capitalists would be moved to tears.

After the Frost Fairy herded the ducks away, the Caterpillar came looking for Su Yu again, which was quite a rare occurrence.

However, Caterpillar usually approaches Su Yu for training purposes.

As Su Yu expected, the green caterpillar felt that it had completely digested the insights gained from the Sky Tree's transformation into it, and that these insights could no longer promote its strength. That's why it came to Su Yu to ask about the next training plan.

This problem stumped Su Yu. He had actually thought about the direction of Caterpillar's training, but there was no progress.

Rayquaza's two signature moves are Dragon and Flying types. In the Flying type, Caterpie has already reached the Gym level and it's unlikely to improve any further in the short term.

As for Dragon-type... in Donghuang, Dragon-type trainers are still extremely rare. Su Yu once asked Yang Wen, and the reply she received was that she didn't know any Dragon-type trainers either, but she did know quite a few Flying-type trainers.

As a result, the training plan to familiarize Caterpie with Dragon-type energy has made no progress whatsoever. Consequently, Su Yu is also at a loss as to what to do next in Caterpie's training plan.

However, after some thought, Su Yu suddenly slapped his thigh, his eyes lighting up as he said:

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that before... Since we can't get into Dragon-type for the time being, why not train Bug-type first?"

"Caterpie, have you ever heard of the ultimate Bug-type Pokémon technique—'Painting the Insect's Eyes'?"

Caterpillar: ? ? ? !

Upon hearing this, the caterpillar shook its head, waving its short legs and asking in confusion:

"Hmm?" What's that, Coach? I really want to learn!

……

After explaining the principle of "dotting the eyes of an insect" to the caterpillar.

Caterpie looked at him with admiration. As expected of my trainer, he is indeed a genius!

The so-called "dotting the eyes of a worm" is actually a weakened version of "dotting the eyes of a dragon." The proper "dotting the eyes of a worm" is Rayquaza's method of combining Flying-type and Dragon-type energy to accelerate to the extreme and confront the opponent head-on.

In Su Yu's conception, replacing Dragon-type energy with Bug-type energy would create a new move. Although this would mean losing the powerful destructive force of Dragon-type energy, for Caterpie... if it could actually be used, it would be more than enough in the current environment.

Su Yu didn't even dare to imagine the power that the Caterpillar could unleash if it fully mastered this move!

I wouldn't dare say we'd win the league championship, but at least we should be able to crush the kings, right?

"Hissing!" As expected of you!

After hearing Su Yu's description, Caterpie immediately slipped back to the Sky Tree and began to study how to execute the move.

After letting Squirtle and the others continue building the paddy field, Su Yu turned around and went back to the hut.

As Su Yu passed by the place where Lusamine and the others were picnicking, he took a special look. It seemed that Lusamine and Gladion's interaction was still somewhat awkward.

Lillie is alright. Whenever Rosamund asks a question, Lillie usually answers on her own initiative and sits very obediently to the side.

Gladion stood to the side with his arms crossed, looking as if he didn't want to forgive Lusamine for what she had done in the past.

In Gladio's view, it was hypocritical of him to have confined Lillie to the house for several years since childhood and only now realize his mistake and want to make amends.

Gladgio found this hypocritical act repulsive. Therefore, he had no intention of paying any attention to Lusamine.

Gladion only agreed to come on the picnic with Lusamine because she bought Lillie a Pokémon egg.

Seeing Su Yu looking over, Lusamine gave an awkward smile. She felt extremely embarrassed that outsiders had witnessed their family conflict.

Su Yu, however, felt that Gladio was just an old tsundere. When he first appeared in the anime, Gladio was just as indifferent to Lillie. But in the end, didn't he still show concern for his sister?

Rosamina's reaction is simply because she's too proud to restore a normal mother-son relationship.

Just then, Lusamine's phone rang. She took it out and glanced at it; the caller ID showed the name "Zaobo".

Holding her phone, Rosamund walked to the side, answered the call, and gradually disappeared into the distance.

"What?! Live Pokémon drug experiments? Zaobo, are you crazy? We're just a pharmaceutical company, why would we do that kind of experiment?"

"No, I absolutely will not approve it. Without my approval as the chairman, you absolutely cannot conduct that kind of experiment..."

Su Yu listened carefully and only heard this conversation.

(End of this chapter)