Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 15: The Doctor's Visit and the Newly Purchased Cell Phone

Just as they had said, the super-strong construction team arrived very quickly.

After arriving at the ranch, they first observed the terrain around the ranch and finally decided to build this cliff on the mountain behind the ranch.

Meira said:

"This time, we'll need a lot of materials rich in rock-elemental energy. They're not as expensive as the fireproofing materials we used last time, but the quantity we need is still considerable."

"A budget of 50,000 Alliance Coins should be enough to build a very large cliff face. However, boss, you'll have to wait a bit; I need to order the materials after I get back."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu nodded. At this moment, the hairy crabs, hearing that they were going to build him a new home, also gathered around.

Upon seeing the hairy cliff crab, Mela exclaimed in surprise:

"You built this... for them?"

"Mm." Su Yu nodded.

"You're so good to them, spending so much money to build them a new home. I rarely see a rancher who treats Pokémon this well."

Hearing this, Su Yu simply smiled. After patting Mao Ya Xie's head and telling him to stay and supervise the work, Su Yu prepared to go back to his room to continue his tasks.

Just then, an elderly woman came to the door. She asked:

"Excuse me... is this Su Yu Ranch?"

"Yes, I am Su Yu, the rancher here. How can I help you?"

Upon hearing this, the old woman's eyes widened as she carefully examined Su Yu's face before saying:

"Oh my... it really is you! My eyesight is failing me. Also, your house has been renovated so much that I almost didn't recognize you."

As she spoke, the old woman seemed to remember something important. She took out a Poké Ball, released a Mareep, and explained:

"My sheep seems to be sick. It hasn't been eating much these past few days, so I'd like to ask you to take a look."

"It seems Joey from town went back to the big city for some business, and I couldn't find anyone to help me, so I thought of contacting you."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu examined it carefully and then said:

"It's nothing serious. I happen to have some medicine here. I'll take it back and mix it into its food."

Fortunately, Su Yu had some medicine on hand, which came in handy this time.

Upon hearing this, the old lady showed a grateful expression. She then asked:

"By the way, since you've decided to come back, how about you continue treating Pokémon like before?"

"The surrounding ranches have been struggling to find a place to treat their Pokémon these past few days. Since your medical skills are so good, everyone is willing to pay you to treat their Pokémon. I believe it will be a very good source of income."

The old lady's words reminded Su Yu.

Before this, Su Yu had also had this idea. However, at that time he did not have the means to quickly reach the surrounding ranches and could only rely on his own two legs.

Now, with his tropical dragon, he can easily fly to the surrounding ranches.

"Looks like I'll have to go to town and buy a cell phone first."

"And while you're at it, go and get some more medicine."

Su Yu thought to himself.

How can you go to the doctor without a cell phone? Otherwise, if someone else's Pokémon gets sick, they'll have to come to your door to find you.

Originally, Su Yu hadn't planned to buy a phone so early. After all, it would be more practical to invest that money in running the ranch first.

After seeing the old lady off, Su Yu then brought the tropical dragon.

At this moment, the tropical dragon was diligently practicing its photosynthesis technique. However, the results were poor, and it remained completely clueless about the technique.

At this moment, Su Yu interrupted:

"Tropical Dragon, come with me to town, I need to buy something."

"Hey!"

Upon hearing this, the tropical dragon stopped practicing and came down to Su Yu.

Su Yu seized the opportunity to mount the tropical dragon. At that moment, Growlithe ran over, barking as it went.

"Woof~!" (What happened to taking me to practice Sparkle moves today?)

"Let's talk about it when I get back. I'm just too busy to do anything today."

Su Yu said this, and then he made the tropical dragon take off and fly towards the town.

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Seagull Town.

This time it was much easier than the last time I walked here.

Upon landing and putting away the tropical dragon, the vendors who had tried to swindle Su Yu last time all lowered their heads upon seeing this.

After all, someone who can capture such a strong Tropius is already considered quite powerful among trainers. In this world, powerful Pokémon aren't exactly commonplace.

At least, the roadside vendors don't dare mess with this tropical dragon.

Similarly, trainers aren't a dime a dozen. These vendors are just ordinary people making a living by selling things.

Su Yu didn't even glance at the vendors; he headed straight for the only shopping mall in town that sold mobile phones.

At this time, smartphones had only recently become widespread in this world, and many people wanted to own one. Therefore, as soon as Su Yu entered, the salespeople enthusiastically introduced the latest smartphones to him.

However, Su Yu was no stranger to smartphones. Unlike the people who were amazed by technological advancements, he went straight to the counter selling feature phones.

The person who greeted Su Yu was an old man. He looked up and was somewhat surprised to see that Su Yu, who was so young, did not choose a smartphone.

Su Yu then asked:

"Will the cell phone signal be good in this pastoral area?"

"Hmm... Sure, there are dedicated signal base stations in the pastoral areas, so the signal can be received in most places."

"Okay, then please recommend a keypad phone for me, one that offers good value for money."

Upon hearing this, the old man picked out a cheap one for Su Yu, which could be bought for only 800 Alliance Coins, making it quite inexpensive.

At this moment, the old man also asked:

"You must be a new rancher around here. You look so young, you don't seem like a trainer who's just out for a trip."

"Yes, my name is Su Yu, and I just inherited the ranch from my grandfather." Su Yu smiled upon hearing this.

Upon hearing the name, the old man was puzzled. Su Yu? He didn't seem to have heard of that name before.

However, before the old man could finish recalling the name in his mind, Su Yu had already picked up his phone and the invoice, turned around and left.

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(End of this chapter)