Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 161 The Power of Secrets

After sending the messenger bird away.

Su Yu went to the beehive for a look. After several days of collecting honey, the three bees had already gathered quite a bit of honey.

These honeys are golden in color and taste exceptionally sweet. Moreover, they are all harvested directly from the fruit trees and are extremely nutritious.

"Honey~" Upon seeing Su Yu arrive, several bees that were gathered next to the hive also flew over.

Seeing this, Su Yu asked:

"How are you all doing? Are you settling in well here?"

"Honey." The three bees nodded.

Actually, for the hardworking honeybees, it doesn't matter where they are, as long as there is honey to collect.

This ranch happens to have large areas of flowers and orchards, which is like a honey paradise for them.

"I see... then I won't bother you any longer, you can continue with your work."

Even Su Yu felt ashamed of his laziness in front of this swarm of three-horse bees. After all, these three-horse bees... they really put in the effort.

However, in order to ensure the purity of the honey collected, I should probably remind the bees to sort and store the honey collected from different flowers separately.

For example, the nectar of cantaloupe should be stored in a separate place, and the nectar of mango should also be stored in a separate place, etc...

After that, Su Yu went to the orchard again. There, the walking grasses formed a circle, guarding the orchard.

In the orchard, many fruits are ripe, and it looks like it's time to harvest them.

Immediately, Su Yu summoned the flying mantises and others, asking them to help harvest the tree fruit.

Upon receiving the order, the mantis immediately arrived. It easily flew to the tree, and with a gentle flick of its sickle-like blade, it cut the fruit off the branch.

Under the tree, a porter caught the fruit with a large bag.

After hearing the news, the Drummers and the others came to help. They climbed up the tree and used an electric shock on the stem connecting the fruit to the branch to knock the fruit off the branch.

Su Yu was also busy. He took a long pole specifically for picking tree fruits and cut them off one by one.

The orchard was suddenly bustling with the busy scene of a bountiful harvest.

After working for half a day, the picked fruit quickly piled up into a small mountain. Seeing this, Su Yu was delighted:

"With so many tree fruits, it looks like we can make quite a few energy blocks. For the next while, we won't have to worry about tree fruits anymore."

Moreover, these fruit trees are still bearing fruit, and the warm climate of late spring and early summer is quite suitable for them. With so many fruit trees, the Pokémon on the ranch might not be able to finish eating them all.

"Then I'll sell some of them later," Su Yu thought to himself.

Alternatively, he could use these berries to hire more wild Pokémon. After all, the ranch's output is more than enough to support an even larger population.

Moreover, the ranches now have cold storage facilities. Even if the excess fruit is not eaten, it can be stored in the cold storage for a long time without spoiling.

After sending the fruit into the cold storage, Su Yu returned to his new house and pondered what to eat for lunch.

"How about... we try making some tree fruit dishes?"

Su Yu thought to himself.

Perfect timing! I haven't tried any new dishes in a while, so I can give this a try.

"But if I want to cook, I need to decide on the main ingredient. There are so many tree fruits, which one should I choose?"

Su Yu felt like he was suffering from decision paralysis, just like Cynthia. There were so many berries, it was too difficult to choose.

After some consideration, Su Yu said:

"Hmm... then let's just go with the general system. When in doubt, just choose the most versatile one."

Coincidentally, the Lanternberry, which can reduce the power of Normal-type moves in the game, is also a favorite of the Tribeca (a type of bee), so it's worth a try.

With that in mind, Su Yu started making fruit pies using berries as the main ingredient. After baking the pies in the oven for a while, Su Yu came over and took them out, and the aroma immediately filled the air.

Moreover, this time, the dish was a success on the first try.

"Lamp Pie: A pie made primarily of Lampberries, supplemented with Flatcherries, and finished with sweet nectar collected by three honeybees. It can effectively enhance the physical attributes of Pokémon, and it is recommended to eat it regularly."

Special Effect: Sweet Honey Lv.1 (Improves the quality of produced honey)

It seems... pretty average?

It seems this cooking attempt wasn't very successful.

However, in the corner, there was a special pie. It was made by Su Yu using only succulent berries in order to explore different recipes.

This pie displays different information on the system than the other pies.

"Technique Imprint: Secret Power"

"A special dish made from special berries, with an extremely low probability of appearance. It contains the full power of the move 'Secret Power,' allowing the Pokémon that consumes it to learn this move."

Good grief, a one-time use move learning machine, and one with secret power at that?

I remember this move... can be used to create secret bases, right? And in the game, this effect seems to be limited to only a very few generations.

However, in the current ranch, it seems that only Oddish can learn moves through breeding. Besides that, only Caterpie with a "Move Modifier" can learn moves.

As the saying goes, "Ant pincers are ant pincers"...

"Ahem, perfect, we can let Caterpie build a secret base on the Sky Tree."

Su Yu thought to himself.

He took the pie outside, just as the Drummers were playing by the Sky Tree.

Seeing Su Yu arrive, they curiously gathered to one side, wondering what Su Yu planned to do.

Su Yu then called a green caterpillar from the tree and fed it the pie. Upon tasting it, it was filled with the sweet aroma of nectar.

"Mmm~" It's delicious.

The green caterpillar praised.

Su Yu, however, remained focused on the caterpillar and asked:

"How was it? Did you feel anything special, like... learning a new move or something?"

"Hiss..."

Upon hearing this, Caterpie sensed itself and realized it had indeed learned a new move. But this move... seemed to be just an ordinary attack?

"This move only works when used on trees, caves, or similar places. You can try using it on the Sky Tree."

Su Yu said.

Caterpie immediately tried this move on the Sky Tree. As soon as it used it, an opening resembling a tree hole appeared in the Sky Tree.

"Hiss!!?"

Won't this damage the Sky Tree?

Su Yu explained in response:

"Don't worry, the Secret Power technique will only create a special space inside the Sky Tree, and will not harm the Sky Tree."

"This is a very magical move. You can try to increase the amount of power you put in. The more power you put in, the larger the special space you create."

After all, in the game, the secret base is completely invisible from outside the tree. Only after you enter will you discover that there is such a large space inside.

Upon hearing this, the caterpillar nodded and then increased its effort.

(End of this chapter)