Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 171 The Ancient Tree Dies, Back to the Ranch

Over the next few days, the ancient tree's decline became increasingly severe. Even the layers of branches on the tree began to fall off.

Seeing this, Chief Butterfly dared not let his people stay in the tree any longer, and he ordered them all to come out.

And it was on this very day...

The entire trunk of the ancient tree completely collapsed, turning into fragments that fell to the ground and piled up into a small mountain.

"Good heavens, it turned into dust directly?" Su Yu had never seen a tree die like this before. Perhaps... trees blessed by Celebi would be different.

Upon seeing the ancient tree completely vanish, the caterpillars all wore expressions of sorrow. This meant that the ancient tree they had lived in for generations had become a thing of the past.

"Hiss..." Even the green caterpillar on Su Yu's shoulder seemed quite sad.

However, at that moment, a seed enveloped in green fluorescence floated out from among the ancient tree debris. As soon as the seed appeared, it flew into Su Yu's hand.

At the same time, Su Yu's system also sent a notification:

"Obtained the special item [Seed of the Ancient Tree]".

"For this seed to grow, it needs the blessing of a shrine or the provision of power of the same level. Holding this seed will cause the [Final Touch Imprint] to appear in one's mind."

"Furthermore, your Viridian Power has been blessed by the Ancient Tree, enhancing your healing abilities, and you will be able to actively learn what other Pokémon are thinking when you want to (enhanced version of telepathy)."

Good heavens, has this ancient tree... become young again?

Furthermore, Su Yu's Everlasting Power was also strengthened. However, the strengthening was not significant; at most, it was similar to raising the upper limit of the strengthening effect when applying enhancements to Farfetch'd's green onions.

If he wants to find out what the other Pokémon is thinking, the other Pokémon must be unguarded, or the Pokémon he wants to find out must not be very strong.

But such a chance to get something for free is better than not getting it at all.

As for the so-called "finishing touch mark", it was the one that Su Yu had seen on the ancient tree before. Although it was not very useful, it could be considered as an aid for the green caterpillar to practice this move.

Seeing the ancient tree seed fly into Su Yu's hand on its own, the giant butterflies also flew over curiously, but none of them dared to take it.

Seeing this, the Butterfly Clan Chief sighed even more. It seemed this was the ancient tree's choice. Their Green Caterpillar Clan had no choice but to follow Su Yu's path.

"Pu Yi Yi..." From now on, I hope you will continue to guide me.

"This is what Chief Ba Dadie said."

"Ah, okay, please give me your guidance." Su Yu nodded.

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With the matter at the ancient tree now concluded, Su Yu prepared to return to the ranch.

However, before leaving, the caterpillars wanted to take some of the things they left behind with them, so Su Yu had to wait there for a while.

It was at this moment that Squirtle and his friends, who had been lost in the forest for many days, finally arrived here. They argued all the way, seemingly implying that they shouldn't have let Squirtle ask for directions in the first place.

After emerging from a thicket and seeing Su Yu not far away, Growlithe barked behind it, silencing the Pokémon's commotion.

"Awoo~!" Look, I see Su Yu!

Upon hearing Growlithe's familiar bark, Su Yu wondered if he was hallucinating. He wasn't at the ranch, so how could he hear Growlithe's bark?

Turning around, Su Yu was surprised to see Growlithe and the others.

"Squirtle? What are you doing here?"

And judging from the argument, it seems that Squirtle led them astray, which is why they got lost in the forest.

"Sigh..." Su Yu sighed, his terrible sense of direction was comparable to that of the Pill Emperor.

"Jenny, Jenny~"

Upon hearing Su Yu's call, Squirtle waved its hand.

The dog rushed over and rammed into Su Yu, almost causing him internal injuries.

"Pfft... Charging so fiercely, are you trying to learn how to kill me with lightning speed right now...?"

Holding down the dog's restless head, Su Yu looked at Squirtle and asked in confusion:

"Now that you're here, what about the ranch? Have you asked anyone to help take care of it?"

"Jenny, Jenny~" Yes, they called out to my former colleagues from the fire department.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu recalled the group of Squirtle he had encountered while having barbecue that day, and nodded.

"That's good."

At this moment, several of the little sheep that were riding came over and nuzzled Su Yu with their heads.

On the back of the riding sheep are two short-legged Pokémon, Diglett and Bibarel. It seems that the riding sheep let them stay on its back because it thought they were too slow.

"Oh, right. Since you've all come, how about... you take us to see your old place?"

"It's been so long since I've seen you. I wonder if your companions are still living there."

……

After the caterpillars finished packing their things...

Su Yu and his group also set off for the ranch.

However, along the way, Su Yu also took Dongdong Mouse and the others to the place where they used to live, to catch up with Dongdong Mouse's friends.

There, Dongdong Mouse recounted its adventures at Suyu Ranch to its friends. The exciting stories thrilled Dongdong Mouse's friends.

Immediately, some Pokémon expressed their desire to follow Su Yu to the ranch.

In response, Su Yu glanced at the large swarm of green caterpillars behind him and shook his head, saying:

"Let's wait a while. I have a large group of Pokémon to accommodate at my ranch in the near future. I might not be able to handle them all in the short term."

"Once these new Pokémon have settled in, I will have Tropius come and pick you up again. This promise is valid indefinitely, and I will not break it."

Su Yu felt that if his ranch continued to absorb new members at this rate, he might end up becoming a Pokémon lord himself. After all, he had taken a large group of Caterpie with him this time.

What should I bring back next time I go out?

After saying goodbye to their old friends, the group of Su Yu and his companions set off back to the ranch.

Midway through, Dongdong Mouse accidentally tripped over something. After getting up and looking at it, it handed the thing that had tripped it over to Su Yu.

"What is this?"

Su Yu took the stone and glanced at it. This stone was quite unusual, emitting a strong energy fluctuation. However, because it was buried in the ground, generally speaking, no one would pay attention to it.

After Su Yu touched it, the system displayed information about the stone:

Special Stones:

"The stone, which has been infused with a large amount of energy by Regigigas, contains a trace of the original power of Regigigas. It is suspected to be a failed product produced during the creation of other giant Pokémon."

"But because the stone had been buried in the earth for many years, its original power had not been lost. Over the years, it had become extraordinary."

"Perhaps you could turn it into a dish to maximize its effectiveness."

(End of this chapter)