Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 172 The Drummer's Luck Brings a Critical Hit, Settling the Caterpillar Swarm

After seeing the introduction on the system, Su Yu looked at Dongdong Mouse with a shocked expression.

No, do you think you can just walk by the roadside and casually toss something down and stumble upon treasures left behind by the Holy Pillar King when he was making other small pillars?

"Wow... This guy's luck is terrifying!"

Su Yu gasped. Sure enough, the Drum Drum Mouse's failure to find the treasure a few days ago had all brought him good luck today.

After looking at the system again, Su Yu pondered how to use the stone. After all, this was no ordinary stone.

Even if this was a failed creation when making the other pillars, it is still the most crucial piece, infused with the original power of the Holy Pillar King.

Such a precious treasure is of a very high level, probably comparable to treasures like the Rainbow Feather. It is a genuine divine beast-level item.

"Should we cook it?"

Looking at the system notification, Su Yu muttered to himself. Indeed, cooking was currently the most efficient way for him to utilize these tools.

Moreover, the item level of this stone is high enough that it might be able to be used to make some amazing dishes.

……

They returned to the ranch with a group of Pokémon.

What Su Yu saw was several Squirtle staying in the ranch, some leisurely and some busy.

Some of the Squirtle were wearing sunglasses and sunbathing on deck chairs. Others were running around herding ducks, trying to get them back to their shed.

Some of the Squirtle turtles even gathered together, sitting on the grass playing cards.

Upon seeing Su Yu return with the Pokémon, the Squirtles stopped what they were doing and looked at Su Yu.

Seeing this, Su Yu smiled and said:

"It's nothing, you guys continue. I just happened to bring some people back."

"You should all make yourselves at home here."

Leaving the other Pokémon behind him free to roam, Su Yu led the Caterpie family to the Berry Garden.

"Then what?"

The Oddish plants outside the orchard greeted Su Yu when he returned. It was nearly evening, and after finishing their daytime sleep, the Oddish stretched and began to wander around.

Su Yu also introduced the group to Chief Ba Dadie:

"These walking grasses are all hired by me to look after the orchard. They usually stay in the soil outside the orchard and won't come in to disturb you."

"However, you can also get along well."

"Fuyiyi~"

Upon hearing this, Chief Ba Da Die nodded.

Su Yu then led them further in, letting them choose a tree to live under in the orchard.

"You can live in the tree yourselves, or you can have the caterpillars build you a [secret base]. Of course... it certainly won't be as comfortable as your old tree."

"But now the ancient tree has degenerated into seeds, and there's no way to restore it for the time being. We'll just have to make do with this for now."

As he spoke, Su Yu left his green caterpillar here, so that it could help his people establish a secret base.

As a specially created, independent space, the secret base is much more comfortable to live in than living directly in the tree, and the space is also more spacious.

"Hiss~!"

Upon hearing this, the green caterpillar nodded and immediately began to build dwellings for its people.

Following the tribe's living habits, it created a "secret base" for each Caterpie family. Fortunately, the moves in reality are more flexible than in the game; multiple rooms can be created on the same tree.

In this situation, it was opened up very quickly.

The tribespeople, curious, entered the secret base in small groups. They were quite surprised to find that the place was a completely different world from the outside.

"Fuyi~" Alright, this will be our new home from now on, everyone should treat this place well.

At this moment, the Butterfly Clan Chief stepped forward and spoke. Then, it flew to the Caterpie's side and asked:

"Fuyi~?" Can you show me around this ranch?

The chieftain's heart was filled with complex emotions as he spoke these words. Not long ago, in his eyes, this green caterpillar was just a weakling who had rebelled and chosen to leave the clan.

In the blink of an eye, the roles were reversed. Now, Caterpie's strength far surpassed Caterpie's, reaching the level of a gym leader. And Caterpie, in comparison, had become incredibly weak.

It was like a boomerang, launched from the past and hitting my present self.

However, the emergence of such a powerful caterpillar is a blessing for the species. Thanks to this caterpillar, the species has also found a new and safe home.

"Hiss." Caterpie nodded in response to the chieftain's words. It then introduced the layout of the ranch to the chieftain, and the chieftain seemed particularly surprised when it mentioned that Su Yu hired wild Pokémon to help with the work.

"Fuyiyi?" This rancher actually employs wild Pokémon?

This was unheard of. The clan leader had never heard of such a relationship between humans and wild Pokémon.

"Hiss~" The caterpillar nodded. This ranch was indeed very different from other human ranches. But there probably wasn't any rancher who could be more capable or better at managing a ranch than Su Yu.

However… the Butterfly's specialty of collecting nectar is already being handled by three bees on this ranch. The Caterpie's only remaining task on this ranch is probably spinning silk.

After that, Caterpie led the clan leader on a tour of the entire ranch and greeted many of the Pokémon there.

When they encountered the tropical dragon, the caterpillar specifically mentioned:

"Hiss~" This Pokémon was one that Su Yu had rescued from a poaching gang.

After rescuing the tropical dragon, Su Yu also helped rescue its other companions who had been captured. In a little while, those companions might be able to arrive at the ranch.

Upon hearing this, the chieftain nodded. If that's the case, then this ranch is inhabited by three major groups: Oddish, Caterpie, and Tropius.

Strictly speaking, hairy cliff crabs do count, but this group is too laid-back; they seem to completely disappear from the pastures.

"Pu Yi Yi~" Please continue to guide me in the future.

The Butterfree chieftain addressed the Tropius, saying that since it was the leader of another group, it had to try its best to befriend them. After all, this was a matter of diplomacy between Pokémon.

Back in the orchard, the tribespeople were already busy with their own tasks. Some were tending to their new homes, while others were exploring the surroundings.

At this moment, the Butterfly Clan Chief thought that perhaps it should go and greet the other clan living nearby?

So it flapped its wings and came to the outside of the orchard, only to see a group of wild Pokémon trying to rush into the orchard to steal the berries.

"Fuyiyi?" An enemy?!

Seeing this, Chief Butterfly was about to call upon his people to come out and protect their home. However, at that moment, the Oddish who were waiting nearby struck first.

They gathered together and sprayed poison powder, which immediately caused discomfort to wild Pokémon when it hit them.

Meanwhile, these wild Pokémon realized that this orchard was not to be trifled with. Coupled with the large number of Caterpie and Butterfree residing there, it was practically heavily guarded.

"Bobo..." It's just an orchard, is it really that big of a deal...?

As they fled, one of the Pokémon made the same comment. And once someone took the lead, the other Pokémon scattered and fled.

(End of this chapter)