Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 182 Barbecue Restaurant Opening, Daigo: I'm Number One Again!

"Commander!"

To make delicious pineapple juice, you first need high-quality pineapples and enough sweetness.

The latter is the key to the deliciousness of pineapple juice, and it's also the hardest to find. Therefore, Oranguru usually trades with Pokémon like Bewear, exchanging their pineapple juice for Bewear's sweet treats.

"That's easy, I have some on my ranch," Su Yu replied immediately. There are plenty of pineapples in the cold storage, but for the sweet ones, we'll have to get them from the three bees.

"Command?" There was one on the ranch?

The intelligent gorilla remembered how difficult it used to be to make pineapple juice. But here on the ranch, it was so easy?

"Of course, because we have Pokémon specifically for collecting honey on our ranch. Different Pokémon have different roles, which is a characteristic of human ranches."

Su Yu said with a smile, and he took Zhihui Xing and prepared to head to the location of the hive.

At this moment, Sweet Bamboo and Electric Dog also followed. Seeing this, Su Yu smiled and let them follow.

Yamper is a canine Pokémon based on the Corgi, and in the Galar region, it is used as a sheepdog.

As Lai Dian Wang walked in front of Su Yu, its butt wiggled and its lightning-shaped yellow tail swayed back and forth, making it look very cute.

Upon arriving at the location of the beehive, Su Yu explained:

"This is where the three bees gather and store their honey. The nectar is stored separately depending on the fruit tree from which it was harvested."

"There is nectar from the pineapple tree, nectar from the flat cherry tree, and also nectar from the Gracidia flower."

Upon hearing this, Oranguru showed a curious expression. Gracidian Flower? That legendary flower associated with the mythical Pokémon Shaymin?

"I don't know which one works best, do you know anything about Zhihui Xing?"

Upon hearing this, the intelligent gorilla shook its head. It had never seen so many kinds of nectar before, so how would it know which one was the best?

"Hmm... then let's try them one by one later. Let's pick one for now and make the pineapple juice first."

Su Yu took one of the honeys and brought it back to the kitchen.

Looking at the kitchen, which was fully equipped with all sorts of devices, Zhihui Xing was also dazzled.

However, after Su Yu looked over, it stepped forward and began to demonstrate the process of making pear juice.

……

I made pineapple juice following the steps demonstrated by Zhihui Xing.

At this point, the system also displayed a prompt.

"Obtain a special dish: Pear Juice".

"It has the effects of relieving fatigue, restoring physical strength, and treating injuries. Regular consumption can increase the chances of learning new moves."

After seeing the system notification, Su Yu nodded. The effect was similar to that of the [Fruit Milk] of the same level, except for the last one, which was a newly added special effect.

I just don't know what the probability is.

Su Yu took a sip and tasted the smooth, sweet flavor of pineapple. This drink was indeed quite delicious; no wonder it was so popular in the Alola region.

"Let you try it too." He poured a glass for Sweetie and Yamper. After taking a sip, both Pokémon expressed their approval.

"Zhuzhu~(*^▽^*)" It's delicious.

Looking up, Tian Zhuzhu said happily.

"Now, the signature drink for the barbecue restaurant is sorted out."

Seeing this, Su Yu thought the same thing. Next, it was time to prepare the kebabs.

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Over the next few days, Su Yu also practiced his kebab-making skills.

Fortunately, with his previous culinary foundation, and with the system seemingly providing some kind of special boost to his cooking skills, Su Yu's technique improved rapidly.

Soon, the day he had notified them to open the store arrived.

That morning, looking at the shop that had already been set up, Su Yu nodded.

To prevent the place from becoming too crowded, in addition to the secret base inside the Sky Tree, Su Yu also placed chairs on the grass outside.

The store's promotion was also done thoroughly. Su Yu notified all the acquaintances who needed to be notified.

Su Yu even held a promotion where every first-time customer would receive a complimentary glass of the store's signature chilled pear juice, which was quite generous.

In addition, staff from Zhihuixing, Yijiashu, Laidianwang, and Shuangnaixian stores are all in place, so everything is ready and they are just waiting to open for business.

While Su Yu was waiting idly, Daigo was the first to arrive at the ranch. He gracefully jumped down from Metagross's head and looked curiously at the barbecue restaurant.

"Looks like I'm the first customer of this store? No wonder, I'm number one again."

"Kangjin~!" Metagross nodded in agreement. We two are really strong.

Seeing this, Su Yu smiled and approached Daigo, asking:

"Would you like something to eat? It's a bit early, though. Or... how about some of our signature pineapple juice?"

"Give them each a drink, but no need for food." Daigo came back this time intending to have a vacation. That's why he came so early.

"Okay, by the way, I've stored your diving equipment in the warehouse, in the usual place. Go get it yourself if you want to go diving."

Upon hearing this, Daigo's hand twitched subtly. He thought of the lake in Su Yu Ranch, and the stones in that lake... were of exceptionally high quality.

"Okay, I'll go right now. As usual, I'll transfer the money to your card for the stones I dig up." With that, Daigo headed towards the warehouse.

Seeing this, Metagross used its psychic powers to slurp up the pineapple juice and prepared to follow. However, at that moment, Growlithe appeared beside it and tugged at its arm.

"Awoo~! OvO" Senior, let's play together~!

"Kangjin..." Upon hearing this, Metagross looked helplessly in the direction where Daigo had left, but ultimately stayed behind.

—Fine, I'll help Su Yu take care of the child one more time.

Meanwhile, Squirtle looked at Aggron with an eager, inquisitive gaze. It could sense that this creature had almost reached the pinnacle of Steel-type defense!

A champion-level Aggron boasts formidable defense.

"Hey?" Aggron looked at Squirtle while sipping its pineapple juice. "Haven't seen this junior for a few days, is he trying to learn new things from me again?"

Moreover, it sensed that this junior's strength seemed to have increased considerably compared to a few days ago, and the progress was quite significant.

After Daigo, Yang Hao arrived at the ranch with his Bulbasaur. Seeing this, Su Yu immediately made a grass cake for Bulbasaur, as a token of his goodwill.

What Grass-type moves Bulbasaur learns depends entirely on its luck.

"Wow, this pineapple juice...it's so delicious!" Yang Hao exclaimed in astonishment after tasting the pineapple juice. It felt...just like when he first drank soda as a child.

Absolutely stunning.

Hearing this, Su Yu smiled. After chatting with Yang Hao for a few moments, he seemed to suddenly remember something and said:

"By the way, there's a fishing competition at Moon Lake today. The person who catches the most fish gets to take all of it home. Are you interested in participating?"

Upon hearing the news, Gladio and Corri started fishing at Moon Lake early in the morning. However, for Su Yu, the championship of this competition was entirely within his control.

After all, there aren't many air force veterans who can't be dealt with by just one grilled fish. If there are, then bring out two!

(End of this chapter)