Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 205 Late April, Ranch Miscellaneous Matters

Back in the cabin, Su Yu printed out all the photos he had taken on the mountainside and hung them on the wall.

Among them is a high-resolution photo of Suijun drinking water by the lake.

"This trip... has really been very fruitful."

Looking at the wall of photos, Su Yu sighed.

That evening, he prepared the Energy Cubes early and took them to the backyard for the Pokémon he had rescued from Aether Medicine to eat.

Stroking the soft fur of the dog that had come to the phone, Su Yu said gently:

"It seems you've recovered quite well these past few days. In a few more days, we'll be able to release you back into the wild."

"Woof~!" Upon hearing this, the dog wagged its tail and responded happily.

However, Tian Zhuzhu showed a sad expression. Seeing this, Su Yu asked in confusion:

"What's wrong? Don't you want to leave?"

"Zhuzhu..."

Sweet Bamboo nodded. It loved this place very much, not only because of the ranch, but also because of Su Yu.

It also wanted to live in the kitchen every day, watching Su Yu get up early to make breakfast, and to stay here and live with the Pokémon on the ranch.

"Then you can stay here with Zhihui Xing," Su Yu said with a smile.

The intelligent gorilla looks quite old. When it's paired with the sweet bamboo, Su Yu always feels like they're grandfather and granddaughter.

"Woof!" Upon hearing this, the dog immediately became anxious, indicating that it also wanted to stay on the ranch with its "best friend".

"Alright, alright, you can stay too." Su Yu smiled and patted Lai Dian Wang's head. Laughing to death, Paw Patrol is always there for you, right?

"As for the other Pokémon..."

Su Yu looked at the remaining large group of Pokémon. Most of these Pokémon were captured by Zaobo from forests in various places and had lived in the wild for a long time.

Therefore, they are more willing to return to the mountains and forests than to stay on the pasture.

Even so, they still can't bear to leave this kind of life on the ranch, and the two are not contradictory.

Seeing this, Su Yu smiled and said:

"Don't worry, even if you return to the forest, you're always welcome to come back and visit. I'll prepare a barbecue to welcome you then."

After feeding the Pokémon in the backyard, Su Yu carried a bucket of Energy Cubes to the edge of Moon Lake.

At this moment, the island in the middle of the lake was shrouded in various water mists, and after noticing Su Yu's arrival, Shui Jun also emerged from the mist.

"I made some energy cubes for you because I was worried you might be hungry, but I don't know if they'll suit your taste."

With that, Su Yu placed the energy cube on the ground.

Upon hearing this, the Water Lord nodded slightly and said:

"Actually... you don't need to bring food over. I can catch some fish from the lake, that will solve the problem."

"...How could I let the guests catch their own fish? That would be incredibly disrespectful of me as the host!"

Su Yu waved his hand and said, "But wait, catch some fish to eat?"

Suikun, aren't you known as "Water Dog"? How come you can catch fish? Could it be... you're a cat?

Glancing at Suicune's paws, which did indeed appear to be a characteristic of felines, Su Yu suddenly realized something. In his previous life, there seemed to be a theory that Suicune's animal prototype... was actually a snow leopard?

"So the three legendary beasts are all felines. Raikou is, and so is Suicune. I always thought they were all dogs."

Su Yu thought to himself.

While Su Yu was pondering, Suicune lowered her head and started eating an energy cube.

Su Yu waited until Suijun finished eating before putting the bucket away. At this moment, Suijun said:

"Due to the loss of too much power, I may need to go into a deep sleep in the near future to speed up the recovery process."

"So if you're going to bring me food these next few days, just put the bucket on the shore and I'll find time to eat it."

"Oh, oh..." Su Yu nodded. Asleep?

Speaking of which, the three legendary beasts seem to be rare examples of legendary Pokémon that don't spend long periods in slumber. They're basically either busy with their respective duties or helping wild Pokémon everywhere.

Legendary Pokémon like Heatran, the three pillars of Hoenn, the three dragons of Unova, and Eternatus are basically either offline or asleep.

Perhaps for mythical beasts, sleeping is the best option for living an eternal life?

"Then you should go and rest. I won't bother you any longer." With that, Su Yu picked up the bucket and left.

After standing there and watching Su Yu for a while, Shui Jun also disappeared into the white mist.

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For the next few days, Su Yu continued his peaceful life on the ranch. Every day, he milked the goats and then went to Moon Lake to deliver some energy cubes to Suicune.

Just as promised, Suicune eats those energy cubes every day. And most of the time, it seems to be asleep, making no move.

And so, under these circumstances, the end of April gradually arrived. April 23rd was the day of the speed race.

Yang Hao arrived at the ranch early that day. At that moment, Su Yu was giving the farfalle ducks a final inspection.

Smoothing the slightly ruffled feathers of the green onion duck, Su Yu said:

"It's a pity I couldn't find any skilled craftsmen in town, otherwise I could have made you a suit of armor. That would look even cooler."

"Gah~!"

Upon seeing Yang Hao's arrival, the giant green onion duck raised a wing in greeting. Behind it, the giant green onion had grown to 1.8 meters long, its tip gleaming coldly.

"Wow, what a long scallion..." Yang Hao exclaimed in amazement upon seeing it. He had never seen such a long scallion in Donghuang.

Such a long leek... it should be a huge advantage in a riding competition, right?

At this moment, Su Yu had also finished grooming Farfetch'd's feathers. He patted Farfetch'd on the shoulder and said:

"Alright, when the competition starts, just do your best!"

"Just give it your all. Of course, if you achieve good results, I'll consider increasing your share of the profits from scallion cultivation and giving you more scallions."

Upon hearing this, Farfetch'd nodded. But after hearing Su Yu mention increasing the profit sharing, Farfetch'd looked shocked.

"Huh?! ()σ"

Is it true? It can actually increase your commission rate?

We've been sticking to this shady 30/70 split contract for ages!

It's no wonder Ya Ya was moved to tears by such a promise from capitalist Su Yu. After so long of suffering with their meager 30/70 split, the working class is finally seeing a chance for change.

"Of course," Su Yu nodded in confirmation.

Immediately, Big Green Duck gripped the green onion tightly, and his fist hardened!

No matter who comes today, nothing can stop me from winning the championship!

"Uh...aren't you sure something bad will happen if you stimulate it like this?" Yang Hao asked weakly from the side.

Su Yu was feeding the Armored Rhinoceros grass cakes. This dish, made from grasses from under the Sky Tree, could give the Armored Rhinoceros a speed buff.

After eating the grass cake, the armored rhinoceros's aura also underwent a noticeable change.

"Hoo-ha~!" Hey, that's getting exciting!

After stroking the back of the armored rhinoceros's neck, Su Yu replied:

"Don't worry, it's an experienced driver on our ranch, and it's very calm and steady."

"I'm usually a bit too laid-back, so I need to use some methods to stimulate myself."

(End of this chapter)