Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 215 The Emotional Characters and the Ranch's "Payday"

Frosty Fairy felt like it had slept for a very long time.

When it opened its eyes, Su Yu was already waiting by the bedside, seemingly having been waiting for it all along.

Seeing that it had woken up, Su Yu smiled and said:

"You're awake?"

"Here you go, this is some canned yellow peaches I just cooked for you, have a taste."

As he spoke, Su Yu handed the bowl to Frost Milk Fairy.

Upon hearing this, Creamy Fairy tried a bite, and the sweet and refreshing taste brightened her eyes.

"Mama~!" Delicious!

"Then eat more; you can't go without energy when you're sick."

Su Yu laughed and said, "Moreover, this canned yellow peach also has the effect of accelerating healing, so eating more of it is also a good thing for Frost Milk Fairy."

As Alcremie finished the whole bowl, a small, human-shaped emotional entity suddenly appeared on the bed.

Su Yu looked over curiously. Was this... the little emotion person the system had mentioned? It looked like a miniature fairy.

The moment the little figure appeared, Alcremie noticed it too. Looking at the little figure, it felt... a strange sense of familiarity.

The little person seemed quite happy. It pulled out a rope and started playing cat's cradle with the Alcremie.

Seeing this, Alcremie was very happy and started playing with the Emotions.

Su Yu's expression was strange. After all, the Emotional Sprite came from Alcremie herself, so could this be considered Alcremie entertaining herself?

"However, this dish makes it easier for me to observe the emotional state of the Pokémon on the ranch."

Whether he's happy or sad, Su Yu can tell just by glancing at its little emotion character. Besides, this little character can also be used for self-entertainment…

"Would you like more? If so, I'll get you some more."

Su Yu stood up and asked.

Upon hearing this, Alcremie shook her head. This bowl was actually quite a large portion for her.

"Alright then, I'll take some of the rest to feed the woolly sheep."

With that, Su Yu went out to look for the woolly horned sheep. Finally, he found them in the snow on the back mountain.

"What are they doing?"

Looking at the thyrsus beside him, Su Yu asked in confusion.

Upon hearing this, the Styracosaurus scratched its head. Just now, these three little lambs suddenly started yelling that they wanted to catch a cold too, so they ran to the snow and rolled around wildly.

"ridge……"

Logically speaking, isn't catching a cold supposed to be very uncomfortable? Why would a Pokémon intentionally want to catch a cold?

……

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The day after eating the canned peaches, Alcremie's cold was finally almost gone. And that day also happened to be payday at the ranch.

Each Pokémon was given a corresponding token, including the Caterpie family, all of which contributed their share to the ranch.

After receiving the tokens, some of the young caterpillars immediately rushed into the convenience store, crowding it to capacity.

"Looks like we'll have to distribute salaries in batches next time."

Seeing how busy the shop assistants, including Dongdongshu, were, Su Yu thought to himself.

It's been a while since the last paycheck was paid.

During this period, the store also received many new products. For the caterpillars, the best-selling items were naturally the fresh, tender leaves that were specially prepared for them to eat.

Unlike the leaves of trees purchased from Linsen Ranch, the leaves of the former can promote the spinning of silk by green caterpillars and provide them with various nutrients needed for growth, making them a nutrient-rich leaf.

The latter, however, focuses more on the flavor and texture of leaves, much like junk food in human society. It tastes good, but it's not very healthy.

The little mouse was busy processing payments at the counter, while the porter was constantly bringing goods out of the warehouse to restock. It carried basket after basket of leaves into the shop, sweat dripping from its brow.

After a long day of work, they finally finished dealing with all the caterpillars. Only then did the butterflies begin to fly into the convenience store, one by one.

Compared to the fussy green caterpillar, the adult Butterfly looks much more composed.

Some of them took a pot of flowers, wanting to take it home to decorate. Others selected several bottles of honey made from flowers, which were a rare delicacy for them.

Even at checkout, everything was orderly. This relieved Dongdong the mouse. Although the computer at the counter could automatically calculate the bill, it still needed to scan the items with a barcode scanner.

As for other Pokémon such as Oddish and Honeydew, they seemed extremely familiar with the convenience store, looking like regular customers who frequented it.

"So it seems that my decision to open this convenience store was actually quite successful?"

Originally, Su Yu's purpose in opening the convenience store was to add some fun for the Pokémon on the ranch.

After all, life on the ranch can be a bit boring sometimes. Having a place to buy things, like food and toys, to share with your friends can really help alleviate the dullness of ranch life.

As convenience stores become more sophisticated in their sourcing, their effectiveness will improve. Pokémon will be able to get what they need and buy what they want, which is a good thing for them.

Furthermore, as the convenience store's order volume continued to increase, the town's suppliers began to pay more and more attention to Su Yu as a customer. Every week, they would send Su Yu a product list, asking him what he wanted to order that week.

Su Yu often saw new items on that list. This way, the procurement process could be handled entirely by the suppliers. Furthermore, the frequent updates to the merchandise ensured that the convenience store wouldn't lose its appeal to the Pokémon.

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Once the main customer flow on "payday" has been dealt with.

Su Yu also took out the wages that Dongdong Mouse and the others deserved and distributed them to them.

"Go buy some things you like," Su Yu said with a smile, patting the head of the little mouse.

In a few days, he plans to get some more board games and drinks from the supplier to enrich the variety of goods in the convenience store.

At that time, the convenience store will probably need to be expanded again.

"That's strange, why do I suddenly feel a little dizzy?"

Shaking his head, Su Yu asked with some confusion, "Could it be that Alcremie just recovered from her cold and I caught it from her?"

After returning to his room and lying down for a while, Su Yu took his temperature that evening.

"I really have caught a cold..."

Su Yu coughed. Moreover, it seemed to be developing into a fever.

This frustrated him greatly, as he had actually been infected by the Alcremie.

"What bad luck have I had? Has Mela's bad luck befallen me?"

At that moment, seeing Su Yu lying in the room in a very unusual manner, Growlithe used its paw to pry open the doorknob and ran in from outside.

"Awoo?"

Arriving at the bedside, Arcanine sensed the change in Su Yu's physical condition and revealed a worried look in its eyes.

Su Yu coughed and said:

"Cough... I'm fine, I'm just sick, I'll be better soon."

"But I probably won't be able to get up and cook dinner tonight. WindGoblin, could you go to Yang Hao's house and call him over?"

Su Yu suddenly fell ill, and Yang Hao was the only person he could think of. After all, none of the Pokémon on the ranch knew how to cook, so he could only rely on his old friend.

Upon receiving the order, Arcanine immediately dashed out of the room and headed to the neighboring ranch.

(End of this chapter)