Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 226 The Champion Arrives, Chaotic Space

"Thank you for your help this time, Pumpkin Spirit."

"I'll try making some dishes with these ingredients tonight and see if they suit your tastes."

After harvesting a bunch of special "blackened" fruits and vegetables, Su Yu thanked the pumpkin spirits.

"Pumpkin~" Upon hearing this, several pumpkin spirits wobbled back to their group.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Riding the Fierce Arrow Eagle, the Eastern Glory Champion arrived at the ranch.

Upon seeing the dark purple phantom of the plain outside Su Yu's ranch, Xin Dong's gaze also turned serious:

"As expected, this place is quite different from other ranches..."

Xin Dong had seen similar situations elsewhere before. However, this ranch in front of him seemed to be a bit more special.

The champion of the Eastern Empire still couldn't figure out anything after letting the Arrowhawk fly around the ranch, but instead attracted the attention of the Tropical Dragon.

After Caterpie and Squirtle left, Tropius had been in charge of aerial defense at the ranch. Seeing a powerful Talonflame circling above the ranch, Tropius assumed another bird Pokémon was attacking the Caterpie family.

Fluttering its wings, Tropius took to the air and, upon seeing the trainer on the other's back, its hostility vanished. If it was a trainer, perhaps it was Su Yu's guest.

Upon seeing the tropical dragon, Xin Dong was able to roughly assess its strength.

"A tropical dragon of gym level?"

"It's really rare for a rancher to have such powerful Pokémon..."

Xin Dong patted the Arrowhawk on the back, knowing that spying from above was impolite. The Arrowhawk understood and immediately lowered its altitude, landing on the ground.

Su Yu was still digging radishes in the field when a large bird suddenly landed beside him, startling him. He sensed a Champion-level power emanating from this bird using his Viridian Force. This meant that the bird was only one level weaker than Daigo's Metagross.

"Where did this 'champion-level' come from?"

"As far as I can remember, no regional champion has ever used the Arrowhawk as their main weapon. Could it be that GF introduced a new region after I transmigrated?"

When Su Yu transmigrated to December 9th, the Blue Disc, scheduled for release on the 14th, hadn't even been released yet. Therefore, he had no idea what new developments were planned for Pokémon after this.

At this moment, Xin Dong also jumped off the back of the Fiery Arrow Eagle. He was wearing a red cloak and was 1.9 meters tall, which made him much taller than Su Yu.

He asked Su Yu:

"Are you the rancher of this ranch? You should... know me, right?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yu shook his head blankly. He had never seen the Donghuang champion in person while watching TV. Therefore, he knew absolutely nothing about this guy who was cosplaying Adu with a cape.

"..."

This left Xin Dong with his prepared, impressive speech stuck in his throat. He awkwardly extended his hand to shake Su Yu's, saying:

"My name is Xindong, and I am the current champion of Donghuang."

He had expected to see some surprise on the rancher's face after revealing his identity. However, the rancher simply nodded politely and smiled kindly, saying:

"Oh, you're the champion! It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Hmm... So it was the guy who got defeated by Daigo's reverse attribute. I heard he only used Metagross and managed to beat five opponents in one go?

Xin Dong: ...

Why do I feel like my championship is a bit insignificant to you?

He re-examined the farmer before him. Although he was a farmer, he still looked somewhat immature.

Before coming here, Xin Dong learned from Officer Jenny that the boy in front of her would turn 18 years old after his birthday in August this year.

The tropical dragon we just saw didn't seem to have been given to him by his elders; it must have been bred by him himself.

"To be able to train a Gym Leader-level Pokémon at such a young age, he's quite a promising trainer..."

With proper training, this young man could very well become the future king and champion of the Donghuang Alliance.

However, it seems... this young man in front of me is engrossed in farming. I wonder if his strength has declined as a result.

At this moment, Su Yu also looked at the Eastern Emperor champion with a puzzled expression. Although he didn't know how the Eastern Emperor's alliance differed from those of other regions, the appearance of a champion was generally not a good thing, right?

Could it be... that the League has discovered that Suicune is actually a legendary Pokémon?

"Um... Champion, may I ask what brings you to my ranch?"

"Just call me Xindong," the other person replied.

He then explained to Su Yu that he had been investigating the events in the spirit world and shared his speculations.

"The location of this ranch in the spirit world likely corresponds to that divine beast. That's why I found this place."

"However, it seems... the spirit realm space corresponding to this place is completely chaotic, possibly created by that divine beast to conceal its presence. So, would it be convenient for me to investigate the ranch?"

Hearing this, Su Yu nodded. After all, the other party was a champion. With a champion on the ranch, at least it would be safer if anything happened, right?

So he said:

"Uh... okay, no problem. But my ranch is quite big."

"And I need to harvest these radishes first, so I'm very busy right now and probably won't have time to spend with you..."

Xin Dong said it was fine, he could go for a walk by himself.

So he began to explore the ranch.

The Arrowhawk followed closely behind, ready to respond to any unexpected situations. After exploring most of the ranch, Xin Dong remarked with a sigh:

"This ranch...is indeed very large."

Even without Moon Lake and the snow-capped mountain behind the house, the ranch is still enormous. In this pastoral area, it's probably one of the largest.

The phantom of the spirit world only occupied a portion of the ranch. After surveying that area, Xin Dong shook his head helplessly.

"It seems that my skills are not relevant to my major. No matter how strong I am, it's useless. I can't find out any information."

"Let's call the Ghost-type Elite Four member over..."

He remembered that the Ghost-type Elite Four member possessed a powerful Night Demon. It was an evolved form of the Wandering Night Spirit, and also had the ability to open portals to the spirit world.

After obtaining Su Yu's consent, Xin Dong also made the phone call.

At that moment, Su Yu and Screw Mole had just dug up all the black radishes from the ground.

After moving the black radishes into the freezer, Su Yu picked up a few, intending to use them for cooking tonight.

Returning to the house with the black radish, Suicune was lying on the floor resting with her eyes closed. Seeing this, Su Yu wondered if it was necessary to hide Suicune away.

(End of this chapter)