Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 227 Sword Tomb, Restraining Reins

"To be honest, Suicune was already exposed to the League's sights when she was discovered by poachers."

"It's just that no one in the League knows the legends associated with Suicune, so they haven't discovered Suicune's special qualities..."

If that's the case, Suicune will be discovered by the League sooner or later. The question is, what harm would it do Suicune if it were noticed by the League?

"I don't think so..."

Unlike those evil organizations, the Alliance doesn't have the ambition to capture mythical beasts to strengthen itself. In fact, the Alliance prefers to befriend these mythical beasts.

From this perspective, it's not necessarily a bad thing that the champion noticed Suicune.

"In that case, let Suijun continue sleeping."

It's probably sleeping now, as Suicune is recovering its power. So, Su Yu took the black radish into the kitchen and started preparing dinner.

Xin Dong, having found nothing, returned at this moment and said to Su Yu:

"The League's Ghost-type Elite Four member is on her way. However, it's getting late, so she probably won't arrive until tomorrow."

"Can I stay here tonight?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yu said apologetically:

"Sure, but... I have too many Pokémon here right now, and there might not be any rooms available."

"So, you might have to make do with living in the living room."

Are there many Pokémon?

Upon hearing this, Xin Dong looked puzzled. But after seeing the whole family of green caterpillars on the third floor, he fell silent instantly.

"You've brought their entire tribe with you."

"Ahem... That's just how I am. I'm soft-hearted and always want to give all Pokémon a home," Su Yu coughed.

No matter what you say, that's how it is with wholesale markets.

After seeing the Hairy Crab Clan and the Walking Grass Clan, Xin Dong also consciously came to the living room and set up a makeshift bed on the floor.

After making the bed, he was preparing to take his Pokémon to town to find a place for dinner. Although he had caught a Fire-type Pokémon, Xin Dong knew absolutely nothing about cooking.

Just then, the aroma of Su Yu cooking wafted over. Intrigued, Xin Dong walked into the kitchen.

Su Yu happened to bring the dishes out from inside, and upon seeing Xin Dong, Su Yu said:

"You've made your bed? That's perfect. Come on, let's eat. I've made your portion."

"Did you make all of this yourself? It smells so good..."

Xin Dong said in surprise, "But... it seems quite normal for a rancher to know a little about cooking."

After all, ranchers aren't like champions who need to travel around for the alliance's missions. Although the Eastern Alliance has plenty of manpower and doesn't need to exploit talent like Padia does.

However, some things can only be resolved by the intervention of top trainers like them.

……

……

Time passed, and the next day arrived.

That noon, the Ghost-type Elite Four member that Xin Dong had called for arrived. After she arrived at the ranch, Xin Dong pointed to a phantom-like figure in the distance and said:

"This is it. I've traveled to so many places, but this is the first time I've ever seen such a chaotic spatial phenomenon."

"And this morning, the phantom changed again, and it looked really strange."

The phantom has now become a sword mound, with various sturdy shield sword monsters and single-bladed sword sheaths stuck in the ground.

Upon hearing this, the Ghost-type Elite Four member also released her Dusknoir. This trainer was completely different from the other Ghost-type Elite Four members like Agatha and Wanlong, because... she was wearing an office lady outfit and black stockings!

Under the influence of the Night Demon, the Spirit Realm portal was opened. The Ghost-type Elite Four member went in first, and Xin Dong was about to follow when he turned around and asked:

"Do you want to come along?"

"Me?"

Considering that he might have to face divine beasts once inside, Su Yu hesitated. Just then, Dongdong Mouse tugged at his trouser leg. It pointed to the spirit realm passage:

"Thump thump~!" I can sense that there's something good inside!

Upon hearing this, Su Yu suddenly dispelled his doubts.

After all, Dongdong Mouse's good luck is well-known. If it says there's good news, then the rewards after going in will definitely be good.

Immediately, Su Yu put Suicune and Arcanine into their Poké Balls, leaving Tropius and his mount Eevee to guard the ranch.

Su Yu placed the dummy mouse on his shoulder, and then he stepped into the Spirit Realm.

Upon entering the spirit realm, what one sees all around is the same sword mound that was just in the phantom image.

The shield-wielding sword monsters here are all bodies whose souls have perished. They stand motionless, stuck in the ground, forming a vast and spectacular sight.

"It seems... what's shown in the phantom is the corresponding spirit realm."

So, the spirit realm corresponding to the ranch has changed several times in the past few days. It's a pity that the space keeps changing, otherwise, Su Yu really might have considered going to the spirit realm to cultivate farmland.

After all, the dark purple soil here is virtually inexhaustible. Moreover, the environment of the spirit world is very suitable for the growth of blackened plants.

Upon arriving here, Xin Dong appeared somewhat disappointed. Since the space was constantly changing, finding the divine beast that was the source of the incident would be extremely difficult.

"We still need to organize exploration teams and keep coming in to search..."

Xin Dong was already thinking that he would have the alliance send people to be stationed here to keep searching.

Since that divine beast is so deliberately concealing its presence by disrupting space, there must be clues here that lead to it, but they just haven't discovered them yet.

Su Yu picked up a stone from the ground; these stones were quite rare outside. If Daigo were here, he'd probably be ecstatic by now.

Just then, the Drummer left Su Yu's shoulder and suddenly ran towards the depths of the Sword Tomb. Seeing this, Su Yu followed closely behind.

When they arrived at a tombstone with the dongdong mouse, the mouse took a treasure containing special energy from the hilt of a single-scabbard next to the tombstone.

This thing looked like a rein, and after Su Yu touched it, the system displayed the corresponding information.

Special Item: Restraint Rope

"The magical reins that enhance the power of abundance were a gift from the ancient Galatians to the king."

This is... a special bridle that allows the Crowned King to become one with His beloved horse?

This is great stuff!

It can enhance the power of abundance... If you put it on your mounts like lambs, it should also enhance the power of their grasslands, right?

"Well done! As expected, your luck remains as good as ever."

Su Yu smiled and patted Dongdong Mouse's head. "No wonder it's such a lucky mouse. How many good things has it found since arriving at the ranch?"

In the past, Su Yu might have thought that Togepi was a symbol of good luck and would have wanted to catch a Togepi.

But now it seems, Togepi? It's not as good as one of my Rat God's!

Is it possible for Togepi to find so many good things?

Continuing onward with Dongdong Mouse, the mouse helped Su Yu find many valuable items along the way, including Spirit Cloth, Cursed Talismans, and various precious stones.

Fortunately, Su Yu had the foresight to know that this trip would yield considerable gains. Therefore, he brought a backpack with him and packed all these things inside.

However, while these gains were quite good, they seemed somewhat ordinary compared to the initial tethering ropes.

After searching the surrounding area without success, Xin Dong suggested returning the way they came. This place didn't seem like a place where they could find a divine beast.

Finally, the group returned to the ranch through the passage of the Night Demon.

Xin Dong sighed:

"It seems that finding the origin of this incident is a long-term task. Finding the source of the incident in such a vast spirit world in a short period of time is also not an easy task."

"Next, I will have the Alliance send people to be stationed here permanently. I also need to investigate other places. I just hope that the Alliance can gain something here and end this farce as soon as possible."

With each day that drags on, dozens, even hundreds, of Pokémon might be captured and taken to the Spirit Realm, their whereabouts unknown. Therefore, Xin Dong was extremely anxious.

Having just emerged from the spirit realm, Xin Dong rode his Fiery Arrow Eagle to other locations to continue his search.

(End of this chapter)