Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 228 New Dishes, The Peasant's Bag from the Neighboring Ranch: A Terrifying Ghost Story

Upon returning to the ranch, Su Yu first placed the stones he had collected into the exhibition room, arranging them in a way that was suitable for visitors. Only then did he take the reins and approach his mount, the lamb.

After putting the item on the lead lamb mount, Su Yu tested it and found that it actually enhanced the lamb's strength in the grassy terrain.

Moreover, the effect is very good, with an increase of about 20% compared to normal levels.

"As expected of the reins, which were woven from the radiant petals bestowed by the Queen of the Brilliant Crown and the mane of the Spirit Horse."

Su Yu nodded.

And then, the next day.

After leaving the ranch, Xin Dong brought in a professional team from the League. This team consisted of more than twenty professional trainers and established an outpost on the ranch to explore the spirit world.

The team will also be responsible for the subsequent exploration of the spirit world corresponding to the ranch.

With this team arriving, Su Yu felt somewhat relieved. Having such a force here greatly improved the safety of the ranch.

He also relaxed the restrictions on the Pokémon on the ranch, allowing them to roam freely around the house.

"Since I have some free time right now, let's try making a new dish."

Actually, Su Yu had tried to cook the black radish after he obtained it.

However, it was clear that it ultimately failed.

As I was boiling water to make a bowl of radish soup, Alcremie suddenly ran in. In her hand, she was holding a black mushroom.

"Mama~!" Su Yu, look, these mushrooms were just picked from the dark purple field!

Upon hearing this, Su Yu picked up the mushroom and glanced at it. At that moment, the system sent a notification.

"Psychedelic Mushrooms (Dark Purple Soil Corroded)"

"Delicious mushrooms containing potent toxins have an extremely savory flavor. In contrast, a single gram can be fatal, and ingestion will produce terrifying hallucinations."

Ouch... what a scary mushroom.

"Did you pick this from the field?" Su Yu asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Alcremie nodded.

"Wait a minute, I don't remember ever growing this kind of mushroom..."

"Could it have grown out of the field itself?"

Although these mushrooms are delicious, they are also extremely poisonous. However, for Su Yu, this is nothing.

Because... Su Yu has a Water Spirit here.

"Suiki, come help me purify this mushroom!"

Su Yu said this after finding Suicune resting with her eyes closed on the rooftop.

Upon hearing this, Suijun also got up from the ground and used his power to help Su Yu purify the poison inside.

Soon, the system displayed that the mushroom was non-toxic.

"It actually worked..."

Having a mythical creature at home is so useful.

After that, Su Yu went to the field. There, sure enough, many psychedelic mushrooms grew.

Leaving some as seedlings, Su Yu gathered a portion and took it back to the house. This meant that from now on, the ranch would have another delicious ingredient.

After washing the magic mushrooms that had been detoxified by the water spirit, I cooked them with black radish and pork, adding seasonings to make a soup. This time, the dish was ready in no time.

Special dish: Soul-Guiding Dream Soup

"It possesses the power to cause the soul to leave the body and to allow the soul to enter dreams. Legend has it that it also has the power to allow one to see the person they long for."

"Tip: Before consuming similar mushrooms, please remember to make sure they are non-toxic. Otherwise, this could also be a recipe for disaster."

Is this... the sheep charm from Jackie Chan Adventures?

When Su Yu thought about how to let his soul enter a dream, the first thing that came to mind was an anime he had watched before.

However, it was still daytime, and there didn't seem to be any dreams around for him to enter. Therefore, Su Yu decided to save the soup for later in the evening.

Just then, Zhao Anna from Morning Light Ranch suddenly called. She said that one of her neighbors was so grief-stricken over the death of her Pokémon that her health was failing. Therefore, she needed Su Yu to bring her a bottle of goat milk.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu immediately agreed. After taking a bottle of goat milk from the cold storage, he rode the tropical dragon towards his destination.

……

After arriving at the ranch.

Zhao Anna had been waiting outside for quite some time. When she saw Su Yu arrive, she stepped forward and took the goat milk.

"Thank you for your trouble, and for making you bring it over."

"It's alright, it's not far anyway," Su Yu waved his hand and said.

"By the way, you said she was overwhelmed with grief..."

Seeing Su Yu's confusion, Anna explained the situation to him.

It turns out that the owner of this ranch has a very obedient dog named Bao, which was given to her by her parents when she was a child.

Later, her parents passed away. After that, the dog stayed with her for over a decade, never evolving. The ranch owner also never married, remaining devoted to the dog.

But just last month, the dog suddenly died in an accident. The ranch owner couldn't accept it and soon fell seriously ill, his health deteriorating day by day.

Even so, the rancher was not completely defeated.

However, in the last few days, the ranch owner suddenly went crazy, saying that she saw the dog in her dream and that the dog told her that it was still alive.

"...But didn't you say that Pao Zai Bao was confirmed to be dead?" Su Yu asked in confusion.

Upon hearing this, Anna nodded firmly and said:

"That Pokémon... I ended up burying it for her; the grave is right behind this house."

"That's absolutely true."

Su Yu: ...

That sounds terrifying! It feels like this isn't just a sad little story anymore, but is turning into a horror movie!

If the Farfetch'd and the Woolhorn sheep had followed them at this point, they would probably have been so frightened that they would have wanted to bury themselves somewhere.

"Then take the goat's milk to her first, but my goat's milk can only heal the body; it cannot heal emotional wounds..."

As he spoke, Su Yu followed Anna into the house. There, the homeowner was sitting on the bed with disheveled hair, staring blankly at the wall.

Her dark circles were extremely pronounced, indicating she hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time. And according to Anna, the homeowner dreams of that paparazzi bag every time she falls asleep.

Each time, the homeowner would desperately try to keep the paparazzi. The paparazzi would also repeatedly tell her that he was still alive and had not died.

But every time she woke up from her dream, the room was still empty, and she was still all alone.

After feeding the homeowner goat milk, her complexion looked much better. Seeing this, Anna led Su Yu out of the room and thanked him.

"It's nothing, just a small favor. But... it's not good to let her continue like this, is it?"

Hearing this, Anna shook her head helplessly. She didn't have any good solutions either.

"I do have an idea," Su Yu suddenly said. Coincidentally, his newly made dish had the power to make people see the person they longed for.

If the homeowner eats that dish, maybe she'll get to see that paparazzi.

Anna was taken aback upon hearing this. Seeing this, Su Yu casually made up an excuse:

"My Pokémon has a special ability. Perhaps it can help this rancher."

"However, this requires me to go back to the ranch and bring the Pokémon over. So, you may need to wait here for a while."

With that, Su Yu released the tropical dragon and rushed back to the ranch.

(End of this chapter)