Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 242 This Dragonite is so gullible... oh no, I mean kind.

I brought out juice and milk from inside the house.

At this moment, the Sky Tree also voluntarily lowered a cluster of branches and leaves to shelter the Pokémon from the wind and rain.

"This tree, is it really that sentient?"

Su Yu asked in surprise.

After feeding Dragonite fruit juice and milk, its external injuries appeared to heal quickly. However, its internal injuries did not heal as quickly.

After all, this is just fruit juice and milk, not some god-level item like Holy Ash.

At this moment, Dragonite gradually woke up. The first thing it saw upon waking was the few goats that had just knocked it down.

At this moment, the goat mount appeared like a demon to Dragonite. If it were suddenly knocked down, it might be up to something terrible.

"Pop, pop!!"

Dragonite retreated repeatedly until it was backed against the Sky Tree. At this point, the excessive movement aggravated its wounds.

Seeing this, Su Yu spoke up:

"Your injury hasn't fully healed yet, so don't move around too much."

To Su Yu's surprise, Dragonite became even more panicked after seeing him.

"Whoosh?!" A human?

Grandma once said that humans are the most terrifying beings in the world. They all have designs on the Dragonite clan, and if you see them, you have to stay far away!

Immediately, Dragonite flapped its wings and ran away in a flash.

Su Yu: ...Am I that scary?

"But I remember that Dragonite could only exist on Dragon Island, which is adrift at sea, in the Eastern Region, right? Could this Dragonite have come from Dragon Island?"

If that's the case, then there's hope for a dish that allows Caterpie to harness Dragon-type energy. Before this, Su Yu had been searching for the appropriate Dragon-type ingredients.

If he could obtain scales from a powerful Dragonite, Su Yu was confident he could make the corresponding dish.

"Tropical dragon, did you see which way it ran?"

"Hey!"

"Alright, take me with you to chase after it. Its injuries haven't fully healed yet, so it shouldn't have gone very far."

With that, Su Yu climbed onto the tropical dragon's back.

Tropius immediately took off and searched along the direction Dragonite had gone, eventually finding Dragonite at the bottom of a cliff.

At this moment, the Dragonite was taking shelter from the rain under a cliff. It was pressing one hand against its arm, and it looked like it was seriously injured.

Seeing Su Yu and Tropical Dragon land, the Dragonite bared its teeth, deliberately putting on a fierce expression. Unfortunately, this Dragonite was too docile and couldn't be fierce at all.

"..."

"Dragonite, don't rush off. Even though you were unconscious then, you should be able to feel the healing power within you now, right?"

"That's because I fed it to you; it's like a fruit with healing properties."

As he spoke, Su Yu pointed to the juice and milk in his hand and continued:

"I meant no harm, I just wanted to heal your wounds."

Upon hearing this, Dragonite paused for a moment. After sensing its own body, it indeed detected a healing power.

"See, I told you so, didn't I?"

"Pop..."

Upon hearing this, Dragonite nodded unconsciously; there really was such a thing.

But Grandma said...

"I see your injuries haven't fully healed yet. It will probably take a few more days for you to be completely recovered. How about this, you go stay at my ranch for a few days."

"Once your injuries heal, I'll send you back to Dragon Island. Otherwise, you won't be able to fly very far like this."

"Pop..."

Upon hearing this, Dragonite looked conflicted. It was torn between listening to its grandmother.

Grandma said... no matter what, she wouldn't allow humans to be brought to Dragon Island. But this human in front of me seems to be a good person.

"Don't worry, I meant no harm. Otherwise, I wouldn't have saved you, right?"

Su Yu added again.

Now, Dragonite felt completely convinced. It nodded and agreed to Su Yu's plan.

Seeing this, Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, this Dragonite was easy to fool... no, I mean kind.

It's just that this Dragonite is inexperienced; otherwise, a more experienced Dragonite probably wouldn't have agreed.

After all, the allure of Dragon Island is incredibly strong, attracting a whole island of quasi-gods!

Anyone would be tempted by something like this.

However, Su Yu really meant no harm; he just wanted a dragon scale to use in cooking for the caterpillar.

……

……

They took Dragonite back to the ranch.

In the Sky Tree's [Secret Base], Su Yu prepared a small hut for Dragonite to live in.

When Caterpie built its secret base, it wasn't just a simple restaurant; it consisted of a large number of rooms.

"Pop!"

Dragonite was quite satisfied with its dwelling. It circled the Sky Tree, looking around with great curiosity.

This tree seems even more magical than Dragon Island, possessing boundless potential.

The rich wind energy it emits can even help Dragonite heal its injuries.

After setting up the Dragonite, Su Yu returned to the house.

While Alcremie was still on the phone with her mother, Su Yu, having nothing else to do, entered the Spirit Realm to tend to the crops there.

After a short while, Xin Dong, riding his Fiery Arrow Eagle, happened to pass by.

"Hey, is that Su Yu?"

Xin Dong, with his sharp eyes, spotted the figure on the ground. His lips twitched as he said:

"Farming in the spirit world...you're really something."

Xin Dong let the Arrow Eagle land on the ground, walked over, and greeted it.

Hearing the sound, Su Yu looked up:

"Huh, the champion? What a coincidence."

"Are you also here in the spirit world on business?"

Xin Dong: Getting things done...

"The Spirit Realm has just descended, and there are still many unstable factors here. So I happen to be in the Spirit Realm these past few days," Xin Dong said.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu nodded. These champions were indeed very busy, always having to run around.

Xin Dong: "By the way, since we've run into you here, it just so happens that I have something I can ask you to do."

As he spoke, Xin Dong took out a special communication device and made a call to someone, no one knew.

A few minutes later...

A trainer who looked like a staff member arrived at the scene.

Behind him was a group of Ghost-type Pokémon, which appeared to be uncaptured.

"Because Pokémon from the Spirit Realm were relatively rare in our Eastern Empire before, the League also felt it was necessary to promote them."

"However, Ghost-type Pokémon are different from other types; some of them have rather fierce personalities. Therefore, there is a certain threshold for catching them."

"Therefore, the League is preparing to conduct some tests in various locations to screen Pokémon that are willing to be caught and have sufficient abilities. Since we've happened to run into you here, I'll entrust the catching test in your Seaside City to you. I'll also have your mayor contact you later."

Huh? Me?

Su Yu pointed to himself, and the Ghost-type Pokémon all looked at him as well. It was said that these were Pokémon that voluntarily wanted to follow humans; the League hadn't forced them.

Xin Dong nodded in agreement.

If you can bring the Spirit Horse home, who else can I give it to if not you?

(End of this chapter)