Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 252 New Herb Farm Facilities, A Challenge for New Trainers

After inspecting the Growlithe, Su Yu then took a look at the Woolhorn Sheep.

These three easygoing sheep lost their pursuit of strength after being exposed to television.

No matter how much they train, they can't beat the freaks on the ranch, so the woolly horned sheep simply started training.

This, ironically, made their appearance the most normal on the ranch, almost indistinguishable from ordinary woolly sheep.

However, Su Yu would occasionally take them out for training. Otherwise, if they just ate and didn't exercise, these sheep would have become round and plump long ago.

"...I'll barely give you a passing grade."

Seeing that the woolly goats were engrossed in the television, Su Yu left helplessly. He went outside, where his goats were sunbathing together.

Even after reaching the Heavenly King level, these mountain goats still did not relax.

The lead bird was still sensing nature. It infused a stream of energy into the field before it, and in an instant, this energy merged with the soil.

Su Yu noticed something was wrong and went forward to throw a scout.

Special Facility: Nature's Field

"Fields modified by the energy of the mountain goat can accelerate the growth of crops such as medicinal herbs and produce higher quality crops."

This is... a special domain created using one's own power?

Similar to the special changes that occurred after Suicune used his abilities to purify Lake Luna, the goat mount's recent actions also seem to be in the same way.

The most typical examples of this type of ability are the four island gods of the Alola region. Each island god possesses similar terrain-related abilities.

The goat seemed to be doing this for the first time, and it seemed to have realized something, discovering an alternative use for its power.

That is, by temporarily modifying the surrounding environment to make the vegetation flourish. Then, after the vegetation has flourished, the body's strength is restored by harvesting the energy from these plants.

"Give me some chives?"

This action led Su Yu to make a certain connection.

If that's the case, then it is indeed a good method. With a fixed battleground, it can effectively compensate for the insufficient mana of the goat mount. The effect is also much stronger than similar methods used in the original grassy terrain.

Moreover, the legendary Alola island god Tapu Bulu seems to possess such abilities as well.

"Goodness... I don't need to teach it, the goat it's riding has already figured it out on its own."

As expected of you.

I called Lusamine and told her about the increased production.

Before this, the ranch's medicinal herb production was always insufficient. With this special facility, production has been greatly increased.

Eating medicinal herbs as food is just around the corner.

……

After seeing the goat mount, Su Yu went to the Sky Restaurant.

Here, foamy squirrels and a family of squirrels are busy running around, while the smart gorilla stays at the counter, making juice for customers.

Some of the guests inside were acquaintances of Su Yu. Others were Pokémon who had come from other ranches after hearing the news.

Seeing that they were all busy, Su Yu nodded and quietly left.

Just as they were about to return home, several children who looked to be in elementary school came to the ranch.

They brought their parents' Pokémon, seemingly wanting to join in the fun. Meanwhile, several high school students were there to formally challenge them.

Ever since Su Yu conducted the Ghost-type Pokémon capture test at his ranch, and the big commotion caused by the arrival of Dragonite a while ago, his ranch's reputation has spread throughout the surrounding towns.

Gradually, many young trainers began to want to come to him, wanting to hone their skills through challenges.

Generally, those who are challenged are trainers who are somewhat well-known in the area. It's unexpected that Su Yu, who has kept a low profile for so long, has also been targeted.

"Is this the legendary trainer who captured Dragonite?"

Upon seeing Su Yu arrive, the trainers immediately gathered around, fearing he might refuse the challenge.

Su Yu didn't care, but these young people all seemed too inexperienced, completely at the level of local trainers.

There is a significant gap between them and the younger generation in big cities.

"Fine, let's just consider it doing something good for our hometown."

Given the limited training resources in a place like Gulltown, it's indeed difficult to produce any outstanding trainers.

Let's turn this competition into a trial. The winner will get the right to buy goat milk from the ranch at a 30% discount.

This approach not only promotes goat milk sales and provides resources, but also hones the combat experience of newcomers—a win-win-win situation.

As for the Pokémon to fight... let's choose Wooloo, it'll be perfect, and it'll even help them lose some weight.

Butterfree and Styropod can also be used. This way, the three groups of Pokémon can take turns.

Thinking of this, Su Yu said to the newlyweds:

"Everyone, if you'd like to have a match, please come back tomorrow!"

"Perfect, it gives our ranch some time to prepare."

Upon hearing this, the newlyweds looked dejected.

"Huh? Can't we start a match right away?"

"And yet I got up so early this morning and walked all this way..."

Su Yu: "I'm sorry, it was just too rushed."

After everyone had left, Su Yu was about to go back inside when Dongdong Mouse ran over and climbed onto Su Yu's shoulder.

"Would you also like to be an examiner for the trials?"

Su Yu immediately understood what Dongdong Mouse meant.

"Knock knock?!" How did you know?

Dongdong Mouse was very surprised.

"You've been here for so long, I can guess without you saying anything."

Su Yu said with a smile.

Dongdong Mouse wants to be an examiner, which isn't a big problem, as long as he improves his skills.

While he may not excel at other cooking tasks, mass-producing professional-grade Pokémon is relatively easy.

Drumstick is an Electric/Fairy type, but in terms of offensive capabilities, it is mainly Electric.

After returning to the house, Su Yu picked out a few stones related to electricity from the ones that the dummy had found earlier.

Then, he took it into the kitchen to prepare some new dishes.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, perhaps due to his personality, Regice was still quite friendly towards Squirtle and the others.

After only a short chat, he revealed the reason for the matter to Squirtle, leaving Daigo speechless.

This Pokémon is pitiful too...

No wonder. As a legendary Pokémon, it's unlikely that the ancient Hoenn people could have sealed it away for so long. No wonder he felt things were so illogical back then in the Notice Room.

Those are three legendary Pokémon! How powerful must the ancient Hoennians have been to seal them all away?

According to the description on the stone tablet, these three Pokémon seem to have some kind of connection. Therefore, Steven asked Him some questions.

"The other two sealed Pokémon, Registeel and Regirock?"

According to Regice, the Rock Pillars are the worst-tempered of the three, and are extremely tyrannical.

As for the Steel Pillar, as long as you don't provoke it unnecessarily, you'll generally be fine.

"In that case, let's go to the location of the Steel Pillar first and leave the Rock Pillar for last."

Daigo quickly made a decision.

But what should be done with this pillar of ice?

While he was thinking, Squirtle was already sitting next to Regice, chatting with him casually. Seeing this, Steven was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and chuckled.

"That was just my habitual way of thinking. Well, although this legendary Pokémon is powerful, it is still a Pokémon after all, and its mind is quite simple."

"Let Mikkuri come over here and help guard this place, while I'll take the Four Heavenly Kings and go find out about the other two Divine Pillars."

(End of this chapter)