Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 297 The Journey to Ancient Times, Return

Predation continues in the surrounding area.

Some Pokémon even had fierce expressions and wanted to attack Su Yu, but they were all swept away by Suicune using its water flow.

Meanwhile, the caterpillar spotted the woolly horned sheep.

Hearing this, Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that they were safe.

However, Su Yu was dumbfounded by the next description of the caterpillar.

"You mean, they're with another group of bighorn sheep that look similar but are clearly different?"

"Hiss." The green caterpillar nodded.

"Those...could they be woolly horned sheep from ancient times?" Su Yu pondered, stroking his chin.

Unexpectedly, during their twenty days in the ancient world, the woolly horned sheep and the ancient sheep have actually mixed together.

Led by the caterpillar, Su Yu found his way to the valley. There, the ancient sheep were practicing their leaping and charging combo.

Among the flock of sheep was a large red lizard, clumsily trying to imitate them.

"This is... Guleton?" Su Yu muttered.

Upon seeing the arrival of an unfamiliar Pokémon, the Ancient Sheep were very wary. However, when the Wooloo recognized Su Yu, they approached him affectionately, and the Ancient Sheep lowered their guard.

"You've been in this era for so long, and you've actually gotten involved with ancient sheep?"

After patting the three giants, Su Yu took out a grass cake from his backpack and fed it to them.

The three giants also told Su Yu about their experiences over the past few days.

After listening, Su Yu looked curiously at the young Guleton.

In ancient times, this Pokémon was known for its ferocious nature. However, this Guruton seems somewhat different.

Not only is it not vicious, but it also protects the weak. It seems to have even become friends with the woolly-horned sheep.

It's rare, truly rare, one in a million in Guleton.

And when Su Yu told the woolly sheep that the time machine would be activated in two days and that he would take them all back with him...

The three giants seemed quite dejected, after all, they had finally managed to become friends with the Pokémon of this era.

But they don't belong to this era; here, they will only continue to disrupt history.

This isn't their home either; the pastures are. They didn't like that primitive, savage era either.

"Agas..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Leton, who was standing nearby, also showed a disappointed expression.

……

With limited time remaining, the three leaders accelerated their teaching of the Ancient Sheep.

After all, these ancient sheep could very well be their ancestors from ancient times. Therefore, the three leaders wanted to do their part for the development of the sheep tribe.

Su Yu, along with his main force, began exploring the ancient Padia.

Although they couldn't visit the Padia Crater due to limited time, they still had a good haul thanks to the Drummer's good luck.

On a rather mystical tree, Su Yu collected several fruits of quite good quality. In addition, he also mined a considerable amount of ore.

This trip has been very rewarding.

However, they encountered some trouble on their way back.

A Pokémon with a predominantly blue and white body suddenly blocked their way home.

—The ancient paradoxical species corresponding to Water Lord, Rippling Water.

This Pokémon shares many characteristics with Suicune. However, overall, it resembles the dinosaurs from Su Yu's previous life.

What is certain is that this wave-like creature was quite powerful. In ancient Padonia, they could be considered among the top tier of predators after the Guleton race.

Upon seeing the provoking enemy, the caterpillar seemed eager to try. Now, it especially craved to challenge stronger opponents to increase its own strength.

But Su Yu stopped it, because at this moment, Shui Jun had already stepped forward and was confronting it.

After consuming the food, Suicune's strength was clearly far superior to its opponent's. However, to ensure fairness, Suicune suppressed its true power.

"Can it work, Suicune?" Su Yu asked curiously upon seeing this. It's worth noting that Ripple's base stats in the game are 10 higher than Suicune's. Moreover, it has four times the resistance to Water-type attacks.

However, for Suicune, it's just a matter of using her full power if she can't win; losing is definitely not an option.

The rippling water bared its teeth and roared in discontent. It fired a blazing ball of energy into the sky, instantly making the sun incredibly hot.

Under the sun's rays, the power of the undulating water is amplified.

"This is... a sunny day?"

Su Yu hadn't expected that the savage and ferocious Ancient species would actually employ tactics. These ancient Pokémon almost all possessed the [Ancient Activity] ability.

This characteristic is enhanced on sunny days.

After that, the waves rushed up, trying to get close and fight with Suigun.

This surprised Su Yu greatly, because if he remembered correctly, the [Ancient Activity] had just enhanced the special attack of Rippling Water.

However, after being strengthened, Ripple rushed up, attempting to compete with Suicune in physical attack.

Su Yu: ...

It's clear that these ancient species all seem to enjoy close combat and take pride in their immense power.

Seeing this, Suicune manipulated the water in the river beside her, instantly draining the entire river.

Controlling the water to envelop it, the ripples suddenly had nowhere to gain leverage. It struggled to kick its legs in the water, but all to no avail.

"That's it? You've subdued them already?"

Su Yu was stunned for a moment. These ancient species... were too simple-minded.

Compared to modern Pokémon, their intelligence is considerably lower. However, this does align with the evolutionary pattern of Pokémon.

……

In the time that followed, Su Yu continued to explore his surroundings, waiting for the time machine to be activated.

During this time, the woolly horned sheep even extended an invitation to Guletun, asking if it wanted to go to the modern world with Su Yu.

"Agas...?" Modern?

Upon hearing this, Gu Leton was quite puzzled.

"Maya~" refers to the future, which is very, very far away from this era.

"That's what the woolly-horned sheep explained."

There are many ranches there, and a large number of Pokémon live on the ranches.

They are all friendly to each other, unlike in this era where there is constant fighting and killing.

There are also beings called "humans" there who make lots of delicious food for Pokémon and are very kind to them.

"Agas..." It sounds so amazing.

For Gullerton, this was nothing short of science fiction.

Does such a world really exist?

After some thought, Gu Leton nodded. It wanted to see if such a magical world really existed.

And on the second day...

The ancient sheep had been taught by the three giants to the point where they could protect themselves. As for whether these ancestors could expand their tribe in ancient times, that depended on their own efforts.

After the time machine activated on time, the woolly sheep followed Su Yu back to the modern era. Also returning with them was Gu Leton.

"Agas".

Breathing in air with a drastically different oxygen concentration, Leighton looked behind him.

The time machine's aperture gradually disappeared, which also told it that it had truly arrived in a completely different era.

"Agas..." The woolly horned sheep said it was actually true!

Looking at the farmland in the distance and the orchards on the hill behind, Gu Leton exclaimed in amazement.

In those farmlands, several different Pokémon were working together. They helped each other and showed no intention of attacking one another.

This was extremely rare in ancient times. Even Pokémon of the same species would sometimes attack each other when they met.

Therefore, it was only because Leton himself was constantly being hunted by his own kind that he encountered the woolly-horned sheep.

(End of this chapter)