Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 313 The Glass Conservatory Project, Mid-Autumn Festival Mooncakes

9 month 9 day.

The cabin reserved for Feng Milong was completed quickly this time. Taking the cabin with him, Su Yu also arrived at the apple orchard.

Here, fallen apples littered the ground. And Fengmilong, head bowed, was constantly picking them up.

The more it eats, the sweeter the honey it produces.

Alcremie, using a small stool as a stepping stone, was currently feeding on the skin off the back of the Honeydew Dragon with Sweetie and the others.

This layer of skin is crispy and sweet, which Creamy Fairy really likes.

After collecting some honey from the Fengmilong, Su Yu asked:

"How are you doing? Are you settling in well here?"

"Tari—"

Feng Milong nodded happily.

The climate here is much sunny and warmer than in Galar, and the apples are sweeter and bigger, which it likes very much.

"That's good." Su Yu was worried that Fengmilong wouldn't adapt well. Now it seems that it's doing quite well here?

After settling into the cabin, Su Yu took the Squirtle spray bottle he had just bought and went to Blastoise.

At this moment, it was planting flowers with its younger brothers on the newly expanded land.

"Are you... trying to build a garden?" Su Yu asked curiously, seeing their behavior.

"Kame~" Blastoise nodded.

It took the watering can from Su Yu, added water, and began watering the flowers and plants.

"In that case, we can plant those seeds that we brought back from ancient times on the ranch."

Su Yu recalled the giant flowers and plants he had seen in ancient times when he traveled through the time machine.

Every single one of them was as tall as a person. Moreover, their appearance was extremely rugged, looking much more imposing than the beautiful flowers and plants cultivated in modern times.

Unfortunately, the oxygen concentration in ancient times was much higher than it is today. If we wanted to grow those flowers and plants, we would have to build a glass greenhouse.

However, by this time, Mela had already gone to Galar. Su Yu sent her a message to inquire, and Mela immediately replied:

"I have a junior classmate who happens to be at Donghuang. Boss, please wait a moment, I'll send you her contact information."

Not long after, Su Yu received a message from Mei La, successfully adding that junior as a friend.

After discussions, the female student arrived at the ranch that afternoon.

Upon learning of Su Yu's needs, the junior student named Jiang Qiu nodded:

"So, specifically, how big of a greenhouse do you want?"

Su Yu naturally wanted it to be as large as possible. This larger greenhouse would serve two purposes: firstly, it could be used as a hide-and-seek area for the Pokémon on the ranch; secondly, it would save them the trouble of expanding it if needed in the future.

Especially after Groudon's help, the ranch is now completely spacious. The ranch is now comparable in size to a town.

"I understand now. Building a larger greenhouse shouldn't be a problem. It's just that the construction time might be a bit longer."

As he spoke, Jiang Qiu led the old construction worker beside him to get busy in the ranch.

……

Over the next few days, Su Yu kept trying to make the dishes Groudon needed.

After arriving at the ranch, Groudon stayed in a corner of the ranch, sleeping peacefully.

On this day, Groudon, who rarely wakes up, was looking for some fun. He saw Blastoise not far away, practicing weightlifting with a barbell. Curious, Groudon went over and asked it what it was doing.

"Camellia~"

Blastoise bent its arms, showing off its strong muscles, indicating that it was training.

"Gula?"

Upon hearing this, Groudon's head popped up with a question mark. Could constantly practicing like this really make him stronger?

But this barbell is so small, it doesn't seem to be very effective.

These words made Blastoise look dejected; it was indeed true.

As its power has increased, many fitness equipment have become practically useless.

The caterpillar can even go out and seek out typhoons, using the powerful winds to toughen itself up. But what other options does it have?

Are we going to imitate the legendary Pillar King and drag an island around everywhere?

Upon hearing Blastoise's distress, Groudon scratched its head.

—Since Su Yu helped me become stronger, then I'll help you in return.

Groudon conjured a massive boulder the size of a building, making it exceptionally heavy. Once the boulder was formed, it was given to Blastoise.

Such a huge rock is exactly the limit of Blastoise's current strength.

This delighted Blastoise. It took the stone and practiced lifting it a few times as if lifting weights, and immediately felt the great effect.

"Camellia~!"

It immediately expressed its gratitude to Groudon, for Groudon had been a great help.

At first glance, it seemed that this big guy was quite ferocious.

But now it seems... actually it's pretty good.

That afternoon...

Yang Hao arrived at the ranch suddenly, carrying a box of mooncakes.

"Today is September 16th, and tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. My dad was afraid you'd forget, so he asked me to bring you a box of mooncakes."

"Huh? Your ranch... seems to have gotten quite a bit bigger than before?"

Looking at the expanded land, Yang Hao asked in confusion. In those places, only sparse weeds had sprouted in the last few days.

"Is it already Mid-Autumn Festival?" Su Yu hadn't checked the calendar for the past few days and only realized that it was already Mid-Autumn Festival. She felt that time had flown by.

Summer has passed in the blink of an eye.

After receiving the mooncakes from Yang Hao, Su Yu decided to make some for herself as well.

"What?!" What is a mooncake?

Sweet Wu Ni, who was standing to the side, asked in confusion.

Su Yu then explained it to him and said:

"In Donghuang, mooncakes symbolize 'reunion.' And in Donghuang, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a very important holiday."

"During this festival, people often reunite with their families and enjoy activities such as moon gazing, lantern displays, and riddle solving together."

Upon hearing this, the Pokémon all became interested. This festival sounded quite interesting.

Su Yu then smiled and said:

"In that case, let's prepare for the festival together, starting with making mooncakes."

Taking a group of Pokémon to the kitchen, Su Yu began planning and assigning tasks.

Since Sweetie had grown hands after evolving, Su Yu was teaching her how to stir with a whisk.

As Creamy Fairy kneaded the dough with difficulty, she accidentally got it all over her face.

It seems she was too excited. Otherwise, Alcremie is a seasoned cook, and she shouldn't have made such a mess of it.

Smiling, Su Yu took a towel and wiped the powder off Creamy Fairy's face.

The fluffy horned sheep next to her took out a phone borrowed from its mount, the little sheep, and snapped a picture of Alcremie with her face covered in flour.

This phone has features specifically designed to make it convenient for Pokémon to use, and it is said that this feature makes it a bestseller among many Pokémon fans who are addicted to the internet.

That's why the woolly-horned sheep were able to be photographed.

"Mama!"

Seeing this, Frost Milk Fairy quickly chased after Woolhorn, demanding that it delete the photos.

After Frost Fairy left, Drum Mouse immediately jumped onto the table and took over the task of kneading the dough.

Arcanine was called over by Su Yu and was breathing flames by the stove, responsible for baking mooncakes.

Su Yu couldn't even imagine how fragrant the mooncakes baked in the sacred fire would be.

In this joyful atmosphere, we spent the afternoon busy. That evening, the table was also filled with mooncakes of various flavors, including five-nut, snow skin, lotus seed paste, and jujube paste.

Su Yu carried the plate and delivered some food to the three divine pillars.

At this moment, the three of them were still sitting under the Sky Tree, quietly watching the moon together.

For some reason, Su Yu sensed a hint of longing in his voice. He asked in confusion:

"Is this... because she misses her father?"

The only known relative of the three Titans is probably Regigigas, the "King of the Titans," who created their entire race. It's quite fitting to say that the Titans are missing their father.

After giving them the mooncakes, Su Yu instructed them to use the [Substitute] method to eat them.

That way, at least we can get a taste.

After they ate the mooncake, the signal lights on the three small pillars kept flashing. It seems the mooncake tasted pretty good to them.

They picked up the mooncakes one after another, and before long, they were all gone.

(End of this chapter)