Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 351 N, with the year-end approaching

Meanwhile, in the United States region.

"This is my portrait. Are you... looking for me?"

N looked at the portrait Hoopa handed him, quite puzzled. Since when could Pokémon travel in teams on their own?

Although this aligned with his ideal of liberating Pokémon, he realized how narrow-minded he had been when the Pokémon Tour Group appeared.

When Hoopa heard N's question, he explained the original intention behind the formation of the Wish Team, and that they were a group of Pokémon who traveled around and helped others.

Finally, Su Yu invited N to visit the ranch.

"Su Yu? So that's the name of your trainer."

"Unfortunately, I have important matters to attend to right now. I apologize, but I cannot go immediately."

With that, N turned to leave. He had heard from his subordinates that there was a widespread problem of Pokémon abandonment in Shippo City. He wanted to go there to help those poor, abandoned Pokémon.

Seeing that N politely declined, Hoopa and the others exchanged bewildered glances. After learning the reason for N's ​​departure, they expressed their desire to go with him.

"Are you coming along too?" N asked, quite surprised.

Hupa patted his chest and said:

"Of course! Our Wish Expedition was founded to help those poor Pokémon. Since something so serious has happened, we certainly can't stand idly by!"

Jirachi, Manaphy, and the other Pokémon nodded in agreement. They had helped many Pokémon along the way from Hoenn to Unova!

Upon hearing this, N opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything more.

He simply told Hoopa and the others to keep up and not fall behind. Then, together with Zoroa, they headed towards Shippo City.

……

Meanwhile, on the ranch.

After watching today's matches at the Rainbow Tournament, Manchong's performance was truly outstanding. Su Yu felt that Manchong had a real chance of competing for this year's championship.

After turning off the TV, he went outside. There, some Pokémon were gathered together playing. They seemed to still be somewhat nostalgic about their group trip to Padia.

Even back on the ranch, they were still very enthusiastic about the conversation and looked forward to the next trip.

Upon seeing Su Yu arrive, Dongdong Mouse was the first to step forward. It asked Su Yu when the next trip would be possible.

"Let's talk about it after the New Year!" Su Yu said with a smile.

By then, Hoopa will probably have established himself in Unicron, and we can go and have a go with him.

Right now, the Lunar New Year is still more important.

Upon hearing this, some Pokémon who had never experienced the Lunar New Year all showed puzzled expressions.

Seeing this, Su Yu smiled and squatted down to explain to them what the Spring Festival was. This was the grandest festival in Donghuang. It didn't matter if they didn't know about other festivals, but they had to know about the Spring Festival.

The Pokémon immediately perked up upon hearing this. It sounds like this is going to be a very lively festival!

"Of course, you can also make some preparations for the New Year yourselves to make the festival more exciting," Su Yu said, standing up.

These words were also overheard by King Raikou, who was drinking tea and reading a book not far away. He closed his book and pondered what he could do.

After looking around, Su Yu wondered why the Frost Milk Fairy wasn't in the ranch.

After asking around in the Pokémon community, sure enough, it had gone straight to Matcha's place as soon as it returned.

As for the other Pokémon, Caterpie went to train early, while Blastoise was busy in the field.

"Then it's you, Guleton. Come with me to town!"

Su Yu pointed to the red-skinned giant lizard.

"Agas?" Gu Leton was quite surprised to hear this. However, remembering that Su Yu had taken everyone there because of his wish to visit Padiya, he was surprised.

Reflecting on this, Leton felt it should accompany Su Yu. Not only because of Su Yu's touching actions earlier, but also because it believed it enjoyed being with Su Yu.

Thinking of this, Gu Leton immediately jogged over to Su Yu and readily agreed.

……

They came to town together with Guleton.

With less than a week to go before the Lunar New Year, many people have already returned to their hometowns and are preparing for the holiday.

Like most pedestrians, Su Yu strolled around casually, stopping to ask the price of any suitable New Year's goods he saw.

"Boss, how much are these candies?" Su Yu asked in front of a familiar shop.

Upon hearing this, the boss came out and said:

"Which kind? Oh, that kind, thirty Alliance Coins per pound!"

"No price increase?" Su Yu was quite surprised. These days, everyone takes the opportunity to raise prices as soon as the New Year approaches, right?

Why is this boss an exception?

The boss was quite unfazed; he laughed loudly:

"No price increase this year. It's the Lunar New Year, so let's not do anything that would make people unhappy."

This made Su Yu inwardly exclaim that it was like watching a science fiction movie; he couldn't believe there was such a conscientious boss. He looked down to ask Gu Leton for his opinion and finally decided to buy thirty catties of candy first.

Since we have plenty of Pokémon at home, we're not worried about not being able to finish all this candy.

After buying the candy, he went to the butcher shop and bought some ingredients to make dumplings himself.

As he passed by, he saw a gold shop in the market. Various gold products and gemstones were displayed in the glass cases.

"Speaking of which, we still need to send a replacement crown for the Queen of the Lacecrown. I just wonder if gold can be used to make a crown?"

Su Yu muttered to himself. He imagined the even more majestic appearance of the Queen of the Brilliant Crown wearing her crown, and decided to go in and ask her.

Inside the shop, there was only a small blacksmith. He was holding a hammer and constantly forging a piece of metal.

Upon seeing Su Yu arrive, the little blacksmith appeared quite flustered. It quickly hid under a chair, seemingly somewhat socially awkward.

Su Yu looked around but didn't see a single shop assistant. Perhaps this shop was run by the blacksmith's trainer.

So Su Yu took Gu Leton and found a place to sit down. He waited there, and after a while, the little blacksmith poked his head out from under the chair.

"Kana?" It looked at Guleton with some curiosity, and seeing that Su Yu didn't seem to have any ill intentions, it ran back to the small table and started forging again.

Seeing this, Su Yu was both amused and exasperated. He continued to wait, and soon a middle-aged man returned with a skilled blacksmith.

Seeing Su Yu sitting in the shop while the young blacksmith was forging iron, the middle-aged man was somewhat surprised.

Logically speaking, our young blacksmith should be terrified of strangers and wouldn't dare to show his face in the presence of outsiders. What's going on today? Why is he behaving so strangely?

With some questions in mind, the middle-aged man stepped forward and greeted him. Su Yu then explained his need for a crown to be made.

"Alright, then, may I ask what your requirements are for the making of this crown, sir?" the middle-aged man asked immediately.

Su Yu immediately replied: "It needs to be bigger!"

"Big?" The middle-aged man was very puzzled. Just how big was "big"?

After Su Yu gestured out the specific dimensions, he paused for a moment.

That crown is so big, it doesn't seem like it's meant for a human to wear. What kind of Pokémon has such a big head?

Even a middle-aged man racking his brains couldn't figure out what Pokémon it was.

Su Yu then stated the dimensions of the Crowned King's head and, together with the middle-aged man, confirmed the crown's dimensions on the spot.

The middle-aged man nodded in agreement and said:

"No problem! The crown you mentioned can definitely be made. However, since it's almost Chinese New Year, it might not be ready until after the New Year."

That's not a problem, since it's a gift for the Queen of the Brilliant Crown, Su Yu isn't in a hurry.

Therefore, he paid the deposit on the spot. After that, he left the jewelry store and set off back to the ranch.

(End of this chapter)