Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 38 Soft and fluffy cotton candy

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Unable to figure out the effects of the Enlightenment Black Tea, Su Yu simply started thinking about new dishes.

He turned on the new cotton candy machine he had just bought from the mall, took a bamboo skewer and started rolling it around inside. Soon, a pink cotton candy was made.

"Let you try it."

Su Yu casually handed the cotton candy to Frost Milk Fairy.

He knew that this Alcremie loved sweets the most.

She was very happy to receive the cotton candy, and she ate it in small bites.

Su Yu stared at the cotton candy machine, seemingly lost in thought. Suddenly, he seemed to have an inspiration and added some grassy flavoring to the machine.

Afterward, Su Yu turned on the cotton candy machine and made another green cotton candy. Su Yu was particularly focused when making this dish, and he could feel his energy being rapidly depleted.

Using cooking skills requires Su Yu's stamina and will only take effect when Su Yu wants to use them.

Therefore, the dishes Su Yu makes on a regular basis generally do not have any special effects, at most they can improve one's health.

Thanks to Su Yu's careful crafting, this cotton candy had special effects. Su Yu was overjoyed when he saw the system notification.

The above displays the following:

"Grass-flavored Marshmallow: Special effect 'Soft and Fluffy,' improves the quality and growth rate of sheep Pokémon's wool. Also, increases the power of the corresponding Pokémon's 'Cotton Guard' move after use."

"PS: As soft as a Tanabata bird, perhaps the Tanabata bird also likes this kind of dish."

Now, there's hope that woolly sheep can break into the exclusive supply of wool for well-known brands.

However, the Woolstaff sheep are already asleep, so we'll have to make another one for them tomorrow.

It was almost time for Su Yu and the others to go to bed. Looking at the time, Su Yu went to the living room. There, Growlithe was still playing by himself.

It seems to really like the puppy toy we just bought today; it never gets tired of playing with it.

Meanwhile, the caterpillar was looking at the moon by the window, lost in thought.

It longed for the days when it was first born, living in the forest with its fellow caterpillars.

Seeing that everyone was still not ready to sleep even though it was time, Su Yu called out:

"Alright, stop fooling around, it's time to sleep."

"Don't get so excited about having a light that you can't sleep; you still have to get up early tomorrow!"

Hearing this, the Growlithe stopped barking. Su Yu went to the door, and sure enough, Farfetch'd was still outside.

"Are you going to sleep outside again tonight? Aren't you going to come in?" Su Yu asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, the big green duck hesitated for a moment; it seemed to want to go inside and sleep. After all, the weather was getting colder and colder.

But after some resistance, the farfalle shook its head.

Going inside to sleep is something only a lazy, cuddly duck would do. But I, duck, will use the cold winter to hone my will to fight!

"Okay, then be careful not to catch a cold. If you can't stand it, remember to come inside and sleep."

Su Yu said helplessly, he had no way to deal with this giant green onion duck.

After turning off the lights in the room, Su Yu put Growlithe and Caterpie on the bed and then lay down to sleep.

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The next morning.

Su Yu got up a little later than usual; he needed to make breakfast for the Pokémon first.

This morning I had crab meat soup dumplings made by Su Yu herself. She used crab meat from the claws of hairy crabs, and the soup dumplings were very fragrant, with the soup full of crab meat flavor.

"Eat slowly, be careful not to burn yourself with the soup. The soup dumplings are piping hot right out of the steamer!"

Seeing that the Pokémon were somewhat impatient, Su Yu said this.

Hearing this, the Pokémon could only obediently watch the soup dumplings and wait for them to cool down. But one Pokémon was an exception…

"Woof!"

Smelling the delicious aroma in the air, Growlithe couldn't resist and took the first bite of a soup dumpling. The scalding hot soup inside wasn't even too hot for it.

"...I forgot I had a Fire-type Pokémon at home." Su Yu said speechlessly.

The other Pokémon waited patiently for the soup dumplings to cool down before starting to eat. Farfetch'd had a blissful expression on its face after taking a bite.

—This is such a blessing, with food and lodging included!

Frozen Milk Fairy, on the other hand, takes small bites to open the skin of the soup dumpling, letting some of the soup inside flow out first, and then slowly eats it.

Seeing this, Su Yu also started eating. He thought that now that the house had electricity, he should plant some soybeans in the field and buy a soy milk maker so that he could make soy milk himself.

While eating, Su Yu asked:

"How's your special training going lately?"

"Hiss, hiss~!"

Upon hearing this, the green caterpillar was the first to answer. It swallowed the specially supplied leaf in its mouth, and a leaf-green blade condensed at the corner of its mouth.

Upon seeing this, Su Yu exclaimed in surprise:

"You learned how to use the leaf blade technique so quickly?"

Although I knew long ago that Caterpie was very talented, I was still amazed every time I saw it.

The caterpillar nodded, jumped off the chair, and swung its swords several times at the air beside it.

Although it looked a bit clumsy, Su Yu could vaguely tell that it was a Bug-type "Combo Slash" move.

The duck with scallions standing nearby was thinking about how to use up the remaining soup dumplings when it saw this scene and was immediately shocked.

"Gah...!"

I didn't teach you this move, so how did you learn it?

The green caterpillar replied:

"Hiss~" I learned it after watching you demonstrate it once. Is this move really that difficult?

Green onion duck: ...

Okay, I admit I was being nosy.

Seeing this, Su Yu couldn't help but chuckle.

At the same time, he was amazed by Caterpie's talent. No wonder it was destined to become Rayquaza; its talent was truly remarkable.

"However, you don't seem to be suited for close-range moves. You're a bit too clumsy, and your physique is too slender compared to Pokémon that are larger than you."

Although the caterpillar can move quickly by bursting power through its abdominal legs, its method of using leaf blades held in its mouth and slashing repeatedly to fight at close range is quite clumsy and feels a bit like trying to fight someone with a modern firearm by hand.

"Perhaps you should learn more ranged moves? I think the Tropical Dragons' Magic Leaf is pretty good, as are Air Slash and Vine Whip. Vine Whip would enhance your mobility and can also be used to attack opponents; I think it would suit you well."

"Of course, I'm not saying that learning close combat is bad for you, it's just that I feel Leaf Blade isn't suitable for you."

"After all, a move like Leaf Blade requires you to hold it in your mouth, which doesn't allow you to use your full strength. If you want to learn a similar move, I think Iron Tail would be a good choice."

At this moment, Caterpie was like a Pokémon with a move cheat code, able to learn almost any move. Therefore, Su Yu's advice was a bit bolder.

Upon hearing this, the green caterpillar nodded, indicating that it had received Su Yu's opinion.

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Tomorrow's Tuesday! Please keep reading!

(End of this chapter)