Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 41 The Home Appliances Have Arrived

"That's interesting."

After watching the battle between the little sheep and the woolly sheep, Su Yu said this.

Woolstice's turtle shell tactic is getting more and more powerful, almost reaching the point where it is "invincible among its peers".

Anyway, I specialize in defense, so you can't hurt me. What can you do to me?

"What's this, 'Just because you're too afraid of pain, you maxed out your defense'?"

"That kid Yang Hao is really bad at teaching. He teaches people all sorts of bad habits. We need to be careful next time so he doesn't corrupt the other Pokémon..."

Su Yu's lips twitched.

However, it's normal that the little sheep mount can't beat the Woolblade sheep now that it's just arrived. After a while, once it's had its fill of grass cakes at Su Yu's place, its strength might not be weaker than the Woolblade sheep's.

Of course, Su Yu now also has the "exclusive enhancement" cotton candy for the Woolstaff, and the Woolstaff are also "promising for the future".

Su Yu called the woolly sheep over and gave them cotton candy with special effects, telling them to remember to eat it.

These marshmallows have a "soft and fluffy" effect, making them a perfect match for woolly sheep.

After that, Su Yu let the Woolblades play on their own. The Woolblades were definitely excited about their new mount goats and would surely want to show them around the pasture.

But since they can protect themselves now, let them be.

After that, Su Yu went to the backyard to see how the hairy crabs were doing.

When Su Yu arrived, the hairy cliff crabs were basking in the warm winter sun. Upon seeing Su Yu, the five hairy cliff crabs that had originally followed him to the ranch approached him, while the others remained unmoved.

Su Yu petted the hairy cliff crabs and gave them some energy cubes. Then, he looked at the group of hairy cliff crabs.

We've been here for a few days now, and none of the hairy crabs have asked to go back. It seems that the living environment here is quite comfortable for them.

However, they are almost always motionless like this, just like a stone.

Even feeding them required Su Yu to prepare two basins, one for water and the other for energy cubes.

When they're hungry, these hairy crabs will slowly come to their feeding bowls and start eating. Otherwise, they maintain a very laid-back, non-competitive lifestyle.

"No wonder it's a Rock type, so that's what its personality is like, just like a rock..." Su Yu complained.

Among Rock-type Pokémon, there are aggressive ones and gentle ones, but this is the first time Su Yu has seen one as Zen-like as this.

But let them be; as long as the hairy cliff crabs are happy. As long as they keep producing crab claws, it's a good thing for Su Yu.

"Fewer people are buying crab claws in the past few days, probably because the novelty has worn off. But there are still a few ranchers who are still buying them."

"But it's time to explore new sales channels. I have a large quantity of hairy crabs here, and my production capacity is definitely sufficient. Perhaps I can reach an agreement with the restaurant in town that I've been cooperating with."

Su Yu thought of the restaurant where he had always supplied fish.

If it's delicious crab porridge, it should sell very well there, right?

I'll find some time another day to contact that restaurant again.

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After finishing his work at the ranch, Su Yu finally had some free time.

He found a deck chair, lay down on it, and watched the Pokémon in the ranch play with each other.

However, as he watched, Su Yu fell into a deep sleep. Such fine weather was rare in winter, and the sun was so warm; it was hard not to drift off.

Alcremie was the first to notice that Su Yu was asleep. She glanced in Su Yu's direction, then called out to the Woolstaff:

"Mama!"

Upon hearing this, the woofers stopped playing with their mounts and all came over.

They gathered around Su Yu, and seeing this, the lead woolly sheep asked:

"What?" Su Yu actually fell asleep?

"Mama." Yes.

"What?!" Should we go somewhere a little further away so we don't disturb Su Yu?

Wooloo's words were met with unanimous agreement from all the Pokémon. They gathered together and headed away from the hut.

The Alcremie lingered for a moment, glanced at Su Yu, then went inside to fetch a small blanket and covered Su Yu with it.

"Mama~!" If a human doesn't cover themselves with a blanket while sleeping, they'll probably catch a cold, right?

Soap Milk Fairy thought to herself.

After covering herself with the blanket, Alcremie glanced behind her and saw that Woolbraid and the others had already walked some distance away.

Seeing this, Alcremie quickly moved her short legs and chased after them.

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Su Yu slept until evening.

As darkness approached, the sound of a truck engine suddenly grew closer and closer.

Su Yu was awakened by the familiar engine sound. He got up and saw that the goods he bought at the department store yesterday had finally arrived.

Just yesterday, Su Yu went on a big shopping spree at that department store and bought a lot of things.

The truck pulled up in front of Su Yu, and a driver, a passenger, and several monstrous creatures got out.

As soon as Su Yu got out of the car, the driver came over to confirm her identity.

After confirming that Su Yu was indeed the customer on the delivery slip, the driver had the strongmen start working, unloading the furniture and appliances from the truck.

As each item was unloaded, the delivery driver checked off the corresponding item on the delivery slip. While checking, he asked:

"Judging from your appearance, you must be a new rancher. No wonder you're buying so much stuff; every new rancher does the same."

"Ah...yes." Su Yu nodded. He asked curiously:

Are there many other new ranchers like me around here?

"There used to be many, but in recent years, most of the places around that are suitable for ranching have been established as ranches, and as a result, the number of new ranchers in this area has gradually decreased."

"However, there are still many new ranchers in other places, because as the secret realms merge, the land area continues to expand. Therefore, there is still a lot of potential for ranchers."

"That's what the delivery driver replied."

After the secret realm merged with Aquamarine Star, a portion of it would gradually dissolve and be absorbed into the planet as the spatial barriers disappeared. Therefore, Aquamarine Star has been growing ever since the secret realm's arrival.

"So, there are still a lot of people who want to be ranchers?" Su Yu was very curious as to why ranchers, who have been popular for so many years, are still so popular.

"Yeah, after all, with Pokémon, the newly built ranch can easily become self-sufficient. Once it's self-sufficient, there's almost nothing to worry about, and it won't starve no matter what."

"To be honest, I'd really like to be a rancher too. But to be a rancher, I need to save up enough money to buy a piece of land first. Maybe you'll see me on a nearby ranch in a few years?"

As he spoke, the delivery driver scratched his head and chuckled. Meanwhile, the strongmen had already carried all the goods inside.

Seeing this, the delivery driver put away the delivery slip and waved to Su Yu:

"Alright, I've delivered everything to you. Time to move on to the next customer."

Thank you for shopping at our department store. We wish you a pleasant life!

With that, the delivery driver climbed into the vehicle, turned on the headlights, and drove away.

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(End of this chapter)