Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 44 The green onion duck's green onion... something happened?

Early the next morning.

As soon as they got up, Su Yu went to the fields to see if any crops had been damaged by the frost.

Last night's sudden drop in temperature disrupted all of Su Yu's planting plans in the fields. And with the continued drop in temperature, many crops will also be impossible to plant.

Now it seems we can only try to save as many as possible.

"Fortunately, the medicinal herbs are all fine, but we still need to quickly take measures to keep them warm."

Su Yu thought to himself.

After working in the field for half a day, he added warming measures to the medicinal herbs. He also plans to go to town to buy some materials to build a greenhouse for the herbs.

After finishing his business, Su Yu returned to the small house.

However, before they even entered the room, they heard a gasp of surprise coming from the direction of the green onion duck.

"Gah...!!"

"What's wrong?" Hearing the voice, Su Yu rushed over. When he arrived, he saw the giant green onion duck hugging its pot of green onions, crying incessantly.

The pot of scallions it was holding was already wilted, with the tips of the leaves starting to turn yellow, looking lifeless.

"Is it... frozen?" Su Yu asked in confusion.

That doesn't make sense. Aren't scallions supposed to be very resistant to low temperatures? How come they got frozen like this after just one night of temperature drop?

Or is there another reason?

However, now doesn't seem like the time to pursue this matter. Seeing how upset the big green duck was, Su Yu said:

"Don't worry, little green onion duck, this might just be a common frostbite, there's still hope."

"Let's move the scallions inside first, so they don't get cold outside and worsen their frostbite."

Upon hearing this, the green onion duck immediately did as instructed.

After moving the scallions indoors, Su Yu cut off the parts of the scallions that were completely frostbitten.

After that, Su Yu summoned the little sheep mount that could use the "Grass Terrain" move and had it use the Grass Terrain move on the green onion.

With the use of the grassy field, a surge of grass-based energy flowed into the scallion, allowing it to gradually recover.

Although the recovery was minimal, at least the listless, dying state that seemed on the verge of withering away at any moment had disappeared.

Seeing this, Su Yu said:

"It seems like there's nothing seriously wrong, but it will probably take some time for you to fully recover to your previous state. During this time, you can't use this scallion anymore."

"Here's what we'll do: come with me to the field and pick a scallion to use temporarily. Let your scallion recover properly over the next few days."

Upon hearing this, the green onion duck nodded gratefully, relieved that the green onion could be saved.

This scallion has been with the plant since it was born, and we have a deep affection for it.

Even when it was so hungry it could barely walk during its escape to this ranch, the farfalle duck didn't eat the farfalle. Instead, it resisted the temptation with its strong will.

Therefore, this scallion is very important to the scallion duck.

Su Yu had no idea what Farfetch'd was thinking. He took Farfetch'd to the field and let it choose any of the scallions he had planted.

Looking at the still lush and green ordinary scallions in the field, Su Yu muttered to himself:

"That's strange. All my green onions are fine, so why did Green Onion Duck's green onion get damaged?"

Su Yu just couldn't understand this.

After thinking for a long time, Su Yu could only conclude that the incident was a supernatural phenomenon. Perhaps... the Farfetch'd had encountered something supernatural.

Judging from Farfetch'd's wilted appearance, it might not necessarily be frostbite. It could also be that its life energy was absorbed by a Ghost-type Pokémon, causing it to wither away.

However, the fact that it chose a leek as its target suggests that this Ghost-type Pokémon isn't very strong. After all, if it were stronger, it might have dared to target Farfetch'd.

Just as Su Yu was pondering what Ghost-type Pokémon it would be, Farfetch'd finished choosing its leek and came to Su Yu's side.

"Quack..." Even after choosing a new green onion, the green onion duck still frowned, seemingly quite uncomfortable with the new green onion.

"Let's just make do with it for now, it won't last more than a few days anyway," Su Yu said with a smile.

"I'll buy you a flowerpot later so you can plant this scallion in it too."

After selecting the scallions, Su Yu had to head back. Today was the day to shear the woolly sheep. After shearing, Su Yu would need to go to town to discuss the crab claws with the restaurant.

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After finishing breakfast, Su Yu called the woolly sheep over to trim their wool.

These past few days, Su Yu has been feeding the Woolblades cotton candy. With the help of the "soft and fluffy" cotton candy, the quality of the wool on the Woolblades has been getting better and better.

"It seems you're not far from evolving. If you evolve into woolly sheep, the quality of your wool should improve even further. At that point, I feel you'll be able to sign supply agreements with those high-end brands."

Su Yu said as he trimmed the wool of the woolly sheep.

However, he still thinks that the Wooloo look cuter now. After evolving into Wooloo, they no longer have that cute feeling. It can be said that the appearance of Pokémon decreases after evolution.

"Mwah~!" The Woolworths were overjoyed at the prospect of evolving. This meant they would become even stronger!

The sheep waited patiently until Su Yu finished trimming its wool. Su Yu patted one of the woolly sheep and said:

"Alright, it's all done cutting. You guys go have some fun."

"Mwah~" Upon hearing this, the woofers immediately ran off and reunited with the mount lambs who had been waiting for some time.

After they reunited, the lambs went off to play on their own.

Su Yu then summoned the tropical dragon and asked it to take him to town.

I've come to town again...

Su Yu headed straight for the restaurant he had visited before.

Because Su Yu frequently delivers fish here, the shop staff are very familiar with this rancher.

Upon seeing Su Yu arrive, they all greeted him with smiles.

Su Yu smiled and nodded in acknowledgment. He then walked further inside and arrived at an office deep within the restaurant.

This was where the restaurant manager usually worked. Su Yu knocked on the door, and after receiving a response from inside, he opened the door and went in.

"Hmm...it's Ranch Owner Su. Please have a seat, please have a seat. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yu explained his purpose to the person in charge.

He came here to promote his crab claws. After all, crab claws were starting to become difficult to sell in the pastoral areas, and Su Yu had put all the crab claws he had collected in the past few days into the refrigerator.

Upon hearing Su Yu's words, the restaurant manager was quite shocked. He said:

"So that crab claw came from your ranch? Our restaurant also has many suppliers from pastoral areas, and I've heard them mention it before."

"I just never expected these crab claws to come from you, Ranch Owner Su! I almost missed out!"

As he spoke, the restaurant manager said that this was a big deal and he couldn't make the decision on his own; he needed to contact the owner behind the scenes.

He left the office and made a phone call outside.

Not long after the phone call ended, a man who looked like a boss with a slightly large belly walked in. He looked at Su Yu, patted Su Yu on the shoulder, and said with a smile:

"You must be Rancher Su, right? I've heard that our restaurant became popular because of the fish you sent us. I thought you must be a very experienced person, but I didn't expect you to be so young."

"Then can I take a look at those crab claws first, or have the kitchen cook a dish first so I can taste it and judge the value of these crab claws?"

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(End of this chapter)