Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 6 Town Market

The next day.

Living in the newly built cabin, which is much smaller than the previous rickety wooden house.

After all, the house was made of expensive fireproof materials, and in order to save on materials, Su Yu was unwilling to use any more space.

And on this day...

Just as Su Yu woke up, he heard the sound of bird-like Pokémon landing outside, followed by a knock on the door.

"Hello, here's the new pastoral newspaper for this month!"

Newspapers in pastoral areas have always been free, presumably so that people in remote pastoral areas can also learn about the major events happening in the world.

Upon hearing this sound, Su Yu got up and brought in the newspaper that was stuffed at the door.

Looking at the newspaper articles, the story of the giant Tyranitar from the Eastern Alliance finally had a sequel. After causing a ruckus in the Eastern Capital with its other smaller Tyranitar minions, this giant Tyranitar returned to Mt. Silver a few days ago.

After the giant Tyranitar returned to the mountain, the Eastern Alliance is organizing people to negotiate with him, hoping to resolve the conflict between them and the giant Tyranitar.

"It seems that even the Eastern Alliance can't do anything about this Tyranitar."

Su Yu thought to himself.

After the two worlds merged, the increased energy made the Pokémon in this world far stronger than those in the previous Pokémon series. This was especially true for older Pokémon.

This Tyranitar is so huge, it looks like it has lived for at least a thousand years, so it's normal that the Eastern Alliance can't do anything about it.

Skip that news and keep reading. One piece of news that took up a huge section caught Su Yu's attention.

"A new, colossal secret realm is approaching Aquamarine Star, and may merge with it soon?"

"What kind of secret realm could it be?"

Although the fusion of the Pokémon world and Planet Aquamarine began a thousand years ago, to this day, most of the hidden realms have not yet merged with Planet Aquamarine.

Among these, the larger the secret realm, the less likely it is to merge with Aquamarine Star; in the past, most of the secret realms that came were small ones.

Therefore, the appearance of each giant secret realm is of great significance, representing vast resources and a large number of Pokémon ruins available for excavation.

Historically, the number of times giant alternate realms have appeared is very limited. As far as Su Yu knows, there is Mt. Silver where Tyranitar lives, Dragon Island where Dragon-type Pokémon such as Dragonite live, and a valley guarded by a powerful Arcanine.

Leaving aside the powerful Pokémon they carried, Mt. Silver was located in Japan, and Dragon Island was situated in an uncertain and elusive place on the high seas.

As for the Windhound Valley, it lies in the Eastern Empire. That place has long since evolved into the Officer Jenny Territory, which is led by the Officer Jenny family and is one of the top ten lord territories in the Eastern Empire.

These three colossal secret realms that have already appeared are all of extraordinary significance. It can be said that each appearance fosters a powerful elven alliance. This also shows how much of a shock a newly emerging colossal secret realm causes to people all over the world.

"But that's none of my business. With my limited abilities, how could I possibly get involved in something like that?"

Su Yu was quite self-aware, as calm as a salted fish that had figured out its place and then flipped over in the pot.

The ranch has just spent a large sum of money, so making money as soon as possible is the most important thing.

"Hmm... the ranch is mostly running smoothly now, and there shouldn't be any problems if we finish our work every day."

"I'll explore that lake to the south sometime, and maybe I should buy a fishing rod and try fishing there."

"As for the rest... I guess we need to train Growlithe and make it stronger in preparation for going into the forest to collect herbs."

Gathering herbs in the forest is currently Su Yu's most promising way to significantly increase his income. However, his Growlithe is still too weak; once it enters the forest, it might not be able to return.

Because of human expansion, Pokémon and humans are not always friendly in this world. Some Pokémon are even full of malice towards humans, so it's better for Su Yu to be cautious.

"It seems we still need to go to the town to buy some supplies."

Thinking about this, Su Yu was still a little worried about the ranch being unattended after he left. However, just yesterday, Uncle Yang told him that his son, Yang Hao, had returned for winter vacation. If Su Yu needed anything, he could ask Yang Hao to come and help look after the ranch.

That's why Su Yu dared to leave the ranch.

With his backpack on and his Growlithe by his side, Su Yu stopped by Uncle Yang's ranch and handed him the key to his cottage. Then, Su Yu headed towards Seagull Town.

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Seagull Town is the largest population center in the surrounding dozens of miles.

This place was originally a ranch owned by a rancher surnamed Tang. After a period of development, it gradually became a small town where many people would sell goods and exchange information.

When Su Yu arrived, the street was already bustling with activity. Large numbers of pedestrians were coming and going, selecting the items they wanted to buy.

Su Yu released Growlithe from the Poké Ball, wanting to let Growlithe see the world.

Amidst the bustling crowd, Su Yu suddenly spotted a girl with blue-green hair, tied in pigtails, carrying a giant Farfetch'd, with a Meloetta floating beside her.

This made Su Yu turn around and glance at her. He felt that the girl looked somewhat familiar, a bit like the songstress from his previous life.

"Holy crap, Hatsune Miku?"

Su Yu uttered a joke that no one else could understand, leaving those around him bewildered.

But the girl just now really looked like her, but before Su Yu could catch up and ask, the girl disappeared into the crowd.

Stopping dwelling on those things, Su Yu shook his head, smiled, and said:

"That doesn't make sense. Hatsune Miku and Pokémon? Why would I have a dream like that?"

Immediately afterwards, Su Yu began to browse the surrounding shops.

"Insect repellent spray, antidote, healing spray... Just in case, we need to prepare these. The forest is full of Bug-type Pokémon."

"Then there's emergency food to replenish your energy, you need to be careful of emergencies when you're out and about. Also, it's best to bring a bug net, you might be able to be a bug-catching boy for a day."

"In addition... it would be best to prepare some delicious Pokémon food, so that we can use it no matter what happens."

Su Yu still had the idea of ​​catching Pokémon when he went there.

After all, capturing Pokémon is always cheaper than buying them, and delicious Pokémon food is undoubtedly the best way to increase the favorability of wild Pokémon.

In addition, if Su Yu encounters a powerful wild Pokémon, he can try to befriend it with Pokémon food, which might help him avoid being slapped into mincemeat.

Therefore, it's always a good idea to bring some delicious food when you're traveling.

However, as he walked along, it seemed that all the vendors were taking advantage of Su Yu's youthful appearance, intending to swindle him. As a result, their prices were generally too high. What was most infuriating was that these people brazenly refused to let him bargain!

Is this really bullying honest people?

Fortunately, after seeing a group of unscrupulous merchants, Su Yu spotted a familiar figure in the crowd.

"Mei...Meila?"

The person Su Yu met was the same leader of the ash-beating team he had just seen at the ranch yesterday.

"What are you doing here?"

Su Yu asked in confusion, "Weren't you cleaning dust? Why are you setting up a stall at the market?"

In response, the leader of the dust-beating team wiped the sweat from his brow and laughed:

"This isn't the off-season for construction teams, it's the off-season after all..."

"Thinking that I shouldn't be idle during the off-season, I bought some things and set up a stall."

Hearing this, Su Yu was speechless. "I don't believe you for a second. You're just not getting any work, aren't you?"

After asking about the price at Meila's stall, he nodded in satisfaction.

Hmm... an honest price.

That's more like it, I'll buy it from you.

(End of this chapter)