Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 67 Gu Li Huo

After walking for a long time in the snow, the rancher finally came into view of Su Yu's ranch.

"According to Grandpa Liu, this rancher, like me, also returned to the pastoral area in December to run his ranch."

"I wonder how his ranch is doing now."

Gu Lihuo thought to himself.

Thinking of his ranch, which was still almost completely empty, Gu Lihuo felt very sad.

He has been back for almost two months, but there is still no progress on his ranch. Even the orchard left by his grandfather has been almost completely destroyed by the combined damage of wild Pokémon and heavy snow.

"Sigh, if only we had driven away those throwing monkeys back then. That way, the fruit trees in our orchard wouldn't have suffered such damage."

Gu Lihuo sighed.

At this moment, Gu Lihuo had also gotten closer to Su Yu's ranch. He saw the greenhouse in the distance, where medicinal herbs and scallions were grown.

Meanwhile, the leek duck was working inside. It had just harvested a batch of leeks with Su Yu in the field, and it still needed to replant new ones.

Gu Lihuo also saw the Woolblade sheep running laps and training near the cabin in the distance. Ever since being inspired by the little sheep mounts, the Woolblade sheep have been persisting in their training.

"This is……"

At this moment, the most conspicuous thing in the ranch was the Tropius using the "Blow Away" move to clear away the snow. At this moment, the Tropius was just like a garbage truck, clearing away all the snow wherever it went.

After the snow was swept away, the ground was revealed to be its original state, creating a stark contrast with its previous snow-covered appearance.

"They've already started clearing the snow? Are they preparing to resume farming?"

Upon seeing this scene, Gu Lihuo asked in surprise.

"And...it seems they're doing much better than our ranch."

Thinking of his own ranch, which was almost completely empty, Gu Lihu coughed a few times. He'd also been here for almost two months, but compared to this fellow ranch owner, what had he actually accomplished...?

"Mwah..." Mare the sheep also expressed concern about this.

They were so unlucky; as soon as they got back to the ranch, they ran into a bunch of mischievous throwing monkeys.

Seeing this, Gu Lihuo smiled and said:

"It's alright. As long as you get better, Mali sheep, our ranch will recover soon by selling the wool you produce."

As he spoke, Gu Lihuo led the sheep toward the only hut in the pasture.

at the same time……

Su Yu had just finished making a batch of grass cakes and was preparing to deliver them to his mount, the little sheep.

As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Growlithe pushing a giant snowball next to Tropius.

Seemingly wanting to help Tropius, Growlithe rolled a snowball itself. Although the snowball didn't contain much snow, it was still Growlithe's effort.

Seeing this, Su Yu smiled and said:

"Be careful, stay away from our hut, or you might bump into it."

After that, Su Yu summoned the Wool-Branched Sheep and instructed them to take the freshly made grass balls to their mounts, warning them not to steal any along the way.

"This is for replenishing the Grass-type energy of our little sheep mounts, so don't let them eat it halfway and cause any delays."

As she spoke, Su Yu was about to return to the hut to continue making the grass dumplings. Just then, Gu Lihuo came to the door.

"Excuse me... are you the owner of Su Yu Ranch?"

"My name is Gu Lihuo. I am a rancher from a place far from here. These are the sheep on my ranch."

Having approached Su Yu, Gu Lihuo took the initiative to introduce himself.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu looked at Gu Lihuo.

The rancher didn't look very old, and Su Yu seemed to have heard someone mention before that there was a rancher in the pasture who was from the same era as him and was currently living with a Mare sheep.

"That must be referring to this Mare the sheep."

Su Yu thought to himself. He observed the sheep for a moment and asked:

"Your Mare sheep... must be sick, right? It looks sickly, and its wool is all messy. It looks like its wool hasn't grown back in a long time."

"Ah...yes, I didn't expect you to be able to tell even that. Is Meimei's illness serious?" Gu Lihuo asked immediately.

Meow?

Hmm... Giving Mare the sheep such a cute name is indeed not a problem.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu shook his head and replied:

"It's not a big problem. I'll get you some medicine. Take it when you get home, and you should be fine in two or three days."

With that, Su Yu went inside to get the medicine, leaving Gu Lihuo and Meili Yang outside.

Gu Lihuo was not idle either. He continued to observe the ranch, hoping to learn from its experience in running a ranch.

Looking at the hairy crabs basking in the sun in the distance, and the tropical lobsters and farfalle ducks busily working nearby, Gu Lihuo couldn't help but sigh:

"Seriously... Pokémon and humans living in harmony, this is the kind of ranch I've always wanted..."

"Mee-ee-ee~!" Mee-ee nodded as well.

Just then, the Woolstaff sheep finished delivering grass cakes to their mount lamb and trotted back. Seeing guests in the pasture, they curiously gathered around.

"Mwah~" The Woolstaff sheep tentatively bleated as it got closer.

"Meeheeeh!"

Upon hearing this, Mare the Sheep also responded.

Having confirmed that they were fellow sheep Pokémon, the Wooloos gathered around. One of the Wooloos curiously sniffed Mareep's wool, which caused a "crackling" of static electricity.

"Meow~!" After being shocked by static electricity, the woolly sheep quickly jumped away.

Seeing this, Gu Lihuo explained:

"Be careful, Mareep's wool can easily generate electricity, because Mareep is an Electric-type Pokémon."

"Even clothing made from Mare sheep wool requires special treatment before it can be used properly. So be careful not to get an electric shock!"

"Meow~"

Upon hearing this, the Woolblade sheep nodded and voluntarily moved away from Mare the sheep.

Just then, Su Yu came out of the house. Hearing Gu Lihuo's words, he suddenly had a brilliant idea.

The idea is about cotton defense. This technique involves using its own soft, fluffy fibers for defense.

When Woolworth uses this move, its wool puffs up, making it easier to defend against attacks. But what if Mareep used it?

The puffy wool might make it easier to generate electricity, so wouldn't Mare the sheep become a mobile power station?

In that case, the ranch might not need to pay for electricity at all; they could just rely on the sheep to generate their own electricity.

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(End of this chapter)