Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 7 Smooth and Refreshing

Although it was Mela's first day setting up a stall, surprisingly, she had a pretty complete selection of items; basically, she had everything.

This saved Su Yu a lot of trouble. After going through this stall, Su Yu basically bought everything he needed.

Such as wound medicine, insect repellent spray, etc.

Among these, Su Yu chose Energy Cubes as the most appealing Pokémon food. Just as the high calories of fried food have a strong attraction for humans, this high-energy food should be very palatable to wild Pokémon.

Furthermore, Energy Cubes offer a wide variety of flavor options. However, Su Yu primarily chose different Energy Cubes based on the attributes of different Pokémon.

Incidentally, Su Yu also bought a fragment of a lava snail shell containing fire-type energy, which he intended to use for Growlithe.

"By the way, do you have any fishing rods and bait here? I'd like to buy a set."

"Do you need to fish for Pokémon or for regular fish? There's a price difference between the two."

Seeing Su Yu's confusion, Meila explained:

"The main differences in fishing tackle lie in the strength it can withstand and the quality of the tackle. As for bait... the preferences of ordinary fish and Water-type Pokémon are also different, and there are many subcategories as well."

"Then I'll have regular fish."

"Okay... For common fish bait, would you prefer a high-grade or a low-grade one?"

"Uh... I just don't want anything too expensive." Su Yu tried to be as frugal as possible.

After all... he really has very little money left.

……

They returned to the ranch with the things they had bought.

At this moment, Uncle Yang's son, Yang Hao, was guarding the ranch. He and Su Yu were the same age and had known each other since childhood.

Seeing Su Yu return, Yang Hao noticed that Su Yu was carrying large and small bags:

"You're back, medical school graduate? So... you're really not planning to take the college entrance exam, and instead choosing to go home and become a rancher?"

"Well, being a rancher isn't so bad, especially since you can manage your own time."

Su Yu replied.

Hearing this, Yang Hao seemed to be deep in thought. After talking with Su Yu for a while, he returned the key to Su Yu and went back to his own ranch.

Su Yu, who had returned to the ranch, also had things to do.

He rushed into the kitchen with the ingredients he had just bought from town. When it came to improving Pokémon's strength, the first thing that came to Su Yu's mind was the "Cooking" skill he had recently acquired from the system.

According to the system, the food made with cooking skills can be just as good as or even better than energy cubes, so Su Yu had high hopes for it.

By adding eggs, sugar, and other ingredients to MooMoo Fresh Milk, Su Yu is preparing to make a milk pudding this time. It's safe to say that MooMoo Fresh Milk is almost the most high-end ingredient Su Yu can think of right now.

Besides that, Su Yu also experimented with other ingredients. But it seemed that ordinary ingredients simply couldn't produce high-end dishes; the final results were all quite mediocre.

Just like this steaming hot noodle soup.

"A very hot soup noodle dish: The broth, carefully simmered with mushrooms, chicken, and other ingredients, is paired with smooth and delicious noodles. It is said to boost immunity and, with long-term consumption, strengthen the body."

This stuff works reasonably well for humans, but it's practically useless for Pokémon. However, Su Yu did memorize the recipe for this noodle soup, so he can make it for himself in the future.

After a long wait, the milk pudding was finally made. As soon as the result was revealed, Su Yu thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

"Milk Pudding: Made with high-quality MooMoo milk and regular eggs, it has high nutritional value and is very suitable for newborn Pokémon. After consumption, newborn Pokémon will experience improved physical condition and a slightly faster growth rate. The effects are more noticeable in general Pokémon."

"Suggested background music: Smooth and refreshing all over the place."

So only high-quality ingredients can create dishes with special effects? And food made with MooMoo Milk actually has a significant effect on Normal-type Pokémon?

If you want to make a dish that works against Fire-type Pokémon, do you have to find a Pokémon like Chili Pepper?

Take the milk pudding out, give most of it to Growlithe and a small portion to Wooloo, and say to Growlithe:

"Over the next period of time, we will be conducting special training in preparation for entering the forest. Ideally, you will master one or two more advanced fire-type moves."

"After thinking about it, Flame Wheel seems to be the most suitable. I'll give you this fragment of the Lava Snail's shell first. It contains the Lava Snail's fire-type energy, which should help you learn new moves."

Upon hearing this, the woolly sheep who had just finished eating the milk pudding looked over. Special training? What's that? It sounds pretty cool.

The moment the idea crossed their little heads, several woolly sheep immediately surrounded them, expressing that they also wanted to participate in the special training.

This left Su Yu somewhat dumbfounded—what kind of fighting power could a Woolbraided sheep have? I'm not Hop, why would I train a Woolbraided sheep?

However, the sheep were not happy about this. Who said they had no fighting ability?

As if to prove itself, one of the woofers had a sudden inspiration; it seemed that a move it had never learned before appeared in its mind.

Trying to use this move, the Woolblade's head lit up with a white light of Normal-type energy. After a brief accumulation, it charged directly at Su Yu's back.

Although the young Woolblade's strength was somewhat weak and the humans in this world were stronger than before due to the nourishment of high-concentration energy, the collision still caused Su Yu to stumble.

"Hiss... This is... a headbutt?"

In Normal-type attacks, this move isn't exactly weak. It's only because it's launched from Wooloo, and Wooloo's wool is highly elastic and provides excellent cushioning, that its power isn't great.

This inevitably reminded Su Yu of the milk pudding he had just fed to the Woolworths. After all, the Woolworths had never used this move before, so the problem must lie with the milk pudding.

Milk pudding has a significant effect on Normal-type Pokémon.

"This thing is actually that useful?"

Su Yu was shocked.

Meanwhile, the woof sheep were still bleating and urging each other to join the special training.

This time, however, Su Yu immediately agreed, which surprised the woolly sheep.

Su Yu explained this by saying:

"If you become stronger, you'll be able to deal with the invaders who invade the ranch on your own, won't you?"

"That way, I can rest easy when Growlithe and I aren't around."

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(End of this chapter)