Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 77 King Squirtle

Taking out his phone, Su Yu first sent a few messages to the restaurant manager to inquire about the specific situation.

After receiving the message, the manager explained the reason to Su Yu. The fact that Squirtle was able to pass his test and obtain the address of Su Yu's ranch meant that the manager had personally vetted him.

This Squirtle is absolutely capable and fully competent in its work at Su Yu Ranch, and it is also very responsible.

Receiving such a reply, Su Yu was speechless. What else could he do? They'd already come all this way; he couldn't just let them make a wasted trip, could he?

At this moment, the manager revealed another piece of information to Su Yu: that... this Squirtle was the town's fire chief who had recently resigned.

This made Su Yu's expression turn serious. The captain of the Squirtle Fire Brigade...

That's definitely impressive.

Moreover, with this Squirtle around, it would be quite professional and suitable for putting out fires if needed.

That way, we won't have to worry about Growlithe causing trouble anymore.

"In that case, we absolutely must keep this Squirtle! It's the former fire chief, after all!"

Su Yu thought to himself.

What happened to that little hut... Well, it was burned down by Growlithe!

Immediately, Su Yu asked Squirtle:

"So, would you be willing to stay on my ranch and help me manage it?"

"Squirrel, Squirrel~!" Squirrel nodded.

"How do we discuss salary and benefits?" Su Yu asked.

Squirtle's previous job must have paid quite well. After all, he was a fire chief. If Squirtle were to ask Su Yu for too much, Su Yu might not be able to afford it.

That's why Su Yu was extremely nervous when he asked the question. Salary was arguably the hardest hurdle to overcome. Once that was resolved, everything else would be much easier.

However, to Su Yu's surprise, Squirtle waved its hand and said:

"Jenny, Jenny~" No salary is needed. I already saved up a lot of money when I was doing my previous job.

So I came to this ranch voluntarily; you just need to provide me with food and lodging.

As he said this, Squirtle chuckled and gave Su Yu a thumbs up.

"Jenny!"

This left Su Yu completely baffled. No salary? Then why did you come to work at the ranch?

Experiencing life...

However, Su Yu didn't have time to think about it. By this time, he had already delayed for quite a long time, and if he didn't set off soon, he might not be able to finish delivering the goat milk by morning.

He immediately called his little lamb over and told it to keep an eye on Squirtle and make sure nothing happened on the ranch.

After entrusting his mount, the little lamb, Su Yu mounted the tropical dragon and went out to deliver sheep milk.

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After Su Yu left.

Outside the cabin, there were only three riding sheep and one Squirtle, making a total of four Pokémon.

When one of the riding sheep looked over, the two Pokémon stared at each other for a moment, and then Squirtle chuckled, gave a thumbs up, and grinned with its big white teeth.

This appears to be a friendly gesture it learned from humans.

"Jenny, Jenny~!" Hello!

"Meow~!" Hello to you too~

Seeing how friendly the Squirtle was, the little sheep mount also responded with a comment.

—Su Yu asked me to keep an eye on this Squirtle, but this Squirtle is acting so friendly, it probably won't do anything bad on the ranch, right?

Just as the little sheep was thinking this, Squirtle asked the little sheep to take it on a tour of the ranch.

"Jenny, Jenny~!" I've brought all my luggage. I'll most likely be working on this ranch from now on. Will you show me around?

Since Squirtle has decided to stay and work on this ranch, he needs to do some research first, lest he end up finding a ranch that's in very poor condition.

Although Squirtle had already inquired about the general situation of the ranch from the hotel manager before arriving, it's a necessary caution for a working person to distinguish between promises and reality.

"Mwah~" Upon hearing this, the little sheep immediately agreed.

First, it took Squirtle to the cliff where the hairy crabs lived. At that moment, more than a hundred hairy crabs were gathered outside the cave, sunbathing in unison.

As the temperature gradually warmed up, Su Yu resumed the previous feeding schedule, simply filling the food bowl when needed.

Upon seeing the group of hairy crabs, Squirtle asked in confusion, "What are these hairy crabs used for?"

"Mwah~!" Sometimes the claws of these hairy cliff crabs fall off by themselves. Their claws can be sold for money; they are a delicious ingredient!

As it spoke, the little sheep seemed to be savoring the taste of the crab porridge from before, and narrowed its eyes.

"Jenny, Jenny." That sounds pretty good. I hope I can try it sometime.

As he said this, Squirtle climbed up the rock wall, took a Pokémon food from its food bowl, and put it in its mouth to taste it.

Seeing this, the little lamb, the mount, asked in surprise:

"What...?" That's food for the hairy crabs, why are you eating that?

The rancher usually selects suitable Pokémon food for each type of Pokémon. The Crabs eat food suitable for Rock-type Pokémon. As a Water-type Pokémon, that probably wouldn't suit your taste, right?

After tasting the Pokémon food that the Crabs were eating, Squirtle took a brief look at it.

Hmm... it's Pokémon food of pretty good quality. This ranch seems to treat their Pokémon quite well?

After visiting the cliffs where the hairy crabs lived, the little goat took Squirtle to the farmland and the lakeside.

Looking at the well-managed medicinal herb field, onion field, and some newly planted crops, Squirtle nodded.

Hmm... the rancher of this farm must be quite capable; his farming skills are excellent. Especially that onion field, it's managed very well.

And that lake... that must be the lake mentioned in the job posting, the one where the rancher wants to conduct artificial breeding, right?

The environment in the lake is actually... quite good? It looks like it would be very suitable for artificial breeding.

This lake is arguably the most beautiful of all the lakes Squirtle has ever seen.

After touring all the facilities, Squirtle clapped his hands and said:

"Jenny, Jenny~!" Okay, since this ranch is so nice, I can stay here for a long time.

Now that the tour is over, it's time for me to get to work.

Upon hearing this, the little lamb on its mount was completely confused. Work? What kind of work?

Little did it know that this Squirtle was known as the Curly King when it was in the fire department.

Not only is he a first-rate firefighting expert, but he is also proficient in fish farming and agriculture. He even obtained fruit farmer certificates and aquaculture certificates. Apart from being illiterate, he is an all-rounder in every other way.

Even the trainers working in the fire department commented that if Pokémon weren't restricted from buying a ranch on their own, this Squirtle might already be a well-known rancher in the area.

Having learned so much about farming, this Squirtle clearly enjoys it.

Having finished touring the ranch, Squirtle felt his farming DNA stirring, and immediately pulled out a straw hat from somewhere, put it on his head, and started working in the fields.

(End of this chapter)