Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 95 Ke Rui

"It seems these giant tongue clams have quite a temper," Su Yu thought to himself.

I'll try to make some dishes suitable for tuna another day, and see if I can improve the relationship between the tuna and the ranch. Ideally, we can establish an equal cooperative relationship.

Although the lake belonged to Su Yu, he didn't want to be so domineering as to kick people out directly, as that would be a bit unethical.

If we can establish a cooperative relationship, that would be the best outcome.

Seeing that the Shellders had left, Su Yu looked at the male trainer beside him and said:

"Hello, I am the rancher of this ranch. Thank you for your help."

"Huh? You're the ranch owner of this ranch?"

Upon hearing this, the male trainer exclaimed in surprise. This rancher... is surprisingly young.

The male trainer scratched his head and said:

"My name is Ke Rui, and I'm a new trainer on my journey. This is my partner, Crusader."

"Ku!" the delinquent frog responded upon hearing its trainer's introduction.

Ke Rui, however, looked at the lake in Su Yu Ranch and exclaimed in amazement:

"The environment on your ranch is so beautiful, more beautiful than many places I've been to."

"I wonder if my rascal frog and I could stay here for a while? It would be best if I could also fish in this lake. Of course, I'll pay you for your lodging and the fish you catch."

Ke Rui doesn't seem to lack money. Well, that makes sense; if he can afford to travel, his family must be quite well-off.

After thinking for a while, Su Yu nodded and said:

"Okay, you can stay here for now."

"By the way... you should have brought your own tent or something, right?"

"Ah...yes." Ke Rui patted his backpack, which was stuffed full, with things like tent poles sticking out of the bag, held together only by the zipper.

Hearing this, Su Yu nodded. After dealing with the giant tongue shells, he turned and went back to the hut.

When he returned to the cabin, the woolly sheep had already woken up. They were jogging and exercising in the open space near the cabin.

Tomorrow is the day of the wool competition. After thinking about it, Su Yu went back to the house and made some cotton candy, then called the woolly sheep over to eat it.

Of the two woolly-horned sheep, the Woolstätten hasn't evolved yet. It's been a week since the Lunar New Year, and the Woolstätten still hasn't made any progress?

For the past few days, Su Yu has been making milk pudding to replenish its normal-type energy.

"Did you two woolly sheep steal someone's milk pudding?" Su Yu asked suspiciously.

"Mah~"

Upon hearing this, the woolly horned sheep blinked their innocent eyes and shook their heads.

"That's strange, why hasn't it evolved yet?" Su Yu thought, and decided to make another grass cake for the woolly sheep that night to see if it would have any effect.

After feeding the woolly sheep cotton candy, Su Yu went to the field to continue the sowing work that he hadn't finished the day before.

The planting is progressing very slowly. Yesterday, Su Yu and Squirtle worked together for most of the day, but they only got less than a quarter done.

After another busy day in the fields, Su Yu made a grilled fish for dinner that evening.

Sprinkle with the secret seasoning recipe learned from the restaurant, and the aroma of the grilled fish immediately wafts around the small house.

Smelted by the aroma, the Pokémon gathered around. Even Squirtle, who was exercising on the outdoor gym equipment, was no exception.

Stopping his weighted pull-ups, Squirtle was the first to climb onto the dining table. Alcremie quickly poured all the food she was holding into the duck trough and followed closely behind.

Seeing that Frost Fairy had left, the little ducks all crowded around her, stretching their necks and desperately trying to eat the dry rice.

"Are they all running this fast?" Su Yu asked in surprise. Was the grilled fish this time really that powerful?

Once most of the Pokémon had made it onto the dinner table, Farfetch'd slowly returned from the other side of the lake, carrying its long fishing rod on its shoulder.

It scooped a large, plump black fish out of a bucket and said proudly:

"Gah~" Just caught a fish, 20 pounds, what do you think?

"Wow...that's impressive! It seems you're doing quite well fishing without the interference of those giant clams!" Su Yu exclaimed in surprise.

It seems that Farfetch'd is quite good at fishing.

"Come and eat first. Dinner is ready. Go wash your hands."

Su Yu picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of fish, and said this.

Just then, a dog barked outside the door. At the same time, a somewhat familiar voice said:

"Are you sure the scent is coming from here, you spotted dog? But this seems to be Su Yu's ranch, doesn't it?"

Hearing the sound, Su Yu looked towards the door and, sure enough, saw Ke Rui's figure.

Beside Kerry, a small canine Pokémon that looked like a twisted dough stick was standing there.

That was the Pokémon known as the Twisted Dog. It is said that the alluring fragrance emanating from these Pokémon can help wheat grow.

"Is this your Pokémon?" Su Yu asked upon seeing the Twisted Dog.

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Ke Rui nodded, and then cautiously asked:

"Um... Rancher Su, are you eating? Could I join you?"

"When I passed through town today, I realized I forgot to buy anything to eat. And... I'm running low on food. I wonder if Rancher Su could help us out of this urgent situation?"

"Sure, but... it'll cost extra," Su Yu said.

"No problem, absolutely no problem. As long as the price isn't too outrageous, I can accept it!"

"Wow...the grilled fish smells so good, Rancher Su, your cooking skills are really good."

Su Yu: ...

Why did he feel that Ke Rui was being a little too familiar?

But in reality, only people like this would suddenly decide to take their Pokémon on a trip.

Su Yu got up and brought Ke Rui a bowl and chopsticks, then asked curiously:

"Oh, right, I haven't asked yet. By the way, what does your family do that allows you to travel around so freely?"

Pokémon like the Twisted Dog are quite rare in Donghuang. It seems that Ke Rui's identity is quite extraordinary.

Having received the bowl and chopsticks, Ke Rui quickly used the serving chopsticks to put a piece of fish into his bowl. Hearing Su Yu's question, he smiled and said:

"It's nothing much. My family mainly has a fairly large construction team, which allows me to travel more freely."

A large construction team?

Upon hearing this word, Su Yu was taken aback. Did that mean he was in the same industry as Meila?

No, that's not quite right. Mela's team is just a small-scale construction crew; they can't compare to large-scale ones. But if possible, perhaps it would be good to have Mela work with a large construction crew for a while to gain experience?

(End of this chapter)