Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 11 First Arrival at the Farm

"Miss Joey, please heal my Swallowtail Butterfly quickly!"

"I can't breathe," Shida Kyohei said anxiously to Miss Joey. 💢🐳 6➈𝕤𝓱υ𝔁.𝐜Ỗᗰ ♔★

Today is the morning of the second day after Chiba Kaede and Takegen Jiro made their deal. He had just finished lunch and arrived at the Pokémon Hall when he saw Shida Kyohei, the Bug Catcher who had given him directions before.

It's likely that his Beautifly had just been in a battle and was quite injured, so he rushed to the Pokémon Center to have Nurse Joy heal him.

"Kyouhei, is your spirit alright?"

Chiba Kaede waited until Miss Joey pushed the Hunting Swallowtail into the treatment room before going up to greet him.

"Miss Joey said it's nothing serious, it will be treated soon. Who are you?"

Perhaps because of what Miss Joey said, Shida Kyohei had calmed down by now.

However, he clearly did not recognize Chiba Kaede at this moment.

It's no wonder, though, because Chiba Kaede's image back then is completely different from how it is now.

"Have you forgotten? You gave me directions in Orange Blossom Forest a few days ago!"

Chiba Kaede didn't keep anyone in suspense and gave a hint directly.

"Oh, I remember now, you're Xiao Feng, but you've changed so much, I didn't recognize you at all."

After thinking for a while, Shida Kyohei finally remembered him.

"My situation was a bit special at the time, but it's been resolved now. Did you just finish a match?"

Not wanting to dwell on what happened that day, Chiba Kaede quickly changed the subject.

"Yes, I challenged a passing trainer, but unfortunately, my Butterfree lost to his Ursaring!"

Thinking about the battle just now, Shida Kyohei's mood sank even further. 🐼♡ ❻9şĤǗＸ.ⓒόⓂ 🍮♪

"It's okay, winning and losing are common. As long as you work hard to improve your skills, you'll definitely be able to win back in the future!"

All Chiba Kaede could do was offer some words of encouragement to Shida Kyohei to make him feel a little better.

"You're right, I'll definitely train hard and I'll be able to beat that arrogant guy."

Kyohei Shida has a rather easygoing personality, and he quickly regained his fighting spirit.

"It seems he doesn't actually need my comfort; he can pull himself together!"

Chiba Kaede couldn't help but think to himself.

"Xiao Feng, after my Butterfree is healed, would you like to have a Pokémon battle with me?"

After regaining his composure, Shida Kyohei immediately challenged Chiba Kaede to a duel.

"No, I have other things to do. Let's battle again another time!"

Chiba Kaede didn't want to discourage Shida Kyohei at this moment. His Tailback was naturally effective against Bug-type Pokémon, and it wouldn't be good if he traumatized him.

Moreover, he did have something to do.

After saying goodbye to Shida Kyohei, Chiba Kaede went to other farms in Haruka Town to learn about raising Pokémon.

Three days later,

Today was the day Chiba Kaede was to take over the Takegen Farm, so he got up early and tidied up the room.

Then, I went to say goodbye to Miss Joey and Miss Officer Jenny and thank them for taking care of me during this time.

Although Zhuyuan Farm is not far from Chunhua Town, he will probably spend most of his time there from now on.

Through these three days of visits, Chiba Kaede gained a general understanding of how the Elf Farm operates. ✋♣ ❻9𝓢ʰυˣ.¢Ⓞ𝔪 🐠👣

Although it's called a farm, its business scope is very broad, including raising elves, planting fruit trees, growing cash crops, and so on.

For example, there is a sheep farm near Chunhua Town that specializes in raising sheep.

Because the wool of Mare sheep keeps growing longer, and even if it all falls out in the summer, it will return to its original state after a week.

Its fluffy fur contains a lot of air, so clothes made from its wool are warm in winter and cool in summer, and are very popular, so much so that they are in short supply.

However, clothes made from Mali sheep wool are prone to static electricity and require special processing before they can be made into garments.

There is also a large dairy farm that specializes in raising large dairy tankers.

Miltank produces 20 liters of nutrient-rich milk every day, thus supporting the lives of humans and Pokémon for a long time.

Moreover, if you don't milk it every day, it will feel unwell.

The better the land can grow high-quality pasture, the more fragrant and delicious the milk will be. The taste of fresh milk will change with the seasons.

Sweet milk is loved by both adults and children. People who don't like drinking milk can make it into yogurt.

This is the best drink for the elderly and the sick.

It is said that children who grow up drinking milk from large milk tanks will become healthy and strong.

Moo Moo milk is very high in calories, so drinking too much of it can make you grow into a big milk tank.

These are the only two types of Pokémon suitable for mass breeding in Spring Blossom Town for now. However, since Miltank produces milk with high value, it is also very expensive and generally not sold by farms.

At least in Chunhua Town, Chiba Kaede couldn't find a farm that sold large milk cans.

However, he knew that in the home of Xiao Qian, the Gym Leader of the Goldenrod Gym in the original owner's hometown of Chengdu, there was a special breed of Miltank. Her Miltank was extremely powerful, and its combination of Round and Roll had caused countless challengers to suffer defeat.

If the opportunity arises in the future, Chiba Kaede plans to visit the Goldenrod Gym and import her family's Milk Tank.

He believed that the quality of milk produced by Xiaoxi's large milk tank would definitely be good.

However, with his current funds, he can only consider buying a few Mare sheep to fill the farm.

The town's Pokémon Breeding House sells Mareep Pokémon eggs, each costing 1 Alliance Coins.

Chiba Kaede plans to buy 6 Mareep Eggs first, since he currently only has less than 11 Alliance Coins left.

While planning the farm, Chiba Maple had already arrived at Bamboo Garden Farm.

Zhuyuan Farm is more than 10 kilometers away from Chunhua Town and is adjacent to Chenghua Forest, which includes mountains, plains and lakes.

Although Zhuyuan Farm has 20 square kilometers of land, only half of it is actually usable, but that's enough for Chiba Maple.

After all, Grandpa Zhuyuan spent his whole life developing very little land; most of it remained idle or was used to grow pasture for feeding sheep.

That's right, Grandpa Zhuyuan only raised a flock of sheep.

Unfortunately, before trading with Chiba Kaede, he had already sold these sheep to other farms, and now the entire farm is empty.

Aside from a two-story building and a bungalow for Mare the sheep to live in, there are only a few warehouses for storing items.

Since everything had been taken care of, Takegen Jiro only exchanged a few words with Chiba Kaede before getting into his pickup truck and leaving.

Gazing at the azure sky, with a gentle breeze blowing across the meadow, Chiba Maple's heart seemed to be touched by this peaceful atmosphere.

At this moment, all Chiba Kaede wanted to do was lie on the grass in front of the house.

"Hiss, hiss!"

The proud swallow is quite satisfied with its current environment; it prefers this natural setting.

After a moment of distraction, Chiba Kaede finally came to her senses.

Pushing open the door and stepping into the house, the furnishings were somewhat old, but it was quite clean and had a rustic feel.

After checking, Chiba Kaede discovered that there was no electricity in the house, and the only way to light the night was by oil lamp.

"Everything needs to be rebuilt!"

Looking at everything before him, Chiba Kaede couldn't help but sigh with emotion!

Although somewhat disappointed with the house's interior facilities, Chiba Kaede was filled with fighting spirit, believing he could make everything better through his own efforts.

After tidying up his bedroom, Chiba Kaede took Aogu Yan out.

It's not even noon yet, and he plans to walk around his farm today to familiarize himself with the terrain.

This can also serve as a reference for planning one's future development path.

Unfortunately, Chiba Kaede overestimated himself. By evening, he still hadn't finished exploring his entire farm.

However, he already had a general understanding of the environment.

His farm was divided in two by a river, and a small lake had formed in the low-lying area in the center of the farm.

Chiba Maple had only walked along the lake for a short while when she saw many water spirits inhabiting it.

Of course, the most common one is Magikarp, and other Pokémon like Goldfish and Mudskipper appear occasionally.

From now on, this lake will be his exclusive fishing spot, and he believes the creatures within will not disappoint him.

(End of this chapter)