Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 12 Chiba Farm

"The farm is now officially renamed Chiba Farm!"

Today is Chiba Kaede's second day at the farm. He got up early and changed the farm's name, since the farm now belongs to him.

The six Mareep eggs he had ordered from the Nozawa Breeding House were almost ready to hatch, so he planned to go to the breeding house to retrieve them.

Nozawa Sheep Breeding House is not far from his farm. It is a breeding house run by Nozawa and his wife that specializes in providing Mare sheep to nearby farms.

Because their family specializes in breeding Mare sheep, after many years of breeding, the wool produced by the Mare sheep sold from their breeding farm is of very high quality and is therefore very popular.

I've heard that farmers from other regions even come here specifically to buy their Mareep eggs, which is why Chiba Kaede chose to order their Mareep eggs.

"Xiao Feng, you're here!"

Mrs. Nozawa greeted Chiba Kaede warmly.

"Yes, Aunt Nozawa, I've come to pick up my Mare the Sheep eggs. Are they ready to hatch?"

When Chiba Kaede came last time, she had already established a good relationship with the Nozawa family.

"That's right, I estimate these little guys will be born within the next day or two. You'd better prepare food to help them get through the infancy period. It's best to use Moo Moo milk so they can get through the infancy period quickly."

When an elf is first born, it will be in its infancy for a period of time.

Training cannot be done during this period, as the length of the infancy period is greatly affected by the food fed to the trainer.

"Aunt Nozawa, don't worry, I've already bought enough Moo Moo milk to last them through their infancy!"

Speaking of MooMoo Milk, Chiba Kaede felt a pang of heartache. 🐲💞 ➅❾ѕᕼ𝓊Ж.Ⓒ𝓞Ⓜ 🐙ඏ

He spent a full 10,000 Alliance Coins to buy these Moo Moo Milk, which is the price of one Mare the Sheep Elf Egg.

However, in order to get these sheep through their infancy as quickly as possible, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and buy them.

Although Mareep can evolve in three stages, most Mareep are very docile and do not like to fight, so few trainers will specifically breed Mareep unless the Mareep has exceptionally high potential.

Farm-raised Mareep only eat pasture and their wool is frequently sheared, so their level rarely increases. This makes it very difficult for farm-raised Mareep to evolve into Wool.

Moreover, the wool production of the evolved Mare sheep will be greatly reduced, and most farmers do not want their Mare sheep to evolve.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Mrs. Nozawa, Chiba Kaede returned to the farm with the Mare the Sheep egg.

Chiba Kaede felt she needed a means of transportation, otherwise relying solely on her own two legs would be too time-consuming.

However, considering his already depleted wallet, he could only hold back for now.

"Proud Swallow, you'd better keep going! I'm waiting for the day you can carry me through the air!"

Looking at the proud swallow circling and flying nearby, Chiba Kaede gazed at it with an expectant look.

"Hiss, hiss!"

Aogu Yan gave Qianye Feng a reassuring look.

Back at the farm, Chiba Kaede took the Pokémon eggs out of her backpack and arranged them on the table, placing each egg in an incubator, which was a free gift when she bought the eggs.

In the following time, Chiba sent Tauntier to train, while he himself sat at the table, looking at the books about Pokémon he had bought earlier.

Although he had watched many Pokémon anime in his past life, he now lives in the real world, and there's still a lot he needs to learn. 💥😺 69ร𝔥Ⓤχ.𝓬𝐨𝕄 ♧☮

Time passed little by little, and even the proud swallow flew in for the second time to ask Qianye Feng to help it recover.

Suddenly, a Mareep egg emitted light, followed by a second, a third, and so on until the fifth.

Chiba Kaede knew that the Mare sheep were about to hatch.

Sure enough, the time only lasted a few minutes before the sheep began to be born one after another.

"Meri, Merri!"

In an instant, shouts echoed throughout the hall, and even the proud swallows that were doing weight training in the courtyard flew in immediately.

Chiba Kaede knew that newborn elves needed to eat to replenish their energy, so she took out the Moo Moo Milk she had prepared beforehand and poured a plate for each Mare.

Now, the sheep stopped bleating and started drinking Moo Moo Milk.

After the sheep had eaten their fill, Chiba Kaede let them roam freely in the yard, only instructing Aoguyan to keep an eye on them and prevent them from running around.

"Hiss, hiss!"

Judging from Aoguyan's expression, Qianye Feng knew that Aoguyan was assuring him that it would definitely complete the mission.

After tidying up the table, Chiba Kaede examined the only remaining Mareep egg on it, wondering if it was a bad egg.

Of course, this was just Chiba Kaede's吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or witty remarks), as he could sense the presence of life within the Pokémon egg.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Chiba Kaede.

Chiba Kaede placed his right hand on the Pokémon egg and activated his ability, instantly enveloping the egg in a bright green light.

"I can't believe it, it really works!"

Chiba Kaede murmured softly.

Previously, Chiba Maple used the qi in his dantian to help Aogu Yan heal or recover from fatigue and injuries caused by overtraining, without considering whether it had any other effects.

But just now, when he was thinking about whether there was a problem with the Pokémon egg, he wondered if he could use his ability to heal it.

In fact, Chiba Kaede is now able to identify the emerald green gas in his dantian.

This should be a kind of life energy, a very high-quality kind, which can repair damage in the body of humans or elves and enhance physical potential. As for the limits of healing, he has not yet tested them.

Just as Chiba Kaede was lost in speculation about the ability, the Pokémon egg on the table finally emitted a light, but this light seemed to be somewhat different from the previous ones.

When the previous Mareep egg hatched, the light was milky white, but this egg emitted a golden light, which almost blinded Chiba Kaede's titanium alloy eyes.

Fortunately, it didn't last long, and a golden sheep appeared before Chiba Kaede's eyes.

"Shiny Sprite!"

The moment Chiba Kaede saw Mare the sheep, this thought popped into her mind.

"Meri, Merri!"

Seeing the human staring blankly at him, Mare the sheep seemed to be reminding him, "Human, I'm hungry!"

"Are you hungry? I'll take you to get something to eat!"

Coming to her senses, Chiba Kaede reached out to pick up Mare the sheep.

"It's numb, it's numb!"

Unexpectedly, the moment Chiba Kaede's hand touched Mare the sheep's body, an electric current surged into his body, causing him to tremble all over.

It took Chiba Kaede quite a while to recover.

Although I knew that Mare sheep generate static electricity by rubbing their fur together, I didn't expect this Mare sheep to have such a strong static charge right after it was born.

"Meri, Merri!"

Looking at Chiba Kaede, who was tingling from the static electricity on his body, Mare couldn't help but show an embarrassed expression.

"It's okay, it's not your fault, Mare the Sheep!"

Chiba Kaede picked up Mareep directly. The static electricity on Mareep had now dissipated, so it was safe to touch it normally.

When we put Mare the sheep in front of its special dining spot, it quickly lowered its head and started drinking Moo Moo Milk.

"Looks like I'll have to wear insulated gloves to touch Mare the sheep from now on!"

This is also a necessary tool for raising Mare sheep. Newborn Mare sheep don't have much, but after they pass the infancy period, the Mare sheep that gather together will spontaneously store static electricity by rubbing their wool together. This is also their instinct for survival in the wild.

Chiba Kaede didn't know if Mare's unusual color was due to her using her ability, or if it was always unusual.

However, Chiba Kaede later planned to try out the effect with another Pokémon egg.

Although Shiny Pokémon are often ostracized by their companions in the wild, making them prone to dying, those that survive are all very strong.

In human society, the value of Shiny Pokémon is even more astonishing, and many wealthy people are keen to keep them, so they will buy them at high prices.

Of course, Chiba Kaede will not sell Mareep. He no longer intends to keep Shiny Mareep as a farm Pokémon, but rather to capture it as his own and raise it properly.

After all, Mareep's final evolution is the Electric-type Ampharos, and Ampharos can also Mega Evolve, with the Mega Ampharos having a Special Attack stat of 165.

If you can really raise a Mega Ampharos, then when you encounter a battle, wouldn't it be able to easily crush everything?

(End of this chapter)