Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

"Bellossom, Vileplume, Breloom!" Ange waved to the four Pokémon from afar.

"Bana ~"

"Hana ~"

"Noga ~"

Hearing Ange's voice, the four Pokémon stopped and waved back.

Ange walked up to them, looked at the two Breloom, and asked, "Did the Shroomish evolve?"

"Noga ~ Noga ~"

"Noga ~ Noga ~"

The two Breloom immediately nodded happily.

Ange was delighted and said, "Congratulations, you've finally seen the light."

"Noga ~"

"Noga ~"

The two Breloom looked at Ange with gratitude. Without Ange, they wouldn't be where they were today.

"By the way, what's in your baskets? Are the Sticky Mushrooms ready?" Ange craned his neck to look into the baskets held by the four Pokémon.

"Hana ~"

Besides the Sticky Mushrooms, the Big Mushrooms, Small Mushrooms, Aromatic Mushrooms, Sword Dance Mushrooms, and Shadow Clone Mushrooms were also ripe.

The Big Mushrooms and Small Mushrooms looked very similar, both with red caps and yellow spots.

However, the Small Mushrooms were slightly lighter in color, had rounder caps, and were smaller in size.

The Aromatic Mushrooms were even smaller, with yellow caps and red circular patterns.

The Sticky Mushrooms were very large, light gray in color, and their open caps were larger than an adult's palm. The flesh was plump and tender, looking delicious.

The Sword Dance Mushrooms looked quite peculiar. They had red caps and white stems, but their red color was different from the red of the Big Mushrooms and Small Mushrooms.

The Big Mushrooms and Small Mushrooms were ordinary red, while the Sword Dance Mushrooms were more like maple leaf red, and their cap shape resembled a duck's foot-shaped leaf.

Unlike the Big Mushrooms, Small Mushrooms, and Aromatic Mushrooms, which grew individually, they grew in clusters.

Like the Sword Dance Mushrooms, the Shadow Clone Mushrooms also grew in clusters, but their shape wasn't as strange as the Sword Dance Mushrooms. They were just ordinary round caps with cylindrical stems.

What was strange about them was their color.

The Shadow Clone Mushrooms had green caps and light yellow stems, with green circular patterns in the middle of the stems.

These mushrooms were more colorful than the last. In Ange's previous life, who would dare to eat this stuff?

Looking at the bountiful harvest of various mushrooms, Ange said to Bellossom and the others with satisfaction:

"You've worked hard during this time. Thanks to your careful care, we have today's harvest."

"Noga ~ Noga ~" One of the Breloom scratched its head shyly, indicating that it was thanks to Ange's mushroom cultivation knowledge that they were able to grow the mushrooms so well.

Ange patted its shoulder and said, "Don't be modest, no one can erase your contributions!"

The four Pokémon looked at each other and then showed a little pride on their faces.

Ange asked again, "Are these all the ripe mushrooms?"

Bellossom immediately shook its head: "Hana ~ Hana ~" There are many, many more, we only picked a small portion.

Ange was overjoyed and said, "Okay, you go back for lunch first, I'll go with you to pick mushrooms in the afternoon!"

"Hana ~"

"Bana ~"

"Noga ~"

The four Pokémon nodded and went home with their baskets, stepping lightly.

After separating from Bellossom and the others, Ange took Snorlax and the others home. As soon as he entered, he smelled a fragrant aroma. The table was already full of dishes.

Babu the Groundhog was clinging to the edge of the table, drooling longingly.

Magearna, who was setting the table, saw Ange and the others return and immediately beckoned them to sit down.

"Mew ~ Mew ~ ~" Seeing the delicious food, Mew flew to the table in the first instance, happily somersaulting.

It wanted to reach out and steal a bite, but Magearna slapped its hand away.

"Duki ~" Go wash your hands!

"Mew ~ ~" Mew flew to wash its hands with a smile.

"Babu ~ ~" Babu the Groundhog couldn't wait to run to Ange's side, took Ange's hand, and walked him to the table.

It couldn't eat lunch unless Ange sat down.

After all the dishes were served, Cinderace and Gengar, who had been cooking, also came out of the kitchen. Everyone sat together and happily ate lunch.

After lunch, Mew, Snorlax, and Babu the Groundhog lay sprawled on the lounge chairs at the door with round bellies.

"Gang ~"

"Babu ~"

"Mew ~ ~"

The three Pokémon burped together, feeling very satisfied.

Snorlax was still holding a tree stump Koala with a round belly in its arms.

Inside the house, Magearna and Robert 2 were cleaning the table. Seeing this, Ange called out to Diancie, "Diancie, do you want to go pick mushrooms with me?"

"Okay!" Diancie happily agreed.

"Yoyo ~ ~" I'll go too.

Honedge quickly flew to Ange's side upon seeing this.

Ange smiled, "Okay, you come too."

After seeing the Baltoy circling idly to the side, he added, "Baltoy, you come too."

You're ordering me around again! Although Baltoy was dissatisfied, it still honestly followed Ange.

Just like that, Ange took a few Pokémon, carrying baskets, and set off to pick mushrooms.

Diancie also brought along two Spinarak, Musharna, and Mareep.

They first went to the staff dormitory to find Bellossom, Vileplume, two Breloom, and two Paras, and then went to the mushroom cultivation base together.

When they arrived, they saw the mushroom beds were full of various mushrooms, so crowded!

Just like Bellossom and the others said, this was truly a great harvest!

Ange called out to everyone, "Everyone, hurry up and pick them, we'll eat mushrooms tonight!"

Hearing Ange's words, everyone cheered excitedly.

Yay, there's good food again!

Because they were thinking about dinner, everyone's enthusiasm for picking mushrooms was unprecedentedly high.

"Yoyo ~ ~" Honedge unsheathed its two swords, and after the sword light flashed quickly, the mushrooms were cut off at the roots and fell from the mushroom bed.

"Ichido ~ Ichido ~"

At this time, the two Spinarak quickly stepped forward and spat out spider silk to weave a net, instantly catching all the falling mushrooms.

Mareep carried a small basket, following closely behind Diancie, who put the picked mushrooms into the basket on its back.

Musharna used its psychic power to pick the mushrooms high up that Diancie couldn't reach, and then sent them to Mareep's basket.

Bellossom, Vileplume, Breloom, and Paras picked mushrooms while chatting and laughing, the atmosphere was harmonious.

Only Baltoy was working while filled with resentment.

It wanted to meditate, not work.

Ange glanced at it and said, "Work honestly, or be careful of getting a beating."

"Squeak ~ Squeak ~" Libra was so angry, all it knew was threatening people. Just because you have big fists?

Well, An Jie's fists were indeed big.

Libra could only honestly do its work.

As time passed, basket after basket of mushrooms were picked, almost covering the ground of the planting base.

An Jie found two Claydol and said to them, "Claydol, could you please help carry these mushrooms back home and have Kecleon and Gengar help wash and dry them?"

"Motte ~ Motte ~" The two Claydol nodded repeatedly and quickly ran home carrying baskets filled with mushrooms.

As soon as the Claydol left, Bellossom and the others suddenly let out bursts of surprised exclamations.

An Jie looked in the direction of the sound and saw intense light emanating from two Paras.

Seeing this, An Jie's eyes lit up.

Paras was evolving!

The two Paras were quickly completely enveloped by the light of evolution, and their bodies rapidly grew larger in the light.

When the light dissipated, two brand-new Pokémon appeared before everyone.

The lower half of this Pokémon was orange, with a red mushroom with yellow spots on its back, white eyes, and three pairs of insect legs.

This was Paras's evolved form—Parasect, the Mushroom Pokémon, Bug/Grass type.

After Paras evolved, everyone stepped forward to congratulate them.

An Jie said with a smile, "That's great, all six of you friends have evolved."

Bellossom, Vileplume, the two Shiftry, and the two Parasect looked at each other, their eyes filled with joy and happiness.

After celebrating Paras's evolution, everyone continued to work on picking mushrooms.

Working together, everyone was able to pick mushrooms quickly. By mid-afternoon, all the ripe mushrooms had been picked.

An Jie, along with the Pokémon and the two Claydol, carried the last batch of mushrooms back home.

When he got home, An Jie saw the square in front of the house already filled with washed mushrooms drying on sieves.

Above the square, Solrock was releasing scorching solar energy, which allowed the mushrooms to dry at an extremely fast rate.

Magearna, Munchlax, Kecleon, and Gengar, along with Lucario and Riolu, were washing the remaining mushrooms. Even Dugtrio and Mew were helping.

An Jie shouted to Kecleon and the others, "Kecleon, Munchlax, Gengar, leave the remaining mushrooms to Magearna and the others. Come over here, let's make Hundred-Mushroom Essence and Spicy Mushroom Sauce!"

Hundred-Mushroom Essence and Spicy Mushroom Sauce were the rewards An Jie received when he obtained the spores of the Sticky Mushroom.

Hundred-Mushroom Essence is a special seasoning that can replace MSG.

Spicy Mushroom Sauce is a sauce that can be eaten with various foods.

An Jie had been looking forward to these two things for a long time.

"Gang ~"

"In tie ~"

"Geng ~"

The three senior apprentices responded and quickly came to An Jie with Riolu and Lucario.

Because the amount of Hundred-Mushroom Essence and Spicy Mushroom Sauce to be made was a bit large, An Jie simply didn't do it in the kitchen at home, but set up tables, chairs, and stoves in the square.

The first thing An Jie and the others had to do was Hundred-Mushroom Essence.

The fungi needed to make Hundred-Mushroom Essence are Big Mushroom, Small Mushroom, Aroma Mushroom, and Sticky Mushroom.

Among them, Sticky Mushroom is the main ingredient, while the other three mushrooms are auxiliary ingredients.

An Jie said to his disciples, "The first thing we have to do is process the mushrooms."

As he spoke, he took out the dried mushrooms to demonstrate to his disciples. He used scissors to cut the mushrooms into mushroom strips, and in the process of cutting, he also used his Aura to adjust the mushrooms' Aura.

Munchlax, Kecleon, and Gengar followed suit.

Munchlax could process ingredients with its Aura on its own, while Kecleon and Gengar handed the cut mushroom strips to Lucario and Riolu to process.

Because Riolu had just arrived, it wasn't very skilled and worked very slowly. Not only did everyone not dislike it, but they also taught it very patiently, which made Riolu very touched.

Soon, a basket of mushroom strips was ready. An Jie said, "Okay, let's just do this much for now, let's move on to the next step."

"Gang ~"

"In tie ~"

"Geng ~"

The three senior apprentices nodded.

"Lucario ~" "Riolu ~"

Lucario and Riolu also nodded seriously, they took their work very seriously.

Then An Jie lit the fire and started the pot, putting the mushroom strips he had just made into the pot and stir-frying them over low heat.

An Jie told his disciples about the precautions while frying.

"Keep stirring gently, don't burn it."

The Pokémon nodded repeatedly when they heard this.

The mushrooms don't need to be fried for too long. After the moisture is fried off, the mushrooms will make a crisp sound in the pot and emit a strong aroma.

And one more thing to note is that when frying, the amount of Big Mushroom, Small Mushroom, Aroma Mushroom, and Sticky Mushroom added is required, and it needs to be in a ratio of 1:1:3:5.

After the mushrooms are fried, put them on a plate and set them aside to let them cool slowly.

To make Hundred-Mushroom Essence, in addition to the key mushrooms, two other ingredients are needed: dried shrimp and seaweed. An Jie has both of these at home.

The seaweed in An Jie's house was bought, but the dried shrimp was made by himself using the small shrimp raised at home, and the nutritional value is very rich.

The processing of dried shrimp and seaweed is basically the same as that of mushrooms, they need to be put in a pot and fried dry.

After the dried shrimp and seaweed are fried, put them and the mushrooms into a grinding cup in a ratio of 2:2:6 and grind them into powder.

In this way, the delicious seasoning Hundred-Mushroom Essence is ready!

The last step is to store the made Hundred-Mushroom Essence in a sealed jar to prevent moisture and deterioration.

Looking at the jar of Hundred-Mushroom Essence he made, An Jie felt a little disappointed in his heart.

Why didn't any special effects appear? Hand of God, where's your effect?

Then An Jie and his disciples continued to use the remaining Sticky Mushroom, Aroma Mushroom, etc. to continue making Hundred-Mushroom Essence.

Everyone cooperated and worked in front of a pot.

An Jie was alone, Munchlax was also one, while Gengar and Kecleon each led Riolu and Lucario.

As the number of Hundred-Mushroom Essence made increased, some Hundred-Mushroom Essence finally began to show special effects.

"Hundred-Mushroom Essence: Favored by monster-type and dragon-type Pokémon. Long-term consumption can slowly increase their defense and attack."

Seeing this effect, An Jie was overjoyed. It was a food with a similar effect to Doubanjiang.

Doubanjiang can only increase the upper limit of physical strength, while Hundred-Mushroom Essence can increase both attack and defense at the same time.

Relatively speaking, Hundred-Mushroom Essence will only be effective for specific Pokémon groups, that is, monster-type and dragon-type Pokémon!