Not a Trainer This Time

Chapter 591 Night visit to the shrine, fertility celebration

Naoki hasn't set up a stall for a long time.

It has been more than four years since he last set up a stall.

That time he and Gu Lerton rented a stall at the Cherry Blossom Wine Festival in the Erif Cherry Orchard and sold some simple Chinese dishes.

So what should I sell this time?

crop? Fruit? Fresh moo milk? apple? Or some simple snacks?

But they are not in a hurry. The celebration will not be held until tomorrow night, and they have a full day to think about it.

Mayor Thomas has arranged many stalls this year. They only need to rent a stall in advance and then they can set up a stall here.

Although there is still one day before the Fertility Celebration is held, many passing trainers and tourists have already heard the news and came here to visit in advance.

During this period, he also encountered a group of wild Pokémon causing trouble. Naoki wanted to take a look, but when he rushed there, he saw that a trainer had already solved the problem before him.

Zhi Shu heard from Ivan next to him that one of the formation soldiers accidentally fell into the barrel of the fireworks, and the other formation soldiers blocked the way of the townspeople, preventing everyone from approaching.

The trainer saw that the formation soldiers seemed to be in trouble, so he followed them to investigate, and then discovered the formation soldiers who had fallen into the barrel.

In the end, everyone was happy and stood on the grass to watch a beautiful and grand fireworks show.

So happy! It's time to go home!

It was getting late, and the bright moonlight fell on the earth, illuminating the road to the pasture. In the quiet night, you could occasionally hear the screams of insect Pokémon coming from the grass.

The Pokémon in the ranch had already fallen asleep early. Zhi Shu used a flashlight to patrol the ranch to check if any Pokémon had escaped.

After making sure everyone was there, he returned home to wash up with peace of mind.

Therefore, Luton was extremely sleepy. He yawned and lay beside the bed, forcing his eyes to look at Naoki.

"Go to sleep! I'm going to take a bath and then sleep too!" Naoki touched its head.

"Ah geez..." Gu Ledun yawned, squeezed out two tears from the corners of his eyes, then rested his head on his arm and closed his eyes with peace of mind.

Before going to bed, Qishu suddenly let out an exclamation.

"What's wrong?" Naoki stood up quickly.

Qishu looked at his belly in disbelief: "The baby seemed to have moved just now! She was kicking me!"

"Huh?" Naoki leaned his head forward, and after a while, he felt a movement in Qi Shu's stomach.

"Baby, I'm daddy, can you hear me?" Naoki tried to communicate with the baby.

The baby in the belly did not respond, as if everything just happened was Naoki's illusion.

Qishu chuckled: "How could she hear it? She's only a few months old?"

Naoki: "..."

Forget it, go to sleep!

*

At the same time, Suchuan Town was in the western part of the Galar region.

Among the rugged mountain roads, Sonia, carrying a backpack, slowly explored this unknown area.

The terrain here is very complex and steep, with towering peaks and bottomless valleys, and endless mountains.

Except for some backpackers and explorers who love mountain climbing, almost no one comes to this place.

Sonia originally had no intention of coming here, but according to her investigation, she found that the hidden mysterious hero was probably in a place like this.

"It should be right ahead." Sonia looked at the map in her hand and murmured.

She took out a Poké Ball from her waist, and with a flash of white light, a huge bird Pokémon with steel-like black feathers and a cold expression appeared in front of Sonia.

"Steel Armored Crow, please take me there!" Sonia said, pointing to the valley below.

If nothing else, that would be the end of her trip, the hiding place of the fourth hero.

The steel-armored crow immediately spread its huge wings, and when Sonia rode up, it leaned down and rushed downwards.

The wind blowing through the valley hit Sonia on the face, and at this moment, Rotom's cell phone suddenly rang with a sound.

Sonia took it out and looked at it, then pressed the button to connect, and Dan Emperor's face appeared on the screen.

"How's your investigation going?" Emperor Dan asked.

"I have found the place recorded in the mural, and I will be there soon. What about you? You won't get lost again, right?" Sonia asked with a smile.

"Of course not!" Dandi immediately retorted: "I just... there is one thing that I still can't figure out. What exactly does President Roz want to do by using Wuji Tai."

"Don't worry! Now we know the truth about Dark Night, don't we?" Sonia said: "Even if Wuji Tai wakes up, we still have you as the strongest champion."

Emperor Dan was slightly startled.

Sonia continued: "As well as the King of Swords and the King of Shields, I suspect that the phenomenon of wild Pokémon becoming Gigantamax that has frequently appeared in various places in recent years is due to the influence of Wuji Taina."

"It didn't exist in the past, but it has become active in modern times... This shows that Wujitina has gradually begun to recover. Before it officially wakes up, we should be prepared in advance."

Emperor Dan nodded solemnly: "I understand."

"That's it, I'm already at the place and I'm going to start investigating the cave ruins. See you later!"

After hanging up the phone, Sonia jumped off the steel-armored crow and looked up at the cave in front of her.

In Quanguan City, Dandi hung up the phone and leaned against the wall, lost in thought.

But at this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Your Excellency Dan Emperor?"

Emperor Dan turned around and saw a tall woman wearing a burgundy short skirt on her upper body, black stockings on her lower body, and a white coat looking at him.

Emperor Dan was slightly startled.

That was President Roz’s secretary, Olivia.

"What a coincidence!" Olivia greeted with a smile and asked, "Why did you suddenly come to the Quanguan Arena today?"

"Let's see if there are any outstanding trainers." Emperor Dan replied without changing his expression.

"That's it..." Olivia nodded: "In that case, I won't disturb you anymore!"

After saying that, Olivia turned and left.

When she turned around, her expression immediately changed.

When she came to a deserted place, Olivia took out her mobile phone and made a call.

"The identity of the person who sneaked into the energy plant last time has been found!"

*

Early the next morning, Naoki and the Pokémon began to prepare for the night market stall tonight.

After a night of thinking, Zhi Shu had already figured out what to sell.

That’s candied haws!

If there is nothing lacking in his pasture, it is the various kinds of tree fruits and the apples from the apple orchard across the river!

After Naoki's special cultivation, the quality of those apples is very high, each one is big and round, sweet and crisp, plump and juicy, no less than apples from Kitakami Township, the famous apple hometown.

"Mama?"

Seeing Naoki sitting there boiling sticky syrup early in the morning, Frost Milk Fairy thought that Naoki was going to make some desserts that she had never eaten before, so she rushed over excitedly and stood in the big bowl of syrup. , curiously sticking his head in to look inside.

When the other Pokémon heard Frost Milk Fairy's words, they thought Naoki was going to make something delicious for them again, so they stopped running outside, turned around and ran to Naoki's side.

For a moment, Naoki was surrounded by Pokémon.

Babu Tubo, Yibu Men, Ergui Pun, Zhanyifa...

"I'm making candied haws." Naoki looked at them with a smile and asked, "Have you heard of it?" "Mama..."

I have never heard of Frosted Milk Fairy, but hearing the name, it sounds delicious!

By chance, Zhi Shu had already boiled the syrup. He put the syrup away, and then took out freshly picked tree fruits and apples from the fruit basket on the side.

After washing these fruits, remove the roots and stems, cut them in half, and use a knife to dig out the core.

Finally, skewer it on a bamboo skewer, then put it into the bowl of clear and transparent syrup and tumble it a few times, then get the ice cream to blow on the cold air, and a bunch of candied haws is finished!

The crystal clear syrup has completely solidified, and is wrapped in clear-colored fruit pieces. It looks shiny and translucent under the natural light. It looks very attractive, not like food, but like a craft decoration.

[Bingtanghulu (C): Made from syrup boiled with rock sugar and various tree fruits, it tastes sweet and sour and is a very good snack.

Cooking effect: Sweet syrup lv1, slightly improves the quality of syrup, honey, and juice brewed by the Pokémon who eat this food.

Comment: People say that candied haws of sugar is sour, but even though it is sour, it is also sweet. 】

Naoki glanced at it, and the information about this string of candied haws emerged from his mind.

Improve syrup quality…

There are not many Pokémon in the Pokémon world that have the ability to brew. Naoki can only think of the pot that brews tree juice, the sweat of the sweet bamboo family, and the honey brewed by the three bees...

Although the effect is very small, it is better than nothing!

Naoki held up the bunch of candied haws.

Frost Milk Fairy's eyes were immediately attracted by this bunch of candied haws: "Mama!"

It looks delicious!

"Try it?" Naoki picked off one of them and handed it to Frost Milk Fairy.

After tasting it carefully, the Frost Milk Fairy's face instantly showed a happy expression.

"Mama!"

"Bamo..."

The other Pokémon also looked envious, and Naoki distributed the remaining candied haws to them.

The tree fruit pieces coated in crystal syrup have the unique sweetness of rock sugar, which is perfectly blended with the fruity aroma. The taste and flavor are all superb!

Soon, the Pokémon who had finished eating a candied haws looked at Naoki eagerly.

That expression seemed to say: They still want to eat!

Naoki smiled and said, "Okay, then I will continue to do it for you."

As a result, it evolved into a situation where Naoki and Ice Eevee were doing it in the front, while Soloton, Motozord, Baboo and the other Pokémon were eating in the back.

As a result, the basket of tree fruits that Naoki specially prepared was eaten completely by the group of greedy Pokémon at home before it was used to set up a stall.

Even the pot of syrup he boiled was running low.

Naoki: "..."

He twitched the corner of his mouth, these Pokémon are too edible, right?

But Naoki felt more like everyone was eating together, so they kept eating one after another.

When they saw that the fruits that Naoki was going to use to set up a stall were eaten by them, Baboo and other Pokémon immediately showed embarrassed smiles on their faces.

"Ouch~"

Kuailong stepped forward first and picked up Zhishu's fruit basket with his big paws, preparing to go to the orchard to help Zhishu pick some fruits.

The rest of the Pokémon also rushed forward to help pick fruit from the tree.

Qishu’s Pokémon also ran over to join in the fun.

Qishu on the sofa looked at this scene with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work!"

"Fortunately, there are no Pokémon with the Greedy trait at home." Naoki couldn't help but say.

After finally feeding a group of Pokémon at home, Zhi Shu had time to prepare the candied haws of water that he would sell in the evening.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, after dinner, Naoki took a thought about the candied haws and set off for the night market under Fengrao Shrine.

Gu Ledun, the strongest one, was carrying two boxes, Frost Milk Fairy was standing on Zhi Shu's shoulders, and Babu Tubo was carrying a bag. The bag contained some water and some simple food for them to drink when setting up the stall later. .

Erguifen and Saifuhao followed, shouting Bonnie Bonnie non-stop, obviously full of anticipation for the upcoming celebration.

When the group arrived at their destination, all the stall owners around them had arrived early. They were greeting each other and cleaning up their stalls.

Seeing Naoki coming over, some people who knew him smiled and said hello.

"Good evening, Naoki!"

"Hello to you too, Mr. Chris!"

Zhi Shu took the candied haws out of the box, inserted it into a special mold, and placed it in the stall. Soon, rows of red candied haws appeared on the stall, which were very attractive under the orange light. Looks stunning.

"Your child will be born soon, right?" The shopkeeper next to him smiled and blessed, "Congratulations! You will be a father soon!"

"Well, there are still four months." Naoki nodded.

He glanced around and saw many stalls.

There are uncles selling Magikarp with a transparent fish tank, others selling wood carvings of the same style as King Lei Guan, some selling Pokémon masks, and others selling food like takoyaki, various props, and handmade Poké Balls.

In short, there are everything for sale. There is a long night market, which looks very lively.

Looking at this scene, Naoki couldn't help but sigh: "How could Zhiqin Town be so lively when I first moved here four years ago? It has changed so much now!"

Towns with popular Lei Guanwang culture, seaside towns with developed commerce, and agricultural towns with rich products and resources. Various factors have attracted people from all over the world to settle in Zhiqin Town.

In the past two years, some new high-rise buildings have begun to be built in the town. Zhi Shu always feels that it won't be long before Zhiqin Town will develop into Zhiqin City.

"It's great! Niangguang City used to be like this." Qishu said, "Later, a port was built there. Gradually, the city slowly prospered and became what it is today. Maybe in the future, A port will be built in Zhiqin Town to connect to other areas! It will be much more convenient to go to other areas by then!"

Naoki was filled with emotion, and then nodded gently: "Yes! Times are developing so fast!"

From a distance, out-of-town tourists who came to visit the Fertility Celebration and trainers on the trip came one after another with their Pokémon.

Those boys and girls are always youthful and full of energy, and some of the trainers are quickly attracted by the Egui Pun and the golden Sai Fuhao who serve as their signatures.

"Boni~" Ekuei made a happy cry, and then recommended the stall's products to the two customers.

The teenage trainer realized that it was rude to stare at other people's Pokémon without buying anything, and quickly asked: "How do you sell these candied haws?!"

"A bunch of 300 alliance coins!" Naoki said.

300 alliance coins? So cheap!

The Eevee on the trainer's shoulder has begun to drool. It wants to eat!

"I want three skewers!" said the young trainer.

"Okay!" Qishu took the money, and Zhishu wrapped three bunches of candied haws and handed it to the other party.

A tree fruit costs 20 Alliance coins, and a bag of rock sugar boiled with syrup costs 500 Alliance coins. After removing the cost, the price of a bunch of candied haws makes a net profit of more than 200 Alliance coins.

What a huge profit! The price of 300 yuan seemed a bit expensive for Naoki. He originally wanted to order 200 yuan, but this person actually thought it was a bargain...

"It looks like I'm going to make a lot of money today!" Qishu was quite excited.

At this time, a burst of exclamation suddenly came from the crowd.

Naoki turned around and saw rows of flames lighting up one after another on the mountain road leading to Fenghuo Shrine.

This means that this fertility celebration to celebrate the harvest and the King of Lei Crown has officially begun!

(End of chapter)