Pokémon League Chronicles/Farming, Pokémon Trainer!

But it doesn't stop there.

In this era, it is already the limit for ordinary people except Team Pearl and Team King Kong to live their lives well. How can they bother to understand those monsters who are rumored to have dangerous skills such as fire, water, discharge, etc.? What about Pokémon?

Because of the unknown, people have an extraordinary fear of Pokémon

Let alone ordinary villagers in Zhuqing Village, even the members of the Galaxy team, including members of the security team, have Pokémon partners, which are only a small minority. one fifth.

And ordinary villagers, even those who are interested in Pokémon, basically have the same attitude towards Pokémon as Ye Gong loves dragons.It’s okay to look at Pokémon’s illustrated book, and it’s acceptable to look at Pokémon from a distance, but once they are asked to get in close contact with or even touch Pokémon, even the most ordinary and inhuman The harmless big-toothed raccoons immediately shook their heads like rattles, refusing to move at all; and if the Pokémon approached them actively, half of them would run away in fright—the rest It's not that I'm not afraid, but that my feet are limp and paralyzed on the ground, unable to run...

At the same time, because of the unknown, even people with Pokémon partners only use them superficially.

Most of the people who own Pokémon in Zhuqing Village are the guards, and the way the guards use Pokémon is very monotonous.In addition to using them as combat power, at best Mukle can take advantage of his ability to fly and patrol the sky.

This way of use, in Mingyao's view, is actually quite...primitive.

Pokémon are no ordinary animals.In addition to their outstanding combat power and ability to fight, they actually have a variety of convenient little skills.

For example, the cat monster can use electric current to sense other creatures, let the big-toothed raccoon and the swimming weasel use their sense of smell to check strangers, and let the insect-type Pokémon sprinkle pollen to warn the wild Pokémon outside. Easy to get close to... blah blah blah.

In contrast, the people in the security team just use the Pokémon as police dogs that can be carried away in a ball.This is quite a wasteful behavior, which is tantamount to using precious gold to make a hoe to hoe the ground.

And in order to realize his own ideals and create a Pokémon society of his dreams, even if Team Leader Xingyue doesn't say anything, Mingyao also believes that he has the obligation and responsibility to change people's many misconceptions about Pokémon, and by the way teach Let's see how they are used correctly.

First, from within the Galaxy team and from several other groups.

Because of the energy provided by the electric-type Pokémon, many projects in the construction team that were previously limited by energy were revitalized at once. In addition, after Nuago and other electrical craftsmen joined, there were more of them to celebrate The work of laying power cables in the village (it may even involve outside the village in the future) is extremely busy all of a sudden, and there is an urgent shortage of labor.

After the leader of the construction team, the big sister with light blue curly hair named Camellia, expressed her troubles, Mingyao went to the farm to pick out some wrist strength and small fist stones.

"This kind of Pokémon called Arm Power, although it is small in size, its strength is amazing, and it can only stand up to several adult men. Although they have not been trained now, they can't do too delicate work, but the moving It is right to entrust them with the labor-intensive work of digging things or digging holes.

There are also these Pokémon called Fiststones. They are also very strong...well, I know, although they have no legs and they really don't look like they can take care of themselves, but they are really useful. .Their advantage is that they have ground-based properties and are not afraid of electricity at all. They can definitely come in handy when doing cable-related work, right?And these small fist stones were specially selected by me. They all have a move called "playing with mud", which can reduce the impact of electricity in the environment.If paired with this move, the risk of electric shock for the staff while working will be reduced... But please be careful not to let them touch the water. These animals have a tragic constitution that will die when exposed to water. "

In addition, Cai Hua, the leader of the farming team, also had a lot of chats with Mingyao.

This middle-aged man with tawny hair and beard, and even the tawny uniform of the Galaxy team on his body is very talkative. He has tried literal "Pokémon farming" before, and he also expressed a strong follow-up Hobbies, I have been working hard to let the members of the farming team learn to cooperate with the Pokémon; and the swimming ring ferrets and big-toothed raccoons assigned to the farming team have gradually become proficient in their movements after a period of farming work. How much water to pour at what angle or how much soil to loosen where and so on are basically familiar by heart.After the two parties passed the initial running-in period, the work efficiency increased rapidly.

Mingyao taught several swimming ferrets and big-toothed raccoons to learn the two moves of praying for rain and sunny day respectively, so that they can manually adjust the weather in a small range, and then gave it to Caihua, who he had just tamed near the Red Lotus Wetland. Mimosa.

"To be honest, I don't know anything about farming. I can't even tell the difference between wheat and rice. However, this grass-type Pokémon called Mimosa is very sensitive to temperature, and the pollen sprinkled from its head is also very nutritious. , it should be useful in agricultural work, right?"

Cai Hua accepted the mimosa with a smile, and after talking about the method of driving away the wild flying Pokémon that came to steal food, he made another request to Mingyao.

"So, Brother Mingyao, you are very good at taking care of Pokémon, right? I heard that you brought a dozen Pokémon with you when you went out to investigate, is it true?

In this case, can you please guide the team members in charge of managing the farm in our group?Recently, due to the increase in the number of Pokémon on the farm, they have become very busy all of a sudden.At the same time, because there are many more Pokémon that I haven't seen before, I need to ask you for advice on new care methods..."

Chapter No.16 It’s winter solstice, I really want to drink mutton soup

Of course, Mingyao didn't reject Caihua either.

Among other things, the root cause of the "increase in the number of Pokémon" is Mingyao himself. Of course, he is obliged to take care of the aftermath.

Moreover, in a sense, Mingyao actually owed a lot to the farming team.

There is no other reason. When he stayed in Yumanting's underground training room some time ago, he stored most of his Pokémon in the ranch.And Mingyao's Pokémon are all foodies with an appetite far exceeding the average level, including a super-big eater named Kirby, a Pokémon that can only be as big as an ordinary Pokémon, and a mouthful. A few kilograms of things are wiped out with one sheet, and the sound of eating is like a pile driver...

Anyway, it is said that the farming team's funds were extremely tight during those two months.If Ming Yao came out later, Team Leader Cai Hua would have to pay for food with his own salary.

Team leader Caihua himself is an honest farmer, so he won't take the initiative to mention this to Mingyao, but it doesn't mean that Mingyao himself can ignore it.

—One hundred thousand volts—

The farm in Zhuqing Village is located on the east side, a piece of land marked by railings near the east gate.

It is said that when the celebration village was first built, the investigation team had not yet been established, and there were far fewer people in the guard team who would use Pokémon to fight than now, so they didn't think too much about it when building the farm, just confirmed the foundation After connecting with the water source, a piece of land was drawn out at random.

More than ten years have passed, and with more and more people owning Pokémon, the problem of too small farm land has gradually become prominent; and after Mingyao joined the investigation team, the number of Pokémon has increased in an unprecedented way. The rapid increase of the speed makes the contradiction of "more Pokémon but less land" more and more intense. The Pokémon in the farm often have conflicts due to territorial issues or living habits (for example, the sound box cricket can't stand the sound of the big toothed raccoon's teeth grinding, and the small It is not uncommon for Quanshi to fight because he is afraid of the water sprayed by the itachis in the swimming circle, and it has almost reached the point where he has to deal with it.

To deal with this problem, the natural first step is to expand the farm.And Caihua took advantage of this time to expand the farm, so he specially asked Mingyao to help guide the work.

Naturally, Mingyao didn't understand the expansion project. This aspect was the job of the farming and construction teams.

His job is to make suggestions in time when those two groups are working, and try to transform the farm into a living environment suitable for Pokémon.

In the past, the farming team didn’t know how to classify Pokémon. Regardless of your fire type, water type, and grass type, they were all stuffed into one field, and naturally there were many contradictions.And Mingyao proposed that when expanding the farm, some environments were also artificially created, so that different Pokémon could choose places to inhabit.

For example, a small pond is dug under the source of the river to allow water Pokémon and grass Pokémon to live here. At the same time, a few rocks are placed for the Totooth to grind its teeth; and the farther one has Where there are many mud and rocks, you can dig a big pit for Fist Rock and Rumble Rock to roll in; in high places, you can cut down a few trees and sweep away the leaves, so that Fire Ponies and other fire Pokémon can roll in them. The wind blows here without causing a fire; the electric Pokémon are arranged on the edge of the farm near the village, where new wires have recently been laid, and the electrical environment helps stabilize their emotions; the insect Pokémon They can live in places with more trees, flowers and grass...

In addition to making suggestions on the expansion of the farm, it is also Mingyao's job to teach the farm staff some details about taking care of Pokémon.

"Little fire horses have to run for at least half an hour a day to sharpen their hooves, otherwise they will be very itchy and uncomfortable, so you'd better set aside time every day to let them run; the stones for big-toothed raccoons to grind their teeth are best to choose small hard stones. Hard, the kind of stone that is often seen by the river; when hunting the two kinds of Pokémon, the swallowtail butterfly and the poisonous powder moth, they actually only eat the surface juice and peel of the fruit, and all the rest can be recycled for making Fertilizer raw materials... Speaking of berries, I roughly listed the taste of each Pokémon, you can refer to it when feeding..."

Combining the system illustration book, Mingyao's own experience, and the personal speeches of the Pokémon on the farm (it is convenient to communicate with telepathy), Mingyao summed up a series of very detailed precautions and handed them over to the person in charge of the farm .

As soon as the other party took the thick book and glanced at it for a while, his eyes immediately became bigger than the copper bell: "Ming, Mingyao team?! Are there so many details?"

"Not much." Mingyao shook his head: "Actually, this is already the result of the reduction. Considering the cost of manpower and material resources, I only listed the top priority points, but there are actually many things worth noting. To... If you are interested, I will write more details later and bring it to you? The content is about three times the current size..."

"No, no, no!" The head of the farming team member in charge of the farm immediately shook like a rattle.

Just kidding, just to achieve the current point is enough for them to be busy for ten days and a half months.If it is three times more, will people still be alive?

Seeing the way the other party shook his head, Mingyao couldn't help but smile.

This is also limited by the lack of manpower and material resources for managing the farm.After a while, Pokémon will play more and more roles in the celebration village, and if they get more and more attention, Magamu will naturally increase his investment in this area.For now, just keep it at this level.

By the way, besides those from the farming team, many members of the security team also came to Mingyao for advice on raising Pokémon.

Although he was usually beaten badly in the training ground, under the guidance of Berilla's training, there were not many small-minded people in the security team who hated Mingyao because of this—or rather, because there were many fighters in the security team who respected Mingyao very much. A powerful person, so Mingyao's prestige has increased and he has become very popular.

In addition to asking him about Pokémon knowledge, more and more members of the security team began to challenge Mingyao to battle Pokémon. All set off an upsurge of Pokémon battles, and more and more people began to seriously train Pokémon battles, which moved Berilla very much.

For Mingyao, it is certainly a good thing that more and more people like Pokémon battles.Not to mention preparing for future battles, watching the quality of my sandbags (?) getting better and better is also something to be happy about...

Chapter No.17 Don't Be In This Barber Shop

Huo Xia bowed her waist, holding a broom and dustpan in her hands, carefully cleaning the hair debris under the seat.

Whether it is in the King Kong settlement or in the celebration village, cleaning after a haircut is a big hassle.

Fortunately, Huo Xia usually chooses to move a bench outdoors for customers to sit on.After the haircut, the fire-type Pokémon burned all the crumbs of hair on the floor without leaving any traces.

But in Zhuqing Village, the haircut is done indoors, and the floor of the barber shop is still made of wood, so naturally the previous method cannot be used.That's why Huo Xia had to prepare a dustpan and broom in the store. She had to sweep the store at least two or three times a day, and had to do a big cleaning on weekends, so that she could barely keep the store clean and tidy.

After confirming that every corner had been cleaned, Huo Xia dumped the contents of the dustpan into the wastebasket, and then solemnly put the dustpan and broom back to their original positions, neatly arranged.

This set of brooms was given to her as a gift four months ago when she took over the position of the barber shop granny after her foot injury was completely healed. her.

When receiving this gift, Huo Xia's mood was very delicate.

First of all, she was very grateful to Xiaozhao.In the two months since she first came to Zhuqing Village, it is said that Mingyao was dispatched somewhere to do research, and Xiaozhao, as one of her few acquaintances here, took good care of her.Not only came to chat with her from time to time, but also helped her match up, and recommended her to the barber shop grandmother who wanted to retire a long time ago but couldn't find a successor, so that she would have something to do as soon as her leg injury healed, or Do her favorite haircut job.

After receiving so much help from the other party, Huo Xia was naturally very happy to receive a gift full of blessings and sincerity.

But on the other hand, when taking over the broom and dustpan, Huo Xia couldn't help feeling a little...absurd.

Is it because I can't keep up with the trend or something, among the girls in Zhuqing Village... do they all give dustpans and brooms as gifts? ? ?

Between girls, is it appropriate to give such a hardcore gift?I read in the magazines that the girls in the Hezhong area, the Galar area, and the Carlos area are giving away cute things like perfume, dolls, or even small hairpins and small decorations... Why is Xiaozhao so pragmatic?

However, when handing over this gift, Xiaozhao's expression was quite solemn and enthusiastic, and there was no sign of half-joking at all.

She probably really doesn't think there's anything wrong with giving brooms to others...

Huo Xia took a deep breath, opened the door of the barber shop, walked out, hung the "open" sign on the door, and sat on the chair beside the door.

In her free time, Huo Xia likes to sit on a chair outside the barbershop with her legs crossed, humming a song, and watching the pedestrians and vendors passing by on the main road of Zhuqing Village, walking slowly among the traffic. Gain a better understanding of this once-strange town.

Sometimes, Mingyao would greet her from a distance with a cup of tea while he was busy, and slowly sit beside her, chatting about something, or simply not saying a word, staring blankly. Staring blankly at the ground.

It's a pity that that guy seems to be getting more and more busy recently, and he rarely has time to come and sit down.

No, not just sitting around, when was the last time he came here for a haircut?

The last time Huo Xia had a half-playful mentality, and after cutting Mingyao's hair, he put a small knot in the back of his head, and it turned out to be quite suitable for him, so Mingyao simply kept it.After such a long period of time, the little tuya has turned into a ponytail, which is matched with Mingyao's actually pretty handsome appearance. It's not unreasonable to say that he is a girl.

However, even if you have long hair now, it's not like you won't stop coming for a haircut, right?Aside from anything else, wouldn't it be good to let yourself repair it a little bit?

Huo Xia rubbed her hands together, and exhaled a little bit of dissatisfaction.

It was early morning.After autumn, the temperature is getting colder day by day, and the time of dawn is gradually getting later. Even if Huo Xia has cleaned up the barbershop, the sky is still only dimly lit.

In several buildings opposite Huo Xia, after a few "da" sounds, the lights suddenly turned on, indicating that the owners of those rooms were also getting ready to get up.

The light was very soft and bright, and at the same time very steady. It didn't look like candlelight at all-or rather it really wasn't candlelight.

Huo Xia has probably heard about it, it is a new type of lamp called "electric light", which is driven by electric energy.The first few rooms are experimental. It is said that as long as the results are stable and safe, this kind of "electric light" will spread to every household in Zhuqing Village in a short time. By then, Huoxia's barbershop will be able to use it. Power on, and never worry about candle flames igniting leftover hair residue or anything like that.

But in contrast, Huoxia is more interested in the rumored various "electrical appliances".

Through magazines, she knew that there are fans, kettles, and weeding scissors that can be driven by electricity in the Hezhong area... Then, will there be haircut scissors that can be powered by electricity?Recently, more and more people come to get a haircut. I hold the scissors all day long, and my hands seem to have some calluses...

Huo Xia propped her hands behind her back, thinking aimlessly in her head, while waiting for the first guest of the day to come.

Tattat, several hurried footsteps came from the east.

Listening to the voice, the other party probably has something urgent to do, and there is a high probability that he will not come to him for a haircut.However, being bored, Huo Xia subconsciously turned her gaze away to see who was hurrying on the road early in the morning.

The man had a pink dress wrapped around his waist, and his arms and legs were bare. In this weather, just looking at it made people subconsciously feel cold.

I don't know if it's because of his natural cold tolerance, or because he has something on his mind, but the man himself obviously doesn't care about the cold.

She walked in a hurry, her head was down, her expression was complicated and tangled, she came all the way from the east, looking in the direction that she wanted to go to the headquarters of the Galaxy team located in the center of Zhuqing Village.

Huo Xia rubbed her eyes, recognized the passer-by, and couldn't help exclaiming: "Are you, the leader of the Pearl Team?"

Zhu Bei was originally lowering her head in thought, but subconsciously raised her head when she heard the sound, and said in a daze, "You... I remember you are..."

"I'm Huo Xia, the field leader of Team King Kong—but now I'm the barber in Zhuqing Village." Huo Xia tilted his head: "What are you doing in Zhuqing Village so early in the morning?"

Chapter 18 Girls

"I...I have something to ask Mingyao...Team Galaxy to deal with." Zhubei hesitated for a moment, as if she didn't know whether she should explain her reason for coming to Huoxia.

"Is that so?" Fortunately, Huo Xia didn't ask in detail, she patted her body, stood up, and opened the door of the barber shop: "Forget it, anyway, come in first."

"Eh?" Zhubei was taken aback, "No, I'm not here to cut my hair..."

"I know you're not here for a haircut, but you have to find a place to sit now, right?" Huo Xia curled her lips, "Look at what time it is, and there's no one on the street. If you have good eyesight, You can see that the door to Team Galaxy's headquarters is still locked, and the building won't open until it lights up.

That being said, people in Zhuqing Village wake up very late.Since I moved here, I have basically been the first to open shops in the village.But if you think about it carefully, if you open too early, it will be useless if no guests come to the door, it is better to sleep for a while..."

After saying this, Huo Xia opened the door and walked in.

And Zhubei hesitated for a moment, looked in the direction of the Galaxy team headquarters, and after confirming that the door would not be opened for a while, followed Huoxia.

"Sit casually, I don't have many other things in this store, and there will be no shortage of chairs." Huo Xia rummaged on the grocery cabinet for a while, poured out two cups of hot tea, and handed Zhu Bei a cup.

"Ah..." Zhubei took the teacup cautiously, held it in front of her body without drinking, stared blankly at the steaming steam in the teacup, lowered her head, nodded slightly after a while: "...Thank you."

Huo Xia shrugged and took a sip of the tea in her cup.

In the current situation, even a fool can see that Zhubei has something on her mind.

And Huo Xia is not the kind of middle-aged gossip aunt who is eager to inquire about everything. When she is not close to Zhubei, she will naturally not rush to inquire.

At this time, it is inappropriate to say anything, it is better to let her sit quietly for a while.

The two of them didn't say a word, Zhubei sat there thinking about something absent-mindedly, while Huoxia was drinking tea with her head tilted, squinting her eyes to observe Zhubei.

More than a year ago, she would never have imagined that such a young girl would actually be the leader of the Pearl Team.

At that time, the leader of the previous Pearl team was too old and officially announced his intention to abdicate.As soon as the news was sent out, many people were wondering who would take over this class.

Huo Xia remembered that at that time the loudest call was Guana, the field chief who was in charge of taking care of the king of the island.That person has an outstanding temperament and a mature and steady behavior. He is also surrounded by many in the Pearl team and is a strong contender for the new leader.

In addition to Guana, Bin Lian, the head of the Snowfield King, is also one of the candidates.Although the man who has been exercising shirtless all year round in the ice and snow is a little out of character, his strength is outstanding and his qualifications are deep enough.If he was the leader, not many people would question it.

But in the end, to the surprise of many people, it was Zhu Bei, a young girl, who became the leader.

Although her ability is at the top level among her peers and she has great potential, she is too young after all, and her experience and abilities are obviously insufficient compared to the other two leader candidates. Many people in the Pearl team have expressed doubts. the sound of.

Huo Xia didn't know how Zhu Bei responded to those voices of doubt, but she could tell from the wrinkles on Zhu Bei's brows that this girl leader's normal life was mostly not going well.

Although I don't have much contact with him, Huo Xia remembers that although Zhubei before becoming a leader is much better than her peers, she is basically an ordinary fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl. Emotions, sorrows, joys and innocence, instead of holding a cup of tea, curling up and sighing like a widowed old lady in her 70s and [-]s like she is now.

Brother Gangshi is already the youngest successor among the leaders of the King Kong team in the past, but even so, he was already about 19 years old when he became the team leader... What did the Pearl team think, let Zhubei be the leader of the team? Be the leader?Don't they know that this burden is too heavy for a girl who is only 15 years old?

Huo Xia sighed quietly while drinking tea.

With a bang, the door of the barber shop was pushed open.