MTL - Not a Trainer This Time-Chapter 137

Chapter 137

 At night, the room is brightly lit.

Zhi Shu sat at the desk, listening to the melodious chirping of insects outside, and picked up a pen to write down the recipe and production process of [Grass Cake] on his recipe book.

 Guluton, Motorized Lizard, Frost Milk Fairy and Kuailong all went out to play.

 After summer, if the weather is clear, you can see a large number of fireflies by the river every day.

With the bright moonlight, beautiful starry sky, and vast pastures, it is a natural pastoral scenery like an oil painting.

 A group of Pokémon have also become members of the oil painting, where they play and live carefree and carefree.

 Zhi Shu didn’t go out to play with them.

 Because there are still some things waiting for him to deal with at home.

Looking at the scrawled pasture map drawn during the day, Naoki fell into deep thought.

“The facilities in the ranch are not complete yet. There are chicken huts, Pokémon huts and salt huts, but there are still some ranch facilities that have not been built.”

“Granaries for storing grains, water-powered mills for grinding wheat into flour, greenhouses for growing crops all year round, and stables can also be prepared in advance.”

Looking at this map, Zhi Shu drew the facilities that had been built on it, and then made a simple plan for the facilities that had not yet been built according to his own ideas.

"The water-powered mill was built right in front of the chicken hut. There happened to be a river there, and the power of the water flow could be used to turn the waterwheel on the mill."

"Barn... This can be built next to the Pokémon hut. Stables can be built next to the sheep pen."

As for the greenhouse, Naoki plans to build it next to farmland.

 He quickly drew the approximate locations of these facilities on the map.

 In this case, there will still be a large open space in the pasture that is not used.

Zhishu’s eyes turned to the west side of the pasture, where there was a vast pasture.

He picked up a pen and drew a circle on it, thinking: "This place can be carved out separately, planted with fruit trees, and transformed into an orchard."

Just like the many cherry trees in the Erif Cherry Orchard, if they can’t finish them all, they can also be shared with wild Pokémon like Baby Bear living in the back mountains.

In addition, farmland must also be expanded in scale.

 But the prerequisite is that he must conquer one or more Pokémon that can only use the "Plowing" move.

 In this way, the Pokémon plows the land, sows the seeds and fertilizes it, the dragon waters it, and the goat helps the crops grow, and then they harvest together.

 This will make it much easier, otherwise he would really be too busy by himself.

 In this case, the matter of laying red brick paths will not be so urgent.

 It is better to wait until all facilities are built before making detailed plans.

 Then, Naoki leaned back on the chair, thinking about the recent events in the ranch.

 After Salt Stone Treasures evolved into Salt Stone Barriers, their size and weight have been greatly increased.

It's okay to have only one now. If the other four evolve, then the current salt house will seem a bit uninhabitable.

 Concerning this point, Naoki actually has two solutions in mind.

 The first one is to expand the size of the salt house.

 The second method is to let them dig holes, increase the depth of the salt house, and create a cave underneath specifically for the salt stone barrier and the salt stone giant to live.

 It’s just that the salt stone barrier cannot dig holes yet, so this matter can only be pushed back temporarily.

 Then, there is the matter of Ice Eevee.

Cream Smoothies can help it become stronger, but so far it has not achieved much results, because Ice Eevee does not eat Cream Smoothies very frequently and does not eat them as a meal like the mount goat.

In addition to these, there are also the ideas he made before about the trial of green grass.

 In the first level of the Trial of Green Grass, fight against a mount goat.

 In the second level, fight two goats at the same time.

 As for the third level, you need to face the joint attack of three mount goats at the same time.

Thinking of this, Naoki turned his attention to the map of the ranch again. He looked at the unused open space below the goat pen, took out a pen and drew a simple battle site on it.

“Here, a battle field can be specially built for fighting.”

So early the next morning, Naoki started to get busy.

 He used a lawnmower to cut off all the grass on the meadow, cutting out a rectangular open space.

 In order to test the size of the battle field, Naoki asked Guluton and Motorized Lizard to stand at both ends.

Zhi Shu observed it and said thoughtfully: "It's a little too small."

Afraid that the Pokémon would not be able to use it, he expanded the battle area by a circle.

Seeing that it was almost done, he nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Gulton to dry the soil with jet flames. Finally, he took out a bucket of white paint from the utility room and drew signs and edge lines on the land.

 Soon, a battle arena similar to the one in the anime was completed.

Zhi Shu patted the dust on his hands, took the paint bucket and put it back into the utility room.

 The next step is to wait for the target to come to your door.

 There is just one more problem.

 Pure practice may not be so attractive to some trainers.

　　Naoki couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

 What if we set some prizes on it?

As for the type of prize, Naoki hasn’t thought about it yet.

Anyway, there are three levels in the Green Grass Trial. It is impossible for anyone to pass them all in a short time. We will wait until someone passes. There is no rush now.

 Thinking of this, Naoki put this matter aside for the time being.

 His eyes turned to the farmland.

 At this time, the entire farmland area has been shrouded in a rich green light.

Three mounted goats stand at three corners of the farmland, using the grassland from different angles to ensure that each crop can receive adequate care.

Looking at this scene, Naoki was filled with expectation: "I wonder what kind of magical crops can be cultivated by riding goats."

 Will it be glowing tomatoes and cold watermelons like those in the game? Or will it be like in Stardew Valley, where super huge crops will be cultivated?

 It’s okay if it’s the former.

 If it’s the latter, then one watermelon may be enough for them to eat for several weeks.

Zhi Shu stood there and watched for a while, then got up and walked across the pasture to the pasture at the southwest corner of the pasture.

 He plans to develop a tree orchard here.

Although he had planted a few on the farmland before, the number was too small.

In addition to keeping these tree fruits to make delicious poffins, they can also be used to squeeze juice and feed wild Pokémon.

 For example, the group of ducks on the other side of the river.

Pokémon like Kodak are also very cute. If you build a good relationship with them, you might be able to hire them to help you in the future.

Just like the Junimos in Stardew Valley and the seven dwarfs in Harvest Story, they can help harvest crops.

Thinking of this, Zhi Shu roughly checked the environment of this area.

 If you want to develop an orchard here, you must first get rid of these grasses to prevent them from competing with the saplings for nutrients.

Speaking of planting trees, Naoki suddenly remembered a very interesting thing, an interesting story about the steel-type and rock-type Pokémon, Boscodora.

It is said that Boscodora will constantly patrol the mountains. If they find that the mountains have become barren, they will continue to transport soil, plant saplings, and clean up their territory beautifully.

Although it is such a strong and huge monster Pokémon, it has simple hobbies like an old farmer planting trees.

I have to say that Pokémon like Boscodora are really interesting, with a contrasting cuteness. "It would be great if I could tame one and let it help manage my orchard." Naoki thought to himself.

However, it is a pity that Boscodora does not seem to exist in the Padia area.

There is one in the nearby Galar region, but he doesn't have time to go there yet.

Just as Naoki was thinking about this matter in his mind, Bada Butterfly suddenly flew over and informed:

 “咒咿!”

"What's wrong?" Zhi Shu looked over and saw Bada Huo's appearance. He guessed, "A guest is coming to visit the ranch?"

 “咒咿～” Bada Huo nodded slightly.

Um? Naoki was a little surprised.

 Who will come to visit the ranch this early in the morning?

 He raised his feet and returned to the front with Badahu.

Soon, Naoki saw a timid figure in front of the ranch gate.

It was a girl about sixteen or seventeen years old, with short purple hair. She was squatting in front of the pasture, covering her ears and closing her eyes, like a little hamster, mumbling something unknown. .

 “Hello!” Naoki raised his eyebrows slightly and stepped forward to greet the other person.

 But the other party did not respond.

 He walked forward, and only after he got closer did he hear what the girl was saying.

She looked a little frightened and kept saying "I can't see, I can't see, I can't see me".

 Naoki: “…”

"Hello? Can you hear me?" Naoki waved his hand.

Seeing that the girl didn't respond, he asked the Frost Milk Fairy who came over to watch to pat her shoulder to remind her.

The Cream Fairy did as she was told. She happily stepped forward and patted the girl with her little hand.

 “Mama～”

 But the next second, the girl screamed as if she was frightened, and then fell down and sat on the grass.

Seeing that she could hear it, Naoki asked again: "How are you? Do you need help?"

"Ah! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to disturb you! Please forgive me!" The girl quickly stood up from the ground and kept apologizing.

Zhi Shu’s face was full of confusion.

At this moment, a man ran over from a short distance away.

 That was a slightly bloated middle-aged man with brown hair and wearing a brown shirt.

Naoki recognized the other party’s identity.

He is Ero, the owner of the seed shop in the town.

Eero ran forward, pulled the girl, and comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay!"

Then, he explained to Naoki: "I'm very sorry, this is my daughter Belle. Because she encountered something when she was a child, she has been afraid to go out and has been hiding at home."

“Today I wanted her to try to get in touch with the outside world and come over to help me tell the nearby rancher that a new batch of fruit seedlings had been brought in at the Erro Seed Store. But as you can see, it failed..."

Ero sighed and looked at the girl next to him with a sad face.

 Because he was worried, he kept following behind.

Zhishu understood and roughly understood what was going on.

He didn’t pay much attention to it and just said: “Being so afraid of external things must be caused by psychological factors, right?”

 He doesn’t know much about this aspect of things.

Ero nodded, with a sad look on his face: "Yes, we have invited psychiatrists to come for treatment before, but it had no effect."

Zhi Shu nodded. He glanced at the girl and didn't say much. He just said that he would go to the store to buy a batch of fruit saplings in a while.

 Then, Eero took the girl and left.

 The Frost Milk Fairy looked at their backs: "Mama..."

Zhi Shu said to Frost Milk Fairy: "This should be called severe social fear."

Frost Milk Fairy looked over with a puzzled expression.

 Naoki explained: "It is because of some reasons that people become very afraid of things in the outside world and afraid of communicating with strangers. They only want to stay in places they think are safe, such as home and their own rooms."

 Commonly known as squatting at home.

"Mama..." Frost Milk Fairy tried hard to think about the meaning of this sentence, but she didn't understand it at all.

 It thought about the scared look on the girl it had just photographed, and the Frost Milk Fairy couldn't help but ask: "Mama?"

 Zhi Shu asked: "Are you asking whether that disease can be cured? Really?"

 “Mama!” Frost Milk Fairy nodded.

"I don't know either, because I'm not a psychiatrist." Naoki shook his head, smiled and touched the little head of the Frost Milk Fairy, and said to it: "Okay, you go and play! I have to go to work! "

 He went to the utility room and returned to the field with a **** and sickle. He used the sickle to cut off all the weeds on it, and then used the **** to plow the land to make it soft.

 Zhi Shu didn’t stop until twenty holes were dug.

He stood with a **** to rest, looking at the land, and the scene of the near future emerged in his mind.

At that time, this place had become a fruitful orchard, with heavy and plump fruits hanging on the branches. When you take a bite, a large amount of sweet and delicious juice will splash out.

 Some small and cute wild Pokémon like Chinchilla and Greedy Chinchilla were attracted.

 He stood under the tree, feeding these Pokémon with tree berries, and then held all the furry creatures in his arms and ravaged them.

 How beautiful!

A smile appeared on Naoki's face. He turned back to the front and put the farm tools back into the utility room. As soon as he washed the hands, he heard an energetic voice.

 “Mr. Naoki!”

Zhi Shu turned around and saw a familiar figure running over from outside the ranch.

That is a young man, a young man with blond curly hair, fair skin, and looks like he comes from a big city.

 Seeing him, Naoki looked surprised.

 The young man said happily: "Mr. Naoki, do you still remember me?"

"Of course you remember, Carter, right?" Naoki asked.

Carter, who passed by the ranch a few months ago, mistook the green caterpillar for a wild Pokémon, and sent a messenger bird to fight the green caterpillar. Unexpectedly, he was killed by the green caterpillar's unexpected move, the electric grid.

Seeing that Naoki still remembered him, Carter nodded happily: "Yes!"

"Why do you have time to come here? Aren't you busy with school classes?" Naoki asked.

“The courses in the college are very relaxed. Most of the time, students travel in the Padia area to hunt for treasures. I came here today because I want to challenge the green caterpillar!”

 Carter's eyes were full of fighting spirit.

“Messenger Bird and I have gone through three months of devilish training, and we are no longer the same as before. We will definitely win back this time!” he said.

 Naoki: “…”

He looked at the Bad Butterfly not far away and said: "It's okay, but the green caterpillar has now evolved into the Bad Butterfly. I don't know if it is willing to fight you. You know, after the evolution, the Pokémon Dream’s character will change to a certain extent.”

"Huh?" Carter was dumbfounded: "What should I do?"

  Hehe, I took the bait.

With a "pure" smile on his face, Naoki said to Carter: "However, there are other Pokémon in the ranch who are willing to fight. Oh, by the way, you came at the right time."

“There is an event called [Grass Trial] being held in my ranch. You can help Pokémon practice through battles. Do you want to give it a try?”

 (End of this chapter)