Chapter 11: Revival Herb and Pomeg Berry

After the cleanup of the workshop ends, Guang Tai takes Honedge to the distant village.

When arriving at the village, the villagers are working in the fields.

A river gushes out from under the ancient mountains, passing through the village, and the streams gathered from melting snow also flow nearby and inject into the river gushing out from the foot of the mountain.

The climate of the Sinjoh Ruins is a bit cold, and only in summer is it the time for sowing. And in the Pokémon world, crops grow very fast. On fertile land, there will be a harvest within a month, which is quite contrary to common sense.

But Berries grow even faster. If it is game time, they will basically bear fruit after 48 hours.

Guang Tai sees many Diglett appearing in the fields.

Diglett, the Mole Pokémon.

Its image is an oval-shaped brown big head with a red nose, and its body is buried in the soil, unknown to others. The ground it has dug will bulge, the soil will be properly turned, and its feces will also make the soil fertile, becoming the most suitable field for farming.

They make magical sounds and plow in the fields, making the ground quickly bulge into layers of soil bags, while the villagers follow them to sow seeds.

Guang Tai soon finds the medicine house, and the one planting the herb field is a bald old man named Elder Jiu Lu, a classic medicine house old man image.

After Guang Tai arrives here, the medicine house old man squints his eyes and examines Guang Tai for a while.

"I really didn't expect anyone to come here to live. I heard that someone moved into that abandoned workshop... So it's you."

"When you came to the village to greet last time, I didn't see you. I heard you came from Sinnoh. Are you here to investigate the ruins?"

"That sword..." The old man sees Honedge, and Honedge greets with its ribbon:

"Yo!"

"It's a Pokémon I haven't seen before... It's really magical. It looks like a weapon with life." The old man is quite interested in Honedge and observes it carefully for a good while, until Guang Tai states his purpose, and the old man reveals a gentle smile:

"Hoo hoo hoo... So you want to purchase herb seeds and vegetable seeds? No problem, come and see."

"Also, although it is a bit too far from here, if you want to buy some strange goods, go to the distant Sinjoh Ruins."

"Near the temple, there is a young traveling merchant with yellow hair, a blue jacket, and always carrying a large backpack. He has been staying there since last year. He seems to be acting as a guide to the ruins for the old man in the mountains, or perhaps he is also an explorer."

A traveling merchant? It's a wild material merchant!

Guang Tai is a bit happy. After all, being able to see a merchant selling goods in this remote mountain area is very rare. The appearance of a material merchant in the wild means that the other party must have high-quality rare materials in their hands.

From the medicine house old man, he obtained useful information, and Guang Tai also quickly became familiar with the old man.

The people living in the Sinjoh region are not only descendants of the Sinjoh people but also descendants of the ancient Johto people. This is also one of the unsolved mysteries of past historical legends. Why did the people of Sinnoh go south across the sea, and why did the people of Johto go north into the deep mountains? Even the old man couldn't say it. After all, the legends have been fragmented for too long.

The old man packs various herbs and their seeds for Guang Tai. Some are common medicines, and some are herbs Guang Tai hasn't seen before.

"This is Heal Grass. Although it looks like a green onion... If used to prepare medicine, the effect is very good. It was an herb brought from the Sinnoh region before. Perhaps the environment of Sinjoh is very similar to that side, so it grows everywhere here soon."

"This is Revival Herb, also called morning dew flower bud, is an indispensable medicinal material for making Chinese medicine."

"This is Insect-Repelling Grass, actually just a wild grass with medicinal effects. The taste is very bitter. It is a raw material for Chinese medicine. Just dry it, grind it into powder, and take it with water."

"And this..." The medicine house old man pulls open a medicine drawer and takes out a curly green herb.

"This is Revival Herb. Although it is very bitter and spicy, it is very powerful as a medicine. Even for near-death injuries, it will quickly recover vitality after taking it. Cultivate it in the ground, and its roots will grow very large. This is the Revive Root."

"Revival Herb is a very useful medicinal material. Use it well."

Guang Tai looks at these herbs. Except for these herbs seen in the game, there are some that haven't appeared in the game, similar to the normal medicinal materials of the original world. And their effects, except for common life recovery, also include calming the mind, clearing heat and detoxifying, and nourishing the body.

Medicine house old man: "Medicine is indispensable. These herbs grow very fast. After planting, water them well, and they will sprout and gradually grow within a few days, and there will be a harvest within a month."

Listening to this, Guang Tai can only sigh again in his heart that the growth of plants in the Pokémon world is so unscientific... but the benefits brought by this growth speed are also obvious.

"I see some Diglett in the village. Are they the villagers' Pokémon?"

"No." Elder Jiu Lu old man shakes his head: "Diglett and we are just in a coexistence relationship. They help us plow the land, and we sow the crops they like to eat, and share these crops with them as rewards."

Diglett will gnaw on crops, roots of trees, or some vegetables. To prevent this, farmers will plant crops or trees that Diglett like to eat, and use them to exchange with Diglett, letting them help plow. Many Diglett farms in many places do this.

Guang Tai nods, his heart gradually pondering.

Although Diglett can make the soil fertile through plowing, what is interesting is that Diglett itself cannot learn the move "Plow." It must evolve into Dugtrio to learn it... However, that is just game mechanics.

Usually, the Plow move can be seen as turning ordinary plowing into a type of status move. After all, this move was only implemented in the sixth generation.

And ordinary plowing only requires Ground-type Pokémon. Turning over hard land is the behavior Ground-type Pokémon are best at. Even traditionally, using Tauros for ox plowing is not impossible.

This matter was also recorded in the Jubilife Village farm in the Hisui era.

After all, there are too few masters of the Plow move, and there are a lot of Ground-type Pokémon. Even Groudon can do it.

"Thank you for your herbs. I will plant them well."

Thoughts in Guang Tai's mind gradually begin to surge. Those pieces of information appear again. This time a bit more gathered, but the focus is still on rare materials.

【Rare Medicinal Material: Revival Herb.】

【Description: Very bitter medicinal herb. Can restore all HP to 1 near-death Pokémon.】

【Obtained Craft Quantity: 1】

【Unique Chinese Medicine Production Craft (C): Chinese medicine made by you will have doubled recovery effects, but it will become slightly more bitter. However, if taken by Pokémon that like bitter flavors, it will not only not lower their friendship but will increase their friendship.】

【Through craft production, can obtain potion-type items "Chinese Medicine", "Good Chinese Medicine".】

"And these are crop seeds, I'll share some with you." The medicine house old man takes some more seeds.

With the help of Diglett, the medicine house not only plants herbs but also plants normal crops.

"You definitely can't eat fresh vegetables when traveling outside... Don't worry about time. The land here is very fertile. Now that summer is coming, vegetables and crops will sprout and grow quickly after sowing. There are quite a few wastelands near the abandoned workshop, right? You can make use of them."

The medicine house old man says: "And you should know that medicine and food have the same origin. Sometimes common vegetables can also have medicinal effects. Some vegetables, when you are hungry, are food; when you are sick, they are medicine."

"As for Diglett, I will lend them to you, but wait a few days. Come to me after the plowing here is finished. During this time, you can clear the wasteland near the workshop first."

"Can Diglett be lent to me?" Guang Tai is a bit surprised. After all, Elder Jiu Lu old man just said that those Diglett are not the village's Pokémon.

"Yes, just feed those children what they like to eat, some vegetables and tree roots."

Elder Jiu Lu old man smiles and strokes his beard: "Diglett is a very easy-to-talk-to Pokémon. Although they will steal vegetables at first, as long as you give them the food they like, they will come to help plow the land actively."

"I will prepare those foods. It won't take much effort. If these children go over, they will help you reclaim those wastelands in one day. I'm just afraid you won't clear them fast enough."

"If you feel a bit embarrassed, then next time if you find any rare herbs when searching for materials in the wild, just bring some for me."

"By the way, if you find 'Pomeg Berry', please be sure to bring it to me. This kind of fruit grows in the forest, and the growth cycle is very long. It is an excellent Berry for making medicine. However, the number of mature fruits on a fruit tree is very small, and Pokémon also like them very much. They will be picked away immediately when mature, so they are not commonly seen."

Guang Tai only feels that this is really great. He hurriedly thanks him. After all, with Diglett's help, the soil will become more fertile, and the herbs will grow faster and better. Most importantly, it can save a lot of energy and time.

And this time, he bought all the herbs and vegetables at once.

Cauliflower, turnip, garlic, mung bean, wheat, white radish, cucumber, green onion.

His own vegetable stock is not much. It is unrealistic to go foraging in the wild every day. Although there are many Berries in the forest, if he encounters wild Pokémon with bad tempers and competes with them, it won't be very good.

And after getting those few bags of seeds, thoughts surge again, gathering into information:

【Uncommon Crop Seed: Pomeg Berry.】

【Description: Large, plump beans. It is food loved by Bird Pokémon and Fish Pokémon, and can attract them to gather at the place where they are thrown.】

【Obtained Knowledge: 1.】

【Planter: Skilled at planting various herbs and crops, shortening their growth cycle and making them grow more robustly, can make Grass-type Pokémon grow faster.】

Oh, Pomeg Berry from the Hisui era? Does this kind of bean still exist now...

One piece of knowledge, one craft. Coming to the village this time was really the right choice.

"By the way, I also want to purchase some rags in the village..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 12 =====