Chapter 111: Flower Fields and Secret Herbs

At dusk, Luo Mu returned to the farm.

Before searching for the seeds suspected to be Herba Mystica, as per usual practice, he first took a stroll through the farming area.

Today was the last day of February; the earth was beginning to revive, and the nights were no longer so cold.

He happened to run into Comfey and Bai Bai Pengpeng, who had just finished releasing Grassy Terrain over the composite grass field and were preparing to return to the house.

He did not see Serperior, leading Luo Mu to guess that it, growing increasingly confident in Comfey and Bai Bai Pengpeng's work capabilities, had chosen to delegate authority directly.

Smoliv was much livelier than when it first arrived at the farm; like a little shadow, it followed behind Bai Bai Pengpeng and the others, who occasionally shared nutrients and Grass-type energy with Smoliv via Grassy Terrain, while Dragonite regularly released Sunny Day above the farming area, accelerating Smoliv's growth speed considerably.

The day of its evolution should not be far off.

Once Smoliv evolved into Dolliv, the fruit atop its head would ripen from bathing in ample sunlight, producing fresh, delicious, and fragrant olive oil.

The byproducts derived from Pokémon were truly incredibly miraculous; Luo Mu had even collected quite a bit of the cotton fluff from Bai Bai Pengpeng and the others, which he could sell at the market in Ziqin Town when the opportunity arose.

Bringing five Pokémon along, Luo Mu went to the ranch area once more to inspect the condition of the fence surrounding the entire farm.

Moments later, Luo Mu reached a conclusion.

Although the fence largely still stood, after the previous typhoon's assault, the fence encircling the entire farm could be described as teetering on the brink of collapse, to the point where it would not be strange if it fell at any moment.

Today was the end of the month; his wages should arrive shortly.

The probationary salary for the first month was fifty thousand League Coins; adding his remaining savings, he had seventy thousand League Coins left, still ten thousand League Coins short of rebuilding the fence surrounding the farm.

This money would not be hard to earn; coincidentally, Luo Mu had planned to visit Lake Casseroya in a few days to administer a strong dose of medicine for Delibird's psychological trauma, and while there, he could also visit the Ziqin Town market, which was not far from Lake Casseroya, to sell farm products.

His previous cooperation with the Machamp Construction Team had been quite pleasant; after pondering for a moment, Luo Mu took out his phone and decided to contact the team's foreman.

The call was answered quickly; upon hearing that Luo Mu had another project he wished to entrust to them, the bold foreman immediately patted his chest, readily agreeing to undertake the project, and after setting a time with Luo Mu to visit the site for surveying, he hung up.

Putting down the phone, Luo Mu looked at Comfey and the others waiting quietly for him, and the words slipped out: "Do you want a flower field?"

Luo Mu knew that Comfey was a Pokémon that loved making flower crowns; the crown it currently wore was still the one brought back from Alola, and after the last major cleanup, there were virtually no wildflowers left on the farm, so Comfey was probably feeling stifled.

On a sudden whim, Luo Mu had asked this question.

"Comf!"

Comfey froze for a moment, then nodded rapidly; it really wanted a flower field.

Bai Bai Pengpeng and the others also recalled the beautiful flower fields in the wild, while even Smoliv remembered the times it played and frolicked with its companions in flower fields at the Eli Ranch.

As Grass-type Pokémon, they had a natural love for flower fields, so Luo Mu's proposal to plant a flower field hit exactly what they desired.

"Found it; sure enough, it's here."

After returning home, Luo Mu first greeted each of the Pokémon that swarmed up to cuddle with him, only then rushing frantically to the warehouse to rummage around, finally locating those few small bags of nameless plant seeds gifted to him by Sada, which were pitifully few in number.

Facing these seeds that were highly likely to be Herba Mystica, Luo Mu's movements became much more cautious.

He remembered that even in the game's settings, Herba Mystica possessed incredibly miraculous effects.

Such as Herba Dulcis, which cured loss of appetite; Herba Salata, which regulated the body and brought health; Herba Acida, which recovered fatigue; Herba Amara, which greatly boosted bodily immunity; and Herba Spicy, which increased metabolic speed.

In the game, Ao Ao Jiaofu, who had been severely injured by Paradox Pokémon and was infinitely close to death, miraculously recovered his health after continuously eating sandwiches made with all five types of Herba Mystica.

Even the player's Koraidon/Miraidon, after consuming these sandwiches, recovered the power they had subconsciously sealed away.

"Meow?"

Luxray, who had been lying nearby waiting for quite some time, slowly rose, approached, and sniffed these bags of seeds, feeling that apart from the scent being even fainter than other seeds, there was no difference at all.

Could this thing really grow seasonings with such outrageous effects?

No matter how Luxray thought about it, it felt unreliable.

In reality, Luxray was not the only Pokémon that felt it was unreliable.

When Luo Mu brought the seeds suspected to be Herba Mystica back home, several Pokémon, led by Serperior, also voiced the same doubt—

Could seasonings made from plants grown from these seeds truly have such miraculous effects?

Even for them, these main battle Pokémon who had once been fortunate enough to consume rare Berries, they still held an attitude of skepticism regarding the existence of Herba Mystica.

Luo Mu fully understood their thoughts and said, "In any case, we do not even know yet if these seeds are truly seeds for seasonings; everything depends on planting them first."

"Let's treat it as digesting after a meal; besides the flower field planting area reserved in the plans, there are still some idle areas in the farming zone, which are just right for planting these unknown seeds."

Luo Mu's words plunged the Pokémon into deep thought; he was right, rather than merely doubting now whether Herba Mystica truly existed, it was better to actually put it into practice.

After all, true knowledge comes from practice.

Although the sky was already dark, the Pokémon, now intrigued, clustered around Luo Mu and headed to the farming area.

Without needing Luo Mu to say more, facing the pitch-black environment, Luxray directly used the move "Flash," illuminating the surroundings.

Next, Mudbray, whose personality had become steadier after training under Tapu Tapu Moumou, squinted its eyes and stepped onto the land.

As Mudbray's Front Hooves Heavy landed, a Stomp much smaller in scale than Swampert's easily turned over the soil, followed by a yellowish halo merging into the ground; the energy from the move "Rototiller" profoundly altered the soil's structure, making it more nutrient-rich.

Under the gaze of the Pokémon, Luo Mu carefully tore open a bag of seeds; the number of seeds inside was pitifully small, and Luo Mu estimated that even if every single seed sprouted, the final number of crops grown would likely not exceed the count of ten fingers.

After scattering the seeds for planting, the actions of watering and fertilizing were carried out by the Pokémon, who had already mastered farming tasks.

Finally, Comfey and the others, having just replenished their stamina, used a reduced-scale Grassy Terrain, enveloping the seeds within it.

Barring the unexpected, tomorrow should be three updates, with a probability of dropping a fourth update, hmm.

(End of Chapter)