Chapter 112: The Farm's Little Steward

The glow of the Grassy Terrain stained this land, points of light swiftly converging like fireflies into the soil where the mysterious seed had been buried; had it been an ordinary plant, after this combination of effects it would have already broken through the earth and sprouted new shoots, yet this mysterious seed showed not a single sign of movement.

This surprised the Pokémon, especially the Comfey and Serperior who deeply understood the effects of Grassy Terrain; under Grassy Terrain's cultivation, fruit trees changed appearance every single day, and by the end of this month they would likely bear abundant fruits.

But regarding the mysterious seed Luo Mu had produced, under the effect of Grassy Terrain it had not even sprouted a single tender shoot, which was truly absurd.

Luo Mu himself was uncertain whether the seed lacked vitality or simply required more energy to sprout and grow than fruit trees; researching this himself would take who knew how long, so he decided to directly ask his cheat—

"Previously you agreed that if there were problems on the farm I could ask you; can this mysterious seed still be planted, and if so, what conditions need to be provided?"

Luo Mu asked the System within his mind.

【Ding! The seed's vitality is good. Suggested planting method: Water and fertilize daily, use Grassy Terrain for cultivation no fewer than two times, frequently use the move Bulldoze to optimize the soil; when it sprouts after half a month, expose it to Harsh Sunlight for at least half an hour daily.】

"You've been a great help, thank you."

【Hmph hmph! (Hands on hips)】

Ending the conversation, Luo Mu suddenly realized the truth.

According to the System's meaning, as long as he performed the usual tasks, the seed would grow normally.

As for exactly what species of plant the seed was, Luo Mu did not open his mouth to ask the System; knowing everything would be far too boring, and life still needed to leave room for some surprises or shocks.

Looking at Bai Bai Pengpeng and the others hesitating over whether to use Grassy Terrain again, Luo Mu smiled and said, "Just cultivate these seeds according to the normal procedure; in about half a month it will break through the soil and sprout, so there's no need to worry too much."

The several Grass-type Pokémon led by Serperior nodded half-believingly; since Luo Mu had said so, they had no choice but to believe him.

The next day, early in the morning, Luo Mu ran to the fields to do farm work; under the nourishment of Grassy Terrain, the crops' growth was very gratifying.

Especially that small wheat field, now a lush green expanse that looked very relaxing to the mind and body; in another period of time it should reach the heading stage, and once it reaches the heading stage, it won't take long before harvesting vast stretches of golden wheat.

Grinding it into flour allows making pasta dishes, or through Greavard's ability it can be fermented into alcoholic beverages; by then, the Pokémon on the farm will be able to enjoy gourmet food of different flavors again.

After the farming area entered its proper track, Luo Mu's work was actually several times easier than before when he worked all day long; he only needed to clear weeds growing in the land and check for pests or wild Pokémon running over to eat at the buffet, basically finishing up around nine in the morning.

All of this was thanks to the increasing number of Pokémon on the farm, though in a certain sense, the tasks that needed doing hadn't disappeared, they had just shifted to other places.

Currently, a total of nineteen Pokémon on the farm were listed on the official roster; putting aside Moltres who was just eating and drinking for free, even though Delibird had temporarily been caught by Luo Mu in a Poké Ball, it was currently in the stage of healing psychological trauma, and there was no ruling out the possibility that after healing ended, Delibird would choose to return to the wild.

In other words, apart from occasionally being lazy and providing ready-made Pokémon food, Luo Mu had to prepare three meals a day for twenty-one Pokémon as well as his own three meals.

If they were human employees it would be fine, just cooking one big pot of communal food and that would be done, but the farm encompassed Pokémon of various habits and dietary preferences, so the job of providing suitable meals for them was not simple.

Luo Mu clearly remembered each Pokémon's food preferences; daily energy intake was an indispensable action for improving a Pokémon's strength.

Just like the several Pokémon on the main team whose strength had already reached its peak period, they didn't need to consume large amounts of food to improve themselves like Growlithe in its growth stage; while maintaining their strength, he also needed to consider how to help them advance even further.

As for the reason Moltres ate so much, Luo Mu also had certain conjectures; usually Moltres absorbed Fire-type energy from deep within the volcano, but after it arrived at this farm, as a Legendary Pokémon in order to maintain its bottomless stamina, it had to consume large quantities of food to sustain itself.

The method to reduce Moltres's food intake was also very simple: just let it eat high-energy food or have it wander around near the volcano a few times.

Luo Mu planned to seize the opportunity to have Moltres take him to see the volcano where it lived; if there was a chance, perhaps he could even find Fire Stones of good quality and color near the volcano to prepare for Growlithe's evolution.

For the sake of his good son, Moltres would surely be willing.

Starting from nine-thirty, Luo Mu began preparing lunch for the Pokémon; even though preparatory work and other tasks consuming physical strength and energy were delegated to Cangyan Cangyan Rengui, it was barely by eleven-thirty that he had finished preparing lunch for all the Pokémon.

Although it was hard work, when he saw the reserved main team salivating at the gourmet food he had carefully crafted, and saw the happy expressions on the faces of the Pokémon working on the farm as they ate with grease dripping from their mouths, he still felt from the bottom of his heart that his efforts were worth it.

Eating the egg noodles he had casually cooked, Luo Mu pondered in his heart.

If there was a chance, he should still find a suitable little steward for the farm, someone who could act as an assistant to share some of the large and small miscellaneous tasks on the farm with him.

The candidate suitable for undertaking this responsibility had already been sketched out in his mind.

Pokémon such as Mr. Mime, Indeedee, Audino, and Blissey were all Pokémon suitable for this job.

In the afternoon, Hearing Hearing Nimo and Pai Pa arrived as promised; they directly and without any courtesy shook awake Luo Mu, who was lying on a lounge chair enjoying the afternoon sunlight and had fallen into a light sleep.

When Luo Mu opened his hazy eyes while yawning, under Hearing Hearing Nimo and Pai Pa's slightly helpless explanations, he realized that time had unknowingly reached three in the afternoon, and that Hearing Hearing Nimo and Pai Pa had even arrived here from the Orange Academy in Mesa City.

Sleepiness instantly cleared; Luo Mu nimbly flipped up, and without changing expression said, "Ahem, you two arrived quite quickly, so without further delay, I will directly announce today's special training content."

Pai Pa had long known what kind of person Luo Mu was, so he wasn't surprised at all by this lazy demeanor of his.

Hearing Hearing Nimo, on the contrary, due to the existence of her admiration filter, was currently struggling in her heart over whether Luo Mu had been busy with some important matter until now, which was why he was so exhausted.

She looked at Luo Mu with worry, feeling somewhat guilty that she had added too much burden onto him.

(End of Chapter)