Chapter 232: New Farm Member Bursts onto the Scene!

For Geeta, Orange Academy was undoubtedly one of the places she valued most.

As an emerging league, the Paldea League severely lacked talent in various fields, and where did such talent come from?

As the largest and oldest academy in the Paldea region, every student at Orange Academy was a treasure and the future of Paldea; Geeta would absolutely not allow a few bad apples to destroy Paldea's future, and regardless of who was involved or what forces they represented, she would uproot them completely.

After all, the various factions within the Paldea League had not yet taken root to the extent seen in the Kanto or Johto leagues, so dealing with them required far fewer considerations.

When Geeta left, Luo Mu and Principal Mu Fei could clearly sense the fury hidden beneath her calm expression.

Luo Mu exchanged a glance with Principal Mu Fei, who then spoke with an embarrassed grin: "The Chairperson is going to get serious this time; she even plans to use internal League personnel to handle the academy's affairs, so we should see results very soon."

"Although the examples you cited were few, Chairperson Geeta also understands a certain principle: when you see one cockroach in your home, there are already dozens or even hundreds hiding in the cracks of the walls."

Although Principal Mu Fei's analogy was somewhat strange, Luo Mu had to admit it was indeed apt; these matters were definitely not isolated incidents, a fact he himself understood best.

If things continued this way, the bullying that had triggered the emergence of Team Star would be hit with a stop button, and the entire Orange Academy would return to a clear and upright state.

Luo Mu did not know what changes his advancing these events would trigger, but at the very least, a group of suffering students would be able to return to normal lives.

Thinking of this, Luo Mu glanced at the sky outside the window and realized it had already turned pitch black; he immediately stood up and said to Principal Mu Fei, "Principal Mu Fei, I will take my leave now."

Principal Mu Fei was about to nod, but as if suddenly remembering something, he hesitated before asking, "Teacher Luo Mu, do you recall whether Master Ortega showed any abnormal changes two months ago?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Luo Mu said in a deep voice, "At that time, I observed that only two of the classmates who usually surrounded him remained; judging by his followers' reactions in class, Ortega was likely being ignored or even ostracized by his classmates at the time."

"But rest assured, he now has two true friends by his side, so there are no longer any problems."

Leaving these words behind, Luo Mu did not linger, quickly striding out of the office.

Leaning against the wall, Principal Mu Fei slowly sank to the floor as if drained of all strength, covering his face as he muttered softly to himself, "I failed to notice either Master Ortega's situation or the students' issues; how can someone like me be worthy of the position of principal?"

That night, many people stayed awake all night, working overtime to review surveillance footage from public areas within Orange Academy.

Search squads composed of Pokémon appeared in every corner of the Orange Academy campus, conducting investigations using the special abilities of Pokémon.

Meanwhile, having just returned to the farm, Luo Mu handed the washed lunchboxes and clothes to Oranguru, then took the loungewear from it and changed into them.

Since it was approaching eleven o'clock at night, Luo Mu only gathered the Pokémon living inside the house to first introduce them to the five new members who had joined the farm.

The Pokémon usually residing inside the house were Luxray, Serperior, Mimikyu, Cang Yan Ren Gui, Dragonite, Bai Bai Pengpeng and the others, Arboliva, Shuang Nai Xian, and Comfey.

Moltres lived outside in the birdhouse built for it, while Feng Su Gou, due to its size, could not even fit through the door, so Luo Mu had to temporarily construct a small shed for it between the chicken coop and the warehouse, with the Twist Dog sleeping outside alongside its boss.

At this moment, eleven Pokémon gathered together to aggressively stare at the newcomers, including imposing figures like Dragonite and Luxray that looked anything but approachable.

The two Wooloo had never seen such a spectacle; panicking, they looked left and right, realizing that Luo Mu was the only familiar face from their morning arrival.

The two Wooloo darted behind Luo Mu in a flash, curling their bodies as much as possible to hide behind his legs, occasionally letting out uneasy bleats.

Helplessly, Luo Mu squatted down to gently stroke the horns of the two Wooloo, transmitting his calming emotions to them.

Evolved Stonjourner could read their trainer's emotions through their long horns, and Wooloo were actually capable of doing the same.

After a short while, the emotions of the two Pokémon gradually stabilized.

Normally, the task of soothing would be left to Comfey, but having been busy all afternoon, it had exhausted both its energy and stamina, and was now lying limp on Dragonite's head, fast asleep.

Compared to the Wooloo, the reactions of the three Nacli were much bolder.

Seeing them act as if they were old acquaintances, they moved over to Cang Yan Ren Gui, shook their bodies, and directly sprinkled the salt they had specially accumulated onto Cang Yan Ren Gui's armor.

The sudden action of the Nacli startled not only Cang Yan Ren Gui but also Luo Mu and the other Pokémon for an instant, causing Luo Mu to even doubt his own memory.

The Nacli shouldn't have learned Salt Cure yet.

However, looking at the Nacli, they did not seem to be attacking out of fear.

Covered in salt, Cang Yan Ren Gui looked completely bewildered, feeling a little aggrieved inwardly; even though it was a Ghost-type Pokémon, was there really a need to sprinkle salt to exorcise ghosts?

But when Cang Yan Ren Gui felt that the dents on its armor, caused during its practice session with Swampert earlier that day, were slowly recovering due to the effect of the salt, its eyes widened slightly, as if it suddenly understood something.

Could the salt from these little ones actually heal wounds?

The Nacli happily bounced up, their cheerful sounds causing the affection of all the Pokémon present toward them to increase sharply.

"Salt, salt~~" (It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt~ After sprinkling salt, the wound won't hurt anymore~)

Luo Mu: "..."

Fortunately, the Nacli were very clear that their salt had healing effects; otherwise, this well-intentioned act would have turned directly into a scene of disaster.

Truly, sprinkling salt on a wound.

The Nacli quickly won everyone's favor, making the two Wooloo, who were peeking out from behind Luo Mu, feel somewhat envious; at the same time, they also realized that these imposing Pokémon seemed quite kind.

The two Wooloo still remembered that before being taken away by Luo Mu, the elder Stonjourner, a senior member of the ranch, had specifically pulled them aside and earnestly instructed them to build good relationships with the natives in order to establish a foothold outside.

The Stonjourner had seen many of its own kind returned because they failed to integrate into new environments, and it did not wish for the Wooloo to encounter such a fate.

They must build good relationships as soon as possible!

The two Wooloo exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with determination; marching in step toward the center, under the puzzled gazes of the other Pokémon, they lay down, rolled over, and exposed their bellies.

(End of Chapter)