Chapter 301: The Kanto League's Gift, the Gold and Silver Series Berries!

June 21st, Friday.

As the Dragonite landed smoothly, Luo Mu flipped off its back and, gazing at the glass greenhouse that encompassed a vast field of flowers, a sincere smile spread across his face.

A day had passed since he returned to the farm, and the glass greenhouse was now completely finished, its construction finalized.

After comprehensive consideration, for the most critical component—the glass—Luo Mu followed the foreman's suggestion and adopted a very special type of coated glass.

The surface of this glass was plated with multiple layers of metal and special compounds; this coating's high transmission of visible light and high reflection of infrared rays not only insulated against summer heat but also ensured sufficient lighting inside the greenhouse, while the glass itself underwent tempering treatment, ensuring it wouldn't be too fragile in terms of strength.

Luo Mu didn't understand much about this, so he left the matter to the Oranguru to handle.

Thus, having just finished teaching Hearing Nimo and the others, upon receiving contact from the Oranguru, Luo Mu immediately rode his Dragonite, sparing no effort to rush back to the farm.

"You've worked hard; there shouldn't be any need to go out today, so go play at Thunder Lake."

Luo Mu patted the Dragonite's head, which it had specially lowered, and only then, satisfied by the affectionate Dragonite, did it flap its wings and fly toward Thunder Lake.

Bowing slightly to Luo Mu and nodding, the foreman then turned to the Oranguru, saying with a smile, "Brother Oranguru, thank you for your hospitality; if there's a chance, I'll definitely treat you to a drink at the tavern in town!"

"No, but can Pokémon even drink alcohol..."

As far as he knew, wasn't the highest rank for the profession of Bartender... Senior Bartender?!

Luo Mu smiled helplessly; how did this little fellow run off to the greenhouse? He scooped Victini into his arms and walked forward.

Of course, the temperature could also be adjusted according to the variety of flowers being planted; a central temperature control system was used here, which was very convenient.

After confirming this, the foreman stuffed it into his briefcase, revealing an even brighter smile: "Then I'll be off, Mr. Luo Mu."

Thinking of this, Luo Mu turned to look at the Oranguru and asked curiously, "What did you treat the foreman to that he wants to invite you to the tavern for a drink?"

"Tini~!"

It was unmistakably an official certification recognized by the Bartender Association, but what surprised Luo Mu wasn't that a Pokémon like the Oranguru could take this exam, but rather its title of Senior Bartender.

Luo Mu nodded slightly; since the Oranguru had already handled the matter of hospitality, there was no need to detain him further.

His life was becoming more and more decadent; he even had a Pokémon pull out his chair for him, and now such a beautiful glass greenhouse.

It was truly a case where even a single Pokémon could have a wonderful time.

Luo Mu peeked inside and was instantly so surprised his jaw nearly dropped.

The only drawback was that when a Pokémon's size increased, it evolved, or a new Pokémon was added, one needed to come here to record new data, which was somewhat troublesome, but still acceptable.

Luo Mu surveyed the surrounding environment; not only were the flower fields around neatly arranged by species, but what he favored most was the location where the foreman and the Oranguru currently stood—

As the Oranguru used psychic power to pull out a rattan chair on one side, Luo Mu sat down directly, observing the surroundings that resembled a fairy tale world, clicking his tongue in wonder.

With that said, the foreman waved his hand, left the glass greenhouse, and walked out of the farm.

"Senior Bartender Oranguru!?"

It was a pavilion covered in green climbing vines, furnished with tables and rattan chairs for drinking tea, reading, or taking a nap, and beside it stood a wooden swing large enough for a person to lie down on.

"Mr. Luo Mu! What do you think of this place?"

To this, the Oranguru merely revealed a profound and enigmatic smile.

"Earlier, when Young Master went out, you showed off a skill, and he insisted on taking me to the tavern in town; it seems he wanted to challenge the establishment."

When wanting to cool off, one could simply sit in the pavilion to drink tea, read, or play checkers with the Oranguru without issue, and occasionally, when feeling playful, one could sit on the swing—in fact, Victini was already sitting on it with an excited expression.

When Luo Mu arrived, the Oranguru and the foreman had already been waiting there for a long time; upon seeing Luo Mu's figure, the foreman hurriedly waved enthusiastically to his number one client, his smile even brighter than the blooming flowers.

Seeing such a skilled Victini, Luo Mu felt both amused and helpless, yet also somewhat heartbroken for it; fortunately, Victini had now left Andorak, and on the farm, it could make many friends and experience all the beauty of this world together.

Oranguru, just how many surprises do you have that I don't know about?

Luo Mu looked at the Oranguru as if gazing upon a deity, inhaling several sharp breaths of cold air.

The Oranguru smiled faintly, opened the tablet he carried with him, and brought up a photo to show Luo Mu.

Aside from flying above the cloud layer to consolidate, understand, and practice the solid knowledge Lugia had taught it, much of the time the Dragonite had become an aquatic Pokémon, living in the water alongside the Hakamo and others.

Several sheets of white paper printed with black characters lay on the table; these were the contracts confirming completion, and since everything had been communicated beforehand and Luo Mu was very satisfied with the environment of the glass greenhouse, he walked straight up, took the pen handed to him by the Oranguru, and signed.

Harboring an excited mood, Luo Mu quickly approached the entrance of the glass greenhouse—it had been made into an automatic door with a very advanced sensor system capable of accurately identifying the sizes of both Pokémon and humans, facilitating entry and exit for the Pokémon on Luo Mu's farm.

This wasn't the coolness produced by air conditioning, but rather a constant-temperature coolness compared to the external heat; neither hot nor cold, it felt just like the perfectly suitable climate of early spring after bidding farewell to winter.

"Victini..."

Before Luo Mu could even give a thumbs-up, a small-sized Pokémon with a brilliant smile suddenly popped out from behind him, making a "V" sign before Luo Mu could.

"I think it's fantastic..."

Furthermore, since the automatic door would only open for Pokémon whose data had been recorded, it also eliminated the possibility of some wild Pokémon trying to sneak in or accidentally wandering inside.

It didn't need anyone to push it; it could simply use psychic power as motivation to propel the swing.

Luo Mu recalled the blank-filled sections of the Oranguru's resume in his memory regarding its proficient skills; those sections hadn't indicated any ranks, and Luo Mu remembered seeing the words "Bartender" at the time, but he never expected the Oranguru to actually be a Senior Bartender.

"Uh..."

Upon entering the glass greenhouse, Luo Mu's first sensation was that it had become somewhat cooler.

July was approaching soon, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter; even the theoretically fire-resistant Dragonite found it somewhat unbearable.

As if remembering something, Luo Mu asked, "By the way, can you mix fruit juices?"

The Oranguru blinked: "I know a little bit."

Luo Mu looked speechless: "... I feel like you're hiding your true abilities, but never mind."

"Do you know of a fruit juice mixed with the Pecha Berry as the main ingredient? It seems one also needs to add Sweet Honey or Combee Honey, along with other ingredients..."

Listening thoughtfully, the Oranguru didn't agree outright but explained to Luo Mu: "Even for fruit juice, creating a new product requires considerable effort and experimentation to mix it in exquisite proportions, resulting in a beverage with rich layers of texture and excellent taste."

"Although I don't understand what flavor the Pecha Berry juice you mentioned, Young Master, has, I can try to make it."

Luo Mu's eyes lit up: "Then I'll trouble you, but there's no need to put all your energy into this; actually, in the Alola region, there is an Oranguru that knows how to make the Pecha Berry juice I mentioned."

"If it doesn't work out, we can go to the Alola region, find it at the Pokémon Café in the forest near Hau'oli City on Melemele Island, and ask it for the production method."

"If it doesn't work... Oranguru... ask it..."

The Oranguru narrowed its eyes; although the voice transmitted via telepathy remained very calm, Luo Mu somehow felt that the Oranguru's expression had inexplicably become somewhat terrifying.

Slowly rising to its feet, Wiseman fanned itself and said indifferently, "There is no need for that; I will create the most outstanding Oran Berry juice, absolutely one hundred times better than that fellow running a café in the countryside."

Having said this, Wiseman strode out of the glass greenhouse with imposing momentum; since the farm did not cultivate Oran Berries, it needed to go to the market to buy some first.

Realizing what had happened, Luo Mu's body jolted, his eyes widening: "Oh no!!"

Looking at Wiseman, which seemed to be burning with fervor, Luo Mu only now, a beat late, recalled the Pokédex introduction regarding the Wiseman species.

They treat all Pokémon and humans kindly, and if a Pokémon or human is injured, they will find medicinal herbs to heal them.

However, relations between Wiseman and their own kind are very poor; they constantly engage in repeated battles of wits and courage to see who is smarter and more skilled.

Although comparing it this way was somewhat inappropriate, what he had just said was roughly equivalent to praising the mistress's virtues in front of the lawful wife.

Luo Mu immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

At this moment, noticing that the commotion outside had finally ceased, the Combee that had popped its head out from the flower field to act spoiled toward Luo Mu fluttered its wings, came before Luo Mu, and tilted its head with a look of pure confusion as it curiously observed his abnormal expression.

"Bee-bee?"

"Ah, it's Combee; how was it, did you like the environment in the greenhouse?"

Luo Mu looked up at the Combee before him, whose expression had already shifted from sorrow to a smile; in truth, there was no need for Combee to answer, as Luo Mu already knew it was doing very well.

"Bee-bee~"

Combee nodded vigorously, inviting Luo Mu to move toward the rear of the pavilion.

Its new home was right there.

Victini, who loved joining in on the excitement, also stopped swinging on the swing and followed Luo Mu and Combee to the space behind the pavilion.

In contrast to the other side, which was bursting with clusters of flowers, this area not only lacked any flower beds but also appeared very spacious, with only an ordinary apple tree standing there.

"Tini!"

Upon reaching the apple tree, Victini seemed to have discovered something and pointed at a spot beneath the canopy, calling out repeatedly to Luo Mu.

Following the direction Victini pointed, Luo Mu discovered a beehive hanging quietly there; its size was much larger than the ordinary hives in Luo Mu's memory, yet its dimensions seemed perfectly suited for Combee.

Widening his eyes slightly, Luo Mu asked in surprise, "Combee, did you build this hive yourself?"

Combee nodded with considerable pride; Combee are born knowing how to construct hives, and during this period, it had quietly built its first home.

It thought that in the future, after it evolved, it would fill the spacious areas of this glass greenhouse with its honeycombs, then gather nectar alongside many of its kin to present the finest quality Combee Honey to Luo Mu!

June 22nd, Saturday.

Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno, which had been in a state of slumber, finally awakened.

The moment they awoke, they sensed a certain change within themselves; as if drawing closer to nature, beyond their attribute energy, they could now perceive another form of energy.

However, at present, they could only sense this other energy and remained completely clueless regarding how to absorb or mobilize it.

Under Luo Mu's explanation, the three Pokémon finally realized just how significant the changes from this journey had been and what tremendous opportunity they had obtained.

In the future, they would be able to borrow the power of nature to fight and influence the weather, just like the Fire God, Lei Zhishen, and the Ice God.

Good heavens, that was simply too cool!

No young legendary bird could resist such temptation.

With faces full of excitement, Zapdos and Articuno now had only one thought remaining in their minds—

This Moltres is reliable; when there are benefits, it truly brings its brothers and sisters along to share them!

If in the past they were merely slightly more special than ordinary Pokémon, possessing somewhat thicker energy and stamina, now they had directly acquired the possibility of stepping into an entirely new realm.

To think that merely being captured to generate electricity, build an ice house, and fight a battle with a supportive big shot carrying them could yield such benefits!?

Zapdos and Articuno were already considering ideas for finding reasons to maintain frequent contact with this place once their work concluded.

Unlike Articuno and Zapdos, who could only explore on their own.

As the saying goes, the end of the world is having an official position; since Moltres held such a position, it was naturally Luo Mu himself who would guide it.

Luo Mu asked, "Moltres, regarding natural power... natural energy, how much understanding do you currently have?"

Hearing the question, Moltres pondered for a moment; to be honest, it could vaguely sense the existence of natural energy, but it had absolutely no idea how to trigger it, as the feeling and method were completely different from absorbing energy.

Currently, Moltres was just like Zapdos and Articuno, completely ignorant about that thing.

Upon receiving Moltres's answer, Luo Mu was not surprised; if natural energy were truly that easy to borrow, the number of special Legendary Pokémon in the Pokémon world would not be so few.

There are also gaps between Legendary Pokémon; Super Rayquaza, strong enough to fight seven opponents alone, cannot be equated with Suicune, which was netted in one sweep by a Pokémon Hunter.

According to Lugia's explanation, Luo Mu felt the greatest distinction lay in the ability to use natural power; after all, speaking purely of strength, the Fire God, Lei Zhishen, and the Ice God were merely comparable to or even slightly weaker than Lorelei's ace, and it was only by borrowing natural power to fight that they could suppress Lorelei.

Nowadays, Moltres had effectively obtained a ticket to the realm of those great gods.

How to achieve the triggering of natural power to aid it in battle—this would be the theme of Moltres's future training.

Since Moltres was, after all, a member of Luo Mu's second team, Luo Mu naturally paid great attention to its training.

After listening to Luo Mu's lengthy explanation, Moltres nodded with half-understanding, then asked the most crucial question—

By what method should it master the power of nature?

Regarding this, Luo Mu also had some ideas.

Apart from basic training and daily meditation to strengthen the connection with nature, if they wanted Moltres to quickly master the method of utilizing natural power, they naturally needed to consult existences skilled in using natural power.

Several figures of Legendary Pokémon immediately surfaced in Luo Mu's mind, whose specific locations he knew and where, barring unexpected events, they should currently be residing.

Results would not come overnight; this matter would require long-term planning.

The awakened Zapdos and Articuno stayed on the farm for two days, and only after fully charging the power generation and storage facilities and constructing an ice house of a luxury level that surpassed Luo Mu's imagination did they reluctantly depart from the farm.

Before leaving, the two legendary birds stated that if Luo Mu ever needed charging or ice, he must contact them, and they would rush over faster than a meteor.

It felt as though they were quite reluctant to leave, giving the impression that had Luo Mu merely spoken up to ask them to stay, they would have remained.

Three more days passed in peaceful tranquility before Luo Mu received a communication from Geeta.

It concerned the matter of his activities around the Sevii Islands and Ascorbia Island in the Kanto region.

Due to the global live broadcast, not only a small group of people in the Kanto region but also many across numerous regions had learned of Luo Mu, the trainer who commanded the three legendary birds to suppress the three legendary birds, used his own Pokémon to forcibly defeat the Fire God, and pressed the Ice God and Lei Zhishen until they could barely breathe.

It seemed quite a few netizens, following these intelligence leads, had dug up Iono's previous first-person commentary video of the Champion Match, which not only made Iono briefly popular with a surge in followers but also informed many people that a powerful trainer comparable to a Champion had newly emerged in the Paldea region.

Due to the convergence of various factors, the Kanto region underwent intense deliberation regarding what gift would be suitable for Luo Mu.

As a Champion-level Trainer from the Paldea region, even though Luo Mu did not hold the title of League Champion leading an entire League, his strength in fact rivaled that of a League Champion; many things precious to ordinary Trainers had already become unimportant to him.

Whether it was rare Pokémon with excellent potential or resources for Pokémon training, Luo Mu possessed the ability to acquire them himself; thus, as the headquarters of the Pokémon League, the Kanto League felt that merely presenting such a gift would be undignified.

Ultimately, thanks to Elite Four Lorelei's active intervention and her determination to override dissenting opinions, the Kanto League's gift to thank Luo Mu for saving Ash Island was finally decided.

On the other end of the phone, Geeta said with a peculiar expression, "Uh, because Elite Four Lorelei heard that your main profession is now a farmer, she was wondering if you might be interested in some special crops."

Luo Mu blinked. "Special crops?"

Were there any special crops in the Kanto region?

Geeta nodded and recited the contents of the email: "It is said to be an extremely rare Enigma Berry tree even within the Kanto region, capable of bearing berries more precious than ordinary berries, crowned with the names 'Silver' and 'Gold'."

"Their names are 'Silver/Gold Pinap Berry Saplings,' 'Silver/Gold Razz Berry Saplings,' and 'Silver/Gold Nanab Berry Saplings.'"

Luo Mu fell silent, then drew in a sharp breath.

Was it the Golden Pinap Berry/Razz Berry/Nanab Berry he was thinking of?

In the games Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, these berries appeared as items used when catching Pokémon.

The Golden Pinap Berry increased the drop rate of items when catching Pokémon, the Golden Razz Berry increased the probability of capturing Pokémon, and the Golden Nanab Berry could soothe a Pokémon's emotions.

Reality differed somewhat from the game; even the Kanto League considered this gift more precious than rare Pokémon with excellent potential or resources, suggesting it likely possessed other unique qualities.

Luo Mu recalled the representative partner Pokémon from those two games; perhaps this was just his naive fantasy.

Moreover, Luo Mu had not forgotten the Oranguru butler in his farm who was currently stubbornly competing with his own previous statement.

In recent days, the beverages usually prepared by Oranguru had been completely replaced by various Pinap Berry juices; coincidentally, they all tasted quite good, leaving Luo Mu and his Pokémon no room to object.

Yet no matter how Oranguru made the Pinap Berry juice, he remained dissatisfied; even if it tasted delicious, Luo Mu and the Pokémon were quickly growing tired of drinking it.

Upon hearing of the existence of Silver and Golden Pinap Berries, Luo Mu decided to accept this gift from the Kanto region so that he could taste other beverages again.

Thinking of this, he replied without hesitation, "Let's go with this one, President."

On the other end of the phone, Geeta displayed an unsurprised smile and nodded. "Then I will reply to the Kanto region accordingly. However, those saplings seem quite rare and precious; even they will need some time to prepare them. I will notify you when they are ready."

Although he wished to receive the berry saplings immediately, there was no help for it given the situation.

Luo Mu said helplessly, "I understand."

Nevertheless, informing Oranguru about the existence of Silver and Golden Pinap Berries should slightly curb his frenzied pace of making Pinap Berry juice.

After all, upon hearing that better ingredients existed, the current ingredients seemed somewhat lacking.

Before hanging up, Geeta offered a final reminder: "Be sure to remember to travel to Blackthorn City in the Johto region before the 30th to participate in the Dragon Clan's event."

Luo Mu smiled. "Rest assured, President; this concerns my Dragonite learning Extreme Speed, so I am far more enthusiastic than you might think."

"Probably within these few days, I will depart early for the Johto region; there are many Pokémon there that interest me, and I plan to catch some to bring back to the farm."

Geeta raised an eyebrow, rarely showing interest. "Oh? Such as?"

"For instance, the Bug/Rock-type Shuckle; inside its body, it can brew delicious and nutritious juice, or medicinal liquids that perfectly unleash the effects of herbs."

"Then there is Chikorita, the starter Pokémon distributed by the research institute there, and its final evolution, Meganium; the air they exhale can revive withered flowers, plants, and trees."

"Mareep that produce wool, Da Nai Guan that yield Tapu Tapu Moumou milk, Togepi that bring good fortune, and cute Pichu and Eevee, among others..."

(End of Chapter)