Chapter 46: The Miracle Called Evolution

Seeing the Cottons' behavior so abnormal, Bai Bai Pengpeng was extremely anxious and could only pace back and forth to release the unease in his heart.

Just moments ago, they had been playing happily; mimicking the training between the Marshtomp and Cangyan Cangyan Rengui, the two young Cottons used the move "Razor Leaf" to knock down each other's attacks, which felt quite different from their usual frolicking.

However, the playing Cottons suddenly stopped their movements, curling up on the spot as if some abnormal change had occurred in their bodies.

The other Pokémon present also gathered around, but they were completely baffled by the current condition of the young Cottons.

With no other choice, Bai Bai Pengpeng could only place his hopes on Luo Mu, who was napping, and asked the Growlithe to wake him up.

Luo Mu squatted down, first examining the bodies of the young Cottons and finding no external injuries, then checked their condition based on his experience, arriving at a conclusion that completely contradicted their current state.

The young Cottons were extremely healthy, with neither external nor internal injuries.

Then, the reason why the young Cottons had become like this was worth pondering.

Just as Luo Mu fell into confusion, a prompt from the System suddenly appeared.

【The two young Cottons look very painful, but in reality, it is because they are about to complete their evolution.】

"Evolution...?"

Luo Mu's movements stalled; before he could make any move, a new change suddenly erupted on the bodies of the young Cottons.

A dazzling and pure white light, like a plating, slowly enveloped the bodies of the two young Cottons.

"This is... the light of evolution!!"

Luo Mu widened his eyes and exclaimed in surprise; he had considered every possibility, but evolution was the one thing he hadn't expected.

Combining this with the System's prompt, perhaps the reason the two young Cottons were in such an abnormal state just now was that the energy released during evolution was too massive, and their petite bodies couldn't quite handle it, so they curled up on the ground to adapt to the power of evolution.

Only to see the two young Cottons, wrapped in sacred evolutionary light, slowly began to change in form; their petite bodies grew slightly larger, and within the pure white light, a sphere even larger than their bodies slowly grew atop their heads.

Bai Bai Pengpeng's expression froze; for a moment, he felt his eyes were playing tricks on him, but his anxiety quickly reversed, followed by a surge of sky-high joy rushing into his heart.

The two little companions had finally completed their evolution!

I evolved early and finally don't have to babysit anymore! (Cross out this line)

A moment later, the light of evolution subsided, and the appearance of the two young Cottons had changed drastically.

The vibrant flowers had turned into mature green leaves, the yellow capes on their backs swayed gently in the breeze, and the cotton fluff atop their heads, adorned with numerous seeds, was extremely eye-catching.

【Congratulations! The young Cottons have evolved into Bai Pengpengs.】

Like a hype man, the System popped up text just like dialogue boxes in games.

The newly evolved Bai Pengpengs curiously experienced their brand-new bodies; once they finished adapting, their temperaments had obviously become much more mature, and these Bai Pengpengs, no longer as innocent and naive as they were in their young Cotton stage, came before Luo Mu.

"Bai Pengpeng~~"

The two Bai Pengpengs expressed their gratitude to Luo Mu; if not for the carefree growing environment and stable food supply Luo Mu had provided them, their evolution would not have arrived so quickly.

Luo Mu first shook his head, indicating this was nothing worth thanking him for, then smiled and said, "Congratulations on completing your evolution, Bai Pengpengs!"

The other Pokémon gathered together also surrounded the two Bai Pengpengs again at this moment, offering congratulations one after another.

Luo Mu observed that whether it was the boss Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou and his underlings, or the Growlithe excitedly running laps, there was a trace of imperceptible envy in the depths of their eyes.

They probably wanted to evolve as well.

Arranging matters for the Wenxiang Kedous was no problem; for their species, the first evolution could basically be triggered as long as they reached the required level.

On the contrary, the Growlithe was not even a week old; it would have to wait until its foundation was solidified before evolving.

At an appropriate time, he would go find a Fire Stone of good quality to provide more assistance and high-quality energy for the Growlithe's evolution.

The evolution of the two young Cottons injected fresh vitality into the farm; meanwhile, the addition of these two "fresh forces" not only alleviated Bai Bai Pengpeng's burden but also meant the scale of the farming area could be considered for expanded planting.

That evening at dusk, Luo Mu called over the Marshtomp to transport five baskets of fresh fruits and vegetables to the ranch entrance, while simultaneously dialing a phone number.

A short while later, a small box truck departed from Pingdie Town and arrived outside the farm gate.

First, a horn honked, seemingly the truck driver reminding Luo Mu, and then a furry head poked out of the truck, making eye contact with Luo Mu and the Marshtomp.

Rather than calling it a head, it would be more accurate to say that apart from its nose and limbs, this Pokémon's entire body was a sphere covered in pale yellow fur.

It had a very conspicuous pig-like snout, and the veins on its forehead made it look incredibly angry; extending its fist-like hands out of the open window, this Pokémon locked eyes with Luo Mu.

Primeape: (▼へ▼メ)

Luo Mu: "(Д*)"

Wait, why is a Primeape driving the car? Where is the person I called?

Just as Luo Mu fell into chaos, the cargo compartment of the box truck driven by the Primeape opened, and a burly man with a beard poked his head out while yawning.

The burly man first squinted and looked around; discovering that the surroundings were nothing but dilapidated old fences and a farm without even a signboard, his drowsiness instantly vanished, and his eyes brightened slightly: "This must be that long-abandoned farm from the rumors; I didn't expect someone to actually take it over!"

"Wow, they really are all aged antiques; I'm afraid even a Caterpie could smash through this fence, right?"

The burly man jumped out of the cargo compartment, acted familiarly by squatting in front of a section of fence to observe it closely, muttering to himself.

The Primeape glanced at him disdainfully, skillfully turned off the truck's engine, opened the door, jumped down, strode over to stand behind the burly man, and with its right hand glowing with the move "Brick Break," slammed it fiercely onto the burly man's head.

"Hiss..."

Luo Mu and the burly man simultaneously gasped in a cold breath.

Clutching his head, the burly man jumped up; just as he was about to complain, the Primeape grabbed him by the ear, dragged him before Luo Mu, and using the strength characteristic of a Fighting-type Pokémon, suppressed the burly man as they both bowed to Luo Mu.

It seemed to be expressing apology for the burly man's rudeness.

Luo Mu felt somewhat embarrassed; hadn't the roles between these two been reversed?

A moment later, the burly man's gaze shifted to the crops in the baskets beside Luo Mu; his eyes widened slightly, and he praised, "Oh! That kid Peter actually didn't lie to me; the quality of this batch of crops looks really good!"