Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 5
Near noon, Naoki and Motor Lizard cleared a small piece of land available for planting, and moved the chopped wood and stones into the utility room for storage.

"Cuckoo~"

After a busy morning, there was a gurgling sound from the motorcycle lizard's stomach.

It looked down and said, "Gah..."

"Hungry?" Hearing this voice, Naoki smiled and said, "Wait a minute, I'll make lunch right now."

The motorcycle lizard immediately became happy: "Gah~"

They washed their hands in the sink outside and went back to the cabin.

Motor Lizard sat under the eaves to enjoy the shade, while Naoki took out the ingredients and started to work.

Today's lunch is still hot noodle soup, but the difference is that Naoki added some wild leeks found in the ranch to make it more flavorful.

The first time was raw and the second time was cooked. This time it only took a few minutes to complete the work smoothly.

Putting the noodles into a bowl, Naoki looked down and found that the grade of the hot noodle soup has changed from C- to C, and the cold resistance protection time has also increased by 5 minutes.

"Sure enough, the ingredients will also affect the evaluation of the cuisine."

Naoki picked up the bowl and put it in front of the motorcycle lizard who had been waiting at the table early.

Motor Lizard looked down and saw the strange noodles in the bowl, and immediately showed a pitiful expression on his face.

"Gah..."

The impoverished Naoki: "..."

He sighed, thinking of the little money left by the original owner, he comforted him: "Be patient, I will take you to the town to buy delicious food in the afternoon."

"Gah~"

Fortunately, the motorcycle lizard did not dislike Zhishu's poverty. It was a pure optimist. After hearing Zhishu's words, it immediately became happy and began to look forward to something delicious tonight.

Seeing the motorcycle lizard holding up the bowl and drinking the noodles, Naoki ate the noodles in the bowl with a sad face.

"The remaining money will be spent soon after buying food. The land has just been plowed, and the seeds can only be planted tomorrow, and it will take a month to mature..."

The farmland occupied by weeds is a bit hard and not suitable for the growth of crops. This morning Zhishu turned them over and watered them again to make the soil soft.

Although there is no fertilizer, fortunately, turnip crops do not require high soil quality.

"Beyond that, I have to find other ways to make money to survive until the turnip harvest."

Thinking of this, Naoki couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

ways to make money...

He thought about the things he used to do in the ranch games.

One is through fishing, and the other is to go to the back mountain to collect mushrooms and fruits there to spend the early stage of the game.

But now, he doesn't have a fishing rod yet, so the only way is to go to the back mountain to try his luck and see if he can find any mountain goods.

Just do what you say, and after lunch, Naoki is ready to go to the back mountain.

Knowing his intentions, the motorcycle lizard, which was walking upright, suddenly bent down, landed on all fours, turned around and shouted at him: "Gah!"

Naoki was slightly taken aback, seeing the motorcycle lizard in riding mode, and asked, "Are you asking me to ride it?"

Motor Lizard nodded his head: "Gah!"

With curiosity, Naoki rode up.

After he sat down firmly, the motorcycle lizard began to run.

It was neither fast nor slow, very steady, carrying Naoki towards the back mountain.

Feeling the airflow blowing over the tip of his hair, Naoki thought to himself: "No wonder the motorcycle lizard will become a means of transportation in the Padia area. This feeling seems to be no different from a normal motorcycle."

After crossing a country road, a lush mountain forest appeared in front of it.

A large swath of sunlight poured down from the top of the head, leaving mottled light and shadow on the ground through the gaps in the leaves.

A green caterpillar lying in the bushes, a small arrow finch standing on a branch, rustling sounds in the dense bushes, or a strange fruit that is full of juice and hangs heavily on the branches.

There is a vibrant scene everywhere.

Naoki got off the motorcycle lizard, raised his eyebrows and looked at the petite Pokémon.

Those Pokémon also lowered their heads curiously to watch the strange human who broke into the forest.

"Green caterpillar...evolves into an armored chrysalis at level [-], and evolves into a giant butterfly at level [-]. For novice trainers, this kind of Pokémon is a good choice."

"Little Arrow Sparrow? If I remember correctly, this seems to be a house bird in the Carlos area. The final evolution of the Arrow Eagle is a Pokémon with fire and flight attributes. It feels like a cool Pokémon!"

"Huh? Could it be that the little white mouse is a mouse from the Padia region?"

Naoki's eyes suddenly saw three small figures in a bush.

Two larger white mice poked their heads out cautiously, and behind them were guarding a petite little white mouse.

"Three families..." Naoki looked around, but did not find the fourth mouse.

Seeing his gaze looking this way, the three house mice shuddered, then turned around and burrowed into the grass, disappearing without a trace.

Naoki: "..."

But I have to say, this Pokémon is quite cute.

Before that, Naoki didn't think he was a fuzz lover, but seeing the cute appearance of the family mouse, coupled with the fine and white fur on their bodies, he still felt a little moved in his heart.

"I don't know what it feels like to touch."

There are a lot of Pokémon in the forest, and Naoki couldn't help feeling excited after walking around with the motorcycle lizard.

——If he was a trainer, he would definitely take out the Poké Balls and fight them, and tame them after getting approval.

Whether it is a fast-growing green caterpillar, or a small arrow sparrow with a promising future, they are all perfect!

Unfortunately, from the memory of the original owner, an ordinary red and white ball costs [-] Union Coins, which he simply cannot afford now.

Naoki sighed, and then turned his attention away from those Pokémon, and turned his attention to the mountain products growing in this forest.

He walked to a lush fruit tree, reached out and picked a fruit from the tree.

Looking down, the information about the fruit appeared in his mind.

[Tao Taoguo: A magical fruit that can cure poisoning. It tastes sweet. It can be used to make jam, Baofen, fruit cake, and can also be put into yogurt to turn it into fruit yogurt. Its unique flavor is loved by many Pokémon. ]
fruit?

Naoki picked up the peach fruit and put it in front of him, sniffing it lightly, and smelled a faint peach fragrance.

He brought the fruit to the Motor Lizard and asked, "Do you want to eat it?"

The motorcycle lizard took a look, then opened its mouth wide, and ate the peach fruit in one gulp.

"Gah~"

From the looks of it, it seems to taste pretty good.

"It seems that just like in the anime, tree fruit is also the main source of food for Pokémon."

Zhishu had an idea in mind, nodded silently, and picked a few more peaches from the tree, preparing to take them back to the pasture.

However, he only took a small portion.

Because if berries are food for Pokémon, then other Pokémon in this forest need them too.

If he picked all these peaches, there must be many Pokémon who would be hungry.

After packing the Taotao fruit, Naoki led the motorcycle lizard to go deeper.

This mountain forest is very big, maybe it's the wrong direction to walk, on this way, apart from the first peach fruit, Zhishu never encountered other fruit trees.

Unknowingly, the time came to the evening, and Naoki was tired from walking, so he sat under a big tree to rest. He took a look at the sky and felt that it was time to return.

And at this moment, the motorcycle lizard's nose moved.

"What's wrong?" Naoki turned his head to look.

"Gah..."

The motorcycle lizard turned its head and looked around, as if trying to identify the direction.

It didn't take long for it to determine its location, get up and look in one direction.

Naoki followed its gaze and looked at the land with nothing. At first he was a little puzzled, but he soon discovered the strangeness.

With the root of the big tree as the center, all the green grass in a circular area around it withered,

"Gah!"

The motorcycle lizard barked in that direction.

Naoki got up, and walked forward with the motorcycle lizard with doubts in his heart, observing the strange area.

Then I used my hands to push away the decayed leaves and yellowed grass above, and found a dark unknown thing underneath.

At this moment, Naoki also smelled that smell.

It was a very special smell that could not be described in words.

He was still wondering what it was, but in the next second, its information automatically appeared in his mind.

[Black truffle: top-quality high-grade ingredients, it is a rare delicacy. It can be made into black truffle steamed eggs with eggs, or made into creamy soup with butter. Although it does not have gain in itself, it can be very Greatly improve the effect of cooking. ]
(End of this chapter)