Not a Trainer This Time

Located in the northwest of the Pathia region, the town is a lively seaside town.

From the memory of the original owner, the town has a variety of local festivals. For example, the Spring Festival, the

Water Pokémon Rally, the Summer-limited Fireworks Festival, and so on.

These unique festivals attract many outsiders to travel, and the development of animal husbandry near the town has led to the development of the town over time. The

place in town called "Jiqin Market" is even more famous.

Naoki walked on the street with a motorcycle lizard, and the pedestrians on the road were also surrounded by various Pokémon, facing the sea breeze, walking leisurely, and the air was filled with a pleasant and comfortable atmosphere.

This trip, in addition to buying food, Naoki has a very important thing to do.

Visit the town's carpentry shops, grocery stores, seed shops, and shops selling ranch Pokémon and common animals.

"It's almost six o'clock now." Naoki was a little worried that the shops would close in a while, so he thought for a moment and said to the motorcycle lizard on the side, "Are you hungry?"

"Gaa

The motorbike lizard nodded and shook its head again, and wisely saw that Naoki had something to do, so he said that he could endure it any longer.

Seeing its appearance, Naoki smiled gratifyingly, touched its head, and said, "Good boy, then accompany me to the grocery store first."

"Gaa

Finding a grocery store from above, Naoki went straight there.

After crossing an intersection, a red brick building appears in front of Naoki.

It was evening, and there was no one in the shop, just a balding uncle with glasses sitting behind the counter teasing a paparazzi bag.

Hearing the wind chimes outside the door, the uncle raised his head: "Huh? There are guests coming! Welcome!

Naoki said hello politely, and then asked, "Is there any seasoning here?"

Uncle: "Yes!" On the innermost shelf!

Naoki went there, and sure enough, he saw all kinds of seasonings on the shelves.

Oil, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, flour, spices, red bean paste, butter, sugar, pepper...

Their prices are clearly marked under the shelves.

For example, a bag of flour costs 200 Union Coins, a bottle of oil costs 100 Union Coins, red bean paste is 150 Union Coins, and so on.

Looking at this, Naoki was a little confused about the prices of the Pokémon world.

A small bag of flour is the same price as a Poké Ball, so at a glance, the price of a Poké Ball does not seem to be expensive. After a

moment of thought, Naoki bought a copy of each seasoning.

When he brought the things to the counter, the boss showed a surprised expression on his face, and while taking out the bag, he asked: "Just moved to Zhenqin Town?"

"Yes." Naoki nodded.

The boss smiled and said, "Then enjoy your life in Jiqin Town!" Well, that's a total of 2,820 Union coins.

Instead of rushing to pay, Naoki asked, "Is there a fishing rod here?"

"Fishing rods? Some!

Saying that, the boss turned around, took out a few fishing rods from the back shelf and put them on the counter, and introduced them one by one:

"The price of each fishing rod is different, this is 2000 Alliance, if you match the bait, you can catch Pokémon and fish where there is water."

"The price of this rod is 5,000 Union coins, well, it uses more advanced materials, so the performance is better than this 2000 one, and it is not easy to damage."

"As for this one here, the price is 15,000 alliance coins, this is the latest powerful fishing rod, both in material and performance, the top materials are used."

Naoki: "..."

His gaze lingered over the three fishing rods, and finally chose the 2000 ordinary fishing rod, ready to use it excessively.

"A total of 4,820 Union coins, since you are a first-time customer shopping in our store, I will give you a box of bait for free, please visit more in the future!" The boss smiled and handed over a tin can.

"Thank you boss."

Naoki took the things and turned to leave the shop.

His second stop was the carpentry shop, located on the edge of town, with a forest at the back. There is a

wooden stake in front of the store, and a saw is inserted into the stake.

As soon as Naoki wanted to knock, the door opened automatically. A woman with a

high pink ponytail and a hairband, with a strong body, walked out of the house.

After making her intentions known to the other party, the woman took him into the studio in the rear.

"You're the rancher who just moved in?" The woman asked with a slight curiosity.

Naoki was slightly startled, and then realized that it was probably Mayor Thomas who had greeted the other party again.

He nodded and said, "My name is Naoki."

Woman: "Just call me Kerry."

"Yes, Miss Kerry."

As she walked, Kerry introduced the process of expanding the ranch house: "You haven't named that ranch yet, have you?"

Naoki shook his head: "Not yet, I just came here yesterday."

"Don't worry, I just asked casually, well, Mayor Thomas told me about the situation, you came here to find out about repairing the Pokémon Cabin and expanding the house, right?"

"That's right."

"Then I will say one by one, it costs 50,000 alliance coins and 300 logs of wood to repair the Pokémon hut, and after the repair is completed, you can raise big milk tanks and pigtailed sheep there, of course, this price is a little expensive for you now."

"So I recommend that you start by building a chicken hut, where ordinary chickens are raised, and the eggs they lay can also be sold for money, and the chicken hut only needs 20,000 Union Coins and 150 pieces of wood."

"In addition, you need to build silos in the pasture specifically for storing fodder, and we will give you a silo for free when you first build it."

Hearing this, Naoki nodded thoughtfully, while keeping these prices in mind.

"What about the expansion of the house?"

"It's much simpler." "It costs about two million to build a fully functional home, and we'll help you expand the second floor, add a separate kitchen and bathroom, and renovate the basement, which is normally used by ranchers to make wine," Kerry said.

"In addition to these, we also provide custom-made furniture services, in addition to basic tables, chairs and benches, you can also buy wallpaper, carpets, refrigerators, lockers, various lighting and so on."

Five minutes later, Naoki walked out of the carpentry shop.

He mentally calculated the amount of money he had left, and suddenly felt that he still had a lot to do.

"How do you feel busier than 996..."

Naoki sighed, imagining the day when the ranch would return to its former prosperity, and his face showed anticipation again—at that time, he could easily come down and enjoy the leisurely life of a rancher.

Since the Pokémon Cabin can't be built now, there is no need for him to go to the shop that sells ranch animals for the time being.

Riding a motorized lizard, Naoki headed to his last destination, the seed shop.

The owner of the seed shop is a slightly bloated middle-aged man wearing a brown coat and brown hair.

When Naoki arrived, he was having dinner with his wife and daughter.

Seeing a guest coming, the boss immediately got up: "Welcome!" Let's see what seeds you want to buy?

Naoki didn't know that he only had a bag of turnip seeds from the mayor at home.

Led by his boss, he saw a large pile of seeds of all kinds on the container.

Potatoes, turnips, garlic, strawberries, cabbage, cucumbers, radish, tomatoes, pastures, and even seeds of some tree fruits like peach fruits, orange-orange fruits and the like.

Naoki was dazzled, and the owner of the seed shop introduced: "These are crops and fruit trees suitable for spring planting, they are very good after artificial cultivation, as long as they are watered and fertilized on time, they can grow big and good."

Naoki nodded silently.

The seeds of this world are different from the ranch tales and stardew grain languages he played.

There are many seeds in a pack, which can grow a large piece of land, unlike in the game, a pack of seeds can only be planted on one grid of ground. After a moment

of thought, Naoki decided to buy a pack of every seed, including those from the fruit trees.

The price of these seeds is also different, the most basic turnip only needs 60 union coins a pack, strawberries and cucumbers and the like need 120, 150 a pack.

All the seeds plus one spent a total of 1,370 Union Coins.

As a result, only 27,000 were left for the sale of black truffles.

Packing the seeds, Naoki walked out of the shop with the lizard.

It was getting dark outside.

Naoki looked at the stars in the sky, took a deep breath, and said, "Okay, let's go to dinner!"

"Quack..." The motorbike lizard looked a little pitiful.

Naoki smiled and touched its head, then led it into a restaurant.

After a tiring day, he planned to eat out tonight.

The waiter handed over the menu, and in addition to human food, there was also food specially prepared for Pokémon in the restaurant.

Moto lizards such Pokémon ... You probably prefer meat, right?

Thinking about it, Naoki ordered a meat dish for the motorcycle lizard and a tree fruit set for it, as a way to reward today's great hero.

Soon, the meal was served.

Seeing the motorcycle lizard feasting, Naoki felt happy from the bottom of his heart.

Pokémon are really simple and cute~

Lower your head and look at the fragrant vegetable stew and corn soup in front of you, and their information will emerge.

As expected, these dishes do not have special abilities that can buff Pokémon.

Naoki confirmed this in his heart: "It seems that only dishes made by my hands have that kind of power.

After dinner, Naoki went to the food store again to buy ingredients for the next few days.

Because he didn't have a refrigerator at home, he only bought it for three days.

The temperature is not very hot this season, and the food is not easy to spoil when placed in the house.

Naoki carried a large bag and a small bag, riding a motorcycle lizard, and in the night, one person and one Pokémon began to rush in the direction of home.

At night, the temperature in the air is a little low, and the wind blows on people's bodies a little cold and whizzing.

The motorbike lizard is afraid of the cold, but the Naoki riding on its back is warm, helping it dispel the chill.

At this moment, the motorcycle lizard suddenly wanted to drink another bowl of hot noodle soup made by Naoki. The

motor lizard was fast, and it took less than thirty minutes to return to the ranch.

The ranch at night was swarthy, and because he expected this in advance, Naoki brought a flashlight before going out.

He fumbled with the flashlight in the dark, but before he could touch it, he suddenly heard a "bang".

It was loud, accompanied by the sound of trees breaking.

It was as if something had fallen from the sky and plunged headlong into the pasture and knocked down a tree.

Naoki was shocked in his heart, finally touched the flashlight, quickly took it out, and looked at the ranch in front of him with a light.

Soon, he saw a strange dark shadow in his farmland.

Naoki was startled, and the motorized lizard beside him also stood up from the riding mode and looked warily over there.

It felt an extraordinary breath.

The beam of the flashlight hit the black shadow, and the black shadow lay motionless on the ground, as if unconscious.

With the help of light, Naoki finally saw the true face of the black shadow.

Scarlet body, thick tail, gorgeous dragon whiskers, and the airbag on the chest that resembles a motorcycle tire.

Is that......

Naoki was suddenly stunned in place.