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Chapter 401: Pidgeot, Pidgeot, Pidgeot!
Chapter 401: Pidgeot, Pidgeot, Pidgeot!
Naoki's training for the day had come to a close, and he was now leading a group of Pokemon back to the ranch.
Before landing at the ranch, Naoki could already see puffs of smoke rising from the chimney of his house.
He knew that his sister, Aish, was probably preparing lunch for everyone.
Having a Pokemon housekeeper like her certainly made life a lot easier!
Naoki decided to leave the lunch preparations entirely to his sister and, upon returning home, immediately took out and ate some translated sunflower seeds from the cabinet.
"Now, tell me about your progress today," Naoki said as he turned to look for Hakuryu and the newly evolved Pidgeot on the ranch.
To be precise, it was Pidgeot Number 5.
His own Pidgeot was Pidgeot Number 1, while the other three working Pidgeots were numbered 2, 3, and 4 respectively.
Currently, there were a total of five Pidgeots and four Hakuryus on the ranch, which was quite a formidable number even for the Dragon-Riding Family.
Compared to the other Pidgeots, Pidgeot Number 5 had a rather dopey expression.
It scratched its head and replied, "Rawr!" (I evolved into a Pidgeot!)
All thanks to the battle training in Gureton and Naoki's guidance over the past few months!
If it had stayed on Pidgeot Island, it might have taken much longer to evolve.
"I know," Naoki nodded slightly, then turned to look at Hakuryu beside him. "What about you guys?"
The Hakuryus replied in unison, "Woof!" (We learned new moves!)
The Hakuryus then took turns demonstrating their new skills to Naoki.
The first Hakuryu gathered water at its tail, then swung its tail with such force that it created a wave of tremendous power.
"Aqua Tail," Naoki immediately recognized the move and nodded in approval. "Not bad."
The second Hakuryu opened its mouth wide, and the water within surged and swirled. After a moment of charging, the water-type energy in its mouth burst forth like a cannon, turning into a thick column of water that shot out.
Naoki's eyes lit up. "Water Cannon? Impressive!"
This move could be considered a super-powerful technique among the moves that Water-type Pokemon could learn.
Not only was it powerful and explosive, but it also had very few drawbacks aside from its not-so-high accuracy.
With this in mind, Naoki eagerly looked at the remaining two Hakuryus.
The third Hakuryu had mastered Water Pulse, and the fourth had learned Surf.
The enormous wave it created crashed down from above, instantly soaking Naoki and the surrounding Pokemon.
Naoki: "..."
Hakuryu was startled. "Woof!"
It quickly flew around Naoki, looking pitiful and trying to convey that it hadn't meant to drench him.
"It's fine!" Naoki smiled. "Just be more careful next time. You guys can keep playing. Pidgeot, come here and introduce the workflow to this new Pidgeot!"
Pidgeot Express had a new employee, and as the boss of Pidgeot Express, Pidgeot immediately ran over to brief the new recruit on the things to note during deliveries.
Meanwhile, Naoki returned to his room to change his clothes.
Based on the performances of Pidgeot and Hakuryu, the effects of the new dish, Pardachius Seafood Rice, were indeed remarkable!
It significantly enhanced the results of the Pokemon's special training in the ocean, truly deserving of the name "Blessing of the Sea."
The only regret was that there weren't many Water-type Pokemon on the ranch, so the dish couldn't benefit every Pokemon.
After changing, Naoki went to the living room.
As he watched the group of Eevees chasing and playing with each other, he suddenly remembered something.
If he recalled correctly, evolving prematurely wasn't a good thing for Pokemon.
Using gaming terms, evolving before reaching the required level would result in the Pokemon being unable to naturally learn certain moves.
With this in mind, Naoki turned to his collection of cookbooks and began searching for a magical dish that could help the Fire Eevee, Thunder Eevee, and Water Eevee make up for their premature evolution.
"For Thunder Eevee, there's the Lightning Bun made with Thunderbird feathers," Naoki muttered to himself.
This bun could help enhance the electricity in its body and make up for any shortcomings due to early evolution.
However, the problem was that Thunderbird was currently traveling, and it wasn't easy for him to borrow feathers from it.
"Never mind, this isn't urgent," Naoki thought after some consideration.
After all, Thunderbird would eventually return to settle in the World Tree one day, and when that happened, he could visit Thunderbird's nest regularly and might even find a few naturally shed feathers.
Its strength was probably far inferior to that of the Thunder God, the Thunderbird that resided near Asias Island in the Lugia movie.
If the Thunderbird were to eat the Lightning Bun, it could narrow the gap between itself and the Thunder God.
As for the Fire Eevee and Water Eevee, that was a more difficult matter.
Naoki had never seen a Flame Bird before, so he had no way of obtaining its feathers to make Flame Buns.
As for the Water Eevee... there was no such thing as a Water-type bird Pokemon in this world.
"Forget it, I'll just slowly work on it myself and see if I can create something simple and direct like the Grass Dumplings," Naoki thought.
His sister, Aish, had already prepared lunch, so Naoki put down the cookbook and went outside to call the Pokemon home for their meal.
In the evening, as the sun set, the Dragonites and Hakuryus who had been working (sleeping)
at the ranch all day each returned to Dragonite Island with a full box of Poke Blocks and Energy Powder.
They landed by the central lake on Dragonite Island and sat down by the lake's edge, digging into their delicious Poke Blocks.
The other wild Dragonites around them had long become accustomed to this scene.
Compared to these greedy fellows, they were less interested in what they ate and were more focused on improving their strength to become stronger Dragonites.
However, at that moment, several Dragonites suddenly noticed that there was one more Dragonite in the group of working Dragonites.
This surprised them greatly.
Three ferocious Dragonites surrounded the new Dragonite, their faces filled with confusion as they asked:
"Roar?!?!?" (How did you evolve so quickly?!?!?)
Dragonite number five blinked and replied with its mouth full of Poke Blocks, "Roar~" (That's because Naoki has been giving us special training~)
Naoki...
These three ferocious Dragonites knew of Naoki, the human who had brought the great Dragonite to their island and captured the foolish Dragonite.
He had visited Dragonite Island several times before, but they hadn't paid much attention to him at the time and had not interacted with him.
But now, it seemed that this human was quite extraordinary, as he was able to help Hakuryu evolve into Dragonite faster!
The "Evil Dragon" trio was shocked to their cores.
However, what happened next shocked them even further.
After finishing their dinner, the remaining Hakuryus began to spar with each other.
This was something they did every day after returning to Dragonite Island, with the goal of becoming stronger through battles, evolving into Dragonites, and then helping Naoki with his work.
The "Evil Dragon" trio had grown accustomed to this scene and had watched from the sidelines before.
But today, the sparring Hakuryus displayed several new moves!
The "Evil Dragon" trio asked, "Roar?" (Are those moves you just learned?)
The Hakuryus innocently nodded, "Woof!" (Yes! This is also the result of Naoki's special training!)
Hearing this, the trio's eyes widened in surprise.
That Naoki... he was incredible!
The three Dragonites turned and walked to the edge of the cliff, gazing at the waves crashing against the cliffs, and began to whisper among themselves.
"Roar?" (Big Bro, can we also ask that human for help?)
The Dragonite they called Big Bro had a stern expression, and his face bore a long scar.
He had gotten that scar from a Gyarados that had attacked him when he was fishing in the sea long ago.
Hearing the younger Dragonite's suggestion, Big Bro's face showed a hint of hesitation.
As a powerful Dragonite, he had his own sense of pride.
Just like the Gyarados that had attacked him back then.
The Gyarados that lived in the deep sea was incredibly strong, and Big Bro had just evolved into a Dragonite at that time, so he was no match for the Gyarados.
But his stubborn refusal to lose had brought out an incredible surge of power, and his fearlessness had eventually scared off the Gyarados, allowing him to dominate that area of the sea.
From that day on, Big Bro had begun his pursuit of greater strength.
Countless battles had tempered his body, and the two other Dragonites on Dragonite Island had been inspired by his spirit, choosing to follow him and becoming close brothers.
However, recently, Big Bro felt like he had reached his limit.
If he couldn't break through this limit, his strength might stagnate.
Now what? Big Brother Dragonite's heart was stirred, but he couldn't bring himself to ask for help.
The two smaller Dragonites beside him saw the look on their big brother's face and immediately guessed what he was thinking.
They glanced at each other and said together, "Roar!" (Then let's go take a look!)
Big Brother Dragonite's heart stirred, but he remained silent.
The sun set and rose again.
The next morning, when it was still dim, the few working Dragonites set off to fly towards Naoki's ranch.
When the two little brother Dragonites saw this, they immediately called out to their big brother Dragonite.
In the end, Big Brother Dragonite reluctantly agreed and brought the two little brothers along.
He wanted to see for himself how powerful that human was!
Naoki's Ranch, 6:30 am.
In this era without smartphones and fun games, Naoki went to bed early and woke up early every day.
After a simple breakfast, Naoki began to busy himself with the daily work on the ranch.
First, he prepared the milk and vegetables ordered by customers in town, waiting for the Dragonites to come and deliver the goods.
Now, with the development of the ranch, more and more customers in town were ordering from the ranch, increasing from the initial three or four households to nearly a hundred households.
Although the ranch did not expand its production, it benefited from the faster growth of crops.
With the help of the Riding Goats, the crops in the fields could mature in just over half a month.
There was more than enough supply for the customers in town.
As Naoki finished packing the milk and vegetables, the postman Dragonites arrived at the ranch.
"Thanks for your hard work today too!"
Naoki smiled and distributed the goods to them.
Then, the Dragonites who received the goods set off for Chise Town to deliver the orders to the customers.
Naoki's own Dragonite also went out to deliver milk, not because it liked to work, but because it had become a habit for it to go to town and greet Mrs. Tantes and the others.
It always felt that the elderly lady who often baked cookies for it would worry if she didn't see it.
After seeing the Dragonites off, Naoki was about to go check on the apple trees across the river.
Just then, three more Dragonites flew in.
The three Dragonites landed in the ranch, and the one in the lead had a long scar on its face, looking fierce and menacing, as if it was looking for trouble.
Naoki eyed the particularly fierce-looking Dragonite warily and asked, "Who are you?"
Big Brother Dragonite narrowed his eyes, looking fierce and menacing, and replied with a deep growl, "Roar..."
Naoki: "!!!"
He cautiously observed these three Dragonites and, seeing that they didn't seem to have ill intentions despite their fierce appearances, relaxed his guard.
Naoki breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Are you also here to apply for the delivery job?"
He was quite familiar with this situation by now.
"All you need to do is help deliver the milk and vegetables ordered by customers in town every morning, and you're done for the day. The rest of the time is yours to do as you please. As payment, I'll provide you with Energy Blocks and Pokeblocks," Naoki introduced to the three Dragonites before him.
However... with the low and menacing tone of these three Dragonites and their bully-like expressions, they didn't seem like they were here to deliver goods. Instead, they looked like they were here to rob the place. He hoped they wouldn't scare away the customers who ordered milk.
At this moment, some of the Pokemon on the ranch noticed the situation and gathered around.
Seeing that the human was ignoring their words and talking to himself, Big Brother Dragonite frowned and sharply slapped the tree next to him with his Dragon Claw.
"Roar!"
Naoki's eyes widened, and a bold idea suddenly popped into his mind—could these three Dragonites be here to cause trouble?
The next second, as if to prove his guess, the most ferocious-looking Dragonite among them exuded a formidable aura. Its gaze swept over the group of Pokemon behind Naoki, clearly displaying its battle intent.
Naoki was taken aback for a moment, and he pointed at himself in disbelief, "You want to battle me?"
Big Brother Dragonite nodded coldly, "Roar."
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PS: There will be another chapter before 12 pm, which is the extra chapter for the monthly votes, and the extra chapter for Alliance Master's reward will be on April 1st.
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